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The Rock | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | −82.14 : 500.408[e] |
The system named The Rock was home to a number of habitable constructs and as of 3152 was located in the Republic of the Barrens.[1][2][3]
Contents
System Description[edit]
The system named The Rock is located near the Drask's Den and Ichmandu systems[1][2] and consists largely of asteroids and other small bodies orbiting the system primary; a number of these asteroids and bodies are inhabited, although some lack the atmosphere required to be habitable.[4][5]
System History[edit]
The Rock system was colonized at some point during the Second or Third Succession War, and by the end of the Third war had been incorporated into the bandit kingdom known as the Oberon Confederation.[6][7]
The Hell's Horses withdrew from The Rock after 3085. They did send several technical teams to help rebuild the extensive fortresses located in the system after their withdrawal, however.[8] After the Horses withdrew, The Rock joined with several other systems to form the Republic of the Barrens.[9]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2571 - No record[10]
- 2596 - No record[11]
- 2750 - No Record[12][13]
- 2764 - No Record[14]
- 2765 - No record[15][16]
- 2767 - No record[17]
- 2786 - No record[18]
- 2822 - No record[6][19]
- 3025 - Oberon Confederation[7]
- 3040 - Oberon Confederation[20]
- 3050 - Oberon Confederation[21]
- 3052 - Clan Wolf[22]
- 3054 - Clan Wolf[23]
- 3057 - Clan Wolf[24]
- 3059 - Clan Wolf[25]
- 3063 - Clan Wolf[26]
- 3067 - Clan Wolf[27]
- 3075 - Clan Hell's Horses[28]
- 3079 - Clan Hell's Horses[29]
- 3081 - Clan Hell's Horses[30]
- 3085 - Clan Hell's Horses[31]/Republic of the Barrens[9]
- 3086 - Republic of the Barrens[32]
- 3095 - Republic of the Barrens[32]
- 3135 - Republic of the Barrens[33]
- 3145 - Republic of the Barrens[1][2]
- 3152 - Republic of the Barrens[3]
The Rock[edit]
The Rock |
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The Rock is the largest asteroid in the system of the same name. It possesses a breathable atmosphere, and is considered pleasant but dry. The locals harvest extra water from comets floating in the asteroid belt.[citation needed]
Sisyphus's Lament[edit]
Sisyphus's Lament |
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Sisyphus's Lament is a barely habitable asteroid. It is cold and has just enough oxygen in its atmosphere to rust the iron-rich rocks
Sisyphus's Lament's History[edit]
The asteroid was known to be a place where Kenny Ryan's pirates established a base shortly before the Clan Invasion.
In 3049, a company of the mercenary Kell Hounds' Second Regiment, under the command of Captain Wilson, were dispatched to The Rock system by the FRR to hunt down the pirates. A scout lance under the command of Lieutenant Jackson Tang were the first to come in contact with a unit of unknown 'Mechs chasing the remnants of the pirate band. During the battle against these "unknowns", Phelan Kell was believed to have been killed in action.[4] In reality, after being captured and interrogated, Phelan learned he had been made a bondsman by what would later be revealed to be Clan Wolf.[4][34]
Kuzmin's Treasure[edit]
Kuzmin's Treasure | |
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Government and Infrastructure | |
Capital | Last Chance |
Kuzmin's Treasure is an inhabited asteroid, one of thousands of planetoids orbiting the system's inner belt. It sports a tiny mining settlement struggling to survive. The airless planetoid's de facto capital, Last Chance, was severely damaged in a pirate raid in 3041.[5]
Novosibirsk[edit]
Novosibirsk |
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Novosibirsk is another inhabited asteroid and the home to Kuzmin's Treasure.
The settlements trade with each when orbital mechanics bring the asteroids close together.[5]
Military Deployment[edit]
3049[edit]
- Elements of the Kell Hounds[34]
- Elements of Ryan's Rebels.[34]
3054[edit]
- Nega Garrison Cluster, First Supernova[35]
3079[edit]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 20 systems (18 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Drask's Den | 12.1 | Paulus Prime | 22.3 | Taran's World | 22.8 | Ichmandu | 24.7 |
Ferris | 27.4 | Sigurd | 30.0 | Crellacor | 30.6 | Dirkel | 35.6 |
Placida | 36.8 | Gustrell | 37.3 | Oberon | 39.9 | Butte Hold | 42.4 |
Beowulf | 42.5 | Skiland | 45.2 | Elissa | 46.5 | Blackstone | 49.6 |
Manaringaine | 54.7 | Iron Land | 55.3 | New Ålborg | 60.9 | Caillinius | 63.0 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tamar Rising, p. 130: "Coreward Map"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lethal Heritage, pp. 79–90, 140–141
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rules of Salvage, p.[citation needed]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Periphery, First Edition, pp. 156–157: "Maps of the Periphery"
- ↑ Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3, p. 42
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3, p. 44
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18: "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 38: "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] 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"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 32: "Map of the Wolf Clan Territory"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 115: "Greater Valkyrate, Oberon Confederation & Elysian Fields"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 27: "Clan Wolf/Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3, p. 44: "Republic of the Barrens"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 28: "The Rock"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 32
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 13: "Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Status"
Bibliography[edit]
- 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 2765: Periphery
- First Succession War (sourcebook)
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Lethal Heritage (novel)
- Objective Raids
- The Periphery, First Edition
- The Periphery, Second Edition
- Rules of Salvage
- Tamar Rising
- Wolf Clan Sourcebook