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| − | '' | + | ==System Description== |
| + | '''Styx''' is located near the [[Athenry]] and [[Nirasaki]] systems. | ||
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| + | ==System History== | ||
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| − | {{ | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
| + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
| + | * [[2271]] - Inhabited World<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2319]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2341]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2443]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name=DARWp44/><ref name="ED:AOWp5"/> | ||
| + | * [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2775]] - Terran Hegemony (from January)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> | ||
| + | * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2797]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43</ref><ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53</ref><ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HK(TDC)pvii">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64</ref><ref name="HS(TLC)pvii">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', foldout: Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66</ref><ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68</ref><ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71</ref><ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74</ref><ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21</ref><ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Independent World<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3136]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="LNp23">''Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)'', p. 23: "Letters From Home -- Week 03"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3150]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Shrapnel'', Issue #3: "Voices of the Sphere: Star League Day"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3151]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Styx I== | ||
| + | {{InfoBoxPlanet | ||
| image = Styx.jpg | | image = Styx.jpg | ||
| − | | | + | | name = Styx I |
| − | | | + | | othernames = |
| − | | position = | + | | position = First<ref name=DARWp44/> |
| − | | distance = 12 days<ref name= | + | | distance = 12 days<ref name=DARWp44/> |
| − | | moons = 3 (Kronus, Nirvana, Void)<ref name= | + | | moons = 3 (Kronus, Nirvana, Void)<ref name=DARWp44/> |
| − | + | | gravity = 0.83<ref name=DARWp44/> | |
| − | | gravity = 0.83<ref name= | + | | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp44/> |
| − | | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name= | + | | temperature = 29°C<ref name=DARWp44/> |
| − | | temperature = 29°C<ref name= | + | | water = 79%<ref name=DARWp44/> |
| − | | water = 79%<ref name= | + | | life = Mammals<ref name=DARWp44/> |
| − | | life = Mammals<ref name= | + | | continents = 3 (Epimetheus, Gehenna, Perdition)<ref name=DARWp44/> |
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| − | | | + | | language = |
| − | | capital = Sunder Falls<ref name= | + | | religion = |
| − | + | | population = 2,078,000,000 (3130)<ref name=DARWp44/><ref name=DARoSp7>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 7: "Prefecture II"</ref> | |
| − | + | | ruler = | |
| + | | political = [[Planetary Governor of Styx|Planetary Governor]] | ||
| + | | commander = Legate [[Garret Trelesta]] (3130)<ref name=DARWp44/><ref name=DARoSp7/> | ||
| + | | capital = Sunder Falls<ref name=DARWp44/> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| + | ===Planetary History=== | ||
| + | The first colonists on Styx established their cities on the open plains of Epimetheus, the main continent, because this area received the weakest storms.<ref name=DARWp44/> Styx was one of the worlds abandoned by the [[Terran Alliance]] following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> but Styx was incorporated into the Terran Hegemony within a century, becoming one of the worlds within the [[Lone Star Province]].<ref name="HB:HSp13"/><ref name="H:RWp159"/> | ||
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| + | A few years after these first cities were established, geologists found extensive radioactive ores and other mineral resources that caused a few mining companies to arrive on-world; the output from these mines contributed significantly to the Terran Hegemony's economy, to the extent that the neighboring Draconis Combine wanted the world. This ongoing tension resulted in the first battle with [[BattleMech]]s.<ref name=DARWp44/> | ||
| − | + | In [[2443]], the [[DCMS]] sent a company of tanks to Styx [[Battle of Styx (2443)|to raid the warehouses and refineries]], hopefully capturing them intact for use by the Combine. The defenders, a [[lance]] of Terran Hegemony BattleMechs from the [[801st Heavy Armored Regiment]] led [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Amanda Cunningham]],<ref name=XTROPVp8>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 8: "MSK-5S Mackie"</ref> met the company of tanks with infantry support outside the city of Barbados. The muddy plains impeded the Kuritan armor, while the 'Mechs simply strode around with no problem; the net result was the complete destruction of the raiding Draconis unit, and the emergence of the BattleMech as the preeminent combat unit.<ref name=DARWp44/><ref name="ED:AOWp5">''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 5: "The New Knights"</ref> | |
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| − | + | After the fall of the [[Star League]], the Draconis Combine took control of the world and kept it until the [[Word of Blake]] to the [[Jihad]]. | |
