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Line 1: + {{stub}} + {{refimprove}} The '''Clan Homeworlds''' were the worlds ultimately settled by the [[Clans]], far beyond the [[Inner Sphere]] in the Coreward [[Deep Periphery]], behind the [[Caliban Nebula]]. The '''Clan Homeworlds''' were the worlds ultimately settled by the [[Clans]], far beyond the [[Inner Sphere]] in the Coreward [[Deep Periphery]], behind the [[Caliban Nebula]]. − ==Regions of the Clan Homeworlds== ===The Pentagon Worlds=== ===The Pentagon Worlds=== − The original worlds settled by [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] and the [[Star League Defense Force]] at the end of [[Operation Exodus]] are called the '''Pentagon Worlds'''. The SLDF fleet arrived at the Pentagon 24 August [[2786]], landing their first colonists beginning on 17 September 2786.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 18: "Landfall!"</ref> The Pentagon Worlds are named for the cluster's near-perfect pentagonal shape. Here they established a new government called the [[Star League-in-Exile]].{{cn}} All of the Pentagon Worlds are marginal colonies, especially compared with later Coreward colonies,<ref name=explore>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 19: "Exploration"</ref> especially after the devastation of the [[Pentagon Civil War]].<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 40: "The Lay of the Land"</ref> + The original worlds settled by [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] and the [[Star League Defense Force]] at the end of [[Operation Exodus]] are called the '''Pentagon Worlds'''. The SLDF fleet arrived at the Pentagon 24 August [[2786]], landing their first colonists beginning on 17 September 2786.<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 18, "Landfall!"</ref> The Pentagon Worlds are named for the cluster's near-perfect pentagonal shape. Here they established a new government called the [[Star League-in-Exile]].{{cn}} All of the Pentagon Worlds are marginal colonies, especially compared with later Coreward colonies,<ref name=explore>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 19, "Exploration"</ref> especially after the devastation of the [[Pentagon Civil War]].<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 40, "The Lay of the Land"</ref> − − ===Fasa=== − A sixth colony just anti-spinward of the Pentagon, [[Fasa (system)|'''Fasa''']] was colonized during the Pentagon Civil War by Circean spacefarers. Fasa is approximately 23 light-years anti-spinward of [[Circe]]. The system had a planet that, while unable to support life, was rich in surface or near-surface resources. Fasa colony was destroyed or dismantled by the Clans after its discovery in [[2821]].<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 46–47: "Pentagon Run"</ref> ===The Kerensky Cluster=== ===The Kerensky Cluster=== − In the following years terra-sciences surveys were conducted of nearby regions of space, especially Coreward and Spinward of the Pentagon. After more than 175 light years of marginal colonies (some settled by refugees of the Pentagon Civil War<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 40: "Alone in the Dark"</ref>), survey teams found another nearby cluster of habitable worlds, called the [[Kerensky Cluster|'''Kerensky Cluster''']], the most important of which was [[Strana Mechty|Strana Mechty]].<ref name=explore/> The Kerensky Cluster would become the home of the Star League-in-Exile during the Pentagon Civil War.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 24</ref> + In the following years terra-sciences surveys were conducted of nearby regions of space, especially Coreward and Spinward of the Pentagon. After more than 175 light years of marginal colonies (some settled by refugees of the Pentagon Civil War<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 40, "Alone in the Dark"</ref>), survey teams found another nearby cluster of habitable worlds, called the [[Kerensky Cluster|'''Kerensky Cluster''']], the most important of which was [[Strana Mechty|Strana Prime]].<ref name=explore/> The Kerensky Cluster would become the home of the Star League-in-Exile during the Pentagon Civil War.<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 24</ref> − Exploration would continue after [[Nicholas Kerensky]]'s [[Second Exodus]],<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 19</ref> while he formed the [[Clans]] and prepared to return to the Pentagon in [[Operation Klondike]]. In the following decades, especially the 2830s, most of the most promising colony worlds were settled.