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The '''Basalt''' system was the location of at least one habitable world, '''Basalt IV''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Tikonov Commonality]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>

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==System Description==
Basalt is located close to the [[Nopah]] and [[Tigress]] systems<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of ten planets orbiting a class G4IV primary.<ref name=DARWp74/>

==System History==
The Basalt system was colonized at some point prior to the end of the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>

==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2317]] - No record<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18</ref>
* [[2319]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref>
* [[2366]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17</ref>
* [[2445]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="IOp10">''Interstellar Operations'', pp. 10–13: "Charge of the Light"</ref>
* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25</ref><ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48</ref>
* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159"/>
* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
* [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref>
* [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138</ref>
* [[2772]] - Terran Hegemony (from September)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
* [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25</ref>
* [[2822]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113</ref>
* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39</ref><ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43</ref>
* [[3025]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70</ref><ref>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', foldout: "Capellan Confederation - 3025 Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64</ref>
* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp71">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49</ref>
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref><ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68</ref>
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71</ref>
* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78</ref><ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60</ref>
* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
* [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82</ref><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref>
* [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from October)<ref name="J:FRp47"/>
* [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref>
* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name=FR:Cp29>''Field Report: Clans'', p. 29</ref>
* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127</ref>
* [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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==Basalt IV==
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| othernames          = Basalt IV
| position            = Fourth<ref name=DARWp74/>
| distance            = 8 days<ref name=DARWp74/>
| moons               = 3 (Granite, Marble, Slate)<ref name=DARWp74/>
| gravity             = 1.5<ref name=DARWp74/>
| pressure            = High (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp74/>
| temperature         = 34°C<ref name=DARWp74/>
| water               = 60%<ref name=DARWp74/>
| life                = Reptiles<ref name=DARWp74/>
| continents          = 5 (Amethyst, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, Quartz)<ref name=DARWp74/>
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| language            = 
| religion            = 
| population          = 346,000,000 (3130)<ref name=DARWp74/>><ref name=DARoSp10>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 10: "Prefecture IV"</ref>
| ruler               = [[Count of Basalt]]
| political           = [[Planetary Governor of Basalt|Planetary Governor]]
| commander           = Legate [[Tawanna Thurin]] (3130)<ref name=DARWp74/>
| capital             = Manville<ref name=DARWp74/>
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Basalt IV, more commonly referred to simply as Basalt, was the fourth planet of ten in the Basalt system and had three moons named Granite, Marble, and Slate.

===Planetary History===
====Early History====
Basalt was one of the first worlds settled by explorers from the Terran Hegemony. With its vast stores of rare metals and minerals, mining companies eagerly sent employees out to the world. Despite the high gravity, incredible air pressure, and wild weather, the world has long been a source of excellent raw materials.<ref name=DARWp74/>

====Age of War====
The Federated Suns invaded Basalt in or around [[2445]], attempting to capture the world from the Terran Hegemony. The defending Terran Forces were under the command of [[General]] "Mad Dog" Marceneaux and resisted the Federated Suns forces fiercely; on the 12th of April General Marceneaux was made aware that the Federated Suns had landed additional forces on the planet, augmenting their ranks with the addition of the [[Sixth Terran March Corps]], a shock corps consisting of six heavy [[division]]s of troops, predominantly composed of [[Combat Vehicle|tanks]] and artillery, threatening to overwhelm the defending [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] defenders. Unknown to the [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]] a special unit of [[BattleMech]]s under the overall command of [[Major]] [[Gabriel Calhoun]] had also recently arrived on the planet. It was Major Calhoun who informed General Marceneaux at his bunker in Garamondia of the arrival of the Sixth Terran March Corps; even as the FPF forces overran the [[HAF]] [[Ninth Armored Cavalry]] command posts and continued to push forward, Marceneaux ordered Calhoun and his troops into action against the FPF. The shocking presence of BattleMechs on the field was enough to rally the defending HAF forces.<ref name="IOp10"/>

