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− | [[ | + | = New Avalon = |
+ | ''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)'' | ||
+ | {{InfoBoxSystem | ||
+ | | image = New Avalon_Neighbors.png | ||
+ | | caption = New Avalon neighbouring systems | ||
+ | | name = New Avalon | ||
+ | | coord = 266.49 : -110.84{{e}} | ||
+ | | stars = 1<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17">''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 17, "New Avalon"</ref><ref name="M&Mp42">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 42, "New Avalon"</ref> | ||
+ | | class = G5V<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | recharge = 186 hours<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | recharge stations = Nadir and Zenith<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | planets = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | The '''New Avalon''' system was home to at least one habitable world or construct and as at [[3145]] was located in the [[June Operational Area]] of the [[Periphery March (Federated Suns)|Periphery March]] within the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | ||
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+ | __TOC__ | ||
+ | |||
+ | == System Description == | ||
+ | The New Avalon system is located near the [[Argyle]] and [[Ipava]] systems<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class G5V primary orbited by at least four worlds. During the [[thirty-first century]] [[recharge station]]s were in place at both the nadir and zenith system [[jump point]]s.<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | == System History == | ||
+ | The New Avalon system was colonised during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]].<ref name="HB:HDp18"/> | ||
− | {{ | + | <!-- Commented out due to lack of information |
− | | image= | + | == Political Affiliation == |
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− | | | + | = New Avalon IV = |
− | | | + | {{InfoBoxPlanetStandard |
− | | | + | | image = New Avalon Flag.jpg |
− | | | + | | caption = New Avalon Planetary Flag |
− | | | + | | name = New Avalon |
− | | | + | | position = 4th<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> |
− | | capital = Avalon City | + | | distance = 7.47 days<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> |
+ | | moons = 3 (Avatar, Galahad, Valiant)<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | day = | ||
+ | | gravity = 1.00<ref name="M&Mp42"/><br>1.04<ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | temperature = 30°C (Temperate)<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | water = 60%<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | life = Mammals<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | date = 3079<ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | ruler = Rear-Admiral [[Emil Varnay]] (2231)<ref name="HD(TFS)p10"/> | ||
+ | | capital = Avalon City<ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | population = 7,212,000,000(3067)<ref name=JTPNA3-4>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', pp. 3-4, "New Avalon" (map)</ref><br>7,202,000,000 (3076)<ref name="M&Mp42"/><br>7,195,000,000 (3079)<ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | USIIR = A-A-C-A-A (3067)<ref name=JTPNA3-4/><br>A-A-C-A-A (3076)<ref name="M&Mp42"/><br>A-A-C-A-A (3079)<ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
+ | | hpg = A<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | ''( | + | New Avalon IV - commonly referred to simply as New Avalon - is the fourth planet in the system and has three moons named Avatar, Galahad and Valiant. As the capital world of the Federated Suns since the founding of the nation in the [[twenty-fourth century]] New Avalon is a heavily industrialised and populated planet, home to numerous major defense corporations and military academies.<ref name="M&Mp42"/> |
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+ | == Planetary History == | ||
+ | === Early Years === | ||
+ | Discovered in [[2205]] by the [[TAS Camelot|TAS ''Camelot'']], the verdant richness of the planet was visible immediately.<ref name="M&Mp42"/> Developed rapidly and blessed with pleasant weather, the planet quickly became a destination for colonists, most settling in three waves between [[2213]] and [[2221]]. The original colonists of New Avalon were selected on Terra by a quota system, drawing from volunteers from various western European nations; the largest contributions by percentage came from Scotland, Ireland, England, Germany and Pan-Scandanavia.<ref name="HD(TFS)p10">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 10, "Founding of New Avalon"</ref> | ||
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+ | The colonists were accompanied by the typical core government and administrative structure demanded by the [[Terran Alliance]] at the time, and shared the world with an Alliance Governor-General, the Governor-General's entourage, three regiments of Colonial Marines and a host of formulated laws, quotas and regulations dictated by Terra. New Avalon flourished quickly, though; within fifteen years of the first settlement being founded the colonists had scattered hundreds of farming communities across the fertile world, with eight cities established across three continents.<ref name="HD(TFS)p10"/> | ||
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+ | The Terran Alliance was faced with increasingly rebellious colonies as it attempted to control human-occupied space from [[Terra]], and in [[2236]] colonies in the outer reaches began declaring their independence. With Terra still dependent upon resources from off-world, the Alliance clamped down on those worlds over which it still had control, ordering an increase in the quotas of supplies from those worlds in [[2237]] to make up shortfalls. Many of these colonies were already stretched to the limit; New Avalon was one such, as the harvest season had been poor and what food had been harvested was needed by the colonists to survive the upcoming winter. The population protested, publicly burning work quota pronouncements, and when Governor [[Emil Varnay]] followed orders and imposed quotes he knew couldn't be met - using his local Terran Marine forces to escort the seized produce - the population responded by storming the spaceport that the produce was stored. In what became known as the Grain Rebellion, the demonstrators seized the spaceport and sabotaged the freighters due to transport the quote, disabling them permanently.<ref name="HD(TFS)p11">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 11, "The Grain Rebellion"</ref> | ||
