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Line 11: }} }} − The '''2nd Demeter Protectorate Militia''' is one of the many militias raised by [[Word of Blake]] to defend the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]. The unit was deployed in [[Demeter]]. As of [[3075]] it consisted of three Divisions, the [[1st Demeter Protectorate Militia|1st]], the [[2nd Demeter Protectorate Militia|2nd]] and the [[3rd Demeter Protectorate Militia|3rd]] Divisions.<ref name="JS:BDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103: "Protectorate Militia Deployment</ref> + The '''2nd Demeter Protectorate Militia''' is one of the many militias raised by [[Word of Blake]] to defend the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]. The unit was deployed in [[Demeter]]. As of [[3075]] it consisted of three Divisions, the [[1st Demeter Protectorate Militia|1st]], the [[2nd Demeter Protectorate Militia|2nd]] and the [[3rd Demeter Protectorate Militia|3rd]] Divisions.<ref name="JS:BDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103, "protectorate militia deployment</ref> ==History== ==History== − Demeter was one of many worlds to be occupied by the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]] after the local government acquiesced to the Word on the 25th of April [[3068]], allowing Demeter to be incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> In early January [[3077]] the Planetary Governor, [[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]], vanished from public view. De la Sangre was considered to be an example of the most convenient kind of cooperation with the Word of Blake, and official statements that he was indisposed with something akin to the flu were met with skepticism in some quarters. De la Sangre's continuing absence was marked by short-trading of shares in [[Vicore Industries]] due to de la Sangre's known major role in the company as well as increased military exercises on the part of the [[Protectorate Militia]]. As de la Sangre continued to remain out of sight, the rumors increased in scope, ranging from the possibility that de la Sangre was being blackmailed to speculation that he had been abducted by a foreign power.<ref name="JHS:Tp50">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50: "De La Sangre: Missing?"</ref> + Demeter was one of many worlds to be occupied by the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]] after the local government acquiesced to the Word on the 25th of April [[3068]], allowing Demeter to be incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> In early January [[3077]] the Planetary Governor, [[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]], vanished from public view. De la Sangre was considered to be an example of the most convenient kind of cooperation with the Word of Blake, and official statements that he was indisposed with something akin to the flu were met with skepticism in some quarters. De la Sangre's continuing absence was marked by short-trading of shares in [[Vicore Industries]] due to de la Sangre's known major role in the company as well as increased military exercises on the part of the [[Protectorate Militia]]. As de la Sangre continued to remain out of sight, the rumors increased in scope, ranging from the possibility that de la Sangre was being blackmailed to speculation that he had been been abducted by a foreign power.<ref name="JHS:Tp50">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50, "De La Sangre: Missing?"</ref> − The Federated Suns was finally able to launch an attempt to liberate Demeter on the 1st of February 3077 as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the allied coalition assault on the Protectorate. Unfortunately for the coalition, the campaign for Demeter - described as a "factory world" - quickly became a brutal, bogged-down quagmire.<ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The allied coalition forces consisted of the [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]], the [[Fifteenth Arcturan Guards]] and the [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]], and found themselves facing not just the divisions of the '''Demeter Protectorate Militia''' but also two [[Level III]]s from the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|Ninth Militia Division]], ''Measure of Trust'' and ''Call to the Faithful''. The Blakists rebuffed the initial attack by the Fifth Crucis Lancers and the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards, driving the coalition forces back almost as far as their initial landing zones until an orbital drop by the Third Free Worlds Legionnaires saw the Blakists forced to fall back.<ref name="JHS:Tp36">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 36: "Tragedy on Demeter"</ref> + The Federated Suns was finally able to launch an attempt to liberate Demeter on the 1st of February 3077 as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the allied coalition assault on the Protectorate. Unfortunately for the coalition, the campaign for Demeter - described as a "factory world" - quickly became a brutal, bogged-down quagmire.<ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The allied coalition forces consisted of the [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]], the [[Fifteenth Arcturan Guards]] and the [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]], and found themselves facing not just the divisions of the '''Demeter Protectorate Militia''' but also two [[Level III]]s from the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|Ninth Militia Division]], ''Measure of Trust'' and ''Call to the Faithful''. The Blakists rebuffed the initial attack by the Fifth Crucis Lancers and the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards, driving the coalition forces back almost as far as their initial landing zones until an orbital drop by the Third Free Worlds Legionnaires saw the Blakists forced to fall back.<ref name="JHS:Tp36">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 36, "Tragedy On Demeter"</ref> − The Protectorate Militia forces retreated to New Demeter City, while the Ninth Division forces retreated into the Vicore Industries plant. The Fifth Crucis Lancers and the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards faced a brutal battle to clear New Demeter City, while the Third Free Worlds Legionnaires encircled the Ninth Militia Division forces but were unable to dislodge them from the factory complex. The Ninth Militia Division forces were finally destroyed by orbital bombardment, which also leveled the Vicore Industries plant. A news story filed by [[Keevah Acee]] of the Demeter Free Press on the 17th of March 3077 alleged that the defense of New Demeter City had seen the local citizenry rising up against the coalition forces with whatever weapons they could find or improvise, and also alleged that the Federated Suns front task force had resorted to indiscriminately bombarding not just the Vicore Industries plant but also New Demeter City itself.<ref name="JHS:Tp36"/> + The Protectorate Militia forces retreated to New Demeter City, while the Ninth Division forces retreated into the Vicore Industries plant. The Fifth Crucis Lancers and the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards faced a brutal battle to clear New Demeter City, while the Thirrd Free Worlds Legionnaires encircled the Ninth Militia Division forces but were unable to dislodge them from the factory complex. The Ninth Militia Division forces were finally destroyed by orbital bombardment, which also leveled the Vicore Industries plant. A news story filed by [[Keevah Acee]] of the Demeter Free Press on the 17th of March 3077 alleged that the defense of New Demeter City had seen the local citizenry rising up against the coalition forces with whatever weapons they could find or improvise, and also alleged that the Federated Suns front task force had resorted to indiscriminately bombarding not just the Vicore Industries plant but also New Demeter City itself.<ref name="JHS:Tp36"/> − On the 30th of April [[3078]] it was revealed by [[Colonel]] [[Marcel Webb]] - Commanding Officer of the [[Star Seeds]] mercenary unit and head of security for the allied coalition - in a news broadcast from [[Kittery]] that the reason for Governor de la Sangre's disappearance in 3077 was his capture by coalition forces. Following his arrest, de la Sangre had been providing the coalition with intelligence, and the news broadcast served to both announce that de la Sangre had been captured and that the coalition had filed criminal charges against him for a range of crimes including conspiracy to commit genocide, treason, illegal sale of restricted weapons and violation of public trust. The same news broadcast also announced the filing of charges by the allied coalition against the Word of Blake affiliated individuals known as [[The Master]], [[Precentor Martial of the Word of Blake|Precentor Martial]] [[Cameron St. Jamais]], Precentor [[Apollyon]], [[Precentor Naval]] [[Gregory Zwick]], Precentor [[Alexander Kernoff]], [[Mary Durant]] and [[Parker Steele]].<ref name="JHS:Tp82">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 82: "Charges Filed"</ref> + On the 30th of April [[3078]] it was revealed by [[Colonel]] [[Marcel Webb]] - Commanding Officer of the [[Star Seeds]] mercenary unit and head of security for the allied coalition - in a news broadcast from [[Kittery]] that the reason for Governor de la Sangre's disappearance in 3077 was his capture by coalition forces. Following his arrest, de la Sangre had been providing the coalition with intelligence, and the news broadcast served to both announce that de la Sangre had been captured and that the coalition had filed criminal charges against him for a range of crimes including conspiracy to commit genocide, treason, illegal sale of restricted weapons and violation of public trust. The same news broadcast also announced the filing of charges by the allied coalition against the Word of Blake affiliated individuals known as [[The Master]], [[Precentor Martial of the Word of Blake|Precentor Martial]] [[Cameron St. Jamais]], Precentor [[Apollyon]], [[Precentor Naval]] [[Gregory Zwick]], Precentor [[Alexander Kernoff]], [[Mary Durant]] and [[Parker Steele]].<ref name="JHS:Tp82">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 82, "Charges Filed"</ref> ==Officers== ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable" − |- + |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name Line 47:
Line 47: If deployed on a world other than its homeworld (such as an Epsilon Eridani force being deployed on Genoa), the Protectorate Militia force not only loses all of its special abilities, but also suffers a –2 Initiative modifier. If deployed on a world other than its homeworld (such as an Epsilon Eridani force being deployed on Genoa), the Protectorate Militia force not only loses all of its special abilities, but also suffers a –2 Initiative modifier. − Although Blakist-based, Protectorate Militia forces may use standard Inner Sphere force arrangements (Lances, Companies, and Battalions) rather than Word of Blake force arrangements.<ref name="JS:BDp143">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103: "Rules Annex"</ref> + Although Blakist-based, Protectorate Militia forces may use standard Inner Sphere force arrangements (Lances, Companies, and Battalions) rather than Word of Blake force arrangements.<ref name="JS:BDp143">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103, "Rules Annex"</ref> </div> </div> Line 57:
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| − | The '''2nd Demeter Protectorate Militia''' is one of the many militias raised by [[Word of Blake]] to defend the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]. The unit was deployed in [[Demeter]]. As of [[3075]] it consisted of three Divisions, the [[1st Demeter Protectorate Militia|1st]], the [[2nd Demeter Protectorate Militia|2nd]] and the [[3rd Demeter Protectorate Militia|3rd]] Divisions.<ref name="JS:BDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103 | + | The '''2nd Demeter Protectorate Militia''' is one of the many militias raised by [[Word of Blake]] to defend the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]. The unit was deployed in [[Demeter]]. As of [[3075]] it consisted of three Divisions, the [[1st Demeter Protectorate Militia|1st]], the [[2nd Demeter Protectorate Militia|2nd]] and the [[3rd Demeter Protectorate Militia|3rd]] Divisions.<ref name="JS:BDp103">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103, "protectorate militia deployment</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Demeter was one of many worlds to be occupied by the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]] after the local government acquiesced to the Word on the 25th of April [[3068]], allowing Demeter to be incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45 | + | Demeter was one of many worlds to be occupied by the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]] after the local government acquiesced to the Word on the 25th of April [[3068]], allowing Demeter to be incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> In early January [[3077]] the Planetary Governor, [[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]], vanished from public view. De la Sangre was considered to be an example of the most convenient kind of cooperation with the Word of Blake, and official statements that he was indisposed with something akin to the flu were met with skepticism in some quarters. De la Sangre's continuing absence was marked by short-trading of shares in [[Vicore Industries]] due to de la Sangre's known major role in the company as well as increased military exercises on the part of the [[Protectorate Militia]]. As de la Sangre continued to remain out of sight, the rumors increased in scope, ranging from the possibility that de la Sangre was being blackmailed to speculation that he had been been abducted by a foreign power.<ref name="JHS:Tp50">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 50, "De La Sangre: Missing?"</ref> |
| − | The Federated Suns was finally able to launch an attempt to liberate Demeter on the 1st of February 3077 as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the allied coalition assault on the Protectorate. Unfortunately for the coalition, the campaign for Demeter - described as a "factory world" - quickly became a brutal, bogged-down quagmire.<ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56 | + | The Federated Suns was finally able to launch an attempt to liberate Demeter on the 1st of February 3077 as a part of [[Operation SCOUR]], the allied coalition assault on the Protectorate. Unfortunately for the coalition, the campaign for Demeter - described as a "factory world" - quickly became a brutal, bogged-down quagmire.<ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The allied coalition forces consisted of the [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]], the [[Fifteenth Arcturan Guards]] and the [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]], and found themselves facing not just the divisions of the '''Demeter Protectorate Militia''' but also two [[Level III]]s from the [[9th Division (Word of Blake)|Ninth Militia Division]], ''Measure of Trust'' and ''Call to the Faithful''. The Blakists rebuffed the initial attack by the Fifth Crucis Lancers and the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards, driving the coalition forces back almost as far as their initial landing zones until an orbital drop by the Third Free Worlds Legionnaires saw the Blakists forced to fall back.<ref name="JHS:Tp36">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 36, "Tragedy On Demeter"</ref> |
