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==System Description==
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''Note: X and Y are coordinates (light years on XY plane) relative to [[Terra]] at (0, 0)
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'''Chara''' is located near the [[Lipton]] and [[Thorin]] systems.
 
  
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* [[2271]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref>
 
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* [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref>
 
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* [[2341]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13: "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"</ref>
 
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* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
 
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* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159: "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
 
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* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
 
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* [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
 
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* [[2767]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p104">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104: "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2771]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138: "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref>
 
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* [[2774]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
 
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* [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25: "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2791]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=FSWp76>''First Succession War'', p. 76: "Free Worlds League–Lyran Commonwealth Front 2786–2796"</ref>
 
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* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36: "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[2830]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=SSWp18>''Second Succession War'', pp. 18–19: "Inner Sphere - 2830"</ref>
 
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40: "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3027]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=W:EGc3>''Warrior: En Garde'', ch. 3</ref>
 
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47: "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56: "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59: "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132: "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref>
 
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"</ref>
 
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61: "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"</ref><ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23: "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"</ref>
 
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref>
 
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* [[3063]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29: "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
 
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* [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70: "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"</ref>
 
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* [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65: "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"</ref>
 
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* [[3077]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="J:FRp57"/>
 
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* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19: "Lyran Commonwealth Deployment Map [3079]"</ref>
 
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* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63: "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
 
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* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
 
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* [[3135]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
 
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* [[3145]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
 
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* [[3151]] - [[Wolf Empire]]<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103: "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)</ref>
 
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==Chara III (Pacifica)==
 
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'''Chara III''', known locally as '''Pacifica''', is among the most contradictory worlds in the Inner Sphere. The planet has highly fertile soil and large bodies of water which makes it something of a paradise among the millions of bare and irradiated rocks that pass for planets in other parts of the galaxy. It is, however, also prone to extreme weather changes, has an unusually fast rotation cycle (14 standard hours) and lacks a moon.<ref name=W:EGc3/>
 
  
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===Planetary History===
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== Political Affiliation ==  
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====Early History====
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* [[2271]] - [[Terran Alliance]] <ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16, "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref>
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Chara III was one of the worlds that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and became one of the worlds within the [[Alliance Core]] region of the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="H:RWp159"/>
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* [[2319]] - [[Terran Hegemony]] <ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18, "Draconis Combine Founding - 2319"</ref>
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* [[2341]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13, "Lyran Commonwealth Founding [2341]"</ref>
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* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="HB:HMp24">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24, "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571]"</ref>
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* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159, "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
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* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37, "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
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* [[2764]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. vii, "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
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* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
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* [[2767]] - [[Amaris Empire]] <ref name="H:LoTV1p104">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 104, "Rim Worlds Republic - [2767] Map"</ref>
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* [[2771]] - Amaris Empire <ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138, "Operation LIBERATION Wave 1 [July 2772 - December 2774]"</ref>
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* [[2774]] - Amaris Empire <ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
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* [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony <ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 24-25, "Inner Sphere - [2786] Map"</ref>
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* [[2822]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] <ref name="HB:HSp36">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 36, "Lyran Commonwealth after First Succession War [2822]"</ref><ref name="H:LoTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122-123, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War (Source Book)'', pp. 112-113, "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
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* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 40, "Lyran Commonwealth after Second Succession War [2864] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 47, "Lyran Commonwealth after Third Succession War [3025] Map"</ref>
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* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 56, "Lyran Commonwealth after Fourth Succession War [3030] Map"</ref>
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* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]] <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 59, "Lyran Commonwealth after War of 3039 [3040] Map"</ref><ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 132, "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref>
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* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3050]"</ref>
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* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 61, "Lyran Commonwealth after Clan Invasion [3052] Map"</ref><ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23, "Inner Sphere Map [3052]"</ref>
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* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map [3057]"</ref>
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* [[3063]] - [[Lyran Alliance]] <ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29, "Inner Sphere Map [3063]"</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance <ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 70, "Lyran Alliance after FedCom Civil War [3067] Map"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 43, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3067]"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] <ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65, "Inner Sphere [3075] Map"</ref>
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* [[3077]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref name="J:FRp57"/>
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* [[3079]] - Word of Blake Protectorate <ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19, "Lyran Commonwealth Deployment Map [3079]"</ref>
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* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]] <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63, "Inner Sphere Map - [March 3081]"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127, "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
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* [[3130]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name="MotIS3130">''Map of the Inner Sphere 3130''</ref>
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* [[3135]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11, "Inner Sphere Map - [3135]"</ref>
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* [[3145]] - Republic of the Sphere <ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39, "Inner Sphere Map - [3145]"</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI, "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
  
