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| − | The '''Botany Bay''' system was home to at least one habitable world and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Periphery]] region known as [[The Barrens]].<ref name=ER:3145p38/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | + | The '''Botany Bay''' system was home to at least one habitable world and (as of [[3145]]) was located in the [[Periphery]] region known as [[The Barrens]].<ref name=ER:3145p38/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> It is approximately 515 light-years from [[Terra]] in the coreward direction. |
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| − | == System Description == | + | ==System Description== |
| − | + | Botany Bay is located near the [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Götterdämmerung]] and [[Last Chance]] systems.<ref name=ER:3145p38/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | |
| − | == System History == | + | ==System History== |
The Botany Bay system was either settled by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] during the [[Star League era]] at some point after the end of the [[Reunification War]], or was an already-settled planet that became significant enough for [[Inner Sphere]] nations to record its location within the Republic's [[Apollo Province]].<ref name="H:RWp158"/><ref name="HB:MPSp25"/><ref name="ER:2750p36"/> | The Botany Bay system was either settled by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] during the [[Star League era]] at some point after the end of the [[Reunification War]], or was an already-settled planet that became significant enough for [[Inner Sphere]] nations to record its location within the Republic's [[Apollo Province]].<ref name="H:RWp158"/><ref name="HB:MPSp25"/><ref name="ER:2750p36"/> | ||
| − | == Political Affiliation == | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
| − | * [[2571]] - No record<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18 | + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} |
| − | * [[2596]] - No record <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158 | + | * [[2571]] - No record<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18: "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2750]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]] <ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25 | + | * [[2596]] - No record<ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2764]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. | + | * [[2750]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]]<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2765]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="H:LoTV1p10">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10 | + | * [[2764]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2767]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="H:LoTV1p104>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104 | + | * [[2765]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:LoTV1p10">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp38">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 38: "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name="FR2765:LCAFp25">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref> |
| − | * [[2822]] - Independent world <ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. | + | * [[2767]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:LoTV1p104>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2864]] - Independent world <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40 | + | * [[2822]] - Independent world<ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2972]] - Independent world <ref name=GB>''Godt Bytte'', p.??{{cn}}</ref> | + | * [[2864]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3025]] - [[Morgraine's Valkyrate]] <ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47 | + | * [[2972]] - Independent world<ref name=GB>''Godt Bytte'', p. ??{{cn}}</ref> |
| − | * [[3028]] - Morgraine's Valkyrate merged with [[Butte Hold]] into the [[Greater Valkyrate]]<ref>''Unholy Union'', p.??{{cn}}</ref> | + | * [[3025]] - [[Morgraine's Valkyrate]]<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="TP1Epvii">''The Periphery'', pp. 156–157: "Maps of the Periphery"</ref> |
| − | * [[3030]] - [[Greater Valkyrate]] <ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56 | + | * [[3028]] - Morgraine's Valkyrate merged with [[Butte Hold]] into the [[Greater Valkyrate]]<ref>''Unholy Union'', p. ??{{cn}}</ref> |
| − | * [[3040]] - Greater Valkyrate <ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59 | + | * [[3030]] - [[Greater Valkyrate]]<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3050]] - [[Bandit Kingdoms]] <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11 | + | * [[3040]] - Greater Valkyrate<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3052]] - [[Clan Jade Falcon]] <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61 | + | * [[3050]] - [[Bandit Kingdoms]]<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3054]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref name"ORp31"=>''Objective Raids'', p. 31 | + | * [[3052]] - [[Clan Jade Falcon]]<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3057]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11 | + | * [[3054]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name"ORp31"=>''Objective Raids'', p. 31: "Map of the Jade Falcons Territory"</ref> |