| − | The Protectorate Militia forces retreated to New Demeter City, while the Ninth Division forces retreated into the Vicore Industries plant. The Fifth Crucis Lancers and the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards faced a brutal battle to clear New Demeter City, while the | + | The Protectorate Militia forces retreated to New Demeter City, while the Ninth Division forces retreated into the Vicore Industries plant. The Fifth Crucis Lancers and the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards faced a brutal battle to clear New Demeter City, while the Thirrd Free Worlds Legionnaires encircled the Ninth Militia Division forces but were unable to dislodge them from the factory complex. The Ninth Militia Division forces were finally destroyed by orbital bombardment, which also leveled the Vicore Industries plant. A news story filed by [[Keevah Acee]] of the Demeter Free Press on the 17th of March 3077 alleged that the defense of New Demeter City had seen the local citizenry rising up against the coalition forces with whatever weapons they could find or improvise, and also alleged that the Federated Suns front task force had resorted to indiscriminately bombarding not just the Vicore Industries plant but also New Demeter City itself.<ref name="JHS:Tp36"/> |
| − | On the 30th of April [[3078]] it was revealed by [[Colonel]] [[Marcel Webb]] - Commanding Officer of the [[Star Seeds]] mercenary unit and head of security for the allied coalition - in a news broadcast from [[Kittery]] that the reason for Governor de la Sangre's disappearance in 3077 was his capture by coalition forces. Following his arrest, de la Sangre had been providing the coalition with intelligence, and the news broadcast served to both announce that de la Sangre had been captured and that the coalition had filed criminal charges against him for a range of crimes including conspiracy to commit genocide, treason, illegal sale of restricted weapons and violation of public trust. The same news broadcast also announced the filing of charges by the allied coalition against the Word of Blake affiliated individuals known as [[The Master]], [[Precentor Martial of the Word of Blake|Precentor Martial]] [[Cameron St. Jamais]], Precentor [[Apollyon]], [[Precentor Naval]] [[Gregory Zwick]], Precentor [[Alexander Kernoff]], [[Mary Durant]] and [[Parker Steele]].<ref name="JHS:Tp82">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 82 | + | On the 30th of April [[3078]] it was revealed by [[Colonel]] [[Marcel Webb]] - Commanding Officer of the [[Star Seeds]] mercenary unit and head of security for the allied coalition - in a news broadcast from [[Kittery]] that the reason for Governor de la Sangre's disappearance in 3077 was his capture by coalition forces. Following his arrest, de la Sangre had been providing the coalition with intelligence, and the news broadcast served to both announce that de la Sangre had been captured and that the coalition had filed criminal charges against him for a range of crimes including conspiracy to commit genocide, treason, illegal sale of restricted weapons and violation of public trust. The same news broadcast also announced the filing of charges by the allied coalition against the Word of Blake affiliated individuals known as [[The Master]], [[Precentor Martial of the Word of Blake|Precentor Martial]] [[Cameron St. Jamais]], Precentor [[Apollyon]], [[Precentor Naval]] [[Gregory Zwick]], Precentor [[Alexander Kernoff]], [[Mary Durant]] and [[Parker Steele]].<ref name="JHS:Tp82">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 82, "Charges Filed"</ref> |
==Officers== | ==Officers== | ||
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank | ||
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If deployed on a world other than its homeworld (such as an Epsilon Eridani force being deployed on Genoa), the Protectorate Militia force not only loses all of its special abilities, but also suffers a –2 Initiative modifier. | If deployed on a world other than its homeworld (such as an Epsilon Eridani force being deployed on Genoa), the Protectorate Militia force not only loses all of its special abilities, but also suffers a –2 Initiative modifier. | ||
| − | Although Blakist-based, Protectorate Militia forces may use standard Inner Sphere force arrangements (Lances, Companies, and Battalions) rather than Word of Blake force arrangements.<ref name="JS:BDp143">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103 | + | Although Blakist-based, Protectorate Militia forces may use standard Inner Sphere force arrangements (Lances, Companies, and Battalions) rather than Word of Blake force arrangements.<ref name="JS:BDp143">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 103, "Rules Annex"</ref> |
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Word of Blake Protectorate Militia Commands|Demeter Protectorate Militia, 2nd]] | [[Category:Word of Blake Protectorate Militia Commands|Demeter Protectorate Militia, 2nd]] | ||