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− | | name = Donegal | + | | name = Donegal IV |
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===Planetary History=== | ===Planetary History=== | ||
====Exodus==== | ====Exodus==== | ||
− | In [[2301]], [[Seth Marsden]] arrived on Donegal, having recently departed the world of [[Skye]]. Marsden had been the most trusted advisor to [[Ian McQuiston]], the owner of the vast [[Skye Traders]] conglomerate and ruler of the [[Federation of Skye]]; whatever the reasons for their quarrel—some believed that Marsden had deliberately initiated the argument, to give himself a pretext to leave—Marsden planned on establishing his own realm in a fashion similar to that of his former employer. Beginning with the [[Donegal Freights and Goods]] company, Marsden took Donegal, a generally pleasant world with abundant resources and an amiable climate, and followed in McQuiston's footsteps;<ref name="HS(TLC)p10"/> by [[2314]]<ref name="HB:HSp12"/> Marsden had brought Donegal enough influence in the region that it became the capital of a new state, the Protectorate of Donegal.<ref name="HS(TLC)p10"/> | + | In [[2301]], [[Seth Marsden]] arrived on Donegal, having recently departed the world of [[Skye]]. Marsden had been the most trusted advisor to [[Ian McQuiston (23rd c.)|Ian McQuiston]], the owner of the vast [[Skye Traders]] conglomerate and ruler of the [[Federation of Skye]]; whatever the reasons for their quarrel—some believed that Marsden had deliberately initiated the argument, to give himself a pretext to leave—Marsden planned on establishing his own realm in a fashion similar to that of his former employer. Beginning with the [[Donegal Freights and Goods]] company, Marsden took Donegal, a generally pleasant world with abundant resources and an amiable climate, and followed in McQuiston's footsteps;<ref name="HS(TLC)p10"/> by [[2314]]<ref name="HB:HSp12"/> Marsden had brought Donegal enough influence in the region that it became the capital of a new state, the Protectorate of Donegal.<ref name="HS(TLC)p10"/> |
− | ====Third Succession War=== | + | ====Third Succession War==== |
The [[Commonwealth Free Trade Society]] is founded in [[3013]] by Lyran merchants and corporate leaders with interests in the Commonwealth's border regions, in order to campaign for looser trade restrictions and lower trade taxes with foreign realms. Its methods to advance these aims included funding candidates to political office who were sympathetic to their cause.<ref name=HSLC>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 92</ref><ref name=HHS>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 128</ref> | The [[Commonwealth Free Trade Society]] is founded in [[3013]] by Lyran merchants and corporate leaders with interests in the Commonwealth's border regions, in order to campaign for looser trade restrictions and lower trade taxes with foreign realms. Its methods to advance these aims included funding candidates to political office who were sympathetic to their cause.<ref name=HSLC>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 92</ref><ref name=HHS>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 128</ref> | ||
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The Word of Blake launched a raid on Donegal between 14 and 17 March [[3068]], while also launching raids on [[Coventry]] and [[Hesperus II]]; the three raids all featured support from Blakist [[WarShip]]s or [[Pocket WarShip]]s.<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The WoB deployed the ''[[Blake's Redemption]]'', a ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent]]''-class corvette that with precise marksmanship with its capital ship weapons and a few nuclear devices was able to reduce to rubble in less than two days [[Nashan Diversified]]'s and [[Lockheed/CBM]]'s complexes, and all key infrastructure and landmarks of the planet's major cities despite a fervent resistance by the [[First Donegal Jaegers]] aerospace wing. After that the ship went silent though still in orbit.<ref name="O:LAp22"/><ref name="TCp110">''Total Chaos'', pp. 110–112: "Donegal"</ref> The Word of Blake then took advantage of the reduced defenses on Donegal to launch a full assault on 27 February [[3070]], attempting to occupy the world in a fashion similar to that already used against [[Hesperus II]].<ref name="JHS3076p12">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 12: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp49">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 49: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> | The Word of Blake launched a raid on Donegal between 14 and 17 March [[3068]], while also launching raids on [[Coventry]] and [[Hesperus II]]; the three raids all featured support from Blakist [[WarShip]]s or [[Pocket WarShip]]s.<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The WoB deployed the ''[[Blake's Redemption]]'', a ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent]]''-class corvette that with precise marksmanship with its capital ship weapons and a few nuclear devices was able to reduce to rubble in less than two days [[Nashan Diversified]]'s and [[Lockheed/CBM]]'s complexes, and all key infrastructure and landmarks of the planet's major cities despite a fervent resistance by the [[First Donegal Jaegers]] aerospace wing. After that the ship went silent though still in orbit.<ref name="O:LAp22"/><ref name="TCp110">''Total Chaos'', pp. 110–112: "Donegal"</ref> The Word of Blake then took advantage of the reduced defenses on Donegal to launch a full assault on 27 February [[3070]], attempting to occupy the world in a fashion similar to that already used against [[Hesperus II]].<ref name="JHS3076p12">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 12: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp49">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 49: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> | ||
