Editing Pleione

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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)

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== Political Affiliation ==
* [[2366]] - [[Tikonov Grand Union]] <ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366]"</ref>
* [[2367]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] <ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref>
* [[2571]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
* [[2596]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [[2596]] Map"</ref>
* [[2750]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
* [[2764]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
* [[2765]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref> 
* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation * [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822 Map]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succesion War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War - [2864] Map"</ref>
* [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HL(TCC)pvii">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. vii, "Capellan Confederation Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War - [3025] Map"</ref>
* [[3030]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succesion War - [3030] Map"</ref>
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040]"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040]"</ref>
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref> 
* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
* [[3058]] - Chaos March <ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
* [[3063]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref> 
* [[3067]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
* [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from December)<ref name="J:FRp48"/>
* [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
* [[3079]] - Capellan Confederation <ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
* [[3081]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
* [[3085]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii , "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
* [[3130]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] <ref name=DARWp113/><ref name="MOTIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
* [[3135]] - Independent world <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>

== Planetary Geography ==
'''Pleione''' is a planet with a relatively small landmass - less than twenty percent of the surface of the planet is dry land, concentrated in a single continent named Jezrael. Despite the abundant amount of water present on the planet Jezrael itself is a largely-featureless and inhospitable desert. Occasional large rock formations are the only significant feature on Jezrael, and Pleione supports barely any agriculture.<ref name=DARWp113/>

== Planetary History ==
=== Early History ===
One of many worlds to be colonised in the early exodus from [[Terra]], Pleione became a stepping-stone for further colonization efforts in the systems beyond. Barely capable of growing agricultural products, Pleione was always required to import the majority of the agricultural products needed to support the population. Prior to the formation of the Capellan Confederation Pleione was one of the worlds that comprised the proto-state known as the Tikonov Grand Union.<ref name=DARWp113/>

=== The Star League ===
During the era of the [[Star League]] the [[Star League Defense Force]] used Pleione as a military supply world and a headquarters. The [[SLDF]] constructed a massive fortress atop the largest rock formation on Jezrael - a rock formation the native Capellan population named Thunder Rock - and used the fortress as a regimental supply depot and their headquarters on the planet.<ref name=DARWp113/>

=== Succession Wars ===
Pleione was conquered by the Federated Suns during the [[Fourth Succession War]]; the defending Capellan forces fought at Thunder Rock against the mercenary troops assigned to conquer Pleione before the planet was conquered.<ref name=DARWp113/>

The world remained in the hands of the Federated Suns and then the Federated Commonwealth until the implosion of the [[Sarna March]] in [[3057]] as a consequnce of [[Operation GUERRERO]]. During the popular ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' movement in the Capellan Confederation Pleione and the nearby worlds of [[Ningpo]] and [[Poznan]] rejoined the Confederation, and the mercenary unit [[Little Richard's Panzer Brigade]] was assigned to protect Pleione and to reinforce the Capellan forces on Ningpo and Poznan.<ref name=DARWp113/>

Little Richard's Panzer Brigade left Pleione during the [[FedCom Civil War]] when the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] assigned the mercenaries to capture the worlds of [[Arboris]] and [[Genoa]] in [[3066]]. After a substantial defeat on Genoa that cost the Brigade two-thirds of its strength the mercenaries were reassigned back to Pleione again.<ref name=DARWp113/>

=== The Jihad ===
Having been bled dry by the FedCom Civil War, Pleione was largely ignored by the Blakists until the dispatch of the [[35th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-fifth Division]]<ref name="TCp74">''Total Chaos'', p. 74-75, "Pleione"</ref> to conquer the planet during the first two weeks of December [[3069]], and was subsequently incorporated into the Word of Blake Protectorate.<ref name="TCp74"/><ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Blakist attack had caught the defending Little Richard's Panzer Brigade whilst it was still attempting to rebuild after the losses on Genoa;<ref name=DARWp113/> the mercenaries fought a desperate defense from Fort Thunder Rock,<ref name="TCp74"/><ref name=DARWp113/> but the Blakist forces wiped the command out, killing them to a man. The destruction of the Brigade prompted the government of Pleione to surrender to the Blakists.<ref name=DARWp113/>

Having secured control of Pleione, the Word of Blake built substantial defenses on Pleione and throughout the system, turning the world into one of the cornerstones of the "Maginot Line" defenses developed by [[Precentor Martial]] [[Cameron St. Jamais]] to defend [[Terra]]. Early warning systems were installed throughout the system to allow the various [[Pocket WarShip]] [[squadron]]s in the system to strike swiftly and precisely at any intruders, while Pleione's single continent was turned into a defensive bastion.<ref name="TCp74"/>

During the last week of July [[3075]] the [[CCAF]] launched a campaign against the Word of Blake Protectorate garrisons on [[Menkar]], Pleione and [[Wei]]. The civilian population of the three worlds took tens of thousands of civilian casualties during the offensive, as the Capellan forces used nuclear weapons as a part of their attempt defeat the Blakists.<ref name="JHS:Tp17">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 17, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Having caught the Blakists by surprise bombarded and devastated fortifications, various industrial targets and a number of cities the CCAF failed to launch any landing operations, leaving Pleione still in the hands of the Blakists; the ruthlessness displayed by the CCAF in their attack led to a dramatic increase in recruitment for the [[Protectorate Militia]] forces on the planet, which had already numbered three [[division]]s in strength before the attacks.<ref name="TCp74"/> 

Of note is a news broadcast issued by LPN on Pleione on the 23rd of May [[3077]] announcing that Pleione had been liberated by the CCAF, including commentary on plans for a memorial in monument form to those Capellans who fell during the liberation, a monument which was to be installed in the Gina Fields outside the planetary capital; the broadcast also announced the execution of [[Joseph Larsus]], the planetary governor, along with a link through which the execution could be watched.<ref name="JHS:Tp42">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 42, "Pleione Surrenders"</ref> This was contradicted by Federated Suns intelligence documents released to the media on [[Chesterton]] in [[3078]] and highlighted in a broadcast by the New Avalon News Service on the 7th of June 3078 detailing two further assaults conducted against Pleione by the CCAF.<ref name="JHS:Tp73"/>

The first of these attacks was launched by the Capellans on the 2nd of May 3078 and saw [[Warrior House Ma-Tsu Kai]] virtually eradicated by Pocket WarShip attacks.<ref name="TCp74"/><ref name="JHS:Tp73"/><ref name="J:FRp59"/> Less than half the Ma-Tsu Kai forces managed to make landfall on Pleione after the heavy damage taken during the planetary approach, and those survivors who did manage to reach the surface were ground down piecemeal by the defending Blakist forces as the beleaguered Capellan troops attempted to regroup.<ref name="TCp74"/> Following the destruction of House Ma-Tsu Kai Precentor Martial St. Jamais withdrew the Blakist naval support from the Pleione system, redeploying the naval assets for the defense of Terra, but he ordered various small mercenary units including [[Grandin's Crusaders]] to support the Pleione Protectorate Militia. Grandin was able to use his position as the senior commander on Pleione to take on a leadership role in the defense of the planet, securing an equal partnership with the Militia.<ref name="TCp191">''Total Chaos'', p. 191, "Pound of Flesh"</ref>

