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−	{{otheruses|the planetary system|other uses|Bryant (disambiguation)}}	+	= Bryant =
−		+	''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)''
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	| name                = Bryant		| name                = Bryant
	| coord              = 13.177 : -13.229{{e}}		| coord              = 13.177 : -13.229{{e}}
−	| stars              =	+	| stars              =
−	| class              = F5IV<ref name=DARWp234>''Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 234: "Bryant"</ref><ref name=SLp170>''The Star League'', p. 170: "Bryant" planet profile</ref>	+	| class              = F5IV<ref name="DARWp231">''Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 231, "Bryant"</ref>
−	| recharge            =	+	| recharge            =
−	| recharge stations  = Zenith, Nadir<ref name=WoTp19/>	+	| recharge stations  = 2 (zenith and nadir jump points)<ref name=WoTp19/>
−	| planets            = 5<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	| planets            = 5<ref name="DARWp231"/>
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	The '''Bryant''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Bryant IV''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>		The '''Bryant''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Bryant IV''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
−	==System Description==	+	__TOC__
−	The Bryant system is located near the [[Caph]] and [[New Home]] systems<ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class F5IV primary orbited by five planets.<ref name=SLp170/>
−	The three planets inward of Bryant are little more than airless rocks each roughly half the size of [[Terra]], with two of them tidally locked. Bryant orbits its sun at 1.45 astronomical units. The single planet outward from Bryant is a small gas giant, which has an eccentric orbit that varies from 6 to 10 AUs distance from its parent star, while Bryant itself and its inner companions follow more or less regular orbital paths.<ref name=WoTp19>''War of the Tripods'', p. 19: "Gamemaster's Sourcebook"</ref>	+	== System Description ==
		+	The Bryant system is located near the [[Caph]] and [[New Home]] systems<ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class A9III primary orbited by five planets.<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	==System History==	+	The three planets inward of Bryant are little more than airless rocks each roughly half the size of [[Terra]], with two of them tide-locked. Bryant orbits his sun at 1.45 AU's. The single planet outward from Bryant is a small gas giant, which has an eccentric orbit that varies from 6 to 10 AU's distance from its parent star, while Bryant itself and its inner companions follow more or less regular orbital paths.<ref name=WoTp19>''War of the Tripods'' p.19 "GAMEMASTER'S SOURCEBOOK"</ref>
		+
		+	== System History ==
	The Bryant system was settled during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and remained a part of the [[Terran Alliance]] after the [[Demarcation Declaration]] in the mid-[[twenty-third century]].<ref name="HB:HMp16"/>		The Bryant system was settled during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and remained a part of the [[Terran Alliance]] after the [[Demarcation Declaration]] in the mid-[[twenty-third century]].<ref name="HB:HMp16"/>
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−	==Political Affiliation==	+	== Political Affiliation ==
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−	* [[2271]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref>	+	= Bryant IV =
−	* [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref>	+	{{InfoBoxPlanetStandard
−	* [[2341]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13</ref>
−	* [[2366]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17</ref>
−	* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref><ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25</ref>
−	* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
−	* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
−	* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref>
−	* [[2767]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 84–85: "Atrocities and Excesses"</ref>
−	* [[2771]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138</ref>
−	* [[2774]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
−	* [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name=FSWp25>''First Succession War'', pp. 25–25: "Inner Sphere - 2786"</ref>
−	* [[2797]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref>
−	* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113</ref>
−	* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39</ref>
−	* [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40</ref>
−	* [[3029]] - [[Tikonov Free Republic]] (from March)<ref name="FSWMAv2p16">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 16–17: "Tikonov Free Republic"</ref><ref name="FSWMAv2p16A">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 16</ref>
−	* [[3030]] - Tikonov Free Republic<ref name="FSWMAv2p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 94: "End of the War"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49</ref>
−	* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref>
−	* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
−	* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref>
−	* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3062p10">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
−	* [[3058]] - [[Chaos March]]<ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60</ref>
−	* [[3062]] - Chaos March{{cn}}
−	* [[3063]] - Chaos March<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
−	* [[3067]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref name=MS69/><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43</ref>
−	* [[3145]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
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−	==Bryant IV==
−	{{InfoBoxPlanet
	| image              = Bryant.jpg		| image              = Bryant.jpg
−	| name                = Bryant IV	+	| caption            = View of Bryant from orbit
−	| othernames         =	+	| imagewidth         = 130px
−	| position            = Fourth<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	| name                = Bryant
−	| distance            = 14.94<ref name=WoTp4>''War of the Tripods'', p. 4: "World Guide"</ref><br>15 days<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	| position            = 4th<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	| moons              = 3 (Jarra, Sennu, Summersdale)<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	| distance            = 14.94<ref name=WoTp4>''War of the Tripods'' p.4 "World Guide"</ref><br>15 days<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	| gravity            = 0.98<ref name=DARWp234/><ref name=WoTp19/>	+	| moons              = 3 (Jarra, Sennu and Summersdale)<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	| day                =
−	| temperature        = 37°C<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	| gravity            = 0.98<ref name="DARWp231"/><ref name=WoTp19/>
−	| water              = 64%<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	| life                = Mammals<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	| temperature        = 37°C<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	| continents          = 4 (Tomainisia, Voltanasia, Altario, Zephyrim)<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	| water              = 64%<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	| colonized          =	+	| life                = Mammals<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	| demonym            =	+	| date                =
−	| language            =	+	| year                = 3130<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	| religion            =	+	| ruler              = [[Becca Jareque]], Governor (3130)<ref name=DARoSp22>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 22 "Prefecture IX"</ref><ref name="DARWp231"/><br>[[Trent Hawsel-George]], Legate (3130)<ref name=DARoSp22/><ref name="DARWp231"/><br>First Citizen of the Bryant Planetary Council [[Elizabeth Welles]] (3136 - 3138)<ref name=WoTp5>''War of the Tripods'' p.5 "Last BPM 'Mechs Bound for Terra"</ref><ref name=WoTp8a>''War of the Tripods'' p.8 "Elizabeth Welles"</ref><br>[[Carl Phillips]], Acting Legate (3138)<ref name=WoTp8b>''War of the Tripods'' p.8 "Carl Phillips"</ref>
−	| population          = 23,500,000 (2766),<ref name=SLp170/><br>63,000 (3025),<ref name=SLp170/><br>52,000 (3130),<ref name=DARWp234/><ref name=DARoSp22>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 22: "Prefecture IX"</ref><br>ca. 52,000 (3138)<ref name=WoTp4/>	+	| capital            = Brein<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	| ruler              =	+	| population          = 23,500,000 (2750){{cn}}<br>63,000 (3025){{cn}}<br>52,000 (3130)<ref name=DARoSp22/><ref name="DARWp231"/><br>Circa 52,000 (3138)<ref name=WoTp4/>
−	| political          = [[Planetary Governor of Bryant|Planetary Governor]]<br/>[[First Citizen of the Bryant Planetary Council|First Citizen]]	+	| USIIR              =
−	| commander          = Legate [[Becca Jareque]] (3130),<ref name=DARWp234/><ref name=DARoSp22/><br>Acting Legate [[Carl Phillips]] (3138)<ref name=WoTp8b>''War of the Tripods'', p. 8: "Carl Phillips"</ref>
−	| capital            = Brein<ref name=DARWp234/>
	| hpg                = A-Class<ref name=WoTp19/>		| hpg                = A-Class<ref name=WoTp19/>
−	| hpgrep              =
