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−	{{Update Needed|[[Turning Points: Irian]]}}	+	{{PlanetOverhaul|phase=5}}
		+	= Irian =
		+	''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)''
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−	| image              = Irian_3151.svg	+	| image              = Irian_Neighbors.png
−	| caption            = Irian [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]]	+	| caption            = Irian neighbouring systems
	| name                = Irian		| name                = Irian
	| coord              = -46.531 : -56.396{{e}}		| coord              = -46.531 : -56.396{{e}}
	| stars              =		| stars              =
−	| class              = G5III<ref name=HMp163>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 163: "Irian"</ref><ref  name=HBM70>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 70: "Irian"</ref><ref name=DARW160>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 160: "Irian"</ref>	+	| class              = G5III<ref name=HMp163>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 163, "Irian"</ref><ref  name=HBM70>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 70, "Irian"</ref><ref name=DARW160>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 160, "Irian World Profile"</ref>
	| recharge            = 186 hours<ref  name=HBM70/>		| recharge            = 186 hours<ref  name=HBM70/>
	| recharge stations  = Zenith, Nadir<ref name=HMp163/><ref  name=HBM70/>		| recharge stations  = Zenith, Nadir<ref name=HMp163/><ref  name=HBM70/>
	| planets            = 9<ref name=DARW160/>		| planets            = 9<ref name=DARW160/>
	}}		}}
−	The '''Irian''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Irian III''', and as of [[3145]] was an autonomous system within the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref name="ER:3145p38"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>	+	The '''Irian''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Irian III''', and as at [[3145]] was an autonomous system within the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref name="ER:3145p38"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/>
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−	==System Description==	+	== System Description ==
−	The Irian system is located near the [[Acubens]] and [[Pliska]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and consists of a class G5III primary orbited by nine worlds.<ref name=DARW160/> During the [[thirty-first century]] [[recharge station]]s were in place at both system [[jump point]]s within the system.<ref name=HMp163/><ref name=HBM70/>	+	The Irian system is located near the [[Acubens]] and [[Pliska]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and consists of a class G5III primary orbited by nine worlds.<ref name=DARW160/> During the [[thirty-first century]] [[recharge station]]s were in place at both system [[jump point]]s within the system.<ref name=HMp163/><ref name=HBM70/>
−	==System History==	+	== System History ==
	Irian was settled at some point during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]].<ref name=DARW160/>		Irian was settled at some point during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]].<ref name=DARW160/>
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−	==Political Affiliation==	+	== Political Affiliation ==
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−	* [[2255]] - Independent world<ref name=DARW160/>	+	= Irian III =
−	* [[2271]] - Independent world<ref name=HBHM16>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref>	+	{{InfoBoxPlanetStandard
−	* [[2571]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24</ref>
−	* [[2596]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
−	* [[2750]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
−	* [[2765]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref>
−	* [[2786]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25</ref>
−	* [[2797]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref>
−	* [[2822]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113</ref>
−	* [[2830]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=SSWp18>''Second Succession War'', pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"</ref>
−	* [[2842]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=HMp34>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 34</ref>
−	* [[2854]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=HMp35>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 35</ref>
−	* [[2864]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38</ref>
−	* [[3013]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=TSWR>''The Sun Will Rise''</ref>
−	* [[3025]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp42">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42</ref>
−	* [[3030]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp51">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51</ref>
−	* [[3040]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132</ref>
−	* [[3050]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
−	* [[3052]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref>
−	* [[3057]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
−	* [[3058]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp54">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54</ref>
−	* [[3063]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
−	* [[3067]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp56">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56</ref><ref name=JFRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 41</ref>
−	* [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref>
−	* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 17</ref>
−	* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
−	* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
−	* [[3130]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=DARW160/>
−	* [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10</ref>
−	* [[3145]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. vi: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
−	* [[3151]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="SFp103">''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref>
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−	==Irian III==
−	{{InfoBoxPlanet
	| image              = Irian Flag.jpg		| image              = Irian Flag.jpg
−	| name                = Irian III	+	| caption            = Planetary flag of Irian
−	| othernames         =	+	| imagewidth         = 190px
−	| position            = Third<ref name=HMp163/><ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>	+	| name                = Irian
		+	| position            = 3rd<ref name=HMp163/><ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>
	| distance            = 7.47 days<ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>		| distance            = 7.47 days<ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>
	| moons              = 1 (Prospero)<ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>		| moons              = 1 (Prospero)<ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>
		+	| day                =
	| gravity            = 0.95<ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>		| gravity            = 0.95<ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>
	| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>		| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>
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	| water              = 71%<ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>		| water              = 71%<ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>
	| life                = Plant<ref name=HMp163/><ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>		| life                = Plant<ref name=HMp163/><ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>
−	| continents          = 4 (Bruin, Halthor, Indran, Kreiss)<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>	+	| date                =
−	| colonized          =	+	| year                =
−	| demonym             = Iriani<ref name=TPIrianp11>''Turning Points: Irian'', p. 11: "Highlanders, Republican Guard"</ref>	+	| ruler              = President Georgio Frapollo (3025)<ref name=HMp163/><br>CEO Sigmund Hughes (3067)<ref name=HBM70/><br>Governor: Frederik Syrmar (3130)<ref name=DARW160/><br>Planetary Legate: Ramon Martinez (3130)<ref name=DARW160/>
−	| language            =	+	| capital             = Kirin River (pre-Jihad)<ref name=DARW160/><br>Kentwood (post-Jihad)<ref name=DARW160/>
−	| religion            =	+	| population          = 2,169,000,000 (3025)<ref name=HMp163/><br>2,171,000,000 (3067)<ref name=HBM70/><br>1,301,000,000<ref name=DARW160/>
−	| population          = 2,169,000,000 (3025),<ref name=HMp163/><br>2,171,000,000 (3067),<ref name=HBM70/><br>1,301,000,000 (3130)<ref name=DARW160/>	+	| USIIR               = A-A-C-A-D<ref name=HBM70/>
−	| ruler               = [[Duke of Irian]]	+	| hpg                = A<ref name=HMp163/><ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/> ([[Precentor]] William Mullahey)<ref name=HMp163/>
−	| political          = [[Planetary Governor of Irian|Planetary Governor]]
−	| commander          = Legate [[Ramon Martinez]] (3130)<ref name=DARW160/>
−	| capital            = Kirin River (pre-Jihad),<ref name=DARW160/> Kentwood (post-Jihad)<ref name=DARW160/>
−	| hpg                = A<ref name=HMp163/><ref  name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>
−	| hpgrep              = [[Precentor]] [[William Mullahey]] (3025)<ref name=HMp163/>
	}}		}}
−	Irian III, more commonly known simply as Irian, is the third planet of nine in the system and has a single moon named Prospero. Irian is a heavily industrialized world and for much of its history has been a local power.<ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>	+	Irian III - more commonly known simply as Irian - is the third planet of nine in the system and has a single moon named Prospero. Irian is a heavily industrialized world and for much of its history has been a local power.<ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/>