− | In [[3070]], a small Lyran Alliance relief force attempted to break the Blakist blockade of Donegal; led by the ''[[Ian McQuiston]]'', the relief force was forced to withdraw by the WoBS ''Blake's Redemption''.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 24: "Operation: Steel Hammer" - Donegal</ref><ref name="TCp110"/> | + | In [[3070]], a small Lyran Alliance relief force attempted to break the Blakist blockade of Donegal; led by the ''[[Ian McQuiston (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|Ian McQuiston]]'', the relief force was forced to withdraw by the WoBS ''Blake's Redemption''.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 24: "Operation: Steel Hammer" - Donegal</ref><ref name="TCp110"/> |
In February 3070, the Word dropped the [[2nd Division (Word of Blake)|Second Division]] on Donegal. Having already hidden several [[Level II]]s, the First Donegal Jaegers lasted for one week after surrendering, with the Ian McQuiston trying to escort a relief force to the planet but suffering heavy damage in the failed attempt.<ref name="TCp110"/> | In February 3070, the Word dropped the [[2nd Division (Word of Blake)|Second Division]] on Donegal. Having already hidden several [[Level II]]s, the First Donegal Jaegers lasted for one week after surrendering, with the Ian McQuiston trying to escort a relief force to the planet but suffering heavy damage in the failed attempt.<ref name="TCp110"/> | ||
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===Geography=== | ===Geography=== | ||
− | Donegal is a temperate world rich in wildlife and resources.<ref name=HBS84/> | + | Donegal is a temperate world rich in wildlife and resources.<ref name=HBS84/> There are three continents named Dunellan, Hinterlands, and Lockenar.<ref name="O:LAp22"/> |
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− | The database of the ([[apocryphal]]) 1989 video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]'', set around the year [[3025]], gives a population of 3 | + | The database of the ([[apocryphal]]) 1989 video game ''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]]'', set around the year [[3025]], gives a population of 3.651 million for Donegal and describes the environment as "tropical" (out of only three broad impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert," "ice," and "tropical"). The description one-liner reads: "Rich in diamonds, rare metals, and traders." |
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* [[Doons School of Business on Donegal]]: The pinnacle of Lyran corporate education programs, located in East Marsdenville. Emphasizes every area and facet of business and economics, and offers its best students internships with local businesses.<ref name="HB:HSp119">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 119</ref> | * [[Doons School of Business on Donegal]]: The pinnacle of Lyran corporate education programs, located in East Marsdenville. Emphasizes every area and facet of business and economics, and offers its best students internships with local businesses.<ref name="HB:HSp119">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 119</ref> | ||
* East Harlow: a small town located north of Media City<ref name=OPp20>''Other Perspectives'', p. 20</ref> | * East Harlow: a small town located north of Media City<ref name=OPp20>''Other Perspectives'', p. 20</ref> | ||
+ | * Horrelsburg<ref name=HBHS137>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 137: "Mauser & Gray Firearms (MGArms)"</ref> | ||
* Marsdenville: planetary capital city prior to the Jihad, located on Lockenar<ref name="O:LAp22">''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 22: "Donegal"</ref> | * Marsdenville: planetary capital city prior to the Jihad, located on Lockenar<ref name="O:LAp22">''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 22: "Donegal"</ref> | ||
:* East Marsdenville: location of Doons School of Business<ref name="HB:HSp119"/> | :* East Marsdenville: location of Doons School of Business<ref name="HB:HSp119"/> | ||
* Marin Isle: A notorious prison for the most dangerous criminals held by the Commonwealth. Unlike most of Donegal, the environs of this island are very inhospitable.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 43: "Black Holes and Deportations"</ref> | * Marin Isle: A notorious prison for the most dangerous criminals held by the Commonwealth. Unlike most of Donegal, the environs of this island are very inhospitable.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 43: "Black Holes and Deportations"</ref> | ||
