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'''Kilrah''' is a star system in [[Kilrah Sector]] comprised of six planets, multiple asteroid belts and the remains of the planet [[Kilrah]], the destroyed homeworld of the [[Kilrathi]]. As such, Kilrah was the throne world of the [[Kilrathi Empire]] until it's collapse in 2669 at the conclusion of the [[Terran-Kilrathi War]].
{{infobox Star System
|faction = kilrathi
|name = Kilrah
|image = image:WC3-Kilrah.png|Kilrah, home world of the Kilrathi and the heart of the Kilrah System.
|sector = [[Kilrah Sector]]
|quadrant = [[Kur'u'khag Quadrant]]
|allegiance = Kilrathi Empire
|places = Kilrah, Largkza
|other =
|links = [[Tr'Kpa]], [[Kur'u'khag (10)]], [[Tr'p-Khar]], [[Tal'q]], [[K'Cris]], [[H'rissth]], [[Goran-Pak]], [[Vuwarg]], [[Freya]], [[Hyperion]]  
}}


==Kilrah==
'''Kilrah''' is a K6-type main sequence star located in the [[Kur'u'khag Quadrant]] of the [[Kilrah Sector]]. Kilrah's planetary system consists of seven planets, two asteroid belts, seven identified jump points and a network of [[mini-jump]]s. The system has a diameter of 236.6 AU. It is the home system of the [[Kilrathi]], who inhabited the planet [[Kilrah (planet)|Kilrah]] from which they presided over the [[Kilrathi Empire]] before the planet's destruction in 2669.
Kilrah was the most populous planet in the Kilrah System, and was the homeworld of the cat-like [[Kilrathi]], who originated on this planet thousands of years ago. Throughout the following centuries, the many clans of the Kilrathi eventually rose to power, but became diverse and separated due to their different ideologies and cultures. Being a predatory race, the Kilrathi culture was characterized by hunting, the aggressive pursuit of the enemy, and a desire to dominate inferior races, so the Kilrathi civilization eventually evolved into the tyrannical and violent Kilrathi Empire of the modern era, with its various clans continually vying for power behind the scenes. The Kilrathi eventually discovered jump technology and soon established a large series of colonies across the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. As the Kilrathi continued to spread their influence, Kilrah became the political and military capital of the Kilrathi Empire, hosting thousands of starships, dozens of space stations and production plants, and housing billions of soldiers.


==Geology==
==Kilrah System==
Kilrah was a massive volcanic world covered in seas of lava and volcanoes, rendering much of the planet uninhabitable. There were massive cities scattered all across the planet, most notably the Capital City. It was home to the Imperial Palace, and like most Kilrathi structures, all of the buildings were asymmetrical in design. These cities were often isolated due to the hazardous terrain.


Kilrah was plagued by constant earthquakes for millenia prior to the [[Kilrathi War]]. This is because the planet's multiple layers were made up of hundreds of geological plates that underwent constant shifting and shuffling, destabilizing the planet's crust. It was theorized that it was this activity that contributed to the Kilrathi's aggression and their desire to conquer space during the final year of the Kilrathi War.
=== Inner System ===


Kilrah is also home to two small moons named Igrathi and Largkza. Both moons serve as construction centers for the Kilrathi's massive space fleet.
====Kilrah 1 - [[T'm'r]]====


==History==
====Kilrah 2 - [[Kilrah_(planet)|Kilrah Prime]]/Kilrah Debris Belt====


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Kilrah Prime was devastated by a Temblor Bomb on 2669.267, leaving a debris field and an uninhabitable planetary remnant.


=====Kilrah 2.1=====


=====Kilrah 2.2 - [[Largkza]]=====


====Kilrah 3 - [[Igrathi]]====
Igrathi is a gas giant with an orbit that passes close to one hundred million kilometers of Kilrah Prime. The Empire of Kilrah maintained an orbital base at Igrathi which housed interceptors. In 2667, Strike Force Valkyrie destroyed the base and used Igrathi's upper atmosphere to hide from Prince Thrakhath's fleet.
====Kilrah 4 - [[Mog]] & [[T'Mog]]====
Mog and T'Mog are a double planet. T'Mog has an atmosphere, liquid water and vegetation.
====Kilrah 5 - [[Grn'r]]====
====Kilrah 6 - [[Rawsh]]====
Rawsh was the site of a largely-underground Kilrathi colony with a population of less than 27,000. The colony was attacked during the Nephilim invasion of Kilrah at 2681.019.0144 and was completely destroyed around 2681.019.158.
===Outer System===
====Asteroid Belt 1====
Kilrah's inner asteroid belt is located 20.1 AU from the star. A Sivarist monastic outpost was located on asteroid K-14G in the inner asteroid belt until its destruction in the Nephilim invasion of Kilrah at 2681.018.2215 (est). Two of the three Theta II depots established by Terran Confederation Covert Operations in 2669 in preparation for the Temblor Bombing of Kilrah Prime were located in Asteroid Belt 1. The TCS Chinook was used by Lancelot Flight to rearm after arriving in-system on 2669.267. The second was discovered and destroyed by the KIS Kheerakh the same day.
====Kilrah 7 - [[K’’vr]]====
K’’vr is a small gas giant with a minimal ring and 6 significant satellites. There is a mini-jump point 200,000 km from the planet which leads to a position near the system's inner Oort cloud.
=====Kilrah 7.4=====
Kilrah 7.4 is a dead rock moon of K’’vr roughly 21 km in diameter. The satellite was home to a hidden underground Kilrathi smuggler/insurgent base capable of supplying the inner planets with black market goods which included a bay which serviced several shuttles and fighters. The base was destroyed in the Nephilim invasion of Kilrah at 2681.019.0215 (est). Its existence was unknown to the Terran Confederation until its remains were discovered by Major Washington later that day.
====Asteroid Belt 2====
A second asteroid belt surrounds the system.
==System History==
The Kilrah system was once the very heart of the expansive Kilrathi Empire. It was the political, military, cultural and economic center of the Kilrathi Empire, and among the most heavily-fortified systems in the known galaxy. The system was raided twice by the Confederation in 2667 and again fatally in 2669.
In 2681, Kilrah returned to prominence when an alien race known as the "[[Nephilim]]" invaded the Orion Arm of the galaxy by using Kilrah as a site for a [[wormhole gate]] from [[Fluid Space]]. It was here that a civilian research ship, the ''[[TCS Devereaux]]'' was destroyed by the Nephilim, alerting the Confederation to a new threat. Kilrah was quickly occupied and became a Nephilim stronghold.
Kilrah was liberated the same year after a concentrated assault on the wormhole gate by Confederation forces from the ''[[TCS Midway]]'' and ''[[TCS Eisen]]''. In a twist of irony, Commodore Christopher Blair, the pilot responsible for the destruction of Kilrah, was among the Confederation officers leading the assault.
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Latest revision as of 20:25, 4 January 2013

