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{{Update Needed|[http://www.classicbattletech.com/downloads/DA_Republic_Worlds.pdf Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)], [[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]}}
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{{PlanetOverhaul|phase=3}}
[[Image:Palos_Neighbors.png|Planets within 2 jumps|right|thumb|225px]]
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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
''(References to [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Palos | Palos]])''
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| image              = Palos_3151.svg
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| caption            = Palos [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] (3151)
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| name                = Palos
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| coord              = 50.695 : -124.723{{e}}
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| stars              =
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| class              = K7VI<ref name=DARWp112>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 112, "Palos World Profile"</ref>
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| recharge stations  =
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| planets            = 8<ref name=DARWp112/>
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| image              = Palos.jpg
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| caption            = Orbital view
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| name                = Palos
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| position            = 3<ref name=DARWp112/>
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| distance            = 4 days<ref name=DARWp112/>
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| moons              = 5 (Isla Palana, Menor, Pinatar, Reona, Ribera)<ref name=DARWp112/>
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| day                =
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| gravity            = 1.0<ref name=DARWp112/>
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| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp112/>
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| temperature        = 55°C<ref name=DARWp112/>
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| water              = 59%<ref name=DARWp112/>
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| life                = Mammals<ref name=DARWp112/>
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| date                =
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| year                = 3130<ref name=DARWp112/>
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| ruler              = [[Pol Fert]], Governor (3130)<ref name=DARoSp12>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 12 "Prefecture V"</ref><ref name=DARWp112/><br>[[Lance Jorgens]], Legate (3130)<ref name=DARoSp12/><ref name=DARWp112/>
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| capital            = Xer<ref name=DARWp112/>
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| population          = 1,728,298,000 (3130)<ref name=DARoSp12/><ref name=DARWp112/>
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| USIIR              =
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| hpg                =
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}}
  