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+ | Varnay's position was untenable; the majority of the marines under his command deserted, as their sympathies lay with the colonists, the Alliance was unable to provide assistance, and he was unable to produce the required quote. Even members of Varnay's own family turned against him, and Varnay decided to flee New Avalon with a handful of senior staff; whilst he managed to make his way to Terra, the Alliance was wracked by internal political divisions and unable to respond to the problems on New Avalon. The incident was effectively swept under the rug by the colonial administration, and New Avalon was left to its own devices.<ref name="HD(TFS)p11"/> | ||
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+ | ===Age of War=== | ||
+ | In [[2512]] a virulent plague broke out on New Avalon; one of the victims of the plague was [[First Prince]] [[William Davion]], who lingered for a week before dying in March. Before dying, William named his grandson [[Alexander Davion]] as heir, but passed his seal of office to his sister, [[Laura Davion]], and the ring of First Prince to his other sister, [[Cassandra Davion]]. This was was one of the events that led to the [[Davion Civil War]].<ref name="HD(TFS)p39">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 39, "William the Fair"</ref> | ||
− | '' | + | William was just one of many victims of the plague; the mortality rate of the plague was approximately 30%, and one of the measures taken to try and limit the spread of the disease was a series of mass quarantines that isolated large areas and restricted all contact with New Avalon.<ref name="HD(TFS)p40">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 40, "Death of Prince William"</ref> |
− | '' | + | === Star League Era === |
− | '' | + | By the height of the [[Star League]] New Avalon was the location of a significant percentage of the defense manufacturing that supplied the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. While the overall manufacturing base of the Federated Suns was highly dispersed and diversified, a core group of worlds - New Avalon, [[Crofton]], [[Kathil]], [[Panpour]], [[Salem]] and [[Talcott]] - supplied move than half of all the equipment used by the AFFS.<ref name="FR2765:FSp6">''Field Report 2765: FS'', p. 6, "Infrastructural Integrity"</ref> |
− | == | + | ===The Jihad=== |
− | + | New Avalon was besieged by the [[Word of Blake]] from the beginning of the [[Jihad]]. The campaign to capture New Avalon began on the 5th of December [[3067]], when the [[Word of Blake]] issued final threats over the decision of the [[Federated Suns]] to withdraw from the [[Second Star League]]; this was followed by a Word of Blake fleet assault on New Avalon.<ref name="J:FRp44"/> The Blakists had positioned three WarShips in the outskirts of the New Avalon system, the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Herald of Justice|WoBS ''Herald of Justice'']], ''[[Riga (WarShip class)|Riga]]''-class [[Red Angel|WoBS ''Red Angel'']] and the ''[[Essex]]''-class [[Divine Forgiveness|WoBS ''Divine Forgiveness'']] - in anticipation of announcing themselves as the defenders of New Avalon following the successful incorporation of the Word of Blake into the Second Star League. When the Federated Suns withdrew from the Second Star League, those orders were replaced with orders to instead discipline the Federated Suns for its errors.<ref name="TCp43">''Total Chaos'', p. 43-45, "New Avalon (sidebar)"</ref> [[WarShip]]s from the [[AFFS]]<ref name="J:FRp44"/> - the ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class corvettes [[Antrim|FSS '' Antrim'']] and [[Bryceland (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FSS ''Bryceland'']]<ref name="TCp43"/> - attempted to interdict the Blakist fleet as it approached New Avalon, and managed to cripple<ref name="J:FRp44"/> and then destroy the enemy flagship the WoBS ''Herald of Justice''<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Original Word Of Blake Fleet"</ref> via suicidal collisions<ref name="TCp43"/> but despite the heavy fighting in space the AFFS could not prevent the Word from bombarding Avalon City and dropping almost a [[division]] of ground troops onto the city.<ref name="J:FRp44">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | |
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− | ==Era | + | In what became known as the First Battle of New Avalon, the [[31st Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-first Militia Division]] battled the planetary defenders while the Blakist WarShips and pocket WarShips used orbital bombardment to attack the AFFS ground forces. The [[Second NAIS Training Cadre]] and the [[New Avalon Cavaliers]] were destroyed from orbit, whilst the [[First Davion Guards]] [[RCT]] and the remnants of the [[Fifth Donegal Guards]] and [[Tenth Lyran Guards]] battled the Thirty-first; although both the Fifth and Tenth were ground down to nothing during weeks of brutal combat, the Thirty-first simply couldn't overcome the defenders, who were veteran, battle-hardened commands that had survived the brutal FedCom Civil War. Despite the damage taken, the defending forces pushed the Thirty-first off New Avalon by the end of December 3068.<ref name="TCp43"/> |
