Aur

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Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

Aur
Aur 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-146.796 : 134.372[e]

The Aur system is home to at least one habitable world and as of 3145, is located in the Donegal Province of the Lyran Commonwealth.[1][2]

System Description

The Aur system is located near the Callisto V and Hillerod systems.[1][2]

System History

The Aur system was colonized during or shortly after the First Exodus from Terra and Aur was a part of the Protectorate of Donegal when the Lyran Commonwealth formed in the mid twenty-fourth century.[3]

Political Affiliation

Planetary History

Star League

During the final years of the Star League, Aur hosted a SLDF base.[28]

The Jihad

On January 25, 3075, the Word of Blake's 50th Shadow Division shattered the Edasich Motors facility on Aur during a raid.[29][30]

During the Dark Age, Aur was also the location of the Corporate HQ of Interstellar Expeditions (IE). The main office of the company's Department of Support and Logistics was also located there.[31]

Military Deployment

2764

2765

Industrial Centers

Nearby Systems

Closest 36 systems (33 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Callisto 14.4 Hillerod 20.0 Mesa Verde 20.6 Lintz 25.7
Svinngarn 27.9 Colinas 28.4 Vaj 31.7 Enkoping 32.4
Veckholm 32.4 Porrima 33.2 Jaumegarde 36.7 Pherkad 36.7
Kockengen 38.6 Turinge 39.9 Halmyre Deans 41.8 Cameron 42.0
Donegal 43.5 Bjornlunda 46.1 Ginestra 46.3 Eschenberg 47.2
Whittington 49.2 Kirkcaldy 50.9 Thuban 52.2 Edasich 52.2
Chukchi 55.5 Furillo 56.9 Tetersen 57.3 Laurieston 57.3
Odessa 57.4 Lucianca 57.7 Gallery 57.7 Breukelen 59.1
Gibbs 59.2 Ciotat 60.5 Garrison 63.4 Alma Alta 63.4

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Protectorate of Donegal world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  4. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571] Map"
  5. Historical: Reunification War, p. 158, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  6. Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League [2750]"
  7. Era Report: 2750, p. 36, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  8. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  9. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822] Map"
  10. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864] Map"
  11. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  12. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  13. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"
  14. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  15. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"
  16. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"
  17. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  18. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  19. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  20. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  21. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]
  22. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"
  23. Field Report: LAAF, p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"
  24. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  25. Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  26. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  27. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  28. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 141, "55th Mechanized Infantry Division"
  29. 29.0 29.1 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 14, "Timeline of the Jihad"
  30. 30.0 30.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 53, "The Jihad In Review"
  31. Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions, p. 12
  32. Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255, "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"
  33. Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 13-14, "Lyran Guards"

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