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Revision as of 10:10, 13 November 2014
(References to Cebalrai)
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| System Information | |
| X:Y Coordinates | -8.28:120.23[e] |
| Spectral class | K2III[1] |
| Planet(s) | 3[1] |
Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)
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Contents
Owner History
- 2596 - No record [2]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth [3]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth [4]
- 3025 - Draconis Combine [5]
- 3030 - Draconis Combine[citation needed]
- 3040 - Draconis Combine [6]
- 3050 - Draconis Combine [7]
- 3052 - Draconis Combine [8]
- 3057 - Draconis Combine [9]
- 3063 - Draconis Combine [10]
- 3067 - Draconis Combine [11]
- 3069 - Word of Blake Protectorate (from June)[12]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate [13]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere [14]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere [15]
- 3130 - Republic of the Sphere [1][16]
- 3135 - Independent World [17]
- 3145 - Rasalhague Dominion [18]
Planetary Garrison
3038
3040
- Second Dieron Regulars[19]
3050
- Second Dieron Regulars[20]
3067
3145
- Third Vegan Regulars (shared with Alnasi)[22]
Planetary Info
First settled in after 2341 but before 2499, Cebalrai was originally settled as a "rest stop" for travelers and colonists heading to other worlds. The planet itself has little to offer to settlers, having a thin atmosphere that lets large amounts of solar radiation through. To combat this, the early settlers raised reflective domes and screens over their cities. Though nuclear weapons were used on the world extensively during the Age of War, depopulating the world before 2499, Star League engineers were able to restore the planet's ecosphere and remove the radiation from the water and air. This allowed the inhabitants of Cebalrai to thrive.[1]
Even the Succession Wars didn't inflict much damage on the world. The world saw some battles between the Lyran Commonwealth and Draconis Combine, but nothing to match the nuclear holocaust of the Age of War.[1] When the Word of Blake attacked Cebalrai in mid-May 3069 they conquered the world in a conventional campaign fought with a mixture of Blakist troops and hired mercenaries, soon incorporating the world into the Word of Blake Protectorate.[12]
Cebalrai remained a part of the Word of Blake Protectorate until the planet was targetted by Clan Ghost Bear in August 3075. The Ghost Bears landed forces from their Omicron Galaxy on Cebalrai in mid-August, with the initial landings on Lennori being conducted by the Sixth-ninth Provisional Garrison Cluster and the First and Seventh Bear Regulars.[23]
Having established landing zones the Ghost Bear forces swiftly pushed the Blakist forces off the continent of Lennori and continued to pursue them across Sarrina, a pursuit that culminated in a bloody three-day campaign to seize control of New Wade, the capital city of Cebalrai. New Wade was secured by the Ghost Bears on the 18th of August and the government re-established; concerns about rogue Blakist units and supporters led to the First Bear Regulars remaining in place to both act as guards and recuperate from their losses.[23]
The Seventh Bear Regulars and the Sixty-ninth PGC continued to harry the retreating Cebalrai Protectorate Militia and their supporting mercenary forces, pursuing them back to Dragga, where the Blakists still controled the three main cities. The main Blakist strength was at Kamrin, a heavily industrial city, and the Ghost Bear forces were driving deep into the city when the Blakists acted out of desperation and detonated a chain of five neutron bombs that had been concealed under the city. The results were devastating for the Seventh Regulars and the Sixty-ninth PGC, who were collectively reduced to just a handful of survivors.[23][24][25]
With the Ghost Bears still in control of the bulk of Cebalrai the Tenth Provisional Garrison Cluster was deployed to the planet to secure Dragga, a campaign that took until at least the 23rd of August;[23] even with the Blakists annihilated,[1] the casualties inflicted on the Seventh Regulars and the Sixty-ninth PGC were such that Omicron Galaxy halted offensive operations temporarily to reassess the campaign and attempt to recover its strength.[23]
The Republic of the Sphere established a memorial to the Ghost Bears who died liberating the world. A huge sculpture of a Ghost Bear, carved from obsidian, stands in the center of Kamrin, the location of the final conflict between the Ghost Bears and the Blakists.[1]
Notes
It was confirmed by the Line Developers that Cebalrai was colonised, depopulated and then repopulated between 2341 and 2499:
| “ | The planet was founded after 2341, but before 2499, was depopulated during the Age of War, and repopulated during the Star League. | ” |
| — Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Developer, 03 Oct 2012 | ||
Nearby Planets
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 6, "Cebalrai World Profile"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 193, "Draconis Combine - Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere [3075]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 138 "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 40, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 117, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 173, "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 47, "Cebalrai Free, But At What Cost?"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 18, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 54, "The Jihad In Review"
Bibliography
- 20 Year Update
- Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: Updates
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3076
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Map of the Inner Sphere 3130