		+
		+	== Planetary History ==
		+	=== Early History ===
		+	In defiance of the unspectacular nature of the world they colonised, the settlers who landed on Irian and their descendants swiftly developed the world into a center for trade, commerce and industry. Many industries established factory sites located in valleys of northern Indran, close to the capital city of Kirin River; in [[2255]] the company known as [[Irian Technologies]] or [[IrTech]] assumed the role of de facto government of the planet, beginning a corporate-state hybrid organization that went on to dominate Irian and a number of other planets in the Free Worlds League. The hybridized nature of IrTech and the planets it controlled made both exempt from a number of federal government controls over provincial politics, while also allowing it to wield more power and influence than any other industrial or business conglomerate, and Irian became a world considered to be as strategically important as worlds such as [[Hesperus II]] in the nearby Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name=DARW160/>
		+
		+	===The Reunification War===
		+	During the [[Reunification War]] Irian was one of several worlds within the Free Worlds League that prisoners captured during the war between the [[Star League]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] where prisoners were interned. While troublesome prisoners were interned in prisons, the majority of the internment facilities resembled military barracks, and with the Canopians lacking any of the paperwork or identification required for interstellar travel conditions were rather relaxed. While prisoner rosters were taken and checked, the Canopians were given access to sports, leisure and education facilities, as well as a small stipend. Many of the MAF officers actually found themselves being invited by the local military and nobility to soirees and events where the Canopians were the guest of honor. This was tacitly - or possibly actively - encouraged by [[Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] as both a demonstration to the Canopians of the benefits of life available under the Star League and as a reminder to [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] of the benefits of applying a carrot to the [[Periphery]] nations, rather than a stick. Many of the Canopian prisoners who returned to the Magistracy after the war became active and vocal supporters of integration with the Star League as a result of their humane treatment during the war.<ref name="H:RWp99">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 99, "Honors of War"</ref>
		+
		+	=== Succession Wars ===
		+	Irian continued to thrive, waxing strong after the fall of the [[Star League]] when the influence and manufacturing capabilities possessed by IrTech made the company the military supplier of choice to the [[Free Worlds League Military]]. Other defense-related manufacturers were attracted to Irian and established facilities there, including such companies as [[Brooks, Incorporated]] - a manufacturer of armored vehicles - and the weapons manufacturer [[Diverse Optics]], helping Irian dominate the field of military manufacturing within the League during the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Irian's industrial development wasn't solely limited to military manufacturing, however; mining and refining companies such as the [[Arcadia Mining Corporation]] and [[Irian Non-Ferrous]] also invested in Irian, providing infrastructure support to the League through their facilities there. Irian's influence didn't come without a cost; the strategic importance of the planet and the industries located on it made it a target for both strikes by both the Lyran Commonwealth and the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=DARW160/>
−	===Planetary History===	+	==== Second Succession War ====
−	====Early History====	+	After the end of the [[ComStar War]] Captain-General [[Charles Marik (29th c.)|Charles Marik]] led a desperate defense of the Free Worlds League as both the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Capellan Confederation]] continued largely successful invasions that had begun while the League was under a communications interdiction. Charles' opponents in Parliament continued to starve the [[Free Worlds League Military]] of supplies in an attempt to exert influence over Charles, who had been the focus of criticism for all of his opponents and those who objected to his war with ComStar for five years, even as both the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] and [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] drew ever-closer to Irian. Charles traveled to Irian in [[2841]] to gather his forces for a last stand, and his opponents found their support in Parliament crumbling in his absence. Two of Charles' closest allies in Parliament, [[Kendall Allison]] and [[Jonathan Humphreys]], began mustering support to take advantage of the increasing disarray among the Marik's opponents. An LCAF invasion force landed on Irian on the 5th of January [[2842]] even as Charles' supporters gained a majority in a vote to restore support and funding to the FWLM. Even as the military command began mustering troops and supplies for a counterattack, Charles and the commander of the [[First Fusiliers of Oriente]], [[Harlan Allison]], led an inspired defense against three times their own numbers for the better part of two months. Reinforcements arrived in late March, and after a month of hard-fought campaigning the LCAF troops were forced off Irian, without any of the important 'Mech factories on the planet suffering serious damage.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p34">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 34, "Driven To The Brink"</ref>
−	In defiance of the unspectacular nature of the world they colonized, the settlers who landed on Irian and their descendants swiftly developed the world into a center for trade, commerce and industry. Many industries established factory sites located in valleys of northern Indran, close to the capital city of Kirin River; in [[2255]] the company known as [[Irian Technologies]] or [[IrTech]] assumed the role of de facto government of the planet, beginning a corporate-state hybrid organization that went on to dominate Irian and a number of other planets in the Free Worlds League. The hybridized nature of IrTech and the planets it controlled made both exempt from a number of federal government controls over provincial politics, while also allowing it to wield more power and influence than any other industrial or business conglomerate, and Irian became a world considered to be as strategically important as worlds such as [[Hesperus II]] in the nearby [[Lyran Commonwealth]].<ref name=DARW160/>
−	====The Reunification War====	+	Although the defense of Irian was successful in [[2842]], it was presumably captured at a later date by the Lyran Commonwealth, as it was recaptured for the Free Worlds League by the [[Eridani Light Horse]] mercenary unit in 2854.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p35">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 35, "Recovery and Stalemate"</ref>
−	During the [[Reunification War]], Irian was one of several worlds within the Free Worlds League that prisoners captured during the war between the [[Star League]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] were interned. While troublesome prisoners were interned in prisons, the majority of the internment facilities resembled military barracks, and with the Canopians lacking any of the paperwork or identification required for interstellar travel conditions were rather relaxed. While prisoner rosters were taken and checked, the Canopians were given access to sports, leisure and education facilities, as well as a small stipend. Many of the MAF officers actually found themselves being invited by the local military and nobility to soirées and events where the Canopians were the guest of honor. This was tacitly—or possibly actively—encouraged by [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] as both a demonstration to the Canopians of the benefits of life available under the Star League and as a reminder to [[First Lord of the Star League|First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] of the benefits of applying a carrot to the [[Periphery]] nations, rather than a stick. Many of the Canopian prisoners who returned to the Magistracy after the war became active and vocal supporters of integration with the Star League as a result of their humane treatment during the war.<ref name="H:RWp99">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 99: "Honors of War"</ref>
−	====Succession Wars====	+	==== Marik Civil War ====
