Wallis

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Wallis

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

Wallis
Wallis 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-198.832 : -193.619[e]
Spectral classM5V[1]
Recharge time206 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]

The Wallis system was home to at least one habitable world, Wallis VI, and as at 3151 was located in the Regulan Fiefs province of the Free Worlds League.[2]

System Description

The Wallis system is located near the Faleolo and Futuna systems[3][4] and consists of a class M5V primary orbited by at least six planets. During the thirty-first century a recharge station was in place at the zenith jump point.[1]

System History

The Wallis system was settled during the First Exodus from Terra and was a member of the Principality of Regulus prior to the formation of the Free Worlds League.[5]

Political Affiliation

invalid names, e.g. too many

Wallis VI

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Wallis VI - more commonly referred to simply as Wallis - is the sixth planet in the system and has a single moon named Faioa. Wallis has been home to factories belonging to at least one significant defense manufacturer, Ronin Incorporated.[1]

Planetary History

The Jihad

It was on Wallis on the 22nd of May 3071 that the Second Regulan Hussars were attacked and destroyed by troops originally believed to be from the Free Worlds League Military, but who were later discovered to have been elements of the Forty-ninth Shadow Division in disguise.[32]

Determination at Wallis is set on Wallis and provides a description of Port City, the Bora Valley, and numerous other terrain features.[33]


Military Deployment

2765

2786

  • Second Regulan Hussars[35]

3054

3067

3071

  • Second Regulan Hussars[32]

3079

3085

3145

Geography

Wallis has four continents named Alofi, Rotuma, Samoa and Tuvalu. Wallis is a tropical, humid world.[1]

Planetary Locations

  • Bora Valley: location of a major river, the Bora River, and the city of Port City.[33]
  • Jameston: the planetary capital city after the Jihad, loccated on Rotuma.[1]
  • Port City: the planetary capital city prior to the Jihad, located on the great Bora River.[33]

Industrial Centers

Wallis VII (Vuzar)

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Wallis VII - more commonly referred to as Vuzar - is the seventh planet in the system.[1]

Planetary History

It isn't known if Vuzar has a permanent population, but during the thirty-first century wealthy residents of Wallis were known to vacation on Vuzar to escape the high humidity and tropical temperatures of Wallis.[1]

Geography

Vuzar is a cold world, and is predominantly covered with ice and snow. The equatorial regions of the planet are warmer than the rest of the planet, to the extent that humans can visit the equatorial regions using simple snow suits.[1]

Nearby Systems

Closest 36 systems (34 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Futuna 11.2 Faleolo 12.6 Newcastle 16.2 Hellos Minor 18.4
Sparta 25.0 Ngake 25.4 Alta 25.6 Norfolk 26.8
Manihiki 27.0 Atreus 30.8 Ankolika 33.2 Atsugi 33.7
Keeling 34.6 Trinidad 35.4 Tuamotu 37.2 Alterf 39.1
Cameron 41.3 Ionus 43.6 Aitutaki 43.6 Ellsworth 47.5
Hongqiao 48.3 Regulus 48.7 Olafsvik 50.7 Clipperton 51.3
Hódmezovásárhely 51.4 Gibson 51.7 Pec 52.5 Cajamarca 54.0
Cree 54.7 Ibarra 55.4 Zempoatlepetl 56.2 Loyalty 56.4
Molokai 57.4 Tongatapu 59.1 Muscida 60.3 Camlann 60.3

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 14, "Wallis"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 102
  3. 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 38, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Handbook: House Marik, p. 13, "Principality of Regulus world within the Free Worlds League before [2270] and after at their founding in [2271]"
  6. Handbook: House Marik, p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  7. Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  8. Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  9. Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  10. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  11. First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  12. Handbook: House Marik, p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  13. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. Handbook: House Marik, p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  16. House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. vii, "Free Worlds League Map - [3025]"
  17. Handbook: House Marik, p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  18. Handbook: House Marik, p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  19. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  20. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  21. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  22. Handbook: House Marik, p. 54, "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  23. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  24. Handbook: House Marik, p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  25. ' Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map
  26. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  27. Field Report: FWLM, p. 17, "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  28. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  29. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  30. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  31. Era Report: 3145, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  32. 32.0 32.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 16, "Timeline of the Jihad"
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 Determination at Wallis, p. 6
  34. Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 16, "Regimental Status"
  35. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 138, "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"
  36. Objective Raids, p. 39, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  37. Field Report: FWLM, p. 9, "Principality of Regulus"
  38. Field Manual: 3085, p. 92, "Deployment Table - 3085"
  39. Field Manual: 3145, p. 116, "Regulan Strategic Military Command"

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