Riga (HL)

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Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

Riga
← 3135
3151
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Riga nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-863.429 : 860.108[e]

Political Affiliation

Planetary History

Riga is one of the worlds that form a part of the Deep Periphery nation known as the Hanseatic League.[2]

Civil War Era

On 4 April 3067, Clan Diamond Shark merchant Mark Sennet attempted to conduct a live-fire demonstration of the Ha Otoko near Feuerberg for potential sale to the Hanseatic League. However, Regional Defense Force 4 Major Hohiro Watanabe betrayed him in order to steal Clan equipment. This effort was unsuccessful, and Mark escaped with his life and his 'Mech.[3]

Military Deployment

3067

- At this point in time RDF 4 was at full strength; fifteen percent of the RDF were using advanced equipment.

Planetary Locations

  • Broken Lands: A volcanic region of Südland, riddled with hollow lava tubes underneath brittle volcanic rock.[3]
    • Feuerberg: Also known as Fire Mountain. A large volcano.[3]
    • Kepten: A village of dubious provenance twenty kilometers from Feuerberg, not found on any Hanseatic maps and implied to be set up to cover for the theft of Mark Sennet's Ha Otoko.[3]

Nearby Worlds

  • Hanseatic League as at 3079

Notes

Nearby Systems

Closest 20 systems (3 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Kalmar 38.9 Köningsberg 44.9 Elbing 51.7 Anklan 79.3
Bruges 80.8 Wismar 86.6 Bremen 88.4 Falsterbo 92.9
Stettin 107.5 Visby 130.6 Novgorod 131.1 Kampen 132.4
Dorpat 133.7 Dortmund 151.5 Bergen 152.1 Lübeck 165.6
Braunschweig 176.1 Antwerp 194.2 Lynn 202.9 Köln 209.7

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 204, "Hanseatic League"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Report: Periphery, p. 24, "Last Known Deep Periphery Deployment Map"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mutual Advantage

Bibliography

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