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| − | The '''Arcadia''' system was the location of at least one habitable world and as | + | The '''Arcadia''' system was the location of at least one habitable world and as of [[3152]] was located in the [[Wolf Empire]].<ref name=EA78>''Empire Alone'', p. 78: "The Free Worlds League June 3152"</ref> |
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| − | == System Description == | + | ==System Description== |
| − | + | Arcadia is located near the [[Gienah]] and [[Launam]] systems. It lies [[Anti-spinward]] from [[Terra]].<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/><ref name=EA78/> | |
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| − | + | Originally colonized by the [[Terran Alliance]] during the [[First Exodus]] from Terra,<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> the Arcadia system was depopulated or abandoned during the [[Age of War]].<ref name="HB:HSp13"/><ref name="HB:HSp25"/> However, Arcadia was later recolonized by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="H:RWp159"/> | |
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| − | == | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
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| − | * [[ | + | * [[2270]] - Inhabited World<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref> |
| − | < | + | * [[2341]] - No record<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13</ref> |
| − | -------------------- | + | * [[2571]] - No record<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref> |
| + | * [[2596]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p10>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> until May, then [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name=FMUp10>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 10-11: "3063"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Free Worlds League until April, then Lyran Alliance<ref name=FMUp13>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 13-14: "3067"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70</ref><ref name=JFRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 41</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3068]] - Free Worlds League (from September)<ref name="J:FRp46"/> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 9</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3140]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=Sh5TS>''Shrapnel Issue 3'' - ''Thunder Stallion'' 4</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - [[Wolf Empire]]<ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3152]] - Wolf Empire<ref name=EA78/> | ||
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| − | {{ | + | ==Arcadia== |
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| + | ===Planetary History=== | ||
| + | ====Star League Era==== | ||
| + | The world of Arcadia was was a casualty of the [[Age of War]] and recolonized during the [[Star League era]].<ref name="Oystein">''[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,12045.0.html Ask The Writer: Øystein's Response]'': "Lost during the Age of War, and resettled during the Star League era"</ref> During the final years of the [[Star League]], Arcadia was the host of an [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison. Unfortunately, it also was the site of an incident where a Major of the [[236th Mechanized Infantry Division]] went on a killing spree after not receiving a toy in a meal he ordered. The horrendous act was made worse by several members of the Major's battalion assisting in the horrendous incident. This caused serious political repercussions between the SLDF and the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 143: "236th Mechanized Infantry Division"</ref> | ||
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| + | ====Prior to the Fourth Succession War==== | ||
| + | In December [[3027]], elements of the [[Marik Militia]] raided Arcadia in an effort to gather information about the military exercises conducted by the Lyran Commonwealth as part of [[Operation GALAHAD]]. There they clashed with members of the mercenary unit [[Halsten's Brigade]] outside the small town of Castleton.<ref name=BSHS2>''BattleCorps Scenario: Hard Steel'', p. 2: "Situation"</ref> | ||
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| + | ====Civil War Era==== | ||
| + | Arcadia was the site of a [[3063]] [[Battle of Arcadia (3063)|ambush]] set for [[Kristen's Krushers]] as they attempted to flee Alliance space. The unit was nearly destroyed but an unauthorized [[Free Worlds League]] rescue force not only preserved the unit, but maintained control of the world as a "protectorate" for the duration of the [[FedCom Civil War]]. On 11 April [[3067]], the League ceded the world back to the Alliance.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 38-40: "The Eagle's Flight"</ref><ref name=FMUp13/> | ||
| − | + | ====Jihad==== | |
| − | + | Following the invasion of the Free Worlds League by the Skye and Bolan Provinces of the [[Lyran Alliance]] in what was termed [[Operation ÜBERSCHATTEN]], Marshall [[Jeremy Brett]] took command of the local [[Free Worlds League Military]] and launched a counteroffensive under the name [[Operation BROKEN FIST]].<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | |
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| + | During the Free Worlds League's attack on Arcadia in September [[3068]], a [[lance]] from the [[mercenary unit]] [[Donovan's Dark Devils]] engaged a lance of [['Mechs]] from the planetary militia near Summerville.<ref name=BCS:A:DFp3/> | ||