''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
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== Political Affiliation ==
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* [[2303]] - [[Sarna Supremacy]] <ref name="HB:HLp12">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 12, "Timeline: Capellan Zone"</ref>
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* [[2304]] - Independent world <ref name="HL(TCC)p15">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 14-15, "Blood And Gold"</ref>
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* [[2305]] - Sarna Supremacy <ref name="HL(TCC)p15++">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 14-15, "The Capellan-Supremacy War"</ref>
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* [[2366]] - Sarna Supremacy <ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"</ref>
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* [[2367]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] <ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation 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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* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HL(TCC)pvii">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. vii, "Capellan Confederation Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3029]] - [[Federated Suns]] (from October)<ref name="4SWv2p51"/><ref name="4SWv2p53"/>
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* [[3030]] - Federated Suns <ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="H:Wo3039p"132>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p10">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 10, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p22">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 22, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p10">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 10, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
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* [[3058]] - [[Chaos March]] <ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68, "Capellan Confederation 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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* [[3075]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="FR:CCAFp21">''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii , "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3130]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name=DARWp112/><ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref>
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== Planetary Geography ==
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'''Palos''' is a large world, with an equatorial radius of nearly fifteen thousand kilometers; despite the size of the planet, landmasses constitute just two-fifths of the surface. Palos has three large continents which were namd Cartagena, Murcia and Valencia; of the three continents Valencia is the largest. The continent of Murcia is largely arid and is mainly composed of mountains and valleys with a covering of sparse vegetation and woodland. While Murcia is arid, it is also rich in minerals and resources. Valencia is covered with mountains and vast stretches of woodland.<ref name=DARWp112/>
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== Planetary History ==
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=== Early History ===
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Palos was settled in the early years of the [[twenty-third century]] and quickly became a significant source of ores and minerals. Amongst the more important minerals found on Palos were some rich gold deposits discovered in the Docarshon valley, two hundred kilometers south of the planetary capital. The gold seams would last for the better part of three hundred years before being played out, but their presence reduced the region to an ugly scar through uncontrolled exploitation of the resources there.<ref name=DARWp112/>
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From the very beginning the population of Palos was made up of independent-minded people who believed strongly in individual freedom and who opposed heavy taxes.<ref name=DARWp112/> Having been a member of the Sarna Supremacy for some years, in [[2304]]<ref name="HB:HLp12"/> the inhabitants of Palos and the neighbouring system of [[Wei]] rebelled against the heavy-handed taxation and economic exploitation of the Supremacy government and declared themselves to be independent worlds. The Supremacy immediately sealed it's borders and began measures to recapture Palos, but within weeks the [[Capellan Hegemony]] had declared war on the Supremacy in support of the rebelling worlds.<ref name="HL(TCC)p15"/> Unfortunately for the inhabitants of Palos, the Capellans were unable to prevent the Supremacy from re-occupying Palos in  late [[2305]], and the Supremacy punished the inhabitants for their rebellion by executing one in three of the male population.<ref name="HL(TCC)p15++"/>
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=== Succession Wars ===
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The inhabitants of Palos were fearless in protesting the occupation of the planet by the Federated Suns during the [[Fourth Succession War]], and the population chafed quietly under the rule of the Federated Commonwealth, up until the collapse of the [[Sarna March]] in [[3057]] and the opportunity to rejoin the Capellan Confederation.<ref name=DARWp112/>
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==== Fourth Succession War ====
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Despite [[ComStar]] placing the [[Federated Suns]] under a communications [[interdiction]] after the invasion of [[Sarna]] in mid-[[3029]], the Capellan Operations Command of the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] received enough positive reports from the fifth wave of [[Operation RAT]] to launch the sixth wave in the second week of August 3029. The decision to launch wave six was in part driven by contact from planetary governments in the unconquered region of the [[Sarna Commonality]], indicating that the perceived threat of being annexed by the [[Free Worlds League]] was prompting a groundswell of opinion among those governments that being absorbed by the Federated Suns was a preferable alternative to being conquered by [[House Marik]]. The countless raids and invasions by the [[Free Worlds League Military]] over the centuries had embedded an intense hatred of House Marik among the planetary populations within the region, and confidence in the Capellan Confederation's ability to defend them was falling.<ref name="4SWv2p51">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 51, "Sixth Wave"</ref>
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Palos was one of the targets of the sixth wave of attacks; defended by the [[Second Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] and twenty assorted veteran infantry and tank regiments, Palos had a large population but meager resources. The AFFS assigned two regiments of the [[Twelfth Vegan Rangers]] to lead the attack - [[Gamma Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Gamma]] and [[Delta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Delta Regiments]] - supported by a dozen conventional regiments. The landing zones chosen by the Rangers were in the Docarshon Valley, a barren region some two hundred kilometers south the of planetary capital city, Xer, and were contested by the Capellan forces. Capellan [[aerospace fighter]]s managed to breach the Rangers' fighter screen and severely damaged two Ranger [[DropShip]]s, the ''[[Union]]''-class ''[[Vegan Thunder]]'' and the ''[[Leopard]]''-class ''[[Ranger's Creed]]''. Although both DropShips were able to unload their 'Mechs, the ''Ranger's Creed'' was destroyed when it tumbled in the atmosphere and crashed on the surface of the planet.<ref name="4SWv2p53">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 53-54, "Palos"</ref>
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Having been chastised by the Capellan Operations Command for abusive behaviour towards the population of [[Wei]], the Rangers attempted to be conciliatory towards the population of Palos; the population complained volubly about damage to crops, prompting the Rangers to attempt to restrict their movement to roads and to limit damage to croplands, up until the 9th of September - when an ambush by the Second CRC inflicted damage on the Rangers by taking advantage of their constrained movement. Incensed by the ambush, [[Colonel]] [[Mitch Nelson]] ordered the Rangers to return to standard tactics, drew a [[battalion]] from the Second CRC out of hidden positions in the Xertian Hills and promptly destroyed it - after a publicly recorded refusal on the part of [[Major]] [[Aaron Derfick]] of the Cavalry. The recordings of the battle, which also saw damage inflicted on a regiment of infantry and a regiment of armor that had accompanied the Cavalry, were subsequently broadcast to Xer, and prompted the remainder of the Second CRC to withdraw from Palos, leaving the militia to surrender.<ref name="4SWv2p53"/>
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=== The Dark Age ===
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Palos was one of the worlds incorporated into the Republic of the Sphere, a decision that did not go down well with the population; the insistence by [[Devlin Stone]] that Palos become a Republic world nearly resulted in a popular revolt amongst the population.<ref name=DARWp112/>
  
'''X''': 51.38
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Palos continued to be a productive world during the [[Dark Age]]; careful land management on the continent of Murcia allowed the continued supply of a steady stream of ore and minerals, while Cartagena continued to be the world's breadbasket despite being the smallest of the three continents, producing the bulk of the food supply including the local indigenous mammals that were domesticated and farmed as an alternative to beef production. The planetary capital, Xer, was was located on the Iberian Peninsula, a region on the northeastern coast of Valencia.<ref name=DARWp112/>
'''Y''': -138.75
 