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−	Bryant IV, more commonly known simply as Bryant, fourth of five planets in the Bryant system. Bryant has three moons named Jarra, Sennu, and Summersdale.<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	Bryant IV - more commonly known simply as Bryant - fourth of five planets in the Bryant system. Bryant has three moons named Jarra, Sennu and Summersdale.<ref name="DARWp231"/>
	In the night sky, Sennu and Summersdale tend to be easily visible, even on partly cloudy days, while the distant and obviously smaller Jarra peeking out from behind Sennu during exotic intervals. Sennu and Summersdale are excellent reflectors of their sun's light, but Jarra's darker, charcoal hue has a much more muted effect on the night sky. On clear days, Bryant's lunar bodies ensure that the planet never suffers from total darkness, except perhaps at the extreme poles. Only the heavier cloud cover that typifies the majority of the planet's climate can cut off the lunar glow entirely.<ref name=WoTp19/>		In the night sky, Sennu and Summersdale tend to be easily visible, even on partly cloudy days, while the distant and obviously smaller Jarra peeking out from behind Sennu during exotic intervals. Sennu and Summersdale are excellent reflectors of their sun's light, but Jarra's darker, charcoal hue has a much more muted effect on the night sky. On clear days, Bryant's lunar bodies ensure that the planet never suffers from total darkness, except perhaps at the extreme poles. Only the heavier cloud cover that typifies the majority of the planet's climate can cut off the lunar glow entirely.<ref name=WoTp19/>
−	===Planetary History===	+	== Planetary History ==
−	====Early History====	+	=== Early History ===
−	Settled during the [[twenty-second century]],<ref name=DARWp234/> Bryant was one of the worlds that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and became one of the worlds within the [[Alliance Core]] region of the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="H:RWp159"/><ref name=WoTp4/>	+	Settled during the [[twenty-second century]]],<ref name="DARWp231"/> Bryant was one of the worlds that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and became one of the worlds within the [[Alliance Core]] region of the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="H:RWp159"/><ref name=WoTp4/>
−	During the first two centuries after its initial colonization, Bryant was a hostile world, a combination of regional thermal imbalances, the pull of three larger-than-average moons, and a relative lack of large mountain ranges had combined to produce a landscape plagued by storm systems so violent that colonists confined to the planet's polar regions.<ref name=DARWp234/><ref name=WoTp4/> That all changed in [[2478]], when the Terran Hegemony placed [[Storm Inhibitor]]s in orbit of the planet.  The massive storms that once swept across the planet's surface disappeared, and with the ability to now safely farm in warmer climates the people of Bryant turned their world into a major agricultural center. Tourism flourished and many exotic species, such as [[Jewel Bass]] and [[Crowley Lizard Cow]], became delicacies.<ref name=SLp170/><ref name=WoTp4/>	+	During the first two centuries after its initial colonization, Bryant was a hostile world, a combination of regional thermal imbalances, the pull of three larger-than-average moons, and a relative lack of large mountain ranges had combined to produce a landscape plagued by storm systems so violent that colonists confined to the planet's polar regions.<ref name="DARWp231"/><ref name=WoTp4/> That all changed in [[2478]], when the Terran Hegemony placed [[Storm Inhibitor]]s in orbit of the planet.  The massive storms that once swept across the planet's surface disappeared, and with the ability to now safely farm in warmer climates the people of Bryant turned their world into a major agricultural center. Tourism flourished and many exotic species, such as [[Jewel Bass]] and [[Crowley Lizard Cow]], became delicacies.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 170</ref><ref name=WoTp4/>
−	Bryant was one of the Prime or [[First Circuit]] Class A [[hyperpulse generator]] stations of the SLCOMNET and [[ComStar]] HPG Network.<ref name=WoTp4/>	+	Bryant was one of the Prime or [[First Circuit]] A-Class [[Hyperpulse Generator]] stations of the SLCOMNET and [[ComStar]] HPG Network.<ref name=WoTp4/>
−	====Amaris Civil War====	+	===Amaris Civil War===
−	When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched his coup on 27 December [[2766]] on [[Terra]], his forces also swung into action on all of the other worlds within the [[Terran Hegemony]] and a number of jointly administered worlds.<ref name=H:LoTV1p80>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 80: "Cometh Hell's Legions"</ref> This included Bryant; when the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces arrived to conquer Bryant the primary defenders were the [[SLDF]] Engineering Corps personnel on the world. The Engineer Corps staff operated a network of orbital mirrors referred to as [[Storm Inhibitor]]s, which during peacetime focused sunlight from Bryant's sun onto areas of the upper atmosphere to disperse incipient storm formations. With Bryant under attack, this Storm Inhibitor Array became a vital part of the planetary defense, with the SLDF forces targeting the energy from the various Inhibitors against [[DropShip]]s and [[WarShip]]s; the sensors on numerous vessels were overloaded and their systems overheated, resulting in numerous DropShips crashing and two WarShips taking damage. The SLDF also targeted the mirrors against Republican forces on the ground, preventing them from moving for several days. Unfortunately, this was not enough; the Republican forces quickly launched attacks against the Inhibitors using [[aerospace fighter]]s and assault ships, and the various Inhibitors were unable to reposition and refocus quickly enough to defend against all of the attackers. With the mirrors quickly falling prey to the Republican attacks the main means of defense for the planetary garrison vanished and the Republican forces were able to assume control of Bryant by the end of the first week of January [[2767]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/><ref name=WoTp4/>	+	When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched his coup on the 27th of December [[2766]] on [[Terra]] his forces also swung into action on all of the other worlds within the [[Terran Hegemony]] and a number of jointly-administered worlds.<ref name=H:LoTV1p80>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 80, "Cometh Hell's Legions"</ref> This included Bryant; when the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces arrived to conquer Bryant the primary defenders were the [[SLDF]] Engineering Corps personnel on the world. The Engineer Corps staff operated a network of orbital mirrors referred to as [[Storm Inhibitor]]s, which during peacetime focused sunlight from Bryant's sun onto areas of the upper atmosphere to disperse incipient storm formations. With Bryant under attack, this Storm Inhibitor Array became a vital part of the planetary defense, with the SLDF forces targeting the energy from the various Inhibitors against [[DropShip]]s and [[WarShip]]s; the sensors on numerous vessels were overloaded and their systems overheated, resulting in numerous DropShips crashing and two WarShips taking damage. The SLDF also targeted the mirrors against Republican forces on the ground, preventing them from moving for several days. Unfortunately, this was not enough; the Republican forces quickly launched attacks against the Inhibitors using [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and assault ships, and the various Inhibitors were unable to reposition and refocus quickly enough to defend against all of the attackers. With the mirrors quickly falling prey to the Republican attacks the main means of defense for the planetary garrison vanished and the Republican forces were able to assume control of Bryant by the end of the first week of January [[2767]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/><ref name=WoTp4/>
−	Unfortunately, during the [[Amaris Civil War]], [[Rim Worlds Army|Republican]] forces used the Inhibitors for target practice. With the satellites gone, the planet's climate turned hostile once again, forcing the populace to flee to back to the poles.  Their abandoned cities became home only to adventurous [[ComStar]] researchers searching for any surviving [[lostech]].<ref name=SLp170/><ref name=WoTp4/>	+	Unfortunately, during the [[Amaris Civil War]], [[Rim Worlds Republic Military|Republican]] forces used the Inhibitors for target practice. With the satellites gone, the planet's climate turned hostile once again, forcing the populace to flee to back to the poles.  Their abandoned cities became home only to adventurous [[ComStar]] researchers searching for any surviving [[lostech]].<ref>''The Star League'', p. 170</ref><ref name=WoTp4/>
−	====Succession Wars====	+	=== Succession Wars ===
−	Bryant was occupied by the [[Capellan Confederation]] for much of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], and the Capellan government used Bryant as a prison planet for several decades prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	Bryant was occupied by the [[Capellan Confederation]] for much of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], and the Capellan government used Bryant as a prison planet for several decades prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name="DARWp231"/>
