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Roussillon
System
Governing House	Independent
Region	Border Worlds
Connected Systems	Baffin Newcastle Tau-29

Tau-115 or 'Roussillon' is a recently occupied system by the Gallic liberalist group The Council. After suffering a crushing defeat in Languedoc to the Gallic Royal Navy, they soon lost one of their most tactically advantagous positions in Gallic space; Planet Quillan. With the horde of King Charles XI navy between the remains of the council's southern fleet and their safe haven in Champagne, they were forced to retreat to Montpellier Guard Station and without reinforcements were soon forced to retreat out of Gallic space to Orkney. The poorly defended station Reunion was soon to fall in line and The Council's southern fleet was left exiled and wandering throughout the Tau-systems, attempting to rally the dispersed and lost to the remains of the capital fleet.

With Languedoc lost and the path to Gallia resealed, The Council's southern fleet turned to their allies made during their occupation of the passage. The Independent Miners Guild was soon to step up and offer a place for The Council fleet to make birth at a recently charted planet they had found way to in recent years. The jump hole to the new system had only recently opened and offered a perfect location for the lost faction to recouperate and rethink a strategy to tackle the Gallic threat. The Council fleet flocked to the new world, naming it Planet Tolouse after a place long lost to their culture a thousand years ago.

The crippled gallic fleet has since recovered from their losses, and Roussillon now stands as a fortress homeworld of the presumed lost southern fleet. The Council have learnt from mistakes made and now look to change the tactics of their approach. Adapting the template of their tactics in Champagne of concentrated control; they have taken their time to build numerous stations, form valuable alliances, deploy various militaristic measures and more. The hope of The Council's southern fleet now is to improve local relations and gather as much support to punch through the royalist lines in Orkney and push their assualt back to the core worlds before they execute their plans for invasion.

System Overview

Astronomical Bodies Stellar Objects Medium Blue Sun Planetary Objects Planet Toulouse Planet Foix Tarascon Planet Argeles Planet Elne Le Soler Planet Prades Ceret Solar Anomalies None Nebulae & Asteroids Newcastle Gateway Mine Field Ariege Barrier Nebula Ariege Asteroid Field Aston Ice Crystal Field Salat Ice Crystal Field Tarn Barrier Nebula (multiple) Agout Asteroid Field Tet Ice Asteroid Field Tau-29 Gateway Mine Field

Industrial Development Space Stations Perpignan Freeport Le Boulou Outpost Battleship Pamiers Montauban Base Caussade Depot Commodity Mining Water (multiple) Oxygen

Faction Presence Lawful Factions None Corporations & Guilds Independent Miners Guild Unlawful Factions The Council Gallic Brigands The Maquis

Jump Gates and Holes

Spoiler: Jump Points
System Type Location Newcastle Hole C/6 Tau-29 Hole D/2 Baffin Hole G/4

