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| − | ''Homer'' is a Clan star system found in the [[Kerensky Cluster]]. | + | '''Homer''' is a Clan star system found in the [[Kerensky Cluster]]. |
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| − | + | Homer is located near the [[York (Clan System)|York]] and [[Albion (Clan System)|Albion]] systems. | |
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| − | ----------------------- | + | ==Political Affiliation== |
| + | * [[2571]] - Unknown Planet{{cn}} | ||
| + | * [[2750]] - Unknown Planet{{cn}} | ||
| + | * [[2821]] - Unknown Planet{{cn}} | ||
| + | * [[2839]] - [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]<ref name="TC:WoKp107">''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'': "Homer", p. 107</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3025]] - Clan Cloud Cobra / [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] / [[Clan Steel Viper]]{{cn}} | ||
| + | * [[3030]] - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Smoke Jaguar / Clan Steel Viper{{cn}} | ||
| + | * [[3040]] - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Smoke Jaguar / Clan Steel Viper{{cn}} | ||
| + | * [[3052]] - Clan Cloud Cobra - 80%, Clan Smoke Jaguar - 5%, Clan Steel Viper - 15%<ref>''Clan Homeworlds 3052 Poster (Kickstarter)''</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3057]] - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Smoke Jaguar / Clan Steel Viper{{cn}} | ||
| + | * [[3061]] - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Steel Viper / [[Clan Snow Raven]]<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'': "Clan Steel Viper: Possessions", p. 95</ref><ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'': "Clan Snow Raven: Possessions", p. 91</ref><ref name="TC:WoKp107"/><ref name=Rising>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 21: "Rising Viper"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3062]] - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Steel Viper<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/><ref name=Rising>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 21: "Rising Viper"</ref> | ||
| + | * c. [[3065]] - Clan Cloud Cobra / [[Clan Star Adder]]<ref name=WoR15>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 15–16</ref><ref name=WoR22>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 22: "Crashing Home"</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3067]] - Clan Cloud Cobra - 85%, Clan Star Adder - 15%<ref name=FMU>''Field Manual: Updates'': "Clan Political Balance Table", p. 39</ref><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'': "Political Balance Table, 3067", p. 228</ref><ref name=WoR15/> | ||
| + | * [[3075]] - Clan Cloud Cobra - 100%<ref name=WoR248>''The Wars of Reaving'': "Political Balance Table, 3075", p. 248</ref> | ||
| + | * [[3085]] - Clan Cloud Cobra - 70%, [[Clan Coyote]] - 30%<ref name=WoR249>''The Wars of Reaving'': "Political Balance Table, 3085", p. 249</ref> | ||
| − | = Homer II = | + | ------------------------------------- |
| − | {{ | + | ==Homer II== |
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| image = Homer Clan World Map.jpg | | image = Homer Clan World Map.jpg | ||
| − | | | + | | name = Homer II |
| − | | | + | | othernames = Zara<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> |
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| gravity = 1.4<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | | gravity = 1.4<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | ||
| pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | ||
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| water = 30%<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | | water = 30%<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | ||
| life = Amphibians<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | | life = Amphibians<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | ||
| − | | | + | | continents = 2 supercontinents (Caulder, Fortune)<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> |
| − | | | + | | colonized = [[2839]]<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> |
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| + | | language = | ||
| + | | religion = | ||
| + | | population = 36,000,000 (3062)<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | ||
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| − | + | | capital = El Ghaza<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | |
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| − | ==Planetary History== | + | ===Planetary History=== |
| − | ===Settlement | + | ====Settlement==== |
