Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper
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Gatekeeper nearby systems (Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates	-22.586 : 1779.374
Spectral class	A8V
Recharge time	169 hours
Planet(s)	2

Political Affiliation

• 2571 - Unknown Planet
• 2750 - Unknown Planet
• 2800 - Star League-In-Exile
• 2821 - Clan
• 2840 - Clan Nova Cat / Clan Jade Falcon
• 3025 - Clan Nova Cat / Clan Jade Falcon
• 3030 - Clan Nova Cat / Clan Jade Falcon
• 3040 - Clan Nova Cat / Clan Jade Falcon
• 3052 - Clan Nova Cat - 40%, Clan Jade Falcon - 60%
• 3057 - Clan Nova Cat / Clan Jade Falcon
• 3062 - Clan Jade Falcon - 100%
• 3067 - Clan Jade Falcon - 100%
• January 3070 - Clan Steel Viper
• 3075 - Clan Star Adder - 100%
• 3085 - Clan Star Adder - 100%

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Gatekeeper II

Gatekeeper II
Astrophysical
System position	Second
Jump Point distance	25.77 days
Moons	5
Geophysical
Surface gravity	0.7
Atmospheric pressure	Standard (Tainted)
Equatorial temperature	40°C
Surface water	10%
Highest native life	Plants
History and Culture
Population	4,300,000 (3062)

Planetary Description

Gatekeeper is an early Star League-In-Exile colony which was established prior to the SLDF's collapse in 2801.

History

Nova Cat Abjuration

On April 27th, 3060, Grand Council of the Clans voted to Abjure or eject Clan Nova Cat from Clan space, with only a month's warning. Clan Jade Falcon's Fifty-third Battle Cluster attacked the Nova Cats' garrison forces without Trial. The Falcons had felt that the Cats were dezgra, and so did not deserve the honor of a Trial. Nova Cat defenders instead of conducting a fighting withdrawal, went head-on against the Fifty-third Battle's forces to prevent Falcons penetrating into the Nova Cats' major population centers. These Nova Cats attempted to buy time for their civilian castes to evacuate the planet, and paid with their lives. The Fifty-third Battle Cluster destroyed all Nova Cat forces to the last warrior, preventing the majority of the civilian caste from escaping the planet.

The Wars of Reaving

In the Wars of Possession following the Trial of Annihilation of Clan Smoke Jaguar, the Trial of Abjuration of Clan Nova Cat, the migration of Clan Ghost Bear to the Inner Sphere, and the expulsion of Clan Steel Viper from their Occupation Zone, the Clan Homeworlds experienced a period of increased military operations. While largely consolidation, renewed Clan feuds also intensified. Though the Crusader and Warden philosophies may have played a significant role in the previous century's politics, a new paradigm of Inner Sphere Invading Clans and Homeworld Clans began to emerge.

3069 saw the beginning of renewed hostilities between Clans Steel Viper and Jade Falcon, centered on the planet Marshall. In February, Clan Steel Viper defended a Trial of Possession against the rebuilt Second Falcon Velites using new, mixed Clusters, the Fifth Rattle. The speed and surprise of the new units resulted in a stunning Falcon defeat. Later that same year, however, the Second Velites would handily defeat the Viper Fusiliers, this time not only prepared for the new mixed Clusters, but also breaking bid without proper notification and destroying much of the Viper force with artillery. The opportunistic discard of Clan Honor itself was used as evidence of "Inner Sphere Taint" during the Exodus Day festivities, 5 November 3069, when Khan Brett Andrews called for a Trial of Abjuration against the Falcons. Though the vote did not succeed, Clan Steel Viper arrived and declared Trials of Possession for every the Jade Falcon–occupied system except Lum on 7 November. These systems included Ironhold, Huntress, Marshall, Eden, Gatekeeper, Tokasha, Glory, and Barcella. Jade Falcon colonies on all eight systems belonged to Clan Steel Viper by January 3070, with the Falcons clinging to Lum and Strana Mechty.

At the close of the Wars of Reaving, the Grand Council of the Clans met on 29 July 3075 to discuss strategy for the next five to ten years. IlKhan Brett Andrews recommended a temporary halt to the Clan eugenics program. The halt was ostensibly to find and repair damage done to Clan Bloodhouses during the Society uprising. Khan Stanislov N'Buta used the proposed cessation of one of the pillars of Clan society as reason to call for a Trial of Reaving against Clan Steel Viper. The measure passed the Grand Council with a simple majority, prompting ilKhan Andrews to declare a Trial of Refusal. When Khan N'Buta accepted the challenge, Andrews produced a banned laser pistol and shot N'Buta in the head. The dishonorable act prompted Khan Hollyann Kardaan to call for a Trial of Annihilation of Clan Steel Viper instead of a simple Reaving. The measure again passed, and was challenged by Andrews. Rather than responding verbally, saKhan Hannibal Banacek simply wrestled Andrews to the ground, then headbutted the former ilKhan to death.

In order to prepare for the coming Trial of Annihilation, Clan Steel Viper redeployed all of their remaining forces in defense of Circe and New Kent. Though not explicitly stated, around the same time as the Viper Annihilation of 3075, Clan Star Adder claimed sole possession of Gatekeeper. The Adders may have claimed the undefended colony after it was abandoned during the Viper defense.

Garrisoning Military Force

3059

• Fifty-third Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)

3067

• Fifty-third Battle Cluster

Planetary Locations

• Red Fist Communal Birth Facility: considered a second-rate sibko installation the Scientist Caste here experimented with gene combinations thought unlikely to produce warriors of any importance. Elias Crichell was decanted here.

Nearby Systems

Closest 20 systems (10 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Brim	11.0	Delios	26.2	Albion	30.4	Lum	35.6
Shadow	35.9	Priori	38.8	York	55.6	Strana Mechty	56.1
Kirin	57.9	Zara	59.4	Grant's Station	71.3	Huntress	75.0
Ironhold	76.9	Tamaron	80.3	Foster	81.2	Marshall	83.4
Hellgate	89.7	Londerholm	95.4	Atreus	104.6	Strato Domingo	106.6

Notes

All light-year distances were measured with Historical: Operation Klondike map scale. These are proximate distances between worlds using the Pentagon and Kernesky Cluster Map scale.

Bibliography

• The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky
• Field Manual: Crusader Clans
• Field Manual: Updates
• Historical: Operation Klondike
• The Wars of Reaving