−	Irian continued to thrive, waxing strong after the fall of the Star League when the influence and manufacturing capabilities possessed by IrTech made the company the military supplier of choice to the [[Free Worlds League Military]]. Other defense-related manufacturers were attracted to Irian and established facilities there, including such companies as [[Brooks Incorporated]]—a manufacturer of armored vehicles—and the weapons manufacturer [[Diverse Optics]], helping Irian dominate the field of military manufacturing within the League during the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Irian's industrial development wasn't solely limited to military manufacturing, however; mining and refining companies such as the [[Arcadia Mining Corporation]] and [[Irian Non-Ferrous]] also invested in Irian, providing infrastructure support to the League through their facilities there. Irian's influence didn't come without a cost; the strategic importance of the planet and the industries located on it made it a target for both strikes by both the Lyran Commonwealth and the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=DARW160/>	+	In the early stages of the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] in [[3014]], Duke [[Anton Marik]]'s special operations forces together with disgruntled workers took control of the Soapstone Mountain BattleMech plant (that had been producing the ''[[Hermes]]'' and ''[[Guillotine]]'', and implicitly also ''[[Archer]]'' and ''[[Wasp]]'' designs<ref name=HM127>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 127</ref>) as part of Anton's effort to gain control of key industries.<ref>''Brush Wars'', p. 23</ref> The [[First Marik Militia]], reluctant to damage the factory, initially isolated it and tried to negotiate; however, when [[Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]] demanded an immediate resolution to the situation on Irian they staged an assault<ref>''Brush Wars'', p. 27</ref> where the rebels' defense efforts effectively razed the factory.<ref>''Brush Wars'', p. 27, reports "heavy damage" while ''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 127, reports the factory was "virtually razed"</ref> Dame [[Catherine Humphreys]] of [[Andurien]] poured considerable funds into its reconstruction; [[Sigmund Hughes]], whose mistress [[Louise Humphreys]] was a daughter of Dame Catherine Humphreys, became president of [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]] and oversaw the reconstruction which was completed within less than three years. It would produce ''[[Hermes II]]'' after the rebuild.<ref name=HM127/> According to a [[ComStar]] dossier, the credit for rebuilding the factory should go to two mysterious techs who spearheaded the effort and whose names are given as [[Nkrumah Blake]] and [[Gowarjapul Campion]].<ref name=HM127/>
−	====Second Succession War====	+	===The Jihad===
−	{{see also|Battle of Irian (2842)}} {{see also|Battle of Irian (2854)}}	+	During the third week of June [[3069]] the worlds of [[Berenson]], Irian, [[Procyon]] and [[Sirius]] were rocked by internal conflict as [[Free Worlds League]] Loyalists clashed with local government forces as a result of the local governments turning against the false [[Thomas Marik]] and the government on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]].<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
−	After the end of the [[ComStar War]], Captain-General [[Charles Marik (29th c.)|Charles Marik]] led a desperate defense of the Free Worlds League as both the Lyran Commonwealth and Capellan Confederation continued largely successful invasions that had begun while the League was under a communications interdiction. Charles' opponents in Parliament continued to starve the FWLM of supplies in an attempt to exert influence over Charles, who had been the focus of criticism for all of his opponents and those who objected to his war with ComStar for five years, even as both the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] and [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] drew ever-closer to Irian. Charles traveled to Irian in [[2841]] to gather his forces for a last stand, and his opponents found their support in Parliament crumbling in his absence. Two of Charles' closest allies in Parliament, [[Kendall Allison]] and [[Jonathan Humphreys]], began mustering support to take advantage of the increasing disarray among the Marik's opponents. An LCAF invasion force landed on Irian on 5 January [[2842]] even as Charles' supporters gained a majority in a vote to restore support and funding to the FWLM. Even as the military command began mustering troops and supplies for a counterattack, Charles and the commander of the [[First Fusiliers of Oriente]], [[Harlan Allison]], led an inspired defense against three times their own numbers for the better part of two months. Reinforcements arrived in late March, and after a month of hard-fought campaigning the LCAF troops were forced off Irian, without any of the important 'Mech factories on the planet suffering serious damage.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p34">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 34: "Driven To The Brink"</ref>	+	On the 18th of January [[3074]] Irian was raided by Regulan forces under the command of [[Titus Cameron-Jones]] and suffered heavy damage. The Free Worlds League government on Atreus loudly condemned the Regulan attack.<ref name="JHS3076p48">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 48, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The pro-Blakist regime running Irian was overthrown on the 8th of December [[3075]]; the resistance to the ruling regime had been fighting for years, largely in hiding, in a bloody campaign to oust the Blakists. As the Word of Blake forces retreated from Irian they used scorched earth tactics to cover their retreat, deliberately targeting a number of [[IrTech]] facilities for destruction by tactical nuclear device as they went.<ref name="JHS:Tp19">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Blakists devastated the Kirin River valley area, and their strikes killed more than a billion people as well as destroying the corporate headquarters of many companies - including IrTech and the Arcadia Mining Corporation - as well as heavily damaging the Irian BattleMechs Unlimited factories located in the Soapstone Mountains.<ref name=DARW160/>
−	Although the defense of Irian was successful in [[2842]], it was presumably captured at a later date by the Lyran Commonwealth, as it was recaptured for the Free Worlds League by the [[Eridani Light Horse]] mercenary unit in [[2854]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p35">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 35: "Recovery and Stalemate"</ref>	+	=== The Dark Age ===
		+	Although Irian was brutalized by the Blakists attacks in 3075, enough of the population and planetary infrastructure survived to allow a provisional government to be established in Kentwood, a spaceport megalopolis on the northeastern shores of the continent of Hathor, and Kentwood went on to become the new planetary capital. Duchess Alys Rousset-Marik ceded Irian and a number of other former League worlds to the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and under Republican rule Irian spent sixty years attempting to recover from the damage inflicted during the Jihad.<ref name=DARW160/><ref name="TP:Ip35+">''Turning Points: Irian'', pp. 35-38, "Map of Irian"</ref>
−	====Marik Civil War====	+	In August [[3133]] a [[maskirovka]] team revealed the discovery of a secret BattleMech factory located on Irian. The news prompted many of the separatist factions active within the Republic of the Sphere to descend on Irian in an attempt to claim the factory. The first forces arrived in September, and battles characterized by constantly-shifting alliances lasted until December, when the [[Dragon's Fury]] triumphed over the other factions and formed an alliance with the planetary government. The [[Republic Armed Forces]] HQ on [[Terra]] allowed the Dragon's Fury to retain control of the system in the short term as a means of freeing up troops for deployment elsewhere in the Republic, while effectively tying [[The Brotherhood]] regiment of the Dragon's Fury down in place defending their new possession.<ref name="ED:DAp7">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 7, "Important Military Actions of 3133"</ref>
−	In the early stages of the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] in [[3014]], Duke [[Anton Marik]]'s special operations forces together with disgruntled workers took control of the [[Irian Technologies|Soapstone Mountain BattleMech plant]] (that had been producing the ''[[Hermes]]'' and ''[[Guillotine]]'', and implicitly also ''[[Archer]]'' and ''[[Wasp]]'' designs<ref name=HM127>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 127</ref>) as part of Anton's effort to gain control of key industries.<ref>''Brush Wars'', p. 23</ref> The [[First Marik Militia]], reluctant to damage the factory, initially isolated it and tried to negotiate. However, when Captain-General [[Janos Marik]] demanded an immediate resolution to the situation on Irian they staged an assault<ref>''Brush Wars'', p. 27</ref> where the rebels' defense efforts effectively razed the factory.<ref>''Brush Wars'', p. 27, reports "heavy damage" while ''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 127, reports the factory was "virtually razed"</ref> Dame [[Catherine Humphreys]] of [[Andurien]] poured considerable funds into its reconstruction; [[Sigmund Hughes]], whose mistress [[Louise Humphreys]] was a daughter of Dame Catherine Humphreys, became president of [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]] and oversaw the reconstruction which was completed within less than three years. It would produce ''[[Hermes II]]'' after the rebuild.<ref name=HM127/> According to a [[ComStar]] dossier, the credit for rebuilding the factory should go to two mysterious techs who spearheaded the effort and whose names are given as [[Nkrumah Blake]] and [[Gowarjapul Campion]].<ref name=HM127/>
−	====The Jihad====	+	The planet's [[HPG]] station is one of the few working inside the [[Republic of the Sphere]] in [[3135]].<ref name=EDDAp4>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 4 "Functional Republic HPGs as of 01 January 3135"</ref>
−	During the third week of June [[3069]], the worlds of [[Berenson]], Irian, [[Procyon]], and [[Sirius]] were rocked by internal conflict as Free Worlds League Loyalists clashed with local government forces as a result of the local governments turning against the false [[Thomas Marik]] and the government on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]].<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47: "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
