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Line 99: ====The Jihad==== ====The Jihad==== − On 15 November [[3071]], the capital city Famindas was subject to a devastating terrorist attack when [[Omniss]] terrorists detonated a thermonuclear device in the heart of the city. In response to the attack, [[Clan Snow Raven]] declared its [[WarShip|WarShips]] to be a safe haven for the Outworlds Alliance leadership.<ref name="JHS3076p20">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 20: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The explosion killed a hundred thousand people and wiped out the Alliance Executive Parliament and the central offices of the national administration and every government ministry. The strike was intended to disrupt the Outworlds Alliance by decapitating the national government, but that attempt failed; the terrorists—subsequently known to be cat's paws of the [[Word of Blake]]—had intended the strike to be a mortal wound to the fabric of the Alliance, but instead, the people of the Alliance rallied to rebuild Alpheratz and the terrorist attack became a symbol of the resilience and determination of the Outworlds population.<ref name=M&Mp165/> + On 15 November [[3071]], the capital city Famindas was subject to a devastating terrorist attack when [[Omniss]] terrorists detonated a thermonuclear device in the heart of the city. In response to the attack, [[Clan Snow Raven]] declared its [[WarShip|WarShips]] to be a safe haven for the Outworlds Alliance leadership.<ref name="JHS3076p20">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 20: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The explosion killed a hundred thousand people and wiped out the Alliance Executive Parliament and the central offices of the national administration and every government ministry. The strike was intended to disrupt the Outworlds Alliance by decapitating the national government, but that attempt failed; the terrorists - subsequently known to be cat's paws of the [[Word of Blake]] - had intended the strike to be a mortal wound to the fabric of the Alliance, but instead, the people of the Alliance rallied to rebuild Alpheratz and the terrorist attack became a symbol of the resilience and determination of the Outworlds population.<ref name=M&Mp165/> The Snow Ravens became a major partner in the rebuilding on Alpheratz in the five years after the attack; Snow Raven agronomists and ecologists worked to assist in containing the environmental damage inflicted by the detonation and to reverse the long-term effects of the strike. A Snow Raven Mobile Production Site in orbit above Alpheratz produced quantities of construction material needed for rebuilding and despite the large size of the nuclear device used in the attack, the damage was limited by the local geography. The attack rendered Famindas and much of the western coastal plain of Northern Continent uninhabitable, but the Bolliard Mountains limited the amount of fallout that could travel eastward and the vast agricultural regions beyond the Bolliard Mountains were undamaged, although monitoring of the aquifers and soil was needed to detect signs of any secondary or tertiary contamination.<ref name=M&Mp165/> The Snow Ravens became a major partner in the rebuilding on Alpheratz in the five years after the attack; Snow Raven agronomists and ecologists worked to assist in containing the environmental damage inflicted by the detonation and to reverse the long-term effects of the strike. A Snow Raven Mobile Production Site in orbit above Alpheratz produced quantities of construction material needed for rebuilding and despite the large size of the nuclear device used in the attack, the damage was limited by the local geography. The attack rendered Famindas and much of the western coastal plain of Northern Continent uninhabitable, but the Bolliard Mountains limited the amount of fallout that could travel eastward and the vast agricultural regions beyond the Bolliard Mountains were undamaged, although monitoring of the aquifers and soil was needed to detect signs of any secondary or tertiary contamination.<ref name=M&Mp165/> − By [[3076]], those evaluating the damage on North Continent believed that not only was the region salvageable, but that it might be possible to repopulate the region by 3078. The major industries on Alpheratz were affected to varying degrees by the attack; [[Alliance Defenders Limited]] lost their production plant at Famindas, which produced the export frames and chassis for a range of BattleMech designs designed for assembly in the Draconis Combine and Federated Suns,<ref name=M&Mp165/> although their facility at Heminy Bay on North Continent was still operational.<ref name="O:TCp17"/> [[Mountain Wolf BattleMechs]] was largely unaffected by the strike,<ref name=M&Mp165/> as it was located at Altai on South Continent,<ref name="O:TCp17"/> and by 3076, was in full production once more; [[Arenthir Electronics]] managed to escape the attack unscathed, thanks to its location in a high valley in the Bolliard Mountains.