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== Planetary Geography ==
 
== Planetary Geography ==
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Blessed with mild seasons, expansive seas and fertile soil that led to thick vegetation developing on the major landmasses, '''Muphrid''' has three major continents in the temperate zone: MacArthur, Ridgeway and Shamrock. Of the three continents MacArthur lies furthest south, whilst Shamrock is in the northeast; to the west of Shamrock is Ridgeway.<ref name=DA:RWp244/>
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Blessed with mild seasons, expansive seas and fertile soil that led to thick vegetation developing on the major landmasses, '''Muphrid''' has three major continents in the temperate zone: MacArthur, Ridgeway and Shamrock. Of the three continents MacArthur lies furthest south, whilst Shamrock is in the northeast; to the west of Shamrock is Ridgeway.<ref name=DA:RWp244/> The northwestern coast of Shamrock is covered in thick forests and rolling hills, and is rich in precious metals. The eastern region of Shamrock is dominated by mountains kept perpetually in winter, while the southern portion of Shamrock is covered in jungle.<ref name=FC:CWp200/>
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In contrast with Shamrock, the continent of Ridgeway is dominated by two distinct regions; one half of the continent consists of large agricultural sectors, while the remainder consists of gravel mines and pits. The third continent, MacArthur, lies mostly in the equator and is dominated by thick jungle.<ref name=FC:CWp200/>
  
 
Muphrid also has a humid equatorial belt with wide stretches of teeming jungles.<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 197, "30th Jump Infantry Division"</ref>
 
Muphrid also has a humid equatorial belt with wide stretches of teeming jungles.<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 197, "30th Jump Infantry Division"</ref>
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=== The Star League ===
 
=== The Star League ===
 
The [[Star League Defense Force]] established a number of [[Castles Brian]] on Muphrid, but those hidden complexes that survived the [[Amaris Civil War]] were destroyed during or just after the fall of the Star League. Despite the destruction of the various military fortresses rumors would persist for centuries that the Star League had hidden a research facility deep in the jungles of MacArthur, and innumerable groups of explorers would launch expeditions into the jungles in pursuit of the facility and the secrets it might hold.<ref name=DA:RWp244/>
 
The [[Star League Defense Force]] established a number of [[Castles Brian]] on Muphrid, but those hidden complexes that survived the [[Amaris Civil War]] were destroyed during or just after the fall of the Star League. Despite the destruction of the various military fortresses rumors would persist for centuries that the Star League had hidden a research facility deep in the jungles of MacArthur, and innumerable groups of explorers would launch expeditions into the jungles in pursuit of the facility and the secrets it might hold.<ref name=DA:RWp244/>
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=== FedCom Civil War ===
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In mid-3062 Lyran [[General of the Armies]] [[Nondi Steiner]] deployed two battalions of the [[Fifteenth Arcturan Guards]] to Muphrid, while deploying the third battalion to nearby [[Thorin]] as part of efforts to head off discontent and a potential civil uprising within the Federated Commonwealth's [[Freedom Theater]]. Tensions continued to mount on Thorin, with revolution breaking out on the 8th of December after the death of prominent journalist - who also happened to be the brother of [[Leutnant-Colonel]] [[Archer Christifori]], commander of the militia on Thorin and war hero.<ref name="FCCWp34"/>
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Deadlocked on Thorin, [[Colonel]] [[Felix Blucher]] of the Fifteenth dispatched orders in early January [[3063]] for the Guards' second battalion to relocate from Muphrid to Thorin. Tipped off by informants, Chritifori deployed and led a strike team to Muphrid. Christifori's 'Mechs and DropShips landed very close to the Guards' second battalion at the Calenaton Spaceport, allowing him to quickly destroy one of the battalion's three grounded DropShips. After the Guards surrendered, Christifori spent two weeks preparing and then took his forces back to Thorin, this time using the two surviving DropShips from the Guards' second battalion. Christifori then used those DropShips in a gambit against Blucher that led to Blucher's surrender on the 2nd of February 3063. As part of the agreement, Blucher left his equipment behind on Thorin, took his troops to Muprhid to rejoin the Guards' third battalion, and then withdraw all of his forces to [[Lyons]].<ref name="FCCWp34"/>
  
 
=== The Jihad ===
 
=== The Jihad ===
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=== The Dark Age ===
 
=== The Dark Age ===
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During the [[Dark Age]] the population of Muphrid repaired the majority of the damage inflicted on their world during the Jihad, and the world continued to retain much of its natural splendour, while the population continued their lives as they had always done. Memorials to those who fell defending the planet against the Blakists were erected in the capital city of New Dublin as well as in Calenaton, Mechanicsburg and Port MacArthur.<ref name=DA:RWp244/>
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During the [[Dark Age]] the population of Muphrid repaired the majority of the damage inflicted on their world during the Jihad, and the world continued to retain much of its natural splendor, while the population continued their lives as they had always done. Memorials to those who fell defending the planet against the Blakists were erected in the capital city of New Dublin as well as in Calenaton, Mechanicsburg and Port MacArthur.<ref name=DA:RWp244/>
  
