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The '''Asgard''' system is the location of at least one inhabited world, '''Asgard IV''', and as at [[3145]] was located in the [[Irece Prefecture]] of the [[Pesht Military District]].<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>
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The '''Asgard''' system is the location of at least one inhabited world, '''Asgard IV''', and as of June [[3152]] was located in the [[Alshain Province]] of the [[Rasalhague Dominion]].<ref name=DDp85/>
  
 
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== System Description ==
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==System Description==
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The Asgard system is located near the [[Port Arthur]] and [[Tarazed]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K9VI primary orbited by at least four planets.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
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Asgard is located near the [[Port Arthur]] and [[Tarazed]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class K9VI primary orbited by at least four planets.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
  
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== System History ==
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==System History==
 
The Asgard system was colonized during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and became independent following the [[Demarcation Declaration]].<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
 
The Asgard system was colonized during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and became independent following the [[Demarcation Declaration]].<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
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= Asgard IV =
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* [[2239]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
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* [[2240]] - Independent world<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
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* [[2309]] - Independent World<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/><ref name="HKp24">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 24: "Conquest of resistance"</ref>
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* [[2311]] - Independent World<ref name="HKp24">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 24: "Conquest of resistance"</ref>
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* [[2312]] - [[Alliance of Galedon]] (From August)<ref name="HKp23">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 23: "Political Maneuvers"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp17">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 17: "Macedonian Politics"</ref>
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* [[2319]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Map Founding [2319]"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
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* [[2821]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War [2821]"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 [3040]"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052]"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Clan Smoke Jaguar<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Draconis Combine<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>
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* [[3151]] - Draconis Combine<ref name=SFp102-103>''Shattered Fortress'', pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
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* [[3152]] - [[Rasalhague Dominion]] (from June)<ref name=DDp85>''Dominions Divided'', p. 85: "Rasalhague Dominion June 3152"</ref><ref name=DDp87>''Dominions Divided'', p. 87: "A Short, Popular War"</ref>
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==Asgard IV==
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Asgard IV - more commonly known simply as Asgard - is the fourth planet in the Asgard system and has three moons named Altheim, Midgard and Hel.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
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Asgard IV, more commonly known simply as Asgard, is the fourth planet in the Asgard system and has three moons named Altheim, Midgard, and Hel.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
  
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== Planetary History ==
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===Planetary History===
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===Early History===
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====Early History====
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Originally, Asgard was a [[Terran Alliance]] colony<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> and was one of the colonies abandoned as a result of the Demarcation Declaration of 2240. When [[Director]] [[Shiro Kurita]] of the Alliance of Galedon conducted a year-long tour of worlds near the Alliance in 2309-[[2310]], he included both independent worlds such as Asgard and worlds controlling small states. Director Kurita brought with him evidence purporting to show that one or more of the small states nearby had designs on conquering Asgard, and offered to mediate between Asgard and its opponents. He also offered to protect Asgard by allowing Asgard to join the Alliance, thereby allying itself with a stronger power.<ref name="HKp23">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 23, "Political Maneuvers"</ref>
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Originally, Asgard was a [[Terran Alliance]] colony<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> and was one of the colonies abandoned as a result of the Demarcation Declaration of 2240. When [[Director of Alliance of Galedon|Director]] [[Shiro Kurita]] of the Alliance of Galedon conducted a year-long tour of worlds near the Alliance in 2309–[[2310]], he included both independent worlds such as Asgard and worlds controlling small states. Director Kurita brought with him evidence purporting to show that one or more of the small states nearby had designs on conquering Asgard, and offered to mediate between Asgard and its opponents. He also offered to protect Asgard by allowing Asgard to join the Alliance, thereby allying itself with a stronger power.<ref name="HKp23">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 23: "Political Maneuvers"</ref>
  
 
Asgard accepted this proposal in 2309,<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> not realizing that Director Kurita had invented the evidence and deliberately played a number of small states and worlds off against each other to dramatically expand the size of the Alliance.<ref name="HKp23"/> The worlds of [[Dieron]] and [[Altair]] were responsible for Director Kurita's subterfuge coming to light, when in June [[2311]] a dispute broke out between the two; each called on its great ally only to discover that they were ''both'' allied with Director Shiro Kurita. Each planetary ruler discovered that they had been promised the same things, and word soon spread to the other planets seduced by Director Kurita's diplomatic campaign.<ref name="HKp24"/>
 
