Sierra star system

The **Sierra star system** is a pre-charted binary star system and gate network in Evochron Legacy.

## Summary

The system is separated between the southern sun of Sierra A and the northern sun of Sierra B. Despite that, the travel between the two is possible with the help of an extra internal gateway, similar to the internal gates in Sapphire. This allows a quick access of the Agate Hub, the current government of the Federation in exile.

Sierra itself reflects the ethos of the Federation. A small group of stars and planets, distant yet united. While the Alliance may fall if Sapphire and Pearl get taken with Sol unable to supply the Evochron worlds, Sierra is just one of many free-spirited systems ready to fight for their freedom, against Sol and the Vonari.

As a symbol for their comittment the Agate Hub also represents a direct front in the war against the Vonari and leads to the warzone north of it. Unlike Sol the Federation didn't retreat and hide behind a planetary defense platform. If the Vonari war is lost, so is the Federation.

## Location

The **Sierra star system** lies in the west of the Sierra Region and is part of the Outer Rim.

## Attributes

* Nebula Prevalence: None
* Asteroid Prevalence: None
* Local Ship Abilities: High
* Military Carriers: 0
* Economy Classes: G, I
	+ Fulcum drive distance
* Control: Federation

## History

### During Legends/Mercenaries

Sierra is another hostile system, although it was recently reclaimed by the Federation, but the local leadership has fiercely fought for independence. Very little organized trading takes place here, although some traders travel from Talison for the higher selling values. It is one of the most recent systems to be colonized and as a result, doesn't have an established government or economy. The two planets in this system are also down for their bad weather and Sierra A in particular has extremely windy conditions making atmosphere descents much more challenging. Even though the Arvoch Conflict has ended, many former Pro-Vonari rebels still remain, now more focused on their own independence than their own survival. Their general ability to resist the Federation, however, has been broken in the recent battle of Sierra during which a Vonari homeworld in the northern Sierra region got destroyed.

Faction Details:

* Energy Companies - Light presence, mostly scattered after the last war.
* Navy/Military - Light presence, no longer a single, well organized force.
* Rebels - Strong presence, fights against Federation control.
* Guilds/Clans - Strong presence, shares isolation interests with Rebels.
* Miners - No significant presence.

### Arvoch Alliance

Sierra was one of the two major forward bases the Vonari created to lead their massive reconquest campaign on Evochron. The Titan, Nova and 7th battlegroup of Fauston had to punch through their local defensive line to reach Sierra II and destroy their regional headquarter.

### After the Insanity War

Sierra didn't share the fate of Cerulean thanks to the Federation and the defected Alliance fleets and there was no need for a second massacre like in Merak by Alliance hand. Despite being the closest system to Vonari during the one hundred year Vonari invasion it still carries on. The once traitorous and free-spirited Sierran people found common ground with the Federation and when Thuban finally fell in the Insanity War offered the Federation a new home and headquarter. Afterall the Federation had saved them from the advancing Vonari while the Alliance retreat only left ashes in Cerulean.

True bonds are forged in fire and the Federation died for them even when they themselves were on the brink of collapse.

## Trade Routes

Like the entire northern frontline, Sierra offers little economic possibilites. The true heart of the north lies around Aries which connects Sierra, Merak and Cygnus. Talison doesn't offer any different industry to trade with. Any trader towards Talison would be a victim of random market fluctuations.

## Stellar Bodies

Local Stars: 2

* Sierra A
	+ Coordinates: (-2200 0 3501)
* Sierra B
	+ Coordinates: (-2198 0 3515)

Local Planets: 3

* Sierra
	+ Coordinates: (-2200 0 3500)
	+ Distance to Sierra A: 1 Sector
	+ Economy: Industrial
	+ Population: One Capital, One Settlement
	+ Terrain: Ice
	+ Conditions: Water with clouds, storms, carbon atmosphere
	+ Special Status: Ringless

* S178 - Tango
	+ Coordinates: (-2197 0 3502)
	+ Distance to Sierra A: 3 Sectors
	+ Economy: General
	+ Population: Uncolonized
	+ Terrain: Ice
	+ Conditions: Clouds, storms, oxygen atmosphere
	+ Special Status: Ringworld
	+ Name: NATO alphabet letter after Sierra

SierraS178 (Tango)
* Opal
	+ Coordinates: (-2198 0 3517)
	+ Distance to Sierra B: 2 Sectors
	+ Economy: General
	+ Population: Uncolonized
	+ Terrain: Mixed
	+ Conditions: Clouds, storms, animals, methane atmosphere
	+ Special Status: Ringworld

Opal
## Stations and Carriers

### Stations

* Sierra Station (-2200 0 3500)
	+ Federation

* Agate Hub Station (-2198 0 3517)
	+ Federation

## Jump Gates

* Talison (-2200 0 3500)
	+ Destination: (98 0 2002)

* Aries (-2201 0 3499)
	+ Destination: (-3500 0 2000)

* North Sierra / Agate Hub (-2198 0 3502)
	+ Destination: (-2198 0 3517)

* South Sierra (-2198 0 3517)
	+ Destination: (-2198 0 3502)

* Agate (-2198 0 3518)
	+ Destination: (-2200 0 3620)

* Sierra Warzone (-2202 0 3504)
	+ Destination: (-2200 0 3800)

## Colonized Sectors

* Opal Sector
* Sierra Sector

## Important Sectors

* Tango Sector
	+ Unknown 34k -9.9k -80.9k - Command Ship S84 (Data Lost)
	+ Target of Federation Intro Quest 3 - Destroyed during the last Vonari invasion of Sierra in airspace of Tango as explained by the Federation