Planetary Bodies

Planet Toulouse Planet Toulouse The planet that was later named Toulouse was discovered by an Independent Miners Guild exploration expedition in 814 A.S. The planet was codenamed T115-C1 and immediately attracted the attention of Guild officials. The planet had gravitation and temperature suitable for human colonization. The presence of poisonous gases in the atmosphere was a deterrent, but the problem could be fixed by introducing oxygen-producing plants and setting up atmospheric filters planetside. 814 A.S. was also the year when the war between Kusari and Bretonia started. Having to invest all its resources to secure its holdings in the Tau systems, the Guild did not have enough manpower and ships to perform further research. The situation changed in 817 A.S. when the Council, a powerful and resourceful faction from Gallia, reached for IMG help in finding a new home for their Languedoc population. Having no way to reach their brethren in other Gallic systems, the Council Refugees had to establish their new home in some desolate region of Sirius to save the population from imminent repressions, and secure and rebuild its remaining forces. Toulouse, located in a system that the IMG labeled Tau-115 (renamed Roussillon by the Council), was the best choice to become the new home for that part of the Council that was isolated from their brethren. Council manpower and money, along with IMG knowledge and technology, combined to make the planet suitable for settlement in a matter of months. The location of the system, as well as the planet itself, was not revealed to any other groups by IMG, and the Council was secured from Gallic attacks at least for a year or two - time enough to build powerful defenses that the Royal Navy would not be able to penetrate without suffering severe losses. Apart from purely material gain (Council had to pay a very large amount for IMG services), IMG also retained the right to settle their own colonists on the planet at a later time. Since the relations between the two factions are friendly at this point, it is possible that Toulouse could become a prosperous independent world with population of both Gallic and Sirius origin. Currently, Toulouse houses a population of 180,000, consisting of Council Refugees from Languedoc, a large amount of non-aligned Quillan Refugees who did not want to stay under Gallic Crown rule, as well as representatives of other unlawful factions of Gallia. IMG sustains a large terraforming and scientific presence on the planet, their work being supplied and financed by the Council. The atmosphere is not currently suitable for human breathing, and breathing masks are a necessity outdoors. However, the ongoing efforts to clear the atmosphere from HCN and COCl2 are making progress, and in some parts of the planet humans are now safe to stay outdoors without a mask for up to three hours. Location: D/3 Diameter: 10,620 km Mass: 5.68 x 10e24 kg Terrain: Terrestrial Temperature: -17°C to 40°C Escape Velocity: 11.21 km/sec

Planet Foix Planet Foix Planet Foix is a deserted world with a thin methane-rich atmosphere. Severe temperature fluctuations make human colonization impossible, however, the planet has certain rich mineral deposits that could be mined in the future if appropriate technologies are available. Location: D/5 Diameter: 5,651 km Mass: 4.48 x 10e24 kg Terrain: Barren Temperature: -16°C to 142°C Escape Velocity: 6.02 km/sec

Tarascon Tarascon Tarascon is a small moon on the far orbit of Planet Argeles. The Tet Asteroid Field is concentrated around the moon, and the field might have formed after a cosmic impact that happened in the past, possibly a collision between two Argeles moons of which only one survived. Location: E/7 Diameter: 3,104 km Mass: 1.12 x 10e24 kg Terrain: Ice Temperature: -220°C to -70°C Escape Velocity: 1.97 km/sec

Planet Argeles Planet Argeles A large planet that is usually classified as a gas giant, Argeles has only one large moon: Tarascon. Located in a remote area of Roussillon, it is rarely visited by piloted spacecrafts. Location: G/7 Diameter: 17,917 km Mass: 12.64 x 10e24 kg Terrain: N/A Temperature: N/A Escape Velocity: 14.11 km/sec

Planet Elne Planet Elne Elne is a large barren world with a thin atmosphere. Its gravity has presumably played an important role in forming the surrounding Tarn Asteroid Field. Location: F/3 Diameter: 8,215 km Mass: 7.02 x 10e24 kg Terrain: Barren Temperature: -72°C to 40°C Escape Velocity: 7.90 km/sec

Le Soler Le Soler Le Soler is a relatively large barren moon of Planet Toulouse. It only has traces of atmosphere, and its surface is covered with numerous asteroid craters. Location: C/3 Diameter: 2,890 km Mass: 1.94 x 10e24 kg Terrain: Barren Temperature: -90°C to 160°C Escape Velocity: 2.15 km/sec

Planet Prades Planet Prades Planet Prades is a small rocky world that forms a spectacular background for Montauban Base. The world itself has no significant traits or resource deposits, and is by no means habitable by humans. Location: B/5 Diameter: 2,687 km Mass: 2.55 x 10e24 kg Terrain: Barren Temperature: -135°C to 42°C Escape Velocity: 3.00 km/sec

