Editing Thule

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The '''Thule''' system was home to at least one habitable world, '''Thule II''', and as of [[3151]] was located in the [[Rasalhague Province]] of the [[Rasalhague Dominion]].<ref name=SFp103/>

==System Description==
Thule is located near the [[Glabach]] and [[Damian]] systems and is Coreward from [[Terra]].<ref name="HB:HKp18">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18: "Draconis Combine Founding - [2319] Map"</ref>  The system is also less than thirty light years from the [[Coalsack Nebula]].<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 32: "Deep Periphery (Coreward Sector)"</ref>  It is known to have at least two planets and a [[recharge station]] at its nadir [[jump point]] as of [[3080]].<ref name=O:TCp39/>

==System History==
The Thule system was colonized by immigrants from the Scandinavian nations of Terra at some time between the mid-twenty-third century and early twenty-fourth century.<ref name="20YUp44"/><ref name="HB:HKp18" />

==Political Affiliation==
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* Ca. [[2300]] - [[Rasalhague Consortium]]<ref name="20YUp44"/><ref name="HB:HKp18"/>
* [[2319]] - [[Principality of Rasalhague]]<ref name="HB:HKp18" />
* [[2571]] - [[Draconis Combine]]<ref name="HB:HKp31">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 31</ref>
* [[2596]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
* [[2750]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
* [[2764]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FM:SLDFpvii">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. xi: "Inner Sphere - [2764] Map"</ref>
* [[2765]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="H:LoTv1p11">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref>
* [[2786]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="FSW(SB)p24-25">''First Succession War'', pp. 24–25</ref>
* [[2822]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp43">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 43</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 122</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113</ref>
* [[2864]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp53">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 53</ref>
* [[3025]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HK(TDC)pvii">''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', foldout: "Draconis Combine Map - [3025]"</ref><ref name="HB:HKp64">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 64</ref>
* [[3030]] - Draconis Combine<ref name="HB:HKp66">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 66</ref>
* [[3034]] - [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]<ref name=H:BWp103>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 103</ref>
* [[3040]] - Free Rasalhague Republic<ref name="H:Wo3039p133">''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref><ref name=HB:HKp68>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 68</ref>
* [[3050]] - Free Rasalhague Republic (until March)<ref name="ER:3052p11">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3050]] - [[Clan Ghost Bear]] (from March to April)<ref>''Invading Clans'', pp. 19–20: "Wave One: Looking for a Fight"</ref>
* [[3050]] - Free Rasalhague Republic (First half of May)<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 50: "Clan Ghost Bear"</ref>
* [[3050]] - Clan Ghost Bear (from May 17)<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', pp. 5–7: "Second Chance"</ref>
* [[3052]] - Clan Ghost Bear<ref name="ER:3052p23">''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref><ref name="HB:HKp71">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 71</ref>
* [[3057]] - Clan Ghost Bear<ref name="ER:3062p10">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 10</ref>
* [[3060]] - Ghost Bear Dominion<ref name=AoOS>''Angels on Our Shoulders''</ref>
* [[3063]] - Ghost Bear Dominion<ref name="ER:3062p29">''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
* [[3067]] - [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]<ref name="HB:HKp74">''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 74</ref><ref name="J:FRp42">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref>
* [[3075]] - Ghost Bear Dominion<ref name="JS:TBDp64>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 64</ref>
* [[3079]] - Ghost Bear Dominion<ref name="FR:Cp25">''Field Report: Clans'', p. 25</ref>
* [[3081]] - Ghost Bear Dominion<ref name="J:FRp63">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
* [[3085]] - Ghost Bear Dominion<ref name="FM:3085pvii">''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere - [3085] Map"</ref>
* [[3099]] - Draconis Combine (from June 10th)<ref name=HWOTRp29>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 29: "Thule"</ref>
* [[3100]] - Ghost Bear Dominion (From September 30th)<ref name=FWOTREp37f>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', pp. 37–38: "Lost Ground"</ref>
* [[3135]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name="ER:3145p11">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3145]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref><ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - [3145] Map"</ref>
* [[3151]] - Rasalhague Dominion<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref>
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==Thule II==
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Thule II, usually simply Thule, is located on the coreward [[Periphery]] border. 