* [[Martial College of Donegal]]: The Martial College of Donegal was the oldest academy in Lyran space, but as of 2765 its facilities were looking increasingly outdated. Despite this, its status as one of the few Lyran academies with programs geared towards WarShips and black navy crews kept it operational all the same.<ref>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 5</ref> | * [[Martial College of Donegal]]: The Martial College of Donegal was the oldest academy in Lyran space, but as of 2765 its facilities were looking increasingly outdated. Despite this, its status as one of the few Lyran academies with programs geared towards WarShips and black navy crews kept it operational all the same.<ref>''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 5</ref> | ||
+ | * Media City<ref name=H:HSp119>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 119: "Donegal Broadcasting Company"</ref><ref name=H:HSp135a>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 135: "Commonwealth Press (ComPress)"</ref> | ||
* Ohav Shalom: Largest rabbinical institute in the Lyran Commonwealth, consisting of a synagogue and teaching facilities. Located in the Piety Range on the Hinterlands continent.<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 122: "Judaism"</ref> | * Ohav Shalom: Largest rabbinical institute in the Lyran Commonwealth, consisting of a synagogue and teaching facilities. Located in the Piety Range on the Hinterlands continent.<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 122: "Judaism"</ref> | ||
+ | * Sethensgard: location of the Lockheed-CBM Corporation plant<ref name=H:HSp144>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 144: "Lockheed/CBM Corporation (LCBMC)"</ref> | ||
+ | * Stanton City<ref name=H:HSp135b>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 135: "Alliance-Grand Hotel Interstellar (CGHot)"</ref> | ||
* [[University of Washington on Donegal]]: One of five major nonmilitary research universities in the Lyran Commonwealth, specializing in computer technology and communications. Equipped with some of the Inner Sphere's best computer science facilities, outside of ComStar and the Word of Blake. Located in the Queen Anne Hills on the continent of Seattle.<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 117</ref> | * [[University of Washington on Donegal]]: One of five major nonmilitary research universities in the Lyran Commonwealth, specializing in computer technology and communications. Equipped with some of the Inner Sphere's best computer science facilities, outside of ComStar and the Word of Blake. Located in the Queen Anne Hills on the continent of Seattle.<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 117</ref> | ||
+ | * Wellington's Eyrie<ref name=H:HSp134>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 134: "Nashan Diversified (NasDiv)"</ref><ref name=HS(TLC)p138>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 138: "Corporate Profiles - [Nashsan Diversified]"</ref> | ||
* Wytheville: location of a DropPort<ref name="JHS:Tp16+"/> | * Wytheville: location of a DropPort<ref name="JHS:Tp16+"/> | ||
− | === | + | ===Companies and Industries=== |
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+ | * [[Alliance-Grand Hotel Interstellar]]<ref name=H:HSp135b/> | ||
+ | * [[Apple Computers Interstellar]]<ref name=H:HDp159>''Handbook: House Davion'' p. 159: "Apple Computers Interstellar (AmCmp)"</ref> | ||
* [[Assault Tech Industries]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp28+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', pp. 28–29: "''Jaguar''"</ref> | * [[Assault Tech Industries]]<ref name="TRO:3145LCp28+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', pp. 28–29: "''Jaguar''"</ref> | ||
− | * [[Commonwealth | + | * [[Commonwealth Press]]<ref name=H:HSp135a/> |
− | * [[ | + | * [[Donegal Broadcasting Company]]<ref name=H:HSp119/> |
* [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]] (destroyed during the Jihad)<ref name="O:LAp22"/> | * [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]] (destroyed during the Jihad)<ref name="O:LAp22"/> | ||
− | * [[Mauser and Gray Firearms]] | + | * [[Mauser and Gray Firearms]]<ref name=HBHS137/> |
* [[Nashan Foods]]<ref name=HHSp134>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 134: "Nashan Diversified"</ref> | * [[Nashan Foods]]<ref name=HHSp134>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 134: "Nashan Diversified"</ref> | ||
* [[Nashan Architectural of Donegal]]<ref name=HHSp134 /> | * [[Nashan Architectural of Donegal]]<ref name=HHSp134 /> | ||
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* [[Nashan Pharmaceuticals]]<ref name=HHSp134 /> | * [[Nashan Pharmaceuticals]]<ref name=HHSp134 /> | ||
* [[SeraVideo Entertainments Incorporated]]<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 141: "Other Major Commonwealth Industries"</ref> | * [[SeraVideo Entertainments Incorporated]]<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 141: "Other Major Commonwealth Industries"</ref> | ||
+ | {{div col end}} | ||
− | ===Local Flora=== | + | ===Local Flora and Fauna=== |
* [[Donegal Apple-Pear]]<ref name=IS>''Inner Sphere'', p. 85</ref> | * [[Donegal Apple-Pear]]<ref name=IS>''Inner Sphere'', p. 85</ref> | ||
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- This article is about the planetary system. For other uses, see Donegal (disambiguation).
