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Line 17: ==Political Affiliation== ==Political Affiliation== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} {{div col|colwidth=25em}} − * [[2167]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name=SLp177>''The Star League'', p. 177: "Sirius" planet profile</ref> + * [[2167]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name="SLSB">''[[The Star League]]'', p. 177</ref> − * [[2200]] - Terran Alliance<ref name=SLp177/> + * [[2200]] - Terran Alliance<ref name="SLSB"/> * [[2271]] - Terran Alliance<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> * [[2271]] - Terran Alliance<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> * [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref> * [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref> Line 32:
Line 32: * [[2774]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> * [[2774]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> − * [[2790]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name=FSWp76>''First Succession War'', p. 65: "The Best Defense is an Annoying Offense"</ref>+ * [[2793]] - [[Sirian Concordance]]<ref name=FM:FWLp83>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 83 "Sirian Lancers: The Fury"</ref> − * [[2793]] - [[Sirian Concordance]] / Free Worlds League<ref name=FM:FWLp83>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 83: "Sirian Lancers: The Fury"</ref> + * [[2822]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> − * [[2822]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> + * [[2864]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> − * [[2830]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=SSWp18>''Second Succession War'', pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"</ref> − * [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name=SSWp78>''Second Succession War'', pp. 78–79: "Inner Sphere - 2864"</ref> * [[2901]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90"/> * [[2901]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90"/> * [[3024]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=FM:FWLp84>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 84</ref> * [[3024]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=FM:FWLp84>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 84</ref> Line 74:
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Line 86: | hpgrep = | hpgrep = }} }} − The planet '''Sirius V''' has a chill, subzero hydrogen-methane atmosphere that makes for a yellow-green sky.<ref name=TPoG005>''The Price of Glory'', pp. 5–10</ref> Red mud and ice-rimmed pools of liquid ammonia are mentioned.<ref name=TPoG005/> The surface temperature rarely raises beyond -40 centigrade, and the gravity is 1.5g; the planet was settled almost a century after the research station on '''Sirius VI-a''', to exploit its considerable resources of heavy metals and transuranic minerals.<ref name=TPoG005/> + The planet Sirius V has a chill, subzero hydrogen-methane atmosphere that makes for a yellow-green sky.<ref name=TPoG005>''The Price of Glory'', pp. 5–10</ref> Red mud and ice-rimmed pools of liquid ammonia are mentioned.<ref name=TPoG005/> The surface temperature rarely raises beyond -40 centigrade, and the gravity is 1.5g; the planet was settled almost a century after the research station on Sirius VI-a, to exploit its considerable resources of heavy metals and transuranic minerals.<ref name=TPoG005/> ===Planetary History=== ===Planetary History=== Line 95:
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Line 100: | othernames = | othernames = | position = Sixth<ref name=DA:RWp250/> | position = Sixth<ref name=DA:RWp250/> − | distance = 47 days<ref name=DA:RWp250/><ref name=SLp177/> + | distance = 47 days<ref name=DA:RWp250/> | moons = 1 (Sirius VI-a)<ref name=DA:RWp250/> | moons = 1 (Sirius VI-a)<ref name=DA:RWp250/> | gravity = 0.86<ref name=DA:RWp250/> | gravity = 0.86<ref name=DA:RWp250/> Line 109:
Line 108: | life = Plants<ref name=DA:RWp250/> | life = Plants<ref name=DA:RWp250/> | continents = | continents = − | colonized = [[2167]]<ref name=SLp177/> + | colonized = [[2167]]<ref name="SLSB"/> | demonym = | demonym = | language = | language = | religion = | religion = − | population = 700,000 (2766),<ref name=SLp177/><br>20,000 (3025),<ref name=SLp177/><br>9,109,000 (3130)<ref name=DA:RWp250/> + | population = 9,109,000 (3130)<ref name=DA:RWp250/> | ruler = | ruler = | political = [[Planetary Governor of Sirius|Planetary Governor]] | political = [[Planetary Governor of Sirius|Planetary Governor]] | commander = Legate [[Beverly Liktenstein]] (3130)<ref name=DA:RWp250/><ref name=DARoSp22>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 22: "Prefecture IX"</ref> | commander = Legate [[Beverly Liktenstein]] (3130)<ref name=DA:RWp250/><ref name=DARoSp22>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 22: "Prefecture IX"</ref> − | capital = Calgary + | capital = Wiedergeburt<ref