−	On 18 January [[3074]], Irian was raided by Regulan forces under the command of [[Titus Cameron-Jones]] and suffered heavy damage. The Free Worlds League government on Atreus loudly condemned the Regulan attack.<ref name="JHS3076p48">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 48: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The pro-Blakist regime running Irian was overthrown on 8 December [[3075]]; the resistance to the ruling regime had been fighting for years, largely in hiding, in a bloody campaign to oust the Blakists. As the Word of Blake forces retreated from Irian they used scorched earth tactics to cover their retreat, deliberately targeting a number of [[IrTech]] facilities for destruction by tactical nuclear device as they went.<ref name="JHS:Tp19">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Blakists devastated the Kirin River valley area, and their strikes killed more than a billion people as well as destroying the corporate headquarters of many companies—including IrTech and the Arcadia Mining Corporation—as well as heavily damaging the Irian BattleMechs Unlimited factories located in the Soapstone Mountains.<ref name=DARW160/>	+	== Political Affiliation ==
		+	* [[2255]] - Independent world <ref name=DARW160/>
		+	* [[2271]] - Independent world <ref name=HBHM16>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 13, "Free Worlds League befor after at their founding in [2271]"</ref>
		+	* [[2571]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
		+	* [[2596]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
		+	* [[2750]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
		+	* [[2765]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
		+	* [[2786]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
		+	* [[2822]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
		+	* [[2854]] - Free Worlds League (recaptured from the Lyran Commonwealth)<ref name="HM(TFWL)p35"/>
		+	* [[2864]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref>
		+	* [[3025]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp42">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref>
		+	* [[3030]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp51">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref>
		+	* [[3040]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref>
		+	* [[3050]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref>
		+	* [[3052]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref>
		+	* [[3057]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3057"</ref>
		+	* [[3058]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp54">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54, "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref>
		+	* [[3063]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - 3063"</ref>
		+	* [[3067]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp56">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref name=JFRp42>' Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 41, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067] </ref>
		+	* [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] <ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, Inner Sphere [3075] Map</ref>
		+	* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 17, "FWLM Deployment Map [3079]"</ref>
		+	* [[3081]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - March 3081"</ref>
		+	* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
		+	* [[3130]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name=DARW160/>
		+	* [[3135]] - Independent world <ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 3135"</ref>
		+	* [[3145]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
−	====The Dark Age====	+	== Planetary Rulers ==
−	Although Irian was brutalized by the Blakists attacks in 3075, enough of the population and planetary infrastructure survived to allow a provisional government to be established in Kentwood, a spaceport megalopolis on the northeastern shores of the continent of Hathor, and Kentwood went on to become the new planetary capital. Duchess Alys Rousset-Marik ceded Irian and a number of other former League worlds to the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and under Republican rule Irian spent sixty years attempting to recover from the damage inflicted during the Jihad.<ref name=DARW160/><ref name="TP:Ip35+">''Turning Points: Irian'', pp. 35–38: "Map of Irian"</ref>	+	=== 3025 ===
		+	* President Georgio Frapollo<ref name=HMp163/>
−	In August [[3133]], a [[Maskirovka]] team revealed the discovery of a secret BattleMech factory located on Irian. The news prompted many of the separatist factions active within the Republic of the Sphere to descend on Irian in an attempt to claim the factory. The first forces arrived in September, and battles characterized by constantly-shifting alliances lasted until December, when the [[Dragon's Fury]] triumphed over the other factions and formed an alliance with the planetary government. The [[Republic Armed Forces]] HQ on [[Terra]] allowed the Dragon's Fury to retain control of the system in the short term as a means of freeing up troops for deployment elsewhere in the Republic, while effectively tying [[The Brotherhood]] regiment of the Dragon's Fury down in place defending their new possession.<ref name="ED:DAp7">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 7: "Important Military Actions of 3133"</ref>	+	=== 3067 ===
		+	* CEO Sigmund Hughes (3067)<ref name=HBM70/>
−	The planet's [[HPG]] station is one of the few working inside the Republic of the Sphere in [[3135]].<ref name=EDDAp4>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 4: "Functional Republic HPGs as of 01 January 3135"</ref>	+	=== 3130 ===
		+	* Planetary Governor Frederik Syrmar<ref name=DARW160/>
		+	* Planetary Legate: Ramon Martinez<ref name=DARW160/>
−	===Military Deployment===	+	== Military Deployment ==
−	{{columns-start|num=3}}	+	===2764===
−	====2764====	+	* [[Forty-third Infantry Division]]<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 254, "SLDF - Free Worlds League Military Command Map"</ref>
−	* [[Forty-third Infantry Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 254: "SLDF - Free Worlds League Military Command Map"</ref>
−	====2765====	+	=== 2765 ===
−	* [[Eighth Atrean Dragoons]]<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp9">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 9: "Atrean Dragoons"</ref>	+	* [[Eighth Atrean Dragoons]]<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp9">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 9, "Atrean Dragoons"</ref>
−	====2786====	+	=== 2786 ===
−	* Eighth Atrean Dragoons<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref>	+	* Eighth Atrean Dragoons<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 138, "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref>
−	====2821====	+	=== 2821 ===
	* Eighth Atrean Dragoons<ref name="FSWp138"/>		* Eighth Atrean Dragoons<ref name="FSWp138"/>
−	====3025====	+	===3025===
−	* [[Thirteenth Marik Militia]]<ref name=HM108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>	+	* [[Thirteenth Marik Militia]]<ref name=HM108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
−	====3038====	+	===3038===
−	* [[Third Free Worlds Guards]]<ref name=H:Wo3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140: "Deployment Table"</ref>	+	* [[Third Free Worlds Guards]]<ref name=H:Wo3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140, "Deployment Table"</ref>
	* [[Eighteenth Marik Militia]]<ref name=H:Wo3039/>		* [[Eighteenth Marik Militia]]<ref name=H:Wo3039/>
−	====3039====	+	===3039===
	* Third Free Worlds Guards (from October)<ref name=H:Wo3039/>		* Third Free Worlds Guards (from October)<ref name=H:Wo3039/>
−	{{column}}	+
−	====3040====	+	===3040===
	* Third Free Worlds Guards<ref name=H:Wo3039/>		* Third Free Worlds Guards<ref name=H:Wo3039/>
	* Eighteenth Marik Militia<ref name=H:Wo3039/>		* Eighteenth Marik Militia<ref name=H:Wo3039/>
−	====3050====	+	===3050===
−	* Thirteenth Marik Militia<ref name=20yup56>''20 Year Update'', p. 56</ref>	+	* [[13th Marik Militia]] <ref name=20yup56>''20-Year Update'', p. 56</ref>
−	====3054====	+	===3054===
−	* Thirteenth Marik Militia<ref name=OR38>''Objective Raids'', p. 38: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>	+	* Thirteenth Marik Militia<ref name=OR38>''Objective Raids'', p. 38, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>
−	====3059====	+	===3059===
−	* [[Seventh Free Worlds Legionnaires]]<ref name=FMFWL110>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 110: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>	+	* [[Seventh Free Worlds Legionnaires]]<ref name=FMFWL110>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 110, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>
−	* Thirteenth Marik Militia<ref name=FMFWL112>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 112: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>	+	* Thirteenth Marik Militia<ref name=FMFWL112>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 112, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>
−	====3067====	+	===3067===
−	* Seventh Free Worlds Legionnaires<ref name=FMU159>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 159: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>	+	* Seventh Free Worlds Legionnaires<ref name=FMU159>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 159, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>
−	* Thirteenth Marik Militia<ref name=FMU160>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>	+	* Thirteenth Marik Militia<ref name=FMU160>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>
−	====3069====	+	===3069===
	* [[Redfield Renegades]]<ref name=JSTBD110/>		* [[Redfield Renegades]]<ref name=JSTBD110/>
−	{{column}}
−	====3072====
−	* [[HeavyHell Raisers]]<ref name=JSTBD110>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110: "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployment"</ref>
−	====3075====	+	===3072===
		+	* [[HeavyHell Raisers]]<ref name=JSTBD110>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110, "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployment"</ref>
		+
		+	===3075===
	* HeavyHell Raisers<ref name=JSTBD110/>		* HeavyHell Raisers<ref name=JSTBD110/>
