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= Irian =
 
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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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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"/>
  
 
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== System Description ==
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==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/>
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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 ==
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==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 ==
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= Irian III =
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* [[2255]] - Independent world<ref name=DARW160/>
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* [[2271]] - Independent world<ref name=HBHM16>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref>
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* [[2571]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25</ref>
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* [[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>
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* [[2842]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=HMp34>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 34</ref>
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* [[2854]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=HMp35>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 35</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp38">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 38</ref>
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* [[3013]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=TSWR>''The Sun Will Rise''</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp42">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 42</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp51">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 51</ref>
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* [[3040]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
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* [[3058]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp54">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 54</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="HB:HMp56">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 56</ref><ref name=JFRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 41</ref>
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* [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref>''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 17</ref>
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* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
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* [[3130]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=DARW160/>
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* [[3135]] - Independent world<ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10</ref>
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* [[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>
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* [[3151]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="SFp103">''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref>
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==Irian III==
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| demonym            = Iriani<ref name=TPIrianp11>''Turning Points: Irian'', p. 11: "Highlanders, Republican Guard"</ref>
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| ruler               = [[Duke of Irian]]
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| political          = [[Planetary Governor of Irian|Planetary Governor]]
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| commander          = Legate [[Ramon Martinez]] (3130)<ref name=DARW160/>
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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/>
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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 ====
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===Planetary 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>
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====Early History====
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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/>
  
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>
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====The Reunification War====
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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>
  
==== Marik Civil War ====
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====Succession Wars====
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/>
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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/>
  
===The Jihad===
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====Second Succession War====
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>
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{{see also|Battle of Irian (2842)}} {{see also|Battle of Irian (2854)}}
  
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/>
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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>
  
=== The Dark Age ===
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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>
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>
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====Marik Civil War====
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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 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>
+
====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>
  
== Political Affiliation ==
+
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/>
* [[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 ==
+
====The Dark Age====
=== 3025 ===
+
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>
* President Georgio Frapollo<ref name=HMp163/>
 
  
=== 3067 ===
+
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>
* CEO Sigmund Hughes (3067)<ref name=HBM70/>
 
  
=== 3130 ===
+
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>
* Planetary Governor Frederik Syrmar<ref name=DARW160/>
 
* Planetary Legate: Ramon Martinez<ref name=DARW160/>
 
  
== Military Deployment ==
+
===Military Deployment===
===2764===
+
{{columns-start|num=3}}
* [[Forty-third Infantry Division]]<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 254, "SLDF - Free Worlds League Military Command Map"</ref>
+
====2764====
 +
* [[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 (Source Book)'', p. 138, "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref>
+
* Eighth Atrean Dragoons<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', 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====
* [[13th Marik Militia]] <ref name=20yup56>''20-Year Update'', p. 56</ref>
+
* Thirteenth 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>
  
===3072===
+
====3075====
* [[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+"/>
  
== Geography ==  
+
===Industrial Centers===
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/>
+
* [[Apple Computers Interstellar]]<ref name=H:HDp159>''Handbook: House Davion'' p. 159: "Apple Computers Interstellar (AmCmp)"</ref>
 +
* [[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>
  
== Planetary Locations ==
+
===Image gallery===
* Cassandra Station: a major city located on the north coast of Bruin.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
+
<gallery>
* Harlingen: A city located on the continent of Bruin.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
+
Irian Planetary Map.png|Planetary map of Irian
* Javapura: A megapolis city on the continent of Bruin.<ref name="TP:Ip35+"/>
+
</gallery>
* 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 ==
+
==Map Gallery==
* [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]]<ref>''House Marik'', p. 127, "Irian Technologies"</ref>
+
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* [[Irian Media Interstellar]]
 
* [[Brooks, Inc.]]
 
