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− | | name = Frankfurt | + | | name = Omega-3 |
− | | nickname = rh04 | + | | nickname = bw01 |
− | | description = The Frankfurt System (Rheinland space) is located in the end of the [[Rheinland]] territory, between [[New Berlin]], [[Munich]], and [[Sigma-13]]. During the 80 Year War is when most of the expansion of the system took place as the system was the to be used as the staging ground for attacks into Sigma-13, however by the wars end most of the system was left ruined and mostly abandoned with GMG raiding parties that ceased several years before the Nomad War doing nothing to improve the situation. For these reasons the [[Bundschuh]] have placed their base in this system, and it is used by other pirates to attack opportunity targets making a quite dangerous travel for traders. It is also rumored to contain a military research facility. | + | | description = Omega-3 is a border world system located right next to [[Cambridge]]. This system is patrolled by the [[Bretonian Armed Forces]], and occassional patrols from the Red Hessians and Corsairs can be sighted as well. Four bases have been established in this system, with one of them being a Zoner Freeport. The Freeport, Aland Shipyard and the jump gates to [[Cambridge]] and [[Omega-7]] are connected by tradelanes. |
− | | image = Frankfurt.jpg | + | | image = Omega-3.jpg |
− | | government = {{House Link|Rheinland|long}}
| + | | region = Border Worlds |
− | | region = Rheinland | + | | neighbors = [[Cambridge]]<br/>[[Omega-7]]<br/>[[Omega-5]] |
− | | neighbors = [[Sigma-13]]<br/>[[New Berlin]]<br/>[[Munich]]<br/>[[Hamburg]]<br/>[[Dresden]]<br/>[[Luneburg]] | + | | lawful-factions = * [[Bretonia Armed Forces]] |
− | | lawful-factions = * [[Rheinland Police]] | |
− | * [[Rheinland Military]]
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− | * [[Rheinland Military|Rheinland Military Guard]]
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| * [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] | | * [[Bounty Hunters Guild]] |
− | | trade-factions = * [[ALG Waste Disposal]] | + | | trade-factions = * [[Border World Exports]] |
| + | * [[Gateway Shipping]] |
| * [[Republican Shipping]] | | * [[Republican Shipping]] |
− | * [[Kishiro Technologies]]
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− | * [[Samura Industries]]
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| * [[Daumann Heavy Construction]] | | * [[Daumann Heavy Construction]] |
− | * [[Kruger Minerals]] | + | * [[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing]] |
− | | unlawful-factions = * [[Bundschuh]]
| + | * [[Independent Miners Guild]] |
− | * [[Unioners]] | + | * [[Zoners]] |
| + | | unlawful-factions = * [[Corsairs]] |
| * [[Red Hessians]] | | * [[Red Hessians]] |
− | * [[Junkers]]
| |
| | suns = * Medium Blue Sun | | | suns = * Medium Blue Sun |
− | | planets = * [[Planet Holstein]] (inhabited) | + | | anomolies = * Omega-3 Anomoly |
− | * Heidelberg
| + | | planets = * Planet Sprague |
− | * Stulingen
| + | | stations = * [[Freeport 1]] |
− | | stations = * [[Mainz Storage Facility]] | + | * [[Rugen Station]] |
− | * [[Mannheim Station]] | + | * [[Douglas Station]] |
− | * [[Fulda Border Station]] | + | * [[Aland Shipyard]] |
− | * [[Bruchsal Base]] | + | | fields = * Cross-Vandermeer Comet |
− | * [[Battleship Koblenz]] | + | * Roth Asteroid Field |
− | * [[Schatten Research Facility]] | + | * Coombe Asteroid Field |
− | | fields = * Taunusfeld
| + | * Burgess Ice Field |
− | * Westerwald | + | * Wilkes Ice Field |
− | * Sudnebel
| + | * Graham Ice Cloud |
| + | | mining-zones = * [[Water]] |
| + | * [[Hydrocarbons]] |
| + | * [[Cobalt Ore]] |
| }} | | }} |
− | ==Jump Gates and Holes== | + | ==Planetary Objects== |
− | {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" | + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 3em;" |
− | !Spoiler: Jump Points | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===Planet Sprague=== |
| + | : No description available. |
| + | {| style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | {{Thumbmaker|Planet Sprague}} |
| + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| + | <b>Location:</b> D/5<br/> |
| + | <b>Diameter:</b> 7,053 km.<br/> |
| + | <b>Mass:</b> 10.98 x 10e23 kg.<br/> |
| + | <b>Terrain:</b> Desert.<br/> |
| + | <b>Temperature:</b> -71°C to 70°C<br/> |
| + | <b>Escape Velocity:</b> 13.57 km/sec<br/> |
| + | |} |
| + | |} |
| + | ==Solar Anomolies== |
| + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 3em;" |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===Omega-3 Anomoly=== |
| + | : Unknown. No further data available. |
| + | {| style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | {{Thumbmaker|Omega-3 Anomoly}} |
| + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| + | <b>Location:</b> C/5<br/> |
| + | |} |
| + | |} |
| + | ==Nebulae & Asteroids== |
| + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 3em;" |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===Cross-Vandermeer Comet=== |
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Cross-Vandermeer Comet}}</div> |
| + | : A very large comet, possibly a rogue planetoid, caught in the gravitational well of the Omega 3 star. Initial scans have revealed immense quantities of Cobalt locked under it's icy crust. Due to it's proximity to the star, the comet cannot be mined directly, but the star is slowly eroding the comet. The comet's tail contains small quantities, easily retrievable Cobalt. |
| + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| + | :: <b>Location:</b> E/5, E/5 |
| + | </div> |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===Roth Asteroid Field=== |
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Roth Asteroid Field}}</div> |
| + | : A medium-sized field of mixed carbonaceous and ice asteroids. The Daumann Polymer and Hydrocarbon operation of Ruegen has been plagued by repeated Red Hessian attacks. |
| + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| + | :: <b>Location:</b> F/6 |
| + | </div> |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===Coombe Asteroid Field=== |
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Coombe Asteroid Field}}</div> |
| + | : A medium-sized field of mixed carbonaceous and ice asteroids. The second Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing (BMM) Polymer production facility is located here on Douglas Station, though attacks by Corsairs have required BMM to substantially increase security. |
| + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| + | :: <b>Location:</b> E/7 |
| + | </div> |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===Burgess Ice Field=== |
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Burgess Ice Field}}</div> |
| + | : A medium-sized field of ice asteroids. Freeport 1 is located near the inner edge of the field, and will sell its excess supplies to anyone without prejudice -- including Corsairs, who frequent the area. |
| + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| + | :: <b>Location:</b> C/3 |
| + | </div> |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===Wilkes Ice Field=== |
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Wilkes Ice Field}}</div> |
| + | : A medium-sized field of ice asteroids. Often used as cover by Red Hessian pirates to attack Trade Lane traffic passing through the area. |
| + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| + | :: <b>Location:</b> F/4 |
| + | </div> |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===Graham Ice Cloud=== |
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Graham Ice Cloud}}</div> |
| + | : GRAHAM ICE FIELD |
| + | |
| + | : A medium-sized cloud of ice asteroids. Corsairs can sometimes be spotted in the cloud on their way to attack transport ships on the Trade Lanes. |
| + | <div style="font-size: 90%"> |
| + | :: <b>Location:</b> B/5 |
| + | </div> |
| + | |} |
| + | ==Space Stations== |
| + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 3em;" |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===[[Freeport 1]]=== |
| + | : Freeport 1 was built in 738 A.S., by a group of vagrants, wanderers and social outcasts that had left territories of the Houses in order to live beyond the rules and regulations enforced in the core systems. It was the first ever Freeport to be constructed, as the name clearly states, and it quickly gained popularity with the criminals, outlaws and others of a dubious disposition as a place to easily obtain supplies and repair their ships. Most of the criminals who visit Freeport 1 tend to be members of the Mollys or the Corsairs, although the occasional Red Hessian and Gaian are seen onboard. |
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| + | : Over time, however, Freeport 1 has grown, with new cargo modules and habitation decks being constructed until the Freeport was barely recognisable from the small platform it started out as. Small ships are known to be constructed here, sold to both freelancers, criminals and other zoners, and although Bretonia has made irritated noises towards the Freeport, they have as yet left it alone, preferring to put up with the annoyance of criminals docking there to the unknown consequences that might otherwise occur by antagonising the largely peaceful Zoner society. |
| + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | {{Thumbmaker|Freeport 1}} |
| + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| + | <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Zoners]]<br/> |
| + | <b>Location:</b> C/4<br/> |
| + | <b>Class:</b> Dern<br/> |
| + | <b>Gravity:</b> Complete<br/> |
| + | <b>Docking:</b> Yes<br/> |
| + | <b>Amenities:</b> Yes<br/> |
| + | <b>Population:</b> 2K<br/> |
| + | |} |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===[[Rugen Station]]=== |