−	* [[Irian Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=JHS3076p51>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 51: "Corporate Rebellion"</ref>	+	* [[Irian Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=JHS3076p51>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 51, "Corporate Rebellion"</ref>
−	====3079====	+	===3079===
−	* [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]]<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 14: "Regimental Status"</ref>	+	* [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]]<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 14, "Regimental Status"</ref>
−	====3085====	+	===3085===
−	* [[VII Hastati Sentinels]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 187: "RAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>	+	* [[VII Hastati Sentinels]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 187, "RAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
	:- At this point in time, the VII Hastati was at 75% of full strength, with 91% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.		:- At this point in time, the VII Hastati was at 75% of full strength, with 91% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
−	====3145====	+	===3145===
−	* [[Sixth Free Worlds Guards]] (shared with [[Berenson]])<ref name="FM:3145p115">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 115: "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>	+	* [[Sixth Free Worlds Guards]] (shared with [[Berenson]])<ref name="FM:3145p115">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 115, "Free Worlds League Military"</ref>
−	{{columns-end}}
−
−	===Geography===
−	[[File:Irian Planetary Map.png|right|450px|thumb|Irian World Map]]
−	Irian has four continents named Bruin, Halthor, Indran, and Kreiss.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>  The continents lack much variation in terrain, with each continent dominated by long series of monotonous rolling hills. Irian has an unspectacular climate, and the majority of the native vegetation is inedible.<ref name=DARW160/>
−
−	===Planetary Locations===
−	* Carver Lake: South of the Irian Academy of Combative Science.<ref name=TPIitP>''The Proof Is in the Pudding''</ref>
−	* Cassandra Station: a major city located on the north coast of Bruin<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
−	* Harlingen: a city located on the continent of Bruin<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
−	* [[Irian Academy of Combative Science]]: a military academy active as of 3136.<ref name=TPIitP/>
−	** Radner Proving Grounds: Used for Irian Academy training.<ref name=TPIitP/>
−	* [[Irian Technical Training School]]<ref name=DALNp84>''Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)'', p. 84: "Bigfoot is Real!"</ref>
−	* Javapura: a megapolis city on the continent of Bruin<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
−	* Jet City: a DropPort located on the northwestern shores of the continent Bruin<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
−	* Kentwood: a spaceport megalopolis city on the northeastern shores of the continent of Hathor, which went on to become the new planetary capital after the Jihad<ref name=DARW160/><ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
−	* Kirin River: the original planetary capital city, located north of the Soapstone Mountains on continent of Indran; devastated when the Kirin River valley area was targeted with nuclear devices by the Word of Blake during the Jihad<ref name="JHS:Tp19"/><ref name="J:FRp55"/><ref name="TP:Ip35+"/><ref name=DARW160/>
−	* Kivapura: a city located on the continent of Bruin, in west of the Mont Bruno Range<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
−	* Yantapura: a city located on Bruin in south of the DropPort Jet City<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
−	===Companies and Industries===	+	== Geography ==
−	* [[Apple Computers Interstellar]]<ref name=H:HDp159>''Handbook: House Davion'' p. 159: "Apple Computers Interstellar (AmCmp)"</ref>	+	Irian has four continents named Bruin, Halthor, Indran and Kreiss.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/> The continents lack much variation in terrain, with each continent dominated by long series of monotonous rolling hills. Irian has an unspectacular climate, and the majority of the native vegetation is inedible.<ref name=DARW160/>
−	* [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]]<ref name=HMTFWLp127>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 127: "Irian Technologies"</ref>
−	* [[Irian Media Interstellar]]<ref name=H:HMp139>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 139: "Irian Media Interstellar (IMI)"</ref>
−	* [[Brooks Incorporated]]<ref name=HB:HMp127>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127: "Brooks, Inc (Brooks)"</ref>
−	* [[IMB Systems]]<ref name=HMTFWLp127/>
−	* [[Diverse Optics Incorporated]]<ref name=H:HMp128>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 128: "Diverse Optics Inc. (Unlisted)"</ref>
−	===Image gallery===	+	== Planetary Locations ==
−	<gallery>	+	* Cassandra Station: a major city located on the north coast of Bruin.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
−	Irian Planetary Map.png|Planetary map of Irian	+	* Harlingen: A city located on the continent of Bruin.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
−	</gallery>	+	* Javapura: A megapolis city on the continent of Bruin.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
		+	* Jet City: A Dropport located on the northwestern shores of the continent Bruin.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
		+	* Kentwood: A spaceport megalopolis city on the northeastern shores of the continent of Hathor, which went on to become the new planetary capital after the Jihad.<ref name=DARW160/><ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
		+	* Kirin River: The original planetary capital city, located north of the Soapstone Mountains on continent of Indran; devastated when the Kirin River valley area was targeted with nuclear devices by the Word of Blake during the Jihad.<ref name="JHS:Tp19"/><ref name="J:FRp55"/><ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
		+	* Kivapura: A city located on the continent of Bruin, in west of the Mont Bruno Range.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
		+	* Yantapura: A city located on Bruin in south of the Dropport Jet City.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
−	==Map Gallery==	+	== Industrial Centers ==
−	<div class="system-map-gallery"></div>	+	* [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]]
−		+	* [[Irian Media Interstellar]]
−	==Nearby Systems==	+	* [[Brooks, Inc.]]
−	<!-- NOTE: This table is automatically generated by BattleTechWiki:Project_Planets/Mapping, and any edits to this section may be overwritten at any time by a bot -->	+	* [[IMB Systems]]
−	{|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;"	+	* [[Diverse Optics Incorporated]]
−	! colspan="8" | Closest 68 systems (68 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:	+	<!-- Commented out due to lack of information
−	|-	+	== Image gallery ==
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Acubens]]	+	-->
−	| class="lessthan30" | 8.0	+	== Nearby Systems ==
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Pliska]]	+	{|class="wikitable" width='800' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;"
−	| class="lessthan30" | 9.4	+	! colspan="8" | Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)<br> Closest systems first:
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Miaplacidus]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 16.0
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Blue Sava]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 16.8
	|-		|-
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Connaught]]	+	| [[Acubens]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 17.8	+	| 8.0
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Alphard (FWL)|Alphard]]	+	| [[Pliska]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 19.4	+	| 9.4
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Van Diemen]]	+	| [[Miaplacidus]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 20.1	+	| 16.0
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Augustine]]	+	| [[Blue Sava]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 20.6	+	| 16.8
	|-		|-
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Nathan]]	+	| [[Connaught]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 21.9	+	| 17.8
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Elbing (FWL)|Elbing]]	+	| [[Alphard (FWL)|Alphard]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 23.7	+	| 19.4
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Talitha]]	+	| [[Van Diemen IV]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 25.0	+	| 20.1
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Wasat]]	+	| [[Augustine]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 26.7	+	| 20.6
	|-		|-
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Hamilton (FWL)|Hamilton]]	+	| [[Nathan]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 27.2	+	| 21.9
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Avellaneda]]	+	| [[Elbing (FWL)|Elbing]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 28.1	+	| 23.7
−	| class="lessthan30" | [[Bordon]]	+	| [[Talitha]]
−	| class="lessthan30" | 28.3	+	| 25.0
−	| class="over30" | [[Tyrfing|Tabit]]	+	| [[Wasat]]
−	| class="over30" | 31.1	+	| 26.7
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Remulac]]	+	| [[Avellaneda]]
−	| class="over30" | 31.6	+	| 28.1
−	| class="over30" | [[New Dallas]]	+	| [[Bordon]]
−	| class="over30" | 32.1	+	| 28.3
−	| class="over30" | [[Savannah (system)|Savannah]]	+	| [[Tyrfing]]
−	| class="over30" | 34.5	+	| 31.1
−	| class="over30" | [[Hall]]	+	| [[Remulac]]
−	| class="over30" | 34.8	+	| 31.6
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Berenson]]	+	| [[New Dallas]]
−	| class="over30" | 36.0	+	| 32.1
−	| class="over30" | [[Mandal]]	+	| [[Savannah]]
−	| class="over30" | 37.8	+	| 34.5
−	| class="over30" | [[Marik]]	+	| [[Hall]]
−	| class="over30" | 38.1	+	| 34.8
