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Line 12: | planets = | planets = }} }} + The '''Tharkad''' system is the location of at least one habitable world, '''Tharkad V''', and as of June [[3152]] was the national capital of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], located in the [[Donegal Province]].<ref name=TRp72/> The '''Tharkad''' system is the location of at least one habitable world, '''Tharkad V''', and as of June [[3152]] was the national capital of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], located in the [[Donegal Province]].<ref name=TRp72/> − {{TOC limit|3}} − − ==System Description== − Tharkad is located near the [[Forkas]] and [[Eutin]] systems. ==Political Affiliation== ==Political Affiliation== Line 35:
Line 32: * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref> * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref> − * [[3045]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name=FP>''Foolproof''</ref> * [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> * [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> * [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> * [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> Line 56:
Line 52: | name = Tharkad V | name = Tharkad V | othernames = | othernames = − | position = Fifth<ref name="O:LAp25"/><ref name=MM94>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 94: "Tharkad"</ref> + | position = 5th<ref name="O:LAp25"/><ref name=MM94>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 94: "Tharkad"</ref> | distance = 7.01 days<ref name="O:LAp25"/> | distance = 7.01 days<ref name="O:LAp25"/> | moons = 1 (Marsden)<ref name="O:LAp25"/><ref name=MM94/> | moons = 1 (Marsden)<ref name="O:LAp25"/><ref name=MM94/> Line 66:
Line 62: | continents = 5 (Bremen, Franz, Grolsch, Heidelberg, Sutherland)<ref name="O:LAp25"/> | continents = 5 (Bremen, Franz, Grolsch, Heidelberg, Sutherland)<ref name="O:LAp25"/> | colonized = | colonized = − | demonym = Tharkan<ref name="HS(TLC)p129">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 129 - Mention of the "Tharkan Boy's Choir"</ref> + | demonym = | language = | language = | religion = | religion = Line 78:
Line 74: }} }} ===Planetary History=== ===Planetary History=== − Discovered in [[2310]], Tharkad rapidly came under the control of [[Seth Marsden]]. Marsden imported a number of cold-weather plants and animals from [[Terra]] and elsewhere, making it somewhat similar to Scandinavia on Terra during the twentieth century. It became the capital of the Lyran Commonwealth in September of [[2407]]<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction''</ref> and a large space was cleared north of the major city of Olympia to house the governmental buildings, called the Triad. It was here that the [[Star League]] was reconstituted at the [[Whitting Conference]] in [[3058]]. Subsequent Whitting Conferences were held here in [[3061]] and [[3067]] (the [[3064]] conference was held on [[Marik]], due to the [[FedCom Civil War]]). + Discovered in [[2310]], Tharkad rapidly came under the control of [[Seth Marsden]]. Marsden imported a number of cold-weather plants and animals from [[Terra]] and elsewhere, making it somewhat similar to Scandinavia on Terra during the twentieth century. It became the capital of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] in September of [[2407]]<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction''</ref> and a large space was cleared north of the major city of Olympia to house the governmental buildings, called the Triad. It was here that the [[Star League]] was reconstituted at the [[Whitting Conference]] in [[3058]]. Subsequent Whitting Conferences were held here in [[3061]] and [[3067]] (the [[3064]] conference was held on [[Marik]], due to the [[FedCom Civil War]]). ====Star League==== ====Star League==== − The Tharkad system served as the homeport for the [[8th Fleet (Star League)|Eighth Fleet]] during the final years of the Star League. This served to remind the Commonwealth of the Star League's protective presence. It also was there to remind the Lyrans of the forces they would have to contest if on the extremely unlikely case the Lyran Commonwealth declaring war on the Star League. The fleet presence also assisted the [[Nagelring]] in training their cadets by having WarShip assets in-system for training on a regular basis.<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 114: "Homeport"</ref> + The Tharkad system served as the homeport for the [[8th Fleet (SLDF)|Eighth Fleet]] during the final years of the Star League. This served to remind the Commonwealth of the Star League's protective presence. It also was there to remind the Lyrans of the forces they would have to contest if on the extremely unlikely case the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] declaring war on the Star League. The fleet presence also assisted the [[Nagelring]] in training their cadets by having WarShip assets in-system for training on a regular basis.<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 114: "Homeport"</ref> In addition, there was a sizable ground garrison as well with a BattleMech Division stationed on-world.<ref name=FMSLDFp255>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref> In addition, there was a sizable ground garrison as well with a BattleMech Division stationed on-world.<ref name=FMSLDFp255>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref> − ====Post First Succession War==== + ====Succession Wars==== − In response to [[Richard Steiner (29th c.)|Richard Steiner's]] attempt to tax [[ComStar]], [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Conrad Toyama]] placed Tharkad under [[Interdiction]] in October [[2823]]. The [[Exclusion of Tharkad|Interdiction of Tharkad]] sorely hampered the Lyran government during the year it was in force, until public pressure forced the Lyran Commonwealth to acquiesce to ComStar's exemption from taxation.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 15</ref> + In response to [[Richard Steiner (29th c.)|Richard Steiner's]] attempt to tax [[ComStar]], [[Primus (ComStar)|Primus]] [[Conrad Toyama]] placed Tharkad under [[Interdiction]] in October [[2823]]. The [[Exclusion of Tharkad|Interdiction of Tharkad]] sorely hampered the Lyran government during the year it was in force, until public pressure forced the Lyran Commonwealth to acquiesce to ComStar's exemption from taxation.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 15</ref> − ====Second Succession War==== [[Claudius Steiner]] staged a coup on Tharkad against his sister-in-law [[Melissa Nin]] in [[2845]], taking control of the Commonwealth. During his five year reign Claudius used [[Loki (Intelligence agency)|Loki]] to terrorize Tharkad's population, weeding out dissenters and procuring test subjects for his torture sessions using Star League-era medical equipment.<ref name=SSWp60-92>''Second Succession War'', pp. 60, 92</ref> [[Claudius Steiner]] staged a coup on Tharkad against his sister-in-law [[Melissa Nin]] in [[2845]], taking control of the Commonwealth. During his five year reign Claudius used [[Loki (Intelligence agency)|Loki]] to terrorize Tharkad's population, weeding out dissenters and procuring test subjects for his torture sessions using Star League-era medical equipment.<ref name=SSWp60-92>''Second Succession War'', pp. 60, 92</ref> − ====Third Succession War==== Tharkad's Government House was the scene of a failed assassination attempt mounted by [[SAFE]] against [[Elizabeth Steiner]] in [[2867]].<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 86</ref> Tharkad's Government House was the scene of a failed assassination attempt mounted by [[SAFE]] against [[Elizabeth Steiner]] in [[2867]].