===Planetary History===
====Colonization====
Following the [[Second Soviet Civil War]], the nations of Scandinavia were burdened with taxes to help rebuild the Soviet States while also dealing with a million Soviet refugees who were within their borders.  They stoically dealt with these issues, but as soon as the levy was lifted colonists from the Federal Democratic Republics of Finland, Norway, and Sweden wanted to emigrate in significant numbers to escape the oppressive government of Terra. Choosing a world far from Terra, the first colonists left in the mid-[[twenty-third century]] and within sixty years had settled [[Rasalhague]] and eight other nearby worlds<ref name="20YUp44"/> including Thule.<ref name="HB:HKp18"/> In the late twenty-third century these worlds created a joint government to oversee the development of the worlds, creating the Rasalhague Consortium. Contact with other interstellar nations led to the Consortium evolving into the short-lived Principality of Rasalhague, prior to the Principality being conquered by the Draconis Combine in the early- to mid-[[twenty-fourth century]].<ref name="20YUp44">''20 Year Update'', p. 44: "Origins"</ref>

====Early Succession Wars====
Because of its isolation, Thule was not considered a strategic target, and so it avoided most of the major destruction during the [[First Succession War]] and [[Second Succession War]], though it did experience raids.<ref name=BT20YoAaFp75/>

====Third Succession War====
During the [[Third Succession War]], Thule's frozen and valuable watery climate was used as bait to trap elements of [[Helmar Valasek]]'s pirate band, led by [[Roger Tregarth|Roger "The Tiger" Tregarth]]. House Kurita used the [[Black Widow Company]] of [[Wolf's Dragoons]], led by the infamous [[Natasha Kerensky]], to surprise the pirates and destroy them.<ref>''Tales of the Black Widow Company'', pp. 22–23: "The Chill of War"</ref>

====Ronin War====
While the world hosted a Draconis Combine unit that joined the Ronin cause, the [[911th Air Wing]], no major fighting took place on Thule during the [[Ronin War]].<ref name=BT20YoAaFp75/><ref name=HBRp143>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 143: "The Inner Sphere in Flames Forces Table (Ronin War)"</ref>

====Operation REVIVAL====
The first time real conflict came to Thule was during the [[Clan Invasion]].<ref name=BT20YoAaFp75/>

=====First Wave=====
Thule was the first planet outside the Periphery invaded by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] as part of [[Operation REVIVAL]] in March [[3050]].  In accordance with Ghost Bear tradition, a vote was held to determine which of the Ghost Bears' three participating [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] – [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha]], [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta]] or [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Delta]] – would have the honor of being first to conquer the planet.  After a week of time wasted debating the matter, [[saKhan]] [[Theresa DelVillar]] finally decreed all three would participate, with one assigned to each of the planet's continents.<ref name=IC19-20>''Invading Clans'', pp. 19–20</ref>

The First Hussars' commanding officer, ''[[Överste]]'' [[Joannie Swigard]], refused to respond when the Ghost Bears announced their presence with a ''[[batchall]]'', instead massing her troops in the Fresdon Desert where they had trained extensively to defend their world.  As Ghost Bear ships entered the planet's atmosphere, [[Khan]] [[Karl Bourjon]] decided that each of the three Galaxies would be represented in the upcoming battle.  In the resulting bidding war, three [[Trinary|Trinaries]], one of which was a [[Supernova (unit)|Supernova]], emerged to face off against the Hussars: one each from the [[50th Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)|Fiftieth Striker Cluster]] of Alpha Galaxy, the [[304th Assault (Clan Ghost Bear)|304th Assault Cluster]] of Beta Galaxy, and the [[3rd Bear Striker (Clan Ghost Bear)|Third Bear Striker Cluster]] of Delta Galaxy.<ref name=IC19-20/>

