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= Bjarred =
 
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| class              = F4V<ref name=HKp180>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 180, "Bjarred Planet Profile".</ref><ref name="HB:HKp80">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 80, Bjarred"</ref><ref name=O:DCp16>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 16, "Bjarred"</ref>
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The '''Bjarred''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Bjarred V''', and as at [[3145]] was located in the [[Bjarred Prefecture]] of the [[Pesht Military District]] within the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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The '''Bjarred''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Bjarred V''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Bjarred Prefecture]] of the [[Pesht Military District]] within the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
  
 
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== System Description ==
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==System Description==
 
The Bjarred system was located near the [[New Sarum]] and [[Sawyer]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and consists of a class F4V primary orbited by at least five planets. A recharge station was in place at the nadir [[jump point]] during the [[thirty-first century]].<ref name=HKp180/><ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp16/>
 
The Bjarred system was located near the [[New Sarum]] and [[Sawyer]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and consists of a class F4V primary orbited by at least five planets. A recharge station was in place at the nadir [[jump point]] during the [[thirty-first century]].<ref name=HKp180/><ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp16/>
  
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== System History ==
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==System History==
 
Bjarred was settled during the [[twenty-third century]].<ref name=HKp180/>
 
Bjarred was settled during the [[twenty-third century]].<ref name=HKp180/>
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==Political Affiliation==
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* Ca. [[2300]] - [[Ozawa Mercantile Association]]<ref name=HKp180/>
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= Bjarred V =
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* [[2319]] - No record<ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"</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 name="H:RWp159">''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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* [[2786]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</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] Map"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</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] Map"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] (from March)<ref name="ICp64"/>
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* [[3051]] - [[Clan Nova Cat]] (from November)<ref name="ICp118"/>
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* [[3052]] - Clan Nova Cat<ref>''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] Map"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Clan Nova Cat<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</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 - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</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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==Bjarred V==
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| life                = 15% Amphibian<ref name=HKp180/><ref name="HB:HKp80"/><ref name=O:DCp16/>
 
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| capital            = Oasis V<ref name=O:DCp16/>
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Bjarred V - more commonly known simply as Bjarred - is the fifth planet in the Bjarred system and served for many years as a Prefecture capital within the Pesht Military District of the Draconis Combine. Bjarred has a single moon named Bereich.<ref name=O:DCp16/>
 
Bjarred V - more commonly known simply as Bjarred - is the fifth planet in the Bjarred system and served for many years as a Prefecture capital within the Pesht Military District of the Draconis Combine. Bjarred has a single moon named Bereich.<ref name=O:DCp16/>
  
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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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Bjarred was first settled in the twenty-third century by explorers from the [[Ozawa Mercantile Association]], whom had come to exploit the world's mineral riches.  In time the planet became the home of many industries, but only the [[Deep Ores Company]] survived to the end of the [[Third Succession War]].<ref name=HKp180/>
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Bjarred was first settled in the twenty-third century by explorers from the [[Ozawa Mercantile Association]], who had come to exploit the world's mineral riches.  In time the planet became the home of many industries, but only the [[Deep Ores Company]] survived to the end of the [[Third Succession War]].<ref name=HKp180/>
  
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===Succession Wars===  
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====Third Succession War====
 
By [[3025]], the world was protected by a [[Battalion]] of the [[Fourth Pesht Regulars]]. Their main opponent was the many bandits that lived in the mountains who periodically raided the Deep Ores' facilities for supplies.  But, there was another conflict brewing on Bjarred.  For years, the Deep Ore Company had been paying bribes to the planet's chairman to keep other companies from setting up on Bjarred.  However, when the Chairman began asking for higher payments, the company's then chief operating officer, Melissa Ozawa, decided to stop paying.  She was willing to risk any on-world competition as she believed that Deep Ores was now strong enough to stand on its own feet without government intervention.<ref name=HKp180/>
 
