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| − | The '''Clinton''' system was home to at least one habitable world or construct and as | + | The '''Clinton''' system was home to at least one habitable world or construct and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Wolf Empire]].<ref name=ER:3145p38/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> |
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| − | == System Description == | + | ==System Description== |
| − | + | Clinton is located near the [[Aristotle]] and [[Eidsfoss]] systems.<ref name=ER:3145p38/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | |
| − | == System History == | + | ==System History== |
The Clinton system was settled during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and was one of the founding systems of the [[Federation of Skye]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p10"/> | The Clinton system was settled during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and was one of the founding systems of the [[Federation of Skye]].<ref name="HS(TLC)p10"/> | ||
| − | == Political Affiliation == | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
| − | * [[2271]] - Inhabited world <ref name=HBHM16>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. | + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} |
| − | * [[2296]] - Independent world <ref name="HS(TLC)p10">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 10 | + | * [[2271]] - Inhabited world<ref name=HBHM16>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> |
| − | * [[2299]] - Federation of Skye <ref name="HS(TLC)p10"/> | + | * [[2296]] - Independent world<ref name="HS(TLC)p10">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 10: "Founding Fathers"</ref> |
| − | * [[2340]] - Federation of Skye <ref name=HBHS13>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13 | + | * [[2299]] - [[Federation of Skye]]<ref name="HS(TLC)p10"/> |
| − | * [[2341]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name=HBHS13/> | + | * [[2340]] - Federation of Skye<ref name=HBHS13>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"</ref> |
| − | * [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25 | + | * [[2341]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=HBHS13/> |
| − | * [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name=HRWp158>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158 | + | * [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref> |
| − | * [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25 | + | * [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=HRWp158>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"</ref> |
| − | * [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:LoTV1p10>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10 | + | * [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic at the fall of the Star League [2750]"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36: "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref> |
| − | * [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36 | + | * [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p10>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref> |
| − | * [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40 | + | * [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"</ref> |
| − | * [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47 | + | * [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> |
| − | * [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56 | + | * [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59 | + | * [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"</ref> |
| − | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p10">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 10 | + | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref> |
| − | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61 | + | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p10">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref> |
| − | * [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 10 | + | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER3052p22">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 22: "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref> |
| − | * [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 28 | + | * [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref> |
| − | * [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70 | + | * [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 28: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref> |
| − | * [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="JS:TBDp63">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 63 | + | * [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"</ref> |
| − | * [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19 | + | * [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="JS:TBDp63">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - 3075"</ref> |
| − | * [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62 | + | * [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"</ref> |
