Misery

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Misery
← 3135
3151
Misery nearby systems
Misery nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates 274.256 : 84.992[e]
Spectral class F2V[1]
Recharge time 173 hours[1]
Recharge station(s) None[1]
Planets 5[2]

The Misery system was home to at least one habitable world, Misery IV, and as of 3151 was located in the Matsuida Prefecture of the New Samarkand Military District within the Draconis Combine.[3]

System Description[edit]

The Misery system is located near the Elidere and Bergman's Planet systems and lies spinward from Terra.[4]

System History[edit]

The Misery system was colonized at some point prior to 2319.[4]

Political Affiliation[edit]

Misery IV[edit]

Misery IV
Geophysical
System position 4[1]
Jump point
distance 		18.75 days[1]
Moons 6 (Pain, Famine, Pestilence, Misfortune, Fear, and Envy)[1]
Surface gravity 1.1[1]
Atmospheric pressure Standard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature 4°C (Frigid)[1]
Surface water 64%[1]
Highest native life Mammals[1]
Reference Year 3028[1]
Infrastructure
Ruler Coordinator Takashi Kurita[1]
Warlord Grieg Samsonov (Appointed Ruler)[1]
Capital Laerdal[24]
Population 8,000,000[1]
Socio-Industrial Levels D-D-B-D-C[1]
HPG (Representative) B[1]

Planetary History[edit]

Third Succession War[edit]

Misery is most famous as the site of the Battle of Misery. Following their betrayal by the Draconis Combine, Wolf's Dragoons retreated to Misery, issuing a direct challenge in the process. Immediately following the final expiry of their contract with the Combine, the Dragoons engaged and defeated the forces sent against them, despite initial tactical and numerical superiority by Combine forces. The battle concluded with the seppuku of Minobu Tetsuhara, made in recompense for losing almost all his forces to the Dragoons and for leading forces against people he considered his friends. The seppuku was seconded by Jaime Wolf and attended by all the Dragoon commanders, as a show of personal friendship; the fact that he was attended by his enemies and not his own officers also showed that Tetsuhara considered his orders dishonorable. This battle cemented the vendetta between the Combine and the Dragoons, which led to the Dragoons explicitly requesting to be fielded against their former employer in their new contract with the Federated Suns; the mutual hatred would last until the Battle of Luthien during the Clan Invasion, when the Dragoons deployed to defend the Combine capital.[citation needed]

Jihad[edit]

Between the 7th and 14th of August 3068, Misery was one of six worlds raided by a combination of small 'Mech units in the employ of the Draconis March of the Federated Suns and teams of Federated Suns commandos. The deep objective raids targeted undefended worlds, allegedly to find and liberate prisoners of war in captivity within the Combine since the FedCom Civil War. The six worlds targeted were Altais, Barlow's Folly, Beta Mensae V, Chichibu, Junction and Misery, and apparently some POWs were discovered.[51]

Dark Age[edit]

After years of being a disputed system within the Draconis Reach, the forces of Wolf's Dragoons, in the employ of the DCMS, drove the last of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns defenders off Misery in 3139.[52]

Military Deployment[edit]

2786[edit]

2821[edit]

3025[edit]

Wolf's Dragoons[54][55]

3038[edit]

3040[edit]

3050[edit]

3145[edit]

  • Wolf's Dragoons

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Farsund: mining town[24]
  • Gaston: a small port city[24]
  • Hamar Valley: Site of a major battle.[59]
  • Laerdal: capital city[24]
  • Opdal Glacial Fields - important battle site between Wolf's Dragoons and the Ryuken[60]
  • Trolfjel Highlands: important battle site between Wolf's Dragoons and the Ryuken[24]
  • Voss Gap - important battle site between Wolf's Dragoons and the Ryuken[60]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 36 systems (36 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Elidere 10.7 Bergman's Planet 13.0 Thestria 17.4 New Aberdeen 18.6
Harrow's Sun 18.7 Goldlure 23.7 Gandy's Luck 25.3 Nouveau Toulouse 26.3
Benet 29.2 Oldsmith 32.3 Huan 33.2 Igualada 33.3
Glenmora 33.9 An Ting 37.0 Barlow's End 37.4 Wapakoneta 39.2
Marlowe's Rift 39.6 Fairfield 42.0 Crossing 43.2 Tallmadge 43.2
Cassias 43.7 Matsuida 44.3 Udibi 44.6 Westfield 44.8
Hoff 49.4 Lima 49.4 Sakhara 51.0 Avranches 53.3
Yufu 54.9 Handa 55.6 Tishomingo 56.7 McGehee 57.0
Hun Ho 57.0 Swales 57.4 McComb 58.7 Bettendorf 59.9

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Historical Turning Points: Misery, p. 3: "World Map"
  2. ↑ Wolves on the Border, p. 290: The "local sun and its five planets" are mentioned for the Misery system
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding" - 2319
  5. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18: "Federated Suns at their Founding [2317] Map"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - 2571"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48: "Federated Suns after Age of War [2571] Map"
  8. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 106: "Reunification War: Outworlds Alliance Front Deployments (2581)"
  9. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - 2596"
  10. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  11. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: Inner Sphere - [2764]
  12. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  13. ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - 2822"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War [2822] Map"
  16. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122: "Inner Sphere - 2822"
  17. ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - 2864"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60: "Federated Suns after Second Succession War [2822] Map"
  20. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - 3025"
  22. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns Map - [3025]"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War [3025] Map"
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 Historical Turning Points: Misery, p. 4
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - 3030"
  26. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"
  27. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - 3040"
  29. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 Map"
  30. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 3050"
  32. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - 3052"
  33. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - 3052"
  34. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 3057"
  35. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero [3058]"
  36. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - 3063"
  37. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - 3067"
  38. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  39. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]
  40. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: "Inner Sphere [3075]"
  41. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - August 3079"
  42. ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21: "Armed Forces of the Federated Suns Deployment Map - August 3079"
  43. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 64: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  44. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  45. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  46. ↑ Dragon Rising, ch. 69
  47. ↑ "Redemption Rift", ch. 11
  48. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 33
  49. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  50. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  51. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 45: "The Jihad in Review"
  52. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, p. 14: "Deployment"
  53. ↑ 53.0 53.1 53.2 First Succession War, p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"
  54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"
  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1, p. 13: "Operation RAT"
  56. ↑ 56.0 56.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 139: "Deployment Table"
  57. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 41: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
  58. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 182: "Notable Mercenary Forces - Draconis Combine"
  59. ↑ Inconceivable
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 Wolf's Dragoons, p. 37: "Misery"

Bibliography[edit]

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