Hesperus
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System position | 2 |
(References to Hesperus II)
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
X: -124.66 Y: -124.66
Contents
Planetary Information
History
"Hesperus II has been characterized as having about as much physical appeal as an 80-year old lady of easy virtue. Approaching the planet, the visitor immediately notices the innumerable mountain ranges and canyons crisscrossing the four major continents like wrinkles or the grids of some warped game board.
And a game board it has been, for Hesperus, with its huge BattleMech factory in the Myoo Mountains, is the crux of the Lyran Commonwealth's military strength. It has been attacked 14 times by enemy Houses, but all attempts to destroy the factory have so far failed. The terrain of Hesperus is unforgiving and has proven to be as much an obstacle to foreign attackers as have the planet's defenders.
Not much can grow on Hesperus II, except in the Melrose Valleys or in the terraced mountains just outside of Maria's Elegy, the largest city on Hesperus II. due to the planet's lack of arable land, the population has always been small, consisting mainly of employees at the 'Mech factory."[1]
In March of 3068, Blakist raiders attack the key Lyran industrial worlds of Donegal, Coventry and Hesperus II. This time the planet falls.
Manufacturing Centers
Owner History
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance
- 3062 - Lyran Alliance
Nearby Planets
Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years). Closest planets first:
References
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), Chicago: FASA, 1987, pp. pg. 170