| − | * [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii | + | * [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</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 | + | * [[3135]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 9: "Inner Sphere - 3135"</ref> |
| − | * [[3145]] - Wolf Empire <ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38 | + | * [[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> |
| − | < | + | * [[3151]] - Wolf Empire<ref>''Shrapnel'', Issue #4: "Voices of the Sphere: Cryogenics"</ref> |
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| + | ==Clinton== | ||
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| + | ===Planetary History=== | ||
| + | ====Exodus==== | ||
| + | By [[2296]], Clinton marked one edge of the area of space within which the interstellar trade company [[Skye Traders]] was the dominant commercial interest, an area which in [[2299]] would form the basis of the new interstellar nation founded by [[Ian McQuiston (23rd c.)|Ian McQuiston]] of [[Skye]], the Federation of Skye.<ref name="HS(TLC)p10"/> | ||
| − | + | ====Star League Era==== | |
| − | + | Sometime during the Star League, the [[Star League Defense Force]] built a [[Castle Brian]] on Clinton.<ref>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 3</ref> | |
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| − | === Third Succession War === | + | ====Third Succession War==== |
| − | + | The mercenary unit [[Snord's Irregulars]] were hired by [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]] following an impressive display in helping to repel a Lyran invasion of [[Rochelle]] whilst under contract to the [[Free Worlds League]]—followed by a breakout from Rochelle against Free Worlds League forces as part of a mercenary uprising led by [[Cranston Snord]] following an attempt by [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]] to confiscate equipment from surviving mercenary commands to replace losses to [[FWLM]] units.<ref name=CSI3>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 3</ref> Whilst the negotiations to hire the Irregulars had taken some time, the Irregulars were given the right to select the location of their assignment; Cranston Snord had deliberately drawn the negotiations out, as he believed Clinton to be the location of a hidden Castle Brian, and had needed time to confirm the location of the hidden facility.<ref name=RI6>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 6</ref> With the contract signed, Snord's Irregulars received quantities of spare parts to enable the command to repair its [['Mech]]s and used Clinton as a permanent base while conducting numerous raids and missions on behalf of the Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name=CSI3>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 3</ref> | |
Once in place, Cranston Snord obtained authority to use the "worthless area" he knew contained the Castle Brian as the Irregulars' permanent base, using the Castle Brian as a secret extension to the base.<ref name=RI6/> During their tenure on Clinton the Irregulars earned a reputation as artifact hunters and gained notoriety for flagrantly disobeying orders in battle to hunt for treasures. They were unpopular among Katrina Steiner's advisers, but she cared more for the results the unit achieved. On top of the secret underground Castle Brian, the Irregulars built a museum where they exhibited their art collection. It drew enough tourist attraction to provide some extra funds to their coffers. Even Katrina Steiner herself frequently visited the museum.<ref name=CSI4>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 4</ref> | Once in place, Cranston Snord obtained authority to use the "worthless area" he knew contained the Castle Brian as the Irregulars' permanent base, using the Castle Brian as a secret extension to the base.<ref name=RI6/> During their tenure on Clinton the Irregulars earned a reputation as artifact hunters and gained notoriety for flagrantly disobeying orders in battle to hunt for treasures. They were unpopular among Katrina Steiner's advisers, but she cared more for the results the unit achieved. On top of the secret underground Castle Brian, the Irregulars built a museum where they exhibited their art collection. It drew enough tourist attraction to provide some extra funds to their coffers. Even Katrina Steiner herself frequently visited the museum.<ref name=CSI4>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 4</ref> | ||
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The Irregulars frequently fought against Free Worlds League forces for a decade, consistently beating their opponents and acquiring art and treasures in the process; not a man to take losing lightly, Janos Marik had enough of the repeated humiliation and sent elite forces to Clinton to destroy the Irregulars' base in the winter of [[3017]]. This attack, which met with little resistance as Snord's Irregulars were fighting Marik Regulars on [[Loric]] at the time,<ref>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'' gives different accounts on this. On p. 5 it is noted that the Irregulars were fighting Wolf's Dragoons, apparently referring to the battle that is said to have taken place in 3014 on p. 4 (and also in ''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 7); Cranston Snord himself claims in an interview transcript on p. 39 that they fought Marik regulars on Loric in 3017.