====Succession Wars====
After the fall of the first [[Star League]], the [[Federated Suns]] grabbed Basalt. During the Succession Wars the Capellan Confederation tried several times to take the world, but was repelled each time. The most notable instance was during the [[Fourth Succession War]], when the two major cities of the world were attacked by the [[CCAF]] in an attempt to halt the Davion advance. Elements of the [[First Kerr's Intruders]], [[McCrimmon's Light Cavalry]], and [[MacGregor's Armored Scouts]] landed outside Zander's Delight. They faced the [[Fourth Davion Guards]] RCT, taking serious losses, and surrendering to the [[AFFS]] after they discovered that the warehouses were empty.<ref name="nais194">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 94</ref>

The second Capellan attack was headed by a half-battalion from [[Warrior House Ijori]] supported by five companies of the [[First New Hessen Irregulars]]. They attacked unexpectedly, dropping forces directly on the warehouses in Controssa. The Fourth Crucis Lancers' Second Battalion bore the brunt of the Capellans' anger once they discovered the warehouses were empty. Unfortunately the Capellans' focus on destroying the Second Battalion allowed the rest of the Fourth Crucis to surround the Capellans. All the Capellan attackers were destroyed in the ensuing firefight.<ref name="nais194"/>

====Jihad====
The [[Word of Blake]] (WoB) conquered Basalt in September [[3069]], incorporating it into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> and hoarding its mineral wealth for themselves. This resulted in a planetwide economic depression that only started to lighten when the world became part of the Republic of the Sphere.<ref name=DARWp74/>

In [[3071]], a raid by an unknown [[mercenary]] unit attempted to destroy a supposedly unguarded Word of Blake reeducation facility outside Rose City, but then retreated through the city when faced with elements of the Protectorate Militia 'Mechs and tanks. Although the mercenaries were able to reach their [[DropShip]] and escape, the [[Basalt Protectorate Militia]] was able to stop the mercenaries from causing any significant damage to the facility.<ref name=MissingChild/>

===Military Deployment===
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====2821====
* [[Seventh Tikonov Lancers]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref>

====3028====
* [[Fourth Davion Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name="4SWMAV1p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 94: "Basalt"</ref>
* [[Fourth Crucis Lancers]] RCT<ref name="4SWMAV1p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 94: "Basalt"</ref>
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====3069====
* [[Broadstreet Bullies]]<ref name=JSBD>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110: "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"</ref>

====3071====
* Broadstreet Bullies<ref name=JSBD/>
* [[Basalt Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=MissingChild>''Search Continues for Missing Child''</ref>
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===Geography===
Basalt has five continents named Amethyst, Garnet, Opal, Topaz, and Quartz. Basalt is a high-gravity world with a dense atmosphere and wild weather patterns, but is rich in mineral resources.<ref name=DARWp74/>