| − | * [[3059]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref name="TPE2p111">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 111 | + | * [[3057]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3063]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29 | + | * [[3059]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="TPE2p111">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 111: "Greater Valkyrate, Oberon Confederation & Elysian Fields"</ref> |
| − | * [[3067]] - Clan Jade Falcon <ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70 | + | * [[3063]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref> |
| + | * [[3067]] - Clan Jade Falcon<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref> | ||
* [[3071]] - [[Clan Ice Hellion]] (from midyear)<ref name="JHS3076p17"/> / [[Clan Hell's Horses]] (from December)<ref name="J:FRp50"/> | * [[3071]] - [[Clan Ice Hellion]] (from midyear)<ref name="JHS3076p17"/> / [[Clan Hell's Horses]] (from December)<ref name="J:FRp50"/> | ||
| − | * [[3072]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]] <ref name="J:FRp50"/> | + | * [[3072]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]]<ref name="J:FRp50"/> |
| − | * [[3075]] - Clan Hell's Horses <ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65 | + | * [[3075]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3079]] - Clan Hell's Horses <ref name="FR:p27">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 27 | + | * [[3079]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="FR:p27">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 27: "Clan Wolf/Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> |
| − | * [[3081]] - Clan Hell's Horses <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63 | + | * [[3081]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3085]] - Clan Hell's Horses <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii | + | * [[3085]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3095]] - [[Ragnarök Union]] <ref name="IP3p42">''Interstellar Players 3 | + | * [[3095]] - [[Ragnarök Union]]<ref name="IP3p42">''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 42</ref> |
| − | + | * [[3135]] - The Barrens<ref name=ER:3145p10>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | |
| − | * [[3135]] - The Barrens <ref name=ER:3145p10>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10 | + | * [[3145]] - The Barrens<ref name=ER:3145p38>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3145]] - The Barrens <ref name=ER:3145p38>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38 | + | {{div col end}} |
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| + | ===Planetary History=== | ||
| + | As an independent periphery world in [[2972]], the inhabitants of Botany Bay sought to exploit the resources of their own star system and set about establishing deep space habitats and factories via contracts with the [[JàrnFòlk]], though challenged by the capital cost.<ref name=GB/> It was JàrnFòlk trader [[Olaf Jespersen]] who discovered the obsidian sand from Botany Bay was useful for ore mining operations on [[Sigurd]]. The Jespersens set about to establish a trade route whereby industrial sand would be delivered to Sigurd and Sigurdian dross extractors shipped to Botany Bay for water purification.<ref name=GB/> The crew of the ''[[Merchant]]''-class [[JumpShip]] ''[[Winnetka]]'' was shipping from Botany Bay when, in [[3017]], they discovered a large [[Star League]] supply base on an uninhabited [[Periphery]] world.<ref name="TRO:3026Rp10">''Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition'', p. 10: "Savannah Master Hovercraft"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 146: "S. L. Lewis, Incorporated"</ref> | ||
| − | + | Circa [[3025]], Botany Bay had become part of the [[Oberon Confederation]], presumably through their contacts on Sigurd. One of the breakaway planets that formed [[Morgraine's Valkyrate]], Botany Bay was later part of the [[Greater Valkyrate]]. | |
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| − | + | [[Clan Jade Falcon]] conquered Botany Bay during the opening stages of [[Operation REVIVAL]], the [[Clan]] invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]]. The planet was then invaded for a second time in mid-[[3071]], when forces from [[Clan Ice Hellion]] captured the world from the Falcons as part of an invasion of their [[occupation zone]].<ref name="JHS3076p17">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 17: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The Ice Hellions were only able to hold Botany Bay until December, however, when the world was assaulted by [[Clan Hell's Horses]].<ref name="J:FRp50"/><ref name="JHS3076p20">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 20: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> | |
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| − | + | Under the Clan administration, the world prospered. In [[3083]], the world [[Ferris]] rebelled against Clan Hell's Horses, leading the Horses to withdraw from many of their Periphery holdings, including Botany Bay. Though Botany Bay and its neighbors, [[Götterdämmerung (system)|Götterdämmerung]] and [[Last Chance]], were marginal worlds at best, by joining together they were able to survive. They formed the [[Ragnarök Union]] and opened trade links with Clan Jade Falcon on [[Erewhon]] and [[Lackhove]].<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', pp. 42–43</ref> | |