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 101: "Death and Rebirth"</ref> + Exploration would continue after [[Nicholas Kerensky]]'s [[Second Exodus]],<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 19</ref> while he formed the [[Clans]] and prepared to return to the Pentagon in [[Operation Klondike]]. In the following decades, especially the 2830s, most of the most promising colony worlds were settled.<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 101, "Death and Rebirth"</ref> ===The Tanite Worlds=== ===The Tanite Worlds=== − The [[Tanis|'''Tanis''']] system was discovered and occupied by [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] in [[2965]]. During the Wars of Reaving a reborn [[Clan Burrock]] occupied the system. The Clans' response left the system devastated and abandoned.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving Supplemental'', p. 6</ref> + The [[Tanis|'''Tanis''']] system was discovered and occupied by [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] in [[2965]].{{cn}} During the Wars of Reaving a reborn [[Clan Burrock]] would occupy the system, and the Clans' intervention would leave the system devastated and was abandoned.{{cn}} ===Colleen=== ===Colleen=== − The [[Colleen|'''Colleen''']] system was discovered and settled in secret by [[Clan Blood Spirit]] in [[3067]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 14: "Voyage of Desperate Discovery"</ref> Unnoticed for most of the [[Wars of Reaving]], the Blood Spirits retreated to this system. The [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Cloud Cobras]] discovered the Blood Spirit colony in [[3082]]. While the Cloud Cobras co-inhabited the system briefly, a massive tectonic event, combined with depredation of the Spirit colony by other Clans, led to destruction of the Blood Spirits.{{cn}} + The [[Colleen|'''Colleen''']] system was discovered and occupied in secret by [[Clan Blood Spirit]] in [[3067]]<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 14, "Voyage of Desperate Discovery"</ref>, as the [[Wars of Reaving]] started to rage on and they retreated to this system which was unknown to the other Clans until [[3082]]. Eventually it was discovered and abandoned after the Spirit's destruction by [[Clan Star Adder]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 155-156</ref> − With their Warrior Caste all but depleted, the Blood Spirits began to rely on their other castes to repel the Clans [[Clan Coyote|Coyote]] and [[Clan Stone Lion|Stone Lion]]. This un-Clanlike response led to a "Trial of Absorption" by [[Clan Star Adder]]; in reality, all Blood Spirit civilian and military assets in the system are believed to be destroyed. As of [[3085]], the system is believed uninhabited.<ref name=CSA>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 155–156</ref>+ ===Habitability=== + The Worlds of the Clan Homeworlds are almost all barely habitable. Only two planets in the Kerensky Cluster, [[Vinton]] and [[York]], are 100% self-sufficient.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 26, "Life on the Knife Edge"</ref> While these colonies could have been made more self-sufficient in the centuries between their discovery and last contact during the [[Wars of Reaving]], the martial focus of the Clans meant stabilization of these colonies was not a priority. It is arguable how much this may have helped their viability.{{cn}} − ==Habitability== − The Clan Homeworlds are almost all barely habitable. Only two planets in the Kerensky Cluster, [[Vinton]] and [[York (Clan System)|York]], are 100% self-sufficient.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 26: "Life on the Knife Edge"</ref> While these colonies could have been made more self-sufficient in the centuries between their discovery and last contact during the [[Wars of Reaving]], the martial focus of the Clans meant stabilization of these colonies was not a priority. It is arguable how much this may have helped their viability.