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+ | Whilst the ''Divine Forgiveness'' and ''Red Angel'' ensured Blakist aerospace supremacy in the aftermath of the First Battle, the defenders reorgnaised their forces; the Fifth Donegal had been completely destroyed, but the survivors of the New Avalon Cavaliers, Second NAIS Training cadre and Tenth Lyran Guards formed an ad-hoc command that augmented the First Davion Guards, while New Avalon called in [[Beta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Beta Regiment]] of the [[Twelfth Vegan Rangers]] and four complete commands from the Davion Brigade of Guards - the [[Davion Assault Guards]], [[Davion Heavy Guards]], [[Davion Light Guards]] and the [[Third Davion Guards]] - as reinforcements.<ref name="TCp43"/> | ||
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+ | The first Word of Blake reinforcements arrived on New Avalon on the 10th of February [[3068]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Arriving using [[JumpShip]]s that had executed superjumps, the [[36th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-sixth Militia Division]] made planetfall ahead of any of the AFFS reinforcements, initiating the Second Battle for New Avalon with nuclear weapons to make up for a lack of numbers. The nuclear bombardment shattered the First Davion Guards as well as laying waste to much of Avalon City. The Thirty-second was soon close to seizing control of the planet when the Davion reinforcements arrived in-system, each arriving at a different point and approaching the planet via different vectors in an effort to evade or breach the Blakist blockade, with varying degrees of success. Some or all of the Davion Light Guards DropShips were intercepted by the Blakist WarShips, while pocket WarShips destroyed half of the Third Davion Guards as they made their atmospheric insertion.<ref name="TCp43"/> | ||
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+ | With the Vegan Rangers, Assault and Heavy Guards and the survivors of the Third Guards on-planet, the defenders were able to relieve the survivors of the First Guard and the balance of the battle tipped back to the defending forces. A year of brutal combat ruined Avalon City, and the damage spread to other cities across New Avalon; the Blakist raided outlying cities, causing additional damage, and massive infrastructure damage ensued across Albion. The planetary HPG network was destroyed, and civilian casualties climbed into the millions as the defenders slowly achieved a series of victories, forcing the Blakists off-world in March 3069. Between the Thirty-first and Thirty-sixth Divisions the damage inflicted on the defending commands was significant; none of the AFFS units could muster even half strength, and the Second Battle ended in a stalemate; just as with the aftermath of the First Battle, the AFFS controlled the surface of New Avalon, but the Blakists continued to exercise orbital superiority, which they further reinforced by deploying a third WarShip to the system in November 3069<ref name="TCp43"/> - the ''[[Eagle (WarShip)|Eagle]]''-class frigate [[Mordred|FWLS ''Mordred'']].<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 5 Naval Support</ref> | ||
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+ | The battle for control of the planet continued for years; as late as November [[3072]], the remaining defenders on New Avalon were still preventing the Blakists from controlling the world.<ref name="JHS3076p23">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 23, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp51">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 51, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> It was during November 3072 that the Blakists received significant supplies, including additional aerospace forces and additional armaments for the three WarShips. Then, in December 3072, the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]] arrived in the New Avalon system and attempted to make planetfall. En route to the planet the Fifth FedCom threw their nuclear arsenal at the ''Red Angel'', destroying it and a pocket WarShip.<ref name="TCp43"/><ref name="J:FRp128"/> Whilst the arrival of the Fifth FedCom brought some additional hope to the defenders, it also generated a renewed focus on New Avalon on the part of the Blakists, who deployed additional ground forces - including the [[Forty-fourth Shadow Division]] and the mercenary unit [[Bronson's Horde]], who arrived on the 20th of December and rapidly initiated the Third Battle for New Avalon.<ref name="TCp43"/> | ||
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+ | It was the Third Battle for New Avalon that was perhaps the most decisive for the Word of Blake forces; troops under the command of Precentor [[Geoffrey Zucker]] and Precentor [[Avitue]] seized [[Mount Davion]] on the 4th of February [[3073]] and killed the AFFS [[Marshal of the Armies]], [[Jackson Davion]].<ref name="J:FRp51"/><ref name="JHS3076p26">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 26, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> Avitue was heavily wounded in the attack and evacuated by the Blakists, but the death of Jackson Davion broke the morale of the defenders and achieved a clear victory for the Blaists, who now controlled the planet and the system.<ref name="TCp43"/> | ||
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+ | Following the Blakist victory, the Word of Blake forces were recalled from New Avalon on the 14th of September [[3074]].<ref name="JHS3076p52">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The decision to recall the Blakist forces was made by [[Precentor Martial]] [[Cameron St. Jamais]] as a result of the continuing insurgency being fought by the surviving AFFS personnel and a multi-system embargo enacted by AFFS naval forces that choked off supplies for the Balkists.<ref name="TCp43"/> | ||
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+ | Two weeks later, as a part of their departure, the Word of Blake detonated high explosive charges in and around Mount Davion that partially collapsed the mountain and sealed up the entrances to the Fox's Den.<ref name="J:FRp53"/><ref name="JHS3076p55">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 55, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> In addition to the destruction of Mount Davion, Avitue also ordered a number of other scorched-earth attacks against the planet; the Blakists also firebombed the Achernar BattleMechs factory, the few surviving NAIS facilities and Davion Palace on the 27th of September.<ref name="TCp43"/> | ||
