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The '''Kandersteg''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Kandersteg III''', and as of [[3151]] was located in the [[Donegal Province]] of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
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==System Description==
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Kandersteg is located near the [[Summit]] and [[New Exford]] systems.
  
 
==Political Affiliation==
 
==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2283]] - Independent world <ref name=SH:I5/>
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* [[2341]] - Independent world <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref>
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* [[2283]] - Independent world<ref name=SH:I5/>
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* [[2383]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name=SH:I5/>
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* [[2341]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2383]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=SH:I5/>
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* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:LoTV1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</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 (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132</ref>
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* [[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] Map"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Lyran Commonwealth <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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* [[3128]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=OT>''One Thousand''</ref>
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* [[3150]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name=SH:I5/>
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* [[3135]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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* [[3150]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=SH:I5/>
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* [[3151]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=SFp103/>
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* [[3152]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=TRpm/>
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==Kandersteg II (New Austria)==
 
==Kandersteg II (New Austria)==
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=== Planetary History===
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During the [[Star League]] era Kandersteg II was the site of an attempted terraforming effort by the Lyran government to create three habitable worlds in the system. While the oxygen level was raised slightly, it still remained uninhabitable in the [[thirty-second century]].<ref name=SH:I5/>
  
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==Kandersteg III==
 
==Kandersteg III==
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===Planetary History===
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====Early history====
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First surveyed in the 2140s, the planet was initially dismissed as a colonization prospect by the [[Terran Alliance]] due to its distance from [[Terra]]. Sold by auction to Swiss-based Kandersteg Group, the habitable third planet of the system was dubbed "Kandersteg" by the Group's CEO. Despite the planet's name and owners' origins, the bulk of the first colonists actually hailed from Malaysia and Indonesia.<ref name=SH:I5/>
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The [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] led to the Terran Alliance's abandonment of Kandersteg, although the planet's corporate masters remained in de facto control. Kandersteg continued to increase its population and economic growth as it became a mining and industrial center, and the Kandersteg Group's collapse in [[2283]] did not prevent the planet from surviving as a fully independent world.<ref name=SH:I5/>
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At first reluctant to join the nascent Lyran Commonwealth, [[Robert Marsden]]'s decisive leadership style convinced Kandersteg's population to vote to join in [[2383]]. The world thrived during the [[Age of War]] and Star League era, but damage from the early [[Succession Wars]] left Kandersteg struggling with the loss of advanced technology and the consequent impact upon the population. Recovery efforts enabled Kandersteg to become a moderately prosperous world once more by the end of the [[Third Succession War]].<ref name=SH:I5/>
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====Clan Invasion era====
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The [[Clan Invasion]] and establishment of the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]] Occupation Zone meant that Kandersteg, formerly far behind the lines during war, was now effectively a front-line world. A century of constant raiding by Jade Falcon warriors began, and [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] established an enclave on the planet. Kandersteg's government undertook several steps to improve the planet's defenses: bolstering the militia, attempting to have extra [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces|Lyran military]] assets assigned to the world, and supporting the Wolf Exiles' military industry in exchange for their support.<ref name=SH:I5/>
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====FedCom Civil War====
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During the [[FedCom Civil War]] [[ComStar|ComStar's]] [[388th Division (ComStar)|388th Division]] moved to Kandersteg in early [[3063]] after being attacked by [[Loyalist (FCCW)|Loyalist]] forces on [[Graceland]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 42: "Flashpoint - Graceland (7 January 3063)"</ref> When [[Clan Jade Falcon]] made [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3064)|their incursion]] into the [[Lyran Alliance]] the 388th left Kandersteg to return to Graceland.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 115: "Graceland"</ref>
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====Jihad====
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Kandersteg was attacked early in [[3070]] during the next [[Jade Falcon Incursion (Jihad)|Jade Falcon Incursion]]. Elements of the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[208th Division (ComStar)|208th Division]] fared poorly against the Clan warriors, with contradictory reports claiming that the Com Guard troops were either being driven off-world or attempting to deny the Falcons landing zones across the planet.<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 250: "Falcons assault Kandersteg, Bountiful Harvest"</ref>
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During the post-Jihad years, Kandersteg became a military hub for the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]], Clan Wolf-in-Exile, and increasing mercenary forces. The fall of [[Arc-Royal]] to the Jade Falcons in [[3146]] significantly increased the numbers of the latter within Kandersteg's informal hiring hall.<ref name=SH:I5/>
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===Military Deployment===
 
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* [[Pandora Cavaliers]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 109: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
  
 
====3145====
 
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* [[Twenty-sixth Arcturan Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name=FM:3145p133>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 133: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Arc-Royal Theater"</ref>
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===Planetary Locations===
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* Bali (continent)
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:* Fort Bruck: military base<ref name=EoT:Dc1>''Elements of Treason: Duty'', ch. 1</ref>
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:* Thun: planetary capital<ref name=SH:I5/>
  
 
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==Kandersteg IV (Grand Geneva)==
 
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Like its sister planet, Kandersteg IV was intended to be one of three habitable worlds in its system. While Star League era terraforming efforts increased the oxygen level a little, the project was ultimately a failure.<ref name=SH:I5/>
  
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''  
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* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
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* ''[[Elements of Treason: Duty]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
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* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)]]''
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* ''[[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]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
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* ''[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 5|Shrapnel, Issue 5]]''
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* [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 5|''Shrapnel'', Issue 5]]
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* ''[[Tamar Rising]]''
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Latest revision as of 13:40, 18 October 2023

Kandersteg
← 3135
3151
Kandersteg 3151.svg
Kandersteg nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-120.727 : 227.948[e]
Spectral classA7V[1]
Recharge time171 hours[2]
Recharge station(s)Zenith, Matahari-Kandersteg L1[1]
Planet(s)11[1]

