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In [[3110]], [[Angelo DiNapoli]] founded [[DiNapoli Industries]] on Ankaa, manufacturing a range of items including [[AgroMech]]s and [[DropShip]]s. By [[3130]], DiNapoli Industries was the largest AgroMech manufacturer in Prefecture IV and the fifth-largest AgroMech manufacturer to be found anywhere in the Republic of the Sphere. In [[3132]], [[Jacob Bannson]], the owner of [[Bannson Universal Unlimited]], launched a successful takeover of DiNapoli Industries.<ref name="DA3132p86"/> Bannson laid off almost 10% of the total DiNapoli Industries workforce in the following months, leading to large-scale union protests.<ref name="DA3132p36">''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 36: "Bannson Universal Unlimited to Cut 15,000 Jobs"</ref><ref name="DA3132p77"/>
 
In [[3110]], [[Angelo DiNapoli]] founded [[DiNapoli Industries]] on Ankaa, manufacturing a range of items including [[AgroMech]]s and [[DropShip]]s. By [[3130]], DiNapoli Industries was the largest AgroMech manufacturer in Prefecture IV and the fifth-largest AgroMech manufacturer to be found anywhere in the Republic of the Sphere. In [[3132]], [[Jacob Bannson]], the owner of [[Bannson Universal Unlimited]], launched a successful takeover of DiNapoli Industries.<ref name="DA3132p86"/> Bannson laid off almost 10% of the total DiNapoli Industries workforce in the following months, leading to large-scale union protests.<ref name="DA3132p36">''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 36: "Bannson Universal Unlimited to Cut 15,000 Jobs"</ref><ref name="DA3132p77"/>
  
Starting 19 December 3132, the factions known as the [[Steel Wolves]] and the [[Swordsworn]] [[Battle of Ankaa (3132)|clashed against each other]] on Ankaa.<ref name="ED:DAp10">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 10: "Dark Age Timeline"</ref> The arrival of the Steel Wolves was initially viewed with some optimism, due to the manner in which Jacob Bannson had treated the employees of the DiNapoli Industries plants the Steel Wolves had come to annex. That soon changed, as battles between the Steel Wolves and Swordsworn left hundreds dead and thousands injured in and around Anqabad.<ref name="DA3132p77">''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 77: "Ankaa Targeted"</ref> Despite the Swordsworn's efforts, the Steel Wolves retained control of the DropShip manufacturing facilities.<ref name="ED:DAp6">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 6: "Important Military Actions of Late 3132"</ref>
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On 19 December 3132, the factions known as the [[Steel Wolves]] and the [[Swordsworn]] clashed against each other on Ankaa.<ref name="ED:DAp10">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 10: "Dark Age Timeline"</ref> The arrival of the Steel Wolves was initially viewed with some optimism, due to the manner in which Jacob Bannson had treated the employees of the DiNapoli Industries plants the Steel Wolves had come to annex. That soon changed, as battles between the Steel Wolves and Swordsworn left hundreds dead and thousands injured in and around Anqabad.<ref name="DA3132p77">''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 77: "Ankaa Targeted"</ref> Despite the Swordsworn's efforts, the Steel Wolves retained control of the DropShip manufacturing facilities.<ref name="ED:DAp6">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 6: "Important Military Actions of Late 3132"</ref>
  
 
===Military Deployment===
 
===Military Deployment===
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===Geography===
 
===Geography===
 
Ankaa is a small world constantly blasted by the white-hot star that dominates the Ankaa system; with very little surface water, Ankaa lacks such distinctions as oceans and continents and combines a deadly climate with desolate but beautiful landscapes.<ref name=DARWp73/>
 
Ankaa is a small world constantly blasted by the white-hot star that dominates the Ankaa system; with very little surface water, Ankaa lacks such distinctions as oceans and continents and combines a deadly climate with desolate but beautiful landscapes.<ref name=DARWp73/>
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On the North Pole there is a set of mountains called the "Great Maze," with Al Kazim being the third largest mountain there.<ref name=BfA>''Baring the Blade: The Battle for Ankaa!''</ref>
  
 
===Planetary Locations===
 
===Planetary Locations===
 
* Anqabad: the planetary capital city<ref name=DARWp73/> and site of the DiNapoli Industries facilities on Ankaa.<ref name="DA3132p86"/>
 
* Anqabad: the planetary capital city<ref name=DARWp73/> and site of the DiNapoli Industries facilities on Ankaa.<ref name="DA3132p86"/>
* Great Maze: A twisty network of icy canyons and hills around the North Pole.<ref name=BfA>''Baring the Blade: The Battle for Ankaa!''</ref>
 
* Al Kazim: The northern polar region's third largest mountain.<ref name=BfA/>
 
  
 
===Companies and Industries===
 
===Companies and Industries===
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
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* ''[[Baring the Blade: The Battle for Ankaa!]]''
 
 
* ''[[Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
 
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''

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