Asgard accepted this proposal in 2309,<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/> not realizing that Director Kurita had invented the evidence and deliberately played a number of small states and worlds off against each other to dramatically expand the size of the Alliance.<ref name="HKp23"/> The worlds of [[Dieron]] and [[Altair]] were responsible for Director Kurita's subterfuge coming to light, when in June [[2311]] a dispute broke out between the two; each called on its great ally only to discover that they were ''both'' allied with Director Shiro Kurita. Each planetary ruler discovered that they had been promised the same things, and word soon spread to the other planets seduced by Director Kurita's diplomatic campaign.<ref name="HKp24"/>
  
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Of all the worlds that had been tricked, those that took the greatest offense were the rulers of Asgard, [[Benjamin]] and [[Telos IV]]. Furious at having been manipulated and feeling betrayed, the three became increasingly hostile; Director Kurita responded by gathering together a thousand or more dignitaries and ruling lords from the northeast quadrant of the [[Inner Sphere]] to the [[Council of One]] summit in September 2311. He spoke passionately to those present of the need for cooperation between the worlds of the region for the betterment of all, and then called for a vote on his proposal of alliance. Those dignitaries who voted in favor departed safely; those who didn't were executed by the two companies of crack troops assembled around the summit by Shiro's brother [[Urizen Kurita (24th c.)|Urizen Kurita]] before being shipped back to their next of kin.<ref name="HKp24"/><ref name="HB:HKp17"/>
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Of all the worlds that had been tricked, those that took the greatest offense were the rulers of Asgard, [[Benjamin]], and [[Telos IV]]. Furious at having been manipulated and feeling betrayed, the three became increasingly hostile; Director Kurita responded by gathering together a thousand or more dignitaries and ruling lords from the northeast quadrant of the [[Inner Sphere]] to the [[Council of One]] summit in September 2311. He spoke passionately to those present of the need for cooperation between the worlds of the region for the betterment of all, and then called for a vote on his proposal of alliance. Those dignitaries who voted in favor departed safely; those who didn't were executed by the two companies of crack troops assembled around the summit by Shiro's brother [[Urizen Kurita (24th c.)|Urizen Kurita]] before being shipped back to their next of kin.<ref name="HKp24"/><ref name="HB:HKp17"/>
  
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With the Council of One dispensed with, Director Kurita deployed both the Alliance of Galedon fleet and his land forces to the conquest of Asgard, Benjamin and Telos IV. The troops landed that same September and began attempts to subdue the population. The inhabitants of Asgard were determined to retain their freedom and resisted bitterly, adopting the same guerrilla tactics used effectively by various worlds during the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] a century before. Director Kurita used every method at his disposal short of weapons of mass destruction, and the casualties on both sides were enormous, but eventually the three worlds were forced to capitulate, with Asgard surrendering in August 2312.<ref name="HKp24"/><ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/><ref name="HB:HKp17"/>
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With the Council of One dispensed with, Director Kurita deployed both the Alliance of Galedon fleet and his land forces to the conquest of Asgard, Benjamin and Telos IV. The troops landed that same September and began attempts to subdue the population. The inhabitants of Asgard were determined to retain their freedom and resisted bitterly, adopting the same guerrilla tactics used effectively by various worlds during the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] a century before. Director Kurita used every method at his disposal short of weapons of mass destruction, and the casualties on both sides were enormous, but eventually the three worlds were forced to capitulate, with Asgard surrendering in August 2312.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/><ref name="HKp24"/><ref name="HB:HKp17"/>
  
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During the final years of the [[Star League]], Asgard was the host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 256, "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"</ref>
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During the final years of the [[Star League]], Asgard was the host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref name=FMSLDFp256>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 256: "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"</ref>
  
