The Inner Sphere: Antallos

World Name: Antallos

Star Type: K4IV

Position in System: 3

Time to Jump Point: 4.34 days

Recharging Station: None

Political Ruler: Various city-state rulers

ComStar Facility Class: B

ComStar Representative: Precentor Hadrian Long

Population: 1,800,000

Percentage and Level of Native Life: 20%, Avian

Description:

Settled in 2674, Antallos suffered repeated sacking by Kurita and various bandit forces. In the late 2800s, after several particularly savage Kurita raids destroyed over half of the population, the social structure of the planet fragmented into a collection of city-states, each advocating its own sociopolitical systems. During the last century, one of these city-states, Port Krin, rose to prominence through the use of slaves in its military forces. Over the years, they have transformed this economic system into a political system based on male dominance. Its viability depends on the fortunes of the Port Krin slavers, military tacticians, and their offworld dealings with House Kurita.

Origins and History

Over centuries of war and technological backsliding, Antallos became a hiding place for fugitives and wandering pirate bands. Along with the criminals came occasional traders, adventurers, and lostech prospectors in search of whatever Star League technology might have escaped destruction. By the beginning of the thirty-first century, Antallos possessed a reputation for being a place where anything and anyone could be bought for the right price. The world reclaimed its past prominence as neutral ground for trading, but this time geared towards the underworld and criminal elements. The major center of criminal activity is Port Krin, the largest city-state on Antallos.

Port Krin, or "The Port" as locals call it, was founded soon after the initial settlement of Antallos. It became a boom town on the proceeds of a brief but intense gold rush, then declined slowly over several decades after the gold ran out. The Succession Wars brough trade to a standstill and virtually destroyed Port Krin's economy. The city-state did not begin to recover until the early thirty-first century, when Port Krin began to make considerable profit through slave trading. In addition, The Port became a mecca for pirate bands needing to hide out or sell their ill-gotten gains. Port Krin's leaders built a large army from slaves and pirate captives, and this combined with its growing wealth kept Port Krin the major power among the city-states.

In 3026, the ruler of Port Krin, Controller Aden Vorax, negotiated with Draconis Combine officials for the acquisition of several large BattleMechs in exchange for the right to excavate possible sites of Star League depots. If such an arrangement develops, Port Krin could become the dominant political state on the planet, and the Combine could gain immeasurable scientific advantages.

When rumors of a large Star League cache near Port Krin spread soon after the end of the Fourth Succession War, The Port reaped huge profits from the thousands of treasure-hunters who came to Antallos in search of the priceless lostech. As the largest city-state near the vast desert where the cach was rumored to be located, Port Krin became a natural staging ground for those hoping to strike it rich. Though few found much of anything, treasure fever and its accompanying surge of illegal activity permanently established Antallos's - and The Port's - reputations as criminal paradises. Fueled by the boom in legal, semi-legal, and illegal trade, The Port continued to grow. A few enterprising residents of Port Krin started up Solaris-style BattleMech games in the late 3030s, and the slave trade continued to attract buyers and sellers from all levels of Inner Sphere and Periphery society.

Antallos Force Listing

Unit Name                        Experience   Regiments  Homeworld
Vinson's Vigilantes              Regular         1       Antallos
     (CO: Colonel Pada Vinson)

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