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{{Update Needed|[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]|[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]}}
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{{Update Needed|[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]], [[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]], [[Objectives: The Clans]], [[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]}}
 
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| class              = G6V<ref name=HSp172>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 172: "Tamar"</ref><ref name=MM>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', pp. 120–121: "Tamar"</ref><ref name=O:Cp28>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 28: "Tamar"</ref>
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| class              = G6V<ref name=HSp172>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 172, "Tamar"</ref><ref name=MM>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 120-121, "Tamar"</ref><ref name=O:Cp28>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 28, "Tamar"</ref>
 
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| recharge            = 187 hours<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| recharge stations  = None (3025)<ref name=HSp172/><br>Zenith (3076-3079)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| recharge stations  = None (3025)<ref name=HSp172/><br>Zenith (3076-3079)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
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The '''Tamar''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Tamar III''', and as of [[3151]] was located in the [[Clan Hell's Horses]] Occupation Zone.<ref name=SFp103/>
 
  
==System Description==
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==Political Affiliation==  
Tamar is located near the [[Kandis]] and [[Weingarten]] systems.
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* [[2340]] - [[Tamar Pact]] <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Tamar Pact world within the Lyran Commonwealth befor [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"</ref>
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* [[2341]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp13"/>
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* [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25, "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</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 name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "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 (sourcebook)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[2915]] - [[Draconis Combine]] <ref name="HKp79">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 79, "Tamar"</ref>
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* [[2916]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HKp79"/>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HS(TLC)pvii">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. vii, "Lyran Commonwealth Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp47">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War - [3025] Map"</ref><ref name="HKp90">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 90, "The Continuing Alliance"</ref><ref name="HKp132">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 132, "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref name="HB;HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War . [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133, "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
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* [[3047]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name=DD>''Diamandis' Dogs''</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - [[Clan Wolf]] <ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42-43, "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64, "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3079]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19, "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Clan Wolf <ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]] <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]] - Clan Hell's Horses <ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
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==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2340]] - [[Tamar Pact]]<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Tamar Pact world within the Lyran Commonwealth before [2340] and after at their founding in [2341]"</ref>
 
* [[2341]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp13"/>
 
* [[2571]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25: "Lyran Commonwealth after Age of War - [2571] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2596]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - [2596] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2750]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - [2750] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2764]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2765]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [2765] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2786]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp40">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War - [2864] Map"</ref>
 
* [[2915]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HKp79">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 79: "Tamar"</ref>
 
* [[2916]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HKp79"/>
 
* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HS(TLC)pvii">''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><ref name="HKp90">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 90: "The Continuing Alliance"</ref><ref name="HKp132">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 132: "District and Prefecture Boundaries of Kurita Space"</ref>
 
* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB;HSp56">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War - [3030] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref name="HB:HSp59">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 - [3040] Map"</ref><ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - [3040] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3047]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name=DD>''Diamandis' Dogs''</ref>
 
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3050] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3052]] - [[Clan Wolf Occupation Zone]]<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion - [3052] Map"</ref><ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere - [3052] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3057]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="ER:3062p11">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3057] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3063]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere - [3063] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3067]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="HB:HSp70">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War - [3067] Map"</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 42–43: "Inner Sphere - [3067] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3075]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="JS:TBDp64">''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64: "Inner Sphere - [3075] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3079]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="FR:LAAFp19">''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Map - [August 3079]"</ref>
 
* [[3081]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62: "Inner Sphere - [3081] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3135]] - Clan Wolf<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - [3135] Map"</ref>
 
* [[3140]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]]<ref name=ER3145p62>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 62: "Clan Wolf OZ conquests [3139-3140]" (Map)</ref>
 
* [[3145]] - Clan Hell's Horses<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>
 
* [[3151]] - Clan Hell's Horses<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
 
