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The Exodus Road is the name of several routes JumpShips may use to travel between the Kerensky Cluster and Inner Sphere.
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History[edit]
The Exodus Road was the route established between the Clan Homeworlds and the Inner Sphere during Operation REVIVAL. At roughly 1,000 light years in length, it was a secret way through the stars leading more or less directly to the coreward border of the Inner Sphere and Periphery. Despite the name, this path is different to the meandering and far longer route originally taken by General Aleksandr Kerensky for Operation EXODUS.[1]
Nobody exactly knew the coordinates of the Exodus Road itself, the information was on purpose left secret to nearly everybody to avoid it being discovered by the Inner Sphere states.[2]
The first ones to travel from Clan Homeworlds to the Inner Sphere were Wolf's Dragoons at the beginning of their reconnaissance mission. Later, the first ship to make the way after the Exodus Fleet was the ComStar exploration vessel Outbound Light, which appearance at Huntress in 3048 triggered Operation REVIVAL.[citation needed]
After the Clan Invasion, the Exodus Road became a key supply line between the invader Clans and the Clan Homeworlds. To prevent the Inner Sphere forces discovering the road, the road was divided into several stages. Any ship that traveled the route had to erase its navigational data before the next part of the journey as a security measure.[citation needed]
The Clans established HPG stations between the end points to maintain direct communication. These stations also were responsible of unloading the parts of the Road to the ships who did the travel. The only one of these stations known was Pivot.[citation needed]
The Explorer Corps of ComStar searched hard the Clan Homeworlds, launching at least an attack against Pivot station, who was defeated.[citation needed]
At the end, the Exodus Road was given to ComStar by the old Smoke Jaguar warrior Trent, making possible the launch of Task Force Serpent the Smoke Jaguars annihilation, and the establishment of an SLDF post on Huntress.[citation needed]
After the Wars of Reaving the Home Clans destroyed all the stations of the Road, isolating themselves from the Inner Sphere. After that, the Exodus Road was abandoned.[citation needed]
Routes[edit]
No full route between the Inner Sphere and the Clan homeworlds has ever been made public but certain systems along the route(s) can be identified.
Operation EXODUS Route[edit]
The original journey from the Inner Sphere to the Pentagon Worlds
- 5 November 2784: New Samarkand, The starting point of Operation EXODUS with ships making the initial jump on 5 November 2784.[3]
- 2 January 2785: Gutara V, The last known location of the fleet in the records of the Inner Sphere[4]
- 19 August 2785: Unnamed system, the Prinz Eugen Mutiny happened, nearest Inner Sphere planet is stated to be Gravenhage.
- 24 August 2786: Exodus Fleet arrives at Eden.[5]
Second Exodus Route[edit]
The journey from the Pentagon Worlds to the Kerensky Cluster.
- 2792: Strana Mechty surveyed.[6]
- 8 June 2802: Exodus Fleet land on Strana Mechty.[6]
Operation SWITCHBACK Route[edit]
A "Reverse Exodus" away from Clan space.
- 18 December 2823: Zulu 11981 TZ, pursuit fleet.[citation needed]
- 20 June 2824: Gamma 1301 LW, pursuit fleet.[citation needed]
- Barbados, a jungle world, was along original Exodus fleet route, but after the events of Clan Wolverine's Trial of Annihilation its location was removed from Clan maps.[7]
Task Force Serpent Route[edit]
- 19 July 3059: Alpheratz starting point for Task Force Serpent on 19 July 3059.[8]
- Waypoint Juniper, first waypoint for Task Force Serpent, one jump away from Alpheratz.[8]
- Meribah, a system just over four months travel from the border of the Outworlds Alliance.[9]
- unnamed system, 4 jumps and 120 LY past Meribah, site of Battle of Trafalgar.[10]
- 30 December 3059: unnamed system, within 2 weeks travel of Battle of Trafalgar, has at least one habitable jungle world.[11]
- 19 February 3060: Waypoint Mulberry, 120 lightyears from Huntress.[12]
Fidelis[edit]
- 24 August 3060: The people who would become the Fidelis jump out of Huntress.[13]
- 10 May 3061: TW2016[14]
- 12 August 3061: Wayside V[15]
Operation SPATHA II Route[edit]
Route taken by Operation SPATHA II, stealing the WarShip McKenna's Pride.
- 10 April 3076: Initial jump from Strana Mechty to H-2543 system.[16]
- 11 June 3077: Meeting with Vlad Ward in the L-653 system.[17]
Other routes[edit]
- Pivot, a desertic planet[citation needed]
- Caliban Nebula, a large, elongated body of interstellar dust and gas.[citation needed]
- Gamma 12901 FQ[citation needed]
- Gamma 1301 LW[citation needed]
- Gamma 25098 3W[citation needed]
- Gamma 1551 AW[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ The Clan: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 114 - "The Kerensky Cluster" (Map)
- ↑ Exodus Road (novel)
- ↑ Fall from Glory, prologue
- ↑ Last Stop
- ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 133: "The Pentagon"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Visions of Rebirth, prologue
- ↑ Betrayal of Ideals
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Hunters, Ch. 17
- ↑ The Hunters, p. 155, "Chapter 18"
- ↑ The Hunters, Ch. 22
- ↑ The Hunters, Ch. 29
- ↑ Sword and Fire, Ch. 11
- ↑ Forever Faithful, ch. 31
- ↑ Forever Faithful, ch. 32
- ↑ Forever Faithful, ch. 33
- ↑ Icons of War, ch. 48
- ↑ Icons of War, ch. 50
Bibliography[edit]
- Exodus Road (novel)
- Fall from Glory (novel)
- Forever Faithful (novel)
- Last Stop (short story)
- The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky
- The Hunters (novel)
- Sword and Fire (novel)