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The '''Alpha Eridani''' system was the location of at least one inhabited world—'''Alpha Eridani II''', more commonly known as '''Achernar'''—and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Tikonov Commonality]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
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The '''Alpha Eridani''' system was the location of at least one inhabited world - '''Alpha Eridani II''', more commonly known as '''Achernar''' - and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Tikonov Commonality]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
  
 
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==System Description==
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== System Description ==
Alpha Eridani is located near the [[Basalt]] and [[Tigress]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consisted of a class B3V primary orbited by three planets.<ref name=DARWp70/> The system primary causes powerful gravitational fluxes throughout the system.  This has the unfortunate effect of making the safer nadir and zenith [[jump point]]s a long, hundred day transit to Achernar.  As a consequence, alternate jump points are well-plotted within the Alpha Eridani system.  The most commonly used is a Lagrange point between the planet Achernar and its moon, Ahir al Nahr, which reduces transit time to just 24 hours.<ref>"A Call to Arms", p. 31</ref>
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The Alpha Eridani system is located near the [[Basalt]] and [[Tigress]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consisted of a class B3V primary orbited by three planets.<ref name=DARWp70/> The system primary causes powerful gravitational fluxes throughout the system.  This has the unfortunate effect of making the safer nadir and zenith [[jump point]]s a long, hundred day transit to Achernar.  As a consequence, alternate jump points are well-plotted within the Alpha Eridani system.  The most commonly used is a Lagrange point between the planet Achernar and its moon, Ahir al Nahr, which reduces transit time to just 24 hours.<ref>"A Call to Arms", p. 31</ref>
  
==System History==
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== System History ==
 
The Alpha Eridani system was settled at some point during or before the early part of the [[twenty-fourth century]].<ref name="HD(TFS)p26"/><ref name="HB:HKp18"/>
 
The Alpha Eridani system was settled at some point during or before the early part of the [[twenty-fourth century]].<ref name="HD(TFS)p26"/><ref name="HB:HKp18"/>
  
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==Alpha Eridani II (Achernar)==
 
==Alpha Eridani II (Achernar)==
 
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| position            = Second<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| position            = Second<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| distance            = 101 days<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| distance            = 101 days<ref name=DARWp70/>
| moons              = 1 (Ahir al Nahr)<ref name=DARWp70/>
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| moons              = One (Ahir al Nahr)<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| gravity            = 0.9<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| gravity            = 0.9<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp70/>
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| water              = 30%<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| water              = 30%<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| life                = Plants<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| life                = Plants<ref name=DARWp70/>
| continents          = 3 (Agnetenar, Eridanus, Zaurak)<ref name=DARWp70/>
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| continents          =  
 
| colonized          =  
 
| colonized          =  
 
| demonym            =  
 
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| ruler              =  
 
| ruler              =  
 
| political          = [[Planetary Governor of Achernar|Planetary Governor]]
 
| political          = [[Planetary Governor of Achernar|Planetary Governor]]
| commander          = Legate [[Brion Stempres]] (3133),<ref name=DARWp70/><ref name=DARoSp10/> Legate [[Rudy Maks]] (3130)<ref name="ACtAp45">''A Call to Arms'', p. 45</ref>
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| commander          = [[Brion Stempres]], Legate (3133)<ref name=DARWp70/><ref name=DARoSp10/><br/>[[Rudy Maks]], Legate (3130)<ref name="ACtAp45"/>
 
| capital            = River's End<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| capital            = River's End<ref name=DARWp70/>
 
| hpg                =  
 
| hpg                =  
 
| hpgrep              =  
 
| hpgrep              =  
 
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The second planet of three in the system, Achernar has been inhabited for centuries and is host to a number of industrial facilities belonging to companies such as Achernar IndustrialMechs,<ref>''A Call to Arms'', p. 100</ref> [[Achernar BattleMechs]], and [[Valiant Systems]].
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The second planet of three in the system, Alpha Eridani II - named '''Achernar''' by the population - has been inhabited for centuries and is host to a number of industrial facilities belonging to companies such as Achernar IndustrialMechs,<ref>''A Call to Arms'', p. 100</ref> [[Achernar BattleMechs]] and [[Valiant Systems]].
  
 
===Planetary History===
 
===Planetary History===
 
====Early History====
 
====Early History====
The settlements on Achernar were founded by the [[House Achernar|Achernar family]]. By [[2344]], Achernar was a possession of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name=DARWp70/> The Hegemony had initiated two "Campaigns of Persuasion" to occupy former [[Terran Alliance]] worlds by force, and by [[2335]] had expanded as far as [[Nanking]].<ref name="TSLp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref> Nanking was the furthest world from [[Terra]] to have been occupied by that point, but the [[Tikonov Grand Union]] went to war with the Terran Hegemony between [[2336]] and [[2338]] over the [[Chisholm Protectorate]], a nation which included Nanking and which had been attacked or conquered by the Hegemony. The Hegemony was ultimately victorious in this conflict, and continually sided with the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Federated Suns]] when it came to settling or influencing any disputes either nation had with any of the various nations of the Capellan Zone.<ref name="HL(TCC)p19">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 19: "Terra Resurgent"</ref>
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The settlements on Achernar were founded by the [[House Achernar|Achernar family]]. By [[2344]] Achernar was a possession of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name=DARWp70/> The Hegemony had initiated two "Campaigns of Persuasion" to occupy former [[Terran Alliance]] worlds by force, and by [[2335]] had expanded as far as [[Nanking]].<ref name="TSLp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref> Nanking was the furthest world from [[Terra]] to have been occupied by that point, but the [[Tikonov Grand Union]] went to war with the Terran Hegemony between [[2336]] and [[2338]] over the [[Chisholm Protectorate]], a nation which included Nanking and which had been attacked or conquered by the Hegemony. The Hegemony was ultimately victorious in this conflict, and continually sided with the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Federated Suns]] when it came to settling or influencing any disputes either nation had with any of the various nations of the Capellan Zone.<ref name="HL(TCC)p19">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 19: "Terra Resurgent"</ref>
  
