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* Planetary Ruler: [[Justin Aris]] <ref name="HB:HLp12"/>
 
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===2270===
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* Planetary Diem: [[Nicopolo Aris]] <ref name="HB:HLp12"/><ref name="HL(TCC)p13">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 13, "Capturing The Markets"</ref>
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==Planetary History==
 
==Planetary History==
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===Early History===
 
Settled by [[Justin Aris]] and his followers in [[2193]], Capella was first the seat of the [[Capellan Holdfast]] - a nation of just one planet - and then the centre of the Capellan Republic when Aris reinvented his realm after first contact with explorers from the nearby [[Sarna Supremacy]]. In parallel with the Republic, Capella became the centre of the [[Capellan Co-Prosperity Sphere]], a mutual defence organization that grew and merged with the Republic to form the [[Capellan Hegemony]] in [[2270]].<ref name="HB:HLp12">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 12, "Timeline: Capellan Zone"</ref><ref name="HL(TCC)p12">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 12</ref> Accordingly, when the Terran Alliance commissioned the [[Alliance Grand Survey|Grand Alliance Survey of Populated Worlds]] in [[2235]] it was noted that Capella didn't consider itself to be even nominally under the authority of the [[Terran Alliance]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p9"/>
 
Settled by [[Justin Aris]] and his followers in [[2193]], Capella was first the seat of the [[Capellan Holdfast]] - a nation of just one planet - and then the centre of the Capellan Republic when Aris reinvented his realm after first contact with explorers from the nearby [[Sarna Supremacy]]. In parallel with the Republic, Capella became the centre of the [[Capellan Co-Prosperity Sphere]], a mutual defence organization that grew and merged with the Republic to form the [[Capellan Hegemony]] in [[2270]].<ref name="HB:HLp12">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 12, "Timeline: Capellan Zone"</ref><ref name="HL(TCC)p12">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 12</ref> Accordingly, when the Terran Alliance commissioned the [[Alliance Grand Survey|Grand Alliance Survey of Populated Worlds]] in [[2235]] it was noted that Capella didn't consider itself to be even nominally under the authority of the [[Terran Alliance]].<ref name="HL(TCC)p9"/>
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Justin Aris deliberately concentrated on growing both the arts and the various libraries and centres of learning on Capella in the early 23rd century; drawing on his own classical heritage, he built Capella into a huge data clearing house, as well as a centre for learning, thinking and the arts. In an era when dozens of worlds were struggling with independence and actively suppressing independent thought and expression, Capella actively welcomed scholars and artists with open arms. Justin Aris and Capella revolutionised the local region, making information a valuable currency and increasing Capella's influence with the surrounding worlds and nations.<ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13, "A Precious Commodity"</ref>
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===The Capellan Hegemony===
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By the late 23rd century, Capella was recognised as being a "Teacher Of Worlds", the home of hundreds of the brightest minds of the day; this continuing growth in intellectual and artistic talent continued to boost the Capellan economy and with it commercial prosperity. Capella was soon a commercial hub to rival [[Chesterton]] or [[Sarna]], and other worlds increasingly worked to develop goodwill from and good faith towards Capella, subtly shifting the flow of goods and barter away from older, more established worlds in favour of Capellan goods.<ref name="HB:HLp13+">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13, "Capturing The Markets"</ref>
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This came to a climax in [[2270]] when the ruling senate of Capella, the Capellan Agoropolis, declared to be a fact what was already a de facto truth in the region - the formation of the [[Capellan Hegemony]], a new nation which included every inhabited world within twelve light years of Capella as well as all of the founding members of the Capellan Co-Prosperity Sphere. While this was well received by the Capellan people, it antagonised the nearby [[Sarna Supremacy]], who implemented a full-scale economic blockade of the Hegemony. It also triggered an actively expansionist attitude from the Agoropolis and it's leader, [[Nicopolo Aris]]. In addition to acts of goodwill, such as the combined Capellan-Sian task force that freed [[Highspire]] from a pirate blockade, the Capellan Agoropolis also ordered brief conflicts with other states. These conflicts saw Capella attack both the [[St. Ives Mercantile League]] and the [[Ingersoll Concordium]], annexing the Concordium almost immediately and securing economic dominance over several League worlds that became total annexation by [[2292]].<ref name="HB:HLp13+"/>
  
 
==Nearby Planets==
 
==Nearby Planets==

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(References to Capella)

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

X: 38.08 Y: -173.43 [e]


Planetary Data[1][2]

  • Star Type: G8III/F6III
  • Position in System: 7
  • Time to Jump Point: 6.19 days
  • Number of Satellites: 1 (Nikos)
  • Surface Gravity: 1.02
  • Atmosphere Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
  • Equatorial Temperature: 38° C (Warm-Temperate)
  • Surface Water Coverage: 60%
  • Recharging Station: Zenith, Nadir
  • ComStar Facility Class: A
  • Percentage and Level of Native Life: 10%, Plant

Era Specific Data

2192

2270

3025[1]

  • Planetary Diem: Lord Anurios Liao
  • Com Star Representative: Precentor Ebrieth Tengwan
  • Population: 5,375,000,000

3067[2]

  • Noble Ruler: Duke Gregory Liao
  • Population: 6,987,000,000
  • Socio-Industrial Levels: A-A-B-A-D

3076[5]

