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The '''Arcadia''' system was the location of at least one habitable world and as at [[3145]] was located in the [[Wolf Empire]].<ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
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The '''Arcadia''' system was the location of at least one habitable world and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Wolf Empire]].<ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
  
 
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== System Description ==
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==System Description==
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The Arcadia system is located near the [[Gienah]] and [[Launam]] systems.<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/>
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Arcadia is located near the [[Gienah]] and [[Launam]] systems.<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/>
  
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==System History==
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The database of the ([[apocryphal]]) 1989 video game [[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]], set around the year [[3025]], gives a population of 1.323 billion for Arcadia and describes the environment as "tropical" (out of only three impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert", "ice", or "tropical"). The description one-liner reads "Strong in agriculture and manufacturing."{{ApocryphalContentEnd}}
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Originally colonized by the [[Terran Alliance]] during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> the Arcadia system was depopulated or abandoned during the [[Age of War]].<ref name="HB:HSp13"/><ref name="HB:HSp25"/> Arcadia was recolonized by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="H:RWp159"/>
  
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== System History ==
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==Political Affiliation==
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Originally colonized by the [[Terran Alliance]] during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> the Arcadia system was depopulated or abandoned during the [[Age of War]].<ref name="HB:HSp13"/><ref name="HB:HSp25"/> Arcadia was recolonised by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] during the [[Reunification War]].<ref name="H:RWp159"/>
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* [[2270]] - Inhabited World<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref>
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== Political Affiliation ==
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* [[2341]] - No record<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13</ref>
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* [[2270]] - Inhabited World <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - No record<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref>
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* [[2341]] - No record <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
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* [[2571]] - No record <ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36</ref>
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* [[2596]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p10>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League [2750]"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:LoTV1p10>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2822]"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 39 [3040]"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> until May, then [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name=FMUp10>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 10-11: "3063"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Free Worlds League until April, then Lyran Alliance<ref name=FMUp13>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 13-14: "3067"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70</ref><ref name=JFRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 41</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
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* [[3068]] - Free Worlds League (from September)<ref name="J:FRp46"/>
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* [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref name=JFRp42>'' Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 41, "Inner Sphere Map" - [October 3067] </ref>
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* [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64</ref>
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* [[3068]] - [[Free Worlds League]] (from September)<ref name="J:FRp46"/>
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* [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere [3075]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - August 3079"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 9</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
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* [[3140]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=Sh5TS>''Shrapnel Issue 3'' - ''Thunder Stallion'' 4</ref>
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* [[3130]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
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* [[3145]] - [[Wolf Empire]]<ref name="ER:3145p38"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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* [[3135]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 9, "Inner Sphere - 3135"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - [[Wolf Empire]] <ref name="ER:3145p38"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
 
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===Planetary History===
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====Star League Era====
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The world of Arcadia was was a casualty of the [[Age of War]] and recolonized during the [[Star League era]].<ref name="Oystein">''[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,12045.0.html Ask The Writer: Øystein's Response]'': "Lost during the Age of War, and resettled during the Star League era"</ref> During the final years of the [[Star League]], Arcadia was the host of an [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.  Unfortunately, it also was the site of an incident where a Major of the [[236th Mechanized Infantry Division]] went on a killing spree after not receiving a toy in a meal he ordered.  The horrendous act was made worse by several members of the Major's battalion assisting in the horrendous incident. This caused serious political repercussions between the SLDF and the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 143: "236th Mechanized Infantry Division"</ref>
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====Civil War Era====
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Arcadia was the site of a [[3063]] [[Battle of Arcadia (3063)|ambush]] set for [[Kristen's Krushers]] as they attempted to flee Alliance space. The unit was nearly destroyed but an unauthorized [[Free Worlds League]] rescue force not only preserved the unit, but maintained control of the world as a "protectorate" for the duration of the [[FedCom Civil War]]. On 11 April [[3067]], the League ceded the world back to the Alliance.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 38-40: "The Eagle's Flight"</ref><ref name=FMUp13/>
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====Jihad====
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Following the invasion of the Free Worlds League by the Skye and Bolan Provinces of the [[Lyran Alliance]] in what was termed [[Operation ÜBERSCHATTEN]], Marshall [[Jeremy Brett]] took command of the local [[Free Worlds League Military]] and launched a counteroffensive under the name [[Operation BROKEN FIST]].<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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During the Free Worlds League's attack on Arcadia in September [[3068]], a [[lance]] from the [[mercenary unit]] [[Donovan's Dark Devils]] engaged a lance of [['Mechs]] from the planetary militia near Summerville.<ref name=BCS:A:DFp3/>
  