By [[3025]], the world was protected by a [[Battalion]] of the [[Fourth Pesht Regulars]]. Their main opponent was the many bandits that lived in the mountains who periodically raided the Deep Ores' facilities for supplies.  But, there was another conflict brewing on Bjarred.  For years, the Deep Ore Company had been paying bribes to the planet's chairman to keep other companies from setting up on Bjarred.  However, when the Chairman began asking for higher payments, the company's then chief operating officer, Melissa Ozawa, decided to stop paying.  She was willing to risk any on-world competition as she believed that Deep Ores was now strong enough to stand on its own feet without government intervention.<ref name=HKp180/>
  
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====Operation REVIVAL====
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During the first wave of the [[Clan Invasion]], the planet was conquered by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] in March [[3050]].  Several units of the [[Jaguar Grenadiers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguar Grenadiers]] - First [[Trinary]] Battle, Trinary Striker, and [[Binary]] [[Elemental]] - faced off against the First and Second Bjarred Armored [[Regiment]]s, heavy armor units supported by infantry.  An elaborate ambush was set up by the defenders on Donrad Hill, seeding the area with deadly [[Vibrabomb]]s.  Unfortunately their trap was discovered when the [[Point Commander]] of an Elemental [[Point]] triggered one of the explosives, alerting the Smoke Jaguars to the danger and allowing Binary Elemental to sweep the area and disable the rest of the mines.  Their trap discovered the Bjarred Armored Regiments decided to retreat to Bird's Roost, a crumbling [[Castle Brian]] dating back to the days of the [[Star League]].  This forced the Smoke Jaguars to pursue the defenders through the aging structure's maze of tunnels, and while Trinary Strike suffered significant casualties when part of the castle wall collapsed on top of it, they were successful in flushing the defenders out and destroying them.<ref name="ICp64">''Invading Clans'', p. 64</ref>
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During the first wave of the [[Clan Invasion]], the planet was conquered by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] in March [[3050]].  Several units of the [[Jaguar Grenadiers (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Jaguar Grenadiers]] - First [[Trinary]] Battle, Trinary Striker, and [[Binary]] [[Elemental]] - faced off against the First and Second Bjarred Armored [[Regiment]]s, heavy armor units supported by infantry.  An elaborate ambush was set up by the defenders on Donrad Hill, mining the area with deadly [[vibrabomb]]s.  Unfortunately their trap was discovered when the [[Point Commander]] of an Elemental [[Point]] triggered one of the explosives, alerting the Smoke Jaguars to the danger and allowing Binary Elemental to sweep the area and disable the rest of the mines.  Their trap discovered the Bjarred Armored Regiments decided to retreat to Bird's Roost, a crumbling [[Castle Brian]] dating back to the days of the [[Star League]].  This forced the Smoke Jaguars to pursue the defenders through the aging structure's maze of tunnels, and while Trinary Strike suffered significant casualties when part of the castle wall collapsed on top of it, they were successful in flushing the defenders out and destroying them.<ref name="ICp64">''Invading Clans'', p. 64</ref>
  