| + | : Rugen Station was built by Daumann Heavy Construction for the manufacturing of Polymers using the abundant raw materials found in the system. While pirates are always a problem, Daumann's long-running rivalry with the neighboring Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing (BMM) operation on Douglas Station has resulted in more than a few exchanges of weapons fire. |
| + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | {{Thumbmaker|Rugen Station}} |
| + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| + | <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Daumann Heavy Construction]]<br/> |
| + | <b>Location:</b> F/6<br/> |
| + | <b>Class:</b> Abbey<br/> |
| + | <b>Gravity:</b> Partial<br/> |
| + | <b>Docking:</b> Yes<br/> |
| + | <b>Amenities:</b> Limited<br/> |
| + | <b>Population:</b> 250<br/> |
| + | |} |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===[[Douglas Station]]=== |
| + | : Douglas Station is owned and operated by Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing (BMM) for the manufacturing of Polymers using the abundant raw materials in the system. Security around the facility is abnormally high due to frequent skirmishes with Corsairs. |
| + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | {{Thumbmaker|Douglas Station}} |
| + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| + | <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing]]<br/> |
| + | <b>Location:</b> D/6<br/> |
| + | <b>Class:</b> Wellington<br/> |
| + | <b>Gravity:</b> Partial<br/> |
| + | <b>Docking:</b> Yes<br/> |
| + | <b>Amenities:</b> Limited<br/> |
| + | <b>Population:</b> 450<br/> |
| + | |} |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===[[Aland Shipyard]]=== |
| + | : A large station within Wilkes Ice Field, Aland was built in 810-817 A.S. by the Independent Miners Guild. Guild used unoccupied space between two trade lanes to construct their first shipyard capable of building and maintaining large vessels. Additionally, the building site attracted a number of refugees from Holman, South Shields and Hood who were seeking for jobs and safer places to stay. Now, Aland Shipyard has become home for over a thousand Independent Miners who came here from Bretonia and Omega Border Worlds. |
| + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | {{Thumbmaker|Aland Shipyard}} |
| + | | style="font-size: 90%; padding: 10px; margin: 6px;"| |
| + | <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Independent Miners Guild]]<br/> |
| + | <b>Location:</b> F/3<br/> |
| + | <b>Class:</b> Storby<br/> |
| + | <b>Gravity:</b> Complete<br/> |
| + | <b>Docking:</b> Yes<br/> |
| + | <b>Amenities:</b> Yes<br/> |
| + | <b>Population:</b> 1100<br/> |
| + | |} |
| + | |} |
| + | ==Commodity Mining== |
| + | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 2em; margin-right: 3em;" |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===[[Water]]=== |
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Water|commod_waterice}}</div> |
| + | : 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. |
| + | {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin-left: 3em;" |
| + | !Spoiler: Mining Locations |
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− | {|class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 4px;" | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 4px;" |
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| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: left;"{{!}}Field |
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Grid<br/>Location |
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Density |
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Default<br/>Rate |
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− | |[[Sigma-13]] | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Graham Ice Cloud |
− | |Gate | + | |align="center;"|B/5 |
− | |style="text-align: center;"|E/1 | + | |align="center;"|10 |
| + | |align="center;"|16 |
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− | |[[New Berlin]] | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Wilkes Ice Field |
− | |Gate | + | |align="center;"|F/4 |
− | |style="text-align: center;"|B/6 | + | |align="center;"|10 |
| + | |align="center;"|16 |
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− | |[[Munich]] | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Burgess Ice Field |
− | |Gate | + | |align="center;"|C/3 |
− | |style="text-align: center;"|G/4 | + | |align="center;"|10 |
| + | |align="center;"|16 |
| + | |} |
| + | |} |
| + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
| + | | |
| + | ===[[Hydrocarbons]]=== |
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Hydrocarbons|hydrocarbons}}</div> |
