HD-438297
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The HD-438297 system was home to at least one inhabitable planet and is located near HD-367482 in the coreward Periphery well beyond the edge of the Draconis Combine.[1]
System Description[edit]
Featured only in the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries video game, the HD-438297 system is considered apocryphal.
Planetary History[edit]
At some point, the Star League Defense Force build a massive base on the planet, likely a Castle Brian. It was constructed almost completely underground, with the pathway to the main entrance being a series of defensive terraces that ascend to a pair of reinforced blast doors. There were obvious signs that a major battle took place on those terraces, and a derelict JumpShip with missing solar sail fins (possibly the long-lost experimental Bright Star Auto Scout) was adrift in orbit.[1]
At some point, perhaps after the creation of Intelser in 2980, the Clan red star logo was painted on the blast doors.[1]
In 2986 or shortly earlier, Nikolai Mason stopped in HD-438297 prior to his infiltration of Kurita space.[1]
Around the beginning of 3034,[See Notes] Ryana Campbell reconned the inside of the base, which at this point had been abandoned for over two hundred years. She noted the sheer size of the facility along with 'Mechs she had never seen before. After locating a control room to turn on main power, she proceeded deeper into the structure where she found a memory core, which she downloaded and simultaneously erased. Meanwhile, a lance led by Jake Mason held off a strong assault by ComStar—who also wanted to acquire the data—out on the terraces long enough for them to make it off-world, and stewardship of the memory core was handed over to Interstellar Expeditions.[1]
Geography[edit]
The planet is depicted as a desert oasis biome with excellent visibility.[1]
Notes[edit]
^ Although the exact date for Crucible is never explicitly mentioned, owing to the open-ended nature of game, Ryana's transmission immediately after the mission references the discovery of the Helm Memory Core in 3028 and that everyone was aware of the impact it had. Following this is another transmission from Ryana about a revolution brewing in the region that would become the Free Rasalhague Republic in March 3034.[2] This is also consistent with The Dragon's Gambit, which references having recently avenged Nikolai Mason's death in the opening transmissions.
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries (video game)