Alkalurops

Revision as of 18:11, 23 December 2014 by BrokenMnemonic (talk | contribs) (Incorporated new article layout)
This article is undergoing revision as part of Project: Planets, a collaborative effort to improve BattleTechWiki's coverage of planets and systems. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can add your name to the list of volunteers.

This article has completed Phase 5 of the Overhaul effort.

Alkalurops

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

Alkalurops
← 3135
3151
240px
Alkalurops nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-35.93:45.18[e]
Spectral classA7IV[1]
Planet(s)4[1]

The Alkalurops system has four worlds, of which at least one - Alkalurops III - is habitable,[1] and as at 3145 is located in the Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone.[2][3]

System History

The Alkalurops system was settled during the First Exodus from Terra.[4]

Alkalurops III

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard The planet Alkurops III - more commonly known simply as Alkalurops - is the third of four planets in the Alkalurops system.[1]

Planetary History

Alkalurops is a world laden with a dense atmosphere that frequently spawns hurricanes and tornadoes. The early colonists (mostly miners and natural gas exporters) took a page from history and constructed most of their homes in the caves and cliffs of the planet's mountain ranges. These dwellings were sealed against the elements, pressurized, and equipped with air filters to provide a suitable environment.[1]

Under the influence of their environment and its isolating effects, the Alkaluropians developed a culture that is highly insular, bordering on xenophobic. While individuals from the Isle of Skye are tolerated, most offworlders are simply distrusted and see little hospitality. This served them well during the fall of the Star League. Forces loyal to Amaris landed on the world and attempted to take control of it, but the Alkaluropians drove them away. During the few raids of the Succession Wars this pattern was repeated. Ironically the establishment of the Republic of the Sphere, intended to further peaceful behavior, actually triggered the largest amount of violence in Alkalurops' history. The native Alkaluropians resisted the relocation edicts that Devlin Stone passed by attacking the "foreigners" that were "forced on them." It took nearly ten years for Republic and Lyran negotiators to calm the situation.[1]

Political Affiliation

Planetary Rulers

3130

  • Governor Kristen LeSat[1]
  • Planetary Legate Oshira Damascelopus[1]

Nearby Systems

Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)
Closest systems first:
Nusakan 3.1 Skondia 14.5 Zebebelgenubi 18.6 Ko 19.1
Lyons 19.4 Menkent 24.6 Atria 26.4 Skye 27.3
Summer 27.6 Alphecca 27.7 Syrma 28.0 Galatea 28.9
La Blon 31.8 Zollikofen 32.8 Unukalhai 34.9 Sabik 35.2
Dromini VI 35.9 Lone Star 36.6 Muphrid 38.5 Haddings 39.3
Rocky 39.7 Lipton 40.9 Balkan 43.1 Mizar 43.2
Imbros III 44.9 Chara 45.5 Dyev 46.0 Komephoros 48.6
Denebola 48.7 Zavijava 49.6 Kochab 49.62 Thorin 49.63
Yorii 51.9 Alrakis 52.7 Alioth 54.3 Kimball II 54.8
Alcor 55.1 Chaville 55.2 Ryde 55.9 Cor Caroli 56.1
Oliver 56.4 Marfik 57.1 Asta 59.7 Alkaid 59.9

Notes

Errata from Jade Falcon Sourcebook has the planet invaded by Clan Jade Falcon in 3050. However, planet is more near Terra in modern maps than previous listings.[38] It was confirmed by the Catalyst Game Lab Line Developer Øystein that Alkalurops being listed as a Jade Falcon holding is an error.[39]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 203, "Alkalurops World 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 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"
  8. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  9. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic at the Fall of the Star League [2750]"
  10. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"
  16. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 83, "The Steiner Quagmire"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succesion War [3025] Map"
  19. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132, "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succesion War [3030] Map"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"
  23. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54, "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058] Map"
  29. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  30. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 69, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  31. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  32. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - 3075"
  33. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"
  34. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  35. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  36. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  37. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  38. ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 36, Original sourcebook for Jade Falcon places Alkalurops in path of invasion, location renders this impossible.
  39. ↑ Catalyst Game Labs Ask The Writers Forum, "If you want a very good example of faulty information in the first Clan books, look at page 36 of the Jade Falcon SB, and tell me where in the Jade Falcon OZ of 3052 Alkalurops is.... (A hint, it is about 60 light years from Terra, kind of far from the Periphery border of the Lyran part of the Federated Commonwealth)."

Bibliography

Retrieved from "https://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Alkalurops&oldid=377573"