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====Late Succession Wars Era====
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==Chara III (Pacifica) Planetary Description==
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During the later years of the Succession Wars, Chara was raided a number of times by the [[Draconis Combine]].
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Chara III, known locally as ''Pacifica'', is among the most contradictory worlds in the Inner Sphere. The planet has highly fertile soil and large bodies of water which makes it something of a paradise among the millions of bare and irradiated rocks that pass for planets in other parts of the galaxy. It is, however, also prone to extreme weather changes, has an unusually fast rotation cycle (14 standard hours) and lacks a moon. <ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', p. 22, "Brief planetary description"</ref>
  
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One of the more notable events was during the early half of [[3027]], when elements of the [[Second Sword of Light]] began seeding the planet with guerrillas. The focus of this effort was to destroy the planet's garrison mercenary force, [[Kell Hounds|The Kell Hounds]]. [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Patrick Kell]], however, had gotten wind of the Combine's ambitions to invade though leaks in the local Kurita's spy network.  In March, the reinforced company of the Second Sword landed on planet while FedSuns Colonel [[Ardan Sortek]] and Lt. [[Andrew Redburn]] were visiting.  The two FedSun heroes would join the Hounds in a surprise ambush, blunting the invasion.<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', pp. 125–136: "The Kell Hounds' Second Skirmish with Kurita forces invading Chara III"</ref>
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===Chara III (Pacifica) Notable Places===
  
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By May, the Kurita forces that were left behind had mustered enough strength to again attack the Kell Hound's compound. The Hounds resisted, and managed to get to their 'Mechs to repulse the enemy.  However, they would be forced to abandon their post on planet to rescue [[Heir-designate|Heir-Designate]] [[Melissa Steiner]] during the [[Silver Eagle Incident]].<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', pp. 176–180, 247–253, 260–265: "The Kell Hounds' Second Skirmish with Kurita forces invading Chara III"</ref><ref name="TKHp14"/>
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Chara III/Pacifica is home of the [[Pacifica Training School]].<ref>[[Crescent_Hawks#History]]</ref>
  
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One of its main settlements is known as ''Starpad''. <ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', p. 22, "Brief planetary description"</ref> Which is one of the worlds chief agricultural centers.
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In [[3028]], Pacifica was invaded and occupied briefly by House Kurita forces, which invaded the world in search of a [[Star League]] cache rumored to be on the planet. The invasion marked the formation of the famed [[Crescent Hawks]] unit, under the command of [[Jason Youngblood]]. The Hawks fought a guerrilla war against the Kurita occupation forces, called in reinforcements and successfully kept the cache safe until the Lyran relief forces arrived. This subsequently caused the invasion to fail and forced the remaining Kurita forces off planet.<ref>''[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Inception]]'' and [[Crescent Hawks]] mercenary history</ref>
 
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====The Jihad Era====
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===Chara III (Pacifica) History===
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Pacifica was incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] during the early years of the [[Jihad]], and the first attempt to liberate the world in September [[3077]] turned into a bloodbath for the attacking allied coalition forces. Faulty intelligence on the Chara system led to the [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] forces who made up the bulk of the assault force being savaged, with three allied [[WarShip]]s included in the losses, victims of the functioning [[SDS]] network placed in the Chara system by the Blakists.<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The plan for attacking Chara was dependent on information from the intelligence operative known as "[[Tempest Stryker|Damocles]]", but the information supplied to the allied coalition forces was either lacking or deliberately misleading. The coalition forces arrived in the system to discover that the [[Word of Blake]] had not only placed a functioning SDS network in the system, but that the network was equipped with nuclear weapons. The damage inflicted by the SDS was enough to destroy the flagship of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]], the ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship [[Werewolf (Individual McKenna-class WarShip)|CWS ''Werewolf'']], as well as the largest WarShip in service with the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]], the ''[[Mjolnir (WarShip class)|Mjolnir]]''-class battlecruiser [[Fylgia|LAS ''Fylgia'']], and a ''[[Carrack]]''-class transport,<ref name="JHS:Tp48+"/> the [[Perilous Vision|NCS ''Perilous Vision'']],<ref name="FR:Cp16">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 16: "Fleet Assets"</ref> operated by [[Clan Nova Cat]] during the initial approach to Chara.<ref name="JHS:Tp48+"/>
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====Early History====
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Chara III was one of the worlds that remained a part of the Terran Alliance following the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] and the [[Demarcation Declaration]] of [[2242]],<ref name="HB:HMp16"/> and became one of the worlds within the [[Alliance Core]] region of the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="H:RWp159"/>  
  
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Despite the losses in space, the coalition forces managed to land [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Beta Galaxy]] of Clan Wolf-in-Exile on the surface of Chara. However, rather than facing just the anticipated two battalion Militia size<ref name="TCp166">''Total Chaos'', pp. 166–167: "CHARA"</ref> units known to be stationed on Chara (elements from the [[First Zosma Protectorate Militia Division|Zosma Protectorate Militia Division]] and the [[Chara Protectorate Militia]]<ref name="TCp166"/>), the Clan forces found themselves also facing three line regiments from the former [[Free Worlds League]] - the [[Fourth Free Worlds Legionnaires]], the [[Thirteenth Marik Militia]] and the [[Steel Guard]]. Beta Galaxy divided their forces in an attempt to fight against the much more numerous Blakist forces; the [[Sixteenth Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Sixteenth Wolf Guards]] engaged the Fourth Legionnaires and the [[Second Wolf Legion (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Second Wolf Legion]] attacked the Steel Guard, while the remaining Clan Wolf-in-Exile forces concentrated on routing the [[Protectorate Militia]] forces. Despite inflicting heavy losses on the Blakist units, the Wolf-in-Exile forces simply couldn't hold against the overwhelming numbers, were ground down and forced to retreat. The Clan forces took significant losses, many of whom were not recovered; the highest-ranking casualty was [[Star Colonel]] [[Ranna Kerensky]], slain by a hit to the cockpit of her [['Mech]]. Following the loss of their field commander, Beta Galaxy retreated in some haste, with [[Alexia Rhyde]] assuming temporary control of the Galaxy as the task force retreated to [[Talitha]] to regroup and await reinforcements.<ref name="JHS:Tp48+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 48–49: "Chara Operational Report"</ref>
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====Late Succession Wars Era====
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During the later years of the Succession Wars, Chara was raided a number of times by the [[Draconis Combine]].
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One of the more notable events was during the early half of [[3027]], when elements from the [[2nd Sword of Light]] began seeding the planet with resistance forces. The focus of this effort was to destroy the planet's garrison mercenary force, [[Kell Hounds|The Kell Hounds]]. [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Patrick Kell]], however, had gotten wind of the Combine's ambitions to invade though leaks in the local Kurita's spy network. In March, the reinforced company of 2nd Light landed on planet while the FedSuns Colonel [[Ardan Sortek]] & Lt. [[Andrew Redburn]] was visiting.  The two FedSun heroes would join the Hounds in a surprise ambush, blunting the invasion.<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', pp. 125-136, "The Kell Hounds' Second Skirmish with Kurita forces invading Chara III"</ref>
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By May, the Kurita forces that were left behind had mustered enough strength to again attack the Kell Hound's compound. The Hounds resisted, and managed to get to their 'mechs to repulse the enemy.  However, they would be forced to abandon their post on planet to rescue [[Heir-designate|Heir-Designate]] [[Melissa Steiner]] during the [[Silver Eagle Incident]].<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', pp. 176-180, 247-253, 260-265, "The Kell Hounds' Second Skirmish with Kurita forces invading Chara III"</ref><ref name="TKHp14"/>
  