The third attempt to seize Pleione was launched on the 30th of May, and this time the Capellans used WarShip support<ref name="JHS:Tp73"/><ref name="J:FRp59"/> in the form of the ''[[Feng Huang]]''-class cruiser [[Ilsa Hyung|CCS ''Ilsa Hyung'']]<ref name="JHS:Tp89">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 89, "Chaos Eternal: Pound of Flesh"</ref> as well as extensive orbital bombardment as a part of their battle plan.<ref name="JHS:Tp73"/><ref name="J:FRp59"/> [[Pierre Grandin]] convinced the various defending forces to follow his plan of allowing the Capellan forces to enter New Jericho, the planetary capital city, before engaging them at close range, thereby discouraging the ''Ilsa Hyung'' from firing on them. The defenders followed this plan when the [[Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] and the [[Fifteenth Dracon]] landed, supported by fire from the ''Ilsa Hyung''; the two CCAF commands entered the approaches to New Jericho before being hit by a ferocious, desperate assault by the mercenaries and the Militia. The battle consisted mainly of brutal, close-quarters fighting in the New Jericho suburbs, with the brutal slugfest pushing up casualties on both sides.<ref name="TCp191"/>

Grandin's Crusaders timed their entry into the battle carefully, launching a sudden attack from the hills outside the city that shattered the Capellan advance and which gave the Crusaders an opportunity to break through and race for their DropShips, even as the Capellan forces in orbit began a heavy orbital bombardment. The Crusaders managed to reach their DropShips and escape, leaving House Liao in possession of the ruins of the city. The battle for New Jericho would later be detailed in the book "The Pierre Grandin Story", published by the ''Galatean Press Limited'' in [[3089]].<ref name="TCp191"/>

Despite the orbital bombardment, the fall of Pleione's capital and the public execution of the pro-Blakist leadership on the planet at the hands of Capellan troops, the fighting continued until the 10th of June.<ref name="JHS:Tp73">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 73, "News From Pleione"</ref><ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> As a part of their May/June attack the [[CCAF]] deployed a substantial ground force, which according to the Capellan media consisted of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]], the [[Harloc Raiders]] and [[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]].<ref name="JHS:Tp77+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 77-78, "Pleione Secured"</ref> 

The last major battle before the Blakists ceded effective control of the planetary capital was fought at Gina Fields, and the Blakists threw the last of their tactical nuclear weapons at the CCAF troops there before dispersing. The Capellan forces declared the world secure on the 15th of June and retaliated for the Blakist use of nuclear weapons by executing Joseph Larsus and more than two and a half thousand collaborators. The execution field used for the mass executions was located near Lake Placid, and the blood runoff from the killing field into the lake stained the water so extensively that it led to the lake being renamed Lake Scarlet. Despite the executions and the proclamation of victory, the actual area on Pleione secured by the CCAF at that point amounted to the planetary capital and main spaceport, two key industrial centers and a number of small settlements - Blakists cells remained active on the rest of the continent for months, intermingling with groups opposed to Capellan rule. Although the active unrest died down over time, as late as [[3087]] there were still bursts of unrest around various Confederation-sponsored holidays.<ref name="TCp74"/>

In [[3080]] the Capellan Confederation hired a mercenary force to investigate an illegal mining operation that they had detected on Pleione, which was already one of the worlds [[Devlin Stone]] was looking to incorporate into the nation he was building. The Capellans hired a mercenary unit associated with Stone and commanded by [[Gannon Derer]], claiming that the operation would be a joint operation and that a Capellan unit would be on Pleione to guide the mercenaries to the mining operation and provide support as needed in the "spirit of cooperation." Stone was suspicious of the Capellan motives and was anticipating a strike to grab territory, including Pleione, and offered Derer's command a side contract to observe what they saw on the ground and report back after the operation.<ref name="TCp240">''Total Chaos'', p. 240, "Roadblock"</ref>

The Capellan information saw the mercenaries deployed to the Ba Bing Bien Mountain region of Pleione, where they discovered that the supporting Capellan forces consisted of elements of Warrior House Hiritsu, commanded by ''[[Pai-zhang]]'' Shen. This in and of itself was inherently suspicious, given House Hiritsu's reputation as an elite command, and Shen was angry and confrontational when dealing with the mercenaries, insisting that his command accompany the mercenaries to the illegal mining site. The mercenaries had prepared contingency plans in advance and were anticipating trouble when, partway through the engagement with the illegal miners found at the site, House Hiritsu received a coded transmission - a transmission that saw the Capellan forces begin attacking both the illegal operation and the hired mercenaries. The illegal mining operation security forces were a disparate but skilled collection of forces hired as corporate goons, and were somewhat less skilled than the Capellan forces; unfortunately for both, the failure to achieve surprise over the mercenary forces and the experience those mercenaries had at fighting three-sided battles saw both forces defeated. The mercenaries applied concentrated, massed firepower on both hostile forces until the corporate forces retreated, at which point the mercenaries turned their full forces against the Hiritsu 'Mechs, who fought to the death. At least one of the mercenaries was a [[Wolfnet]] agent, and intelligence on the events on Pleione was duly passed to Wolfnet in addition to Stone.<ref name="TCp240"/>

== Military Deployment ==
=== 3025 ===
* [[McCrimmon's Light Cavalry]] (3rd [[Battalion]])<ref name=HL106>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 106 - "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>

=== 3028 ===
* [[Screaming Eagles]] (2 regiments)<ref name="NAIS4SWp13">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 13, "Operation RAT"</ref>

=== 3063 ===
* [[Little Richard's Panzer Brigade]] ([[Battalion]])<ref name=FMCC120>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 120 - "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref>

=== 3067 ===
* Little Richard's Panzer Brigade<ref name=MSII66>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 66 - "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref>

=== 3079 ===
* [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 9, "Warrior House Regimental Status"</ref>
:- At this point in time House Hiritsu is operating at 55% of full strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
* [[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]]<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 19, "St. Ives Sentinels Regimental Status"</ref>
:- The Fusiliers operating at 50% of full strength, with 75% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