  
[[File:Palos.jpg|right|thumb|Orbital view]]
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== Military Deployment ==
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=== 3025 ===
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* [[2nd Confederation Reserve Cavalry|Second Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]<ref name=HL105>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 105, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3025"</ref>
  
==Planetary Data<ref name=DARW109>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 109 - "World Profile"</ref>==
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=== 3029 ===
* Star Type: K7VI
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* Second Confederation Reserve Cavalry (until October)<ref name="4SWv2p53"/>
* Position in System: 3 (of 8)
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* [[Palos Militia]]<ref name="4SWv2p53"/>
* Number of Moons: 5 (Isla Palana, Menor, Pinatar, Reona, Ribera)
 
* Days to Jump Point: 4
 
* Surface Water: 59%
 
* Atm. Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
 
* Surface Gravity: 1.0
 
* Equatorial Temp: 55°C
 
* Highest Native Life: Mammals
 
  
==Era Specific Data==
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=== 3063 ===
===3130<ref name=DARW109/>===
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* [[Screaming Eagles|Second Screaming Eagles]] <ref name=FMCC120>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 120, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3063"</ref>
* Governor: Pol Fert
 
* Planetary Legate: Lance Jorgens
 
* Population: 1,728,298,000
 
  
==Garrisoning Military Force==
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=== 3067 ===  
===3025===
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* [[3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry|Third McCarron's Armored Cavalry]] <ref name=FMU33>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 33, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3067"</ref>
* [[2nd Confederation Reserve Cavalry]]<ref name=HL105>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 105 - "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
 
  
===3067===  
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== Industrial Centers ==
* [[3rd McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]<ref name=FMU33>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 33 - "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[Joyous Springs Wines]]<ref name="HB:HKp164">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 164, "Joyous Springs Wines"</ref>
  
== Owner History ==
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==Geography==
* 2750 - [[Terran Hegemony]]
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* Xertian Hills<ref name="4SWv2p53"/>
* 3025 - [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
* 3030 - [[Federated Suns]]
 
* 3040 - [[Federated Commonwealth]]
 
* 3052 - [[Federated Commonwealth]]
 
* 3057 - [[Chaos March]]
 
* 3062 - [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
* 3067 - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name=FMU33/>
 
* 3130 - [[Republic of the Sphere]]
 
  
== Nearby Planets ==
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== Nearby Systems ==
Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years).  Closest planets first:
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{|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;"
! Planet
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! colspan="8" | Closest 72 systems (72 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
! Distance (LY)
 
! Jumps
 
! 2750
 
! 3025
 
! 3030
 
! 3040
 
! 3052
 
! 3057
 
! 3062
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Sakhalin]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Achilles (CC)|Achilles]]
| 11.72
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| class="lessthan30" | 9.4
| 1
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| class="lessthan30" | [[New Athens]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | 10.5
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | [[Wei]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | 14.3
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | [[Tsitsang]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | 16.2
| [[Sarna Supremacy | SS]]
 
| [[Sarna Supremacy | SS]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Ulan Bator]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Second Try]]
| 15.24
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| class="lessthan30" | 18.6
| 1
+
| class="lessthan30" | [[Sakhalin (CC)|Sakhalin]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | 20.3
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | [[Ulan Bator]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | 20.8
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | [[Zaurak]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 22.1
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Quemoy]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Sichuan]]
| 15.52
+
| class="lessthan30" | 22.3
| 1
+
| class="lessthan30" | [[Yunnah]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | 23.7
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | [[Menkib]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | 25.1
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Macao]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
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| class="lessthan30" | 27.0
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Sarna]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Quemoy]]
| 17.96
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| class="lessthan30" | 27.5
| 1
+
| class="lessthan30" | [[St. Andre]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | 28.3
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | [[Styk]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | 28.5
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | [[Matsu]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="lessthan30" | 29.9
| [[Sarna Supremacy | SS]]
 
