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| + | ==System Description== | ||
| − | + | ==System History== | |
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| − | {{ | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
| + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
| + | * [[2271]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - [2319] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2341]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name=HB:HKp31>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2774]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | ||
| + | * [[2787]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="FSWp37">''First Succession War'', p. 37: "Holding Back: The Battles for David and Saffel"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34: "Free Worlds League 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> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp42">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp51">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3058]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp54">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp56">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from March)<ref name="J:FRp46"/> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="FR:Cp29">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 29: "Terran Corridor Clans Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - August 3079"</ref><ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref> | ||
| + | {{div col end}} | ||
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| + | ==Saffel III== | ||
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| image = Saffel.jpg | | image = Saffel.jpg | ||
| − | | | + | | name = Saffel III |
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| − | | distance = | + | | distance = Five days<ref name=DARWp40/> |
| − | | moons = | + | | moons = One (Promina)<ref name=DARWp40/> |
| − | + | | gravity = 0.77<ref name=DARWp40/> | |
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| − | | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name= | + | | temperature = 22°C<ref name=DARWp40/> |
| − | | temperature = 22°C<ref name= | + | | water = 53%<ref name=DARWp40/> |
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| − | | capital = Iwanji<ref name= | + | | religion = |
| − | + | | population = 1,289,000,000 (3130)<ref name=DARWp40/><ref name=DARoSp7>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 7: "Prefecture II"</ref> | |
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| + | | political = [[Planetary Governor of Saffel|Planetary Governor]] | ||
| + | | commander = [[Evander Yassir]], Legate (3130)<ref name=DARWp40/> | ||
| + | | capital = Iwanji<ref name=DARWp40/><ref name=DARoSp7/> | ||
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| + | ===Planetary Info=== | ||
| + | ====Early History==== | ||
| + | '''Saffel III''' is a cold world. When first discovered by humanity, the world had just entered an ice age. The first colonists landed on the northern continent, which they named Dovejin, and planned to mine the mineral resources that were locked away under the glaciers. Before they could do so, the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] occurred, and Saffel was left to its own devices. With no support from the core worlds near [[Terra]] and ill-equipped to deal with the arctic temperatures, many of the first wave of colonists died in Saffel's harsh winter. Those who survived did so by moving to the equatorial region, where it was (relatively) warmer. Able to scratch out a meager existence, the survivors began forming new smaller towns and cities.<ref name=DARWp40/> | ||
| + | After a century of isolation, a second wave of colonists arrived from the Terran Hegemony. This second wave of colonists landed and claimed the polar cities that had been abandoned by the first colonists. The newly arrived colonists found themselves at odds with the survivors of the first wave, who resented the "intrusion." Tensions ran so high that a small brushfire war broke out between the two groups before the Terran Hegemony could negotiate a truce. Eventually the two groups joined forces, and by the time of the [[Star League]], Saffel was a major exporter of valuable metals and one of the worlds that made up the [[Lone Star Province]] of the Hegemony. The other major draw to the world was the [[Saffel Medical Institute]]. The information and work done at this institute made Saffel an exporter of medical equipment as well.<ref name=DARWp40/><ref name="H:RWp159"/> | ||
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{{main|Battle of Saffel (2787)}} | {{main|Battle of Saffel (2787)}} | ||
