Star Type: K9III
Position in System: 5 (of 7)
Number of Moons: 1 (Leoness)
Days to Jump Point: 3
Surface Water: 68%
Atm. Pressure: Standard (Breathable)
Surface Gravity: 1.0
Equatorial Temp: 48� C
Highest Native Life: Amphibians
Population: 1,786,367,000
Governor: Candace Mocklin
Planetary Legate: Yuan-Shan Hsu
Shipka�s location made it a perfect way station trading port for the numerous worlds surrounding the system. The population exploded, with farmers, traders, crafters, and merchants looking to turn a fast profit. So diverse was the population coming to this new world that they named the capital Shipka Commune. This city is located on the southwestern coast of Cambridge, the largest of the planet�s three continents. Cambridge itself produces agricultural products and minerals in addition to having the largest DropPort on the planet. Hillsborough and Foxborough are almost identical. Where Cambridge is located in northern hemisphere, both Hillsborough and Foxborough are in the southern hemisphere. Hillsborough produces petroleum and precious metals. Foxborough produces timber and agricultural produce, as well as coal and shale.
During the Fourth Succession War, Shipka fell to Davion forces. During the Davion occupation, Shipka continued to serve as it had while a Capellan world. When the Sarna March collapsed, the people of Shipka did not hesitate to return to their former home, throwing off the Davion yoke.
During the Jihad, Shipka was overlooked�just as with the Succession Wars�by the Blakists. When Devlin Stone demanded the world for The Republic, the citizens went on strike for months before the situation was finally resolved.