Orkney (LC)

This article is about the Lyran Commonwealth planetary system. For other uses, see Orkney.


Orkney
Orkney (LC) 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-48.602 : 234.925[e]
Spectral classM[1]

The Orkney system was home to at least one habitable world or construct, and as of June 3152 was located in the Clan Hell's Horses Occupation Zone.[1]

System Description[edit]

Orkney is located near the La Grave and Tomans systems.

Political Affiliation[edit]


Orkney[edit]

Orkney

Planetary History[edit]

Star League Era[edit]

The Third Lyran Guards were in place on the Black Rock continent on Orkney in 2765, a desolate punishment posting assigned to them by the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces High Command as a consequence of the regiment deciding to "bolster relations" with a Canopian pleasure circus. Also present were a special medical team and the LIC, working through the repercussions of the Third's Canopian encounter.[36]

Clan Invasion Era[edit]

During the Fifth Wave of Operation REVIVAL Orkney, apparently abandoned by the Federated Commonwealth, became the subject of a Trial of Possession between Clan Jade Falcon and Clan Steel Viper in November or December 3051. The battle between the First Falcon Striker and Viper's 104th Assault Cluster ended in a draw, leaving the world split between the two Clans. The Falcons briefly maintained a training base on the southern continent but after the Battle of Tukayyid chose to abandon Orkney entirely, leaving it solely under Steel Viper control.[18][19][37]

After the Hegira War and the total eviction of Clan Steel Viper from the Inner Sphere, Orkney came under Jade Falcon rule.[23]

The Jihad[edit]

Clan Wolf used the attacks on the Lyran Alliance launched by Clan Jade Falcon during the Jihad to launch their own series of planetary conquests, typically shadowing the Jade Falcon advance. A wave of attacks saw the Wolves capture Orkney, along with Domain, Jabuka, La Grave and Rasalgethi, through the first week of October 3069.[38]

Dark Age[edit]

Abandoned by Clan Wolf in 3137, Orkney was later annexed by Clan Jade Falcon. Malvina Hazen's rule was harsh, abusing the ex-Wolf civilians as surrogates for the Falcons' long-time rivals.[35]

ilClan Era[edit]

Clan Hell's Horses took control of Orkney in November 3151 after the near-destruction of the Falcon warrior caste during the Battle of Terra left the Falcon Occupation Zone almost defenseless. Aside from token resistance by Falcon solahma and police, the world's population welcomed the Horses as liberators.[35]

Military Deployment[edit]

2765[edit]

2786[edit]

  • Third Lyran Guards[39]

3054–3061[edit]

3079[edit]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • New Hampshire City: As of 3069, busiest of the five spaceport cities on Orkney. It is surrounded by steep mountains with crystalline rock formations and giant cactus-trees with red sap.[43]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 44 systems (43 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
La Grave 12.4 Tomans 12.9 Quarell 18.2 Crimond 20.4
Domain 20.6 Rasalgethi 23.7 Jabuka 25.4 Suk 28.7
Montmarault 30.1 Fort Loudon 30.5 Rastaban 31.7 Carse 33.1
Wheel 35.0 Ballynure 35.5 Benfled 35.5 Pandora 36.0
Galuzzo 36.8 Biota 36.9 Kelenfold 37.7 Borghese 39.2
Perrot 39.2 Thun 39.5 Lothan 41.3 Ueda 43.8
Karbala 45.6 Diosd 46.5 Bessarabia 47.8 Hainfeld 48.6
Cusset 48.9 Ramsau 49.9 Koniz 50.5 Tukayyid 50.5
Hyperion 51.3 Meacham 51.6 Qualip 51.6 Graceland 53.2
Blue Diamond 54.0 Shardayne 54.6 Maestu 55.6 Surcin 56.8
Karston 56.9 Kobe 57.4 Grunwald 58.3 Satalice 60.4

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tamar Rising, poster map
  2. 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13: "Tamar Pact world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
  3. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
  4. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
  5. Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"
  6. Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  7. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"
  8. First Succession War, pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  9. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
  10. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  11. First Succession War, pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  12. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864]"
  13. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 132: "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"
  14. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
  15. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  16. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"
  17. Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"
  18. 18.0 18.1 Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 43
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 Invading Clans, p. 89: "Orkney"
  20. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"
  21. Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"
  22. Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
  23. 23.0 23.1 The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 34: Clan Steel Viper evicted from its occupation zone
  24. Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  25. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"
  26. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
  27. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64: "Inner Sphere [3075]"
  28. Field Report: Clans, p. 27: "Clan Wolf/Clan Hell’s Horses Deployment Map - August 3079"
  29. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  30. Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  31. Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"
  32. Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"
  33. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  34. Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - [3151] Map"
  35. 35.0 35.1 35.2 Tamar Rising, p. 58: "Vengeance upon the Dezgra"
  36. 36.0 36.1 Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 12: "Lyran Guards"
  37. Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 33
  38. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 47: "The Jihad In Review"
  39. First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
  40. 40.0 40.1 Objective Raids, p. 59: "Unit Note"
  41. 41.0 41.1 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 166: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"
  42. Field Report: Clans, p. 21: "Clan Wolf Deployment Status"
  43. Wolf on the Mountain

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