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Line 21: ==Political Affiliation== ==Political Affiliation== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ <div class="desktop-3-col"> * [[2271]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> * [[2271]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> * [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref> * [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref> Line 34:
Line 34: * [[2755]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LOT2p33"/> * [[2755]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LOT2p33"/> * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> − * [[2791]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name=FSWp76>''First Succession War'', p. 76: "Free Worlds League–Lyran Commonwealth Front 2786–2796"</ref> + * [[2797]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref> − * [[2822]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> + * [[2822]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> − * [[2830]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=SSWp18>''Second Succession War'', pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"</ref> * [[2864]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> * [[2864]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> * [[3025]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> * [[3025]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> Line 54:
Line 53: * [[3135]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> * [[3135]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> * [[3145]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> * [[3145]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> − * [[3151]] - [[Wolf Empire]]<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref> + * [[3151]] - Wolf Empire<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref> − {{div col end}}+ </div> + + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- − ------------------------------------- ==Devil's Rock== ==Devil's Rock== {{InfoBoxPlanet {{InfoBoxPlanet Line 84:
Line 84: | hpgrep = | hpgrep = }} }} + ===Planetary Information=== According to [[Jack Ramsey]] who grew up on Devil's Rock, the planet is "hot most of the time" and the air is not breathable; people live in domed cities. There are three continents. Also mentioned are vast volcanic fields on Ash (Ash being capitalized implies it may be the name of one of the continents) of nothing but basalt, heated by water springs underneath, and a desert two or three times as large as the [[Terra]]n Sahara.<ref>''Blood Avatar'', ch. 23 (print edition p. 123)</ref> According to [[Jack Ramsey]] who grew up on Devil's Rock, the planet is "hot most of the time" and the air is not breathable; people live in domed cities. There are three continents. Also mentioned are vast volcanic fields on Ash (Ash being capitalized implies it may be the name of one of the continents) of nothing but basalt, heated by water springs underneath, and a desert two or three times as large as the [[Terra]]n Sahara.<ref>''Blood Avatar'', ch. 23 (print edition p. 123)</ref> ===Planetary History=== ===Planetary History=== ====Early History==== ====Early History==== − Having become independent as a result of the Demarcation Declaration, Devil's Rock was subsequently added to the resurgent Terran Hegemony; whilst some worlds joined the Hegemony during its early years as a result of diplomatic and trade incentives, many more were conquered in "campaigns of persuasion" launched by [[Director-General of the Terran Hegemony|Director-General]] [[James McKenna]], the first of which began in [[2316]] and ended with the capture of [[Towne]] in [[2317]]. Devil's Rock was one of the worlds added to the Hegemony during or around the time of this first campaign of persuasion.<ref name="TSLp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp18">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 18: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding [2319]"</ref> + Having become independent as a result of the Demarcation Declaration, Devil's Rock was subsequently added to the resurgent Terran Hegemony; whilst some worlds joined the Hegemony during its early years as a result of diplomatic and trade incentives, many more were conquered in "campaigns of persuasion" launched by [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]], the first of which began in [[2316]] and ended with the capture of [[Towne]] in [[2317]]. Devil's Rock was one of the worlds added to the Hegemony during or around the time of this first campaign of persuasion.<ref name="TSLp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp18">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 18: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding [2319]"</ref> − By the end of the [[Reunification War]], the Devil's Rock system was a member of the [[Tyrfing Province]] of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name="H:RWp159"/> + By the end of the [[Reunification War]] the Devil's Rock system was a member of the [[Tyrfing Province]] of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name="H:RWp159"/> Devil's Rock was a mostly unremarkable world. With an economy based on trade it possessed a large number of spaceports across the planet's surface. In addition to legitimate trade, criminal organizations also settled the world. Though many controlling factions attempted to destroy these black market operations, none were successful.