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	The first Word of Blake reinforcements arrived on New Avalon on 10 February [[3068]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Arriving using [[JumpShip]]s that had executed [[Super-Jump Drive|superjumps]], the [[36th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-sixth Militia Division]] made planetfall ahead of any of the AFFS reinforcements, initiating the Second Battle for New Avalon with nuclear weapons to make up for a lack of numbers. The nuclear bombardment shattered the First Davion Guards as well as laying waste to much of Avalon City. The Thirty-sixth was soon close to seizing control of the planet when the Davion reinforcements arrived in-system, each arriving at a different point and approaching the planet via different vectors in an effort to evade or breach the Blakist blockade, with varying degrees of success. Some or all of the Davion Light Guards DropShips were intercepted by the Blakist WarShips, while pocket WarShips destroyed half of the Third Davion Guards as they made their atmospheric insertion.<ref name="TCp43"/>		The first Word of Blake reinforcements arrived on New Avalon on 10 February [[3068]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Arriving using [[JumpShip]]s that had executed [[Super-Jump Drive|superjumps]], the [[36th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-sixth Militia Division]] made planetfall ahead of any of the AFFS reinforcements, initiating the Second Battle for New Avalon with nuclear weapons to make up for a lack of numbers. The nuclear bombardment shattered the First Davion Guards as well as laying waste to much of Avalon City. The Thirty-sixth was soon close to seizing control of the planet when the Davion reinforcements arrived in-system, each arriving at a different point and approaching the planet via different vectors in an effort to evade or breach the Blakist blockade, with varying degrees of success. Some or all of the Davion Light Guards DropShips were intercepted by the Blakist WarShips, while pocket WarShips destroyed half of the Third Davion Guards as they made their atmospheric insertion.<ref name="TCp43"/>
−	With the Vegan Rangers, Assault and Heavy Guards and the survivors of the Third Guards on-planet, the defenders were able to relieve the survivors of the First Guard and the balance of the battle tipped back to the defending forces. A year of brutal combat ruined Avalon City, and the damage spread to other cities across New Avalon; the Blakist raided outlying cities, causing additional damage, and massive infrastructure damage ensued across Albion. The planetary HPG network was destroyed, and civilian casualties climbed into the millions as the defenders slowly achieved a series of victories, forcing the Blakists off-world in March 3069. Between the Thirty-first and Thirty-sixth Divisions, the damage inflicted on the defending commands was significant; none of the AFFS units could muster even half strength, and the Second Battle ended in a stalemate; just as with the aftermath of the First Battle, the AFFS controlled the surface of New Avalon, but the Blakists continued to exercise orbital superiority, which they further reinforced by deploying a third WarShip to the system in November 3069:<ref name="TCp43"/> the ''[[Eagle (WarShip class)|Eagle]]''-class frigate [[Mordred (Individual Eagle-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Mordred'']].<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 5: "Naval Support"</ref>	+	With the Vegan Rangers, Assault and Heavy Guards and the survivors of the Third Guards on-planet, the defenders were able to relieve the survivors of the First Guard and the balance of the battle tipped back to the defending forces. A year of brutal combat ruined Avalon City, and the damage spread to other cities across New Avalon; the Blakist raided outlying cities, causing additional damage, and massive infrastructure damage ensued across Albion. The planetary HPG network was destroyed, and civilian casualties climbed into the millions as the defenders slowly achieved a series of victories, forcing the Blakists off-world in March 3069. Between the Thirty-first and Thirty-sixth Divisions, the damage inflicted on the defending commands was significant; none of the AFFS units could muster even half strength, and the Second Battle ended in a stalemate; just as with the aftermath of the First Battle, the AFFS controlled the surface of New Avalon, but the Blakists continued to exercise orbital superiority, which they further reinforced by deploying a third WarShip to the system in November 3069:<ref name="TCp43"/> the ''[[Eagle (WarShip class)|Eagle]]''-class frigate [[Mordred|FWLS ''Mordred'']].<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 5: "Naval Support"</ref>
	The battle for control of the planet continued for years; as late as November [[3072]], the remaining defenders on New Avalon were still preventing the Blakists from controlling the world.<ref name="JHS3076p23">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp51">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 51: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> It was during November 3072 that the Blakists received significant supplies, including additional aerospace forces and additional armaments for the three WarShips. Then, in December 3072, the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]] arrived in the New Avalon system and attempted to make planetfall. En route to the planet the Fifth FedCom threw their nuclear arsenal at the ''Red Angel'', destroying it and a pocket WarShip.<ref name="TCp43"/><ref name="J:FRp128"/> Whilst the arrival of the Fifth FedCom brought some additional hope to the defenders, it also generated a renewed focus on New Avalon on the part of the Blakists, who deployed additional ground forces including the [[Forty-fourth Shadow Division]] and the mercenary unit [[Bronson's Horde]], who arrived on the 20th of December and rapidly initiated the Third Battle for New Avalon.<ref name="TCp43"/><ref name=Shadow_D_New_Avalon>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (MilSpec section), news item published [28/12/3072], "AFFS Notes New Arrivals in Battle For New Avalon"''</ref>		The battle for control of the planet continued for years; as late as November [[3072]], the remaining defenders on New Avalon were still preventing the Blakists from controlling the world.<ref name="JHS3076p23">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp51">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 51: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> It was during November 3072 that the Blakists received significant supplies, including additional aerospace forces and additional armaments for the three WarShips. Then, in December 3072, the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]] arrived in the New Avalon system and attempted to make planetfall. En route to the planet the Fifth FedCom threw their nuclear arsenal at the ''Red Angel'', destroying it and a pocket WarShip.<ref name="TCp43"/><ref name="J:FRp128"/> Whilst the arrival of the Fifth FedCom brought some additional hope to the defenders, it also generated a renewed focus on New Avalon on the part of the Blakists, who deployed additional ground forces including the [[Forty-fourth Shadow Division]] and the mercenary unit [[Bronson's Horde]], who arrived on the 20th of December and rapidly initiated the Third Battle for New Avalon.<ref name="TCp43"/><ref name=Shadow_D_New_Avalon>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (MilSpec section), news item published [28/12/3072], "AFFS Notes New Arrivals in Battle For New Avalon"''</ref>

