Lincon Secondus

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Lincon Secondus
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Imperial Mining World

Segmentum:

Ultima Segmentum

Sector:

Australis Ultima

Subsector:

Beneheventian Sub-Sector

System:

Lincon System

Class:

Mining World

Type:

Minor

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Geography

Physics

Type Small iron/silicate

Mass 7.32 x 1823 kg

Density 8.94 g/cm3

Composition 50.9% iron, 19.2% silicon, 18.8% calcium, 3.5% magnesium, 3.2% other metals, 4.4% other elements |style="width: 33%;"|

Gravimetry

Gravity 4.70 m/s2

Escape Velocity 7.81 km/s

Rotation Period 13.4 hours

Axis Tilt 40.81 ° |style="width: 33%;"|

Atmosphere

Type Slight Toxic Breathable

Pressure 775.64 kPa

Composition 77.1% Nitrogen, 20.9% Oxygen, trace other gases |}

Population

Approximately 12 million people

History

Imperial records do not detail the early colonisation of Lincon Secondus. It is most likely that the planet was discovered by humans during the early years of the Dark Age of Technology. No records specifically refer to the Lincon system, but it is known that many star systems on the Eastern Fringes of the galaxy were first being explored at this time. On first discovery Lincon Secondus must have been a dead world, bereft of any life, a hot desert planet of sand and rock with an unbreathable atmosphere of reducing gases. If life ever tried to evolve on Lincon Secondus, it never progressed beyond the level of microorganisms. The planet had no liquid ground water and very little atmospheric moisture. The atmosphere was not breathable for humans and the environment was too harsh to foster life. But early human explorers must have noted that although lifeless now, the planet's ecosystem was not far from being life-sustaining. Temperatures were high (in the deep deserts very high) but not to the point of making the world uninhabitable. There was some atmospheric moisture and better still; the planet was extremely rich in strategic metals. Huge quantities of useful ores were present and much of it was close to the surface and easily accessible to strip-mining techniques. There was a stable atmosphere which could be manipulated. Lincon Secondus was not beyond hope for human colonisation. The lure of the ore deposits made the planet a viable prospect for terraforming.

During the Dark Age of Technology, Mankind had both the advanced technology and knowledge required to alter planetary atmospheres and ecosystems to create a habitat conducive to human life. The transformation did not have to be extensive, only creating a climate where a colonist could survive without an environmental suit and dig a mine. Aided by long-forgotten advanced technology, these human explorers set about terraforming the lifeless desert world into something humanity could survive upon. It did not happen overnight. It may well have taken as long as 5,000 Terran years of hard work, but liquid water was eventually introduced to the planet's surface in the form of artificial seas. Genetically engineered plants and algae were also introduced to the Lincon Secundus ecosystem, creating a breathable oxygen atmosphere in time. Careful management and nurturing slowly changed the atmosphere. How this was done is a mystery in the less technically sophisticated Age of the Imperium, but some life now exists on Lincon Secondus. The first mention of Lincon Secondus in Imperial records is in the 30th Millennium, just after the end of the Age of Strife. The planet was rediscovered by the armies of the newborn Imperium's Great Crusade as they spread out from Earth, reconquering the Milky Way Galaxy for Mankind and reuniting the scattered human colony worlds that had long been sundered from one another by Warp Storms and wars. Humanity had barely survived on Lincon Secondus, degenerating into a savage, Stone Age tribal existence. The population, probably never large, had dwindled to less than one million people. In another thousand years, human life on the planet would have been extinct.

Rediscovery of the planet's mineral wealth resulted in the Imperium deciding to recolonise Lincon Secondus. The regressed and now hostile colonists were exterminated by one of the Great Crusade's Expeditionary Fleets and new Imperial colonists moved in, establishing mining stations and a spaceport. Over the next years of the Imperium's rule, Lincon Secondus's population steadily grew to its current level of approximately 12 million people. Most of them living in the only major city, Valla, developed around the spaceport. Beside the spaceport and capital city the other strategic significant location on the planet is armoury Vault in Masonia which located at the south pole of Lincon Secondus. Metal ore mining remained the planet's main value to the Imperium and its ability to supply Yaris Dock with a steady flow of ore makes it a prime target for the forces of the Warmaster.

Suggested Gaming

To represent the battle for control of Lincon Secundus players are suggested to play any of the Lincon specific missions below or the Age of Darkness Missions from Book Five - Tempest.

Links to Lincon specific missions:

https://app.box.com/s/xzwjrqkhhg62u3043vb751vqt2y20qp3

https://app.box.com/s/hy8ail763e3qtu0qdi6ro04msyewhjze

https://app.box.com/s/90ggl8cyei3yutlpcra05xl0m8o98myw

https://app.box.com/s/spmkdjvde1izcenhbtcx8gp17k9q4his

To play the Linconian Shadow War mission for this planet use the mission bellow.

https://app.box.com/s/qutlr2m3inlnmvaqd4q30jxrcv0dpsa4

Campaign Reports

The Lincon Heresy
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In the wake of Horus' treachery on Istvaan III and the galaxy plunged into civil war, confusion ..→

Battle Reports

Battle Name Date Planet Battle Outcome Battle Summary
The Battle for Lincon Secondus 063.008.M31 Lincon Secondus Loyalist

As the fleets of the Warmasters invasion forces spread like a wildfire throughout the Lincon System. Steaming towards Lincon Secundus was the infamous Gloriana Class Battleship, The Conqueror, who ..→

The Lincon Heresy~The Lord Commander joins the fight 068.008.M31 Lincon Secondus Loyalist

With the initial failure to eradicate the surviving Iron Hands from the surface of Lincon Secondus the interest of Lord Commander Eidolon was piqued. Perhaps there was some glory to be had in this ..→

The Lincon Heresy~The Medusan Survivors Arrive 063.008.M31 Lincon Secondus Loyalist

Breaking from the warp, sheathed in unnatural light, a lonely Iron Hands battle barge emerged into the cold void surrounding the Lincon system. Badly damaged, it seemed nothing less than a miracle ..→

Skirmish Reports

  • L-XII-1437 defeated L-XIX-0553 a Traitor gain.
  • L-IV-2336 defeated L-XII-5545 a Loyalist gain.
  • L-X-5901 defeated L-III-3451 a Loyalist gain.
  • L-X-5901 defeated L-III-3451 a Loyalist gain.