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| − | + | On 21 May 3027, the JumpShip ''[[Bifrost]]'' abducted the passenger [[DropShip]] ''[[Silver Eagle]]'' to an asteroid base in the Styx system, precipitating the [[Silver Eagle Incident]]. By this time, the Styx system was mined out after four centuries of intensive mining operations. It was owned by Viscount Robert Monahan, who sold his Styx mining enterprise to one [[Wayland Smith (SMC)|Wayland Smith]] in late [[3025]]. Smith duped investors into believing that the system was in fact not yet mined out, by allowing their spies to access false reports in his computer systems (which they believed they had hacked). He then escaped into the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] with some 25 million [[C-bill]]s. The system had become a refuge for undesirables, which was tolerated by the Draconis Combine.<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', chs. 42–45, 47, 49–50, 54, 56</ref> | |
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| − | + | ====Jihad==== | |
| + | Forces from the allied coalition assembled by [[Devlin Stone]] were attempting to liberate Styx in May [[3077]] as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]] when a Blakist ambush badly damaged the [[First New Ivaarsen Chasseurs]]. In response, on the 14th of May the commander of the [[Nineteenth Arcturan Guards]] authorized the bombardment of the base complex housing the [[Styx Protectorate Militia]] with tactical nuclear weapons. The resulting bombardment collapsed a number of mines in the area and destroyed the entire of the city in which the base complex lay. When challenged, the Lyran commander of the Nineteenth Arcturan Guards remarked "they're just Dracs, nobody important"—a comment which would become infamous in the annals of the liberation.<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The words spoken by [[Leftenant General]] [[Lucas Hoffman]] attracted outrage in the local media, and most likely elsewhere. Casualties from the two tactical nukes detonated as airbursts over the capital city of Styx amounted to at least 15,000 civilians.<ref name="JHS:Tp31+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 31–32: "Outrage"</ref> | ||
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| + | In October [[3135]], forces from the [[DCMS]] and [[Dragon's Fury]] led by [[Katana Tormark]] joined forces to regain the planet for the [[Draconis Combine]]. Though at the beginning they had issues working together, after the deposition of [[Warlord of the Benjamin Military District|Warlord]] [[Mitsura Sakamoto]], they started coordinating better their forces. Their first shared action erupted just outside the spaceport city of Lindon's Folly, on the Gehenna continent. Attempting to breach the [[Republic of the Sphere|Republican]] defenses arrayed along the woodlands north of the city proper, the surprise dawn assault by a combination of DCMS and Dragon's Fury troops was finally beaten back after a three-hour battle. The Republican victory, however, came at tremendous cost.<ref>''3135 PDA Journals'', p. 103: "11 October 3135"</ref> | ||
| − | + | By the 15th of December,<ref>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 247: "19 December 3135"</ref> RAF pushed a DCMS line back a good ten kilometers, with [[Charisse Perry]] leading the charge the whole way. But the fighting on the planet is back and forth. RAF forces get a ten-kilometer push on one side, DCMS respond by coming into the suburbs on the other. Neither side can get the upper hand for long. But this is one fight RAF won't run from.<ref>''Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals'', p. 248: "23 December 3135"</ref> | |
| − | + | ===Military Deployment=== | |
| + | ====2443==== | ||
| + | * [[801st Heavy Armored Regiment]]<ref name=DARWp44/> | ||
| − | + | ====3077==== | |
| + | * [[Styx Protectorate Militia]]<ref name="J:FRp57"/> | ||
| − | + | ===Geography=== | |
| + | Styx is a world of storms, flash floods, and mudslides, wild weather patterns caused by the gravitational pull of the planet's three moons. The planet has three continents, Epimetheus, Gehenna and Perdition.<ref name=DARWp44/> | ||
| − | + | ===Planetary Locations=== | |
| + | * Barbados: a city<ref name=DARWp44/> | ||
| + | * Lake Wio: a city<ref name=DARWp44/> | ||
| + | * Lindon's Folly: a large spaceport city on the continent of Gehenna<ref name=DARWp44/> | ||
| + | * Memphis: a place on the Epimetheus continent<ref name=HFch24>''Heretic's Faith'', ch. 24</ref> | ||
| + | * Sunder Falls: planetary capital city, 120 km northwest of Memphis<ref name=DARWp44/> | ||
| − | == | + | ===Companies and Industries=== |
| − | = | + | * [[Styx Mining]]<ref name="HB:HKp166">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 166: "Styx Mining"</ref> |
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| − | === | + | <!-- Commented out due to lack of information |
| − | + | ===Local Flora and Fauna=== | |
| − | == | + | ===Image gallery=== |
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| + | ==Map Gallery== | ||
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| − | == Nearby Systems == | + | ==Nearby Systems== |
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| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
| − | * ''[[ | + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} |
| + | * ''[[Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals|3135 PDA Journals]]'' | ||
* ''[[Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)]]'' | * ''[[Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]'' | ||
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report: Clans]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[ | + | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' |
| + | * [[Shrapnel Issue 3|''Shrapnel'', Issue #3]] | ||
* ''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'' | * ''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Systems|Styx]] |
| − | [[Category: Amaris Empire | + | [[Category: Amaris Empire Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Draconis Combine | + | [[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Independent | + | [[Category: Independent Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Republic of the Sphere | + | [[Category: Republic of the Sphere Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Terran Hegemony | + | [[Category: Terran Hegemony Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Word of Blake | + | [[Category: Word of Blake Systems]] |
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- This article is about the planetary system. For the Styx medium tank that was renamed in German products, see Stygian.
