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| − | The '''Caledonia''' system was home to at least one habitable world, also named either '''Caledonia''' or '''Caledon''',<ref>''Tactics of Duty'', pp. 30, 36, 49, | + | The '''Caledonia''' system was home to at least one habitable world, also named either '''Caledonia''' or '''Caledon''',<ref name=ToD>''Tactics of Duty'', pp. 30, 36, 49, 52–54, 67, 117, 123, 139, 153, 160, 190, 202, 205, 212, 214, 221, 223, 250, 315</ref> and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Donegal Province]] of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> |
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| − | == System Description == | + | ==System Description== |
| − | + | Caledonia is located near the [[Hesperus II]] and [[Lamon]] systems.<ref name="ER:3145p39"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> | |
| − | == System History == | + | ==System History== |
The Caledonia system was settled during or shortly after the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and was a part of the [[Federation of Skye]] when the Lyran Commonwealth formed in the mid-[[twenty-fourth century]].<ref name=HBHS13/> | The Caledonia system was settled during or shortly after the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]] and was a part of the [[Federation of Skye]] when the Lyran Commonwealth formed in the mid-[[twenty-fourth century]].<ref name=HBHS13/> | ||
| − | < | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
| − | == | + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} |
| − | --> | + | * [[2271]] - Inhabited world <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref> |
| − | = | + | * [[2340]] - [[Federation of Skye]] <ref name=HBHS13>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"</ref> |
| − | {{ | + | * [[2341]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name=HBHS13/> |
| + | * [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp25>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name=HRWp159>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</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'', pp. 112–113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2840]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HKp66">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 66, "Planet-Hopping and Sunstroke"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2822]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 39 [3040]"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere [3075]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance <ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - August 3079"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3135]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 3135"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3145]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Caledonia== | ||
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| − | + | Caledonia is a temperate, Earth-like world with two moons: the "huge and silvery" Stirling and the "small and golden" Bannochburn.<ref name=ToD29/> The world is also often referred to as "Caledon"<ref name=ToD/> which may be an expression for the planet as opposed to the system as a whole. | |
| − | == Planetary History == | + | ===Planetary History=== |
Caledon suffered heavy damage when the [[Draconis Combine]] conquered the planet in a seven-years campaign from [[2841]] through [[2849]] (destroying the defending [[Fourth Royal Guards]] in the process) and effectively scorched the planet. The world was slow to recover, and was subsequently ruled from offworld for over a century, first from [[Hesperus II]] and then from [[Tharkad]].<ref>''Tactics of Duty'', p. 49</ref> | Caledon suffered heavy damage when the [[Draconis Combine]] conquered the planet in a seven-years campaign from [[2841]] through [[2849]] (destroying the defending [[Fourth Royal Guards]] in the process) and effectively scorched the planet. The world was slow to recover, and was subsequently ruled from offworld for over a century, first from [[Hesperus II]] and then from [[Tharkad]].<ref>''Tactics of Duty'', p. 49</ref> | ||
The settlers on Caledon cultivated their Scottish roots, including a heavy Scots burr, for centuries. [[Davis McCall]] was the estranged scion of a powerful family on Caledonia. | The settlers on Caledon cultivated their Scottish roots, including a heavy Scots burr, for centuries. [[Davis McCall]] was the estranged scion of a powerful family on Caledonia. | ||
| − | By the mid-[[thirty-first century]] the capital city of New Edinburgh, which also featured a spaceport, was noted to have some 80-90,000 inhabitants.<ref>''Tactics of Duty'', p. 33</ref> | + | By the mid-[[thirty-first century]], the capital city of New Edinburgh, which also featured a spaceport, was noted to have some 80-90,000 inhabitants.<ref>''Tactics of Duty'', p. 33</ref> |
| − | ===3056 Uprising=== | + | ====3056 Uprising==== |
| − | Around 3056, the [[Federated Commonwealth]]'s governor on Caledon, Nelson Wilmarth, became a catalyst for an uprising. An outsider not native to Caledonia and unpopular to begin with, he was opposed by the planet's strong Jacobites movement and a sect called the Word of Jihad, a splinter sect of the [[Unfinished Book]] movement. Wilmarth gradually replaced the planetary militia | + | Around 3056, the [[Federated Commonwealth]]'s governor on Caledon, Nelson Wilmarth, became a catalyst for an uprising. An outsider not native to Caledonia and unpopular to begin with, he was opposed by the planet's strong Jacobites movement and a sect called the Word of Jihad, a splinter sect of the [[Unfinished Book]] movement. Wilmarth gradually replaced the planetary militia with foreigners who were loyal only to him and by 3056 took to extreme measures including deploying BattleMechs against civilian protesters, torturing prisoners to death, and literally putting bodies and severed heads on display on stakes. Things came to a head when [[Davis McCall]] and [[Alexander Carlyle]] of the [[Gray Death Legion]] visited Caledonia and confronted Wilmarth at his citadel over imprisoning McCall's brother. The situation deteriorated to the point where McCall and Carlyle had to fight their way out (freeing some prisoners in the process) on 1 April 3056. On the same night they attacked the citadel with help from local resistance groups to free many prisoners. The Gray Death Legion proper was called in from [[Glengarry]] to restore order. |