<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 86</ref> − − ====Post Fourth Succession War==== − In March [[3032]], [[Colonel]] [[Wayne Waco]] of the [[Waco Rangers]] confronted [[Cranston Snord]] in a small bar demanding to know the relationship between [[Snord's Irregulars]] and Waco's sworn enemies, the [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. Cranston replied that it was none of Waco's business, but he and [[Jaime Wolf]], commander of the Dragoons, were good friends. This flippant response would drive the Rangers to break their contract with the Lyran Commonwealth and sign up with the [[Free Worlds League]] the next day.<ref name=RIp8>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 8: "Waco's Vengeance"</ref> ====FedCom Civil War==== ====FedCom Civil War==== Being an interior world, Tharkad was spared the ravages of the [[Age of War]] and the Succession Wars. That did not save it from later wars, however. Tharkad was home to one of the final battles of the [[FedCom Civil War]]. As the war drew to a close, supporters of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] over his sister [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine]] realized that they needed to claim the Lyran capital. Grand Duke [[Morgan Kell]] played kingmaker for [[Peter Steiner-Davion]], bringing him out of a self-imposed exile on [[Zaniah]]. When Peter landed on Tharkad and asked Katherine's regent [[Nondi Steiner]] to back him, she flatly refused. Being an interior world, Tharkad was spared the ravages of the [[Age of War]] and the Succession Wars. That did not save it from later wars, however. Tharkad was home to one of the final battles of the [[FedCom Civil War]]. As the war drew to a close, supporters of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] over his sister [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine]] realized that they needed to claim the Lyran capital. Grand Duke [[Morgan Kell]] played kingmaker for [[Peter Steiner-Davion]], bringing him out of a self-imposed exile on [[Zaniah]]. When Peter landed on Tharkad and asked Katherine's regent [[Nondi Steiner]] to back him, she flatly refused. − Within a week, Peter's forces entered the Tharkad system and engaged the defenders in a brutal naval battle. The pride of the Lyran fleet, the [[Yggdrasil (Individual Mjolnir-class WarShip)|LAS ''Yggdrasil'']], was captured by [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] forces. Morgan was able to land with a pan-Lyran coalition composed of [[Phelan Kell]] and his [[Fourth Wolf Guards]] Assault Cluster, the [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]], both regiments of the [[Blue Star Irregulars]], and the First Regiment of the [[Kell Hounds]]. These were joined by the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]] RCT after the Skye secession seemed doomed to failure. Opposing Peter was the [[1st Royal Guards|First]] and [[Second Royal Guards]] RCTs, the [[Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards]] RCT, [[First Alarion Jaegers]], [[Eleventh Arcturan Guards]] RCT, and [[ComStar]]'s [[66th Division (ComStar)|Sixty-sixth Division]]. + Within a week, Peter's forces entered the Tharkad system and engaged the defenders in a brutal naval battle. The pride of the Lyran fleet, the [[Mjolnir#Named Vessels|LAS ''Yggdrasil'']], was captured by [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] forces. Morgan was able to land with a pan-Lyran coalition composed of [[Phelan Kell]] and his [[Fourth Wolf Guards]] Assault Cluster, the [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]], both regiments of the [[Blue Star Irregulars]], and the First Regiment of the [[Kell Hounds]]. These were joined by the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]] RCT after the Skye secession seemed doomed to failure. Opposing Peter was the [[1st Royal Guards|First]] and [[Second Royal Guards]] RCTs, the [[Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards]] RCT, [[First Alarion Jaegers]], [[Eleventh Arcturan Guards]] RCT, and [[ComStar]]'s [[66th Division (ComStar)|Sixty-sixth Division]]. Peter's experienced forces proved to be more than a match for Nondi's defenders. His supporters were able to claim the Nagelring, then moved on to Tharkad City. In the end, bitter street-to-street fighting damaged the capital city of the [[Lyran Alliance]]. After eight months of battle, Peter killed his great-aunt in a one-on-one duel, ending that Battle of Tharkad.<ref name="Endgame">''Endgame'', p. ??{{cn}}</ref> Peter's experienced forces proved to be more than a match for Nondi's defenders. His supporters were able to claim the Nagelring, then moved on to Tharkad City. In the end, bitter street-to-street fighting damaged the capital city of the [[Lyran Alliance]]. After eight months of battle, Peter killed his great-aunt in a one-on-one duel, ending that Battle of Tharkad.<ref name="Endgame">''Endgame'', p. ??{{cn}}</ref> Line 109:
Line 100: The Alliance Naval Command, as well as Professor [[Blaine Dwyer]] and amateur astronomer [[James Franzaglio]], did detect some manmade objects on space that where not "aligned" with the delegations present on Tharkad, but they were not very worried on this as commented by [[Admiral]] [[Casey Martine]]. Unfortunately they were proven wrong.<ref name=Mystery_Ships>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [01/12/3067]: "Mystery Ships Spotted in Tharkad System"''</ref> The Alliance Naval Command, as well as Professor [[Blaine Dwyer]] and amateur astronomer [[James Franzaglio]], did detect some manmade objects on space that where not "aligned" with the delegations present on Tharkad, but they were not very worried on this as commented by [[Admiral]] [[Casey Martine]]. Unfortunately they were proven wrong.<ref name=Mystery_Ships>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [01/12/3067]: "Mystery Ships Spotted in Tharkad System"''</ref> − When Archon Peter was unshaken by the implied threat of the ''Invincible'', the Blakists rained down fire upon the capital city of the Lyran Alliance. This assault damaged the nuclear reactor under the Triad and caused a meltdown, though confused early reports believed the Blakists had launched a nuclear weapon.<ref name="J:FRp44">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The ''Invincible'' and at least three other Blakist WarShips—the ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship [[Blake's Sword|WoBS ''Blake's Sword'']], the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz (WarShip class)|Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class [[Stalwart Defender|WoBS ''Stalwart Defender'']], and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Deliverance|WoBS ''Deliverance'']]—formed a naval blockade that formed the backdrop for a four-year siege of the Lyran capital that was typified by Blakist orbital bombardment clearing space for their ground troops to secure a beachhead, who were then defeated by Lyran troops. Although the ''Blake's Sword'', ''Stalwart Defender'', and ''Deliverance'' were all withdrawn for other tasks in [[3068]], the blockade in place on Tharkad remained highly effective.<ref name="TCp47"/> The [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] made a major but ultimately unsuccessful effort to breach the Blakist blockade on the 18th of March [[3069]] with an [[aerospace fighter]] and [[DropShip]] task force<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> in an effort mounted from [[Coventry]]. The ''Invincible'' also proved equally destructive when used against any gathering of resistance forces on the surface of Tharkad, bombarding a number of targets and at one point destroying the [[Luftenburg]]-class blue water carrier believed to be transporting the Archon.<ref name="TCp47"/> + When Archon Peter was unshaken by the implied threat of the ''Invincible'', the Blakists rained down fire upon the capital city of the Lyran Alliance. This assault damaged the nuclear reactor under the Triad and caused a meltdown, though confused early reports believed the Blakists had launched a nuclear weapon.