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In February of [[3052]], Clan Smoke Jaguar attacked Asgard during the Fifth Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]]. The attack, led by the [[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Nineteenth Striker Cluster]] and [[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fourth Jaguar Dragoons]], met strong resistance from the [[Third Benjamin Regulars]] as soon as they made planetfall with the opening of a continuous [[artillery]] bombardment.  This forced the invaders to conduct a night march to escape the bombardment, arriving at the city of Vernan a full day before the defenders had expected them.  In the fierce battle which followed the Third's heavy and assault 'Mechs tied up the Jaguars, allowing the rest of the regiment to withdraw to secondary defensive lines near the rock formation Odin's Retreat.  There they dug in and held the line over the course of an entire month of combat.  In the end, assault elements of the Fourth Jaguar broke through and rolled up the Third Regulars' western flank, forcing them to pull back across the Ragnarok Plains in a fighting retreat all the way to their [[DropShip]]s.  Little more than a battalion's worth of the Third Regulars managed to escape off-world.<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p.69</ref>  After they were conquered, the citizens of Asgard remained willing to fight for their freedom, despite generations of brain-washing under Kuritan leadership.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
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In February of [[3052]], Clan Smoke Jaguar attacked Asgard during the Fifth Wave of [[Operation REVIVAL]]. [[Battle of Asgard (3052)|The attack]], led by the [[19th Striker (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Nineteenth Striker Cluster]] and [[4th Jaguar Dragoons (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Fourth Jaguar Dragoons]], met strong resistance from the [[Third Benjamin Regulars]] as soon as they made planetfall with the opening of a continuous [[artillery]] bombardment.  This forced the invaders to conduct a night march to escape the bombardment, arriving at the city of Vernan a full day before the defenders had expected them.  In the fierce battle which followed the Third's heavy and assault 'Mechs tied up the Jaguars, allowing the rest of the regiment to withdraw to secondary defensive lines near the rock formation Odin's Retreat.  There they dug in and held the line over the course of an entire month of combat.  In the end, assault elements of the Fourth Jaguar broke through and rolled up the Third Regulars' western flank, forcing them to pull back across the Ragnarok Plains in a fighting retreat all the way to their [[DropShip]]s.  Little more than a battalion's worth of the Third Regulars managed to escape off-world.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 69</ref>  After they were conquered, the citizens of Asgard remained willing to fight for their freedom, despite generations of brain-washing under Combine control.<ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
  
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===Operation Bulldog===
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Asgard was invaded in the first wave of [[Operation Bulldog]] by the Third Benjamin Regulars, the [[Davion Assault Guards]], the [[278th Division (ComStar)|278th ComGuard Division]], and the [[Third Proserpina Hussars]]. The defending Fourth Jaguar Dragoons were outnumbered four to one and inevitably lost the planet.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p.16 </ref>
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Asgard was invaded in the first wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] by the Third Benjamin Regulars, the [[Davion Assault Guards]], the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[278th Division (ComStar)|278th Division]], and the [[Third Proserpina Hussars]]. The defending Fourth Jaguar Dragoons were outnumbered four to one and inevitably lost the planet.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 16</ref>
  
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== Political Affiliation ==  
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* [[2239]] - [[Terran Alliance]] <ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
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Attacked in June [[3152]] by the [[Rasalhague Dominion]] as part of a limited offensive towards [[Luthien]], Asgard swiftly fell to the [[3rd Freemen (Rasalhague Dominion)|Third Freemen]].<ref name=DDp87/>
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* [[2240]] - Independent world <ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/>
 
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* [[2309]] - Independent World <ref name=BT25YoAaFp177/><ref name="HKp24">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 24, "Conquest of resistance"</ref>
 
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* [[2311]] - Independent World <ref name="HKp24">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 24, "Conquest of resistance"</ref>
 
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* [[2312]] - [[Alliance of Galedon]] (From August) <ref name="HKp23">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 23, "Political Maneuvers"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp17">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 17, "Macedonian Politics"</ref>
 
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* [[2319]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine Map Founding [2319]"</ref>
 
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* [[2571]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2596]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2750]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2764]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2765]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2821]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War [2821]"</ref>
 
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* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref>
 
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* [[3025]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64, "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref>
 
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* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref>
 
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* [[3040]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 [3040]"</ref>
 
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* [[3050]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3052]] - [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052]"</ref>
 
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* [[3057]] - Clan Smoke Jaguar<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3063]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
 
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* [[3067]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3075]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, Inner Sphere - [3075] Map</ref>
 
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* [[3079]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
 
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Revision as of 06:23, 29 January 2024

This article is about the planetary system. For the DropShip, see Asgard (Individual Fortress-class DropShip).