== Nearby Systems ==
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! colspan="8" | Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)<br> Closest systems first:
|-
| [[Gan Singh]]
| 9.8
| [[Poznan]]
| 12.7
| [[Shensi]]
| 14.7
| [[Ningpo]]
| 15.8
|-
| [[Algol]]
| 25.3
| [[Halloran V]]
| 24.6
| [[New Aragon]]
| 26.6
| [[Styk]]
| 27.1
| [[Bhaktapur]]
| 28.1
|-
| [[Liao]]
| 28.2
| [[Tsitsang]]
| 29.4
| [[Buchlau]]
| 29.5
| [[Azha]]
| 30.5
|-
| [[Genoa]]
| 32.3
| [[Manennaia]]
| 33.6
| [[Slocum]]
| 34.1
| [[Conwy]]
| 34.6
|-
| [[St. Andre]]
| 35.2
| [[Hunan]]
| 36.1
| [[Kansu]]
| 36.2
| [[Arboris]]
| 36.5
|-
| [[Algot]]
| 37.5
| [[Zion]]
| 39.8
| [[Aldebaran]]
| 41.9
| [[Sichuan]]
| 44.6
|-
| [[Bharat]]
| 45.5
| [[Palos]]
| 45.8
| [[Zurich]]
| 47.8
| [[Hamal]]
| 49.6
|-
| [[New Canton]]
| 49.9
| [[Demeter]]
| 50.1
| [[Woodstock]]
| 50.2
| [[Tianamon]]
| 51.4
|-
| [[Menkar]]
| 51.7
| [[Nopah]]
| 51.7
| [[Belluevue]]
| 51.7
| [[Wei]]
| 51.9
|-
| [[Snailzar]]
| 52.2
| [[Kawich]]
| 52.5
| [[Bex]]
| 52.7
| [[Acamar]]
| 53.0
|-
| [[Second Try]]
| 53.2
| [[Foochow]]
| 55.3
| [[New Hessen]]
| 55.6
| [[Nanking]]
| 56.6
|-
| [[Saiph]]
| 58.4
| [[New Athens]]
| 58.6
| [[Achilles (CC)|Achilles]]
| 59.4
| [[Shipka]]
| 59.7
|-
| [[Menkalinan]]
| 59.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

== References ==
<references />

== Bibliography ==
* ''[[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: SLDF]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
* ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Total Chaos]]''

