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After the fall of the [[Terran Alliance]], newly formed [[Terran Hegemony|Terran Hegemony's leader]], [[Director-General]] [[James McKenna]] deployed Hegemony armed forces to recapture Caph, which had initially refused to join his new nation.<ref>''Star League sourcebook'', p. 15, "Newly installed Director-General McKennon re-captures Caph through military force".</ref>  
  
 
As the Star League era progressed, Caph became famed for its renowned to having a advance research complexes.  One such schools, Caph Institute of Technology was among the first renowned develop the Theory for BattleMech in [[2309]].  The development of the BattleMech & electronic barriers around its cities,<ref>''Star League sourcebook'', p. 171, "Star League era saw creation of electronic barriers which helped keep giant reptiles from wrecking the cities".</ref> help Caph overcome from population's never ending struggle against the rampaging "dinosaurs" which had been ravaging settlements since early colonization of the planet.<ref>''Dark Age Republic Worlds'', p. 232, "DA Worlds includes Caph's dinosaurs proping researchers to come up means to fighting the dinosaurs".</ref>
 
As the Star League era progressed, Caph became famed for its renowned to having a advance research complexes.  One such schools, Caph Institute of Technology was among the first renowned develop the Theory for BattleMech in [[2309]].  The development of the BattleMech & electronic barriers around its cities,<ref>''Star League sourcebook'', p. 171, "Star League era saw creation of electronic barriers which helped keep giant reptiles from wrecking the cities".</ref> help Caph overcome from population's never ending struggle against the rampaging "dinosaurs" which had been ravaging settlements since early colonization of the planet.<ref>''Dark Age Republic Worlds'', p. 232, "DA Worlds includes Caph's dinosaurs proping researchers to come up means to fighting the dinosaurs".</ref>

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Planetary Description & Notable Landmarks

Originally when first settled, the planet had large range of jungles spanning three continents. However, after Star League Civil War, only the continent Steam remained habitable. The planet was known for pharmaceticual products before and after the Succession Wars.[1] Caph was also one of the Prime or First Circuit A-Class Hyperpulse Generator stations of the SLCOMNET and ComStar HPG Networks.

Geography

Caph has three major landmasses; Caph Prime, Brunnel, and Steam. Steam & Caph Prime were known to have tropical rain forests like environments prior to the events of Star League Civil War.

Steam and Caph Prime became famous for the reptiles that resembled Terran Dinosaurs, which became known as Dinosaurs of Caph. They were thought to be extinct until 3025, where small number of these creatures were discover in jungle region of Steam.[2]

Only small northern portion of Brunnel had survived the destruction of the continent.

Notable Landmarks

  • New Brunnel - Originally the capital city of Caph, it was located on the continent of Brunnel. The city and along with much of the planet's Star League era population centers & industries were lost to the nuclear attacks by Amaris forces.[3]
  • Cretacceous Zone - Created in 3064, this area of jungle located on Steam, was found hold though to be extinct Dinosaurs like-reptiles, thought lost during Star League Civil War. This became source of revenue for planet in 3060s, prior to the Jihad.[4] The zone creation also lead to the entire continent of Steam being turn into a preserve for these surviving native species.[5]
  • Aswan - The modern capital of Caph, located in surviving portion continent of Brunnel that remain inhabitable. The city experienced new boom of cash funds when its Cretacceous zone had opened.[6]
  • New Derry - Second Largest city on planet by 3130, is located eighty kilometers east of Aswan and is home of the planet's largest and most active spaceport.[7]

Other Noted Cities, Towns and noted sites

Located on barren lands of Brunnel, exist small towns and cities that managed survive the annihilation inflicted on them during the last few centuries since League had fell. These trade posts include; Cimmeron, New Zevon and Rehope. They are separated by ruins of League era cities and ruin of conflict.[8]

