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| − | {{Otheruses|the | + | {{Otheruses|the planetary system|the MechCommander 2 character|Baxter (Character)}} |
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| − | | image = | + | | image = Baxter_3151.svg |
| − | | caption = Baxter | + | | caption = Baxter [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] |
| name = Baxter | | name = Baxter | ||
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| − | | class = K7II<ref name= | + | | class = K7II<ref name=DARWp209>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 209: "Baxter"</ref> |
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| − | The '''Baxter''' system was the location of at least one habitable world, '''Baxter IV''', and as | + | The '''Baxter''' system was the location of at least one habitable world, '''Baxter IV''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Skandia Province]] of the [[Rasalhague Dominion]].<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref> |
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| − | == System Description == | + | ==System Description== |
| − | + | Baxter is located close to the [[Corridan]] and [[Kimball]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K7II primary orbited by five planets.<ref name=DARWp209/> | |
| − | == System History == | + | ==System History== |
| − | The Baxter system was | + | The Baxter system was colonized during or shortly after the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and was a member of the [[Federation of Skye]] when [[Lyran Commonwealth]] was founded in the mid-[[twenty-fourth century]].<ref name=HBHS13/> |
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| − | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
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| − | = Baxter IV = | + | * [[2340]] - [[Federation of Skye]]<ref name=HBHS13>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"</ref> |
| − | {{ | + | * [[2341]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=HBHS13/> |
| + | * [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=HRWp159>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine - Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040]"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42-43: "Inner Sphere - October 3067"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Independent World<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - [[Rasalhague Dominion]]<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | ||
| + | * [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Baxter IV== | ||
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| image = Baxter.jpg | | image = Baxter.jpg | ||
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| name = Baxter IV | | name = Baxter IV | ||
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| − | | distance = | + | | position = Fourth<ref name=DARWp209/> |
| − | | moons = | + | | distance = Four days<ref name=DARWp209/> |
| − | + | | moons = One (T'Laus)<ref name=DARWp209/> | |
| − | | gravity = 0.79<ref name= | + | | gravity = 0.79<ref name=DARWp209/> |
| − | | pressure = Standard (Tainted)<ref name= | + | | pressure = Standard (Tainted)<ref name=DARWp209/> |
| − | | temperature = 44°C<ref name= | + | | temperature = 44°C<ref name=DARWp209/> |
| − | | water = 68%<ref name= | + | | water = 68%<ref name=DARWp209/> |
| − | | life = Fish<ref name= | + | | life = Fish<ref name=DARWp209/> |
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| − | + | | population = 24,209,000 (3130)<ref name=DARoSp20>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 20 "Prefecture IX"</ref><ref name=DARWp209/> | |
| + | | ruler = | ||
| + | | political = [[Planetary Governor of Baxter|Planetary Governor]] | ||
| + | | commander = [[Ulgar Lassenerra]], Legate (3130)<ref name=DARoSp20/><ref name=DARWp209/> | ||
| + | | capital = Cleopolis<ref name=DARWp209/> | ||
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| − | Baxter IV | + | Baxter IV, more commonly referred to simply as Baxter, is the fourth planet of five in the Baxter system and has a single moon, T'Laus.<ref name=DARWp209/> |
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| − | == | + | ===Planetary History=== |
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| − | + | During the [[Dark Age]] the inhabitants of Baxter lived in modified low-profile buildings and cities or modified caves found in the mountain ranges. A few legends of lost cities persisted: these legends claimed that some inhabitants of Baxter moved their entire city into underground chambers that were subsequently crushed in the earthquakes. Scientists believed that things would return to normal for Baxter once T'Laus returned to a stable orbit, but how long this will take remained a mystery.<ref name=DARWp209/> | |
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| − | + | Baxter's economy took a serious hit when it lost its farmland, but by the thirty-second century it was recovering slowly. Unlike other worlds, the number of minerals and metals deposits on the world was relatively low and those that existed were hard to acquire, so mining wasn't a large part of the economy. Instead Baxter's residents focused on exporting their sea life.<ref name=DARWp209/> | |
