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Note: some of the information below is taken from Beyond Caprica: A Visitor's Pocket Guide to the Twelve Colonies

Aerilon is primarily an agricultural world, known as the "food basket" of the Twelve Colonies.

Despite this, Aerilon is considered to be one of the poorest Colonies (TRS: "Dirty Hands"). Its capital city is Gaoth.

Government

Aerilon's government provides little or no support for health care, education, or other social infrastructure services. However, Aerilonians accept police with broad powers to detain, imprison, and torture suspects.

Economy

Although Aerilon's soil is not very fertile and requires intensive cultivation to achieve plentiful harvests, it is primarily an agricultural world. The capital, Gaoth, started as a prairie town on intersecting cattle trails. Aerilon also has tylium mines, and Promethea, one of the larger cities on the planet, was founded as a mining town on the edge of a region known as the Badlands (Blood and Chrome, deleted scenes).

History

Fifteen people died when President Richard Adar, for reasons unexplained, sent the Marines to Aerilon (TRS: "Water").

Culture

While imprisoned on Galactica, Gaius Baltar talks extensively about Aerilon, confirming that it, not Caprica, was his birth world. He imitates the speech mannerisms of a stereotypical native, a farmer who likes to work with his hands, and "go down to the pub for a pint"^[1] and have a fight at the end of the night. In doing this, Baltar puts on a strong raspy "Aerilon" accent ^[2] (TRS: "Dirty Hands").

Likewise, the musical and visual arts of Aerilon are informed by simple, harsh agrarian and working-class sensibilities.

Education

Aerilon's prime educational institution, the University of Aerilon, is located in Gaoth. It is known for producing artisans, such as writer Mark Bailey whose works became well-known in YR42 (The Caprican: "The Bottom Five Backtalk Guests").

Its rival, the Promethea Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M), is based in the mining boomtown of Promethea (Blood and Chrome, deleted scenes).

Other

The professional Pyramid team from Aerilon played against the Caprica Buccaneers in one of the last games before the Cylon attack. They apparently won (TRS: "Resistance", "Resistance").
A photo of a grief-stricken soldier staring out at the ruins of Aerilon's capital hangs behind President Roslin's desk and on the bulkhead of a pilot ready room on Galactica. The pilots touch the photo for luck and in a sign of respect as they leave the room. This photo of Aerilon gives viewers one of the few visual depictions of life on a colony other than Caprica.
Aerilon Crystal table salt is used by Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson in the Salt Line Ceremony (TRS: "Exodus, Part I").
Several of the Colonies' greatest artists, writers, and political leaders came from the planet, although their fame was almost always achieved after leaving Aerilon.

Natives

Pre-First Cylon War

Julius Baltar
Coker Fasjovik, Colonial flight officer during the Cylon War (TRS: "Blood and Chrome").
Mark Bailey
Saul Tigh^[3]

Post-First Cylon War

Gaius Baltar
Alisander Asiel, Aerilon's representative to the Quorum of Twelve (TRS: "Colonial Day").
Sekou Hamilton, presumed; editor of the Aerilon Gazette (TRS: "Colonial Day").
Socinus, presumed; the zodiac sign of Aries is tattooed on his arm (TRS: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I," deleted scene).

Publications

Aerilon Gazette

Locations

Notes

The spelling of this colony is sometimes inconsistent in the Re-imagined Series' official cast and crew notes and episode content, in the same way that the Original Series had inconsistent spellings of "Centurion" and "Centurian". The colony is spelled "Aerilon" in the episodes "Home, Part I" and "The Son Also Rises" in official Colonial documentation, as well as placards from "Colonial Day" and various Season 4 episodes. Further research into this has lead Battlestar Wiki to choose the more prevalent spelling that appears on various props in the series, as well as spellings from the scripts: "Aerilon".
Socrata Thrace and Galen Tyrol pronounce the name as "Air-lon," while Baltar pronounces it "Air-e-lon".

References

↑ Baltar's use of the term "pub" and "pint" suggest that Aerilon's culture is reminiscent of that of the workers of Ireland, Scotland or England. Baltar's use of a unit of liquid measurement called a "jp" in the episode "Water" and "pint" suggests that the Colonials may have several units of liquid volume. The term "pint" is also a nickname for a glass of beer, which often is measured in Imperial pints.
↑ Actor James Callis, who normally speaks in his own native accent, adopted an accent similar to a Yorkshire accent for Baltar's "native Aerilon."
↑ This is alleged.