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 241</ref> Devil's Rock was a mostly unremarkable world. With an economy based on trade it possessed a large number of spaceports across the planet's surface. In addition to legitimate trade, criminal organizations also settled the world. Though many controlling factions attempted to destroy these black market operations, none were successful.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 241</ref> ====Star League Era==== ====Star League Era==== − In one of the few recorded instances on a [[Terran Hegemony]] world, Devil's Rock was the target of a sizable bandit force. They were attempting to raid a munitions dump located in the Hades Mountains. The newly created [[Eighty-first BattleMech Division]] defeated the bandits without a single casualty. Thus earning the nickname "The Devils of Devil's Rock."<ref name=FMSLDFp181>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 181: "81st BattleMech Division"</ref> + In one of the few recorded instances on a [[Terran Hegemony]] world, Devil's Rock was the target of a sizable bandit force. They were attempting to raid a munitions dump located in the Hades Mountains. The newly created [[Eighty-first BattleMech Division]] defeated the bandits without a single casualty. Thus earning the nickname ''The Devils of Devil's Rock''.<ref name=FMSLDFp181>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 181: "81st BattleMech Division"</ref> In January [[2775]], [[Stefan Amaris]] redeployed large numbers of [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] to a dozen worlds, including Devil's Rock. [[AEAF]] units had used weapons of mass destruction regularly against [[Star League Defense Force]] units throughout the [[Hegemony Campaign]], predominantly to either damage the [[SLDF]] units targeted or to strike at civilian targets to prevent the SLDF from obtaining resources and supplies. In this case, Amaris' orders were different: he intended to create scorched wastelands that [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] would have no choice but to try and clear, whilst saddling the SLDF with huge numbers of sick and starving civilians. The AEAF units deployed to Devil's Rock and the other eleven worlds due to be abandoned by Amaris launched large-scale [[WMD]] attacks with one purpose: to ravage the worlds, preventing them from sustaining either their human populations or their various industries... to create wastelands.<ref name="H:LOT2p33">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 33: "Planets on Fire"</ref> In January [[2775]], [[Stefan Amaris]] redeployed large numbers of [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] to a dozen worlds, including Devil's Rock. [[AEAF]] units had used weapons of mass destruction regularly against [[Star League Defense Force]] units throughout the [[Hegemony Campaign]], predominantly to either damage the [[SLDF]] units targeted or to strike at civilian targets to prevent the SLDF from obtaining resources and supplies. In this case, Amaris' orders were different: he intended to create scorched wastelands that [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] would have no choice but to try and clear, whilst saddling the SLDF with huge numbers of sick and starving civilians. The AEAF units deployed to Devil's Rock and the other eleven worlds due to be abandoned by Amaris launched large-scale [[WMD]] attacks with one purpose: to ravage the worlds, preventing them from sustaining either their human populations or their various industries... to create wastelands.<ref name="H:LOT2p33">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 33: "Planets on Fire"</ref> Line 108:
Line 109: ====Jihad==== ====Jihad==== − On 31 October [[3081]], [[Republic of the Sphere]]-affiliated forces attempted to ambush surviving elements of the [[Forty-ninth Shadow Division]] and the notorious [[Opacus Venatori]] [[Precentor]], [[Berith]], at the location known as the Gates of Hades on Devil's Rock. The Republican forces were acting on information provided by the intelligence operative known as [[Tempest Stryker|Damocles]], who accompanied them into battle; the ambush was actually the result of intelligence planted by Berith, who was determined to kill Damocles. In this, Berith succeeded; having goaded Damocles into a berserk, suicidal rage, three Opacus Venatori [[BattleMech]]s combined their fire on the charging [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] agent when he charged, and then three [[Asura]] battlesuits latched onto the cockpit of Damocles's ''[[Crockett]]'' and incinerated him.<ref name="TCp241">''Total Chaos'', pp. 241–242: "Devil's Rock"</ref> The Blakist forces then retreated in good order, leaving the remaining Republican forces alive. During the ambush, Berith referred to Damocles as "Stryker".