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{{Update Needed|[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]|[[Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon]]|[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]|[[Total Chaos]]}} {{InfoBoxSystem | image = New_Avalon_3151.svg | caption = New Avalon [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] | name = New Avalon | coord = 266.497 : -110.836{{e}} | stars = 1<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17">''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 17: "New Avalon"</ref><ref name="M&Mp42">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 42: "New Avalon"</ref> | class = G5V<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | recharge = 186 hours<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | recharge stations = Zenith, Nadir<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/> | planets = 9<ref name=DDp120>''Dominions Divided'', p. 120: New Avalon profile</ref> }} The '''New Avalon''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''New Avalon IV''', and as of September [[3151]] was the capital of the [[Federated Suns]].<ref name=TDSc9/> {{TOC limit|3}} ==System Description== The New Avalon system consists of a class G5V primary orbited by at least four worlds, at least one (New Avalon IV, or New Avalon) was habitable, and is located near the [[Argyle]] and [[Ipava]] systems.<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> During the [[thirty-first century]] [[recharge station]]s were in place at both the nadir and zenith system [[jump point]]s.<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> ==System History== The New Avalon system was first explored in [[2205]] by the Terran Alliance explorer ship TAS ''[[Camelot (Individual JumpShip)|Camelot]]''.<ref name="HB:HDp18"/><ref name=JTPNA5>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 5: "New Avalon" (atlas)</ref> ==Political Affiliation== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[2213]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name="HD(TFS)p10"/> * [[2237]] - Independent world<ref name="HD(TFS)p11"/> * [[2317]] - [[Federated Suns]] (from June)<ref name="HB:HDp18">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 18</ref> * [[2571]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp48">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 48</ref> * [[2596]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref> * [[2750]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref> * [[2764]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:SLDF">''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> * [[2765]] - Federated Suns<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref><ref name=FR:2765AAFSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29</ref> * [[2786]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FSW(SB)p24">''First Succession War'', p. 24</ref> * [[2822]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112">''First Succession War'', p. 112</ref> * [[2864]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60</ref> * [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'': "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70</ref> * [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72</ref> * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref> * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref> * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> * [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78</ref> * [[3059]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="TP2ep111">''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', p. 111: "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"</ref> * [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> * [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43</ref> * [[3075]] - Federated Suns<ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64</ref> * [[3079]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FR:FSp21">''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 21</ref> * [[3081]] - Federated Suns<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref> * [[3085]] - Federated Suns<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> * [[3135]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref> * [[3145]] - Federated Suns<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref> * [[3146]] - [[Draconis Combine]] (from October)<ref name=SFp29>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 29</ref> * [[3150]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=SFp29/> * [[3151]] - Federated Suns (from September)<ref name=TDSc9>''The Damocles Sanction'', ch. 9</ref> {{div col end}} ------------------------------------- ==New Avalon IV== {{InfoBoxPlanet | image = New Avalon Flag.jpg | name = New Avalon IV | othernames = | position = 4th<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/> | distance = 7.47 days<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/> | moons = 3 (Avatar, Galahad, Valiant)<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/> | gravity = 1.00,<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/><br>1.04<ref name="O:FSp17"/> | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/> | temperature = 30°C (Temperate)<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/> | water = 60%<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/> | life = Mammals<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/> | continents = 5 (Albion, Rostock, New Hebrides, Brunswick, New Scotland)<ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/> | colonized = | demonym = Avalonian<ref name=HB:HDp14>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 14</ref> | language = | religion = | population = 7,212,000,000 (3067),<ref name=JTPNA3-4>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', pp. 3–4: "New Avalon" (map)</ref><br>7,202,000,000 (3076),<ref name="M&Mp42"/><br>7,195,000,000 (3079)<ref name="O:FSp17"/> | ruler = [[Duke of New Avalon]] | political = [[Planetary Governor of New Avalon|Planetary Governor]] | commander = | capital = Avalon City<ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/> | hpg = A<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/> | hpgrep = }} New Avalon IV, commonly referred to simply as New Avalon, is the fourth planet in the system and has three moons named Avatar, Galahad, and Valiant.<ref name=JTPNA3-4/> As the capital world of the Federated Suns since the founding of the nation in the [[twenty-fourth century]] New Avalon is a heavily industrialized and populated planet, home to numerous major defense corporations and military academies.<ref name="M&Mp42"/> ===Planetary History=== ====Early Years==== Discovered in [[2205]] by the [[TAS Camelot|TAS ''Camelot'']], the verdant richness of the planet was visible immediately.<ref name="M&Mp42"/><ref name=JTPNA5/> Developed rapidly and blessed with pleasant weather, the planet quickly became a destination for colonists, most settling in three waves between [[2213]] and [[2221]]. The original colonists of New Avalon were selected on Terra by a quota system, drawing from volunteers from various western European nations; the largest contributions by percentage came from Scotland, Ireland, England, Germany, and Pan-Scandinavia.<ref name="HD(TFS)p10">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 10: "Founding of New Avalon"</ref> The colonists were accompanied by the typical core government and administrative structure demanded by the [[Terran Alliance]] at the time, and shared the world with an Alliance Governor-General, the Governor-General's entourage, three regiments of Colonial Marines and a host of formulated laws, quotas and regulations dictated by Terra. New Avalon flourished quickly, though; within fifteen years of the first settlement being founded the colonists had scattered hundreds of farming communities across the fertile world, with eight cities established across three continents.