In truth, Wilmarth was manipulated by his military advisor [[Kellen Folker]], who was part of a group of conspirators centered on [[Field Marshal]] [[Brandal Gareth]]. The entire situation was engineered to put the Gray Death Legion into a no-win situation by pitting them against those rising against Wilmarth's cruel and unlawful rule. Major Folker tried to suborn the unit when they arrived on Caledonia and ordered Grayson Carlyle to send his 'Mechs against the people. When Carlyle refused, Folker had him arrested but Carlyle was freed by his security detail and the Gray Death Legion subsequently restored order by vanquishing Wilmarth's forces and elements of Gareth's [[Third Davion Guards]] in the field in a final battle on 16 April. Both Wilmarth and Folker escaped. | In truth, Wilmarth was manipulated by his military advisor [[Kellen Folker]], who was part of a group of conspirators centered on [[Field Marshal]] [[Brandal Gareth]]. The entire situation was engineered to put the Gray Death Legion into a no-win situation by pitting them against those rising against Wilmarth's cruel and unlawful rule. Major Folker tried to suborn the unit when they arrived on Caledonia and ordered Grayson Carlyle to send his 'Mechs against the people. When Carlyle refused, Folker had him arrested but Carlyle was freed by his security detail and the Gray Death Legion subsequently restored order by vanquishing Wilmarth's forces and elements of Gareth's [[Third Davion Guards]] in the field in a final battle on 16 April. Both Wilmarth and Folker escaped. | ||
| − | ===The Jihad=== | + | ====The Jihad==== |
| − | On | + | On 30 September [[3073]], the infamous [[Word of Blake]] unit the [[Fifty-second Shadow Division]] struck at Caledonia, destroying the defending [[Twenty-second Skye Rangers]].<ref name="JHS3076p34">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 34, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> |
| − | == | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
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| − | + | * [[Ninth Hesperus Guards]]<ref name=FR:2765LCAFp12>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 12: "Hesperus Guards" - Regimental Status</ref> | |
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| − | === | + | * Ninth Hesperus Guards<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref> |
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| − | == | + | ====3057==== |
| − | === | + | * [[Third Davion Guard]], (Two Battalions)<ref name=ToDc21>"Tactics of Duty", ch. 21</ref> |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Caledonia Home Guard]]<ref name=ToDc11>"Tactics of Duty", ch. 11</ref> |
| − | === | + | ====3145==== |
| − | * | + | * [[Eighth Donegal Guards]]<ref name=FM:3145p133>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 133: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Donegal Province"</ref> |
| − | === | + | ===Geography=== |
| − | + | Caledonia's local time is measured using the standard terran twenty-four hour clock, with an extra fifty-three minutes added after midnight.<ref name=ToD117>''Tactics of Duty'', pp. 117–118</ref> Although this is not stated, the impression given for the planet is that of an Earth-like, open-environment world with a breathable atmosphere and plentiful arable soil.<ref name=ToDenv/> ''[[CherryPicker]]'' AgroMechs are operated on Caledonia.<ref name=ToD234>''Tactics of Duty'', p. 234</ref> | |
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| − | === | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| − | * | + | * Falkirk: town at the southern edge of the Grampian Mountains |
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* New Edinburgh: the planetary capital city.<ref name=ToD29/> | * New Edinburgh: the planetary capital city.<ref name=ToD29/> | ||
| − | * Stirling: a city north of New Edinburgh.<ref name=ToDc21/> | + | * Stirling: a city 1,000km north of New Edinburgh.<ref name=ToDc21/> |
| + | * Tanglewood | ||
| − | == Industrial Centers == | + | ===Industrial Centers=== |
| − | * There is an AgroMech factory in New Edinburgh, possibly manufacturing the [[CherryPicker]]<ref name=ToDc14>''Tactics of Duty'', | + | * There is an AgroMech factory in New Edinburgh, possibly manufacturing the ''[[CherryPicker]]''<ref name=ToDc14>''Tactics of Duty'', ch. 14</ref> |
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| − | == Nearby Systems == | + | |
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| + | ==Nearby Systems== | ||
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| + | {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" | ||
| + | ! colspan="8" | Closest 36 systems (35 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Hesperus | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Hesperus]] |
| − | | 9.9 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 9.9 |
| − | | [[Lamon]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Lamon]] |
| − | | 11.9 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 11.9 |
| − | | [[Vindemiatrix]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Vindemiatrix]] |
| − | | 23.3 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.3 |
| − | | [[Trent]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Trent (system)|Trent]] |
| − | | 23.6 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 23.6 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Algorab]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Algorab]] |
