In my speculative history of the Rim War, the first major battle in the Magyar campaign occurred when the Imperial 4th and 18th (Provisional) Battle Fleets jumped from recently captured Darrukesh (Solomani Rim 0106) directly into the Anise system. I had already developed the forces involved on both sides, but in order to assess the course of the battle I needed to also flesh out some of the system details.
Using T5SS data I had already developed the Missing Worlds of Magyar, which provided data on potential secondary worlds. As part of that analysis I hypothesized the existence of a second high population world in the Anise system: the Idu Belt. This planetoid belt also gave me an opportunity to explain why in 1105 Anise has a subsector fleet but no Imperial naval base.
The Anise System in 1105
The Anise system (Magyar 2904) is located on the Walpurgis Main in Anise subsector, only four parsecs from the Solomani Rim and eight parsecs from the Solomani Confederation. Anise has a long and proud naval tradition stretching back to the Long Night, when the world was a bulwark for surrounding systems against Reaver encroachments.
The mainworld (A8419B7-E) orbits the inner habitable zone of Agii, its orange dwarf primary, well within the star’s jump shadow. Anise is a poor, dry hellworld with a thin oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere tainted with excessive carbon dioxide. Anise was explored by Vilani during the First Imperium, who named it Mirama, but not colonized until the Rule of Man. A second major world, the Idu Belt (F0009BA-B), is a high population asteroid belt circling Agii at 1.5 AU. The belt is almost 0.5 AU wide. The total population in the belt is some 1 billion, with 209 million inhabiting the planetoid Khidasa. Nine other habitats have populations of 1 million or more.
During the Rim War the Idu Belt hosted Pinella Solomani Confederation Naval Base and was the location of the Battle of Idu (known as Yating’s Stand in Confederation accounts). During this battle Confederation forces attempted a valiant defense but were badly outnumbered and outmatched. Commodore Yating, who refused to surrender, was killed on board his doomed flagship. The Confederation’s 47th FleetRon and 19th CarrierRon were shattered; Pinella Base was utterly destroyed. The mainworld swiftly capitulated and its Class A starport and associated yards were captured intact. The Battle of Idu proved a crucial development in the Rim War, and the Idu Belt is still considered by the Confederation to be a hallowed area. (The Belt remains a popular destination for Confederation tourists visiting the system.)
In the aftermath of the Solomani Rim War Anise was rapidly reintegrated into the Imperium, though it remains governed by a Central Administrator appointed by an Imperial Navy oversight board. Today Anise is an important world, both the subsector capital and the seat of the Duchy of Gadarur. With a population of 6 billion living in domed cities connected by an extensive maglev train network, Anise is heavily industrialized and situated on a primary trade route running into Daibei sector, making it a bustling, cosmopolitan commercial center. Anise hosts the Imperial University of Anise, an Imperial Military Academy, and the headquarters of the Unified Army of Gadarur.
Anise also has one of the most powerful colonial navies in the subsector. The formidable Mirama Naval Base is directly owned and operated by Anise, but also berths major elements of the Imperial 20th Subsector Fleet, which lacks a base in Anise subsector. The colonial and Imperial navies drill together extensively. Although the Imperial Navy has made several overtures toward constructing a new base in the Idu Belt for the exclusive use of the 20th Fleet, fierce opposition from both sides of the border has prevented the proposal from ever advancing beyond the planning stage.
| Orbit Radius (AU) | (10,000 km) | Name | UWP | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Agii | K5 V | ||
| 0.35 | Anise (Mirama) | A8419B7–E | He Hi In Po Ho Tz Cp | |
| 0.56 | Agii Gamma | H300434-8 | Mi | |
| 0.69 | [100-diameter limit] | |||
| 0.96 | Agii Delta | Y400000-0 | ||
| 1.5 | Idu Belt | F0009BA-B | ||
| 2.9 | Pala | Large gas giant | ||
| 52 | Pala Ay | Y200000-0 | ||
| 59 | Pala Bee | Y200000-0 | ||
| 68 | Pala See | Y200000-0 | ||
| 80 | Makkimla | H4A8230-6 | Mi Fr | |
| 91 | Pala Ee | Y100000-0 | ||
| 5.4 | Jade | Small gas giant | ||
| 18 | Jade Ay | Y100000-0 | ||
| 25 | Jade Bee | Y100000-0 | ||
| 33 | Jade See | Y100000-0 | ||
| 9.2 | Memoria | Medium gas giant | ||
| 72 | Memoria Ay | Y100000-0 | ||
| 15 | Zuaam | Small gas giant | ||
| 24 | Zuaam Ay | Y100000-0 | ||
| 33 | Zuaam Bee | Y100000-0 | ||
| 45 | Zuaam See | Y100000-0 |
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