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The '''Nightwish''' system was home to at least one habitable world and as at [[2750]] was located in the [[Erdvynn Province]] of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]],<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/><ref name="ER:2750p36"/> having previously been a part of the [[Timbuktu Province]] prior to the establishment of the Erdvynn Province.<ref name="HB:MPSp18"/>
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The '''Nightwish''' system was home to at least one habitable world and as of [[2750]] was located in the [[Erdvynn Province]] of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]],<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/><ref name="ER:2750p36"/> having previously been a part of the [[Timbuktu Province]] prior to the establishment of the Erdvynn Province.<ref name="HB:MPSp18"/>
  
 
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== System Description ==
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==System Description==
 
The Nightwish system is located near the [[Calvados]] and [[Sarikavak]] systems.<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/><ref name="ER:2750p36"/>
 
The Nightwish system is located near the [[Calvados]] and [[Sarikavak]] systems.<ref name="HB:MPSp25"/><ref name="ER:2750p36"/>
  
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== System History ==
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==System History==
 
The Nightwish system was settled during or before the [[Age of War]].<ref name="HB:MPSp18"/> Nightwish vanished from maps during the [[Third Succession War]],<ref name="HB:HSp40"/><ref name="HB:HSp47"/> indicating that the system had been abandoned, depopulated, or rendered too insignificant to merit further recording by [[Inner Sphere]] nations.
 
The Nightwish system was settled during or before the [[Age of War]].<ref name="HB:MPSp18"/> Nightwish vanished from maps during the [[Third Succession War]],<ref name="HB:HSp40"/><ref name="HB:HSp47"/> indicating that the system had been abandoned, depopulated, or rendered too insignificant to merit further recording by [[Inner Sphere]] nations.
  
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== Political Affiliation ==
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==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2571]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]] <ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - [[Rim Worlds Republic]]<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="H:LoTV1p10">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp38">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 38, "Rim Worlds Army Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref><ref name="FR2765:LCAFp25">''Field Report 2765: Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2767]] - Rim Worlds Republic <ref name="H:LoTV1p104>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104, "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:LoTV1p10">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 10</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp38">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 38</ref><ref name="FR2765:LCAFp25">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 25</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Independent world <ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2767]] - Rim Worlds Republic<ref name="H:LoTV1p104>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Independent world <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Independent world<ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref>
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* [[3025]] - No record <ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Independent world<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40</ref>
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* [[3030]] - No record <ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - No record<ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47</ref>
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* [[3040]] - No record <ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p"132>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132, "Inner Sphere - [3040]"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - No record<ref name="HB:HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56</ref>
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* [[3050]] - No record <ref name="ER:3052p10">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 10, Inner Sphere [3050] Map</ref>
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* [[3040]] - No record<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p132">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132</ref>
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* [[3052]] - No record <ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:3062p22">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 22, Inner Sphere [3052] Map</ref>
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* [[3050]] - No record<ref name="ER:3052p10">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 10</ref>
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* [[3057]] - No record <ref name="ER:3062p10">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 10, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map</ref>
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* [[3052]] - No record<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="ER:3062p22">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 22</ref>
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* [[3063]] - No record <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - No record<ref name="ER:3062p10">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 10</ref>
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* [[3067]] - No record <ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Nao"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - No record<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
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* [[3075]] - No record <ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - No record<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref>
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* [[3079]] - No record <ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Table - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - No record<ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64</ref>
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* [[3081]] - No record <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - No record<ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19</ref>
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* [[3085]] - No record <ref name"FM:3085pvii"=>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - No record<ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62</ref>
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* [[3130]] - No record <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
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* [[3085]] - No record<ref name"FM:3085pvii"=>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - No record <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - No record<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3145]] - No record <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - No record<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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===Planetary History===
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By the end of the Age of War, Nightwish was a part of the Timbuktu Province of the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="HB:MPSp18"/> By [[2584]], civil war had been raging within the Rim Worlds Republic for nine years, fought between supporters of [[First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] and supporters of the [[Rim Provisional Government]]; Nightwish was the garrison posting of the [[Second Amaris Dragoons]], one of the [[Rim Worlds Army]] units that had chosen to support the RPG.<ref name="H:RWp154"/>
  
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Nightwish was the last system to be contested as a part of the second wave of [[Operation MAILED FIST]], the [[Star League]] intervention in the civil war to restore Gregory Amaris to power, and marked a turning point in the Operation. The decision made was to deploy the newly arrived [[Draconis Auxiliary Corps]] to annex the world, a decision that led to repercussions felt throughout the remainder of the campaign.<ref name="H:RWp134">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134: "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"</ref>
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=== Reunification War ===
 
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By the end of the [[Age of War]] Nightwish was a part of the Timbuktu Province of the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="HB:MPSp18"/> By [[2584]] civil war had been raging within the Rim Worlds Republic for nine years, fought between supporters of [[First Consul]] [[Gregory Amaris]] and supporters of the [[Rim Provisional Government]]; Nightwish was the garrison posting of the [[2nd Amaris Dragoons|Second Amaris Dragoons]], one of the [[Rim Worlds Army]] units that had chosen to support the RPG.<ref name="H:RWp154"/>
 