	Over the centuries, only the hardiest and most devoted residents chose to remain on Bryant, most concentrated in scattered towns on the planet's northern continent of Zephyrim. During the years periodic "Lostech Rushes" created brief spikes of visitors and local		Over the centuries, only the hardiest and most devoted residents chose to remain on Bryant, most concentrated in scattered towns on the planet's northern continent of Zephyrim. During the years periodic "Lostech Rushes" created brief spikes of visitors and local
−	business booms, but the population continued to decline as more and more locals left the planet for better opportunities elsewhere in the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=WoTp4/>	+	business booms, but the population continued to decline as more and more locals left the planet for better opportunities elsewhere in the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=WoTp4/>
−	====Fourth Succession War====	+	==== Fourth Succession War ====
−	Following negotiations between [[Colonel]] [[Pavel Ridzik]], chief military advisor to [[Chancellor]] [[Maximilian Liao]], and [[AFFS]] [[Lieutenant General]] [[Ardan Sortek]], conducted in February [[3029]] Ridzik created a new nation, the [[Tikonov Free Republic]]. The Republic was created by incorporating those worlds of the [[Tikonov Commonality]] that hadn't already been conquered during the first half of the Fourth Succession War. Ridzik returned to [[Elgin]], the new capital of the Tikonov Free Republic, on 3 March 3029 and swiftly began implementing a new government consisting of family members, friends and other appointees loyal to himself, purging dissident elements on the various Republic worlds and taking the opportunity to settle old scores. Bryant was one of the systems incorporated into the Republic.<ref name="FSWMAv2p16"/>	+	Following negotiations between [[Colonel]] [[Pavel Ridzik]], chief military advisor to [[Chancellor]] [[Maximilian Liao]], and [[AFFS]] [[Lieutenant General]] [[Ardan Sortek]], conducted in February [[3029]] Ridzik created a new nation, the [[Tikonov Free Republic]]. The Republic was created by incorporating those worlds of the [[Tikonov Commonality]] that hadn't already been conquered during the first half of the Fourth Succession War. Ridzik returned to [[Elgin]], the new capital of the Tikonov Free Republic, on the 3rd of March 3029 and swiftly began implementing a new government consisting of family members, friends and other appointees loyal to himself, purging dissident elements on the various Republic worlds and taking the opportunity to settle old scores. Bryant was one of the systems incorporated into the Republic.<ref name="FSWMAv2p16"/>
−	====The Jihad====	+	===The Jihad===
−	During the [[Jihad]] the [[Word of Blake]] established a new [[Space Defense System]] around Bryant. This proved to be a nasty surprise for the attacking Coalition forces in March [[3078]]. The ''[[Bastion (Space Station class)|Bastion]]''- and ''[[Capitol]]''-class space stations made short work of the [[WarShip]] group commanded by [[Star Admiral]] [[Erik Devalis]] of [[Clan Nova Cat]].<ref name=jhst72>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 72: "Dire Straits"</ref> The Nova Cats lost two WarShips as they braved the SDS network, the ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent Mk 42]]''-class corvette [[Spirit Vision|NCS ''Spirit Vision'']] and the much larger ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Severen Leroux (Individual Black Lion-class WarShip)|NCS ''Severen Leroux'']].<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The first layer of defenses within the Bryant system, ''Bastion'' and ''Capitol'' class space stations, claimed one of the attached assault [[DropShip]]s almost as soon as the fleet arrived; Star Admiral Devalis ordered the ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class [[Chronicle (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|NCS ''Chronicle'']] to defend the transport DropShips transporting the ground forces, while the ''Severen Leroux'' and the ''Spirit Vision'' and half the aerospace fighters attached to the attack group attempted to screen the forces burning towards the planet from the [[SDS]] system. The swarming drones that formed a part of the SDS network destroyed the ''Spirit Vision'' relatively early in the engagement, but the ''Severen Leroux'' managed to destroy all of the defensive space stations within the system before succumbing.<ref name=jhst72/>	+	During the [[Jihad]] the [[Word of Blake]] established a new [[Space Defense System]] around Bryant. This proved to be a nasty surprise for the attacking Coalition forces in March [[3078]]. The ''[[Bastion]]'' and ''[[Capitol]]'' space stations made short work of the [[WarShip]] group commanded by [[Star Admiral]] [[Erik Devalis]] of [[Clan Nova Cat]].<ref name=jhst72>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 72, "Dire Straits"</ref> The Nova Cats lost two [[WarShip|WarShips]] as they braved the SDS network, the ''[[Vincent|Vincent Mk 42]]''-class corvette [[Spirit Vision|NCS ''Spirit Vision'']] and the much larger ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Severen Leroux (Vessel)|NCS ''Severen Leroux'']].<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The first layer of defenses within the Bryant system, ''Bastion'' and ''Capitol'' class space stations, claimed one of the attached assault [[DropShip]]s almost as soon as the fleet arrived; Star Admiral Devalis ordered the ''[[Aegis]]''-class [[Chronicle|NCS ''Chronicle'']] to defend the transport DropShips transporting the ground forces, while the ''Severen Leroux'' and the ''Spirit Vision'' and half the [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s attached to the attack group attempted to screen the forces burning towards the planet from the [[SDS]] system. The swarming drones that formed a part of the SDS network destroyed the ''Spirit Vision'' relatively early in the engagement, but the ''Severen Leroux'' managed to destroy all of the defensive space stations within the system before succumbing.<ref name=jhst72/>
−	Once the Coalition forces landed, the ground fighting inflicted massive damage on the world. A broadcast from the [[Federated Suns]] war correspondent [[Peter Remonde]] in early April 3078 highlighted just how much damage had been done, both by the attacking forces and by the Blakist defense of Bryant.<ref name="JHS:Tp72A">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 72: "Reclamation Ideals"</ref> The Blakist defenders fought hard and then dispersed into a resistance organization. Even two months after declaring Bryant freed the fighting continued. In fact, within an hour of the declaration of freedom, a [[battalion]] of 'Mechs and a [[regiment]] of [[infantry]] troops were killed.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 73</ref> Estimates indicated that repairing the damage to the world would likely take decades.<ref name=jhst72/>	+	Once the Coalition forces landed, the ground fighting inflicted massive damage on the world. A broadcast from the [[Federated Suns]] war correspondent [[Peter Remonde]] in early April 3078 highlighted just how much damage had been done, both by the attacking forces and by the Blakist defense of Bryant.<ref name="JHS:Tp72A">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 72, "Reclamation Ideals"</ref> The Blakist defenders fought hard and then dispersed into a resistance organization. Even two months after declaring Bryant freed the fighting continued. In fact, within an hour of the declaration of freedom, a [[battalion]] of 'Mechs and a [[regiment]] of [[infantry]] troops were killed.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 73</ref> Estimates indicated that repairing the damage to the world would likely take decades.<ref name=jhst72/>
−	On 16 September [[3081]],<ref name="J:FRp77+"/> elements of the retreating [[Forty-ninth Shadow Division]] were engaged by forces from the [[Republic of the Sphere]], [[Gannon's Cannons]] and a [[Blake's Wrath]] special forces team, in the City of the Sacredot on Bryant. The Republican forces were acting on intelligence indicating that the notorious Blakist [[Precentor]] [[Berith]] was with the forces from the Forty-ninth, intelligence which proved to be false, although [[Tempest Stryker|an informant]] with useful information was able to escape from the Blakist forces during the combat. Intelligence subsequently indicated that Bryant may have been the site of part of an organized escape route for retreating Blakist forces.<ref name="J:FRp77+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 77–78: "Chaos Undaunted: Storm Shadow"</ref><ref name="TCp244">''Total Chaos'', p. 244-245, "Storm Shadow"</ref>	+	On the 16th of September [[3081]]<ref name="J:FRp77+"/> elements of the retreating [[49th Shadow Division]] were engaged by forces from the [[Republic of the Sphere]], [[Gannon's Cannons]] and a [[Blake's Wrath]] special forces team, in the city of the Sacredot on Bryant. The Republican forces were acting on intelligence indicating that the notorious Blakist [[Precentor]] [[Berith]] was with the forces from the 49th, intelligence which proved to be false, although an informant with useful information was able to escape from the Blakist forces during the combat. Intelligence subsequently indicated that Bryant may have been the site of part of an organized escape route for retreating Blakist forces.<ref name="J:FRp77+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 77-78, "Chaos Undaunted: Storm Shadow"</ref>
−	====Dark Age====	+	===Dark Age===