</ref> devastated more than just the base facilities and the museum. The precious art collection was stolen, destroyed or badly damaged, constituting a considerable blow against the morale of Snord's Irregulars and also pushing them close to bankruptcy. Katrina Steiner again stepped in in their favor, however. Following a personal audience which she granted Cranston Snord within a week of his return to Clinton, she gave Snord's Irregulars an advance on pay as well as permission to attack the Free Worlds League at will.<ref name=CSI5>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 5</ref> She also loaned the unit a [[JumpShip]], though Samual Sneede opined that "it should have been on its way to the scrap yard when we got it".<ref>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 44</ref> | The Irregulars frequently fought against Free Worlds League forces for a decade, consistently beating their opponents and acquiring art and treasures in the process; not a man to take losing lightly, Janos Marik had enough of the repeated humiliation and sent elite forces to Clinton to destroy the Irregulars' base in the winter of [[3017]]. This attack, which met with little resistance as Snord's Irregulars were fighting Marik Regulars on [[Loric]] at the time,<ref>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'' gives different accounts on this. On p. 5 it is noted that the Irregulars were fighting Wolf's Dragoons, apparently referring to the battle that is said to have taken place in 3014 on p. 4 (and also in ''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 7); Cranston Snord himself claims in an interview transcript on p. 39 that they fought Marik regulars on Loric in 3017.</ref> devastated more than just the base facilities and the museum. The precious art collection was stolen, destroyed or badly damaged, constituting a considerable blow against the morale of Snord's Irregulars and also pushing them close to bankruptcy. Katrina Steiner again stepped in in their favor, however. Following a personal audience which she granted Cranston Snord within a week of his return to Clinton, she gave Snord's Irregulars an advance on pay as well as permission to attack the Free Worlds League at will.<ref name=CSI5>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 5</ref> She also loaned the unit a [[JumpShip]], though Samual Sneede opined that "it should have been on its way to the scrap yard when we got it".<ref>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 44</ref> | ||
| − | In retaliation for the raid on Clinton, Snord's Irregulars conducted a series of raids within the Free Worlds League as part of a scheme dubbed [[Operation Junk Yard Dog]]. Junk Yard Dog was remarkably successful, retrieving much of the stolen museum collection as well as seeing the Irregulars' capture a League planetary | + | In retaliation for the raid on Clinton, Snord's Irregulars conducted a series of raids within the Free Worlds League as part of a scheme dubbed [[Operation Junk Yard Dog]]. Junk Yard Dog was remarkably successful, retrieving much of the stolen museum collection as well as seeing the Irregulars' capture a League planetary governor—and third cousin to the Captain-General—before returning home, and incensed Janos Marik. In retaliation for Junk Yard Dog, Janos formed an ad hoc disposable unit dubbed [[Carp's Commandos]] in [[3019]] using prisoners and military rejects, equipped them with substandard 'Mechs and had them dropped on Clinton to cause as much damage as possible to the irregulars. The Commandos and their leader, [[Lieutenant]] [[Marty Carp]], landed significantly off-target, removing any element of surprise, and as a result were handily defeated by the Irregulars, who then spent six months rebuilding from the damage taken over the course of their successful retrieval mission.<ref>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', pp. 32–33: "A Present from Janos"</ref><ref name=CSI6>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 6</ref> |
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| − | == | + | ====Dark Age Era==== |
| − | + | Sometime during the [[Word of Blake Jihad]], Snord's Irregulars' base on Clinton had been destroyed, and they were forced to abandon it. In [[3147]], The Irregulars, now led by [[Joshua Snord]] raided the ruins, recovering a trove of ancient artifacts before departing.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 96</ref> | |
| − | == Military Deployment == | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
| − | ===3025=== | + | {{columns-start|num=3}} |
| − | * [[Cranston Snord's Irregulars]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp45">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p.45 | + | ====3025==== |
| + | * [[Cranston Snord's Irregulars]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp45">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref> | ||
| − | ===3028=== | + | ====3028==== |
* Cranston Snord's Irregulars<ref name="NAIS4SWp45"/> | * Cranston Snord's Irregulars<ref name="NAIS4SWp45"/> | ||
| − | ===3038=== | + | ====3038==== |
| − | * Cranston Snord's Irregulars<ref name="H:Wo3039p141">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141 | + | * Cranston Snord's Irregulars<ref name="H:Wo3039p141">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 141: "Deployment Table"</ref> |
