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{{disline|This article discusses the Twelve Colonies of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] continuation books by [[Richard Hatch]]}}

The '''Twelve Colonies of Man'''<ref>In the Original Series, the formal name of the unified worlds is the "Twelve Colonies of ''Man''". Its [[Re-imagined Series]] counterpart is known as the "Twelve Colonies of ''Kobol''".</ref>  included the colonies of:

*[[#Aries|Aries]]
*[[#Cancer|Cancer]]
*[[#Caprica|Caprica]]
*[[#Gemini|Gemini]]
*[[#Leonis|Leonis]]
*[[#Libra|Libra]]
*[[#Picon|Picon]]
*[[#Sagittarius|Sagittarius]]
*[[#Scorpius|Scorpius]]
*[[#Tauron|Tauron]]

== Star System ==
The Twelve Colonies of Man are located in an unnamed multi-star system within the [[Cyrannus (TOS)|Cyrannus Galaxy]]. 

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== History ==

=== First Exodus ===
According to the [[Book of the Word]], a religious text of the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Kobollian faith]], humanity began on a planet called {{TOS|Kobol}}. However, this is untrue, as the font of humanity is referred to solely as [[Parnassus]], and responsible for colonization of man well before Kobol was even settled by the {{TOS-RH|Lords of Kobol}}.

A [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|thirteenth]] tribe is said to made another exodus to a planet known as {{TOS-RH|Earth}} {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}, however it is later revealed to {{TOS-RH|Apollo}} through {{TOS-RH|Zac}} that the thirteenth tribe were those of pure Kobollian blood<ref name="p154">{{cite book/RH|1|154}}</ref>, namely the family of Adama, along with {{TOS-RH|Troy}} and a scant few others in the Fleet {{RH|Armageddon}}.

=== War ===
[[Image:Battleofcimtar.jpg|right|thumb|The destruction of the last Colonial fleet at the [[Battle of Cimtar]]. ''Galactica'' was already in alert posture, but her sister ships were not.]]
[[Image:Capricaattack.jpg|thumb|left|Cylon {{TOS|Raider}}s begin their attack on Caprica. A reporter, [[Serina]], is seen in the foreground.]]
Recent battles in the [[Thousand Yahren War]] included the [[Battle of Cosmora Archipelago]] (with Commander [[Kronus]], battlestar ''[[Rycon]]'' and the [[Fourth Fleet]]), the [[Battle of Caprica]], and the [[Battle of Molecay]] (with the [[Fifth Fleet]] and battlestar ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'').

The Thousand Yahren War brutally ended with an elaborate Cylon sneak attack at the [[Battle of Cimtar]], which destroys the last battlestar fleet, led by [[Adar (TOS)|President Adar]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.

One surviving battlestar, ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', escapes destruction and is unable to ward off a simultaneous bombardment of the Twelve Colonies and its populace. An innumerable amount of humans are killed. The survivors escape their worlds to follow ''Galactica'' in search of a safer haven.
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=== Colonization ===

[[Image:Paradeen.jpg|right|thumb|The planet of [[Paradeen]], one of many worlds that may have had contact with the Thirteenth Tribe.]]
Several planets, moons and asteroid colonies throughout the portion of the galaxy familiar to the Colonials boasted small croppings of Colonials.  Some who were well aware of the Colonies and the war with the Cylons {{OS|The Long Patrol|The Young Lords}},  others knew nothing of them, such as [[Sectar]] {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}, [[Equellus]] {{OS|The Lost Warrior}}, [[Eastern Alliance]], [[Terra]], [[Paradeen]] and [[Lunar Colonies]] {{OS|Greetings From Earth|Experiment in Terra}}.

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== The Colonies ==

=== Aries ===

The colony of Aries is little mentioned, aside from [[Dalton]] seeing pictures of a crumbled urban area that was similar to [[The Pit]] on ''[[Ursus]]''<ref name="p137">{{cite book/RH|1|137}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

=== Cancer ===

Cancer is known for its sands<ref name="p205">{{cite book/RH|1|205}}</ref>, as well as its soothing, lulling percussion and windsong<ref name="p157">{{cite book/RH|1|157}}</ref>. Its people are called {{inlineref|Cancerian|Cancerians}}, and their women are known for their broad, squat bodies<ref name="p75">{{cite book/RH|1|75}}</ref>.

==== Notable Cancerians ====

* [[Guinevere]]<ref name="p75"/>

=== Caprica ===

Caprica is a colony of great influence within the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, primarily stemming from the [[Kobollian]] leadership that has been in place since the colony's founding<ref name="p54">{{cite book/RH|1|54}}</ref>. However, Caprica had an aboriginal people known as the [[Borellian Nomen]], and while the Kobollians successfully settled Caprica, the Nomen tribes remained displaced causing further issues between the two peoples<ref name="p43">{{cite book/RH|1|43}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}. 

Capricans often honor the deceased by paying their respects privately before the formal funeral<ref name="p19">{{cite book/RH|1|19}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

Caprica is a planet possessing tarpits, a form of quicksand that the Nomen avoided with great care<ref name="p45">{{cite book/RH|1|45}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

In addition to native wildlife, [[heffala berries]] are known to have originated from Caprica {{RH|Armageddon}}.