| + | : Hydrocarbons are a class of organic compounds composed only of hydrogen and carbon molecules, resulting in a wide variety of substances that have important industrial applications. While hydrocarbons naturally occur in a gaseous state almost everywhere in the known universe, frozen deposits present the most easily exploited form of the substance. Hydrocarbon mining is key to the industrialization of the Sirius Sector as it provides the raw materials for the creation of the Ship Hull Panels and Optronics, upon which modern society depends. |
| + | {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin-left: 3em;" |
| + | !Spoiler: Mining Locations |
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− | |[[Sigma-13]] | + | | |
− | |Hole | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 4px;" |
− | |style="text-align: center;"|E/2
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− | |[[Hamburg]]
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− | |Hole
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− | |style="text-align: center;"|D/3
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− | |[[Hamburg]]
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− | |Hole
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− | |style="text-align: center;"|C/3
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− | |[[Dresden]]
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: left;"{{!}}Field |
− | |Hole
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Grid<br/>Location |
− | |style="text-align: center;"|D/7
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Density |
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Default<br/>Rate |
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− | |[[Munich]] | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Coombe Asteroid Field |
− | |Hole | + | |align="center;"|E/7 |
− | |style="text-align: center;"|D/2 | + | |align="center;"|10 |
| + | |align="center;"|4 |
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− | |[[Luneburg]] | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Roth Asteroid Field |
− | |Hole | + | |align="center;"|F/6 |
− | |style="text-align: center;"|E/3 | + | |align="center;"|10 |
| + | |align="center;"|3 |
| |} | | |} |
| |} | | |} |
− | ==Planetary Bodies== | + | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |
− | {|style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 3%; margin-right: 5%;"
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| + | ===[[Cobalt Ore]]=== |
| + | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 4em;">{{Thumbmaker|Cobalt Ore|cobalt}}</div> |
| + | : Ore is a type of rock that contains minerals such as metals which can be extracted through mining and refined for use. The ores must be processed to extract the metals of interest from the waste rock and from the ore minerals. Many organizations prefer to receive unsmelted ores in order to keep the additional cost of their production and finish within the local economy, as opposed to paying markups to foreign laborers to do the work for them. |
| + | {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin-left: 3em;" |
| + | !Spoiler: Mining Locations |
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− | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | + | | |
− | ===[[Planet Holstein]]===
| + | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 4px;" |
− | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%; font-size: 75%;">{{#ifexist:File:Planet Holstein.png|[[Image:Planet Holstein.png|thumb|120px|Planet Holstein]]|{{#ifexist:File:Planet Holstein.jpg|[[Image:Planet Holstein.jpg|thumb|120px|Planet Holstein]]|Please [[File:Planet Holstein.png|upload]] an image of this planet.}}}}</div>
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− | : Initially charted in the original exploration of the Frankfurt system in 82 A.S., the planet Holstein was ignored for centuries by the government as its primary concern was the industrial development of Rheinland. Eventually, with the help of prominent politicians on New Berlin, Kruger Minerals succeeded in obtaining the financial loans from Interspace Commerce in order to terraform Holstein, which started in 519 A.S.
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− | : With the outbreak of the Eighty Years war between Rheinland and the GMG in 589 A.S., the terraforming operations were abandoned as Kruger hastily pulled out of the system. The Frankfurt system became a staging point for military supplies moving to the frontlines in Sigma 13 for many years, with little corporate activity, until the war came to an abrupt end in 668 A.S.
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− | : After the war, Kruger suffered a stock crash and was forced to make considerable reparations to the Gas Miners Guild, and its operations in Frankfurt never really recovered, with the mining corporation focusing more attention on the Omega 3 and Omega 7 systems. Republican Shipping seized upon the opportunity to acquire the Mainz Storage Facility in orbit of Stulingen, a moon of Holstein, with Daumann constructing Mannheim and a number of deuterium gas miners in the atmosphere of the gas giant Heidelberg.