| − | After the fall of the Star League, the Federated Suns took control of the world. The [[AFFS]] used Saffel as a staging area for an assault into the Draconis Combine. In April [[2787]] the Combine retaliated and tried to take the world, but the [[Sixth Benjamin Regulars]] soon discovered that the [[Twenty-first Rim Worlds Regiment]] - a former [[Rim Worlds Army]] and [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] regiment that had become a part of the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary unit - were active on Saffel. The Twenty-first was evidently attempting to secure a cache left behind by the Amaris Empire, and Warlord [[Jinjiro Kurita]] - son of the [[Coordinator]] had issued very specific instructions to his forces along the border with the Federated Suns and conducting operations inside the former [[Terran Hegemony]]; any encounters with the AFFS, mercenaries in AFFS employ or possible allies of the Federated Suns were to be met with the minimum necessary force, so as to preserve the illusion that the Combine was | + | After the fall of the Star League, the Federated Suns took control of the world. The [[AFFS]] used Saffel as a staging area for an assault into the Draconis Combine. In April [[2787]] the Combine retaliated and tried to take the world, but the [[Sixth Benjamin Regulars]] soon discovered that the [[Twenty-first Rim Worlds Regiment]] - a former [[Rim Worlds Army]] and [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] regiment that had become a part of the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary unit - were active on Saffel. The Twenty-first was evidently attempting to secure a cache left behind by the Amaris Empire, and Warlord [[Jinjiro Kurita]] - son of the [[Coordinator]] had issued very specific instructions to his forces along the border with the Federated Suns and conducting operations inside the former [[Terran Hegemony]]; any encounters with the AFFS, mercenaries in AFFS employ or possible allies of the Federated Suns were to be met with the minimum necessary force, so as to preserve the illusion that the Combine was focused on operations against the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], while Jinjiro massed forces for an imminent invasion of the Federated Suns.<ref name="FSWp37"/> |
The orders were galling to ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Shiro Knutesson]], as it meant that the Sixth had to deliberately lose to the mercenaries, a particularly bitter pill given that the Regulars regarded the mercenaries as honorless dregs from the fallen Republic, but Jinjiro's orders left no room for misinterpretation. Knutesson acted accordingly, ordering his forces to disperse across multiple settlements, to give ground easily and to feign weakness and incompetence. Reminders of the consequences of Jinjiro's presence kept his command in line, and after ten days the Regulars retreated from Saffel, just days ahead of the launch of the Combine invasion of the Federated Suns.<ref name="FSWp37"/> | The orders were galling to ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Shiro Knutesson]], as it meant that the Sixth had to deliberately lose to the mercenaries, a particularly bitter pill given that the Regulars regarded the mercenaries as honorless dregs from the fallen Republic, but Jinjiro's orders left no room for misinterpretation. Knutesson acted accordingly, ordering his forces to disperse across multiple settlements, to give ground easily and to feign weakness and incompetence. Reminders of the consequences of Jinjiro's presence kept his command in line, and after ten days the Regulars retreated from Saffel, just days ahead of the launch of the Combine invasion of the Federated Suns.<ref name="FSWp37"/> | ||
| − | === War of | + | ====War of 3039==== |
| − | Over the centuries of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], Saffel was frequently used as a staging area and invasion corridor, but the Federated Suns usually kept control of the world. In the [[War of 3039]], however, | + | Over the centuries of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], Saffel was frequently used as a staging area and invasion corridor, but the Federated Suns usually kept control of the world. In the [[War of 3039]], however, the Draconis Combine finally seized the world.<ref name=DARWp40/> |
| − | === | + | ====Jihad==== |
| − | The [[Word of Blake]] used a mixture of their own forces and hired mercenaries to assault and conquer Saffel during the first half of March [[3069]], incorporating the world forcibly into the Word of Blake Protectorate.<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46 | + | The [[Word of Blake]] used a mixture of their own forces and hired mercenaries to assault and conquer Saffel during the first half of March [[3069]], incorporating the world forcibly into the Word of Blake Protectorate.<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> |
| − | Saffel was evidently liberated by the end of [[3077]] by allied coalition forces, as the administration of the HPG facility on Saffel had reverted to [[ComStar]] by the end of November. However, in early December a press notice was issued by ComStar to other nearby ComStar facilities indicating that the Saffel HPG had been taken offline due to unspecified local technical difficulties.<ref name="JHS:Tp34">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 34 | + | Saffel was evidently liberated by the end of [[3077]] by allied coalition forces, as the administration of the HPG facility on Saffel had reverted to [[ComStar]] by the end of November. However, in early December a press notice was issued by ComStar to other nearby ComStar facilities indicating that the Saffel HPG had been taken offline due to unspecified local technical difficulties.<ref name="JHS:Tp34">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 34: "Saffel HPG Offline"</ref> |