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The heavy losses taken in the attempt to liberate Chara led to widespread questioning of Damocles' loyalty, identity and motivations, with some claiming in public that he was a Blakist double agent, intentionally feeding the coalition false intelligence.<ref name="JHS:Tp48">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 48: "Chara, Damocles and Trust"</ref>
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=====Apocryphal information=====
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In [[3028]], Pacifica was invaded and occupied briefly by House Kurita forces, which invaded the world in search of a [[Star League]] cache rumored to be on the planet. The invasion marked the formation of the famed [[Crescent Hawks]] unit, under the command of [[Jason Youngblood]]. The Hawks fought a guerilla war against the Kurita occupation forces, called in reinforcements and successfully kept the cache safe until the Lyran relief forces arrived. This subsequently caused the invasion to fail and forced the remaining Kurita forces off planet.<ref>[[BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Inception]] & [[Crescent Hawks]] mercenary history</ref>
  
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The second allied coalition assault on Pacifica was launched on the 16th of October and led personally by [[General]] [[Belle Lee]]; even though the Blakists resorted to the use of WMDs to try and prevent the liberation of Chara, the combination of damage taken during the abortive first allied assault and insufficient supply lines led ultimately to the Word of Blake forces surrendering.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The fierce resistance put up by the Blakist forces led to General Lee authorizing the use of orbital bombardment, but it wasn't enough to prevent a number of coalition units from being badly mauled; General Lee ended up disbanding a number of allied commands and folding the survivors together into a new unit, which was given the name [[Stone's Revenants]]. The damage inflicted on Chara by the combination of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons as well as orbital bombardments left the planetary infrastructure badly damaged and created a significant humanitarian crisis unfolding.<ref name="JHS:Tp60+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 60–61: "Chaos Eternal: Charred Victory"</ref>
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====The Jihad Era====
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Pacifica was incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] during the early years of the [[Jihad]], and the first attempt to liberate the world in September [[3077]] turned into a bloodbath for the attacking allied coalition forces. Faulty intelligence on the Chara system led to the [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] forces who made up the bulk of the assault force being savaged, with three allied [[WarShip]]s included in the losses, victims of the functioning [[SDS]] network placed in the Chara system by the Blakists.<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The plan for attacking Chara was dependent on information from the intelligence operative known as "[[Tempest Stryker|Damocles]]", but the information supplied to the allied coalition forces was either lacking or deliberately misiniformative. The coalition forces arrived in the system to discover that the [[Word of Blake]] had not only placed a functioning SDS network in the system, but that the network was equipped with nuclear weapons. The damage inflicted by the SDS was enough to destroy the flagship of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]], the ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''-class battleship [[Werewolf (Individual McKenna-class WarShip)|CWS ''Werewolf'']], as well as the largest WarShip in service with the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]], the ''[[Mjolnir]]''-class battlecruiser [[Fylgia|LAS ''Fylgia'']], and a ''[[Carrack]]''-class transport,<ref name="JHS:Tp48+"/> the [[Perilous Vision|NCS ''Perilous Vision'']],<ref name="FR:Cp16">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 16, "Fleet Assets"</ref> operated by [[Clan Nova Cat]] during the initial approach to Chara.<ref name="JHS:Tp48+"/>
  