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| + | Meanwhile the rest of the mercenary attacked the maglev train carrying the militia's dependents to the safety of Summerville's shelters and destroyed the train during the fighting. Most observers believe this was done intentionally.<ref name=BCS:A:DFp3/> | ||
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| + | The final assault against the Militia was a disaster for the mercenaries. They found unbridled fury and the Militia tore through them. Only the unit's [[DropShip]] was able to retreat, with Captain Donovan killed during the battle.<ref name="SAET"/> | ||
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| + | But as [[Kirkpatrick's Invaders]] withdrew, they were left in an untenable position and they were unable to stand against the remaining regular Marik forces and thus surrendered.<ref name="SAET"/> | ||
| − | + | BROKEN FIST went beyond simply attempting to recapture worlds that the Lyrans had seized, striking into Lyran space at numerous worlds. Arcadia was one of the worlds hit and was overrun by the League forces on 10 September [[3068]].<ref name="J:FRp46"/> | |
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| − | === | + | ====Dark Age==== |
| − | + | In December [[3140]], a portion of [[Clan Wolf]]'s [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Gamma Galaxy]] attacked Arcadia. Attempting to take DeSota City, they faced an auxiliary mercenary force headed by [[Annie's Avengers]]. Gamma Galaxy could not break the defenses before [[First Steiner Strikers]] backup arrived—the auxiliary was reduced to a third of its size, but it held. Avengers CO [[Ann-Marie Dalmas]]'s performance in battle, including her seventeen 'Mech and vehicle kills, earned her celebrity status across the Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name=Sh5TS/> | |
| − | === | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
| − | + | ====2764==== | |
| − | + | * [[205th Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref> | |
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| − | == | + | ====3027==== |
| + | * [[Halsten's Brigade]]<ref name=BSHS2/> | ||
| − | == | + | ====3068==== |
| + | * [[Arcadia Militia (Lyran Commonwealth)|Arcadia Militia]]<ref name=BCS:A:DFp3>''Arcadia: Daybreak Fandango'', p. 2</ref> | ||
| + | * [[Kirkpatrick's Invaders]]<ref name="SAET">''Scenario: Arcadia: Evening Tango'', pp. 2–3: "Situation" and "Aftermath"</ref> | ||
| − | == | + | ====3140==== |
| + | * [[First Steiner Strikers]]<ref name=Sh5TS/> | ||
| + | * [[Annie's Avengers]]<ref name=Sh5TS/> | ||
| − | == | + | ===Geography=== |
| + | {{ApocryphalContentStart}} | ||
| + | The database of the ([[apocryphal]]) 1989 video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]'', set around the year [[3025]], gives a population of 1.323 billion for Arcadia and describes the environment as "tropical" (out of only three impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert," "ice," and "tropical"). The description one-liner reads "Strong in agriculture and manufacturing." | ||
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| − | == | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| + | * Castleton: a small town and site of a battle in 3027.<ref name=BSHS2/> | ||
| + | * DeSota City<ref name=Sh5TS/> | ||
| + | * The Straits: a coastal area with beaches<ref name=AM>''Arcadia: Morningstar''</ref> | ||
| + | * Summerville: a city<ref name=AM>''Arcadia: Morningstar''</ref> | ||
| − | == Image gallery == | + | <!-- Commented out due to lack of information |
| + | ===Companies and Industries=== | ||
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| − | == Nearby Systems == | + | ==Map Gallery== |
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| + | ==Nearby Systems== | ||
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| + | {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" | ||
| + | ! colspan="8" | Closest 36 systems (33 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: | ||
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| − | | [[Gienah]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Gienah]] |
| − | | 5.9 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 5.9 |
| − | | [[Launam]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Launam]] |
| − | | 19.6 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 19.6 |
| − | | [[Ford]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Ford]] |
| − | | 22.0 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 22.0 |
| − | | [[Dar-es-Salaam]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Dar-es-Salaam]] |
| − | | 23.1 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.1 |
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| − | | [[Nestor]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Nestor]] |
| − | | 23.8 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.8 |
| − | | [[Hyde]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Hyde]] |
| − | | 26.2 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.2 |
| − | | [[Senftenberg]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Senftenberg]] |
| − | | 27.6 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 27.6 |
| − | | [[Giausar]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Giausar]] |
| − | | 28.3 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 28.3 |