| − | | 24.2 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 24.2 |
| − | | [[Carsphairn]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Carsphairn]] |
| − | | 24.9 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 24.9 |
| − | | [[New Kyoto]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[New Kyoto]] |
| − | | 25.8 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 25.8 |
| − | | [[Fianna]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Fianna]] |
| − | | 26.3 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.3 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Laiaka]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Laiaka]] |
| − | | 26.6 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 26.6 |
| − | | [[Alkaid]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Alkaid]] |
| − | | 28.7 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 28.7 |
| − | | [[Sarpsborg]] | + | | class="lessthan30" | [[Sarpsborg]] |
| − | | 29.1 | + | | class="lessthan30" | 29.1 |
| − | | [[Canonbie]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Canonbie]] |
| − | | 30.0 | + | | class="over30" | 30.0 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Arganda]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Arganda]] |
| − | | 33.8 | + | | class="over30" | 33.8 |
| − | | [[Zaniah]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Zaniah]] |
| − | | 34.7 | + | | class="over30" | 34.7 |
| − | | [[Rahne]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Rahne]] |
| − | | 34.9 | + | | class="over30" | 34.9 |
| − | | [[Eidsfoss]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Eidsfoss]] |
| − | | 39.1 | + | | class="over30" | 39.1 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Gladius]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Gladius (system)|Gladius]] |
| − | | 42.8 | + | | class="over30" | 42.8 |
| − | | [[Gacrux]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Gacrux]] |
| − | | 43.5 | + | | class="over30" | 43.5 |
| − | | [[Furillo]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Furillo]] |
| − | | 44.2 | + | | class="over30" | 44.2 |
| − | | [[Solaris]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Solaris]] |
| − | | 44.2 | + | | class="over30" | 44.2 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Seginus]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Seginus]] |
| − | | 46.4 | + | | class="over30" | 46.4 |
| − | | [[Alcor]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Alcor]] |
| − | | 47.1 | + | | class="over30" | 47.1 |
| − | | [[Clinton]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Clinton]] |
| − | | 47.9 | + | | class="over30" | 47.9 |
| − | | [[Ciotat]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Ciotat]] |
| − | | 50.1 | + | | class="over30" | 50.1 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Pardeau]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Pardeau]] |
| − | | 51.1 | + | | class="over30" | 51.1 |
| − | | [[Chaffee]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Chaffee (LC)|Chaffee]] |
| − | | 52.0 | + | | class="over30" | 52.0 |
| − | | [[Uhuru]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Uhuru]] |
| − | | 52.8 | + | | class="over30" | 52.8 |
| − | | [[Shiloh]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Shiloh]] |
| − | | 53. | + | | class="over30" | 53.4 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Rochelle]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Rochelle]] |
| − | | 53.5 | + | | class="over30" | 53.5 |
| − | | [[Hyde]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Hyde]] |
| − | | 53.9 | + | | class="over30" | 53.9 |
| − | | [[Laurieston]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Laurieston]] |
| − | | 58.2 | + | | class="over30" | 58.2 |
| − | | [[Kochab]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Kochab]] |
| − | | 58.5 | + | | class="over30" | 58.5 |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | [[Bjornlunda]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Bjornlunda]] |
| − | | 58.8 | + | | class="over30" | 58.8 |
| − | | [[Glengarry]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Glengarry]] |
| − | | 59.5 | + | | class="over30" | 59.5 |
| − | | [[Gniezno]] | + | | class="over30" | [[Gniezno]] |
| − | | 59.6 | + | | class="over30" | 59.6 |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | [[Mariefred]] |
| − | | | + | | class="over60" | 60.3 |
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| − | == References == | + | ==References== |
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | == Bibliography == | + | ==Bibliography== |
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' | * ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' | ||
| − | + | * ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[First Succession War ( | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
* ''[[Tactics of Duty]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Tactics of Duty]]'' (novel) | ||
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| + | [[Category:Systems|Caledonia]] | ||
[[Category:Planets|Caledonia]] | [[Category:Planets|Caledonia]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Federated Commonwealth Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Federation of Skye | + | [[Category: Federation of Skye Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Independent | + | [[Category: Independent Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Lyran Alliance | + | [[Category: Lyran Alliance Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth | + | [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Wolf Empire | + | [[Category: Wolf Empire Systems]] |
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- This article is about the planetary system. For the WarShip, see Caledonia (Individual Commonwealth-class WarShip).
