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==History==
 
==History==
The '''Fifty-fourth Provisional Garrison Cluster''' moved from the [[Clan Homeworlds]] to the [[Inner Sphere]] just prior to the Fourth Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]], the [[Clan]] invasion of the Inner Sphere in [[3050]]. The Fifty-fourth was serving as a part of [[Pi Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Pi Galaxy]] within the [[Clan Ghost Bear Touman|Clan Ghost Bear ''touman'']] at the time, and had been called forward to garrison various worlds taken during the invasion to free up front-line forces for further conquests.<ref name="FM:WCp98">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 98: "Pi Galaxy"</ref>
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The '''Fifty-fourth Provisional Garrison Cluster''' moved from the [[Clan Homeworlds]] to the [[Inner Sphere]] just prior to the Fourth Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]], the [[Clan]] invasion of the Inner Sphere in [[3050]]. The Fifty-fourth was serving as a part of [[Pi Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Pi Galaxy]] within the [[Clan Ghost Bear Touman|Clan Ghost Bear ''touman'']] at the time, and had been called forward to garrison various worlds taken during the invasion to free up front-line forces for further conquests.<ref name="FM:WCp98">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 98, "Pi Galaxy"</ref>
  
 
Perhaps disappointingly for the Fifty-fourth, the next ten years of their deployment within the Inner Sphere saw them involved in relatively little combat other than attacks from pirate attacks. The Fifty-fourth had long served as a training cadre for warriors freshly deployed from Ghost Bear ''[[sibko]]s'' and continued to do so in the Inner Sphere; this led to the [[Cluster]] nearly being overwhelmed in September [[3060]] when an unusually large pirate band almost a [[regiment]] in size attacked the Fifty-fourth on their garrison world of [[Thule]].<ref name="FM:WCp98"/> [[ComStar]] ''[[Rapier]]s'' were seen supporting the pirates.<ref>''Angels on Our Shoulders''</ref>
 
Perhaps disappointingly for the Fifty-fourth, the next ten years of their deployment within the Inner Sphere saw them involved in relatively little combat other than attacks from pirate attacks. The Fifty-fourth had long served as a training cadre for warriors freshly deployed from Ghost Bear ''[[sibko]]s'' and continued to do so in the Inner Sphere; this led to the [[Cluster]] nearly being overwhelmed in September [[3060]] when an unusually large pirate band almost a [[regiment]] in size attacked the Fifty-fourth on their garrison world of [[Thule]].<ref name="FM:WCp98"/> [[ComStar]] ''[[Rapier]]s'' were seen supporting the pirates.<ref>''Angels on Our Shoulders''</ref>
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=== First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War ===
 
=== First Draconis Combine/Ghost Bear War ===
Pi Galaxy remained a defensive formation during the [[1st Combine-Dominion War|First Draconis Combine / Ghost Bear War]], but took damage defending the worlds of [[Jezersko]], [[Porthos]] and [[Thule]] from hostile raids.<ref name="FM:Up61">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 61: "Pi Galaxy"</ref> The Fifty-fourth Provisional Garrison Cluster was one of the [[Cluster]]s that took damage, and by [[3067]] had rebuilt to four-fifths of full strength.<ref name="FM:Up78"/>
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Pi Galaxy remained a defensive formation during the [[1st Combine-Dominion War|First Draconis Combine / Ghost Bear War]], but took damage defending the worlds of [[Jezersko]], [[Porthos]] and [[Thule]] from hostile raids.<ref name="FM:Up61">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 61, "Pi Galaxy"</ref> The Fifty-fourth Provisional Garrison Cluster was one of the [[Cluster]]s that took damage, and by [[3067]] had rebuilt to four-fifths of full strength.<ref name="FM:Up78"/>
  
