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'''Eden''' is one of the five [[Pentagon Worlds]], one of the earliest [[Clan]] colonies, and the site of the DeChevilier Massacre, an event that would spark a bloody civil war and eventually lead to the founding of the modern [[Clans]].
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''(References to [[Special:Whatlinkshere/Eden | Eden]])''
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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
  
==History==
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'''X''': -130.81
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'''Y''': 1600.12{{e}}
  
===Settlement and unrest===
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''Alternative coordinates, X and Y are (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Strana Mechty]] at (0, 0)
  
Settled mostly by colonists raised in the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Capellan Confederation]] (two societies not known to cooperate well), Eden quickly developed advanced industry and large population centers but developed tension between the colonists just as quickly. This tension came to head roughly 15 years after their arrival.
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'''X''': -167
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'''Y''': -174<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 112, Clan-Space Worlds Table</ref>
  
After months of sporadic riots and minor clashes, full-scale rebellion broke out, with some groups declaring complete independence and raiding caches for weaponry and [[BattleMech]]s. In response to this development, General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] sent a detachment of troops, commanded by his closest aide and friend, General [[Aaron DeChevilier]], to put down the rebellion.  
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'''Eden''' is one of the five [[Pentagon Worlds]], one of the earliest [[Clan]] colonies, and the site of the DeChevilier Massacre, an event that would spark a bloody civil war and eventually lead to the founding of the modern [[Clans]].
  
===The DeChevilier Massacre===
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[[File:Eden World Map.jpg|right|400px]]
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==Planetary Data==
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* Star Type: F4lb
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* Position in System: 1 (of2)
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* Surface Water: 40%
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* Atm. Pressure: Standard (Viral Taint)
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* Surface Gravity: 1.1 G
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* Equatorial Temperature: 30°C
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* Highest Native Life: Mammals
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* Occupying Clans: Hell's Horses, Jade Falcon, Wolf
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* Population: 61,000,000
  
{{quote|''The rebels, heeding neither strength nor sense,<br />Cowardly ambushed noble DeChevilier.<br />Although he fought like a lion, he died<br />And with his death came the clouds, and reason fled<br />Like a winter sun's feeble evening light<br />Above hopeless Eden and wicked Babylon.''<br/>- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 51-56}}
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==Notable Species==
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* Homeworld of the [[Burrock (species)|Burrock]]
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* Homeworld of the [[Eden Beaver]]
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* Homeworld of the [[Eden Serpent]]
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* [[Fire Mandrill (species)]]
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* First world where the [[Jade Falcon (species)]] was released
  
When the [[Exodus]] fleet of [[General Aleksandr Kerensky]] made landfall at the [[Pentagon worlds]], they thought their long journey out of darkness was finally over. Unfortunately, there was an even greater darkness ahead.
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==Manufacturing Centers==
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* [[W-5 Facilities]]
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* [[Wolf Armorworks]]
  
During the long journey from the [[Inner Sphere]], [[General Kerensky]] came to realize that if his people were to survive once they settled on a planet, many of his soldiers would need to adopt a new lifestyle. Accordingly, all members of the [[SLDF]] were tested and ranked and only those who scored highest on the tests remained in the military. All the rest were mustered out and entered other professions, such as teachers, farmers, businessmen and such. However, over time, this forced retirement from their chosen profession did not sit well with the people who had abandoned their homes and everything they knew to follow their [[General]] into the unknown.
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==Garrisoning Military Force==
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===3059===
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* [[77th Mechanized Cavalry (Clan Hell's Horses)]]<ref name=FMCRC151>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 151 - "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[333rd Mechanized Strike (Clan Hell's Horses)]]<ref name=FMCRC151/>
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* [[99th Mechanized Cavalry (Clan Hell's Horses)]]<ref name=FMCRC151/>
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* [[91st Mechanized Assault (Clan Hell's Horses)]]<ref name=FMCRC151/>
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* [[22nd BattleMech (Clan Hell's Horses)]]<ref name=FMCRC151/>
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* [[40th Mechanized Cavalry (Clan Hell's Horses)]]<ref name=FMCRC151/>
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* [[69th BattleMech (Clan Hell's Horses)]]<ref name=FMCRC152>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 152 - "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[3rd Falcon Dragoons (Clan Jade Falcon)]]<ref name=FMCRC155>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 155 - "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[3rd Falcon Velites (Clan Jade Falcon)]]<ref name=FMCRC155/>
  