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During the fifth wave of the invasion, as part of an agreement between the two Clans ownership of Bjarred passed on to [[Clan Nova Cat]] in November of [[3051]].  At the time, the planet had no regular military forces defending it.  The [[Nova Cat Keshik]], lead by [[Khan]] [[Severen Leroux]], had AeroSpace Fighters scout the world for resistance forces, but none were found.  Clan Nova Cat assigned a Provisional Garrison Cluster and moved on to further conquests.  Only then did Bjarred's resistance forces reveal themselves to strike back against the invaders.  Named the Free Bjarred League, these resistance fighters waged a guerrilla war against the Nova Cats from the Decony Plains. By using the extensive underground tunnels and water ways as a base and to disguise their movement, they were successful in eluding the garrison forces until the Nova Cats discovered the Decony Waterway's themselves.  However, instead of destroying the League, the Clan garrison engaged in negotiations with the rebels by order of Nova Cat's Khan in a bid for a peaceful resolution.<ref name="ICp118">''Invading Clans'', p. 118, Clan Nova Cat actions during Operation REVIVAL on Bjarred.</ref>
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During the fifth wave of the invasion, as part of an agreement between the two Clans ownership of Bjarred passed on to [[Clan Nova Cat]] in November of [[3051]].  At the time, the planet had no regular military forces defending it.  The [[Nova Cat Keshik]], led by [[Khan]] [[Severen Leroux]], had aerospace fighters scout the world for resistance forces, but none were found.  Clan Nova Cat assigned a Provisional Garrison Cluster and moved on to further conquests.  Only then did Bjarred's resistance forces reveal themselves to strike back against the invaders.  Named the Free Bjarred League, these resistance fighters waged a guerrilla war against the Nova Cats from the Decony Plains. By using the extensive underground tunnels and water ways as a base and to disguise their movement, they were successful in eluding the garrison forces until the Nova Cats discovered the Decony Waterway's themselves.  However, instead of destroying the League, the Clan garrison engaged in negotiations with the rebels by order of Nova Cat's Khan in a bid for a peaceful resolution.<ref name="ICp118">''Invading Clans'', p. 118: Clan Nova Cat actions during Operation REVIVAL on Bjarred</ref>
  
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=== Operation BULLDOG ===
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====Operation BULLDOG====
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In the Second Wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] in [[3059]], [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] forces issued a [[Trial of Possession]] against the Nova Cats for control of Bjarred. The "Trial" for this world was decided by a coin toss where the world's Nova Cat commander, [[Star Colonel]] [[Olivia Drummond]] of the [[189th Striker (Clan Nova Cat)|189th Striker Cluster]] called "edge" to [[6th Ghost|Sixth Ghost Regiment's]] [[Tai-sa]] Katherine Oltion's flipping a newly minted Star League Coin.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 24, "Second Wave: The Drive Forward" - Bjarred famous coin toss to decide ownership of the planet.</ref><ref>''Grave Covenant'', p. ??{{cn}}, Event and units names given in novel.</ref>
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In the Second Wave of [[Operation BULLDOG]] in [[3059]], [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] forces issued a [[Trial of Possession]] against the Nova Cats for control of Bjarred. The "Trial" for this world was decided by a coin toss where the world's Nova Cat commander, [[Star Colonel]] [[Olivia Drummond]] of the [[189th Striker (Clan Nova Cat)|189th Striker Cluster]] called "edge" to [[6th Ghost|Sixth Ghost Regiment's]] ''[[Tai-sa]]'' Katherine Oltion's flipping a newly minted Star League Coin.<ref>''The Dragon Roars'', p. 24: "Second Wave: The Drive Forward" - Bjarred famous coin toss to decide ownership of the planet</ref><ref>''Grave Covenant'', p. ??{{cn}}, Event and units names given in novel</ref>
  
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By the time Bjarred returned to Combine control, the Ozawa presence on Bjarred - and with it, the last of the Ozawa line - had been wiped out. A corporate changeover within Deep Ores and its parent company, [[Metals of the Earth]], had given both a degree of discrete distance from their previous, highly corrupt owners. Bjarred had suffered relatively little hardship during its occupation, other than the products of its industry being rerouted to the Smoke Jaguar facilities within the Occupation Zone, and the apparently docile nature of the population under Clan rule led the [[ISF]] to question if Bjarred was worth of regaining its previous status as a Prefecture capital. Fortunately for the inhabitants, evidence showed that the population had been passively resisting; the resources shipped to the Jaguars had been both smaller in quantity and inferior in quality to those exported prior to Bjarred's occupation. More significantly, refined and finished products were demonstrated to have been deliberately manufactured with numerous weak spots and defects, resulting in increased breakdowns and failures in equipment that used any of them.<ref name="HB:HKp80"/>
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By the time Bjarred returned to Combine control, the Ozawa presence on Bjarred - and with it, the last of the Ozawa line - had been wiped out. A corporate shakeup within Deep Ores and its parent company, [[Metals of the Earth]], had given both a degree of discrete distance from their previous, highly corrupt owners. Bjarred had suffered relatively little hardship during its occupation, other than the products of its industry being rerouted to the Smoke Jaguar facilities within the Occupation Zone, and the apparently docile nature of the population under Clan rule led the [[ISF]] to question if Bjarred was worth of regaining its previous status as a Prefecture capital. Fortunately for the inhabitants, evidence showed that the population had been passively resisting; the resources shipped to the Jaguars had been both smaller in quantity and inferior in quality to those exported prior to Bjarred's occupation. More significantly, refined and finished products were demonstrated to have been deliberately manufactured with numerous weak spots and defects, resulting in increased breakdowns and failures in equipment that used any of them.<ref name="HB:HKp80"/>
  