Ceret Please upload an image of this planet. Ceret is located on the far edge of Arize Ice Crystal Field. It is a cold barren world with no significant traits. The exact orbit of Ceret has not been determined yet, but it seems to be gravitationally aligned with Planet Foix, possibly being its remote moon. Location: C/7 Diameter: 1,317 km Mass: 6.97 x 10e22 kg Terrain: Barren Temperature: -135°C to 42°C Escape Velocity: 1.78 km/sec

Nebula and Asteroids

Newcastle Gateway Mine Field Please upload an image of this field. A dangerous and dense minefield laid down by Council forces to defend their bases in the Rousillion system. Location: C/6

Ariege Barrier Nebula Please upload an image of this field. Ariege Barrier Nebula is an outcrop of an immense interstellar structure known as the Barrier. Roussillon system itself is a clearing within the Barrier, with its sun located between two huge clouds, Ariege and Tarn. Ariege is mainly comprised of inert gases and microscopic ice crystals. In several locations around the cloud, larger ice asteroid clouds were formed. Three of them located not far from the Roussillon sun were charted to date. Location: A/5

Ariege Asteroid Field Please upload an image of this field. A field of ice asteroids that have started to condense together within the Ariege Barrier Nebula. Nearby space stations sometimes gather the easily accessible pure ice to replenish their water supply. Location: B/6

Aston Ice Crystal Field Please upload an image of this field. Aston field is located in the far reaches of the Roussillon system rarely visited by human ships. Like most other crystal fields within Ariege, it is comprised of ice asteroids. Location: B/8+

Salat Ice Crystal Field Please upload an image of this field. Salat Ice Crystal Field is a remote field of small ice asteroids located on the outskirts of Roussillon. Location: A/2

Tarn Barrier Nebula Please upload an image of this field. Tarn nebula is located on the opposite side of Ariege nebula relative to Roussillon's sun. This is a huge outcrop of an interstellar nebula that is not possible to explore fully due to its immense size. A large field of asteroids also named Tarn is located within the nebula. Location: H/4, G/5

Agout Asteroid Field Please upload an image of this field. When the Council, Brigand and Maquis forces first arrived in Roussillon, this asteroid field was the first obstacle they encountered. Frozen pockets of oxygen were quickly marked a navigational hazard. However, as the construction of several space stations and settlement of Toulouse began, that same field became a valuable local source of oxygen, which was scarce in the system due to the toxicity of Toulouse's atmosphere. Location: D/2

Tet Ice Asteroid Field Please upload an image of this field. Tet is a remote field of ice asteroids that concentrate around Tarascon, a moon on the far orbit of Planet Argeles. Location: E/7

Tau-29 Gateway Mine Field Please upload an image of this field. A dangerous and dense minefield laid down by Council forces to defend their bases in the Rousillion system. Location: D/2

Space Stations

Perpignan Freeport Please upload an image of this station. Perpignan Freeport was built in 818 A.S. as a framework for a future trading outpost in the Roussillon system. Currently, since not much trade actually takes place along the war-torn Tau systems, it serves as a supply station and a defensive outpost with long-range energy weapons that can be used to secure the system from possible intruders. The freeport is located in the very edge of the Ariege Barrier Nebula, a massive cloud of water ice crystals and inert gases. Location: C/5 Class: Arago Gravity: Complete Docking: Yes Amenities: Limited Population: 900 Capacity: 900

Le Boulou Outpost Le Boulou Outpost Le Boulou Outpost is still under construction. This defensive installation was designed to prevent the intruders coming from the nearby Newcastle jump hole from reaching the inner regions of Roussillon. The construction is a joint effort of the IMG and the Council, with IMG responsible for habitat areas of the station, and Council providing reinforced armor construction, turrets and other weaponry. A small mine field was constructed nearby that will be expanded at a later date. Location: C/6 Class: Arago Gravity: Complete Docking: Yes Amenities: Limited Population: 200 Capacity: 1000