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| X:Y Coordinates | -121.025 : 37.179[e] |
The Caledonia system was home to at least one habitable world, also named either Caledonia or Caledon,[1] and as of 3145 was located in the Donegal Province of the Lyran Commonwealth.[2][3]
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System Description
Caledonia is located near the Hesperus II and Lamon systems.[2][3]
System History
The Caledonia system was settled during or shortly after the First Exodus from Terra and was a part of the Federation of Skye when the Lyran Commonwealth formed in the mid-twenty-fourth century.[4]
Political Affiliation
- 2271 - Inhabited world [5]
- 2340 - Federation of Skye [4]
- 2341 - Lyran Commonwealth [4]
- 2571 - Lyran Commonwealth [6]
- 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth [7]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth [8]
- 2764 - Lyran Commonwealth [9]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth [10]
- 2786 - Lyran Commonwealth [11]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth [12][13][14]
- 2840 - Lyran Commonwealth [15]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth [16]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth [17]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth [18]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth [19][20]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth [21]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth [22][23]
- 3057 - Lyran Alliance [24]
- 3063 - Lyran Alliance [25]
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance [26][27]
- 3075 - Lyran Alliance [28]
- 3079 - Lyran Alliance [29]
- 3081 - Lyran Alliance [30]
- 3085 - Lyran Alliance [31]
- 3135 - Lyran Commonwealth [32]
- 3145 - Lyran Commonwealth [2][3]
Caledonia
| Caledonia | |
|---|---|
| Astrophysical | |
| Moons | 2 (Stirling, Bannochburn)[33] |
| Geophysical | |
| Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[34] |
| History and Culture | |
| Demonym(s) | Caledonian[35] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Political Leader | Governor |
| Capital | New Edinburgh[33] |
| HPG Class | Yes[36] |
Caledonia is a temperate, Earth-like world with two moons: the "huge and silvery" Stirling and the "small and golden" Bannochburn.[33] The world is also often referred to as "Caledon"[1] which may be an expression for the planet as opposed to the system as a whole.
Planetary History
Caledon suffered heavy damage when the Draconis Combine conquered the planet in a seven-years campaign from 2841 through 2849 (destroying the defending Fourth Royal Guards in the process) and effectively scorched the planet. The world was slow to recover, and was subsequently ruled from offworld for over a century, first from Hesperus II and then from Tharkad.[37]
The settlers on Caledon cultivated their Scottish roots, including a heavy Scots burr, for centuries. Davis McCall was the estranged scion of a powerful family on Caledonia.
By the mid-thirty-first century, the capital city of New Edinburgh, which also featured a spaceport, was noted to have some 80-90,000 inhabitants.[38]
3056 Uprising
Around 3056, the Federated Commonwealth's governor on Caledon, Nelson Wilmarth, became a catalyst for an uprising. An outsider not native to Caledonia and unpopular to begin with, he was opposed by the planet's strong Jacobites movement and a sect called the Word of Jihad, a splinter sect of the Unfinished Book movement. Wilmarth gradually replaced the planetary militia with foreigners who were loyal only to him and by 3056 took to extreme measures including deploying BattleMechs against civilian protesters, torturing prisoners to death, and literally putting bodies and severed heads on display on stakes. Things came to a head when Davis McCall and Alexander Carlyle of the Gray Death Legion visited Caledonia and confronted Wilmarth at his citadel over imprisoning McCall's brother. The situation deteriorated to the point where McCall and Carlyle had to fight their way out (freeing some prisoners in the process) on 1 April 3056. On the same night they attacked the citadel with help from local resistance groups to free many prisoners. The Gray Death Legion proper was called in from Glengarry to restore order.