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| − | == Military Deployment == | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
| − | ===2821=== | + | ====2821==== |
| − | * [[Fourth Skye Rangers]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War | + | * [[Fourth Skye Rangers]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref> |
| − | ===3028=== | + | ====3028==== |
| − | * [[Third Lyran Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44 | + | * [[Third Lyran Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> |
| − | * [[Nineteenth Lyran Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp45">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p.45 | + | * [[Nineteenth Lyran Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp45">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p.45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> |
| − | ===3038=== | + | ====3038==== |
| − | * Nineteenth Lyran Guards [[RCT]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137 | + | * Nineteenth Lyran Guards [[RCT]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137: "Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | ===3039=== | + | ====3039==== |
| − | * [[Grave Walkers]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p140">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140 | + | * [[Grave Walkers]]<ref name="H:Wo3039p140">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140: "Deployment Table"</ref> |
:* First Grave Walkers (October - December)<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> | :* First Grave Walkers (October - December)<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> | ||
:* Second Grave Walkers<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> | :* Second Grave Walkers<ref name="H:Wo3039p140"/> | ||
| − | ===3050=== | + | ====3050==== |
| − | * Nineteenth Lyran Guards RCT<ref name=20YU26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26 | + | * Nineteenth Lyran Guards RCT<ref name=20YU26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | ===3145=== | + | ====3145==== |
| − | * [[283rd Battle (Clan Ghost Bear)|283rd Battle Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p172>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172 | + | * [[283rd Battle (Clan Ghost Bear)|283rd Battle Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p172>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172: "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"</ref> |
| − | == Geography == | + | ===Geography=== |
| − | Baxter is a world that experiences earthquakes, rockslides, and dust storms nearly every day. This is due to the severe gravitational stresses and tides exerted on the world by its moon, T'Laus. A large comet or rogue world apparently came close to hitting T'Laus, and the near collision set the moon on an erratic orbital path. The resulting tidal stresses caused a great deal of upheaval in Baxter's ecosphere, with much of the arable land on the planet having become deserts by the [[thirty-second century]].<ref name= | + | Baxter is a world that experiences earthquakes, rockslides, and dust storms nearly every day. This is due to the severe gravitational stresses and tides exerted on the world by its moon, T'Laus. A large comet or rogue world apparently came close to hitting T'Laus, and the near collision set the moon on an erratic orbital path. The resulting tidal stresses caused a great deal of upheaval in Baxter's ecosphere, with much of the arable land on the planet having become deserts by the [[thirty-second century]].<ref name=DARWp209/> |
| − | The only habitable world in the Baxter system, Baxter has three continents. The northern continent was named Atropia, while the equatorial and southern continents were named Delgado and Hermathia respectively. | + | The only habitable world in the Baxter system, Baxter has three continents. The northern continent was named Atropia, while the equatorial and southern continents were named Delgado and Hermathia respectively. Of the three continents, Atropia had more large mountain chains than the other two continents, as well as more fault lines.<ref name=DARWp209/> |
| − | == Planetary Locations == | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| − | * Cleopolis: the planetary capital city, located on Atropia.<ref name= | + | * Cleopolis: the planetary capital city, located on Atropia<ref name=DARWp209/> |
| + | * Overton<ref name=MoWc9>''Masters of War'', ch. 9</ref> | ||
| + | * South Allshot<ref name=MoWc11>''Masters of War'', ch. 11</ref> | ||
| + | :* Emerald Basin Planetary Park<ref name=MoWc11/> | ||
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| − | == | + | ===Companies and Industries=== |
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| + | ===Local Flora and Fauna=== | ||
| − | == Image gallery == | + | ===Image gallery=== |
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| − | == Nearby Systems == | + | |
| − | {|class="wikitable" | + | ==Notes== |
