Zolfo

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Zolfo

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

Zolfo
← 3135
3151
Zolfo 3151.svg
Zolfo nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates527.319 : -71.907[e]
Spectral classF5V[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

The Zolfo system is the location of at least one habitable world, Zolfo IV - usually referred to simply as "Zolfo" - and as at 3145 was located in the Woodbine Operational Area of the Periphery March within the Federated Suns.[2][3]

System Description

The Zolfo system is located close to the Crofton and Yamoussoukra systems [2][3] and consists of at least four planets orbiting a class F5V primary.[1]

System History

The Zolfo system was colonised at some point prior to the end of the Age of War.[4][5]

Zolfo IV

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Zolfo IV is the fourth planet in the Zolfo system.[1]

Planetary History

Zolfo was a Skid Row world for a long time. An agrarian world that was barely able to feed its population, Zolfo's residents had no hope of higher education or a better quality of life. In 3022 that all changed. As part of Hanse Davion's pressure to re-examine Outback worlds for economic opportunities, a survey team from BP Interstellar (a large steel and petroleum processing firm) visited Zolfo. The team found large amounts of coal, petroleum, and related products in the planet's mountain ranges. BP Interstellar began buying up land on Zolfo, and approximately thirty other firms followed suit.[1]

Duchess Wilzon reinvested in her world by building trade schools and colleges and hiring teachers and skilled labor to assist the population. Zolfo serves as an example of the wisdom of Hanse's policy of expansion and investment in the Outback.[1]

In 3049, the whole financial district burned down due to the crash of a petroleum-carrying Mule DropShip caused what was later known as the Great Stock Market Fire. While the initial impact was bad enough, the ensuing dense cloud of blackest smoke combined with sudden shear winds from the heat and subsequent explosions made the deployment of VTOLs impossible. As the disaster had struck on a Sunday there was people working, keeping the death toll in the low hundreds.[6][7]

Political Affiliation

Planetary Rulers

3025

  • Duchess of Zolfo Vivana Wilzon[1]

Nearby Systems

Closest 28 systems (26 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Crofton 7.6 Yamoussoukra 23.6 Steinhatchee 25.6 Shawnee 26.4
Metter 26.8 McRae 28.8 Hoyleton 29.3 Bayeux 31.3
Des Arc 32.9 Mermentau 33.1 Hahira 36.6 St. Cyr 42.0
Kublenz 45.2 Symsonia 47.0 Humansville 47.1 Brockton 47.5
Vandalia 50.0 Offerman 50.0 Rentz 50.5 Vibrunum 51.4
Neosho 51.4 Rosiclare 54.2 Jesup 56.5 Wedderborg 56.7
Sherwood 59.3 Anjin Muerto 59.5 Chenier 61.4 Savonburg 63.5

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 203, "Zolfo"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  6. ↑ Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, p. 82, "PION-LAURIER CASCATELLE / LAMA-DEUX"
  7. ↑ Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised, p. 82, "CASCATELLE / LAMA-DEUX FIREFIGHTING VTOLS"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18, "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"
  9. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  10. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  12. ↑ Field Report 2765: Federated Suns, p. 29, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  13. ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succesion War - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  16. ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns after Second Succesion War - [2864] Map"
  18. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War - [3025] Map"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succesion War - [3030] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"
  22. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  29. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  30. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, Inner Sphere - [3075] Map
  31. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21, "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  32. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  33. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  34. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  35. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"

Bibliography

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