−	During the [[Dark Age]], only a few towns remain on Bryant, all of which stand on the northern continent of Zephyrim. There, a three-to-four-month "Calm Season" has allowed for enough agriculture to sustain what remains of the local population, including several transient settlements that have come and gone since the closing years of the [[Succession Wars]]. Though the last official census puts Bryant at a mere fifty-two thousand permanent inhabitants, many suspect that the vast, unclaimed expanses of the world hold several undocumented cities and towns, who simply remain isolated from the "official" townships arrayed in vast, coastal counties (possibly for tax purposes).<ref name=WoTp4/> Those numbers have been calculated to be around 50 to 100 thousand undeclared locals.<ref name=WoTp19/>	+	During the [[Dark Age]], only a few towns remain on Bryant, all of which stand on the northern continent of Zephyrim. There, a three-to-four-month long "Calm Season" has allowed for enough agriculture to sustain what remains of the local population, including several transient settlements that have come and gone since the closing years of the [[Succession Wars]]. Though the last official census puts Bryant at a mere fifty-two thousand permanent inhabitants, many suspect that the vast, unclaimed expanses of the world hold several undocumented cities and towns, who simply remain isolated from the "official" townships arrayed in vast, coastal counties (possibly for tax purposes).<ref name=WoTp4/> Those numbers have been calculated to be around 50 to 100 thousand undeclared locals.<ref name=WoTp19/>
−	The [[Blackout]] cost the planet its [[HPG]], which became nonfunctional. Since then, the two recharging stations in the Bryant system and manned by small civilian crews backed by locally trained marines, not only serve mainly as recharging points and customs stations for traffic to and from the planet but also act as the designated "mail drop" for courier ships passing through, which then is redirected to the nonworking HPG which acts as primary news and mail dissemination facility.<ref name=WoTp19/>	+	The [[Blackout]] costed the planet its [[HPG]], which became non-functional. Since then, the two recharging stations in the Bryant system and manned by small civilian crews backed by locally trained marines, not only serve mainly as recharging points and customs stations for traffic to and from the planet but also act as the designated "mail drop" for courier ships passing through, which then is redirected to he non-working HPG which acts as primary news and mail dissemination facility.<ref name=WoTp19/>
−	By [[3136]], the [[Bryant Planetary Militia]] '[[Mech]]s, military [[DropShip]]s, and aerospace fighters were shipped to [[Terra]], and even if this alleviated the planet's economy, [[RAF]] assurances on support from nearby worlds or the world no longer being important were not much appreciated and indeed contested.<ref name=WoTp5>''War of the Tripods'', p. 5: "Last BPM 'Mechs Bound for Terra"</ref>	+	By [[3136]] the [[Bryant Planetary Militia]] '[[Mech]]s, military [[DropShip]]s, and [[aerospace fighter]]s were shipped to [[Terra]], and even if this alleviated the planet's economy, [[RAF]] assurances on support from nearby worlds or the world no longer being important were not much appreciated and indeed contested.<ref name=WoTp5/>
−	===Military Deployment===	+	== Political Affiliation ==
−	{{columns-start|num=3}}	+	* [[2271]] - [[Terran Alliance]] <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [[2271]"</ref>
−	====3050====	+	* [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] <ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref>
−	* [[Eighty-seventh Division (ComStar)|Eighty-seventh Division]]<ref name=20YU70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>	+	* [[2341]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"</ref>
		+	* [[2366]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]"</ref>
		+	* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War [2571]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
		+	* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
		+	* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
		+	* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
		+	* [[2767]] - [[Amaris Empire]] <ref name="H:LoTV1p84+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 84-85, "Atrocities And Excesses"</ref>
		+	* [[2771]] - Amaris Empire <ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138, "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref>
		+	* [[2774]] - Amaris Empire <ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
		+	* [[2822]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] <ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822 Map]"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
		+	* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
		+	* [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
		+	* [[3029]] - [[Tikonov Free Republic]] (from March)<ref name="FSWMAv2p16">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 16-17, "Tikonov Free Republic"</ref><ref name="FSWMAv2p16A">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 16, "Tikonov Commonality (Map)"</ref>
		+	* [[3030]] - Tikonov Free Republic <ref name="FSWMAv2p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 94, "End Of The War"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
		+	* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref>
		+	* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref>
		+	* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - April 3052"</ref>
		+	* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p10">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - August 3057"</ref>
		+	* [[3058]] - [[Chaos March]] <ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref>
		+	* [[3062]] - Chaos March {{cn}}
		+	* [[3063]] - Chaos March <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - July 3063"</ref>
		+	* [[3067]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] <ref name=MS69/><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
		+	* [[3145]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
−	====3055====	+	== Planetary Rulers ==
−	* [[Eighty-third Division (ComStar)|Eighty-third Division]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>	+	=== 3130 ===
		+	* Planetary Governor Trent Hawsel-Grange<ref name="DARWp231"/>
		+	* Planetary Legate Becca Jareque<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	====3058====	+	== Military Deployment ==
−	* [[Bryant Regulars]] (Mixed regiment)<ref name=CMp29>''Chaos March'', p. 29</ref>	+	=== 3050 ===
−	{{column}}	+	* [[87th Division (ComStar)|Eighty-seventh Division]]<ref name=20YU70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
−	====3062====
−	* Eighty-seventh Division<ref name=FMCS126>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 126: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
−	====3067====	+	===3055===
−	* [[Burr's Black Cobras]]<ref name=MS69>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 69: "Mercenary Employment Table"</ref>	+	* [[83rd Division (ComStar)|Eighty-third Division]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 85, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
		+
		+	===3058===
		+	* [[Bryant Regulars]] (1 mixed regiment)  <ref name=CMp29>''Chaos March'', p. 29</ref>
		+
		+	=== 3062 ===
		+	* Eighty-seventh Division<ref name=FMCS126>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 126, "ComGuard Deployment Table"</ref>
		+
		+	===3067===
		+	* [[Burr's Black Cobras]]<ref name=MS69>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 69, "Mercenary Employment Table"</ref>
	* [[Jacob's Juggernauts]]<ref name=MS69/>		* [[Jacob's Juggernauts]]<ref name=MS69/>
−	* [[First Division (Word of Blake)|First Militia Division]]<ref name=FMU99>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 99: "Word of Blake Militia Deployment Table"</ref>	+	* [[1st Division (Word of Blake)|First Militia Division]]<ref name=FMU99>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 99, "Word of Blake Militia Deployment Table"</ref>
−	{{column}}	+
−	====3075–3078====	+	===3075-3078===
−	* [[First Bryant Protectorate Militia Division]]<ref name="JS:BDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103: "Protectorate Militia Deployment"</ref>	+	* [[1st Bryant Protectorate Militia Division]]<ref name="JS:BDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103, "protectorate militia deployment</ref>
−	* [[Second Bryant Protectorate Militia Division]]<ref name="JS:BDp103"/>	+	* [[2nd Bryant Protectorate Militia Division]]<ref name="JS:BDp103"/>
−	====3136====	+	===3136===
	* [[Bryant Planetary Militia]]<ref name=WoTp4/>		* [[Bryant Planetary Militia]]<ref name=WoTp4/>
−	* [[Bryant Citizens Militia]] after the Planetary Militia was moved to Terra<ref name=WoTp6b>''War of the Tripods'', p. 6: "Certificate of Service Transfer"</ref>	+	* [[Bryant Citizens Militia]] after the Planetary Militia is moved to Terra.<ref name=WoTp6b>''War of the Tripods'', p. 6 "Certificate of Service Transfer"</ref>
−	{{columns-end}}
−	===Geography===	+	== Geography ==
−	Bryant has four continents. The larger continents are named Tomainisia and Voltanasia and are located on Bryant's equator, while the smaller continents of Zephyrim and Altario are located at the north and south poles respectively.<ref name=DARWp234/>	+	Bryant has four continents. The larger continents are named Tomainisia and Voltanasia and are located on Bryant's equator, while the smaller continents of Zephyrim and Altario are located at the north and south poles respectively.<ref name="DARWp231"/>
