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| caption            = Orestes [[#Nearby_Systems|nearby systems]] (3151)
 
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| class              = A7V<ref name=MM110>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 110: "Clan Ghost Bear Key Worlds"</ref><ref name=O:TCp36>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 36: "Orestes"</ref>
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The '''Orestes''' system was host to at least one habitable world, '''Orestes III''', and as of June [[3152]] was located in the [[Rasalhague Dominion]].<ref name=TRp72/>
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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
  
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==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2341]] - [[Tamar Pact]]<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref>
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| caption            = Planetary flag of Orestes
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* [[2571]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31: "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=HRWp159>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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| name                = Orestes
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* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43: "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2858]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref>''Second Succession War (sourcebook), p. 74: "The "Marathon Offensive" (2854–2858)</ref>
 
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* [[2862]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HKp71">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 71: "Slow Down"</ref>
 
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* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53: "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine - Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64: "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', foldout: "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3028]] - Lyran Commonwealth (from September)<ref name="NAIS4SWp51"/>
 
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66: "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3034]] - [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]<ref name=H:BWp103>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 103: "Free Rasalhague Republic map 3034"</ref>
 
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* [[3040]] - Free Rasalhague Republic<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68: "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3050]] - Free Rasalhague Republic<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3052]] - Free Rasalhague Republic<ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71: "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3057]] - Free Rasalhague Republic<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3063]] - Free Rasalhague Republic<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3067]] - Free Rasalhague Republic<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74: "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3075]] - [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]<ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3079]] - Ghost Bear Dominion<ref name="FR:Cp25">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 25: "Ghost Bear Dominion & Kungsarmé/Clan Nova Cat Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
 
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* [[3081]] - Ghost Bear Dominion<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3085]] - Ghost Bear Dominion<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3135]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3145]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
 
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* [[3152]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name=TRp72>''Tamar Rising'', p. 72: "The Hinterlands June 3152" (Map)</ref>
 
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==Orestes III==
 
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| image              = Orestes flag.png
 
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| name                = Orestes III
 
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| position            = 3rd<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
| position            = 3rd<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
| distance            = 27.98 days<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
| distance            = 27.98 days<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
| moons              = 2 (Parus Major, Parus Minor)<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
| moons              = 2 (Parus Major, Parus Minor)<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
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| gravity            = 0.99<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
| gravity            = 0.99<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
| pressure            = Standard (Breathable)<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
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| water              = 65%<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
| water              = 65%<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
| life                = Mammal<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
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| capital            = Agamemnon<ref name=O:TCp36/>
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===Planetary Info===
 
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'''Orestes''' has four continents, Clytemnestra where the capital city Agamemnon is located, Tantalus, Niobe and Telemachus.<ref name=O:TCp36/>  In orbit, Orestes has two moons, Parus Major and Parus Minor.<ref name=MM110/><ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
  