| − | ===3040=== | + | ====3040==== |
* Cranston Snord's Irregulars<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> | * Cranston Snord's Irregulars<ref name="H:Wo3039p141"/> | ||
| + | {{column}} | ||
| + | ====3050==== | ||
| + | * Cranston Snord's Irregulars (1 [[Battalion]])<ref name=20YU27>''20 Year Update'', p. 27: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| − | === | + | ====3085==== |
| − | * | + | * [[Snord's Irregulars]] (1 Battalion)<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 160: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> |
| − | === | + | ====3145==== |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[26th Wolf Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Twenty-sixth Wolf Garrison Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3145p171>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 171: "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"</ref> |
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| − | == Geography == | + | ===Geography=== |
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| + | ===Planetary Locations=== | ||
| + | * Ferrald Marshes<ref name=CSIp33>''Cranston Snord's Irregulars'', p. 33</ref> | ||
| + | * Jeffda: capital city<ref name=SoFch10/> | ||
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| + | ===Companies and Industries=== | ||
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| − | == | + | ==Nearby Systems== |
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| − | + | {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" | |
| − | {|class="wikitable" | + | ! colspan="8" | Closest 32 systems (29 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: |
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|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Eidsfoss]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Eidsfoss]] |
| − | | 13.3 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 13.3 |
| − | | [[Aristotle]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Aristotle]] |
| − | | 20.9 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 20.9 |
| − | | [[Arganda]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Arganda]] |
| − | | 21.0 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 21.0 |
| − | | [[Ciotat]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Ciotat]] |
| − | | 23.3 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.3 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Soilihull]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Soilihull]] |
| − | | 23.6 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.6 |
| − | | [[Sarpsborg]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Sarpsborg]] |
| − | | 27.1 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 27.1 |
| − | | [[Mariefred]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Mariefred]] |
| − | | 31.8 | + | | class="over30" | 31.8 |
| − | | [[Trent]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Trent (system)|Trent]] |
| − | | 34.3 | + | | class="over30" | 34.3 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Furillo]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Furillo]] |
| − | | 37.6 | + | | class="over30" | 37.6 |
| − | | [[Bjornlunda]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Bjornlunda]] |
| − | | 37.9 | + | | class="over30" | 37.9 |
| − | | [[Chukchi | + | | class="over30" | [[Chukchi]] |
| − | | 39.3 | + | | class="over30" | 39.3 |
| − | | [[Lamon]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Lamon]] |
| − | | 39.5 | + | | class="over30" | 39.5 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Fianna]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Fianna]] |
| − | | 41.4 | + | | class="over30" | 41.4 |
| − | | [[Hesperus | + | | class="over30" | [[Hesperus]] |
| − | | 42.9 | + | | class="over30" | 42.9 |
| − | | [[Turinge]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Turinge]] |
| − | | 43.2 | + | | class="over30" | 43.2 |
| − | | [[Canonbie]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Canonbie]] |
| − | | 45.8 | + | | class="over30" | 45.8 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Dresden]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Dresden]] |
| − | | 45.9 | + | | class="over30" | 45.9 |
| − | | [[Hollabrunn]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Hollabrunn]] |
| − | | 47.2 | + | | class="over30" | 47.2 |
| − | | [[Caledonia]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Caledonia]] |
| − | | 47.9 | + | | class="over30" | 47.9 |
| − | | [[Uzhgorod]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Uzhgorod]] |
| − | | 48.2 | + | | class="over30" | 48.2 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Dar-es-Salaam]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Dar-es-Salaam]] |
| − | | 49.9 | + | | class="over30" | 49.9 |
| − | | [[Rahne]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Rahne]] |
| − | | 50.7 | + | | class="over30" | 50.7 |
| − | | [[Jaumegarde]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Jaumegarde]] |
| − | | 50.9 | + | | class="over30" | 50.9 |
| − | | [[Hyde]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Hyde]] |