<ref name="J:FRp44">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The ''Invincible'' and at least three other Blakist WarShips—the ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship [[Blake's Sword|WoBS ''Blake's Sword'']], the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz (WarShip class)|Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class [[Stalwart Defender|WoBS ''Stalwart Defender'']], and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Deliverance|WoBS ''Deliverance'']]—formed a naval blockade that formed the backdrop for a four-year siege of the Lyran capital that was typified by Blakist orbital bombardment clearing space for their ground troops to secure a beachhead, who were then defeated by Lyran troops. Although the ''Blake's Sword'', ''Stalwart Defender'', and ''Deliverance'' were all withdrawn for other tasks in [[3068]], the blockade in place on Tharkad remained highly effective.<ref name="TCp47"/> The [[LCAF]] made a major but ultimately unsuccessful effort to breach the Blakist blockade on the 18th of March [[3069]] with an [[aerospace fighter]] and [[DropShip]] task force<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> in an effort mounted from [[Coventry]]. The ''Invincible'' also proved equally destructive when used against any gathering of resistance forces on the surface of Tharkad, bombarding a number of targets and at one point destroying the [[Luftenburg]]-class blue water carrier believed to be transporting the Archon.<ref name="TCp47"/> The Word's blockade was so successful that the Archon was effectively cut off from his people. A rescue mission sent by General of the Armies [[Adam Steiner]] was only able to get out with a message of hope from Peter, confirmation that he was still alive. The Word's blockade was so successful that the Archon was effectively cut off from his people. A rescue mission sent by General of the Armies [[Adam Steiner]] was only able to get out with a message of hope from Peter, confirmation that he was still alive. Line 115:
Line 106: Despite the effectiveness of the Blakist blockade, the resistance remained a constant and active threat, supported by the local population and determined to harry the Blakist occupiers. Using their intimate knowledge of the terrain and climate of Tharkad, the resistance fiercely resisted the occupation, despite facing the [[37th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-seventh Militia Division]], [[Fortieth Shadow Division]] and the mercenary unit known as ''[[Lowbräu]]''. Despite the relatively low numbers the resistance was apparently capable of mustering, it managed a degree of success that outstripped its strength; at one point, the resistance, specifically the tank unit ''[[EISENJÄGER]]'',<ref name=Eisen>''Eisenjäger''</ref> successfully ambushed and annihilated [[Precentor]] McKinnsey and his [[Level II]], throwing the Blakist forces into confusion and turmoil until Precentor Kishimoto took command. The resistance continued to fight despite the steady influx of Blakist reinforcements and the lack of any real prospect of ousting the Word from their occupation.<ref name="TCp47"/> Despite the effectiveness of the Blakist blockade, the resistance remained a constant and active threat, supported by the local population and determined to harry the Blakist occupiers. Using their intimate knowledge of the terrain and climate of Tharkad, the resistance fiercely resisted the occupation, despite facing the [[37th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-seventh Militia Division]], [[Fortieth Shadow Division]] and the mercenary unit known as ''[[Lowbräu]]''. Despite the relatively low numbers the resistance was apparently capable of mustering, it managed a degree of success that outstripped its strength; at one point, the resistance, specifically the tank unit ''[[EISENJÄGER]]'',<ref name=Eisen>''Eisenjäger''</ref> successfully ambushed and annihilated [[Precentor]] McKinnsey and his [[Level II]], throwing the Blakist forces into confusion and turmoil until Precentor Kishimoto took command. The resistance continued to fight despite the steady influx of Blakist reinforcements and the lack of any real prospect of ousting the Word from their occupation.<ref name="TCp47"/> − In [[3071]], Peter abdicated so that the Blakists could no longer symbolically control the Archon. In his place, he designated Adam Steiner as his successor. Now-Archon Steiner was able to liberate Tharkad in January [[3072]], complete with the capture of the LCS ''Invincible''. The force Adam led to liberate Tharkad on the 11th of January was primarily a Lyran attack force augmented by elements drawn from a variety of other groups, including [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]], [[Wolf's Dragoons]], the [[Kell Hounds]], the [[Grave Walkers]]<ref name="TCp47"/> and even a token [[Clan Jade Falcon]] formation.<ref name="JHS3076p21">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 21: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"</ref><ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 48, 110–111, 114–115</ref> The liberation had to begin by breaching the naval blockade; Adam Steiner had assembled a considerable DropShip and aerospace force, which was backed up by a trio of WarShips: the ''[[Mjolnir (WarShip class)|Mjolnir]]''-class battlecruisers [[Fylgia|LCS ''Fylgia'']] and LCS ''Yggdrasil'' and the ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class corvette [[Ian McQuiston (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LCS ''Ian McQuiston'']]. The two ''Mjolnirs'' led the attack on the ''Invincible'', their presence masking Adam Steiner's true plan for dealing with the ''Invincible''; with the battlecruisers drawing the Blakists attention, two hundred marines were delivered onto the ''Invincible'' via more than twenty assault shuttles that had concealed themselves among the clouds of fighters surrounding the ''Mjolnirs''. The marines fought a savage deck-by-deck battle that saw more than three-quarters of them killed, but which left them in command of the ''Invincible'', returning her to the Lyran navy for the first time in centuries.<ref name="TCp47"/> + In [[3071]], Peter abdicated so that the Blakists could no longer symbolically control the Archon. In his place, he designated Adam Steiner as his successor. Now-Archon Steiner was able to liberate Tharkad in January [[3072]], complete with the capture of the LCS ''Invincible''. The force Adam led to liberate Tharkad on the 11th of January was primarily a Lyran attack force augmented by elements drawn from a variety of other groups, including [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]], [[Wolf's Dragoons]], the [[Kell Hounds]], the [[Grave Walkers]]<ref name="TCp47"/> and even a token [[Clan Jade Falcon]] formation.<ref name="JHS3076p21">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 21: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"</ref><ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 48, 110–111, 114–115</ref> The liberation had to begin by breaching the naval blockade; Adam Steiner had assembled a considerable DropShip and aerospace force, which was backed up by a trio of WarShips: the ''[[Mjolnir]]''-class battlecruisers [[Fylgia|LCS ''Fylgia'']] and [[Yggdrasil (Individual Mjolnir-class WarShip)|LCS ''Yggdrasil'']] and the ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class corvette [[Ian McQuiston (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LCS ''Ian McQuiston'']]. The two ''Mjolnirs'' led the attack on the ''Invincible'', their presence masking Adam Steiner's true plan for dealing with the ''Invincible''; with the battlecruisers drawing the Blakists attention, two hundred marines were delivered onto the ''Invincible'' via more than twenty assault shuttles that had concealed themselves among the clouds of fighters surrounding the ''Mjolnirs''. The marines fought a savage deck-by-deck battle that saw more than three-quarters of them killed, but which left them in command of the ''Invincible'', returning her to the Lyran navy for the first time in centuries.