As they landed on the hot plains of the Fresdon Desert, the Clan warriors expected a swift victory.  Unfortunately, they had failed to account for the Hussars' greatest advantages: climate and [[artillery]].  In the hot climate, many Clan [[OmniMechs]] suffered from heat overload and were forced to shut down after firing their initial salvo, leaving them vulnerable to Hussar artillery strikes. An entire Trinary's worth of equipment was lost before the warriors could get their machines working again, and in response the Hussars began hit-and-run attacks with their lightweight [[BattleMechs]] to try and force them to overheat again.<ref name=IC19-20/>

[[Star Colonel]] [[François Cote]] was the first to break his initial bid and call in the rest of his Third Bear Striker for assistance, against which the Hussars launched [[aerospace fighter]]s to strafe the approaching Ghost Bear forces.  In response to these attacks, Star Colonel [[Stephan Huntsig]] of the Fiftieth Striker broke his bid by calling in his aerospace forces to provide overhead support as his forces moved in to surround the Hussars.  When the defenders were fully enveloped, however, the Ghost Bear forces held off their attack, preferring to wait until nightfall and cooler temperatures.  ''Överste'' Swigard responded by striking at the enemy's northern flank, maneuvering her troops away from the heavier Ghost Bear units and successfully achieving a breakout.  By this point, the Ghost Bears had achieved air superiority, but the Hussars' artillery continued to punch huge holes in their rear lines.  Star Colonel [[Paul Vishio]] of the 304th Assault was the last to break his bid and called in aerospace reinforcements to finally silence the guns.<ref name=IC19-20/>

Now on the run, the Hussars made for the large river which bisected the Fresdon Plain, sacrificing an entire [[company]] in an effort to successfully rendezvous with their naval assets and flee upriver aboard massive cargo ships.  As the defenders made their escape, the Ghost Bear warriors found themselves in in a quandary: should they use their aerospace assets to sink the ships and so finish the Hussars off, or simply have these units track them to their final destination and resume battle when the Hussars disembarked?  Concluding that sinking the ships went against Clan honor, aerial units were dispatched to follow them until they landed.  With the Hussars largely out of the picture, the planet seemed to accept Ghost Bear rule and the Khans declared it conquered, leaving behind the Third Bear Striker's 312th Assault Trinary to garrison the world and destroy the Hussars when they finally landed.<ref name=IC19-20/>

Meanwhile, during the fighting on Thule, [[Tyra Miraborg]] and elements of the Flying Drakøns, the aerospace wing of the [[1st Drakøns|First Drakøns]] Regiment, were escorting the Rasalhague Minister of Defense to the nadir [[jump point]].  The minister had been on a tour of worlds bordering the [[Periphery]] when Clan Ghost Bear began their attack.  Piloting a ''[[Shilone]]'' aerospace fighter and operating from the [[DropShip]] ''[[Bragi]]'', Tyra and her fellow pilots were engaged by four Ghost Bear fighters.  The Rasalhague forces took losses, but drove off their attackers.  The Rasalhague forces were able to make it to the jump point without any further interference and left the system shortly thereafter.<ref>''Lethal Heritage'', pp. 109–118: "Chapter Fifteen"</ref>

=====Second Wave=====
Disaster occurred in May 3050 when the First Hussars' survivors emerged and managed to wipe out the Clan garrison forces, reasserting Ralashagian control of the world.  Seemingly responding out of proportion to the situation, saKhan DelVillar led the entire Alpha Galaxy back to Thule to put an end to its resistance.  When they arrived, they discovered the regiment had taken refuge in the planet's frigid southern lands, where they were busy preparing fortifications.  The battle was over almost before it began as [[Elemental]] forces easily swept through the Hussars' prepared positions, with saKhan DelVillar reported to have stated "How polite of you to spare us the effort of digging your graves."  ''Överste'' Joannie Swigard was taken as a [[bondsman]] during this battle.<ref>''Invading Clans'', pp. 20–21</ref>