name=DA:RWp250/> − | hpg = − | hpgrep = − }} − {{InfoBoxPlanet − | image = − | name = Sirius VI-a − | othernames = − | position = − | distance = − | moons = − | gravity = − | pressure = Thin (Breathable)<ref name=DA:RWp250/> − | temperature = − | water = Less than 50%<ref name=DA:RWp250/> − | life = − | continents = 2 (Bounty, Hinterlands)<ref name=DA:RWp250/> − | colonized = Early 2100s − | demonym = − | language = − | religion = − | population = − | ruler = − | political = − | commander = − | capital = Lost Hope<ref name=DA:RWp250/> | hpg = | hpg = | hpgrep = | hpgrep = }} }} − The first settlements on Sirius were actually on Sirius VI-a, the moon of the last planet, as it had a breathable atmosphere. It wasn't until around fifty years later that the resource-rich but oxygen-poor planet '''Sirius VI''' was colonized. Throughout the Succession Wars, the terraforming that allowed the settlement of Sirius VI was slowly reversed, until the only habitable area was the domed city of Calgary. The capital city of Sirius VI-a, Lost Hope, was located on the Bounty continent, one of two main continents on the moon. Bounty and the other major continent, Hinterlands, would become home to the bulk of the population in the Sirius system.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> + The first settlements on Sirius were actually on Sirius VI-a, the moon of the last planet, as it had a breathable atmosphere. It wasn't until around fifty years later that the resource-rich but oxygen-poor planet Sirius VI was colonized. Throughout the Succession Wars, the terraforming that allowed the settlement of Sirius VI was slowly reversed, until the only habitable area was the domed city of Calgary. The capital city of Sirius VI-a, Lost Hope, was located on the Bounty continent, one of two main continents on the moon. Bounty and the other major continent, Hinterlands, would become home to the bulk of the population in the Sirius system.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> ===Planetary History=== ===Planetary History=== ====Early History==== ====Early History==== − [[Terran Alliance]] explorer [[Alana Korvin DeVall]] founded the Sirius colony in [[2167]].<ref name=SLp177/><ref name="HLSB">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 64</ref> Upon its discovery, Sirius was considered a poor colonization candidate, due to its hostile atmosphere and frequent seismic activity, but its vast mineral wealth encouraged the adventurous (and desperate) to seek a profit. In [[2200]], the major mining corporations finally decided to move in, and began terraforming Sirius with oxygen factories and sulfur-eating algae.<ref name=SLp177/> Sirius was one of the systems that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and became one of the worlds within the [[Alliance Core]] region of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name="H:RWp159"/> + [[Terran Alliance]] explorer [[Alana Korvin DeVall]] founded the Sirius colony in [[2167]].<ref name="SLSB"/><ref name="HLSB">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 64</ref> Upon its discovery, Sirius was considered a poor colonization candidate, due to its hostile atmosphere and frequent seismic activity, but its vast mineral wealth encouraged the adventurous (and desperate) to seek a profit. In [[2200]], the major mining corporations finally decided to move in, and began terraforming Sirius with oxygen factories and sulfur-eating algae.<ref name=SLSB/> Sirius was one of the systems that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and became one of the worlds within the [[Alliance Core]] region of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name="H:RWp159"/> − By [[2300]], the atmosphere had become breathable, and Seismic Suppressor Stations were constructed, designed to sense an approaching earthquake and prevent it through underground explosives. Despite this use of advanced [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemonic]] technology, surface disruptions prevented the construction of any terrestrial manufacturing centers. Instead, orbital factories were constructed, along with twin habitation colonies known as "The Projects." Each station could house 10,000 workers in [[Terra]]-like comfort.<ref name=SLp177/> Whilst Sirius VI continued to be plagued with chronic earthquakes and volcanic activity and remained a water-poor world, the mining colonists on Sirius VI and the settlers on Sirius VI-a developed a symbiotic relationship, and travel between the two dwarfed the traffic with other systems in terms of frequency. The Projects were an interesting waypoint for those traveling between the two.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> The Capellan Confederation captured the Sirius system in 2370, along with the neighboring [[Procyon]] system.