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Ancona is a prosperous, resource-rich world in the heart of Shannedam County. It is a lush paradise of deep forests and snow-capped mountains.

Major Landmasses[]

Cappra[]

Ancona has two large continents, with three smaller island/continents. The largest, Cappra, has a shallow mountain range along the northern coast, where are located the planet's richest iron and radioactive ore deposits. The Cappran foothills also contain evidence of the settlements predating the first Human and Baufrin colonies.

Cappra's southern region is richly forested with trees several hundred years old and reaching heights of over 200 meters. The intricate red-gold grain patterns of this wood command high prices off-planet.

Fek, the former Commonwealth capital, is the site of the current TOG military government. The largest city on the planet, Fek dates back over three thousand years. Though the Baufrin originally designed the old city, modifications were made by the KessRith and, again, by the Humans and Naram of the Commonwealth.

The two other major cities on Cappra are Tako and Tory. Both are relatively young cities, with Tory the largest manufacturing settlement on the continent.

Latora[]

Latora is the second largest continent. Along its northwest shoreline is a treacherous mountain range laden with nickel and aluminum deposits. Young forests dominate the central continent. The city of Lisi, with its spaceport and nearby garrison, is the most populated area. Less-populous farmlands dominate the northern areas.

Minor Landmasses[]

Sholi[]

Sholi is the largest island/continent. Only 100,000 beings live in the deep valleys of its inner region, yet they produce 92 percent of all Ancona foodstuffs.

Shokrith[]

Shokrith is the smallest of the settled islands. Though the island is actively volcanic, its mountains are so rich in uranium and other radioactives that mining these dangerous slopes is worth the risk. Slave towns surround Bika, the city TOG built to manage and control the vital mining interests on the island.

Climate and Geomorphology[]

Ancona's northern ice cap melts away during the summer season, flooding coastal areas. Life forms that have evolved to adapt to this seasonal intertidal zone have been the subject of many studies.

Because of Ancona's elongated orbital track, the southern ice cap never melts. Offsetting the increase in solar radiation that might melt the southern ice cap during the southern summer is the the simultaneously increased distance from the sun at Ancona's apogee.

Early History[]

Except for a few Baufrin surface-mining operations, the riches of Ancona remained untapped for decades. By the mid-32nd century, however, Baufrin and Human cooperatives were in full swing all across the world.

Having received advance, radio-transmitted word of the horrors of the Snow Plague on other planets, the citizens of Ancona quarantined their world for 15 years, mounting a deadly attack on any vessel attempting to land.

Records discovered when Tory expanded over the rubble of a previous city tell of a crippled spacecraft making a forced landing on Ancona. The space-defense system failed to destroy the vessel before it crash-landed, but a mob killed all the survivors aboard. Too late, however. The Snow Plague had reached Ancona.

With only a handful of Humans and Naram still alive after the blight of the Snow Plague, their communities suffered a regressive period similar to that experienced on many other Commonwealth worlds. The Baufrin rebuilt their holdings and prospered, while mankind found itself isolated.

In 5030 the KessRith arrived on Ancona in their invasion of worlds devastated by the Snow Plague. They razed the oldest Human cities and herded the Baufrin into closely guarded compounds. The KessRith made Fek their capital, one of the few cities still intact after the rioting triggered by the Plague. The occupiers built onto the city and soon the KessRith population had increased dramatically. Though they were never able to directly control Ancona's mining interests, the KessRith had a monopoly on food supplies.

When news of Trajan's campaigns reached Ancona in the late 6560s, Fek and her sister cities openly rebelled. While the KessRith held back food supplies, Humans and Baufrin existed on stores they had been stockpiling secretly and cooperatively. Help arrived in 6570, when a Baufrin-led invasion quickly overwhelmed the lone KessRith regiment. In 6578 the Commonwealth placed an omni-directional VLCA in the system, using Ancona as a staging area to regain control of the rest of Shannedam.

During the rise of the New Roman Republic on Terra, Ancona regained its prosperity as Humans and Naram immigrated in record numbers to exploit the planet's still-plentiful resources. Baufrin trading interests also returned, as did other substantial outside investments.

Recent Events[]

By 6809 and the fall of Jas Jasos in Keserdal County, the Commonwealth knew that Shannedam was TOG's next logical target. Because Ancona was 200 light years from front lines on the Shannedam-Keserdal border, only one combat legion, the 5061st Renegade Infantry Legion, was garrisoned here.

Considered a second-line unit unlikely to see action, the legion's support and maintenance units were not equipped with grav transport. Instead, the unit's logistics tail was dependent on wheeled and tracked vehicles. This dependence proved deadly to the 5061st.

In 6811 TOG launched its long-awaited invasion of Shannedam. The Commonwealth Navy's initial T-Doppler reports showed that the assault force was large and that Ancona was its likely target. The T-Doppler stations also detected two other large naval forces, one heading for Ve'Fros and the other for Zama. Deciding that the Ancona force was a feint, Commonwealth Theater Command chose to reinforce the garrisons at Zama and Ve'Fros instead. Bypassing those more obvious targets, three TOG carrier groups and four strike legions drove straight toward Ancona. Poorly defended and light years from Zama and Ve'Fros, Ancona had not a prayer.

Within hours, the numerically superior TOG ground forces secured all of the planet's major land masses except Cappra. Ancona's population was even more surprised than the CAF that Ancona was the target of such an attack.

TOG committed one legion to the destruction of the 5061st. Though the Renegade unit prepared valiantly to defend Cappra, its slow-moving, road-dependent supply train was an easy target for TOG fighters. In less than two weeks, every member of the 5061st Legion was killed, wounded, or captured. Ancona became the first TOG-occupied world in Shannedam County.

Ancona's civilian population, in shock over the sudden turn of events, was disorganized for months while martial law was imposed. Members of the Parliament were imprisoned or removed off-world. Garrisons were established in every major city, and TOG took ownership of all industrial output and trade. When Baufrin corporations and cartels balked, their property was seized or destroyed.

It was several months before resistance began. Rumors of a "phantom legion" of guerrillas in the mountains of Cappra began to spread among the Human/Naram communities. TOG forces followed up on these rumors occasionally, sometimes finding hidden CAF supply and weapon caches in caves, but no trace of the phantom legion.

When TOG began enslaving civilians to create a mining force, several dozen barracks were mysteriously burned down. TOG responded immediately. Lictor IS agents arrested more than 200 individuals, who were summarily tried and sentenced to death. On the day of the executions, protestors rioted in the KessRith quarter of Tory, resulting in another 200 arrests and executions. Each action against TOG led to the loss of more innocent lives, until the population's spirit was eventually broken.

The proximity of Ancona to the heart of Shannedam County made it the perfect staging area during the first ten years of the TOG offensive. Since that time, however, the number of garrison legions have been significantly reduced. With Ancona becoming less and less important to the TOG offensive, its barracks and other military facilities have fallen into disrepair.

Rebellion may again be in the air since the Lictors failed to punish the assassination attempt on visiting Rear Admiral Avius Frolis.

Planetary Timeline[]

5030

KessRith invade, after taking key worlds in other parts of Shannedam County.

6570

Baufrin invade, using Ancona as staging point to take other SC worlds.

6811

TOG attacks.

6829.05.05

Golden Medusas attack orbital facility.