| − | The world was originally settled in [[2839]], by settlers from [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]. These early first settlers had named this world '''Zara'''.<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> [[Clan Blood Spirit]] also possessed early colonies on Zara, but could not keep them.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 22 | + | The world was originally settled in [[2839]], by settlers from [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]. These early first settlers had named this world '''Zara'''.<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> [[Clan Blood Spirit]] also possessed early colonies on Zara, but could not keep them.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 22: "... As the conflicts grew fiercer, the Blood Spirits were forced off two worlds in the [[Kerensky Cluster]]: Albion and [Zara]. ..." The reference refers to Zara as "Homer", and is unclear the exact date of the eviction</ref> In [[2850]], [[Clan Jade Falcon]] forces fought a Trial of Possession for the world, during this Trial Cloud Cobra Khan, [[Homer Telinov]] was killed. His death spurred the remaining Cobra forces to defeat the Falcons for control of the planet and named it after the fallen Khan.<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> |
| − | ===Other Clans and Conflicts in the | + | ====Other Clans and Conflicts in the Thirty-first Century==== |
| − | For much of its history, Clan Cloud Cobra was careful to not let other Clans colonize outside the | + | For much of its history, Clan Cloud Cobra was careful to not let other Clans colonize outside the Caulder landmass, for instance on the mini-continent of Bagrain.<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] was one of the early Clans that were allowed to settle this region with [[Clan Steel Viper]]. During the [[Hellion's Fury]] campaign of [[3050]] Homer was targeted by [[Clan Ice Hellion]]. They landed a Cluster and challenged the Cloud Cobras for six months of production of El Ghaza's primary OmniFighter factory. The Cobras were defeated and the Hellions won the Trial.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 36</ref> |
| − | This remained the norm until the Jaguars were annihilated by the [[Inner Sphere]]'s [[Great Refusal]] on [[Strana Mechty]]. The destruction of Clan Smoke Jaguar in [[3060]] caused Steel Vipers to attempt to seize Jaguar | + | This remained the norm until the Jaguars were annihilated by the [[Inner Sphere]]'s [[Great Refusal]] on [[Strana Mechty]]. The destruction of Clan Smoke Jaguar in [[3060]] caused Steel Vipers to attempt to seize the Jaguar enclave and their military outpost Firebase Hermes. However Cobras [[Khan]] [[Din Steiner]] dispatched forces and repulsed the Vipers from attempting taking the former Jaguar territory, and offered it to the [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Ravens]].<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/><ref name=Rising/><ref name=Diet>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 24: "Revenge Diet"</ref> |
| − | In mid-January [[3062]] the Steel Viper Touman had returned from the Inner Sphere after losing their [[Occupation Zone]] in their war with the Jade Falcons. The Vipers took out their frustrations on Homer and ousted the Snow Ravens from the planet's former Jaguar holdings. The Vipers then threatened to conquer the rest of the planet for themselves. This caused Cloud Cobra Khan Steiner to mount a strong | + | In mid-January [[3062]] the [[Clan Steel Viper Touman|Steel Viper ''touman'']] had returned from the Inner Sphere after losing their [[Occupation Zone]] in their war with the Jade Falcons. The Vipers took out their frustrations on Homer and ousted the Snow Ravens from the planet's former Jaguar holdings. The Vipers then threatened to conquer the rest of the planet for themselves. This caused Cloud Cobra Khan Steiner to mount a strong defense of the capital which intimidated the Vipers from making any further incursions into Homer's interior.<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/><ref name=Rising/><ref name=Diet/> |
| − | == | + | ====The Wars of Reaving==== |