| + | <!-- Commented out due to lack of information | ||
| + | ===Planetary Rulers=== | ||
| + | --> | ||
| − | == Military Deployment == | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
| − | === 2787 === | + | ====2787==== |
* [[Blue Star Irregulars]]<ref name="FSWp37"/> | * [[Blue Star Irregulars]]<ref name="FSWp37"/> | ||
:* [[Twenty-first Rim Worlds Regiment]]<ref name="FSWp37"/> | :* [[Twenty-first Rim Worlds Regiment]]<ref name="FSWp37"/> | ||
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| − | === | + | ====3040==== |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Eighth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name=H:Wo3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138: "Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | === | + | ====3050==== |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Thirty-sixth Dieron Regulars]]<ref name=20YU40>''20 Year Update'', p. 40: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref> |
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| − | ===3077=== | + | ====3068==== |
| + | * [[Thirty-second Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-second Division]]<ref name=JSBD_101/> | ||
| + | * [[Saffel Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=JSBD_101>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 101: "32nd Division (Purity of Courage)"</ref> | ||
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| + | ====3077==== | ||
* Saffel Protectorate Militia<ref name="JHS:Tp34"/> | * Saffel Protectorate Militia<ref name="JHS:Tp34"/> | ||
| − | == Geography == | + | ===Geography=== |
| − | + | Saffel has three continents, Awonera, Dovejin and Sophrati, the capital city is Iwanji. It can be found on Dovejin's southern coast.<ref name=DARWp40/> | |
| − | == Planetary Locations == | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| − | * Iwanji is the capital city, and it can be found on Dovejin's southern coast.<ref name= | + | * Iwanji is the capital city, and it can be found on Dovejin's southern coast.<ref name=DARWp40/> |
| − | * Radjik (a city or a town).<ref>''Dark Age: 3136 Levin's List'', p. 2 "17 March 3136"</ref> | + | * Radjik (a city or a town).<ref>''Dark Age: 3136 Levin's List'', p. 2: "17 March 3136"</ref> |
| + | <!-- Commented out due to lack of information | ||
| + | ===Companies and Industries=== | ||
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| + | ===Local Flora and Fauna=== | ||
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| + | ===Image gallery=== | ||
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| + | ==Map Gallery== | ||
| + | <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> | ||
== Nearby Systems == | == Nearby Systems == | ||
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Epsilon Indi]] | | class="lessthan30" | [[Epsilon Indi]] | ||
| class="lessthan30" | 27.6 | | class="lessthan30" | 27.6 | ||
| − | | class="lessthan30" | [[Pike | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Pike (system)|Pike]] |
| class="lessthan30" | 27.9 | | class="lessthan30" | 27.9 | ||
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| class="over30" | [[Small World]] | | class="over30" | [[Small World]] | ||
| class="over30" | 32.2 | | class="over30" | 32.2 | ||
| − | | class="over30" | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Telos]] |
| class="over30" | 33.8 | | class="over30" | 33.8 | ||
| class="over30" | [[Epsilon Eridani]] | | class="over30" | [[Epsilon Eridani]] | ||
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| class="over30" | 35.2 | | class="over30" | 35.2 | ||
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| − | | class="over30" | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Imbros]] |
| class="over30" | 35.5 | | class="over30" | 35.5 | ||
| class="over30" | [[Chaville]] | | class="over30" | [[Chaville]] | ||
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| class="over30" | [[Ankaa]] | | class="over30" | [[Ankaa]] | ||
| class="over30" | 53.5 | | class="over30" | 53.5 | ||
| − | | class="over30" | [[ | + | | class="over30" | [[Graham]] |
| class="over30" | 53.9 | | class="over30" | 53.9 | ||
| class="over30" | [[Ko]] | | class="over30" | [[Ko]] | ||
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| class="over30" | [[Sabik]] | | class="over30" | [[Sabik]] | ||
| class="over30" | 59.2 | | class="over30" | 59.2 | ||
| − | | class="over30" | [[Yance | + | | class="over30" | [[Yance|Agador]] |
| class="over30" | 59.5 | | class="over30" | 59.5 | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | <div class="desktop-3-col"> | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Dark Age: 3136 Levin's List]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]'' | ||
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | ||