−	Zephyrim is one of the few landmasses to boast any significant mountain ranges and other storm-weakening topography, so it was blessed from the starting colonization with typically low temperature variances almost year-round, and also suffering the least of Bryant's turbulent weather patterns. Though rainstorms, hail, and the occasional tornado or hurricane are not unheard of, much of the continent's southern inlands remain quite hospitable to human life. During the local summer season (called "Calm Season" by Bryant's inhabitants), is the ideal period for growing crops. As this period is short, nearly one-third to one-half of all residences on Bryant stand on sprawling plots of land that boast enough arable soil and grasslands for self-sustaining farms and cattle ranching.<ref name=WoTp4/>	+	Zephyrim is one of the few landmasses to boast any significant mountain ranges and other storm-weakening topography, so it was blessed from the starting colonization with typically low temperature variances almost year-round, and also suffering the least of Bryant's turbulent weather patterns. Though rainstorms, hail, and the occasional tornado or hurricane are not unheard of, much of the continent's southern inlands remain quite hospitable to human life. During the local summer season (called "Calm Season" by Bryant's inhabitants), is the ideal period for growing crops. As this period is short, nearly one-third to to one-half of all residences on Bryant stand on sprawling plots of land that boast enough arable soil and grasslands for self-sustaining farms and cattle ranching.<ref name=WoTp4/>
−	===Planetary Locations===	+	== Planetary Locations ==
−	* Apopka: location of Lantren Developmental Laboratories<ref name=WiaN>''What's in a Name?''</ref>	+	{{scrollbox|
−	* Brein: the planetary capital after the Star League era, located on Zephyrim.<ref name=DARWp234/> Once a bustling metropolis of a quarter million during the Star League days, Brein has undergone a sharp decline over the centuries, and now claims only nine thousand permanent residents. This reduction is most evident when one looks at Brein from the air, where three concentric walls form the city's windbreak. Fewer buildings stand in the outer rings, with most serving today as way stations and municipal facilities. The outermost circle, in fact, has been entirely given over to agricultural use, creating a vast, city-owned farmland and pasture, with only cracked roadways and a few older structures left as a testament to the planet's booming Star League years.<ref name=WoTp4/> The planet's [[HPG]], not working since the Blackout, is located here and used as primary news and mail dissemination facility.<ref name=WoTp19/>	+	* Apopka: Location of Lantern Developmental Labratories.<ref name=WiaN>''What's in a Name?''</ref>
		+	* Brein: the planetary capital after the Star League era, located on Zephyrim.<ref name="DARWp231"/> Once a bustling metropolis of a quarter million during the Star League days, Brein has undergone a sharp decline over the centuries, and now claims only nine-thousand permanent residents. This reduction is most evident when one looks at Brein from the air, where three concentric circles—the city's wind-breaker walls. Fewer buildings stand in the outer rings, with most serving today as way stations and municipal facilities. The outer-most circle, in fact, has been entirely given over to agricultural use, creating a vast, city-owned farmland and pasture, with only cracked roadways and a few older structures left as a testament to the planet's booming Star League years.<ref name=WoTp4/> The planet's [[HPG]], not working since the black-out, is located here and used as primary news and mail dissemination facility.<ref name=WoTp19/>
	* Bryant Vocational Academy: Located in Brein, it is a remarkably advanced school that has taught entire generations of the planet's residents in everything from philosophy and law to manufacturing and agriculture.<ref name=WoTp4/>		* Bryant Vocational Academy: Located in Brein, it is a remarkably advanced school that has taught entire generations of the planet's residents in everything from philosophy and law to manufacturing and agriculture.<ref name=WoTp4/>
	* Cassina: The Hegemony-era capital city, abandoned to the elements when the planetary environment reverted to its stormy, unstable state. Shorty after 2767 the capital was vacated, and now stands only as a flooded ruin in the marshlands of the northern Altario continent.<ref name=WoTp4/>		* Cassina: The Hegemony-era capital city, abandoned to the elements when the planetary environment reverted to its stormy, unstable state. Shorty after 2767 the capital was vacated, and now stands only as a flooded ruin in the marshlands of the northern Altario continent.<ref name=WoTp4/>
−	* City of the Sacredot: A city which saw a huge fight during the Jihad between forces of the Republic of the Sphere and retreating WoB forces.<ref name="J:FRp77+"/><ref name="TCp244"/> By the time of the Jihad the City of the Sacredot was an abandoned city, located south of the surviving major polar population centers.<ref name="TCp244"/>	+	* Cornwallis: The village is a modern example of a walled city on Bryant. It is based on an old pre-Star League enclosed dome, and developed a distinctive circular arrangement that persisted after the upper layers of the bio-dome were removed during
−	* Cornwallis: The village is a modern example of a walled city on Bryant. It is based on an old pre–Star League enclosed dome, and developed a distinctive circular arrangement that persisted after the upper layers of the biodome were removed during the planet's good years. When the bad weather patterns returned, the remnant walls were rebuilt to serve as tall ''wind-breakers'' instead, while smaller buildings and storm resistant structures were built around the flat lands surrounding it.<ref name=WoTp14>''War of the Tripods'', p. 14: "Rise Against the Machines!"</ref>	+	the planet's good years. When the bad weather patterns returned, the remnant walls were rebuilt to serve as tall ''wind-breakers'' instead, while smaller buildings and storm resistant structures were built around the flat lands surrounding it.<ref name=WoTp14>''War of the Tripods'', p. 14 "RISE AGAINST THE MACHINES!"</ref>
−	* Grovers Mill: a town from North Jersey County<ref name=WoTp6/>	+	* Grovers Mill, a town from North Jersey County.<ref name=WoTp6/>
−	* New Crowley: a coastal village from North Jersey County<ref name=WoTp6>''War of the Tripods'', p. 6: "North Jersey County Welcomes 'Exquisite' Calm Season"</ref>	+	* New Crowley, a coastal village from North Jersey County.<ref name=WoTp6>''War of the Tripods'', p. 6 "North Jersey County Welcomes ''Exquisite'' Calm Season"</ref>
		+	* Sacredot: A city which saw the a huge fight during the Jihad between forces of the Republic of the Sphere and retreating WoB forces.<ref name="J:FRp77+"/>
		+	}}
−	===Companies and Industries===	+	== Industrial Centers ==
−	* Grovers Mill Lumber complex<ref name=WoTp9>''War of the Tripods'', p. 9: "Adventure Tracks"</ref>	+	* [[HartfordCo Industries]] - destroyed in [[2840]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 84, "Von Luckner Profile"</ref>
−	* [[HartfordCo Industries]] - destroyed in [[2840]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 84: "Von Luckner Profile"</ref>	+	* [[Lantren Corporation]] - destroyed in [[2843]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 150, "Grasshopper Profile"</ref>
−	* [[Lantren Corporation]] - destroyed in [[2843]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 150: "Grasshopper Profile"</ref>	+	* Grovers Mill Lumber complex.<ref name=WoTp9>''War of the Tripods'' p.9 "Adventure Tracks"</ref>
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−	===Local Flora and Fauna===
−	* [[Crowley Lizard Cow]]
−	* [[Jewel Bass]]
		+	==Local Fauna==
		+	*[[Crowley Lizard Cow]]
		+	*[[Jewel Bass]]
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−	==Bibliography==	+	== Bibliography ==
−	{{div col|colwidth=25em}}	+	* ''[[War of the Tripods]]''
	* ''[[20 Year Update]]''		* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
−	* ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)|Chaos March]]''	+	* ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)|ChaosMarch]]''
−	* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''	+	* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]''
−	* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
	* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''		* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
	* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''		* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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	* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''		* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
−	* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''	+	* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)]]''
	* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''		* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