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Meanwhile the rest of the mercenary attacked the maglev train carrying the militia's dependents to the safety of Summerville's shelters and destroyed the train during the fighting. Most observers believe this was done intentionally.<ref name=BCS:A:DFp3/>
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The final assault against the Militia was a disaster for the mercenaries. They found unbridled fury and the Militia tore through them. Only the unit's [[DropShip]] was able to retreat, with Captain Donovan killed during the battle.<ref name="SAET"/>
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But as [[Kirkpatrick's Invaders]] withdrew, they were left in an untenable position and they were unable to stand against the remaining regular Marik forces and thus surrendered.<ref name="SAET"/>
  
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BROKEN FIST went beyond simply attempting to recapture worlds that the Lyrans had seized, striking into Lyran space at numerous worlds. Arcadia was one of the worlds hit and was overrun by the League forces on 10 September [[3068]].<ref name="J:FRp46"/>
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=== Early History ===
 
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The world of Arcadia was re-colonized during the [[Star League]] era; originally having been colonized centuries earlier during the days of the [[Terran Alliance]], the first colony was a casualty of the Age of War.<ref name="Oystein">''[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,12045.0.html Ask The Writer: Øystein's Response]'', "Lost during the Age of War, and resettled during the Star League era"</ref>
 
  
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During the final years of the [[Star League]], Arcadia was the host of a [[SLDF]] garrison. Unfortunately, it also was the site of an incident where a Major of the [[236th Mechanized Infantry Division]] went on a killing spree after not receiving a toy in a meal he ordered.  The horrendous act was made worse by several members of the Major's battalion assisting in the horrendous incident. This caused serious political repercussions between the [[Star League Defense Force]] and the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 143, "236th Mechanized Infantry Division"</ref>  
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In December [[3140]], a portion of [[Clan Wolf]]'s [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Gamma Galaxy]] attacked Arcadia. Attempting to take DeSota City, they faced an auxiliary mercenary force headed by [[Annie's Avengers]]. Gamma Galaxy could not break the defenses before [[First Steiner Strikers]] backup arrived—the auxiliary was reduced to a third of its size, but it held. Avengers CO [[Ann-Marie Dalmas]]'s performance in battle, including her seventeen 'Mech and vehicle kills, earned her celebrity status across the Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name=Sh5TS/>
  
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Following the invasion of the [[Free Worlds League]] by the Skye and Bolan Provinces of the [[Lyran Alliance]] in what was termed [[Operation ÜBERSCHATTEN]], Marshall [[Jeremy Brett]] took command of the local [[FWLM]] and launched a counteroffensive, under the name [[Operation BROKEN FIST]]. BROKEN FIST went beyond simply attempting to recapture worlds that the Lyrans had seized, striking into Lyran space at numerous worlds. Arcadia was one of the worlds hit and was overrun by the League forces on the 10th of September [[3068]].<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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* [[Arcadia Militia (Lyran Commonwealth)|Arcadia Militia]]<ref name=BCS:A:DFp3>''Arcadia: Daybreak Fandango'', p. 2</ref>
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* [[Kirkpatrick's Invaders]]<ref name="SAET">''Scenario: Arcadia: Evening Tango'', pp. 2–3: "Situation" and "Aftermath"</ref>
  
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The database of the ([[apocryphal]]) 1989 video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]'', set around the year [[3025]], gives a population of 1.323 billion for Arcadia and describes the environment as "tropical" (out of only three impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert," "ice," and "tropical"). The description one-liner reads "Strong in agriculture and manufacturing."
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* Summerville: a city<ref name=AM>''Arcadia: Morningstar''</ref>
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* ''[[Arcadia (short story)|Arcadia]]'' (short story)
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
 
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* ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Arcadia: Daybreak Fandango|Scenario: Arcadia: Daybreak Fandango]]''
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* ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Arcadia: Evening Tango|Scenario: Arcadia: Evening Tango]]''
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* ''[[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 3|Shrapnel, Issue 3]]''
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Revision as of 22:33, 9 November 2023

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


Arcadia
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3151
Arcadia (LC) 3151.svg
Arcadia nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-186.342 : -8.057[e]

The Arcadia system was the location of at least one habitable world and as of 3145 was located in the Wolf Empire.[1][2]

System Description

Arcadia is located near the Gienah and Launam systems.[3]

System History

Originally colonized by the Terran Alliance during the First Exodus from Terra,[4] the Arcadia system was depopulated or abandoned during the Age of War.[5][6] Arcadia was recolonized by the Lyran Commonwealth during the Reunification War.[7]

Political Affiliation

Arcadia

Arcadia
Geophysical
Atmospheric pressure(Breathable)[citation needed]

Planetary History

Star League Era

The world of Arcadia was was a casualty of the Age of War and recolonized during the Star League era.[32] During the final years of the Star League, Arcadia was the host of an Star League Defense Force garrison. Unfortunately, it also was the site of an incident where a Major of the 236th Mechanized Infantry Division went on a killing spree after not receiving a toy in a meal he ordered. The horrendous act was made worse by several members of the Major's battalion assisting in the horrendous incident. This caused serious political repercussions between the SLDF and the Lyran Commonwealth.[33]