Asgard
← 3135
3151
Asgard 3151.svg
Asgard nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates126.654 : 266.198[e]
Spectral classK9VI[1]
Recharge time200 hours[1]
Recharge station(s)Zenith[1]

The Asgard system is the location of at least one inhabited world, Asgard IV, and as of June 3152 was located in the Alshain Province of the Rasalhague Dominion.[2]

System Description

Asgard is located near the Port Arthur and Tarazed systems[3][4] and consists of a class K9VI primary orbited by at least four planets.[1]

System History

The Asgard system was colonized during the First Exodus from Terra and became independent following the Demarcation Declaration.[1]

Political Affiliation

Asgard IV

Asgard IV
Asgard.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionFourth[1]
Jump Point distance3.31 days[1]
Moons3 (Altheim, Midgard, Hel)[1]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.94[1]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[1]
Equatorial temperature35°C (Mild-Temperate)[1]
Surface water60%[1]
Highest native lifeAmphibians[1]
Landmasses5 (Muspell)[1]
History and Culture
Population1,975,000,000 (3059)[1]
Government and Infrastructure
CapitalVernan[1]
HPG ClassB[1]

Asgard IV, more commonly known simply as Asgard, is the fourth planet in the Asgard system and has three moons named Altheim, Midgard, and Hel.[1]

Planetary History

Early History

Originally, Asgard was a Terran Alliance colony[1] and was one of the colonies abandoned as a result of the Demarcation Declaration of 2240. When Director Shiro Kurita of the Alliance of Galedon conducted a year-long tour of worlds near the Alliance in 2309–2310, he included both independent worlds such as Asgard and worlds controlling small states. Director Kurita brought with him evidence purporting to show that one or more of the small states nearby had designs on conquering Asgard, and offered to mediate between Asgard and its opponents. He also offered to protect Asgard by allowing Asgard to join the Alliance, thereby allying itself with a stronger power.[6]

Asgard accepted this proposal in 2309,[1] not realizing that Director Kurita had invented the evidence and deliberately played a number of small states and worlds off against each other to dramatically expand the size of the Alliance.[6] The worlds of Dieron and Altair were responsible for Director Kurita's subterfuge coming to light, when in June 2311 a dispute broke out between the two; each called on its great ally only to discover that they were both allied with Director Shiro Kurita. Each planetary ruler discovered that they had been promised the same things, and word soon spread to the other planets seduced by Director Kurita's diplomatic campaign.[5]

Of all the worlds that had been tricked, those that took the greatest offense were the rulers of Asgard, Benjamin, and Telos IV. Furious at having been manipulated and feeling betrayed, the three became increasingly hostile; Director Kurita responded by gathering together a thousand or more dignitaries and ruling lords from the northeast quadrant of the Inner Sphere to the Council of One summit in September 2311. He spoke passionately to those present of the need for cooperation between the worlds of the region for the betterment of all, and then called for a vote on his proposal of alliance. Those dignitaries who voted in favor departed safely; those who didn't were executed by the two companies of crack troops assembled around the summit by Shiro's brother Urizen Kurita before being shipped back to their next of kin.[5][7]

With the Council of One dispensed with, Director Kurita deployed both the Alliance of Galedon fleet and his land forces to the conquest of Asgard, Benjamin and Telos IV. The troops landed that same September and began attempts to subdue the population. The inhabitants of Asgard were determined to retain their freedom and resisted bitterly, adopting the same guerrilla tactics used effectively by various worlds during the Outer Reaches Rebellion a century before. Director Kurita used every method at his disposal short of weapons of mass destruction, and the casualties on both sides were enormous, but eventually the three worlds were forced to capitulate, with Asgard surrendering in August 2312.[1][5][7]

