ComStar Historical Archives

Among the earliest worlds colonized by humanity, Addicks' original settlers were a mix of French, English and Greek. For many years, the planet served as a launching point for subsequent colonization missions farther out into the unknown. Fortunately for the early settlers, their new world was well-stocked with minerals, fresh water and plenty of fertile land, but these same qualities made Addicks a tempting acquisition for the expanding Terran Hegemony during the early 2300s. Conquered as part of Director-General James McKenna's "Campaigns of Persuasion," Addicks led a relatively undistinguished existence for the next few centuries.

The rise of the Star League and the unification of the majority of human space under one banner provided the backdrop for two significant events in the history of Addicks. In the 2580s, soon after the founding of the League, the Cameron family launched an effort to improve education throughout the Inner Sphere. The flagship institutions of these reforms were the Golden Ten Universities, which only accepted students under grade-based scholarships and provided many graduates to the bureaucratic and diplomatic arms of the League. Addicks University was one of these prestigious institutions and specialized in the training of educators. The University was later destroyed during the fall of the Star League and the subsequent destruction of the Succession Wars.

The second significant event was the founding of Tauken Weapons Systems, a producer of personal weapons and several different types of combat craft. This factory only lasted until the end of the Star League era, however, when it fell victim to the chaos of that time. The factory was purchased by the wealthy Johnston family of the Federated Suns, though it would be a long while before they could make full use of their new acquisition.

In the wake of the Star League's dissolution, with each of the five Successor States gobbling up former Terran Hegemony worlds, Addicks fell under the control of the Federated Suns. In the mid-2790s, the Capellan Confederation took advantage of massive fighting between the FedSuns and the Draconis Combine to seize a number of worlds, including Addicks. They were unable to hold onto the world, however, once House Davion turned its attention away from the Combine. By 2930, Addicks was of enough strategic importance that Field Marshal Peter Davion launched one thrust of his Operation Roland's Horn from the planet, sending AFFS troops against Ankaa, Deneb Kaitos, Caph, Northwind and Ruchbah. The world eventually became home to one of the largest Quartermaster Command supply dumps in the region. Also by this time, Johnston Industries had managed to maintain enough output from their factories that their Goblin medium tank had become a favorite among AFFS mechanized regiments. Still, over two centuries of constant and extremely destructive warfare took its toll and Johnston Industries finally abandoned Addicks in the 3030s, relocating their facilities to New Syrtis. The resulting void in the corporate landscape was quickly filled by a local concern, which renovated the plants and created Addicks Transport and Handling, manufacturers of automotive and heavy equipment.

Fortunately far from the path of the Clan invasion, Addicks also managed to escape the fighting that resulted from the Free Worlds League/Capellan Confederation invasion in 3057 and the subsequent formation of the so-called Chaos March. Though the Addicks DMM chafed at the thought of the nearby planets of Caph and Small World remaining separated from the Federated Suns, they were forbidden to do anything to reclaim those worlds. War eventually did come to Addicks in the 3060s with the outbreak of the FedCom Civil War, when in early 3063 it became the site of a battle between Allied and Loyalist forces. Lasting for nearly six months, the battle resulted in the first major victory for the Allied forces and the destruction of the Loyalist 6th Federated Commonwealth Corps RCT and the neutral Addicks DMM. Things remained fairly quiet on Addicks for the next year and a half, until the Draconis Combine struck back in retaliation for the invasion launched against it by Duke James Sandoval of the Draconis March. In January 3065, the 15th Dieron Regulars and the 10th Ghost regiment landed on Addicks and nearly defeated the 12th Deneb Light Cavalry RCT and the 8th Striker regiment of the Fighting Urukhai, though they were forced to retreat from the world just a few weeks later by the arrival of the Davion Assault Guards. Not to be deterred, the DCMS forces returned in November, where they managed to destroy the 8th Striker and occupy the capital. The arrival of the 12th Vegan Rangers turned the tide against the Draconis forces, who finally left Addicks in March of 3066.

Addicks became part of the Republic of the Sphere in the wake of the Word of Blake Jihad. Represented in the Republic Senate by a member of the prominent Federated Suns Sandoval family, Addicks maintained connections with its former nation. Aaron Sandoval was elected Governor of the planet in 3127 before moving up to the post of Lord Governor of Prefecture IV a year later. In mid 3132, Republic Geological Resources discovered major untapped deposits of quality crude oil on the continent of Sparro. These oil reserves proved a tempting target for Duchess Katana Tormark and her Dragon's Fury splinter faction in the aftermath of the HPG network collapse in August of 3132. Just one month later, Dragon's Fury forces descended upon Addicks in an attempt to secure the oil fields. After severe fighting around the city of Neo Carthagia, the Dragon's Fury forces were driven off by a detachment of the Northwind Highlanders, led by Captain Tara Bishop. Early the next year, Addicks again became the site of a struggle for control of its oil fields when the Spirit Cats' elite Shiva Keshik attempted to succeed where the Dragon's Fury had failed. This time the Highlanders were defeated by the invaders and the Spirit Cats seized control of the valuable crude deposits.

• Sources Used:
• ComStar INN website;
• FedCom Civil War;
• House Davion (The Federated Suns);
• The Star League