Claybrooke

Claybrooke
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Claybrooke nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-51.972 : -369.147[e]
Spectral classF2IV[1][2]
Recharge time173 hours[2]
Recharge station(s)Nadir[1][2]

The Claybrooke system was home to at least one habitable world, Claybrooke VI, and as of 3145 was located in the Magistracy of Canopus.[3][4]

System Description[edit]

Claybrooke is located near the Itica and Mattisskogen systems[5] and consists of a class F2IV primary orbited by at least six planets. During the thirty-first century a recharge station was in place at the system nadir jump point.[1][2]

System History[edit]

The Claybrooke system was colonized by the Capellan Confederation during the Star League era at some point after the end of the Reunification War.[6][5]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Claybrooke VI[edit]

Claybrooke VI
Claybrooke Flag.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionSixth[1][2]
Jump Point distance18.75 days[2]
Moons2 (Brana, Kurna)[2]
Geophysical
Surface gravity1.1[2]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[2]
Equatorial temperature41°C (Warm-Temperate)[2]
Surface water62%[2]
Highest native lifeAmphibian[1][2]
LandmassesAt least 2 (Hastings, Hawthorne)[56]
History and Culture
Population3,592,000,000 (3025),[1]
3,601,000,000 (3067)[2]
Government and Infrastructure
Military CommanderLieutenant Colonel Carla Chestine (3025),[1]
Colonel Ravan Durant (3067)[2]
HPG ClassB[1][2]
HPG RepresentativePrecentor Davis Adderly (3025)[1]

Claybrooke VI, more commonly referred to simply as Claybrooke, is the sixth planet in the system and has two moons named Brana and Kurna.[2]

Planetary History[edit]

First Succession War[edit]

Claybrooke was one of some fifty-one heavily contested worlds to have been placed under Terran Hegemony authority as a jointly-administered world during the Age of War or Star League era. During the First Succession War Claybrooke once more became a flashpoint between the Free Worlds League and Capellan Confederation.[57] In 2783, Capellan "security forces" arrived on Claybrooke and the nearby world of Andurien, effectively annexing both planets.[58]

Third Succession War[edit]

Claybrooke was one of a number of Free Worlds League worlds to be ruled by a military dictatorship in 3022 as a result of occupation by SAFE; other League worlds governed in the same fashion at that point included Cajamarca, Maxwell, Talitha, and Zosma.[26] Claybrooke had adopted the military organization structure used by the Duchy of Andurien by 3025.[59]

Towards the end of the Third Succession War, the military governor of Claybrooke came under pressure from Dame Catherine Humphreys of the Duchy of Andurien to join Claybrooke to the Duchy. Dame Humphries was interested in securing the natural gas and fossil fuel resources on Claybrooke as well as the ranch and dairy products produced on the world, and offered such economic incentives as favorable trade tariffs to try and influence Lieutenant Colonel Carla Chestine, the planetary ruler.[60]

Beset with problems relating to the mineral development of Claybrooke's two moons, a subject of furious political arguments between entrenched parties on the planet, Colonel Chestine was unwilling to entertain Dame Humphreys proposals; in fact, the pressure from Humphreys was used by Chestine as a rallying point on Claybrooke, as opposition to the threat of a takeover by the Duchy was one of the few points on which all of the factions on Claybrooke were united.[60]

Andurien Secession[edit]

The Duchy of Andurien seceded from the Free Worlds League in 3030, allying itself with the Magistracy of Canopus before launching an invasion of the Capellan Confederation, which was still trying to recover from the losses suffered during the Fourth Succession War. The Anduriens viewed Claybrooke as a vital bridge to their Canopian allies, and as a result Claybrooke was occupied by Andurien troops.[56]

Dame Humphreys appointed a new military dictator, Charles Applebaum, in place of the ousted Colonel Chestine, but Applebaum found himself ostracized by the population of Claybrooke. Quickly forced to live almost entirely within the fortified mansion he owned in Sheridan, Applebaum's tenure as dictator lasted just eleven months. Anti-Andurien forces on Claybrooke led by Chestine and styling themselves the "Army of the Resistance" captured Applebaum and ended his reign by shooting and then hanging him.[56]

Killing Applebaum wasn't the Army of the Resistance's only success; the Army waged a guerrilla campaign across the lowlands of the Hastings continent and in the Muranga Hills on Hawthorne that kept several regiments of Andurien troops tied to Claybrooke for the better part of three years, and the Army of the Resistance's almost single-handed victory over the occupying forces earned them a number of plaudits after Free Worlds League Military forces liberated the planet during their campaign to bring the Duchy to heel.[56]

Chestine supported Duncan Marik as Captain-General and led a detachment of troops to support his forces on Xanthe III, only to perish alongside her troops during an ill-planned assault on the Andurien forces there.[56]

The various successors to Chestine lacked the drive and determination that had marked her out, but proved able enough at cashing in on the martial successes of the Army of the Resistance. A number of books were written and films made depicting the resistance against Andurien occupation that helped generate publicity for Claybrooke, publicity that made products originating on the planet popular across the League. During the 3040s cheese and beef from Claybrooke became commonplace in food outlets across League space, and a clothing line known as "Claybrooke Frontierwear" became popular in the late part of the decade.[56]

FedCom Civil War Era[edit]

During the 3060s, Claybrooke ruler Colonel Ravan Rudant found herself having to deal with a range of polarizing issues including long-running disputes over the rich deposits located on both of Claybrooke's moons—both mineral and petrochemical deposits—as well as political wrangling over farm subsidies for the Ermine Archipelago and Hastings. The wrangling proved acrimonious enough that Durant was reputed to have remarked that a new invasion of Claybrooke would be the more preferable crisis to deal with, because she would then at least be able to shoot her enemies.[56]

Military Deployment[edit]

3033[edit]

3035[edit]

3050[edit]

3054[edit]

  • Kristen's Krushers[63]

3059[edit]

  • Kristen's Krushers[64]

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Claybrooke has at least two continents; those continents include Hastings and Hawthorne.[56]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Muranga Hills: the site of an extended guerrilla campaign during the Andurien Secession[56]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 48 systems (46 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Mattisskogen 10.3 Itica 12.7 Naryn 16.8 Alamagordo 16.9
Viribium 20.0 Cursa 20.5 Antias 24.8 Thurrock 26.0
Rosendal 29.0 Athna 29.0 Salardion 29.1 Pilpala 29.1
Katla 29.2 Leyda 29.3 Fagerholm 30.6 Aquagea 34.2
Zathras 38.5 Espia 40.6 Villanueva 41.2 Lopez 41.3
Xanthe 41.4 Hibuarius 43.7 Calseraigne 43.7 Borka 43.8
Ingonish 44.0 Sadurni 44.5 Segerica 45.1 Hastur 45.4
Pernik 45.9 Piriapolis 48.0 Lurgatan 49.7 Banfora 50.0
Sax 50.7 Cassilda 50.7 Andarmax 51.6 Ryerson 53.1
Principia 53.2 New Roland 54.4 Andurien 54.9 Niomede 55.3
Arn 55.4 Butzfleth 56.3 Aomen 56.7 Dansur 58.7
Tengil 58.8 Amnesty 59.6 Granera 60.4 Chennai 62.2

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 162: "Claybrooke"
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Handbook: House Marik, p. 74: "Planet Profile"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366] Map"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 93: "Magistracy of Canopus after Age of War [2571] and fall of the Star League [2750]"
  10. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  11. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  13. ↑ Field Report 2765: FWLM, p. 25: "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Map - [2765]"
  14. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 35: "Magistracy Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  15. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 96: "Magistracy of Canopus - [2767] Map"
  16. ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786]"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 34: "Free Worlds League after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
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  25. ↑ House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition), p. 12: "The Rimward Periphery"
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 House Marik, p. 73: "Military Dictatorship"
  27. ↑ House Arano (The Aurigan Coalition), pp. 14–15: "3022 Interstellar Expeditions. IAAS-349-SIFNM97-MMMXXII"
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  30. ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. vii: "Free Worlds League Map - [3025]"
  31. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 42: "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 96: "Magistracy of Canopus after Third Succession War [3025] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  33. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  34. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 51: "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  35. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  36. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3050]" Map
  37. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22: "Inner Sphere - [3052]" Map
  38. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 36: "Map of the Free Worlds League"
  39. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
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  41. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 54: "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  42. ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 112: "Magistracy of Canopus & Tortuga Dominions"
  43. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  44. ↑ Inner Sphere, p. 61: "Free Worlds League Map"
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  46. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 56: "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  47. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  48. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075]"
  49. ↑ Field Report: FWLM, p. 17: "Free Worlds League Military Deployment Map - [August] 3079"
  50. ↑ Field Report: CCAP, p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  51. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 20: "Magistracy of Canopus Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  52. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  53. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085]"
  54. ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130"
  55. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 Handbook: House Marik, p. 74: "Claybrooke"
  57. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra, Volume 2, p. 118: "Jointly Administered Worlds"
  58. ↑ First Succession War, p. 27: "Capellan Confederation Gains"
  59. ↑ House Marik, p. 84: "Provincial Military Organization"
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  61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 Historical: Brush Wars, p. 86: "Phase One: 3030-3034"
  62. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 57: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  63. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 39: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  64. ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 115: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"
  65. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 200: "Chasseurs á Cheval"

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