In truth, Wilmarth was manipulated by his military advisor Kellen Folker, who was part of a group of conspirators centered on Field Marshal Brandal Gareth. The entire situation was engineered to put the Gray Death Legion into a no-win situation by pitting them against those rising against Wilmarth's cruel and unlawful rule. Major Folker tried to suborn the unit when they arrived on Caledonia and ordered Grayson Carlyle to send his 'Mechs against the people. When Carlyle refused, Folker had him arrested but Carlyle was freed by his security detail and the Gray Death Legion subsequently restored order by vanquishing Wilmarth's forces and elements of Gareth's Third Davion Guards in the field in a final battle on 16 April. Both Wilmarth and Folker escaped.
The Jihad
On 30 September 3073, the infamous Word of Blake unit the Fifty-second Shadow Division struck at Caledonia, destroying the defending Twenty-second Skye Rangers.[39][40]
Military Deployment
2765
2786
- Ninth Hesperus Guards[42]
3057
- Third Davion Guard, (Two Battalions)[43]
- Caledonia Home Guard[44]
3145
Geography
Caledonia's local time is measured using the standard terran twenty-four hour clock, with an extra fifty-three minutes added after midnight.[46] Although this is not stated, the impression given for the planet is that of an Earth-like, open-environment world with a breathable atmosphere and plentiful arable soil.[34] CherryPicker AgroMechs are operated on Caledonia.[47]
Planetary Locations
- Falkirk: town at the southern edge of the Grampian Mountains
- Grampian Mountains
- Mount Alba
- New Edinburgh: the planetary capital city.[33]
- Stirling: a city 1,000km north of New Edinburgh.[43]
- Tanglewood
Industrial Centers
- There is an AgroMech factory in New Edinburgh, possibly manufacturing the CherryPicker[48]
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
| Closest 36 systems (35 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperus | 9.9 | Lamon | 11.9 | Vindemiatrix | 23.3 | Trent | 23.6 |
| Algorab | 24.2 | Carsphairn | 24.9 | New Kyoto | 25.8 | Fianna | 26.3 |
| Laiaka | 26.6 | Alkaid | 28.7 | Sarpsborg | 29.1 | Canonbie | 30.0 |
| Arganda | 33.8 | Zaniah | 34.7 | Rahne | 34.9 | Eidsfoss | 39.1 |
| Gladius | 42.8 | Gacrux | 43.5 | Furillo | 44.2 | Solaris | 44.2 |
| Seginus | 46.4 | Alcor | 47.1 | Clinton | 47.9 | Ciotat | 50.1 |
| Pardeau | 51.1 | Chaffee | 52.0 | Uhuru | 52.8 | Shiloh | 53.4 |
| Rochelle | 53.5 | Hyde | 53.9 | Laurieston | 58.2 | Kochab | 58.5 |
| Bjornlunda | 58.8 | Glengarry | 59.5 | Gniezno | 59.6 | Mariefred | 60.3 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tactics of Duty, pp. 30, 36, 49, 52–54, 67, 117, 123, 139, 153, 160, 190, 202, 205, 212, 214, 221, 223, 250, 315
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Federation of Skye world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War [2571]"
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere Map [2596]"
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 24–25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122–123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ First Succession War, pp. 112–113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 66, "Planet-Hopping and Sunstroke"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2822]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 39 [3040]"
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132, "Inner Sphere - 3040"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere [3075]"
- ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 21, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - August 3079"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 3135"
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 Tactics of Duty, p. 29
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 implied, as Tactics of Duty describes it as a habitable open environment
- ↑ Mercenary's Star, ch. 4
- ↑ Tactics of Duty
- ↑ Tactics of Duty, p. 49
- ↑ Tactics of Duty, p. 33
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 34, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 12: "Hesperus Guards" - Regimental Status
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 "Tactics of Duty", ch. 21
- ↑ "Tactics of Duty", ch. 11
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 133: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces - Donegal Province"
- ↑ Tactics of Duty, pp. 117–118
- ↑ Tactics of Duty, p. 234
- ↑ Tactics of Duty, ch. 14
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