| Styx | |
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | 25.844 : 25.543[e] |
| Spectral class | F8IV[1] |
| Planet(s) | 3[1] |
Contents
System Description[edit]
Styx is located near the Athenry and Nirasaki systems.
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - Inhabited World[2]
- 2319 - Inhabited world[3]
- 2341 - Terran Hegemony[4]
- 2443 - Terran Hegemony[1][5]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony[6][7]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony[8]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony[9]
- 2764 - Terran Hegemony[10]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony[11]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire[12]
- 2775 - Terran Hegemony (from January)[12]
- 2786 - Terran Hegemony[13]
- 2797 - Draconis Combine[14]
- 2822 - Draconis Combine[15][16][17][18]
- 2864 - Draconis Combine[19][20]
- 3025 - Draconis Combine[21][22][23][24]
- 3030 - Draconis Combine[25][26]
- 3040 - Draconis Combine[27][28][29]
- 3050 - Draconis Combine[30]
- 3052 - Draconis Combine[31][32][33]
- 3057 - Draconis Combine[34]
- 3063 - Draconis Combine[35]
- 3067 - Draconis Combine[36][37][38]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate[39]
- 3079 - Word of Blake Protectorate[40][41]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[42]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[43]
- 3135 - Independent World[44]
- 3136 - Draconis Combine[45]
- 3145 - Draconis Combine[46][47]
- 3150 - Draconis Combine[48]
- 3151 - Draconis Combine[49]
Styx I[edit]
| Styx I | |
|---|---|
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| Astrophysical | |
| System position | First[1] |
| Jump Point distance | 12 days[1] |
| Moons | 3 (Kronus, Nirvana, Void)[1] |
| Geophysical | |
| Surface gravity | 0.83[1] |
| Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
| Equatorial temperature | 29°C[1] |
| Surface water | 79%[1] |
| Highest native life | Mammals[1] |
| Landmasses | 3 (Epimetheus, Gehenna, Perdition)[1] |
| History and Culture | |
| Population | 2,078,000,000 (3130)[1][50] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Political Leader | Planetary Governor |
| Military Commander | Legate Garret Trelesta (3130)[1][50] |
| Capital | Sunder Falls[1] |
Planetary History[edit]
The first colonists on Styx established their cities on the open plains of Epimetheus, the main continent, because this area received the weakest storms.[1] Styx was one of the worlds abandoned by the Terran Alliance following the Outer Reaches Rebellion and the Demarcation Declaration of 2242,[2] but Styx was incorporated into the Terran Hegemony within a century, becoming one of the worlds within the Lone Star Province.[4][8]
A few years after these first cities were established, geologists found extensive radioactive ores and other mineral resources that caused a few mining companies to arrive on-world; the output from these mines contributed significantly to the Terran Hegemony's economy, to the extent that the neighboring Draconis Combine wanted the world. This ongoing tension resulted in the first battle with BattleMechs.[1]
In 2443, the DCMS sent a company of tanks to Styx to raid the warehouses and refineries, hopefully capturing them intact for use by the Combine. The defenders, a lance of Terran Hegemony BattleMechs from the 801st Heavy Armored Regiment led Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Cunningham,[51] met the company of tanks with infantry support outside the city of Barbados. The muddy plains impeded the Kuritan armor, while the 'Mechs simply strode around with no problem; the net result was the complete destruction of the raiding Draconis unit, and the emergence of the BattleMech as the preeminent combat unit.[1][5]
After the fall of the Star League, the Draconis Combine took control of the world and kept it until the Word of Blake to the Jihad.
