Styk

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Styk
Styk 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates42.128 : -97.499[e]
Spectral classK2IV[1][2]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1][2]
Planet(s)9[2]

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

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard

Political Affiliation

Planetary Geography

Four-fifths of the surface of the planet Styk is covered with various saltwater oceans; dotted around the surface are nine assorted continents of varying sizes. The team who discovered Styk gave their names to the various continents; the largest continent was named Burtnik, while the other continents were named Curulewski, Deyoung, Gowan, Panozzo South, Panozzo North, Shaw, Sucherman and Young.[2]

Planetary History

Early History

Styk was colonized late in the twenty-second century and became a heavily industrialized world,[2] closely linked to the nearby world of Gan Singh.[3] Although Styk was evidently claimed by the Sarna Supremacy at various points[5] both Styk and Gan Singh were worlds associated with the Tikonov Union and later the Tikonov Grand Union, and were incorporated into the later Capellan Confederation on that basis.[3]

Styk grew in prominence over time, eventually becoming the second-largest trading and industrial center in the entire Capellan Confederation as well as home to the manufacturing company Tao MechWorks, once the third-largest BattleMech producer in the Confederation. All nine continents on Styk developed DropPorts, with one of the largest being located near the Tao MechWorks plant and the planetary capital, Lorelei.[2] As was the case throughout the history of the two worlds, Styk produced the industrial output while Gan Singh supplied Styk's industrial base with the vast quantities of resources required.[3]

Succession Wars

Both Styk and Gan Singh were captured by the Federated Suns during the Fourth Succession War as a part of the hugely-successful invasion of the Confederation. Both worlds recovered from the damage inflicted during the war whilst under the governance of the new administrations put in place by the Federated Commonwealth government.[3]

Operation GUERRERO

Styk was one of the worlds abandoned during the invasion and subsequent fragmentation of the Sarna March of the Federated Commonwealth following the discovery of the death of the son of Captain-General Thomas Marik. Left to their own devices within the region that became known as the Chaos March, Styk and Gan Singh formed the Styk Commonality Defence Alliance[3][39].

The Jihad

In response to the recent raids and assaults on worlds within the Word of Blake Protectorate, the Blakists launched raiding parties against various worlds around the Protectorate border in early September 3076. Making use of weapons of mass destruction to augment the damage inflicted, the raiding parties - few of which were larger than a single Level III - struck at the worlds of Algorab, Alnasi, Amity, Bordon, Connaught, Hunan, Kessel, New Hessen, New Kyoto, Ronel, St. Andre, Styk, Tsitsang and Wei. Of the worlds hit, the Capellan Confederation worlds like Styk took the brunt of the fighting.[40][41]

Styk was attacked by the Blakists in December 3067; the population of Styk put up a fierce defense of their world, but were unable to resist the chemical weapons used liberally by the Blakist forces. The defending forces were annihilated, and many of the major cities on Styk were also hit with chemical weapons; of all the cities, the planetary capital was the hardest-hit, with ninety percent of the total population of the capital killed during the attack. By the time Lorelei fell and Styk surrendered half of the population of the planet were dead, a stark symbol of the determination of the population to resist the Blakists - and of the Word of Blake's determination to take the planet.[2]

By the end of December 3079 Styk was one of more than twenty planets to have suffered an outbreak of the Redburn Virus, and one of eight to suffer from an infection rate of more than 150 out of every 100,000 people, as well as a mortality rate of more than 30 per 100,000 from the virus.[42]

The Tao 'Mechworks plant on Styk was nationalized by the Capellan government on the 1st of September 3080; the nationalization was a punishment for acts of industrial espionage between various companies on Styk during the Jihad.[43] As at April 3081 the Styk plant was in a perilous position; damaged by raiders employed by EarthWerks Incorporated in retaliation for the earlier Tao MechWorks raid, the Word of Blake raid in 3076 and another Blakist raid in 3080, the extent of the damage inflicted on the plant was such that another raid may well have resulted in it being completely destroyed.[44] It was also suspected that in the immediate wake of the Jihad the CO of Ambermarle's Highlanders had resorted to pilfering from the Tao MechWorks shipments intended for supply to Marshigama's Legionnaires to make up for the Highlander's low priority for supplies within the Capellan military.[45]

The Dark Age

During the Dark Age Styk began to recover from the damage inflicted by the Blakists, but even half a century after the end of the Jihad estimates were still that the planet would take centuries to recover completely. Despite the devastation inflicted the luxury ocean liners that were one of Styk's well-kept secrets continued to sail the vast oceans covering the planet, traveling from port to port as they had done for centuries.[2]

In 3133, a few months after the Blackout, the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces attempted to infiltrate onto Styk; the insertion force included a platoon of Leonidas battle armor and arrived by DropShip, but wasn't aware that the Republic of the Sphere forces on the planet had picked up and tracked the DropShip as it made landfall near the capital city, Lorelei. The Republic militia attacked the grounded troops aggressively, keeping in contact and preventing the Leonidas squads from being able to deploy effectively, leading to the swift destruction of the infiltrators.[46]