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− | : With the end of the Nomad War, Kruger Minerals offered to transfer ownership of the planet Holstein to Daumann in exchange for the gas miners on Heidelberg. Daumann readily agreed, and upon gaining the rights to the planet, eagerly restarted the terraforming process. Since the planet is already habitable, although with somewhat unpleasantly cold conditions, a number of settlements have already sprung up on the surface under Daumann's watchful eyes, with the current population settling at slightly over 60 million. It is expected that the terraforming operation will be completed within the next couple of years, so patrols have been stepped up to ensure the final stages are completed without interruption.
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− | <div style="font-size: 11px">
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− | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Daumann Heavy Construction]]
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> D/3
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− | :: <b>Diameter:</b> 14,320 km.
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− | :: <b>Mass:</b> 6.00 x 10e24 kg.
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− | :: <b>Terrain:</b> Terrestrial
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− | :: <b>Temperature:</b> -29°C to 17°C
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− | :: <b>Escape Velocity:</b> 12.11 km/sec
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− | </div>
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− | |style="vertical-align: top;"|
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: left;"{{!}}Field |
− | ===Heidelberg===
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Grid<br/>Location |
− | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%; font-size: 75%;">{{#ifexist:File:Heidelberg.png|[[Image:Heidelberg.png|thumb|120px|Heidelberg]]|{{#ifexist:File:Heidelberg.jpg|[[Image:Heidelberg.jpg|thumb|120px|Heidelberg]]|Please [[File:Heidelberg.png|upload]] an image of this planet.}}}}</div>
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Density |
− | : A large gas giant with substantial traces of deuterium and tritium in its upper atmosphere, Heidelberg is currently being mined by Kruger Minerals from their base on Mannheim Station in orbit.
| + | !style="padding: 7px; text-align: center;"{{!}}Default<br/>Rate |
− | <div style="font-size: 11px">
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> C/6 | |
− | :: <b>Diameter:</b> 29,949 km
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− | :: <b>Mass:</b> 13.98 x 10e24 kg
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− | :: <b>Terrain:</b> N/A
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− | :: <b>Temperature:</b> N/A
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− | :: <b>Escape Velocity:</b> 19.21 km/sec
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− | </div>
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− | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | + | |align="left;"{{!}}Cross-Vandermeer Comet |
− | ===Stulingen===
| + | |align="center;"|E/5 |
− | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%; font-size: 75%;">{{#ifexist:File:Stulingen.png|[[Image:Stulingen.png|thumb|120px|Stulingen]]|{{#ifexist:File:Stulingen.jpg|[[Image:Stulingen.jpg|thumb|120px|Stulingen]]|Please [[File:Stulingen.png|upload]] an image of this planet.}}}}</div>
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− | : A moon of the planet Holstein, Stulingen is a hot, dry world warmed by internal volcanic processes. With no atmosphere capable of supporting life and no known valuable resources, it is highly unlikely that anyone will attempt to construct any facilities planetside. Republican Shipping constructed Mainz Storage Facility in orbit to conduct shipping transfers between the GMG and Rheinland.
| + | |align="center;"|3 |
− | <div style="font-size: 11px">
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> D/4
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− | </div>
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− | ==Nebula and Asteroids==
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− | ===Taunusfeld===
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− | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%; font-size: 75%;">{{#ifexist:File:Taunusfeld.png|[[Image:Taunusfeld.png|thumb|120px|Taunusfeld]]|{{#ifexist:File:Taunusfeld.jpg|[[Image:Taunusfeld.jpg|thumb|120px|Taunusfeld]]|Please [[File:Taunusfeld.png|upload]] an image of this field.}}}}</div>
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− | : A field of bare rock asteroids, this was once a staging area for military operations during the 80-Years War. The field was later abandoned after Rheinland's bitter defeat at the hands of the Gas Mining Guild (GMG). Ironically, probes have begun to detect a substantial Bundschuh presence in the field, though the exact nature of their activities is currently unknown.