  • Caph Institute of Technology - Ancient Star League era institute noted for helping to develop the theory of the BattleMech & test the Jamerson-Ulikov Water Purification Pruifier.[9] Located near its original Caph planetary capital on Brunnel, it was destroyed in nuclear attack by Amaris troops.[10]

Manufacturing Complexes

  • The Nirasaki Computers Collective, Holden Planetary Engineers[11], Pfizzeler Chemicals, DB Bowins Pharmaceuticals and WOD Interstellar were ancient companies which operated on Caph prior to Star League's Civil War.[12]
  • New Earth Trading Company - Caph was once was the site of one of the NETC's Star League era regional offices. The branch contributed to the development of SLDF's Space Defense Systems. The NETC region offices on Caph was destroyed in fires of Amaris troops.[13]
  • Skobel MechWorks - Terran based BattleMech producer, the corporation had a branch complex on Caph during the Star League. Caph MechWorks was not destroyed but made usuable biological and other environmental hazards. The Word of Blake invested considerable amount of cash into the company which allow Caph complex to be refurnished and decontamination for use once more.[17]

Planetary History

Early History

Caph was among the first worlds to be settled from Terra by the Terran Alliance.[18] The planet had large swath of tropical rainforests, fertile lands and considerable amount of mineral wealth. Early settlers were terrorized by the large reptiles or sometimes known as Dinosaurs of destroying entire settlements.[19]

The Terra Hegemony & Star League eras

After the fall of the Terran Alliance, newly formed Terran Hegemony's leader, Director-General James McKenna deployed Hegemony armed forces to recapture Caph, which had initially refused to join his new nation.[20]

As the Star League era progressed, Caph became famed for its renowned to having a advance research complexes. One such schools, Caph Institute of Technology was among the first renowned develop the Theory for BattleMech in 2309. The development of the BattleMech & electronic barriers around its cities,[21] help Caph overcome from population's never ending struggle against the rampaging "dinosaurs" which had been ravaging settlements since early colonization of the planet.[22]

The Star League Civil War

During Star League Civil War, the planet was attacked by Rim Worlds Republic's 141st Amaris Dragoons, which ends nuclear weapons resulting devastating the planet's surface and the "extinction" of the Caph's Dinosaur species.

The Succession Wars

After the collapse of the Terran Hegemony & Star League, Caph had become very contested world. In 2789, in the Fifth Battle of Caph, three different Succession States fought at same time for control of the planet. Eventually, it became part of the Federated Suns at a terrible cost. The world, that once was known research in BattleMech technology was smoldering ruins. The world soon again changed hands to Capellan Confederation in midway through the Succession Wars.[23][24]

In 2930, during the Third Succession War, the Caph was target world of Marshall Peter Davion's offensive into the Confederation which was code-named Operation Roland’s Horn. In last phase of the Operation, Caph fell again to House Davion forces.[25][26] The world became part of the Draconis March. The planet was devastated from onslaught of the early Succession Wars. Nearly all buildings on the planet had been destroyed, with two of its three continents radiated by atomics bombs.

During the reign of First Prince Hanse Davion, The Federated Suns has moved its Ministry of Foreign Relations to Caph due to flow of information regarding Lyran Commonwealth normally flows through to this world. This was done when first alliance between House Steiner & House Davion has first was signed.[27] Also, by 3025, the planet was slowly rebuilding its population and factories. The world was on the road to recovery during in 3030s and 3040s, becoming part of the Sarna March.

