The Gateway System, Home of the Smithine
(Note, very WiP, adding too it all the time.)
Gateway, System of the Smithine
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The largest and brightest star in this image is the star around which the Gateway System revolves.
Household
Augustus Smithine, Lord Protector of Gateway, Governor of Atillica, Pantheon and Hungaras.
Age: 60
Marital Status: Widowed
Traits:
+ 3 Admiral: A skilled admiral having fought against the alien insect scum many a time.
+ 3 General: Trained in the arts of fighting he helped aided with several parts of the plans to push back the enemy.
+ 3 Charisma: Brought up negotiating peace between the various factions and colleges in his system he has learned how to make friends; and keep them.
+ 3 Duelist: As part of his training to become the Lord Protector Augustus spent a long time sparring, which he picked up as a particular hobby.
Background: WiP.
- William Smithine, Justicar of Attilica, Pantheon and Hungaras, Son of Augustus.
Age: 38
Marital Status: Recently Divorced
Traits:
+ 2 Administrator: Taken under the wing of his aunt he quickly learnt all there was to successfully running an enterprise no matter the size.
+ 3 Admiral: Fascinated by the insect and reptile wars as a child he gained a fascination with space combat, pursuing it at all costs till he was a great commander.
+ 1 General: Trained in land combat he does not particularly enjoy it, viewing it as more of a burden than pleasure.
Background:
WiP.
- Maria Smithine, Daughter of Augustus.
Age: 24
Marital Status: Single
Traits:
+ 2 Counterspy: Trained secretively by her aunt in the tricks of the trade it is well known around the palace that she is to be feared in her cutting edge knowledge.
+ 2 Charisma: Brought up as a true lady, she knows how to court and impress any she wishes too, having charmed many over the years.
Background:
WiP.
Jarvis Smithine, Commander of the Legion of Fire, Overseer of Pandora platforms I-VI, Brother to Augustus.
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married too a minor noblewomen from within the system.
Traits:
+ 4 Admiral: An incredibly skilled admiral, he has fought countless battles and skirmishes of all sizes against all different people.
+ 4 General: Skilled in the leading of men he has considered it his duty too learn how to lead, so as to better defend his brother and his system.
+ 2 Duelist: A man who enjoys duelling as a hobby, he has gradually got better at it as time goes on, his prowess increasing.
Background:
WiP.
Henrietta Smithine, Administrator of Po, Alkanaz and Pandora platforms VII-XII, Sister to Augustus.
Age: 62
Marital Status: Never been married.
Traits:
+ 4 Administrator: With over 4 decades of running much off the trade and mining platforms she is skilled at making a place run as efficient as possible.
+ 4 Spymaster: Having been tasked unofficially with the defence of Gateway from enemies who use intrigue, she is well trained at running spy rings.
+ 4 Counterspy: The rest of her job as Spymaster involves tracking down enemy spies and making sure they get the end they deserve.
Background:
WiP.
Facilities
Civil Facilities:
Trade Hub: Under Construction
Industrial and Business Zone: Under Construction
Military Facilities:
Trade
Lane I:
Lane II:
Lane III:
Lane IV:
Military
Fleet(750):
Battleship:
Battleship:
The 'Ebony Falcon' is a huge battleship, created upon Hungaras itself and designed to take the fight to the alien scum, it has served it's purpose and fought in several battles upon the front-line.
Behemoth of the space lanes, a massive ship with heavy armour and huge cannons. Capital Ship.
-- Cannot hit targets smaller than a Heavy Cruiser.
-- Attack: 100 // Defence: 100 // Speed: 3
Battlecruisers:
The space fleet of Gateway includes one Battlecruisers, which is decorated with the colours of the Smithine house, it is called 'Guard of the Gateway'. It has been slightly re-fitted to include the newest technocrat advances and is commanded by the finest the Pandoran Space Academy has to offer.
Ideal for beefing up patrols, raiding or fast response. Capital Ship.-- Attack: 70 // Defence: 30 // Speed: 6
Advanced Cruisers:
Specially built for use in the space fleet by technocrat scientists these ships have been completely rebuilt, with far more automated systems and more efficient gunnery as well as movement systems. Named 'Not too Fast', and 'Limiting Factor' they have been at the forefront of many recent battles, employed alongside the marcher lords.
The result is a ship that is more accurate and harder to gain a target lock on.
-- Attack: 70 // Defence: 70 // Speed: 5
Light Cruisers:
The Fleet has twelve squadrons of Light Cruisers, with more armour than their destroyer counterparts they are normally used for hunting down and destroying Destroyer Squadrons.
The Light Cruiser is a smaller version of a Heavy Cruiser and is equipped with an array of smaller guns to fight other small vessels as well as torpedo tubes to attack larger ships.
-- Attack: 15 // Defence: 25 // Speed: 7
Destroyer Squadrons:
The fleet currently employs ten separate squadrons of destroyers, produced with far more weapons that armour they are designed to dart in and out before the enemy gets a chance to lock on, and destroy their ships.
These ships are very dangerous to poorly protected Capital Ships though are equally at risk against other predatory Destroyer or Light Cruiser Squadrons.
