Blackstone

Blackstone
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Blackstone nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates−123.877 : 473.522[e]

The Blackstone system is located coreward from Terra and home to at least one habitable world or construct.[1][2]

System Description[edit]

Blackstone is located near the Oberon VI and Zertarum systems.[3][4]

System History[edit]

Blackstone was either settled during the Star League era by the Rim Worlds Republic or was an already-settled system that became significant enough during this era for Inner Sphere nations to record its location on maps.[5][6][3][4]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Blackstone[edit]

Blackstone

Planetary History[edit]

Star League[edit]

Blackstone was a part of the Apollo Province of the Rim Worlds Republic at the height of the Star League.[14]

Succession Wars[edit]

By the end of the Third Succession War, Blackstone was a part of the Oberon Confederation.[16][17][25]

Clan Invasion[edit]

Following the declaration by ilKhan Leo Showers that Periphery worlds were open territory for attacks during the opening stages of Operation REVIVAL, Khan Ian Hawker of Clan Diamond Shark immediately submitted a bid to conquer Blackstone using the Diamond Keshik, the only Diamond Shark unit involved in REVIVAL at that point. Hawker's request was rebuffed by Showers, who subsequently limited the attacks to only the four primary invading Clans, although Showers did condescendingly offer a spot to Hawker in a Clan Smoke Jaguar raid during the first wave of REVIVAL—an offer Hawker rejected. The exchange of insults between Hawker and Showers went a long way towards reviving the traditional loathing between the Diamond Sharks and Smoke Jaguars and would subsequently prompt a number of damaging battles between the two Clans.[35]

In August 3049, Clan Wolf's Silver Keshik of Beta Galaxy attacked Blackstone. The defending Blackstone Guards company in their aging machines were destroyed quickly by the superior Clan troops and the world fell under Clan Wolf control.[36]

Jihad[edit]

Clan Wolf troops withdrew from Blackstone after the Jihad, but several Clan merchants arranged for technical support to be sent to Blackstone. These technicians helped to rebuild several fortresses on the world, creating a modern Castle Brian.[37]

Post-Jihad[edit]

By 3095, Blackstone was a member of the New Oberon Confederation[32]

IlClan[edit]

In 3152, Blackstone was still a member of the New Oberon Confederation within The Barrens.[34]

Military Deployment[edit]

3049[edit]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Darnin Hills: the site of a major battle during Operation REVIVAL[36]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 28 systems (28 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Oberon 12.5 Zertarum 17.7 Placida 18.3 Sigurd 20.9
Butte Hold 25.6 New Ålborg 28.5 Bensinger 29.4 Beowulf 33.7
Cryfder 35.8 Last Chance 36.1 Here 38.9 Drask's Den 40.5
Crellacor 41.2 Apollo 41.5 Toland 42.9 Iron Land 45.2
The Rock 49.6 Dirkel 50.8 Paulus Prime 51.3 Lackhove 51.5
Steelton 54.3 Botany Bay 54.8 Erin 55.7 Götterdämmerung 56.3
Anywhere 57.3 Gustrell 57.7 Star's End 58.0 Somerset 59.6

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Era Report: 2750, p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18: "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  7. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  8. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  10. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 38: "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"
  11. ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 The Periphery, pp. 156–157: "Maps of the Periphery"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  20. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  21. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  22. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  23. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 115: "Greater Valkyrate, Oberon Confederation & Elysian Fields"
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  27. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  28. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"
  29. ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 27: "Clan Wolf/Clan Hell's Horses Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  30. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  31. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3, p. 43
  33. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Tamar Rising, p. 72: "The Hinterlands June 3152"
  35. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 138: "Periphery Action"
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 56: "Wolf Clan Occupation Zone - The Periphery - Blackstone"
  37. ↑ Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3, p. 42
  38. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 56

Bibliography[edit]

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