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The '''Tamarind''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Tamarind IV''', and as of June [[3152]] was capital of the [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]] province of the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref name=EAp78/>
 
The '''Tamarind''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Tamarind IV''', and as of June [[3152]] was capital of the [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]] province of the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref name=EAp78/>
  
 
==System Description==
 
==System Description==
Tamarind is located near the [[Simpson Desert]] and [[Millungera]] systems.
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'''Tamarind''' is located near the [[Simpson Desert]] and [[Millungera]] systems.
  
 
==Political Affiliation==
 
==Political Affiliation==
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| water              = 61%<ref name=HM:HMp70/><ref name=O:FWLp22/>
 
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| life                = Reptile<ref name=HM:TFLp161/><ref name=HM:HMp70/><ref name=O:FWLp22/>
 
| life                = Reptile<ref name=HM:TFLp161/><ref name=HM:HMp70/><ref name=O:FWLp22/>
| continents          = 2 (Moan, Dhofar)<ref name=O:FWLp22/>
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===Planetary History===
 
===Planetary History===
 
====Star League====
 
====Star League====
In the final years of the [[Star League]], Tamarind was the headquarters of the [[XLI Corps (Star League)|XLI Corps]] of the [[Star League Defense Force]].<ref name=FMSLDFp123/>
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In the final years of the [[Star League]], Tamarind was the headquarters of the [[XLI Corps (Star League)]] of the [[Star League Defense Force]]s.<ref name=FMSLDFp123/>
  
Tamarind experienced multiple pirate attacks prior to the fall of the Star League like many worlds. But, unlike many, the main target of these attacks were the art museums and collections of priceless works of art on world.  One of these attacks resulted in the destruction of an entire wing of a major museum and the deaths of over a hundred civilians.<ref name=FMSLDFp123/>
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Tamarind experienced multiple pirate attacks prior to the fall of the Star League like many worlds. But, unlike many, the main target of these attacks were the art museums and collections of priceless works of art on world.  One of these attacks resulted in the destruction of an entire wing of a major museum and the deaths of over a hundred civilians.<ref name=FMSLDFp123/>
  
 
====The Jihad====
 
====The Jihad====
During and immediately after the [[Jihad]], Tamarind was the only [[BattleMech]] manufacturing site in the Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey—although, given the lack of local military manufacturing, the BattleMechs produced were all [[RetroTech]] models.<ref name="J:FRp93">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 93: "Other Powers"</ref> [[Graham-Davis Enterprises]] also expanded into a new niche in the military-industrial market in the late [[3080]]s with the introduction of the [[Patron#Variants|''Patron'' PatrolMech]].<ref name="TRO:Pp94"/>
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During and immediately after the [[Jihad]], Tamarind was the only [[BattleMech]] manufacturing site in the Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey - although, given the lack of local military manufacturing, the BattleMechs produced were all [[RetroTech]] models.<ref name="J:FRp93">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 93: "Other Powers"</ref> [[Graham-Davis Enterprises]] also expanded into a new niche in the military-industrial market in the late [[3080]]s with the introduction of the [[Patron#Variants|''Patron'' PatrolMech]].<ref name="TRO:Pp94"/>
  
During the Jihad, the Venkateswara BattleMech Refit Facility produced the ''[[Icarus]]'', ''[[Trooper]]'', and ''[[Rook (BattleMech)|Rook]]'' RetroTech designs. The plant was shut down by 3079 however.<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 4</ref>
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During the Jihad, the Venkateswara BattleMech Refit Facility produced the ''[[Icarus]]'', ''[[Trooper]]'', and ''[[Rook]]'' RetroTech designs. The plant was shut down by 3079 however.<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 4</ref>
  
 
Tamarind is the capital world of the [[Tamarind District]]. It is also the only industrial system remaining in the district, with the Brett-Marik family looking to increase the industrial capacity of the planet.<ref name=O:FWLp22/>
 