<ref name="HD(TFS)p10"/> The Terran Alliance was faced with increasingly rebellious colonies as it attempted to control human-occupied space from [[Terra]], and in [[2236]] colonies in the outer reaches began declaring their independence. With Terra still dependent upon resources from off-world, the Alliance clamped down on those worlds over which it still had control, ordering an increase in the quotas of supplies from those worlds in [[2237]] to make up shortfalls. Many of these colonies were already stretched to the limit; New Avalon was one such, as the harvest season had been poor and what food had been harvested was needed by the colonists to survive the upcoming winter. The population protested, publicly burning work quota pronouncements, and when Governor [[Emil Varnay]] followed orders and imposed quotes he knew couldn't be met - using his local Terran Marine forces to escort the seized produce - the population responded by storming the spaceport that the produce was stored. In what became known as the Grain Rebellion, the demonstrators seized the spaceport and sabotaged the freighters due to transport the quote, disabling them permanently.<ref name="HD(TFS)p11">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 11: "The Grain Rebellion"</ref> Varnay's position was untenable; the majority of the marines under his command deserted, as their sympathies lay with the colonists, the Alliance was unable to provide assistance, and he was unable to produce the required quote. Even members of Varnay's own family turned against him, and Varnay decided to flee New Avalon with a handful of senior staff; whilst he managed to make his way to Terra, the Alliance was wracked by internal political divisions and unable to respond to the problems on New Avalon. The incident was effectively swept under the rug by the colonial administration, and New Avalon was left to its own devices.<ref name="HD(TFS)p11"/> ====Independence==== With the absence of Alliance oversight, the colonists on New Avalon established a new provincial government under the leadership of [[Colonel]] [[Jason Hasek (23rd c.)|Jason Hasek]], a local militia leader whose actions in the [[Grain Rebellion]] had earned him a level of popularity. Hasek called for a constitutional convention and for delegates to be elected by the colonists; these delegates formed an ad hoc congress which drafted the [[Covenant of New Avalon]], ratified by the general population in [[2239]] via a general vote.<ref name="HD(TFS)p12">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 12: "Brave New Government"</ref> The new government swiftly turned the Covenant into the preamble to a constitution for a democratic government, establishing the post of Prime Minister, the Chamber of Deputies and a judiciary committee. Plans called for the general population to decide all issues through computerized voting, a system that would have been workable on a world that was both advanced and self-sufficient. For a newly-colonized world like New Avalon, the system was overly ambitious and doomed to fail. Hasek was elected the first prime minister, and the government functioned fairly well, in part due to a willingness on the planetary population to make sacrifices for the common good.<ref name="HD(TFS)p12"/> New Avalon needed strong leadership, but while Hasek was a courageous and skilled military officer, he lacked any real statesmanship, and treated the office of Prime Minister as a reward for service, rather than as a responsibility. With the term of office for a prime minister limited to a single year, Hasek failed to realize the ramifications of the constitution as written until the closing days of his term in office; at this point, the signs of collapse were already manifesting.<ref name="HD(TFS)p12A">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 12: "Jason Hasek: The New Cincinnatus"</ref> Hasek retired to live as a farmer, although he retained the honorary title of Colonel-General of the planetary militia; he was followed by a succession of prime ministers{{m}}each only able to serve for a single year. By [[2249]], New Avalon was preparing for the election of its tenth chief executive while in the middle of a developing agricultural crisis. The colony was incapable of supporting itself from the existing agricultural base and desperately needed a rapid program of industrialization. However, the short tenure of each prime minister prevented any single one of them from implementing forward-looking policies. The requirement to submit all issues to a general vote by the planetary population was compromised; a large percentage of citizens were either easily misled or simply poorly informed and vastly outnumbered those capable of both accepting the need for hardship in the short term (to allow for long-term development) and being capable of making rational arguments to that effect.<ref name="HD(TFS)p12"/> ====Civil War==== In addition to the problems of governance and a limited agricultural base, New Avalon's independence had also bred a rising Neo-Feudalism movement, based around the industrialists who owned the few industrial centers located on the planet. These industries generated vast personal wealth, and by 2248, created a new aristocracy who had leveraged that wealth into power bases, both economic and political, on the backs of a voting population that tended to vote for those who could guarantee food and an education. These industrialists founded their own private armies, both as protection against other industrialists and as a means to further their various ambitions; with the tenth election for Prime Minister looming, the pockets of civil unrest and occasional bouts of violence broke out, incidents which the central government proved too weak to be able to stop.<ref name="HD(TFS)p13">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 13: "Rise of Neo-Feudalism"</ref> Three months ahead of the elections Jason Hasek called up the planetary militia and attempted to impose martial law on New Avalon, intent on reining in the more aggressive power groups; a clash with the powerful Jorgensson family at their estate led to the militia being routed and Hasek killed, resulting a complete breakdown in public order. The wealthy industrialists and their families—the so-called "First Families"—all began to make their own bids for power, leaving the two surviving senior militia officers, Colonels [[Adam Davion]] and [[Nathan DuVall]], to try and find a way of bringing New Avalon back what appeared to be an inevitable collapse. Both Davion and DuVall were from powerful First Families themselves, but each of them acknowledged that the rivalry between families would lead to the death of New Avalon, and each set out to unite supporters from their various families to create a strong position from which to negotiate.