Star League

During the final years of the Star League, Asgard was the host to a Star League Defense Force garrison.[34]

Clan Invasion

In February of 3052, Clan Smoke Jaguar attacked Asgard during the Fifth Wave of Operation REVIVAL. The attack, led by the Nineteenth Striker Cluster and Fourth Jaguar Dragoons, met strong resistance from the Third Benjamin Regulars as soon as they made planetfall with the opening of a continuous artillery bombardment. This forced the invaders to conduct a night march to escape the bombardment, arriving at the city of Vernan a full day before the defenders had expected them. In the fierce battle which followed the Third's heavy and assault 'Mechs tied up the Jaguars, allowing the rest of the regiment to withdraw to secondary defensive lines near the rock formation Odin's Retreat. There they dug in and held the line over the course of an entire month of combat. In the end, assault elements of the Fourth Jaguar broke through and rolled up the Third Regulars' western flank, forcing them to pull back across the Ragnarok Plains in a fighting retreat all the way to their DropShips. Little more than a battalion's worth of the Third Regulars managed to escape off-world.[35] After they were conquered, the citizens of Asgard remained willing to fight for their freedom, despite generations of brain-washing under Combine control.[1]

Operation BULLDOG

Asgard was invaded in the first wave of Operation BULLDOG by the Third Benjamin Regulars, the Davion Assault Guards, the Com Guard 278th Division, and the Third Proserpina Hussars. The defending Fourth Jaguar Dragoons were outnumbered four to one and inevitably lost the planet.[36]

ilClan Era

Attacked in June 3152 by the Rasalhague Dominion as part of a limited offensive towards Luthien, Asgard swiftly fell to the Third Freemen.[33]

Military Deployment

2764

3054

3062

3067

3085

Geography

Asgard has five continents, the most notable of which is Muspell, as well as a number of island chains. Among the significant geological regions on Muspell are the Odin's Retreat Mountains, a chain described as "formidable"; the Ragnarok Plains begin in the foothills of Odin's Retreat.[1]

Planetary Locations

  • Odin's Retreat: mountain range[1]
  • Ragnarok Plains[41]
  • Vernan: planetary capital city, located on the Ragnarok Plains in the foothills of Odin's Retreat[1]

Map Gallery

Nearby Systems

Closest 28 systems (28 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Port Arthur 11.9 Tarazed 14.7 Yamarovka 17.1 Avon 28.0
Tuat 28.2 Braunton 29.1 Mualang 30.2 Cyrenaica 30.9
Caripare 32.2 Baruun Urt 35.4 Itabaiana 41.4 Xinyang 43.4
Luthien 43.9 Bicester 44.1 Kilmarnock 46.1 Kanowit 46.5
Tanh Linh 49.7 Juazeiro 50.5 Dyfed 52.5 Tinaca 56.6
Chatham 56.6 Bilma 57.0 Leiston 57.3 Paracale 57.3
Babuyan 57.8 Outer Volta 59.1 Yumesta 59.6 Irece 59.6

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, p. 177: "Asgard"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dominions Divided, p. 85: "Rasalhague Dominion June 3152"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 24: "Conquest of resistance"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 23: "Political Maneuvers"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 17: "Macedonian Politics"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine Map Founding [2319]"
  9. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  10. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  11. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  12. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War [2821]"
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War [2864]"
  16. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  17. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War [3025]"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
  19. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  20. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 [3040]"
  21. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  23. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052]"
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  26. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"
  27. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map
  28. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  29. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
  30. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
  31. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  32. ↑ Shattered Fortress, pp. 102–103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Dominions Divided, p. 87: "A Short, Popular War"
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 256: "SLDF - Draconis Combine Military Command Map"
  35. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 69
  36. ↑ The Dragon Roars, p. 16
  37. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 62: "Unit Note"
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 128: "Nova Cats Deployment Table"
  39. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 101: "Clan Nova Cat Deployment Table"
  40. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 130: "Deployment Table - 3085"
  41. ↑ On Solid Ground

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