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| caption            = The Rock [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] (3151)
 
| caption            = The Rock [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] (3151)
 
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The system named '''The Rock''' was home to a number of habitable constructs and as of [[3152]] was located in the [[Republic of the Barrens]].<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/><ref name=TRp130/>
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The system named '''The Rock''' was home to a number of habitable constructs and as of [[3145]] was located in the [[Periphery]] region known as [[The Barrens]].<ref name=ER:3145p39/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
  
 
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The [[Clan Hell's Horses|Hell's Horses]] withdrew from The Rock after [[3085]]. They did send several technical teams to help rebuild the extensive fortresses located in the system after their withdrawal, however.<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 42</ref> After the Horses withdrew, The Rock joined with several other systems to form the [[Republic of the Barrens]].<ref name="ISP3p44">''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 44</ref>
 
The [[Clan Hell's Horses|Hell's Horses]] withdrew from The Rock after [[3085]]. They did send several technical teams to help rebuild the extensive fortresses located in the system after their withdrawal, however.<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 42</ref> After the Horses withdrew, The Rock joined with several other systems to form the [[Republic of the Barrens]].<ref name="ISP3p44">''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 44</ref>
  
==Political Affiliation==
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== Political Affiliation ==
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* [[2571]] - No record<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18: "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2571]] - No record<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18: "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - No record<ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - No record<ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2750]] - No Record<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2750]] - No Record<ref name="HB:MPSp25">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 25: "Rim Worlds Republic At the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:2750p36">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 36: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
* [[2764]] - No Record<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - No Record<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2765]] - No record<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>
 
* [[2765]] - No record<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>
 
* [[2767]] - No record<ref name="H:LoTV1p104>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2767]] - No record<ref name="H:LoTV1p104>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2786]] - No record<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2786]] - No record<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2822]] - No record<ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2822]] - No record<ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
* [[3025]] - [[Oberon Confederation]]<ref name="TP1Epvii">''The Periphery, First Edition'', pp. 156–157: "Maps of the Periphery"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - [[Oberon Confederation]]<ref name="TP1Epvii">''The Periphery, First Edition'', p. vii: "Map of the Periphery"</ref>
 
* [[3040]] - Oberon Confederation<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3040]] - Oberon Confederation<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3050]] - Oberon Confederation<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3050]] - Oberon Confederation<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3081]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>/Republic of the Barrens<ref name="ISP3p44"/>
 
* [[3085]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>/Republic of the Barrens<ref name="ISP3p44"/>
* [[3086]] - [[Republic of the Barrens]]<ref name=IEIP3p44>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 44: "Republic of the Barrens"</ref>
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* [[3095]] - [[Republic of the Barrens]]<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 44: "Republic of the Barrens"</ref>
* [[3095]] - Republic of the Barrens<ref name=IEIP3p44/>
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* [[3135]] - The Barrens<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
* [[3135]] - Republic of the Barrens<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - The Barrens<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
* [[3145]] - Republic of the Barrens<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
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* [[3152]] - Republic of the Barrens<ref name=TRp130>''Tamar Rising'', p. 130: "Coreward Map"</ref>
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==The Rock==
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== Planetary History ==
'''The Rock''' is the largest asteroid in the system of the same name. It possesses a breathable atmosphere, and is considered pleasant but dry. The locals harvest extra water from comets floating in the asteroid belt.{{cn}}
 
  
==Sisyphus's Lament==
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== Political Affiliation ==
'''Sisyphus's Lament''' is a barely habitable asteroid. It is cold and has just enough oxygen in its atmosphere to rust the iron-rich rocks
 