===Planetary Locations===
* Manville: planetary capital city<ref name=DARWp74/>
* Rose City: a city home to one of the WoB reeducation centers<ref name=MissingChild/>
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===Local Flora and Fauna===
* [[Nibbler]]
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==Map Gallery==
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==Nearby Systems==
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! colspan="8" | Closest 76 systems (76 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Tigress]]
| class="lessthan30" | 8.5
| class="lessthan30" | [[Nopah]]
| class="lessthan30" | 10.2
| class="lessthan30" | [[Ruchbah]]
| class="lessthan30" | 10.8
| class="lessthan30" | [[Alpha Eridani]]
| class="lessthan30" | 11.6
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Kawich]]
| class="lessthan30" | 12.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Hamal]]
| class="lessthan30" | 14.5
| class="lessthan30" | [[Bharat]]
| class="lessthan30" | 14.6
| class="lessthan30" | [[Deneb Kaitos]]
| class="lessthan30" | 16.1
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Hean]]
| class="lessthan30" | 16.8
| class="lessthan30" | [[Yangtze]]
| class="lessthan30" | 17.6
| class="lessthan30" | [[Ingress]]
| class="lessthan30" | 19.5
| class="lessthan30" | [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]]
| class="lessthan30" | 20.1
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Ankaa]]
| class="lessthan30" | 21.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Woodstock]]
| class="lessthan30" | 23.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Angol]]
| class="lessthan30" | 23.8
| class="lessthan30" | [[Slocum]]
| class="lessthan30" | 24.6
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Tybalt]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Azha]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.7
| class="lessthan30" | [[Small World]]
| class="lessthan30" | 26.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Sheratan]]
| class="lessthan30" | 26.4
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Alrescha]]
| class="lessthan30" | 27.5
| class="lessthan30" | [[Acamar]]
| class="lessthan30" | 28.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Addicks]]
| class="lessthan30" | 28.8
| class="lessthan30" | [[Rio]]
| class="lessthan30" | 29.2
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Florence]]
| class="lessthan30" | 30.0
| class="over30" | [[Kansu]]
| class="over30" | 30.8
| class="over30" | [[Arboris]]
| class="over30" | 32.2
| class="over30" | [[New Hessen]]
| class="over30" | 33.3
|-
| class="over30" | [[Errai]]
| class="over30" | 35.2
| class="over30" | [[Ozawa]]
| class="over30" | 36.8
| class="over30" | [[Towne]]
| class="over30" | 37.1
| class="over30" | [[Bex]]
| class="over30" | 38.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[New Rhodes]]
| class="over30" | 38.5
| class="over30" | [[Algol]]
| class="over30" | 38.8
| class="over30" | [[Tikonov]]
| class="over30" | 39.0
| class="over30" | [[Epsilon Indi]]
| class="over30" | 39.3
|-
| class="over30" | [[Ronel]]
| class="over30" | 39.5
| class="over30" | [[Ningpo]]
| class="over30" | 39.6
| class="over30" | [[Buchlau]]
| class="over30" | 40.0
| class="over30" | [[Helen]]
| class="over30" | 40.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Lockdale]]
| class="over30" | 40.8
| class="over30" | [[Genoa]]
| class="over30" | 41.0
| class="over30" | [[Northwind]]
| class="over30" | 41.3
| class="over30" | [[Mirach]]
| class="over30" | 42.7
|-
| class="over30" | [[Mira]]
| class="over30" | 43.8
| class="over30" | [[Conwy]]
| class="over30" | 43.9
| class="over30" | [[Terra Firma]]
| class="over30" | 43.9
| class="over30" | [[Mesartim]]
| class="over30" | 44.8
|-
| class="over30" | [[Pokhara]]
| class="over30" | 46.0
| class="over30" | [[Quentin]]
| class="over30" | 46.0
| class="over30" | [[Almach]]
| class="over30" | 47.5
| class="over30" | [[Demeter]]
| class="over30" | 47.8
|-
| class="over30" | [[Epsilon Eridani]]
| class="over30" | 48.4
| class="over30" | [[Halloran]]
| class="over30" | 48.5
| class="over30" | [[Nanking]]
| class="over30" | 49.0
| class="over30" | [[Caselton]]
| class="over30" | 49.4
|-
| class="over30" | [[New Stevens]]
| class="over30" | 49.5
| class="over30" | [[Murchison]]
| class="over30" | 49.6
| class="over30" | [[Galatia]]
| class="over30" | 49.7
| class="over30" | [[Liao (system)|Cynthiana]]
| class="over30" | 50.8
|-
| class="over30" | [[Schedar]]
| class="over30" | 52.3
| class="over30" | [[Poznan]]
| class="over30" | 52.3
| class="over30" | [[Pleione]]
| class="over30" | 52.8
| class="over30" | [[Aldebaran]]
| class="over30" | 54.4
|-
| class="over30" | [[Bryant]]
| class="over30" | 55.3
| class="over30" | [[Gan Singh]]
| class="over30" | 56.3
| class="over30" | [[Fomalhaut]]
| class="over30" | 56.8
| class="over30" | [[Mallory's World]]
| class="over30" | 57.1
|-
| class="over30" | [[Algot]]
| class="over30" | 57.2
| class="over30" | [[Zurich]]
| class="over30" | 57.3
| class="over30" | [[Saffel]]
| class="over30" | 57.6
| class="over30" | [[Nirasaki]]
| class="over30" | 57.9
|-
| class="over30" | [[Sonnia]]
| class="over30" | 58.8
| class="over30" | [[New Aragon]]
| class="over30" | 59.3
| class="over30" | [[Capolla]]
| class="over30" | 59.5
| class="over30" | [[Brownsville]]
| class="over30" | 59.7
|-
|}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Search Continues for Missing Child|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 12/12/3071: "Search Continues for Missing Child"]]''
* ''[[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]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
* ''[[Interstellar Operations]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
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