The Chaos March

Invasion & Civil War

In 3057 Free Worlds League & Capellan Confederation invaded the Sarna March cutting off from Federated Commonwealth. During the conflict, Caph only had its mercenary unit, the Gustafson's Grenadiers, as it only defense force on planet. They were at the time training with what became Lyran Alliance affiliated militia unit, the Denebola FTM.[28]

By the second wave of the Liao-Marik Invasion, Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao activated insurgents among the planet's population and which help shatter planet government into warring factions among Caph's few cities.[29]

The World of Blake Protectorate

In 3066, the planet requested military aid from the Word of Blake, due to the instability of the Chaos March. The Blake help drop the never-ending civil war between the multiple factions had popped up after the creation of the Chaos March. After stablizing the planet's political situation, they begun cleaning up the wastelands of the planet. As part their efforts to being them onboard with idea of a alliance, include them re-starting many of Caph's industries that were lost in the Succession Wars.[30]

The planet joined other neighboring worlds of Keid, Epsilon Eridani & Bryant to help form with Terra the Word of Blake Protectorate.[31]

Jihad

After the beginning of the Jihad, Blake Protectorate in 3068 with its government solidly controlled by Word of Blake.[32] This lead to the formation of the Protectorate Militia, each world would have least one Division worth of combined-arms troops. The formation of the Caph Protectorate Militia division was touted as new source of jobs, where planet had been suffering from consistered amount unemployment.[33] The Word of Blake's 1st Division was used to train the planet's 1st Caph Protectorate Militia Division.[34]

Caph had experienced a brief insurrection attempt on its sitting government. In 3070, these insurrectionists attempted to storm Caph's parliamentary buildings, but were stopped by local Word of Blake troops, partically a Magi tank nicknamed, Force of Wisdom.[35] Individuals on Caph had been noted their resentment of their treatement of their world by rest of the Inner Sphere, siding with Word of Blake was justifiable.[36]

In June 3075, the Caph Protectorte Militia was attacked by "mercenary" who allegely where the One-Eye Jacks. These "mercenary" allegedly damaged the Caph Protectorate Militia in their raid. However, Intelligence[37] reports and captured Word of Blake communicates between Precentors Apollyon and Cameron St. Jamais having verbal exchange about Apollyon's Shadow Divisions damaging a number Protectorate Militias, including Caph.[38]

Era Specific Data

2750

  • Population: 3,000,000,000[39]

3025

3057

3058

  • Leader: None

3062

  • Noble Ruler: Duke Kalvin Gustafson
  • Population: 1,150,500,000
  • Socio-Industrial Levels: A-B-C-C-D
World of Caph from orbit

3130

  • Governor: Pavel Lyndon
    • Planetary Legate: Kalvin Gustafson - Military Commander of Caph
  • Population: 62,085,000