 
== Military Deployment ==
 
== Military Deployment ==
 
=== 2821 ===
 
=== 2821 ===
 
* [[Fourteenth Skye Rangers]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 139, "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
 
* [[Fourteenth Skye Rangers]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 139, "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
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=== 3062 ===
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* [[Fifteenth Arcturan Guards]]<ref name="FCCWp34">''FedCom Civil War'', p. 34-35, "Thorin"</ref>
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:* Third Battalion<ref name="FCCWp34"/>
  
 
=== 3068 to 3070 ===
 
=== 3068 to 3070 ===
 
* [[Jacob's Juggernauts]]<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110, "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"</ref>
 
* [[Jacob's Juggernauts]]<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110, "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"</ref>
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== Planetary Locations ==
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* Calenate SpacePort: the site of a notable battle during the FedCom Civil War.<ref name="FCCWp34"/> Located south of New Dublin.<ref name=FC:CWp200/>
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* New Dublin: the planetary capital city, located on the northwestern coast of Shamrock.<ref name=FC:CWp200/>
  
 
== Nearby Planets ==
 
== Nearby Planets ==

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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-27.40 : 15.20[e]
Spectral classG8V[1][2]
Recharge time190 hours[2]
Recharge station(s)None[2]
Planet(s)5[1]

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

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Political Affiliation

Planetary Geography

Blessed with mild seasons, expansive seas and fertile soil that led to thick vegetation developing on the major landmasses, Muphrid has three major continents in the temperate zone: MacArthur, Ridgeway and Shamrock. Of the three continents MacArthur lies furthest south, whilst Shamrock is in the northeast; to the west of Shamrock is Ridgeway.[1] The northwestern coast of Shamrock is covered in thick forests and rolling hills, and is rich in precious metals. The eastern region of Shamrock is dominated by mountains kept perpetually in winter, while the southern portion of Shamrock is covered in jungle.[2]

In contrast with Shamrock, the continent of Ridgeway is dominated by two distinct regions; one half of the continent consists of large agricultural sectors, while the remainder consists of gravel mines and pits. The third continent, MacArthur, lies mostly in the equator and is dominated by thick jungle.[2]

Muphrid also has a humid equatorial belt with wide stretches of teeming jungles.[39]

Planetary History

Settled within a few months of the colonization of the nearby world of Thorin,[1] Muphrid was one of the first worlds to be colonized by humanity.[40] Drawing on Thorin's example, Muphrid enacted strict zoning laws to preserve Muphrid's natural beauty, carefully limiting industrial expansion. The continent of MacArthur was declared to be a low-technology area and would remain almost completely untamed, with the few settlements there devoted to farming, logging and fishing; the continent would continue to be largely dominated by thick, untouched jungles thereafter.[1]

The settlers designated Shamrock as the industrial region of Muphrid, while Ridgeway was exploited for both mining and agriculture. The zoning laws put in place influenced the development of the settlements on each continent; Ridgeway went on to develop smaller towns than the cities of Shamrock. and those towns would be a mixture of settlements dedicated to granite and ore mining or a mix of agricultural communities and ranches.[1]

Muphrid was one of the worlds that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the Outer Reaches Rebellion and the Demarcation Declaration of 2242,[3] and became one of the worlds within the Alliance Core region of the Terran Hegemony.[8]

The Star League

The Star League Defense Force established a number of Castles Brian on Muphrid, but those hidden complexes that survived the Amaris Civil War were destroyed during or just after the fall of the Star League. Despite the destruction of the various military fortresses rumors would persist for centuries that the Star League had hidden a research facility deep in the jungles of MacArthur, and innumerable groups of explorers would launch expeditions into the jungles in pursuit of the facility and the secrets it might hold.[1]

FedCom Civil War

In mid-3062 Lyran General of the Armies Nondi Steiner deployed two battalions of the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards to Muphrid, while deploying the third battalion to nearby Thorin as part of efforts to head off discontent and a potential civil uprising within the Federated Commonwealth's Freedom Theater. Tensions continued to mount on Thorin, with revolution breaking out on the 8th of December after the death of prominent journalist - who also happened to be the brother of Leutnant-Colonel Archer Christifori, commander of the militia on Thorin and war hero.[41]

Deadlocked on Thorin, Colonel Felix Blucher of the Fifteenth dispatched orders in early January 3063 for the Guards' second battalion to relocate from Muphrid to Thorin. Tipped off by informants, Chritifori deployed and led a strike team to Muphrid. Christifori's 'Mechs and DropShips landed very close to the Guards' second battalion at the Calenaton Spaceport, allowing him to quickly destroy one of the battalion's three grounded DropShips. After the Guards surrendered, Christifori spent two weeks preparing and then took his forces back to Thorin, this time using the two surviving DropShips from the Guards' second battalion. Christifori then used those DropShips in a gambit against Blucher that led to Blucher's surrender on the 2nd of February 3063. As part of the agreement, Blucher left his equipment behind on Thorin, took his troops to Muprhid to rejoin the Guards' third battalion, and then withdraw all of his forces to Lyons.[41]

