Simpson Desert
Simpson Desert | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -271.591 : -99.305[e] |
Spectral class | G9V[1] |
Recharge time | 190 hours[2] |
Recharge station(s) | None[1] |
The Simpson Desert system was home to at least one habitable world, Simpson Desert IV, and as of June 3152 was located in the Wolf Empire.[3]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Simpson Desert is located near the Zebrenaski and Tamarind systems.
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - Inhabited world [4]
- 2571 - Free Worlds League [5]
- 2596 - Free Worlds League [6]
- 2750 - Free Worlds League [7]
- 2764 - Free Worlds League [8]
- 2765 - Free Worlds League [9]
- 2786 - Free Worlds League [10]
- 2822 - Free Worlds League [11][12][13]
- 2864 - Free Worlds League [14]
- 3025 - Free Worlds League [15][16]
- 3030 - Free Worlds League [17]
- 3040 - Free Worlds League [18]
- 3050 - Free Worlds League [19]
- 3052 - Free Worlds League [20]
- 3057 - Free Worlds League [21]
- 3058 - Free Worlds League [22]
- 3063 - Free Worlds League [23]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League [24][25]
- 3075 - Free Worlds League [26]
- 3079 - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey [27]
- 3081 - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey [28]
- 3085 - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey [29]
- 3135 - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey [30]
- 3137 - Lyran Commonwealth (from December) [31]
- 3138 - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey (from August) [32]
- 3145 - Free Worlds League [33][34]
- 3151 - Free Worlds League [35]
- 3152 - Wolf Empire (from February) [3] [36]
Simpson Desert IV[edit]
Simpson Desert IV | |
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Astrophysical | |
System position | Fourth[1] |
Jump Point distance | 6 days[1] |
Geophysical | |
Highest native life | Mammals[1] |
History and Culture | |
Population | 619,000 (3025)[1] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Noble Ruler | Count of Simpson Desert |
HPG Class | A[1] |
HPG Representative | Precentor Phillipe Ortez (3025)[1] |
A spice discovered on this world, Simpson's Delight (discovered by Professor Waldo Simpson), was used by chefs in a new dish known as "Simpson's Dessert." This dish gave the world its name. When a clerk in the Terran Hegemony entered the name into their database, one "s" was accidentally dropped, leading to the name "Simpson Desert."[1]
Planetary History[edit]
Star League[edit]
The Star League Defense Force built a military base on Simpson Desert, named Fort Verdun.[37]
Dark Age[edit]
In late 3137, Simpson Desert was captured by the Lyran Commonwealth during Operation HAMMERFALL. The militia entrenched themselves in Fort Verdun, prolonging the fight. Camacho's Caballeros captured the planet after the defending Third Tamarind Regulars put up a fierce resistance.[38] The planet was reclaimed by Tamarind-Abbey forces a year later.[32]
IlClan Era[edit]
In response to constant attacks by Wolf's Dragoons, Star Colonel Othar dispatched the Ninety-fifth Wolf Assault Cluster to Simpson Desert in February 3152. Easily seizing the planet from its militia, the Ninety-fifth soon found themselves under attack by a battalion of the Seventh Tamarind Regulars. Initially the hit-and-run battle in the forests went the Wolves' way as they damaged the Seventh's DropShips badly enough to strand the Tamarind force on-planet. The Seventh turned the tables on the enemy by stealing the Wolf DropShips and departing Simpson Desert, leaving the Wolf Cluster effectively marooned there.[36]
Military Deployment[edit]
3137[edit]
3145[edit]
Geography[edit]
Despite the name of the planet, the Simpson Desert is covered with beautiful thick forests, rolling hills and fields, and jagged rock formations that obscure movement. It is not a desert that world's name suggests. A mistake stemming from the first survey of the planet by early explorers.[40]
Local Flora and Fauna[edit]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 36 systems (35 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Zebrenaski | 15.8 | Tamarind | 16.2 | Vicksland | 19.1 | Eromanga | 22.8 |
Loongana | 25.2 | Mundrabilla | 25.4 | Millungera | 29.3 | Labouchere | 30.8 |
Kakada | 31.5 | Kosciusko | 32.2 | Esztergom | 34.5 | Albert Falls | 35.0 |
Niihau | 39.1 | Hell's Paradise | 40.1 | Ashburton | 41.4 | Paradise | 41.7 |
Promised Land | 42.3 | Saltillo | 42.6 | Chalouba | 42.9 | Diamantina | 43.3 |
Kilarney | 45.4 | Alula Borealis | 47.0 | Nockatunga | 48.5 | Trellisane | 48.6 |
Spirit | 52.1 | Szepes | 53.4 | Shasta | 53.5 | Conakry | 55.1 |
Preston | 55.4 | Bella | 56.4 | Malazan | 56.5 | Tchamba | 56.5 |
Cavanaugh | 58.7 | Thirty Weight | 59.2 | Epsilon | 59.8 | Escobas | 61.1 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 161 (PDF p. 163): "A Brief Atlas" – Simpson Desert entry
- ↑ Empire Alone, poster map
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Empire Alone, p. 78, "The Free Worlds League June 3152" (Map)
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding 2271"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War (sourcebook), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War (sourcebook), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. vii, "Free Worlds League Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54, "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 17, "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ Fire at Will, Chapter 22 (PDF version)
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 21, "Timeline of Events (cont.)"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 38, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 102, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Empire Alone, p. 63-64, "Just Deserts"
- ↑ Fire at Will, p. 208
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Field Manual: 3145, pp. 179–180: "Camacho's Caballeros"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 116: "Free Worlds League Military"
- ↑ Fire at Will, p. 207
Bibliography[edit]
- Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)
- Empire Alone
- Era Digest: Dark Age
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: FWLM
- First Succession War
- Fire at Will (novel)
- Handbook: House Marik
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Marik (The Free Worlds League)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Shattered Fortress