[1] Baltar's use of the term "pub" and "pint" suggest that Aerilon's culture is reminiscent of that of the workers of Ireland, Scotland or England. Baltar's use of a unit of liquid measurement called a "jp" in the episode "Water" and "pint" suggests that the Colonials may have several units of liquid volume. The term "pint" is also a nickname for a glass of beer, which often is measured in Imperial pints.

[2] Actor James Callis, who normally speaks in his own native accent, adopted an accent similar to a Yorkshire accent for Baltar's "native Aerilon."

[3] This is alleged.

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-One of the [[Twelve Colonies]] of man, located in the [[Cyrannus]] System ([[Video Game]]).
+{{disline|For the version of this colony depicted in the [[List of Comics#Dynamite Comics|Dynamite Comics]], see: [[Aerilon (alternate)]].}}
+ [[File:ColonialColors7.png|100px|thumb|Colors and symbol of Aerilon]]
+: ''Note: some of the information below is taken from [http://www.nbcuniversalstore.com/beyond-caprica-a-vistors-pocket-guide-to-the-twelve-colonies/detail.php?p=268969 ''Beyond Caprica: A Visitor's Pocket Guide to the Twelve Colonies'']
-The mining colony of [[Troy]], destroyed in a cataclysmic explosion ([[Flesh and Bone]]) is located near Aerelon, and may have been operated by natives of that world. [[Troy]] was the alleged home of [[Valerii, Sharon|Sharon Valerii]] ([[Flesh and Bone]]).
+'''Aerilon''' is primarily an agricultural world, known as the "food basket" of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]].
-It was presumably where the [[Aerelon Gazette]] publication originated from.
+Despite this, Aerilon is considered to be one of the poorest Colonies {{TRS|Dirty Hands}}. Its capital city is Gaoth.
-"15 people were killed" when President [[Adar (RDM)]], for reasons unexplained, sent the Marines to Aerelon ([[Water]]).
+== Government ==
-The unnamed [[Quorum of Twelve]] delegate from Aerelon voted for [[Tom Zarek]] in the vice-presidential elections ([[Colonial Day]]).
+Aerilon's government provides little or no support for health care, education, or other social infrastructure services. However, Aerilonians accept police with broad powers to detain, imprison, and torture suspects.
-Aerelon was originally known as Aries (Home, Part II).
+== Economy ==
-The constellation Aries appeared on the original flag of Aerelon (Home, Part II).
+Although Aerilon's soil is not very fertile and requires intensive cultivation to achieve plentiful harvests, it is primarily an agricultural world. The capital, Gaoth, started as a prairie town on intersecting cattle trails. Aerilon also has [[tylium (RDM)|tylium]] mines, and Promethea, one of the larger cities on the planet, was founded as a mining town on the edge of a region known as the Badlands (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'', deleted scenes).
-===Notable Natives===
+== History ==
-*[[Valerii, Sharon|Sharon Valerii]] - Actual home given as the [[Troy]] Mining Colony (alleged)
-*[[Hamilton, Sekou|Sekou Hamilton]] (Presumably) - Editor of the Aerelon Gazette
+Fifteen people died when President [[Richard Adar]], for reasons unexplained, sent the [[Colonial Marine Corps|Marines]] to Aerilon {{TRS|Water}}.
-===Notes===
+== Culture ==
-* The name can be seen as representative of the Greek God "Ares" or the Greek Zodiac symbol "Aries".
+While imprisoned on ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'', [[Gaius Baltar]] talks extensively about Aerilon, confirming that it, not {{RDM|Caprica}}, was his birth world. He imitates the speech mannerisms of a stereotypical native, a farmer who likes to work with his hands, and "go down to the pub for a pint"<ref>Baltar's use of the term "pub" and "pint" suggest that Aerilon's culture is reminiscent of that of the workers of Ireland, Scotland or England. Baltar's use of a unit of liquid measurement called a "[[jp]]" in the episode "[[Water]]" and "pint" suggests that the Colonials may have several units of liquid volume. The term "pint" is also a nickname for a glass of beer, which often is measured in Imperial pints.</ref> and have a fight at the end of the night. In doing this, Baltar puts on a strong [[Language in the Twelve Colonies#Aerilon Accent|raspy "Aerilon" accent]] <ref>Actor [[James Callis]], who normally speaks in his own native accent, adopted an accent similar to a Yorkshire accent for Baltar's "native Aerilon."</ref> {{TRS|Dirty Hands}}.
