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{{Otheruses|the planetary system|the MechCommander 2 character|Baxter (Character)}}
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{{Otheruses|the planet|the person|Baxter (person)}}
  
 
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| coord              = −31.288 : 112.658{{e}}
 
| coord              = −31.288 : 112.658{{e}}
 
| stars              =  
 
| stars              =  
| class              = K7II<ref name=DARWp209>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 209: "Baxter"</ref>
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| class              = K7II<ref name=DARWp206>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 206: "Baxter World Profile"</ref>
 
| recharge            =  
 
| recharge            =  
 
| recharge stations  =  
 
| recharge stations  =  
| planets            = 5<ref name="DARWp209"/>
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| planets            = 5<ref name=DARWp206/>
 
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The '''Baxter''' system was the location of at least one habitable world, '''Baxter IV''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Skandia Province]] of the [[Rasalhague Dominion]].<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
 
The '''Baxter''' system was the location of at least one habitable world, '''Baxter IV''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Skandia Province]] of the [[Rasalhague Dominion]].<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
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==System Description==
 
==System Description==
Baxter is located close to the [[Corridan]] and [[Kimball]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K7II primary orbited by five planets.<ref name=DARWp209/>
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The Baxter system is located close to the [[Corridan]] and [[Kimball]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K7II primary orbited by five planets.<ref name=DARWp206/>
  
 
==System History==
 
==System History==
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==Political Affiliation==
 
==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2340]] - [[Federation of Skye]]<ref name=HBHS13>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"</ref>
 
* [[2340]] - [[Federation of Skye]]<ref name=HBHS13>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"</ref>
 
* [[2341]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=HBHS13/>
 
* [[2341]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=HBHS13/>
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* [[3135]] - Independent World<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - Independent World<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
 
* [[3145]] - [[Rasalhague Dominion]]<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
 
* [[3145]] - [[Rasalhague Dominion]]<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
* [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"</ref>  
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* [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102-103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"</ref>  
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==Baxter IV==
 
==Baxter IV==
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{{InfoBoxPlanetStandard
 
| image              = Baxter.jpg
 
| image              = Baxter.jpg
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| caption            = Orbital view
 
| name                = Baxter IV
 
| name                = Baxter IV
| othernames          =
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| position            = 4<ref name=DARWp206/>
| position            = Fourth<ref name=DARWp209/>
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| distance            = 4 days<ref name=DARWp206/>
| distance            = Four days<ref name=DARWp209/>
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| moons              = 1 (T'Laus)<ref name=DARWp206/>
| moons              = One (T'Laus)<ref name=DARWp209/>
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| day                =
| gravity            = 0.79<ref name=DARWp209/>
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| gravity            = 0.79<ref name=DARWp206/>
| pressure            = Standard (Tainted)<ref name=DARWp209/>
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| pressure            = Standard (Tainted)<ref name=DARWp206/>
| temperature        = 44°C<ref name=DARWp209/>
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| temperature        = 44°C<ref name=DARWp206/>
| water              = 68%<ref name=DARWp209/>
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| water              = 68%<ref name=DARWp206/>
| life                = Fish<ref name=DARWp209/>
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| life                = Fish<ref name=DARWp206/>
| continents          =  
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| date                =  
| colonized          =  
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| year                = 3130<ref name=DARWp206/>
| demonym            =  
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| ruler              = [[Ricardo Zopatas]], Governor (3130)<ref name=DARoSp20>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 20 "Prefecture IX"</ref><ref name=DARWp206/><br>[[Ulgar Lassenerra]], Legate (3130)<ref name=DARoSp20/><ref name=DARWp206/>
| language            =  
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| capital            = Cleopolis<ref name=DARWp206/>
| religion            =
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| population          = 24,209,000 (3130)<ref name=DARoSp20/><ref name=DARWp206/>
| population          = 24,209,000 (3130)<ref name=DARoSp20>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 20 "Prefecture IX"</ref><ref name=DARWp209/>
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| USIIR              =
| ruler              =
 
| political          = [[Planetary Governor of Baxter|Planetary Governor]]
 
| commander          = [[Ulgar Lassenerra]], Legate (3130)<ref name=DARoSp20/><ref name=DARWp209/>
 
| capital            = Cleopolis<ref name=DARWp209/>
 
 
| hpg                =  
 
| hpg                =  
| hpgrep              =
 
 
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Baxter IV, more commonly referred to simply as Baxter, is the fourth planet of five in the Baxter system and has a single moon, T'Laus.<ref name=DARWp209/>
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Baxter IV - more commonly referred to simply as Baxter - is the fourth planet of five in the Baxter system and has a single moon, T'Laus.<ref name=DARWp206/>
  