Local Fauna

Military Deployment

2764

2765

3006

3025

3038

3050

  • Third Donegal Guards[53]

3054

  • Third Donegal Guards[54]

3058

  • several smaller mercenary commands (total strength 2 battalions) [55]

3063

3067

3079

- At this point in time Ambermarle's Highlanders operating at 25% of full strength, with 60% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

3085

- At this point in time, the V Principes was at 45% of full strength, with 74% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

3135

3145

Planetary Locations

  • Devonshire: City (ruins by 2934)[62]
  • Hegemony Bay: Location of 'Mech production facility.[49]
  • Lake Wio[63]
  • Russell River Dam: Dam 30km east of Hegemony Bay.[49]

Industrial Centers

Gallery

Nearby Systems

Closest 76 systems (73 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Shensi 12.7 Sichuan 12.7 Tsitsang 14.8 Manennaia 16.5
Gan Singh 17.8 Second Try 19.9 Pleione 20.1 Snailzar 21.5
St. Andre 23.7 Bhaktapur 25.9 Poznan 26.1 Palos 28.5
New Aragon 28.9 Hunan 29.1 Cynthiana 30.0 Zion 30.4
Wei 30.7 Suzano 31.1 Ningpo 33.1 Yunnah 33.1
Achilles 34.7 New Athens 36.9 Halloran 37.0 Asuncion 37.2
Aldebaran 37.3 Algol 37.4 Genoa 37.9 Elnath 37.9
Kyrkbacken 38.8 Zaurak 40.0 Buchlau 40.0 Shipka 40.2
Zurich 40.8 New Canton 41.8 Ulan Bator 42.4 New Macao 43.3
Corey 43.9 Conwy 44.1 Kansu 45.6 Belluevue 45.7
Menkib 45.9 Arboris 46.0 Algot 46.1 Ventabren 46.6
Ilmachna 46.8 Foochow 46.8 Azha 47.5 Saiph 47.7
Slocum 48.0 Sakhalin 48.4 Menkar 48.9 Nanking 49.7
Menkalinan 50.0 Jilin 51.4 Tall Trees 51.5 Bex 52.4
Phact 52.7 Matsu 53.0 Kristiandsund 53.2 Foot Fall 53.9
Quemoy 54.0 Mandate 54.5 Wazan 56.3 Hsien 56.5
Demeter 56.7 New Hessen 58.2 Tianamon 58.2 Bharat 58.3
Jonathan 58.6 Hamal 58.6 Sarna 58.8 Acamar 59.0
Old Kentucky 59.6 Bora 60.3 Myrvoll 60.5 Woodstock 60.8

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 147, "Planet Guide"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 116, "Styk"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130), p. 103, "Gan Singh"
  4. Handbook: House Marik, p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"
  6. Handbook: House Liao, p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"
  7. Handbook: House Liao, p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  8. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  9. Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  10. Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  11. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  12. First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  13. Handbook: House Liao, p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822 Map]"
  14. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  16. Handbook: House Liao, p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  17. Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succesion War - [2864] Map"
  18. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. vii, "Capellan Confederation Map - [3025]"
  19. Handbook: House Liao, p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  20. Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War - [3025] Map"
  21. Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succesion War - [3030] Map"
  22. Handbook: House Liao, p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  23. Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"
  24. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  25. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  26. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  27. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  28. Handbook: House Liao, p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  29. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  30. Handbook: House Liao, p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  31. Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  32. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  33. 33.0 33.1 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  34. Field Report: CCAF, p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - August 3079"
  35. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  36. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  37. Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  38. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  39. Chaos March, p. 14, "Alliances"
  40. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 22, "Timeline of the Jihad"
  41. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"
  42. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 13, "Plagued By Blake"
  43. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 61, "The Jihad In Review"
  44. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 101, "Liao Commonality"
  45. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 100, "The Capellan Brigade"
  46. Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 4, "Leonidas Battle Armor"
  47. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 253, "SLDF - Capellan Confederation Military Command Map"
  48. Field Report 2765: Capellan Confederation, p. 12, "Regimental Status"
  49. 49.0 49.1 49.2 Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook), p. 9
  50. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 105, "Unit Deployment Table"
  51. House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 107, "Unit Deployment Table"
  52. Historical: War of 3039, p. 137, "Deployment Table (LCAF)"
  53. 20 Year Update, p. 24, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  54. Objective Raids, p. 17, "FedCom Deployment Table"
  55. Chaos March, p. 14
  56. Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 119, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  57. Field Manual: Updates, p. 33, "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"
  58. Field Report: CCAF, p. 17, "Capellan Brigade Regimental Status"
  59. Field Manual: 3085, p. 186, "RAF Deployment Table - 3085"
  60. 3135 PDA Journals, p. 31 "12 April 3135"
  61. Field Manual: 3145, p. 200, "Chasseurs á Cheval"
  62. Technical Readout: 3025, p. 18
  63. Technical Readout: 3025, p. 68

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