{{cn}} − − ==Maps== [[Image:Clan-Homeworlds-3067.png|150px|Clan Homeworlds 3067]] [[Image:Clan-Homeworlds-3067.png|150px|Clan Homeworlds 3067]] [[Image:Clan-Homeworlds-3085.png|150px|Clan Homeworlds 3085]] [[Image:Clan-Homeworlds-3085.png|150px|Clan Homeworlds 3085]] − [[Image:Deep Periphery and Clan Homeworlds 3067.png|150px|Deep Periphery and Clan Homeworlds 3067]] + [[Image:Deep-Periphery+Clan-Homeworlds-3067.png|150px|Deep Periphery and Clan Homeworlds 3067]] ==Notes== ==Notes== − *According to author [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]] in a [https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/original-map-of-clanspace-a-bit-of-battletech-history/ blog posting], he created the first map of Clan space when he wrote ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' (published in 1991). Regarding the names of various systems, he said that + *According to author [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]] in a [https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/original-map-of-clanspace-a-bit-of-battletech-history/ blog posting], he created the first map of Clan space when he wrote the [[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]] (published in 1991). Regarding the names of various systems, he said that **Marshall, Albion, Niles and Homer were named after small towns in Michigan where he was raised; **Marshall, Albion, Niles and Homer were named after small towns in Michigan where he was raised; **Lum was named after a nickname his father had, a throwback to the old radio program [[w:Lum and Abner|Lum and Abner]]; **Lum was named after a nickname his father had, a throwback to the old radio program [[w:Lum and Abner|Lum and Abner]]; − **Grant's Station was named after the antique shop his parents owned in Galesburg, Michigan (Grant's Antique Market); + **Grant’s Station was named after the antique shop his parents owned in Galesburg, Michigan (Grant’s Antique Market); **Roche was named for a great manager he had when working at Ford Truck Operations; and **Roche was named for a great manager he had when working at Ford Truck Operations; and **Foster was named after [[w:Foster Brooks|Foster Brooks]]. **Foster was named after [[w:Foster Brooks|Foster Brooks]]. 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The '''Clan Homeworlds''' were the worlds ultimately settled by the [[Clans]], far beyond the [[Inner Sphere]] in the Coreward [[Deep Periphery]], behind the [[Caliban Nebula]]. | The '''Clan Homeworlds''' were the worlds ultimately settled by the [[Clans]], far beyond the [[Inner Sphere]] in the Coreward [[Deep Periphery]], behind the [[Caliban Nebula]]. | ||
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===The Pentagon Worlds=== | ===The Pentagon Worlds=== | ||
| − | The original worlds settled by [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] and the [[Star League Defense Force]] at the end of [[Operation Exodus]] are called the '''Pentagon Worlds'''. The SLDF fleet arrived at the Pentagon 24 August [[2786]], landing their first colonists beginning on 17 September 2786.<ref>''Historical: Operation | + | The original worlds settled by [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] and the [[Star League Defense Force]] at the end of [[Operation Exodus]] are called the '''Pentagon Worlds'''. The SLDF fleet arrived at the Pentagon 24 August [[2786]], landing their first colonists beginning on 17 September 2786.<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 18, "Landfall!"</ref> The Pentagon Worlds are named for the cluster's near-perfect pentagonal shape. Here they established a new government called the [[Star League-in-Exile]].{{cn}} All of the Pentagon Worlds are marginal colonies, especially compared with later Coreward colonies,<ref name=explore>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 19, "Exploration"</ref> especially after the devastation of the [[Pentagon Civil War]].<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 40, "The Lay of the Land"</ref> |
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===The Kerensky Cluster=== | ===The Kerensky Cluster=== | ||
| − | In the following years terra-sciences surveys were conducted of nearby regions of space, especially Coreward and Spinward of the Pentagon. After more than 175 light years of marginal colonies (some settled by refugees of the Pentagon Civil War<ref>''Historical: Operation | + | In the following years terra-sciences surveys were conducted of nearby regions of space, especially Coreward and Spinward of the Pentagon. After more than 175 light years of marginal colonies (some settled by refugees of the Pentagon Civil War<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 40, "Alone in the Dark"</ref>), survey teams found another nearby cluster of habitable worlds, called the [[Kerensky Cluster|'''Kerensky Cluster''']], the most important of which was [[Strana Mechty|Strana Prime]].<ref name=explore/> The Kerensky Cluster would become the home of the Star League-in-Exile during the Pentagon Civil War.<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 24</ref> |