=====Remainder of the Invasion=====
While the First Hussars had been destroyed, several platoons of their attached infantry units were able to survive in the Avonshire foothills thanks to secret supply bases. Rather than immediately launch a guerrilla campaign, they went to ground and waited for the invasion force to leave. Not long afterward, they raided and harassed the garrison troops left behind on Thule and even captured several examples of Elemental battle armor. After practicing with the battle armor, a unit of these soldiers used the captured armor in an attack on the Ghost Bear garrison in the town of Foleston.  The attack was launched on the one-year anniversary of the original invasion and completely wiped out the Foleston garrison.  In response, the Clan garrison commander carried out a series of raids during the remainder of 3051 and into 3052 to eliminate the resistance forces.  By May 3052, the few remaining survivors of the First Hussars were able to seize a commercial [[DropShip]], leave Thule and then capture a Ghost Bear [[JumpShip]].  From there, they made their way to the Draconis Combine and escaped.<ref name=CTp40>''ClanTroops'', p. 40: "Situation Briefing"</ref>

====Famine of 3055====
In [[3055]], the planet suffered a major famine.  In a little more than two decades, the planet lost almost half its population.  The [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] poured resources into the planet, such as resettlement programs, biodiversification initiatives, factory construction, and aid to help the world recover and prevent the issue from happening again.  In time, the world's future was looking bright and [[Bergan Industries]] opened up a satellite production facility in the late 3070s.<ref name=HWOTRp29 />

====Pirate Raid of 3060====
A substantial pirate attack was launched against Thule in September [[3060]]. Defending Thule at the time was the [[54th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|Fifty-Fourth Provisional Garrison Cluster]], a [[Cluster]] noted for acting as a training cadre for warriors freshly deployed from Ghost Bear ''[[sibko]]s''. A pirate force almost a full [[regiment]] in size appeared at a pirate point within the Thule system that the Ghost Bears were unaware of and launched a heavy attack on the Fifty-fourth, threatening to overwhelm the Cluster. Fortunately for the Fifty-fourth, one of the [[Star Captain]]s within the Cluster noticed that rather than being a cohesive force, the bandit regiment actually appeared to have been formed from numerous smaller bands, some of whom were actively hostile towards other elements of the formation. The Star Captain was able to broadcast antagonistic messages that prompted some of the pirate subunits to turn on each other, giving the Fifty-fourth a chance to regroup. The attack was repelled, but almost two-thirds of the pirate forces managed to escape.<ref name="FM:WCp98">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 98: "Pi Galaxy"</ref> [[ComStar]] ''[[Rapier]]s'' were identified supporting the pirate forces in battle.<ref name=AoOS/>

====First Combine-Dominion War====
In [[3062]], there was a small orbital naval yard orbiting Thule.<ref name=BATB>''Bushido and the Bear''</ref>

=====Battle of Thule 3062=====
In the opening stages of the [[First Combine-Dominion War]], Dominion forces poured over the borders, hitting Combine worlds. The Draconis Combine began to launch attacks on the Dominion's [[Periphery]]-neighboring worlds, which included Thule, in hopes of drawing away forces from the Dominion's main advances. On 29 November 3062, the [[Fourteenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] of the [[DCMS]] jumped into the zenith jump point of Thule as part of this effort and were escorted by the Combine [[WarShip]]s, ''[[Victory at Wolcott]]'' and ''[[Amber Lotus]]''. Their goal was to take the world and then hold out as long as possible against the expected counterattack.  However, upon jumping into the system, the Fourteenth discovered that the ''[[Fredasa (WarShip class)|Fredasa]]''-class corvette ''[[Black Ghost]]'' had been moved in-system for routine maintenance.  The Ghost Bears had also been using the Thule system to help train their aerospace ''[[sibko]]s'', so there was a larger than expected fighter contingent in-system.  The Ghost Bears also had the following DropShips in-system to assist in repelling any attack: ''[[Black Forest]]'', ''[[Arcadian Mist]]'', ''[[Just Rewards]]'', and ''[[Warrior's Trident]]''.

