Primary:
Lassara, spectral class F5V. ICN S4K0706F5V. Mass 1.3 standard. Stellar diameter
1.4 standard. Luminosity 3.5 standard.
Planetary
System:
Eight major bodies. One Inhabited world (Ildrissar, V). No gas giants In system.
V
Ildrissar: Mean orbital radius, 299.2 million kilometers (2.0 AU).
Period, 906.07 days ... Two satellites ... Diameter, 15,792 kilometers. Density,
1.12. Mass, 1.59 standard. Mean surface gravity, 1.26 G. Rotation period: 22
hours, 39 minutes, 9 seconds. Axial Inclination, 8°46'8.8" Albedo, .28 ...
Surface atmospheric pressure, 1.8atm; composition, standard oxygen-nitrogen mix
with taint from sulfur compounds of volcanic origin. Filter mask required to
breathe atmosphere. Hydrographic percentage, 54%; composition, liquid water and
water-ice. Mean surface temperature, 26°C.
Remarks:
Ildrissar was, until recently, a member of the Carrillian
Assembly. The world attracted settlers due to the great mineral wealth
located by surveys of the planet; the high density of Ildrissar was an early
indication of the abundance of heavy metals and radioactives present there.
This, in turn, is responsible for the world's rather high surface gravity and
for the vulcanism which prevails over much of the planet's surface ... hence the
atmospheric taint, caused by concentrations of sulphur compounds of unhealthy
proportions.
Ildrissar was settled from the Assembly over two hundred years ago (though it
was occupied intermittently by corporate outposts and other mining concerns
prior to that time). As a member world of the Assembly, Ildrissar enjoyed many
benefits, most particularly the support of other Assembly planets during the
lean times of the early colonial period.
With the assumption of extraordinary powers by High Justice
Daldreem, in direct
contravention of the Articles of Assembly, the people of Ildrissar were hit
particularly hard by the many changes in government policy which ensued. Higher
taxes, a fixed market price for ore sold to the Assembly far below those
available from other markets (access to which was to be greatly restricted) and
orders for the nationalization of several key industries were all seen on
Ildrissar as being completely contrary to colonial interests. Several political
factions formed, urging resistance to the Assembly - from conservatives who
sought a return to rule by the Articles and the Council of Justice to a handful
of extremists who urged complete independence. The extremists used their
influence and wealth to begin stockpiling equipment and arms and in hiring
offworld mercenaries (for Ildrissar was poor in manpower, but could afford to
hire the best in technology and service).
In 1109, the notorious Starport Massacre,
prematurely (from the Ildrissaran Patriots' point of view) triggered a full-scale
planetary uprising. The Assembly responded to the defeat of the local garrison
by gathering a large force, including a contingent of elite Aslan
mercenaries, the Teahleikhoi Regiment, to launch a renewed attack on the rebellious colony.
The Patriots responded by hiring the Caledon
Highlanders to help defend and train their own troops. Although
successful in the early stages of their invasions, the Assembly drive has lost
momentum and the war on Ildrissar continues to rage at this time.
The situation on Ildrissar is still in flux, with the Assembly controlling the Starport and several cities and the Ildrissarian Patriotic Front controlling the rest of the planet.