| [[Sarna Supremacy | SS]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Wei]]
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| class="over30" | [[Sarna]]
| 22.65
+
| class="over30" | 30.5
| 1
+
| class="over30" | [[Corey]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 31.4
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Elnath]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 32.2
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Shensi]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 32.3
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Bora]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Shipka]]
| 23.75
+
| class="over30" | 32.6
| 1
+
| class="over30" | [[Kaifeng]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 34.7
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Bora]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 35.1
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Hunan]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 35.3
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Zaurak]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Suzano]]
| 25.75
+
| class="over30" | 36.5
| 1
+
| class="over30" | [[Snailzar]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 37.7
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Mandate]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 37.7
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Sarmaxa]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 38.7
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Kaifeng]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Heligoland]]
| 25.82
+
| class="over30" | 40.8
| 1
+
| class="over30" | [[New Aragon]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 41.1
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Manennaia]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 42.1
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Phact]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 42.6
| [[Sarna Supremacy | SS]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Sarmaxa]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Raballa]]
| 26.18
+
| class="over30" | 43.9
| 1
+
| class="over30" | [[Truth]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 44.3
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Pleione]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 45.1
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Poznan]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 45.1
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Menkib]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Ilmar]]
| 26.22
+
| class="over30" | 45.9
| 1
+
| class="over30" | [[Gan Singh]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 46.0
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Foot Fall]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 46.4
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Foochow]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 46.9
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Second Try]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Ventabren]]
| 27.54
+
| class="over30" | 47.4
| 1
+
| class="over30" | [[Wazan]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 47.5
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Chamdo]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 48.9
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Capella]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 49.1
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Matsu]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Remshield]]
| 27.67
+
| class="over30" | 49.2
| 1
+
| class="over30" | [[Highspire]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 49.9
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Asuncion]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 51.0
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Old Kentucky]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 51.5
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Yunnah]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Menkar]]
| 28.29
+
| class="over30" | 51.7
| 1
+
| class="over30" | [[Randar]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 52.2
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Tsingtao]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 52.4
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Halloran V|Halloran]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 52.6
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Tsitsang]]
+
| class="over30" | [[No Return]]
| 29.23
+
| class="over30" | 52.9
| 1
+
| class="over30" | [[Minnacora]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 53.0
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Bhaktapur]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 53.1
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Zion]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 54.5
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Corey]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Algot]]
| 29.76
+
| class="over30" | 54.7
| 1
+
| class="over30" | [[Bell]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 55.5
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Kyrkbacken]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 56.2
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Ilmachna]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 56.4
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[New Macao]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Lesalles]]
| 30.96
+
| class="over30" | 57.4
| 2
+
| class="over30" | [[Chitwan]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 57.4
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Lhasa]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 57.5
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Jilin]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 57.7
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Elnath]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Ningpo]]
| 34.23
+
| class="over30" | 58.1
| 2
+
| class="over30" | [[Liao (system)|Cynthiana]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 58.5
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Algol]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 58.7
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Moravian]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 58.9
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Truth]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Jonathan]]
| 35.26
+
| class="over30" | 59.0
| 2
+
| class="over30" | [[Buchlau]]
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
+
| class="over30" | 59.2
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Shui-pào]]
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
+
| class="over30" | 59.3
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Conwy]]
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
+
| class="over30" | 59.8
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Raballa]]
 
| 35.81
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Heligoland]]
 
| 36.27
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Capella]]
 
| 38.60
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Mandate]]
 
| 39.51
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Shipka]]
 
| 40.06
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Randar]]
 
| 40.11
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[St. Andre]]
 
| 40.15
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Phact]]
 
| 40.50
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[No Return]]
 
| 40.53
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Styk]]
 
| 41.39
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Styk Commonality | SC]]
 
| [[Styk Commonality | SC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Minnacora]]
 
| 42.68
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Suzano]]
 
| 42.97
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
|-
 
| [[Chamdo]]
 
| 43.56
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Wazan]]
 
| 45.49
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Shensi]]
 
| 46.00
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Tsingtao]]
 
| 46.30
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Remshield]]
 
| 47.00
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Old Kentucky]]
 
| 49.47
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Lesalles]]
 
| 49.84
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[New Sagan]]
 
| 49.87
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Ventabren]]
 
| 50.09
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
|-
 
| [[Geifer]]
 
| 50.94
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Kyrkbacken]]
 
| 51.90
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
|-
 
| [[Foot Fall]]
 
| 52.16
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Highspire]]
 
| 53.14
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[New Aragon]]
 
| 53.24
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Aldertaine]]
 
| 54.34
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Relevow]]
 
| 54.73
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Bandora]]
 
| 55.34
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Foochow]]
 
| 55.72
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Tsinghai]]
 
| 56.25
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Ares]]
 
| 58.00
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Poznan]]
 
| 58.06
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Pleione]]
 
| 58.42
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Chaos March | CMC]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Asuncion]]
 
| 58.70
 
| 2
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League | FWL]]
 
|-
 
| [[Moravian]]
 
| 58.91
 
| 2
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
|-
 
| [[Gan Singh]]
 
| 59.17
 
| 2
 
| [[Terran Hegemony | TH]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation | CC]]
 
| [[Federated Suns | FS]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Federated Commonwealth | FC]]
 
| [[Styk Commonality | SC]]
 
| [[Styk Commonality | SC]]
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
==References==
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== References ==
 