Tensions within the Exodus society began to increase along national lines, particularly between [[Liao]] and [[Davion]] settlers on the world of [[Eden]]. By [[2801]], a mere fifteen years after the discovery and settlement of the [[Pentagon worlds]], these tension erupted into riots and small outbreaks of violence between communities. Although [[Kerensky]] himself appeared distracted and almost indifferent to the violence, he ordered harsh retaliation against the rebels by the planetary government of[[ Eden]]. This had the effect, however, of inflaming the crisis even more. After several months of low-level, though bloody, fighting, on 5 May a group of former soldiers of Capellan descent declared their independence from the so-called [[Star League-in-Exile]]. They initiated their rebellion by attacking a [[Brian Cache]] on [[Eden']]s southern continent, hoping to get their hands on more military hardware, including [[BattleMechs]].
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==History==
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===Settlement and unrest===
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Settled mostly by colonists raised in the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Capellan Confederation]] (two societies not known to cooperate well), Eden quickly developed advanced industry and large population centers but developed tension between the colonists just as quickly. This tension came to a head roughly 15 years after their arrival.
  
Relying once more on his long-time second-in-command, ''Kerensky'' dispatched [[General Aaron DeChevilier]] to deal with the insurgents. ''DeChevilier'', who had been with'' Kerensky'' when they stormed the Imperial Palace of [[Stefan Amaris]] and who had been instrumental in planning and executing the journey from the Inner Sphere, led a regiment of infantry to [[Eden]] to put down the revolt. ''DeChevilier'' and [[Elizabeth Hazen]], his second-in-command and lover, led their detachment into the Pokill jungle of [[Eden]], where they fell victim to a rebel ambush on 14 May. In the first few minutes of the attack, ''Hazen's'' [[Black Knight]] fell into a hidden oil pit, though she managed to eject before her [['Mech]] exploded. During her ejection, her [[neurohelmet]] was struck by a rebel bullet and she was rendered unconscious.
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After months of sporadic riots and minor clashes, full-scale rebellion broke out, with some groups declaring complete independence and raiding caches for weaponry and [[BattleMech]]s. In response to this development, General [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] sent a detachment of troops, commanded by his closest aide and friend, General [[Aaron DeChevilier]], to put down the rebellion.
  
Upon awakening, ''Hazen'' witnessed the final moments of ''Aaron DeChevilier's'' life. The ''General's'' [[Atlas]] had likewise fallen into an oil pit, but he had yet to eject, choosing instead to fire his weapons at the hidden rebel positions while his [[infantry]] set up a perimeter around the pit to allow the ''General'' time to extricate himself. Then, a flight of hand-held missiles flew from the surrounding jungle and struck ''DeChevilier's'' 'Mech, igniting the oil in the pit and incinerating many of the loyalist infantry. At this point, the ''General'', realizing that his [[BattleMech]] was lost, decided to eject. However, as ''Elizabeth Hazen'' watched, one of the rebel missiles struck ''DeChevilier's'' ejection seat, killing him instantly. Though ''Elizabeth Hazen'' and the remaining loyalist troops were able to defeat the rebels and save the threatened [[Brian Cache]], the [[SLDF]] had lost one of its greatest heroes.
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===The DeChevilier Massacre===
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{{quote|''The rebels, heeding neither strength nor sense,<br />Cowardly ambushed noble DeChevilier.<br />Although he fought like a lion, he died<br />And with his death came the clouds, and reason fled<br />Like a winter sun's feeble evening light<br />Above hopeless Eden and wicked Babylon.''<br/>- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 51-56}}
  
Much as after the failed [[Prinz Eugen Mutiny]], ''General Kerensky's'' reaction to the death of his long-time friend was swift and brutal. Citing [[General Order 137]], he summarily executed the surviving rebels without a trial. His retribution did not end there, however. The home villages of the rebels were razed to the ground and their populations dispersed across the planet. Many civilians died during this forced relocation, engendering even more resentment against the ''General'' and his government. In all, nearly 20,000 civilians were killed, sparking violent riots on the other four [[Pentagon worlds]]. The forces of the [[SLDF]] were hard-pressed to control the rebellious populace and every attempt merely exacerbated the problem. Only the harsh frontier worlds of the nearby ''Kerensky'' Cluster remained relatively calm. By early June, full-scale war was in effect and ''Kerensky'' himself was dead of a heart attack. The [[Star League-in-Exile]] disintegrated into a civil war that would last twenty years and ultimately reshape the face of the [[Inner Sphere]].
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DeChevilier was killed by a lucky shot from a rebel's hand-held missile launcher, and Kerensky's response was brutal. All rebels were executed, regardless of legal concerns, and entire settlements were razed and their population dispersed. This was the beginning of what would later be known as the [[Exodus Civil War]]. Kerensky died of a massive heart attack shortly after, and his son [[Nicholas Kerensky]] took command of the remaining military units and led them to [[Strana Mechty]] and other worlds of the [[Kerensky Cluster]], where he would set the shape of the [[Clans]] for generation to come and plan the re-taking of the [[Pentagon Worlds]].
  