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System Information | |
X:Y Coordinates | -182.405 : 159.288[e] |
Spectral class | F0V[1][2] |
Recharge time | 171 hours[1][2][3] |
Recharge station(s) | Zenith, Nadir[1][2] |
The Donegal system was home to at least one habitable world, Donegal IV, and as of 3151 was the administrative capital of the Donegal Province of the Lyran Commonwealth.[4] Prior to the formation of the Lyran Commonwealth Donegal was the capital of the Protectorate of Donegal.[5]
Contents
System Description
Donegal is located near the Cameron and Gibbs systems[6][7] and consists of a class F0V primary orbited by at least four planets. During the thirty-first century, recharge stations were in place at both the nadir and zenith jump points.[1]
System History
The Donegal system was settled during the First Exodus from Terra.[8]
Political Affiliation
- 2301 - Independent world[8]
- 2314 - Protectorate of Donegal[5]
- 2340 - Protectorate of Donegal[9]
- 2341 - Lyran Commonwealth[9]
- 2571 - Lyran Commonwealth[10][11]
- 2596 - Lyran Commonwealth[12]
- 2750 - Lyran Commonwealth[13][14]
- 2764 - Lyran Commonwealth[15]
- 2765 - Lyran Commonwealth[16][17][18]
- 2767 - Lyran Commonwealth[19]
- 2786 - Lyran Commonwealth[20]
- 2822 - Lyran Commonwealth[21][22][23]
- 2864 - Lyran Commonwealth[24]
- 3025 - Lyran Commonwealth[25][26]
- 3030 - Lyran Commonwealth[27]
- 3040 - Federated Commonwealth[28][29]
- 3050 - Federated Commonwealth[30]
- 3052 - Federated Commonwealth[31][32]
- 3054 - Federated Commonwealth[33]
- 3057 - Federated Commonwealth[34]
- 3063 - Lyran Alliance[35][36]
- 3067 - Lyran Alliance[37][38]
- 3071 - Disputed world (Lyran Alliance/Word of Blake)[39][40][41][42]
- 3075 - Lyran Alliance[43]
- 3079 - Lyran Alliance[44]
- 3081 - Lyran Alliance[45]
- 3085 - Lyran Alliance[46]
- 3135 - Lyran Commonwealth[47]
- 3145 - Lyran Commonwealth[6][7]
- 3151 - Lyran Commonwealth[4]
- 3152 - Lyran Commonwealth[3]
Donegal IV
Donegal IV | |
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Astrophysical | |
System position | Fourth[2] |
Jump Point distance | 21.94 days[1][2] |
Moons | 1 (Seth's Jewel)[1][2] |
Geophysical | |
Surface gravity | 1.01[1][2] |
Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1][2] |
Equatorial temperature | 40°C (Warm-Temperate)[1][2] |
Surface water | 80%[1][2] |
Highest native life | Reptile,[1][2] 45%[48] |
Landmasses | 3 (Dunellan, Hinterlands, Lockenar)[2] |
History and Culture | |
Population | 5,765,000,000 (3067),[1] 5,994,000,000 (3079)[2] |
Government and Infrastructure | |
Noble Ruler | Duke of Donegal |
Political Leader | Prime Minister |
Capital | Marsdenville (3079),[2] New Marsdenville (post-Jihad)[citation needed] |
HPG Class | A[1] |
HPG Representative | Precentor John Lamathis (3025)[48] |
Donegal IV, more commonly known simply as Donegal, is the fourth planet in the system and has a single moon named Seth's Jewel. A major industrial and commercial world, Donegal is home to numerous major and minor industrial and business concerns. And has been a national or regional capital world since at least as early as the early twenty-fourth century.[1] Orbiting above Donegal during the thirty-first century were two space settlements known as "The Tin Cans," which were as well developed as the planet below.[1]
Planetary History
Exodus
In 2301, Seth Marsden arrived on Donegal, having recently departed the world of Skye. Marsden had been the most trusted advisor to Ian McQuiston, the owner of the vast Skye Traders conglomerate and ruler of the Federation of Skye; whatever the reasons for their quarrel—some believed that Marsden had deliberately initiated the argument, to give himself a pretext to leave—Marsden planned on establishing his own realm in a fashion similar to that of his former employer. Beginning with the Donegal Freights and Goods company, Marsden took Donegal, a generally pleasant world with abundant resources and an amiable climate, and followed in McQuiston's footsteps;[8] by 2314[5] Marsden had brought Donegal enough influence in the region that it became the capital of a new state, the Protectorate of Donegal.[8]
Third Succession War
The Commonwealth Free Trade Society is founded in 3013 by Lyran merchants and corporate leaders with interests in the Commonwealth's border regions, in order to campaign for looser trade restrictions and lower trade taxes with foreign realms. Its methods to advance these aims included funding candidates to political office who were sympathetic to their cause.[49][50]
The Jihad