An unexpected large naval battle occurred over Thule. The Combine forces were able to drive off the ''Black Ghost'' with heavy damage, but in exchange they lost the [[DropShip]]s ''[[Starlight (Individual Achilles-class DropShip)|Starlight]]'', ''[[Carlyton]]'', ''[[Lord Benjamin]]'', ''[[Kyoto Express]]'', and ''[[Guardian (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Guardian]]''. The Combine DropShips ''[[Kirosawa]]'', ''[[Lotus]]'', ''[[Sunset Pacific]]'', ''[[Yoshi's Ideal]]'', and ''[[Midnight Rain]]'' survived the engagement. Meanwhile, the Fourteenth lost almost twenty percent of their [[BattleMech]] forces during their drop from the ''Victory at Wolcott''.  The surviving forces of the Fourteenth continued their assault and destroyed several supply depots and a fuel storage facility near the DropPort. They were soon engaged by the Fifty-fourth PGC.

Upon hearing of their losses in the fighting, the Combine High Command immediately issued a recall order for the Fourteenth so they would not be destroyed.  They returned to [[Luthien]] with over forty-five percent casualties, though the operation was an overall success. The Ghost Bears moved the WarShip ''[[White Claw]]'' into the Thule system as well as units from their [[Tau Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Tau Galaxy]] and away from attacks into the Combine. The ''Black Ghost'' was docked for six months for repairs.<ref name=BATB /><ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 112: "14th Sun Zhang Cadre (Obedience)"</ref>

=====Black Omen Raid=====
Operating out of [[Wolcott]] at some time during the [[First Combine-Dominion War]] (3062–3063), the [[Black Omen]] mercenary unit secretly penetrated the [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] to raid [[Pinnacle]], [[Holmsbu]], and Thule, where they disabled each planet's HPG and destroyed several supply depots.<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 24: "Black Omen: Warriors of Prophesy"</ref>

====Jihad====
=====Pirate Raid of 3070=====
The pirate band named [[Barllow's Boys]] conducted a [[Battle of Thule (3070)|raid]] against the planet in [[3070]]. They encountered a [[Binary]] of 'Mechs from Clan Ghost Bear's Hind Paw ''sibko''. The cadets, with only their lightweight ''[[Bear Cub]]'' training 'Mechs, were still able to defeat their heavier opponents in a hard-fought struggle. The survivors of the cadets hanged the survivors of Barllow's Boys when the elements of the [[54th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|Fifty-Fourth Provisional Garrison]] [[Cluster]] arrived on the scene.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 132: Bear Cub - 'Mech's information includes pirate raid on Thule</ref>

=====Battle of Thule 3073=====
In August [[3073]], Thule was the site of a strange three-way battle between Clans.  Initial reports stated that a [[Clan Star Adder]] force entered the fray during a [[Clan Hell's Horses]] raid against [[Clan Ghost Bear]].  However, later reports confirmed that this was a four-way battle with the reborn [[Clan Burrock]] forces disguised as Clan Hell's Horses in the initial raid and actual Clan Hell's Horses units cooperating with the Star Adders to destroy the pretenders with Ghost Bear forces standing by to assist if needed.