<ref name="HD(TFS)p13"/> By 2255, New Avalon had suffered five years of active warfare and two years of tenuous negotiations, leading to a cautious peace. The civil war officially ended with the drafting of the Second Covenant of New Avalon; notionally an effort to recall the spirit of the Grain Rebellion, the Second Covenant and the new Constitution it created were a thin disguise for the fact that the attempt at planetary democracy had failed, and the new Constitution effectively established the government as an oligarchy under the control of the First Families. The central government of New Avalon was strengthened by the constitution, with the ruling authority adjusted so that the Prime Minister was elected for life, rather than a single year, and the Prime Minister was selected for office by representatives of the First Families, who now occupied the Chamber of Deputies. The Prime Minister was given extensive powers, but could also be overruled by the Chamber of Deputies. Democratic voting was consigned to New Avalon's past; instead, the new central government was dedicated to providing greater stability, while also ensuring that the First Families were kept happy. The First Families then extended services and economic support to the masses, in exchange for their fealty; the plan put together by Davion and DuVall left the oligarchy open-ended, so that as competition broke the monopolies established by the First Families, fresh blood and more liberal ideas could be brought into the Chamber of Deputies.<ref name="HD(TFS)p14">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 14: "Reformation"</ref> With the Second Covenant and the revised Constitution in place, the Chamber of Deputies elected the elderly [[Sandra Lockhart]] as Prime Minister in 2255, primarily because she was a candidate chosen by compromise and who wasn't expected to live long, rather than for any experience or qualifications she brought to the role. Sandra Lockhart served as Prime Minister until 2261, and during the six years of her tenure the planetary government worked to establish itself as a viable, workable entity. Lockhart was followed in office by [[Joseph Cartwright]], who served from 2261 until [[2280]], with Nathan DuVall serving as Deputy Prime Minister; Cartwright subsequently spent the greater part of his term in retreat on the secluded island of Yves rather than in office, while the alliance between the Cartwright, Davion and DuVall families was strengthened. The three allied families quickly rose to dominate the Chamber of Deputies, in large part due to a combination of clever manipulation of new legislation intended to bring broad improvements to the economy, and in part due to Nathan DuVall's exceptional abilities in the realms of patronage and legal incentive.<ref name="HD(TFS)p14A">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 14: "First Prime Ministers"</ref> ====Age of War==== In [[2512]], a virulent plague broke out on New Avalon; one of the victims of the plague was [[First Prince of the Federated Suns|First Prince]] [[William Davion]], who lingered for a week before dying in March. Before dying, William named his grandson [[Alexander Davion]] as heir, but passed his seal of office to his sister, [[Laura Davion]], and the ring of First Prince to his other sister, [[Cassandra Davion]]. This was one of the events that led to the [[Davion Civil War]].<ref name="HD(TFS)p39">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 39: "William the Fair"</ref> William was just one of many victims of the plague; the mortality rate of the plague was approximately 30%, and one of the measures taken to try and limit the spread of the disease was a series of mass quarantines that isolated large areas and restricted all contact with New Avalon.<ref name="HD(TFS)p40">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 40: "Death of Prince William"</ref> ====Star League Era==== By the height of the [[Star League]], New Avalon was the location of a significant percentage of the defense manufacturing that supplied the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. While the overall manufacturing base of the Federated Suns was highly dispersed and diversified, a core group of worlds—New Avalon, [[Crofton]], [[Kathil]], [[Panpour]], [[Salem]], and [[Talcott]]—supplied move than half of all the equipment used by the AFFS.<ref name="FR2765:FSp6">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 6: "Infrastructural Integrity"</ref> ====FedCom Civil War==== The planet endured great devastation during the [[FedCom Civil War]] as a result of the low-intensity conflicts prior to and directly from the early [[3067]] invasion by [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]. In [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'s hunt for insurrectionists and followers of her brother, the people of New Avalon endured recurring arrests, sessions of torture, and executions, with the associated difficulties visited upon the world economy. The concluding invasion only exacerbated the troubles, as the opposing forces devastated all manner of environments, both developed and natural.<ref name=JTPNA5/> ====First Battle for New Avalon==== New Avalon was besieged by the [[Word of Blake]] from the beginning of the [[Jihad]]. The campaign to capture New Avalon began on 5 December [[3067]], when the [[Word of Blake]] issued final threats over the decision of the [[Federated Suns]] to withdraw from the [[Second Star League]]; this was followed by a Word of Blake fleet assault on New Avalon.<ref name="J:FRp44"/> The Blakists had positioned three WarShips in the outskirts of the New Avalon system—the ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Herald of Justice|WoBS ''Herald of Justice'']], ''[[Riga (WarShip class)|Riga]]''-class [[Red Angel|WoBS ''Red Angel'']], and the ''[[Essex]]''-class [[Divine Forgiveness|WoBS ''Divine Forgiveness'']]—in anticipation of announcing themselves as the defenders of New Avalon following the successful incorporation of the Word of Blake into the Second Star League. When the Federated Suns withdrew from the Second Star League, those orders were replaced with orders to instead discipline the Federated Suns for its errors.<ref name="TCp43">''Total Chaos'', pp. 43–45: "New Avalon (sidebar)"</ref> [[WarShip]]s from the [[AFFS]]<ref name="J:FRp44"/>—the ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class corvettes [[Antrim|FSS '' Antrim'']] and [[Bryceland (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FSS ''Bryceland'']]<ref name=NADHL>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [19/12/3067], "New Avalon Defenders Hold Line, Cripple Blake Flagship"''</ref><ref name="TCp43"/>—attempted to interdict the Blakist fleet as it approached New Avalon, and managed to cripple<ref name="J:FRp44"/> and then destroy the enemy flagship the WoBS ''Herald of Justice''<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Original Word Of Blake Fleet"</ref> via suicidal collisions<ref name="TCp43"/> but despite the heavy fighting in space the AFFS could not prevent the Word from bombarding Avalon City and dropping almost a [[division]] of ground troops onto the city.<ref name="J:FRp44">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> In what became known as the First Battle of New Avalon, the [[31st Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-first Militia Division]] battled the planetary defenders while the Blakist WarShips and pocket WarShips used orbital bombardment to attack the AFFS ground forces. The [[Second NAIS Training Cadre]] and the [[New Avalon Cavaliers]] were destroyed from orbit, whilst the [[First Davion Guards]] [[RCT]] and the remnants of the [[Fifth Donegal Guards]] and [[Tenth Lyran Guards]] battled the Thirty-first; although both the Fifth and Tenth were ground down to nothing during weeks of brutal combat, the Thirty-first simply couldn't overcome the defenders, who were veteran, battle-hardened commands that had survived the brutal FedCom Civil War. Despite the damage taken, the defending forces pushed the Thirty-first off New Avalon by the end of December 3067.