| − | + | At an unknown time during the greater [[Dark Age Era]], Botany Bay was raided by a lance of pirates. This lance abandoned four of its members on planet. These four, led by [[Serena Yang]], continued to raid the towns of Black Canyon County with a ''[[Verfolger]]''. After a year of continued raids by Yang and her associates, the governor of Black Canyon County hired a set of stranded wanderers, survivors of the collapse of [[Roger's Rippers]], to deal with the problem. These mercenaries were supplied with equipment left behind from the Jade Falcon occupation. Whether they successfully dealt with Yang is unknown.<ref name=QS2015p23-24>''A Time of War: Quick-Start Rules (Free RPG Day 2015)'', pp. 23–24: "Down and Out in the Barrens"</ref> | |
| − | + | ===Military Deployment=== | |
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| − | + | * [[7th Amaris Regulars|Seventh Amaris Regulars]] (shared with [[Iron Land]], [[Zertarum]], and [[Koskenkorva]])<ref name=FR:2765Pp20>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 20: "Amaris Regulars - Divisional Status"</ref> | |
| − | == | + | ====Jade Falcon Occupation==== |
| − | + | * A small ''[[solahma]]'' garrison in Black Canyon County<ref name=QS2015p23>''A Time of War: Quick-Start Rules (Free RPG Day 2015)'', p. 23: "Down and Out in the Barrens"</ref> | |
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| − | + | Referred to as an ice planet, at least parts of Botany Bay were subject to savage winds blowing a black sand which is composed of volcanic glass (obsidian). It was noted that the abrasive sandblasting wind was so bad that ferroglass domes at the DropPort would only last for a year or so.<ref name=GB/> In the northern region of Black Canyon County, wintry conditions, including extensive snow, could last for two thirds of the year.<ref>''A Time of War: Quick-Start Rules (Free RPG Day 2015)'', pp. 24–26: "Down and Out in the Barrens"</ref> | |
| − | == | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| − | + | * Black Canyon County: A northern region of Botany Bay, surrounding the Black Canyon. Had a ''solahma'' garrison during the Jade Falcon occupation, which left some equipment behind afterwards. By an unknown time in the greater [[Dark Age Era]], most settlements and outposts in this region were surrounded by high ferrocrete walls.<ref name=QS2015p23-24/><ref name=QS2015p26>''A Time of War: Quick-Start Rules (Free RPG Day 2015)'', p. 26: "Down and Out in the Barrens"</ref> | |
| + | :* The Black Canyon: Named for its buildup of wind-delivered volcanic ash and obsidian sand, a 200-meter-deep steep-walled maze-like cross-shaped canyon full of treacherous rock formations and dangerous pitfalls. While it is approximately eight kilometers at its widest, much of the Black Canyon's floor is barely wide enough to allow 'Mechs passage.<ref name=QS2015p23-24/> | ||
| + | :* Albion: a town five kilometers north of the Black Canyon<ref name=QS2015p26/> | ||
| + | :* Battenborough: a town seven kilometers east of the Black Canyon<ref name=QS2015p26/> | ||
| + | :* Croft's Rest: a town four kilometers south of the Black Canyon<ref name=QS2015p26/> | ||
| + | :* Danube: a town five kilometers west of the Black Canyon<ref name=QS2015p26/> | ||
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| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
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| − | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | + | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' |
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Report 2765: | + | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]'' | * ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Godt Bytte]]'' | * ''[[Godt Bytte]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery | + | * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' |
| − | * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]'' | + | * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery, Second Edition]]'' |
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[A Time of War: Quick-Start Rules (Free RPG Day 2015)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Unholy Union]]'' | * ''[[Unholy Union]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Systems|Botany Bay]] | [[Category:Systems|Botany Bay]] | ||
[[Category:Planets|Botany Bay]] | [[Category:Planets|Botany Bay]] | ||
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| − | [[Category: Clan Jade Falcon | + | [[Category: Clan Jade Falcon Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Greater Valkyrate | + | [[Category: Greater Valkyrate Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Independent | + | [[Category: Independent Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Morgraine's Valkyrate | + | [[Category: Morgraine's Valkyrate Systems]] |
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| − | [[Category: Rim Worlds Republic | + | [[Category: Rim Worlds Republic Systems]] |
Latest revision as of 08:25, 23 April 2024
- This article is about the planetary system. For the DropShip, see Botany Bay (Individual Gazelle-class DropShip).