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*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
 
  
[[Category:Planets|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
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[[Category:Planets|Palos]]
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[[Category: Capellan Confederation Planets]]
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[[Category: Chaos March Planets]]
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[[Category: Federated Commonwealth Planets]]
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[[Category: Federated Suns Planets]]
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[[Category: Independent Planets]]
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[[Category: Republic of the Sphere Planets]]
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[[Category: Sarna Supremacy Planets]]

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Palos
Palos 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates50.695 : -124.723[e]
Spectral classK7VI[1]
Planet(s)8[1]

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard

Political Affiliation

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Planetary Geography

Palos is a large world, with an equatorial radius of nearly fifteen thousand kilometers; despite the size of the planet, landmasses constitute just two-fifths of the surface. Palos has three large continents which were namd Cartagena, Murcia and Valencia; of the three continents Valencia is the largest. The continent of Murcia is largely arid and is mainly composed of mountains and valleys with a covering of sparse vegetation and woodland. While Murcia is arid, it is also rich in minerals and resources. Valencia is covered with mountains and vast stretches of woodland.[1]

Planetary History

Early History

Palos was settled in the early years of the twenty-third century and quickly became a significant source of ores and minerals. Amongst the more important minerals found on Palos were some rich gold deposits discovered in the Docarshon valley, two hundred kilometers south of the planetary capital. The gold seams would last for the better part of three hundred years before being played out, but their presence reduced the region to an ugly scar through uncontrolled exploitation of the resources there.[1]

From the very beginning the population of Palos was made up of independent-minded people who believed strongly in individual freedom and who opposed heavy taxes.[1] Having been a member of the Sarna Supremacy for some years, in 2304[2] the inhabitants of Palos and the neighbouring system of Wei rebelled against the heavy-handed taxation and economic exploitation of the Supremacy government and declared themselves to be independent worlds. The Supremacy immediately sealed it's borders and began measures to recapture Palos, but within weeks the Capellan Hegemony had declared war on the Supremacy in support of the rebelling worlds.[3] Unfortunately for the inhabitants of Palos, the Capellans were unable to prevent the Supremacy from re-occupying Palos in late 2305, and the Supremacy punished the inhabitants for their rebellion by executing one in three of the male population.[4]

Succession Wars

The inhabitants of Palos were fearless in protesting the occupation of the planet by the Federated Suns during the Fourth Succession War, and the population chafed quietly under the rule of the Federated Commonwealth, up until the collapse of the Sarna March in 3057 and the opportunity to rejoin the Capellan Confederation.[1]

Fourth Succession War

Despite ComStar placing the Federated Suns under a communications interdiction after the invasion of Sarna in mid-3029, the Capellan Operations Command of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns received enough positive reports from the fifth wave of Operation RAT to launch the sixth wave in the second week of August 3029. The decision to launch wave six was in part driven by contact from planetary governments in the unconquered region of the Sarna Commonality, indicating that the perceived threat of being annexed by the Free Worlds League was prompting a groundswell of opinion among those governments that being absorbed by the Federated Suns was a preferable alternative to being conquered by House Marik. The countless raids and invasions by the Free Worlds League Military over the centuries had embedded an intense hatred of House Marik among the planetary populations within the region, and confidence in the Capellan Confederation's ability to defend them was falling.[19]

Palos was one of the targets of the sixth wave of attacks; defended by the Second Confederation Reserve Cavalry and twenty assorted veteran infantry and tank regiments, Palos had a large population but meager resources. The AFFS assigned two regiments of the Twelfth Vegan Rangers to lead the attack - Gamma and Delta Regiments - supported by a dozen conventional regiments. The landing zones chosen by the Rangers were in the Docarshon Valley, a barren region some two hundred kilometers south the of planetary capital city, Xer, and were contested by the Capellan forces. Capellan aerospace fighters managed to breach the Rangers' fighter screen and severely damaged two Ranger DropShips, the Union-class Vegan Thunder and the Leopard-class Ranger's Creed. Although both DropShips were able to unload their 'Mechs, the Ranger's Creed was destroyed when it tumbled in the atmosphere and crashed on the surface of the planet.[20]