 
===Operation Klondike===
 
===Operation Klondike===
 
 
[[Operation Klondike]] was the name given to the Clan campaign to retake the Pentagon Worlds from the various rebel groups. Nicholas Kerensky took his newly formed Clans, originally composed of 40 [[MechWarrior]]s each, and divided each Pentagon World up into occupation zones for 4 Clans to occupy on the planet. [[Clan Hell's Horses]] was one of the Clans assigned to liberate Eden, and they used their [['Mech]]s as bait to draw out the rebels so they could be smashed by infantry and other vehicles. The other Clans assigned to Eden were [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], [[Clan Wolf]], and [[Clan Jade Falcon]].
 
[[Operation Klondike]] was the name given to the Clan campaign to retake the Pentagon Worlds from the various rebel groups. Nicholas Kerensky took his newly formed Clans, originally composed of 40 [[MechWarrior]]s each, and divided each Pentagon World up into occupation zones for 4 Clans to occupy on the planet. [[Clan Hell's Horses]] was one of the Clans assigned to liberate Eden, and they used their [['Mech]]s as bait to draw out the rebels so they could be smashed by infantry and other vehicles. The other Clans assigned to Eden were [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], [[Clan Wolf]], and [[Clan Jade Falcon]].
  
 
===Later history===
 
===Later history===
  
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== ''References - The DeChevilier Massacre '' ==
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
*''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
*''[[Invading Clans Sourcebook]]
 
*''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
 
 
*''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]''
 
*''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]''
*''[[ Wolf Clan Sourcebook ]]''
 
 
 
 
 
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(References to Eden)

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

X: -130.81 Y: 1600.12[e]


Alternative coordinates, X and Y are (light years on XY plane) relative to Strana Mechty at (0, 0)

X: -167 Y: -174[1]

Eden is one of the five Pentagon Worlds, one of the earliest Clan colonies, and the site of the DeChevilier Massacre, an event that would spark a bloody civil war and eventually lead to the founding of the modern Clans.

Planetary Data

  • Star Type: F4lb
  • Position in System: 1 (of2)
  • Surface Water: 40%
  • Atm. Pressure: Standard (Viral Taint)
  • Surface Gravity: 1.1 G
  • Equatorial Temperature: 30°C
  • Highest Native Life: Mammals
  • Occupying Clans: Hell's Horses, Jade Falcon, Wolf
  • Population: 61,000,000

Notable Species

Manufacturing Centers

Garrisoning Military Force

3059

History

Settlement and unrest

Settled mostly by colonists raised in the Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation (two societies not known to cooperate well), Eden quickly developed advanced industry and large population centers but developed tension between the colonists just as quickly. This tension came to a head roughly 15 years after their arrival.

After months of sporadic riots and minor clashes, full-scale rebellion broke out, with some groups declaring complete independence and raiding caches for weaponry and BattleMechs. In response to this development, General Aleksandr Kerensky sent a detachment of troops, commanded by his closest aide and friend, General Aaron DeChevilier, to put down the rebellion.

The DeChevilier Massacre

The rebels, heeding neither strength nor sense,
Cowardly ambushed noble DeChevilier.
Although he fought like a lion, he died
And with his death came the clouds, and reason fled
Like a winter sun's feeble evening light
Above hopeless Eden and wicked Babylon.

- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 51-56

DeChevilier was killed by a lucky shot from a rebel's hand-held missile launcher, and Kerensky's response was brutal. All rebels were executed, regardless of legal concerns, and entire settlements were razed and their population dispersed. This was the beginning of what would later be known as the Exodus Civil War. Kerensky died of a massive heart attack shortly after, and his son Nicholas Kerensky took command of the remaining military units and led them to Strana Mechty and other worlds of the Kerensky Cluster, where he would set the shape of the Clans for generation to come and plan the re-taking of the Pentagon Worlds.

Operation Klondike

Operation Klondike was the name given to the Clan campaign to retake the Pentagon Worlds from the various rebel groups. Nicholas Kerensky took his newly formed Clans, originally composed of 40 MechWarriors each, and divided each Pentagon World up into occupation zones for 4 Clans to occupy on the planet. Clan Hell's Horses was one of the Clans assigned to liberate Eden, and they used their 'Mechs as bait to draw out the rebels so they could be smashed by infantry and other vehicles. The other Clans assigned to Eden were Clan Smoke Jaguar, Clan Wolf, and Clan Jade Falcon.

Later history


References

  1. The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 112, Clan-Space Worlds Table
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 151 - "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"
  3. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 152 - "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 155 - "Crusader Clans Deployment Table"

Bibliography