 
===Planetary History===
 
===Planetary History===
==== Dark Age ====
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=== Dark Age ===
During the [[Dark Age]] the inhabitants of Baxter lived in modified low-profile buildings and cities or modified caves found in the mountain ranges. A few legends of lost cities persisted: these legends claimed that some inhabitants of Baxter moved their entire city into underground chambers that were subsequently crushed in the earthquakes. Scientists believed that things would return to normal for Baxter once T'Laus returned to a stable orbit, but how long this will take remained a mystery.<ref name=DARWp209/>
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During the [[Dark Age]] the inhabitants of Baxter lived in modified low-profile buildings and cities or modified caves found in the mountain ranges. A few legends of lost cities persisted: these legends claimed that some inhabitants of Baxter moved their entire city into underground chambers that were subsequently crushed in the earthquakes. Scientists believed that things would return to normal for Baxter once T'Laus returned to a stable orbit, but how long this will take remained a mystery.<ref name=DARWp206/>
  
Baxter's economy took a serious hit when it lost its farmland, but by the thirty-second century it was recovering slowly. Unlike other worlds, the number of minerals and metals deposits on the world was relatively low and those that existed were hard to acquire, so mining wasn't a large part of the economy. Instead Baxter's residents focused on exporting their sea life.<ref name=DARWp209/>
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Baxter's economy took a serious hit when it lost its farmland, but by the thirty-second century it was recovering slowly. Unlike other worlds, the number of minerals and metals deposits on the world was relatively low and those that existed were hard to acquire, so mining wasn't a large part of the economy. Instead Baxter's residents focused on exporting their sea life.<ref name=DARWp206/>
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===Planetary Rulers===
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====3130====
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* Planetary Governor Ricardo Zopatas<ref name=DARWp206/>
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* Planetary Legate Ulgar Lassenerra<ref name=DARWp206/>
  
 
===Military Deployment===
 
===Military Deployment===
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===Geography===
 
===Geography===
Baxter is a world that experiences earthquakes, rockslides, and dust storms nearly every day. This is due to the severe gravitational stresses and tides exerted on the world by its moon, T'Laus. A large comet or rogue world apparently came close to hitting T'Laus, and the near collision set the moon on an erratic orbital path. The resulting tidal stresses caused a great deal of upheaval in Baxter's ecosphere, with much of the arable land on the planet having become deserts by the [[thirty-second century]].<ref name=DARWp209/>
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Baxter is a world that experiences earthquakes, rockslides, and dust storms nearly every day. This is due to the severe gravitational stresses and tides exerted on the world by its moon, T'Laus. A large comet or rogue world apparently came close to hitting T'Laus, and the near collision set the moon on an erratic orbital path. The resulting tidal stresses caused a great deal of upheaval in Baxter's ecosphere, with much of the arable land on the planet having become deserts by the [[thirty-second century]].<ref name=DARWp206/>
  
The only habitable world in the Baxter system, Baxter has three continents. The northern continent was named Atropia, while the equatorial and southern continents were named Delgado and Hermathia respectively. Of the three continents, Atropia had more large mountain chains than the other two continents, as well as more fault lines.<ref name=DARWp209/>
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The only habitable world in the Baxter system, Baxter has three continents. The northern continent was named Atropia, while the equatorial and southern continents were named Delgado and Hermathia respectively. Of the three continents, Atropia had more large mountain chains than the other two continents, as well as more fault lines.<ref name=DARWp206/>
  
 
===Planetary Locations===
 
===Planetary Locations===
* Cleopolis: the planetary capital city, located on Atropia<ref name=DARWp209/>
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* Cleopolis: the planetary capital city, located on Atropia.<ref name=DARWp206/>
* Overton<ref name=MoWc9>''Masters of War'', ch. 9</ref>
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* Overton:<ref name=MoWc9>''Masters of War'', ch. 9</ref>
* South Allshot<ref name=MoWc11>''Masters of War'', ch. 11</ref>
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* South Allshot:<ref name=MoWc11>''Masters of War'', ch. 11</ref>
:* Emerald Basin Planetary Park<ref name=MoWc11/>
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** Emerald Basin Planetary Park:<ref name=MoWc11/>
 
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===Companies and Industries===
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===Industrial Centers===
 
 
===Local Flora and Fauna===
 
  
 
===Image gallery===
 
===Image gallery===
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* Chapter 11 of the novel ''[[Masters of War]]'' mentions "Baxter's twin moons" this contradicts information found in ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' stating Baxter only has one moon named T'Laus.<ref name=MoWc11>''Masters of War'', ch. 11</ref><ref name=DARWp209/>
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* Chapter 11 of the novel ''[[Masters of War]]'' mentions "Baxter's twin moons" this contradicts information found in ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' stating Baxter only has one moon named T'Laus.<ref name=MoWc11>''Masters of War'', ch. 11</ref><ref name=DARWp206/>
  
 
==Map Gallery==
 
==Map Gallery==
 
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==Nearby Systems==
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== Nearby Systems ==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
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[[Category:Systems|Baxter]]
 
[[Category:Systems|Baxter]]

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