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[[Category: Republic of the Sphere Planets]]
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-== Political Affiliation ==
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-* [[2366]] - [[Tikonov Grand Union]]<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17: "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366]"</ref>
-* [[2367]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13: "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref>
-* [[2571]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25: "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
-* [[2596]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [[2596]] Map"</ref>
-* [[2750]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
-* [[2764]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
-* [[2765]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
-* [[2797]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref>
-* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31: "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822 Map]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
-* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39: "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
-* [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HL(TCC)pvii">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', foldout: "Capellan Confederation Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40: "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Federated Suns after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
-* [[3030]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49: "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72: "Federated Suns after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
-* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76: "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040]"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040]"</ref>
-* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
-* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
-* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
-* [[3058]] - Chaos March<ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60: "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78: "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
-* [[3063]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
-* [[3067]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68: "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82: "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
-* [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from December)<ref name="J:FRp48"/>
-* [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
-* [[3079]] - Capellan Confederation<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21: "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
-* [[3081]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
-* [[3085]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
-* [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
-* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
-</div>
-----------------------------------
+''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
-==Pleione III==
+{{InfoBoxPlanetStandard
-{{InfoBoxPlanet
 | image               = Pleione.jpg
-| name                = Pleione III
+| caption             = Orbital view
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+| name                = Pleione
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+| position            = 3<ref name=DARWp113/>
-| distance            = Two days<ref name=DARWp113/>
+| distance            = 2 days<ref name=DARWp113/>
-| moons               = One (Caran)<ref name=DARWp113/>
+| moons               = 1 (Caran)<ref name=DARWp113/>
+| day                 =
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-| continents          =
+| date                =
-| colonized           =
+| year                = 3130<ref name=DARWp113/>
-| demonym             =
+| ruler               = Director [[Joseph Larsus]] (3077)<ref name="JHS:Tp42"/><br>Nicole Ramseyer (Governor) (3130)<ref name=DARWp113/><br>Gordon Weymuller (Planetary Legate) (3130)<ref name=DARWp113/>
-| language            =
-| religion            =
-| population          = 718,462,000 (3130)<ref name=DARoSp12>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 12: "Prefecture V"</ref><ref name=DARWp113/>
-| ruler               =
-| political           = [[Planetary Governor of Pleione|Planetary Governor]]
-| commander           = [[Gordon Weymuller]], Legate (3130)<ref name=DARoSp12/><ref name=DARWp113/>
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+| population          = 718,462,000<ref name=DARWp113/>
+| USIIR               =
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-| hpgrep              =
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-===Planetary History===
+== Political Affiliation ==
-====Early History====
+* [[2366]] - [[Tikonov Grand Union]] <ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Founding - [2366]"</ref>
-One of many worlds to be colonized in the early exodus from [[Terra]], Pleione became a stepping-stone for further colonization efforts in the systems beyond. Barely capable of growing agricultural products, Pleione was always required to import the majority of the agricultural products needed to support the population. Prior to the formation of the Capellan Confederation Pleione was one of the worlds that comprised the proto-state known as the Tikonov Grand Union.<ref name=DARWp113/>
+* [[2367]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] <ref name="HB:HLp13">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 13, "Timeline: Capellan Zone 2367"</ref>
+* [[2571]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
+* [[2596]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [[2596]] Map"</ref>
+* [[2750]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
+* [[2764]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
+* [[2765]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
+* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation * [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822 Map]"</ref><ref name="HB:HDp54">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succesion War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
+* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp60">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 60, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War - [2864] Map"</ref>
+* [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HL(TCC)pvii">''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. vii, "Capellan Confederation Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70, "Federated Suns after Third Succesion War - [3025] Map"</ref>
+* [[3030]] - [[Federated Suns]] <ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72, "Federated Suns after Fourth Succesion War - [3030] Map"</ref>
+* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HDp76">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040]"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040]"</ref>
+* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
+* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
+* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
+* [[3058]] - Chaos March <ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp78">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
+* [[3063]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
+* [[3067]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref> <ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
+* [[3069]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from December)<ref name="J:FRp48"/>
+* [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref name="JS:TBDp65">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
+* [[3079]] - Capellan Confederation <ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 21, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
+* [[3081]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
+* [[3085]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii , "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
+* [[3130]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] <ref name=DARWp113/><ref name="MOTIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
+* [[3135]] - Independent world <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
+* [[3145]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
-====The Star League====
+== Planetary Geography ==
-During the era of the [[Star League]] the [[Star League Defense Force]] used Pleione as a military supply world and a headquarters. The [[SLDF]] constructed a massive fortress atop the largest rock formation on Jezrael—a rock formation the native Capellan population named Thunder Rock—and used the fortress as a regimental supply depot and their headquarters on the planet.<ref name=DARWp113/>
+'''Pleione''' is a planet with a relatively small landmass - less than twenty percent of the surface of the planet is dry land, concentrated in a single continent named Jezrael. Despite the abundant amount of water present on the planet Jezrael itself is a largely-featureless and inhospitable desert. Occasional large rock formations are the only significant feature on Jezrael, and Pleione supports barely any agriculture.<ref name=DARWp113/>