−	| class="over30" | [[Bonaire]]	+	| [[Berenson]]
−	| class="over30" | 40.1	+	| 36.0
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Castor]]	+	| [[Mandal]]
−	| class="over30" | 40.2	+	| 37.8
−	| class="over30" | [[Dieudonné]]	+	| [[Marik]]
−	| class="over30" | 41.9	+	| 38.1
−	| class="over30" | [[St. Gall]]	+	| [[Bonaire]]
−	| class="over30" | 42.2	+	| 40.1
−	| class="over30" | [[Devil's Rock]]	+	| [[Castor]]
−	| class="over30" | 42.4	+	| 40.2
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Hechnar]]	+	| [[Dieudonné]]
−	| class="over30" | 42.4	+	| 41.9
−	| class="over30" | [[Marcus]]	+	| [[St. Gall]]
−	| class="over30" | 42.7	+	| 42.2
−	| class="over30" | [[Myrvoll]]	+	| [[Devil's Rock]]
−	| class="over30" | 43.2	+	| 42.4
−	| class="over30" | [[Pollux]]	+	| [[Hechnar]]
−	| class="over30" | 43.5	+	| 42.4
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Callison]]	+	| [[Marcus]]
−	| class="over30" | 44.3	+	| 42.7
−	| class="over30" | [[Bernardo]]	+	| [[Myrvoll]]
−	| class="over30" | 45.8	+	| 43.3
−	| class="over30" | [[Zosma]]	+	| [[Pollux]]
−	| class="over30" | 46.2	+	| 43.5
−	| class="over30" | [[Abadan]]	+	| [[Callison]]
−	| class="over30" | 46.2	+	| 44.4
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Kristiandsund]]	+	| [[Bernardo]]
−	| class="over30" | 46.2	+	| 45.8
−	| class="over30" | [[Holt]]	+	| [[Abadan]]
−	| class="over30" | 46.6	+	| 46.2
−	| class="over30" | [[Dubhe]]	+	| [[Kristiandsund]]
−	| class="over30" | 46.9	+	| 46.2
−	| class="over30" | [[Elgin|Chisholm]]	+	| [[Zosma]]
−	| class="over30" | 48.4	+	| 46.2
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Tall Trees]]	+	| [[Holt]]
−	| class="over30" | 48.4	+	| 46.6
−	| class="over30" | [[Outreach]]	+	| [[Dubhe]]
−	| class="over30" | 48.5	+	| 47.0
−	| class="over30" | [[Catroxx]]	+	| [[Chisholm]]
−	| class="over30" | 48.6	+	| 48.4
−	| class="over30" | [[Menkalinan]]	+	| [[Tall Trees]]
−	| class="over30" | 48.7	+	| 48.4
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Chertan]]	+	| [[Catroxx]]
−	| class="over30" | 49.6	+	| 48.6
−	| class="over30" | [[Aquileia]]	+	| [[Outreach]]
−	| class="over30" | 50.7	+	| 48.6
−	| class="over30" | [[Graham]]	+	| [[Menkalinan]]
−	| class="over30" | 51.4	+	| 48.7
−	| class="over30" | [[Oliver]]	+	| [[Chertan]]
−	| class="over30" | 51.5	+	| 49.6
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Belluevue]]	+	| [[Aquileia]]
−	| class="over30" | 52.1	+	| 50.7
−	| class="over30" | [[Ibstock]]	+	| [[Oliver]]
−	| class="over30" | 52.2	+	| 51.2
−	| class="over30" | [[Hsien]]	+	| [[Graham IV]]
−	| class="over30" | 52.3	+	| 51.4
−	| class="over30" | [[Wyatt]]	+	| [[Belluevue]]
−	| class="over30" | 52.3	+	| 52.1
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Saiph]]	+	| [[Hsien]]
−	| class="over30" | 52.5	+	| 52.3
−	| class="over30" | [[Grobin]]	+	| [[Ibstock]]
−	| class="over30" | 53.5	+	| 52.3
−	| class="over30" | [[Afleir]]	+	| [[Wyatt]]
−	| class="over30" | 53.6	+	| 52.3
−	| class="over30" | [[Wing]]	+	| [[Saiph]]
−	| class="over30" | 53.8	+	| 52.5
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Carver]]	+	| [[Grobin]]
−	| class="over30" | 54.4	+	| 53.5
−	| class="over30" | [[Alhena]]	+	| [[Afleir]]
−	| class="over30" | 55.2	+	| 53.6
−	| class="over30" | [[Denebola]]	+	| [[Wing]]
−	| class="over30" | 55.5	+	| 53.8
−	| class="over30" | [[Xi Ursae_Majoris|Xi Ursae Majoris]]	+	| [[Carver V]]
−	| class="over30" | 56.3	+	| 54.4
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Capolla]]	+	| [[Alhena]]
−	| class="over30" | 56.6	+	| 55.2
−	| class="over30" | [[Park Place]]	+	| [[Denebola]]
−	| class="over30" | 57.2	+	| 55.5
−	| class="over30" | [[New Canton]]	+	| [[Alula Australis]]
−	| class="over30" | 57.2	+	| 56.3
−	| class="over30" | [[Zavijava]]	+	| [[Capolla]]
−	| class="over30" | 58.0	+	| 56.6
	|-		|-
−	| class="over30" | [[Angell]]	+	| [[Park Place]]
−	| class="over30" | 58.6	+	| 57.2
−	| class="over30" | [[Pavia]]	+	| [[New Canton]]
−	| class="over30" | 58.8	+	| 57.3
−	| class="over30" | [[Adhafera]]	+	| [[Zavijava]]
−	| class="over30" | 59.0	+	| 58.0
−	| class="over30" | [[Brownsville]]	+	| [[Angell II]]
−	| class="over30" | 59.3	+	| 58.6
	|-		|-
		+	| [[Pavia]]
		+	| 58.9
		+	| [[Adhafera]]
		+	| 59.0
		+	| [[Brownsville]]
		+	| 59.3
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	|}		|}
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
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	* ''[[Brush Wars]]''		* ''[[Brush Wars]]''
−	* ''[[Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)]]''	+	* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
−	* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
	* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''		* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
	* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''		* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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	* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''		* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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−	* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
−	* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
	* ''[[Turning Points: Irian]]''		* ''[[Turning Points: Irian]]''
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{{PlanetOverhaul|phase=5}} = Irian = ''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)'' {{InfoBoxSystem | image = Irian_Neighbors.png | caption = Irian neighbouring systems | name = Irian | coord = -46.531 : -56.396{{e}} | stars = | class = G5III<ref name=HMp163>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 163, "Irian"</ref><ref name=HBM70>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 70, "Irian"</ref><ref name=DARW160>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 160, "Irian World Profile"</ref> | recharge = 186 hours<ref name=HBM70/> | recharge stations = Zenith, Nadir<ref name=HMp163/><ref name=HBM70/> | planets = 9<ref name=DARW160/> }} The '''Irian''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Irian III''', and as at [[3145]] was an autonomous system within the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref name="ER:3145p38"/><ref name="FM:3145pVI"/> __TOC__ == System Description == The Irian system is located near the [[Acubens]] and [[Pliska]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and consists of a class G5III primary orbited by nine worlds.<ref name=DARW160/> During the [[thirty-first century]] [[recharge station]]s were in place at both system [[jump point]]s within the system.<ref name=HMp163/><ref name=HBM70/> == System History == Irian was settled at some point during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]].<ref name=DARW160/> <!-- Commented out due to lack of information == Political Affiliation == --> = Irian III = {{InfoBoxPlanetStandard | image = Irian Flag.jpg | caption = Planetary flag of Irian | imagewidth = 190px | name = Irian | position = 3rd<ref name=HMp163/><ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/> | distance = 7.47 days<ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/> | moons = 1 (Prospero)<ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/> | day = | gravity = 0.95<ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/> | pressure = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/> | temperature = 43°C (Warm-Temperate)<ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/> | water = 71%<ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/> | life = Plant<ref name=HMp163/><ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/> | date = | year = | ruler = President Georgio Frapollo (3025)<ref name=HMp163/><br>CEO Sigmund Hughes (3067)<ref name=HBM70/><br>Governor: Frederik Syrmar (3130)<ref name=DARW160/><br>Planetary Legate: Ramon Martinez (3130)<ref name=DARW160/> | capital = Kirin River (pre-Jihad)<ref name=DARW160/><br>Kentwood (post-Jihad)<ref name=DARW160/> | population = 2,169,000,000 (3025)<ref name=HMp163/><br>2,171,000,000 (3067)<ref name=HBM70/><br>1,301,000,000<ref name=DARW160/> | USIIR = A-A-C-A-D<ref name=HBM70/> | hpg = A<ref name=HMp163/><ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/> ([[Precentor]] William Mullahey)<ref name=HMp163/> }} Irian III - more commonly known simply as Irian - is the third planet of nine in the system and has a single moon named Prospero. Irian is a heavily industrialized world and for much of its history has been a local power.<ref name=HBM70/><ref name=DARW160/> == Planetary History == === Early History === In defiance of the unspectacular nature of the world they colonised, the settlers who landed on Irian and their descendants swiftly developed the world into a center for trade, commerce and industry. Many industries established factory sites located in valleys of northern Indran, close to the capital city of Kirin River; in [[2255]] the company known as [[Irian Technologies]] or [[IrTech]] assumed the role of de facto government of the planet, beginning a corporate-state hybrid organization that went on to dominate Irian and a number of other planets in the Free Worlds League. The hybridized nature of IrTech and the planets it controlled made both exempt from a number of federal government controls over provincial politics, while also allowing it to wield more power and influence than any other industrial or business conglomerate, and Irian became a world considered to be as strategically important as worlds such as [[Hesperus II]] in the nearby Lyran Commonwealth.