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==Tamar III==
 
==Tamar III==
 
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| name                = Tamar III
 
| name                = Tamar III
 
| othernames          =  
 
| othernames          =  
| position            = Third<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| position            = 3rd<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| distance            = 7.01 days<ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| distance            = 7.01 days<ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| moons              = 2 (Karachi, Islamabad)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| moons              = 2 (Karachi, Islamabad)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| water              = 32%<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| water              = 32%<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| life                = Plants<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| life                = Plants<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
| continents          = 4 (Dilis, Amirani, Kopala, Zadeni)<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| continents          =  
 
| colonized          =  
 
| colonized          =  
 
| demonym            =  
 
| demonym            =  
 
| language            =  
 
| language            =  
 
| religion            =  
 
| religion            =  
| population          = 879,000,000 (3025, apocryphal),<ref>''MechWarrior'' (1989 video game)''</ref><br />2,194,686,000 (3076–3079)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| population          = 879,000,000 (3025, apocryphal)<ref>''[[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)]] ([[apocryphal]])''</ref><br />2,194,686,000 (3076-3079)<ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| ruler              = [[Duke of Tamar]]
 
| ruler              = [[Duke of Tamar]]
 
| political          =  
 
| political          =  
 
| commander          =  
 
| commander          =  
 
| capital            = Tamar City<ref name=O:Cp28/>
 
| capital            = Tamar City<ref name=O:Cp28/>
| hpg                = A<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>
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| hpg                = A<ref name=HSp172/><ref name=MM/><ref name=O:Cp28/>  
 
| hpgrep              = [[Precentor]] [[Virginia Hoppe]] (3025)<ref name=HSp172/>
 
| hpgrep              = [[Precentor]] [[Virginia Hoppe]] (3025)<ref name=HSp172/>
 
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===Planetary History===
 
===Planetary History===
 
====Exodus====
 
====Exodus====
Following the coup launched by [[Robert Marsden]] in [[2375]] that saw him installed as sole ruler of the Lyran Commonwealth, 22 worlds including Tamar were still opposed to his rule in [[2378]] and had withdrawn their support of both him and his new government. Many of these worlds were cowed into line through naval blockades that starved them into submission, but eight self-sufficient worlds - again, including Tamar - continued to hold out, and as a result were subject to full and bloody military invasions by Marsden's forces.<ref name="HS(TLC)p13">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 13: "Marsden in Power"</ref>
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Following the coup launched by [[Robert Marsden]] in [[2375]] that saw him installed as sole ruler of the Lyran Commonwealth, 22 worlds including Tamar were still opposed to his rule in [[2378]] and had withdrawn their support of both him and his new government. Many of these worlds were cowed into line through naval blockades that starved them into submission, but eight self-sufficient worlds - again, including Tamar - continued to hold out, and as a result were subject to full and bloody military invasions by Marsden's forces.<ref name="HS(TLC)p13">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 13, "Marsden in Power"</ref>
  
 
====Star League Era====
 
====Star League Era====
Tamar served as the headquarters world of the [[XLII Corps (Star League)|XLII Corps]] of the [[Star League Defense Force]] in the final years of the [[Star League]].<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 153: "259th BattleMech Division"</ref>
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Tamar served as the headquarters world of the [[XLII Corps (Star League)|XLII Corps]] of the [[Star League Defense Force]] in the final years of the [[Star League]].<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 153, "259th BattleMech Division"</ref>
  
Although two regiments of the Lyran Guards were garrisoning Tamar in 2765 - the [[41st Lyran Guards|Forty-first]] and [[Forty-fourth Lyran Guards]] - only the Forty-first was considered a full-time garrison for the planet; the Forty-fourth was expected to do service as a strategic reserve for the local region, deploying as needed.<ref name="FR2765p13">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 13: "Lyran Guards"</ref>
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Although two regiments of the Lyran Guards were garrisoning Tamar in 2765 - the [[41st Lyran Guards|Forty-first]] and [[Forty-fourth Lyran Guards]] - only the Forty-first was considered a full-time garrison for the planet; the Forty-fourth was expected to do service as a strategic reserve for the local region, deploying as needed.<ref name="FR2765p13">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 13, "Lyran Guards"</ref>
  