 
===The Jihad===
 
===The Jihad===
Although Pi Galaxy was a defensive formation, it was added to Alpha Wave during the Ghost Bear campaign against the [[Word of Blake]] in the [[Jihad]]. Alpha Wave was led by [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha Galaxy]] and included [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega Galaxy]] as well as Pi; Pi acted in support of the other Galaxies and missed the campaign to liberate [[Kaus Borealis]], but joined the second wave of attacks against [[Dyev]].<ref name="FR:Cp10">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10: "Pi Galaxy"</ref>
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Although Pi Galaxy was a defensive formation, it was added to Alpha Wave during the Ghost Bear campaign against the [[Word of Blake]] in the [[Jihad]]. Alpha Wave was led by [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha Galaxy]] and included [[Omega Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Omega Galaxy]] as well as Pi; Pi acted in support of the other Galaxies and missed the campaign to liberate [[Kaus Borealis]], but joined the second wave of attacks against [[Dyev]].<ref name="FR:Cp10">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 10, "Pi Galaxy"</ref>
  
 
==== Dyev ====
 
==== Dyev ====
After landing on Dyev during a wave of attacks against worlds in the Word of Blake Protectorate in July [[3076]],<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Pi Galaxy found itself facing a Blakist counteroffensive in December when a task force breached the blockade of Ghost Bear and [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Raven]] ships in orbit and landed six Divisions of troops on the surface of Dyev. The Blakists landed around Trogport and the planetary capital, Novaya Mensk, before deploying outwards. Pi Galaxy fought alongside [[Kappa Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Kappa Galaxy]] against the [[32nd Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-second Militia Division]] and the [[2nd New Earth Protectorate Militia Division|Second New Earth]] and [[First Zosma Protectorate Militia Division]]s; the Blakists used the fortifications built in previous years by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] to try and resist the Ghost Bear attack.<ref name="JHS:Tp18">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 18: "A Time Of Cleansing"</ref>  
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After landing on Dyev during a wave of attacks against worlds in the Word of Blake Protectorate in July [[3076]],<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Pi Galaxy found itself facing a Blakist counteroffensive in December when a task force breached the blockade of Ghost Bear and [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Raven]] ships in orbit and landed six Divisions of troops on the surface of Dyev. The Blakists landed around Trogport and the planetary capital, Novaya Mensk, before deploying outwards. Pi Galaxy fought alongside [[Kappa Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Kappa Galaxy]] against the [[32nd Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-second Militia Division]] and the [[2nd New Earth Protectorate Militia Division|Second New Earth]] and [[1st Zosma Protectorate Militia Division|First Zosma Protectorate Militia Divisions]]; the Blakists used the fortifications built in previous years by the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] to try and resist the Ghost Bear attack.<ref name="JHS:Tp18">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 18, "A Time Of Cleansing"</ref>  
  
Pi Galaxy proved its mettle on Dyev, and history records that the Thirty-second Militia Division was subsequently destroyed on Dyev before the end of 3076.<ref name="J:FRp126">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 126: "Word Of Blake Militia"</ref>
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Pi Galaxy proved its mettle on Dyev, and history records that the Thirty-second Militia Division was subsequently destroyed on Dyev before the end of 3076.<ref name="J:FRp126">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 126, "Word Of Blake Militia"</ref>
  
 
==== Asta ====
 
==== Asta ====
In addition to joining the campaign for Dyev, Pi Galaxy won the honor of liberating the world of [[Asta]].<ref name="FR:Cp10"/> By this point, the Ghost Bears were acting as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], and as forces from the [[Draconis Combine]] led by ''[[Tai-shu]]'' [[Isoroku Kurita]] concentrated on securing the planetary capital, Excaliba, in the face of fierce resistance, before clearing the remainder of the Balerdo continent, Pi Galaxy concentrated on the Moolai continent.<ref name="JHS:Tp32">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 32: "Official Update 2"</ref>
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In addition to joining the campaign for Dyev, Pi Galaxy won the honor of liberating the world of [[Asta]].<ref name="FR:Cp10"/> By this point, the Ghost Bears were acting as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], and as forces from the [[Draconis Combine]] led by ''[[Tai-shu]]'' [[Isoroku Kurita]] concentrated on securing the planetary capital, Excaliba, in the face of fierce resistance, before clearing the remainder of the Balerdo continent, Pi Galaxy concentrated on the Moolai continent.<ref name="JHS:Tp32">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 32, "Official Update 2"</ref>
  