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+ | In January [[3075]] the Princess-Regent, [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]], and [[Tancred Sandoval|Tancred Sandoval-Davion]] returned to New Avalon, touring Avalon City and re-establishing the Federated Suns central authority on New Avalon in the wake of the Word of Blake occupation.<ref name="J:FRp53"/><ref name="JHS:Tp14">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 14, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> A rousing speech given by the Princess-Regent rallied the defenders, and she announed a rebuilding programme for Avalon City that would take place near the ruins.<ref name="TCp43"/> | ||
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+ | On the 12th of October [[3079]] the dedication of the rebuilt New Avalon City and Castle Davion was used to open a week-long summit known as the "Camelot Summit". The Camelot Summit was a week-long event headed up by the Princess-Regent and attended by prominent military and political leaders from throughout the Federated Suns, during which various topics important to the future of the realm were discussed and decisions made. Topics covered included the creation of the new Periphery March, which was formally announced on the 16th of October and to which General [[Raymond-Roger Marsin]] was named Duke and Lord; the resolution of the ongoing conflict with the Taurian Concordat, the restructuring of the sorely understrength AFFS and the post-Jihad direction of the Federated Suns.<ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 60, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Camelot Summit was also the site of the last Blakist operation on the planet; a sleeper cell assassinated [[Cole Williams]], the Chief of [[MIIO]], and prompted an exhaustive MIIO operation that uncovered and purged a small network of Blakist sleeper agents.<ref name="TCp43"/> | ||
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+ | == Political Affiliation == | ||
+ | * [[2213]] - Terran Alliance <ref name="HD(TFS)p10"/> | ||
+ | * [[2237]] - Independent world <ref name="HD(TFS)p11"/> | ||
+ | * [[2317]] - Independent world <ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18, "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2571]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2596]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2750]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2764]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'', "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2765]] - Federated Suns <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name=FR:2765AAFSp29>''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2822]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succesion War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[2864]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succesion War - [2864] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3025]] - Federated Suns <ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War - [3025] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3030]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succesion War - [3030] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3059]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="TP2ep111">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 111, "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3067]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3075]] - Federated Suns <ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3079]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FR:FSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3081]] - Federated Suns <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3085]] - Federated Suns <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3130]] - Federated Suns <ref name="MotIS3130">Map of the Inner Sphere 3130</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3135]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | ||
+ | * [[3145]] - Federated Suns <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref> | ||
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+ | == Planetary Rulers == | ||
===2231=== | ===2231=== | ||
* Governor-General: Rear-Admiral [[Emil Varnay]]<ref name="HD(TFS)p10"/> | * Governor-General: Rear-Admiral [[Emil Varnay]]<ref name="HD(TFS)p10"/> | ||
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===3076=== | ===3076=== | ||
− | * | + | * Princess-Regent [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]]<ref name="M&Mp42"/> |
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− | == | + | == Military Deployment == |
===2213=== | ===2213=== | ||
* 3 Colonial Marine Regiments<ref name="HD(TFS)p10"/> | * 3 Colonial Marine Regiments<ref name="HD(TFS)p10"/> | ||
===2764=== | ===2764=== | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[Fiftieth Royal Infantry Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252, "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref> |
===2765=== | ===2765=== | ||
* [[First Davion Guards]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp14">''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 14, "Regimental Status"</ref> | * [[First Davion Guards]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp14">''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 14, "Regimental Status"</ref> | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[Twelfth Avalon Hussars]]<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp10>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 10, "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"</ref> |
===3025=== | ===3025=== | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[First Davion Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11, "Operation RAT"</ref> |
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* [[Davion Heavy Guards|Davion Heavy Guards RCT]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp11"/> | * [[Davion Heavy Guards|Davion Heavy Guards RCT]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp11"/> | ||