 
====First Succession War====
 
====First Succession War====
In late [[2790]] the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] raided Tamar, striking with a [[WarShip]] group that broke through Tamar's orbital defenses and destroyed the [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]].<ref name="FSWp61">''First Succession War'', p. 61: "The War of Raids: House Steiner's Succession War"</ref>
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In late [[2790]] the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]] raided Tamar, striking with a [[WarShip]] group that broke through Tamar's orbital defenses and destroyed the [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]].<ref name="FSWp61">''First Succession War'', p. 61, "The War of Raids: House Steiner's Succession War"</ref>
  
 
====Attack of 3022====
 
====Attack of 3022====
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====Fourth Succession War====
 
====Fourth Succession War====
At the start of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] launched [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the largest Lyran invasion of the Draconis Combine in centuries. Overall, this attack was an overwhelming success, as several dozen Combine worlds fell to House Steiner, most of them planets that had formerly been part of the Tamar Pact, decades or even centuries before. The [[Thirteenth Rasalhague Regulars]], however, intended to counterattack rather than wait to be overwhelmed by the Commonwealth's war machine. They struck at Tamar, apparently without orders, knowing that a successful strike could demoralize the entire Commonwealth. They were opposed by the very capable [[Grave Walkers]] [[mercenary]] unit, with two heavy regiments.<ref name=NAISp67>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', pp. 67–68</ref>
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At the start of the [[Fourth Succession War]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] launched [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the largest Lyran invasion of the Draconis Combine in centuries. Overall, this attack was an overwhelming success, as several dozen Combine worlds fell to House Steiner, most of them planets that had formerly been part of the Tamar Pact, decades or even centuries before. The [[Thirteenth Rasalhague Regulars]], however, intended to counterattack rather than wait to be overwhelmed by the Commonwealth's war machine. They struck at Tamar, apparently without orders, knowing that a successful strike could demoralize the entire Commonwealth. They were opposed by the very capable [[Grave Walkers]] [[mercenary]] unit, with two heavy regiments.<ref name=NAISp67>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'' pp. 67-68</ref>
  
Unfortunately for the Grave Walkers, Duke Kelswa insisted on commanding the defense. When the Duke ordered the Grave Walkers into a death trap, [[Colonel]] [[Dennis Merwin]], the Walkers' commanding officer, knocked the Duke unconscious and placed Kelswa and his entourage under arrest. The Walkers proceeded to rout the Regulars completely, with only a handful of the Kuritans surviving to surrender. Duke Kelswa, however, placed Colonel Merwin under arrest for treason, scheduling his execution for the following morning. The Lyran high command, however, pressed the Duke on the issue, pointing out his lack of military background and informing him he would be publicly court-martialed if he continued with his charges against Merwin. The Duke reluctantly released the Grave Walkers commander.<ref name=NAISp67/>
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Unfortunately for the Grave Walkers, Duke Kelswa insisted on commanding the defense. When the Duke ordered the Grave Walkers into a death trap, [[Colonel]] [[Dennis Merwin]], the Walkers' commanding officer, knocked the Duke unconscious and placed Kelswa and his entourage under arrest. The Walkers proceeded to rout the Regulars completely, with only a handful of the Kuritans surviving to surrender. Duke Kelswa, however, placed Colonel Merwin under arrest for treason, scheduling his execution for the following morning. The Lyran high command, however, pressed the Duke on the issue, pointing out his lack of military background and informing him he would be publicly court-martialed if he continued with his charges against Merwin. The Duke reluctantly released the Grave Walkers commander. <ref name=NAISp67/>
  
 
====Clan Invasion====
 
====Clan Invasion====
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{{main|Battle of Tamar (Clan Invasion)}}
  