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* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' | * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Systems|Saffel]] |
| − | [[Category: Amaris Empire | + | [[Category: Amaris Empire Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Draconis Combine | + | [[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Federated Suns | + | [[Category: Federated Suns Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Independent | + | [[Category: Independent Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Republic of the Sphere | + | [[Category: Republic of the Sphere Systems]] |
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| Saffel | |
|---|---|
← 3135 3151 | |
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 25.586 : 11.846[e] |
| Spectral class | K3VI[1] |
| Planet(s) | 6[1] |
Contents
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - Inhabited world[2]
- 2319 - Terran Hegemony[3]
- 2341 - Terran Hegemony[4]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony[5][6][7]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony[8]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony[9]
- 2764 - Terran Hegemony[10]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony[11]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire[12]
- 2774 - Amaris Empire[12]
- 2787 - Federated Suns[13]
- 2822 - Draconis Combine[14][15][16][17]
- 2864 - Draconis Combine[18][19][20][21]
- 3025 - Federated Suns[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
- 3030 - Federated Suns[29][30][31][32]
- 3040 - Draconis Combine[33][34][35][36]
- 3050 - Draconis Combine[37]
- 3052 - Draconis Combine[38][39][40]
- 3057 - Draconis Combine[41]
- 3058 - Draconis Combine[42][43]
- 3063 - Draconis Combine[44]
- 3067 - Draconis Combine[45][46][47][48][49]
- 3069 - Word of Blake Protectorate (from March)[50]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate[51]
- 3079 - Word of Blake Protectorate[52][53][54]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[55]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[56]
- 3135 - Independent world[57]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine[58]
Saffel III[edit]
| Saffel III | |
|---|---|
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| Astrophysical | |
| System position | Third[1] |
| Jump Point distance | Five days[1] |
| Moons | One (Promina)[1] |
| Geophysical | |
| Surface gravity | 0.77[1] |
| Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
| Equatorial temperature | 22°C[1] |
| Surface water | 53%[1] |
| Highest native life | Birds[1] |
| History and Culture | |
| Population | 1,289,000,000 (3130)[1][59] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Political Leader | Planetary Governor |
| Military Commander | Evander Yassir, Legate (3130)[1] |
| Capital | Iwanji[1][59] |
Planetary Info[edit]
Early History[edit]
Saffel III is a cold world. When first discovered by humanity, the world had just entered an ice age. The first colonists landed on the northern continent, which they named Dovejin, and planned to mine the mineral resources that were locked away under the glaciers. Before they could do so, the Outer Reaches Rebellion occurred, and Saffel was left to its own devices. With no support from the core worlds near Terra and ill-equipped to deal with the arctic temperatures, many of the first wave of colonists died in Saffel's harsh winter. Those who survived did so by moving to the equatorial region, where it was (relatively) warmer. Able to scratch out a meager existence, the survivors began forming new smaller towns and cities.[1]
After a century of isolation, a second wave of colonists arrived from the Terran Hegemony. This second wave of colonists landed and claimed the polar cities that had been abandoned by the first colonists. The newly arrived colonists found themselves at odds with the survivors of the first wave, who resented the "intrusion." Tensions ran so high that a small brushfire war broke out between the two groups before the Terran Hegemony could negotiate a truce. Eventually the two groups joined forces, and by the time of the Star League, Saffel was a major exporter of valuable metals and one of the worlds that made up the Lone Star Province of the Hegemony. The other major draw to the world was the Saffel Medical Institute. The information and work done at this institute made Saffel an exporter of medical equipment as well.[1][8]
First Succession War[edit]
After the fall of the Star League, the Federated Suns took control of the world. The AFFS used Saffel as a staging area for an assault into the Draconis Combine. In April 2787 the Combine retaliated and tried to take the world, but the Sixth Benjamin Regulars soon discovered that the Twenty-first Rim Worlds Regiment - a former Rim Worlds Army and Amaris Empire Armed Forces regiment that had become a part of the Blue Star Irregulars mercenary unit - were active on Saffel. The Twenty-first was evidently attempting to secure a cache left behind by the Amaris Empire, and Warlord Jinjiro Kurita - son of the Coordinator had issued very specific instructions to his forces along the border with the Federated Suns and conducting operations inside the former Terran Hegemony; any encounters with the AFFS, mercenaries in AFFS employ or possible allies of the Federated Suns were to be met with the minimum necessary force, so as to preserve the illusion that the Combine was focused on operations against the Lyran Commonwealth, while Jinjiro massed forces for an imminent invasion of the Federated Suns.[13]