| − | ! colspan="8" | | + | * Chapter 11 of the novel ''[[Masters of War]]'' mentions "Baxter's twin moons" this contradicts information found in ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' stating Baxter only has one moon named T'Laus.<ref name=MoWc11>''Masters of War'', ch. 11</ref><ref name=DARWp209/> |
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| + | ==Map Gallery== | ||
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| + | ==Nearby Systems== | ||
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| + | {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" | ||
| + | ! colspan="8" | Closest 52 systems (52 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: | ||
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| − | | [[Corridan | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Corridan]] |
| − | | 11.1 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 11.1 |
| − | | [[Kimball | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Kimball]] |
| − | | 13. | + | | class="lessthan30" | 13.6 |
| − | | [[Yed Posterior]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Yed Posterior]] |
| − | | 14.4 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 14.4 |
| − | | [[Marfik]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Marfik]] |
| − | | 17.7 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 17.7 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[New Wessex]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[New Wessex]] |
| − | | 18.9 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 18.9 |
| − | | [[Konstance]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Konstance]] |
| − | | 19.7 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 19.7 |
| − | | [[Komephoros]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Komephoros]] |
| − | | 20.9 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 20.9 |
| − | | [[Eaglesham]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Eaglesham]] |
| − | | 22.1 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 22.1 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Kannon]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Kannon]] |
| − | | 22.7 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 22.7 |
| − | | [[Cebalrai]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Cebalrai]] |
| − | | 24.0 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 24.0 |
| − | | [[Phalan]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Phalan]] |
| − | | 24.5 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 24.5 |
| − | | [[Ryde]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Ryde]] |
| − | | 25.2 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 25.2 |
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| − | | [[Alexandria (LC)|Alexandria]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Alexandria (LC)|Alexandria]] |
| − | | 26.6 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.6 |
| − | | [[Balkan]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Balkan]] |
| − | | 27.7 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 27.7 |
| − | | [[Vega]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Vega]] |
| − | | 28.3 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 28.3 |
| − | | [[Eltanin]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Eltanin]] |
| − | | 32.2 | + | | class="over30" | 32.2 |
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| − | | [[Izar]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Izar]] |
| − | | 32.5 | + | | class="over30" | 32.5 |
| − | | [[Yed Prior]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Yed Prior]] |
| − | | 32.8 | + | | class="over30" | 32.8 |
| − | | [[Alrakis]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Alrakis]] |
| − | | 32.8 | + | | class="over30" | 32.8 |
| − | | [[Auldhouse]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Auldhouse]] |
| − | | 33.1 | + | | class="over30" | 33.1 |
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| − | | [[Freedom]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Freedom]] |
| − | | 33.4 | + | | class="over30" | 33.4 |
| − | | [[Shionoha]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Shionoha]] |
| − | | 33.6 | + | | class="over30" | 33.6 |
| − | | [[Kessel]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Kessel]] |
| − | | 34.2 | + | | class="over30" | 34.2 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Gamma Sagittarius]] |
| − | | 34.3 | + | | class="over30" | 34.3 |
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| − | | [[Symington]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Symington]] |
| − | | 35.9 | + | | class="over30" | 35.9 |
| − | | [[Accrington]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Accrington]] |
| − | | 38.6 | + | | class="over30" | 38.6 |
| − | | [[Sakhalin (LC)|Sakhalin]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Sakhalin (LC)|Sakhalin]] |
| − | | 39.7 | + | | class="over30" | 39.7 |
| − | | [[La Blon]] | + | | class="over30" | [[La Blon]] |
| − | | 39.8 | + | | class="over30" | 39.8 |
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| − | | [[Carnwath]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Carnwath]] |