Despite the protests of [[Duke]] [[Selvin Kelswa III]], the government of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] refused to provide reinforcements to [[Tamar]]'s defense to meet the coming invaders, citing the need to defend other worlds. Furious, Kelswa returned to Tamar City to prepare his own defenses, refusing to cooperate with any AFFC officials, even those of the Twenty-sixth Guards, despite their years of service as Tamar's principal defenders. On 7 November [[3051]], [[saKhan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]] of [[Clan Wolf]] arrived in orbit over Tamar, leading the Wolves' [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Alpha Galaxy]]. The former command of [[Nicholas Kerensky]], the Dire Wolves were arguably the premier formation in all the Clans, the elite of the elite. [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Joy Corelli]] accepted Kerensky's ''[[batchall]]'', and arranged [[26th Lyran Guards|her defenses]] between the Clan landing zones and Tamar City. The first major clash between the two forces came at Shonick Dale, where the Wolves attempted to break through the Lyran lines of defense. Although they held for six hours against Kerensky, the Wolves' second attempt came at night and drove the Guards back amidst vicious fighting. Corelli reorganized at Smitton, a village north of the capital, organizing her troops in the thick forests to offset Clan air cover and their superior weapon ranges. Unfortunately, this allowed two [[Elemental (Battle Armor)#Variants|Elemental head hunter]] [[Star (Formation)|Stars]] to easily penetrate their lines, sowing confusion and chaos. When Alpha Galaxy attacked, they were forced to pull back once again. When they attempted to organize again at Tamar City, they were denied entry by Duke Kelswa, who by this point had gone mad. The Twenty-sixth Guards reluctantly set up their defenses outside the city walls, awaiting the coming Wolves. The following day, the assault began with a series of air strikes, followed up with harrying attacks by the [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]]. With nowhere left to run, Corelli decided to preserve the remainder of her forces and retreat offworld. Offering transport to Kelswa, the Duke declined and would ultimately die with his men, but did send his daughter, [[Morasha Kelswa]], along with the Guards. Steiner's Boots retreated to [[Kobe]].<ref name=WCS4344T-26LG-1>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 43–44: "Tamar", the Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards oppose Alpha Galaxy on Tamar, evacuating with Morasha Kelswa</ref><ref name=ER3052-137-T-1>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 137: "Situation", the Twenty-sixth Lyran Guard opposes the Clan invaders</ref> Not long thereafter, the Wolves attacked the capital, leading to the destruction of the [[Kelswa Guard]] and the [[Tamar War College Training Battalion]], with both units fighting almost to the death. Duke Kelswa himself fell at the controls of his ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''.<ref name=WCS44T-26LG-1>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 44: "Tamar", Duke Kelswa refuses to work with the Twenty-sixth</ref> Despite the betrayal of Duke Kelswa, one of the Guards' armor units, the [[343rd Tamar Heavy Armor Regiment]], would serve as [[Duchess]] Morasha's honor guard in the years to come, and were permanently detached from the Twenty-sixth.<ref name=FMLA82-AB-1>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 82: "26th Lyran Guards Armor Brigade", the 343rd Tamar Heavy Armor Regiment leave to protect Morasha Kelswa</ref>
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Despite the protests of [[Duke]] [[Selvin Kelswa III]], the government of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] refused to provide reinforcements to [[Tamar]]'s defense to meet the coming invaders, citing the need to defend other worlds. Furious, Kelswa returned to Tamar City to prepare his own defenses, refusing to cooperate with any AFFC officials, even those of the Twenty-sixth Guards, despite their years of service as Tamar's principal defenders. On 7 November, [[3051]], [[saKhan]] [[Natasha Kerensky]] of [[Clan Wolf]] arrived in orbit over Tamar, leading the Wolves' [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Alpha Galaxy]]. The former command of [[Nicholas Kerensky]], the Dire Wolves were arguably the premier formation in all the Clans, the elite of the elite. [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Joy Corelli]] accepted Kerensky's ''[[batchall]]'', and arranged [[26th Lyran Guards|her defenses]] between the Clan landing zones and Tamar City. The first major clash between the two forces came at Shonick Dale, where the Wolves attempted to break through the Lyran lines of defense. Although they held for six hours against Kerensky, the Wolves' second attempt came at night and drove the Guards back amidst vicious fighting. Corelli reorganized at Smitton, a village north of the capital, organizing her troops in the thick forests to offset Clan air cover and their superior weapon ranges. Unfortunately, this allowed two [[Elemental (Battle Armor)#Variants|Elemental head hunter]] [[Star (Clan)|stars]] to easily penetrate their lines, sowing confusion and chaos. When Alpha Galaxy attacked, they were forced to pull back once again. When they attempted to organize again at Tamar City, they were denied entry by Duke Kelswa, who by this point had gone mad. The 26th Guards reluctantly set up their defenses outside the city walls, awaiting the coming Wolves. The following day, the assault began with a series of air strikes, followed up with harrying attacks by the [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|13th Wolf Guards]]. With nowhere left to run, Corelli decided to preserve the remainder of her forces and retreat offworld. Offering transport to Kelswa, the Duke declined and would ultimately die with his men, but did send his daughter, [[Morasha Kelswa]], along with the Guards. Steiner's Boots retreated to [[Kobe]].<ref name=WCS4344T-26LG-1>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 43-44, "Tamar", the 26th Lyran Guards oppose Alpha Galaxy on Tamar, evacuating with Morasha Kelswa</ref><ref name=ER3052-137-T-1>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 137, "Situation", the 26th Lyran Guard opposes the Clan invaders</ref> Not long thereafter, the Wolves attacked the capital, leading to the destruction of the [[Kelswa Guard]] and the [[Tamar War College Training Battalion]], with both units fighting almost to the death. Duke Kelswa himself fell at the controls of his ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''.<ref name=WCS44T-26LG-1>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 44, "Tamar", Duke Kelswa refuses to work with the Twenty-sixth</ref> Despite the betrayal of Duke Kelswa, one of the Guards' armor units, the [[343rd Tamar Heavy Armor Regiment]], would serve as [[Duchess]] Morasha's honor guard in the years to come, and were permanently detached from the Twenty-sixth.<ref name=FMLA82-AB-1>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 82, "26th Lyran Guards Armor Brigade", the 343rd Tamar Heavy Armor Regiment leave to protect Morasha Kelswa</ref>
  
