Marcus
(References to Marcus)
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
X: -58.90 Y: -15.67 [e]
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Planetary Data[1]
- Star Type: G1IV
- Position in System: 4 (of 10)
- Number of Moons: 4 (Bandi, Cele, Palila and Washi)
- Days to Jump Point: 10
- Surface Water: 65%
- Atm. Pressure: High (Breathable)
- Surface Gravity: 1.12
- Equatorial Temp: 48°C
- Highest Native Life: Mammals
Era Specific Data
3130[1]
- Governor: Evagelos Gillis
- Planetary Legate: Diego Corridan III
- Population: 1,078,000,000
Manufacturing Centers
Garrisoning Military Force
3050 to 3054
3059 to 3067
Owner History
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony [6]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony
- 3025 - Free Worlds League
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3057 - Free Worlds League
- 3062 - Free Worlds League
- 3067 - Free Worlds League [5]
- 3130 - Republic of the Sphere [1][7]
Planetary Info
Marcus is a hostile world with an oppressive atmosphere. Settled in the early years of the Terran Hegemony to exploit the abundant radioactive materials, Marcus eventually hosted Orguss Industries. During the Amaris Civil War the Rim Worlds troops garrisoning the world forced the population to work triple shifts at the BattleMech plant and in the uranium mines. After five years of occupation nearly three million people of the planet's population was killed in mines and factories.[1]
The fall of the Star League found the Free Worlds League in possession of Marcus. Though the industrial complexes were valuable to the Free Worlds, they also made Marcus a tempting target for raids from the Commonwealth. After centuries of raids and damage, the planet's economy was in decline and Marcus' future looked bleak. This led to a short lived cult that encouraged suicide as a way of reaching "Culmination". The cult was short lived as its members eventually killed themselves.[1]
Nearby Planets
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 186, "World Profile"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 27, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 19, "FedCom Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 112, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 159, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130