Zollikofen

Zollikofen
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-28.959 : 19.339[e]
Spectral classG3V[1]
Planet(s)11[1]

The Zollikofen system is the location of at least one inhabited world, Zollikofen I, and as of 3145 was located in the Republic of the Sphere.[2][3]

System Description[edit]

The Zollikofen system consists of eleven planets orbiting a class G3V star[1] and is located near the Menkent and Muphrid systems.[2][3]

System History[edit]

The Zollikofen system was settled during the First Exodus from Terra.[4]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Zollikofen I[edit]

Zollikofen I
Astrophysical
System positionFirst[1]
Jump Point distance9 days[1]
MoonsNone[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.80[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature44°C[1]
Surface water80%[1]
Highest native lifeMammals[1]
Landmasses1 (Besitzland)[1]
History and Culture
Population4,178,000,000 (3130)[1][54]
Government and Infrastructure
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
Military CommanderLegate Thanh Gaston (3130)[1][54]
CapitalFulbright[1]

Zollikofen I, more commonly referred to simply as Zollikofen, is the first planet of eleven in the Zollikofen system. The surface of Zollikofen is home to at least one industrial manufacturer, Acme Widgets, and a host of mining concerns.

Planetary History[edit]

Zollikofen was one of the worlds that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the Outer Reaches Rebellion and the Demarcation Declaration of 2242,[4] and became one of the worlds within the Alliance Core region of the Terran Hegemony.[10]

For many years, Zollikofen was known for its vast quantities of gold, silver, and platinum. Colonists were originally attracted by the presence of fresh water, a strong ecology that could support a colony, and the vast amounts of arable land and fertile soil. Despite finding useful metal ores like copper and iron as well as the precious metals, the main focus of the mining efforts was extracting uranium and germanium. The Terran Hegemony made good use of the gold, silver, and platinum however, establishing a mint on the world. During the Star League this mint, located in Trader's City, produced currency for the Lyran Commonwealth.[1]

Star League[edit]

Zollikofen served as the headquarters world of the Eleventh Army of the SLDF.[55]

Amaris Civil War[edit]

During the Star League era, Zollikofen became the site of the Army Headquarters for the Star League Defense Force Eleventh Army[56] the administrative headquarters of the first region of the Lyran Commonwealth and a series of training bases, many of them major. It was also the site of a major securities exchange in addition to the long-established mint.[17] With the eruption of the Periphery Uprising in 2766 the Eleventh Army found itself responsible for the entire Lyran Commonwealth, and even though the Eleventh Army received some reinforcements drawn from the First Army[56] this greater astrographical area of responsibility naturally led to the Eleventh Army being stretched thin.[17]

When Stefan Amaris launched his coup on 27 December 2766 on Terra, his forces also swung into action on all of the other worlds within the Terran Hegemony and a number of jointly administered worlds.[57] This included Zollikofen; despite the Eleventh Army being deployed across the Commonwealth there were still a large number of personnel from the Eleventh Army on Zollikofen, as well as a substantial number of SLDF personnel within the support and training organizations. These people, primarily administrative, support and logistics personnel, posed a risk to the Rim Worlds Republic forces, which had already managed to occupy at least one Castle Brian on Zollikofen prior to the Coup beginning.[17]

The Republican forces hadn't been able to establish a foothold within any of the training facilities or the Military Region administrative headquarters, and as a result when they launched their campaign to take control of Zollikofen they bombarded the Castle Brian housing the Military Region HQ with multiple nuclear weapons while also hitting the various training bases with a combination of nuclear and biological attacks. While these attacks were largely effective, the Republicans didn't manage to hit every training base, nor were they able to track down and hit every location where SLDF equipment was stored; they also failed to capture or destroy all of the war matériel stored across Zollikofen awaiting shipping to the Periphery front. Zollikofen subsequently became a hotbed for resistance against the Republican forces and Stefan Amaris as the SLDF personnel who survived the initial attacks made use of the remaining equipment to form and lead resistance groups across the planet.[17]