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| − | | [[Pressby]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Pressby]] |
| − | | 29.7 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 29.7 |
| − | | [[Mariefred]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Mariefred]] |
| − | | 34.2 | + | | class="over30" | 34.2 |
| − | | [[Pardeau]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Pardeau]] |
| − | | 36.8 | + | | class="over30" | 36.8 |
| − | | [[McAffe]] | + | | class="over30" | [[McAffe]] |
| − | | 37.6 | + | | class="over30" | 37.6 |
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| − | | [[Megrez]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Megrez]] |
| − | | 42.0 | + | | class="over30" | 42.0 |
| − | | [[Togwotee]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Togwotee]] |
| − | | 42.1 | + | | class="over30" | 42.1 |
| − | | [[Eilenburg]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Eilenburg]] |
| − | | 43.6 | + | | class="over30" | 43.6 |
| − | | [[Bondurant]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Bondurant]] |
| − | | 44.0 | + | | class="over30" | 44.0 |
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| − | | [[Concord]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Concord]] |
| − | | 44.5 | + | | class="over30" | 44.5 |
| − | | [[Hollabrunn]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Hollabrunn]] |
| − | | 46.8 | + | | class="over30" | 46.8 |
| − | | [[Uhuru]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Uhuru]] |
| − | | 47.5 | + | | class="over30" | 47.5 |
| − | | [[Rahne]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Rahne]] |
| − | | 47.7 | + | | class="over30" | 47.7 |
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| − | | [[Sheridan]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Sheridan]] |
| − | | 49.4 | + | | class="over30" | 49.4 |
| − | | [[Aigle]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Aigle]] |
| − | | 49.7 | + | | class="over30" | 49.7 |
| − | | [[Danais]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Danais]] |
| − | | 50.1 | + | | class="over30" | 50.1 |
| − | | [[Zwenkau]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Zwenkau]] |
| − | | 50.6 | + | | class="over30" | 50.6 |
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| − | | [[Fianna]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Fianna]] |
| − | | 53.3 | + | | class="over30" | 53.3 |
| − | | [[Loric]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Loric]] |
| − | | 53.7 | + | | class="over30" | 53.7 |
| − | | [[Cascade]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Cascade]] |
| − | | 54.0 | + | | class="over30" | 54.0 |
| − | | [[Arganda]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Arganda]] |
| − | | 54.3 | + | | class="over30" | 54.3 |
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| − | | [[Soilihull]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Soilihull]] |
| − | | 54.3 | + | | class="over30" | 54.3 |
| − | | [[Sarpsborg]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Sarpsborg]] |
| − | | 54.5 | + | | class="over30" | 54.5 |
| − | | [[Gannett]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Gannett]] |
| − | | 56.5 | + | | class="over30" | 56.5 |
| − | | [[Thermopolis]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Thermopolis]] |
| − | | 58.0 | + | | class="over30" | 58.0 |
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| + | | class="over30" | [[Pingree]] | ||
| + | | class="over30" | 58.9 | ||
| + | | class="over60" | [[Gniezno]] | ||
| + | | class="over60" | 60.4 | ||
| + | | class="over60" | [[Amity]] | ||
| + | | class="over60" | 61.7 | ||
| + | | class="over60" | [[Colfax]] | ||
| + | | class="over60" | 62.1 | ||
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| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
| − | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} |
| + | * ''[[Arcadia (short story)|Arcadia]]'' (short story) | ||
| + | * ''[[Empire Alone]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Hard Steel|Hard Steel]]'' (scenario) | ||
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
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* ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]]'' | * ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Arcadia: Daybreak Fandango|Scenario: Arcadia: Daybreak Fandango]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Arcadia: Evening Tango|Scenario: Arcadia: Evening Tango]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 3|Shrapnel, Issue 3]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category:Planets|Arcadia ( | + | [[Category:Systems|Arcadia (LC)]] |
| − | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth | + | [[Category:Planets|Arcadia (LC)]] |
| − | [[Category: Free Worlds League | + | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Independent | + | [[Category: Free Worlds League Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Lyran Alliance | + | [[Category: Independent Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Lyran Alliance Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Terran Alliance | + | [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Wolf Empire | + | [[Category: Terran Alliance Systems]] |
| + | [[Category: Wolf Empire Systems]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:24, 23 April 2024
- This article is about the Lyran Commonwealth planetary system. For other uses, see Arcadia.
