Editing Towne

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==System Description==
'''Towne''' is located near the [[Addicks]] and [[Pokhara]] systems.

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==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref>
* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31</ref>
* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
* [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref>
* [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138</ref>
* [[2773]] - Terran Hegemony (from March)<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
* [[2782]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV2p118">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 118: "Digesting the Hegemony"</ref>
* [[2783]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="H:LoTV2p118"/><ref name="HDp59">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 59: "The Towne Debacle"</ref><ref name=FSWp28>''First Succession War'', p. 28</ref>
* [[2785]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HDp59"/>
* [[2786]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25</ref>
* [[2797]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref>
* [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113</ref>
* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60</ref>
* [[2885]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HKp76">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 76: "Good Plan, Unexpected End"</ref>
* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70</ref><ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref>
* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 71</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66</ref>
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref>
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71</ref>
* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3058]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78</ref>
* [[3063]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
* [[3067]] - Federated Suns<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70</ref><ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43</ref>
* [[3072]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref>''Starterbook Wolf and Blake'', p. 13: Word of Blake Protectorate's 3072 Map - Towne shown to be part of the Blakist Protectorate as of 3072</ref>
* [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref>
* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 19</ref><ref name="FR:Cp29">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 29</ref>
* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127</ref>
* [[3132]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=DAINNgeneral>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN''</ref>
* [[3133]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=DAINNgeneral/>
* [[3134]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=DAINNgeneral/>
* [[3135]] - Independent World<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
* [[3146]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy'', p. 8: "Warrior Profile: Eileen Woods"</ref>
* [[3149]] - Contested (Republic of the Sphere/Draconis Combine) from March<ref name=SFp66>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 66: "Fear and Confusion"</ref><ref name=S11CtT>''Shrapnel'', Issue #11: "Comin' to Towne: A Role-Playing Adventure"</ref>
* [[3151]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref>
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==Towne III==
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===Planetary History===
====Discovery and Settlement====
The planet was discovered by the scientific community on [[Terra]] prior to the invention of the [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]]. Scientists used digitally aligned orbital telescopes which it made possible to spot Terra-sized worlds in other systems, including Towne.<ref name=HoCdiscovery>''Hearts of Chaos'', pp. 119–120: "Planet's discovery, colonization and unusual naming practice origin"</ref>

The first attempt to colonize Towne, carried out in the first half of the twenty-second century, failed. A settlement near what would later be named the Brythunia province of Hyboria died off. It was forgotten for centuries until its ruins were found offshore in [[3133]].<ref name=DAINNp133>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 133: "Archaeologists: Brythunia Find Predates Pons"</ref>

More successful colonization efforts started with a private concern. [[C. Augustus Pons]], a [[w:Plankton|plankton]] magnate from Terra, backed and paid for Towne's late [[twenty-second century]] settlement effort around half a century after the first attempt. The eccentric trillionaire was a fan of author Robert E. Howard.  He had the planet's moon named for the adventurer, Conan, and the largest continent named after the Hyborian lands Conan traveled. Pons also named the planet's main city Port Howard after the author.

The first wave of Pons' settlers to arrive on Towne came from the Terran continent of North America. These colonists continued to name various parts of the planet after aspects of Howard's fantasy world, but later settlers didn't.<ref name=HoCdiscovery/><ref name=DAINNp133/>

====Early Eras====
While under administration of the [[Terran Alliance]] Towne was a proprietary colony, with shareholders in charge of the planet. These shareholders prevented the rapid industrialization that occurred during the preparations being made elsewhere for what became known as the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]]. This constraint along with shareholders' desire to prevent overindustrialization also preserved the planet's unusual landmark names as well. With Towne's mineral wealth located beneath its oceans it was less desirable to corporate mining concerns, preventing it from being target of raids.<ref>''Hearts of Chaos'', pp. 120–121: "Planet's tidbits of history of the planet leading to the Towne Succession War events"</ref>

The final target of [[Director-General of the Terran Hegemony|Director-General]] [[James McKenna]]'s first of many "[[Campaigns of Persuasion]]" to bring worlds under the aegis of his newly formed nation, Towne was seized by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in [[2317]].<ref>''The Star League'', p. 17: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref>

Falling within the boundary of the Hegemony's [[Lockdale Province]], Towne would be liberated from the grasp of the [[Amaris Empire]] by the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[Task Force Sun]] during [[Operation CHIEFTAIN]]. Landing in February [[2773]], the SLDF's increasingly brutal [[Third Army (Star League)|Third Army]] would recapture the world relatively quickly, eliminating all [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] resistance on Towne in a few short months before moving on strike their next target of [[Errai]] in May of the same year.<ref name=HLoT1-134>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 134–137: "Return to the Hegemony - Operation CHIEFTAIN - Heavy Metal - Federated Suns Front - Follow-On Actions"</ref>

====<span id="The Towne Debacle">Towne Debacle</span>====
In [[2783]], [[First Prince of the Federated Suns|First Prince]] [[John Davion]] of the [[Federated Suns]] dispatched forces to claim the Towne. At the time, with the Hegemony's collapse, the planet was viewed by the Federated Suns as one of the few worlds seen worth the effort of securing. Towne had a number of Hegemony industries and quantities of valuable supplies in warehouses across the world, as well as providing a path for the Federated Suns to potentially claim [[Terra]]. Towne was taken without opposition. Davion garrisoned the world with elements of the [[Fifty-sixth Avalon Hussars]] and [[123rd Aerospace Interceptor Wing (Federated Suns)|123rd Aerospace Interceptor Wing]].<ref name="FSWp23">''First Succession War'', pp. 23, 26: "Towne"</ref>