The Word of Blake launched a raid on Donegal between 14 and 17 March 3068, while also launching raids on Coventry and Hesperus II; the three raids all featured support from Blakist WarShips or Pocket WarShips.[51] The WoB deployed the Blake's Redemption, a Vincent-class corvette that with precise marksmanship with its capital ship weapons and a few nuclear devices was able to reduce to rubble in less than two days Nashan Diversified's and Lockheed/CBM's complexes, and all key infrastructure and landmarks of the planet's major cities despite a fervent resistance by the First Donegal Jaegers aerospace wing. After that the ship went silent though still in orbit.[2][52] The Word of Blake then took advantage of the reduced defenses on Donegal to launch a full assault on 27 February 3070, attempting to occupy the world in a fashion similar to that already used against Hesperus II.[39][40]
In 3070, a small Lyran Alliance relief force attempted to break the Blakist blockade of Donegal; led by the Ian McQuiston, the relief force was forced to withdraw by the WoBS Blake's Redemption.[53][52]
In February 3070, the Word dropped the Second Division on Donegal. Having already hidden several Level IIs, the First Donegal Jaegers lasted for one week after surrendering, with the Ian McQuiston trying to escort a relief force to the planet but suffering heavy damage in the failed attempt.[52]
The Blakists quickly converted any industrial capacity left to further the Blakist war effort. Over the last half of 3070, the Word transferred in the Eighteenth Division under Precentor Ernst Regan. The Command had issues as the planet was still full of rebels.
In early 3072, the Fiftieth Shadow Division was dispatched to Donegal mere weeks before Victor Steiner-Davion's rescue operation arrived.[52]
After more than one year of blockade, on 14 February 3072 a coalition of forces from ComStar, Clan Wolf-in-Exile, and the Lyran Alliance Armed Forces all under the command of Precentor Martial Victor Steiner-Davion successfully broke the blockade and liberated Donegal.[41][42]
In December 3076, it was speculated by the media that Donegal was the site of planning or troop movements in support of an anticipated invasion of the Word of Blake Protectorate due to a combination of factors, which included the arrival of the Monarch-class DropShip Little Big Horn, believed to be the command vessel of General Belle Lee of the allied coalition. The Little Big Horn arrived with almost no notice at a cargo port near Wytheville operated by General Dynamics on the 2nd of December; the Wytheville port which was then promptly placed under a security lockdown for all traffic other than allied coalition forces. All civilian traffic was routed to the Meridian drop facility, roughly 1,000 km away, while at least three secure convoys landed at Wytheville in the next 24 hours.[54]
Adding credence to the media speculation was the arrival of the security detachment associated with Duke Robert Kelswa-Steiner; it was rumored that the other two private convoys to land at Wytheville were bringing Field Marshal Katheryn Sandoval-Ito and Tai-shu Isoroku Kurita and their attached entourages to Wytheville from Bladensburg, where both parties had been staying in seclusion for several weeks. While this wasn't confirmed, the planetary Civilian Space Transit department did confirm that at the time, there were more than seventy assorted vessels present at the local zenith jump point, with several other DropShips inbound.[54]
Dark Age
Donegal was attacked in February 3143 by Clan Wolf during the Wolves' offensive towards Tharkad. The defending Seventeenth Donegal Guards weakened the invaders with hit-and-run strikes until they withdrew three weeks later.[55]
After Clan Jade Falcon's conquest of Arc-Royal in 3146 the surviving members of Clan Wolf-in-Exile moved to Donegal.[56]
By October 3150, Malvina Hazen had assembled several Jade Falcon Clusters in nearby systems, intending for Donegal to be her next conquest, and the LCAF reinforced the planet's garrison. The anticipated invasion never occurred, as news that Alaric Ward and Clan Wolf were closing on Terra prompted Hazen to abandon the invasion plan and divert Clan Jade Falcon's efforts towards humanity's homeworld instead.[57]
Military Deployment
3038
3050
- Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards RCT[64]
3054
- Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards RCT[65]
3061
- First Donegal Jaegers[66]
- Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards RCT[66]
3067
- First Donegal Jaegers[67]
3079
- - At this point in time the Seventh was operating at 35% of full strength, with 85% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
3085
3145
- Third Royal Guards RCT[70]
- Seventeenth Donegal Guards[70]
Geography
Donegal is a temperate world rich in wildlife and resources.[1] There are three continents named Dunellan, Hinterlands, and Lockenar.[2]
The database of the (apocryphal) 1989 video game MechWarrior, set around the year 3025, gives a population of 3.651 million for Donegal and describes the environment as "tropical" (out of only three broad impressions of planetary environments given in the game, these being "desert," "ice," and "tropical"). The description one-liner reads: "Rich in diamonds, rare metals, and traders."