-====Succession Wars====
+== Planetary History ==
+=== Early History ===
+One of many worlds to be colonised in the early exodus from [[Terra]], Pleione became a stepping-stone for further colonization efforts in the systems beyond. Barely capable of growing agricultural products, Pleione was always required to import the majority of the agricultural products needed to support the population. Prior to the formation of the Capellan Confederation Pleione was one of the worlds that comprised the proto-state known as the Tikonov Grand Union.<ref name=DARWp113/>
+=== The Star League ===
+During the era of the [[Star League]] the [[Star League Defense Force]] used Pleione as a military supply world and a headquarters. The [[SLDF]] constructed a massive fortress atop the largest rock formation on Jezrael - a rock formation the native Capellan population named Thunder Rock - and used the fortress as a regimental supply depot and their headquarters on the planet.<ref name=DARWp113/>
+=== Succession Wars ===
 Pleione was conquered by the Federated Suns during the [[Fourth Succession War]]; the defending Capellan forces fought at Thunder Rock against the mercenary troops assigned to conquer Pleione before the planet was conquered.<ref name=DARWp113/>
-The world remained in the hands of the Federated Suns and then the Federated Commonwealth until the implosion of the [[Sarna March]] in [[3057]] as a consequence of [[Operation GUERRERO]]. During the popular ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' movement in the Capellan Confederation Pleione and the nearby worlds of [[Ningpo]] and [[Poznan]] rejoined the Confederation, and the mercenary unit [[Little Richard's Panzer Brigade]] was assigned to protect Pleione and to reinforce the Capellan forces on Ningpo and Poznan.<ref name=DARWp113/>
+The world remained in the hands of the Federated Suns and then the Federated Commonwealth until the implosion of the [[Sarna March]] in [[3057]] as a consequnce of [[Operation GUERRERO]]. During the popular ''[[Xin Sheng]]'' movement in the Capellan Confederation Pleione and the nearby worlds of [[Ningpo]] and [[Poznan]] rejoined the Confederation, and the mercenary unit [[Little Richard's Panzer Brigade]] was assigned to protect Pleione and to reinforce the Capellan forces on Ningpo and Poznan.<ref name=DARWp113/>
 Little Richard's Panzer Brigade left Pleione during the [[FedCom Civil War]] when the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] assigned the mercenaries to capture the worlds of [[Arboris]] and [[Genoa]] in [[3066]]. After a substantial defeat on Genoa that cost the Brigade two-thirds of its strength the mercenaries were reassigned back to Pleione again.<ref name=DARWp113/>
-====The Jihad====
+=== The Jihad ===
-Having been bled dry by the FedCom Civil War, Pleione was largely ignored by the Blakists until the dispatch of the [[Thirty-fifth Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-fifth Division]]<ref name="TCp74">''Total Chaos'', pp. 74–75: "Pleione"</ref> to conquer the planet during the first two weeks of December [[3069]], and was subsequently incorporated into the Word of Blake Protectorate.<ref name="TCp74"/><ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Blakist attack had caught the defending Little Richard's Panzer Brigade whilst it was still attempting to rebuild after the losses on Genoa;<ref name=DARWp113/> the mercenaries fought a desperate defense from Fort Thunder Rock,<ref name="TCp74"/><ref name=DARWp113/> but the Blakist forces wiped the command out, killing them to a man. The destruction of the Brigade prompted the government of Pleione to surrender to the Blakists.<ref name=DARWp113/>
+Having been bled dry by the FedCom Civil War, Pleione was largely ignored by the Blakists until the dispatch of the [[35th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-fifth Division]]<ref name="TCp74">''Total Chaos'', p. 74-75, "Pleione"</ref> to conquer the planet during the first two weeks of December [[3069]], and was subsequently incorporated into the Word of Blake Protectorate.<ref name="TCp74"/><ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Blakist attack had caught the defending Little Richard's Panzer Brigade whilst it was still attempting to rebuild after the losses on Genoa;<ref name=DARWp113/> the mercenaries fought a desperate defense from Fort Thunder Rock,<ref name="TCp74"/><ref name=DARWp113/> but the Blakist forces wiped the command out, killing them to a man. The destruction of the Brigade prompted the government of Pleione to surrender to the Blakists.<ref name=DARWp113/>
-Having secured control of Pleione, the Word of Blake built substantial defenses on Pleione and throughout the system, turning the world into one of the cornerstones of the "Maginot Line" defenses developed by [[Precentor Martial of the Word of Blake|Precentor Martial]] [[Cameron St. Jamais]] to defend [[Terra]]. Early warning systems were installed throughout the system to allow the various [[Pocket WarShip]] [[squadron]]s in the system to strike swiftly and precisely at any intruders, while Pleione's single continent was turned into a defensive bastion.<ref name="TCp74"/>
-During the last week of July [[3075]] the [[CCAF]] launched a campaign against the Word of Blake Protectorate garrisons on [[Menkar]], Pleione and [[Wei]]. The civilian population of the three worlds took tens of thousands of civilian casualties during the offensive, as the Capellan forces used nuclear weapons as a part of their attempt defeat the Blakists.<ref name="JHS:Tp17">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 17: "Timeline Of The Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Having caught the Blakists by surprise bombarded and devastated fortifications, various industrial targets and a number of cities the CCAF failed to launch any landing operations, leaving Pleione still in the hands of the Blakists; the ruthlessness displayed by the CCAF in their attack led to a dramatic increase in recruitment for the [[Protectorate Militia]] forces on the planet, which had already numbered three [[division]]s in strength before the attacks.<ref name="TCp74"/>
+Having secured control of Pleione, the Word of Blake built substantial defenses on Pleione and throughout the system, turning the world into one of the cornerstones of the "Maginot Line" defenses developed by [[Precentor Martial]] [[Cameron St. Jamais]] to defend [[Terra]]. Early warning systems were installed throughout the system to allow the various [[Pocket WarShip]] [[squadron]]s in the system to strike swiftly and precisely at any intruders, while Pleione's single continent was turned into a defensive bastion.<ref name="TCp74"/>
-Of note is a news broadcast issued by LPN on Pleione on the 23rd of May [[3077]] announcing that Pleione had been liberated by the CCAF, including commentary on plans for a memorial in monument form to those Capellans who fell during the liberation, a monument which was to be installed in the Gina Fields outside the planetary capital; the broadcast also announced the execution of [[Joseph Larsus]], the planetary governor, along with a link through which the execution could be watched.<ref name="JHS:Tp42">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 42: "Pleione Surrenders"</ref> This was contradicted by Federated Suns intelligence documents released to the media on [[Chesterton]] in [[3078]] and highlighted in a broadcast by the New Avalon News Service on the 7th of June 3078 detailing two further assaults conducted against Pleione by the CCAF.<ref name="JHS:Tp73"/>
+During the last week of July [[3075]] the [[CCAF]] launched a campaign against the Word of Blake Protectorate garrisons on [[Menkar]], Pleione and [[Wei]]. The civilian population of the three worlds took tens of thousands of civilian casualties during the offensive, as the Capellan forces used nuclear weapons as a part of their attempt defeat the Blakists.<ref name="JHS:Tp17">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 17, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Having caught the Blakists by surprise bombarded and devastated fortifications, various industrial targets and a number of cities the CCAF failed to launch any landing operations, leaving Pleione still in the hands of the Blakists; the ruthlessness displayed by the CCAF in their attack led to a dramatic increase in recruitment for the [[Protectorate Militia]] forces on the planet, which had already numbered three [[division]]s in strength before the attacks.<ref name="TCp74"/>
-The first of these attacks was launched by the Capellans on the 2nd of May 3078 and saw [[Warrior House Ma-Tsu Kai]] virtually eradicated by Pocket WarShip attacks.<ref name="TCp74"/><ref name="JHS:Tp73"/><ref name="J:FRp59"/> Less than half the Ma-Tsu Kai forces managed to make landfall on Pleione after the heavy damage taken during the planetary approach, and those survivors who did manage to reach the surface were ground down piecemeal by the defending Blakist forces as the beleaguered Capellan troops attempted to regroup.<ref name="TCp74"/> Following the destruction of House Ma-Tsu Kai Precentor Martial St. Jamais withdrew the Blakist naval support from the Pleione system, redeploying the naval assets for the defense of Terra, but he ordered various small mercenary units including [[Grandin's Crusaders]] to support the [[Pleione Protectorate Militia]]. Grandin was able to use his position as the senior commander on Pleione to take on a leadership role in the defense of the planet, securing an equal partnership with the Militia.<ref name="TCp191">''Total Chaos'', p. 191: "Pound of Flesh"</ref>