 
When this was brought to his attention, [[Coordinator]] [[Theodore Kurita]] applauded the inhabitants of Bjarred for their dedication to the Combine, rewarding them with an extra week of celebrations during the official reinstatement of Bjarred as the local Prefecture capital. With many citizens relocating from the [[Irece Prefecture]], Bjarred was declared to be one of three official destination worlds for those emigrating from the new Nova Cat holdings. This resulted in Bjarred's economy growing rapidly until it was an economic powerhouse within the Pesht Military District.<ref name="HB:HKp80"/>
 
When this was brought to his attention, [[Coordinator]] [[Theodore Kurita]] applauded the inhabitants of Bjarred for their dedication to the Combine, rewarding them with an extra week of celebrations during the official reinstatement of Bjarred as the local Prefecture capital. With many citizens relocating from the [[Irece Prefecture]], Bjarred was declared to be one of three official destination worlds for those emigrating from the new Nova Cat holdings. This resulted in Bjarred's economy growing rapidly until it was an economic powerhouse within the Pesht Military District.<ref name="HB:HKp80"/>
  
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During the [[Jihad]] Bjarred housed a small [[RetroTech]] factory. Owned by [[Metals of the Earth]] it produced ''[[Gladiator (BattleMech)|Gladiator]]'' 'Mechs for a desperate DCMS.<ref>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4</ref> By [[3079]] that factory had shut down.<ref name=O:DCp16/>
 
During the [[Jihad]] Bjarred housed a small [[RetroTech]] factory. Owned by [[Metals of the Earth]] it produced ''[[Gladiator (BattleMech)|Gladiator]]'' 'Mechs for a desperate DCMS.<ref>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4</ref> By [[3079]] that factory had shut down.<ref name=O:DCp16/>
  
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* [[2319]] - No record <ref name=HB:HKp18>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"</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 name="H:RWp159">''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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* [[2786]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2822]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</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] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</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] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3050]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere [3050] Map"</ref> / [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] (from March)<ref name="ICp64"/>
 
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* [[3051]] - [[Clan Nova Cat]] (from November)<ref name="ICp118"/>
 
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* [[3052]] - Clan Nova Cat <ref>''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] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3057]] - Clan Nova Cat <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3063]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3067]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</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 - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3085]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3130]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</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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=== 3025 ===
 
 
* Chairman Yoshimas Drebbly, Earl of Bjarred<ref name=HKp180/>
 
* Chairman Yoshimas Drebbly, Earl of Bjarred<ref name=HKp180/>
  
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* [[9th Pesht Regulars|Ninth Pesht Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 137, "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref>
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* [[9th Pesht Regulars|Ninth Pesht Regulars]]<ref name="FSWp137">''First Succession War'', p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"</ref>
  
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* Ninth Pesht Regulars<ref name="FSWp137"/>
 
* Ninth Pesht Regulars<ref name="FSWp137"/>
  
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* One [[battalion]] of the [[4th Pesht Regulars]].<ref name=HKDCp180/>
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* [[1st Bjarred Armored Regiment]]<ref name="ICp64"/>
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* [[189th Striker (Clan Nova Cat)|189th Striker Cluster]], [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Sigma Galaxy]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 63, "Unit Note"</ref>
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* [[189th Striker (Clan Nova Cat)|189th Striker Cluster]], [[Sigma Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Sigma Galaxy]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 63: "Unit Note"</ref>
 
