Post by Captain Benjamin Maxwell on Jun 20, 2005 9:25:34 GMT -5
Planet Details: Slocum
Star Type: G7III
Position in System: 5 (of 10)
Number of Moons: 1 (Stanza)
Days to Jump Point: 7
Surface Water: 66%
Atm. Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
Surface Gravity: 1.0
Equatorial Temp: 53° C
Highest Native Life: Mammals
Population: 1,237,000
Governor: Sheldon Pagano
Planetary Legate: Pat Halvorson
OVERVIEW:
Slocum history is tumultuous. In 2351, the now-defunct Sarna Supremacy attacked the planet, which was then part of the Tikonov Grand Union, and committed acts of merciless savagery against the inhabitants. Many battles and wars were fought on Slocum because it was a border world. Not until the formation of the original Star League did this once-beautiful world get a chance to prosper.
The Star League jointly administered the planet with the Capellan Confederation. A Castle Brian was built on each continent of the planet. Like the other worlds of the Terran Hegemony, Slocum suffered like never before. For eight years, they faced the atrocities of Amaris’ armies. In 2774, General Kerensky’s armies regained control of Slocum, but they discovered that half the population had died of starvation and the ravages of war. House Liao laid claim to Slocum after the fall and attempted to rebuild the once-vibrant world. Again Slocum faced strife during the Fourth Succession War. The planet was spared for the most part and prospered afterward under Davion rule.
Slocum’s continents were severely damaged during the fall of the Star League. Of the four, only three are able to support life. Carnocial, the fourth continent, is a nuclear wasteland that is still hot to this very day. Kuaka, where the planetary capital, Fewers, is found, is in the northern hemisphere, where winter lasts six months out of the year. Just west of the capital are the famous Silver Plains. Here the snow-covered landscape takes on a silver color thanks to the silver content of the soil. Silver was one of Slocum’s biggest exports. The continents of Theramule and Natick support most of the planet’s mining operations and petroleum production.
When the Jihad came to Slocum, the Blakist-led forces invaded after they neutralized the defenders with orbital bombardments. When Stone’s forces relieved the planet, once again almost half of the planet’s population was dead. Between the twin holocausts of the Amaris Coup and the Blakist Jihad, Slocum has become a ghost world, with the inhabitants fleeing as quickly as their finances allow, regardless of every effort by The Republic to remedy the situation.
Star Type: G7III
Position in System: 5 (of 10)
Number of Moons: 1 (Stanza)
Days to Jump Point: 7
Surface Water: 66%
Atm. Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
Surface Gravity: 1.0
Equatorial Temp: 53° C
Highest Native Life: Mammals
Population: 1,237,000
Governor: Sheldon Pagano
Planetary Legate: Pat Halvorson
OVERVIEW:
Slocum history is tumultuous. In 2351, the now-defunct Sarna Supremacy attacked the planet, which was then part of the Tikonov Grand Union, and committed acts of merciless savagery against the inhabitants. Many battles and wars were fought on Slocum because it was a border world. Not until the formation of the original Star League did this once-beautiful world get a chance to prosper.
The Star League jointly administered the planet with the Capellan Confederation. A Castle Brian was built on each continent of the planet. Like the other worlds of the Terran Hegemony, Slocum suffered like never before. For eight years, they faced the atrocities of Amaris’ armies. In 2774, General Kerensky’s armies regained control of Slocum, but they discovered that half the population had died of starvation and the ravages of war. House Liao laid claim to Slocum after the fall and attempted to rebuild the once-vibrant world. Again Slocum faced strife during the Fourth Succession War. The planet was spared for the most part and prospered afterward under Davion rule.
Slocum’s continents were severely damaged during the fall of the Star League. Of the four, only three are able to support life. Carnocial, the fourth continent, is a nuclear wasteland that is still hot to this very day. Kuaka, where the planetary capital, Fewers, is found, is in the northern hemisphere, where winter lasts six months out of the year. Just west of the capital are the famous Silver Plains. Here the snow-covered landscape takes on a silver color thanks to the silver content of the soil. Silver was one of Slocum’s biggest exports. The continents of Theramule and Natick support most of the planet’s mining operations and petroleum production.
When the Jihad came to Slocum, the Blakist-led forces invaded after they neutralized the defenders with orbital bombardments. When Stone’s forces relieved the planet, once again almost half of the planet’s population was dead. Between the twin holocausts of the Amaris Coup and the Blakist Jihad, Slocum has become a ghost world, with the inhabitants fleeing as quickly as their finances allow, regardless of every effort by The Republic to remedy the situation.