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Line 24: ===The 3017 incident=== ===The 3017 incident=== − As a lieutenant in the forces of [[Hendrik Grimm III]] of Oberon, Ryan and his battalion of the [[Oberon Guards]] were "on loan" as mercenaries to the Lyran Commonwealth in [[3017]], and were ordered to occupy and garrison the Lysidas continent on the contested agricultural border world of [[Fianna]], which was shared at the time between the Commonwealth and the [[Free Worlds League]] with a détente in place. There, they faced a civil uprising that spun out of control after inexperienced MechWarriors fired on protesters. This was followed by acts of sabotage which in turn led to retribution attacks, escalating the conflict. Ryan and his battalion wrought utter destruction on the planet, sacking entire cities, enslaving the population and destroying many industries including a large fusion power plant. In the end, Ryan's forces occupied a [[Star League era]] storehouse with chemical weapons and threatened to use them against the population if they were not provided with a [[JumpShip]] to leave the system. Although the government gave in and Ryan got his ship, the last elements of his unit to leave the planet were overrun by an angry mob and the chemical weapons stockpile was released; it was suggested that the damaged power plant may somehow have exacerbated the problem. In any case, half the planet was poisoned and millions were killed while the bulk of Ryan's forces escaped.<ref>''The Periphery'' (1st Ed.), p. 150, states that Ryan's unit was "on loan" to the Lyran Commonwealth and deployed to "Lysidas" while all other sources name Fianna as the planet in question; this source also erroneously gives the year as 3018 at one point, and correctly as 3017 otherwise. In the short story ''Trial of Faith'' a ''Locust'' pilot from Ryan's unit and the person who set off the chemical weapons narrates the events and clarifies that Lysidas is the main continent on Fianna. He also says that Ryan's rank and file did not even know which side (Steiner or Marik) they were fighting on.</ref> + As a lieutenant in the forces of [[Hendrik Grimm III]] of Oberon, Ryan and his battalion of the [[Oberon Guards]] were "on loan" as mercenaries to the Lyran Commonwealth in [[3017]], and were ordered to occupy and garrison the Lysidas continent on the contested agricultural border world of [[Fianna]], which was shared at the time between the Commonwealth and the [[Free Worlds League]] with a detente in place. There, they faced a civil uprising that spun out of control after inexperienced MechWarriors fired on protesters. This was followed by acts of sabotage which in turn led to retribution attacks, escalating the conflict. Ryan and his battalion wrought utter destruction on the planet, sacking entire cities, enslaving the population and destroying many industries including a large fusion power plant. In the end, Ryan's forces occupied a [[Star League era]] storehouse with chemical weapons and threatened to use them against the population if they were not provided with a [[JumpShip]] to leave the system. Although the government gave in and Ryan got his ship, the last elements of his unit to leave the planet were overrun by an angry mob and the chemical weapons stockpile was released; it was suggested that the damaged power plant may somehow have exacerbated the problem. In any case, half the planet was poisoned and millions were killed while the bulk of Ryan's forces escaped.<ref>''The Periphery'' (1st Ed.), p. 150, states that Ryan's unit was "on loan" to the Lyran Commonwealth and deployed to "Lysidas" while all other sources name Fianna as the planet in question; this source also erroneously gives the year as 3018 at one point, and correctly as 3017 otherwise. In the short story ''Trial of Faith'' a ''Locust'' pilot from Ryan's unit and the person who set off the chemical weapons narrates the events and clarifies that Lysidas is the main continent on Fianna. He also says that Ryan's rank and file did not even know which side (Steiner or Marik) they were fighting on.</ref> Both the Oberon Confederation and the Free Worlds League prepared a military response,<ref name=MWRPG/><ref name=P1/> but Ryan and his men fled the [[Inner Sphere]] and set up shop on the world of [[Butte Hold]], adjacent to the Oberon Confederation, in [[3018]]. They became pirates of the worst sort.