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> E/2
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− | ===Westerwald===
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− | : The Westerwald cloud is a massive, copper coloured nebula, covering the west side of Frankfurt. Bundschuh and Unioners are prolific within the cloud, launching attacks against the Mainz Storage Facility. Military forays into the cloud have also become more frequent in recent times. The government claims that they are searching for a supposed jump hole, but there are rumours that the government is operating a clandestine base within the cloud. Due to the cloud's utility as a staging ground, the military has instituted measures to keep civilian traffic away from the area. All who enter do so of their own volition and should not expect to find friends within, whether military or otherwise. Proceed at your own risk.
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> C/3
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− | ===Sudnebel===
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− | : The Sudnebel is a huge outcropping of the Walker nebula covering the entire southern outskirts of the Frankfurt system. Due to it's sheer size, the nebula has not been fully charted. The nebula consists of fine particulate dust which confuses most sensors. Hessians often launch raids out of the nebula, attacking both Mannheim and the lane leading to New Berlin.
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> E/8
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− | ==Space Stations== | + | ==Jump Gates and Holes== |
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| + | !Spoiler: Jump Points |
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− | ===[[Mainz Storage Facility]]===
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− | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%; font-size: 75%;">{{#ifexist:File:Mainz Storage Facility.png|[[Image:Mainz Storage Facility.png|thumb|120px|Mainz Storage Facility]]|{{#ifexist:File:Mainz Storage Facility.jpg|[[Image:Mainz Storage Facility.jpg|thumb|120px|Mainz Storage Facility]]|Please [[File:Mainz Storage Facility.png|upload]] an image of this station.}}}}</div>
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− | : Originally built by the Imperial government at the beginning of the Eighty Years War to serve as a forward base against the periodic GMG strikes into Frankfurt, the Mainz station is known for its dual role in those times, serving as both a defensive fort and a storage facility for whatever H-Fuel supplies could be liberated from Sigma-13. It managed to endure for the entirety of the war (including several organised attacks on Holstein itself), only to become a symbol of imperialist aggression after the decisive victory of the GMG in the Battle of the Yanagi Cloud ignited the first sparks of civil unrest in Rheinland.
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− | : With the coming of the Popular Revolution in 672 A.S., much of the Mainz garrison was withdrawn to New Berlin to help contain the population, and the station fell into disrepair shortly. The turning point in its history came when the reformed Rheinland government decided to change it into a way station for foreign shipping, to encourage freight companies to expand. The Mainz station was set out for auction in early 694 A.S., and Republican Shipping, Rheinland's leading transport company, managed to buy it out in a winning bid. The last military personnel were evacuated from the station a year later.
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− | : The newly renovated Mainz Storage Facility was officially opened for business in 702 A.S. Its H-Fuel tanks left over from the war with the GMG were refurbished as a valuable asset, and the station legally became the drop-off point for Kusari fuel heading into Rheinland. Nowadays, the Mainz Storage Facility is one of the biggest shipping ports in Rheinland, invaluable to both the economy and shipment security in Frankfurt.
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− | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Republican Shipping]]
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> D/4
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− | :: <b>Class:</b> Abbey
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− | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Partial
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− | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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− | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
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− | :: <b>Population:</b> 200
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− | |style="vertical-align: top;"| | + | | style="text-align: left;"|Destination |
− | ===[[Mannheim Station]]===
| + | | style="text-align: center;"|Type |
− | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%; font-size: 75%;">{{#ifexist:File:Mannheim Station.png|[[Image:Mannheim Station.png|thumb|120px|Mannheim Station]]|{{#ifexist:File:Mannheim Station.jpg|[[Image:Mannheim Station.jpg|thumb|120px|Mannheim Station]]|Please [[File:Mannheim Station.png|upload]] an image of this station.}}}}</div>
| + | | style="text-align: center;"|Location |
− | : Officially Mannheim Station is owned by Kruger Minerals and they use the base to mine deuterium from the nearby gas giant of Heidelberg. Originally constructed in 670 A.S. by Daumann, Mannheim never made much profit, although Daumann used it more for the prestige of owning the only H-Fuel manufacturing facility in Rheinland than for making money directly, for it gave them a bit more power, especially over their Kruger rivals.