-- Attack: 25 // Defence: 15 // Speed: 8
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One of the smaller ships in the Destroyer Squadrons.
Land Forces:
Shock Legions:
Some of the first shock legions ever to be trained, they are the pride of Gateway, having been deployed in that decisive battle when the tide finally turned against the alien scum. Altogether forming 'The Legion of Fire', each legion is 'Night Guardians', 'Shock Hammer', 'Privates Peaceful', 'Augustan Troopers', and the infamous 'Black Warriors'.
Man for man, however, Shock Legions are the most feared in the Empire. (Available only to Technocrats)
-- Attack: 100 // Defence: 100 // Size: 50,000 men //Transport Size: 100
System Information
Planets:
Atillica:
Atillica is the home of most citizens living in Gateway, a huge industrialised world dedicated to industry, production, and living. With huge enterprises set upon it and the most trade in any of the systems in the Southern Passage passing through every day, there are huge hubs of trade and large residential areas, housing citizens who work in under-paid jobs within the city, churning out heave armaments daily. The Smithine residence here is a large manor within the heart of the city, although it is rarely visited by them; normally only by the Justicar on official business.
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One of the larger cities present upon the planet.
Pantheon:
Pantheon is the pride of the Gateway system, a clean planet with almost no industry on, filled with schools of learning, and the houses of the richest citizens in the system. With the Pandoran Space and Military Academies both present here the brightest of the youth are sent here and picked out by the Legate of the Legion of Fire for service in the military. It is also host to several technological establishments, all who are constantly developing new technology for the good of Gateway. The Smithine residence here is a large, riverside manor, taking up a whole island. It is the most common abode for the lords, and they often entertain guests here.
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The landscape of Pantheon, with Hungaras and Oberon in the background of the picture.
Hungaras:
Hungaras is the true power house of the system, this is where the ships are built and military based technology is produced. Huge shipyards here churn out hundreds of ships every year, most being sold to other systems because of the skilful and technological advances over other ships. With a smaller and more skilled population than Atillica, the city shipyards are known for naming their ships ironically, and there is no set residence on the planet for the Smithine, they normally stay in the main shipyard, Titanicos, where they can oversee the production.
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One of the larger shipyards present upon the planet's surface, it is surrounded by the buildings of the workers who live and work there.
Po:
Alkanaz:
Moons:
Atillica's Moons:
-Galathorn:
-Chaldene:
Pantheon's Moons:
-Oberon:
-Triton:
Hungaras' Moons:
-Galicia:
-Quixote:
Po's Moons:
-Tarvos:
Alkanaz's Moons:
-Skadi:
-Thyrm:
Orbital Stations:
Pandora Mining Platforms:
The Pandora Mining Platforms are large orbital structures in deep space; where small mining operations and smaller platforms can be overseen, reviewed and launched from. There are currently XII platforms in the system, split up between governership of Henrietta and Jarvis, though only nominally. In reality, they are run by delegates. However, these platforms are not where they mine from, they are used as staging bases for ships and smaller operations to be launched from, harvesting matter and materials from the many asteroids floating around the system.
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One of the many different ships out gathering minerals from the asteroid belts present in the system.
Parthenoii Defence Stations:
Parthenoii Defence Stations have been specially designed by the leading scientists from the Pandoran Academy of Space too help defend the system and offer a rapid response team, having the capacity to have small squadrons of light ships dock, and have the latest state-of-the-art detection software, so they can spot intrusions into the system and quickly report them. They are also host to officers of Shock Legions, learning and training here.
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One of the larger defence platforms, currently orbiting one of the platforms in the system to pick up new recruits.
Loki Observation Decks:
The Observation Decks serve another purpose, the gathering and observing of information; and research. With long-range sensors and hooked into the 'Gateway Network', they are more of spy platforms, gathering information on everything that happens through out the system. As well as this they provide a secretive area for research to be done, it is rumoured that several of the shock legion design aspects were developed here. All are under direct command of the Justicar of the system, William, and report to him only.
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Currently the largest observation platform, it is in constant orbit of Po, and is said to house the home of the 'Gateway Network' A.Is.
House History
House Smithine was founded in the midst of the 7th Stellar Era, inheriting the system from a loose relationship to the heir-less old lore, who had granted the land to his cousin, the man, Angus, had already proven himself by developing several new mining and production technologies; aiding the production of Atillica and Hungaras in their mission to produce heavy armaments. However, with this land grant, came the ire of many relatives, all hoping to depose this new imposter and gain the system for their own cadet branch. However, they had not counted upon the founder, A cunning man who it was rumoured had a slightly shady past he had been taught in the politics of ruling and intrigue; along with how to blackmail and coerce.
One by one rival branches of the house, fell to pieces, died out, were simply forgotten. Eventually, the Smithine were at internal peace, and then, the Titan Wars. With Gateway so close to where the Titans had been released; they were subject to many battles in their skies, although they attempted to remain neutral, they took a firm stand upon the defence of their territory. As these eras of wars drew to a close, they were one again tossed into the fray against the insects, helping lead the forces that saved the Marchers from almost certain defeat.
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