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Quicksilver: /* Astrography */

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Astrography

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	==Astrography==		==Astrography==
	[[File:AurinkoMap.jpg\|left\|300px]]		[[File:AurinkoMap.jpg\|left\|300px]]
	'''Aurinko''' - the star of ~~Svard~~ system, Aurinko is a Class M RGB-III red giant. With a mass double that of Sol and diameter hundreds of times bigger, Aurinko is believed to have swallowed most of the inner planets.		'''Aurinko''' - the star and official name of the system, Aurinko is a Class M RGB-III a red giant. With a mass double that of Sol and diameter hundreds of times bigger, Aurinko is believed to have swallowed most of the inner planets.

	'''Jatti''' - is the largest planetary body of ~~Svard~~ system. This Jupiter-class gas giant has captured most of the remaining planetary bodies of Svard into its orbit. It also presents a significant navigation hazard as its atmosphere is being slowly drained by Aurinko's proximity, creating a spectacular particle storm. It was in the upper layers of Jatti that Lord Drake finally discovered the ‘’Whisperer’’, and ancient warship of Yu’voth origin.		'''Jatti''' - is the largest planetary body of the Aurinko system. This Jupiter-class gas giant has captured most of the remaining planetary bodies of Svard into its orbit. It also presents a significant navigation hazard as its atmosphere is being slowly drained by Aurinko's proximity, creating a spectacular particle storm. It was in the upper layers of Jatti that Lord Drake finally discovered the ‘’Whisperer’’, and ancient warship of Yu’voth origin.

	'''Cog''' – is a tectonically stable small moon half again as close to Jatti as Svard. Cog would be unremarkable among Jatti’s planetoid moons were it not for its abundance of rare earth and heavy metals and remarkable geological stability given its location. To its benefit, it does have enough of an atmosphere to deflect Jetti’s fury and require only the use of a pressure suit, though the planetoids industrial activities have left a trail of acid rain and other ~~polutents~~ in its wake.		'''Cog''' – is a tectonically stable small moon half again as close to Jatti as Svard. Cog would be unremarkable among Jatti’s planetoid moons were it not for its abundance of rare earth and heavy metals and remarkable geological stability given its location. To its benefit, it does have enough of an atmosphere to deflect Jetti’s fury and require only the use of a pressure suit, though the planetoids industrial activities have left a trail of acid rain and other pollutants in its wake.

	'''Inner Asteroid Ring''' – Between the planetoids of Svard and Cog sits a ring of asteroids in a constant fluxing orbit around Jatti and intermingled among themselves. A good half of the asteroids are simply chunks of ice, with the rest a mix of silicoid and ferrous. Silence, with its abundance of marble, is the only asteroid so far to be unique enough to warrant note. ~~Dispite~~ this, some are still mined for rare minerals or hollowed out for hydroponic installations.		'''Inner Asteroid Ring''' – Between the planetoids of Svard and Cog sits a ring of asteroids in a constant fluxing orbit around Jatti and intermingled among themselves. A good half of the asteroids are simply chunks of ice, with the rest a mix of silicoid and ferrous. Silence, with its abundance of marble, is the only asteroid so far to be unique enough to warrant note. Despite this, some are still mined for rare minerals or hollowed out for hydroponic installations.

	'''Svard''' - is the largest moon of Jatti, as well as the most distant of the settled moons. Mechanicus Astrographers believe that Svard used to be an independent planetary body until it was captured by Jatti's gravitational pull during Aurinko’s expansion phase. Certainly the fact that the planet contains massive river basins despite having a temperature that only rises above freezing in a few locations on the equator lends credence to this theory. The planet’s oceans remain liquid under a layer of ice, warmed by geothermal vents. It has a breathable atmosphere, as well as native animal and plant life, though most of it resides in the oceans.		'''Svard''' - is the largest moon of Jatti, as well as the most distant of the settled moons. Mechanicus Astrographers believe that Svard used to be an independent planetary body until it was captured by Jatti's gravitational pull during Aurinko’s expansion phase. Certainly, the fact that the planet contains massive river basins despite having a temperature that only rises above freezing in a few locations on the equator lends credence to this theory. The planet’s oceans remain liquid under a layer of ice, warmed by geothermal vents. It has a breathable atmosphere, as well as native animal and plant life, though most of it resides in the oceans.