<ref name="TCp47"/> − With the blockade breached, the ''Ian McQuiston'' escorted the bulk of the assault force to Tharkad, only to encounter a wave of Blakist [[Pocket WarShip]]s. The ''Ian McQuiston'' was able to easily defeat the individual ''[[Leopard]]'', ''[[Mule]]'', and ''[[Union]]''-class Pocket WarShips, but was destroyed by a swam of nuclear missiles. Adam Steiner had remained on his ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip during the assault, in accordance with ancient practices drawn up for assaults, and survived the destruction of the ''Ian McQuiston''; the [[Third Lyran Guards]] were the first formation to land, their orbital drop pointing the regiment down in the outskirts of Tharkad city itself. The Third's drop zone was deliberately chosen to allow them to disrupt the Blakist operations and keep the occupiers attentions on the Third, allowing the remaining units in the task force—the [[1st Royal Guards|First]], [[2nd Royal Guards|Second]], and [[Third Royal Guards]], [[Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards]], [[11th Arcturan Guards|Eleventh]] and [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]] [[RCT]]s, the [[First Kell Hounds]], the [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]], [[Wolf's Dragoons]], the [[Grave Walkers]] and the token Jade Falcon Nova—to land.<ref name="TCp47"/> + With the blockade breached, the ''Ian McQuiston'' escorted the bulk of the assault force to Tharkad, only to encounter a wave of Blakist [[Pocket WarShip]]s. The ''Ian McQuiston'' was able to easily defeat the individual ''[[Leopard]]'', ''[[Mule]]'', and ''[[Union]]''-class Pocket WarShips, but was destroyed by a swam of nuclear missiles. Adam Steiner had remained on his ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip during the assault, in accordance with ancient practices drawn up for assaults, and survived the destruction of the ''Ian McQuiston''; the [[Third Lyran Guards]] were the first formation to land, their orbital drop pointing the regiment down in the outskirts of Tharkad city itself. The Third's drop zone was deliberately chosen to allow them to disrupt the Blakist operations and keep the occupiers attentions on the Third, allowing the remaining units in the task force - the [[1st Royal Guards|First]], [[2nd Royal Guards|Second]] and [[Third Royal Guards]], [[Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards]], [[11th Arcturan Guards|Eleventh]] and [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]] [[RCT]]s, the [[First Kell Hounds]], the [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]], [[Wolf's Dragoons]], the [[Grave Walkers]] and the token Jade Falcon Nova to land.<ref name="TCp47"/> As the Third Lyran Guards and the Jade Falcon Nova commanded by [[Star Commander]] [[Tara Helmer]] sold themselves dearly against the Blakists the remainder of the Lyran task force launched a brutally efficient attack against the Thirty-seventh Militia Division. The Twentieth Arcturans caused problems for the task force; taking it upon themselves to investigate reports of the location of Peter Steiner-Davion, the Twentieth moved out of their assigned operational area and recovered the former Archon and insisted on escorting him to the allied staging grounds, only returning to the main conflict after threats of court martial. The Thirty-seventh was driven onto the waiting guns of the Thirteenth Wolf Guards by the Third Lyran Guards, and the efforts made by the Blakists to withdraw in order and retreat were constantly hampered by the Kell Hounds and Wolf's Dragoons. By the time of the Blakist defeat at the end of January 3072, less than two [[Level III]]s had managed to retreat off-world.<ref name="TCp47"/> As the Third Lyran Guards and the Jade Falcon Nova commanded by [[Star Commander]] [[Tara Helmer]] sold themselves dearly against the Blakists the remainder of the Lyran task force launched a brutally efficient attack against the Thirty-seventh Militia Division. The Twentieth Arcturans caused problems for the task force; taking it upon themselves to investigate reports of the location of Peter Steiner-Davion, the Twentieth moved out of their assigned operational area and recovered the former Archon and insisted on escorting him to the allied staging grounds, only returning to the main conflict after threats of court martial. The Thirty-seventh was driven onto the waiting guns of the Thirteenth Wolf Guards by the Third Lyran Guards, and the efforts made by the Blakists to withdraw in order and retreat were constantly hampered by the Kell Hounds and Wolf's Dragoons. By the time of the Blakist defeat at the end of January 3072, less than two [[Level III]]s had managed to retreat off-world.<ref name="TCp47"/> Line 211:
Line 202: ===Geography=== ===Geography=== − Tharkad is an icy and rugged planet, similar to the arctic wilderness of [[Terra]]. The planet consists of five major continents and three major island chains. The largest continent is Bremen and is home to Tharkad City, capital of the world and the Lyran Commonwealth, and Olympia, a major city. Asgard, the military command center of the LCAF, lies on the crest of Mount Wotan.<ref name=JTPL-5>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', p. 5: "Tharkad"</ref> The other four continents are Franz, Grolsch, Heidelberg, and Sutherland.<ref name="O:LAp25"/> Tatyana Islands, one of the island chains, is situated in a tropical zone and was once a major [[Star League]] storage depot. + [[File:Tharkad.png|right|380px|thumb|Tharkad World Map]] + Tharkad is an icy and rugged planet, similar to the arctic wilderness of [[Terra]]. The planet consists of five major continents and three major island chains. The largest continent is Bremen and is home to Tharkad City, capital of the world and the Lyran Commonwealth, and Olympia, a major city. Asgard, the military command center of the [[LCAF]], lies on the crest of Mount Wotan.<ref name=JTPL-5>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', p. 5: "Tharkad"</ref> The other four continents are Franz, Grolsch, Heidelberg, and Sutherland.<ref name="O:LAp25"/> Tatyana Islands, one of the island chains, is situated in a tropical zone and was once a major [[Star League]] storage depot. ===Planetary Locations=== ===Planetary Locations=== − [[File:Tharkad Planetary Map.png|right|450px|thumb|Planetary Map of Tharkad]]+ {{columns-start|num=3}} − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} + * Bremen (continent)<ref name=JTPT3-4/> − * Aesiria Station (orbital)<ref name=H:HSp147>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 147: "Tharkad Aerospace Group (TAGCorp) - TharHes Industries (TharHes)"</ref> − * Bremen (continent) :* Alessandro Memorial Auditorium<ref name="DotJp42">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 42: "Star League Disbands!"</ref> :* Alessandro Memorial Auditorium<ref name="DotJp42">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 42: "Star League Disbands!"</ref> :* [[Cold Creek]] (city) :* [[Cold Creek]] (city) :* Methow Valley :* Methow Valley :* Mount Wotan: situated near the Triad :* Mount Wotan: situated near the Triad − ::* Asgard: a Star League–era fortress built into the side of Mt. Wotan<ref name=OEc12>''Operation Excalibur'', ch. 12</ref> + ::* Asgard: A Star League–era fortress built into the side of Mount Wotan<ref name=OEc12>''Operation Excalibur'', ch. 12</ref> :* [[Nagelring]] :* [[Nagelring]] :* [[New Jerusalem]] (city) :* [[New Jerusalem]] (city) Line 231:
Line 221: :* [[Weibetal]] (city) :* [[Weibetal]] (city) :* Triad: a sprawling governmental complex that is bounded on three sides by the Royal Palace, the Government House, and the Royal Court. Over 300 buildings make up the complex, which also contains hospitals, churches, and botanical gardens. From [[2529]] onward, BattleMechs stood guard over the Royal Court's throne. See also: [[Royal Guards#Guardian Duty|Guardian Duty]] :* Triad: a sprawling governmental complex that is bounded on three sides by the Royal Palace, the Government House, and the Royal Court. Over 300 buildings make up the complex, which also contains hospitals, churches, and botanical gardens. From [[2529]] onward, BattleMechs stood guard over the Royal Court's throne. See also: [[Royal Guards#Guardian Duty|Guardian Duty]] − + {{column}} * Bremen Ocean * Bremen Ocean * Dinear Ocean * Dinear Ocean − * Sutherland (continent) * Franz (continent) * Franz (continent) :* [[Tesseraburg]] (city) :* [[Tesseraburg]] (city) Line 246:
Line 235: :* Mako Valley<ref name=Eisen/> :* Mako Valley<ref name=Eisen/> ::* [[Mako City]] (city) ::* [[Mako City]] (city) − :* [[Marsden (city)|Marsden]] (city) + :* [[Marsden]] (city) :* [[Rewland]] (city) :* [[Rewland]] (city) ::*[[Rewland College of Fine Arts on Tharkad]]<ref name="HB:HSp118">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 118: "Rewland College of Fine Arts on Tharkad"</ref> ::*[[Rewland College of Fine Arts on Tharkad]]<ref name="HB:HSp118">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 118: "Rewland College of Fine Arts on Tharkad"</ref> :* [[Stevensville]] (city) :* [[Stevensville]] (city) + {{column}} * Marsden Sea * Marsden Sea * New Bismark Archipelago * New Bismark Archipelago Line 255:
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The '''Tharkad''' system is the location of at least one habitable world, '''Tharkad V''', and as of June [[3152]] was the national capital of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], located in the [[Donegal Province]].<ref name=TRp72/> | The '''Tharkad''' system is the location of at least one habitable world, '''Tharkad V''', and as of June [[3152]] was the national capital of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], located in the [[Donegal Province]].<ref name=TRp72/> | ||
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> | * [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="ER3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref> | ||
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref> | * [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp61">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61</ref><ref name="ER3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref> | ||
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* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> | * [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref> | ||
* [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> | * [[3063]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref> | ||
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| − | Discovered in [[2310]], Tharkad rapidly came under the control of [[Seth Marsden]]. Marsden imported a number of cold-weather plants and animals from [[Terra]] and elsewhere, making it somewhat similar to Scandinavia on Terra during the twentieth century. It became the capital of the Lyran Commonwealth in September of [[2407]]<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction''</ref> and a large space was cleared north of the major city of Olympia to house the governmental buildings, called the Triad. It was here that the [[Star League]] was reconstituted at the [[Whitting Conference]] in [[3058]]. Subsequent Whitting Conferences were held here in [[3061]] and [[3067]] (the [[3064]] conference was held on [[Marik]], due to the [[FedCom Civil War]]). | + | Discovered in [[2310]], Tharkad rapidly came under the control of [[Seth Marsden]]. Marsden imported a number of cold-weather plants and animals from [[Terra]] and elsewhere, making it somewhat similar to Scandinavia on Terra during the twentieth century. It became the capital of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] in September of [[2407]]<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction''</ref> and a large space was cleared north of the major city of Olympia to house the governmental buildings, called the Triad. It was here that the [[Star League]] was reconstituted at the [[Whitting Conference]] in [[3058]]. Subsequent Whitting Conferences were held here in [[3061]] and [[3067]] (the [[3064]] conference was held on [[Marik]], due to the [[FedCom Civil War]]). |
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| − | The Tharkad system served as the homeport for the [[8th Fleet ( | + | The Tharkad system served as the homeport for the [[8th Fleet (SLDF)|Eighth Fleet]] during the final years of the Star League. This served to remind the Commonwealth of the Star League's protective presence. It also was there to remind the Lyrans of the forces they would have to contest if on the extremely unlikely case the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] declaring war on the Star League. The fleet presence also assisted the [[Nagelring]] in training their cadets by having WarShip assets in-system for training on a regular basis.<ref>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 114: "Homeport"</ref> |
In addition, there was a sizable ground garrison as well with a BattleMech Division stationed on-world.<ref name=FMSLDFp255>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref> | In addition, there was a sizable ground garrison as well with a BattleMech Division stationed on-world.<ref name=FMSLDFp255>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 255: "SLDF - Lyran Commonwealth Military Command Map"</ref> | ||
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| − | In response to [[Richard Steiner (29th c.)|Richard Steiner's]] attempt to tax [[ComStar]], [[Primus | + | In response to [[Richard Steiner (29th c.)|Richard Steiner's]] attempt to tax [[ComStar]], [[Primus (ComStar)|Primus]] [[Conrad Toyama]] placed Tharkad under [[Interdiction]] in October [[2823]]. The [[Exclusion of Tharkad|Interdiction of Tharkad]] sorely hampered the Lyran government during the year it was in force, until public pressure forced the Lyran Commonwealth to acquiesce to ComStar's exemption from taxation.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 15</ref> |
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[[Claudius Steiner]] staged a coup on Tharkad against his sister-in-law [[Melissa Nin]] in [[2845]], taking control of the Commonwealth. During his five year reign Claudius used [[Loki (Intelligence agency)|Loki]] to terrorize Tharkad's population, weeding out dissenters and procuring test subjects for his torture sessions using Star League-era medical equipment.<ref name=SSWp60-92>''Second Succession War'', pp. 60, 92</ref> | [[Claudius Steiner]] staged a coup on Tharkad against his sister-in-law [[Melissa Nin]] in [[2845]], taking control of the Commonwealth. During his five year reign Claudius used [[Loki (Intelligence agency)|Loki]] to terrorize Tharkad's population, weeding out dissenters and procuring test subjects for his torture sessions using Star League-era medical equipment.<ref name=SSWp60-92>''Second Succession War'', pp. 60, 92</ref> | ||
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Tharkad's Government House was the scene of a failed assassination attempt mounted by [[SAFE]] against [[Elizabeth Steiner]] in [[2867]].<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 86</ref> | Tharkad's Government House was the scene of a failed assassination attempt mounted by [[SAFE]] against [[Elizabeth Steiner]] in [[2867]].<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 86</ref> | ||