* [[115th Phalanx (Clan Nova Cat)|115th Phalanx Cluster]], [[Chi Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Chi Galaxy]]
 
* [[115th Phalanx (Clan Nova Cat)|115th Phalanx Cluster]], [[Chi Galaxy (Clan Nova Cat)|Chi Galaxy]]
  
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===3067===
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* [[10th Pesht Regulars|Tenth Pesht Regulars]]<ref name=FMU119>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 119, "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[10th Pesht Regulars|Tenth Pesht Regulars]]<ref name=FMU119>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 119: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"</ref>
  
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===3079===
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====3079====
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* Tenth Pesht Regulars<ref>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 11, "Pesht Regulars Regimental Status"</ref>
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* Tenth Pesht Regulars<ref>''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 11: "Pesht Regulars Regimental Status"</ref>
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:- In 3079 the 10th Pesht Regulars were deployed across [[Schwartz]], Bjarred and [[Tarnby]]. The 10th was at 75% of full strength, with 85% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
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:- In 3079 the Tenth Pesht Regulars were deployed across [[Schwartz]], Bjarred and [[Tarnby]]. The Tenth was at 75% of full strength, with 85% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
 
* [[19th Pesht Regulars|Nineteenth Pesht Regulars]]<ref name=O:DCp16/>
 
* [[19th Pesht Regulars|Nineteenth Pesht Regulars]]<ref name=O:DCp16/>
  
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===3085===
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* [[1st Amphigean Light Assault Group|First Amphigean Light Assault Group]]<ref name=FM3085p51>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 51, "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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* [[1st Amphigean Light Assault Group|First Amphigean Light Assault Group]]<ref name=FM3085p51>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 51: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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:- At this point in time the 1st Amphigean were deployed across Bjarred and [[Salford]]. The 1st was at 75% of full strength, with 88% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
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:- At this point in time the First Amphigean were deployed across Bjarred and [[Salford]]. The First was at 75% of full strength, with 88% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
  
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== Geography ==  
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* [[19th Pesht Regulars|Nineteenth Pesht Regulars]] (1 Battalion)<ref name=FM3145p66>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"</ref>
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===Geography===
 
Bjarred is a small world with little open water on its surface.  What water the world possesses is underground running through vast catacombs.  The surface vegetation mostly crisscrosses the world in ribbons as the plants follow the paths of these underground water ways.  The world's many mountain ranges are barren in regards to life, but are rich is valuable minerals and metals.<ref name=HKp180/>
 
Bjarred is a small world with little open water on its surface.  What water the world possesses is underground running through vast catacombs.  The surface vegetation mostly crisscrosses the world in ribbons as the plants follow the paths of these underground water ways.  The world's many mountain ranges are barren in regards to life, but are rich is valuable minerals and metals.<ref name=HKp180/>
  
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* Bird's Roost: A Castle Brian constructed during the [[Star League era]] but reduced to a decaying ruin by the thirty-first century. Site of a battle between militia forces and Clan Smoke Jaguar during Operation REVIVAL.<ref name="ICp64"/>
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* [[Bird's Roost Castle Brian]]: constructed during the [[Star League era]] but reduced to a decaying ruin by the thirty-first century. Site of a battle between militia forces and Clan Smoke Jaguar during Operation REVIVAL.<ref name="ICp64"/>
 
* Decony Plains: These plains are the home of an extensive track of underground caverns and waterways.<ref name=HKp180/>
 
* Decony Plains: These plains are the home of an extensive track of underground caverns and waterways.<ref name=HKp180/>
 
* Donrad Hill: the site of a battle between militia forces and Clan Smoke Jaguar during Operation REVIVAL.<ref name="ICp64"/>
 
* Donrad Hill: the site of a battle between militia forces and Clan Smoke Jaguar during Operation REVIVAL.<ref name="ICp64"/>
 