Garrisoning Military Force

3025

3050

3055

3059

3061

3067

3067 to 3068

3067 to 3073

Owner History

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years)
Closest planets first:
Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062 3067
Fomalhaut 9.48 1 TH FS FS DC DC DC DC DC
Terra 13.05 1 TH CS CS CS CS WOB WOB WBP
Bryant 13.82 1 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD WBP
Altair 14.04 1 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
New Home 14.49 1 TH CC TFR FC FC LA LA WBP
Keid 14.58 1 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD WBP
Dieron 14.87 1 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Rigil Kentarus 16.05 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Saffel 17.18 1 TH FS FS DC DC DC DC DC
Sirius 17.38 1 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD CMD
Procyon 21.07 1 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD CMD
Northwind 21.66 1 TH FS FS FC FC CMD CMD CMD
Epsilon Eridani 22.58 1 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD WBP
Epsilon Indi 23.05 1 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD CMD
New Earth 25.69 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Denebola 26.19 1 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL FWL
Asta 26.81 1 TH DC LC DC DC DC DC DC
Freedom (formerly Carver V) 28.29 1 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD CMD
Styx 28.46 1 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Nirasaki 28.83 1 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Yorii 29.69 1 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP DC
Athenry 31.14 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Quentin 35.47 2 TH FS FS DC DC DC DC DC
Terra Firma 35.75 2 TH CC TFR FC FC TCC TCC TCC
Sheratan 35.85 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD CMD
Imbros III 37.13 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP DC
Thorin 37.54 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Alula Australis 37.92 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL FWL
Graham IV 38.37 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL FWL
Deneb Algedi 38.40 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Outreach 38.98 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD CMD
Pike IV 39.80 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Errai 39.83 2 TH FS FS FC FC FC FC FS
Small World 39.84 2 TH CC TFR FC FC DS DS FS
Dyev 41.34 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP DC
Ingress 41.76 2 TH CC TFR FC FC DS DS CMD
Fletcher (FWL) 41.89 2 TH FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Capolla 42.54 2 TH CC TFR FC FC TCC TCC TCC
Chara 42.93 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Muphrid 43.31 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Zavijava 45.12 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Oliver 45.75 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL FWL
Zollikofen 46.34 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Lipton 47.58 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Acamar 47.67 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD CMD
Pollux 47.69 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL FWL
Woodstock 49.05 2 TH CC FS FC FC FC FC FS
Nusakan 49.23 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Nashira 50.35 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Ruchbah 50.63 2 TH FS FS FC FC FC FC FS
Kervil 50.64 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Telos IV 50.92 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Kawich 51.12 2 TH FS FS FC FC FC FC FS
Devil's Rock 52.04 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL FWL
Hall 52.64 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD CMD
Lyons 52.95 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA DC[53]
Elgin 53.15 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD CMD
Nanking 53.60 2 TH CC TFR FC FC FC FC FS
Ko 53.85 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP DC
Deneb Kaitos 53.89 2 TH FS FS FC FC FC FC FS
Menkent 55.74 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA LA
Hsien 55.77 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD CMD
Nopah 56.34 2 TH FS FS FC FC FC FC FS
Al Na'ir 56.94 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC DC
Towne 57.35 2 TH FS FS FC FC FC FC FS
Castor 57.40 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL FWL
Lambrecht 57.64 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP DC
Addicks 59.20 2 TH FS FS FC FC FC FC FS
Talitha 59.26 2 TH FWL TFR FC FC FWL FWL FWL
Atria 59.33 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP DC

Notes

In DA Republic Worlds, Caph entry show world with two moons Lupus & Fellis. The Writers confirmed that entry for Caph in Republic PDF is incorrect.[54]

