Post by Captain Benjamin Maxwell on Jun 20, 2005 9:12:36 GMT -5
Planet Details: Tau Ceti IV (New Earth)
Star Type: G8V
Position in System: 4 (of 6)
Number of Moons: 1 (Lanna)
Days to Jump Point: 6
Surface Water: 74%
Atm. Pressure: Standard (Tainted)
Surface Gravity: 1.00
Equatorial Temp: 31° C
Highest Native Life: Mammals
Population: 302,000,000
Governor: Lonni Johanna
Planetary Legate: Umberto Cabot
OVERVIEW:
Originally known as Tau Ceti IV, the first inhabitable world seen by human eyes beyond the Terran solar system was so much like home, its discoverers on the TAS Pathfinder were quick to rename it New Earth when they arrived in orbit in December of 2108. Offering almost everything found on Terra herself, from abundant water supply to deep mineral, chemical, and metal ore deposits, eager colonists and corporate entities alike flocked to this new world. It comes as no surprise, then, that by the peak of the Star League era, New Earth was one of the most heavily industrialized and developed planets in the Terran Hegemony. Five major SLDF contractors set up their headquarters on New Earth, along with such successful enterprises as the New Earth Trading Company (NETC). All five continents—McKenna in the northwest, Lanhold to its east, the massive Neoasia in the south, the island continent of Kellargo, and even the north polar continent of Arctiqua—boasted major cities and heavy industry. Dozens of Castles Brian were set up on New Earth as well, and the Star League even built the famous Combat College of New Earth outside the capital city of Foundation Point, on McKenna. During the Amaris crisis, the college, most of the Castles Brian, all the major factories, and close to half the planet’s largest population centers were destroyed by Amaris troops using every means available when it became clear they could not hold the planet. The world’s gutted infrastructure and war-ravaged environment left the survivors shocked and demoralized, victims of widespread famine and disease—particularly the virulent New Earth Pox. The centuries of decline that followed, despite being under the banner of the wealthy Lyran state, did little to help pull the world out of the ruins, largely due to the continuous raiding and open warfare between the Lyrans and their neighbors. Only the NETC remained through it all, a last vestige of the once-mighty Star League and the only viable large corporation still active on New Earth. Headquartered in Meredith, on Neoasia, the NETC retained its status as a premier transport and trade facilitator until the Word of Blake Jihad erased Meredith from the map along with a host of other New Earth cities, including the capital, New Foundation. As the closest planet to Terra, New Earth’s strategic value made it the focus of some of the Jihad’s heaviest fighting, which leveled what industry remained and poisoned the land, air, and seas. Today, New Earth is populated only by the grace of Devlin Stone’s Resettlement Act. Industry has only now begun to return to the blasted, scarred world, beginning what promises to be a long and slow recovery for a world that once stood so prominently beside the Cradle of Humanity. The capital of New Earth today is Wiedergeburt, located on Arctiqua’s southernmost tip, where the effects of fallout from both of New Earth’s horrible tragedies has been minimal.
Star Type: G8V
Position in System: 4 (of 6)
Number of Moons: 1 (Lanna)
Days to Jump Point: 6
Surface Water: 74%
Atm. Pressure: Standard (Tainted)
Surface Gravity: 1.00
Equatorial Temp: 31° C
Highest Native Life: Mammals
Population: 302,000,000
Governor: Lonni Johanna
Planetary Legate: Umberto Cabot
OVERVIEW:
Originally known as Tau Ceti IV, the first inhabitable world seen by human eyes beyond the Terran solar system was so much like home, its discoverers on the TAS Pathfinder were quick to rename it New Earth when they arrived in orbit in December of 2108. Offering almost everything found on Terra herself, from abundant water supply to deep mineral, chemical, and metal ore deposits, eager colonists and corporate entities alike flocked to this new world. It comes as no surprise, then, that by the peak of the Star League era, New Earth was one of the most heavily industrialized and developed planets in the Terran Hegemony. Five major SLDF contractors set up their headquarters on New Earth, along with such successful enterprises as the New Earth Trading Company (NETC). All five continents—McKenna in the northwest, Lanhold to its east, the massive Neoasia in the south, the island continent of Kellargo, and even the north polar continent of Arctiqua—boasted major cities and heavy industry. Dozens of Castles Brian were set up on New Earth as well, and the Star League even built the famous Combat College of New Earth outside the capital city of Foundation Point, on McKenna. During the Amaris crisis, the college, most of the Castles Brian, all the major factories, and close to half the planet’s largest population centers were destroyed by Amaris troops using every means available when it became clear they could not hold the planet. The world’s gutted infrastructure and war-ravaged environment left the survivors shocked and demoralized, victims of widespread famine and disease—particularly the virulent New Earth Pox. The centuries of decline that followed, despite being under the banner of the wealthy Lyran state, did little to help pull the world out of the ruins, largely due to the continuous raiding and open warfare between the Lyrans and their neighbors. Only the NETC remained through it all, a last vestige of the once-mighty Star League and the only viable large corporation still active on New Earth. Headquartered in Meredith, on Neoasia, the NETC retained its status as a premier transport and trade facilitator until the Word of Blake Jihad erased Meredith from the map along with a host of other New Earth cities, including the capital, New Foundation. As the closest planet to Terra, New Earth’s strategic value made it the focus of some of the Jihad’s heaviest fighting, which leveled what industry remained and poisoned the land, air, and seas. Today, New Earth is populated only by the grace of Devlin Stone’s Resettlement Act. Industry has only now begun to return to the blasted, scarred world, beginning what promises to be a long and slow recovery for a world that once stood so prominently beside the Cradle of Humanity. The capital of New Earth today is Wiedergeburt, located on Arctiqua’s southernmost tip, where the effects of fallout from both of New Earth’s horrible tragedies has been minimal.