The Star Adder [[Watch]] had discovered the Burrocks' plan to stir up trouble between the Hell's Horses and Ghost Bears. They transmitted the discovery to their superiors, who informed the Hell's Horses, who then told the Ghost Bears. The Horses Khan informed the Ghost Bears that their forces, with Star Adder support, would take care of the pretenders. Clan Ghost Bear gave the Horses and Adders permission to enter their territory to destroy the Burrock forces. On August 29th, the Burrocks arrived in the Thule system via a pirate point and proceeded toward Accotink City on the banks of Lake Accotink. The Hell's Horses and Star Adders pursued them while the responding Ghost Bear force was to intervene only if citizens and infrastructure were put at risk.

The Burrock force, realizing what was happening, quickly moved into the city to escape being destroyed. There they set fires and destroyed a ''[[Fire Moth]]'' production facility and heavily damaged a [[DropShip]] construction yard that was still being built. The Ghost Bear forces moved to intercept and stop the Burrocks but were destroyed.  Meanwhile, the Adders destroyed a part of the raiding force while pursuing the remainder. Those Burrocks that made it through the city boarded two DropShips and tried to escape.  One of the DropShips was shot down over Lake Accotink by Ghost Bear [[aerospace fighter]]s and ground fire from the Hell's Horses and Star Adders.

While the Burrocks were driven from Thule, it was during this battle that they planted a virus in the waters of Lake Accotink.  As local businesses used this water to export to other worlds, the virus spread throughout the [[Ghost Bear Dominion|Dominion]].  This virus caused the deaths of 285,000 individuals and the near extinction of the Tseng and Snuka bloodlines.  Luckily, a vaccine for the virus was developed in 3086.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 122: Corona - Battle Armor's fluff includes fight on Thule during the [[Jihad]]</ref><ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 32</ref><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 136–137: "Poking the Bear"</ref>

====Second Combine-Dominion War====
=====First Battle of Thule 3099=====
As part of Operation BLUEPETER during the [[Second Combine-Dominion War]] (3098–3101), the [[Thirteenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] attacked Thule via two task forces.  The first, Task Force Richmond, comprising the Thirteenth's Second Battalion and command aerospace company, arrived on 23 May 3099 via the system's zenith [[Jump Point]]. Slowly accelerating into the system, they broadcast an uncoded fake message stating that a couple of DropShips were having engine problems.  This was to trick the defending Ghost Bear defenders into launching an intercept force against the supposedly vulnerable DropShips.  [[Star Colonel]] [[Offa]] of the defending [[14th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|Fourteenth Provisional Garrison Cluster]] thought the message was a mistake from a green recruit and launched his fighters to intercept.  However, on the 27th of May, the second Combine task force, Task Force Idlewind – consisting of the Thirteenth's First Battalion and remaining aerospace units – jumped into the system via a pirate jump point near Thule and was able to land on planet without serious opposition as the Ghost Bear aerospace fighters had been drawn away.  Meanwhile, Task Force Richmond immediately accelerated to 4Gs.<ref name=HWOTRp29 />

The ground fighting was heavy, but with the Ghost Bear fighters having been pulled away and exhausted from pulling many gravities to get back to Thule, the Combine invaders controlled the battle despite heavy losses. A [[Star]] of [[Ghost Bear]] ''[[Viking IIC]]'' [[BattleMech]]s was instrumental in helping combat the Thirteenth, but the tide was already against the defenders.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 186: "Deployment"</ref>  By June 10th, the Fourteenth PGC was driven off Thule and heading to [[Trondheim]] with 50% losses, just as Task Force Richmond arrived on world.<ref name=HWOTRp29 />

=====Second Battle of Thule 3100=====
While the Thirteenth Sun Zhang had taken over Thule, the unit had no integral transport [[DropShip]]s and [[JumpShip]]s, so the transportation assets that brought them in-system were reassigned to other units.  Thus on 22 September 3100, when the highly skilled [[Taiga Galaxy (Rasalhague Dominion)|Taiga Galaxy]] dropped on Thule to retake the planet for the Ghost Bear Dominion, the Thirteenth's only option was to hold out until transportation arrived to move them offworld; help never arrived.  On September 30, eight days after the Ghost Bear counterattack, the Thirteenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre was completely destroyed inside a Dominion military complex outside Thule City. Up into the 3110s, the Combine would accuse the Dominion of still holding survivors of the Thirteenth and using them as forced labor.<ref name=FWOTREp37f />

====Dark Age====
Sometime prior to 3151, the [[BattleMech]] production facility that was destroyed during the Jihad was rebuilt and was producing ''[[Fire Moth]]'' units again.  In addition, the production line was expanded to add a production line for the ''[[Viper]]'' [[BattleMech]].<ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 8'', pp. 12–13: "Manufacturer"</ref>

=====Pirate Raid of 3121=====
In [[3121]], an unknown pirate band raided Thule not far from Thule City.  In the midst of their initial attack, they destroyed most of a defending [[Star]] of [[Clan Ghost Bear]] forces; one [[BattleMech]], a ''[[Horned Owl]]'' piloted by [[MechWarrior]] [[Chloe]], was spared destruction because the pilot got lost. After figuring out where she was, Chloe came upon the pirates' scavenger team picking over her destroyed comrades.  Chloe massacred the scavenger team and offered ''[[surkai]]'' for her failure by beginning a two-day running battle against the pirates.  She used her 'Mech's speed to conduct hit-and-run attacks against the pirates along the length of the Great Fresdonian River as the pirates approached the city.  She also hit the pirates' base in a night attack, causing extensive damage. Slowly, she wore the pirates down one shot at a time before she succeeded in wiping them out.  Upon completing the pirates' destruction, she returned to Thule City, told her story and then collapsed.<ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 11'', p. 6: "Battle History"</ref>

====Pirate Raid of 3150====
A pirate band, believed to be under the command of one [[Captain]] [[Allison "Logger" Jones]] in a ''[[Phoenix Hawk IIC]]'', hit targets on Thule.  The pirates were able to escape before serious opposition could intercept them.<ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 15'', p. 10: "Battle History"</ref>

===Military Deployment===
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====3034====
* [[911th Air Wing]]<ref name=HBRp143/>

====3050====
* [[1st Hussars (Free Rasalhague Republic)|First Hussars]]<ref name=20YU51>''20 Year Update'', p. 51: "KungsArme Deployment Table"</ref>

====3054====
* Fifty-fourth Provisional Garrison Cluster<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 33: "Pi Galaxy (PGC)"</ref>

====3060====
* Fifty-fourth PGC<ref name="FM:WCp98"/>
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====3061====
* Fifty-fourth PGC<ref name=FMWC164>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 164: "Warden Clans Deployment Table"</ref>

====3067====
* Fifty-fourth PGC<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 78: "Pi Galaxy"</ref>

====3079====
* [[23rd Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|Twenty-third PGC]]<ref name=O:TCp39/>
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====3085====
* Fourteenth PGC<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 127: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>

====3121====
* Fourteenth PGC<ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 11'', p. 6: "Councilor Chloe"</ref>

====3145====
* [[18th Provisional Garrison (Clan Ghost Bear)|Eighteenth PGC]]<ref name=FM:3145p172>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 172: "Clan Force Deployments - Rasalhague Dominion"</ref>
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===Geography===
The planet has three large continents: the southern Vik, the equatorial Akranes, and the northern Husavik. To the north of Thule City on Vik stretches the Fresdon Plain and the rugged Fresdon Desert located within. Here also lies the Great Fresdonian River which has access to the world's oceans. The continent of Akranes is lightly populated and is mainly devoted to the world's agricultural and vacation needs. Husavik is mostly a frozen wasteland with several scattered research stations and is the home of the native [[Thulian Bear]] species.<ref name=BT20YoAaFp75/>

The planet was valued during the Succession Wars for its water resources.<ref>''Tales of the Black Widow Company'', pp. 22–23: Pirates lured to planet due to its water resources</ref>

