Caldor Province

Caldor is a province in Ansaris that is featured in the Orion Nero Initiative series, neighbouring the provinces, Azure, Chawla, and Gellar. Being a neighbour with three provinces that all have unique terrain and biomes, Caldor is mixture of all three provinces, from the arid desert plains of Azure, and the rugged mountainous terrain of Chawla, to the lush greenery provided by Gellar.

Appearances
The chapters "Manhunt", "The Floating Fortress", "Delegation", "One-way Trip", and "Fallen Embassy" take place in the Caldor Province. The Caldor Province first appears after Dennis Ajani helps Adrian Lux escape from an ONI military base. Stealing a Puma from the base, the S-O-D are able to track Ajani to the Dome City of Illia where he is captured at ease. Knowing that the ACS are planning to use Alkania Crystals to help power the superweapon that they've been developing, the Special Operations Detachment are sent to the floating mountains of Miljor where an ACS maximum-security prison is located. Infiltrating the prison, the S-O-D teams successfully rescue Howard Petraeus who was imprisoned after the fall of the Atlanta Federation. Recovering the former governor of Ansaris, Petraeus reveals the location of the Alkania Crystals being in the Sicaria Region.

The latter three chapters occur in the Caldor city of Zahra, in which the city is slowly being de-stabilised with the presence of both the ACS and ONI occupying different zones of the city. While no military conflict has broken out yet, the civilians are slowly siding with the ACS, resulting in the ONI Council sending in a diplomatic congressman to help destabilise the city. However, all attempts are futile, and the combined events of the detonation of the Yanko Mark II superweapon and the ACS counteroffensive on the Chawla Province saw the ACS finally beginning to attack the ONI forces located in Zahra. The ONI Diplomatic Outpost and Embassy located in Zahra are subsequently attacked and several soldiers and members affiliated with the ONI are killed.

Known Locations in Caldor

 * Illia - City
 * Miljor Mountains - Geographic location
 * Fort Gabor - ACS prison
 * Zahra - City
 * ONI Embassy Caldor - ONI Diplomatic compound