* [[New Avalon Crucis March Militia]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp12">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 12, "Operation RAT"</ref> | * [[New Avalon Crucis March Militia]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp12">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 12, "Operation RAT"</ref> | ||
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* [[Twenty-second Avalon Hussars]] LCT <ref name=FRAFFSp9>''Field Report: AFFS'', p.9 </ref> | * [[Twenty-second Avalon Hussars]] LCT <ref name=FRAFFSp9>''Field Report: AFFS'', p.9 </ref> | ||
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* [[Davion Heavy Guards]] RCT <ref name=FRAFFSp12>''Field Report: AFFS'', p.12 </ref> | * [[Davion Heavy Guards]] RCT <ref name=FRAFFSp12>''Field Report: AFFS'', p.12 </ref> | ||
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* First Davion Guards RCT<ref name=FM:3085p71>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71, "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | * First Davion Guards RCT<ref name=FM:3085p71>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71, "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> | ||
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* [[New Avalon Crucis March Militia]]<ref name=FM:3085p71/> | * [[New Avalon Crucis March Militia]]<ref name=FM:3085p71/> | ||
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* [[Davion Assault Guards]] RCT<ref name="FM:3145p91">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 91, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref> | * [[Davion Assault Guards]] RCT<ref name="FM:3145p91">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 91, "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref> | ||
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− | == | + | == Geography == |
− | + | New Avalon has four continents named Albion, Brunswick, New Scotland and Rostock.<ref name="O:FSp17"/> The largest and most important of the continents is Albion. The continent is very diverse geographically, moreso than any of the other continents. The northernmost continent is New Scotland; snow covers the continent for nine months out of the year, but is a wonderful habitat for the Silver Ice Snake-Weasel, a two meter-long creature prized for its fur. It also has the only major deposits of precious metals. | |
− | The | + | The second largest continent is Brunswick, named after a family of major landholders early in the planet's history. It is the site of much oil production and hosts two major spaceports, three major cities and a majority of New Avalon's industry. The third largest continent is Rostock and has the only desert on the planet. The continent is large and flat and contains Gaveston's Gorge, the largest canyon on New Avalon. It is the breadbasket of New Avalon and provides a substantial amount of food. Large swaths of the land are owned by noble families who raise a wide variety of animal stock. |
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+ | ** [[NAIS College of Military Sciences]]<ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
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− | == | + | == Industrial Centers == |
− | * [[Achernar BattleMechs]] | + | * [[Achernar BattleMechs]] <ref name="O:FSp17"/> |
+ | * [[Albion Advanced Technologies and Products]]<ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ||
* [[Avalon Arms Company]] <ref name="TRO:3145FSp10+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 10-11, "Kruger Combat Car"</ref> | * [[Avalon Arms Company]] <ref name="TRO:3145FSp10+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 10-11, "Kruger Combat Car"</ref> | ||
* [[Banzai Weapons Design Company]] | * [[Banzai Weapons Design Company]] | ||
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+ | == Image gallery == | ||
+ | --> | ||
+ | ===Local Fauna=== | ||
+ | * [[Silver Ice Snake Weasel]] | ||
+ | * [[Sourbug]] | ||
− | == | + | == Notes == |
− | + | The Apocryphal video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]'' described New Avalon as having a population of 5.786 billion in 3025.<ref>''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]]'' ([[apocryphal]])</ref> | |
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' | ||
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New Avalon
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
New Avalon | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 266.49 : -110.84[e] |
Star names | 1[1][2][1] |
Spectral class | G5V[1][2] |
Recharge time | 186 hours[1][2] |
Recharge station(s) | Nadir and Zenith[1][2] |
The New Avalon system was home to at least one habitable world or construct and as at 3145 was located in the June Operational Area of the Periphery March within the Federated Suns.[3][4]
Contents
System Description
The New Avalon system is located near the Argyle and Ipava systems[3][4] and consists of a class G5V primary orbited by at least four worlds. During the thirty-first century recharge stations were in place at both the nadir and zenith system jump points.[1][2]
System History
The New Avalon system was colonised during the First Exodus from Terra.[5]
New Avalon IV
Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard New Avalon IV - commonly referred to simply as New Avalon - is the fourth planet in the system and has three moons named Avatar, Galahad and Valiant. As the capital world of the Federated Suns since the founding of the nation in the twenty-fourth century New Avalon is a heavily industrialised and populated planet, home to numerous major defense corporations and military academies.[1]
Planetary History
Early Years
Discovered in 2205 by the TAS Camelot, the verdant richness of the planet was visible immediately.[1] Developed rapidly and blessed with pleasant weather, the planet quickly became a destination for colonists, most settling in three waves between 2213 and 2221. The original colonists of New Avalon were selected on Terra by a quota system, drawing from volunteers from various western European nations; the largest contributions by percentage came from Scotland, Ireland, England, Germany and Pan-Scandanavia.[6]