<ref name="TCp43"/> Whilst the ''Divine Forgiveness'' and ''Red Angel'' ensured Blakist aerospace supremacy in the aftermath of the First Battle, the defenders reorganized their forces; the Fifth Donegal had been completely destroyed, but the survivors of the New Avalon Cavaliers, Second NAIS Training cadre and Tenth Lyran Guards formed an ad hoc command that augmented the First Davion Guards, while New Avalon called in [[Beta Regiment (12th Vegan Rangers)|Beta Regiment]] of the [[Twelfth Vegan Rangers]] and four complete commands from the Davion Brigade of Guards—the [[Davion Assault Guards]], [[Davion Heavy Guards]], [[Davion Light Guards]], and the [[Third Davion Guards]]—as reinforcements.<ref name="TCp43"/> ====Second Battle for New Avalon==== The first Word of Blake reinforcements arrived on New Avalon on 10 February [[3068]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Arriving using [[JumpShip]]s that had executed [[Super-Jump Drive|superjumps]], the [[36th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-sixth Militia Division]] made planetfall ahead of any of the AFFS reinforcements, initiating the Second Battle for New Avalon with nuclear weapons to make up for a lack of numbers. The nuclear bombardment shattered the First Davion Guards as well as laying waste to much of Avalon City. The Thirty-sixth was soon close to seizing control of the planet when the Davion reinforcements arrived in-system, each arriving at a different point and approaching the planet via different vectors in an effort to evade or breach the Blakist blockade, with varying degrees of success. Some or all of the Davion Light Guards DropShips were intercepted by the Blakist WarShips, while pocket WarShips destroyed half of the Third Davion Guards as they made their atmospheric insertion.<ref name="TCp43"/> With the Vegan Rangers, Assault and Heavy Guards and the survivors of the Third Guards on-planet, the defenders were able to relieve the survivors of the First Guard and the balance of the battle tipped back to the defending forces. A year of brutal combat ruined Avalon City, and the damage spread to other cities across New Avalon; the Blakist raided outlying cities, causing additional damage, and massive infrastructure damage ensued across Albion. The planetary HPG network was destroyed, and civilian casualties climbed into the millions as the defenders slowly achieved a series of victories, forcing the Blakists off-world in March 3069. Between the Thirty-first and Thirty-sixth Divisions, the damage inflicted on the defending commands was significant; none of the AFFS units could muster even half strength, and the Second Battle ended in a stalemate; just as with the aftermath of the First Battle, the AFFS controlled the surface of New Avalon, but the Blakists continued to exercise orbital superiority, which they further reinforced by deploying a third WarShip to the system in November 3069:<ref name="TCp43"/> the ''[[Eagle (WarShip class)|Eagle]]''-class frigate [[Mordred|FWLS ''Mordred'']].<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 5: "Naval Support"</ref> The battle for control of the planet continued for years; as late as November [[3072]], the remaining defenders on New Avalon were still preventing the Blakists from controlling the world.<ref name="JHS3076p23">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 23: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp51">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 51: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> It was during November 3072 that the Blakists received significant supplies, including additional aerospace forces and additional armaments for the three WarShips. Then, in December 3072, the [[Fifth FedCom RCT]] arrived in the New Avalon system and attempted to make planetfall. En route to the planet the Fifth FedCom threw their nuclear arsenal at the ''Red Angel'', destroying it and a pocket WarShip.<ref name="TCp43"/><ref name="J:FRp128"/> Whilst the arrival of the Fifth FedCom brought some additional hope to the defenders, it also generated a renewed focus on New Avalon on the part of the Blakists, who deployed additional ground forces including the [[Forty-fourth Shadow Division]] and the mercenary unit [[Bronson's Horde]], who arrived on the 20th of December and rapidly initiated the Third Battle for New Avalon.<ref name="TCp43"/><ref name=Shadow_D_New_Avalon>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (MilSpec section), news item published [28/12/3072], "AFFS Notes New Arrivals in Battle For New Avalon"''</ref> ====Third Battle for New Avalon==== It was the Third Battle for New Avalon that was perhaps the most decisive for the Word of Blake forces; troops under the command of Precentor [[Geoffrey Zucker]] and Precentor [[Avitue]] seized [[Mount Davion]] on 4 February [[3073]] and killed the AFFS [[Marshal of the Armies]], [[Jackson Davion]].<ref name="J:FRp51"/><ref name="JHS3076p26">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 26: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> Avitue was heavily wounded in the attack and evacuated by the Blakists, but the death of Jackson Davion broke the morale of the defenders and achieved a clear victory for the Blakists, who now controlled the planet and the system.<ref name="TCp43"/> At least one small skirmish between the two forces occurred over the following months, within the warehouse district of [[Hamilton City]], close to a [[StarSlab]] manufacturing center in April [[3074]].<ref name=JTPL01>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 1: "The Show Must Go On"</ref> Following the Blakist victory, the Word of Blake forces were recalled from New Avalon on 14 September 3074.<ref name="JHS3076p52">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The decision to recall the Blakist forces was made by [[Precentor Martial of the Word of Blake|Precentor Martial]] [[Cameron St. Jamais]] as a result of the continuing insurgency being fought by the surviving AFFS personnel and a multisystem blockade enacted by AFFS naval forces that choked off supplies for the Blakists.<ref name="TCp43"/> Two weeks later, as a part of their departure, the Word of Blake detonated high explosive charges in and around Mount Davion that partially collapsed the mountain and sealed up the entrances to the Fox's Den.<ref name="J:FRp53"/><ref name="JHS3076p55">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 55: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> In addition to the destruction of Mount Davion, Avitue also ordered a number of other scorched-earth attacks against the planet; the Blakists also firebombed the Achernar BattleMechs factory, the few surviving NAIS facilities, and Davion Palace on the 27th of September.<ref name="TCp43"/> ====After the Word of Blake ejection==== In January [[3075]], the Princess-Regent, [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]], and [[Tancred Sandoval|Tancred Sandoval-Davion]] returned to New Avalon, touring Avalon City and reestablishing the Federated Suns' central authority on New Avalon in the wake of the Word of Blake occupation.<ref name="J:FRp53"/><ref name="JHS:Tp14">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 14: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> A rousing speech given by the Princess-Regent rallied the defenders, and she announced a rebuilding program for Avalon City that would take place near the ruins.<ref name="TCp43"/> On 12 October [[3079]], the dedication of the rebuilt New Avalon City and Castle Davion was used to open a week-long summit known as the "Camelot Summit."<!--Note: This use of "New Avalon City" as a name for the site of Avalon City cannot be outright dismissed as a mistake, as it is mentioned in concert with a postwar dedication of a rebuilt city. Recommend "correcting" it to the original name only if errata-ed or named as "Avalon City" in later publications set in later dates.