It was from a prison camp on Asta that the noted warrior [[Andrew Redburn]] was liberated on the 18th of March [[3077]];<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Redburn had provoked a series of uprising in Blakist reeducation camps beginning in the port city of Logan and then spreading through other camps a week before the Coalition forces arrived. The prisoner uprising distracted the Blakist forces, speeding up the campaign to liberate the world.<ref name="JHS:Tp32">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 32: "Official Update 2"</ref>
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It was from a prison camp on Asta that the noted warrior [[Andrew Redburn]] was liberated on the 18th of March [[3077]];<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Redburn had provoked a series of uprising in Blakist reeducation camps beginning in the port city of Logan and then spreading through other camps a week before the Coalition forces arrived. The prisoner uprising distracted the Blakist forces, speeding up the campaign to liberate the world.<ref name="JHS:Tp32">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 32, "Official Update 2"</ref>
  
 
=== The Dark Age ===
 
=== The Dark Age ===
Pi Galaxy was one of a number of Galaxies to be disbanded by the Dominion Council after the Jihad as the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] began the process of rebuilding its forces. Elements of Pi Galaxy ended up in both [[Theta Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Theta]]<ref name="FM:3085p120">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 120: "Theta Galaxy"</ref> and [[Kappa Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Kappa Galaxies]].<ref name="FM:3085p121">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 121: "Kappa Galaxy"</ref> By [[3085]] none of the former Clusters from Pi Galaxy remained as discrete units within the Ghost Bear ''[[touman]]''.<ref name="FM:3085p127">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Ghost Bear Dominion"</ref>
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Pi Galaxy was one of a number of Galaxies to be disbanded by the Dominion Council after the Jihad as the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] began the process of rebuilding its forces. Elements of Pi Galaxy ended up in both [[Theta Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Theta]]<ref name="FM:3085p120">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 120, "Theta Galaxy"</ref> and [[Kappa Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Kappa Galaxies]].<ref name="FM:3085p121">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 121, "Kappa Galaxy"</ref> By [[3085]] none of the former Clusters from Pi Galaxy remained as discrete units within the Ghost Bear ''[[touman]]''.<ref name="FM:3085p127">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Ghost Bear Dominion"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 54th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Ghost Bear Dominion)'''
 
| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 54th Provisional Garrison Cluster (Ghost Bear Dominion)'''
 
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Rachel]]||[[3061]] - [[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up78">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 78: "Pi Galaxy"</ref>
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| [[Star Colonel]]||[[Rachel]]||[[3061]] - [[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up78">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 78, "Pi Galaxy"</ref>
 
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=== 3079 ===
 
=== 3079 ===
'''Fifty-fourth Provisional Garrison Cluster''' (Green/Reliable) <ref name="FR:Cp11">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11: "Deployment Status"</ref>
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'''Fifty-fourth Provisional Garrison Cluster''' (Green/Reliable) <ref name="FR:Cp11">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 11, "Deployment Status"</ref>
 
:- The Fifty-fourth was stationed on [[Jarett]] at this point in time and had been reduced to forty percent of strength, with just under a quarter of the Cluster equipped with OmniMechs or equivalent technology.<ref name="FM:Up78"/>
 
:- The Fifty-fourth was stationed on [[Jarett]] at this point in time and had been reduced to forty percent of strength, with just under a quarter of the Cluster equipped with OmniMechs or equivalent technology.<ref name="FM:Up78"/>
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==Game Rules==
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=== 3061 ===
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* Forces from the Fifty-fourth Provisional Garrison Cluster apply a -1 modifier to rolls on the Star Random Weight Class Tables.<ref name="FM:WCp180">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 182, "Pi Galaxy"</ref>
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* Fifty-fourth Provisional Garrison Cluster units receive a +1 Bonus to Initiative rolls when fighting against opponents from the [[Periphery]].<ref name="FM:WCp182">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 180, "Pi Galaxy"</ref>
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==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
  
==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
 
* ''[[Angels on Our Shoulders]]'' (in: ''[[Total Warfare]]'')
 
* ''[[Angels on Our Shoulders]]'' (in: ''[[Total Warfare]]'')
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''

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