Odessa

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(References to Odessa)

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

X: -120.64 Y: 186.87

Owner History

• 2340 - Protectorate of Donegal
• 2341 - Lyran Commonwealth
• 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth
• 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth
• 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth
• 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth
• 3040 - Federated Commonwealth
• 3052 - Federated Commonwealth
• 3057 - Lyran Alliance
• 3062 - Lyran Alliance

Planetary Info

Odessa was settled early in humanity's expansion to the stars. A system with three worlds, most of the inhabitants live on Odessa III. During the First Succession War Odessa III was seriously damaged by heavy fighting. Over the next two hundred years, Odessa III was able to rebuild itself and form a vital part of the Commonwealth's food supply. Exports of the Odessan Raxx also helped the planet recover.

Odessa IV is probably best known for harboring one of the Word of Blake's Hidden Five worlds. The naval base named "The Ruins of Gabriel" was located near this gas giant. Located at the edge of the system, activity around Odessa IV is also obscured by an asteroid belt between Odessa III and IV.

On the 9th of November 3073 Chandrasekhar Kurita won naval support from both the Lyran Alliance and Clan Wolf-in-Exile for a strike mission he was planning against the Ruins of Gabriel. In 3074 a small task force consisting of elements from the Lyran Alliance Armed Forces, Clan Wolf-in-Exile, and several mercenary units hired by Chandrasekhar Kurita attacked the Ruins. In the fighting the Mjolnir-class WarShip LAS Yggdrasil was damaged, and the Blakists poisoned Odessa III. To deny information to their enemies, the Word of Blake stripped the base of all available information, destroyed the Naga class ship that was undergoing repairs within the facility, and programmed all their drone fighters to self-destruct.

An enforced quarantine was established in the Odessa system in 3075. Any ships arriving in the system were subject to boarding and search operations. Any ship that landed on the world would be destroyed. The entire population was infected with a virulent contagion released by the Word of Blake, which explains these drastic measures. In May, Clan Ghost Bear naval elements, including a Leviathan, arrived in the Odessa system and drove the Blakists out of the system.

Notable Species

Homeworld of the Odessan Raxx

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years). Closest planets first:

Planet	Distance (LY)	Jumps	2750	3025	3030	3040	3052	3057	3062
Lyndon	12.67	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Garrison	18.48	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Summit	24.57	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Ginestra	24.62	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Pherkad	26.26	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Crevedia	26.72	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Grunwald	29.42	1	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Surcin	31.18	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Lucianca	32.84	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Kockengen	36.61	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Cumbres	37.45	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Kandersteg	42.78	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Arcturus	44.47	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Hillerod	44.72	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Porrima	47.17	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Hamilton	47.63	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Borghese	48.57	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Leganes	50.27	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Breukelen	55.39	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Cameron	55.85	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA
Aur	57.96	2	LC	LC	LC	FC	FC	LA	LA

Bibliography

• Handbook: House Steiner
• Historical: Reunification War
• Jihad: Final Reckoning
• Jihad Hot Spots: 3076