+Of note is a news broadcast issued by LPN on Pleione on the 23rd of May [[3077]] announcing that Pleione had been liberated by the CCAF, including commentary on plans for a memorial in monument form to those Capellans who fell during the liberation, a monument which was to be installed in the Gina Fields outside the planetary capital; the broadcast also announced the execution of [[Joseph Larsus]], the planetary governor, along with a link through which the execution could be watched.<ref name="JHS:Tp42">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 42, "Pleione Surrenders"</ref> This was contradicted by Federated Suns intelligence documents released to the media on [[Chesterton]] in [[3078]] and highlighted in a broadcast by the New Avalon News Service on the 7th of June 3078 detailing two further assaults conducted against Pleione by the CCAF.<ref name="JHS:Tp73"/>
-The third attempt to seize Pleione was launched on the 30th of May, and this time the Capellans used WarShip support<ref name="JHS:Tp73"/><ref name="J:FRp59"/> in the form of the ''[[Feng Huang]]''-class cruiser [[Ilsa Hyung|CCS ''Ilsa Hyung'']]<ref name="JHS:Tp89">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 89: "Chaos Eternal: Pound of Flesh"</ref> as well as extensive orbital bombardment as a part of their battle plan.<ref name="JHS:Tp73"/><ref name="J:FRp59"/> [[Pierre Grandin]] convinced the various defending forces to follow his plan of allowing the Capellan forces to enter New Jericho, the planetary capital city, before engaging them at close range, thereby discouraging the ''Ilsa Hyung'' from firing on them. The defenders followed this plan when the [[Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] and the [[Fifteenth Dracon]] landed, supported by fire from the ''Ilsa Hyung''; the two CCAF commands entered the approaches to New Jericho before being hit by a ferocious, desperate assault by the mercenaries and the Militia. The battle consisted mainly of brutal, close-quarters fighting in the New Jericho suburbs, with the brutal slugfest pushing up casualties on both sides.<ref name="TCp191"/>
+The first of these attacks was launched by the Capellans on the 2nd of May 3078 and saw [[Warrior House Ma-Tsu Kai]] virtually eradicated by Pocket WarShip attacks.<ref name="TCp74"/><ref name="JHS:Tp73"/><ref name="J:FRp59"/> Less than half the Ma-Tsu Kai forces managed to make landfall on Pleione after the heavy damage taken during the planetary approach, and those survivors who did manage to reach the surface were ground down piecemeal by the defending Blakist forces as the beleaguered Capellan troops attempted to regroup.<ref name="TCp74"/> Following the destruction of House Ma-Tsu Kai Precentor Martial St. Jamais withdrew the Blakist naval support from the Pleione system, redeploying the naval assets for the defense of Terra, but he ordered various small mercenary units including [[Grandin's Crusaders]] to support the Pleione Protectorate Militia. Grandin was able to use his position as the senior commander on Pleione to take on a leadership role in the defense of the planet, securing an equal partnership with the Militia.<ref name="TCp191">''Total Chaos'', p. 191, "Pound of Flesh"</ref>
-Grandin's Crusaders timed their entry into the battle carefully, launching a sudden attack from the hills outside the city that shattered the Capellan advance and which gave the Crusaders an opportunity to break through and race for their DropShips, even as the Capellan forces in orbit began a heavy orbital bombardment. The Crusaders managed to reach their DropShips and escape, leaving House Liao in possession of the ruins of the city. The battle for New Jericho would later be detailed in the book "The Pierre Grandin Story", published by Galatean Press Limited in [[3089]].<ref name="TCp191"/>
+The third attempt to seize Pleione was launched on the 30th of May, and this time the Capellans used WarShip support<ref name="JHS:Tp73"/><ref name="J:FRp59"/> in the form of the ''[[Feng Huang]]''-class cruiser [[Ilsa Hyung|CCS ''Ilsa Hyung'']]<ref name="JHS:Tp89">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 89, "Chaos Eternal: Pound of Flesh"</ref> as well as extensive orbital bombardment as a part of their battle plan.<ref name="JHS:Tp73"/><ref name="J:FRp59"/> [[Pierre Grandin]] convinced the various defending forces to follow his plan of allowing the Capellan forces to enter New Jericho, the planetary capital city, before engaging them at close range, thereby discouraging the ''Ilsa Hyung'' from firing on them. The defenders followed this plan when the [[Fifth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] and the [[Fifteenth Dracon]] landed, supported by fire from the ''Ilsa Hyung''; the two CCAF commands entered the approaches to New Jericho before being hit by a ferocious, desperate assault by the mercenaries and the Militia. The battle consisted mainly of brutal, close-quarters fighting in the New Jericho suburbs, with the brutal slugfest pushing up casualties on both sides.<ref name="TCp191"/>
-Despite the orbital bombardment, the fall of Pleione's capital and the public execution of the pro-Blakist leadership on the planet at the hands of Capellan troops, the fighting continued until the 10th of June.<ref name="JHS:Tp73">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 73: "News From Pleione"</ref><ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> As a part of their May/June attack the [[CCAF]] deployed a substantial ground force, which according to the Capellan media consisted of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]], the [[Harloc Raiders]] and [[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]].<ref name="JHS:Tp77+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 77–78: "Pleione Secured"</ref>
+Grandin's Crusaders timed their entry into the battle carefully, launching a sudden attack from the hills outside the city that shattered the Capellan advance and which gave the Crusaders an opportunity to break through and race for their DropShips, even as the Capellan forces in orbit began a heavy orbital bombardment. The Crusaders managed to reach their DropShips and escape, leaving House Liao in possession of the ruins of the city. The battle for New Jericho would later be detailed in the book "The Pierre Grandin Story", published by the ''Galatean Press Limited'' in [[3089]].<ref name="TCp191"/>
-The last major battle before the Blakists effectively conceded control of the planetary capital was fought at Gina Fields, and the Blakists threw the last of their tactical nuclear weapons at the CCAF troops there before dispersing. The Capellan forces declared the world secure on the 15th of June and retaliated for the Blakist use of nuclear weapons by executing Joseph Larsus and more than two and a half thousand collaborators. The execution field used for the mass executions was located near Lake Placid, and the blood runoff from the killing field into the lake stained the water so extensively that it led to the lake being renamed Lake Scarlet. Despite the executions and the proclamation of victory, the actual area on Pleione secured by the CCAF at that point amounted to the planetary capital and main spaceport, two key industrial centers and a number of small settlements; Blakist cells remained active on the rest of the continent for months, intermingling with groups opposed to Capellan rule. Although the active unrest died down over time, as late as [[3087]] there were still bursts of unrest around various Confederation-sponsored holidays.<ref name="TCp74"/>
+Despite the orbital bombardment, the fall of Pleione's capital and the public execution of the pro-Blakist leadership on the planet at the hands of Capellan troops, the fighting continued until the 10th of June.<ref name="JHS:Tp73">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 73, "News From Pleione"</ref><ref name="J:FRp59">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 59, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> As a part of their May/June attack the [[CCAF]] deployed a substantial ground force, which according to the Capellan media consisted of [[Warrior House Hiritsu]], the [[Harloc Raiders]] and [[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]].<ref name="JHS:Tp77+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 77-78, "Pleione Secured"</ref>