The Jihad

Muphrid was incorporated into the Word of Blake Protectorate by conquest on the 7th of October 3068; the Word of Blake forces responsible for conquering Muphrid allegedly used tactical nuclear weapons to secure their hold on the planet.[30] Despite the use of nuclear weapons the majority of the damage inflicted by the Blakists was limited to the capital and a number of major cities.[1]

By the end of December 3079 Muphrid was one of more than twenty planets to have suffered an outbreak of the Redburn Virus, and one of eight to suffer from an infection rate of more than 150 out of every 100,000 people, as well as a mortality rate of more than 30 per 100,000 from the virus.[42]

The Dark Age

During the Dark Age the population of Muphrid repaired the majority of the damage inflicted on their world during the Jihad, and the world continued to retain much of its natural splendor, while the population continued their lives as they had always done. Memorials to those who fell defending the planet against the Blakists were erected in the capital city of New Dublin as well as in Calenaton, Mechanicsburg and Port MacArthur.[1]

Military Deployment

2821

3062

  • Second Battalion[41]
  • Third Battalion[41]

3068 to 3070

Planetary Locations

  • Calenate SpacePort: the site of a notable battle during the FedCom Civil War.[41] Located south of New Dublin.[2]
  • New Dublin: the planetary capital city, located on the northwestern coast of Shamrock.[2]

Nearby Planets

Planets within 2 jumps (60 light-years). Closest planets first:

Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062
Zollikofen 4.46 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Thorin 8.29 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Chara 9.06 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Lipton 11.01 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Menkent 12.48 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Zavijava 15.77 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
New Earth 19.47 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Alula Australis 20.32 1 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Summer 20.41 1 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Yorii 20.46 1 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Denebola 22.58 1 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Oliver 22.87 1 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Lyons 24.14 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Graham IV 26.11 1 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Rigil Kentarus 27.87 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Mizar 27.93 1 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Ko 30.43 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Pollux 31.32 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Alkalurops 31.45 2 LC LC LC FC CJF CJF CJF
Terra 31.64 2 TH CS CS CS CS WOB WOB
Alioth 31.85 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Imbros III 31.86 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Devil's Rock 32.03 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Galatea 32.72 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Asta 33.48 2 TH DC LC DC DC DC DC
Sirius 34.15 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Nusakan 34.22 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Procyon 34.37 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Zosma 34.55 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Cor Caroli 35.21 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Castor 35.65 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Altair 37.05 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Atria 38.52 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Milton 39.35 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Keid 40.00 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Syrma 40.12 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Dieron 40.68 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Skondia 40.92 2 LC LC DC DC DC DC DC
Zebebelgenubi 41.11 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Dyev 42.20 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Carver V 42.49 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Alchiba 42.89 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Caph 43.31 2 TH FS FS FC FC CMD CMD
Marcus 44.45 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Sabik 44.79 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
New Home 44.88 2 TH CC TFR FC FC LA LA
Wyatt 45.22 2 TH LC LC FC FC LA LA
Callison 46.79 2 TH FWL LC FC FC FWL FWL
Skye 47.62 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Chertan 47.73 2 FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Athenry 48.08 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Alcor 49.69 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Fomalhaut 49.76 2 TH FS FS DC DC DC DC
Bryant 49.99 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Talitha 50.80 2 TH FWL TFR FC FC FWL FWL
Alphecca 51.09 2 LC LC DC FC FC LA LA
Dromini VI 51.78 2 LC DC LC DC DC DC DC
Saffel 53.57 2 TH FS FS DC DC DC DC
Pike IV 53.76 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Dubhe 53.79 2 TH FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Styx 54.72 2 TH DC DC DC DC DC DC
Wing 54.97 2 TH FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL FWL
Outreach 55.99 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Phecda 56.72 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Van Diemen IV 57.64 2 TH FWL TFR FC FC FWL FWL
Unukalhai 58.23 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
La Blon 58.33 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Epsilon Eridani 59.02 2 TH CC TFR FC FC CMD CMD
Gacrux 59.10 2 LC LC LC FC FC LA LA
Lambrecht 59.39 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP
Moore 59.53 2 TH DC LC FC FC CP CP

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 244, "Muphrid"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 FedCom Civil War (sourcebook), p. 200, "Muphrid"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
  4. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  9. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  10. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104, "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138, "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"
  14. ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
  16. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  17. ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  18. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132, "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040]"
  22. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10, Inner Sphere [3050] Map
  24. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  25. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22-23, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10-11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 28-29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Nao"
  29. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42-43, "Inner Sphere - October 3067"
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"
  31. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64-65, "Inner Sphere Map [3075]"
  32. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 29, "Terran Corridor/Clans Deployment Map - August 3079"
  33. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62-63, "Inner Sphere - March 3081"
  34. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. VII, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  35. ↑ Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  36. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 9, "Inner Sphere - 3135"
  37. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 38, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  38. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  39. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 197, "30th Jump Infantry Division"
  40. ↑ Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130), p. 253, "Thorin"
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 FedCom Civil War, p. 34-35, "Thorin"
  42. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 13, "Plagued By Blake"
  43. ↑ First Succession War (Source Book), p. 139, "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
  44. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 110, "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"

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