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The Pirates Haven stellar cluster is located near the [[Dumassas]] and [[Hawktor]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a dense cluster of stars, within which are located some fifty assorted planets. The nature of existence within a stellar cluster means that some of these fifty planets have wild, erratic orbits, while some others are held awkwardly in the gravitational fields of multiple stars. At the heart of the cluster lies a protostar, torn apart before it could form and kept from forming by intense gravitational forces; those same gravitational forces make it hazardous in the extreme for [[JumpShip]]s to attempt to approach the cluster.<ref name="FM:Pp126"/> | The Pirates Haven stellar cluster is located near the [[Dumassas]] and [[Hawktor]] systems<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> and consists of a dense cluster of stars, within which are located some fifty assorted planets. The nature of existence within a stellar cluster means that some of these fifty planets have wild, erratic orbits, while some others are held awkwardly in the gravitational fields of multiple stars. At the heart of the cluster lies a protostar, torn apart before it could form and kept from forming by intense gravitational forces; those same gravitational forces make it hazardous in the extreme for [[JumpShip]]s to attempt to approach the cluster.<ref name="FM:Pp126"/> | ||
| − | == | + | ==History== |
===Reunification War=== | ===Reunification War=== | ||
| − | A single planet within the cluster, '''[[Badlands]]''', had been colonized by the [[Taurian Concordat]] prior to the [[Reunification War]]; at that point, the Pirates Haven | + | A single planet within the cluster, '''[[Badlands]]''', had been colonized by the [[Taurian Concordat]] prior to the [[Reunification War]]; at that point, the Pirates Haven Star Cluster was known as the '''Badlands Cluster'''.<ref name="H:MPSp121"/> The [[Star League Defense Force]] largely ignored the Badlands Cluster during the Reunification War; Badlands was a minor world, and for a decade, SLDF monitoring ships watched the cluster closely, without being able to determine much of anything about Badlands itself or whatever was on the planet. None of the Taurian ships captured by the SLDF during the course of the Reunification War had ever traveled to badlands, and the most that the intelligence agencies of both the SLDF and the Federated Suns could determine about Badlands was that it was a hot, desolate planet—and one that was almost never visited. Faced with the prospect of having to spend years surveying and mapping the cluster before they had any chance of finding Badlands—or any safe jump points to use within the cluster — the SLDF ignored it. The Calderons largely ignored the cluster as well, and as a result Badlands became a haven for refugees, dissidents and outlaws throughout the war, and the first SLDF garrison wouldn't be placed on Badlands until after the war ended.<ref name="H:LOTv1p86">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 86: "Ignoring the Badlands"</ref> |
===Star League Era=== | ===Star League Era=== | ||
| − | A second planet within the | + | A second planet within the cluster, '''[[Lorkdal]]''', was colonized by the Concordat during the [[Star League era]].<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="ER:2750p37"/> |
===Succession Wars=== | ===Succession Wars=== | ||
| − | The Concordat abandoned the Badlands Cluster during the [[Third Succession War]]<ref name="HB:HDp60"/><ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151"/><ref name="HB:HDp70"/> and the cluster | + | The Concordat abandoned the Badlands Cluster during the [[Third Succession War]],<ref name="HB:HDp60"/><ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151"/><ref name="HB:HDp70"/> and the cluster — which had already been home to outlaws for centuries<ref name="H:LOTv1p86"/>—became known as Pirates Haven.<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="TPp151"/><ref name="HB:HDp70"/><ref name="H:MPSp127"/> |
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| − | In [[3025]], pirates disguised as a [[House Davion|Davion]] scouting party raided [[Cyrton]] from the nearby system of [[Montour]], hoping to coax the Taurians into war with the [[Federated Suns]] in attempt to make Taurian worlds easier targets for plunder. The [[Taurian Defense Force]] tracked them to Pirates Haven, where [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Morton Grenadine]] led the [[Taurian Guard]] in neutralizing this band of pirates. Some of them had retreated into an area known as the "Black Cliffs," a labyrinthine network of tall canyons that was impossible to scout with [[aerospace]] assets, and had to be flushed out by [[BattleMech]] forces.<ref name=MW5M>''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', "Dire Circumstances"</ref> | + | In [[3025]], pirates disguised as a [[House Davion|Davion]] scouting party raided [[Cyrton]] from the nearby system of [[Montour]], hoping to coax the Taurians into war with the [[Federated Suns]] in attempt to make Taurian worlds easier targets for plunder. The [[Taurian Defense Force]] tracked them to a planet in Pirates Haven, where [[Marshal (rank)#Taurian Defense Force|Marshal]] [[Morton Grenadine]] led the [[Taurian Guard]] in neutralizing this band of pirates. Some of them had retreated into an area known as the "Black Cliffs," a labyrinthine network of tall canyons that was impossible to scout with [[aerospace]] assets, and had to be flushed out by [[BattleMech]] forces.<ref name=MW5M>''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', "Dire Circumstances"</ref> |
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===FedCom Civil War=== | ===FedCom Civil War=== | ||