  
===Sisyphus's Lament's History===
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== Planetary Rulers ==
The asteroid was  known to be a place where [[Kenny Ryan]]'s pirates established a base shortly before the [[Clan Invasion]].
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In 3049, a company of the mercenary [[Kell Hounds]]' Second Regiment, under the command of Captain Wilson, were dispatched to The Rock system by the FRR to hunt down the pirates.  A scout lance under the command of [[Lieutenant]] [[Jackson Tang]] were the first to come in contact with a unit of unknown 'Mechs chasing the remnants of the pirate band. During the battle against these "unknowns", Phelan Kell was believed to have been killed in action.<ref name="LTH">''Lethal Heritage'', pp. 79–90, 140–141</ref> In reality, after being captured and interrogated, Phelan learned he had been made a bondsman by what would later be revealed to be [[Clan Wolf]].<ref name="LTH"/><ref name=WCSp28>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 28: "The Rock"</ref>
 
 
 
==Kuzmin's Treasure==
 
'''Kuzmin's Treasure''' is an inhabited asteroid, one of thousands of planetoids orbiting the system's inner belt. It sports a tiny mining settlement struggling to survive. The airless planetoid's de facto capital, Last Chance, was severely damaged in a pirate raid in [[3041]].<ref name="RoS">''Rules of Salvage'', p.{{cn}}</ref>
 
 
 
==Novosibirsk==
 
'''Novosibirsk''' is another inhabited asteroid and the home to Kuzmin's Treasure.
 
 
 
The settlements trade with each when orbital mechanics bring the asteroids close together.<ref name="RoS"/>
 
  
 
== Military Deployment ==
 
== Military Deployment ==
===3049===
 
* Elements of the [[Kell Hounds]]<ref name=WCSp28/>
 
* Elements of [[Ryan's Rebels]].<ref name=WCSp28/>
 
 
 
=== 3054 ===
 
=== 3054 ===
 
*[[Nega Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Nega Garrison Cluster]], First Supernova<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref>
 
*[[Nega Garrison (Clan Wolf)|Nega Garrison Cluster]], First Supernova<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref>
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== Geography ==
 
== Geography ==
 
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== Planetary Locations ==
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* '''The Rock''': the largest asteroid in the system of the same name. It possesses a breathable atmosphere, and is considered pleasant but dry. The locals harvest extra water from comets floating in the asteroid belt.{{cn}}
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* '''Sisyphus's Lament''': a barely habitable asteroid. It is cold and has just enough oxygen in its atmosphere to rust the iron rich rocks. It is known to be a place where [[Kenny Ryan]]'s pirates established their base shortly before the [[Clan Invasion]]. In 3049, a company of the mercenary unit [[Kell Hounds]]' Second Regiment, under the command of Captain Wilson, were dispatched to The Rock system by the FRR to hunt down the pirates.  A scout lance under the command of [[Lieutenant]] [[Jackson Tang]] were the first to come in contact with a unit of unknown 'Mechs chasing the remnants of the pirate band. During the battle against these "unknowns", Phelan Kell was believed to have been killed in action.<ref name="LTH">''Lethal Heritage'', pp. 79–90, 140–141</ref> In reality, after being captured and interrogated, Phelan learned he had been made a bondsman by what would later be revealed to be [[Clan Wolf]].<ref name="LTH"/>
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* '''Kuzmin's Treasure''': an inhabited asteroid, one of thousands of planetoids orbiting the system's inner belt. It sports a tiny mining settlement struggling to survive. The airless planetoid's de facto capital, Last Chance, was severely damaged in a pirate raid in [[3041]].<ref name="RoS">''Rules of Salvage'', p.{{cn}}</ref>
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* '''Novosibirsk''': the nearest neighbor to Kuzmin's Treasure; the settlements trade with each when orbital mechanics bring the asteroids close together.<ref name="RoS"/>
 
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===Companies and Industries===
 
===Companies and Industries===
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
<div class="desktop-3-col">
 
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition|The Periphery, Second Edition]]''
 
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition|The Periphery, Second Edition]]''
 
* ''[[Rules of Salvage]]''
 
* ''[[Rules of Salvage]]''
* ''[[Tamar Rising]]''
 
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
 
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