On 21 May 3027, the JumpShip Bifrost abducted the passenger DropShip Silver Eagle to an asteroid base in the Styx system, precipitating the Silver Eagle Incident. By this time, the Styx system was mined out after four centuries of intensive mining operations. It was owned by Viscount Robert Monahan, who sold his Styx mining enterprise to one Wayland Smith in late 3025. Smith duped investors into believing that the system was in fact not yet mined out, by allowing their spies to access false reports in his computer systems (which they believed they had hacked). He then escaped into the Lyran Commonwealth with some 25 million C-bills. The system had become a refuge for undesirables, which was tolerated by the Draconis Combine.[52]
Jihad[edit]
Forces from the allied coalition assembled by Devlin Stone were attempting to liberate Styx in May 3077 as a part of Operation SCOUR when a Blakist ambush badly damaged the First New Ivaarsen Chasseurs. In response, on the 14th of May the commander of the Nineteenth Arcturan Guards authorized the bombardment of the base complex housing the Styx Protectorate Militia with tactical nuclear weapons. The resulting bombardment collapsed a number of mines in the area and destroyed the entire of the city in which the base complex lay. When challenged, the Lyran commander of the Nineteenth Arcturan Guards remarked "they're just Dracs, nobody important"—a comment which would become infamous in the annals of the liberation.[53] The words spoken by Leftenant General Lucas Hoffman attracted outrage in the local media, and most likely elsewhere. Casualties from the two tactical nukes detonated as airbursts over the capital city of Styx amounted to at least 15,000 civilians.[54]
Dark Age[edit]
In October 3135, forces from the DCMS and Dragon's Fury led by Katana Tormark joined forces to regain the planet for the Draconis Combine. Though at the beginning they had issues working together, after the deposition of Warlord Mitsura Sakamoto, they started coordinating better their forces. Their first shared action erupted just outside the spaceport city of Lindon's Folly, on the Gehenna continent. Attempting to breach the Republican defenses arrayed along the woodlands north of the city proper, the surprise dawn assault by a combination of DCMS and Dragon's Fury troops was finally beaten back after a three-hour battle. The Republican victory, however, came at tremendous cost.[55]
By the 15th of December,[56] RAF pushed a DCMS line back a good ten kilometers, with Charisse Perry leading the charge the whole way. But the fighting on the planet is back and forth. RAF forces get a ten-kilometer push on one side, DCMS respond by coming into the suburbs on the other. Neither side can get the upper hand for long. But this is one fight RAF won't run from.[57]
Military Deployment[edit]
2443[edit]
3077[edit]
Geography[edit]
Styx is a world of storms, flash floods, and mudslides, wild weather patterns caused by the gravitational pull of the planet's three moons. The planet has three continents, Epimetheus, Gehenna and Perdition.[1]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Barbados: a city[1]
- Lake Wio: a city[1]
- Lindon's Folly: a large spaceport city on the continent of Gehenna[1]
- Memphis: a place on the Epimetheus continent[58]
- Sunder Falls: planetary capital city, 120 km northwest of Memphis[1]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 44: "Styx World Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Era Digest: Age of War, p. 5: "The New Knights"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136), p. 23: "Letters From Home -- Week 03"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ Shrapnel, Issue #3: "Voices of the Sphere: Star League Day"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 103
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 7: "Prefecture II"
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1, p. 8: "MSK-5S Mackie"
- ↑ Warrior: En Garde, chs. 42–45, 47, 49–50, 54, 56
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 57: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, pp. 31–32: "Outrage"
- ↑ 3135 PDA Journals, p. 103: "11 October 3135"
- ↑ Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals, p. 247: "19 December 3135"
- ↑ Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals, p. 248: "23 December 3135"
- ↑ Heretic's Faith, ch. 24
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 166: "Styx Mining"
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