<ref name=DARW160/> ===The Reunification War=== During the [[Reunification War]] Irian was one of several worlds within the Free Worlds League that prisoners captured during the war between the [[Star League]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] where prisoners were interned. While troublesome prisoners were interned in prisons, the majority of the internment facilities resembled military barracks, and with the Canopians lacking any of the paperwork or identification required for interstellar travel conditions were rather relaxed. While prisoner rosters were taken and checked, the Canopians were given access to sports, leisure and education facilities, as well as a small stipend. Many of the MAF officers actually found themselves being invited by the local military and nobility to soirees and events where the Canopians were the guest of honor. This was tacitly - or possibly actively - encouraged by [[Captain-General]] [[Marion Marik]] as both a demonstration to the Canopians of the benefits of life available under the Star League and as a reminder to [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] of the benefits of applying a carrot to the [[Periphery]] nations, rather than a stick. Many of the Canopian prisoners who returned to the Magistracy after the war became active and vocal supporters of integration with the Star League as a result of their humane treatment during the war.<ref name="H:RWp99">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 99, "Honors of War"</ref> === Succession Wars === Irian continued to thrive, waxing strong after the fall of the [[Star League]] when the influence and manufacturing capabilities possessed by IrTech made the company the military supplier of choice to the [[Free Worlds League Military]]. Other defense-related manufacturers were attracted to Irian and established facilities there, including such companies as [[Brooks, Incorporated]] - a manufacturer of armored vehicles - and the weapons manufacturer [[Diverse Optics]], helping Irian dominate the field of military manufacturing within the League during the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Irian's industrial development wasn't solely limited to military manufacturing, however; mining and refining companies such as the [[Arcadia Mining Corporation]] and [[Irian Non-Ferrous]] also invested in Irian, providing infrastructure support to the League through their facilities there. Irian's influence didn't come without a cost; the strategic importance of the planet and the industries located on it made it a target for both strikes by both the Lyran Commonwealth and the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=DARW160/> ==== Second Succession War ==== After the end of the [[ComStar War]] Captain-General [[Charles Marik (29th c.)|Charles Marik]] led a desperate defense of the Free Worlds League as both the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Capellan Confederation]] continued largely successful invasions that had begun while the League was under a communications interdiction. Charles' opponents in Parliament continued to starve the [[Free Worlds League Military]] of supplies in an attempt to exert influence over Charles, who had been the focus of criticism for all of his opponents and those who objected to his war with ComStar for five years, even as both the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] and [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] drew ever-closer to Irian. Charles traveled to Irian in [[2841]] to gather his forces for a last stand, and his opponents found their support in Parliament crumbling in his absence. Two of Charles' closest allies in Parliament, [[Kendall Allison]] and [[Jonathan Humphreys]], began mustering support to take advantage of the increasing disarray among the Marik's opponents. An LCAF invasion force landed on Irian on the 5th of January [[2842]] even as Charles' supporters gained a majority in a vote to restore support and funding to the FWLM. Even as the military command began mustering troops and supplies for a counterattack, Charles and the commander of the [[First Fusiliers of Oriente]], [[Harlan Allison]], led an inspired defense against three times their own numbers for the better part of two months. Reinforcements arrived in late March, and after a month of hard-fought campaigning the LCAF troops were forced off Irian, without any of the important 'Mech factories on the planet suffering serious damage.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p34">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 34, "Driven To The Brink"</ref> Although the defense of Irian was successful in [[2842]], it was presumably captured at a later date by the Lyran Commonwealth, as it was recaptured for the Free Worlds League by the [[Eridani Light Horse]] mercenary unit in 2854.<ref name="HM(TFWL)p35">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 35, "Recovery and Stalemate"</ref> ==== Marik Civil War ==== In the early stages of the [[Marik Civil War (31st c.)|Marik Civil War]] in [[3014]], Duke [[Anton Marik]]'s special operations forces together with disgruntled workers took control of the Soapstone Mountain BattleMech plant (that had been producing the ''[[Hermes]]'' and ''[[Guillotine]]'', and implicitly also ''[[Archer]]'' and ''[[Wasp]]'' designs<ref name=HM127>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 127</ref>) as part of Anton's effort to gain control of key industries.<ref>''Brush Wars'', p. 23</ref> The [[First Marik Militia]], reluctant to damage the factory, initially isolated it and tried to negotiate; however, when [[Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]] demanded an immediate resolution to the situation on Irian they staged an assault<ref>''Brush Wars'', p. 27</ref> where the rebels' defense efforts effectively razed the factory.<ref>''Brush Wars'', p. 27, reports "heavy damage" while ''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 127, reports the factory was "virtually razed"</ref> Dame [[Catherine Humphreys]] of [[Andurien]] poured considerable funds into its reconstruction; [[Sigmund Hughes]], whose mistress [[Louise Humphreys]] was a daughter of Dame Catherine Humphreys, became president of [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]] and oversaw the reconstruction which was completed within less than three years. It would produce ''[[Hermes II]]'' after the rebuild.<ref name=HM127/> According to a [[ComStar]] dossier, the credit for rebuilding the factory should go to two mysterious techs who spearheaded the effort and whose names are given as [[Nkrumah Blake]] and [[Gowarjapul Campion]].<ref name=HM127/> ===The Jihad=== During the third week of June [[3069]] the worlds of [[Berenson]], Irian, [[Procyon]] and [[Sirius]] were rocked by internal conflict as [[Free Worlds League]] Loyalists clashed with local government forces as a result of the local governments turning against the false [[Thomas Marik]] and the government on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]].<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> On the 18th of January [[3074]] Irian was raided by Regulan forces under the command of [[Titus Cameron-Jones]] and suffered heavy damage. The Free Worlds League government on Atreus loudly condemned the Regulan attack.<ref name="JHS3076p48">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 48, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The pro-Blakist regime running Irian was overthrown on the 8th of December [[3075]]; the resistance to the ruling regime had been fighting for years, largely in hiding, in a bloody campaign to oust the Blakists. As the Word of Blake forces retreated from Irian they used scorched earth tactics to cover their retreat, deliberately targeting a number of [[IrTech]] facilities for destruction by tactical nuclear device as they went.<ref name="JHS:Tp19">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Blakists devastated the Kirin River valley area, and their strikes killed more than a billion people as well as destroying the corporate headquarters of many companies - including IrTech and the Arcadia Mining Corporation - as well as heavily damaging the Irian BattleMechs Unlimited factories located in the Soapstone Mountains.<ref name=DARW160/> === The Dark Age === Although Irian was brutalized by the Blakists attacks in 3075, enough of the population and planetary infrastructure survived to allow a provisional government to be established in Kentwood, a spaceport megalopolis on the northeastern shores of the continent of Hathor, and Kentwood went on to become the new planetary capital. Duchess Alys Rousset-Marik ceded Irian and a number of other former League worlds to the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and under Republican rule Irian spent sixty years attempting to recover from the damage inflicted during the Jihad.<ref name=DARW160/><ref name="TP:Ip35+">''Turning Points: Irian'', pp. 35-38, "Map of Irian"</ref> In August [[3133]] a [[maskirovka]] team revealed the discovery of a secret BattleMech factory located on Irian. The news prompted many of the separatist factions active within the Republic of the Sphere to descend on Irian in an attempt to claim the factory. The first forces arrived in September, and battles characterized by constantly-shifting alliances lasted until December, when the [[Dragon's Fury]] triumphed over the other factions and formed an alliance with the planetary government. The [[Republic Armed Forces]] HQ on [[Terra]] allowed the Dragon's Fury to retain control of the system in the short term as a means of freeing up troops for deployment elsewhere in the Republic, while effectively tying [[The Brotherhood]] regiment of the Dragon's Fury down in place defending their new possession.<ref name="ED:DAp7">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 7, "Important Military Actions of 3133"</ref> The planet's [[HPG]] station is one of the few working inside the [[Republic of the Sphere]] in [[3135]].