-In [[3080]] the Capellan Confederation hired a mercenary force to investigate an illegal mining operation that they had detected on Pleione, which was already one of the worlds [[Devlin Stone]] was looking to incorporate into the nation he was building. The Capellans hired a mercenary unit associated with Stone, [[Gannon's Cannons]], commanded by [[Gannon Derer]], claiming that the operation would be a joint operation and that a Capellan unit would be on Pleione to guide the mercenaries to the mining operation and provide support as needed in the "spirit of cooperation." Stone was suspicious of the Capellan motives and was anticipating a strike to grab territory, including Pleione, and offered Derer's command a side contract to observe what they saw on the ground and report back after the operation.<ref name="TCp240">''Total Chaos'', p. 240: "Roadblock"</ref>
+The last major battle before the Blakists ceded effective control of the planetary capital was fought at Gina Fields, and the Blakists threw the last of their tactical nuclear weapons at the CCAF troops there before dispersing. The Capellan forces declared the world secure on the 15th of June and retaliated for the Blakist use of nuclear weapons by executing Joseph Larsus and more than two and a half thousand collaborators. The execution field used for the mass executions was located near Lake Placid, and the blood runoff from the killing field into the lake stained the water so extensively that it led to the lake being renamed Lake Scarlet. Despite the executions and the proclamation of victory, the actual area on Pleione secured by the CCAF at that point amounted to the planetary capital and main spaceport, two key industrial centers and a number of small settlements - Blakists cells remained active on the rest of the continent for months, intermingling with groups opposed to Capellan rule. Although the active unrest died down over time, as late as [[3087]] there were still bursts of unrest around various Confederation-sponsored holidays.<ref name="TCp74"/>
-The Capellan information saw the mercenaries deployed to the Ba Bing Bien Mountain region of Pleione, where they discovered that the supporting Capellan forces consisted of elements of Warrior House Hiritsu, commanded by ''[[Pai-zhang]]'' Shen. This in and of itself was inherently suspicious, given House Hiritsu's reputation as an elite command, and Shen was angry and confrontational when dealing with the mercenaries, insisting that his command accompany the mercenaries to the illegal mining site. The mercenaries had prepared contingency plans in advance and were anticipating trouble when, partway through the engagement with the illegal miners found at the site, House Hiritsu received a coded transmission, a transmission that saw the Capellan forces begin attacking both the illegal operation and the hired mercenaries. The illegal mining operation security forces were a disparate but skilled collection of forces hired as corporate goons, and were somewhat less skilled than the Capellan forces; unfortunately for both, the failure to achieve surprise over the mercenary forces and the experience those mercenaries had at fighting three-sided battles saw both forces defeated. The mercenaries applied concentrated, massed firepower on both hostile forces until the corporate forces retreated, at which point the mercenaries turned their full forces against the Hiritsu 'Mechs, who fought to the death. At least one of the mercenaries was a [[Wolfnet]] agent, and intelligence on the events on Pleione was duly passed to Wolfnet in addition to Stone.<ref name="TCp240"/>
+In [[3080]] the Capellan Confederation hired a mercenary force to investigate an illegal mining operation that they had detected on Pleione, which was already one of the worlds [[Devlin Stone]] was looking to incorporate into the nation he was building. The Capellans hired a mercenary unit associated with Stone and commanded by [[Gannon Derer]], claiming that the operation would be a joint operation and that a Capellan unit would be on Pleione to guide the mercenaries to the mining operation and provide support as needed in the "spirit of cooperation." Stone was suspicious of the Capellan motives and was anticipating a strike to grab territory, including Pleione, and offered Derer's command a side contract to observe what they saw on the ground and report back after the operation.<ref name="TCp240">''Total Chaos'', p. 240, "Roadblock"</ref>
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-===Military Deployment===
+The Capellan information saw the mercenaries deployed to the Ba Bing Bien Mountain region of Pleione, where they discovered that the supporting Capellan forces consisted of elements of Warrior House Hiritsu, commanded by ''[[Pai-zhang]]'' Shen. This in and of itself was inherently suspicious, given House Hiritsu's reputation as an elite command, and Shen was angry and confrontational when dealing with the mercenaries, insisting that his command accompany the mercenaries to the illegal mining site. The mercenaries had prepared contingency plans in advance and were anticipating trouble when, partway through the engagement with the illegal miners found at the site, House Hiritsu received a coded transmission - a transmission that saw the Capellan forces begin attacking both the illegal operation and the hired mercenaries. The illegal mining operation security forces were a disparate but skilled collection of forces hired as corporate goons, and were somewhat less skilled than the Capellan forces; unfortunately for both, the failure to achieve surprise over the mercenary forces and the experience those mercenaries had at fighting three-sided battles saw both forces defeated. The mercenaries applied concentrated, massed firepower on both hostile forces until the corporate forces retreated, at which point the mercenaries turned their full forces against the Hiritsu 'Mechs, who fought to the death. At least one of the mercenaries was a [[Wolfnet]] agent, and intelligence on the events on Pleione was duly passed to Wolfnet in addition to Stone.<ref name="TCp240"/>
-====3025====
-* [[McCrimmon's Light Cavalry]] (Third [[Battalion]])<ref name=HL106>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 106: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
-====3028====
+== Military Deployment ==
-* [[Screaming Eagles]] (2 regiments)<ref name="NAIS4SWp13">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 13: "Operation RAT"</ref>
+=== 3025 ===
+* [[McCrimmon's Light Cavalry]] (3rd [[Battalion]])<ref name=HL106>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 106 - "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
-====3063====
+=== 3028 ===
-* [[Little Richard's Panzer Brigade]] ([[Battalion]])<ref name=FMCC120>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 120: "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref>
+* [[Screaming Eagles]] (2 regiments)<ref name="NAIS4SWp13">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 13, "Operation RAT"</ref>
-====3067====
+=== 3063 ===
-* Little Richard's Panzer Brigade<ref name=MSII66>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 66: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref>
+* [[Little Richard's Panzer Brigade]] ([[Battalion]])<ref name=FMCC120>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 120 - "Capellan Confederation Deployment Table"</ref>
-====3069====
+=== 3067 ===
-* Little Richard's Panzer Brigade (until December)<ref name="TCp74"/>
+* Little Richard's Panzer Brigade<ref name=MSII66>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 66 - "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref>
-====3070====
+=== 3079 ===
-* [[Pleione Protectorate Militia]]<ref name="TCp74"/>
+* [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 9, "Warrior House Regimental Status"</ref>
+:- At this point in time House Hiritsu is operating at 55% of full strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
-====3078====
+* [[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]]<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 19, "St. Ives Sentinels Regimental Status"</ref>
-* Pleione Protectorate Militia<ref name="TCp74"/>
-====3079====
-* [[Warrior House Hiritsu]]<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 9: "Warrior House Regimental Status"</ref>
-:- At this time House Hiritsu is operating at 55% of full strength, with 100% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
-* [[Roman's Mounted Fusiliers]]<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 19: "St. Ives Sentinels Regimental Status"</ref>
 :- The Fusiliers operating at 50% of full strength, with 75% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
-===Geography===
-'''Pleione''' is a planet with a relatively small landmass; less than twenty percent of the surface of the planet is dry land, concentrated in a single continent named Jezrael. Despite the abundant amount of water present on the planet Jezrael itself is a largely featureless and inhospitable desert. Occasional large rock formations are the only significant feature on Jezrael, and Pleione supports barely any agriculture.<ref name=DARWp113/>
-=== Planetary Locations ===
-{{scrollbox|
-* "Thunder Rock": Old [[Star League Defense Force]] base.<ref name=NAIS1p19>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 19</ref>
-}}
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-===Companies and Industries===
-===Local Flora and Fauna===
-===Image gallery===
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-== Map Gallery ==
-<div class="system-map-gallery"></div>
 == Nearby Systems ==