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==

Mark at 03:45, 18 December 2014

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	What little training the Levy personnel receive, however, is intended for more open field engagement than what the SDF trains for. To this end they are equipped with standard lasguns and heavy stubbers. A few specialized members of the Levy are equipped with and trained in the use of an armed variant of the local snowmobile to create a rapid flanking force.		What little training the Levy personnel receive, however, is intended for more open field engagement than what the SDF trains for. To this end they are equipped with standard lasguns and heavy stubbers. A few specialized members of the Levy are equipped with and trained in the use of an armed variant of the local snowmobile to create a rapid flanking force.

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Drake’s Return

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	Over the years, word of the fall of Installation 23 and the failed efforts to reclaim it were eventually heard by members of the Inquisition. Intrigued about the remarkable insidiousness of these Whisperer members and concerned about its spread to more important or populated systems, plans were made to send an operative to investigate. A few months later a small clipper vessel, under the guise of a desperate trader making a dangerous run, served to transport Acolyte Keel and his team to Svard.		Over the years, word of the fall of Installation 23 and the failed efforts to reclaim it were eventually heard by members of the Inquisition. Intrigued about the remarkable insidiousness of these Whisperer members and concerned about its spread to more important or populated systems, plans were made to send an operative to investigate. A few months later a small clipper vessel, under the guise of a desperate trader making a dangerous run, served to transport Acolyte Keel and his team to Svard.

	During the couple of months, Acolyte Keel started missing reports, than stopped reporting entirely. After a year of silence, the shadowy organization started maneuvering for a more forceful investigation. To this end they tapped Acolyte Keel’s brother, Lord-Captain Keel, slowly leaking him information about his missing bother’s last mission. He surprised them in turn by discovering in the old Navy records that the system was owned by the Rogue Trader family Drake.		During the subsequent couple of months, Acolyte Keel started missing reports, than stopped reporting entirely. After a year of silence, the shadowy organization started maneuvering for a more forceful investigation. To this end they tapped Acolyte Keel’s brother, Lord-Captain Keel, slowly leaking him information about his missing bother’s last mission. He surprised them in turn by discovering in the old Navy records that the system was owned by the Rogue Trader family Drake.

	Lord-Captain Keel located the reigning (and only) member of House Drake and convinced him to lead an expedition to the lost system, granting the Navy man some form of legitimacy to his actions. Upon arrival Lord Drake met with the Crystal Counsel who hailed him as a savior, and informed him of their troubles with the Whisperers. Despite an attempted assassination by Whisperer agents, the Rogue Trader agreed to save the colony.		Lord-Captain Keel located the reigning (and only) member of House Drake and convinced him to lead an expedition to the lost system, granting the Navy man some form of legitimacy to his actions. Upon arrival Lord Drake met with the Crystal Counsel who hailed him as a savior, and informed him of their troubles with the Whisperers. Despite an attempted assassination by Whisperer agents, the Rogue Trader agreed to save the colony.