In [[2344]], Reynard Davion used two Federated Suns task forces to stage demonstrations of strength around [[Mirach]] to keep the attention of the Grand Union and its armed forces focused there; Reynard then used this distraction to use a reserve task force to launch a highly successful attack on [[Almach]], another world that had been contested between the [[Tikonov Union]] and the [[Marlette Association]] prior to the Association's merge into the Federated Suns. Reynard's reserve task force had been mustered at Achernar, which was on the Capellan border at the time,<ref name="HD(TFS)p26"/> and was therefore likely to have been mustered with either tacit or open approval from the Terran Hegemony.
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In [[2344]] Reynard Davion used two Federated Suns task forces to stage demonstrations of strength around [[Mirach]] to keep the attention of the Grand Union and its armed forces focused there; Reynard then used this distraction to use a reserve task force to launch a highly successful attack on [[Almach]], another world that had been contested between the [[Tikonov Union]] and the [[Marlette Association]] prior to the Association's merge into the Federated Suns. Reynard's reserve task force had been mustered at Achernar, which was on the Capellan border at the time,<ref name="HD(TFS)p26"/> and was therefore likely to have been mustered with either tacit or open approval from the Terran Hegemony.
  
 
====The Star League====
 
====The Star League====
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====Third Succession War====
 
====Third Succession War====
In [[2870]], a Star League Engineering Library was discovered in the Aloi Forest on Neswa by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]].{{cn}}
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In [[2870]] a Star League Engineering Library was discovered in the Aloi Forest on Neswa by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]].{{cn}}
  
 
====FedCom Civil War====
 
====FedCom Civil War====
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The planet's [[HPG]] station was one of the few working inside the [[Republic of the Sphere]] in [[3135]].<ref name=EDDAp4>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 4: "Functional Republic HPGs as of 01 January 3135"</ref> In [[3136]], the station cofounded [[LinkNet (news service)|LinkNet]].<ref name=DALNp1>''Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)'', p. 1: "Welcome to LinkNet"</ref>
 
The planet's [[HPG]] station was one of the few working inside the [[Republic of the Sphere]] in [[3135]].<ref name=EDDAp4>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 4: "Functional Republic HPGs as of 01 January 3135"</ref> In [[3136]], the station cofounded [[LinkNet (news service)|LinkNet]].<ref name=DALNp1>''Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)'', p. 1: "Welcome to LinkNet"</ref>
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===Planetary Rulers===
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====3130====
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* Governor Susan Haider<ref name=DARWp70/>
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* Planetary Legate Rudy Maks<ref name="ACtAp45">''A Call to Arms'', p. 45</ref>
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====3133====
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* Planetary Legate Brion Stempres<ref name=DARWp70/>
  
 
===Military Deployment===
 
===Military Deployment===
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====3038====
 
====3038====
 
* [[Achernar Sarna March Militia]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138: "Deployment Table"</ref>
 
* [[Achernar Sarna March Militia]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138: "Deployment Table"</ref>
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====3067====
 
====3067====
 
* Achernar Sarna March Militia<ref name=FMU137>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 137: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref>
 
* Achernar Sarna March Militia<ref name=FMU137>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 137: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref>
:- The unit was operating at 50% strength, with 65% of their equipment featuring Star League technology.
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:- In 3067 the Achernar SMM operated at 50% of full strength, with 65% of their equipment featuring Star League technology.
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====3077====
 
====3077====
 
* [[Achernar Protectorate Militia]]<ref name="J:FRp57"/><ref name="JHS:Tp37"/>
 
* [[Achernar Protectorate Militia]]<ref name="J:FRp57"/><ref name="JHS:Tp37"/>
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====3133====
 
====3133====
 
* [[Achernar Republic Standing Guard]]<ref>''A Call to Arms'', pp. 20, 40</ref>
 
* [[Achernar Republic Standing Guard]]<ref>''A Call to Arms'', pp. 20, 40</ref>
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===Geography===
 
===Geography===
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==References==
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== References ==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
  
==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Mob Violence Strikes Indigo, Royalport|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 18/07/3071: "Mob Violence Strikes Indigo, Royalport"]]''
 
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Mob Violence Strikes Indigo, Royalport|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 18/07/3071: "Mob Violence Strikes Indigo, Royalport"]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
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[[Category:Systems|Alpha Eridani]]
 
[[Category:Systems|Alpha Eridani]]

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