The Kandersteg system was home to at least one habitable world, Kandersteg III, and as of 3151 was located in the Donegal Province of the Lyran Commonwealth.[3]

System Description[edit]

Kandersteg is located near the Summit and New Exford systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]

Kandersteg II (New Austria)[edit]

Planetary History[edit]

During the Star League era Kandersteg II was the site of an attempted terraforming effort by the Lyran government to create three habitable worlds in the system. While the oxygen level was raised slightly, it still remained uninhabitable in the thirty-second century.[1]

Kandersteg III[edit]

Kandersteg III
Kandersteg Orbital View.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionThird[1]
Jump Point distance27.98 days[1]
MoonsOne (Dundenhorn)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.90[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable/Tainted)[1]
Equatorial temperature28°C (Temperate)[1]
Surface water85%[1]
Highest native lifePlant[1]
Landmasses6 (Gurun Besar, Jawa, Malacca, Toba Baru, Bali, Sulawesi Baru)[34]
History and Culture
Population115,337,000 (3150)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalThun[1]
HPG ClassA (3107)[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Early history[edit]

First surveyed in the 2140s, the planet was initially dismissed as a colonization prospect by the Terran Alliance due to its distance from Terra. Sold by auction to Swiss-based Kandersteg Group, the habitable third planet of the system was dubbed "Kandersteg" by the Group's CEO. Despite the planet's name and owners' origins, the bulk of the first colonists actually hailed from Malaysia and Indonesia.[1]

The Outer Reaches Rebellion led to the Terran Alliance's abandonment of Kandersteg, although the planet's corporate masters remained in de facto control. Kandersteg continued to increase its population and economic growth as it became a mining and industrial center, and the Kandersteg Group's collapse in 2283 did not prevent the planet from surviving as a fully independent world.[1]

At first reluctant to join the nascent Lyran Commonwealth, Robert Marsden's decisive leadership style convinced Kandersteg's population to vote to join in 2383. The world thrived during the Age of War and Star League era, but damage from the early Succession Wars left Kandersteg struggling with the loss of advanced technology and the consequent impact upon the population. Recovery efforts enabled Kandersteg to become a moderately prosperous world once more by the end of the Third Succession War.[1]

Clan Invasion era[edit]

The Clan Invasion and establishment of the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone meant that Kandersteg, formerly far behind the lines during war, was now effectively a front-line world. A century of constant raiding by Jade Falcon warriors began, and Clan Wolf-in-Exile established an enclave on the planet. Kandersteg's government undertook several steps to improve the planet's defenses: bolstering the militia, attempting to have extra Lyran military assets assigned to the world, and supporting the Wolf Exiles' military industry in exchange for their support.[1]

FedCom Civil War[edit]

During the FedCom Civil War ComStar's 388th Division moved to Kandersteg in early 3063 after being attacked by Loyalist forces on Graceland.[35] When Clan Jade Falcon made their incursion into the Lyran Alliance the 388th left Kandersteg to return to Graceland.[36]

Jihad[edit]

Kandersteg was attacked early in 3070 during the next Jade Falcon Incursion. Elements of the Com Guard 208th Division fared poorly against the Clan warriors, with contradictory reports claiming that the Com Guard troops were either being driven off-world or attempting to deny the Falcons landing zones across the planet.[37]

Dark Age[edit]

During the post-Jihad years, Kandersteg became a military hub for the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces, Clan Wolf-in-Exile, and increasing mercenary forces. The fall of Arc-Royal to the Jade Falcons in 3146 significantly increased the numbers of the latter within Kandersteg's informal hiring hall.[1]

Military Deployment[edit]

3085[edit]

3145[edit]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Bali (continent)
  • Fort Bruck: military base[40]
  • Thun: planetary capital[1]

Kandersteg IV (Grand Geneva)[edit]

Grand Geneva
Astrophysical
Also known asKandersteg IV
System positionFourth[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Like its sister planet, Kandersteg IV was intended to be one of three habitable worlds in its system. While Star League era terraforming efforts increased the oxygen level a little, the project was ultimately a failure.[1]

Image gallery[edit]

  • Planetary flag of Kandersteg

  • Planetary map of Kandersteg

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 28 systems (26 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Summit 18.8 New Exford 22.5 Graceland 27.1 Hamilton 30.6
Lyndon 32.5 Grunwald 34.0 Pandora 36.8 Bountiful Harvest 37.0
Dustball 41.6 Cumbres 42.3 Odessa 42.4 Surcin 42.5
Koniz 42.5 Ballynure 42.7 A Place 44.3 Borghese 45.0
Blair Atholl 48.4 Arc-Royal 49.7 Garrison 50.7 Crimond 52.3
Atocongo 53.1 Eschenberg 54.5 Esteros 54.9 Deweidewd 56.9
Benfled 58.0 Morges 59.0 Pherkad 61.0 Qualip 61.7

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 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 Shrapnel, Issue 5: "Planet Digest: Kandersteg"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tamar Rising, poster map
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
  6. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  7. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  8. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  10. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
  13. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  18. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
  21. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  22. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  25. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
  26. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
  27. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 21
  28. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  29. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  30. ↑ One Thousand
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  33. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  34. ↑ Touring the Stars: Kandersteg, p. 16
  35. ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 42: "Flashpoint - Graceland (7 January 3063)"
  36. ↑ FedCom Civil War, p. 115: "Graceland"
  37. ↑ Blake Ascending, p. 250: "Falcons assault Kandersteg, Bountiful Harvest"
  38. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 109: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  39. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 133: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Arc-Royal Theater"
  40. ↑ Elements of Treason: Duty, ch. 1

Bibliography[edit]

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