Bryant 3058 Update

World Name: Bryant

Time to Jump Point: 15 days

Recharging Station: Nadir

Recharge Time: 3 days

ComStar Facility Class: B

Noble Ruler: Viscount Dvensky

Political Leader: Viscount Dvensky

A world whose turbulent atmosphere constantly sends violent storms raging across its surface, Bryant was first colonized by the Terran Alliance almost nine centuries ago when Alliance scientists discovered how to tame its weather by using a network of storm inhibitors. The brutal battles of the Succession Wars destroyed the inhibitors, and the return of the constant tempests drove the surviving population to the calmer polar regions. Though the Capellan Confederation controlled the planet up until the Fourth Succession War, Liao scientists have never duplicated the ancient technology that allowed civilization on Bryant to prosper. In the latter decades of Bryant's history, up until it changed hands, the planet's Capellan rulers used it as a prison planet. The Federated Commonwealth in turn had little use for Bryant, and invested only token moneys in its subsistence-level economy. When Liao and Marik forces invaded the Sarna March, they bypassed Bryant for more tempting targets.

Taking advantage of the breakdown of what little authority existed, a local warlord calling himself Viscount Dvensky has claimed Bryant as his personal fiefdom. Anticipating a Liao attack, the self-styled Viscount appealed to Victor Steiner-Davion of the Federated Commonwealth for military support, but none was forthcoming. Dvensky has since declared Bryant independent, and apparently supports his government - such as it is - by sending bands of fighters loyal to him on supply raids against the nearby planets of New Home and Epsilon Indi. These so-called Bryant Regulars have been alarmingly successful, prompting calls for action against them from various quarters. According to rumorm Viscount Dvensky is secretly raising an army to capture Epsilon Indi or New Home, or possibly both. As yet, no one can confirm the truth of these rumors.

In the past few months, Bryant has attracted increasing numbers of explorers and treasure hunters searching for Star League relics that may still exist in the numerous abandoned cities across the planet.

Defending Forces

Unit Name                       Expernce   Homeworld   Faction 
Bryant Regulars                 Regular    Bryant      Viscount Dvensky
  (CO: Colonel Hunt Thomsen)
  (1 mixed regiment)