Pike (system)

This article is about the planetary system. For the combat vehicle, see Pike (Combat Vehicle).

Pike IV
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Pike IV nearby systems (Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates	20.153 : 39.24
Spectral class	K9IV
Planet(s)	8

System Description

Pike is located near the Chaville and Athenry systems.

System History

Pike was one of the systems abandoned by the Terran Alliance following the Outer Reaches Rebellion and the Demarcation Declaration of 2242, but by the end of the Reunification War Pike had become one of the systems within the Lone Star Province of the Terran Hegemony.

Political Affiliation

• 2271 - Inhabited world
• 2319 - Inhabited world
• 2341 - Terran Hegemony
• 2571 - Terran Hegemony
• 2596 - Terran Hegemony
• 2750 - Terran Hegemony
• 2764 - Terran Hegemony
• 2765 - Terran Hegemony
• 2771 - Amaris Empire
• 2773 - Terran Hegemony (from March)
• 2797 - Draconis Combine
• 2822 - Draconis Combine
• 2864 - Draconis Combine
• 3025 - Draconis Combine
• 3030 - Draconis Combine
• 3040 - Draconis Combine
• 3050 - Draconis Combine
• 3052 - Draconis Combine
• 3057 - Draconis Combine
• 3063 - Draconis Combine
• 3067 - Draconis Combine
• 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate
• 3079 - Word of Blake Protectorate
• 3081 - Republic of the Sphere
• 3085 - Republic of the Sphere
• 3135 - Independent world
• 3145 - Draconis Combine

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Pike IV

Pike IV
Astrophysical
System position	Fourth
Jump Point distance	3 days
Moons	None
Geophysical
Surface gravity	0.98
Atmospheric pressure	High (Breathable)
Equatorial temperature	38°C
Surface water	37%
Highest native life	Mammals
Landmasses	3 (Erubis, Blight, Karasia)
History and Culture
Population	1,207,000,000 (3130)
Government and Infrastructure
Political Leader	Planetary Governor
Military Commander	Legate Carl Snuka (3130)
Capital	Rolfshire & Stratopolis

Planetary History

Star League

During the Star League-era, the Terran Hegemony sent negotiators to work out a compromise during the worst conflict. An argument escalated into a brushfire war on the world with highlanders pitted against lowlanders. Though they worked out a compromise, these tensions affected their defenses from the fall of the Star League until the current time.

Third Succession War

In 3012 for example, raiders met resistance from highlanders and lowlanders, but local politics hampered the command structure and allowed the raiders to inflict millions of C-bills of damage on Paramus.

Elements of the 42nd Armored Lightning Regiment were engaged by Right's Medium Lance of Pasquesi's Battalion that led the assault on the city of Paramus. The two Hunchbacks of the unit tear apart a screen of the light 'Mechs left by the 42nd and then charged into the central business district and knocked out three Crusader 'Mechs alone.

War of 3039

In the War of 3039, the Thirtieth Lyran Guards and Hansen's Roughriders landed on Pike IV. They faced a few battalions of armor and a regiment's worth of IndustrialMechs with jury-rigged weaponry. Though they drove off the militia armor with direct combat, the Lyran forces used artillery to destroy the regiment of armed IndustrialMechs. The local population had no love for the Lyrans, but didn't really like the Combine either. In any event when the Fifth Sword of Light and Twenty-fourth Dieron Regulars arrived, the LCAF units had to fight hard. The LCAF forces put up stiff resistance, and the arrival of the Seventeenth Skye Rangers provided more strength for the Lyrans. The battlefront eventually stabilized and the DCMS troops were in a poor position when two things changed the situation: First the Roughrider's contract expired and they withdrew from the field. The other factor was the arrival of a recall order from the LCAF High Command. Though Pike might've fallen to the Lyran Commonwealth, the LCAF forces on world retreated.