<ref name="J:FRp78+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 78–79: "Chaos Undaunted: Scrap Iron"</ref> + On the 31st of October [[3081]], [[Republic of the Sphere]]-affiliated forces attempted to ambush surviving elements of the [[Forty-ninth Shadow Division]] and the notorious [[Opacus Venatori]] [[Precentor]], [[Berith]], at the location known as the Gates of Hades on Devil's Rock. The Republican forces were acting on information provided by the intelligence operative known as [[Tempest Stryker|Damocles]], who accompanied them into battle; the ambush was actually the result of intelligence planted by Berith, who was determined to kill Damocles. In this, Berith succeeded; having goaded Damocles into a berserk, suicidal rage, three Opacus Venatori [[BattleMech]]s combined their fire on the charging [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] agent when he charged, and then three [[Asura]] battlesuits latched onto the cockpit of Damocles's ''[[Crockett]]'' and incinerated him.<ref name="TCp241">''Total Chaos'', pp. 241–242: "Devil's Rock"</ref> The Blakist forces then retreated in good order, leaving the remaining Republican forces alive. During the ambush, Berith referred to Damocles as "Stryker".<ref name="J:FRp78+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 78–79: "Chaos Undaunted: Scrap Iron"</ref> ====The Dark Age==== ====The Dark Age==== − As of 1 January [[3135]], Devil's Rock was one of the few Republic worlds with a functioning [[HPG]].<ref name=EDDA-4>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 4: "Functional Republic HPGs as of 01 January 3135"</ref> + As of 1 January [[3135]] Devil's Rock was one of the few Republic worlds with a functioning [[HPG]].<ref name=EDDA-4>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 4: "Functional Republic HPGs as of 01 January 3135"</ref> The Republic of the Sphere research project known as the Rhodes Project which developed the ''[[Colossal]]''-class tripod [[BattleMech]]s was based on Devil's Rock during the [[Dark Age]]<ref name="FM:3145p136">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 136: "Behind the Wall"</ref> as part of the Republic's work on [[RISC]] technologies.<ref name="TRO:3145Rp2">''Technical Readout: 3145: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 2: "Introduction"</ref> Anticipating that Devil's Rock would be in the first wave of planets to be attacked by the [[Wolf Empire]] in the event of an invasion of the Republic, the [[Republic Armed Forces]] augmented the standing garrison on Devil's Rock with a company of tripod ''[[Ares (OmniMech)|Ares]]'' [[BattleMech#Superheavy|superheavy]] BattleMechs, as well as rigging both the BattleMech factories and their power stations with powerful demolition charges to be used if they were at imminent risk of capture.<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp46/> The Republic of the Sphere research project known as the Rhodes Project which developed the ''[[Colossal]]''-class tripod [[BattleMech]]s was based on Devil's Rock during the [[Dark Age]]<ref name="FM:3145p136">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 136: "Behind the Wall"</ref> as part of the Republic's work on [[RISC]] technologies.<ref name="TRO:3145Rp2">''Technical Readout: 3145: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 2: "Introduction"</ref> Anticipating that Devil's Rock would be in the first wave of planets to be attacked by the [[Wolf Empire]] in the event of an invasion of the Republic, the [[Republic Armed Forces]] augmented the standing garrison on Devil's Rock with a company of tripod ''[[Ares (OmniMech)|Ares]]'' [[BattleMech#Superheavy|superheavy]] BattleMechs, as well as rigging both the BattleMech factories and their power stations with powerful demolition charges to be used if they were at imminent risk of capture.<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp46/> + <!-- Commented out due to lack of information + ===Planetary Rulers=== + --> ===Military Deployment=== ===Military Deployment=== Line 130:
Line 134: ===Planetary Locations=== ===Planetary Locations=== * Forest City: capital city<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 74: "Operation Guerrero, Second Wave"</ref> * Forest City: capital city<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 74: "Operation Guerrero, Second Wave"</ref> − * Faust City<ref name=DotDcP/> + * Faust City:<ref name=DotDcP/> − * Gates of Hades: location of a notable battle during the Jihad<ref name="J:FRp78+"/> + * Gates of Hades: location of a notable battle during the Jihad.<ref name="J:FRp78+"/> − * Hades Mountains: location of a munitions dump during the years of the Star League<ref name=FMSLDFp181/> + * Hades Mountains: location of a munitions dump during the years of the Star League.<ref name=FMSLDFp181/> ===Companies and Industries=== ===Companies and Industries=== * [[Rhodes Foundry]]<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp7>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 7: "Simian Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp9>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 9: "Centaur Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 46: "ARS-V1 Ares"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp44>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 44: "PSD-V2 Poseidon"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3145'', pp. 18, 25, 182, 184</ref><ref name=XTRO:R3p11>''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', pp. 11, 33: Triskelion "Introduction and development info for the Triskelion.