* Icefall: A small continent, Icefall received its name from an early attempt to provide colonists with water. A comet was redirected to the world with the hope that it would provide liquid water. Unfortunately the comet arrived with too much force and killed all the colonists. The crater from the comet strike still dominates the continent.<ref name=O:DCp16/><ref name="HB:HKp80"/>
 
* Icefall: A small continent, Icefall received its name from an early attempt to provide colonists with water. A comet was redirected to the world with the hope that it would provide liquid water. Unfortunately the comet arrived with too much force and killed all the colonists. The crater from the comet strike still dominates the continent.<ref name=O:DCp16/><ref name="HB:HKp80"/>
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* Oasis V: the planetary capital city<ref name=O:DCp16/>, and the location where the battalion of the 4th Pesht Regulars was stationed.<ref name=HKDCp180/>
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* Oasis V: the planetary capital city,<ref name=O:DCp16/> and the location where the battalion of the Fourth Pesht Regulars was stationed.<ref name=HKDCp180/>
  
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== Industrial Centers ==
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===Industrial Centers===
 
* [[Deep Ores Company]] - The world's only source of industry in 3025. The company continued to operate until the [[Clan Invasion]] where it fell under the control of [[Clan Nova Cat]].<ref name=HKp180/>
 
* [[Deep Ores Company]] - The world's only source of industry in 3025. The company continued to operate until the [[Clan Invasion]] where it fell under the control of [[Clan Nova Cat]].<ref name=HKp180/>
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
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* ''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
 
* ''[[The Dragon Roars]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
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* ''[[Grave Covenant]]'' (novel)
 
* ''[[Grave Covenant]]'' (novel)
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
 
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Draconis Combine]]''
 
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Bjarred
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3151
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Bjarred nearby systems
(Map Legend)
System Information
X:Y Coordinates243.394 : 408.678[e]
Spectral classF4V[1][2][3]
Recharge time175 hours[2][3]
Recharge station(s)Nadir[1][2][3]

The Bjarred system was home to at least one habitable world, Bjarred V, and as of 3145 was located in the Bjarred Prefecture of the Pesht Military District within the Draconis Combine.[4][5]

System Description

The Bjarred system was located near the New Sarum and Sawyer systems[6] and consists of a class F4V primary orbited by at least five planets. A recharge station was in place at the nadir jump point during the thirty-first century.[1][2][3]

System History

Bjarred was settled during the twenty-third century.[1]

Political Affiliation

Bjarred V

Bjarred V
Crest-Bjarred.png
Astrophysical
System position5th[1][2][3]
Jump Point distance16.10 days[2][3]
Moons1 (Bereich)[2][3]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.91[2][3]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[2][3]
Equatorial temperature25°C (Temperate)[2][3]
Surface water73%[2][3]
Highest native life15% Amphibian[1][2][3]
History and Culture
Population890,000,000 (3025)[1]
1,341,000,000 (3067)[2]
905,000,000 (3079)[3]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerEarl of Bjarred
Political LeaderDistrict Governor
CapitalOasis V[3]
HPG ClassB[1][2][3]
HPG RepresentativePrecentor Nelson Dewers[35]

Bjarred V - more commonly known simply as Bjarred - is the fifth planet in the Bjarred system and served for many years as a Prefecture capital within the Pesht Military District of the Draconis Combine. Bjarred has a single moon named Bereich.[3]

Planetary History

Early History

Bjarred was first settled in the twenty-third century by explorers from the Ozawa Mercantile Association, who had come to exploit the world's mineral riches. In time the planet became the home of many industries, but only the Deep Ores Company survived to the end of the Third Succession War.[1]

Third Succession War

By 3025, the world was protected by a Battalion of the Fourth Pesht Regulars. Their main opponent was the many bandits that lived in the mountains who periodically raided the Deep Ores' facilities for supplies. But, there was another conflict brewing on Bjarred. For years, the Deep Ore Company had been paying bribes to the planet's chairman to keep other companies from setting up on Bjarred. However, when the Chairman began asking for higher payments, the company's then chief operating officer, Melissa Ozawa, decided to stop paying. She was willing to risk any on-world competition as she believed that Deep Ores was now strong enough to stand on its own feet without government intervention.[1]