Kilrah
WC3-Kilrah.png
Sector Kilrah Sector
Quadrant Kur'u'khag Quadrant
Locations Kilrah, Largkza
Jump Links Tr'Kpa, Kur'u'khag (10), Tr'p-Khar, Tal'q, K'Cris, H'rissth, Goran-Pak, Vuwarg, Freya, Hyperion


Kilrah is a K6-type main sequence star located in the Kur'u'khag Quadrant of the Kilrah Sector. Kilrah's planetary system consists of seven planets, two asteroid belts, seven identified jump points and a network of mini-jumps. The system has a diameter of 236.6 AU. It is the home system of the Kilrathi, who inhabited the planet Kilrah from which they presided over the Kilrathi Empire before the planet's destruction in 2669.

Kilrah System

Inner System

Kilrah 1 - T'm'r

Kilrah 2 - Kilrah Prime/Kilrah Debris Belt

Kilrah Prime was devastated by a Temblor Bomb on 2669.267, leaving a debris field and an uninhabitable planetary remnant.

Kilrah 2.1
Kilrah 2.2 - Largkza

Kilrah 3 - Igrathi

Igrathi is a gas giant with an orbit that passes close to one hundred million kilometers of Kilrah Prime. The Empire of Kilrah maintained an orbital base at Igrathi which housed interceptors. In 2667, Strike Force Valkyrie destroyed the base and used Igrathi's upper atmosphere to hide from Prince Thrakhath's fleet.

Kilrah 4 - Mog & T'Mog

Mog and T'Mog are a double planet. T'Mog has an atmosphere, liquid water and vegetation.

Kilrah 5 - Grn'r

Kilrah 6 - Rawsh

Rawsh was the site of a largely-underground Kilrathi colony with a population of less than 27,000. The colony was attacked during the Nephilim invasion of Kilrah at 2681.019.0144 and was completely destroyed around 2681.019.158.

Outer System

Asteroid Belt 1

Kilrah's inner asteroid belt is located 20.1 AU from the star. A Sivarist monastic outpost was located on asteroid K-14G in the inner asteroid belt until its destruction in the Nephilim invasion of Kilrah at 2681.018.2215 (est). Two of the three Theta II depots established by Terran Confederation Covert Operations in 2669 in preparation for the Temblor Bombing of Kilrah Prime were located in Asteroid Belt 1. The TCS Chinook was used by Lancelot Flight to rearm after arriving in-system on 2669.267. The second was discovered and destroyed by the KIS Kheerakh the same day.

Kilrah 7 - K’’vr

K’’vr is a small gas giant with a minimal ring and 6 significant satellites. There is a mini-jump point 200,000 km from the planet which leads to a position near the system's inner Oort cloud.

Kilrah 7.4

Kilrah 7.4 is a dead rock moon of K’’vr roughly 21 km in diameter. The satellite was home to a hidden underground Kilrathi smuggler/insurgent base capable of supplying the inner planets with black market goods which included a bay which serviced several shuttles and fighters. The base was destroyed in the Nephilim invasion of Kilrah at 2681.019.0215 (est). Its existence was unknown to the Terran Confederation until its remains were discovered by Major Washington later that day.

Asteroid Belt 2

A second asteroid belt surrounds the system.

System History

The Kilrah system was once the very heart of the expansive Kilrathi Empire. It was the political, military, cultural and economic center of the Kilrathi Empire, and among the most heavily-fortified systems in the known galaxy. The system was raided twice by the Confederation in 2667 and again fatally in 2669.

In 2681, Kilrah returned to prominence when an alien race known as the "Nephilim" invaded the Orion Arm of the galaxy by using Kilrah as a site for a wormhole gate from Fluid Space. It was here that a civilian research ship, the TCS Devereaux was destroyed by the Nephilim, alerting the Confederation to a new threat. Kilrah was quickly occupied and became a Nephilim stronghold.

Kilrah was liberated the same year after a concentrated assault on the wormhole gate by Confederation forces from the TCS Midway and TCS Eisen. In a twist of irony, Commodore Christopher Blair, the pilot responsible for the destruction of Kilrah, was among the Confederation officers leading the assault.

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