The colonists were accompanied by the typical core government and administrative structure demanded by the Terran Alliance at the time, and shared the world with an Alliance Governor-General, the Governor-General's entourage, three regiments of Colonial Marines and a host of formulated laws, quotas and regulations dictated by Terra. New Avalon flourished quickly, though; within fifteen years of the first settlement being founded the colonists had scattered hundreds of farming communities across the fertile world, with eight cities established across three continents.[6]
The Terran Alliance was faced with increasingly rebellious colonies as it attempted to control human-occupied space from Terra, and in 2236 colonies in the outer reaches began declaring their independence. With Terra still dependent upon resources from off-world, the Alliance clamped down on those worlds over which it still had control, ordering an increase in the quotas of supplies from those worlds in 2237 to make up shortfalls. Many of these colonies were already stretched to the limit; New Avalon was one such, as the harvest season had been poor and what food had been harvested was needed by the colonists to survive the upcoming winter. The population protested, publicly burning work quota pronouncements, and when Governor Emil Varnay followed orders and imposed quotes he knew couldn't be met - using his local Terran Marine forces to escort the seized produce - the population responded by storming the spaceport that the produce was stored. In what became known as the Grain Rebellion, the demonstrators seized the spaceport and sabotaged the freighters due to transport the quote, disabling them permanently.[7]
Varnay's position was untenable; the majority of the marines under his command deserted, as their sympathies lay with the colonists, the Alliance was unable to provide assistance, and he was unable to produce the required quote. Even members of Varnay's own family turned against him, and Varnay decided to flee New Avalon with a handful of senior staff; whilst he managed to make his way to Terra, the Alliance was wracked by internal political divisions and unable to respond to the problems on New Avalon. The incident was effectively swept under the rug by the colonial administration, and New Avalon was left to its own devices.[7]
Age of War
In 2512 a virulent plague broke out on New Avalon; one of the victims of the plague was First Prince William Davion, who lingered for a week before dying in March. Before dying, William named his grandson Alexander Davion as heir, but passed his seal of office to his sister, Laura Davion, and the ring of First Prince to his other sister, Cassandra Davion. This was was one of the events that led to the Davion Civil War.[8]
William was just one of many victims of the plague; the mortality rate of the plague was approximately 30%, and one of the measures taken to try and limit the spread of the disease was a series of mass quarantines that isolated large areas and restricted all contact with New Avalon.[9]
Star League Era
By the height of the Star League New Avalon was the location of a significant percentage of the defense manufacturing that supplied the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. While the overall manufacturing base of the Federated Suns was highly dispersed and diversified, a core group of worlds - New Avalon, Crofton, Kathil, Panpour, Salem and Talcott - supplied move than half of all the equipment used by the AFFS.[10]
The Jihad
New Avalon was besieged by the Word of Blake from the beginning of the Jihad. The campaign to capture New Avalon began on the 5th of December 3067, when the Word of Blake issued final threats over the decision of the Federated Suns to withdraw from the Second Star League; this was followed by a Word of Blake fleet assault on New Avalon.[11] The Blakists had positioned three WarShips in the outskirts of the New Avalon system, the Aegis-class heavy cruiser WoBS Herald of Justice, Riga-class WoBS Red Angel and the Essex-class WoBS Divine Forgiveness - in anticipation of announcing themselves as the defenders of New Avalon following the successful incorporation of the Word of Blake into the Second Star League. When the Federated Suns withdrew from the Second Star League, those orders were replaced with orders to instead discipline the Federated Suns for its errors.[12] WarShips from the AFFS[11] - the Fox-class corvettes FSS Antrim and FSS Bryceland[12] - attempted to interdict the Blakist fleet as it approached New Avalon, and managed to cripple[11] and then destroy the enemy flagship the WoBS Herald of Justice[13] via suicidal collisions[12] but despite the heavy fighting in space the AFFS could not prevent the Word from bombarding Avalon City and dropping almost a division of ground troops onto the city.[11]
In what became known as the First Battle of New Avalon, the Thirty-first Militia Division battled the planetary defenders while the Blakist WarShips and pocket WarShips used orbital bombardment to attack the AFFS ground forces. The Second NAIS Training Cadre and the New Avalon Cavaliers were destroyed from orbit, whilst the First Davion Guards RCT and the remnants of the Fifth Donegal Guards and Tenth Lyran Guards battled the Thirty-first; although both the Fifth and Tenth were ground down to nothing during weeks of brutal combat, the Thirty-first simply couldn't overcome the defenders, who were veteran, battle-hardened commands that had survived the brutal FedCom Civil War. Despite the damage taken, the defending forces pushed the Thirty-first off New Avalon by the end of December 3068.[12]
Whilst the Divine Forgiveness and Red Angel ensured Blakist aerospace supremacy in the aftermath of the First Battle, the defenders reorgnaised their forces; the Fifth Donegal had been completely destroyed, but the survivors of the New Avalon Cavaliers, Second NAIS Training cadre and Tenth Lyran Guards formed an ad-hoc command that augmented the First Davion Guards, while New Avalon called in Beta Regiment of the Twelfth Vegan Rangers and four complete commands from the Davion Brigade of Guards - the Davion Assault Guards, Davion Heavy Guards, Davion Light Guards and the Third Davion Guards - as reinforcements.[12]