| − | By [[3064]], a single planet inside the cluster was known to be habitable, and that planet was ruled over by the bandit king "Bloody" [[James Kaiten]]. Kaiten maintained control of the | + | By [[3064]], a single planet inside the cluster was known to be habitable, and that planet was ruled over by the bandit king "Bloody" [[James Kaiten]]. Kaiten maintained control of the planet—albeit barely—until the arrival of the infamous Lady Death [[Paula Trevaline]] and her [[Death's Consorts]]. Trevaline battled Kaiten for control of Haven, and Kaiten fought hard—finally dying "kicking, thrashing and finally choking on his own tongue" and Trevaline became Dame of Haven, with the rest of the cluster accepting her control by acclamation.<ref name="FM:Pp126">''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 126: "Death's Consorts"</ref> A small 'Mech factory was created in the cluster, which allowed the pirates to produce a [[BattleMech#Light|light]] [[BattleMech|'Mech]] for the first time, the ''[[Brigand (BattleMech)|Brigand]]''.<ref name="TRO:3067p46">''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 46: "Brigand"</ref> |
==Political Affiliation== | ==Political Affiliation== | ||
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* [[2596]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref> | * [[2596]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref> | ||
* [[2750]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref> | * [[2750]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="H:MPSp121"/><ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref> | ||
| − | * [[2764]] - Taurian Concordat<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'': "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> | + | * [[2764]] - Taurian Concordat<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref> |
* [[2765]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref><ref name=FR:2765Pp37>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 37</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29</ref> | * [[2765]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref><ref name=FR:2765Pp37>''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 37</ref><ref name=FR:2765FSp29>''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 29</ref> | ||
* [[2767]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="H:LoTv1p96">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 96</ref> | * [[2767]] - Taurian Concordat<ref name="H:LoTv1p96">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 96</ref> | ||
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* [[3145]] - Independent world<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref> | * [[3145]] - Independent world<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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| − | In the ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' High Reward Quest "Dire Circumstances," Pirates Haven is first depicted as a volcanic biome with reduced visibility, and later features a tourmaline desert biome with excellent visibility.<ref name=MW5M/> | + | In the ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/High Reward Quests|High Reward Quest]] "Dire Circumstances," Pirates Haven is first depicted as a volcanic biome with reduced visibility, and later features a tourmaline desert biome with excellent visibility.<ref name=MW5M/> |
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| + | === Planetary Locations === | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | * Sometimes the cluster's name appears as "Pirates' Haven" in sourcebook texts but it seems to be consistently written without the apostrophe on maps.<ref name="H:MPSp111,129">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', pp. 111, 129</ref> | ||
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==Nearby Systems== | ==Nearby Systems== | ||
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The Pirates Haven stellar cluster is home to at least one habitable world and as of 3145 was located in the Periphery between the borders of the Calderon Protectorate and the Periphery March of the Federated Suns.[1][2]
Contents
Description
The Pirates Haven stellar cluster is located near the Dumassas and Hawktor systems[1][2] and consists of a dense cluster of stars, within which are located some fifty assorted planets. The nature of existence within a stellar cluster means that some of these fifty planets have wild, erratic orbits, while some others are held awkwardly in the gravitational fields of multiple stars. At the heart of the cluster lies a protostar, torn apart before it could form and kept from forming by intense gravitational forces; those same gravitational forces make it hazardous in the extreme for JumpShips to attempt to approach the cluster.[3]
History
Reunification War
A single planet within the cluster, Badlands, had been colonized by the Taurian Concordat prior to the Reunification War; at that point, the Pirates Haven Star Cluster was known as the Badlands Cluster.[4] The Star League Defense Force largely ignored the Badlands Cluster during the Reunification War; Badlands was a minor world, and for a decade, SLDF monitoring ships watched the cluster closely, without being able to determine much of anything about Badlands itself or whatever was on the planet. None of the Taurian ships captured by the SLDF during the course of the Reunification War had ever traveled to badlands, and the most that the intelligence agencies of both the SLDF and the Federated Suns could determine about Badlands was that it was a hot, desolate planet—and one that was almost never visited. Faced with the prospect of having to spend years surveying and mapping the cluster before they had any chance of finding Badlands—or any safe jump points to use within the cluster — the SLDF ignored it. The Calderons largely ignored the cluster as well, and as a result Badlands became a haven for refugees, dissidents and outlaws throughout the war, and the first SLDF garrison wouldn't be placed on Badlands until after the war ended.[5]