  
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Nightwish was the last system to be contested as a part of the second wave of [[Operation MAILED FIST]], the [[Star League]] intervention in the civil war to restore Gregory Amaris to power, and marked a turning point in the Operation. [[Task Force MAILED FIST]] had been divided into three Battle Groups, and it was [[Battle Group Timbuktu]] that was assigned responsibility for the conquest of Nightwish; the decision made was to deploy the newly-arrived [[Draconis Auxiliary Corps]] to annex the world, a decision that led to repercussions felt throughout the remainder of the campaign.<ref name="H:RWp134">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134, "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"</ref>
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The Draconis Auxiliary Corps consisted of four line formations: the [[2nd Sword of Light|Second]] and [[Seventh Sword of Light]] regiments, the [[Fourth Proserpina Hussars]] and the [[First Arkab Legion]]. [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] had already directed that the [[Reunification War]] would be fought under total war conditions, not the conditions dictated by the [[Ares Conventions]]; as a result,<ref name="H:RWp134"/> with the notable exception of the First Arkab Legion,<ref name="H:RWp36">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134: "First Arkab Legion"</ref> the campaign for control of Nightwish was fought with a level of brutality unmatched on any other Republic world up to that point. The campaign began with the [[DCMS]] units landing on 16 June 2584, relishing the anticipated tough campaign against the Second Dragoons; with the limitations of the Ares Conventions removed the Combine forces had no compunction about torturing captives to obtain information, or about shelling civilian settlements as a method of driving out concealed Republican forces. The resulting death toll was heavily skewed, with the Combine forces losing just forty-two personnel (including seven [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]]) while the Republican casualties were in excess of ten thousand. Word of the tactics the Combine used on Nightwish quickly spread,<ref name="H:RWp134"/> resulting in both the Republican loyalist and rebel forces placing all of the Combine forces other than the First Arkab Legion on a "kill on sight" footing,<ref name="H:RWp36"/> as well as tarring all of the other units within Task Force MAILED FIST with the same brush, condemning all of the SLDF as barbarians.<ref name="H:RWp134"/>
  
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The Draconis Auxiliary Corps consisted of four line formations - the [[2nd Sword of Light|Second]] and [[7th Sword of Light|Seventh Sword of Light]] regiments, the [[4th Proserpina Hussars|Fourth Proserpina Hussars]] and the [[1st Arkab Legion|First Arkab Legion]]. [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] had already directed that the [[Reunification War]] would be fought under total war conditions, not the conditions dictated by the [[Ares Conventions]]; as a result,<ref name="H:RWp134"/> with the notable exception of the First Arkab Legion,<ref name="H:RWp36">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134, "First Arkab Legion"</ref> the campaign for control of Nightwish was fought with a level of brutality unmatched on any other Republic world up to that point. The campaign began with the [[DCMS]] units landing on the 16th of June 2584, relishing the anticipated tough campaign against the Second Dragoons; with the limitations of the Ares Conventions removed the Combine forces had no compunction about torturing captives to obtain information, or about shelling civilian settlements as a method of driving out concealed Republican forces. The resulting death toll was heavily skewed, with the Combine forces losing just forty-two personnel (including seven [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]]) while the Republican casualties were in excess of ten thousand. Word of the tactics the Combine used on Nightwish quickly spread,<ref name="H:RWp134"/> resulting in both the Republican loyalist and rebel forces placing all of the Combine forces other than the First Arkab Legion on a "kill on sight" footing,<ref name="H:RWp36"/> as well as tarring all of the other units within Task Force MAILED FIST with the same brush, condemning all of the SLDF as barbarians.<ref name="H:RWp134"/>
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The actions of the Draconis Auxiliary Corps on Nightwish resulted in the resistance faced by Task Force MAILED FIST stiffening considerably on most other worlds within the Republic, slowing the progress made by the Task Force and sapping morale.<ref name="H:RWp134A">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134: "Arlina to Viborg (December 2584 - September 2588)"</ref> When [[Duke of Regulus|Duke]] [[Narinder Selaj]] of the [[Second Marik Auxiliary Corps]] confronted ''[[Tai-sho (rank)|Tai-sho]]'' [[Harry Fujimora]] about the actions of the DCMS forces on Nightwish, the rebuttal was direct and to the point:<ref name="H:RWp134"/>
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The actions of the Draconis Auxiliary Corps on Nightwish resulted in the resistance faced by Task Force MAILED FIST stiffening considerably on most other worlds within the Republic, slowing the progress made by the Task Force and sapping morale.<ref name="H:RWp134A">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 134, "Arlina to Viborg (December 2584 - September 2588)"</ref> When [[Duke]] [[Narinder Selaj]] of the [[Second Marik Auxiliary Corps]] confronted ''[[Tai-sho (rank)|Tai-sho]]'' Fujimora about the actions of the DCMS forces on Nightwish, the rebuffal was direct and to the point:<ref name="H:RWp134"/>
 