Cooperation within the [[AFFS]] was at a historically low ebb at this point, following years of budget cuts to the military transportation budget, leading to units staying on individual worlds for extended periods; this caused an increasing degree of provincialism within the AFFS, both within units and within the command structure. The Fifty-sixth had spent two decades engaged in training exercises against the [[Fourth Avalon Hussars]] on [[Colia]] in the [[Draconis March]], and was a [['Mech]]-heavy unit finally coming into its own identity. In contrast, the 123rd was an established unit from [[Ulan Batar]], a world in the [[Capellan March]], and had been attached to the [[Twelfth Syrtis Fusiliers]] for a long time - leading to lots of complaints from the Fusiliers at the 123rd being reassigned, despite claims from the High Command that the 123rd's experience was needed to counterbalance the lack of experienced aerospace assets in the Fifty-sixth.<ref name="FSWp23"/>

On arrival, the Fifty-sixth took up residence in Port Howard on Hyboria and began drilling and training with the local militia, while performing air patrols of the northern hemisphere. The 123rd established itself in Kale Bay, the second-largest city on Towne and the largest city on the southern continent of Gherst, and conducted patrols of the southern hemisphere. The commanding officers of each unit - [[Major]] [[Colin Wilkins]] of the Fifty-sixth, and [[Major]] [[Imrich Donner]] of the 123rd - paid lip service in public to their joint commitment to protect and safeguard the inhabitants of town, but in practice communication between the two commands was poor, to the point of being actively dysfunctional. This led to dire consequences in February [[2785]], when raiding parties from the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] both appeared in-system.<ref name="FSWp23"/>

The first raiding party to be detected was from the [[Seventh Tikonov Lancers]], who had emerged from a Lagrange [[jump point]] and were burning towards Fetryl, an undefended continent in Towne's southern hemisphere. While interceptors were scrambling to respond, the second raiding party - this time, the [[Eighteenth Benjamin Regulars]] - appeared from behind Conan, having emerged from a jump point behind the shadow of Towne's moon. Where the Seventh was burning for Fetryl, the Eighteenth was heading for Hyborian. The two AFFS commands immediately began arguing over which was the greater threat; Major Wilkins argued that the Benjamin Regulars were likely targeting the planetary capital city, and could be the forefront of a larger incursion. Major Donner argued that the Lancers were the greater threat, and accused Wilkins of allowing his regional bias against the Combine influence his argument. While the two commanding offers argued, the raiding parties both managed to make planetfall, the Regulars' landing being almost unopposed, while the Lancers managed to penetrate the 123rd Aerospace's screen with only minimal damage. Although both raiding parties numbered little more than a reinforced battalion, both were soon wreaking havoc on the ground, burning a trail through undefended warehouses.<ref name="FSWp23"/>

The two AFFS commanders realized that their bickering was allowing the raiders to inflict damage, but by the time they agreed on a response, the Lancers were already beginning to fall back; the local militia contingent based in the city of Vale had managed to launch a surprisingly effective guerrilla attack against the Lancers, and the Lancers realized that the militia were willing to fight to hold them up, and allow the AFFS forces to counterattack. Fighters from the 123rd began harassing the Lancers as they fell back, while a detachment from the Fifty-sixth relocated to Fetryl and took over from the local militia. The two commands also launched a joint counterattack against the Eighteenth that, while far from perfect, was enough to convince the Regulars that it was time to leave - but not before the two raiding parties had managed to inflict tens of millions of pounds in damage, loot and destroy seven major warehouses, and kill five thousand civilians and another two hundred and fifty military personnel - almost entirely from the local militia.<ref name="FSWp23"/>

Widely regarded as a disaster, the battle on Towne prompted First Prince John Davion to issue the [[Towne Charter]], allowing the citizens of Towne to strengthen their militia and access the military stores in place on Towne, improving their ability to resist raids and invasion. The Combine had recognized how weak the AFFS defenses on Towne were, however.<ref name="FSWp23"/><ref>''Hearts of Chaos'', pp. 113, 121: Towne Charter that grants people right to bear arms legally by long ago Prince John Davion</ref> In December 2785 another Combine force appeared; this time, it was the [[Fifth Dieron Regulars]] leading the assault, backed up by seven regiments of infantry and aerospace support, and escorted by a small naval flotilla. This time, both AFFS units recognized the threat and requested help, but the AFFS High Command was still locked into entrenched provincial attitudes, and it took two months for relief forces to arrive. When those reinforcements arrived in February [[2786]] they found that both commands had been wiped out, with the survivors either prisoners of war or fighting as guerrillas alongside the tattered remnants of the planetary militia.<ref name="FSWp23"/><ref name="HD(TFS)p60">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 60: "The Towne Debacle" - Towne changes hands after the fall of the Hegemony</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 55: "Timeline: First Succession War" - Dates of the Kurita/Capellan Raids and Towne's capture noted</ref>

In [[2876]] Towne was one of the targets of the military campaign instigated by First Prince [[Carl Davion]] to retake worlds taken the [[Draconis Combine]]. Although he died in effort on [[David]], his campaign reclaimed Towne in progress.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 61–62, 70: "Second Succession War Map & Pendragon, Third Succession War Map" - Towne still Combine world in 2864, but was noted as targeted world Prince Carl's campaign. Towne is shown as part of FedSuns as of 3025</ref>

====Black Dragon Invasion====
In the middle of [[3057]], the Federated Commonwealth was sundered by [[Operation Guerrero|the Free Worlds League/Capellan Confederation invasion]] of the [[Sarna March]]. With the secession of Lyran side of the Commonwealth, Towne's garrison forces were stripped to a bare-bones presence.

In January of [[3058]], the [[Fifteenth Dieron Regulars]] led a six-regiment invasion force to take possession of the planet. Frontline units, considered renegades by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]], were supported by [[Kokuryu-kai|Black Dragon]]-raised regiments staffed with Yakuza thugs. The invasion, which Towne Planetary Chairman, Howard Blaylock, arranged, quickly took control of capital city of Port Howard.  On Towne at the time was the mercenary unit known as the [[Seventeenth Recon|Seventeenth Recon Regiment]], who had been hired by [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] to reinforce the planet's weakened militia forces.

