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Pirates Haven

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

X: 428.76 Y: -352.89[1]

Owner History

Planetary System Description

The Pirate's Haven is a Star Cluster of 50 standard stars packed closely together. The Cluster itself is publicly known to have 7 planets in various systems of the Cluster. All the worlds, publicly known are not inhabitable without special gear due to radiation of the Cluster. Also, JumpShips have great difficulty jumping into anyone star system in the Cluster.

Not publicly known, is a inhabitable world which pirate bands by the 31st Century have settled.[6]

Star Cluster History

Early Eras History

This Cluster was originally settled by the Taurian Concordat just prior to the Reunification War. It was known then as the Badlands Cluster, which originally had one settled planed named Badlands. Prior to the outbreak of the First Succession War, a second world, Lorkdal had been settled.[7]

Pirates Haven

During the Succession War, settlements in the Star Cluster were "lost", cluster no longer part of the Concordat. However, Pirate bands begun operating from the Cluster due to the difficulty of forces pursuing them into it. The Cluster, became known as the Pirates Haven Star Cluster by the end of the Third Succession War.[8]

Unknown History

The Star Cluster during the early 3060s was ruled by Pirate King, Bloody James Kaiten. He and his Pirates had secured unknown to entire Inner Sphere, only inhabitable planet in the Star Cluster. In 3064 the Cluster was "visited" by Death's Consorts, lead by Lady Death Paula Trevaline. She and her pirates invaded the Star System's inhabited planet, took over. When Trevaline killed Bloody James, entire Cluster acknowledged her rulership of the Cluster. In years to follow, Pirate's Haven became Consort's principle base of operations. A small privative 'Mech Factory was created in the Cluster, producing the Pirates a common Light 'Mech, called the Brigand.[9]

Nearby Planets

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

Planet Distance (LY) Jumps 2570 2750 3025 3030 3040 3052 3057 3062 3067
Charleston 42.84 2 N N TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Althea's Choice 46.44 2 N TC TC TC TC TC TC TC TC
Armington 46.61 2 TC FS FS FS FC FC FC FC FS
Estuan 53.75 2 TC FS FS FS FC FC FC FC FS
Verdigreis 56.11 2 TC FS FS FS FC FC FC FC FS
Csomad 58.21 2 TC FS FS FS FC FC FC FC FS

References

  1. Inner Sphere Atlas
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 121, "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the 3rd Succession War [3025]"
  3. The Periphery (Sourcebook), p. 151, "Maps of the Periphery"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 127, "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  5. The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111, "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
  6. Field Manual: Periphery p. 126 - Death's Consorts - Lady Death and the Consorts go to the hidden inhabitable planet in the entire Cluster to take it over.
  7. Handbook: Major Periphery States p. 121 - Maps page for Taurian Concordat. - Star System original name and settlements shown.
  8. Handbook: Major Periphery States p. 127 - Taurian Concordat during the 31st Century (3040 - 3067).
  9. Technical Readout: 3067 p. 46 - Brigand - Trevaline setsup a makeshift factory in the Cluster, producing the 'mech with stolen parts.