Quicksilver: /* Founding of a Colony */

2014-08-20T22:44:25Z

Founding of a Colony

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	After three years of unsuccessfully attempting to locate a buyer for the xeno craft and a close call during the exploration of the system by another Rogue Trader, Wilhelm founded the colony of Svard as a cover to keep other explorers away from the system. Although some family members were curious, the system had enough benefits to justify Wilhelm funding the colony project himself. Five years later, with Installation 23 just starting construction, Wilhelm’s ship disappeared, presumed lost with all hands.		After three years of unsuccessfully attempting to locate a buyer for the xeno craft and a close call during the exploration of the system by another Rogue Trader, Wilhelm founded the colony of Svard as a cover to keep other explorers away from the system. Although some family members were curious, the system had enough benefits to justify Wilhelm funding the colony project himself. Five years later, with Installation 23 just starting construction, Wilhelm’s ship disappeared, presumed lost with all hands.
	[[File:Wilhelm Thaurn.jpg\|left\|200px\|thumb\| Whilhelm Thaurn]]		[[File:Wilhelm Thaurn.jpg\|left\|200px\|thumb\| Whilhelm Thaurn]]
	Unaware of its original purpose, other members of House Drake took over management of the colony, eventually completing Installation 23. The profit from the high-grade promethium refinery proved to be sufficient for the well-connected Drake dynasty to in turn pay for the construction of the roving factorium of Cog. Just a little two centuries of its founding, the colony of Svard was breaking even, and nearly self-sufficient.		Unaware of its original purpose, other members of House Drake took over management of the colony, eventually completing Installation 23. The profit from the high-grade promethium refinery proved to be sufficient for the well-connected Drake dynasty to in turn pay for the construction of the roving factorium of Cog. Just a little under two centuries from its founding, the colony of Svard was breaking even, and nearly self-sufficient.

	The success of Svard, however, coincided with the fall of House Drake. Visits from members of the dynasty became less frequent as their number of ships decreased. Under the regency of High Factorum Marinas the Mad (283.M40 to 440.M40), the all references to the ownership and colony of Svard disappeared from the Drake House records. The Drake Dynasty’s last connection to the colony, a writ of trade from there to Damaris, was finally sold off to a free captain in 912.M40. The colony would continue to exist and grow slowly as an independent colony for nearly a millennia.		The success of Svard, however, coincided with the fall of House Drake. Visits from members of the dynasty became less frequent as their number of ships decreased. Under the regency of High Factorum Marinas the Mad (283.M40 to 440.M40), the all references to the ownership and colony of Svard disappeared from the Drake House records. The Drake Dynasty’s last connection to the colony, a writ of trade from there to Damaris, was finally sold off to a free captain in 912.M40. The colony would continue to exist and grow slowly as an independent colony for nearly a millennia.

Quicksilver: /* Founding of a Colony */

2014-08-20T22:43:16Z

Founding of a Colony

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	====Founding of a Colony====		====Founding of a Colony====

	After three years of unsuccessfully attempting to locate a buyer for the xeno craft and a close call during the exploration of the system another Rogue Trader, Wilhelm founded the colony of Svard as a cover to keep other explorers away from the system. Although some family members were curious, the system had enough benefits to justify Wilhelm funding the colony project himself. Five years later, with Installation 23 just starting construction, Wilhelm’s ship disappeared, presumed lost with all hands.		After three years of unsuccessfully attempting to locate a buyer for the xeno craft and a close call during the exploration of the system by another Rogue Trader, Wilhelm founded the colony of Svard as a cover to keep other explorers away from the system. Although some family members were curious, the system had enough benefits to justify Wilhelm funding the colony project himself. Five years later, with Installation 23 just starting construction, Wilhelm’s ship disappeared, presumed lost with all hands.
	[[File:Wilhelm Thaurn.jpg\|left\|200px\|thumb\| Whilhelm Thaurn]]		[[File:Wilhelm Thaurn.jpg\|left\|200px\|thumb\| Whilhelm Thaurn]]
	Unaware of its original purpose, other members of House Drake took over management of the colony, eventually completing Installation 23. The profit from the high-grade promethium refinery proved to be sufficient for the well-connected Drake dynasty to in turn pay for the construction of the roving factorium of Cog. Just a little two centuries of its founding, the colony of Svard was breaking even, and nearly self-sufficient.		Unaware of its original purpose, other members of House Drake took over management of the colony, eventually completing Installation 23. The profit from the high-grade promethium refinery proved to be sufficient for the well-connected Drake dynasty to in turn pay for the construction of the roving factorium of Cog. Just a little two centuries of its founding, the colony of Svard was breaking even, and nearly self-sufficient.