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{{Update Needed|[[Chaos March (sourcebook)]]}} = Bryant = ''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)'' {{InfoBoxSystem | image = Bryant_3151.svg | caption = Bryant [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] | name = Bryant | coord = 13.177 : -13.229{{e}} | stars = | class = F5IV<ref name="DARWp231">''Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 231, "Bryant"</ref> | recharge = | recharge stations = 2 (zenith and nadir jump points)<ref name=WoTp19/> | planets = 5<ref name="DARWp231"/> }} The '''Bryant''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Bryant IV''', and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> __TOC__ == System Description == The Bryant system is located near the [[Caph]] and [[New Home]] systems<ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a class A9III primary orbited by five planets.<ref name="DARWp231"/> The three planets inward of Bryant are little more than airless rocks each roughly half the size of [[Terra]], with two of them tide-locked. Bryant orbits his sun at 1.45 AU's. The single planet outward from Bryant is a small gas giant, which has an eccentric orbit that varies from 6 to 10 AU's distance from its parent star, while Bryant itself and its inner companions follow more or less regular orbital paths.<ref name=WoTp19>''War of the Tripods'' p.19 "GAMEMASTER'S SOURCEBOOK"</ref> == System History == The Bryant system was settled during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and remained a part of the [[Terran Alliance]] after the [[Demarcation Declaration]] in the mid-[[twenty-third century]].<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> <!-- Commented out due to lack of information == Political Affiliation == --> = Bryant IV = {{InfoBoxPlanetStandard | image = Bryant.jpg | caption = View of Bryant from orbit | imagewidth = 130px | name = Bryant | position = 4th<ref name="DARWp231"/> | distance = 14.94<ref name=WoTp4>''War of the Tripods'' p.4 "World Guide"</ref><br>15 days<ref name="DARWp231"/> | moons = 3 (Jarra, Sennu and Summersdale)<ref name="DARWp231"/> | day = | gravity = 0.98<ref name="DARWp231"/><ref name=WoTp19/> | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name="DARWp231"/> | temperature = 37°C<ref name="DARWp231"/> | water = 64%<ref name="DARWp231"/> | life = Mammals<ref name="DARWp231"/> | date = | year = 3130<ref name="DARWp231"/> | ruler = [[Becca Jareque]], Governor (3130)<ref name=DARoSp22>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 22 "Prefecture IX"</ref><ref name="DARWp231"/><br>[[Trent Hawsel-George]], Legate (3130)<ref name=DARoSp22/><ref name="DARWp231"/><br>First Citizen of the Bryant Planetary Council [[Elizabeth Welles]] (3136 - 3138)<ref name=WoTp5>''War of the Tripods'' p.5 "Last BPM 'Mechs Bound for Terra"</ref><ref name=WoTp8a>''War of the Tripods'' p.8 "Elizabeth Welles"</ref><br>[[Carl Phillips]], Acting Legate (3138)<ref name=WoTp8b>''War of the Tripods'' p.8 "Carl Phillips"</ref> | capital = Brein<ref name="DARWp231"/> | population = 23,500,000 (2750){{cn}}<br>63,000 (3025){{cn}}<br>52,000 (3130)<ref name=DARoSp22/><ref name="DARWp231"/><br>Circa 52,000 (3138)<ref name=WoTp4/> | USIIR = | hpg = A-Class<ref name=WoTp19/> }} Bryant IV - more commonly known simply as Bryant - fourth of five planets in the Bryant system. Bryant has three moons named Jarra, Sennu and Summersdale.<ref name="DARWp231"/> In the night sky, Sennu and Summersdale tend to be easily visible, even on partly cloudy days, while the distant and obviously smaller Jarra peeking out from behind Sennu during exotic intervals. Sennu and Summersdale are excellent reflectors of their sun's light, but Jarra's darker, charcoal hue has a much more muted effect on the night sky. On clear days, Bryant's lunar bodies ensure that the planet never suffers from total darkness, except perhaps at the extreme poles. Only the heavier cloud cover that typifies the majority of the planet's climate can cut off the lunar glow entirely.<ref name=WoTp19/> == Planetary History == === Early History === Settled during the [[twenty-second century]]],<ref name="DARWp231"/> Bryant was one of the worlds that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and became one of the worlds within the [[Alliance Core]] region of the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="H:RWp159"/><ref name=WoTp4/> During the first two centuries after its initial colonization, Bryant was a hostile world, a combination of regional thermal imbalances, the pull of three larger-than-average moons, and a relative lack of large mountain ranges had combined to produce a landscape plagued by storm systems so violent that colonists confined to the planet's polar regions.<ref name="DARWp231"/><ref name=WoTp4/> That all changed in [[2478]], when the Terran Hegemony placed [[Storm Inhibitor]]s in orbit of the planet. The massive storms that once swept across the planet's surface disappeared, and with the ability to now safely farm in warmer climates the people of Bryant turned their world into a major agricultural center. Tourism flourished and many exotic species, such as [[Jewel Bass]] and [[Crowley Lizard Cow]], became delicacies.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 170</ref><ref name=WoTp4/> Bryant was one of the Prime or [[First Circuit]] A-Class [[Hyperpulse Generator]] stations of the SLCOMNET and [[ComStar]] HPG Network.<ref name=WoTp4/> ===Amaris Civil War=== When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched his coup on the 27th of December [[2766]] on [[Terra]] his forces also swung into action on all of the other worlds within the [[Terran Hegemony]] and a number of jointly-administered worlds.<ref name=H:LoTV1p80>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 80, "Cometh Hell's Legions"</ref> This included Bryant; when the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces arrived to conquer Bryant the primary defenders were the [[SLDF]] Engineering Corps personnel on the world. The Engineer Corps staff operated a network of orbital mirrors referred to as [[Storm Inhibitor]]s, which during peacetime focused sunlight from Bryant's sun onto areas of the upper atmosphere to disperse incipient storm formations. With Bryant under attack, this Storm Inhibitor Array became a vital part of the planetary defense, with the SLDF forces targeting the energy from the various Inhibitors against [[DropShip]]s and [[WarShip]]s; the sensors on numerous vessels were overloaded and their systems overheated, resulting in numerous DropShips crashing and two WarShips taking damage. The SLDF also targeted the mirrors against Republican forces on the ground, preventing them from moving for several days. Unfortunately, this was not enough; the Republican forces quickly launched attacks against the Inhibitors using [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and assault ships, and the various Inhibitors were unable to reposition and refocus quickly enough to defend against all of the attackers. With the mirrors quickly falling prey to the Republican attacks the main means of defense for the planetary garrison vanished and the Republican forces were able to assume control of Bryant by the end of the first week of January [[2767]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p84+"/><ref name=WoTp4/> Unfortunately, during the [[Amaris Civil War]], [[Rim Worlds Republic Military|Republican]] forces used the Inhibitors for target practice. With the satellites gone, the planet's climate turned hostile once again, forcing the populace to flee to back to the poles. Their abandoned cities became home only to adventurous [[ComStar]] researchers searching for any surviving [[lostech]].<ref>''The Star League'', p. 170</ref><ref name=WoTp4/> === Succession Wars === Bryant was occupied by the [[Capellan Confederation]] for much of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], and the Capellan government used Bryant as a prison planet for several decades prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name="DARWp231"/> Over the centuries, only the hardiest and most devoted residents chose to remain on Bryant, most concentrated in scattered towns on the planet's northern continent of Zephyrim. During the years periodic "Lostech Rushes" created brief spikes of visitors and local business booms, but the population continued to decline as more and more locals left the planet for better opportunities elsewhere in the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=WoTp4/> ==== Fourth Succession War ==== Following negotiations between [[Colonel]] [[Pavel Ridzik]], chief military advisor to [[Chancellor]] [[Maximilian Liao]], and [[AFFS]] [[Lieutenant General]] [[Ardan Sortek]], conducted in February [[3029]] Ridzik created a new nation, the [[Tikonov Free Republic]]. The Republic was created by incorporating those worlds of the [[Tikonov Commonality]] that hadn't already been conquered during the first half of the Fourth Succession War. Ridzik returned to [[Elgin]], the new capital of the Tikonov Free Republic, on the 3rd of March 3029 and swiftly began implementing a new government consisting of family members, friends and other appointees loyal to himself, purging dissident elements on the various Republic worlds and taking the opportunity to settle old scores. Bryant was one of the systems incorporated into the Republic.<ref name="FSWMAv2p16"/> ===The Jihad=== During the [[Jihad]] the [[Word of Blake]] established a new [[Space Defense System]] around Bryant. This proved to be a nasty surprise for the attacking Coalition forces in March [[3078]]. The ''[[Bastion]]'' and ''[[Capitol]]'' space stations made short work of the [[WarShip]] group commanded by [[Star Admiral]] [[Erik Devalis]] of [[Clan Nova Cat]].<ref name=jhst72>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 72, "Dire Straits"</ref> The Nova Cats lost two [[WarShip|WarShips]] as they braved the SDS network, the ''[[Vincent|Vincent Mk 42]]''-class corvette [[Spirit Vision|NCS ''Spirit Vision'']] and the much larger ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Severen Leroux (Vessel)|NCS ''Severen Leroux'']].