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The Arcadia system was the location of at least one habitable world and as of 3152 was located in the Wolf Empire.[1]
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System Description[edit]
Arcadia is located near the Gienah and Launam systems. It lies Anti-spinward from Terra.[2][1]
System History[edit]
Originally colonized by the Terran Alliance during the First Exodus from Terra,[3] the Arcadia system was depopulated or abandoned during the Age of War.[4][5] However, Arcadia was later recolonized by the Lyran Commonwealth during the Reunification War.[6]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2270 - Inhabited World[3]
- 2341 - No record[4]
- 2571 - No record[5]
- 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth[6]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth[2][7]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth[8]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth[9]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth[10]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth[11]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[12]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[13][14]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[15]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[16][17]
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance[18]
- 3063 - Lyran Alliance[19] until May, then Free Worlds League[20]
- 3067 - Free Worlds League until April, then Lyran Alliance[21][22][23]
- 3068 - Free Worlds League (from September)[24]
- 3075 - Lyran Alliance[25]
- 3079 - Lyran Alliance[26]
- 3081 - Lyran Alliance[27]
- 3085 - Lyran Alliance[28]
- 3135 - Lyran Commonwealth[29]
- 3140 - Lyran Commonwealth[30]
- 3145 - Wolf Empire[31][32]
- 3152 - Wolf Empire[1]
Arcadia[edit]
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| Atmospheric pressure | (Breathable)[citation needed] |
Planetary History[edit]
Star League Era[edit]
The world of Arcadia was was a casualty of the Age of War and recolonized during the Star League era.[33] During the final years of the Star League, Arcadia was the host of an Star League Defense Force garrison. Unfortunately, it also was the site of an incident where a Major of the 236th Mechanized Infantry Division went on a killing spree after not receiving a toy in a meal he ordered. The horrendous act was made worse by several members of the Major's battalion assisting in the horrendous incident. This caused serious political repercussions between the SLDF and the Lyran Commonwealth.[34]
Prior to the Fourth Succession War[edit]
In December 3027, elements of the Marik Militia raided Arcadia in an effort to gather information about the military exercises conducted by the Lyran Commonwealth as part of Operation GALAHAD. There they clashed with members of the mercenary unit Halsten's Brigade outside the small town of Castleton.[35]
Civil War Era[edit]
Arcadia was the site of a 3063 ambush set for Kristen's Krushers as they attempted to flee Alliance space. The unit was nearly destroyed but an unauthorized Free Worlds League rescue force not only preserved the unit, but maintained control of the world as a "protectorate" for the duration of the FedCom Civil War. On 11 April 3067, the League ceded the world back to the Alliance.[36][21]
Jihad[edit]
Following the invasion of the Free Worlds League by the Skye and Bolan Provinces of the Lyran Alliance in what was termed Operation ÜBERSCHATTEN, Marshall Jeremy Brett took command of the local Free Worlds League Military and launched a counteroffensive under the name Operation BROKEN FIST.[24]
During the Free Worlds League's attack on Arcadia in September 3068, a lance from the mercenary unit Donovan's Dark Devils engaged a lance of 'Mechs from the planetary militia near Summerville.[37]
Meanwhile the rest of the mercenary attacked the maglev train carrying the militia's dependents to the safety of Summerville's shelters and destroyed the train during the fighting. Most observers believe this was done intentionally.[37]
