Ares (system)

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Ares
Ares (system) 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates95.382 : -173.994[e]
Spectral classM1IV[1]
Recharge time202 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]

The Ares system is the location of at least one inhabited world, Ares VIII, and as of 3151 is located in the Capellan Commonality of the Capellan Confederation.[2][3][4]

System Description[edit]

Ares is located near the Lhasa and Staffin systems[5] and consists of a class M1IV primary star orbited by at least eight planets. During the thirty-first century, a recharge station was in place at the zenith jump point within the system.[1]

System History[edit]

The Ares system was colonized during the First Exodus from Terra[6] and became a member of the Capellan Hegemony when that early interstellar nation formed in 2270.[7]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Ares VIII[edit]

Ares VIII
Ares Flag.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionEighth[1]
Jump Point distance2.96 days[1]
Moons1 (Aphrodite)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.98[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature42°C (Temperate)[1]
Surface water36%[1]
Highest native lifeReptile[1]
Landmasses2 (Anteros, Harmonia)[29]
History and Culture
Population4,227,000,000 (3025),[16]
4,500,000,000 (3067),[1]
4,520,000,000 (3079)[29]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDiem of Ares
CapitalNew Olympia[34]
HPG ClassB (3067)[1]
HPG RepresentativePrecentor Ri Weng Fan (3025)[16]

Ares VIII, more commonly known simply as Ares, has been home to a number of facilities belonging to various defense industries and is associated with the interstellar treaty known as the Ares Convention.

Planetary History[edit]

Early History[edit]

During the era of the Terran Alliance Ares was one of the founding members of the Capellan Co-Prosperity Sphere negotiated by the Capellan ruler Jurdan Aris between 2220 and 2225.[6][35] In exchange for the continued free and open exchange of information with Capella, Ares and the other nations of the pact—which included Kurragin and Bandora—would come to the defense of Capella if it found itself under attack from hostile parties.[35]

That prophesied attack came in 2225 when Emmanuel Denevieve Brunn, the third Premier of the Sarna Supremacy, responded to fears that the growing strength of the Capellan Republic threatened the Supremacy, launched an attack on Capella. Just five days after landing and securing key installations across Capella, Brunn found forces from Ares and the other Co-Prosperity Sphere members arriving in orbit, and just two weeks later the Sarna forces had been driven off Capella.[35]

As a member of the Capellan Co-Prosperity Sphere, Ares became a de facto member of the Capellan Hegemony when the Hegemony came into being in 2270.[7]

Ares is the site where the Ares Conventions were signed on 13 June 2412.[36]

Succession Wars[edit]

During the Succession Wars, Ares was a commercial free port. The world was known for its exemptions from local import duties, which in turn stimulated trade. As a result Ares was one of the few smaller worlds that was prosperous.[16] Ares was also the birth place of Talon Zahn.[37]

Jihad[edit]

In the Jihad era, it also housed a CCAF Regional Training Facility that trained tankers and infantry.[29]

Military Deployment[edit]

2765[edit]

2786[edit]

3038[edit]

3040[edit]

  • Fifteenth Dracon[40]
  • First Battalion
  • Second Battalion
  • Third Battalion

3050[edit]

  • Fifteenth Dracon (First Battalion)[20]

3054[edit]

  • Fifteenth Dracon[23]

3063[edit]

3067[edit]

  • Fourth McCarron's Armored Cavalry[42]

3079[edit]

- Deployed across Tsingtao, Ares, and Capricorn III, the unit was at 75% strength, with 85% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
- The Green Machine was operating at 75% of full strength, with 20% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

3085[edit]

- The First was operating at 75% of full strength, with 95% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

3145[edit]

- The unit was operating at 80% of full strength.