Jihad

Pike IV was occupied by the Word of Blake during the Jihad; forces from Clan Ghost Bear and Clan Snow Raven acting in support of Devlin Stone's allied coalition assaulted Pike IV in September 3076, one of three campaigns fought that month by the combined Clan forces. The Ghost Bears assigned Theta Galaxy to the attack; Theta was a primarily defensive Galaxy that had been moved into an offensive role due to the heavy damage other elements of Beta Wave took during an attack on Ascella the year before. Pike IV was the second attack to be launched by Theta, which had attacked Moore in July 3076; the attack on Moore had gone poorly, with Theta taking heavy casualties that could've been avoided, but the Pike IV campaign was an even poorer showing on Theta's part. Of particular concern to the Dominion Council was the destruction of the Seventh Phalanx, which was lost after elements of the Thirtieth Provisional Garrison Cluster refused to come to the assistance of the Seventh.

Geography

Pike IV was settled originally for its large amounts of mineral wealth. The scarcity of water and the high atmospheric pressure made colonization difficult, but the sheer amount of ore available made the effort worthwhile. The different conditions in the two main population bands has created a unique society divided into "highlanders" and "lowlanders." The "highlanders" founded their cities in the mountains of Blight and Erubis, the two northern continents. These mountains were lashed by frequent windstorms; to protect their cities the highlanders built thick walls around them. In contrast to the approach taken by the highlanders, the "lowlanders" settled in low-slung sealed buildings that let the less powerful windstorms flow over them. The two very different lifestyles led to an "us vs. them" mentality that led to symbolic fights between the two groups as each tried to maximize their resources. The supercontinent of Karasia, just south of Blight, stretches all the way to the southern pole and claims the majority of the planet's landmass, metal ores, and gemstones.

Planetary Locations

• Rolfshire: capital city of the lowlanders
• Stratopolis: capital city of the highlanders
• Paramus: the city were most of the fight of 3012 ocurred.

Nearby Systems

Closest 72 systems (72 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Chaville	8.2	Athenry	8.7	Dyev	14.6	New Britain	14.7
Styx	14.8	Kervil	15.5	Lambrecht	19.5	Asta	21.1
Imbros	22.8	Telos	23.8	Nirasaki	24.5	Deneb Algedi	24.7
Dieron	25.6	Lone Star	27.2	Kuzuu	27.5	Altair	27.9
Saffel	27.9	Nashira	28.1	Moore	28.7	Yorii	33.5
Fomalhaut	33.9	Ascella	35.2	Miyazaki	36.2	Killbourn	36.3
Quentin	37.3	Sabik	37.4	Nai-Stohl	38.0	Atria	38.3
Ko	38.5	Rocky	39.6	Caph	40.5	Al Na'ir	40.7
Elix	40.8	Lockdale	41.8	Kaus Media	42.7	Lyons	43.2
Rigil Kentarus	43.3	Sol	44.1	Northwind	44.4	New Stevens	45.4
Kaus Australis	46.5	Helen	47.4	Pokhara	47.8	Errai	48.2
Tau Ceti	48.7	Dromini	49.1	Agador	51.2	Biham	51.8
Keid	52.2	Sirius	52.3	Shitara	52.5	Bryant	52.9
Zollikofen	53.0	Muphrid	53.3	New Home	53.5	Thorin	53.7
Skondia	54.4	Nusakan	55.1	Ancha	55.4	Epsilon Indi	55.5
Kessel	55.5	Small World	56.0	Procyon	56.3	Alkalurops	56.4
Alya	57.7	Kaus Borealis	57.8	Murchison	57.9	Halstead Station	58.1
Towne	58.2	Alrakis	58.5	Chara	59.3	Dabih	59.5

Bibliography

• Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere
• Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
• Era Report: 2750
• Era Report: 3052
• Era Report: 3062
• Era Report: 3145
• Field Manual: 3085
• Field Manual: 3145
• Field Manual: SLDF
• Field Report: Clans
• Field Report: DCMS
• Field Report: LAAF
• First Succession War
• Handbook: House Kurita
• Handbook: House Marik
• Handbook: House Steiner
• Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
• Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
• Historical: Reunification War
• Historical: War of 3039
• House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
• House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)
• Jihad: Final Reckoning
• Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
• Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents