Memphis

Memphis
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Memphis nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates562.206 : -141.68[e]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Memphis[edit]

Planetary History[edit]

Star League Era[edit]

In 2604, the pirate band known as the Red Raiders attempted to raid Memphis. The raid was unsuccessful, and the Raiders lost three BattleMechs as a result - resources they couldn't afford to lose. During the journey back to Tortuga Prime, the leader of the Red Raiders and ruler of the Tortuga Dominions, Major Frederick "Krasny" Kolonov, would be challenged and killed by one of his subordinates as a consequence of the failed raid.[32]

The Dark Age[edit]

Memphis, like numerous other Federated Suns worlds in the region known as the Outback, opted to secede and form the Filtvelt Coalition in 3072, primarily because of the perception that the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns were unable to protect their worlds from Blakist and bandit activity. This included one of the well-developed worlds in the region, Sherwood, which was located relatively close to Memphis.[33]

In 3084, rumors circulated that the government of Sherwood, the Court of Elders, was considering appointing a regent for Earl Jonathan Tyler. Tyler had led a large part of the Sherwood militia unit known as Tyler's Terrors across the Federated Suns in support of the AFFS, citing the responsibility of all Federated Suns citizens to defend the state that protected them. While the Terrors' conventional forces returned to Sherwood to help deal with banditry, a narrow vote saw Sherwood opt to join the Coalition when it formed; when Tyler and the surviving MechWarriors from the Terrors returned, Tyler went into retreat, badly mentally scarred by the loss of his wife and friends during the initial attack on New Avalon and the events of the Jihad. It was this absence that eventually prompted the Council of Elders to consider the appointment of a regent; Jonathan responded by making an unexpected appearance at the court, during which he delivered a impassioned hour-long lecture to those present on how the barons within the Council had reaped the benefits of peace and freedom from the Federated Suns only to then betray the nation that fostered them and flee during a time of crisis. Transcripts of his lecture circulated through every major news outlet in the Filtvelt Coalition, leading to a movement that would later become known as the "Peaceful Revolt".[33]

Jonathan was determined to return Sherwood to the Federated Suns; he called in favors earned by the Terrors during the Jihad, opening up investment funds from New Avalon, and he combined this with his own personal funds to launch a number of major infrastructure projects on - and above - Sherwood. These projects included the introduction of a major maglev network on the planet and the construction of recharge stations in the Sherwood system. As the recharge stations came online - the second opened for business in 3093 - a steady increase in merchant shipping passed through the Sherwood system. The success of these projects were described by Jonathan as grand successes only possible due to the Federated Suns.[33]

Jonathan then expanded his work, traveling to other former Federated Suns systems nearby to fund similar infrastructure projects, all paid for using funding from the Federated Suns and his own resources. Jonathan refused to take credit for any of the works, instead insisting that they were only possible because of the Federated Suns. The end result of his efforts was a unanimous vote by the Sherwood Council of Elders in 3098 to rejoin the Federated Suns. In later years, Jonathan's efforts would result in Memphis, Ebro and other systems taking a similar path and leaving the Coalition to rejoin the Federated Suns.[33]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 24 systems (23 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Ebro 12.2 Morven 18.7 Kenilworth 19.9 Sherwood 23.0
Summerstide 28.9 Bartrock 29.2 Lackland 35.8 Valois 36.7
Brockton 37.7 Arundel 38.8 Cogdell 40.3 Wetumpka 41.7
Broken Wheel 42.3 Hahira 42.8 Rentz 44.4 Bamburgh 45.4
Marielund 51.3 Frankson 52.1 Metter 52.4 Merowinger 54.2
Gamlestolen 54.4 McRae 57.8 Skepptana 59.0 Steinhatchee 60.0

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding - [2317] Map"
  2. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  3. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  4. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  5. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  6. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  7. ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29: "Federated Suns Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  10. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  11. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns): "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of [3039] - [3040] Map"
  15. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  16. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3050] Map
  17. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  18. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  22. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  23. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 78
  24. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map
  25. ↑ Field Manual: AFFS, p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - August 3079"
  26. ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 22: "Filtvelt Coalition Region Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  27. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  28. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - October 3085"
  29. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  30. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  31. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  32. ↑ Touring the Stars: Tortuga Prime, p. 4
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 Touring the Stars: Sherwood, pp. 4–6: "Sherwood"

Bibliography[edit]

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