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Algol
← 3135
3151
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Algol nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates64.87:-67.77[e]
Spectral classG5V[1][2]
Recharge time186 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]
Planet(s)9[2]

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

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Owner History

Planetary History

Algol has two large continents, Shalom and Durant, as well as several islands. Algol City (the capital) was located along Shalom's coast to take advantage of the large population of fish. Explorers found that Durant was covered in rich, fertile soil. This led to the early colonists developing their agricultural concerns, and by the time of the Star League Algol was trading food with every world within one jump.[2][1]

Early History

During early part of the twenty-third century the power of the Terran Alliance was waning, and the Tikonov Union launched a military campaign that captured Algol as well as the worlds of Rio, Mirach, Tybalt and Ruchbah.[4] Algol would continue to be a member of the Union after the Tikonov Union became the Tikonov Grand Union in 2243.[36]

By the 2350s the Tikonov Grand Union was experiencing severe turmoil due to internal economic problems and external conflicts. Having lost a war with the Terran Hegemony over the worlds of the Chisholm Protectorate in the late 2330s,[37] the Grand Union then found itself battling the Federated Suns in the 2340s.[5] The nearby Sarna Supremacy looked to capitalize on the Grand Union's problems by annexing various Grand Union worlds, and elements of the 141st and 173rd Sarna Shock Brigades landed on Algol and the nearby world of Slocum in 2351.[5] In 2358, the new president of the Capellan Commonality, Selek Tucas, declared himself the arbitrater of the dispute between the Supremacy and the Grand Union and awarded ownership of Algol, Slocum and Azha to the Supremacy;[6] despite this, by 2366 Algol would be a member of the Tikonov Grand Union again.[7]

Fourth Succession War

The Ariana Fusiliers were defeated on this world during the Fourth Succession War. The ruler of the world at that time, Count Wayne Hargrove-Sung negotiated with the AFFS to surrender the world. Doing so prevented further damage to the planet's agricultural base.[1]

Jihad

During the last two weeks of October 3069 the Word of Blake launched a fresh wave of planetary assaults, further expanding the borders of the Word of Blake Protectorate. The assaults saw a number of new planets incorporated into the Protectorate, often after the threat - or use - of orbital bombardment or biological, chemical or nuclear weapons to destroy local defences; Algol was one of the worlds brought into the Protectorate in this fashion.[27]

After the Federated Suns took control of the world, the AFFS created a massive munitions plant and storage depot in the city of Groffer's Toll. The Blakist commander used the storage depot as a prison for the AFFS members who had surrendered. They tried to break out, and the Blakists destroyed the prison, killing nearly everyone.[2]

Garrisoning Military Force

3025

3028

  • First Ariana Fusiliers[38]

3059

3061

3067

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
Buchlau 6.2 Kansu 10.9 Ningpo 11.6 Poznan 15.8
Conwy 16.3 Halloran V 16.8 Slocum 22.2 Hamal 24.3
New Aragon 25.1 Pleione 25.3 Azha 27.39 Demeter 28.43
New Hessen 30.2 Liao 31.4 Bharat 32.1 St. Andre 33.7
Genoa 33.9 Hunan 34.5 Yangtze 34.9 Gan Singh 35.2
Shensi 35.4 Algot 35.9 Arboris 38.000 Alrescha 38.001
Basalt 40.1 Nopah 41.9 Almach 42.1 Aldebaran 43.4
Achernar 47.8 Tigress 48.1 Kawich 49.36 Zurich 49.37
Tianamon 49.8 Menkar 50.14 Mesartim 51.18 Bhaktapur 51.2
Woodstock 51.7 Angol 51.9 Wei 52.44 Styk 52.47
Ruchbah 52.5 Foochow 53.47 Tsitsang 53.7 Chesterton 54.0
Bex 54.2 Mira 54.3 Acamar 54.5 Deneb Kaitos 55.1
Shipka 58.1 Nanking 58.2 Manennaia 58.9


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 187, "Algol Planet Profile"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 93, "Algol"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 85, "Ruchbah World Profile"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 20
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 23, "Friends And Other Enemies"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 24, "Tucas Takes Over"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding, 2366"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War [2571]"
  10. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  11. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War [2822]"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War [2864]"
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succesion War [2864] Map" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "" defined multiple times with different content
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 105, "Unit Deployment Table"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War [3025]"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  21. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 108, "Mercenary Deployment Table"
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Shattered Sphere, p. 30, "FedCom Deployment Table"
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"
  28. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere - 3075"
  29. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21, "Federated Suns Region Deployment Map [3079]"
  30. ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Region Deployment Map [3079]"
  31. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  32. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  33. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  34. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  36. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 12, "Timeline: Capellan Zone"
  37. ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 19, "Terra Resurgent"
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 11, "Operation RAT"
  39. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 137, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"

Bibliography

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