+Likewise, the musical and visual arts of Aerilon are informed by simple, harsh agrarian and working-class sensibilities.
+== Education ==
+Aerilon's prime educational institution, the {{Inlineref|University of Aerilon|bold=N}}, is located in Gaoth. It is known for producing artisans, such as writer [[Mark Bailey]] whose works became well-known in [[YR42]] (''[[The Caprican]]'': "[[The Bottom Five Backtalk Guests]]").
+Its rival, the {{Inlineref|Promethea Agricultural and Mechanical|bold=N}} (A&M), is based in the mining boomtown of Promethea (''[[Blood and Chrome]]'', deleted scenes).
+== Other ==
+[[File:lest_we_forget.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The only [[Lest We Forget|visual depiction]] of Aerilon.]]
+*The professional [[Pyramid (RDM)|Pyramid]] team from Aerilon played against the [[Caprica Buccaneers]] in one of the last games before the Cylon attack. They apparently won {{TRS|Resistance (episode)|Resistance}}.
+*A [[Lest We Forget|photo of a grief-stricken soldier]] staring out at the ruins of Aerilon's capital hangs behind President Roslin's desk and on the bulkhead of a [[pilot ready rooms|pilot ready room]] on ''Galactica''. The pilots touch the photo for luck and in a sign of respect as they leave the room. This photo of Aerilon gives viewers one of the few visual depictions of life on a colony other than Caprica.
+*[[Aerilon Crystal]] table salt is used by {{callsign|Racetrack}} in the [[Salt Line Ceremony]] {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}.
+*Several of the Colonies' greatest artists, writers, and political leaders came from the planet, although their fame was almost always achieved after leaving Aerilon.
+===Natives===
+==== Pre-[[First Cylon War]] ====
+*[[Julius Baltar]]
+*[[Coker Fasjovik]], Colonial flight officer during the [[Cylon War]] {{TRS|Blood and Chrome}}.
+*[[Mark Bailey]]
+*[[Saul Tigh]]<ref>[[Final Five|This is alleged.]]</ref>
+==== Post-First Cylon War ====
+*[[Gaius Baltar]]
+*[[Alisander Asiel]], Aerilon's representative to the [[Quorum of Twelve (RDM)|Quorum of Twelve]] {{TRS|Colonial Day}}.
+*[[Sekou Hamilton]], presumed; editor of the ''Aerilon Gazette'' {{TRS|Colonial Day}}.
+*[[Socinus]], presumed; the zodiac sign of Aries is [[:File:SocinusTatoo KLGp1.JPG|tattooed]] on his arm ([[TRS]]: "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]," [[List of Deleted Scenes - Season 1 (RDM)#Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|deleted scene]]).
+===Publications===
+*''[[Aerilon Gazette]]''
+===Locations===
+* [[Cuffle's Breath Wash]]
+* [[Euclid River]]
+* Promethea
+* Gaoth
+== Notes==
+*The spelling of this colony is sometimes inconsistent in the Re-imagined Series' official cast and crew notes and episode content, in the same way that the [[Original Series]] had inconsistent spellings of "Centurion" and "Centurian". The colony is spelled "Aerilon" in the episodes "[[Home, Part I]]" and "[[The Son Also Rises]]" in official Colonial documentation, as well as placards from "[[Colonial Day]]" and various [[Season 4]] episodes. Further research into this has lead Battlestar Wiki to choose the more prevalent spelling that appears on various props in the series, as well as spellings from the scripts: "Aerilon".
+*[[Socrata Thrace]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] pronounce the name as "Air-lon," while Baltar pronounces it "Air-e-lon".
+== References ==
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+{{RDM Planets}}
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+[[Category:Aerilon|*]]
+[[Category:Colonial]]
+[[Category:Planets (RDM)]]
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+[[de:Aerilon]]
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