The first Word of Blake reinforcements arrived on New Avalon on the 10th of February 3068.[14] Arriving using JumpShips that had executed superjumps, the Thirty-sixth Militia Division made planetfall ahead of any of the AFFS reinforcements, initiating the Second Battle for New Avalon with nuclear weapons to make up for a lack of numbers. The nuclear bombardment shattered the First Davion Guards as well as laying waste to much of Avalon City. The Thirty-second was soon close to seizing control of the planet when the Davion reinforcements arrived in-system, each arriving at a different point and approaching the planet via different vectors in an effort to evade or breach the Blakist blockade, with varying degrees of success. Some or all of the Davion Light Guards DropShips were intercepted by the Blakist WarShips, while pocket WarShips destroyed half of the Third Davion Guards as they made their atmospheric insertion.[12]
With the Vegan Rangers, Assault and Heavy Guards and the survivors of the Third Guards on-planet, the defenders were able to relieve the survivors of the First Guard and the balance of the battle tipped back to the defending forces. A year of brutal combat ruined Avalon City, and the damage spread to other cities across New Avalon; the Blakist raided outlying cities, causing additional damage, and massive infrastructure damage ensued across Albion. The planetary HPG network was destroyed, and civilian casualties climbed into the millions as the defenders slowly achieved a series of victories, forcing the Blakists off-world in March 3069. Between the Thirty-first and Thirty-sixth Divisions the damage inflicted on the defending commands was significant; none of the AFFS units could muster even half strength, and the Second Battle ended in a stalemate; just as with the aftermath of the First Battle, the AFFS controlled the surface of New Avalon, but the Blakists continued to exercise orbital superiority, which they further reinforced by deploying a third WarShip to the system in November 3069[12] - the Eagle-class frigate FWLS Mordred.[15]
The battle for control of the planet continued for years; as late as November 3072, the remaining defenders on New Avalon were still preventing the Blakists from controlling the world.[16][17] It was during November 3072 that the Blakists received significant supplies, including additional aerospace forces and additional armaments for the three WarShips. Then, in December 3072, the Fifth FedCom RCT arrived in the New Avalon system and attempted to make planetfall. En route to the planet the Fifth FedCom threw their nuclear arsenal at the Red Angel, destroying it and a pocket WarShip.[12][13] Whilst the arrival of the Fifth FedCom brought some additional hope to the defenders, it also generated a renewed focus on New Avalon on the part of the Blakists, who deployed additional ground forces - including the Forty-fourth Shadow Division and the mercenary unit Bronson's Horde, who arrived on the 20th of December and rapidly initiated the Third Battle for New Avalon.[12]
It was the Third Battle for New Avalon that was perhaps the most decisive for the Word of Blake forces; troops under the command of Precentor Geoffrey Zucker and Precentor Avitue seized Mount Davion on the 4th of February 3073 and killed the AFFS Marshal of the Armies, Jackson Davion.[17][18] Avitue was heavily wounded in the attack and evacuated by the Blakists, but the death of Jackson Davion broke the morale of the defenders and achieved a clear victory for the Blaists, who now controlled the planet and the system.[12]
Following the Blakist victory, the Word of Blake forces were recalled from New Avalon on the 14th of September 3074.[19][20] The decision to recall the Blakist forces was made by Precentor Martial Cameron St. Jamais as a result of the continuing insurgency being fought by the surviving AFFS personnel and a multi-system embargo enacted by AFFS naval forces that choked off supplies for the Balkists.[12]
Two weeks later, as a part of their departure, the Word of Blake detonated high explosive charges in and around Mount Davion that partially collapsed the mountain and sealed up the entrances to the Fox's Den.[20][21] In addition to the destruction of Mount Davion, Avitue also ordered a number of other scorched-earth attacks against the planet; the Blakists also firebombed the Achernar BattleMechs factory, the few surviving NAIS facilities and Davion Palace on the 27th of September.[12]
In January 3075 the Princess-Regent, Yvonne Steiner-Davion, and Tancred Sandoval-Davion returned to New Avalon, touring Avalon City and re-establishing the Federated Suns central authority on New Avalon in the wake of the Word of Blake occupation.[20][22] A rousing speech given by the Princess-Regent rallied the defenders, and she announed a rebuilding programme for Avalon City that would take place near the ruins.[12]
On the 12th of October 3079 the dedication of the rebuilt New Avalon City and Castle Davion was used to open a week-long summit known as the "Camelot Summit". The Camelot Summit was a week-long event headed up by the Princess-Regent and attended by prominent military and political leaders from throughout the Federated Suns, during which various topics important to the future of the realm were discussed and decisions made. Topics covered included the creation of the new Periphery March, which was formally announced on the 16th of October and to which General Raymond-Roger Marsin was named Duke and Lord; the resolution of the ongoing conflict with the Taurian Concordat, the restructuring of the sorely understrength AFFS and the post-Jihad direction of the Federated Suns.[23] The Camelot Summit was also the site of the last Blakist operation on the planet; a sleeper cell assassinated Cole Williams, the Chief of MIIO, and prompted an exhaustive MIIO operation that uncovered and purged a small network of Blakist sleeper agents.[12]
Political Affiliation