* [[IMB Systems]]<ref>''House Marik'', p. 127, "Irian Technologies"</ref>
 
* [[Diverse Optics Incorporated]]
 
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== Nearby Systems ==
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==Nearby Systems==
 
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Alphard (FWL)|Alphard]]
 
| class="lessthan30" | [[Alphard (FWL)|Alphard]]
 
| class="lessthan30" | 19.4
 
| class="lessthan30" | 19.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Van Diemen_IV|Van Diemen]]
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| class="lessthan30" | [[Van Diemen]]
 
| class="lessthan30" | 20.1
 
| class="lessthan30" | 20.1
 
| class="lessthan30" | [[Augustine]]
 
| class="lessthan30" | [[Augustine]]
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| class="over30" | [[Castor]]
 
| class="over30" | [[Castor]]
 
| class="over30" | 40.2
 
| class="over30" | 40.2
| class="over30" | [[Dieudonne|Dieudonné]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Dieudonné]]
 
| class="over30" | 41.9
 
| class="over30" | 41.9
 
| class="over30" | [[St. Gall]]
 
| class="over30" | [[St. Gall]]
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| class="over30" | [[Aquileia]]
 
| class="over30" | [[Aquileia]]
 
| class="over30" | 50.7
 
| class="over30" | 50.7
| class="over30" | [[Graham IV|Graham]]
+
| class="over30" | [[Graham]]
 
| class="over30" | 51.4
 
| class="over30" | 51.4
 
| class="over30" | [[Oliver]]
 
| class="over30" | [[Oliver]]
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== References ==
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==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
 
* ''[[Brush Wars]]''
 
* ''[[Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''  
+
* ''[[Dark Age: LinkNet Articles (3136)]]''
 +
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
 
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
 
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: FWLM]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
+
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[The Proof Is in the Pudding]]'' (short story)
 +
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
* ''[[Turning Points: Irian]]''
 
* ''[[Turning Points: Irian]]''
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[[Category:Planets|Irian]]
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[[Category:Systems|Irian]]
[[Category: Free Worlds League Planets]]
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[[Category: Free Worlds League Systems]]
[[Category: Independent Planets]]
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[[Category: Independent Systems]]
[[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Planets]]
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[[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Systems]]
[[Category: Republic of the Sphere Planets]]
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[[Category: Republic of the Sphere Systems]]
[[Category: Word of Blake Planets]]
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[[Category: Word of Blake Systems]]

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Irian
Irian 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates-46.531 : -56.396[e]
Spectral classG5III[1][2][3]
Recharge time186 hours[2]
Recharge station(s)Zenith, Nadir[1][2]
Planet(s)9[3]

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.[4][5]

System Description[edit]

The Irian system is located near the Acubens and Pliska systems[6] and consists of a class G5III primary orbited by nine worlds.[3] During the thirty-first century recharge stations were in place at both system jump points within the system.[1][2]

System History[edit]

Irian was settled at some point during the First Exodus from Terra.[3]

Political Affiliation[edit]


Irian III[edit]

Irian III
Irian Flag.jpg
Astrophysical
System positionThird[1][2][3]
Jump Point distance7.47 days[2][3]
Moons1 (Prospero)[2][3]
Geophysical
Surface gravity0.95[2][3]
Atmospheric pressureStandard (Breathable)[2][3]
Equatorial temperature43°C (Warm-Temperate)[2][3]
Surface water71%[2][3]
Highest native lifePlant[1][2][3]
Landmasses4 (Bruin, Halthor, Indran, Kreiss)[34]
History and Culture
Demonym(s)Iriani[35]
Population2,169,000,000 (3025),[1]
2,171,000,000 (3067),[2]
1,301,000,000 (3130)[3]
Government and Infrastructure
Noble RulerDuke of Irian
Political LeaderPlanetary Governor
Military CommanderLegate Ramon Martinez (3130)[3]
CapitalKirin River (pre-Jihad),[3] Kentwood (post-Jihad)[3]
HPG ClassA[1][2][3]
HPG RepresentativePrecentor William Mullahey (3025)[1]

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.[2][3]