</ref> * [[Rhodes Foundry]]<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp7>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 7: "Simian Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp9>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 9: "Centaur Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 46: "ARS-V1 Ares"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp44>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 44: "PSD-V2 Poseidon"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3145'', pp. 18, 25, 182, 184</ref><ref name=XTRO:R3p11>''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', pp. 11, 33: Triskelion "Introduction and development info for the Triskelion.</ref> − <!-- Commented out due to lack of information <!-- Commented out due to lack of information − ===Local Flora and Fauna=== − ===Image gallery=== ===Image gallery=== --> --> − ==Map Gallery== + + == Map Gallery == <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> − ==Nearby Systems== + == Nearby Systems == <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" Line 341:
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* [[2271]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> | * [[2271]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> | ||
* [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref> | * [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref> | ||
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* [[2755]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LOT2p33"/> | * [[2755]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LOT2p33"/> | ||
* [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> | * [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[2797]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref> |
| − | * [[2822]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map | + | * [[2822]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> |
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* [[2864]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> | * [[2864]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> | ||
* [[3025]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> | * [[3025]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> | ||
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* [[3135]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | * [[3135]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | ||
* [[3145]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> | * [[3145]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. vi: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> | ||
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According to [[Jack Ramsey]] who grew up on Devil's Rock, the planet is "hot most of the time" and the air is not breathable; people live in domed cities. There are three continents. Also mentioned are vast volcanic fields on Ash (Ash being capitalized implies it may be the name of one of the continents) of nothing but basalt, heated by water springs underneath, and a desert two or three times as large as the [[Terra]]n Sahara.<ref>''Blood Avatar'', ch. 23 (print edition p. 123)</ref> | According to [[Jack Ramsey]] who grew up on Devil's Rock, the planet is "hot most of the time" and the air is not breathable; people live in domed cities. There are three continents. Also mentioned are vast volcanic fields on Ash (Ash being capitalized implies it may be the name of one of the continents) of nothing but basalt, heated by water springs underneath, and a desert two or three times as large as the [[Terra]]n Sahara.<ref>''Blood Avatar'', ch. 23 (print edition p. 123)</ref> | ||
===Planetary History=== | ===Planetary History=== | ||
====Early History==== | ====Early History==== | ||
| − | Having become independent as a result of the Demarcation Declaration, Devil's Rock was subsequently added to the resurgent Terran Hegemony; whilst some worlds joined the Hegemony during its early years as a result of diplomatic and trade incentives, many more were conquered in "campaigns of persuasion" launched by [[ | + | Having become independent as a result of the Demarcation Declaration, Devil's Rock was subsequently added to the resurgent Terran Hegemony; whilst some worlds joined the Hegemony during its early years as a result of diplomatic and trade incentives, many more were conquered in "campaigns of persuasion" launched by [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]], the first of which began in [[2316]] and ended with the capture of [[Towne]] in [[2317]]. Devil's Rock was one of the worlds added to the Hegemony during or around the time of this first campaign of persuasion.<ref name="TSLp16">''The Star League'', p. 16: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref><ref name="HB:HMp18">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 18: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding [2319]"</ref> |
| − | By the end of the [[Reunification War]] | + | By the end of the [[Reunification War]] the Devil's Rock system was a member of the [[Tyrfing Province]] of the Terran Hegemony.<ref name="H:RWp159"/> |