Those defenders stationed in the planetary capital were forced into hiding in the rural regions of Hyboria. The mercenaries would manage to build up number of local resistance groups with the aid of the Popular Militia. Together, they conducted a low-level guerrilla war, which whittled down the occupying Black Dragon forces. By April after the Planetary Chairman's execution of a number of Seventeenth Recon Regiment officers and making threats against their children, the Seventeenth launched what became known as the Battle for Port Howard. As 'Mechs of the Seventeenth Recon fought Black Dragon 'Mechs, a commando team led by [[Leutnant|Lt. JG]] [[Cassie Suthorn]] penetrated the city Administration Building and freed the Seventeenth's dependents.  The battle ended when Suthorn managed to capture the invasion's commander and had him commit ritual suicide, captured on holovid broadcast. The death of the invasion commander ended the conflict on Towne.<ref>''Heart of Chaos'', - Snapshot of events on Towne from novel</ref>

====Jihad====
During the [[Jihad]], the [[Word of Blake]] added Towne to the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]. In January [[3075]] the [[Opacus Venatori]] were active on Towne; while the events around their activity on Towne were unclear, the Blakist unit did find and destroy all of the rebel forces that the [[Black Widow Company]] had inserted onto Towne the year before.<ref name="JHS3076p36">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 36: "Chasing Shadows"</ref>

As a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the allied coalition invasion of the Protectorate, Towne was raided for reconnaissance information by allied scouts on the 12th of February [[3077]]. The scouts confirmed that not only were there more than two regiments of [[Word of Blake Militia|Protectorate Militia]] forces on Towne, but there was also a limited but functioning SDS network protecting the world, and that the Blakists were using a large [[DropShip]] facility on the planet to convert civilian vessels into [[Pocket WarShips]].<ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>

The information on the facilities constructed on Towne by the Word of Blake was obtained by [[Captain]] [[Ross McKinnon (31st c.)|Ross McKinnon]] and the [[Fox's Teeth]], who would return with Group I of the Federated Suns task force as a part of SCOUR in April 3077. The Word of Blake had heavily fortified their DropShip facility, located deep within a mountain range on the continent of Howell, and protected it with formidable defenses, including capital missile launchers. This became the site of the fiercest struggle during the campaign to liberate Towne, with the Blakists nearly defeating the combined forces of Group I - believed to consist of the [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]], [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]] and [[Fifteenth Arcturan Guards]].<ref name="JHS:Tp36">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 36: "Tragedy On Demeter"</ref> The defenses proved to be almost as tough as one of the [[Castle Brian]] complexes created during the era of the [[Star League]], and drove the coalition troops to desperate measures; Princess Regent [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] personally authorized the use of orbital bombardment to crack the fortifications, and the ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class [[WarShip]] [[Indefatigable|FSS ''Indefatigable'']] moved in response.<ref name="JHS:Tp37">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 37: "The Tale of Towne"</ref>

As the ''Indefatigable'' moved towards Towne, it triggered another layer of defenses in the system that the various DropShips of Group I had failed to trigger; even as the Fox's Teeth were making a dangerous raid on the surface of the planet to disable the capital missile launchers there, hidden missile launchers within the system targeted the ''Indefatigable''. Launch platforms disguised as ore processing stations within the Towne asteroid belt launched dozens of missiles, inflicting heavy damage on the ''Indefatigable'' and nearly stymied the liberation effort. As it was, the ''Indefatigable'' managed to make it to orbit and bombard the Blakists defenses, allowing Group I to take the planet. The campaign took four weeks from start to finish, and while the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards were ready to deploy on their next operation on the 22nd of April, the other elements of Group I would continue to rebuild on Towne for some time.<ref name="JHS:Tp37"/>

The [[SDS]] system in the asteroid field around Towne was subsequently determined to be a prototype of the [[Dragon's Breath Multiple Capital Missile Launch System]] equipped with conventional missiles, rather than the nuclear weapons later systems would deploy. The successful activation of the SDS network in the Towne system and the damage inflicted on the ''Indefatigable'' would turn out to be an unusually successful performance for the SDS system, with later systems inflicted less damage on average.<ref name="JHS:Tp86+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 86–87: "Dragon's Breath Multiple Capital Launch System"</ref>
[[File:Towne - Hyborian Continent.JPG|right|450px|thumb|Map of Towne's Hyborian Continent as of 3057]]

====Dark Age====
With the liberation of the Word of Blake Protectorate, Towne, along with other former worlds of the Protectorate, became part of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] in [[3081]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', Republic Armed Forces Deployment Map - October 3085 - Towne shown in the newly formed Republic of the Sphere</ref> The abundant mineral deposits on Towne continued to form the base of Towne's economy during the [[Dark Age]], although other substantial industries on Towne included cattle ranching and hardwoods. The nature of the economy of Towne saw regular imports of IndustrialMechs, particularly those associated with construction, mining and forestry. Despite centuries of conflict Towne remained a ruggedly beautiful world; the majority of the population continued to live on the northern continent of Hyboria and the southern continent of Gherst, while Krom—located at the south pole—the northern island continent of Howell and the temperate southern continent of Fetryl remaining sparsely populated at best. While Port Howard remained the planetary capital and the site of the Prince John Spaceport, the water-port city of Kale bay on Gherst was the second-largest city on the planet.<ref name=DARWp69/>