Having been chastised by the Capellan Operations Command for abusive behaviour towards the population of Wei, the Rangers attempted to be conciliatory towards the population of Palos; the population complained volubly about damage to crops, prompting the Rangers to attempt to restrict their movement to roads and to limit damage to croplands, up until the 9th of September - when an ambush by the Second CRC inflicted damage on the Rangers by taking advantage of their constrained movement. Incensed by the ambush, Colonel Mitch Nelson ordered the Rangers to return to standard tactics, drew a battalion from the Second CRC out of hidden positions in the Xertian Hills and promptly destroyed it - after a publicly recorded refusal on the part of Major Aaron Derfick of the Cavalry. The recordings of the battle, which also saw damage inflicted on a regiment of infantry and a regiment of armor that had accompanied the Cavalry, were subsequently broadcast to Xer, and prompted the remainder of the Second CRC to withdraw from Palos, leaving the militia to surrender.[20]

The Dark Age

Palos was one of the worlds incorporated into the Republic of the Sphere, a decision that did not go down well with the population; the insistence by Devlin Stone that Palos become a Republic world nearly resulted in a popular revolt amongst the population.[1]

Palos continued to be a productive world during the Dark Age; careful land management on the continent of Murcia allowed the continued supply of a steady stream of ore and minerals, while Cartagena continued to be the world's breadbasket despite being the smallest of the three continents, producing the bulk of the food supply including the local indigenous mammals that were domesticated and farmed as an alternative to beef production. The planetary capital, Xer, was was located on the Iberian Peninsula, a region on the northeastern coast of Valencia.[1]

Military Deployment

3025

3029

3063

3067

Industrial Centers

Geography

Nearby Systems

Closest 72 systems (72 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Achilles 9.4 New Athens 10.5 Wei 14.3 Tsitsang 16.2
Second Try 18.6 Sakhalin 20.3 Ulan Bator 20.8 Zaurak 22.1
Sichuan 22.3 Yunnah 23.7 Menkib 25.1 New Macao 27.0
Quemoy 27.5 St. Andre 28.3 Styk 28.5 Matsu 29.9
Sarna 30.5 Corey 31.4 Elnath 32.2 Shensi 32.3
Shipka 32.6 Kaifeng 34.7 Bora 35.1 Hunan 35.3
Suzano 36.5 Snailzar 37.7 Mandate 37.7 Sarmaxa 38.7
Heligoland 40.8 New Aragon 41.1 Manennaia 42.1 Phact 42.6
Raballa 43.9 Truth 44.3 Pleione 45.1 Poznan 45.1
Ilmar 45.9 Gan Singh 46.0 Foot Fall 46.4 Foochow 46.9
Ventabren 47.4 Wazan 47.5 Chamdo 48.9 Capella 49.1
Remshield 49.2 Highspire 49.9 Asuncion 51.0 Old Kentucky 51.5
Menkar 51.7 Randar 52.2 Tsingtao 52.4 Halloran 52.6
No Return 52.9 Minnacora 53.0 Bhaktapur 53.1 Zion 54.5
Algot 54.7 Bell 55.5 Kyrkbacken 56.2 Ilmachna 56.4
Lesalles 57.4 Chitwan 57.4 Lhasa 57.5 Jilin 57.7
Ningpo 58.1 Cynthiana 58.5 Algol 58.7 Moravian 58.9
Jonathan 59.0 Buchlau 59.2 Shui-pào 59.3 Conwy 59.8

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 112, "Palos World Profile"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 12, "Timeline: Capellan Zone"
  3. 3.0 3.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 14-15, "Blood And Gold"
  4. 4.0 4.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 14-15, "The Capellan-Supremacy War"
  5. Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"
  6. Handbook: House Liao, p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"
  7. Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  8. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  9. Era Report: 2750, p. 36, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  10. Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  11. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  12. First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  13. Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822 Map]"
  14. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  16. Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  17. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. vii, "Capellan Confederation Map - [3025]"
  18. Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  19. 19.0 19.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 51, "Sixth Wave"
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 53-54, "Palos"
  21. Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  22. Era Report: 3052, p. 10, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  23. Era Report: 3052, p. 22, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  24. Era Report: 3062, p. 10, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  25. Handbook: House Liao, p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  26. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  27. Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  28. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  29. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  30. Field Report: CCAF, p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  31. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  32. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii , "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  33. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  34. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  35. Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  36. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 105, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3025"
  37. Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 120, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3063"
  38. Field Manual: Updates, p. 33, "CCAF Deployment Table - 3067"
  39. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 164, "Joyous Springs Wines"

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