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'''Mercenary's Star''' is a popular term referring to the premier center of [[mercenary unit|mercenary]] hiring in the [[Inner Sphere]]. It was originally associated with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] world of [[Galatea]]<ref>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 16</ref>, the supposed "homeworld" of mercenaries until the 3030s. The moniker is most frequently used in advertising for the planet and for the flowery books and [[holovid]]s with romanticized views of mercenaries. | '''Mercenary's Star''' is a popular term referring to the premier center of [[mercenary unit|mercenary]] hiring in the [[Inner Sphere]]. It was originally associated with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] world of [[Galatea]]<ref>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 16</ref>, the supposed "homeworld" of mercenaries until the 3030s. The moniker is most frequently used in advertising for the planet and for the flowery books and [[holovid]]s with romanticized views of mercenaries. | ||
| − | Due to the efforts of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] to draw the mercenary trade to their own homeworld, the center of the mercenary trade gradually shifted to [[Outreach | + | Due to the efforts of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] to draw the mercenary trade to their own homeworld following the opening of a provisional [[Hiring Hall]] in March of [[3032]],<ref name=MHB55-34>''Mercenary's Handbook 3055'', p. 34</ref> the center of the mercenary trade gradually shifted to [[Outreach]] and the meaning of the term "Mercenary's Star" shifted with it. After hiring hall operations on Outreach were moved to the renovated Olympiad Stadium in [[3037]], the mercenary business virtually exploded on Outreach.<ref name=MHB55-34/> |
| − | In a more general sense, any world with a major | + | When the [[Mercenary Review Board]] was replaced by the [[Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission]] in [[3052]], the MRBC set up on Outreach and only returned to set up a satellite office on Galatea in [[3067]]. Outreach became the (premier) Mercenary's Star until [[3067]], when it was devastated during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]]. Afterwards, Galatea regained its place as the so-called "Mercenary's Star" once again. |
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| + | In a more general sense, any world with a major hiring hall or otherwise known to be a center of the mercenary trade could be referred to as a "Mercenary's Star". | ||
The following worlds were notable hubs of the mercenary business for a time at least: | The following worlds were notable hubs of the mercenary business for a time at least: | ||
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= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
* ''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]'' | * ''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]'' | ||
| + | *''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]'' | ||
[[Category:Mercenaries]] | [[Category:Mercenaries]] | ||
Revision as of 06:29, 5 November 2021
- This article is about the mercenary "homeworld". For the novel, see Mercenary's Star (novel).
Mercenary's Star is a popular term referring to the premier center of mercenary hiring in the Inner Sphere. It was originally associated with the Lyran Commonwealth world of Galatea[1], the supposed "homeworld" of mercenaries until the 3030s. The moniker is most frequently used in advertising for the planet and for the flowery books and holovids with romanticized views of mercenaries.
Due to the efforts of Wolf's Dragoons to draw the mercenary trade to their own homeworld following the opening of a provisional Hiring Hall in March of 3032,[2] the center of the mercenary trade gradually shifted to Outreach and the meaning of the term "Mercenary's Star" shifted with it. After hiring hall operations on Outreach were moved to the renovated Olympiad Stadium in 3037, the mercenary business virtually exploded on Outreach.[2]
When the Mercenary Review Board was replaced by the Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission in 3052, the MRBC set up on Outreach and only returned to set up a satellite office on Galatea in 3067. Outreach became the (premier) Mercenary's Star until 3067, when it was devastated during the Word of Blake Jihad. Afterwards, Galatea regained its place as the so-called "Mercenary's Star" once again.
In a more general sense, any world with a major hiring hall or otherwise known to be a center of the mercenary trade could be referred to as a "Mercenary's Star".
The following worlds were notable hubs of the mercenary business for a time at least:
- Antallos
- Arc-Royal
- Astrokaszy
- Fletcher
- Galatea
- Herotitus
- Noisiel
- Northwind
- Outreach
- Solaris VII
- Westerhand