The [[Blackout]] of August [[3132]] initially struck Towne hard.  Days after Gray Monday, Towne suffered economic trouble, riots, and tensions between residents from different Successor States.<ref name=DAINNp56>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 56: "HPG Goes Down, Cause Still Unknown"</ref> It took until 28 October for a DropShip, the ''[[Danny Cunningham]]'', to arrive with any news from abroad.<ref>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 57: "DropShip Arrives, Brings First News From Off-World"</ref> Towne’s [[HPG]] station still functioned, attracting [[Voice of the Dragon (terrorist group)|partisans]] of the [[Dragon's Fury]], who took over the station to spread recruitment messages on 6 November.<ref name=DAINNp60>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 60: "Voice of the Dragon Controls Towne HPG Station"</ref> Republic forces pushed them out on 16 November, discovering the corpse of Sacrist [[Giovan Benetti]].<ref>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 62: "Towne Governor Announces 'Siege... has come to an end.'"</ref>

In the months immediately following the Blackout, Towne went through a range of major changes.  The crisis drove shifts in planetary politics.  Some residents turned to the separatist groups plaguing the Republic, demonstrating in support of the Dragon's Fury<ref name=DAINNp64>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 64: "Dragon's Fury Supporters Clash with Addicks Refugees"</ref> or joining the pro–Federated Suns [[Citizens for Tomorrow]].<ref>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 155: "Citizens for Tomorrow Gathers on Towne"</ref>  Many citizens turned inwards, bringing the previously weak security-oriented and isolationist [[Towne-First Party|Towne-First party]] a strong first place finish in the January [[3133]] planetary elections.<ref name=DAINNp97>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 97: "Elections Go On Despite Uncertain Times"</ref>

Security was a major concern.  Even in the early months of the Blackout, Towne did not entirely avoid the conflicts overtaking the Republic.  Beyond the pro–Dragon’s Fury attack on Towne’s HPG, in December 3132, debris from a small clash involving the [[Spirit Cats]] was found in the Vanarium Planetary Reserve.<ref name=DAINNp82>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 82: "Spirit Cats on Towne?"</ref>  With armed conflict close to Towne, from August 3132 onward the defense industry grew, with several new military equipment manufacturers forming.<ref name=DAINNp85>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 85: "Defense Industry Booming On Towne"</ref> By April 3133, the defense industry’s growth was driving an economic boom, unemployment hitting its lowest point in a decade.<ref name=DAINNp149>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 149: "Unemployment Rate Hits Ten-Year Low"</ref> Meanwhile, in February 3133, the government organized a large expansion of the [[Towne Militia (RoS)|local militia]], with the yearly enlistment drive finding record numbers.<ref name=DAINNp100>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 100: "Citizens Leap To Towne's Defense"</ref><ref name=DAINNp104>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 104: "Enlistment Soars After Port Howard Drive"</ref> This was supplemented in August with elements of the [[Twenty-first Centauri Lancers]].<ref name=DAINNp214>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 214: "Jurik: Centauri Lancers Coming to Towne"</ref>

Not everyone supported the militarization of Towne.  An anti-war movement consistently opposed the shift, to little effect.  [[Roberta Lee]], alongside two other members of Towne’s Parliament, organized a hundreds-strong rally against the February 3133 militia expansion announcement.<ref name=DAINNp100/>  Groups such as [[Citizens for Peace and Prosperity]], the [[Hope Foundation]], and [[Towne Against Nuclear Power]] set themselves against the expansion of military and military-adjacent manufacturing across the planet.<ref name=DAINNp110>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 110: "Towne Arms Race"</ref><ref name=DAINNp143>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 143: "Protests Disrupt Gunderland Power Groundbreaking Ceremony"</ref>

Meanwhile, Towne attracted travelers seeking to escape the fighting that engulfed the Republic.  Some were refugees from Addicks, who arrived in November 3132 after their planet was [[Battle of Addicks (3132)|attacked]] by the Dragon’s Fury.<ref name=DAINNp63>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 63: "Addicks Refugees Arrive on Towne - Report 'Addicks at War'"</ref> They began to return home in April 3133, once the fighting on Addicks was clearly over.<ref name=DAINNp138>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 138: "Addicks Refugees to Return Home"</ref> Others were tourists: by the start of 3133, Towne's tourist industry was booming, the previously rarely visited planet gaining a reputation as a place of quiet in a Republic in conflict.<ref name=DAINNp83>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 83: "Travelers Flock to Towne"</ref> Towne hosted major events, including an expanded version of the [[Galaxy of Classics]] classic vehicle show in February 3133<ref name=DAINNp112>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 112: "Thousands Flock to See the Classics"</ref> and the 39th annual [[Golden Sun Awards]] in June.<ref>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 181: "Entertainment's Finest Flock to Towne for 3133 Golden Sun Awards"</ref> Tourism-related construction projects surged similarly to the defense industry, particularly in the popular Rerani Coast and Circle Bay areas.<ref name=DAINNp190>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 190: "Rerani Coast, Circle Bay Favorites Among Developers, Tourists"</ref>

While calm compared to its neighbors, Towne was not without trouble. Towne was notable during the 3130s for the active presence of the [[White Hand]], a neo-[[Word of Blake|Blakist]] faction dedicated to collapsing the Republic of the Sphere and installing some form of neo-Blakist rule over the planet. Led by a figure known as "Precentor Maximian", the White Hand were initially believed to be simply a group claiming connections to the Word of Blake as a form of scare tactic to intimidate the local population, but Republic Intelligence began uncovering connections in the mid-3130s between the White Hand and a number of other known neo-Blakist organizations active within the Republic of the Sphere and outside the Republic's borders, including on a number of former [[Free Worlds League]] worlds.<ref name="ED:DAp22">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 22: "Other Groups"</ref> On 21 April 3133, the group bombed the Gherstwood Mall, killing dozens.<ref name=DAINNp147>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 147: "Gherstwood Mall Explosion Kills 30, White Hand Claims Responsibility"</ref> As well, starting in February 3133, a serial killer murdered residents of the "Little Luthien" area of Kordava.<ref name=DAINNp122>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 122: "'Little Luthien' Killer Claims Fifth Victim"</ref> The so-called "Little Luthien" Killer, also known as the "Kappa", was Towne's worst serial killer in over 50 years. Eventually, with the help of [[Knight-Errant of the Republic|Knight-Errant]] [[Kristoff Erbe]], an arrest was made on 27 May, and the killings came to an end.<ref>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 171: "CAPTURED! 'Little Luthien' Killer Nabbed in Kordava Shootout!"</ref>