--> The week-long event was headed up by the Princess-Regent and attended by prominent military and political leaders from throughout the Federated Suns, during which various topics important to the future of the realm were discussed and decisions made. Topics included the creation of the new [[Periphery March]], which was announced on the 16th of October and to which General [[Raymond-Roger Marsin]] was named Duke and Lord; the resolution of the ongoing conflict with the [[Taurian Concordat]]; the restructuring of the sorely understrength AFFS and the post-Jihad direction of the Federated Suns.<ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 60: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Camelot Summit was also the site of the last Blakist operation on the planet; a sleeper cell assassinated [[Cole Williams]], the Chief of [[MIIO]], and prompted an exhaustive MIIO operation that uncovered and purged a small network of Blakist sleeper agents.<ref name="TCp43"/> ====Dark Age==== {{see|Palmyra Disaster}} From [[3139]] onward the Federated Suns suffered a series of defeats that saw House Kurita's armies drive ever-deeper into House Davion's realm. These setbacks culminated in [[3144]] at [[Palmyra]] where First Prince [[Caleb Davion]] was slain and the AFFS too badly mauled to prevent the DCMS from building up for further advances into their nation, creating the so called [[Dragon's Tongue]], threatening New Avalon itself.<ref name=SFp28>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 28</ref> ====Fall of New Avalon to the Dragon==== {{see|Battle of New Avalon (3146)}} With information flowing too slowly in the post-[[Blackout]] era, the Federated Suns military was unable to react in time as further Combine advances brought the Dragon to New Avalon itself. On 8 July [[3146]], the Combine invasion commenced, with DCMS DropShips and Pocket WarShips smashing through New Avalon's aerospace defenses through sheer numbers. After hammering the ground defenses for three days with aerospace fighters, three DCMS regiments and three detachments from Wolf's Dragoons landed.<ref name=SFp28/> Three months of ground fighting followed with neither side able to gain the upper hand. The Combine eventually began a successful propaganda campaign to demoralize the defenders, spreading plausible rumors that [[Julian Davion]] had been killed fighting the Capellans and that VIPs had already fled the planet. As AFFS morale dropped, Davion soldiers began erring more on the battlefield and Kuritan troops ruthlessly exploited their opponents' mistakes.<ref name=SFp28/> In the tenth week of the campaign the [[Second Robinson Rangers]] arrived, giving the AFFS defenders a brief morale boost. That uplift swiftly dissipated when Wolf's Dragoons broke the Rangers and caused them to flee, shattered what remained of New Avalon's organized defenses. On October 3rd, the AFFS High Command finally ordered a general retreat off-world, fleeing with key government leaders to [[June]]. Most Federated Suns troops escaped as well, though a small number of the [[Davion Assault Guards]] stayed to wage guerrilla warfare.<ref name=SFp29>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 29</ref> With this victory, the Draconis Combine achieved what no other [[Successor States|Great House]] ever had since the formation of the Successor States themselves: the uncontested conquest of a Great House's capital world. DCMS troops wasted no time in vandalizing any monuments, art or architecture which glorified House Davion. In addition, Pope [[Beneficent XVII]] of the [[New Avalon Catholic Church]] and his College of Cardinals were executed for publicly practicing an "illegal religion" within the Combine's borders. Like the other conquered worlds of the "[[Dragon's Tongue]]," New Avalon would be subject to a harsh occupation by its ancestral foe.<ref name=SFp29/><ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 33</ref> The loss of New Avalon to the Federated Suns' greatest historical enemy caused morale and the economy to slump within the nation.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 31</ref> However Julian Davion refused to give up hope of reclaiming his capital, and by [[3149]] was actively working towards that end.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 69</ref> ====ilClan Era==== {{see|Operation DAWN}} The dawn of the [[ilClan Era]] saw drastic changes in New Avalon's situation. The Combine loss of Wolf's Dragoons critically weakened the Kuritans, but it took almost two more years for Julian Davion to gather enough forces to assault New Avalon. The Battle of New Avalon in 3151 took a heavy toll on the Federated Suns' already weakened ranks, as well as on the Combine's forces. Warlord Toranaga was defeated and captured by Julian Davion, and New Avalon was reclaimed. The subsequent [[Operation Solar Flare]] saw the Dragon's Tongue worlds reconquered quickly. Erik Sandoval-Groell lead the charge while Julian stayed on New Avalon, rebuilding the administrative arm of the Federated Suns, a slow and tedious task, but a critical one.<ref>''Dominions Divided'', pp. 36–121</ref> ====Military Deployment==== {{columns-start|num=3}} ====2213==== * 3 Colonial Marine Regiments<ref name="HD(TFS)p10"/> ====2764==== * [[Fiftieth Royal Infantry Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 252: "SLDF - Federated Suns Military Command Map"</ref> ====2765==== * [[First Davion Guards]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp14">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 14: "Regimental Status"</ref> * [[Twelfth Avalon Hussars]]<ref name=FR:2765AFFSp10>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 10: "Avalon Hussars - Regimental Status"</ref> * [[New Avalon CrMM]]<ref name="FR2765:FSp22A">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 22: "Regimental Status"</ref> ====2786==== * [[1st Avalon Borderers|First Avalon Borderers]]<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref> * Twelfth Avalon Hussars<ref name="FSWp134"/> * [[New Avalon CrMM]]<ref name="FSWp134"/> * First Davion Guards<ref name="FSWp134"/> ====2821==== * [[2nd Albion Training Cadre|Second Albion Training Cadre]]<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref> * [[3rd NAIS Cadet Cadre|Third NAIS Cadet Cadre]]<ref name="FSWp134"/> * [[Fifth Davion Guards]]<ref name="FSWp134"/> * First Avalon Borderers<ref name="FSWp134"/> * Twelfth Avalon Hussars<ref name="FSWp134"/> * New Avalon CrMM<ref name="FSWp134"/> ====3025==== * [[First Davion Guards]] [[RCT]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11: "Operation RAT"</ref> * [[Third Davion Guards]] RCT<ref name="NAIS4SWp11"/> * [[Davion Heavy Guards|Davion Heavy Guards RCT]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp11"/> * New Avalon CrMM<ref name="NAIS4SWp12">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 12: "Operation RAT"</ref> * [[Team Banzai]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp13">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 13: "Operation RAT"</ref> * [[Markson's Marauders]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp13"/> {{column}} ====3028==== * New Avalon CrMM<ref name="NAIS4SWp12"/> ====3038==== * Davion Heavy Guards RCT<ref name="H:Wo3039p136">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136: "Deployment Table"</ref> * First Davion Guards RCT<ref name="H:Wo3039p136"/> * New Avalon CrMM<ref name="H:Wo3039p136"/> * Team Banzai<ref name="H:Wo3039p141">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141: "Deployment Table"</ref> ====3039==== * New Avalon CrMM<ref name="H:Wo3039p136"/> * Team Banzai<ref name="H:Wo3039p141">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141: "Deployment