| − | === | + | In the wake of the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] by the [[Second Star League]], the [[Clan Homeworlds|Homeworld]] Clans set off on a series of [[Wars of Possession]] for former Jaguar holdings, including the [[Trial of Abjuration]] of [[Clan Nova Cat]] and [[Inner Sphere]] operations and migrations of [[Clan Ghost Bear|Clans Ghost Bear]], [[Clan Hell's Horses|Hell's Horses]], and [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]].<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', pp. 26–28: "Wars of Possession"</ref> [[Clan Star Adder]] did not strike immediately during these few years of increased military activity, instead focusing on integrating with its [[Trial of Absorption|Absorbed]] [[Clan Burrock]] ''[[Abtakha|abtakha]]'', and allowing other Clans to weaken through the internecine fighting. However, the Adders were not idle. In order to gain favor with their former-Burrock element, the Adders began Trials of Possession directed against Clan Burrock's long-time rivals, [[Clan Blood Spirit]], beginning in early [[3063]]. Perceiving weakness in other Clans and their Blood Spirit Trials sufficiently limited, the Star Adders took three colonies from [[3065]] to [[3067]], the [[Clan Wolf]] enclave on [[Hoard]] (along with [[Clan Ice Hellion]]'s holdings), the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] enclaves on [[Huntress]] and [[Marshall]], and the [[Clan Steel Viper]] holdings on Homer.<ref name=WoR15/><ref name=WoR22/><ref name=Diet/> |
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| − | + | The Homer Trial appears to be the most significant. The Trial may have been precipitated by public disagreements between [[Khan]]s [[Stanislov N'Buta]] of Clan Star Adder<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 73</ref> and [[Perigard Zalman]] of Clan Steel Viper<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', pp. 66–67</ref> on the floor of the Clan [[Grand Council of the Clans|Grand Council]]. In addition, the Adders' assault may have served as some form of mediation, even peacemaker, between increasing tension between [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Clans Cloud Cobra]] and Steel Viper. Close contact between Clans Cloud Cobra, Star Adder, and Steel Viper during the operation may have facilitated contact and formation of the "[[Snake Alliance]]". For several years following Homer, the Cobras, Adders, and Vipers focused their Trials of Possession against targets outside the three Clans.<ref name=WoR22/><ref name=Diet/> | |
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| − | The | + | Likely protected by the Snake Alliance or undiscovered [[The Society|Society cell]]s within the Adder enclave, Homer remained relatively stable until [[3072]]. Homer even remained one of only seven systems with active [[HPG]] communications through the summer of [[3072]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 109: "Communication Breakdown"</ref> However in June, Clans Cloud Cobra and [[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Goliath Scorpion]] moved against [[Huntress]], provoking retaliation by [[Clan Coyote]] and The Society. Losing their Huntress assets to the Cobras and Scorpions, the Society appeared to release a strain of [[Dagdan Brain Fever|Dagdan brain fever]], which killed everyone descended from the [[Morales (Bloodname)|Morales]], [[Beckett (Bloodname)|Beckett]], and [[Eaker (Bloodname)|Eaker]] [[Bloodhouse]]s. Homer suffered the largest number of casualties to the brain fever, with more than 8,000 dead in the city of Troy alone.<ref name=Troy>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 100–101: "The Fall of Szabo"</ref> The Society cells on Homer were subsequently discovered and purged by [[Hannibal Banacek]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 183–184: "Hannibal Banacek"</ref> |
| − | + | Within the next thirteen years, Clan Star Adder would lose its enclave on Homer, only to be replaced by [[Clan Coyote]] by [[3085]].<ref name=WoR248/><ref name=WoR249/> | |
| − | == | + | ===Military Deployment=== |
| − | {{ | + | ====3061==== |
| − | * | + | {{columns-start|num=3}} |
| + | :<u>Clan Cloud Cobra</u> | ||
| + | :* [[Cobra Temple Keshik (Clan Cloud Cobra)|Cobra Temple Keshik]]<ref name=FMWC161>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 161</ref> | ||
| + | :* [[Beta Naval Reserve (Clan Cloud Cobra)|Beta Naval Reserve]]<ref name=FMWC161/> | ||
| + | :* [[Thirty-third Battle (Clan Cloud Cobra)|Thirty-third Battle Cluster]]<ref name=FMWC161/> | ||
| + | :* [[149th Cobra Guards (Clan Cloud Cobra)|149th Cobra Guards]]<ref name=FMWC161/> | ||
| + | :* [[214th Cobra Fang (Clan Cloud Cobra)|214th Cobra Fangs]]<ref name=FMWC161/> | ||
| + | :* [[243rd Cobra Guards (Clan Cloud Cobra)|243rd Cobra Guards]]<ref name=FMWC161/> | ||
| + | :* [[Fifty-ninth Cobra Guards (Clan Cloud Cobra)|Fifty-ninth Cobra Guards]]<ref name=FMWC161/> | ||
| + | :* [[254th Cobra Guards (Clan Cloud Cobra)|254th Cobra Guards]]<ref name=FMWC161/> | ||
| + | {{column}} | ||
| + | :<u>Clan Snow Raven</u> | ||
| + | :* [[Swift Wing Naval Assault Star (Clan Snow Raven)|Swift Wing Naval Assault Star]]<ref name=FMWC165/> | ||
| + | :* [[First Raven Phalanx (Clan Snow Raven)|First Raven Phalanx]]<ref name=FMWC165>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 165: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
| + | :* [[Sixth Raven Battle (Clan Snow Raven)|Sixth Raven Battle]]<ref name=FMWC165/> | ||
| + | :* [[Fifth Raven Wing (Clan Snow Raven)|Fifth Raven Wing Cluster]]<ref name=FMWC165/> | ||
| − | * | + | :<u>Clan Steel Viper</u> |
| + | :* [[Fourteenth Viper Regulars (Clan Steel Viper)|Fourteenth Viper Regulars]]<ref name=FMWC166>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 166: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"</ref> | ||
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| − | + | ===Geography=== | |
| + | The planet is noted for its rich mineral deposits and slight heavy gravity. | ||
| − | + | Homer has a low water table, but the largest bodies of water have toxic taints. The planet is dominated by two large landmasses named Caulder and Fortune. These supercontinents are further broken down by five subcontinents, mountain ranges, and four landlocked seas. The world has few rivers, which draw water from both seas and underground lakes. | |
| − | + | Massive water processing plants dominate the landscape, to support cities and their agricultural settlements on the planet. | |
| − | * Firebase Climax | + | ===Planetary Locations=== |
| − | + | * Ochre Sea: Homer's largest landlocked body of water, like other seas, the water is tainted with heavy-metals rending them unusable by humans. The Ochre Sea separates the supercontinents of Caulder and Fortuna. The Ochre, like other seas, has inedible life known as gila toads. Chief predator on the planet, these toads are used for footwear, which they are highly prized for. City of El Ghaza is on its northern coastline.<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | |
| + | * Sakros Mountains: mountain range that breaks up the subcontinents of Amis and Ortin<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | ||
| + | * Isthmus of Param (Mountain Range): mountain chain in Caulder landmass which connects to the subcontinents of Bagrain and Amis<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | ||
| + | * Caulder (landmass): One of largest forms of geography on the planet, this region has been reserved for settlements for other Clans. Firebase Hermes, former Jaguar military installation is noted base in this region. | ||
| + | * El Ghaza (city): planetary capital city of Homer and Clan Cloud Cobra, located off the northern shores of Ochre Sea; home of the Cobra genetic repository and its majestic park known as Field of Remembrance<ref name="TC:WoKp107"/> | ||
| + | * Firebase Climax: site of the first ''[[Crossbow]]'' engagement; originally belonging to [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] and won in the corresponding Trial by [[Clan Steel Viper]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 178</ref> | ||
| + | * Troy (city): site of largest loss of life due to [[Dagdan Brain Fever|Dagdan brain fever]] in [[3072]]<ref name=Troy/> | ||
| − | == | + | ===Companies and Industries=== |
* [[Complex H-4 CCC]] | * [[Complex H-4 CCC]] | ||
* [[Constantin Assembly Plant M27 A-E]] | * [[Constantin Assembly Plant M27 A-E]] | ||
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| − | == Nearby Systems == | + | ===Local Flora and Fauna=== |
| + | * [[Gila toad]] | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | *According to a [https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/original-map-of-clanspace-a-bit-of-battletech-history/ blog posting] by author [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]], back when he created the first map of Clan space (for the 1991 [[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]) he named the Homer system after a small town in Michigan. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]'' | ||
* ''[[Seeds of Loyalty]]'' (short story) | * ''[[Seeds of Loyalty]]'' (short story) | ||
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | ||
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| − | [[Category: Clan Cloud Cobra | + | [[Category: Clan Cloud Cobra Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Clan Smoke Jaguar | + | [[Category: Clan Smoke Jaguar Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Clan Star Adder | + | [[Category: Clan Star Adder Systems]] |
| − | [[Category: Clan Steel Viper | + | [[Category: Clan Steel Viper Systems]] |
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[[Category: Clan Homeworlds]] | [[Category: Clan Homeworlds]] | ||
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| X:Y Coordinates | –78.675 : 1799.056[e] |
| Spectral class | G6IV[1][2] |
| Planet(s) | 3[1] |
Homer is a Clan star system found in the Kerensky Cluster.
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System Description[edit]
Homer is located near the York and Albion systems.
Political Affiliation[edit]
- 2571 - Unknown Planet[citation needed]
- 2750 - Unknown Planet[citation needed]
- 2821 - Unknown Planet[citation needed]
- 2839 - Clan Cloud Cobra[1]
- 3025 - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Smoke Jaguar / Clan Steel Viper[citation needed]
- 3030 - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Smoke Jaguar / Clan Steel Viper[citation needed]
- 3040 - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Smoke Jaguar / Clan Steel Viper[citation needed]
- 3052 - Clan Cloud Cobra - 80%, Clan Smoke Jaguar - 5%, Clan Steel Viper - 15%[3]
- 3057 - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Smoke Jaguar / Clan Steel Viper[citation needed]
- 3061 - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Steel Viper / Clan Snow Raven[4][5][1][6]
- 3062 - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Steel Viper[1][6]
- c. 3065 - Clan Cloud Cobra / Clan Star Adder[7][8]
- 3067 - Clan Cloud Cobra - 85%, Clan Star Adder - 15%[9][10][7]
- 3075 - Clan Cloud Cobra - 100%[11]
- 3085 - Clan Cloud Cobra - 70%, Clan Coyote - 30%[12]
Homer II[edit]
| Homer II | |
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| Astrophysical | |
| Also known as | Zara[1] |
| System position | 2nd[1] |
| Geophysical | |
| Surface gravity | 1.4[1] |
| Atmospheric pressure | Standard (Breathable)[1] |
| Equatorial temperature | 30°C[1] |
| Surface water | 30%[1] |
| Highest native life | Amphibians[1] |
| Landmasses | 2 supercontinents (Caulder, Fortune)[1] |
| History and Culture | |
| Colonized | 2839[1] |
| Population | 36,000,000 (3062)[1] |
| Government and Infrastructure | |
| Capital | El Ghaza[1] |
Planetary History[edit]
Settlement[edit]
The world was originally settled in 2839, by settlers from Clan Cloud Cobra. These early first settlers had named this world Zara.[1] Clan Blood Spirit also possessed early colonies on Zara, but could not keep them.[13] In 2850, Clan Jade Falcon forces fought a Trial of Possession for the world, during this Trial Cloud Cobra Khan, Homer Telinov was killed. His death spurred the remaining Cobra forces to defeat the Falcons for control of the planet and named it after the fallen Khan.[1]
Other Clans and Conflicts in the Thirty-first Century[edit]
For much of its history, Clan Cloud Cobra was careful to not let other Clans colonize outside the Caulder landmass, for instance on the mini-continent of Bagrain.[1] Clan Smoke Jaguar was one of the early Clans that were allowed to settle this region with Clan Steel Viper. During the Hellion's Fury campaign of 3050 Homer was targeted by Clan Ice Hellion. They landed a Cluster and challenged the Cloud Cobras for six months of production of El Ghaza's primary OmniFighter factory. The Cobras were defeated and the Hellions won the Trial.[14]
This remained the norm until the Jaguars were annihilated by the Inner Sphere's Great Refusal on Strana Mechty. The destruction of Clan Smoke Jaguar in 3060 caused Steel Vipers to attempt to seize the Jaguar enclave and their military outpost Firebase Hermes. However Cobras Khan Din Steiner dispatched forces and repulsed the Vipers from attempting taking the former Jaguar territory, and offered it to the Snow Ravens.[1][6][15]
In mid-January 3062 the Steel Viper touman had returned from the Inner Sphere after losing their Occupation Zone in their war with the Jade Falcons. The Vipers took out their frustrations on Homer and ousted the Snow Ravens from the planet's former Jaguar holdings. The Vipers then threatened to conquer the rest of the planet for themselves. This caused Cloud Cobra Khan Steiner to mount a strong defense of the capital which intimidated the Vipers from making any further incursions into Homer's interior.[1][6][15]
The Wars of Reaving[edit]
In the wake of the Annihilation of Clan Smoke Jaguar by the Second Star League, the Homeworld Clans set off on a series of Wars of Possession for former Jaguar holdings, including the Trial of Abjuration of Clan Nova Cat and Inner Sphere operations and migrations of Clans Ghost Bear, Hell's Horses, and Steel Viper.[16] Clan Star Adder did not strike immediately during these few years of increased military activity, instead focusing on integrating with its Absorbed Clan Burrock abtakha, and allowing other Clans to weaken through the internecine fighting. However, the Adders were not idle. In order to gain favor with their former-Burrock element, the Adders began Trials of Possession directed against Clan Burrock's long-time rivals, Clan Blood Spirit, beginning in early 3063. Perceiving weakness in other Clans and their Blood Spirit Trials sufficiently limited, the Star Adders took three colonies from 3065 to 3067, the Clan Wolf enclave on Hoard (along with Clan Ice Hellion's holdings), the Clan Jade Falcon enclaves on Huntress and Marshall, and the Clan Steel Viper holdings on Homer.[7][8][15]
The Homer Trial appears to be the most significant. The Trial may have been precipitated by public disagreements between Khans Stanislov N'Buta of Clan Star Adder[17] and Perigard Zalman of Clan Steel Viper[18] on the floor of the Clan Grand Council. In addition, the Adders' assault may have served as some form of mediation, even peacemaker, between increasing tension between Clans Cloud Cobra and Steel Viper. Close contact between Clans Cloud Cobra, Star Adder, and Steel Viper during the operation may have facilitated contact and formation of the "Snake Alliance". For several years following Homer, the Cobras, Adders, and Vipers focused their Trials of Possession against targets outside the three Clans.[8][15]
Likely protected by the Snake Alliance or undiscovered Society cells within the Adder enclave, Homer remained relatively stable until 3072. Homer even remained one of only seven systems with active HPG communications through the summer of 3072.[19] However in June, Clans Cloud Cobra and Goliath Scorpion moved against Huntress, provoking retaliation by Clan Coyote and The Society. Losing their Huntress assets to the Cobras and Scorpions, the Society appeared to release a strain of Dagdan brain fever, which killed everyone descended from the Morales, Beckett, and Eaker Bloodhouses. Homer suffered the largest number of casualties to the brain fever, with more than 8,000 dead in the city of Troy alone.[20] The Society cells on Homer were subsequently discovered and purged by Hannibal Banacek.[21]
Within the next thirteen years, Clan Star Adder would lose its enclave on Homer, only to be replaced by Clan Coyote by 3085.[11][12]
Military Deployment[edit]
3061[edit]
- Clan Snow Raven
- Clan Steel Viper
Geography[edit]
The planet is noted for its rich mineral deposits and slight heavy gravity.