=====Stormhammers Raid, 3133=====
{{Main|Battle of Towne (3133)}}
In late August [[3133]], the [[Stormhammers]] rebel faction launched a raid on Towne.  The attack was one of a number of actions conducted by elements of the Stormhammers in quick succession in order to broadcast [[Jasek Kelswa-Steiner]]’s call to [[House Steiner]] loyalists to raise support for the Stormhammers and their goal of seeing former Federation of Skye worlds reincorporated back into the Lyran Commonwealth. The battle on Towne was notable for the heaviest fighting seen by the Stormhammers during this phase of Jasek's campaign, as the planetary government on Towne had hired the [[Twenty-first Centauri Lancers]] as a local garrison, and the Stormhammers' [[Lyran Rangers]] contingent ran straight into the Lancers while attempting to capture Towne's functioning HPG. Despite the Lancers' fierce defense of Towne, the Rangers were able to capture the HPG long enough to complete their mission.<ref name="ED:DAp7">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 7: "Important Military Actions of 3133"</ref> The defenders, led by Knight-Errant Kristoff Erbe, repelled the raiders after a few days of fighting.<ref name=DAINNp237>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 237: "Stormhammers, Supporters Withdraw After Port Howard Clash"</ref>

=====After the Raid=====
The Stormhammers raid marked a turning point for Towne. In the long run, the attack drove Towne to increase security. Additional forces and security measures were placed in and around the HPG compound,<ref>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 314: "After the Stormhammers: A Look Back"</ref> and by February [[3134]], additional mercenaries were hired.<ref name=DAINNp328>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 328: "Oscar: More Mercenaries for Towne"</ref> As well, Towne's tourist industry suffered after the attack, with tourist interest declining and development projects delayed.<ref name=DAINNp339>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 339: "Official: Delays May Doom Otherworld Theme Park"</ref> Damage from the Stormhammers' attack also led to the local [[INN]] planetwide network's shutdown in March 3134.<ref>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 364: "03/09/3134"</ref>

By [[3135]], the planet's HPG station was still one of the few working inside the [[Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name=EDDAp4>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 4: "Functional Republic HPGs as of 01 January 3135"</ref>

The Draconis Combine invested significantly in Towne, including after the activation of [[Fortress Republic]] and the Republic's withdrawal from the planet.<ref name=DALNp64>''Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)'', p. 64: "Opinions Sharply Divided on Towne"</ref> By [[3145]], the Combine controlled Towne.<ref name=ER:3145p39/>

As part of [[Operation ERUPTIO]], the Republic's [[XI Principes Guards|Eleventh Principes Guards]] and [[Second Fides Defenders]] [[Battle of Towne (3149)|struck Towne]] in early [[3149]], destroying the Combine planetary militia, shattering the local government, and seizing control of the HPG. Their HPG broadcasts encouraged dissent on planet and spread disinformation to other Combine systems. After promising Republic support, the Republic forces left the planet shortly afterwards, leaving Towne engulfed in a civil war between Republic and Combine supporters.<ref name=SFp66/><ref name=S11CtT/> This caused further catastrophe: terrorist attacks destroyed key medical supplies, allowing an outbreak of the [[Hyborian Blood Plague]] to run rampant across the planet. As the fighting went on, on 24 December, [[Santana's Slayers]] arrived with a DropShip carrying antigens, only to crash amidst a severe snowstorm. The mercenaries and their cargo were captured by local bandits, the [[Beastlords]]. A team of freelance mercenaries attempted to recover the captives and the medical supplies, to unknown result.<ref name=S11CtT/>

===Military Deployment===
{{columns-start|num=3}}
====2783====
* [[Fifty-sixth Avalon Hussars]]<ref name=HDFSp60/>
* [[123rd Aero Interceptor Wing]]<ref name=HDFSp60>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 60: "The Towne Debacle" - original FedSuns garrison force</ref>
* [[Towne Militia (FS)|Towne Militia]]<ref name=HDFSp60/>

====2786====
* Fifty-sixth Avalon Hussars<ref name="FSWp134">''First Succession War'', p. 134: "First Succession War Deployment Table - AFFS"</ref>

====3050====
* [[Fifth Lyran Regulars]]<ref name=20YU19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>

====3057====
* [[Seventeenth Recon Regiment]] (on loan)
* [[Marquis of Towne's Own Fusiliers]] (Combined-Arms Force)
: Note: Less than two [[companies]] of BattleMechs, mixed with infantry, armor and a few [[aerospace fighters]]<ref>''Hearts of Chaos'', pp. 101–102: "Surviving local troops on Towne after FedCom forces withdrew from the planet"</ref>
{{column}}
====3075====
* [[First Towne Protectorate Militia Division]]<ref name=JSBD>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103: 1st and 2nd Protectorate Militia units noted (Notation they do exist and how they are named. No fluff)</ref>
* [[Second Towne Protectorate Militia Division]]<ref name=JSBD/>

====3085====
* [[Towne Republic Standing Guard]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 184: Republic Standing Guard - Section regarding the Republic Standing Guard makes clear each world gets a unit. This would include Towne</ref>
: Local combined arms planetary garrison forces.

