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Dromini

Dromini VI
Dromini 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-20.939 : 66.122[e]
Spectral classK8IV[1]
Planet(s)11[1]

The Dromini system was home to at least one habitable world, Dromini VI, and as at 3145 was located in the Skandia Province of the Rasalhague Dominion.[2][3]

System Description

The Dromini system is located near the La Blon and Sabik systems[2][3] and consists of a class K8IV primary orbited by eleven planets.[1]

System History

The Dromini system was colonized at some point during the First Exodus from Terra and by the end of the Age of War had been incorporated into the Lyran Commonwealth.[4][5]

Dromini VI

Template:InfoBoxPlanetStandard Dromini VI is the sixth planet in the Dromini system, and while it lacks a moon the planet is encircled by an impressive ring of dust and ice.[1] This asteroid ring is known as "Hell's Black Acre", and is implied to have inspired the name of the Hell's Black Aces aerospace-based mercenary unit.[6]

Planetary History

Succession Wars

Located on the border between the Draconis Combine and Lyran Commonwealth, Dromini VI was a frequent staging ground for raids into enemy territory during the Succession Wars. The world frequently changed hands, moving between Combine and Commonwealth several times during the Succession Wars. As a result the population became a mix of German/Scottish and Japanese. Though there were frequent clashes between hotheaded members of both cultures, most of the population embraced a "live and let live" attitude.[1]

During the Third Succession War Dromini VI was probably best known as the site of Wolf's Dragoons assault into the Combine in 3021. That attack smashed the forces gathered by the Dragon for an invasion of the Commonwealth.[1]

Fourth Succession War

Following the successes achieved by the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces during Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, the major Lyran offensive launched in late 3028,[7] a lull settled over the front while the LCAF consolidated its gains, rested and resupplied its troops and fought with counter-attacking Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery units. General Jack Sphire, Margrave of the Ryde Theater of the Commonwealth, was responsible for devising a plan to break the deadlock on offensive operations against the combine in the Ryde area of operations. Ryde's plan, dubbed Operation HOLDUR, was designed to seize further systems by deploying all available troops, up to and including planetary militia forces. HOLDUR was risky, but Sphire hoped that by launching quick and forceful attacks using the BattleMech regiments available to him, the DCMS would be left with too little time to make further counterattacks. Archon Katrina Steiner approved the plan and mobilized additional 'Mech regiments to support HOLDUR, deploying regiments that had previously been held in reserve. When assigning these additional forces, the Archon dictated that these forces had to be used at the Terran end of the Ryde area, so that they could respond to any attacks originating from the Free Worlds League. This led Sphire to adjust his plan somewhat, but on the 1st of JUne 3029 Operation HOLDUR began, with the better part of a hundred assorted regiments deploying from the Federation of Skye to attack eight Combine systems.[8]

Dromini VI was one of the worlds targeted by Operation HOLDUR; the attack on Dromini VI was unusual, in that only conventional forces were deployed. Dromini VI was garrisoned by eleven assorted DCMS militia regiments, but at the time of the attack many of the defenders were helping to bring in the rice harvest; when ten assorted LCAF armor and infantry regiments landed alongside three militia infantry regiments from Kochab they were able to take advantage of the importance of the rice harvest, making their victory easier than originally anticipated.[8]

The Lyran hold on Dromini VI was soon tested; Tai-sa Theodore Kurita had been responsible in large part for the lack of progress Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG had made in the Dieron Military District, and while Sphire was planning HOLDUR, Theodore had been planning his own counterattack. Dubbed Operation Contagion, Theodore's plan called for the capture of a lightly defended planet inside the Commonwealth's borders to use as a springboard for offensives against vulnerable worlds behind the front lines. Theodore selected Dromini VI as the ideal world, and with the support of the other senior officers in the region - aided by a proposal from Duke Aldo Lestrade to trade a few worlds in exchange for support from Theodore in declaring the Federation of Skye independent of the Commonwealth - and on the 5th of August ISF commandos dropped on Dromini VI. Within a week the ISF troopers had organized guerilla forces, overpowered the small Lyran garrison and begun impersonating them, using Commonwealth uniforms and codes to deceive Lyran ships in the system.[9]

Desperate to halt any Combine invasion, the LCAF sent the elite Frederick Steiner-led Tenth Lyran Guards and associated Loki support on a suicide mission, successfully inflicting heavy losses and crippling many of the Combine JumpShips, Frederick trading his life for those of his men. Following this with a more conventional invasion attempt by the heavily outnumbered First Royal Guards and the mercenary Barrett's Fusiliers, the threat of being trapped behind enemy lines finally convinced Theodore to pull his troops back.[10]

Dark Age

The generally peaceful coexistence managed by the local population on Dromini VI and a number of other worlds was the inspiration for the relocation directives imposed by Devlin Stone on the Republic of the Sphere during the Dark Age. By the mid-thirty-second century the inhabitants of Dromini VI were a heterogeneous mix of descendants from all of the Successor States bar the Capellan Confederation, as well as having some Clan heritage. The cosmopolitan lifestyle enjoyed by those living on the planet was a model for others throughout the Republic, as well as making Dromini VI an excellent venue for trade between the Republic and its neighbors. Whilst the planetary capital city, Franchelco, was the main trade hub on the planet, other major shipping ports and commercial centers could be found on every continent.[1]

Political Affiliation

Planetary Rulers

3130

  • Planetary Governor Roland Focht[1]
  • Planetary Legate Brian Wolfe[1]

Military Deployment

2765

2786

  • Fifteenth Skye Rangers[67]

2821

  • Fifteenth Skye Rangers[67]

3021

3050

3145

Geography

Dromini VI has four continents named Apokayik, Epoure, Kodersia and Vijave.[1]

Planetary Locations

  • Franchelco: the planetary capital city, located on Vijave.[1]
  • Franchelo Province:[71]


Notes

Some publications refer to Dromini IV. [72] This is likely a typographical error referring to Dromini VI.

Nearby Systems

Closest 64 systems (62 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Sabik 12.2 La Blon 12.8 Skondia 15.2 Atria 15.3
Alrakis 15.8 Kessel 19.2 Balkan 22.3 Ko 22.4
Lone Star 22.6 Nai-Stohl 23.3 Unukalhai 25.6 Alkalurops 25.7
Alphecca 26.2 Nusakan 26.7 Moore 26.7 Lyons 27.5
Komephoros 29.0 Konstance 30.3 Kaus Australis 31.8 Kaus Media 31.9
Ryde 35.4 Lambrecht 35.4 Zebebelgenubi 36.4 Kimball 36.7
Dyev 36.7 Marfik 37.2 Imbros 37.2 Eltanin 38.3
Skye 39.0 Rocky 41.6 Ascella 42.7 Chaville 42.9
Kuzuu 44.0 Vega 44.0 Kaus Borealis 44.3 Carnwath 45.2
Syrma 45.8 Galatea 45.9 Summer 46.5 Menkent 46.5
Yorii 46.8 Kochab 47.4 Zollikofen 47.5 Baxter 47.7
Asta 47.7 New Wessex 48.1 Pike 49.1 Izar 50.0
Muphrid 51.3 Athenry 52.1 Cebalrai 54.7 Alnasi 55.3
Killbourn 55.3 Alya 56.3 Mizar 56.6 Glengarry 56.9
Haddings 57.1 Yed Posterior 57.9 Corridan 57.9 Thorin 58.2
Kervil 58.6 Kannon 59.0 Freedom 60.1 Altair 60.2

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130), p. 7, "Dromini VI World Profile"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 13, "Free Worlds League Founding - [2271] Map"
  5. 5.0 5.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 18, "Rim Worlds Republic after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  6. Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 60
  7. NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 60, "Draconis Front (January 3029)"
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 73, "Ryde Theater"
  9. 9.0 9.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 77, "Operation Contagion"
  10. 10.0 10.1 Fourth Succession War Military Atlas: Volume 2, p. 79 "Draconis Front - Operation Contagion - Dromini VI"
  11. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding - [2319] Map"
  12. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"
  13. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  14. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  15. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  16. Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 25, "Rim Worlds Republic at the Fall of the Star League - [2750] Map"
  17. Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  18. Field Manual: SLDF, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  19. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  20. Field Report 2765: Lyran Commonwealth, p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  21. Field Report 2765: Draconis Combine, p. 25, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [2765]"
  22. Field Report 2765: Free Worlds League, p. 25, "Free Worlds League Militia Deployment Map - [2765]"
  23. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 104, "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"
  24. First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  25. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  26. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  27. Handbook: House Marik, p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  28. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, pp. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  29. First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  30. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  31. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  32. Handbook: House Marik, p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  33. 33.0 33.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 74, "Is War the Natural State of Man?"
  34. House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. vii, "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"
  35. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 64, "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  36. House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. vii, "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"
  37. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  38. Handbook: House Marik, p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  39. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  40. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 51, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  41. Handbook: House Marik, p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  42. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  43. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  44. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"
  45. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  46. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, Inner Sphere - [3052] Map
  47. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"
  48. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"
  49. Objective Raids, p. 24, "Map of the Draconis Combine"
  50. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  51. Handbook: House Marik, p. 54, "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  52. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  53. Innder Sphere (sourcebook), p. 21, "Draconis Combine Map"
  54. Handbook: House Kurita, p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  55. Handbook: House Steiner, p. 70, "Lyran Commonwealth after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  56. Handbook: House Marik, p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  57. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map
  58. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  59. Field Report: DCMS, p. 21, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  60. Field Report: LAAF, p. 19, "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table [3079]"
  61. Field Report: Clans, p. 29, "Terran Corridor Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  62. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  63. Field Manual: 3085, p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  64. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  65. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  66. Field Report 2765: LCAF, pp. 18-19, "Skye Rangers" - Regimental Status
  67. 67.0 67.1 First Succession War (Source Book), p. 139, "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"
  68. 68.0 68.1 68.2 Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook), p. 27
  69. 20 Year Update, p. 26, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"
  70. Field Manual: 3145, p. 173, "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"
  71. Wolves on the Border, Prologur
  72. Historical: War of 3039, p. 5

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