 
====Jihad====
 
====Jihad====
Tamar was the subject of a damaging attack from [[Word of Blake]] forces on 28 December [[3070]], the [[Scouring of Tamar]]. The Blakists didn't land ground forces; instead, the attack consisted of seventeen nuclear strikes aimed at a number of heavily populated areas, including the Clan Wolf headquarters. Much of Tamar's infrastructure, including its spaceports, was wrecked and thousands of laborer and technician caste civilians were slain along with the Wolf [[SaKhan of Clan Wolf|saKhan]] Marialle Radick and many Alpha Galaxy warriors. The attack on Tamar, capital world of the Clan Wolf Occupation Zone, coincided with an attack on [[Arc-Royal]], the capital world of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]].<ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48: "The Jihad In Review"</ref><ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 117: "Ivan Kerensky"</ref><ref name=M&Mp120-121>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', pp. 120–121: "Tamar"</ref>
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Tamar was the subject of a damaging attack from [[Word of Blake]] forces on the 28th of December [[3070]], the [[Scouring of Tamar]]. The Blakists didn't land ground forces; instead, the attack consisted of nuclear strikes aimed at a number of heavily populated areas, including the Clan Wolf headquarters. The attack on Tamar, capital world of the Clan Wolf Occupation Zone, coincided with an attack on [[Arc-Royal]], the capital world of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]].<ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> On the 1st of April [[3080]] Tamar was reestablished as the capital world for Clan Wolf in the wake of the [[Jihad]].<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
 
 
The Wolves determinedly repaired and rebuilt the damaged portions of the planet, turning Tamar into an armed camp. The [[War College of Tamar]], closed after the Wolf conquest two decades earlier, was reopened to bolster the Clan's depleted MechWarrior ranks and the planet served as a final assembly destination for BattleMechs. On the 1st of April [[3080]] Tamar was reestablished as the capital world for Clan Wolf in the wake of the [[Jihad]].<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61: "The Jihad In Review"</ref><ref name=M&Mp120-121/><ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', pp. 27–28</ref>
 
 
 
====Dark Age====
 
After Clan Wolf's warrior caste migrated out of its Occupation Zone in [[3137]], [[Clan Hell's Horses|Clan Hell's Horses']] [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Epsilon Galaxy]] moved swiftly to annex Tamar. The defenseless world fell without a fight.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 154: "Epsilon Galaxy"</ref>
 
  
 
===Military Deployment===
 
===Military Deployment===
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====2764====
 
====2764====
* [[259th BattleMech Division]]<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref>
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* [[259th BattleMech Division]]<ref>Field Manual: SLDF, p. 255, "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref>
  
 
====2765====
 
====2765====
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====2786====
 
====2786====
* Forty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War'', p. 139: "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
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* Forty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', p. 139, "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
 
* Forty-fourth Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* Forty-fourth Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* [[Tamar Tigers]]<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* [[Tamar Tigers]]<ref name="FSWp139"/>
  
 
====2821====
 
====2821====
* [[Third Arcturan Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139"/>
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* [[Third Arcturan Guards]]<ref name="FSWp139">''First Succession War (sourcebook)'', p. 139, "First Succession War Deployment Table - LCAF"</ref>
 
* Forty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* Forty-first Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* Forty-fourth Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
 
* Forty-fourth Lyran Guards<ref name="FSWp139"/>
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====3025====
 
====3025====
* [[Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>
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* [[Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p.44, "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>
  
 
====3028====
 
====3028====
* [[Twelfth Donegal Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44"/>
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* [[12th Donegal Guards|Twelfth Donegal Guards]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44"/>
* [[Fifteenth Lyran Regulars]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44"/>
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* [[15th Lyran Regulars|Fifteenth Lyran Regulars]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44"/>
  
 
====3038====
 
====3038====
* [[Tamar War College Training Battalion]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138: "Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[Tamar War College Training Battalion]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 138 "Deployment Table"</ref>
* Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards [[RCT]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137: "Deployment Table"</ref>
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* Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards [[RCT]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137, "Deployment Table"</ref>
  
 
====3050====
 
====3050====
 
* Tamar War College Training Battalion<ref name=20YU26/>
 
* Tamar War College Training Battalion<ref name=20YU26/>
* [[Kelswa Guard]]<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 43–45, 64</ref>
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* [[Kelswa Guard]] <ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 43-45, 64</ref>
* Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards RCT<ref name=20YU26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
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* Twenty-sixth Lyran Guards RCT<ref name=20YU26>''20 Year Update'', p. 26, "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[223rd Division (ComStar)|223rd Division]]<ref name=20YU71>''20 Year Update'', p. 71: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
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* [[223rd Division (ComStar)|223rd Division]]<ref name=20YU71>''20 Year Update'', p. 71, "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
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====3054====
 
====3054====
*[[4th Wolf Guards Assault (Clan Wolf)|Fourth Wolf Guards Assault]]<ref name=ORp32>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref>
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*[[4th Wolf Guards Assault (Clan Wolf)|Fourth Wolf Guards Assault]] <ref name=ORp32>''Objective Raids'', p.32 </ref>
*[[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]], Trinary Charlie<ref name=ORp32>''Objective Raids'', p. 32</ref>
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*[[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]],Trinary Charlie<ref name=ORp32>''Objective Raids'', p.32 </ref>
  
 
====3085====
 
====3085====
* [[Golden Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Golden Keshik]]<ref name=FM:3085p126>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
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* [[Golden Keshik (Clan Wolf)|Golden Keshik]]<ref name=FM:3085p126>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 126, "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>
 
* [[4th Striker (Clan Wolf)|Fourth Striker Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3085p126/>
 
* [[4th Striker (Clan Wolf)|Fourth Striker Cluster]]<ref name=FM:3085p126/>
  
 
====3145====
 
====3145====
* [[Omega Keshik (Clan Hell's Horses)|Omega Keshik]]<ref name=FM:3145p167>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 167: "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Hell's Horses"</ref>
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* [[Omega Keshik (Clan Hell's Horses)|Omega Keshik]]<ref name=FM:3145p167>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 167, "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Hell's Horses"</ref>
 
* [[Epsilon Galaxy Command (Clan Hell's Horses)|Epsilon Galaxy Command]]<ref name=FM:3145p167/>
 
* [[Epsilon Galaxy Command (Clan Hell's Horses)|Epsilon Galaxy Command]]<ref name=FM:3145p167/>
 