  
 
{{Quote|"You wanted the world. You got the world. Our methods are efficient and save troops and resources."|''Tai-sho'' Fujimora, Nightwish, 2584}}
 
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
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Revision as of 21:30, 30 May 2023

Nightwish
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Nightwish nearby systems
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System Information
X:Y Coordinates-446.895 : 4.26[e]

The Nightwish system was home to at least one habitable world and as of 2750 was located in the Erdvynn Province of the Rim Worlds Republic,[1][2] having previously been a part of the Timbuktu Province prior to the establishment of the Erdvynn Province.[3]

System Description

The Nightwish system is located near the Calvados and Sarikavak systems.[1][2]

System History

The Nightwish system was settled during or before the Age of War.[3] Nightwish vanished from maps during the Third Succession War,[4][5] indicating that the system had been abandoned, depopulated, or rendered too insignificant to merit further recording by Inner Sphere nations.

Political Affiliation

Nightwish

Planetary History

Reunification War

By the end of the Age of War, Nightwish was a part of the Timbuktu Province of the Rim Worlds Republic.[3] By 2584, civil war had been raging within the Rim Worlds Republic for nine years, fought between supporters of First Consul Gregory Amaris and supporters of the Rim Provisional Government; Nightwish was the garrison posting of the Second Amaris Dragoons, one of the Rim Worlds Army units that had chosen to support the RPG.[31]

Nightwish was the last system to be contested as a part of the second wave of Operation MAILED FIST, the Star League intervention in the civil war to restore Gregory Amaris to power, and marked a turning point in the Operation. The decision made was to deploy the newly arrived Draconis Auxiliary Corps to annex the world, a decision that led to repercussions felt throughout the remainder of the campaign.[32]

The Draconis Auxiliary Corps consisted of four line formations: the Second and Seventh Sword of Light regiments, the Fourth Proserpina Hussars and the First Arkab Legion. First Lord Ian Cameron had already directed that the Reunification War would be fought under total war conditions, not the conditions dictated by the Ares Conventions; as a result,[32] with the notable exception of the First Arkab Legion,[33] the campaign for control of Nightwish was fought with a level of brutality unmatched on any other Republic world up to that point. The campaign began with the DCMS units landing on 16 June 2584, relishing the anticipated tough campaign against the Second Dragoons; with the limitations of the Ares Conventions removed the Combine forces had no compunction about torturing captives to obtain information, or about shelling civilian settlements as a method of driving out concealed Republican forces. The resulting death toll was heavily skewed, with the Combine forces losing just forty-two personnel (including seven MechWarriors) while the Republican casualties were in excess of ten thousand. Word of the tactics the Combine used on Nightwish quickly spread,[32] resulting in both the Republican loyalist and rebel forces placing all of the Combine forces other than the First Arkab Legion on a "kill on sight" footing,[33] as well as tarring all of the other units within Task Force MAILED FIST with the same brush, condemning all of the SLDF as barbarians.[32]

The actions of the Draconis Auxiliary Corps on Nightwish resulted in the resistance faced by Task Force MAILED FIST stiffening considerably on most other worlds within the Republic, slowing the progress made by the Task Force and sapping morale.[34] When Duke Narinder Selaj of the Second Marik Auxiliary Corps confronted Tai-sho Harry Fujimora about the actions of the DCMS forces on Nightwish, the rebuttal was direct and to the point:[32]

“ "You wanted the world. You got the world. Our methods are efficient and save troops and resources." ”
  — Tai-sho Fujimora, Nightwish, 2584

Military Deployment

2581–2584

2584–2585

Map Gallery

Nearby Systems

Closest 24 systems (22 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Calvados 16.3 Cruz Alta 19.2 Sarikavak 21.5 Shahr Kord 21.9
Milvano 22.9 Erdvynn 26.5 Tatopani 30.5 Huesta 33.4
Althastan 33.7 Al Jafr 35.0 Teyvareb 38.0 Armstrong 42.2
Yidtall 44.5 New India 44.7 Revivim 45.8 Fallen Stars 47.2
Son Hoa 48.3 Ilzra 49.1 Choex 49.5 Buena 56.1
Helbrent 56.3 Aberystwyth 56.7 Stantsiya 60.7 Madiun 62.0

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 2750, p. 36
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25
  7. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 158
  8. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  9. ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 10
  10. ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 38
  11. ↑ Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 25
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  14. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 56
  15. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59
  16. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 132
  17. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 10
  18. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61
  19. ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 22
  20. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 10
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  22. ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70
  23. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
  24. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
  25. ↑ Field Report: LAAF, p. 19
  26. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 62
  27. ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  28. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
  29. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 39
  30. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 154: "Rim Worlds Republic Front (Jump-off - 2587)"
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 Historical: Reunification War, p. 134: "Helbrent to Nightwish (July 2582 - November 2584)"
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 134: "First Arkab Legion"
  34. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 134: "Arlina to Viborg (December 2584 - September 2588)"
  35. ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 128: "Reunification War: Rim Worlds Republic Front Deployments (2581)"
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