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Line 10: | planets = | planets = }} }} − The '''Halfway''' system is the location of at least one inhabited world and as of [[3085]] was located in the [[Bolan Province]] of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name="FM:3085pvii"/> − ==System Description== + {{InfoBoxPlanetStandard − Halfway is located near the [[Nichol's Rest]] and [[Smolnik]] systems.+ | image = − + | caption = − ==System History== + | name = Halfway − By [[3130]], Halfway had disappeared from the interstellar charts.<ref name=EDDAp12>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere - 3130"</ref> The reason for this is unknown.{{ref label|disappeared|See Notes}}+ | position = 2nd<ref name=O:LAp14/> + | distance = 36.09 days<ref name=O:LAp14/> + | moons = 2 (Quarterway, Fathom)<ref name=O:LAp14/> + | day = + | gravity = 0.96<ref name=O:LAp14/> + | pressure = Thin (Breathable)<ref name=O:LAp14/> + | temperature = 12°C (Cold-Temperate)<ref name=O:LAp14/> + | water = 54%<ref name=O:LAp14/> + | life = Plant<ref name=O:LAp14/> + | date = + | year = 3079 + | ruler = + | capital = Torrence<ref name=O:LAp14/> + | population = 3,563,000<ref name=O:LAp14/> + | USIIR = C-C-C-C-A<ref name=O:LAp14/> + | hpg = B<ref name=O:LAp14/> + }} ==Political Affiliation== ==Political Affiliation== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ <div class="desktop-3-col"> * [[2341]] - Inhabited system<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref> * [[2341]] - Inhabited system<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref> * [[2445]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 16: "Struggle Between Marik and Parliament"</ref> * [[2445]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 16: "Struggle Between Marik and Parliament"</ref> Line 41:
Line 56: * [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</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 name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> * [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> − * [[3085]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> + * [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> + * [[3130]] - No record<ref name=EDDAp12>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere - 3130"</ref> * [[3135]] - No record<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> * [[3135]] - No record<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> * [[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> * [[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> * [[3151]] - No record<ref name=SFp102>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref> * [[3151]] - No record<ref name=SFp102>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref> − {{div col end}}+ </div> − ------------------------------------- + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- − ==Halfway II==+ == Planetary History == − {{InfoBoxPlanet+ === Age of War === − | image = + Reversing several losses against the Lyran Commonwealth, [[Captain-General]] [[Peter Marik (25th c.)|Peter Marik II]] of the Free Worlds League led a successful campaign against the Lyran Commonwealth, recapturing worlds in [[2441]] and then, in 2446, striking into the Commonwealth with the capture of Halfway and [[Smolnik]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/> − | name = Halfway II − | othernames = − | position = Second<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | distance = 36.09 days<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | moons = 2 (Quarterway, Fathom)<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | gravity = 0.96<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | pressure = Thin (Breathable)<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | temperature = 12°C (Cold-Temperate)<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | water = 54%<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | life = Plant<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | continents = 3 (Dobson, Gespar, Krakatau)<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | colonized = − | demonym = − | language = − | religion = − | population = 3,563,000 (3079)<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | ruler = [[Duke of Halfway]] − | political = − | commander = − | capital = Torrence<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | hpg = B<ref name=O:LAp14/> − | hpgrep = − }} − ===Planetary History=== − ====Age of War==== − Reversing several losses against the Lyran Commonwealth, [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Peter Marik (25th c.)|Peter Marik II]] of the Free Worlds League led a successful campaign against the Lyran Commonwealth, recapturing worlds in [[2441]] and then, in 2446, striking into the Commonwealth with the capture of Halfway and [[Smolnik]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16"/> − ====Star League====+ === Star League === During the final years of the [[Star League]], Halfway was the host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref name=FMSLDGp255>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref> During the final years of the [[Star League]], Halfway was the host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref name=FMSLDGp255>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref> − ====Jihad====+ === Jihad === An enclave on the continent of Krakatau was "gifted" to the mercantile [[Clan Diamond Shark]] in the late 3070s, something that caused concern throughout the local region.<ref name=O:LAp14/> While the creation of the enclave marked a new level of interaction with the nations of the [[Inner Sphere]] for the Diamond Sharks,<ref name="J:FRp114">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 114: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> there were some reports circulating that falsely claimed that [[Devlin Stone]] had attempted to force [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] to gift the entire planet to the Sharks.<ref name=O:LAp14/> An enclave on the continent of Krakatau was "gifted" to the mercantile [[Clan Diamond Shark]] in the late 3070s, something that caused concern throughout the local region.<ref name=O:LAp14/> While the creation of the enclave marked a new level of interaction with the nations of the [[Inner Sphere]] for the Diamond Sharks,<ref name="J:FRp114">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 114: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> there were some reports circulating that falsely claimed that [[Devlin Stone]] had attempted to force [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] to gift the entire planet to the Sharks.<ref name=O:LAp14/> The enclave on Halfway allowed the Sharks to gain influence as far away as [[Sian]] as they built and maintained connections with major Inner Sphere corporations.<ref name="J:FRp114"/> In the meantime, Halfway continued to develop military industries looking to use the planet's remote location as a form of defense; by [[3079]] the [[Arcturan Arms]] facility on Baldic Island was manufacturing the [[Marsden II]] Main Battle Tank on Halfway, while the [[Lestrade Motors]] plant near Wrightport on Dobson was producing the [[Büffel VII]] Engineering Support Vehicle.<ref name=O:LAp14/> The enclave on Halfway allowed the Sharks to gain influence as far away as [[Sian]] as they built and maintained connections with major Inner Sphere corporations.<ref name="J:FRp114"/> In the meantime, Halfway continued to develop military industries looking to use the planet's remote location as a form of defense; by [[3079]] the [[Arcturan Arms]] facility on Baldic Island was manufacturing the [[Marsden II]] Main Battle Tank on Halfway, while the [[Lestrade Motors]] plant near Wrightport on Dobson was producing the [[Büffel VII]] Engineering Support Vehicle.<ref name=O:LAp14/> − ===Military Deployment=== + === Dark Age === − ====2764====+ By [[3130]] Halfway had disappeared from the interstellar charts.<ref name=EDDAp12/> The reason for this is unknown.<ref>See "Notes" for an official answer to Halfway's fate</ref> + + == Military Deployment == + === 2764 === * [[209th BattleMech Division]]<ref name=FMSLDGp255 /> * [[209th BattleMech Division]]<ref name=FMSLDGp255 /> − ====3064====+ === 3064 === * [[Halfway Militia]]<ref name=SoFch4>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 4</ref> * [[Halfway Militia]]<ref name=SoFch4>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 4</ref> − ====3079====+ === 3079 === * Halfway Militia<ref name=O:LAp14/> * Halfway Militia<ref name=O:LAp14/> − :- The militia's training programs, located in the capital city of Torrence, focused on Vehicles and unarmored infantry. + :- The planetary militia's training programs, located in the capital city of Torrence on the Gespar continent, focuses on Vehicles and unarmored infantry. − ===Geography===+ == Geography == − Halfway has three major continents: Dobson, Gespar, and Krakatau. Halfway is best described as a barely habitable rock. With only primitive, fern-like vegetation as the highest form of life, Halfway has largely been a stopover point for travelers for centuries.<ref name=O:LAp14/> + '''Halfway''' has three major continents, Dobson, Gespar and Krakatau. The planetary capital, Torrence, was located on Gespar. Halfway is best described as a barely habitable rock. With only primitive, fern-like vegetation as the highest form of life, Halfway has largely been a stopover point for travelers for centuries.<ref name=O:LAp14/> − ===Planetary Location===+ == Planetary Locations == − * Atholl<ref name=SoFch5>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 5</ref> + {{scrollbox| − * Baldic Island<ref name=O:LAp14/>+ * Atholl:<ref name=SoFch5>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 5</ref> − :* Baldic Barony: site of the Arcturan Arms plant<ref name=O:LAp14/>+ * Bune: City situated on the banks of the Graham River.<ref name=SoFch4/> − * Bune: a city situated on the banks of the Graham River<ref name=SoFch4/> + * Graham River:<ref name=SoFch4/> − * Graham River<ref name=SoFch4/> + * Torrence: Capital city.