| − | | 51.6 | + | | class="over30" | 51.6 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Colinas]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Colinas]] |
| − | | 54.7 | + | | class="over30" | 54.7 |
| − | | [[Enkoping]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Enkoping]] |
| − | | 57. | + | | class="over30" | 57.5 |
| − | | [[Kitzingen]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Kitzingen]] |
| − | | 57.6 | + | | class="over30" | 57.6 |
| − | | [[New Kyoto]] | + | | class="over30" | [[New Kyoto]] |
| − | | 58.3 | + | | class="over30" | 58.3 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Halmyre Deans]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Halmyre Deans]] |
| − | | 59.6 | + | | class="over30" | 59.6 |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | [[Pardeau]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 61.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | [[McKellan]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 62.4 |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | [[Senftenberg]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 62.9 |
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| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:26, 23 April 2024
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| X:Y Coordinates | -165.923 : 53.979[e] |
The Clinton system was home to at least one habitable world or construct and as of 3145 was located in the Wolf Empire.[1][2]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Clinton is located near the Aristotle and Eidsfoss systems.[1][2]
System History[edit]
The Clinton system was settled during the First Exodus from Terra and was one of the founding systems of the Federation of Skye.[3]
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2271 - Inhabited world[4]
- 2296 - Independent world[3]
- 2299 - Federation of Skye[3]
- 2340 - Federation of Skye[5]
- 2341 - Lyran Commonwealth[5]
- 2571 - Lyran Commonwealth[6]
- 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth[7]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth[8][9]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth[10]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth[11][12]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth[13]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth[14]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[15]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[16][17]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[18]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[19][20]
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance[21]
- 3063 - Lyran Alliance[22]
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance[23][24]
- 3075 - Lyran Alliance[25]
- 3079 - Lyran Alliance[26]
- 3081 - Lyran Alliance[27]
- 3085 - Lyran Alliance[28]
- 3135 - Lyran Commonwealth[29]
- 3145 - Wolf Empire[1][2]
- 3151 - Wolf Empire[30]
Clinton[edit]
| Clinton | |
|---|---|
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Capital | Jeffda[31] |
Planetary History[edit]
Exodus[edit]
By 2296, Clinton marked one edge of the area of space within which the interstellar trade company Skye Traders was the dominant commercial interest, an area which in 2299 would form the basis of the new interstellar nation founded by Ian McQuiston of Skye, the Federation of Skye.[3]
Star League Era[edit]
Sometime during the Star League, the Star League Defense Force built a Castle Brian on Clinton.[32]
Third Succession War[edit]
The mercenary unit Snord's Irregulars were hired by Archon Katrina Steiner following an impressive display in helping to repel a Lyran invasion of Rochelle whilst under contract to the Free Worlds League—followed by a breakout from Rochelle against Free Worlds League forces as part of a mercenary uprising led by Cranston Snord following an attempt by Captain-General Janos Marik to confiscate equipment from surviving mercenary commands to replace losses to FWLM units.[33] Whilst the negotiations to hire the Irregulars had taken some time, the Irregulars were given the right to select the location of their assignment; Cranston Snord had deliberately drawn the negotiations out, as he believed Clinton to be the location of a hidden Castle Brian, and had needed time to confirm the location of the hidden facility.[34] With the contract signed, Snord's Irregulars received quantities of spare parts to enable the command to repair its 'Mechs and used Clinton as a permanent base while conducting numerous raids and missions on behalf of the Lyran Commonwealth.[33]
Once in place, Cranston Snord obtained authority to use the "worthless area" he knew contained the Castle Brian as the Irregulars' permanent base, using the Castle Brian as a secret extension to the base.[34] During their tenure on Clinton the Irregulars earned a reputation as artifact hunters and gained notoriety for flagrantly disobeying orders in battle to hunt for treasures. They were unpopular among Katrina Steiner's advisers, but she cared more for the results the unit achieved. On top of the secret underground Castle Brian, the Irregulars built a museum where they exhibited their art collection. It drew enough tourist attraction to provide some extra funds to their coffers. Even Katrina Steiner herself frequently visited the museum.[35]