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The Botany Bay system was home to at least one habitable world and (as of 3145) was located in the Periphery region known as The Barrens.[1][2] It is approximately 515 light-years from Terra in the coreward direction.
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System Description[edit]
Botany Bay is located near the Götterdämmerung and Last Chance systems.[1][2]
System History[edit]
The Botany Bay system was either settled by the Rim Worlds Republic during the Star League era at some point after the end of the Reunification War, or was an already-settled planet that became significant enough for Inner Sphere nations to record its location within the Republic's Apollo Province.[3][4][5]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2571 - No record[6][7]
- 2596 - No record[3]
- 2750 - Rim Worlds Republic[4][5]
- 2764 - Rim Worlds Republic[8]
- 2765 - Rim Worlds Republic[9][10][11]
- 2767 - Rim Worlds Republic[12]
- 2822 - Independent world[13][14]
- 2864 - Independent world[15]
- 2972 - Independent world[16]
- 3025 - Morgraine's Valkyrate[17][18]
- 3028 - Morgraine's Valkyrate merged with Butte Hold into the Greater Valkyrate[19]
- 3030 - Greater Valkyrate[20]
- 3040 - Greater Valkyrate[21][22]
- 3050 - Bandit Kingdoms[23]
- 3052 - Clan Jade Falcon[24][25]
- 3054 - Clan Jade Falcon[26]
- 3057 - Clan Jade Falcon[27]
- 3059 - Clan Jade Falcon[28]
- 3063 - Clan Jade Falcon[29]
- 3067 - Clan Jade Falcon[30][31]
- 3071 - Clan Ice Hellion (from midyear)[32] / Clan Hell's Horses (from December)[33]
- 3072 - Clan Hell's Horses[33]
- 3075 - Clan Hell's Horses[34]
- 3079 - Clan Hell's Horses[35]
- 3081 - Clan Hell's Horses[36]
- 3085 - Clan Hell's Horses[37]
- 3095 - Ragnarök Union[38]
- 3135 - The Barrens[39]
- 3145 - The Barrens[1][2]
Botany Bay[edit]
| Botany Bay |
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Planetary History[edit]
As an independent periphery world in 2972, the inhabitants of Botany Bay sought to exploit the resources of their own star system and set about establishing deep space habitats and factories via contracts with the JàrnFòlk, though challenged by the capital cost.[16] It was JàrnFòlk trader Olaf Jespersen who discovered the obsidian sand from Botany Bay was useful for ore mining operations on Sigurd. The Jespersens set about to establish a trade route whereby industrial sand would be delivered to Sigurd and Sigurdian dross extractors shipped to Botany Bay for water purification.[16] The crew of the Merchant-class JumpShip Winnetka was shipping from Botany Bay when, in 3017, they discovered a large Star League supply base on an uninhabited Periphery world.[40][41]
Circa 3025, Botany Bay had become part of the Oberon Confederation, presumably through their contacts on Sigurd. One of the breakaway planets that formed Morgraine's Valkyrate, Botany Bay was later part of the Greater Valkyrate.