<ref name=MWRPG/><ref name=P1/><ref>''The Periphery'' (2nd Ed.), p. 79</ref> Declaring himself king of Butte Hold, Ryan's forces patrolled the planet and enforced their own form of law.<ref>''Touring the Stars: Butte Hold'', p. 5</ref> Both the Oberon Confederation and the Free Worlds League prepared a military response,<ref name=MWRPG/><ref name=P1/> but Ryan and his men fled the [[Inner Sphere]] and set up shop on the world of [[Butte Hold]], adjacent to the Oberon Confederation, in [[3018]]. They became pirates of the worst sort.<ref name=MWRPG/><ref name=P1/><ref>''The Periphery'' (2nd Ed.), p. 79</ref> Declaring himself king of Butte Hold, Ryan's forces patrolled the planet and enforced their own form of law.<ref>''Touring the Stars: Butte Hold'', p. 5</ref>
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| − | As a lieutenant in the forces of [[Hendrik Grimm III]] of Oberon, Ryan and his battalion of the [[Oberon Guards]] were "on loan" as mercenaries to the Lyran Commonwealth in [[3017]], and were ordered to occupy and garrison the Lysidas continent on the contested agricultural border world of [[Fianna]], which was shared at the time between the Commonwealth and the [[Free Worlds League]] with a | + | As a lieutenant in the forces of [[Hendrik Grimm III]] of Oberon, Ryan and his battalion of the [[Oberon Guards]] were "on loan" as mercenaries to the Lyran Commonwealth in [[3017]], and were ordered to occupy and garrison the Lysidas continent on the contested agricultural border world of [[Fianna]], which was shared at the time between the Commonwealth and the [[Free Worlds League]] with a detente in place. There, they faced a civil uprising that spun out of control after inexperienced MechWarriors fired on protesters. This was followed by acts of sabotage which in turn led to retribution attacks, escalating the conflict. Ryan and his battalion wrought utter destruction on the planet, sacking entire cities, enslaving the population and destroying many industries including a large fusion power plant. In the end, Ryan's forces occupied a [[Star League era]] storehouse with chemical weapons and threatened to use them against the population if they were not provided with a [[JumpShip]] to leave the system. Although the government gave in and Ryan got his ship, the last elements of his unit to leave the planet were overrun by an angry mob and the chemical weapons stockpile was released; it was suggested that the damaged power plant may somehow have exacerbated the problem. In any case, half the planet was poisoned and millions were killed while the bulk of Ryan's forces escaped.<ref>''The Periphery'' (1st Ed.), p. 150, states that Ryan's unit was "on loan" to the Lyran Commonwealth and deployed to "Lysidas" while all other sources name Fianna as the planet in question; this source also erroneously gives the year as 3018 at one point, and correctly as 3017 otherwise. In the short story ''Trial of Faith'' a ''Locust'' pilot from Ryan's unit and the person who set off the chemical weapons narrates the events and clarifies that Lysidas is the main continent on Fianna. He also says that Ryan's rank and file did not even know which side (Steiner or Marik) they were fighting on.</ref> |
Both the Oberon Confederation and the Free Worlds League prepared a military response,<ref name=MWRPG/><ref name=P1/> but Ryan and his men fled the [[Inner Sphere]] and set up shop on the world of [[Butte Hold]], adjacent to the Oberon Confederation, in [[3018]]. They became pirates of the worst sort.<ref name=MWRPG/><ref name=P1/><ref>''The Periphery'' (2nd Ed.), p. 79</ref> Declaring himself king of Butte Hold, Ryan's forces patrolled the planet and enforced their own form of law.<ref>''Touring the Stars: Butte Hold'', p. 5</ref> | Both the Oberon Confederation and the Free Worlds League prepared a military response,<ref name=MWRPG/><ref name=P1/> but Ryan and his men fled the [[Inner Sphere]] and set up shop on the world of [[Butte Hold]], adjacent to the Oberon Confederation, in [[3018]]. They became pirates of the worst sort.<ref name=MWRPG/><ref name=P1/><ref>''The Periphery'' (2nd Ed.), p. 79</ref> Declaring himself king of Butte Hold, Ryan's forces patrolled the planet and enforced their own form of law.<ref>''Touring the Stars: Butte Hold'', p. 5</ref> | ||