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- This article is about the planetary system. For the patrol craft, see Tigress (Small Craft class).
Tigress | |
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← 3135 3151 | |
System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | 74.697 : -29.514[e] |
Spectral class | G7V[1][2] |
Recharge station(s) | None[1] |
Planet(s) | 4[2] |
The Tigress system was home to at least one habitable world, Tigress IV, and as of 3151 was located in the Tikonov Commonality of the Capellan Confederation.[3]
Contents
System Description[edit]
Tigress is located near the Alpha Eridani and Basalt systems.
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2317 - No record[4]
- 2319 - Independent world[5]
- 2366 - Terran Hegemony[6]
- 2571 - Terran Hegemony[7][8]
- 2596 - Terran Hegemony[9]
- 2750 - Terran Hegemony[10]
- 2764 - Terran Hegemony[11]
- 2765 - Terran Hegemony[12]
- 2771 - Amaris Empire[13]
- 2772 - Terran Hegemony (from September)[13]
- 2786 - Terran Hegemony[14]
- 2797 - Capellan Confederation[15]
- 2822 - Capellan Confederation[16][17][18][19][20]
- 2864 - Capellan Confederation[21][22][18]
- 3025 - Capellan Confederation[23][24][25][26][27]
- 3030 - Federated Suns[28][29][30]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[31][32][33]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[34]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[35][36]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[37]
- 3058 - Federated Commonwealth[38][39]
- 3063 - Federated Commonwealth[40]
- 3067 - Federated Suns[41][42][43][44]
- 3075 - Word of Blake Protectorate[45]
- 3077 - Word of Blake Protectorate[46]
- 3079 - Word of Blake Protectorate[47][48][49]
- 3081 - Republic of the Sphere[50]
- 3085 - Republic of the Sphere[51]
- 3135 - Federated Suns[52]
- 3145 - Capellan Confederation[53][54]
- 3151 - Capellan Confederation[3]
Tigress IV[edit]
Tigress IV | |
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Astrophysical | |
Also known as | Laurel's World,[1] Diobrin[55] |
System position | Fourth[1][2] |
Jump Point distance | 7 days[2] |
Moons | 2 (Jarvic, Totalia)[2] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 0.8[2] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[2] |
Equatorial temperature | 32°C[2] |
Surface water | 70%[2] |
Highest native life | Amphibian (3025),[1] Mammal (3130)[2] |
History and Culture | |
Population | 3,290,000,000 (3025),[1] 2,850,000,000 (3130)[2][56] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Noble Ruler | Mandrissa of Tigress |
Political Leader | Planetary Governor |
Military Commander | Legate Gwen Bishop (3130)[56] |
HPG Class | B[1] |
HPG Representative | Precentor Vincent duWenn (3025)[1] |
Planetary History[edit]
First Succession War[edit]
The Capellan Confederation annexed the former Terran Hegemony world of Tigress after the fall of the Star League; the well-educated population of the planet and the highly industrialized economy made Tigress a significant asset, and House Liao declared the planet to be one of the personal fiefdoms of the Liao family. The Confederation was unable to prevent the Paulina Weapons facility located on Tigress and responsible for producing Cyrano-class gunships from being destroyed in the First Succession War, however.[2]
Third Succession War[edit]
Strongly associated with Tigress was the Laurel family, several generations of whom had earned fame even outside the Confederation for the actions of the all-female mercenary unit they supported, Laurel's Legion.[2] Chancellor Tormax Liao granted Tigress to the family of Erika Laurel as a personal fiefdom in perpetuity in recognition of her abilities; Erika was one of the best military leaders to serve the Confederation during the Third Succession War. At the end of the Third Succession War the citizens of Tigress enjoyed the highest per capita income and the highest standard of living to be found in the Confederation, thanks in part to the high level of industrialization on the planet despite Tigress' small size. Towards the end of the Third Succession War Tigress gained additional defenders in the form of Warrior House Hiritsu, who relocated to the planet.[57]
Fourth Succession War[edit]
The Fourth Succession War saw Tigress invaded and conquered by the Federated Suns. Laurel's Legion fought against the invaders, but switched sides when a key battle being fought on the world put the huge fusion power plants key to the standard of living of those on the planet in direct risk. The Federated Suns and later the Federated Commonwealth retained control over Tigress until the Jihad. Some still referred to Tigress as Laurel's World even into the Dark Age.[2]
Jihad[edit]
During the Jihad, the Word of Blake incorporated Tigress into their Protectorate. The allied coalition assembled by Devlin Stone assaulted Tigress on 21 May 3077 only for the Delta Galaxy of Clan Nova Cat to take heavy casualties when a series of dirty nukes were detonated along a major transportation hub and in a number of surrounding cities. The nuclear attacks inflicted heavy casualties on the Tigress Protectorate Militia as well, and were eventually determined to have been orchestrated by Capellan guerrillas rather than the Blakists, who had been the initial suspects.[46] Local press in the Federated Suns was quick to place blame for the nuclear detonations on the Confederation after the event,[58] and Tigress wasn't the only world to be struck—a similar incident occurred on Nanking.[59] Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao blamed both incidents on Stone's Coalition publicly in an address to the Confederation on 20 April 3077, claiming that Stone's forces had attacked Capellan troops engaged in liberating both worlds from the Blakists.[60]