====3133====
* [[Towne Militia (RoS)|Towne Defense Force]]<ref name=DAINNp100/>
* [[Triarii Protectors]] elements (from August at the latest)<ref name=DAINNp214>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 214: "Jurik: Centauri Lancers Coming to Towne"</ref>
* [[Twenty-first Centauri Lancers]] BattleMech lance and supporting elements (from August)<ref name=DAINNp214/>
{{column}}
====3134====
* [[Towne Militia (RoS)|Towne Defense Force]]<ref name=DAINNp328/>
* [[Triarii Protectors]] elements<ref name=DAINNp328/>
* Twenty-first Centauri Lancers<ref name=DAINNp328/>

====3149====
* [[Towne Guard]] (until the [[Battle of Towne (3149)|Republic attack]])<ref name=S11CtT/>
* No significant garrison (after the Republic attack)<ref name=SFp66/>
{{columns-end}}

===Geography===
Towne is a slightly cooler Terra-like world, which is geologically young and active. The planet boasts good mineral and lumber wealth. Towne is slightly smaller than Terra but denser; the many active volcanoes and other geological activities continue to give the impression that the world is bigger than it actually is.<ref>''Hearts of Chaos'', p. 120: "Towne's smaller, denser than Terra, but its activities makes planet appear bigger"</ref> Possessed of large mountains, deep oceans and a diverse ecosphere, the apex of the native lifeforms on the planet is the Eiglotherium, a giant, shaggy, six-legged creature.<ref name=DARWp69/>

The planet has five continents, which were named for various aspects of ancient science fiction author, [[w:Robert E. Howard|Robert E. Howard]] and his fiction-fantasy book series, [[w:Conan the Barbarian|Conan the Barbarian]]. The Conan mythos was also the source of the name given to Towne's moon, Conan.<ref>''Heart of Chaos'', p. 119: origin of planet's names for its landmasses and moon</ref>  Its continents are named Hyboria, Krom, Fetryl, Howell, and Gherst. Towne has abundant deposits of metallic ores, particularly copper, although the majority of the deposits are located under the various planetary oceans.<ref name=DARWp69/>

===Planetary Locations===
* Fetryl (continent)
** Sydney Province<ref name=DAINNp140>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 140: "Fetryl Floods Kill 15, Leave 4,000 Homeless"</ref>
*** Johnston Valley<ref name=DAINNp140/>
**** Barnaby: a town near Johnston Falls<ref name=DAINNp140/>
**** Johnston Falls: a small mining town<ref name=DAINNp140/>
**** Lower Johnston Valley Mining Station<ref name=DAINNp140/>
**** Luego Vista: a town near Johnston Falls<ref name=DAINNp140/>
** Vale: a city on Fetryl<ref name="FSWp23"/>
* Gherst (continent)
** Kale Bay: Second largest city on planet, this settlement is located on the continent of Gherst in the southern latitudes of Towne.<ref>''DA Republic Worlds'', p. 69: Towne - details of the city of Kale Bay on Towne</ref>
*** Kale Bay Stock Exchange<ref name=DAINNp85/>
** Tahitian Province<ref name=DAINNp141>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 141: "Branch, Towne-First Praise Myers Solar Energy Complex"</ref>
*** Shahiri Desert: somewhere west of Kale Bay<ref name=DAINNp141/>
* Howell (continent)
** Black Coast: a region<ref name=DAINNp81>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 81: "Weather Balloon Frightens Howell"</ref>
* Hyboria (continent)
** Argos Province
*** Argosia: the provincial capital<ref name=DAINNp347>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 347: "Senator McCoy’s Daughter Kidnapped!"</ref>
**** Amarello: a teen- and young adult-oriented dance club<ref name=DAINNp347/>
**** Argosia Valley Preparatory College for Young Women<ref name=DAINNp347/>
** Brythunia Province<ref name=DAINNp133/>
** Eiglophian Mountains
*** Athalau<ref name=DAINNp150>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 150: "Mountain Tantari Herds Return to Eiglophian Range</ref>
**** Central Eiglophian Mountain Reserve<ref name=DAINNp150/>
** Gunderland Province
*** Bella Dona: a small town north of Camp Mariposa<ref name=DAINNp143/>
*** Camp Mariposa<ref name=DAINNp143>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 143: "Protests Disrupt Gunderland Power Groundbreaking Ceremony"</ref>
**** A [[PlasmaTech Enterprises]] factory, under construction as of April 3133<ref name=DAINNp143/>
**** A militia base, decommissioned by April 3133<ref name=DAINNp143/>
** Koth Province<ref name=DAINNp141/>
** Port Howard: Located in Circle Bay on the western coast of the Hyborian mainland, it was the first city established on planet, and is the planetary capital.<ref name=DARWPortHoward>''DA Republic Worlds'', p. 69: Towne - details of the city of Port Howard on Towne</ref> It also hosts the HPG station.<ref name=DAINNp60/> As of November 3132, the population was about 2 million.<ref name=DAINNp63/>
*** Evermore Park<ref name=DAINNp100/>
*** Green Hovermotive: a hovercraft dealership and repair shop, active in 3133<ref name=DAINNp138/>
*** Landerscholt & Sons: an investment bank<ref name=DAINNp124>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 124: "War Fears, Communications Woes Still Plague Republic Stock Exchange"</ref>
*** [[Morris Motors]]<ref name=DAINNp85/>
*** Prince John Spaceport: Towne's primary spaceport<ref name=DARWPortHoward/>
*** Prince Ian Memorial Hospital<ref name=DAINNp237/>
*** Phoenix district<ref name=DAINNp64/>
*** Towne Museum of Science and History<ref name=DAINNp102>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 102: "Relic Stolen, No Suspects"</ref>
*** [[University of Towne]]<ref name=DAINNp99/>
** Stygia Province: a tropical region<ref name=DAINNp190/>
*** Trascio: a mining port city<ref name=DAINNp99>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 99: "Serpent Siren Sighted near Stygian Mining Platform"</ref>
** Turan Province<ref name=DAINNp116>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 116: "Oscar: Turan Province Crash Site Result of Space Battle over Towne"</ref>
*** Agrapur: the provincial capital<ref name=DAINNp339/>
*** Cabo<ref name=DAINNp83/>
*** Camanche: a small rural community southeast of Shalizar<ref name=DAINNp116/>
*** Jakobsburg: a rural community west of Camanche<ref name=DAINNp116/>
*** Rerani Coast<ref name=DAINNp83/>
*** Shalizar: a city<ref name=DAINNp116/>
*** Sudera Woods: just south of Agrapur<ref name=DAINNp339/>
*** Uthan Hel: features Star League-era buildings<ref name=DAINNp83/>
** Zamora Province<ref name=DAINNp97/>
** Zingara Province<ref name=DAINNp122/>
*** Kordava: a port city<ref name=DAINNp122/>
**** A memorial to the "Little Luthien" Killer's victims, a marble column with their names engraved, dedicated in February 3134.<ref name=DAINNp327>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 327: "Memorial to "Little Luthien" Victims Dedicated"</ref>
**** "Little Luthien": the south side districts of Kordava as of the Republic era, named for the large number of Draconis Combine migrants.<ref name=DAINNp122/>
***** Hiroshi's Bar and Grill<ref name=DAINNp122/>
***** South Side Middle School<ref name=DAINNp165>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 165: "Woman Disappears as 'Kappa' Demands Knight Return Home, Threatens More Killings"</ref>
*** Theopolis: a small town north of Kordava<ref name=DAINNp153-154>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', pp. 153–154: "'Little Luthien' Killer Returns, Claims Seventh Victim"</ref>
* Krom (continent)