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Being an interior world, Tharkad was spared the ravages of the [[Age of War]] and the Succession Wars. That did not save it from later wars, however. Tharkad was home to one of the final battles of the [[FedCom Civil War]]. As the war drew to a close, supporters of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] over his sister [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine]] realized that they needed to claim the Lyran capital. Grand Duke [[Morgan Kell]] played kingmaker for [[Peter Steiner-Davion]], bringing him out of a self-imposed exile on [[Zaniah]]. When Peter landed on Tharkad and asked Katherine's regent [[Nondi Steiner]] to back him, she flatly refused. | Being an interior world, Tharkad was spared the ravages of the [[Age of War]] and the Succession Wars. That did not save it from later wars, however. Tharkad was home to one of the final battles of the [[FedCom Civil War]]. As the war drew to a close, supporters of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] over his sister [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine]] realized that they needed to claim the Lyran capital. Grand Duke [[Morgan Kell]] played kingmaker for [[Peter Steiner-Davion]], bringing him out of a self-imposed exile on [[Zaniah]]. When Peter landed on Tharkad and asked Katherine's regent [[Nondi Steiner]] to back him, she flatly refused. | ||
| − | Within a week, Peter's forces entered the Tharkad system and engaged the defenders in a brutal naval battle. The pride of the Lyran fleet, the [[ | + | Within a week, Peter's forces entered the Tharkad system and engaged the defenders in a brutal naval battle. The pride of the Lyran fleet, the [[Mjolnir#Named Vessels|LAS ''Yggdrasil'']], was captured by [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] forces. Morgan was able to land with a pan-Lyran coalition composed of [[Phelan Kell]] and his [[Fourth Wolf Guards]] Assault Cluster, the [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]], both regiments of the [[Blue Star Irregulars]], and the First Regiment of the [[Kell Hounds]]. These were joined by the [[Fourth Skye Rangers]] RCT after the Skye secession seemed doomed to failure. Opposing Peter was the [[1st Royal Guards|First]] and [[Second Royal Guards]] RCTs, the [[Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards]] RCT, [[First Alarion Jaegers]], [[Eleventh Arcturan Guards]] RCT, and [[ComStar]]'s [[66th Division (ComStar)|Sixty-sixth Division]]. |
Peter's experienced forces proved to be more than a match for Nondi's defenders. His supporters were able to claim the Nagelring, then moved on to Tharkad City. In the end, bitter street-to-street fighting damaged the capital city of the [[Lyran Alliance]]. After eight months of battle, Peter killed his great-aunt in a one-on-one duel, ending that Battle of Tharkad.<ref name="Endgame">''Endgame'', p. ??{{cn}}</ref> | Peter's experienced forces proved to be more than a match for Nondi's defenders. His supporters were able to claim the Nagelring, then moved on to Tharkad City. In the end, bitter street-to-street fighting damaged the capital city of the [[Lyran Alliance]]. After eight months of battle, Peter killed his great-aunt in a one-on-one duel, ending that Battle of Tharkad.<ref name="Endgame">''Endgame'', p. ??{{cn}}</ref> | ||
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The Alliance Naval Command, as well as Professor [[Blaine Dwyer]] and amateur astronomer [[James Franzaglio]], did detect some manmade objects on space that where not "aligned" with the delegations present on Tharkad, but they were not very worried on this as commented by [[Admiral]] [[Casey Martine]]. Unfortunately they were proven wrong.<ref name=Mystery_Ships>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [01/12/3067]: "Mystery Ships Spotted in Tharkad System"''</ref> | The Alliance Naval Command, as well as Professor [[Blaine Dwyer]] and amateur astronomer [[James Franzaglio]], did detect some manmade objects on space that where not "aligned" with the delegations present on Tharkad, but they were not very worried on this as commented by [[Admiral]] [[Casey Martine]]. Unfortunately they were proven wrong.<ref name=Mystery_Ships>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [01/12/3067]: "Mystery Ships Spotted in Tharkad System"''</ref> | ||
| − | When Archon Peter was unshaken by the implied threat of the ''Invincible'', the Blakists rained down fire upon the capital city of the Lyran Alliance. This assault damaged the nuclear reactor under the Triad and caused a meltdown, though confused early reports believed the Blakists had launched a nuclear weapon.<ref name="J:FRp44">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The ''Invincible'' and at least three other Blakist WarShips—the ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship [[Blake's Sword|WoBS ''Blake's Sword'']], the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz (WarShip class)|Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class [[Stalwart Defender|WoBS ''Stalwart Defender'']], and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Deliverance|WoBS ''Deliverance'']]—formed a naval blockade that formed the backdrop for a four-year siege of the Lyran capital that was typified by Blakist orbital bombardment clearing space for their ground troops to secure a beachhead, who were then defeated by Lyran troops. Although the ''Blake's Sword'', ''Stalwart Defender'', and ''Deliverance'' were all withdrawn for other tasks in [[3068]], the blockade in place on Tharkad remained highly effective.<ref name="TCp47"/> The [[ | + | When Archon Peter was unshaken by the implied threat of the ''Invincible'', the Blakists rained down fire upon the capital city of the Lyran Alliance. This assault damaged the nuclear reactor under the Triad and caused a meltdown, though confused early reports believed the Blakists had launched a nuclear weapon.<ref name="J:FRp44">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The ''Invincible'' and at least three other Blakist WarShips—the ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship [[Blake's Sword|WoBS ''Blake's Sword'']], the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz (WarShip class)|Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class [[Stalwart Defender|WoBS ''Stalwart Defender'']], and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Deliverance|WoBS ''Deliverance'']]—formed a naval blockade that formed the backdrop for a four-year siege of the Lyran capital that was typified by Blakist orbital bombardment clearing space for their ground troops to secure a beachhead, who were then defeated by Lyran troops. Although the ''Blake's Sword'', ''Stalwart Defender'', and ''Deliverance'' were all withdrawn for other tasks in [[3068]], the blockade in place on Tharkad remained highly effective.<ref name="TCp47"/> The [[LCAF]] made a major but ultimately unsuccessful effort to breach the Blakist blockade on the 18th of March [[3069]] with an [[aerospace fighter]] and [[DropShip]] task force<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> in an effort mounted from [[Coventry]]. The ''Invincible'' also proved equally destructive when used against any gathering of resistance forces on the surface of Tharkad, bombarding a number of targets and at one point destroying the [[Luftenburg]]-class blue water carrier believed to be transporting the Archon.<ref name="TCp47"/> |
The Word's blockade was so successful that the Archon was effectively cut off from his people. A rescue mission sent by General of the Armies [[Adam Steiner]] was only able to get out with a message of hope from Peter, confirmation that he was still alive. | The Word's blockade was so successful that the Archon was effectively cut off from his people. A rescue mission sent by General of the Armies [[Adam Steiner]] was only able to get out with a message of hope from Peter, confirmation that he was still alive. | ||