<ref name=O:LAp14/> − * Torrence: planetary capital city on the Gespar continent<ref name=O:LAp14/> + }} − * Wrightport: location of the Lestrade Motors plant on Dobson<ref name=O:LAp14/> − ===Companies and Industries=== + == Industrial Centers== * [[Arcturan Arms]]<ref name=O:LAp14/> * [[Arcturan Arms]]<ref name=O:LAp14/> * [[Lestrade Motors]]<ref name=O:LAp14/> * [[Lestrade Motors]]<ref name=O:LAp14/> − ==Notes==+ == Map Gallery == − {{note|disappeared}} Regarding Halfway's disappearance from Inner Sphere maps after 3085, one of the BattleTech Line Developers has jokingly said that [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/calling-oystein/msg147832/#msg147832 Halfway perished of old age by 3130] before making a cryptic reference to radiation: − − {{Quote|Halfway dies of natural causes sometime between 3079 and 3130. It lived to a ripe old age and in the end there was nothing to be done. − − if there are any Sea foxes there, they better be wearing space suits and radiation protection is all I'm saying... − − With regards,<br> − Øystein<br> − Precentor Cartographic|[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/calling-oystein/msg147832/#msg147832 Øystein Tvedten, 3 June 2011]}} − − ==Map Gallery== <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> <div class="system-map-gallery"></div> − ==Nearby Systems== + == 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 --> <!-- 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;" {|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" Line 189:
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| − | == | + | | name = Halfway |
| − | + | | position = 2nd<ref name=O:LAp14/> | |
| + | | distance = 36.09 days<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| + | | moons = 2 (Quarterway, Fathom)<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| + | | day = | ||
| + | | gravity = 0.96<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| + | | pressure = Thin (Breathable)<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| + | | temperature = 12°C (Cold-Temperate)<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| + | | water = 54%<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| + | | life = Plant<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| + | | date = | ||
| + | | year = 3079 | ||
| + | | ruler = | ||
| + | | capital = Torrence<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| + | | population = 3,563,000<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| + | | USIIR = C-C-C-C-A<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| + | | hpg = B<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| + | }} | ||
==Political Affiliation== | ==Political Affiliation== | ||
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* [[2341]] - Inhabited system<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref> | * [[2341]] - Inhabited system<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref> | ||
* [[2445]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 16: "Struggle Between Marik and Parliament"</ref> | * [[2445]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HM(TFWL)p16">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 16: "Struggle Between Marik and Parliament"</ref> | ||
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* [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</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 name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> | * [[3081]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref> | ||
| − | * [[3085]] - Lyran | + | * [[3085]] - Lyran Alliance<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref> |
| + | * [[3130]] - No record<ref name=EDDAp12>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 12: "Map of the Inner Sphere - 3130"</ref> | ||
* [[3135]] - No record<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | * [[3135]] - No record<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref> | ||
* [[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> | * [[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> | ||
* [[3151]] - No record<ref name=SFp102>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref> | * [[3151]] - No record<ref name=SFp102>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 102: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref> | ||
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| − | + | === Star League === | |
During the final years of the [[Star League]], Halfway was the host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref name=FMSLDGp255>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref> | During the final years of the [[Star League]], Halfway was the host to a [[Star League Defense Force]] garrison.<ref name=FMSLDGp255>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref> | ||
| − | + | === Jihad === | |
An enclave on the continent of Krakatau was "gifted" to the mercantile [[Clan Diamond Shark]] in the late 3070s, something that caused concern throughout the local region.<ref name=O:LAp14/> While the creation of the enclave marked a new level of interaction with the nations of the [[Inner Sphere]] for the Diamond Sharks,<ref name="J:FRp114">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 114: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> there were some reports circulating that falsely claimed that [[Devlin Stone]] had attempted to force [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] to gift the entire planet to the Sharks.<ref name=O:LAp14/> | An enclave on the continent of Krakatau was "gifted" to the mercantile [[Clan Diamond Shark]] in the late 3070s, something that caused concern throughout the local region.<ref name=O:LAp14/> While the creation of the enclave marked a new level of interaction with the nations of the [[Inner Sphere]] for the Diamond Sharks,<ref name="J:FRp114">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 114: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> there were some reports circulating that falsely claimed that [[Devlin Stone]] had attempted to force [[Archon]] [[Adam Steiner]] to gift the entire planet to the Sharks.<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