<ref name="CMp22"/> + By [[2300]], the atmosphere had become breathable, and Seismic Suppressor Stations were constructed, designed to sense an approaching earthquake and prevent it through underground explosives. Despite this use of advanced [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemonic]] technology, surface disruptions prevented the construction of any terrestrial manufacturing centers. Instead, orbital factories were constructed, along with twin habitation colonies known as "The Projects." Each station could house 10,000 workers in [[Terra]]-like comfort.<ref name=SLSB/> Whilst Sirius VI continued to be plagued with chronic earthquakes and volcanic activity and remained a water-poor world, the mining colonists on Sirius VI and the settlers on Sirius VI-a developed a symbiotic relationship, and travel between the two dwarfed the traffic with other systems in terms of frequency. The Projects were an interesting waypoint for those traveling between the two.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> The Capellan Confederation captured the Sirius system in 2370, along with the neighboring [[Procyon]] system.<ref name="CMp22"/> − During the [[Amaris Civil War]], the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] destroyed The Projects without reason, killing 8,000 colonists. A further 9,000 were killed on the planet's surface when Republican forces stripped the planet of its resources and prevented the shipping of any further supplies.<ref name=SLp177/> The blockade resulted in widespread starvation on Sirius VI.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> + During the [[Amaris Civil War]], the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] destroyed The Projects without reason, killing 8,000 colonists. A further 9,000 were killed on the planet's surface when Republican forces stripped the planet of its resources and prevented the shipping of any further supplies.<ref name=SLSB/> The blockade resulted in widespread starvation on Sirius VI.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> ====First Succession Wars==== ====First Succession Wars==== − After the fall of the Star League, the planet fell under the control of the [[Capellan Confederation]], but lacking the Hegemony's technological know-how, the oxygen factories have since started to fail, forcing much of the population to evacuate the planet.<ref name=SLp177/> Many of the planetary settlements on Sirius VI were torn apart by seismic activity, and conditions on the planet steadily worsened; control of the Sirius system was fought over by the Confederation, the Free Worlds League and later the Federated Commonwealth.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> + After the fall of the Star League, the planet fell under the control of the [[Capellan Confederation]], but lacking the Hegemony's technological know-how, the oxygen factories have since started to fail, forcing much of the population to evacuate the planet.<ref name=SLSB/> Many of the planetary settlements on Sirius VI were torn apart by seismic activity, and conditions on the planet steadily worsened; control of the Sirius system was fought over by the Confederation, the Free Worlds League and later the Federated Commonwealth.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> ====Third Succession War==== ====Third Succession War==== Line 223:
Line 197: {{columns-end}} {{columns-end}} − ===Geography=== + ===Industrial Centers=== − Sirius VI-a, the moon of Sirius VI, has two continents named Bounty and Hinterlands.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> − − ===Planetary Locations=== − * Calgary: the only remaining domed city on Sirius VI, on the south bank of the Sulfur Sea<ref name=DA:RWp250/> − * Lost Hope: the capital city of the moon Sirius VI-a<ref name=DA:RWp250/> − * Sulfur Sea: the planet's only large body of water<ref name=DA:RWp250/> − − ===Companies and Industries=== * [[Di Tron Heavy Industries]] (destroyed during the First Succession War)<ref name="FSWp125">''First Succession War'', p. 125: "Shipbuilding Casualties of the First Succession War"</ref> * [[Di Tron Heavy Industries]] (destroyed during the First Succession War)<ref name="FSWp125">''First Succession War'', p. 125: "Shipbuilding Casualties of the First Succession War"</ref> − * [[Holden Planetary Engineers]]<ref name=SLp164>''The Star League'', p. 164: "Top Ten Hegemony Companies - [Holden Planetary Engineers]"</ref> − * [[Mitchell Vehicles Interstellar]]<ref name=SLp163>''The Star League'', p. 163: "Top Ten Hegemony Companies - [Mitchell Vehicles Interstellar]"</ref> * [[Sheinhardt Universal Technologies]] (disbanded late [[twenty-fourth century]])<ref name="XTRO:PVp10">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5'', p. 10: "Asher Hover Scout"</ref> * [[Sheinhardt Universal Technologies]] (disbanded late [[twenty-fourth century]])<ref name="XTRO:PVp10">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5'', p. 10: "Asher Hover Scout"</ref> ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The system is misspelled in the ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' sourcebook as '''Siris'''.<ref name=CS84/> + * The planet ''Sirius'' is misspelled in the ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' sourcebook as Siris.<ref name=CS84/> ==Map Gallery== ==Map Gallery== Line 464:
Line 428: * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' * ''[[The Price of Glory]]'' (novel) * ''[[The Price of Glory]]'' (novel) − * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]''
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| − | * [[2167]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name= | + | * [[2167]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name="SLSB">''[[The Star League]]'', p. 177</ref> |
| − | * [[2200]] - Terran Alliance<ref name= | + | * [[2200]] - Terran Alliance<ref name="SLSB"/> |
* [[2271]] - Terran Alliance<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> | * [[2271]] - Terran Alliance<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> | ||
* [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref> | * [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref> | ||
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* [[2774]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | * [[2774]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | ||
* [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> | * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> | ||
| − | + | * [[2793]] - [[Sirian Concordance]]<ref name=FM:FWLp83>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 83 "Sirian Lancers: The Fury"</ref> | |
| − | * [[2793]] - [[Sirian Concordance]] | + | * [[2822]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[2822]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> | + | * [[2864]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> |
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* [[2901]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90"/> | * [[2901]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HM(TFWL)p90"/> | ||
* [[3024]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=FM:FWLp84>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 84</ref> | * [[3024]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=FM:FWLp84>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 84</ref> | ||
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| − | The planet | + | The planet Sirius V has a chill, subzero hydrogen-methane atmosphere that makes for a yellow-green sky.<ref name=TPoG005>''The Price of Glory'', pp. 5–10</ref> Red mud and ice-rimmed pools of liquid ammonia are mentioned.<ref name=TPoG005/> The surface temperature rarely raises beyond -40 centigrade, and the gravity is 1.5g; the planet was settled almost a century after the research station on Sirius VI-a, to exploit its considerable resources of heavy metals and transuranic minerals.<ref name=TPoG005/> |
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| moons = 1 (Sirius VI-a)<ref name=DA:RWp250/> | | moons = 1 (Sirius VI-a)<ref name=DA:RWp250/> | ||
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| commander = Legate [[Beverly Liktenstein]] (3130)<ref name=DA:RWp250/><ref name=DARoSp22>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 22: "Prefecture IX"</ref> | | commander = Legate [[Beverly Liktenstein]] (3130)<ref name=DA:RWp250/><ref name=DARoSp22>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 22: "Prefecture IX"</ref> | ||
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| − | The first settlements on Sirius were actually on Sirius VI-a, the moon of the last planet, as it had a breathable atmosphere. It wasn't until around fifty years later that the resource-rich but oxygen-poor planet | + | The first settlements on Sirius were actually on Sirius VI-a, the moon of the last planet, as it had a breathable atmosphere. It wasn't until around fifty years later that the resource-rich but oxygen-poor planet Sirius VI was colonized. Throughout the Succession Wars, the terraforming that allowed the settlement of Sirius VI was slowly reversed, until the only habitable area was the domed city of Calgary. The capital city of Sirius VI-a, Lost Hope, was located on the Bounty continent, one of two main continents on the moon. Bounty and the other major continent, Hinterlands, would become home to the bulk of the population in the Sirius system.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> |
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| − | [[Terran Alliance]] explorer [[Alana Korvin DeVall]] founded the Sirius colony in [[2167]].<ref name= | + | [[Terran Alliance]] explorer [[Alana Korvin DeVall]] founded the Sirius colony in [[2167]].<ref name="SLSB"/><ref name="HLSB">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 64</ref> Upon its discovery, Sirius was considered a poor colonization candidate, due to its hostile atmosphere and frequent seismic activity, but its vast mineral wealth encouraged the adventurous (and desperate) to seek a profit. In [[2200]], the major mining corporations finally decided to move in, and began terraforming Sirius with oxygen factories and sulfur-eating algae.<ref name=SLSB/> Sirius was one of the systems that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and became one of the worlds within the [[Alliance Core]] region of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name="H:RWp159"/> |