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Despite the effectiveness of the Blakist blockade, the resistance remained a constant and active threat, supported by the local population and determined to harry the Blakist occupiers. Using their intimate knowledge of the terrain and climate of Tharkad, the resistance fiercely resisted the occupation, despite facing the [[37th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-seventh Militia Division]], [[Fortieth Shadow Division]] and the mercenary unit known as ''[[Lowbräu]]''. Despite the relatively low numbers the resistance was apparently capable of mustering, it managed a degree of success that outstripped its strength; at one point, the resistance, specifically the tank unit ''[[EISENJÄGER]]'',<ref name=Eisen>''Eisenjäger''</ref> successfully ambushed and annihilated [[Precentor]] McKinnsey and his [[Level II]], throwing the Blakist forces into confusion and turmoil until Precentor Kishimoto took command. The resistance continued to fight despite the steady influx of Blakist reinforcements and the lack of any real prospect of ousting the Word from their occupation.<ref name="TCp47"/> | Despite the effectiveness of the Blakist blockade, the resistance remained a constant and active threat, supported by the local population and determined to harry the Blakist occupiers. Using their intimate knowledge of the terrain and climate of Tharkad, the resistance fiercely resisted the occupation, despite facing the [[37th Division (Word of Blake)|Thirty-seventh Militia Division]], [[Fortieth Shadow Division]] and the mercenary unit known as ''[[Lowbräu]]''. Despite the relatively low numbers the resistance was apparently capable of mustering, it managed a degree of success that outstripped its strength; at one point, the resistance, specifically the tank unit ''[[EISENJÄGER]]'',<ref name=Eisen>''Eisenjäger''</ref> successfully ambushed and annihilated [[Precentor]] McKinnsey and his [[Level II]], throwing the Blakist forces into confusion and turmoil until Precentor Kishimoto took command. The resistance continued to fight despite the steady influx of Blakist reinforcements and the lack of any real prospect of ousting the Word from their occupation.<ref name="TCp47"/> | ||
| − | In [[3071]], Peter abdicated so that the Blakists could no longer symbolically control the Archon. In his place, he designated Adam Steiner as his successor. Now-Archon Steiner was able to liberate Tharkad in January [[3072]], complete with the capture of the LCS ''Invincible''. The force Adam led to liberate Tharkad on the 11th of January was primarily a Lyran attack force augmented by elements drawn from a variety of other groups, including [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]], [[Wolf's Dragoons]], the [[Kell Hounds]], the [[Grave Walkers]]<ref name="TCp47"/> and even a token [[Clan Jade Falcon]] formation.<ref name="JHS3076p21">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 21: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"</ref><ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 48, 110–111, 114–115</ref> The liberation had to begin by breaching the naval blockade; Adam Steiner had assembled a considerable DropShip and aerospace force, which was backed up by a trio of WarShips: the ''[[ | + | In [[3071]], Peter abdicated so that the Blakists could no longer symbolically control the Archon. In his place, he designated Adam Steiner as his successor. Now-Archon Steiner was able to liberate Tharkad in January [[3072]], complete with the capture of the LCS ''Invincible''. The force Adam led to liberate Tharkad on the 11th of January was primarily a Lyran attack force augmented by elements drawn from a variety of other groups, including [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]], [[Wolf's Dragoons]], the [[Kell Hounds]], the [[Grave Walkers]]<ref name="TCp47"/> and even a token [[Clan Jade Falcon]] formation.<ref name="JHS3076p21">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 21: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"</ref><ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 48, 110–111, 114–115</ref> The liberation had to begin by breaching the naval blockade; Adam Steiner had assembled a considerable DropShip and aerospace force, which was backed up by a trio of WarShips: the ''[[Mjolnir]]''-class battlecruisers [[Fylgia|LCS ''Fylgia'']] and [[Yggdrasil (Individual Mjolnir-class WarShip)|LCS ''Yggdrasil'']] and the ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class corvette [[Ian McQuiston (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LCS ''Ian McQuiston'']]. The two ''Mjolnirs'' led the attack on the ''Invincible'', their presence masking Adam Steiner's true plan for dealing with the ''Invincible''; with the battlecruisers drawing the Blakists attention, two hundred marines were delivered onto the ''Invincible'' via more than twenty assault shuttles that had concealed themselves among the clouds of fighters surrounding the ''Mjolnirs''. The marines fought a savage deck-by-deck battle that saw more than three-quarters of them killed, but which left them in command of the ''Invincible'', returning her to the Lyran navy for the first time in centuries.<ref name="TCp47"/> |
| − | With the blockade breached, the ''Ian McQuiston'' escorted the bulk of the assault force to Tharkad, only to encounter a wave of Blakist [[Pocket WarShip]]s. The ''Ian McQuiston'' was able to easily defeat the individual ''[[Leopard]]'', ''[[Mule]]'', and ''[[Union]]''-class Pocket WarShips, but was destroyed by a swam of nuclear missiles. Adam Steiner had remained on his ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip during the assault, in accordance with ancient practices drawn up for assaults, and survived the destruction of the ''Ian McQuiston''; the [[Third Lyran Guards]] were the first formation to land, their orbital drop pointing the regiment down in the outskirts of Tharkad city itself. The Third's drop zone was deliberately chosen to allow them to disrupt the Blakist operations and keep the occupiers attentions on the Third, allowing the remaining units in the task | + | With the blockade breached, the ''Ian McQuiston'' escorted the bulk of the assault force to Tharkad, only to encounter a wave of Blakist [[Pocket WarShip]]s. The ''Ian McQuiston'' was able to easily defeat the individual ''[[Leopard]]'', ''[[Mule]]'', and ''[[Union]]''-class Pocket WarShips, but was destroyed by a swam of nuclear missiles. Adam Steiner had remained on his ''[[Overlord]]''-class DropShip during the assault, in accordance with ancient practices drawn up for assaults, and survived the destruction of the ''Ian McQuiston''; the [[Third Lyran Guards]] were the first formation to land, their orbital drop pointing the regiment down in the outskirts of Tharkad city itself. The Third's drop zone was deliberately chosen to allow them to disrupt the Blakist operations and keep the occupiers attentions on the Third, allowing the remaining units in the task force - the [[1st Royal Guards|First]], [[2nd Royal Guards|Second]] and [[Third Royal Guards]], [[Twenty-fourth Lyran Guards]], [[11th Arcturan Guards|Eleventh]] and [[Twentieth Arcturan Guards]] [[RCT]]s, the [[First Kell Hounds]], the [[13th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Thirteenth Wolf Guards]], [[Wolf's Dragoons]], the [[Grave Walkers]] and the token Jade Falcon Nova to land.<ref name="TCp47"/> |
As the Third Lyran Guards and the Jade Falcon Nova commanded by [[Star Commander]] [[Tara Helmer]] sold themselves dearly against the Blakists the remainder of the Lyran task force launched a brutally efficient attack against the Thirty-seventh Militia Division. The Twentieth Arcturans caused problems for the task force; taking it upon themselves to investigate reports of the location of Peter Steiner-Davion, the Twentieth moved out of their assigned operational area and recovered the former Archon and insisted on escorting him to the allied staging grounds, only returning to the main conflict after threats of court martial. The Thirty-seventh was driven onto the waiting guns of the Thirteenth Wolf Guards by the Third Lyran Guards, and the efforts made by the Blakists to withdraw in order and retreat were constantly hampered by the Kell Hounds and Wolf's Dragoons. By the time of the Blakist defeat at the end of January 3072, less than two [[Level III]]s had managed to retreat off-world.<ref name="TCp47"/> | As the Third Lyran Guards and the Jade Falcon Nova commanded by [[Star Commander]] [[Tara Helmer]] sold themselves dearly against the Blakists the remainder of the Lyran task force launched a brutally efficient attack against the Thirty-seventh Militia Division. The Twentieth Arcturans caused problems for the task force; taking it upon themselves to investigate reports of the location of Peter Steiner-Davion, the Twentieth moved out of their assigned operational area and recovered the former Archon and insisted on escorting him to the allied staging grounds, only returning to the main conflict after threats of court martial. The Thirty-seventh was driven onto the waiting guns of the Thirteenth Wolf Guards by the Third Lyran Guards, and the efforts made by the Blakists to withdraw in order and retreat were constantly hampered by the Kell Hounds and Wolf's Dragoons. By the time of the Blakist defeat at the end of January 3072, less than two [[Level III]]s had managed to retreat off-world.<ref name="TCp47"/> | ||