The final assault against the Militia was a disaster for the mercenaries. They found unbridled fury and the Militia tore through them. Only the unit's DropShip was able to retreat, with Captain Donovan killed during the battle.[38]
But as Kirkpatrick's Invaders withdrew, they were left in an untenable position and they were unable to stand against the remaining regular Marik forces and thus surrendered.[38]
BROKEN FIST went beyond simply attempting to recapture worlds that the Lyrans had seized, striking into Lyran space at numerous worlds. Arcadia was one of the worlds hit and was overrun by the League forces on 10 September 3068.[24]
Dark Age[edit]
In December 3140, a portion of Clan Wolf's Gamma Galaxy attacked Arcadia. Attempting to take DeSota City, they faced an auxiliary mercenary force headed by Annie's Avengers. Gamma Galaxy could not break the defenses before First Steiner Strikers backup arrived—the auxiliary was reduced to a third of its size, but it held. Avengers CO Ann-Marie Dalmas's performance in battle, including her seventeen 'Mech and vehicle kills, earned her celebrity status across the Lyran Commonwealth.[30]
Military Deployment[edit]
2764[edit]
3027[edit]
3068[edit]
3140[edit]
Geography[edit]
The database of the (apocryphal) 1989 video game MechWarrior, set around the year 3025, gives a population of 1.323 billion for Arcadia and describes the environment as "tropical" (out of only three impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert," "ice," and "tropical"). The description one-liner reads "Strong in agriculture and manufacturing."
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Castleton: a small town and site of a battle in 3027.[35]
- DeSota City[30]
- The Straits: a coastal area with beaches[40]
- Summerville: a city[40]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 36 systems (33 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gienah | 5.9 | Launam | 19.6 | Ford | 22.0 | Dar-es-Salaam | 23.1 |
| Nestor | 23.8 | Hyde | 26.2 | Senftenberg | 27.6 | Giausar | 28.3 |
| Pressby | 29.7 | Mariefred | 34.2 | Pardeau | 36.8 | McAffe | 37.6 |
| Megrez | 42.0 | Togwotee | 42.1 | Eilenburg | 43.6 | Bondurant | 44.0 |
| Concord | 44.5 | Hollabrunn | 46.8 | Uhuru | 47.5 | Rahne | 47.7 |
| Sheridan | 49.4 | Aigle | 49.7 | Danais | 50.1 | Zwenkau | 50.6 |
| Fianna | 53.3 | Loric | 53.7 | Cascade | 54.0 | Arganda | 54.3 |
| Soilihull | 54.3 | Sarpsborg | 54.5 | Gannett | 56.5 | Thermopolis | 58.0 |
| Pingree | 58.9 | Gniezno | 60.4 | Amity | 61.7 | Colfax | 62.1 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Empire Alone, p. 78: "The Free Worlds League June 3152"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, pp. 10-11: "3063"
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Field Manual: Updates, pp. 13-14: "3067"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 41
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46: "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 21
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 9
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 Shrapnel Issue 3 - Thunder Stallion 4
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ Ask The Writer: Øystein's Response: "Lost during the Age of War, and resettled during the Star League era"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 143: "236th Mechanized Infantry Division"
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 BattleCorps Scenario: Hard Steel, p. 2: "Situation"
- ↑ FedCom Civil War, pp. 38-40: "The Eagle's Flight"
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 Arcadia: Daybreak Fandango, p. 2
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Scenario: Arcadia: Evening Tango, pp. 2–3: "Situation" and "Aftermath"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 Arcadia: Morningstar
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