Battleship Pamiers Battleship Pamiers Pamiers is one of the few battleships of the Council that survived the Languedoc campaign. It was captured in Burgundy back in 726 AGS while it was patrolling Nievre asteroid field. In a daring move, multiple fighters and bombers of the Council surrounded the ship and disabled most of its point defense systems. Marines boarded the ship, and with the help of certain loyal officers of the Navy, overtook the ship in less than an hour. The ship was later hidden in Nievre, out of reach of Gallic capital ships. It was transferred to Dauphine, where it stayed in far outer reaches of the system outside the range of Gallic radars, leading a group of several smaller capital ships. Later, the battlegroup of Pamiers participated in the Languedoc offensive. The battleship was one of the few that did not suffer serious damage in numerous battles with the Navy. The Council chose to attempt to move it through the mine field passage, despite the risks. Being one of the three battleships that went all the way to Roussillon, Pamiers is the flagship of the Council defensive forces for the system. The battleship is currently stationed not far from the Tau-29 jump hole surrounded by an extensive mine field. This jump hole is considered to be the likely point from where Gallic forces could enter the system, and fighter patrols from Pamiers are constantly keeping watch on the jump hole from both Roussillon and Tau-29 sides. Location: D/3 Class: Alsace Crew: CLASSIFIED Armament: CLASSIFIED

Montauban Base Montauban Base The larger part of Gallic Brigands who came from Languedoc with the Council fleet are staying on Toulouse, but some chose to secure their own outpost at the very beginning. Within a large ice asteroid field of Ariege, they found a convenient large asteroid that orbits Planet Prades. Docking ports and hallways were built inside the asteroid by Brigand workers and IMG engineers that were hired to help with base construction. Currently, the station is capable of housing more than two thousand people, and the number is expected to increase in the future. The Council currently prohibits any ships that originate from Gallia to exit Roussillon in order to minimize security risks. The only exception is made for Council's own light fighter patrols sent on reconnaissance missions outside of the system. Therefore, the Brigands were not yet able to dispatch patrols into nearby systems to determine the trade routes they could feed on, returning to their old occupation - piracy. As soon as the restriction is lifted, Brigands are expected to start raiding nearby systems, seeking easy profit. While the Council is not looking forward to this development, since it may well mean spoiling the relations with their new allies, they have no choice but to tolerate the Brigands' presence in the system, for they provided invaluable help during the entire Languedoc operation, and form a sizeable number of Roussillon's newly arrived population. Location: B/5 Class: Gouges Gravity: Complete Docking: Yes Amenities: Yes Population: 2000 Capacity: 2500

Caussade Depot Caussade Depot The Maquis who arrived in Roussillon chose to create a base of their own, separate from the Council. They found a medium-sized ice asteroid within the Tarn Barrier Nebula that was chosen to be a good spot for the new base. Located on the opposing side of the system relative to Montauban Base, the Maquis could enjoy as much privacy as they wished to in their new living space. Caussade currently houses about 2 thousand Maquis settlers, but more are expected to arrive from Toulouse as soon as construction works are completed. Location: F/3 Class: Robespierre Gravity: Complete Docking: Yes Amenities: Yes Population: 1700 Capacity: 1800

Mineable Commodities

Water Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Water Dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) is odorless, tasteless, transparent, and absolutely essential to human life. Roughly 75% of the human body is composed of Water. Deprived of Water, most humans can only live three days. The process of dehydration is a painful one, as tissues shrivel and vessels shrink in a desperate bid by the dying body to preserve its remaining vital functions. Location: B/6, A/2, B/8+, G/5

Oxygen Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Oxygen A typical human being consumes over 12,000 liters of Oxygen (O2) daily. Oxygen, usually mixed with a neutral gas such as nitrogen, is absorbed through the tissues of the lungs and then diffused into the bloodstream, where it is carried throughout the body. All humans require a constant supply of Oxygen or they will perish within minutes. Location: D/2