| − | | 43.9 | + | | class="over30" | 43.9 |
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| − | | 45. | + | | class="over30" | 45.2 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Dalkeith]] |
| − | | 45. | + | | class="over30" | 45.3 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Unukalhai]] |
| − | | 45. | + | | class="over30" | 45.4 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Kaus Borealis]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 45.7 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Ganshoren]] |
| − | | 47.1 | + | | class="over30" | 47.1 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Kaus Australis]] |
| − | | 47. | + | | class="over30" | 47.1 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Dromini]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 47.7 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Aubisson]] |
| − | | 49. | + | | class="over30" | 49.2 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Eaton]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 49.6 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Kaus Media]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 50.8 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Apostica]] |
| − | | 51. | + | | class="over30" | 51.3 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Zebeneschamali]] |
| − | | 51. | + | | class="over30" | 51.7 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Tsukude]] |
| − | | 51.9 | + | | class="over30" | 51.9 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Nai-Stohl]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 51.9 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Carstairs]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 52.9 |
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| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Alphecca]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 53.0 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Orestes]] |
| − | | 55. | + | | class="over30" | 55.2 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Morningside]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over30" | 55.5 |
| − | | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Skondia]] |
| − | | 57. | + | | class="over30" | 57.1 |
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| − | | [[Sabik]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Glengarry]] |
| − | | 58.6 | + | | class="over30" | 57.8 |
| − | | [[Port Moseby]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Sabik]] |
| − | | 58.8 | + | | class="over30" | 58.6 |
| − | | [[Alya]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Port Moseby]] |
| − | | 59.8 | + | | class="over30" | 58.8 |
| − | + | | class="over30" | [[Alya]] | |
| − | + | | class="over30" | 59.8 | |
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| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]'' | ||
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' |
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:24, 23 April 2024
- This article is about the planetary system. For the MechCommander 2 character, see Baxter (Character).
| Baxter | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | −31.288 : 112.658[e] |
| Spectral class | K7II[1] |
| Planet(s) | 5[1] |
The Baxter system was the location of at least one habitable world, Baxter IV, and as of 3145 was located in the Skandia Province of the Rasalhague Dominion.[2][3]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Baxter is located close to the Corridan and Kimball systems[2][3] and consists of a class K7II primary orbited by five planets.[1]
System History[edit]
The Baxter system was colonized during or shortly after the First Exodus from Terra and was a member of the Federation of Skye when Lyran Commonwealth was founded in the mid-twenty-fourth century.[4]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2340 - Federation of Skye[4]
- 2341 - Lyran Commonwealth[4]
- 2571 - Lyran Commonwealth[5]
- 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth[6]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth[7]
- 2764 - Lyran Commonwealth[8]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth[9]
- 2786 - Lyran Commonwealth[10]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth[11][12][13]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth[14]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth[15][16]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[17]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[18][19]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[20]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[21][22]
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance[23]
- 3063 - Lyran Alliance[24]
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance[25][26]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate[27]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[28]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[29]
- 3135 - Independent World[30]
- 3145 - Rasalhague Dominion[2][3]
- 3151 - Rasalhague Dominion[31]
Baxter IV[edit]
| Baxter IV | |
|---|---|
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| Astrophysical | |
| System position | Fourth[1] |
| Jump Point distance | Four days[1] |
| Moons | One (T'Laus)[1] |
| Geophysical | |
| Surface gravity | 0.79[1] |
| Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Tainted)[1] |
| Equatorial temperature | 44°C[1] |
| Surface water | 68%[1] |
| Highest native life | Fish[1] |
| History and Culture | |
| Population | 24,209,000 (3130)[32][1] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Political Leader | Planetary Governor |
| Military Commander | Ulgar Lassenerra, Legate (3130)[32][1] |
| Capital | Cleopolis[1] |
Baxter IV, more commonly referred to simply as Baxter, is the fourth planet of five in the Baxter system and has a single moon, T'Laus.[1]
Planetary History[edit]
Dark Age[edit]
During the Dark Age the inhabitants of Baxter lived in modified low-profile buildings and cities or modified caves found in the mountain ranges. A few legends of lost cities persisted: these legends claimed that some inhabitants of Baxter moved their entire city into underground chambers that were subsequently crushed in the earthquakes. Scientists believed that things would return to normal for Baxter once T'Laus returned to a stable orbit, but how long this will take remained a mystery.[1]
Baxter's economy took a serious hit when it lost its farmland, but by the thirty-second century it was recovering slowly. Unlike other worlds, the number of minerals and metals deposits on the world was relatively low and those that existed were hard to acquire, so mining wasn't a large part of the economy. Instead Baxter's residents focused on exporting their sea life.[1]
Military Deployment[edit]
2821[edit]
3028[edit]
3038[edit]
3039[edit]
3050[edit]
- Nineteenth Lyran Guards RCT[38]
3145[edit]
Geography[edit]
Baxter is a world that experiences earthquakes, rockslides, and dust storms nearly every day. This is due to the severe gravitational stresses and tides exerted on the world by its moon, T'Laus. A large comet or rogue world apparently came close to hitting T'Laus, and the near collision set the moon on an erratic orbital path. The resulting tidal stresses caused a great deal of upheaval in Baxter's ecosphere, with much of the arable land on the planet having become deserts by the thirty-second century.[1]
The only habitable world in the Baxter system, Baxter has three continents. The northern continent was named Atropia, while the equatorial and southern continents were named Delgado and Hermathia respectively. Of the three continents, Atropia had more large mountain chains than the other two continents, as well as more fault lines.[1]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Emerald Basin Planetary Park[41]
Notes[edit]
- Chapter 11 of the novel Masters of War mentions "Baxter's twin moons" this contradicts information found in Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130) stating Baxter only has one moon named T'Laus.[41][1]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 52 systems (52 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corridan | 11.1 | Kimball | 13.6 | Yed Posterior | 14.4 | Marfik | 17.7 |
| New Wessex | 18.9 | Konstance | 19.7 | Komephoros | 20.9 | Eaglesham | 22.1 |
| Kannon | 22.7 | Cebalrai | 24.0 | Phalan | 24.5 | Ryde | 25.2 |
| Alexandria | 26.6 | Balkan | 27.7 | Vega | 28.3 | Eltanin | 32.2 |
| Izar | 32.5 | Yed Prior | 32.8 | Alrakis | 32.8 | Auldhouse | 33.1 |
| Freedom | 33.4 | Shionoha | 33.6 | Kessel | 34.2 | Gamma Sagittarius | 34.3 |
| Symington | 35.9 | Accrington | 38.6 | Sakhalin | 39.7 | La Blon | 39.8 |
| Carnwath | 43.9 | Juniper | 45.2 | Dalkeith | 45.3 | Unukalhai | 45.4 |
| Kaus Borealis | 45.7 | Ganshoren | 47.1 | Kaus Australis | 47.1 | Dromini | 47.7 |
| Aubisson | 49.2 | Eaton | 49.6 | Kaus Media | 50.8 | Apostica | 51.3 |
| Zebeneschamali | 51.7 | Tsukude | 51.9 | Nai-Stohl | 51.9 | Carstairs | 52.9 |
| Alphecca | 53.0 | Orestes | 55.2 | Morningside | 55.5 | Skondia | 57.1 |
| Glengarry | 57.8 | Sabik | 58.6 | Port Moseby | 58.8 | Alya | 59.8 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 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 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 209: "Baxter"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine - Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040]"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 3050"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - 3052"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42-43: "Inner Sphere - October 3067"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 20 "Prefecture IX"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
- ↑ NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p.45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 137: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 172: "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"
- ↑ Masters of War, ch. 9
- ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 Masters of War, ch. 11
Bibliography[edit]
- 20 Year Update
- 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
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1
- Shattered Fortress