| − | By [[2300]], the atmosphere had become breathable, and Seismic Suppressor Stations were constructed, designed to sense an approaching earthquake and prevent it through underground explosives. Despite this use of advanced [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemonic]] technology, surface disruptions prevented the construction of any terrestrial manufacturing centers. Instead, orbital factories were constructed, along with twin habitation colonies known as "The Projects." Each station could house 10,000 workers in [[Terra]]-like comfort.<ref name= | + | By [[2300]], the atmosphere had become breathable, and Seismic Suppressor Stations were constructed, designed to sense an approaching earthquake and prevent it through underground explosives. Despite this use of advanced [[Terran Hegemony|Hegemonic]] technology, surface disruptions prevented the construction of any terrestrial manufacturing centers. Instead, orbital factories were constructed, along with twin habitation colonies known as "The Projects." Each station could house 10,000 workers in [[Terra]]-like comfort.<ref name=SLSB/> Whilst Sirius VI continued to be plagued with chronic earthquakes and volcanic activity and remained a water-poor world, the mining colonists on Sirius VI and the settlers on Sirius VI-a developed a symbiotic relationship, and travel between the two dwarfed the traffic with other systems in terms of frequency. The Projects were an interesting waypoint for those traveling between the two.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> The Capellan Confederation captured the Sirius system in 2370, along with the neighboring [[Procyon]] system.<ref name="CMp22"/> |
| − | During the [[Amaris Civil War]], the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] destroyed The Projects without reason, killing 8,000 colonists. A further 9,000 were killed on the planet's surface when Republican forces stripped the planet of its resources and prevented the shipping of any further supplies.<ref name= | + | During the [[Amaris Civil War]], the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] destroyed The Projects without reason, killing 8,000 colonists. A further 9,000 were killed on the planet's surface when Republican forces stripped the planet of its resources and prevented the shipping of any further supplies.<ref name=SLSB/> The blockade resulted in widespread starvation on Sirius VI.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> |
====First Succession Wars==== | ====First Succession Wars==== | ||
| − | After the fall of the Star League, the planet fell under the control of the [[Capellan Confederation]], but lacking the Hegemony's technological know-how, the oxygen factories have since started to fail, forcing much of the population to evacuate the planet.<ref name= | + | After the fall of the Star League, the planet fell under the control of the [[Capellan Confederation]], but lacking the Hegemony's technological know-how, the oxygen factories have since started to fail, forcing much of the population to evacuate the planet.<ref name=SLSB/> Many of the planetary settlements on Sirius VI were torn apart by seismic activity, and conditions on the planet steadily worsened; control of the Sirius system was fought over by the Confederation, the Free Worlds League and later the Federated Commonwealth.<ref name=DA:RWp250/> |
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* [[Di Tron Heavy Industries]] (destroyed during the First Succession War)<ref name="FSWp125">''First Succession War'', p. 125: "Shipbuilding Casualties of the First Succession War"</ref> | * [[Di Tron Heavy Industries]] (destroyed during the First Succession War)<ref name="FSWp125">''First Succession War'', p. 125: "Shipbuilding Casualties of the First Succession War"</ref> | ||
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* [[Sheinhardt Universal Technologies]] (disbanded late [[twenty-fourth century]])<ref name="XTRO:PVp10">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5'', p. 10: "Asher Hover Scout"</ref> | * [[Sheinhardt Universal Technologies]] (disbanded late [[twenty-fourth century]])<ref name="XTRO:PVp10">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5'', p. 10: "Asher Hover Scout"</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==Map Gallery== | ==Map Gallery== | ||
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* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Price of Glory]]'' (novel) | * ''[[The Price of Glory]]'' (novel) | ||
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Star League]]'' | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||