Civil War Era

Arcadia was the site of a 3063 ambush set for Kristen's Krushers as they attempted to flee Alliance space. The unit was nearly destroyed but an unauthorized Free Worlds League rescue force not only preserved the unit, but maintained control of the world as a "protectorate" for the duration of the FedCom Civil War. On 11 April 3067, the League ceded the world back to the Alliance.[34][22]

Jihad

Following the invasion of the Free Worlds League by the Skye and Bolan Provinces of the Lyran Alliance in what was termed Operation ÜBERSCHATTEN, Marshall Jeremy Brett took command of the local Free Worlds League Military and launched a counteroffensive under the name Operation BROKEN FIST.[25]

During the Free Worlds League's attack on Arcadia in September 3068, a lance from the mercenary unit Donovan's Dark Devils engaged a lance of 'Mechs from the planetary militia near Summerville.[35]

Meanwhile the rest of the mercenary attacked the maglev train carrying the militia's dependents to the safety of Summerville's shelters and destroyed the train during the fighting. Most observers believe this was done intentionally.[35]

The final assault against the Militia was a disaster for the mercenaries. They found unbridled fury and the Militia tore through them. Only the unit's DropShip was able to retreat, with Captain Donovan killed during the battle.[36]

But as Kirkpatrick's Invaders withdrew, they were left in an untenable position and they were unable to stand against the remaining regular Marik forces and thus surrendered.[36]

BROKEN FIST went beyond simply attempting to recapture worlds that the Lyrans had seized, striking into Lyran space at numerous worlds. Arcadia was one of the worlds hit and was overrun by the League forces on 10 September 3068.[25]

Dark Age

In December 3140, a portion of Clan Wolf's Gamma Galaxy attacked Arcadia. Attempting to take DeSota City, they faced an auxiliary mercenary force headed by Annie's Avengers. Gamma Galaxy could not break the defenses before First Steiner Strikers backup arrived—the auxiliary was reduced to a third of its size, but it held. Avengers CO Ann-Marie Dalmas's performance in battle, including her seventeen 'Mech and vehicle kills, earned her celebrity status across the Lyran Commonwealth.[31]

Military Deployment

2764

3068

3140

Geography

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The information after this notice comes from apocryphal sources; the canonicity of such information is uncertain.
Please view the reference page for information regarding their canonicity.

The database of the (apocryphal) 1989 video game MechWarrior, set around the year 3025, gives a population of 1.323 billion for Arcadia and describes the environment as "tropical" (out of only three impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert," "ice," and "tropical"). The description one-liner reads "Strong in agriculture and manufacturing."

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Planetary Locations

  • Summerville: a city[38]
  • The Straits: a coastal area with beaches[38]
  • DeSota City[31]

Map Gallery

Nearby Systems

Closest 36 systems (33 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Gienah 5.9 Launam 19.6 Ford 22.0 Dar-es-Salaam 23.1
Nestor 23.8 Hyde 26.2 Senftenberg 27.6 Giausar 28.3
Pressby 29.7 Mariefred 34.2 Pardeau 36.8 McAffe 37.6
Megrez 42.0 Togwotee 42.1 Eilenburg 43.6 Bondurant 44.0
Concord 44.5 Hollabrunn 46.8 Uhuru 47.5 Rahne 47.7
Sheridan 49.4 Aigle 49.7 Danais 50.1 Zwenkau 50.6
Fianna 53.3 Loric 53.7 Cascade 54.0 Arganda 54.3
Soilihull 54.3 Sarpsborg 54.5 Gannett 56.5 Thermopolis 58.0
Pingree 58.9 Gniezno 60.4 Amity 61.7 Colfax 62.1

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 38: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 16
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
  8. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 36
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10
  10. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36
  11. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  12. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  13. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  15. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132
  16. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
  18. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
  21. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, pp. 10-11: "3063"
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Field Manual: Updates, pp. 13-14: "3067"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  24. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 41
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 46: "The Jihad In Review"
  26. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
  27. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 21
  28. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
  29. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  30. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 9
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 Shrapnel Issue 3 - Thunder Stallion 4
  32. ↑ Ask The Writer: Øystein's Response: "Lost during the Age of War, and resettled during the Star League era"
  33. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 143: "236th Mechanized Infantry Division"
  34. ↑ FedCom Civil War, pp. 38-40: "The Eagle's Flight"
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 Arcadia: Daybreak Fandango, p. 2
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 Scenario: Arcadia: Evening Tango, pp. 2–3: "Situation" and "Aftermath"
  37. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Arcadia: Morningstar

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