The enclave on Halfway allowed the Sharks to gain influence as far away as [[Sian]] as they built and maintained connections with major Inner Sphere corporations.<ref name="J:FRp114"/> In the meantime, Halfway continued to develop military industries looking to use the planet's remote location as a form of defense; by [[3079]] the [[Arcturan Arms]] facility on Baldic Island was manufacturing the [[Marsden II]] Main Battle Tank on Halfway, while the [[Lestrade Motors]] plant near Wrightport on Dobson was producing the [[Büffel VII]] Engineering Support Vehicle.<ref name=O:LAp14/> | The enclave on Halfway allowed the Sharks to gain influence as far away as [[Sian]] as they built and maintained connections with major Inner Sphere corporations.<ref name="J:FRp114"/> In the meantime, Halfway continued to develop military industries looking to use the planet's remote location as a form of defense; by [[3079]] the [[Arcturan Arms]] facility on Baldic Island was manufacturing the [[Marsden II]] Main Battle Tank on Halfway, while the [[Lestrade Motors]] plant near Wrightport on Dobson was producing the [[Büffel VII]] Engineering Support Vehicle.<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| − | ===Military Deployment | + | === Dark Age === |
| − | + | By [[3130]] Halfway had disappeared from the interstellar charts.<ref name=EDDAp12/> The reason for this is unknown.<ref>See "Notes" for an official answer to Halfway's fate</ref> | |
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| + | == Military Deployment == | ||
| + | === 2764 === | ||
* [[209th BattleMech Division]]<ref name=FMSLDGp255 /> | * [[209th BattleMech Division]]<ref name=FMSLDGp255 /> | ||
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* [[Halfway Militia]]<ref name=SoFch4>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 4</ref> | * [[Halfway Militia]]<ref name=SoFch4>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 4</ref> | ||
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* Halfway Militia<ref name=O:LAp14/> | * Halfway Militia<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
| − | :- The militia's training programs, located in the capital city of Torrence, | + | :- The planetary militia's training programs, located in the capital city of Torrence on the Gespar continent, focuses on Vehicles and unarmored infantry. |
| − | + | == Geography == | |
| − | Halfway has three major continents | + | '''Halfway''' has three major continents, Dobson, Gespar and Krakatau. The planetary capital, Torrence, was located on Gespar. Halfway is best described as a barely habitable rock. With only primitive, fern-like vegetation as the highest form of life, Halfway has largely been a stopover point for travelers for centuries.<ref name=O:LAp14/> |
| − | + | == Planetary Locations == | |
| − | * Atholl<ref name=SoFch5>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 5</ref | + | {{scrollbox| |
| − | + | * Atholl:<ref name=SoFch5>''Storms of Fate'', ch. 5</ref> | |
| − | + | * Bune: City situated on the banks of the Graham River.<ref name=SoFch4/> | |
| − | * Bune: | + | * Graham River:<ref name=SoFch4/> |
| − | * Graham River<ref name=SoFch4/> | + | * Torrence: Capital city.<ref name=O:LAp14/> |
| − | * Torrence: | + | }} |
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* [[Arcturan Arms]]<ref name=O:LAp14/> | * [[Arcturan Arms]]<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
* [[Lestrade Motors]]<ref name=O:LAp14/> | * [[Lestrade Motors]]<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
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| − | ==Nearby Systems== | + | == Nearby Systems == |
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| − | ==References== | + | ==Notes== |
| + | * Regarding Halfway's disappearance from Inner Sphere maps after 3085, one of the BattleTech Line Developers has jokingly said that [https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/calling-oystein/msg147832/#msg147832 Halfway perished of old age by 3130] before making a cryptic reference to radiation: | ||
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| + | {{Quote|Halfway dies of natural causes sometime between 3079 and 3130. It lived to a ripe old age and in the end there was nothing to be done. | ||
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| + | if there are any Sea foxes there, they better be wearing space suits and radiation protection is all I'm saying... | ||
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| + | With regards,<br> | ||
| + | Øystein<br> | ||
| + | Precentor Cartographic|[https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ask-the-writers/calling-oystein/msg147832/#msg147832 Øystein Tvedten, 3 June 2011]}} | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[Ants]]'' (short story) | * ''[[Ants]]'' (short story) | ||
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]'' | * ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
* ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel) | ||
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[[Category:Systems|Halfway]] | [[Category:Systems|Halfway]] | ||