Perdition

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Perdition
Perdition 3151.svg
System Information
X:Y Coordinates306.955 : -356.676[e]
Spectral classG6V[1]
Recharge time187hours[1]
Recharge station(s)None[1]

Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to Terra at (0, 0)

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Political Affiliation

Planetary Info

Perdition is mostly made up of water and has three continents: Hel, Hades, and Purgatory. The capital city, Damnation, is located on Hel.[1] The planet also has several islands, some of which supported manufacturing plants owned by Alphard Trading Corporation and Pinard Protectorates Limited until those factories were destroyed in 3075.[38][39][40][41]

Planetary History

Star League

Years Prior to the Periphery Uprising

Perdition served as the headquarters world of the LXV Corps (Star League) of the Star League Defense Force. The center of operations was located at Fort Churchill. The Fort was the target of many rallies and protests throughout the years prior to the Periphery Uprising. However, the protests virtually disappeared in 2764 which led many Star League officers to believe something was about to happen.[42]

Periphery Uprising

The destruction of the 265th Heavy Assault Regiment on Perdition was the herald of the upcoming Periphery Uprising; a car visiting the 265th's base on the 14th of April 2765 contained a tactical nuclear weapon, which detonated at 1703 hours, vaporizing the base. Condemned as an atrocity by Commanding General Aleksandr Kerensky of the Star League Defense Force and the various nations of the Inner Sphere, the incident was greeted with jubilation on many Periphery worlds, behavior which proved the tipping point on many worlds. As firefights erupted between SLDF garrisons and local insurgents tempers throughout the Periphery reached melting point, and two days after the bombing of the 265th New Vandenberg and seventeen other Taurian worlds withdrew from the Star League in protest at the actions of the SLDF.[43]

The Jihad

During the last week of July 3075 the Federated Suns-employed mercenary unit Hansen's Roughriders subverted the mercenary garrison on Perdition, Longwood's Bluecoats, before raiding the world. The Roughriders razed the factory complexes on Perdition before departing.[44][45] Between the Roughriders' attack and subsequent raids by Word of Blake forces all of the industry on Perdition had been destroyed by 3081.[40] Despite losing all its manufacturing capabilities, in 3079 it became the host of the Perdition Taurian Academy.[1]

Military Deployment

2764

2765

2786

3054

  • Concordat Cuirassiers (2nd Battalion)[48]

3075

3085

Planetary Locations

  • Fort Churchill: site of the LXV Corps headquarters during the Star League era.[50]

Industrial Centers

Nearby Systems

Closest 32 systems (29 within 60 light-years)
Distance in light years, closest systems first:
Grossbach 10.6 Logan's Land 16.7 Sartu 16.9 Masterton 19.4
Hanseta 19.7 Norman's World 23.7 Mavegh 25.3 Warren 29.7
Victralla 30.4 Amber 32.8 Celentaro 33.9 Amber Grove 34.6
Hyalite 38.2 Dicallus 38.9 Caldwell 40.6 Euschelus 41.9
Lothair 45.2 Anaheim 45.6 Tirabad 46.2 Organo 49.8
Zalzangor 50.1 Montour 50.3 Weippe 50.7 Centavido 50.7
Keuterville 54.7 Flatspin 55.3 Die Moot 58.5 Pierce 58.6
Cyrton 58.7 Songgang 60.7 Sterope 62.3 Traussin 63.7

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Objectives: Periphery, p. 11, "Perdition"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 121, "Taurian Concordat after Age of War [2571], Fall of the Star League [2750] and End of the 3rd Succession War [3025]"
  3. Handbook: House Davion, p. 48, "Federated Suns after Age of War - [2571] Map"
  4. Historical: Reunification War, p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"
  5. Era Report: 2750, p. 37, "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"
  6. Field Manual: SLDF, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"
  7. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"
  8. Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 37, "Taurian Defense Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  9. Field Report 2765: Capellan Confederation, p. 23, "Capellan Confederation Armed Forces Deployment Map - [2765]"
  10. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 96, "Taurian Concordat - [2767] Map"
  11. First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"
  12. Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2, p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  13. Handbook: House Davion, p. 54, "Federated Suns after First Succession War - [2822] Map"
  14. First Succession War (Source Book), pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"
  15. Handbook: House Davion, p. 60, "Federated Suns After Second Succession War - [2864] Map"
  16. The Periphery (Sourcebook), p. 151, "Maps of the Periphery"
  17. Handbook: House Davion, p. 70, "Federated Suns After Third Succession War - [3025] Map"
  18. Handbook: House Davion, p. 72, "Federated Suns After Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"
  19. 19.0 19.1 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p, 127, "Taurian Concordat after modern colonization drive [3040] and after FedCom Civil War [3067]"
  20. Handbook: House Davion, p. 76, "Federated Suns after War of 3039 - [3040]"
  21. Historical: War of 3039, p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"
  22. Era Report: 3052, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"
  23. Era Report: 3052, p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"
  24. Era Report: 3062, p. 11, Inner Sphere - [3057] Map
  25. Handbook: House Davion, p. 78, "Federated Suns after Operation Guerrero - [3058] Map"
  26. The Periphery, 2nd Edition, p. 111, "Taurian Concordat and Tortuga Dominions"
  27. Era Report: 3062, p. 29, Inner Sphere - [3063] Map
  28. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"
  29. Handbook: House Davion, p. 82, "Federated Suns after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"
  30. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"
  31. Field Report: Periphery, p. 23, "Taurian Concordat Deployment Map - [August 3079]"
  32. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 63, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"
  33. Field Manual: 3085, p. Vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"
  34. Map of the Inner Sphere 3130
  35. Era Report: 3145, p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"
  36. Era Report: 3145, p. 39, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  37. Field Manual: 3145, p. VI, "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"
  38. Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 119
  39. Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 199, "Alphard Trading Corporation Profile"
  40. 40.0 40.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 117, "Taurian Concordat"
  41. Objective Raids, p. 159, "Pinard Protectorates Limited"
  42. Field Manual: SLDF, pg 227, "192nd Jump Infantry Division"
  43. 43.0 43.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 25, "Year Of A Thousand Battles"
  44. 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 17, "Timeline of the Jihad"
  45. 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 54, "The Jihad In Review"
  46. Field Manual: SLDF, pg 258, "SLDF - Taurian Concordat Military Region Command map
  47. First Succession War (Source Book), p. 140, "Major Periphery States - Taurian Concordat"
  48. Objective Raids, p. 159, "Defending Units (On Planet)"
  49. Field Manual: 3085, p. 73, "Deployment Table - 3085"
  50. Field Manual: SLDF, pg 227, "192nd Jump Infantry Division"

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