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The planet was a key world in the Free Rasalhague Republic. The world is quiet and unassuming, except for the massive rainforests that circle the equator. Here trees that tower more than 500 meters tall block out the sun, creating a mood of perpetual twilight at the forest floor. This dim environment allows the Orestes [[Viper Lizard]] to thrive as packs of thirty or more of the four-meter long carnivores attack any prey they can find. Hunting them down and preventing them from attacking farmers and factory workers who live near the forest is a full-time job for many people.<ref name=MM110/>
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== Political Affiliation ==
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* [[2341]] - [[Tamar Pact]] <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding - [2341] Map"</ref>
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===Planetary History===
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* [[2571]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31, "Draconis Combine after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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====Second Succession War====
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* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name=HRWp159>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
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As part of the [[Marathon Offensive]], Orestes fell to invading Draconis Combine forces in 2858.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 74: "Kurita Assaults/Raids vs. Lyran Commonwealth"</ref> The region surrounding Orestes was referred to as the "Orestes salient" during the fighting of the [[Second Succession War]].<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 76: "The Marathon Offensive"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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====Fourth Succession War====
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* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
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Orestes was captured in the opening wave of [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]] in August 3028, the major [[Lyran Commonwealth]] offensive of the [[Fourth Succession War]],<ref name="NAIS4SWp51">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 51: "Other Early Action"</ref> by the [[Third Donegal Guards]] and [[Fourth Lyran Regulars]].<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', pp. 44–45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>
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* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43, "Draconis Combine after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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====Ronin War====
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* [[2859]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HKp71">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 71, "Slow Down"</ref>
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When the Free Rasalhague Republic began its bid for independence, [[Vasily Cherenkoff]], the Warlord of Dieron, made moves to reclaim the wayward worlds. He was marshalling forces on Orestes when he died in a 'Mech accident in May 3034. The accident is viewed with suspicions to this day and many believe Cherenkoff was assassinated.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 96: "Vasily Cherenkoff"</ref>
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* [[2862]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name="HKp71">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 71, "Slow Down"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine <ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53, "Draconis Combine after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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Despite Cherenkoff's death, the Draconis Combine forces on world, the [[Second Night Stalkers]], [[22nd Rasalhague Regulars]] and the [[Altenmarkt Militia]], began preparations to raid several worlds. Before they could act however, in July 3034 the [[3rd Drakøns]] arrived with the mercenary units [[Legion of the Rising Sun]] and the [[Dismal Disinherited]] and they attacked the Combine units. The opening battles saw the Altenmarkt Militia being overrun near the city of Ormunde, but further assaults on the Combine forces were ineffective.<ref name=HBWp113f>''Historical: Brush Wars'', pp. 113–114: "Orestes"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Draconis Combine <ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 193, "Draconis Combine - Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64, "Draconis Combine after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3028]] - Lyran Commonwealth (from September)<ref name="NAIS4SWp51"/>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66, "Draconis Combine after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] <ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp68">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68, "Draconis Combine after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Free Rasalhague Republic <ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Free Rasalhague Republic <ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71, "Draconis Combine after Operation REVIVAL - [3052] Map"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Free Rasalhague Republic <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Free Rasalhague Republic <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Free Rasalhague Republic <ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74, "Draconis Combine after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] <ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Ghost Bear Dominion <ref name="FR:Cp25">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 25, "Ghost Bear Dominion & Kungsarmé/Clan Nova Cat Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:DCMSp21">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21, "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref><ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 21, "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Ghost Bear Dominion <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Ghost Bear Dominion <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3130]] - [[Rasalhague Dominion]] <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Rasalhague Dominion <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Rasalhague Dominion <ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
  
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During the fighting however, it was noticed that the Night Stalkers were more concerned with protecting civilians in the nearby city of Kiertenbach than fighting the Republic forces.  The commander of the Republic forces reached out to the Night Stalkers and agreed to help evacuate the civilians if the Night Stalkers stood down.  Once this was done, the Republic forces were able to concentrate their attack on the remaining unit, the Rasalhague Regulars, and quickly achieved victory.<ref name=HBWp113f />
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== Planetary Info ==
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'''Orestes''' has four continents, Clytemnestra where the capital city Agamemnon is located,  
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Tantalus, Niobe and Telemachus.<ref name=O:TCp36/>
  
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====Operation REVIVAL====
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Orestes was captured in the opening wave of [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the major [[Lyran Commonwealth]] offensive of the [[Fourth Succession War]],<ref name="NAIS4SWp51">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 51, "Other Early Action"</ref> by the [[Third Donegal Guards]] and [[Fourth Lyran Regulars]].<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44-45, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>
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=====Post-Invasion=====
 
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During the [[Clan Invasion]], Orestes was one of the few Rasalhague worlds not overrun and became the de facto capital of the remaining worlds of the Free Rasalhague Republic.<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 72: "Orestes"</ref> The invasion displaced many Lyran, Rasalhagian, and Draconian citizens, and many of them relocated to Orestes. When [[ComStar]] pledged to defend the world, it created a booming economy. One of the defenses was Fort Miraborg, constructed with knowledge gained by the study of Castles Brian<ref name="RGICv1p6">''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 1'', p. 6: "Michael Hiner"</ref>
 
  
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Unfortunately many of the jobs that were created went to the newly arrived refugees instead of native Orestians. The higher pay and standard of living these newly employed arrivals enjoyed created a great deal of resentment in the longtime inhabitants of the world. The problem was exacerbated by the rampant corruption in local government caused by the booming economy. Several dissidents called for [[Ragnar Magnusson]] to return and take over the world. The resentment boiled over during the [[Jihad]] when the [[Word of Blake]] raided the world and the [[Com Guards]] were unable to prevent it. Several neighborhoods predominately made up of Lyran and Combine citizens were the sites of firebombings and riots. This in turn caused the economy to stall and led to more dissatisfaction.<ref name=MM110/>
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The planet was a key world in the Free Rasalhague Republic. The world is quiet and unassuming, except for the massive rainforests that circle the equator. Here trees that tower more than 500 meters tall block out the sun, creating a mood of perpetual twilight at the forest floor. This dim environment allows the Orestes viper lizard to thrive as packs of thirty or more of the four-meter long carnivores attack any prey they can find. Hunting them down and preventing them from attacking farmers and factory workers who live near the forest is a full-time job for many people.<ref name=MM110/>
  