Star League Era
A second planet within the cluster, Lorkdal, was colonized by the Concordat during the Star League era.[4][6]
Succession Wars
The Concordat abandoned the Badlands Cluster during the Third Succession War,[7][4][8][9] and the cluster — which had already been home to outlaws for centuries[5]—became known as Pirates Haven.[4][8][9][10]
In 3025, pirates disguised as a Davion scouting party raided Cyrton from the nearby system of Montour, hoping to coax the Taurians into war with the Federated Suns in attempt to make Taurian worlds easier targets for plunder. The Taurian Defense Force tracked them to a planet in Pirates Haven, where Marshal Morton Grenadine led the Taurian Guard in neutralizing this band of pirates. Some of them had retreated into an area known as the "Black Cliffs," a labyrinthine network of tall canyons that was impossible to scout with aerospace assets, and had to be flushed out by BattleMech forces.[11]
FedCom Civil War
By 3064, a single planet inside the cluster was known to be habitable, and that planet was ruled over by the bandit king "Bloody" James Kaiten. Kaiten maintained control of the planet—albeit barely—until the arrival of the infamous Lady Death Paula Trevaline and her Death's Consorts. Trevaline battled Kaiten for control of Haven, and Kaiten fought hard—finally dying "kicking, thrashing and finally choking on his own tongue" and Trevaline became Dame of Haven, with the rest of the cluster accepting her control by acclamation.[3] A small 'Mech factory was created in the cluster, which allowed the pirates to produce a light 'Mech for the first time, the Brigand.[12]
Political Affiliation
- 2317 - No record[13]
- 2571 - Taurian Concordat[4][14]
- 2596 - Taurian Concordat[15]
- 2750 - Taurian Concordat[4][6]
- 2764 - Taurian Concordat[16]
- 2765 - Taurian Concordat[17][18][19]
- 2767 - Taurian Concordat[20]
- 2822 - Taurian Concordat[21][22]
- 2864 - Taurian Concordat[7]
- 3025 - Independent world[4][8][9]
- 3030 - Independent world[23]
- 3040 - Independent world[10][24][25]
- 3050 - Independent world[26]
- 3052 - Independent world[27]
- 3057 - Independent world[28]
- 3058 - Independent world[29]
- 3059 - Independent world[30]
- 3063 - Independent world[31]
- 3067 - Independent world[10][32][33]
- 3075 - Independent world[34]
- 3079 - Independent world[35]
- 3081 - Independent world[36]
- 3085 - Independent world[37]
- 3135 - Independent world[38]
- 3145 - Independent world[1][2]
Pirates Haven
Geography
In the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries High Reward Quest "Dire Circumstances," Pirates Haven is first depicted as a volcanic biome with reduced visibility, and later features a tourmaline desert biome with excellent visibility.[11]
Notes
- Sometimes the cluster's name appears as "Pirates' Haven" in sourcebook texts but it seems to be consistently written without the apostrophe on maps.[39]
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
| Closest 20 systems (18 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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| Badlands | 5.5 | Lorkdal | 7.2 | Dumassas | 28.4 | Hawktor | 30.7 |
| Leh | 31.0 | Klenkar | 31.6 | Angra | 36.2 | Cadela | 41.1 |
| Charleston | 42.5 | Althea's Choice | 45.8 | Armington | 46.3 | Simone | 46.8 |
| Famdo | 48.7 | Estuan | 51.6 | San Carlos | 53.5 | Verdigreis | 55.6 |
| Csomad | 57.7 | Serenity | 58.0 | Cyrton | 61.2 | Cohagen | 62.5 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: Periphery, p. 126: "Death's Consorts"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 121
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 86: "Ignoring the Badlands"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Era Report: 2750, p. 37
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 60
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 The Periphery, p. 151
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Handbook: House Davion, p. 70
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 127
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, "Dire Circumstances"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 46: "Brigand"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 48
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 159
- ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 37
- ↑ Field Report 2765: AFFS, p. 29
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 96
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122–123
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 54: "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 72
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 76
- ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 133
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 11
- ↑ Era Report: 3052, p. 23
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 78
- ↑ The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111
- ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 29
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 82
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64
- ↑ Field Report: Periphery, p. 23
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
- ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 11
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, pp. 111, 129
Bibliography
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- Era Report: 3052
- Era Report: 3062
- Era Report: 3145
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Field Manual: Periphery
- Field Manual: SLDF
- Field Report: Periphery
- Field Report 2765: AFFS
- Field Report 2765: Periphery
- Handbook: House Davion
- Handbook: Major Periphery States
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1
- Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2
- Historical: Reunification War
- Historical: War of 3039
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (video game)
- The Periphery
- The Periphery, Second Edition
- Technical Readout: 3067