Succession Wars[edit]

During the Amaris Civil War, the Rim Worlds Republic-sponsored mercenaries who landed on Besitzland (Zollikofen's single continent) didn't sack the mint; instead, after they destroyed the defenders, they focused their efforts on the warehouses and press works and the mines that produced the gold. During the First Succession War, however, Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery forces sacked the world and followed up with nuclear strikes and orbital bombardments to break the Lyran defenders. Since that time, Zollikofen shifted its focus to producing industrial metals like bauxite and titanium instead of the precious metals it was once known for. Most of those veins have either played out or were so radioactive as to be fatal to workers.[1]

Dark Age[edit]

During the Dark Age, the planetary capital was Fulbright, a city of two million and home to the three largest mining concerns on the world, Dahler Valley Resources, Gershwin Mining Collective and Rosamund Minerals, Unlimited.[1]

Military Deployment[edit]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

The surface of Zollikofen is dominated by a single supercontinent named Besitzland.[1]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Fulbright: planetary capital city and primary planetary spaceport, located on the Platin River[1]
  • Gershwin Academy of Combat[59]
  • Platin River[1]
  • Trader's City: planetary city during the Star League era; site of a Star League mint[1]

Companies and Industries[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 80 systems (80 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Muphrid 4.4 Menkent 10.0 Thorin 12.6 Chara 12.9
Rocky 13.4 Lipton 13.8 Haddings 16.0 Summer 16.9
Zavijava 19.8 Lyons 20.3 Yorii 21.0 Denebola 22.8
Tau Ceti 23.2 Xi Ursae Majoris 24.5 Nusakan 24.6 Killbourn 24.7
Mizar 25.6 Oliver 26.5 Alkalurops 26.8 Ko 26.9
Galatea 28.9 Graham 30.2 Alioth 30.5 Imbros 30.7
Rigil Kentarus 31.0 Afleir 31.6 Cor Caroli 33.6 Asta 33.7
Atria 34.8 Sol 34.8 Pollux 35.0 Syrma 35.1
Devil's Rock 35.4 Skondia 36.3 Zosma 36.5 Zebebelgenubi 36.5
Castor 37.8 Sirius 37.9 Altair 38.2 Procyon 38.7
Milton 39.1 Lone Star 39.5 Dyev 40.7 Sabik 41.1
Dieron 41.4 Alchiba 42.6 Skye 42.6 Keid 43.5
Marcus 46.0 Alphecca 46.2 Caph 46.4 Carver 46.5
Alcor 46.7 Hechnar 47.0 Wyatt 47.3 Dromini 47.5
Tabit 47.8 Athenry 48.0 Callison 48.1 New Home 48.3
Phecda 50.1 Fomalhaut 51.8 New Dallas 51.8 Pike 53.0
Bryant 53.3 Unukalhai 53.3 La Blon 53.6 Chaville 53.9
Talitha 54.3 Dubhe 54.6 Saffel 55.1 Styx 55.2
Wing 55.3 Moore 56.6 Lambrecht 57.1 New Stevens 57.3
Chertan 57.5 Gacrux 58.2 Kochab 58.4 Outreach 59.9

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 204: "Zollikofen"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"
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  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"
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  8. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds after Age of War - [2571] Map"
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  13. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  14. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  15. ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  16. ↑ Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 25: "Free Worlds League Militia Deployment Map - [2765]"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, pp. 84–85: "Atrocities and Excesses"
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  32. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132: "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"
  33. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
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  37. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  38. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  39. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
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  51. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
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  53. ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 18: "Prefecture VIII"
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  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 44: "11th Army"
  57. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 80: "Cometh Hell's Legions"
  58. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 144: "Republic Armed Forces - Hastati Sentinels"
  59. ↑ MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards, p. 314
  60. ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 18: "J-27 Ordnance Transport"

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