===Planetary Locations===
* Akranes: equatorial landmass located in the temperate zone of the planet<ref name=O:TCp39/>
**Various agricultural industries and vacation spots<ref name=BT20YoAaFp75/>
* Husavik: northern landmass, a frigid wasteland<ref name=O:TCp39/>
**Various isolated research stations<ref name=BT20YoAaFp75/>
* Vik: southern landmass<ref name=O:TCp39/>
** Avonshire Foothills: rugged terrain where the First Hussars had several secret supply bases during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=CTp40/>
** Etna: industrial city<ref name=OTCp39BI>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 39: "Bergan Industries"</ref>
** Foleston: town where survivors of the First Hussars eliminated a part of the Clan Ghost Bear garrison<ref name=CTp40/>
** Fresdon Desert: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 30: "Thule"</ref>
** Great Fresdonian River: major river running the continent<ref name=BT20YoAaFp75 />
** New Thule: city with a planetary militia training program for vehicles and infantry<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 39: "Planetary Militia"</ref>
** Southlands: cold southern regions<ref name=ER3052p5>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 5: "Second Chance"</ref>
*** The Icebox: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=ER3052p5/>
** Thule City: planetary capital and site of the world's primary starport, located in the southern area of the Vik continent<ref name=O:TCp39/>

===Companies and Industries===
* [[Bergan Industries]]<ref name=OTCp39BI/>
* [[Dominion Facility Kappa-5]]

===Local Flora and Fauna===
* [[Thulian Bear]]<ref name=BT20YoAaFp75/>

==Map Gallery==
<div class="system-map-gallery"></div>

==Nearby Systems==
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{|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;"
! colspan="8" | Closest 20 systems (15 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Glabach]]
| class="lessthan30" | 19.8
| class="lessthan30" | [[Damian]]
| class="lessthan30" | 20.6
| class="lessthan30" | [[Porthos]]
| class="lessthan30" | 21.0
| class="lessthan30" | [[Constance]]
| class="lessthan30" | 27.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Santander]]
| class="over30" | 30.1
| class="over30" | [[Pinnacle]]
| class="over30" | 32.2
| class="over30" | [[Richmond]]
| class="over30" | 37.7
| class="over30" | [[Holmsbu]]
| class="over30" | 37.8
|-
| class="over30" | [[Idlewind]]
| class="over30" | 40.1
| class="over30" | [[Jarett]]
| class="over30" | 41.0
| class="over30" | [[Susquehanna]]
| class="over30" | 53.6
| class="over30" | [[Trondheim (FRR)|Trondheim]]
| class="over30" | 53.9
|-
| class="over30" | [[Kiruna]]
| class="over30" | 54.4
| class="over30" | [[Skallevoll]]
| class="over30" | 59.0
| class="over30" | [[New Ceylon]]
| class="over30" | 59.3
| class="over60" | [[Ferranil]]
| class="over60" | 61.3
|-
| class="over60" | [[Tovetin]]
| class="over60" | 63.1
| class="over60" | [[Rockland]]
| class="over60" | 67.3
| class="over60" | [[Last Frontier]]
| class="over60" | 68.4
| class="over60" | [[Isfahan]]
| class="over60" | 70.4
|-
|}

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Angels on Our Shoulders]]'' (in: ''[[Total Warfare]]'')
* ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]''
* ''[[Bushido and the Bear]]'' (BattleCorps scenario)
* ''[[ClanTroops]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Report: Clans]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
* ''[[Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3]]''
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[Lethal Heritage]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Objectives: The Clans]]''
* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 8]]''
* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 11]]''
* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 15]]''
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
* ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3150]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
{{div col end}}

[[Category:Systems|Thule]]
[[Category: Clan Ghost Bear Systems]]
[[Category: Draconis Combine Systems]]
[[Category: Free Rasalhague Republic Systems]]
[[Category: Principality of Rasalhague Systems]]
[[Category: Rasalhague Consortium Systems]]
[[Category: Rasalhague Dominion Systems]]