Table"</ref> ====3040==== * Davion Heavy Guards RCT<ref name="H:Wo3039p136"/> * First Davion Guards RCT<ref name="H:Wo3039p136"/> * New Avalon CrMM<ref name="H:Wo3039p136"/> * Team Banzai<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> ====3050==== * [[322nd Division (ComStar)|322nd Division]]<ref name=20YU70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> * [[1st Davion Guards|1st Davion Guards RCT]]<ref name=20yup22>''20 Year Update'', p. 22</ref> * [[Davion Heavy Guards|Davion Heavy Guards RCT]]<ref name=20yup22/> * [[Team Banzai]]<ref name=20yup29>''20 Year Update'', p. 29</ref> ====3054==== * New Avalon CrMM<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 15: "Deployment Table - 3054"</ref> * First Davion Guards RCT<ref name="ORp96"/> * Davion Heavy Guards RCT<ref name="ORp96"/> * Team Banzai (1 [[Battalion]] in rotary duty)<ref name="ORp96">''Objective Raids'', p. 96: "Unit Notes"</ref> ====3055==== * [[299th Division (ComStar)|299th Division]]<ref name=CS84>''ComStar'', p. 84: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> {{column}} ====3062==== * 299th Division<ref name=FMCS126>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 126: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> ====3067==== * [[First Davion Guards]] RCT<ref name=FMU139/><ref name=JTPNA6-7>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', pp. 6–7: "Combatants"</ref> * [[Second NAIS Cadet Cadre]]<ref name=FMU139>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 139: "Federated Suns Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=JTPNA6-7/> * [[Fifth Donegal Guards]] RCT<ref name=FMU179>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 179: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=JTPNA6-7/> * [[Tenth Lyran Guards]]<ref name=FMU179/><ref name=JTPNA6-7/> * [[New Avalon Cavaliers]]<ref name=MS67>''Mercenaries Supplemental '', p. 67: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=JTPNA6-7/> ====3071==== * [[Bronson's Horde]]<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110: "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"</ref> ====3079==== * [[Twenty-second Avalon Hussars]] LCT<ref name=FRAFFSp9>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 9</ref> * [[Fourth Crucis Lancers]]<ref name=FRAFFSp11>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 11</ref> * [[Davion Heavy Guards]] RCT<ref name=FRAFFSp12>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 12</ref> * [[Davion Light Guards]] RCT<ref name=FRAFFSp12/> * [[First Davion Guards]] RCT<ref name=FRAFFSp12/> ====3085==== * First Davion Guards RCT<ref name=FM:3085p71>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 71: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> * [[Second Davion Guards]] RCT<ref name=FM:3085p71/> * [[First Robinson Strikers]] LCT<ref name=FM:3085p71/> * [[New Avalon Crucis March Militia]]<ref name=FM:3085p71/> ====3145==== * [[Davion Assault Guards]] RCT<ref name="FM:3145p91">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 91: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns"</ref> * [[First Avalon Hussars]] LCT<ref name="FM:3145p91"/> * New Avalon Crucis March Militia<ref name="FM:3145p91"/> * [[First NAIS Cadet Cadre]]<ref name="FM:3145p91"/> {{columns-end}} ===Geography=== [[File:New Avalon Planetary Map.png|right|450px|thumb|New Avalon World Map]] New Avalon is a terrestrial world with five continents, four oceans & seas (Avalon Ocean, Viviane Ocean, East Sea, and North Sea),<ref name=JTPNA3-4/> and an abundance of fresh water. Weather patterns are fairly reasonable and support an abundance of indigenous plants and animals. The five continents are named Albion, Brunswick, New Scotland, [[Rostock (continent)|Rostock]] and New Hebrides.<ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref name=JTPNA3-4/> The largest and most important of the continents is Albion and it is also the most geographically diverse, with three mountain ranges, many large rivers, thick forests, and large prairies. The most important site on Albion is Isle of Avalon. Dominated by Mount Davion, the Isle of Avalon is a large island where the continent’s three major rivers, the Albion, the Thames, and the Cris, come together. This is also the site of Avalon City, the capital of the Federated Suns from [[2547]] to [[3146]].<ref name=HDFSp193>''House Davion: The Federated Suns'', p. 192: "World Name: New Avalon"</ref> The second largest continent is Brunswick, named after a family of major landholders early in the planet's history. It is the site of much oil production and hosts two major spaceports, three major cities and a majority of New Avalon's industry. The third largest continent is Rostock and has the only desert on the planet. The continent is large and flat and contains Gaveston's Gorge, the largest canyon on New Avalon. It is the breadbasket of New Avalon and provides a substantial amount of food. Large swaths of the land are owned by noble families who raise a wide variety of animal stock. The northernmost continent is New Scotland; snow covers the continent for nine months out of the year. The continent is famed for its hardwood trees and animal furs and is habitat for the Silver Ice Snake-Weasel, a two-meter-long creature prized for its fur. It also has the only major deposits of precious metals.{{cn}} New Hebrides is a island group near the equator in New Avalon's largest ocean. The climate is quite hot and tropical and the terrain can be rugged, with high mountain ranges across the islands. The islands are also frequently struck by strong hurricanes. Because of the tropical nature of the island group, it is a primary producer of fruits on the planet.<ref name=JTPNA18>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', p. 18: "New Avalon Hex map"</ref> ===Planetary Locations=== {{columns-start|num=2}} * [[Albion (New Avalon IV)|Albion]] (continent) ** [[Avalon City]] (capital city) *** Palace *** Davion Peace Gardens *** Davion Memorial Park - site of Hanse Davion's and other tombs of the Davion family. *** [[New Avalon Institute of Science]] (NAIS) *** Notre Dame Cathederal<ref name=WCc53>''Warrior: Coupé'', ch. 53</ref> *** St. Joseph's Cathedral, the soul of the [[New Avalon Catholic Church]] was untouched by the Jihad in [[3071]] even though the city had been mostly bombed and destroyed.<ref name=isle_blessed_30710428>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Isle of the Blessed section), news item published [28/04/3071] "Tech Journal Doucette: 28 April 3071"''</ref> ** [[Albion (river)|Albion]] (river) ** [[Barrington]] (city) ** [[Bretagne]] (region) ** [[Camelot Region]] *** [[Albion Military Academy]]<ref name="O:FSp17"/> ** [[Chrethien]] (river) ** [[Chris]] (river) ** [[Corbin (city)|Corbin]] (city) ** [[Dalban Mountains]]<ref name=SFp109>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 109</ref> *** Wilson Forrest Preserve<ref name=SFp109/> ** [[Dinas Emrys Mountains]] ***Scofield Valley<ref name="SoG>''State of Grace''</ref> ****Foster's Cave: an old mining complex<ref name="SoG/> ****Scofield: town<ref name="SoG/> ** [[Ground Avalon Mountains]] ** [[Jameston]] (city) ** [[Jeratha]] (city) ** [[Mount Badon]] ** [[NAIS College of Military Science]]<ref name="O:FSp17"/> ** [[New Rennes]]<ref name=NADHL/> (city) ** [[Portland (city)|Portland]] (city) ** [[Ranford]] (city) ** Ronde Tableau - site of the Ronde Tableau National Park and the site of the destruction of the [[1st Davion Guards|First Davion Guard]] in December of [[3063]] by the combined Loyalist Third Robinson Rangers, Tenth Deneb Light Cavalry and the local Crucis March Militia RCT.