Tamarind is the capital world of the [[Tamarind District]]. It is also the only industrial system remaining in the district, with the Brett-Marik family looking to increase the industrial capacity of the planet.<ref name=O:FWLp22/>
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* [[Fourth Tamarind Regulars]]<ref name="FM:3145p116">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116: "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
 
* [[Fourth Tamarind Regulars]]<ref name="FM:3145p116">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 116: "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
 
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===Geography===
 
Tamarind has two continents named Moan and Dhofar.<ref name=O:FWLp22/>
 
  
 
===Planetary Locations===
 
===Planetary Locations===
 
* Dalad<ref name=TRtCc23>''To Ride the Chimera'', ch. 23</ref>
 
* Dalad<ref name=TRtCc23>''To Ride the Chimera'', ch. 23</ref>
 
:* Dalad Regional DropPort<ref name=TRtCc23/>
 
:* Dalad Regional DropPort<ref name=TRtCc23/>
* [[Jeremy Brett Memorial University]] (under construction in 3079)<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 22: "Jeremy Brett Memorial University"</ref>
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* [[Jeremy Brett Memorial University]] (under construction in 3079)<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 22, "Jeremy Brett Memorial University"</ref>
 
* Padaron City: a city on the banks of the Parnos River<ref name=PGc8>''Pandora's Gambit'', ch. 8</ref>
 
* Padaron City: a city on the banks of the Parnos River<ref name=PGc8>''Pandora's Gambit'', ch. 8</ref>
 
:*Karituk Bastille: a fortified palace usually inhabited by the [[Duke of Tamarind]]<ref name=PGc8/>
 
:*Karituk Bastille: a fortified palace usually inhabited by the [[Duke of Tamarind]]<ref name=PGc8/>
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* Otho Mountain<ref name=PGc13>''Pandora's Gambit'', ch. 13</ref>
 
* Otho Mountain<ref name=PGc13>''Pandora's Gambit'', ch. 13</ref>
 
* Parnos River<ref name=PGc8/>
 
* Parnos River<ref name=PGc8/>
* Zanzibar: planetary capital on the continent of Dhofar,<ref name=O:FWLp22/> straddling the Zanzibe River<ref name=DATtSXXXVIII/><ref name=TRtCc11>''To Ride the Chimera'', ch. 11</ref>
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* Zanzibar: the capital, straddling the Zanzibe River<ref name=DATtSXXXVIII/><ref name=TRtCc11>''To Ride the Chimera'', ch. 11</ref>
 
:* Marik Palace<ref name=TRtCc18>''To Ride the Chimera'', ch. 18</ref>
 
:* Marik Palace<ref name=TRtCc18>''To Ride the Chimera'', ch. 18</ref>
 
* Zanzibe River: a river running through Zanzibar<ref name=DATtSXXXVIII/>
 
* Zanzibe River: a river running through Zanzibar<ref name=DATtSXXXVIII/>
  
===Companies and Industries===
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===Industrial Centers===
* [[Graham-Davis Enterprises]]<ref name="TRO:Pp94">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 94: "PTN-2M Patron PatrolMech"</ref>
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* [[Graham-Davis Enterprises]]<ref name="TRO:Pp94">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 94, "PTN-2M Patron PatrolMech"</ref>
 
* [[Forerunner A.G.]]<ref name=O:FWLp22/>
 
* [[Forerunner A.G.]]<ref name=O:FWLp22/>
 
* [[Technicron Manufacturing]]<ref name=O:FWLp22/>
 
* [[Technicron Manufacturing]]<ref name=O:FWLp22/>
 
* [[Technicron Naval Engineering]]<ref name=TRtCc23/>
 
* [[Technicron Naval Engineering]]<ref name=TRtCc23/>
* [[Venkateswara BattleMech Refit Facility]]<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 22: "Venkateswara BattleMech Refit Facility"</ref>
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* [[Venkateswara BattleMech Refit Facility]]<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 22, "Venkateswara BattleMech Refit Facility"</ref>
  
 
===Image gallery===
 
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