<ref name="O:TCp17"/><ref name=M&Mp165/> + By [[3076]], those evaluating the damage on Northern Continent believed that not only was the region salvageable, but that it might be possible to repopulate the region by 3078. The major industries on Alpheratz were affected to varying degrees by the attack; [[Alliance Defenders Limited]] lost their production plant at Famindas, which produced the export frames and chassis for a range of BattleMech designs designed for assembly in the Draconis Combine and Federated Suns,<ref name=M&Mp165/> although their facility at Heminy Bay on Northern Continent was still operational.<ref name="O:TCp17"/> [[Mountain Wolf BattleMechs]] was largely unaffected by the strike,<ref name=M&Mp165/> as it was located at Altai on Southern Continent,<ref name="O:TCp17"/> and by 3076, was in full production once more; [[Arenthir Electronics]] managed to escape the attack unscathed, thanks to its location in a high valley in the Bolliard Mountains.<ref name=M&Mp165/><ref name="O:TCp17"/> Although some expected Alpheratz to become a fortress after the attacks, President Avellar refused to recall any additional forces to garrison the planet; in keeping with the tradition of nonviolent perseverance at the core of the character of the Alliance population, Avellar refused to divert funding needed to ensure the health and safety of the well-being to create what would effectively be a palace guard, nor was he willing to leave other worlds vulnerable by pulling forces away from them to garrison the capital.<ref name=M&Mp165/> Although some expected Alpheratz to become a fortress after the attacks, President Avellar refused to recall any additional forces to garrison the planet; in keeping with the tradition of nonviolent perseverance at the core of the character of the Alliance population, Avellar refused to divert funding needed to ensure the health and safety of the well-being to create what would effectively be a palace guard, nor was he willing to leave other worlds vulnerable by pulling forces away from them to garrison the capital.<ref name=M&Mp165/> Line 113:
Line 113: The planetary militia were based out of Carolinas in 3079, and [[AGDA Training Facility Alpheratz]] was still operating, with a number of Snow Raven trainers augmenting the teaching staff. The training staff had brought harsh training methods with them and those methods had delivered mixed results for the various training programs in place.<ref name="O:TCp17"/> The planetary militia were based out of Carolinas in 3079, and [[AGDA Training Facility Alpheratz]] was still operating, with a number of Snow Raven trainers augmenting the teaching staff. The training staff had brought harsh training methods with them and those methods had delivered mixed results for the various training programs in place.<ref name="O:TCp17"/> − Alpheratz has been home to a number of news publications over the centuries, including the ''Alpheratz Daily Beacon'',<ref name="HB:MPSp21">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 21: "Who Are We Now?"</ref><ref name="HB:MPSp48">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 48: "That Foreign Woman"</ref> ''Alpheratz Examiner'',<ref name="HB:MPSp26">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 26: "The Boy King"</ref> and the ''Alpheratz New Freedom Journal''.<ref name="HB:MPSp61">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 61: "Resurrection"</ref> By the [[thirty-first century]], the predominant religion on Alpheratz was Islam.<ref name=H:MPSp150a/> + Alpheratz has been home to a number of news publications over the centuries, including the ''Alpheratz Daily Beacon'',<ref name="HB:MPSp21">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 21: "Who Are We Now?"</ref><ref name="HB:MPSp48">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 48: "That Foreign Woman"</ref> ''Alpheratz Examiner''<ref name="HB:MPSp26">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 26: "The Boy King"</ref> and the ''Alpheratz New Freedom Journal''.<ref name="HB:MPSp61">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 61: "Resurrection"</ref> By the [[thirty-first century]], the predominant religion on Alpheratz was Islam.<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 150: "Religion"</ref> ===Military Deployment=== ===Military Deployment=== Line 165:
Line 165: :* Bolliard Mountains<ref name=M&Mp165/> :* Bolliard Mountains<ref name=M&Mp165/> :* Famindas: the planetary capital city until 3071<ref name=M&Mp165/><ref name="JHS3076p20"/><ref name="J:FRp50"/> :* Famindas: the planetary capital city until 3071<ref name=M&Mp165/><ref name="JHS3076p20"/><ref name="J:FRp50"/> − :* Heminy Bay<ref name="O:TCp17"/> * South Continent * South Continent :* AGDA Training Facility Alpheratz: one of four Outworlds Alliance AGDA training centers; located at Bambino<ref name="O:TCp17"/> :* AGDA Training Facility Alpheratz: one of four Outworlds Alliance AGDA training centers; located at Bambino<ref name="O:TCp17"/> − :* Altai<ref name="O:TCp17"/> :* Carolinas: city<ref name=HBP150/> and planetary capital from 3071–3090<ref name=M&Mp165/> :* Carolinas: city<ref name=HBP150/> and planetary capital from 3071–3090<ref name=M&Mp165/> ::* Executive Parliament<ref name=M&Mp165/> ::* Executive Parliament<ref name=M&Mp165/>
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| − | | religion = Islam<ref name=TPp111>''The Periphery'', p. 111: "Religion and Philosophy | + | | religion = Islam<ref name=TPp111>''The Periphery'', p. 111: "Religion and Philosophy"</ref> |
| population = 2,159,000 (3025),<ref name=TP1Ep119/><br>3,200,000 (3067),<ref name=HBP150/><br>3,099,000 (3076),<ref name=M&Mp165/><br>3,099,000 (3079)<ref name="O:TCp17"/> | | population = 2,159,000 (3025),<ref name=TP1Ep119/><br>3,200,000 (3067),<ref name=HBP150/><br>3,099,000 (3076),<ref name=M&Mp165/><br>3,099,000 (3079)<ref name="O:TCp17"/> | ||
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====The Jihad==== | ====The Jihad==== | ||
| − | On 15 November [[3071]], the capital city Famindas was subject to a devastating terrorist attack when [[Omniss]] terrorists detonated a thermonuclear device in the heart of the city. In response to the attack, [[Clan Snow Raven]] declared its [[WarShip|WarShips]] to be a safe haven for the Outworlds Alliance leadership.<ref name="JHS3076p20">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 20: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The explosion killed a hundred thousand people and wiped out the Alliance Executive Parliament and the central offices of the national administration and every government ministry. The strike was intended to disrupt the Outworlds Alliance by decapitating the national government, but that attempt failed; the | + | On 15 November [[3071]], the capital city Famindas was subject to a devastating terrorist attack when [[Omniss]] terrorists detonated a thermonuclear device in the heart of the city. In response to the attack, [[Clan Snow Raven]] declared its [[WarShip|WarShips]] to be a safe haven for the Outworlds Alliance leadership.<ref name="JHS3076p20">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 20: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The explosion killed a hundred thousand people and wiped out the Alliance Executive Parliament and the central offices of the national administration and every government ministry. The strike was intended to disrupt the Outworlds Alliance by decapitating the national government, but that attempt failed; the terrorists - subsequently known to be cat's paws of the [[Word of Blake]] - had intended the strike to be a mortal wound to the fabric of the Alliance, but instead, the people of the Alliance rallied to rebuild Alpheratz and the terrorist attack became a symbol of the resilience and determination of the Outworlds population.<ref name=M&Mp165/> |
The Snow Ravens became a major partner in the rebuilding on Alpheratz in the five years after the attack; Snow Raven agronomists and ecologists worked to assist in containing the environmental damage inflicted by the detonation and to reverse the long-term effects of the strike. A Snow Raven Mobile Production Site in orbit above Alpheratz produced quantities of construction material needed for rebuilding and despite the large size of the nuclear device used in the attack, the damage was limited by the local geography. The attack rendered Famindas and much of the western coastal plain of Northern Continent uninhabitable, but the Bolliard Mountains limited the amount of fallout that could travel eastward and the vast agricultural regions beyond the Bolliard Mountains were undamaged, although monitoring of the aquifers and soil was needed to detect signs of any secondary or tertiary contamination.<ref name=M&Mp165/> | The Snow Ravens became a major partner in the rebuilding on Alpheratz in the five years after the attack; Snow Raven agronomists and ecologists worked to assist in containing the environmental damage inflicted by the detonation and to reverse the long-term effects of the strike. A Snow Raven Mobile Production Site in orbit above Alpheratz produced quantities of construction material needed for rebuilding and despite the large size of the nuclear device used in the attack, the damage was limited by the local geography. The attack rendered Famindas and much of the western coastal plain of Northern Continent uninhabitable, but the Bolliard Mountains limited the amount of fallout that could travel eastward and the vast agricultural regions beyond the Bolliard Mountains were undamaged, although monitoring of the aquifers and soil was needed to detect signs of any secondary or tertiary contamination.<ref name=M&Mp165/> | ||