| − | Exploration would continue after [[Nicholas Kerensky]]'s [[Second Exodus]],<ref>''Historical: Operation | + | Exploration would continue after [[Nicholas Kerensky]]'s [[Second Exodus]],<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 19</ref> while he formed the [[Clans]] and prepared to return to the Pentagon in [[Operation Klondike]]. In the following decades, especially the 2830s, most of the most promising colony worlds were settled.<ref>''Historical: Operation KLONDIKE'', p. 101, "Death and Rebirth"</ref> |
===The Tanite Worlds=== | ===The Tanite Worlds=== | ||
| − | The [[Tanis|'''Tanis''']] system was discovered and occupied by [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] in [[2965]]. During the Wars of Reaving a reborn [[Clan Burrock]] | + | The [[Tanis|'''Tanis''']] system was discovered and occupied by [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] in [[2965]].{{cn}} During the Wars of Reaving a reborn [[Clan Burrock]] would occupy the system, and the Clans' intervention would leave the system devastated and was abandoned.{{cn}} |
===Colleen=== | ===Colleen=== | ||
| − | The [[Colleen|'''Colleen''']] system was discovered and | + | The [[Colleen|'''Colleen''']] system was discovered and occupied in secret by [[Clan Blood Spirit]] in [[3067]]<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 14, "Voyage of Desperate Discovery"</ref>, as the [[Wars of Reaving]] started to rage on and they retreated to this system which was unknown to the other Clans until [[3082]]. Eventually it was discovered and abandoned after the Spirit's destruction by [[Clan Star Adder]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 155-156</ref> |
| − | + | ===Habitability=== | |
| + | The Worlds of the Clan Homeworlds are almost all barely habitable. Only two planets in the Kerensky Cluster, [[Vinton]] and [[York]], are 100% self-sufficient.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 26, "Life on the Knife Edge"</ref> While these colonies could have been made more self-sufficient in the centuries between their discovery and last contact during the [[Wars of Reaving]], the martial focus of the Clans meant stabilization of these colonies was not a priority. It is arguable how much this may have helped their viability.{{cn}} | ||
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[[Image:Clan-Homeworlds-3067.png|150px|Clan Homeworlds 3067]] | [[Image:Clan-Homeworlds-3067.png|150px|Clan Homeworlds 3067]] | ||
[[Image:Clan-Homeworlds-3085.png|150px|Clan Homeworlds 3085]] | [[Image:Clan-Homeworlds-3085.png|150px|Clan Homeworlds 3085]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Deep Periphery | + | [[Image:Deep-Periphery+Clan-Homeworlds-3067.png|150px|Deep Periphery and Clan Homeworlds 3067]] |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | *According to author [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]] in a [https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/original-map-of-clanspace-a-bit-of-battletech-history/ blog posting], he created the first map of Clan space when he wrote | + | *According to author [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]] in a [https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/original-map-of-clanspace-a-bit-of-battletech-history/ blog posting], he created the first map of Clan space when he wrote the [[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]] (published in 1991). Regarding the names of various systems, he said that |
**Marshall, Albion, Niles and Homer were named after small towns in Michigan where he was raised; | **Marshall, Albion, Niles and Homer were named after small towns in Michigan where he was raised; | ||
**Lum was named after a nickname his father had, a throwback to the old radio program [[w:Lum and Abner|Lum and Abner]]; | **Lum was named after a nickname his father had, a throwback to the old radio program [[w:Lum and Abner|Lum and Abner]]; | ||
| − | ** | + | **Grant’s Station was named after the antique shop his parents owned in Galesburg, Michigan (Grant’s Antique Market); |
**Roche was named for a great manager he had when working at Ford Truck Operations; and | **Roche was named for a great manager he had when working at Ford Truck Operations; and | ||
**Foster was named after [[w:Foster Brooks|Foster Brooks]]. | **Foster was named after [[w:Foster Brooks|Foster Brooks]]. | ||
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* [[Colleen]] | * [[Colleen]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]] | *[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]] | ||
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*[[The Wars of Reaving]] | *[[The Wars of Reaving]] | ||
*[[The Wars of Reaving Supplemental]] | *[[The Wars of Reaving Supplemental]] | ||
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