<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The first layer of defenses within the Bryant system, ''Bastion'' and ''Capitol'' class space stations, claimed one of the attached assault [[DropShip]]s almost as soon as the fleet arrived; Star Admiral Devalis ordered the ''[[Aegis]]''-class [[Chronicle|NCS ''Chronicle'']] to defend the transport DropShips transporting the ground forces, while the ''Severen Leroux'' and the ''Spirit Vision'' and half the [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s attached to the attack group attempted to screen the forces burning towards the planet from the [[SDS]] system. The swarming drones that formed a part of the SDS network destroyed the ''Spirit Vision'' relatively early in the engagement, but the ''Severen Leroux'' managed to destroy all of the defensive space stations within the system before succumbing.<ref name=jhst72/> Once the Coalition forces landed, the ground fighting inflicted massive damage on the world. A broadcast from the [[Federated Suns]] war correspondent [[Peter Remonde]] in early April 3078 highlighted just how much damage had been done, both by the attacking forces and by the Blakist defense of Bryant.<ref name="JHS:Tp72A">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 72, "Reclamation Ideals"</ref> The Blakist defenders fought hard and then dispersed into a resistance organization. Even two months after declaring Bryant freed the fighting continued. In fact, within an hour of the declaration of freedom, a [[battalion]] of 'Mechs and a [[regiment]] of [[infantry]] troops were killed.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 73</ref> Estimates indicated that repairing the damage to the world would likely take decades.<ref name=jhst72/> On the 16th of September [[3081]]<ref name="J:FRp77+"/> elements of the retreating [[49th Shadow Division]] were engaged by forces from the [[Republic of the Sphere]], [[Gannon's Cannons]] and a [[Blake's Wrath]] special forces team, in the city of the Sacredot on Bryant. The Republican forces were acting on intelligence indicating that the notorious Blakist [[Precentor]] [[Berith]] was with the forces from the 49th, intelligence which proved to be false, although an informant with useful information was able to escape from the Blakist forces during the combat. Intelligence subsequently indicated that Bryant may have been the site of part of an organized escape route for retreating Blakist forces.<ref name="J:FRp77+">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 77-78, "Chaos Undaunted: Storm Shadow"</ref> ===Dark Age=== During the [[Dark Age]], only a few towns remain on Bryant, all of which stand on the northern continent of Zephyrim. There, a three-to-four-month long "Calm Season" has allowed for enough agriculture to sustain what remains of the local population, including several transient settlements that have come and gone since the closing years of the [[Succession Wars]]. Though the last official census puts Bryant at a mere fifty-two thousand permanent inhabitants, many suspect that the vast, unclaimed expanses of the world hold several undocumented cities and towns, who simply remain isolated from the "official" townships arrayed in vast, coastal counties (possibly for tax purposes).<ref name=WoTp4/> Those numbers have been calculated to be around 50 to 100 thousand undeclared locals.<ref name=WoTp19/> The [[Blackout]] costed the planet its [[HPG]], which became non-functional. Since then, the two recharging stations in the Bryant system and manned by small civilian crews backed by locally trained marines, not only serve mainly as recharging points and customs stations for traffic to and from the planet but also act as the designated "mail drop" for courier ships passing through, which then is redirected to he non-working HPG which acts as primary news and mail dissemination facility.<ref name=WoTp19/> By [[3136]] the [[Bryant Planetary Militia]] '[[Mech]]s, military [[DropShip]]s, and [[aerospace fighter]]s were shipped to [[Terra]], and even if this alleviated the planet's economy, [[RAF]] assurances on support from nearby worlds or the world no longer being important were not much appreciated and indeed contested.<ref name=WoTp5/> == Political Affiliation == * [[2271]] - [[Terran Alliance]] <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [[2271]"</ref> * [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] <ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref> * [[2341]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"</ref> * [[2366]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17, "Capellan Confederation Foundation [2366]"</ref> * [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War [2571]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp25">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 25, "Capellan Confederation after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref> * [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref> * [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref> * [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref> * [[2767]] - [[Amaris Empire]] <ref name="H:LoTV1p84+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 84-85, "Atrocities And Excesses"</ref> * [[2771]] - Amaris Empire <ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138, "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref> * [[2774]] - Amaris Empire <ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/> * [[2822]] - [[Capellan Confederation]] <ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31, "Capellan Confederation after First Succession War - [2822 Map]"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> * [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39, "Capellan Confederation after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref> * [[3025]] - Capellan Confederation <ref name="HB:HLp40">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 40, "Capellan Confederation after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref> * [[3029]] - [[Tikonov Free Republic]] (from March)<ref name="FSWMAv2p16">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 16-17, "Tikonov Free Republic"</ref><ref name="FSWMAv2p16A">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 16, "Tikonov Commonality (Map)"</ref> * [[3030]] - Tikonov Free Republic <ref name="FSWMAv2p94">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 94, "End Of The War"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp49">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 49, "Capellan Confederation after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref> * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref> * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref> * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - April 3052"</ref> * [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3062p10">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - August 3057"</ref> * [[3058]] - [[Chaos March]] <ref name="HB:HLp60">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 60, "Capellan Confederation after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"</ref> * [[3062]] - Chaos March {{cn}} * [[3063]] - Chaos March <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - July 3063"</ref> * [[3067]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] <ref name=MS69/><ref name="HB:HLp68">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 68, "Capellan Confederation after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp43">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref> * [[3145]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref> == Planetary Rulers == === 3130 === * Planetary Governor Trent Hawsel-Grange<ref name="DARWp231"/> * Planetary Legate Becca Jareque<ref name="DARWp231"/> == Military Deployment == === 3050 === * [[87th Division (ComStar)|Eighty-seventh Division]]<ref name=20YU70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> ===3055=== * [[83rd Division (ComStar)|Eighty-third Division]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 85, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref> ===3058=== * [[Bryant Regulars]] (1 mixed regiment) <ref name=CMp29>''Chaos March'', p. 29</ref> === 3062 === * Eighty-seventh Division<ref name=FMCS126>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 126, "ComGuard Deployment Table"</ref> ===3067=== * [[Burr's Black Cobras]]<ref name=MS69>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 69, "Mercenary Employment Table"</ref> * [[Jacob's Juggernauts]]<ref name=MS69/> * [[1st Division (Word of Blake)|First Militia Division]]<ref name=FMU99>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 99, "Word of Blake Militia Deployment Table"</ref> ===3075-3078=== * [[1st Bryant Protectorate Militia Division]]<ref name="JS:BDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103, "protectorate militia deployment</ref> * [[2nd Bryant Protectorate Militia Division]]<ref name="JS:BDp103"/> ===3136=== * [[Bryant Planetary Militia]]<ref name=WoTp4/> * [[Bryant Citizens Militia]] after the Planetary Militia is moved to Terra.<ref name=WoTp6b>''War of the Tripods'', p. 6 "Certificate of Service Transfer"</ref> == Geography == Bryant has four continents. The larger continents are named Tomainisia and Voltanasia and are located on Bryant's equator, while the smaller continents of Zephyrim and Altario are located at the north and south poles respectively.