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− | : Eventually, however, as the after-effects of the Eighty Years War faded away, Daumann made several deals and swapped the ownership of Mannheim and its gas miners in exchange for the ownership of the Planet Holstein. Kruger, happy to be rid of its failed terraforming project on Holstein, was unaware of the raw material deposits that Daumann surveyors had found on Holstein, nor of Daumann's intent to restart the terraforming process. Nevertheless, Kruger has made a reasonable amount of money out of selling H-Fuel at an extremely high cost to the Rheinland Military, who have had little choice but to buy it from Kruger, for the Gas Miners Guild would charge the Rheinland Military an exorbitant price.
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− | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Kruger Minerals]]
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> C/6
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− | :: <b>Class:</b> Sanctuary
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− | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Partial
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− | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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− | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
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− | :: <b>Population:</b> 400
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− | ===[[Fulda Border Station]]===
| + | |Jump Gate |
− | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%; font-size: 75%;">{{#ifexist:File:Fulda Border Station.png|[[Image:Fulda Border Station.png|thumb|120px|Fulda Border Station]]|{{#ifexist:File:Fulda Border Station.jpg|[[Image:Fulda Border Station.jpg|thumb|120px|Fulda Border Station]]|Please [[File:Fulda Border Station.png|upload]] an image of this station.}}}}</div>
| + | |style="text-align: center;"|B/4 |
− | : Fulda Border Station is the command center for the Rheinland Federal Police in the Frankfurt system. The Federal Police is tasked with handling the interdiction of all illegal activity in the area, including drugs, smuggling, and pirate activity. They also maintain a watchful eye on the Gas Mining Guild (GMG).
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− | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Rheinland Police]]
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> E/1
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− | :: <b>Class:</b> Chapel
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− | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
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− | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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− | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
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− | :: <b>Population:</b> 100
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− | ===[[Bruchsal Base]]===
| + | |Jump Gate |
− | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%; font-size: 75%;">{{#ifexist:File:Bruchsal Base.png|[[Image:Bruchsal Base.png|thumb|120px|Bruchsal Base]]|{{#ifexist:File:Bruchsal Base.jpg|[[Image:Bruchsal Base.jpg|thumb|120px|Bruchsal Base]]|Please [[File:Bruchsal Base.png|upload]] an image of this station.}}}}</div>
| + | |style="text-align: center;"|G/5 |
− | : Believed to be founded by a group of New Berlin University students in 679 AS, the movement had much support among the liberal elite of New Berlin, tired of the corrupt practices of the government that had led them to financial ruin near the end of the 80-Years War. During the Dresden rebellion of 700 AS, the Bundschuh found their first official cause -- shipping supplies "liberated" from Frankfurt to the Kruger and Daumann rebels. Three months after that, sympathetic maintenance workers started sabotaging Daumann manufacturing operations in New Berlin. The industrial heart of Rheinland stopped beating, and the Popular Revolution had begun.
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− | : Five years later the Emperor was overthrown,, and a new coalition government was established in its place. While the Bundschuh initially pushed for a full investigation into the activities of companies such as Kruger Mining and Daumann Heavy Construction, more pragmatic elements within the government decided that for the newly formed Rheinland Republic to succeed, it needed the support of the aristocrats who controlled those and other major companies. Both Kruger and Daumann were eventually required to pay substantial reparations intended to "improve the Rheinland Republic for the good of all people," and all Rheinland companies were forced to comply with a newly ratified Workers' Rights Convention.
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− | : By 715 AS business in Dresden had more or less resumed as usual. The Bundschuh were driven underground, an impractical brand of idealism ill-suited to building a consensus among the many different government factions and the aristocrats who controlled the purse strings. The Bundschuh took the ideological high route, attracting the purists dedicated to overthrowing the corrupt Rheinland regime represented by the government, Daumann, and Republican. The Red Hessians adapted the more pragmatic approach of stealing and plundering in the guise of fighting the powers that be. As a result, the Red Hessian ranks swelled, and the Bundschuh dwindled.
