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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:

*[[#Aeries|Aeries]]
*[[#Caprica|Caprica]]
*[[#Gemini|Gemini]]
*[[#Leonis|Leonis]]
*[[#Picon|Picon]]
*[[#Sagitaria|Sagitaria]]
*[[#Scorpion|Scorpion]]
*[[#Taura|Taura]]
*[[#Virgon|Virgon]]

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

=== Aeries ===



=== Caprica ===


=== 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}}. 

Following 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|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"/>

=== Sagitara ===


=== Scorpius ===



=== Taura ===



=== Virgon ===

== Notes ==


== See also ==


== References ==
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