Victory (world)

Victory/Caledon/Reavers' Deep 2017

A201766-C J Ic, Na, Va 214 Ca K0IV

Primary: Ildrathir, spectral class K0IV. ICN S4G0407K0IV. Mass 2.3 standard. Stellar diameter 3.3 standard. Luminosity 4.67 standard.

Planetary System: Four major bodies. No inhabited worlds. Four gas giants. One planetoid belts. Victory, IV C, is a satellite of planet IV, Druthere.

IV Druthere: Mean orbital radius, 418.88 million kilometers (2.8 AU). Period 1128.4 days. Ten satellites. Diameter, 78000 kilometers. Density, .2 standard. Mass, .43.2 standard. A large gas giant.

IV C Victory: Mean orbital radius, 3.12 million kilometers (40 radii). Period 92.8 days. No satellites. Diameter, 4531 kilometers. Density, 1.01 standard. Mass, .016 standard. Mean surface gravity, .26G. Rotation period: none (tidal lock with Druthere). Axial inclination 39°54'42.6". Albedo, .27. Surface atmospheric pressure, less than .01 atm; vacuum suites required outside colony domes. Hydrographic percentage, 10%; composition, water-ice. Mean surface temperature, -33° C.

Remarks: The star designated Ildrathir was named by the first interstellar explorers to settle in the region, representatives of the aggressive and militaristic culture of Drexilthar (Reavers’ Deep 0206). Prior to the expansion of Caledon (Reavers' Deep 1815), Drexilthar controlled a fairly substantial empire in the Deep. The Ildrathir system represented their furthest penetration coreward. The third moon of the outermost gas giant, Druthere, was established as an advanced military outpost after scouts discovered the fledgling Principality of Caledon, which at that time (-86) controlled only a handful of star systems. The Caledonian worlds were targeted for a full takeover by elements of the Iltharan Star Navy.

The Principality, however, acted first. With a handful of ships, Admiral the Earl of Strathmore launched a pre-emptive strike against Ildrathir, running into unexpectedly large forces orbiting Druthere's satellite. In a hard-fought battle, the Iltharan forces were defeated. The moon was occupied and Prince Jameison decreed that it would henceforth be known as "Victory" in commemoration of the battle. Caledonian aid to dissidents caused a rebellion to erupt in the Empire and Drexilthar was never again in a position to renew direct warfare with the Principality.

Victory is currently the site of a major trading center linking the Principality to the Imperium by way of the Imperial world of Concorde (Reavers' Deep 2218). A Caledonian naval base is also present, largely intended to guard against incursions (or a return by Maxwellian exiles) from Germaine (Reavers' Deep 2019).

Every so often, rumors spread through the colony of the presence on Victory (or, possibly, another of Druthere’s satellites) of some secret cache of Iltharan equipment or weaponry. No two rumors have ever agreed on the contents, location, or fate of this cache, but the persistence of the basic story makes it probable that there is some basis in fact for the whole claim. The stories have sparked searches by treasure hunters, archeologists, and even a few Maxwellian sympathizers who hope to turn up an arsenal or a hanger stocked with old but serviceable warships. Such searches have not, to public knowledge, proven successful.