Homer has a low water table, but the largest bodies of water have toxic taints. The planet is dominated by two large landmasses named Caulder and Fortune. These supercontinents are further broken down by five subcontinents, mountain ranges, and four landlocked seas. The world has few rivers, which draw water from both seas and underground lakes.
Massive water processing plants dominate the landscape, to support cities and their agricultural settlements on the planet.
Planetary Locations[edit]
- Ochre Sea: Homer's largest landlocked body of water, like other seas, the water is tainted with heavy-metals rending them unusable by humans. The Ochre Sea separates the supercontinents of Caulder and Fortuna. The Ochre, like other seas, has inedible life known as gila toads. Chief predator on the planet, these toads are used for footwear, which they are highly prized for. City of El Ghaza is on its northern coastline.[1]
- Sakros Mountains: mountain range that breaks up the subcontinents of Amis and Ortin[1]
- Isthmus of Param (Mountain Range): mountain chain in Caulder landmass which connects to the subcontinents of Bagrain and Amis[1]
- Caulder (landmass): One of largest forms of geography on the planet, this region has been reserved for settlements for other Clans. Firebase Hermes, former Jaguar military installation is noted base in this region.
- El Ghaza (city): planetary capital city of Homer and Clan Cloud Cobra, located off the northern shores of Ochre Sea; home of the Cobra genetic repository and its majestic park known as Field of Remembrance[1]
- Firebase Climax: site of the first Crossbow engagement; originally belonging to Clan Smoke Jaguar and won in the corresponding Trial by Clan Steel Viper[25]
- Troy (city): site of largest loss of life due to Dagdan brain fever in 3072[20]
Companies and Industries[edit]
Local Flora and Fauna[edit]
Notes[edit]
- According to a blog posting by author Blaine Lee Pardoe, back when he created the first map of Clan space (for the 1991 Wolf Clan Sourcebook) he named the Homer system after a small town in Michigan.
Map Gallery[edit]
Nearby Systems[edit]
| Closest 20 systems (4 within 60 light-years) Distance in light years, closest systems first: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 11.2 | Albion | 29.3 | Grant's Station | 38.2 | Gatekeeper | 59.4 |
| Brim | 62.1 | Delios | 62.2 | Kirin | 67.1 | Colleen | 78.2 |
| Paxon | 81.0 | Londerholm | 82.2 | Priori | 82.9 | Shadow | 91.0 |
| Lum | 94.0 | Tamaron | 96.1 | Barcella | 111.8 | Strana Mechty | 115.3 |
| Strato Domingo | 121.1 | Hellgate | 127.0 | Huntress | 134.4 | Ironhold | 136.1 |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky: "Homer", p. 107
- ↑ Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 5
- ↑ Clan Homeworlds 3052 Poster (Kickstarter)
- ↑ The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky: "Clan Steel Viper: Possessions", p. 95
- ↑ The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky: "Clan Snow Raven: Possessions", p. 91
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 The Wars of Reaving, p. 21: "Rising Viper"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Wars of Reaving, pp. 15–16
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 The Wars of Reaving, p. 22: "Crashing Home"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates: "Clan Political Balance Table", p. 39
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving: "Political Balance Table, 3067", p. 228
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Wars of Reaving: "Political Balance Table, 3075", p. 248
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 The Wars of Reaving: "Political Balance Table, 3085", p. 249
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 22: "... As the conflicts grew fiercer, the Blood Spirits were forced off two worlds in the Kerensky Cluster: Albion and [Zara]. ..." The reference refers to Zara as "Homer", and is unclear the exact date of the eviction
- ↑ Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 36
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 The Wars of Reaving, p. 24: "Revenge Diet"
- ↑ The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, pp. 26–28: "Wars of Possession"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 73
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, pp. 66–67
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 109: "Communication Breakdown"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 The Wars of Reaving, pp. 100–101: "The Fall of Szabo"
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, pp. 183–184: "Hannibal Banacek"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 161
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 165: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"
- ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 166: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 178