==== Notable Capricans ====

* {{TOS-RH|Adama}}
* {{TOS-RH|Apollo}}
* {{TOS-RH|Athena}}
* {{TOS-RH|Starbuck}}<ref name="p184">{{cite book/RH|1|184}}</ref>
* {{TOS-RH|Troy}}

=== Gemini ===

Gemini is the colony of the {{inlineref|Gemon|Gemons}}, who are known for their ethereal quality, and thus their "divergent evolution" from their thinner air and brighter sun summoned qualities of increased height, litheness and pale complexion<ref name="p38">{{cite book/RH|1|38}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}. 

Up until the destruction of the colony in {{TOS-RH|7342}}, Gemini was a well-established patriarchal society. In the yahrens following, a special interest group known as the [[Gemon Matriarchs]] arose, believing women to be far more capable than men when it came to leadership<ref name="p38"/> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

=== Notable Gemons ===

* [[Sire]] {{TOS-RH|Belloch}}<ref name="p101">{{cite book/RH|1|101}}</ref>
* {{TOS-RH|Cain}}<ref name="p277">{{cite book/RH|1|277}}</ref>
* {{TOS-RH|Cassiopeia}}<ref name="p38"/>
* [[Heimdall]]<ref name="p162">{{cite book/RH|1|162}}</ref>
* [[Marialis]]<ref name="p75">{{cite book/RH|1|75}}</ref>
* [[Teal]]<ref name="p39">{{cite book/RH|1|39}}</ref>

=== Leonis ===

Leonis is a colony in close proximity to its sun. Following the settlement of the planet, the humans who made Leonis their home began to undergo "divergent evolution," meaning that the skin pigmentation altered toward the darker end of the spectrum<ref name="p38"/> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

Denizens of Leonis are known as {{inlineref|Leonid|Leonids}}<ref name="p24">{{cite book/RH|1|24}}</ref>. Up until {{TOS-RH|Tigh}}'s appointment in {{TOS-RH|7360}}, no Leonid had been president of the {{TOS-RH|Council of the Twelve}}<ref name="p24"/> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

Cultural artifacts surviving the destruction of the colony in {{TOS-RH|7342}} include an unnamed ballad, which {{TOS-RH|Boomer}} listens to following the funeral of Commander {{TOS-RH|Adama}}<ref name="p31">{{cite book/RH|1|31}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

==== Notable Leonids ====

* {{TOS-RH|Boomer}}<ref name="p31"/>
* {{TOS-RH|Persephone}}<ref name="p204">{{cite book/RH|1|204}}</ref>
* {{TOS-RH|Tigh}}<ref name="p24"/>

=== Libra ===

One of the twelve colonies, of which little is known. Its denizens are referred to as {{inlineref|Libran|Librans}}<ref name="p201">{{cite book/RH|1|201}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

=== Sagittarius ===

Sagittarius is a colony whose denizens are known as {{inlineref|Sagittarian|Sagittarians}}<ref name="p139">{{cite book/RH|1|139}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

In {{TOS-RH|7360}}, a Sagittarian cult known as the [[Cult of the Serpent]] consolidated its power on ''[[Ursus]]''<ref name="p139"/> {{RH|Armageddon}}

==== Notable Sagittarians ====

* {{TOS-RH|Portia}}<ref name="p193">{{cite book/RH|1|193}}</ref>
* {{TOS-RH|Tybalt}}<ref name="p140">{{cite book/RH|1|140}}</ref>

=== Scorpius ===

Scorpius is a colony whose denizens are known as {{inlineref|Scorpion|Scorpions}}, whose pallor and light fur were results of "divergent evolution" to adapt to the planet's distance from the sun and the resultant colder climate<ref name="p38"/> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

Prior to the arrival of settlers from Kobol, the [[Borellian Nomen]] were discovered and described as an aboriginal race, whose bulk and physicality, including the increase in body hair that made them "almost [[lupus|lupine]]," were attributed to a similar divergent evolution<ref name="p38"/> {{RH|Armageddon}}. 

A ship in {{TOS-RH|The Fleet|the Fleet}}, ''[[Scorpius Ascendant]]'', is named after the colony<ref name="p42">{{cite book/RH|1|42}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}.  

==== Notable Scorpions ====

* [[Puck]]<ref name="p36">{{cite book/RH|1|36}}</ref>
* {{TOS-RH|Sheba}}<ref name="p276">{{cite book/RH|1|276}}</ref>

=== Tauron ===

Tauron is a colony whose denizens are known as {{inlineref|Tauran|Taurans}}, whose red-tinged skin and dark hair were identifiable physical characteristics<ref name="p71">{{cite book/RH|1|71}}</ref> {{RH|Armageddon}}.

==== Notable Taurans ====

* [[Paris]]<ref name="p71"/>

== Notes ==

* ''Armageddon'' does not make mention of two colonies, those relating to the signs of Aquarius and Virgos.

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