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+{|class="wikitable" width='800' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;"
-{|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;"
+! colspan="8" | Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)<br> Closest systems first:
-! colspan="8" | Closest 80 systems (78 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
-|-
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Gan Singh]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 9.8
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Poznan]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 11.2
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Shensi]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 13.1
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Ningpo]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 13.2
-|-
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Algol]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 17.9
-| class="lessthan30" | [[New Aragon]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 20.0
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Styk]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 20.1
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Liao (system)|Cynthiana]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 20.4
-|-
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Buchlau]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 21.6
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Halloran]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 21.6
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Genoa]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 23.5
-| class="lessthan30" | [[St. Andre]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 25.3
 |-
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Hunan]]
+| [[Gan Singh]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 25.6
+| 9.8
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Manennaia]]
+| [[Poznan]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 25.7
+| 12.7
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Kansu]]
+| [[Shensi]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 25.7
+| 14.7
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Bhaktapur]]
+| [[Ningpo]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 27.0
+| 15.8
 |-
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Conwy]]
+| [[Algol]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 27.5
+| 25.3
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Slocum]]
+| [[Halloran V]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 28.2
+| 24.6
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Azha]]
+| [[New Aragon]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 28.3
+| 26.6
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Tsitsang]]
+| [[Styk]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 28.9
+| 27.1
+| [[Bhaktapur]]
+| 28.1
 |-
-| class="lessthan30" | [[Arboris]]
+| [[Liao]]
-| class="lessthan30" | 29.4
+| 28.2
-| class="over30" | [[Aldebaran]]
+| [[Tsitsang]]
-| class="over30" | 30.7
+| 29.4
-| class="over30" | [[Sichuan]]
+| [[Buchlau]]
-| class="over30" | 32.8
+| 29.5
-| class="over30" | [[Algot]]
+| [[Azha]]
-| class="over30" | 34.5
+| 30.5
 |-
-| class="over30" | [[Zurich]]
+| [[Genoa]]
-| class="over30" | 35.4
+| 32.3
-| class="over30" | [[Zion]]
+| [[Manennaia]]
-| class="over30" | 36.4
+| 33.6
-| class="over30" | [[Snailzar]]
+| [[Slocum]]
-| class="over30" | 37.4
+| 34.1
-| class="over30" | [[Hamal]]
+| [[Conwy]]
-| class="over30" | 38.6
+| 34.6
 |-
-| class="over30" | [[Bex]]
+| [[St. Andre]]
-| class="over30" | 38.7
+| 35.2
-| class="over30" | [[Bharat]]
+| [[Hunan]]
-| class="over30" | 38.7
+| 36.1
-| class="over30" | [[New Hessen]]
+| [[Kansu]]
-| class="over30" | 39.6
+| 36.2
-| class="over30" | [[Second Try]]
+| [[Arboris]]
-| class="over30" | 40.0
+| 36.5
 |-
-| class="over30" | [[Nanking]]
+| [[Algot]]
-| class="over30" | 40.0
+| 37.5
-| class="over30" | [[Menkar]]
+| [[Zion]]
-| class="over30" | 41.2
+| 39.8
-| class="over30" | [[Demeter]]
+| [[Aldebaran]]
-| class="over30" | 41.3
+| 41.9
-| class="over30" | [[Wei]]
+| [[Sichuan]]
-| class="over30" | 41.4
+| 44.6
 |-
-| class="over30" | [[Foochow]]
+| [[Bharat]]
-| class="over30" | 41.5
+| 45.5
-| class="over30" | [[Shipka]]
+| [[Palos]]
-| class="over30" | 42.2
+| 45.8
-| class="over30" | [[Acamar]]
+| [[Zurich]]
-| class="over30" | 42.8
+| 47.8
-| class="over30" | [[Yangtze]]
+| [[Hamal]]
-| class="over30" | 43.1
+| 49.6
 |-
-| class="over30" | [[Woodstock]]
+| [[New Canton]]
-| class="over30" | 43.5
+| 49.9
-| class="over30" | [[New Canton]]
+| [[Demeter]]
-| class="over30" | 43.7
+| 50.1
-| class="over30" | [[Alrescha]]
+| [[Woodstock]]
-| class="over30" | 44.8
+| 50.2
-| class="over30" | [[Palos]]
+| [[Tianamon]]
-| class="over30" | 45.1
+| 51.4
 |-
-| class="over30" | [[Nopah]]
+| [[Menkar]]
-| class="over30" | 46.4
+| 51.7
-| class="over30" | [[Tianamon]]
+| [[Nopah]]
-| class="over30" | 47.4
+| 51.7
-| class="over30" | [[Saiph]]
+| [[Belluevue]]
-| class="over30" | 48.2
+| 51.7
-| class="over30" | [[Zaurak]]
+| [[Wei]]
-| class="over30" | 48.5
+| 51.9
 |-
-| class="over30" | [[Suzano]]
+| [[Snailzar]]
-| class="over30" | 49.5
+| 52.2
-| class="over30" | [[New Macao]]
+| [[Kawich]]
-| class="over30" | 50.0
+| 52.5
-| class="over30" | [[Kyrkbacken]]
+| [[Bex]]
-| class="over30" | 50.2
+| 52.7
-| class="over30" | [[Kawich]]
+| [[Acamar]]
-| class="over30" | 50.2
+| 53.0
 |-
-| class="over30" | [[Jonathan]]
+| [[Second Try]]
-| class="over30" | 50.9
+| 53.2
-| class="over30" | [[New Athens]]
+| [[Foochow]]
-| class="over30" | 51.0
+| 55.3
-| class="over30" | [[Asuncion]]
+| [[New Hessen]]
-| class="over30" | 51.2
+| 55.6
-| class="over30" | [[Belluevue]]
+| [[Nanking]]
-| class="over30" | 51.5
+| 56.6
 |-
-| class="over30" | [[Menkalinan]]
+| [[Saiph]]
-| class="over30" | 52.2
+| 58.4
-| class="over30" | [[Tall Trees]]
+| [[New Athens]]
-| class="over30" | 52.3
+| 58.6
-| class="over30" | [[Hsien]]
+| [[Achilles (CC)|Achilles]]
-| class="over30" | 52.3
+| 59.4
-| class="over30" | [[Almach]]
+| [[Shipka]]
-| class="over30" | 52.6
+| 59.7
-|-
-| class="over30" | [[Foot Fall]]
-| class="over30" | 52.7
-| class="over30" | [[Basalt]]
-| class="over30" | 52.8
-| class="over30" | [[Achilles (system)|Achilles]]
-| class="over30" | 52.9
-| class="over30" | [[Yunnah]]
-| class="over30" | 53.2
-|-
-| class="over30" | [[Alpha Eridani]]
-| class="over30" | 53.9
-| class="over30" | [[Terra Firma]]
-| class="over30" | 54.4
-| class="over30" | [[Angol]]
-| class="over30" | 54.7
-| class="over30" | [[Menkib]]
-| class="over30" | 54.9
-|-
-| class="over30" | [[Tigress]]
-| class="over30" | 55.3
-| class="over30" | [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]]
-| class="over30" | 56.3
-| class="over30" | [[Ruchbah]]
-| class="over30" | 57.2
-| class="over30" | [[Mesartim]]
-| class="over30" | 57.2
-|-
-| class="over30" | [[Elgin|Chisholm]]
-| class="over30" | 57.6
-| class="over30" | [[Elnath]]
-| class="over30" | 57.8
-| class="over30" | [[Capolla]]
-| class="over30" | 57.9
-| class="over30" | [[Mira]]
-| class="over30" | 58.9
-|-
-| class="over30" | [[Sheratan]]
-| class="over30" | 59.1
-| class="over30" | [[Mandate]]
-| class="over30" | 59.4
-| class="over60" | [[Kristiandsund]]
-| class="over60" | 60.8
-| class="over60" | [[Bell]]
-| class="over60" | 60.8
 |-
+| [[Menkalinan]]
+| 59.8
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
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 == Bibliography ==
-<div class="desktop-3-col">
-* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
 * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
 * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
@@ Line 362: / Line 259: @@
 * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
+* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 * ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
-* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 * ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]''
-* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
+* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
 * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
@@ Line 376: / Line 273: @@
 * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
 * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
+* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]''
 * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]''
 * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 * ''[[Total Chaos]]''
-</div>
-[[Category:Systems|Pleione]]
+[[Category:Planets|Pleione]]
-[[Category: Capellan Confederation Systems]]
+[[Category: Capellan Confederation Planets]]
-[[Category: Chaos March Systems]]
+[[Category: Chaos March Planets]]
-[[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]]
+[[Category: Federated Commonwealth Planets]]
-[[Category: Federated Suns Systems]]
+[[Category: Federated Suns Planets]]
-[[Category: Independent Systems]]
+[[Category: Independent Planets]]
-[[Category: Republic of the Sphere Systems]]
+[[Category: Republic of the Sphere Planets]]
-[[Category: Tikonov Grand Union Systems]]
+[[Category: Tikonov Grand Union Planets]]
-[[Category: Word of Blake Systems]]
+[[Category: Word of Blake Planets]]