Planetary Locations
- Alliance Supreme court[2]
- Chekswa: a small town located near Media City[71]
- Chekswa School of Literature: One of the Lyran Commonwealth's largest fine arts schools, located in Chekswa. Graduates include some of the most prominent journalists and screenwriters in the Commonwealth.[72]
- Donegal Stock Exchange[73]
- Donegal University[74]
- Doons School of Business on Donegal: The pinnacle of Lyran corporate education programs, located in East Marsdenville. Emphasizes every area and facet of business and economics, and offers its best students internships with local businesses.[75]
- East Harlow: a small town located north of Media City[76]
- Horrelsburg[77]
- Marsdenville: planetary capital city prior to the Jihad, located on Lockenar[2]
- East Marsdenville: location of Doons School of Business[75]
- Marin Isle: A notorious prison for the most dangerous criminals held by the Commonwealth. Unlike most of Donegal, the environs of this island are very inhospitable.[78]
- Martial College of Donegal: The Martial College of Donegal was the oldest academy in Lyran space, but as of 2765 its facilities were looking increasingly outdated. Despite this, its status as one of the few Lyran academies with programs geared towards WarShips and black navy crews kept it operational all the same.[79]
- Media City[80][81]
- Ohav Shalom: Largest rabbinical institute in the Lyran Commonwealth, consisting of a synagogue and teaching facilities. Located in the Piety Range on the Hinterlands continent.[82]
- Sethensgard: location of the Lockheed-CBM Corporation plant[83]
- Stanton City[84]
- University of Washington on Donegal: One of five major nonmilitary research universities in the Lyran Commonwealth, specializing in computer technology and communications. Equipped with some of the Inner Sphere's best computer science facilities, outside of ComStar and the Word of Blake. Located in the Queen Anne Hills on the continent of Seattle.[85]
- Wellington's Eyrie[86][87]
- Wytheville: location of a DropPort[54]
Companies and Industries
- Alliance-Grand Hotel Interstellar[84]
- Apple Computers Interstellar[88]
- Assault Tech Industries[89]
- Commonwealth Press[81]
- Donegal Broadcasting Company[80]
- Lockheed-CBM Corporation (destroyed during the Jihad)[2]
- Mauser and Gray Firearms[77]
- Nashan Foods[90]
- Nashan Architectural of Donegal[90]
- Nashan Shipping[90]
- Nashan Pharmaceuticals[90]
- SeraVideo Entertainments Incorporated[91]
Local Flora and Fauna
Map Gallery
Nearby Systems
Closest 28 systems (28 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
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Cameron | 12.3 | Gibbs | 18.8 | Lintz | 23.2 | Tetersen | 25.4 |
Alma Alta | 26.8 | Westerstede | 27.4 | Forkas | 28.8 | Tharkad | 31.5 |
Warrumbungle | 37.9 | Eschenberg | 39.8 | Eutin | 41.4 | Pherkad | 41.9 |
Aur | 43.5 | Horneburg | 43.7 | Thuban | 43.7 | Callisto | 43.9 |
Greenlaw | 45.1 | Graz | 47.2 | Upano | 49.6 | Cumbres | 51.1 |
Gallery | 53.4 | Vaj | 53.9 | Dukambia | 54.4 | Vorzel | 56.6 |
Incukalns | 56.8 | Hillerod | 56.9 | Colinas | 57.1 | Conley's Patch | 60.0 |
References
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