The orders were galling to Tai-sa Shiro Knutesson, as it meant that the Sixth had to deliberately lose to the mercenaries, a particularly bitter pill given that the Regulars regarded the mercenaries as honorless dregs from the fallen Republic, but Jinjiro's orders left no room for misinterpretation. Knutesson acted accordingly, ordering his forces to disperse across multiple settlements, to give ground easily and to feign weakness and incompetence. Reminders of the consequences of Jinjiro's presence kept his command in line, and after ten days the Regulars retreated from Saffel, just days ahead of the launch of the Combine invasion of the Federated Suns.[13]
War of 3039[edit]
Over the centuries of the Succession Wars, Saffel was frequently used as a staging area and invasion corridor, but the Federated Suns usually kept control of the world. In the War of 3039, however, the Draconis Combine finally seized the world.[1]
Jihad[edit]
The Word of Blake used a mixture of their own forces and hired mercenaries to assault and conquer Saffel during the first half of March 3069, incorporating the world forcibly into the Word of Blake Protectorate.[50]
Saffel was evidently liberated by the end of 3077 by allied coalition forces, as the administration of the HPG facility on Saffel had reverted to ComStar by the end of November. However, in early December a press notice was issued by ComStar to other nearby ComStar facilities indicating that the Saffel HPG had been taken offline due to unspecified local technical difficulties.[60]
Military Deployment[edit]
2787[edit]
3040[edit]
3050[edit]
3068[edit]
3077[edit]
- Saffel Protectorate Militia[60]
Geography[edit]
Saffel has three continents, Awonera, Dovejin and Sophrati, the capital city is Iwanji. It can be found on Dovejin's southern coast.[1]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Iwanji is the capital city, and it can be found on Dovejin's southern coast.[1]
- Radjik (a city or a town).[64]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 84 systems (82 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fomalhaut | 8.0 | Nirasaki | 11.6 | Styx | 13.7 | Dieron | 13.7 |
| Altair | 16.9 | Northwind | 17.0 | Lockdale | 17.4 | Caph | 17.7 |
| New Stevens | 18.2 | Quentin | 20.4 | Athenry | 20.7 | Deneb Algedi | 21.0 |
| New Britain | 23.6 | Asta | 25.5 | Epsilon Indi | 27.6 | Pike | 27.9 |
| Bryant | 28.0 | Sol | 28.2 | Errai | 28.2 | Rigil Kentarus | 29.9 |
| New Home | 30.7 | Killbourn | 30.7 | Nashira | 31.0 | Keid | 31.4 |
| Helen | 31.9 | Small World | 32.2 | Telos | 33.8 | Epsilon Eridani | 33.9 |
| Sirius | 34.4 | Yorii | 34.9 | Dyev | 35.1 | Kervil | 35.2 |
| Imbros | 35.5 | Chaville | 36.0 | Sheratan | 36.7 | Pokhara | 37.1 |
| Procyon | 38.2 | Ingress | 38.8 | Tau Ceti | 39.0 | Al Na'ir | 39.6 |
| Fletcher | 41.3 | Towne | 43.9 | Rocky | 44.2 | Carver | 45.0 |
| Terra Firma | 45.6 | Brownsville | 45.8 | Deneb Kaitos | 46.3 | Ruchbah | 47.0 |
| Lambrecht | 47.3 | Addicks | 47.5 | Lone Star | 49.0 | Thorin | 49.3 |
| Murchison | 49.8 | Kawich | 50.0 | Woodstock | 52.0 | Acamar | 52.3 |
| Miyazaki | 52.5 | Biham | 52.5 | Xi Ursae Majoris | 52.6 | Muphrid | 53.1 |
| Ankaa | 53.5 | Graham | 53.9 | Ko | 54.2 | Outreach | 54.7 |
| Kuzuu | 54.8 | Zollikofen | 55.1 | Chara | 55.1 | Nopah | 55.4 |
| Ancha | 55.5 | Lyons | 55.5 | Hean | 55.7 | Moore | 55.9 |
| Capolla | 56.1 | Hechnar | 56.9 | Basalt | 57.6 | Atria | 57.6 |
| Bex | 58.3 | Zavijava | 58.7 | Sabik | 59.2 | Agador | 59.5 |
| Lipton | 59.7 | Ozawa | 59.9 | Sadachbia | 60.0 | Oliver | 60.4 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 40: "Saffel"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - [2319] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 First Succession War, p. 37: "Holding Back: The Battles for David and Saffel"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864]"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 29: "Terran Corridor Clans Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - August 3079"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 7: "Prefecture II"
- ↑ 60.0 60.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 34: "Saffel HPG Offline"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 138: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 40: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
- ↑ 63.0 63.1 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 101: "32nd Division (Purity of Courage)"
- ↑ Dark Age: 3136 Levin's List, p. 2: "17 March 3136"
Bibliography[edit]
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- Era Report: 3062
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- Field Manual: 3145
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