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Vendrell | |
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System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -315.896 : 125.842[e] |
Spectral class | M8V[1] |
Recharge time | 209 hours[1] |
Recharge station(s) | Zenith[1] |
The Vendrell system was home to at least one habitable world, Vendrell I, and as of 3145 was located in the Buena Province of the Lyran Commonwealth.[2][3]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Vendrell is located near the Alarion and Abejorral systems[4][5] and consists of a class M8V primary orbited by at least one planet. During the thirty-first century a recharge station was in place at the zenith jump point.[1]
System History[edit]
The Vendrell system was settled during the Star League era at some point after the end of the Reunification War.[6][4][5]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2341 - No record[7]
- 2571 - No record[8]
- 2596 - No record[6]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth[4][5]
- 2764 - Lyran Commonwealth[9]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth[10]
- 2786 - Lyran Commonwealth[11]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth[12][13][14]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth[15]
- 2999 - Lyran Commonwealth[16]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth[17][18]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[19]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[20][21]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[22]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[23][24]
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance[25]
- 3063 - Lyran Alliance[26]
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance[27][28]
- 3075 - Lyran Alliance[29]
- 3079 - Lyran Alliance[30]
- 3081 - Lyran Alliance[31]
- 3085 - Lyran Commonwealth[32]
- 3135 - Lyran Commonwealth[33]
- 3145 - Lyran Commonwealth[2][3]
Vendrell I[edit]
Vendrell I | |
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Astrophysical | |
System position | First[1] |
Jump Point distance | 2.09 days[1] |
Moons | 2 (Ying, Yang)[1] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 1.01[1] |
Atmospheric pressure | High (Breathable)[1] |
Equatorial temperature | 28°C (Temperate)[1] |
Surface water | 50%[1] |
Highest native life | Mammal[1] |
Landmasses | 6 (Kaspur, Zanzibar, Rhode Island, Pembrook, Fy, Gatterton)[1] |
History and Culture | |
Demonym(s) | Vendrellian[16] |
Population | 863,000,000 (3079)[1] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Noble Ruler | Duke of Vendrell |
Capital | Rosewood[1] |
HPG Class | B[1] |
Vendrell I, more commonly known simply as Vendrell, has two moons named Ying and Yang and has been home to manufacturing facilities operated by the noted defense manufacturer Mountain Wolf BattleMechs.[1]
Planetary History[edit]
Star League[edit]
During the final years of the Star League, Vendrell was the host to a Star League Defense Force garrison.[34]
Succession Wars[edit]
In 2945, Free Worlds League Military forces destroyed the Mountain Wolf BattleMechs factories on Vendrell, effectively ending the company until its resurrection in 3010 at a new location in the Outworlds Alliance.[35]
Military Deployment[edit]
2764[edit]
Geography[edit]
Vendrell has six major continents named Fy, Gatterton, Kaspur, Pembrook, Rhode Island, and Zanzibar.[1]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Monte Lupus: the site of the Mountain Wolf BattleMechs manufacturing plant on Kaspur[1][36]
- Rosewood: the planetary capital city, located on Zanzibar[1]
Companies and Industries[edit]
- Mountain Wolf BattleMechs[1][35] (closed 2945,[35] reopened 3055[36])
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 32 systems (29 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Alarion | 13.3 | Abejorral | 16.6 | Stardawn | 23.4 | Noisiel | 23.5 |
Nuneaton | 25.3 | Stellaris | 25.5 | Quilino | 29.7 | Kvistgard | 30.9 |
Zaprudy | 33.3 | Albion | 36.1 | York | 38.1 | Rijeka | 38.2 |
Tiruppur | 38.2 | Carlisle | 38.5 | Vihtijarvi | 43.7 | Ciampino | 43.9 |
Logres | 49.8 | Lancaster | 50.1 | Reese Station | 50.7 | Calafell | 50.8 |
Novara | 51.5 | Ukunela | 52.5 | Batajnica | 54.5 | Nuelson Minor | 54.9 |
Duran | 56.0 | Morrigan | 56.7 | Annwyn | 57.7 | Mezzana | 58.5 |
Vermezzo | 58.5 | Richvale | 63.6 | Smolnik | 64.3 | Czarvowo | 64.4 |
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 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 9: "Vendrell"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic at the Fall of the Star League [2750]"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Seal the Deal
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 142: "MLN-1A Merlin"
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 144: "Mountain Wolf BattleMechs (MntWlf)"
Bibliography[edit]
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: LAAF
- First Succession War
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Objectives: Lyran Alliance
- Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade