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The '''Blackstone''' system was home to at least one habitable world or construct and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Periphery]] region known as [[The Barrens]].<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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== System Description ==
 
== System Description ==
The Blackstone system was located near the [[Oberon VI]] and [[Zertarum]] systems.  It was located Coreward from [[Terra]] and was home to at least one habitable world or construct.<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/><ref name="ER:2750p36"/><ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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The Blackstone system was located near the [[Oberon VI]] and [[Zertarum]] systems.<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/><ref name="ER:2750p36"/>
  
 
== System History ==
 
== System History ==
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== Political Affiliation ==
 
== Political Affiliation ==
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* [[2571]] - No record<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18: "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2571]] - No record<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18: "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - No record<ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - No record<ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2750]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]]<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2750]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]]<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
* [[2764]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2765]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:LoTV1p10">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp38">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 38: "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name="FR2765:LCAFp25">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
 
* [[2765]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:LoTV1p10">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp38">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 38: "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name="FR2765:LCAFp25">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
 
* [[2767]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:LoTV1p104>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2767]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:LoTV1p104>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2822]] - Independent world<ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2822]] - Independent world<ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2864]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2864]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
* [[3025]] - [[Oberon Confederation]]<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref><ref name="TP1E">''The Periphery, First Edition'', pp. 156–157: "Maps of the Periphery"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - [[Oberon Confederation]]<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref><ref name="TP1E">''The Periphery, First Edition'', p. 157: "Map of the Periphery"</ref>
 
* [[3030]] - Oberon Confederation<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3030]] - Oberon Confederation<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3040]] - Oberon Confederation<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3040]] - Oberon Confederation<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3081]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
* [[3095]] - [[New Oberon Confederation]]<ref name=IEIP3p43>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 43</ref>
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* [[3095]] - [[New Oberon Confederation]]<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 43</ref>
* [[3135]] - New Oberon Confederation<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - The Barrens<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
* [[3145]] - New Oberon Confederation<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>"
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* [[3145]] - The Barrens<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>
* [[3152]] - New Oberon Confederation<ref name=TRp72>''Tamar Rising'', p. 72, "The Hinterlands June 3152"</ref>
 
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==Blackstone==
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== Planetary History ==
===Planetary History===
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Blackstone was a part of the [[Apollo Province]] of the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="HB:HSp36"/> By [[3025]] it was a part of the Oberon Confederation and was subsequently annexed by Clan Wolf during [[Operation REVIVAL]].<ref name="HB:HSp47"/><ref name="TP1E"/><ref name="TP2Ep115"/>
====Star League====
 
Blackstone was a part of the [[Apollo Province]] of the Rim Worlds Republic at the height of the [[Star League]].<ref name="HB:HSp36"/>
 
  
====Succession Wars====
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===Clan Invasion===
By the end of the [[Third Succession War]], Blackstone was a part of the Oberon Confederation.<ref name="HB:HSp47"/><ref name="TP1E"/><ref name="TP2Ep115"/>
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Following the declaration by [[ilKhan]] [[Leo Showers]] that the Periphery worlds were open territory for attacks during the opening stages of [[Operation REVIVAL]], [[Khan]] [[Ian Hawker]] of [[Clan Diamond Shark]] immediately submitted a bid to conquer Blackstone using the [[Diamond Keshik (Clan Diamond Shark)|Diamond Keshik]], the only Diamond Shark unit involved in REVIVAL at that point. Hawker's request was rebuffed by Showers, who subsequently limited the attacks to only the four primary invading Clans, although Showers did condescendingly offer a spot to Hawker in a [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] raid during the first wave of REVIVAL - an offer Hawker rejected. The exchange of insults between Hawker and Showers went a long way towards reviving the traditional loathing between the Diamond Sharks and Smoke Jaguars and would subsequently prompt a number of damaging battles between the two Clans.<ref name="ICp138">''Invading Clans'', p. 138: "Periphery Action"</ref> On August [[3049]] Clan Wolf's [[Silver Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Silver Keshik]] and [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Beta Galaxy]] attacked the planet Blackstone. The defending [[Blackstone Guards]] [[company]] in their aging machines were destroyed by the superior Clan troops.<ref name="WCSp56">''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 56: "Wolf Clan Occupation Zone - The Periphery - Blackstone"</ref>
  
====Clan Invasion====
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===Jihad===
Following the declaration by [[ilKhan]] [[Leo Showers]] that Periphery worlds were open territory for attacks during the opening stages of [[Operation REVIVAL]], [[Khan]] [[Ian Hawker]] of [[Clan Diamond Shark]] immediately submitted a bid to conquer Blackstone using the [[Diamond Keshik (Clan Diamond Shark)|Diamond Keshik]], the only Diamond Shark unit involved in REVIVAL at that point. Hawker's request was rebuffed by Showers, who subsequently limited the attacks to only the four primary invading Clans, although Showers did condescendingly offer a spot to Hawker in a [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] raid during the first wave of REVIVAL - an offer Hawker rejected. The exchange of insults between Hawker and Showers went a long way towards reviving the traditional loathing between the Diamond Sharks and Smoke Jaguars and would subsequently prompt a number of damaging battles between the two Clans.<ref name="ICp138">''Invading Clans'', p. 138: "Periphery Action"</ref>
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The Clan Wolf troops withdrew from Blackstone after the [[Jihad]], but several Clan merchants arranged for technical support to be sent to Blackstone. These technicians helped to rebuild several fortresses on the world, creating a modern [[Castle Brian]].<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 42</ref>
 
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In August [[3049]], Clan Wolf's [[Silver Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Silver Keshik]] of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Beta Galaxy]] attacked Blackstone. The defending [[Blackstone Guards]] [[company]] in their aging machines were destroyed quickly by the superior Clan troops and the world fell under Clan Wolf control.<ref name="WCSp56">''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 56: "Wolf Clan Occupation Zone - The Periphery - Blackstone"</ref>
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== Political Affiliation ==
  
====Jihad====
 
Clan Wolf troops withdrew from Blackstone after the [[Jihad]], but several Clan merchants arranged for technical support to be sent to Blackstone. These technicians helped to rebuild several fortresses on the world, creating a modern [[Castle Brian]].<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 42</ref>
 
 
====post-Jihad====
 
By 3095, Blackstone was a member of the [[New Oberon Confederation]]<ref name=IEIP3p43 />
 
 
====ilClan====
 
In 3152, Blackstone was still a member of the New Oberon Confederation within The Barrens.<ref name=TRp72/>
 
 
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===Military Deployment===
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== Military Deployment ==
==== 3049 ====
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=== 3049 ===
 
* The [[Blackstone Guards]]<ref name=WCS056>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 56</ref>
 
* The [[Blackstone Guards]]<ref name=WCS056>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 56</ref>
  
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== Geography ==
 
== Geography ==
 
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=== Planetary Locations ===
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== Planetary Locations ==
 
* Darnin Hills: The site of a major battle during Operation REVIVAL.<ref name="WCSp56"/>
 
* Darnin Hills: The site of a major battle during Operation REVIVAL.<ref name="WCSp56"/>
 
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery, First Edition]]''
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* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]''
 
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition]]''
* ''[[Tamar Rising]]''
 
 
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
 
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
 
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