<ref name=EDDAp4>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 4 "Functional Republic HPGs as of 01 January 3135"</ref> == Political Affiliation == * [[2255]] - Independent world <ref name=DARW160/> * [[2271]] - Independent world <ref name=HBHM16>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 13, "Free Worlds League befor after at their founding in [2271]"</ref> * [[2571]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"</ref> * [[2596]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref> * [[2750]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref> * [[2765]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref> * [[2786]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref> * [[2822]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp34">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 34, "Free Worlds League after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref> * [[2854]] - Free Worlds League (recaptured from the Lyran Commonwealth)<ref name="HM(TFWL)p35"/> * [[2864]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38, "Free Worlds League after Second Succession War [2864]"</ref> * [[3025]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp42">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42, "Free Worlds League after Third Succession War [3025]"</ref> * [[3030]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp51">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51, "Free Worlds League after Fourth Succession War [3030]"</ref> * [[3040]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref> * [[3050]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3050"</ref> * [[3052]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - 3052"</ref> * [[3057]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 3057"</ref> * [[3058]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp54">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54, "Free Worlds League after Operation Guerrero [3058]"</ref> * [[3063]] - Free Worlds League <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - 3063"</ref> * [[3067]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="HB:HMp56">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56, "Free Worlds League after FedCom Civil War [3067]"</ref><ref name=JFRp42>' Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 41, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067] </ref> * [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] <ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, Inner Sphere [3075] Map</ref> * [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 17, "FWLM Deployment Map [3079]"</ref> * [[3081]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - March 3081"</ref> * [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref> * [[3130]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name=DARW160/> * [[3135]] - Independent world <ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10, "Inner Sphere - 3135"</ref> * [[3145]] - Free Worlds League <ref name="ER:3145p38">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 38, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref> == Planetary Rulers == === 3025 === * President Georgio Frapollo<ref name=HMp163/> === 3067 === * CEO Sigmund Hughes (3067)<ref name=HBM70/> === 3130 === * Planetary Governor Frederik Syrmar<ref name=DARW160/> * Planetary Legate: Ramon Martinez<ref name=DARW160/> == Military Deployment == ===2764=== * [[Forty-third Infantry Division]]<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 254, "SLDF - Free Worlds League Military Command Map"</ref> === 2765 === * [[Eighth Atrean Dragoons]]<ref name="FR2765:FWLMp9">''Field Report 2765: FWLM'', p. 9, "Atrean Dragoons"</ref> === 2786 === * Eighth Atrean Dragoons<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 138, "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref> === 2821 === * Eighth Atrean Dragoons<ref name="FSWp138"/> ===3025=== * [[Thirteenth Marik Militia]]<ref name=HM108>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 108, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref> ===3038=== * [[Third Free Worlds Guards]]<ref name=H:Wo3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 140, "Deployment Table"</ref> * [[Eighteenth Marik Militia]]<ref name=H:Wo3039/> ===3039=== * Third Free Worlds Guards (from October)<ref name=H:Wo3039/> ===3040=== * Third Free Worlds Guards<ref name=H:Wo3039/> * Eighteenth Marik Militia<ref name=H:Wo3039/> ===3050=== * [[13th Marik Militia]] <ref name=20yup56>''20-Year Update'', p. 56</ref> ===3054=== * Thirteenth Marik Militia<ref name=OR38>''Objective Raids'', p. 38, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> ===3059=== * [[Seventh Free Worlds Legionnaires]]<ref name=FMFWL110>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 110, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> * Thirteenth Marik Militia<ref name=FMFWL112>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 112, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> ===3067=== * Seventh Free Worlds Legionnaires<ref name=FMU159>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 159, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> * Thirteenth Marik Militia<ref name=FMU160>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 160, "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref> ===3069=== * [[Redfield Renegades]]<ref name=JSTBD110/> ===3072=== * [[HeavyHell Raisers]]<ref name=JSTBD110>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110, "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployment"</ref> ===3075=== * HeavyHell Raisers<ref name=JSTBD110/> * [[Irian Protectorate Militia]]<ref name=JHS3076p51>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 51, "Corporate Rebellion"</ref> ===3079=== * [[Third Free Worlds Legionnaires]]<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 14, "Regimental Status"</ref> ===3085=== * [[VII Hastati Sentinels]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 187, "RAF Deployment Table - 3085"</ref> :- At this point in time, the VII Hastati was at 75% of full strength, with 91% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology. ===3145=== * [[Sixth Free Worlds Guards]] (shared with [[Berenson]])<ref name="FM:3145p115">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 115, "Free Worlds League Military"</ref> == Geography == Irian has four continents named Bruin, Halthor, Indran and Kreiss.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/> The continents lack much variation in terrain, with each continent dominated by long series of monotonous rolling hills. Irian has an unspectacular climate, and the majority of the native vegetation is inedible.<ref name=DARW160/> == Planetary Locations == * Cassandra Station: a major city located on the north coast of Bruin.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/> * Harlingen: A city located on the continent of Bruin.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/> * Javapura: A megapolis city on the continent of Bruin.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/> * Jet City: A Dropport located on the northwestern shores of the continent Bruin.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/> * Kentwood: A spaceport megalopolis city on the northeastern shores of the continent of Hathor, which went on to become the new planetary capital after the Jihad.<ref name=DARW160/><ref name="TP:Ip35+"/> * Kirin River: The original planetary capital city, located north of the Soapstone Mountains on continent of Indran; devastated when the Kirin River valley area was targeted with nuclear devices by the Word of Blake during the Jihad.<ref name="JHS:Tp19"/><ref name="J:FRp55"/><ref name="TP:Ip35+"/> * Kivapura: A city located on the continent of Bruin, in west of the Mont Bruno Range.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/> * Yantapura: A city located on Bruin in south of the Dropport Jet City.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/> == Industrial Centers == * [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]] * [[Irian Media Interstellar]] * [[Brooks, Inc.]] * [[IMB Systems]] * [[Diverse Optics Incorporated]] <!-- Commented out due to lack of information == Image gallery == --> == Nearby Systems == {|class="wikitable" width='800' style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;" ! colspan="8" | Systems within 60 light-years (distance in light years)<br> Closest systems first: |- | [[Acubens]] | 8.0 | [[Pliska]] | 9.4 | [[Miaplacidus]] | 16.0 | [[Blue Sava]] | 16.8 |- | [[Connaught]] | 17.8 | [[Alphard (FWL)|Alphard]] | 19.4 | [[Van Diemen IV]] | 20.1 | [[Augustine]] | 20.6 |- | [[Nathan]] | 21.9 | [[Elbing (FWL)|Elbing]] | 23.7 | [[Talitha]] | 25.0 | [[Wasat]] | 26.7 |- | [[Avellaneda]] | 28.1 | [[Bordon]] | 28.3 | [[Tyrfing]] | 31.1 | [[Remulac]] | 31.6 |- | [[New Dallas]] | 32.1 | [[Savannah]] | 34.5 | [[Hall]] | 34.8 | [[Berenson]] | 36.0 |- | [[Mandal]] | 37.8 | [[Marik]] | 38.1 | [[Bonaire]] | 40.1 | [[Castor]] | 40.2 |- | [[Dieudonné]] | 41.9 | [[St. Gall]] | 42.2 | [[Devil's Rock]] | 42.4 | [[Hechnar]] | 42.4 |- | [[Marcus]] | 42.7 | [[Myrvoll]] | 43.3 | [[Pollux]] | 43.5 | [[Callison]] | 44.4 |- | [[Bernardo]] | 45.8 | [[Abadan]] | 46.2 | [[Kristiandsund]] | 46.2 | [[Zosma]] | 46.2 |- | [[Holt]] | 46.6 | [[Dubhe]] | 47.0 | [[Chisholm]] | 48.4 | [[Tall Trees]] | 48.4 |- | [[Catroxx]] | 48.6 | [[Outreach]] | 48.6 | [[Menkalinan]] | 48.7 | [[Chertan]] | 49.6 |- | [[Aquileia]] | 50.7 | [[Oliver]] | 51.2 | [[Graham IV]] | 51.4 | [[Belluevue]] | 52.1 |- | [[Hsien]] | 52.3 | [[Ibstock]] | 52.3 | [[Wyatt]] | 52.3 | [[Saiph]] | 52.5 |- | [[Grobin]] | 53.5 | [[Afleir]] | 53.6 | [[Wing]] | 53.8 | [[Carver V]] | 54.4 |- | [[Alhena]] | 55.2 | [[Denebola]] | 55.5 | [[Alula Australis]] | 56.3 | [[Capolla]] | 56.6 |- | [[Park Place]] | 57.2 | [[New Canton]] | 57.3 | [[Zavijava]] | 58.0 | [[Angell II]] | 58.6 |- | [[Pavia]] | 58.9 | [[Adhafera]] | 59.0 | [[Brownsville]] | 59.3 | | |} == References == <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Brush Wars]]'' * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' * ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' * ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]'' * ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' * ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' * ''[[Turning Points: Irian]]'' [[Category:Planets|Irian]] [[Category: Free Worlds League Planets]] [[Category: Independent Planets]] [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Planets]] [[Category: Republic of the Sphere Planets]] [[Category: Word of Blake Planets]]

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