<ref>''Patriots and Tyrants'', p. 254</ref> ** [[Saint David's (region)]] ** [[St. David's]] (city) ** [[Starglass Beach]] ** [[Thames]] (river) ** [[Ys]] (city) * [[Annwn]] * [[Avalon Ocean]] {{column}} * [[Bardsey]] (island) * [[Cadbury]] (island) * [[East Sea]] (ocean) * [[Emerald Ocean]] * [[Brunswick]] (continent) ** [[Brunswick City]] (continental capital city) ** [[Camblam]] (river) ** [[Carmarthen]] (region) ** [[Hamilton City]] ** [[Ilse De Morgrayn]] (region) ** [[Ith (city)|Ith]] (city) ** [[Novais]] (city) ** [[Tintagel]] (city) ** [[Ultron]] (city) ** [[Winchester (New Avalon)|Winchester]] (city) * [[Hudson Gulf]] (unknown location) ** [[Hudson Gulf Aerospace Center]] *** Area 51 * [[New Hebrides]] (continent) ** [[Carlisle (region)|Carlisle]] (region) ** [[Gelliwic]] (city) ** [[Thomasville]] (regional capital city) * [[New Scotland]] (continent) ** [[Dundee]] (continental capital city) ** [[Loch Arthur]] ** [[Pen Rhionydd]] (city) * [[North Sea]] * [[Rostock (continent)|Rostock]] (continent) ** [[Daring Flood Plains]] (region) ** [[Drilands]] (region) ** [[Flensburg]] (continental capital city) ** [[Gaveston's Gorge]] (region) * Roswell (district) ** Moore's Folly * [[Viviane]] * Unknown: ** Inns of Court<ref name=HD(TFS)p174>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 174 (PDF p. 176): "Federated Arbitrators and Judges Inc. - NAIS Information Network</ref> ** [[Gogh-Bukowski University of New Avalon]] ** Kingsburytown<ref name=VSD_Missing/> ** Kensington County<ref name=VSD_Missing/> ** Lower Burrell<ref name=VSD_Missing>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [10/03/3068]: "Victor Steiner-Davion Missing?"''</ref> ** Melbourne City {{columns-end}} ===Companies and Industries=== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Achernar BattleMechs]]<ref name="O:FSp17"/> * [[Albion Advanced Technologies and Products]]<ref name="O:FSp17"/> * [[Apple Computers Interstellar]]<ref name=H:HDp159>''Handbook: House Davion'' p. 159: "Apple Computers Interstellar (AmCmp) - Federated News Services (FNS)"</ref> * [[Avalon Arms Company]]<ref name="TRO:3145FSp10+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', pp. 10–11: "Kruger Combat Car"</ref> * [[Banzai Weapons Design Company]] * [[Corean Enterprises]]<ref name="O:FSp17"/><ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 8</ref> * [[Federated Arbitrators and Judges Inc.]]<ref name=HD(TFS)p174/> * [[Federated News Services]]<ref name=H:HDp159/> * [[Lycomb-Davion IntroTech]]<ref name="O:FSp17"/> * [[NAIS Information Network]]<ref name=HD(TFS)p174/> * [[Novais Motors]] * [[Quo Medical Technologies]]<ref name=SLp164>''The Star League'', p. 164: "Top Ten Hegemony Companies - [Quo Medical Technologies]"</ref> * [[Virtual Arts Simulations Inc.]]<ref name=LSPp75>''Luthien'', p. 75: "Dragon Unleashed"</ref> * [[White Swan Trans-Stellar Inc.]]<ref name=HB:HDp164>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 164: "White Swan Trans-Stellar Inc. (WSTransSt)"</ref> {{div col end}} ===Local Flora and Fauna=== * [[Avalonian Remora]]<ref name=TM>''TechManual'', p. 272</ref> * [[Buffalope]] * [[New Avalon Wheat]]<ref name=HDFS>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 191</ref> * [[Silver Ice Snake Weasel]] * [[Sourbug]] * [[Stalker (species)|Stalker]] ===Image gallery=== <gallery> New Avalon Planetary Map.png|Planetary map of New Avalon New Avalon Planetary Map BW.png|Black and white planetary map from ''[[Inner Sphere (sourcebook)|Inner Sphere]]'' </gallery> ==Notes== * The apocryphal video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]'' described New Avalon as having a population of 5.786 billion in 3025.<ref>''MechWarrior'' (1989 video game)</ref> ==Map Gallery== <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> ==Nearby Systems== <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" ! colspan="8" | Closest 40 systems (38 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Ipava]] | class="lessthan30" | 9.0 | class="lessthan30" | [[Argyle]] | class="lessthan30" | 11.2 | class="lessthan30" | [[Belladonna]] | class="lessthan30" | 14.3 | class="lessthan30" | [[Delavan]] | class="lessthan30" | 16.0 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Numenor]] | class="lessthan30" | 17.6 | class="lessthan30" | [[Augusta]] | class="lessthan30" | 19.7 | class="lessthan30" | [[Odell]] | class="lessthan30" | 20.8 | class="lessthan30" | [[Galax]] | class="lessthan30" | 21.9 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Arcadia (FS)|Arcadia]] | class="lessthan30" | 25.6 | class="lessthan30" | [[Coloma]] | class="lessthan30" | 28.9 | class="over30" | [[Torrence]] | class="over30" | 30.5 | class="over30" | [[Vecchio]] | class="over30" | 32.2 |- | class="over30" | [[Freisland]] | class="over30" | 32.5 | class="over30" | [[El Dorado]] | class="over30" | 34.2 | class="over30" | [[Saginaw]] | class="over30" | 36.4 | class="over30" | [[Strawn]] | class="over30" | 36.6 |- | class="over30" | [[Streator]] | class="over30" | 37.2 | class="over30" | [[Northfield]] | class="over30" | 37.6 | class="over30" | [[Paulding]] | class="over30" | 39.7 | class="over30" | [[Steeles]] | class="over30" | 40.0 |- | class="over30" | [[Leipsic]] | class="over30" | 41.9 | class="over30" | [[Chebanse]] | class="over30" | 42.1 | class="over30" | [[Cahokia]] | class="over30" | 43.9 | class="over30" | [[Kirklin]] | class="over30" | 44.9 |- | class="over30" | [[Remagen]] | class="over30" | 46.3 | class="over30" | [[Sodus]] | class="over30" | 50.1 | class="over30" | [[Manassas]] | class="over30" | 50.2 | class="over30" | [[Quimper (Crucis_March)|Quimper]] | class="over30" | 50.5 |- | class="over30" | [[Dirk's Gulf]] | class="over30" | 51.2 | class="over30" | [[Gravensteen]] | class="over30" | 52.3 | class="over30" | [[O'Fallon]] | class="over30" | 54.5 | class="over30" | [[Tiskilwa]] | class="over30" | 56.6 |- | class="over30" | [[Markesan]] | class="over30" | 57.6 | class="over30" | [[Bastian]] | class="over30" | 58.0 | class="over30" | [[Petrolia]] | class="over30" | 58.1 | class="over30" | [[Saunemin]] | class="over30" | 58.1 |- | class="over30" | [[Ferrara]] | class="over30" | 58.7 | class="over30" | [[Dol]] | class="over30" | 59.9 | class="over60" | [[Montcoal]] | class="over60" | 60.4 | class="over60" | [[Huron]] | class="over60" | 62.3 |- |} ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#New Avalon Defenders Hold Line.E2.80.A6|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 19/12/3067: "New Avalon Defenders Hold Line..."]]'' * ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Victor Steiner-Davion Missing.3F|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 10/03/3068: "Victor Steiner-Davion Missing?"]]'' * ''[[List of Isle of the Blessed articles#Tech Journal Doucette: 28 April 3071|BattleCorps Isle of the Blessed: "Tech Journal Doucette: 28 April 3071"]]'' * ''[[List of MilSpecs articles#AFFS notes new arrivals in battle for New Avalon|BattleCorps MilSpecs, 28/12/3072: "AFFS notes new arrivals in battle for New Avalon"]]'' * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' * ''[[The Damocles Sanction]]'' (novel) * ''[[Dominions Divided]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: AFFS]]'' * ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon]]'' * ''[[Luthien (scenario pack)|Luthien]]'' * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[State of Grace]]'' (short story) * ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]'' * ''[[Total Chaos]]'' * ''[[Warrior: Coupé]]'' (novel) {{div col end}} [[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]] [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] [[Category: Federated Suns Systems]] [[Category: Independent Systems]] [[Category: Systems|New Avalon]] [[Category: Terran Alliance Systems]]

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