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====Jihad====
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During the [[Clan Invasion]] Orestes was one of the few Rasalhague worlds not overrun. The invasion displaced many Lyran, Rasalhaguian, and Draconian citizens, and many of them relocated to Orestes. When [[ComStar]] pledged to defend the world, it created a booming economy. One of the defenses was Fort Miraborg, constructed with knowledge gained by the study of Castles Brian<ref name="RGICv1p6">''Recognition Guide: IlClan, Volume 1'', p. 6, "Michael Hiner"</ref>
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It was in the ComStar command post on Orestes that [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Sharilar Mori]] was assassinated by disaffected members of the ComStar [[ROM]], including the ROM head [[Victoria Parrdeau]], on the 26th of October [[3068]].<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Just five days after the assassination of Sharilar Mori the [[Word of Blake]] launched an assault on Orestes. While the exact number of attackers isn't known, the Blakist force included at least one [[WarShip]], a [[division]] of Word troops and an unidentified contingent of mercenaries; the Blakists fought savagely for a week, finally being routed on the 7th of November having mauled the [[104th Division (ComStar)|104th Division]] and the [[1st Tyr|1st Tyr Regiment]] and inflicted heavy damage on the ''[[Dante (WarShip class)|Dante]]''-class [[Bordeaux|CSV ''Bordeaux'']], one of the few WarShips left in service with ComStar after the disastrous [[Case White (event)|Case White]].<ref name="J:FRp46"/>
 
  
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It was on Orestes on the 21st of August [[3070]] that [[Ragnar Magnusson]] spoke to the Free Rasalhague Republic government on behalf of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] and the Ghost Bear Dominion, beginning a series of negotiations to create an accord that would cover "all Rasalhagian peoples."<ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Clan Ghost Bear arrived in [[3070]] and quietly assumed control of the world with the blessing of the population. The economy began to recover shortly thereafter, and by [[3079]] the economy and rebuilding effort was years ahead of Merchant caste predictions.<ref name=MM110/>
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Unfortunately many of the jobs that were created went to the newly arrived refugees instead of native Orestians. The higher pay and standard of living these newly-employed arrivals enjoyed created a great deal of resentment in the long-time inhabitants of the world. The problem was exacerbated by the rampant corruption in local government caused by the booming economy. Several dissidents called for [[Ragnar Magnusson]] to return and take over the world. The resentment boiled over during the [[Jihad]] when the [[Word of Blake]] raided the world and the [[ComGuards]] were unable to prevent it. Several neighborhoods predominately made up of Lyran and Combine citizens were the sites of firebombings and riots. This in turn caused the economy to stall and led to more dissatisfaction.<ref name=MM110/>
  
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====Second Combine-Dominion War====
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It was in the ComStar command post on Orestes that [[Primus (ComStar)|Primus]] [[Sharilar Mori]] was assassinated by disaffected members of the ComStar [[ROM]], including the ROM head [[Victoria Parrdeau]], on the 26th of October [[3068]].<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Just five days after the assassination of Sharilar Mori the [[Word of Blake]] launched an assault on Orestes. While the exact number of attackers isn't known, the Blakist force included at least one [[WarShip]], a [[division]] of Word troops and an unidentified contingent of mercenaries; the Blakists fought savagely for a week, finally being routed on the 7th of November having mauled the [[104th Division (ComStar)|104th Division]] and the [[1st Tyr|1st Tyr Regiment]] and inflicted heavy damage on the ''[[Dante (WarShip)|Dante]]''-class [[Bordeaux|CSV ''Bordeaux'']], one of the few WarShips left in service with ComStar after the disastrous [[Case White (event)|Case White]].<ref name="J:FRp46"/>
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During the early moves of the [[Second Combine-Dominion War]], the [[Second Legion of Vega]] laid siege to the Odin Manufacturing Works on the Clytemnestra continent in an attempt to level the factory. The initial operation was to be a lightning strike to destroy the facility, but the defending [[1st Kavalleri (Rasalhague Dominion)|First Kavalleri Cluster]] has been mostly been deployed around the area in expectation of an attack against a vital resource.  Thus on April 25, [[3099]], the week-long siege began with the Combine forces cutting off maglev lines and surface roads between the facility and the world's primary spaceport.  Artillery strikes against the manufacturing complex were constant and the entire facility was a ruin by the end of the siege.  Seeing the damage the production lines has taken, the Combine forces withdrew before Ghost Bear reinforcements could arrive.  Surprisingly, the First Kavalleri and one production line producing the [[Shadow Hawk]] [[BattleMech]] survived the onslaught.<ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 1'', p. 4: "Battle History"</ref><ref>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 28: "Orestes"</ref>
 