References

  1. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 189, "Caph" - notes of the planet's main products.
  2. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 189, - "Note Dinosaurs" - like creatures exist on planet and are rediscovered to benefit of the planet' economy.
  3. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 189, "New Brussels named as the original capital city of the planet and details of its fate".
  4. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 189, "Dinosaurs still roam in the jungles of Steam".
  5. ↑ Dark Age Republic Worlds p. 232, "Caph" - Republic era information from WizKids website from MechWarrior Dark Ages.
  6. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 189, "Listed New capital of planet, it flourish during the FedCom Civil War with its new dinosaur park opening in 3064".
  7. ↑ Dark Age Republic Worlds, p. 232, "Second largest city listed, with space port".
  8. ↑ Dark Age Republic Worlds, p. 232, "Caph" - Planet info includes minor cities that popped up after fall of the League and exist in 3130.
  9. ↑ Star League sourcebook, p. 54, "Other Major Break throughs" - J-U Water Purifier is developed on Caph, which lead to making unihabitable worlds habitable.
  10. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 189, "Early Institute once existed near old Caph capital and help developed theory of the BattleMech".
  11. ↑ Star League sourcebook pp. 164-165, Holden terra forming company & Niraski Computers once had offices on Caph during the Star League era.
  12. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 189, "Star League Era companies listed" - Does not note if the exist as of the FedCom Civil War as resurgence of Pharmaceutical companies emerge.
  13. ↑ Star League sourcebook, p. 165, "Top Ten Hegemony Companies" - NETC had high tech subsidiarie was based on Caph during League era.
  14. ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 104, "Javelin noted being originally produced by Stormvanger Assemblies Unlimited until 2774".
  15. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 100, "Cyclops Fluff includes Caph as original production site for the Cyclops BattleMech".
  16. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 208, "Exterminator" - Caph was worksite for General System's and its Exterminator design.
  17. ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 218, "Coporations of the Word" - Skobel is able decomtaminate Caph MechWorks and bring it back online.
  18. ↑ FedCom Civil War (sourcebook) p. 189 - FedCom Civil War Atlas of worlds/Caph - History of world includes it to be first to be settled.
  19. ↑ Dark Age Republic Worlds, p. 232, "Dinosaurs were destroying new settlements when early settlers built their colony cities".
  20. ↑ Star League sourcebook, p. 15, "Newly installed Director-General McKennon re-captures Caph through military force".
  21. ↑ Star League sourcebook, p. 171, "Star League era saw creation of electronic barriers which helped keep giant reptiles from wrecking the cities".
  22. ↑ Dark Age Republic Worlds, p. 232, "DA Worlds includes Caph's dinosaurs proping researchers to come up means to fighting the dinosaurs".
  23. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 204, "Caph" - Planet brief Succession War history shows it was briefly owned by FedSuns in 2787.
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, 54,60, "FedSuns maps from Age of War to Second Succession War does not show Caph being in FedSuns".
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Map of Federated Suns After 3025, this shows border prior to 2866 and 3025 with Caph formerly part confederation".
  26. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 85, "The Armistice Ends" - Caph target of then Marshall Peter Davion's offensive to take worlds from Confederation.
  27. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 108, "Ministry of Foreign Relations and its policies".
  28. ↑ Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 114, "Denebola Skye March Militia" - Unit became player in battle for control for the planet.
  29. ↑ Chaos March, pp. 30-31, "Liao's insurgents help bring planet into state of civil war".
  30. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 47, "Whats the Blakist Goal? - How Caph was subverted by the Blake to join them".
  31. ↑ Dawn of the Jihad, p. 24, "Word of Blake Protectorate - New release from WoB of Caph & other worlds joining the Word of Blake Protectorate".
  32. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p.[citation needed], "Timeline of the Jihad" - August 1st, Caph is among worlds which were non-voliently taken over by WoB.
  33. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 47, "Protectorate Militia Formed" - Word of blake after start of the Jihad have planetary based militias formed.
  34. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 89, "1st Division" - Elements of the division were used to help create and train the Caph Protectorate Militia.
  35. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 174, "Magi" -Notable Crews - Magi tank instructmental in stopping insurgents from taking the government.
  36. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 73, "Justifications" - Young Adept of Word of Blake Militia gives his feelings on how Caph was treated.
  37. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 48, "Fissures of Fire" - Intelligence report Caph was one of the worlds attacked by Shadow Divisions masquerading as House Units.
  38. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 50, "Communication between Apollyon and St. James indicating raiders posing as One-Eye Jacks were Shadow Division, and they attacked Caph's militia".
  39. ↑ Star League sourcebook, p. 171, "Population near end of SL era".
  40. ↑ Star League sourcebook, p. 171, "3025 year population & Planet Affiliation".
  41. ↑ Chaos March (sourcebook), p. 30, "Caph's pre-Free Worlds League/Capellen Confederation leader named only as Duchess Gustafson, with no first name".
  42. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 133, "Unit Deployment Table"
  43. ↑ 20 Year Updage, p. 70, "Com Guards Deployment Tabel"
  44. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 19, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Tabel"
  45. ↑ ComStar (sourcebook), p. 84, "Com Guards Deployment Table"
  46. ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 110, "Mercenary Deployment Table"
  47. ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 115, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  48. ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 51, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"
  49. ↑ Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 66, "Mercenary Deployment Table"
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 Mercenaries Supplemental, p. 69, "Mercenary Deployment Table"
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 110, "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployment"
  52. ↑ Dawn of the Jihad, p. 24, "Word of Blake Protectorate" - WoB announces that Hall among other worlds is joined form the Protectorate in 3066.
  53. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner p. 70 - 3067 Map of Lyran Alliance, Lyons now in the Combine border.
  54. ↑ Writers Confirm PDF is incorrect.

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