Location
Location in relation to Terra: X:-84.24 Y:417.54 One jump systems: Chateau, Csesztreg, Maxie’s Planet, New Caledonia, Persistence, Star’s End, Steelton, Winfield.

History
Belonging to the Lyran Alliance, Icar was founded by colonists of Slavic and Korean descent in 2229. It served as a staging ground against the Draconis Combine during the First and Second Succession Wars. As a result, it was the site of seven separate assaults during the Succession Wars. When the clans invaded in 3050, Icar was conquered by Clan Wolf. There was initially heavy underground resistance, which slowly went away then resurged during the Great Refusal. However, the Wolves maintain firm control of the planet. Icar has a population of 827 million people.

Economy

Icar was a small yet well-developed planet up until the Exodus. However, Kurita assaults and subsequent liberations during the Succession wars (the planet changed hands four times) all but destroyed Icar’s industrial capabilities. Since 3023 Icar has been a largely agricultural, with a lot of naval surface tonnage and fishing. However, there is a small AgroMech production facility on the continent of New Croatia. Comstar maintains a HyperPulse Generator on the Planet.

Geography
Icar is about the size of Mars, and is 72% covered in water (which has an odd reddish-yellow color). It has three continents, Slovenia, New Croatia, and Bak Do, and numerous islands (A survey conducted in 3038 counted a total of 3, 029). The capital city of Varazdin (Population 22.5 million) located on New Croatia. Slovenia has a high altitude but is nearly flat, New Croatia has small hills in the southwestern part of the continent, and Bak Do is almost entirely mountainous except near the coasts.

Climate
Icar’s quick orbit creates a large contrast among the planet’s continents. Slovenia is arid, New Croatia has a warm climate year round, and Bak Do has pleasant summers and moderate to heavy winters. The Red Pacific Ocean in the southwest hemisphere is plagued with Typhoons almost year round.

Landmarks
The Great Scar. Long before the planet was colonized a large meteor struck Slovenia, leaving a gash two miles deep and traversing a quarter of the continent. Oddly, the scar holds a veritable rainforest.

Martial Information
The 2nd Wolf Assault Cluster from Beta Galaxy uses Icar as its base of operations. Experience rating is Regular, loyalty is Reliable, and strength is 5 Binaries. Formed around marginal cadets and warriors drawn from various garrison Clusters, the 2nd Wolf was filled out with several Crusader units captured in the Harvest Trials. Fighters are predominant in this Cluster, which organizes itself exclusively into Binaries. Mechs tend to be light, and Elementals are trained for headhunter missions. The unit's insignia is a winged wolf. Icar is occasionally plagued by an underground militia movement.

Information submitted and written by Khit.