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===Geography=== | ===Geography=== | ||
| − | Tharkad is an icy and rugged planet, similar to the arctic wilderness of [[Terra]]. The planet consists of five major continents and three major island chains. The largest continent is Bremen and is home to Tharkad City, capital of the world and the Lyran Commonwealth, and Olympia, a major city. Asgard, the military command center of the LCAF, lies on the crest of Mount Wotan.<ref name=JTPL-5>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', p. 5: "Tharkad"</ref> The other four continents are Franz, Grolsch, Heidelberg, and Sutherland.<ref name="O:LAp25"/> Tatyana Islands, one of the island chains, is situated in a tropical zone and was once a major [[Star League]] storage depot. | + | [[File:Tharkad.png|right|380px|thumb|Tharkad World Map]] |
| + | Tharkad is an icy and rugged planet, similar to the arctic wilderness of [[Terra]]. The planet consists of five major continents and three major island chains. The largest continent is Bremen and is home to Tharkad City, capital of the world and the Lyran Commonwealth, and Olympia, a major city. Asgard, the military command center of the [[LCAF]], lies on the crest of Mount Wotan.<ref name=JTPL-5>''Jihad Turning Points: Tharkad'', p. 5: "Tharkad"</ref> The other four continents are Franz, Grolsch, Heidelberg, and Sutherland.<ref name="O:LAp25"/> Tatyana Islands, one of the island chains, is situated in a tropical zone and was once a major [[Star League]] storage depot. | ||
===Planetary Locations=== | ===Planetary Locations=== | ||
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| − | {{ | + | * Bremen (continent)<ref name=JTPT3-4/> |
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:* Alessandro Memorial Auditorium<ref name="DotJp42">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 42: "Star League Disbands!"</ref> | :* Alessandro Memorial Auditorium<ref name="DotJp42">''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 42: "Star League Disbands!"</ref> | ||
:* [[Cold Creek]] (city) | :* [[Cold Creek]] (city) | ||
:* Methow Valley | :* Methow Valley | ||
:* Mount Wotan: situated near the Triad | :* Mount Wotan: situated near the Triad | ||
| − | ::* Asgard: | + | ::* Asgard: A Star League–era fortress built into the side of Mount Wotan<ref name=OEc12>''Operation Excalibur'', ch. 12</ref> |
:* [[Nagelring]] | :* [[Nagelring]] | ||
:* [[New Jerusalem]] (city) | :* [[New Jerusalem]] (city) | ||
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:* [[Weibetal]] (city) | :* [[Weibetal]] (city) | ||
:* Triad: a sprawling governmental complex that is bounded on three sides by the Royal Palace, the Government House, and the Royal Court. Over 300 buildings make up the complex, which also contains hospitals, churches, and botanical gardens. From [[2529]] onward, BattleMechs stood guard over the Royal Court's throne. See also: [[Royal Guards#Guardian Duty|Guardian Duty]] | :* Triad: a sprawling governmental complex that is bounded on three sides by the Royal Palace, the Government House, and the Royal Court. Over 300 buildings make up the complex, which also contains hospitals, churches, and botanical gardens. From [[2529]] onward, BattleMechs stood guard over the Royal Court's throne. See also: [[Royal Guards#Guardian Duty|Guardian Duty]] | ||
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* Bremen Ocean | * Bremen Ocean | ||
* Dinear Ocean | * Dinear Ocean | ||
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* Franz (continent) | * Franz (continent) | ||
:* [[Tesseraburg]] (city) | :* [[Tesseraburg]] (city) | ||
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:* Mako Valley<ref name=Eisen/> | :* Mako Valley<ref name=Eisen/> | ||
::* [[Mako City]] (city) | ::* [[Mako City]] (city) | ||
| − | :* [[ | + | :* [[Marsden]] (city) |
:* [[Rewland]] (city) | :* [[Rewland]] (city) | ||
::*[[Rewland College of Fine Arts on Tharkad]]<ref name="HB:HSp118">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 118: "Rewland College of Fine Arts on Tharkad"</ref> | ::*[[Rewland College of Fine Arts on Tharkad]]<ref name="HB:HSp118">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 118: "Rewland College of Fine Arts on Tharkad"</ref> | ||
:* [[Stevensville]] (city) | :* [[Stevensville]] (city) | ||
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* Marsden Sea | * Marsden Sea | ||
* New Bismark Archipelago | * New Bismark Archipelago | ||
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:* Steiner Island | :* Steiner Island | ||
* Tatyana (island chain) | * Tatyana (island chain) | ||
| − | :* Elizabeth Island | + | :* Elizabeth Island |
:* [[Tropicana]] city | :* [[Tropicana]] city | ||
| − | {{ | + | * Sutherland (continent) |
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| − | === | + | ===Industrial Centers=== |
| − | {{ | + | * [[Bauer Enterprises]]{{cn}} |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Defiance Motors]]{{cn}} |
| − | + | * [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]]{{cn}} | |
| + | * [[Semier Data Tron]]{{cn}} | ||
| + | * [[Taatyana Trans-Oceanic Shipyards]]{{cn}} | ||
| + | * [[Tharkad Aerospace Group]]{{cn}} | ||
| + | * [[TharHes Industries]]{{cn}} | ||
| + | * [[Lyran Free Traders Association]]<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 146: "Major Commonwealth Industries"</ref> | ||
* [[Investigations Press]]<ref name=WDSp29>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 29: "An Ting Base"</ref> | * [[Investigations Press]]<ref name=WDSp29>''Wolf's Dragoons'', p. 29: "An Ting Base"</ref> | ||
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* [[SeraVideo Entertainments Incorporated]]<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 142: "Major Commonwealth Industries"</ref> | * [[SeraVideo Entertainments Incorporated]]<ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 142: "Major Commonwealth Industries"</ref> | ||
| − | + | * [[Tharkan Media Associates]]<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 139: "Economics - Major Industries - Tharkan Media Associates"</ref> | |
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| − | ===Local | + | ===Local Fauna=== |
* [[Tharkan Gazelle]]<ref name=HHSp156>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 156: "Creatures"</ref> | * [[Tharkan Gazelle]]<ref name=HHSp156>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 156: "Creatures"</ref> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Tharkad Flag.jpg|Planetary Flag of Tharkad | Tharkad Flag.jpg|Planetary Flag of Tharkad | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]'' | * ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]'' | ||
* ''[[Operation Excalibur]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Operation Excalibur]]'' (novel) | ||
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* ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' | * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Systems|Tharkad]] | [[Category:Systems|Tharkad]] | ||