<ref name="DARWp231"/> Zephyrim is one of the few landmasses to boast any significant mountain ranges and other storm-weakening topography, so it was blessed from the starting colonization with typically low temperature variances almost year-round, and also suffering the least of Bryant's turbulent weather patterns. Though rainstorms, hail, and the occasional tornado or hurricane are not unheard of, much of the continent's southern inlands remain quite hospitable to human life. During the local summer season (called "Calm Season" by Bryant's inhabitants), is the ideal period for growing crops. As this period is short, nearly one-third to to one-half of all residences on Bryant stand on sprawling plots of land that boast enough arable soil and grasslands for self-sustaining farms and cattle ranching.<ref name=WoTp4/> == Planetary Locations == {{scrollbox| * Apopka: Location of Lantern Developmental Labratories.<ref name=WiaN>''What's in a Name?''</ref> * Brein: the planetary capital after the Star League era, located on Zephyrim.<ref name="DARWp231"/> Once a bustling metropolis of a quarter million during the Star League days, Brein has undergone a sharp decline over the centuries, and now claims only nine-thousand permanent residents. This reduction is most evident when one looks at Brein from the air, where three concentric circles—the city's wind-breaker walls. Fewer buildings stand in the outer rings, with most serving today as way stations and municipal facilities. The outer-most circle, in fact, has been entirely given over to agricultural use, creating a vast, city-owned farmland and pasture, with only cracked roadways and a few older structures left as a testament to the planet's booming Star League years.<ref name=WoTp4/> The planet's [[HPG]], not working since the black-out, is located here and used as primary news and mail dissemination facility.<ref name=WoTp19/> * Bryant Vocational Academy: Located in Brein, it is a remarkably advanced school that has taught entire generations of the planet's residents in everything from philosophy and law to manufacturing and agriculture.<ref name=WoTp4/> * Cassina: The Hegemony-era capital city, abandoned to the elements when the planetary environment reverted to its stormy, unstable state. Shorty after 2767 the capital was vacated, and now stands only as a flooded ruin in the marshlands of the northern Altario continent.<ref name=WoTp4/> * Cornwallis: The village is a modern example of a walled city on Bryant. It is based on an old pre-Star League enclosed dome, and developed a distinctive circular arrangement that persisted after the upper layers of the bio-dome were removed during the planet's good years. When the bad weather patterns returned, the remnant walls were rebuilt to serve as tall ''wind-breakers'' instead, while smaller buildings and storm resistant structures were built around the flat lands surrounding it.<ref name=WoTp14>''War of the Tripods'', p. 14 "RISE AGAINST THE MACHINES!"</ref> * Grovers Mill, a town from North Jersey County.<ref name=WoTp6/> * New Crowley, a coastal village from North Jersey County.<ref name=WoTp6>''War of the Tripods'', p. 6 "North Jersey County Welcomes ''Exquisite'' Calm Season"</ref> * Sacredot: A city which saw the a huge fight during the Jihad between forces of the Republic of the Sphere and retreating WoB forces.<ref name="J:FRp77+"/> }} == Industrial Centers == * [[HartfordCo Industries]] - destroyed in [[2840]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 84, "Von Luckner Profile"</ref> * [[Lantren Corporation]] - destroyed in [[2843]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 150, "Grasshopper Profile"</ref> * Grovers Mill Lumber complex.<ref name=WoTp9>''War of the Tripods'' p.9 "Adventure Tracks"</ref> ==Local Fauna== *[[Crowley Lizard Cow]] *[[Jewel Bass]] <!-- Commented out due to lack of information == Image gallery == --> == Map Gallery == <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> == Nearby Systems == <!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot --> {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" ! colspan="8" | Closest 92 systems (89 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: |- | class="lessthan30" | [[New Home]] | class="lessthan30" | 6.0 | class="lessthan30" | [[Epsilon Eridani]] | class="lessthan30" | 9.5 | class="lessthan30" | [[Keid]] | class="lessthan30" | 10.5 | class="lessthan30" | [[New Stevens]] | class="lessthan30" | 11.6 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Caph]] | class="lessthan30" | 12.7 | class="lessthan30" | [[Epsilon Indi]] | class="lessthan30" | 16.2 | class="lessthan30" | [[Sirius]] | class="lessthan30" | 16.6 | class="lessthan30" | [[Brownsville]] | class="lessthan30" | 17.9 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Procyon]] | class="lessthan30" | 18.3 | class="lessthan30" | [[Terra|Sol]] | class="lessthan30" | 18.7 | class="lessthan30" | [[Carver]] | class="lessthan30" | 20.1 | class="lessthan30" | [[Fomalhaut]] | class="lessthan30" | 20.2 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Terra Firma]] | class="lessthan30" | 22.4 | class="lessthan30" | [[Rigil Kentarus]] | class="lessthan30" | 22.5 | class="lessthan30" | [[Northwind]] | class="lessthan30" | 23.4 | class="lessthan30" | [[Outreach]] | class="lessthan30" | 26.9 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Altair]] | class="lessthan30" | 27.3 | class="lessthan30" | [[Saffel]] | class="lessthan30" | 28.0 | class="lessthan30" | [[Dieron]] | class="lessthan30" | 28.2 | class="lessthan30" | [[Capolla]] | class="lessthan30" | 28.7 |- | class="lessthan30" | [[Sheratan]] | class="lessthan30" | 28.9 | class="over30" | [[New Earth|Tau Ceti]] | class="over30" | 30.3 | class="over30" | [[Lockdale]] | class="over30" | 31.4 | class="over30" | [[Killbourn]] | class="over30" | 32.0 |- | class="over30" | [[Hechnar]] | class="over30" | 32.7 | class="over30" | [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]] | class="over30" | 35.2 | class="over30" | [[Acamar]] | class="over30" | 36.6 | class="over30" | [[Graham]] | class="over30" | 36.8 |- | class="over30" | [[Ingress]] | class="over30" | 36.8 | class="over30" | [[Bex]] | class="over30" | 38.0 | class="over30" | [[Xi Ursae_Majoris|Xi Ursae Majoris]] | class="over30" | 38.4 | class="over30" | [[Nirasaki]] | class="over30" | 38.9 |- | class="over30" | [[Woodstock]] | class="over30" | 38.9 | class="over30" | [[Small World]] | class="over30" | 39.0 | class="over30" | [[Elgin|Chisholm]] | class="over30" | 39.5 | class="over30" | [[Nanking]] | class="over30" | 39.7 |- | class="over30" | [[Asta]] | class="over30" | 39.8 | class="over30" | [[Yorii]] | class="over30" | 40.4 | class="over30" | [[Styx]] | class="over30" | 40.8 | class="over30" | [[Hall]] | class="over30" | 41.2 |- | class="over30" | [[Quentin]] | class="over30" | 41.6 | class="over30" | [[Hsien]] | class="over30" | 41.8 | class="over30" | [[Thorin]] | class="over30" | 42.4 | class="over30" | [[Errai]] | class="over30" | 42.7 |- | class="over30" | [[Kawich]] | class="over30" | 43.7 | class="over30" | [[Athenry]] | class="over30" | 44.4 | class="over30" | [[Pollux]] | class="over30" | 44.8 | class="over30" | [[Ruchbah]] | class="over30" | 45.2 |- | class="over30" | [[Oliver]] | class="over30" | 45.4 | class="over30" | [[Chara]] | class="over30" | 46.7 | class="over30" | [[Zavijava]] | class="over30" | 46.8 | class="over30" | [[Mandal]] | class="over30" | 48.1 |- | class="over30" | [[Deneb Algedi]] | class="over30" | 48.2 | class="over30" | [[Rocky]] | class="over30" | 48.3 | class="over30" | [[Nopah]] | class="over30" | 48.5 | class="over30" | [[Arboris]] | class="over30" | 48.6 |- | class="over30" | [[Tyrfing|Tabit]] | class="over30" | 48.7 | class="over30" | [[Devil's Rock]] | class="over30" | 49.4 | class="over30" | [[Muphrid]] | class="over30" | 49.6 | class="over30" | [[Imbros]] | class="over30" | 49.7 |- | class="over30" | [[Helen]] | class="over30" | 50.0 | class="over30" | [[Zurich]] | class="over30" | 50.4 | class="over30" | [[Lipton]] | class="over30" | 51.0 | class="over30" | [[Deneb Kaitos]] | class="over30" | 51.4 |- | class="over30" | [[Inglesmond|New Britain]] | class="over30" | 51.5 | class="over30" | [[Talitha]] | class="over30" | 51.9 | class="over30" | [[Denebola]] | class="over30" | 52.3 | class="over30" | [[Aldebaran]] | class="over30" | 52.5 |- | class="over30" | [[Pike (system)|Pike]] | class="over30" | 52.9 | class="over30" | [[Wasat]] | class="over30" | 53.0 | class="over30" | [[Genoa]] | class="over30" | 53.2 | class="over30" | [[Zollikofen]] | class="over30" | 53.3 |- | class="over30" | [[Castor]] | class="over30" | 53.7 | class="over30" | [[Bharat]] | class="over30" | 53.9 | class="over30" | [[Van Diemen]] | class="over30" | 54.1 | class="over30" | [[Dyev]] | class="over30" | 54.5 |- | class="over30" | [[Tall Trees]] | class="over30" | 54.9 | class="over30" | [[Basalt]] | class="over30" | 55.3 | class="over30" | [[Saiph]] | class="over30" | 55.5 | class="over30" | [[Azha]] | class="over30" | 55.8 |- | class="over30" | [[Pokhara]] | class="over30" | 57.6 | class="over30" | [[Nashira]] | class="over30" | 58.1 | class="over30" | [[Menkalinan]] | class="over30" | 58.9 | class="over30" | [[Liao (system)|Cynthiana]] | class="over30" | 59.2 |- | class="over30" | [[Slocum]] | class="over30" | 59.6 | class="over30" | [[Addicks]] | class="over30" | 59.6 | class="over30" | [[Hamal]] | class="over30" | 59.9 | class="over30" | [[New Canton]] | class="over30" | 59.9 |- | class="over30" | [[Towne]] | class="over30" | 60.0 | class="over60" | [[Chaville]] | class="over60" | 60.3 | class="over60" | [[Hean]] | class="over60" | 61.5 | class="over60" | [[Ankaa]] | class="over60" | 61.6 |- |} == References == <references/> == Bibliography == * ''[[War of the Tripods]]'' * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)|ChaosMarch]]'' * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]'' * ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas 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