Planetary History[edit]

Early History[edit]

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.[3]

The Reunification War[edit]

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 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.[36]

Succession Wars[edit]

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. 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.[3]

Second Succession War[edit]

After the end of the ComStar War, Captain-General 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.[37]

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.[38]

Marik Civil War[edit]

In the early stages of the 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[39]) as part of Anton's effort to gain control of key industries.[40] 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[41] where the rebels' defense efforts effectively razed the factory.[42] 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.[39] 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.[39]

The Jihad[edit]

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.[43]

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.[44][45] 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.[46][47] 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.[3]

The Dark Age[edit]

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.[3][34]

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.[48]

The planet's HPG station is one of the few working inside the Republic of the Sphere in 3135.[49]

Military Deployment[edit]

2764[edit]

2765[edit]

2786[edit]

  • Eighth Atrean Dragoons[52]

2821[edit]

  • Eighth Atrean Dragoons[52]

3025[edit]

3038[edit]

3039[edit]

  • Third Free Worlds Guards (from October)[54]

3040[edit]

  • Third Free Worlds Guards[54]
  • Eighteenth Marik Militia[54]

3050[edit]

  • Thirteenth Marik Militia[55]

3054[edit]

  • Thirteenth Marik Militia[56]

3059[edit]

3067[edit]

  • Seventh Free Worlds Legionnaires[59]
  • Thirteenth Marik Militia[60]

3069[edit]

3072[edit]

3075[edit]

3079[edit]

3085[edit]

- At this point in time, the VII Hastati was at 75% of full strength, with 91% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.

3145[edit]

Geography[edit]

Irian World Map

Irian has four continents named Bruin, Halthor, Indran, and Kreiss.[34] 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.[3]

Planetary Locations[edit]

  • Carver Lake: South of the Irian Academy of Combative Science.[66]
  • Cassandra Station: a major city located on the north coast of Bruin[34]
  • Harlingen: a city located on the continent of Bruin[34]
  • Irian Academy of Combative Science: a military academy active as of 3136.[66]
    • Radner Proving Grounds: Used for Irian Academy training.[66]
  • Irian Technical Training School[67]
  • Javapura: a megapolis city on the continent of Bruin[34]
  • Jet City: a DropPort located on the northwestern shores of the continent Bruin[34]
  • 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[3][34]
  • 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[46][47][34][3]
  • Kivapura: a city located on the continent of Bruin, in west of the Mont Bruno Range[34]
  • Yantapura: a city located on Bruin in south of the DropPort Jet City[34]

Industrial Centers[edit]

Image gallery[edit]

Map Gallery[edit]

Nearby Systems[edit]

Closest 68 systems (68 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Acubens 8.0 Pliska 9.4 Miaplacidus 16.0 Blue Sava 16.8
Connaught 17.8 Alphard 19.4 Van Diemen 20.1 Augustine 20.6
Nathan 21.9 Elbing 23.7 Talitha 25.0 Wasat 26.7
Hamilton 27.2 Avellaneda 28.1 Bordon 28.3 Tabit 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 43.2 Pollux 43.5
Callison 44.3 Bernardo 45.8 Zosma 46.2 Abadan 46.2
Kristiandsund 46.2 Holt 46.6 Dubhe 46.9 Chisholm 48.4
Tall Trees 48.4 Outreach 48.5 Catroxx 48.6 Menkalinan 48.7
Chertan 49.6 Aquileia 50.7 Graham 51.4 Oliver 51.5
Belluevue 52.1 Ibstock 52.2 Hsien 52.3 Wyatt 52.3
Saiph 52.5 Grobin 53.5 Afleir 53.6 Wing 53.8
Carver 54.4 Alhena 55.2 Denebola 55.5 Xi Ursae Majoris 56.3
Capolla 56.6 Park Place 57.2 New Canton 57.2 Zavijava 58.0
Angell 58.6 Pavia 58.8 Adhafera 59.0 Brownsville 59.3

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