'''Continent unknown:'''
* Alkmeenon: a city<ref name=DAINNp56/>
* Bakersport<ref name=DAINNp93>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 93: "Bannson Industries, PJEL, Vie for Bankrupt Norne Aerospace</ref>
* Carlisle<ref name=DAINNp112/>
** Carlisle Expo Center<ref name=DAINNp112/>
* Corsair Valley: home of a [[Whisper Vehicles]] manufacturing plant<ref name=DAINNp85/>
* Creighton<ref name=DAINNp100/>
* Fairfax: a city<ref name=DAINNp110/>
** [[Connor Industrial Ltd.]] facility<ref name=DAINNp110/>
* Haitiana Province<ref name=DAINNp147/>
** Gherstwood<ref name=DAINNp147/>
*** Gherstwood Mall<ref name=DAINNp147/>
* Mount Yimsha: an inhabited area<ref name=DAINNp56/>
* New Brisbane<ref name=DAINNp149/>
** [[Kohlat Industries]] support weapons plant: under construction as of April 3133<ref name=DAINNp149/>
* Tereborian Mountains<ref name=DAINNp83/>
* Towne Center for Mental Powers<ref name=DAINNp72>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 72: "Devlin Stone Back From the Dead, On Towne"</ref>
* Towne Museum of History<ref name=DAINNp151>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 151: "History for Sale: FedCom Aficionado Selling Legendary Collection"</ref>
* [[Chandrasekhar Kurita|Uncle Chandy]]'s Dude Ranch<ref>[[:File:MWDALinkNet Ad 003.jpg]] from the [[MWDA website]], INN period</ref><ref name=DALNp64/>
* Vanarium Planetary Reserve: a desert park reserve<ref name=DAINNp82/>
* Yimsha City: a city on or near Mount Yimsha<ref name=DAINNp56/>
** Federated Suns History and Heritage Center: active during the Republic era<ref name=DAINNp56/>

===Companies and Industries===
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[Antonelli Militechnologies, Inc.]]<ref name=DAINNp85/>
* [[Aquilonia Futures Development]]<ref name=DAINNp190/>
* [[Cabo Industries]]<ref name=DAINNp190/>
* [[Connor Industrial Ltd.]]<ref name=DAINNp110/>
* [[Frost Giant's Daughter]]'s brewery<ref name=HoCc15>''Hearts of Chaos'', ch. 15</ref>
* [[Hachiman Taro Electronics]]<ref name=MMp142>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 24: "Corporations of the Combine - [Hachiman-Taro Electronics]"</ref>
* [[InterStar Unlimited Exchange]]<ref name=DAINNp301>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 301: "The JumpShip Couriers: Pony Express for the Dark Age"</ref>
* [[Kohlat Industries]]<ref name=DAINNp85/>
* [[Morris Motors]]<ref name=DAINNp85/>
* [[Myers Universal Solutions, Incorporated]]<ref name=DAINNp141/>
* [[Norne Aerospace Corporation]] (bankrupt in December 3132)<ref name=DAINNp93/>
* [[PlasmaTech Enterprises]]<ref name=DAINNp143/>
* [[Prince John Express Lines]]<ref name=DAINNp93/>
* [[Tauranian-Hyborian Metals]]<ref name=DAINNp99/>
* [[Towne Charters]]: acquired by Prince John Express Lines in [[3125]]<ref name=DAINNp93/>
* ''[[Towne Inquisitor]]''<ref>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 71: "Comstar [''sic''] INN Updates"</ref>
* [[Towne Mining, Incorporated]]<ref name=JCIP2-29>''Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2'', p. 29: "Uncle Chandy - Gamemaster's Section - Holdings - Turanian Transport Company - Towne Mining, Incorporated"</ref>
* [[Towne-Wide Entertainment]]<ref name=DAINNp190/>
* [[Turanian Transport Company]]<ref name=JCIP2-29/>
* [[Whisper Vehicles]]<ref name=DAINNp85/>
{{div col end}}

===Local Flora and Fauna===
* [[Eiglotherium]]<ref name=DARWp69/>
* [[Rodan]]<ref name=S11CtT/>
* [[Seraphim Swimmer]]<ref name=DAINNp173>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', pp. 173–174: "Erbe Declares Manhunt after Ninth "Kappa" Victim Escapes Killer"</ref>
* [[Serpent Siren]] (unconfirmed)<ref name=DAINNp99/>
* [[Tantari]]<ref name=DAINNp150/>

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==Notes==
* In ''[[Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN]]'', Port Howard is occasionally referred to mistakenly as Port Arthur.