* [[62nd Mechanized Assault (Clan Hell's Horses)|Sixty-second Mechanized Assault]]<ref name=FM:3145p167/>
 
* [[62nd Mechanized Assault (Clan Hell's Horses)|Sixty-second Mechanized Assault]]<ref name=FM:3145p167/>
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===Geography===
 
===Geography===
The planet has four major landmasses, Dilis, Amirani, Kopala, and Zadeni.<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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The planet has four major landmasses, Dilis, Amirani, Kopala and Zadeni. The capital city, Tamar City, is located on Dilis.<ref name=O:Cp28/>
  
 
===Planetary Locations===
 
===Planetary Locations===
* Amirani (continent)
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{{scrollbox|
:* Dali: location of the OZ-1 and W-8 manufacturing facilities<ref name="O:TCp28"/>
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* Barbale: Location of the [[Tamar War College|War College of Tamar]] on Dilis.<ref name=O:Cp28/>
* Dilis (continent)
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* Dali: Location of the OZ-1 and W-8 manufacturing facilities; located on Amirani.<ref name="O:TCp28"/>
:* Barbale: location of the [[Tamar War College|War College of Tamar]]<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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* Red Hook: Birth place of Duke [[Selvin Kelswa III]].<ref name=HS:TLCp155>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' - "Selvin Kelswa III profile", p. 155</ref>
:* Smitton: a small village in a dense forest 20 kilometers north of Tamar City; site of an important battle during the Clan Invasion<ref name=WCS44/>
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* Tamar City: the planetary capital city, located on Dilis.<ref name=O:Cp28/>
:* Tamar City: the planetary capital city<ref name=O:Cp28/>
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** Boncher Salvage:<ref name=DD/>
::* Boncher Salvage<ref name=DD/>
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* Vrance: a city and site of a notable battle during the Third Succession War.<ref name=CSI6/>
* Unspecified continent:
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* [[University of Tamar]]<ref name=H3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', Page 22</ref>
:* Chevy Chase: a city destroyed in 2825<ref name=HHKp46>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 46: "The Dragon's Chain Gangs"</ref>
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* River Luvon: The "Right Bank" of this river is the historical center for this planet's art community.<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 128</ref>
:* Red Hook: birth place of Duke [[Selvin Kelswa III]]<ref name=HS:TLCp155>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'' - "Selvin Kelswa III profile", p. 155</ref>
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}}
:* Vrance: a city and site of a notable battle during the Third Succession War<ref name=CSI6/>
 
:* [[University of Tamar]]<ref name=H3039>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 22</ref>
 
:* River Luvon: the "Right Bank" of this river is the historical center for this planet's art community<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 128</ref>
 
:* Shonick Dale: site of an important battle during the Clan Invasion<ref name=WCS44>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 44: "Tamar"</ref>
 
  
===Companies and Industries===
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===Industrial Centers===
 
* [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]] (destroyed 2789)<ref name="FSWp61"/>
 
* [[Bolson-Tamar Shipyards]] (destroyed 2789)<ref name="FSWp61"/>
 
* [[Clan Wolf Site OZ-1]] (destroyed during the Jihad)<ref name="O:TCp28"/>
 
* [[Clan Wolf Site OZ-1]] (destroyed during the Jihad)<ref name="O:TCp28"/>
* [[Tamar Arms]]<ref name=XTRO:PV4p11>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 11: "Sturmblitz Assault Gun"</ref>
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* [[Tamar Arms]]<ref name=XTRO:PV4p11>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 4'', p. 11, "Sturmblitz Assault Gun"</ref>
* [[W-8 Facilities]]<ref name="O:TCp28">''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 28: "W-8 Facilities"</ref>
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* [[W-8 Facilities]]<ref name="O:TCp28">''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 28, "W-8 Facilities"</ref>
  
 
==Map Gallery==
 
==Map Gallery==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
 
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)|Cranston Snord's Irregulars]]''
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* ''[[Cranston Snord's Irregulars (scenario pack)]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
 
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
 
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
 
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]''
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[[Category:Systems|Tamar]]
 
[[Category:Systems|Tamar]]

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