Operation REVIVAL

During the first wave of the Clan Invasion, the planet was conquered by Clan Smoke Jaguar in March 3050. Several units of the Jaguar Grenadiers - First Trinary Battle, Trinary Striker, and Binary Elemental - faced off against the First and Second Bjarred Armored Regiments, heavy armor units supported by infantry. An elaborate ambush was set up by the defenders on Donrad Hill, mining the area with deadly vibrabombs. Unfortunately their trap was discovered when the Point Commander of an Elemental Point triggered one of the explosives, alerting the Smoke Jaguars to the danger and allowing Binary Elemental to sweep the area and disable the rest of the mines. Their trap discovered the Bjarred Armored Regiments decided to retreat to Bird's Roost, a crumbling Castle Brian dating back to the days of the Star League. This forced the Smoke Jaguars to pursue the defenders through the aging structure's maze of tunnels, and while Trinary Strike suffered significant casualties when part of the castle wall collapsed on top of it, they were successful in flushing the defenders out and destroying them.[22]

During the fifth wave of the invasion, as part of an agreement between the two Clans ownership of Bjarred passed on to Clan Nova Cat in November of 3051. At the time, the planet had no regular military forces defending it. The Nova Cat Keshik, led by Khan Severen Leroux, had aerospace fighters scout the world for resistance forces, but none were found. Clan Nova Cat assigned a Provisional Garrison Cluster and moved on to further conquests. Only then did Bjarred's resistance forces reveal themselves to strike back against the invaders. Named the Free Bjarred League, these resistance fighters waged a guerrilla war against the Nova Cats from the Decony Plains. By using the extensive underground tunnels and water ways as a base and to disguise their movement, they were successful in eluding the garrison forces until the Nova Cats discovered the Decony Waterway's themselves. However, instead of destroying the League, the Clan garrison engaged in negotiations with the rebels by order of Nova Cat's Khan in a bid for a peaceful resolution.[23]

Operation BULLDOG

In the Second Wave of Operation BULLDOG in 3059, Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery forces issued a Trial of Possession against the Nova Cats for control of Bjarred. The "Trial" for this world was decided by a coin toss where the world's Nova Cat commander, Star Colonel Olivia Drummond of the 189th Striker Cluster called "edge" to Sixth Ghost Regiment's Tai-sa Katherine Oltion's flipping a newly minted Star League Coin.[36][37]

FedCom Civil War

By the time Bjarred returned to Combine control, the Ozawa presence on Bjarred - and with it, the last of the Ozawa line - had been wiped out. A corporate shakeup within Deep Ores and its parent company, Metals of the Earth, had given both a degree of discrete distance from their previous, highly corrupt owners. Bjarred had suffered relatively little hardship during its occupation, other than the products of its industry being rerouted to the Smoke Jaguar facilities within the Occupation Zone, and the apparently docile nature of the population under Clan rule led the ISF to question if Bjarred was worth of regaining its previous status as a Prefecture capital. Fortunately for the inhabitants, evidence showed that the population had been passively resisting; the resources shipped to the Jaguars had been both smaller in quantity and inferior in quality to those exported prior to Bjarred's occupation. More significantly, refined and finished products were demonstrated to have been deliberately manufactured with numerous weak spots and defects, resulting in increased breakdowns and failures in equipment that used any of them.[2]

When this was brought to his attention, Coordinator Theodore Kurita applauded the inhabitants of Bjarred for their dedication to the Combine, rewarding them with an extra week of celebrations during the official reinstatement of Bjarred as the local Prefecture capital. With many citizens relocating from the Irece Prefecture, Bjarred was declared to be one of three official destination worlds for those emigrating from the new Nova Cat holdings. This resulted in Bjarred's economy growing rapidly until it was an economic powerhouse within the Pesht Military District.[2]