- 2213 - Terran Alliance [6]
- 2237 - Independent world [7]
- 2317 - Independent world [5]
- 2571 - Federated Suns [24]
- 2596 - Federated Suns [25]
- 2750 - Federated Suns [26]
- 2764 - Federated Suns [27]
- 2765 - Federated Suns [28][29]
- 2822 - Federated Suns [30][31]
- 2864 - Federated Suns [32]
- 3025 - Federated Suns [33][34]
- 3030 - Federated Suns [35]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [36][37]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth [38]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth [39]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth [40]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth [41]
- 3059 - Federated Commonwealth [42]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth [43]
- 3067 - Federated Suns [44][45]
- 3075 - Federated Suns [46]
- 3079 - Federated Suns [47]
- 3081 - Federated Suns [48]
- 3085 - Federated Suns [49]
- 3130 - Federated Suns [50]
- 3135 - Federated Suns [51]
- 3145 - Federated Suns [3][4]
Planetary Rulers
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- Governor-General: Rear-Admiral Emil Varnay[6]
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- Princess-Regent Yvonne Steiner-Davion[1]
Military Deployment
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- 3 Colonial Marine Regiments[6]
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- First Davion Guards RCT[55]
- Third Davion Guards RCT[55]
- Davion Heavy Guards RCT[55]
- New Avalon Crucis March Militia[56]
- Team Banzai[57]
- Markson's Marauders[57]
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- New Avalon CrMM[56]
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- First Davion Guards RCT[62]
- Davion Heavy Guards RCT[62]
- Team Banzai (1 Battalion in rotary duty)[62]
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- Second NAIS Cadet Cadre[66]
- First Davion Guards RCT[66]
- Fifth Donegal Guards RCT[67]
- Tenth Lyran Guards[67]
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- Fourth Crucis Lancers [70]
- Davion Heavy Guards RCT [71]
- Davion Light Guards RCT [71]
- First Davion Guards RCT [71]
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- First Davion Guards RCT[72]
- Second Davion Guards RCT[72]
- First Robinson Strikers LCT[72]
- New Avalon Crucis March Militia[72]
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- Davion Assault Guards RCT[73]
- First Avalon Hussars LCT[73]
- New Avalon Crucis March Militia[73]
- First NAIS Cadet Cadre[73]
Geography
New Avalon has four continents named Albion, Brunswick, New Scotland and Rostock.[2] The largest and most important of the continents is Albion. The continent is very diverse geographically, moreso than any of the other continents. The northernmost continent is New Scotland; snow covers the continent for nine months out of the year, but is a wonderful habitat for the Silver Ice Snake-Weasel, a two meter-long creature prized for its fur. It also has the only major deposits of precious metals.
The second largest continent is Brunswick, named after a family of major landholders early in the planet's history. It is the site of much oil production and hosts two major spaceports, three major cities and a majority of New Avalon's industry. The third largest continent is Rostock and has the only desert on the planet. The continent is large and flat and contains Gaveston's Gorge, the largest canyon on New Avalon. It is the breadbasket of New Avalon and provides a substantial amount of food. Large swaths of the land are owned by noble families who raise a wide variety of animal stock.
New Hebrides is a island group near the equator in New Avalon's largest sea. The climate is quite hot and tropical and the terrain can be rugged, with high mountain ranges across the islands. The islands are also frequently struck by strong hurricanes. Because of the tropical nature of the island group, it is a primary producer of fruits on the planet.
Planetary Locations
- Albion (continent)
- Albion (river)
- Albion Military Academy[2]
- Avalon City (capital city)
- Barrington (city)
- Bretagne (region)
- Camelot (region)
- Chrethien (river)
- Chris (river)
- Corbin (city)
- Dalban Mountains
- Dinas Emrys Mountains
- Ground Avalon Mountains
- Jameston (city)
- Jeratha (city)
- Mount Badon
- NAIS
- NAIS College of Military Sciences[2]
- New Rennes (city)
- Portland (city) (city)
- Ranford (city)
- Ronde Tableau
- Saint David's (region)
- St. David's (city)
- Starglass Beach
- Thames (river)
- Ys (city)
- Annwn
- Avalon Ocean
- Bardsey (island)
- Cadbury (island)
- East Sea (ocean)
- Emerald Ocean
- Brunswick (continent)
- Brunswick City (continental capital city)
- Camblam (river)
- Carmarthen (region)
- Ilse De Morgrayn (region)
- Ith (city)
- Novais (city)
- Tintagel (city)
- Ultron (city)
- Wincester (city)
- New Hebrides (continent)
- Carlisle (region)
- Gelliwic (city)
- Thomasville (regional capital city)
- New Scotland (continent)
- Dundee (continental capital city)
- Loch Arthur
- Pen Rhionydd (city)
- North Sea
- Rostock (continent)
- Daring Flood Plains (region)
- Drilands (region)
- Flensburg (continental capital city)
- Gaveston's Gorge (region)
- Viviane
Industrial Centers
- Achernar BattleMechs [2]
- Albion Advanced Technologies and Products[2]
- Avalon Arms Company [74]
- Banzai Weapons Design Company
- Corean Enterprises [75][2]
- Federated News Services
- Lycomb-Davion IntroTech[2]
- Novais Motors
Local Fauna
Notes
The Apocryphal video game MechWarrior described New Avalon as having a population of 5.786 billion in 3025.[76]
Nearby Systems
Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years) Closest systems first: | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ipava | 12.5 | Argyle | 12.8 | Belladonna | 17.7 | Delavan | 19.0 |
Numenor | 20.6 | Augusta | 27.6 | Odell | 29.4 | Galax | 30.8 |
El Dorado | 34.2 | Arcadia | 34.8 | Freisland | 39.4 | Coloma | 40.4 |
Torrence | 43.1 | Vecchio | 45.0 | Streator | 47.5 | Paulding | 48.2 |
Northfield | 48.2 | Saginaw | 48.2 | Leipsic | 48.3 | Chebanse | 49.3 |
Strawn | 50.8 | Remagen | 54.6 | Kirklin | 55.2 | Steeles | 56.2 |
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