  
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====Dark Age====
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It was on Orestes on the 21st of August [[3070]] that [[Ragnar Magnusson]] spoke to the Free Rasalhague Republic government on behalf of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] and the Ghost Bear Dominion, beginning a series of negotiations to create an accord that would cover "all Rasalhagian peoples."<ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Clan Ghost Bear arrived in [[3070]] and quietly assumed control of the world with the blessing of the population. The economy began to recover shortly thereafter, and by [[3079]] the economy and rebuilding effort was years ahead of Merchant caste predictions.<ref name=MM110/>
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In [[3145]], the [[Second Arkab Legion]] raided Orestes in a standard raid.  However, the defending [[1st Drakøns (Rasalhague Dominion)|First Drakøns Cluster]] escalated the engagement into a major skirmish as part of seeking revenge for the recent loss of [[Port Moseby]] to the Combine.  The Legion was forced off Orestes, but they gave out more damage to the defenders than they received in turn.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 62: "Second Arkab Legion"</ref>
 
  
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===Military Deployment===
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== Military Deployment ==
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====2765====
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=== 2765 ===
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* [[First Lyran Regulars]]<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp15">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 15: "Lyran Regulars"</ref>
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* [[First Lyran Regulars]]<ref name="FR2765:LCAFp15">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 15, "Lyran Regulars"</ref>
  
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====2786====
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=== 2786 ===
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* First Lyran Regulars<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
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* First Lyran Regulars<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', p. 139, "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
  
−
====2821====
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=== 2821 ===
 
* First Lyran Regulars<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* First Lyran Regulars<ref name="FSWp139"/>
  
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====2864====
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===3025===
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* [[4th Arkab Legion]]<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 96: "Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS)"</ref>
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* [[1st Proserpina Hussars|First Proserpina Hussars]]<ref name=HK135>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 135, "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[Bolton's Rangers]]<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 97: "Mercenary Combat Commands (DCMS)"</ref>
 
−
 
 
−
====3025====
 
−
* [[1st Proserpina Hussars|First Proserpina Hussars]]<ref name=HK135>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 135: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref>
 
 
* [[4th Proserpina Hussars|Fourth Proserpina Hussars]]<ref name=HK135/>
 
* [[4th Proserpina Hussars|Fourth Proserpina Hussars]]<ref name=HK135/>
  
−
====3054====
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===3054===
−
* [[4th Kavalleri|4th Kavalleri]] (3rd [[Battalion]])<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 72: "Unit Note"</ref>
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* [[4th Kavalleri|4th Kavalleri]] (3rd [[Battalion]])<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 72, "Unit Note"</ref>
  
−
====3055====
+
===3055===
−
* [[321st Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
+
* [[321st Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar (sourcebook)'', p. 85, "ComGuards Deployment Table"</ref>
  
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====3062 to 3068====
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===3062 to 3068===
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* [[104th Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=FMCS127>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 127: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMU99>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 99: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>
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* [[104th Division (ComStar)]]<ref name=FMCS127>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 127, "ComGuard Deployment Table"</ref><ref name=FMU99>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 99, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
  
−
====3067====
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===3067===
−
* [[Royal Black Watch Regiment]]<ref name=FMU100>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 100: "Star League Defense Force Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[Royal Black Watch Regiment]]<ref name=FMU100>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 100, "Star League Defense Force Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[1st Tyr|First Tyr Regiment]]<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 100: "Kungsarme"</ref>
 
  
−
====3068====
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===3068===
−
* [[Bronson's Horde]]<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110: "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"</ref>
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* [[Bronson's Horde]]<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110, "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployments"</ref>
 