Devil's Rock was a mostly unremarkable world. With an economy based on trade it possessed a large number of spaceports across the planet's surface. In addition to legitimate trade, criminal organizations also settled the world. Though many controlling factions attempted to destroy these black market operations, none were successful.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 241</ref> | Devil's Rock was a mostly unremarkable world. With an economy based on trade it possessed a large number of spaceports across the planet's surface. In addition to legitimate trade, criminal organizations also settled the world. Though many controlling factions attempted to destroy these black market operations, none were successful.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 241</ref> | ||
====Star League Era==== | ====Star League Era==== | ||
| − | In one of the few recorded instances on a [[Terran Hegemony]] world, Devil's Rock was the target of a sizable bandit force. They were attempting to raid a munitions dump located in the Hades Mountains. The newly created [[Eighty-first BattleMech Division]] defeated the bandits without a single casualty. Thus earning the nickname | + | In one of the few recorded instances on a [[Terran Hegemony]] world, Devil's Rock was the target of a sizable bandit force. They were attempting to raid a munitions dump located in the Hades Mountains. The newly created [[Eighty-first BattleMech Division]] defeated the bandits without a single casualty. Thus earning the nickname ''The Devils of Devil's Rock''.<ref name=FMSLDFp181>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 181: "81st BattleMech Division"</ref> |
In January [[2775]], [[Stefan Amaris]] redeployed large numbers of [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] to a dozen worlds, including Devil's Rock. [[AEAF]] units had used weapons of mass destruction regularly against [[Star League Defense Force]] units throughout the [[Hegemony Campaign]], predominantly to either damage the [[SLDF]] units targeted or to strike at civilian targets to prevent the SLDF from obtaining resources and supplies. In this case, Amaris' orders were different: he intended to create scorched wastelands that [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] would have no choice but to try and clear, whilst saddling the SLDF with huge numbers of sick and starving civilians. The AEAF units deployed to Devil's Rock and the other eleven worlds due to be abandoned by Amaris launched large-scale [[WMD]] attacks with one purpose: to ravage the worlds, preventing them from sustaining either their human populations or their various industries... to create wastelands.<ref name="H:LOT2p33">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 33: "Planets on Fire"</ref> | In January [[2775]], [[Stefan Amaris]] redeployed large numbers of [[Amaris Empire Armed Forces]] to a dozen worlds, including Devil's Rock. [[AEAF]] units had used weapons of mass destruction regularly against [[Star League Defense Force]] units throughout the [[Hegemony Campaign]], predominantly to either damage the [[SLDF]] units targeted or to strike at civilian targets to prevent the SLDF from obtaining resources and supplies. In this case, Amaris' orders were different: he intended to create scorched wastelands that [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force|Commanding General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] would have no choice but to try and clear, whilst saddling the SLDF with huge numbers of sick and starving civilians. The AEAF units deployed to Devil's Rock and the other eleven worlds due to be abandoned by Amaris launched large-scale [[WMD]] attacks with one purpose: to ravage the worlds, preventing them from sustaining either their human populations or their various industries... to create wastelands.<ref name="H:LOT2p33">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 33: "Planets on Fire"</ref> | ||
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====Jihad==== | ====Jihad==== | ||
| − | On | + | On the 31st of October [[3081]], [[Republic of the Sphere]]-affiliated forces attempted to ambush surviving elements of the [[Forty-ninth Shadow Division]] and the notorious [[Opacus Venatori]] [[Precentor]], [[Berith]], at the location known as the Gates of Hades on Devil's Rock. The Republican forces were acting on information provided by the intelligence operative known as [[Tempest Stryker|Damocles]], who accompanied them into battle; the ambush was actually the result of intelligence planted by Berith, who was determined to kill Damocles. In this, Berith succeeded; having goaded Damocles into a berserk, suicidal rage, three Opacus Venatori [[BattleMech]]s combined their fire on the charging [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] agent when he charged, and then three [[Asura]] battlesuits latched onto the cockpit of Damocles's ''[[Crockett]]'' and incinerated him.<ref name="TCp241">''Total Chaos'', pp. 241–242: "Devil's Rock"</ref> The Blakist forces then retreated in good order, leaving the remaining Republican forces alive. During the ambush, Berith referred to Damocles as "Stryker".<ref name="J:FRp78+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 78–79: "Chaos Undaunted: Scrap Iron"</ref> |