Jihad

During the Jihad Bjarred housed a small RetroTech factory. Owned by Metals of the Earth it produced Gladiator 'Mechs for a desperate DCMS.[38] By 3079 that factory had shut down.[3]

Planetary Rulers

3025

  • Chairman Yoshimas Drebbly, Earl of Bjarred[1]

Military Deployment

2786

2821

  • Ninth Pesht Regulars[39]

3025

3050

3054

3067

3079

  • Tenth Pesht Regulars[42]
- In 3079 the Tenth Pesht Regulars were deployed across Schwartz, Bjarred and Tarnby. The Tenth was at 75% of full strength, with 85% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

3085

- At this point in time the First Amphigean were deployed across Bjarred and Salford. The First was at 75% of full strength, with 88% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

3145

Geography

Bjarred is a small world with little open water on its surface. What water the world possesses is underground running through vast catacombs. The surface vegetation mostly crisscrosses the world in ribbons as the plants follow the paths of these underground water ways. The world's many mountain ranges are barren in regards to life, but are rich is valuable minerals and metals.[1]

Planetary Locations

  • Bird's Roost Castle Brian: constructed during the Star League era but reduced to a decaying ruin by the thirty-first century. Site of a battle between militia forces and Clan Smoke Jaguar during Operation REVIVAL.[22]
  • Decony Plains: These plains are the home of an extensive track of underground caverns and waterways.[1]
  • Donrad Hill: the site of a battle between militia forces and Clan Smoke Jaguar during Operation REVIVAL.[22]
  • Icefall: A small continent, Icefall received its name from an early attempt to provide colonists with water. A comet was redirected to the world with the hope that it would provide liquid water. Unfortunately the comet arrived with too much force and killed all the colonists. The crater from the comet strike still dominates the continent.[3][2]
  • Oasis V: the planetary capital city,[3] and the location where the battalion of the Fourth Pesht Regulars was stationed.[35]

Industrial Centers

Map Gallery

Nearby Systems

Closest 20 systems (18 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Sawyer 17.5 New Sarum 21.5 Wonju 24.0 Ouagadougou 26.4
Stapelfeld 29.6 Tarnby 31.0 Caracol 31.5 Chupadero 33.1
Lonaconing 37.1 Altona 42.2 Virentofta 45.2 Jeju 46.2
Jeanette 46.6 Chapineria 51.4 Caesaera 53.1 Kabah 53.4
Seuta Bimyeong 54.4 Echo 58.9 Matamoras 60.2 Cabanatuan 63.0

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 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 180: "Bjarred Planet Profile"
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 80: Bjarred"
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 16: "Bjarred"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  7. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18: "Draconis Combine - [2319] Map"
  8. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  10. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  11. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  12. ↑ First Succession War, p. 25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  13. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  14. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  15. ↑ First Succession War, p. 113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  16. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  17. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  19. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  20. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  21. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 Invading Clans, p. 64
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Invading Clans, p. 118: Clan Nova Cat actions during Operation REVIVAL on Bjarred
  24. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23: "Inner Sphere [3052] Map"
  25. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
  26. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"
  27. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"
  28. ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  29. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42: "Inner Sphere - [October 3067] Map"
  30. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65: Inner Sphere - [3075] Map
  31. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  32. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  33. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 127: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  34. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 180: "Bjarred"
  36. ↑ The Dragon Roars, p. 24: "Second Wave: The Drive Forward" - Bjarred famous coin toss to decide ownership of the planet
  37. ↑ Grave Covenant, p. ??[citation needed], Event and units names given in novel
  38. ↑ Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 4
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 First Succession War, p. 137: "First Succession War Deployment Table - DCMS"
  40. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 63: "Unit Note"
  41. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 119: "Draconis Combine Deployment Table"
  42. ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 11: "Pesht Regulars Regimental Status"
  43. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 51: "DCMS Deployment Table - 3085"
  44. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 66: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Table - 3145"

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