| − | By [[3076]], those evaluating the damage on | + | By [[3076]], those evaluating the damage on Northern Continent believed that not only was the region salvageable, but that it might be possible to repopulate the region by 3078. The major industries on Alpheratz were affected to varying degrees by the attack; [[Alliance Defenders Limited]] lost their production plant at Famindas, which produced the export frames and chassis for a range of BattleMech designs designed for assembly in the Draconis Combine and Federated Suns,<ref name=M&Mp165/> although their facility at Heminy Bay on Northern Continent was still operational.<ref name="O:TCp17"/> [[Mountain Wolf BattleMechs]] was largely unaffected by the strike,<ref name=M&Mp165/> as it was located at Altai on Southern Continent,<ref name="O:TCp17"/> and by 3076, was in full production once more; [[Arenthir Electronics]] managed to escape the attack unscathed, thanks to its location in a high valley in the Bolliard Mountains.<ref name=M&Mp165/><ref name="O:TCp17"/> |
Although some expected Alpheratz to become a fortress after the attacks, President Avellar refused to recall any additional forces to garrison the planet; in keeping with the tradition of nonviolent perseverance at the core of the character of the Alliance population, Avellar refused to divert funding needed to ensure the health and safety of the well-being to create what would effectively be a palace guard, nor was he willing to leave other worlds vulnerable by pulling forces away from them to garrison the capital.<ref name=M&Mp165/> | Although some expected Alpheratz to become a fortress after the attacks, President Avellar refused to recall any additional forces to garrison the planet; in keeping with the tradition of nonviolent perseverance at the core of the character of the Alliance population, Avellar refused to divert funding needed to ensure the health and safety of the well-being to create what would effectively be a palace guard, nor was he willing to leave other worlds vulnerable by pulling forces away from them to garrison the capital.<ref name=M&Mp165/> | ||
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The planetary militia were based out of Carolinas in 3079, and [[AGDA Training Facility Alpheratz]] was still operating, with a number of Snow Raven trainers augmenting the teaching staff. The training staff had brought harsh training methods with them and those methods had delivered mixed results for the various training programs in place.<ref name="O:TCp17"/> | The planetary militia were based out of Carolinas in 3079, and [[AGDA Training Facility Alpheratz]] was still operating, with a number of Snow Raven trainers augmenting the teaching staff. The training staff had brought harsh training methods with them and those methods had delivered mixed results for the various training programs in place.<ref name="O:TCp17"/> | ||
| − | Alpheratz has been home to a number of news publications over the centuries, including the ''Alpheratz Daily Beacon'',<ref name="HB:MPSp21">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 21: "Who Are We Now?"</ref><ref name="HB:MPSp48">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 48: "That Foreign Woman"</ref> ''Alpheratz Examiner'' | + | Alpheratz has been home to a number of news publications over the centuries, including the ''Alpheratz Daily Beacon'',<ref name="HB:MPSp21">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 21: "Who Are We Now?"</ref><ref name="HB:MPSp48">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 48: "That Foreign Woman"</ref> ''Alpheratz Examiner''<ref name="HB:MPSp26">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 26: "The Boy King"</ref> and the ''Alpheratz New Freedom Journal''.<ref name="HB:MPSp61">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 61: "Resurrection"</ref> By the [[thirty-first century]], the predominant religion on Alpheratz was Islam.<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 150: "Religion"</ref> |
===Military Deployment=== | ===Military Deployment=== | ||
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:* Bolliard Mountains<ref name=M&Mp165/> | :* Bolliard Mountains<ref name=M&Mp165/> | ||
:* Famindas: the planetary capital city until 3071<ref name=M&Mp165/><ref name="JHS3076p20"/><ref name="J:FRp50"/> | :* Famindas: the planetary capital city until 3071<ref name=M&Mp165/><ref name="JHS3076p20"/><ref name="J:FRp50"/> | ||
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* South Continent | * South Continent | ||
:* AGDA Training Facility Alpheratz: one of four Outworlds Alliance AGDA training centers; located at Bambino<ref name="O:TCp17"/> | :* AGDA Training Facility Alpheratz: one of four Outworlds Alliance AGDA training centers; located at Bambino<ref name="O:TCp17"/> | ||
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:* Carolinas: city<ref name=HBP150/> and planetary capital from 3071–3090<ref name=M&Mp165/> | :* Carolinas: city<ref name=HBP150/> and planetary capital from 3071–3090<ref name=M&Mp165/> | ||
::* Executive Parliament<ref name=M&Mp165/> | ::* Executive Parliament<ref name=M&Mp165/> | ||