The Irregulars frequently fought against Free Worlds League forces for a decade, consistently beating their opponents and acquiring art and treasures in the process; not a man to take losing lightly, Janos Marik had enough of the repeated humiliation and sent elite forces to Clinton to destroy the Irregulars' base in the winter of 3017. This attack, which met with little resistance as Snord's Irregulars were fighting Marik Regulars on Loric at the time,[36] devastated more than just the base facilities and the museum. The precious art collection was stolen, destroyed or badly damaged, constituting a considerable blow against the morale of Snord's Irregulars and also pushing them close to bankruptcy. Katrina Steiner again stepped in in their favor, however. Following a personal audience which she granted Cranston Snord within a week of his return to Clinton, she gave Snord's Irregulars an advance on pay as well as permission to attack the Free Worlds League at will.[37] She also loaned the unit a JumpShip, though Samual Sneede opined that "it should have been on its way to the scrap yard when we got it".[38]
In retaliation for the raid on Clinton, Snord's Irregulars conducted a series of raids within the Free Worlds League as part of a scheme dubbed Operation Junk Yard Dog. Junk Yard Dog was remarkably successful, retrieving much of the stolen museum collection as well as seeing the Irregulars' capture a League planetary governor—and third cousin to the Captain-General—before returning home, and incensed Janos Marik. In retaliation for Junk Yard Dog, Janos formed an ad hoc disposable unit dubbed Carp's Commandos in 3019 using prisoners and military rejects, equipped them with substandard 'Mechs and had them dropped on Clinton to cause as much damage as possible to the irregulars. The Commandos and their leader, Lieutenant Marty Carp, landed significantly off-target, removing any element of surprise, and as a result were handily defeated by the Irregulars, who then spent six months rebuilding from the damage taken over the course of their successful retrieval mission.[39][40]
Dark Age Era[edit]
Sometime during the Word of Blake Jihad, Snord's Irregulars' base on Clinton had been destroyed, and they were forced to abandon it. In 3147, The Irregulars, now led by Joshua Snord raided the ruins, recovering a trove of ancient artifacts before departing.[41]
Military Deployment[edit]
3025[edit]
3028[edit]
- Cranston Snord's Irregulars[42]
3038[edit]
- Cranston Snord's Irregulars[43]
3040[edit]
- Cranston Snord's Irregulars[43]
Planetary Locations[edit]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 32 systems (29 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eidsfoss | 13.3 | Aristotle | 20.9 | Arganda | 21.0 | Ciotat | 23.3 |
| Soilihull | 23.6 | Sarpsborg | 27.1 | Mariefred | 31.8 | Trent | 34.3 |
| Furillo | 37.6 | Bjornlunda | 37.9 | Chukchi | 39.3 | Lamon | 39.5 |
| Fianna | 41.4 | Hesperus | 42.9 | Turinge | 43.2 | Canonbie | 45.8 |
| Dresden | 45.9 | Hollabrunn | 47.2 | Caledonia | 47.9 | Uzhgorod | 48.2 |
| Dar-es-Salaam | 49.9 | Rahne | 50.7 | Jaumegarde | 50.9 | Hyde | 51.6 |
| Colinas | 54.7 | Enkoping | 57.5 | Kitzingen | 57.6 | New Kyoto | 58.3 |
| Halmyre Deans | 59.6 | Pardeau | 61.4 | McKellan | 62.4 | Senftenberg | 62.9 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 10: "Founding Fathers"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic at the fall of the Star League [2750]"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 3050"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22: "Inner Sphere - 3052"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 28: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - 3075"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 9: "Inner Sphere - 3135"
- ↑ Shrapnel, Issue #4: "Voices of the Sphere: Cryogenics"
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Storms of Fate, ch. 10
- ↑ Cranston Snord's Irregulars, p. 3
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Cranston Snord's Irregulars, p. 3
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Rhonda's Irregulars, p. 6
- ↑ Cranston Snord's Irregulars, p. 4
- ↑ Cranston Snord's Irregulars gives different accounts on this. On p. 5 it is noted that the Irregulars were fighting Wolf's Dragoons, apparently referring to the battle that is said to have taken place in 3014 on p. 4 (and also in Rhonda's Irregulars, p. 7); Cranston Snord himself claims in an interview transcript on p. 39 that they fought Marik regulars on Loric in 3017.
- ↑ Cranston Snord's Irregulars, p. 5
- ↑ Cranston Snord's Irregulars, p. 44
- ↑ Cranston Snord's Irregulars, pp. 32–33: "A Present from Janos"
- ↑ Cranston Snord's Irregulars, p. 6
- ↑ Tamar Rising, p. 96
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 141: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 27: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 160: "Deployment Table - 3085"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 171: "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"
- ↑ Cranston Snord's Irregulars, p. 33
Bibliography[edit]
- 20 Year Update
- Cranston Snord's Irregulars
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Report: LAAF
- Handbook: House Marik
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1
- Rhonda's Irregulars
- Shrapnel Issue 4
- Storms of Fate (novel)
- Tamar Rising