  • Noble Ruler: Duke Gregory Liao
  • Population: 6,352,000,000
  • Tech Level USIIR: A-A-B-A-D

Garrisoning Military Force

3025 to 3054 to 3063

3063 to 3067

3079

Manufacturing Centers

Owner History

Planetary History

Early History

Settled by Justin Aris and his followers in 2193, Capella was first the seat of the Capellan Holdfast - a nation of just one planet - and then the centre of the Capellan Republic when Aris reinvented his realm after first contact with explorers from the nearby Sarna Supremacy. In parallel with the Republic, Capella became the centre of the Capellan Co-Prosperity Sphere, a mutual defence organization that grew and merged with the Republic to form the Capellan Hegemony in 2270.[3][23] Accordingly, when the Terran Alliance commissioned the Grand Alliance Survey of Populated Worlds in 2235 it was noted that Capella didn't consider itself to be even nominally under the authority of the Terran Alliance.[12]

Justin Aris deliberately concentrated on growing both the arts and the various libraries and centres of learning on Capella in the early 23rd century; drawing on his own classical heritage, he built Capella into a huge data clearing house, as well as a centre for learning, thinking and the arts. In an era when dozens of worlds were struggling with independence and actively suppressing independent thought and expression, Capella actively welcomed scholars and artists with open arms. Justin Aris and Capella revolutionised the local region, making information a valuable currency and increasing Capella's influence with the surrounding worlds and nations.[11]

The Capellan Hegemony

By the late 23rd century, Capella was recognised as being a "Teacher Of Worlds", the home of hundreds of the brightest minds of the day; this continuing growth in intellectual and artistic talent continued to boost the Capellan economy and with it commercial prosperity. Capella was soon a commercial hub to rival Chesterton or Sarna, and other worlds increasingly worked to develop goodwill from and good faith towards Capella, subtly shifting the flow of goods and barter away from older, more established worlds in favour of Capellan goods.[24]

This came to a climax in 2270 when the ruling senate of Capella, the Capellan Agoropolis, declared to be a fact what was already a de facto truth in the region - the formation of the Capellan Hegemony, a new nation which included every inhabited world within twelve light years of Capella as well as all of the founding members of the Capellan Co-Prosperity Sphere. While this was well received by the Capellan people, it antagonised the nearby Sarna Supremacy, who implemented a full-scale economic blockade of the Hegemony. It also triggered an actively expansionist attitude from the Agoropolis and it's leader, Nicopolo Aris. In addition to acts of goodwill, such as the combined Capellan-Sian task force that freed Highspire from a pirate blockade, the Capellan Agoropolis also ordered brief conflicts with other states. These conflicts saw Capella attack both the St. Ives Mercantile League and the Ingersoll Concordium, annexing the Concordium almost immediately and securing economic dominance over several League worlds that became total annexation by 2292.[24]

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Geifer 12.59 1 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Bora 16.17 1 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Sarmaxa 18.16 1 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
No Return 18.36 1 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Aldertaine 18.56 1 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Cordiagr 22.60 1 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Quemoy 23.22 1 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Raballa 23.43 1 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Randar 23.56 1 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Yunnah 23.92 1 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Sarna 25.32 1 TH CC FS FC FC SS SS
Bandora 25.82 1 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Lesalles 30.28 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Gei-Fu 32.03 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Ovan 33.34 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Ulan Bator 34.79 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Relevow 35.25 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Overton 35.30 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Chamdo 35.73 2 CC CC FS FC FC CC CC
Masterson 38.27 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Palos 38.60 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Minnacora 39.25 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Sakhalin 39.96 2 TH CC FS FC FC SS SS
Kaifeng 40.00 2 TH CC FS FC FC SS CC
Corey 41.55 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
New Sagan 41.91 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Truth 42.73 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Glasgow 43.46 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Ingersoll 44.11 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Phact 44.12 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Kurragin 46.28 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Campertown 46.68 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Wazan 46.84 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Tsinghai 47.01 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Preston 48.04 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Brighton 48.96 2 CC CC SIC SIC SIC SIC CC
Kashilla 48.97 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Old Kentucky 48.97 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Vestallas 50.27 2 CC CC SIC SIC SIC SIC CC
Elnath 51.06 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Capricorn III 51.17 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Harloc 51.22 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Propus 52.38 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Matsu 55.16 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Milos 55.37 2 CC CC SIC SIC SIC SIC CC
Heligoland 56.05 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Ares 57.38 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Boardwalk 57.89 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Bithinia 58.09 2 CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Tsingtao 58.39 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC
Menkib 58.54 2 TH CC FS FC FC CMC CC
Second Try 58.57 2 TH CC FS FC FC CC CC

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 143, "Planetary Guide"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Handbook: House Liao, p. 71, "Planetary Profile"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Handbook: House Liao, p. 12, "Timeline: Capellan Zone"
  4. ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 13, "Capturing The Markets"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 59, "House Liao Key Worlds"
  6. ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 105, "Unit Deployment Table"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Objective Raids, p. 143, "Unit Note"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 119, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Field Manual: Updates, p. 32, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Field Report: CCAF, p. 8, "Capellan Hussars Profile"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Handbook: House Liao, p.13, "Jordan Aris" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "HB:HLp13" defined multiple times with different content
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 9, "Liao And It's Neighbours"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding, 2366"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"
  15. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War [3025]"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  22. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  23. ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 12
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 13, "Capturing The Markets"

Bibliography

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