* [[1st Tyr|First Tyr Regiment]]<ref name="J:FRp46"/>
 
* [[1st Tyr|First Tyr Regiment]]<ref name="J:FRp46"/>
  
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====3076====
+
===3076===
 
* [[1st Drakøns|First Drakøns Cluster]]
 
* [[1st Drakøns|First Drakøns Cluster]]
 
* [[2nd Freemen|Second Freemen Cluster]]
 
* [[2nd Freemen|Second Freemen Cluster]]
 
* [[3rd Hussars (Free Rasalhague Republic)|Third Hussars Cluster]]<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 105</ref>
 
* [[3rd Hussars (Free Rasalhague Republic)|Third Hussars Cluster]]<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 105</ref>
  
−
====3079====
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===3079===
 
* [[1st Rasalhague Bears (Clan Ghost Bear)|First Rasalhague Bears]]<ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
* [[1st Rasalhague Bears (Clan Ghost Bear)|First Rasalhague Bears]]<ref name=O:TCp36/>
  
−
====3085====
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===3085===
−
* [[1st Kavalleri (Rasalhague Dominion)|First Kavalleri Cluster]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 128: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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* [[1st Kavalleri (Clan Ghost Bear)|First Kavalleri Cluster]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 128, "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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====3145====
 
−
* [[1st Drakøns (Rasalhague Dominion)|First Drakøns Cluster]]<ref name=FM3145p172>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172: "Tundra Galaxy"</ref>
 
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===Companies and Industries===
 
−
* [[Janesek Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 36: "Janesek Industries"</ref>
 
−
* [[Odin Manufacturing]]<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 36: "Odin Manufacturing"</ref>
 
  
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===Planetary Locations===
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===3145===
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* Agamemnon: capital city<ref name=O:TCp36/>
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* [[1st Drakøns (Rasalhague Dominion)|First Drakøns Cluster]]<ref name=FM3145p172>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172, "Tundra Galaxy"</ref>
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* Clytemnestra: continent<ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
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* Fort Miraborg: fort<ref name="RGICv1p6">''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 1'', p. 6: "Michael Hiner"</ref>
 
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* Kiertenbach: medium-sized city and important site during the Ronin War<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 114: "Orestes"</ref>
 
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* Niobe: continent<ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
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* Odin Manufacturing Works: industrial center and important battle site during the Second-Combine Dominion War<ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 1'', p. 4: "Battle History"</ref>
 
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* Orestes Public Press: publishing company<ref>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 42: "The Honor of the Daimyo"</ref>
 
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* Orestes Publishing House: publishing company<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 92</ref>
 
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* Ormunde: city and site of an important battle during the Ronin War<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 114: "Orestes"</ref>
 
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* Tantalus: continent<ref name=O:TCp36/>
 
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* Telemachus: continent<ref name=O:TCp36/>114
 
  
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===Local Flora and Fauna===
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== Industrial Centers ==
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* [[Viper Lizard]]<ref name=MM110/>
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* [[Janesek Industries]]<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 36, "Janesek Industries"</ref>
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* [[Odin Manufacturing]]<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 36, "Odin Manufacturing"</ref>
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== Map Gallery ==
 
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== Nearby Systems ==
 
== Nearby Systems ==
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==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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<div class="desktop-3-col">
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* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]''
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* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''
 
−
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
 
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 +
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
−
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
 
 
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
 +
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
−
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
 
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''
 
 
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
 
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
 
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
 
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
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* ''[http://home.ifi.uio.no/~oysteint/btech/maps/IS_3130.pdf Map of the Inner Sphere 3130]''
 
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
 
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: The Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: The Clans]]''
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* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 1]]''
 
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
 
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
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* ''[[Tamar Rising]]''
 
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[[Category:Systems|Orestes]]
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[[Category:Planets|Orestes]]
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[[Category: Clan Ghost Bear Systems]]
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[[Category: Clan Ghost Bear Planets]]
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[[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]]
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[[Category: Draconis Combine Planets]]
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[[Category: Free Rasalhague Republic Systems]]
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[[Category: Free Rasalhague Republic Planets]]
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[[Category: Ghost Bear Dominion Systems]]
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[[Category: Ghost Bear Dominion Planets]]
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[[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Systems]]
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[[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Planets]]
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[[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Systems]]
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[[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Planets]]
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[[Category: Tamar Pact Systems]]
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[[Category: Tamar Pact Planets]]

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