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System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 46.182 : 1745.002[e] |
Spectral class | K4V[1] |
Recharge time | 198 hours[1] |
Planet(s) | 8[1][2] |
Ironhold was the Clan Homeworlds capital of Clan Jade Falcon.
Contents
System Description[edit]
Ironhold is located in the Kerensky Cluster near the Foster and Huntress systems.
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2571 - Unknown Planet
- 2750 - Unknown Planet
- ca. 2818 - Clan Jade Falcon, Clan Ice Hellion, Clan Wolf[3]
- 2819 - Clan Jade Falcon[3]
- 2821 - Clan Jade Falcon[4][3]
- 2840 - Clan Jade Falcon[3]
- 2920 - Clan Jade Falcon[3]
- 2930 - Clan Jade Falcon[3]
- 3025 - Clan Jade Falcon[3]
- 3030 - Clan Jade Falcon[3]
- 3040 - Clan Jade Falcon[3]
- 3052 - Clan Jade Falcon[5]
- 3057 - Clan Jade Falcon[6]
- 3062 - Clan Jade Falcon[7]
- 3067 - Clan Jade Falcon[8]
- 3069 - Clan Steel Viper (from December)[9]
- 3072 - The Society[10]
- 3075 - Untenable/Abandoned[11]
Ironhold II[edit]
Ironhold II | |
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Astrophysical | |
System position | Second[1] |
Jump Point distance | 4.31[1] |
Moons | 2[1] (Rhea)[12] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 1.1[1][13] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
Equatorial temperature | 20°C[1][13] |
Surface water | 70%[1][13] |
Highest native life | Birds[2][13] |
History and Culture | |
Population | 117,000 (2834),[2] 43,000,000 (3062)[13] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Capital | Ironhold City[citation needed] |
HPG Class | A[citation needed] |
Controlled solely by Clan Jade Falcon, Ironhold was the Falcons' capital as well as the location of their primary training and manufacturing facilities in Clan Space.
History[edit]
Ironhold was colonized by the nascent Clans at some point during the first two decades of the twenty-ninth century and was initially divided between Clans Jade Falcon, Wolf and Ice Hellion. By 2819, the Falcons had driven the other two Clans off and controlled Ironhold exclusively for the next two and a half centuries until late 3069 when the planet fell to a massive Steel Viper assault. Taken by the Society three years later, Ironhold was abandoned as a habitable world by 3075.[3][9][11]
The Widowmaker Absorption[edit]
The Steitz Plains of Ironhold were the site of Clan Widowmaker's Trial of Refusal in October 2834 against their Absorption by Clan Wolf. A close-fought battle was waged by both Clans' warriors, until the rival Khans Jerome Winson and Cal Jorgensson squared off in single combat. As Winson gained the upper hand a Star of Widowmaker 'Mechs illegally intervened, setting off an all-out brawl when ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky and other Khans of the Grand Council moved to aid Winson. In the confusion Jorgensson by accident or design slew ilKhan Kerensky, inciting a furious Winson and his enraged Wolves to scour Ironhold and wipe out the Widowmaker presence on that world.[14][3]
In the aftermath of Kerensky's death, a memorial was erected over the site of his slaying and received visitors from all of the Clans.[3]
The Wars of Reaving[edit]
In November 3069, Clan Steel Viper initiated an assault on Ironhold as part of the Wars of Reaving. The entire Alpha Galaxy landed on the world after declaring the defenders dezgra. The Twelfth Talon and Zeta Solahma Clusters held out for a month before being destroyed.[9]
Three years later, an unidentified force landed at Ironhold and shattered the defenders. This 3072 strike was the first open action made by The Society. The Steel Vipers' Omicron Galaxy was totally destroyed.[15] After-action reports indicate that Ironhold was a key world for The Society, housing much of their research.[16]
In March 3077, Clan Coyote's Zeta Galaxy's Sixty-ninth Strike Cluster landed on Ironhold as part of the effort to eliminate the Society from Clan Space. Led by Zeta's Galaxy Commander, Noemi McKibben, the Cluster engaged Society forces on the planet, where the Sixth-ninth Strike would raze the Society's Enclave, a facility which had contained number of genetically mutated sibkos, all of which were killed as soon they were discovered. The Cluster would end up attacking another hidden enclave in the Peregrine Mountains. This enclave would be the last stand for the Society, where their forces mounted a desperate and ultimately doomed counterassault. In the end the Coyote Cluster burned all resistance to ash.[17]
Military Deployment[edit]
3067[edit]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Ironhold City: the planetary capital[citation needed]
- Ironhold Training Center[19]
- Steitz Plains: the site of Nicholas Kerensky's death[2]
Companies and Industries[edit]
- Eagle Craft Group[20]
- Chiaroscuro Testing Site (Society)[21]
- Complex VI[22]
- Complex 9[23]
- Complex Beta[24]
- Ironhold Alpha Complex[25]
- Ironhold Gamma Complex[26]
- Ironhold Plant 9[27]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
Closest 20 systems (7 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Foster | 12.0 | Huntress | 13.2 | Strana Mechty | 26.7 | Atreus | 27.8 |
Lum | 42.4 | Shadow | 48.5 | Marshall | 49.1 | Tokasha | 64.1 |
Brim | 74.5 | Priori | 75.9 | Gatekeeper | 76.9 | Tathis | 77.7 |
Tranquil | 79.7 | Niles | 82.2 | New Kent | 84.4 | Delios | 86.9 |
Sheridan | 93.7 | Hellgate | 98.5 | Glory | 105.0 | Bearclaw | 105.4 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 The Wars of Reaving, p. 234: "Ironhold"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption, p. 4
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption, p. 4: "Ironhold"
- ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 133: "Pentagon and Kerensky Cluster (2821)"
- ↑ Clan Homeworlds 3052 Poster (Kickstarter)
- ↑ The Way of the Clans
- ↑ The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 113
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 39
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 The Wars of Reaving, p. 47: "The Viper Strikes"
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, pp. 91, 94: Death Rides Forth - Society invades Ironhold and wipes out all Steel Viper forces on planet
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Wars of Reaving, p. 248
- ↑ Bloodname, ch. 35
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 112: "Ironhold"
- ↑ Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption, p. 8
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 91
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 93
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 164: Clan Coyote - Clan Coyote Post–Wars of Reaving history includes Ironhold invasion and the destruction of the Society on Ironhold
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Field Manual: Updates, pp. 72–73
- ↑ Bloodname, ch. 13
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 131: "Jade Falcon Mobile Production Sites"
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, pp. 209–210
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 196: "Scytha"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 188: "Visighoth"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 192: "Turkina"
- ↑ Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, pp. 22, 42: "Cougar - Black Lanner"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 186: "Night Gyr"
- ↑ Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, p. 20: "Uller"