Quicksilver: /* Military */

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Military

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	==Military==		==Military==
			The military assets of the Aurinko system are all at least nominally raised from Svard, and come in two forms, the Svard Defense Fleet, and the Svard Levy. By tradition, as well as mandate, the Defense Fleet is the standing military consisting of a unified ground and space command while the Levy consisted of a ground force militia raised by the local nobility for emergency situations. Over time their respective theaters of war shaped basic equipment and tactics.
			====History====
			Although the Svard Defense Fleet was originally intended to take care of all military concerns, it is primarily a naval force and spent the majority of its time guarding transports, rooting out pirates and policing the systems few cities and many asteroids and stations. During the Limanov rebellion (103.M40), the massacre of SDF troops in open field engagements demonstrated a hole in their effectiveness, and raised the value of the Svard Levy to control over the wide open, populous planet.

			The numerous rebellions and terrorist actions during the Whisperer Heresy, alongside attempted counter assaults, led to the near total destruction of the Svard Defense Fleet. This lead to the Levy being raised on a more long term basis to act as a security force for the remains of the Svard government and civilization.

			Now that the threat of the Whisperer is over, the Svard Defense Fleet is being slowly rebuilt, with Levy troops being absorbed or disbanded as soon as they can be replaced. The [[Svard 1st Expeditionary\|Svard Expeditionary]], a new military branch created by Lord Drake, has just recently been created from veteran Levy members for the purpose of out-of-system operations.

			====Training & Equipment====
			The Svard Defense Fleet follows a unified command, but has four basic groups: Voidship crew, Infantry, Pilots and support personnel. The Voidship crew operates the three surviving system ships; small one thousand man Shield-Class escort ones, though the Crystal Council is attempting to accumulate the funds to purchase a Pretorian-Class destroyer from Damaris. The SDF pilots operate a small variety of interceptors and superiority spacecraft, primarily the Thunderstrike (a space variant of the Thunderbolt). The infantry are trained primarily in CQB tactics, and are equipped with laspistols and shotguns standard.

			What little training the Levy personnel receive, however, is intended for more open field engagement than what the SDF trains for. To this end they are equipped with standard lasguns and heavy stubbers. A few specialized members of the Levy are equipped with and trained in the use of an armed variant of the local snowmobile to create a rapid flanking force.

Quicksilver: /* Demographics */

2013-07-25T20:36:15Z

Demographics

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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==

	As the ~~only planet in~~ the system ~~that does not require void technology~~ to ~~survive~~, Svard ~~in naturally~~ the ~~largest settlement in~~ the ~~system~~, it ~~is home~~ to ~~four~~ of the ~~five~~ million ~~residence~~ of the ~~system~~.		During its height, just before the Whisperer’s attack, the Aurinko system was home to five million souls, nearly four million of which lived on the habitable moon of Svard. A quarter million people lived and worked on Cog, with just under another quarter million on Installation 23. The remaining population were considered resident voidsmen, found on asteroids, voidships or other space stations. The population had very minor immigration, mostly from ship crews, or emigration, mostly to Silence. Around sixty percent of the population is descended from the first colonization, with another thirty-five percent from the second wave after the construction of the promethium station.

			The Whisperer had a devastating effect on the system’s population. Over half the population of Installation 23 was killed during the uprising or its operation under the Whisperer, while another quarter would die in fight to reclaim it. Nearly every other space station or inhabited asteroid was wiped out to the man, including Silence. The three Battles of Cog (First Revolt, Second Revolt, Cleansing) killed two thirds of the population of the small moon. During the whisperers, the population loss on Svard itself was less dramatic, a million soul lost their lives, most to starvation or freezing temperatures. Another half a million deaths would occur during the mass uprising and suicide bombings during the Whisperer’s final attack.