Geography[edit]

Ares VIII is a temperate world with two continents named Harmonia and Anteros.[29]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Ausapolis: city on the continent of Anteros; site of the Bergan Industries, Earthwerks Limited and Quikscell Company manufacturing plants[29]
  • Duchy Regional Training Center: military training center located on the continent of Anteros[29]
  • New Olympia: planetary capital city, located on the continent of Harmonia[29]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 76 systems (73 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Lhasa 9.7 Staffin 11.2 Capricorn 14.6 New Sagan 15.9
Necromo 16.3 Cammal 18.4 Minnacora 18.4 Tsingtao 18.9
Truth 22.5 Kek 22.9 Monhegan 23.0 Alto 23.0
Gahral 25.4 Vintru 25.5 Nashuar 28.2 Relevow 28.9
Heligoland 30.4 Brighton 31.0 Kaifeng 32.0 Lee 33.6
Randar 33.7 Armaxa 33.7 Hurgh 33.8 Taga 34.0
Remshield 34.2 Daniels 36.9 Aosia 37.1 Gallitzin 37.7
No Return 39.2 Dowles 39.8 Matsu 41.4 Alcyone 41.7
Aer 42.5 St. Ives 42.8 Sarmaxa 43.5 Moravian 43.8
Sarna 44.7 Gei-Fu 45.3 Sharpe 46.1 Bethel 46.4
Perkasie 46.6 Scituate 46.6 Sakhalin 46.6 Ilmar 46.7
Oli 47.0 Mandate 48.3 Menkib 49.2 Andro 49.4
Vestallas 49.9 Khi 50.1 Kittery 51.7 Shoreham 52.1
Laong 52.7 Weekapaug 52.9 Aldertaine 53.5 Knutdor 53.9
Lacadon 54.3 Plataea 54.5 New Macao 54.6 Highspire 55.0
Bahl's Retreat 55.4 Zaurak 55.5 Quemoy 55.7 New Athens 56.7
Gurnet 57.1 Capella 57.3 Orbisonia 57.9 Bora 58.9
Geifer 59.1 Redfield 59.2 Overton 59.7 Noh-wan Hohm 59.8
Bhykov 59.9 Undra 60.7 New Crete 61.6 Acala 63.0

References[edit]

  1. 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 Handbook: House Liao, p. 72: "Ares" planet profile
  2. 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Handbook: House Liao, p. 12: "Timeline: Capellan Zone"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 13: "Capturing the Markets"
  8. 8.0 8.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 17
  9. Handbook: House Liao, p. 25
  10. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  11. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
  12. First Succession War, p. 25
  13. Handbook: House Liao, p. 31
  14. First Succession War, p. 113
  15. Handbook: House Liao, p. 39
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 143
  17. Handbook: House Liao, p. 40
  18. Handbook: House Liao, p. 49
  19. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
  20. 20.0 20.1 20 Year Update, p. 63: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  21. Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  22. Era Report: 3052, p. 25
  23. 23.0 23.1 Objective Raids, p. 42: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  24. Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  25. Handbook: House Liao, p. 60
  26. Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  27. Handbook: House Liao, p. 68
  28. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
  29. 29.00 29.01 29.02 29.03 29.04 29.05 29.06 29.07 29.08 29.09 29.10 29.11 29.12 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, pp. 6–7: "Ares"
  30. 30.0 30.1 Field Report: CCAF, p. 20: "Irregular Forces Regimental Status"
  31. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 64
  32. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  33. Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  34. Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 6: "Ares"
  35. 35.0 35.1 35.2 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 13: "A Precious Commodity"
  36. Handbook: House Liao, p. 18
  37. Handbook: House Liao, p. 103
  38. Field Report 2765: CCAF, p. 7: "Regimental Status"
  39. First Succession War, p. 135: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"
  40. 40.0 40.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 140: "Deployment Table"
  41. Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 119: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  42. Field Manual: Updates, p. 32: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  43. Field Report: CCAF, p. 11: "Confederation Reserve Cavalry Regimental Status"
  44. Field Manual: 3085, p. 33: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3085"
  45. Field Manual: 3145, p. 44: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table - 3145"

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