Clan Jade Falcon conquered Botany Bay during the opening stages of Operation REVIVAL, the Clan invasion of the Inner Sphere. The planet was then invaded for a second time in mid-3071, when forces from Clan Ice Hellion captured the world from the Falcons as part of an invasion of their occupation zone.[32][33] The Ice Hellions were only able to hold Botany Bay until December, however, when the world was assaulted by Clan Hell's Horses.[33][42]
Under the Clan administration, the world prospered. In 3083, the world Ferris rebelled against Clan Hell's Horses, leading the Horses to withdraw from many of their Periphery holdings, including Botany Bay. Though Botany Bay and its neighbors, Götterdämmerung and Last Chance, were marginal worlds at best, by joining together they were able to survive. They formed the Ragnarök Union and opened trade links with Clan Jade Falcon on Erewhon and Lackhove.[43]
At an unknown time during the greater Dark Age Era, Botany Bay was raided by a lance of pirates. This lance abandoned four of its members on planet. These four, led by Serena Yang, continued to raid the towns of Black Canyon County with a Verfolger. After a year of continued raids by Yang and her associates, the governor of Black Canyon County hired a set of stranded wanderers, survivors of the collapse of Roger's Rippers, to deal with the problem. These mercenaries were supplied with equipment left behind from the Jade Falcon occupation. Whether they successfully dealt with Yang is unknown.[44]
Military Deployment[edit]
2765[edit]
- Seventh Amaris Regulars (shared with Iron Land, Zertarum, and Koskenkorva)[45]
Jade Falcon Occupation[edit]
Geography[edit]
Referred to as an ice planet, at least parts of Botany Bay were subject to savage winds blowing a black sand which is composed of volcanic glass (obsidian). It was noted that the abrasive sandblasting wind was so bad that ferroglass domes at the DropPort would only last for a year or so.[16] In the northern region of Black Canyon County, wintry conditions, including extensive snow, could last for two thirds of the year.[47]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Black Canyon County: A northern region of Botany Bay, surrounding the Black Canyon. Had a solahma garrison during the Jade Falcon occupation, which left some equipment behind afterwards. By an unknown time in the greater Dark Age Era, most settlements and outposts in this region were surrounded by high ferrocrete walls.[44][48]
- The Black Canyon: Named for its buildup of wind-delivered volcanic ash and obsidian sand, a 200-meter-deep steep-walled maze-like cross-shaped canyon full of treacherous rock formations and dangerous pitfalls. While it is approximately eight kilometers at its widest, much of the Black Canyon's floor is barely wide enough to allow 'Mechs passage.[44]
- Albion: a town five kilometers north of the Black Canyon[48]
- Battenborough: a town seven kilometers east of the Black Canyon[48]
- Croft's Rest: a town four kilometers south of the Black Canyon[48]
- Danube: a town five kilometers west of the Black Canyon[48]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 20 systems (19 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Götterdämmerung | 17.6 | Last Chance | 19.0 | Battaraigi | 20.5 | Cryfder | 26.8 |
| Erin | 37.3 | Koskenkorva | 37.6 | Erewhon | 38.1 | Givrodat | 40.4 |
| Lackhove | 40.6 | Here | 47.2 | Zertarum | 48.1 | Anywhere | 48.2 |
| Jápminboddu | 50.3 | Illium | 52.9 | Blackstone | 54.8 | Gorfynt | 56.1 |
| Sentarus | 58.6 | Bone-Norman | 58.6 | Beowulf | 58.9 | Somerset | 60.3 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
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- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
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- ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
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- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
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- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 17: "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3, p. 42
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition, p. 10: "Savannah Master Hovercraft"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 146: "S. L. Lewis, Incorporated"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 20: "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3, pp. 42–43
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 A Time of War: Quick-Start Rules (Free RPG Day 2015), pp. 23–24: "Down and Out in the Barrens"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 20: "Amaris Regulars - Divisional Status"
- ↑ A Time of War: Quick-Start Rules (Free RPG Day 2015), p. 23: "Down and Out in the Barrens"
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- ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 A Time of War: Quick-Start Rules (Free RPG Day 2015), p. 26: "Down and Out in the Barrens"
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