			By the time Lord Drake declared the system safe again, the population of Aurinko was not even a full three million. Worse, in terms of economic recovery, most of the survivors were from unskilled labor and substance professions. Still, humanity is hard to fully eliminate from anywhere it decides to claim.

	==History==		==History==

Quicksilver: /* Astrography */

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Astrography

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	'''Jatti''' - is the largest planetary body of Svard system. This Jupiter-class gas giant has captured most of the remaining planetary bodies of Svard into its orbit. It also presents a significant navigation hazard as its atmosphere is being slowly drained by Aurinko's proximity, creating a spectacular particle storm. It was in the upper layers of Jatti that Lord Drake finally discovered the ‘’Whisperer’’, and ancient warship of Yu’voth origin.		'''Jatti''' - is the largest planetary body of Svard system. This Jupiter-class gas giant has captured most of the remaining planetary bodies of Svard into its orbit. It also presents a significant navigation hazard as its atmosphere is being slowly drained by Aurinko's proximity, creating a spectacular particle storm. It was in the upper layers of Jatti that Lord Drake finally discovered the ‘’Whisperer’’, and ancient warship of Yu’voth origin.

	'''Cog''' – is a tectonically stable small moon half again as close to Jatti as Svard. Cog would be unremarkable among Jatti’s planetoid moons were it not for its abundance of rare earth and heavy metals and remarkable geological stability given its location.		'''Cog''' – is a tectonically stable small moon half again as close to Jatti as Svard. Cog would be unremarkable among Jatti’s planetoid moons were it not for its abundance of rare earth and heavy metals and remarkable geological stability given its location. To its benefit, it does have enough of an atmosphere to deflect Jetti’s fury and require only the use of a pressure suit, though the planetoids industrial activities have left a trail of acid rain and other polutents in its wake.

	'''Inner Asteroid Ring''' – Between the planetoids of Svard and Cog sits a ring of asteroids in a constant fluxing orbit around Jatti and intermingled among themselves. A good half of the asteroids are simply chunks of ice, with the rest a mix of silicoid and ferrous. Silence, with its abundance of marble, is the only asteroid so far to be unique enough to warrant note.		'''Inner Asteroid Ring''' – Between the planetoids of Svard and Cog sits a ring of asteroids in a constant fluxing orbit around Jatti and intermingled among themselves. A good half of the asteroids are simply chunks of ice, with the rest a mix of silicoid and ferrous. Silence, with its abundance of marble, is the only asteroid so far to be unique enough to warrant note. Dispite this, some are still mined for rare minerals or hollowed out for hydroponic installations.

	'''Svard''' - is the largest moon of Jatti, as well as the most distant of the settled moons. Mechanicus Astrographers believe that Svard used to be an independent planetary body until it was captured by Jatti's gravitational pull during Aurinko’s expansion phase. Certainly the fact that the planet contains massive river basins despite having a temperature that only rises above freezing in a few locations on the equator lends credence to this theory. The planet’s oceans remain liquid under a layer of ice, warmed by geothermal vents. It has a breathable atmosphere, as well as native animal and plant life, though most of it resides in the oceans.		'''Svard''' - is the largest moon of Jatti, as well as the most distant of the settled moons. Mechanicus Astrographers believe that Svard used to be an independent planetary body until it was captured by Jatti's gravitational pull during Aurinko’s expansion phase. Certainly the fact that the planet contains massive river basins despite having a temperature that only rises above freezing in a few locations on the equator lends credence to this theory. The planet’s oceans remain liquid under a layer of ice, warmed by geothermal vents. It has a breathable atmosphere, as well as native animal and plant life, though most of it resides in the oceans.