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− | : The Bundschuh have always looked to the Unioners, LWB, Red Hessians, and disgruntled Republican, Daumann and Kruger workers for possible recruits. So they maintain a distinct note of neutrality towards the criminal groups, although they find the Red Hessian practice of indiscriminate piracy distasteful. They prefer to focus on Daumann, Republican, and military bases, although they do raid a ship on occasion for supplies, preferably Samura or Kishiro, as they have no more love for Kusari than the rest of the Rheinland.
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− | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Bundschuh]]
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> D/3
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− | :: <b>Class:</b> ''Unknown''
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− | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
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− | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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− | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
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− | :: <b>Population:</b> ''Unknown''
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− | ===[[Battleship Koblenz]]===
| + | |Jump Hole |
− | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%; font-size: 75%;">{{#ifexist:File:Battleship Koblenz.png|[[Image:Battleship Koblenz.png|thumb|120px|Battleship Koblenz]]|{{#ifexist:File:Battleship Koblenz.jpg|[[Image:Battleship Koblenz.jpg|thumb|120px|Battleship Koblenz]]|Please [[File:Battleship Koblenz.png|upload]] an image of this station.}}}}</div>
| + | |style="text-align: center;"|B/5 |
− | : After the Nomad war ended in 802 A.S., the resulting economic upswing in all four Houses finally gave Rheinland the financial stability to begin reconstructing its capital ship fleet. With the commissioning of the Battleship Westfalen in 803 A.S., the first of the Bismarck class, it wasn't long before more followed it. The Battleship Koblenz was launched in 809 A.S. and was immediately stationed in orbit of the planet Holstein to protect Daumann interests from the Red Hessians.
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− | : Of late, the attacks against Holstein have slacked off, and the Rheinland Military high command eventually decided to relocate the Koblenz to guard the classified Schatten military research facility.
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− | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Rheinland Military|Rheinland Military Guard]]
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> C/3
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− | :: <b>Class:</b> Bismarck
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− | :: <b>Crew:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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− | :: <b>Armament:</b> <span style="color:red;">CLASSIFIED</span>
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− | ===[[Schatten Research Facility]]===
| + | |Jump Hole |
− | <div style="float: right; margin-right: 5%; font-size: 75%;">{{#ifexist:File:Schatten Research Facility.png|[[Image:Schatten Research Facility.png|thumb|120px|Schatten Research Facility]]|{{#ifexist:File:Schatten Research Facility.jpg|[[Image:Schatten Research Facility.jpg|thumb|120px|Schatten Research Facility]]|Please [[File:Schatten Research Facility.png|upload]] an image of this station.}}}}</div>
| + | |style="text-align: center;"|D/7 |
− | : Schatten Research Facility was constructed some time during the year 803 A.S., but beyond that, nobody seems to be able to agree on much more. The base is well protected within the alien minefield in the Frankfurt system, virtually inaccessible save for one entry passage.
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− | : The base itself is the headquarters for major Rheinland special operation projects, which obviously makes it quite a tempting target. However, the division of Black Legionnaires, some of the toughest ground troops in Sirius, stationed on the base for internal security and the high presence of military vessels in and around the station based off of the battleship Koblenz make an assault almost impossible.
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− | : Beyond that, nobody is quite sure what goes on within the station. It's essentially a giant Faraday Cage; no transmissions get out of the base, and there hasn't been a tool invented that can penetrate the electronic shielding. Reports range from experiments in genetic manipulation, to cybernetic enhancements, to Nomad technology, and even to the Nomads themselves.
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− | : It has been rumoured, from time to time, that the research facility is the command centre of the BDM, the Rheinland office of naval intelligence, but nothing has ever been confirmed or even slightly validated. No sortie sent against the base, from the Unioners, Red Hessians, or even one memorable attack from the Corsairs, has ever breached the station defences, and it seems likely that for now the secrets of Schatten will remain safe.
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− | :: <b>Owner Faction:</b> [[Rheinland Military|Rheinland Military Guard]]
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− | :: <b>Location:</b> D/3
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− | :: <b>Class:</b> Mosel
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− | :: <b>Gravity:</b> Complete
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− | :: <b>Docking:</b> Yes
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− | :: <b>Amenities:</b> Yes
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− | :: <b>Population:</b> 4K
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