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While the bulk of the Word of Blake forces left Chara, a large portion of the Protectorate Militia managed to escape into the wilderness while continuing to contest the advance of the coalition forces into the Myanmar Highlands and maintain control over the Scarlet Sea. Prompted by the Word of Blake ROM, the local Blakist forces used a natural disaster - a large earthquake which struck near the port city of Charon - to create a bastion from which the Protectorate forces could continue to operate. The recently deployed [[Chaffee|Chaffee Militia]] dispatched a relief column to Charon, but the Blakists, [[Grandin's Crusaders]] in disguise,<ref name=TCp176>''Total Chaos'', pp. 176–177: "Bridge to Oblivion"</ref> intercepted and engaged the column, destroying it and the only major bridge connecting the coalition forces to Charon. The Word of Blake then endeared itself to the locals by flying in relief supplies on [[Karnov]]s and [[Planetlifter]]s, securing their base of operations for the near future.<ref name="JHS:Tp61+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 61–62: "Chaos Eternal: Bridge To Oblivion"</ref>
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Despite the losses in space, the coalition forces managed to land [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Beta Galaxy]] of Clan Wolf-in-Exile on the surface of Chara. However, rather than facing just the anticipated two battalion Militia size<ref name="TCp166">''Total Chaos'', p. 166-167, "CHARA"</ref> units known to be stationed on Chara (elements from the [[1st Zosma Protectorate Militia Division|Zosma Protectorate Militia Division]] and the [[Chara Protectorate Militia]]<ref name="TCp166"/>), the Clan forces found themselves also facing three line regiments from the former [[Free Worlds League]] - the [[4th Free Worlds Legionnaires]], the [[13th Marik Militia]] and the [[Steel Guard]]. Beta Galaxy divided their forces in an attempt to fight against the much more numerous Blakist forces; the [[16th Wolf Guards (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|16th Wolf Guards]] engaged the 4th Legionnaires and the [[2nd Wolf Legion (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|2nd Wolf Legion]] attacked the Steel Guard, while the remaining Clan Wolf-in-Exile forces concentrated on routing the [[Protectorate Militia]] forces. Despite inflicting heavy losses on the Blakist units, the Wolf-in-Exile forces simply couldn't hold against the overwhelming numbers, were ground down and forced to retreat. The Clan forces took significant losses, many of whom were not recovered; the highest-ranking casualty was [[Star Colonel]] [[Ranna Kerensky]], slain by a hit to the cockpit of her [['Mech]]. Following the loss of their field commander, Beta Galaxy retreated in some haste, with [[Alexia Rhyde]] assuming temporary control of the galaxy as the task force retreated to [[Talitha]] to regroup and await reinforcements.<ref name="JHS:Tp48+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 48-49, "Chara Operational Report"</ref>
  
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The heavy losses taken in the attempt to liberate Chara led to widespread questioning of Damocles' loyalty, identity and motivations, with some claiming in public that he was a Blakist double agent, intentionally feeding the coalition false intelligence.<ref name="JHS:Tp48">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 48, "Chara, Damocles and Trust"</ref>
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The second allied coalition assault on Pacifica was launched on the 16th of October and led personally by [[General]] [[Belle Lee]]; even though the Blakists resorted to the use of WMDs to try and prevent the liberation of Chara, the combination of damage taken during the abortive first allied assault and insufficient supply lines led ultimately to the Word of Blake forces surrendering.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The fierce resistance put up by the Blakist forces led to General Lee authorizing the use of orbital bombardment, but it wasn't enough to prevent a number of coalition units from being badly mauled; General Lee ended up disbanding a number of allied commands and folding the survivors together into a new unit, which was given the name [[Stone's Revenants]]. The damage inflicted on Chara by the combination of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons as well as orbital bombardments left the planetary infrastructure badly damaged and created a significant humanitarian crisis unfolding.<ref name="JHS:Tp60+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 60-61, "Chaos Eternal: Charred Victory"</ref>
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* [[Kell Hounds]]<ref name="TKHp14">''The Kell Hounds'', p. 14</ref>
 
  
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====3077====
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While the bulk of the Word of Blake forces left Chara, a large portion of the Protectorate Militia managed to escape into the wilderness while continuing to contest the advance of the coalition forces into the Myanmar Highlands and maintain control over the Scarlet Sea. Prompted by the Word of Blake ROM, the local Blakist forces used a natural disaster - a large earthquake which struck near the port city of Charon - to create a bastion from which the Protectorate forces could continue to operate. The recently deployed [[Chaffee|Chaffee Militia]] dispatched a relief column to Charon, but the Blakists, [[Grandin's Crusaders]] in disguise<ref name=TCp176>''Total Chaos'', pp. 176-177 "BRIDGE TO OBLIVION"</ref>, intercepted and engaged the column, destroying it and the only major bridge connecting the coalition forces to Charon. The Word of Blake then endeared itself to the locals by flying in relief supplies on [[Karnov]]s and [[Planetlifter]]s, securing their base of operations for the near future.<ref name="JHS:Tp61+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 61-62, "Chaos Eternal: Bridge To Oblivion"</ref>
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Chara has three continents named Azula, Verdez, and Rojia.<ref name=DARWp180/>
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* Farhaven: capital city<ref>''Dark Age: 3136 Levin's List'', p. 1: "03 February 3136"</ref>
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* [[Pacifica Training School]]:<ref>''[[Crescent Hawks#History|Crescent Hawks History]]''</ref> which trains MechWarriors and technicians to a more elite level for the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces.
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