Quicksilver: /* Economics */

2013-07-19T22:58:01Z

Economics

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	==Economics==		==Economics==
	[[File:Installation 23.jpg\|right\|200px]]		[[File:Installation 23.jpg\|right\|200px]]
	~~'''Cog''' –~~ is the ~~second hub~~ of ~~Svard's~~ economy, ~~with a significant Adeptus Mechanicus industrial facility constructed on~~ the ~~surface, where they can directly refine~~ the ~~planetoid’s minerals~~. ~~Its proximity~~ to ~~Jatti, however, means that approaching Cog can be tricky at times~~.		The promethium production from Installation 23 is the cornerstone of Aurinko’s economy, providing its primary export and the only export valuable enough to draw regular interstellar trade. The Jetti’s gravitational destruction creates particle emissions which allow Installation 23 to be one of the few producers of high grade promethium within the Expanse. Although some promethium is sold onsite, the vast majority of the material is loaded up on Charter tankers and shipped off to Damaris where it’s sold to Charter captains and Rogue Traders on their way to the Ragged Worlds or Heathen Worlds.

	~~'''Silence''' - Technically~~ the ~~oldest inhabited place in Svard system~~, ~~Silence~~ is a ~~single asteroid within the belt that was settled~~ by a ~~group~~ of ~~religiously-motivated sculptors~~, ~~artists and monks nearly twenty five years before~~ the ~~planet~~ Svard.		Besides promethium, the Aurinko’s second significant export is meat. Although there are some forests and other plant life, almost none of it is edible by humans. They do, however, support a surprising variety of game. Fisheries, created by drilling through oceanic ice caps, provide a second source of abundant meat. During the Whisperer years, these two sources constituted the entirety of the Svard diet. Now that trade has been reestablished, however, many of the nicer meats are shipped off world to pay for agricultural imports.

	~~'''~~Installation 23~~'''~~ - the ~~primary source of~~ exports and the ~~draw of Rogue Traders on the way to Ragged Worlds and Heathen Worlds~~, ~~Installation 23 is a huge prometheum extraction~~ and ~~refinery station in low orbit over Jatti~~. The ~~unstable gas giants particle emissions allow Installation 23 to be one~~ of the ~~few producers of high grade pormetheum within the Expanse. Although thought lost to the whisperers~~, ~~the Drake Dynasty located and recovered the station, and at great expense has finally gotten it running again~~.		Originally founded to provide the equipment for Installation 23, the industrial moon of Cog was long ago re-geared to produce the basic manufactured goods needed across the system. The two mile long manufactorum-train exports heaters, fishing gear and lasguns across the colony in exchange for food, men and what few materials are unavailable on Cog. The handful of trained magi found on the planet also create some more advanced equipment, typically on commission.

	==Military==		==Military==

Quicksilver: /* Politics */

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Politics

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	==Politics==		==Politics==

			The main political entity in the system is the Crystal Counsel, a senate formed of all the nobles from across the system. The counsel elects a Speaker, who acts as the head of government and, originally, the liaison to the Drake Family. The strength of the Counsel, Speaker and individual nobles has fluctuated over the centuries, but basics over government have remained the same.

			Though the Counsel is supposed to provide equal representation, vast majority of the settled land and population are on Svard, giving the planet has the single largest political block. That block is occasionally split between the ''landsmenn'', who control manors houses, and ''styraesmen'' merchant nobility from the city. The ''jarls'', each who controlled one of the system’s many asteroids, constituted the second largest block, followed by the ''Magi'' from Cog. Installation 23 is theoretically held directly by the Crystal Counsel, but its Admiral was given a non-voting seat in the mid M40s.

			Silence, notably, also only has a single non-voting seat on the counsel, as it is not technically under the counsel’s rule but rather a sovereign monastery only answerable to the Ecclesiarchy. In practice, however, it typically follows the edicts of the counsel as it is almost entirely dependent on the rest of the colony for food, equipment and defense.

			Haldor Tel, the current Speaker, is a wealthy Landsmenn and was originally known for his pro-Svard policies. The effect of the last thirty years has shifted his perspective, showing all to clearly how dependent his and his fellow noble’s wealth and very survival rests on the system functioning together. This shift has made him unpopular with some of the more elitist Landsmenn, but has likewise gained him cautious support of the couple remaining Jarls, as well as the magi.

	==Economics==		==Economics==