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==Nearby Systems==
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! colspan="8" | Closest 72 systems (71 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Addicks]]
| class="lessthan30" | 8.9
| class="lessthan30" | [[Pokhara]]
| class="lessthan30" | 11.2
| class="lessthan30" | [[Helen]]
| class="lessthan30" | 12.0
| class="lessthan30" | [[Murchison]]
| class="lessthan30" | 13.1
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Ozawa]]
| class="lessthan30" | 16.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Errai]]
| class="lessthan30" | 17.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Ankaa]]
| class="lessthan30" | 18.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Deneb Kaitos]]
| class="lessthan30" | 21.4
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Galatia]]
| class="lessthan30" | 22.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Small World]]
| class="lessthan30" | 23.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Hean]]
| class="lessthan30" | 23.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Quentin]]
| class="lessthan30" | 23.7
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Al Na'ir]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.0
| class="lessthan30" | [[Ronel]]
| class="lessthan30" | 28.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Biham]]
| class="lessthan30" | 28.8
| class="lessthan30" | [[Ancha]]
| class="lessthan30" | 28.9
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Florence]]
| class="lessthan30" | 29.0
| class="lessthan30" | [[Lockdale]]
| class="lessthan30" | 29.5
| class="over30" | [[Sadachbia]]
| class="over30" | 30.1
| class="over30" | [[Skat]]
| class="over30" | 30.6
|-
| class="over30" | [[Markab]]
| class="over30" | 32.1
| class="over30" | [[Ruchbah]]
| class="over30" | 33.0
| class="over30" | [[Ingress]]
| class="over30" | 33.1
| class="over30" | [[Deneb Algedi]]
| class="over30" | 33.5
|-
| class="over30" | [[Nashira]]
| class="over30" | 33.5
| class="over30" | [[Tybalt]]
| class="over30" | 35.2
| class="over30" | [[Halstead Station]]
| class="over30" | 36.6
| class="over30" | [[Nirasaki]]
| class="over30" | 36.7
|-
| class="over30" | [[Northwind]]
| class="over30" | 36.8
| class="over30" | [[Basalt]]
| class="over30" | 37.1
| class="over30" | [[Tigress]]
| class="over30" | 37.9
| class="over30" | [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]]
| class="over30" | 38.7
|-
| class="over30" | [[Cylene]]
| class="over30" | 40.5
| class="over30" | [[Kawich]]
| class="over30" | 40.6
| class="over30" | [[New Rhodes]]
| class="over30" | 40.8
| class="over30" | [[Sheratan]]
| class="over30" | 40.9
|-
| class="over30" | [[Telos]]
| class="over30" | 41.1
| class="over30" | [[Alpha Eridani]]
| class="over30" | 41.1
| class="over30" | [[Mallory's World]]
| class="over30" | 42.2
| class="over30" | [[Nopah]]
| class="over30" | 43.3
|-
| class="over30" | [[Yance|Agador]]
| class="over30" | 43.7
| class="over30" | [[Saffel]]
| class="over30" | 43.9
| class="over30" | [[Inglesmond|New Britain]]
| class="over30" | 43.9
| class="over30" | [[Rio]]
| class="over30" | 45.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Epsilon Indi]]
| class="over30" | 46.5
| class="over30" | [[Styx]]
| class="over30" | 46.8
| class="over30" | [[Shinonoi]]
| class="over30" | 47.2
| class="over30" | [[Fomalhaut]]
| class="over30" | 48.4
|-
| class="over30" | [[New Stevens]]
| class="over30" | 49.0
| class="over30" | [[Okaya]]
| class="over30" | 49.8
| class="over30" | [[Angol]]
| class="over30" | 50.4
| class="over30" | [[Bharat]]
| class="over30" | 50.7
|-
| class="over30" | [[Woodstock]]
| class="over30" | 51.3
| class="over30" | [[Hamal]]
| class="over30" | 51.6
| class="over30" | [[Kervil]]
| class="over30" | 51.8
| class="over30" | [[Yangtze]]
| class="over30" | 52.3
|-
| class="over30" | [[Mara]]
| class="over30" | 52.5
| class="over30" | [[Miyazaki]]
| class="over30" | 52.7
| class="over30" | [[Mirach]]
| class="over30" | 52.7
| class="over30" | [[Acamar]]
| class="over30" | 55.2
|-
| class="over30" | [[Athenry]]
| class="over30" | 56.6
| class="over30" | [[Schedar]]
| class="over30" | 56.7
| class="over30" | [[Caph]]
| class="over30" | 57.0
| class="over30" | [[Dieron]]
| class="over30" | 57.5
|-
| class="over30" | [[Pike (system)|Pike]]
| class="over30" | 58.2
| class="over30" | [[Epsilon Eridani]]
| class="over30" | 58.7
| class="over30" | [[Ashio]]
| class="over30" | 58.9
| class="over30" | [[Alrescha]]
| class="over30" | 59.4
|-
| class="over30" | [[Elbar]]
| class="over30" | 59.6
| class="over30" | [[Kurhah]]
| class="over30" | 59.7
| class="over30" | [[Bryant]]
| class="over30" | 60.0
| class="over60" | [[Tikonov]]
| class="over60" | 60.4
|-
|}

==References==
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