The fusion plants essential to Tigress were damaged during the Jihad, with more than three-quarters of their total production capacity destroyed; the Laurel family was forced into hiding by the Blakists, and the family remained out of sight until the incorporation of Tigress into the Republic of the Sphere restored the family to power.[2]
Dark Age[edit]
Under the renewed rule of the Laurel family Tigress rebuilt, with much of the planet's industrial base focusing on high-margin products to make the most of the reduced output from the planetary fusion plants. Underpinned by the production of such goods as exoskeleton suits and civilian helicopters, Tigress became a crossroads world within Prefecture IV; by 3130 much of the trade, higher education and scientific research undertaken within Prefecture IV was due to Tigress.[2]
Military Deployment[edit]
Geography[edit]
In the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Kestrel Lancers Missions, Tigress is twice depicted as a jungle swamp biome with first poor visibility, and later good visibility.[69]
Planetary Locations[edit]
- The Four Cities: city and planetary capital; known for being a scientific and an industrial center[70]
- Bucket of Blood: a dive bar, open as of 3133[71]
- Purple Light Bar: open as of 3133[72]
- Yuolor's Grove: a large, dark, forest west of The Four Cities[citation needed]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Image gallery[edit]
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 142: "Tigress world profile"
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 91: "Tigress"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 17
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 25
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 138
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 31
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 39
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), foldout: "Capellan Confederation - 3025 Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 40
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), foldout: "Federated Suns - [3025] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 71
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 49
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 60
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
- ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 68
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 57: "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 21
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 21
- ↑ Field Report: Clans, p. 29
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 96: "Laurel's Legion"
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere, p. 10: "Prefecture IV"
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 142: "Tigress"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 38: "Terror at Tigress"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 40: "Sandoval-Ito: A Study in Success"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 42: "We Stand Alone"
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 106: "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 62.0 62.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 107: "Unit Deployment Table"
- ↑ 63.0 63.1 Historical: War of 3039, p. 141: "Deployment Table"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 24: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 17: "FedCom Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 108: "Mercenary Deployment Table"
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 30: "FedCom Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 47: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Table - 3145"
- ↑ MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, Kestrel Lancers Missions
- ↑ The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One, p. 18-19: "Women Warriors"
- ↑ A Silence in the Heavens, ch. 15
- ↑ A Silence in the Heavens, ch. 16
Bibliography[edit]
- 20 Year Update
- A Silence in the Heavens (novel)
- Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere
- Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
- Era Report: 2750
- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: Mercenaries
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: AFFS
- Field Report: CCAF
- Field Report: Clans
- First Succession War
- The Fourth Succession War Scenarios Volume One
- Handbook: House Davion
- Handbook: House Kurita
- Handbook: House Liao
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- House Davion (The Federated Suns)
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Jihad Hot Spots: Terra
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (video game)
- Objective Raids
- Shattered Fortress
- Shattered Sphere