====The Dark Age==== | ====The Dark Age==== | ||
| − | As of 1 January [[3135]] | + | As of 1 January [[3135]] Devil's Rock was one of the few Republic worlds with a functioning [[HPG]].<ref name=EDDA-4>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 4: "Functional Republic HPGs as of 01 January 3135"</ref> |
The Republic of the Sphere research project known as the Rhodes Project which developed the ''[[Colossal]]''-class tripod [[BattleMech]]s was based on Devil's Rock during the [[Dark Age]]<ref name="FM:3145p136">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 136: "Behind the Wall"</ref> as part of the Republic's work on [[RISC]] technologies.<ref name="TRO:3145Rp2">''Technical Readout: 3145: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 2: "Introduction"</ref> Anticipating that Devil's Rock would be in the first wave of planets to be attacked by the [[Wolf Empire]] in the event of an invasion of the Republic, the [[Republic Armed Forces]] augmented the standing garrison on Devil's Rock with a company of tripod ''[[Ares (OmniMech)|Ares]]'' [[BattleMech#Superheavy|superheavy]] BattleMechs, as well as rigging both the BattleMech factories and their power stations with powerful demolition charges to be used if they were at imminent risk of capture.<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp46/> | The Republic of the Sphere research project known as the Rhodes Project which developed the ''[[Colossal]]''-class tripod [[BattleMech]]s was based on Devil's Rock during the [[Dark Age]]<ref name="FM:3145p136">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 136: "Behind the Wall"</ref> as part of the Republic's work on [[RISC]] technologies.<ref name="TRO:3145Rp2">''Technical Readout: 3145: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 2: "Introduction"</ref> Anticipating that Devil's Rock would be in the first wave of planets to be attacked by the [[Wolf Empire]] in the event of an invasion of the Republic, the [[Republic Armed Forces]] augmented the standing garrison on Devil's Rock with a company of tripod ''[[Ares (OmniMech)|Ares]]'' [[BattleMech#Superheavy|superheavy]] BattleMechs, as well as rigging both the BattleMech factories and their power stations with powerful demolition charges to be used if they were at imminent risk of capture.<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp46/> | ||
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* Forest City: capital city<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 74: "Operation Guerrero, Second Wave"</ref> | * Forest City: capital city<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 74: "Operation Guerrero, Second Wave"</ref> | ||
| − | * Faust City<ref name=DotDcP/> | + | * Faust City:<ref name=DotDcP/> |
| − | * Gates of Hades: location of a notable battle during the Jihad<ref name="J:FRp78+"/> | + | * Gates of Hades: location of a notable battle during the Jihad.<ref name="J:FRp78+"/> |
| − | * Hades Mountains: location of a munitions dump during the years of the Star League<ref name=FMSLDFp181/> | + | * Hades Mountains: location of a munitions dump during the years of the Star League.<ref name=FMSLDFp181/> |
===Companies and Industries=== | ===Companies and Industries=== | ||
* [[Rhodes Foundry]]<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp7>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 7: "Simian Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp9>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 9: "Centaur Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 46: "ARS-V1 Ares"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp44>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 44: "PSD-V2 Poseidon"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3145'', pp. 18, 25, 182, 184</ref><ref name=XTRO:R3p11>''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', pp. 11, 33: Triskelion "Introduction and development info for the Triskelion.</ref> | * [[Rhodes Foundry]]<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp7>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 7: "Simian Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp9>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 9: "Centaur Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 46: "ARS-V1 Ares"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp44>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 44: "PSD-V2 Poseidon"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3145'', pp. 18, 25, 182, 184</ref><ref name=XTRO:R3p11>''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3'', pp. 11, 33: Triskelion "Introduction and development info for the Triskelion.</ref> | ||
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* ''[[Blood Avatar]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Blood Avatar]]'' (novel) | ||
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook) | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]'' |
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]'' | ||
* ''[[Total Chaos]]'' | * ''[[Total Chaos]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Systems|Devil's Rock]] | [[Category:Systems|Devil's Rock]] | ||