Editing Caph

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{{otheruses|the planetary system|the WarShip|Caph (Individual McKenna-class WarShip)}}

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The '''Caph''' system was the location of at least one habitable world, '''Caph III''', and as of [[3151]] was located in the [[Capellan Confederation]].<ref name=IC117-119/>

==System Description==
Caph is located close to the [[Fomalhaut]] and [[New Stevens]] systems<ref name="ER:2750p37"/> and consists of a class G5V primary orbited by seven worlds.<ref name=DARWp235/>

==System History==
The Caph system was colonized during the [[First Exodus]] from [[Terra]].<ref name="FCCWp189"/>

==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2271]] - [[Terran Alliance]]<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16</ref>
* [[2316]] - [[Terran Hegemony]]<ref name="SLSBp15"/>
* [[2319]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name=HB:HK>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 18</ref>
* [[2341]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HSp13">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13</ref>
* [[2366]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:HLp17">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 17</ref>
* [[2571]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="HB:MPSp18">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 18</ref><ref name="HB:HSp25">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 25</ref>
* [[2596]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:RWp159">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 159</ref>
* [[2750]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37</ref>
* [[2765]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11</ref>
* [[2767]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="H:LoTV1p80+">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 80–82</ref>
* [[2771]] - [[Amaris Empire]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p138">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 138</ref>
* [[2774]] - Amaris Empire<ref name="H:LoTV1p138"/>
* [[2786]] - Terran Hegemony<ref name="FSW(SB)p25">''First Succession War'', p. 25</ref>
* [[2787]] - [[Federated Suns]]<ref name=HD(TFS)p202>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 202: "Caph" planet profile</ref>
* [[2791]] - [[Capellan Confederation]]<ref name=FSWp92>''First Succession War'', p. 92</ref>
* [[2797]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name=FSWp95>''First Succession War'', p. 95: "Federated Suns Counteroffensives 2801–2818"</ref>
* [[2822]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp31">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 31</ref><ref name="H:LOTV2p122">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', pp. 122–123</ref><ref name="FSW(SB)p113">''First Succession War'', p. 113</ref>
* [[2864]] - Capellan Confederation<ref name="HB:HLp39">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 39</ref>
* [[3025]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp70">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70</ref>
* [[3030]] - Federated Suns<ref name="HB:HDp72">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 72</ref>
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133</ref>
* [[3050]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 23</ref>
* [[3057]] - Federated Commonwealth<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3063]] - [[Chaos March]]<ref>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 29</ref>
* [[3066]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 24</ref>
* [[3067]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="HB:HDp82">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 82</ref><ref name=JFRp42>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 42</ref>
* [[3075]] - Word of Blake Protectorate<ref name="JS:TBDp65>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 65</ref>
* [[3081]] - [[Republic of the Sphere]]<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 63</ref>
* [[3085]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vii: "Inner Sphere Map - [October 3085]"</ref>
* [[3098]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=TRM>''The Running Man''</ref>
* [[3135]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=ER:3145p11>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 11</ref>
* [[3145]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name="FM:3145pVI">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. VI: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref><ref name=ER:3145p39>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39</ref>
* [[3151]] - Republic of the Sphere<ref name=SFp103>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 103</ref> / Capellan Confederation (from March)<ref name=IC117-119>''IlClan'', pp. 117–118</ref> / [[Third Star League]] (no later than December)<ref name=CT/>
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==Caph III==
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| name                = Caph III
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| position            = Third<ref name="FCCWp189"/><ref name=DARWp235/>
| distance            = 7.47 days<ref name="FCCWp189"/><ref name=DARWp235/>
| moons               = 1 (Caph's Stone)<ref name="FCCWp189"/><ref name=WCPII>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=69960.0;topicseen Writers Confirm PDF is incorrect.] (dead link)</ref>
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| temperature         = 30°C (Warm-Temperate) (3062)<ref name="FCCWp189"/><br>41°C (3130)<ref name=DARWp235/>
| water               = 20%<ref name="FCCWp189"/>
| life                = Reptiles<ref name="FCCWp189"/>
| continents          = 3 (Caph Prime, Brunnel, Steam)<ref name="FCCWp189"/>
| colonized           = 
| demonym             = 
| language            = 
| religion            = 
| population          = 3,000,000,000 (2766),<ref name=SLp171>''The Star League'', p. 171: "Caph" planet profile</ref><br>1,000,000,000 (3025),<ref name=SLp171/><br>1,150,500,000 (3062),<ref name="FCCWp189"/><br>62,085,000 (3130)<ref name=DARWp235/><ref name=DARoSp22/>
| ruler               = [[Duke of Caph]]
| political           = [[Planetary Governor of Caph|Planetary Governor]]
| commander           = Legate [[Kalvin Gustafson]] (3130)<ref name=DARoSp22>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 22: "Prefecture IX"</ref><ref name=DARWp235/>
| capital             = New Brunnel (2309),<ref name="FCCWp189"/><br>Aswan (3062)<ref name="FCCWp189"/>
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| hpgrep              = [[Precentor]] [[Lawrence Gelbart]] (3025)<ref name=HD(TFS)p202/>
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Caph III, more commonly known simply as Caph, is the third of seven planets in the Caph system and has a single moon named Caph's Stone.<ref name="FCCWp189"/>

===Planetary History===
====Early History====
Caph was among the first worlds to be settled from [[Terra]] by the [[Terran Alliance]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 189: FedCom Civil War Atlas of worlds/Caph - History of world includes it to be first to be settled</ref> The planet had large swath of tropical rainforests, fertile lands and considerable amount of mineral wealth. However, early settlers were terrorized by the large reptiles, sometimes known as dinosaurs, which frequently destroyed entire settlements.<ref name=DARWp235/>

====The Terran Hegemony & Star League eras====
Caph 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"/> After the fall of the [[Terran Alliance]], the leader of the newly formed [[Terran Hegemony]], [[Director-General of the Terran Hegemony|Director-General]] [[James McKenna]], deployed Hegemony armed forces to recapture Caph, which had initially refused to join his new nation.<ref name="SLSBp15">''The Star League'', p. 15: "Terra's Errant Flock"</ref> Caph became one of the worlds within the [[Alliance Core]] region of the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="H:RWp159"/>

As a means of combating the dinosaurs menace, electronic barriers were constructed around urban centers to guard against their attack, with later reinforcements coming in the form of [[BattleMechs]].<ref name=DARWp235/><ref name=SLp171/>

As the Star League era progressed, Caph became famed for its renowned research complexes.  One such school, the Caph Institute of Technology, was responsible for much of the original work that went into creating the first BattleMech.  The planet was also home to several major drug and chemical companies, such as Pfizzler Chemical and DB Bowin Pharmaceuticals.<ref name=SLp171/>

====Amaris Civil War====
When [[Stefan Amaris]] launched [[Operation APOTHEOSIS]], his takeover of the [[Terran Hegemony]] in December [[2766]], special forces teams were activated on every one of the member worlds of the Terran Hegemony. Their mission was to seize control of every [[HPG]] station in the Hegemony an hour before APOTHEOSIS began. Caph was one of just three worlds where the attempt by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] to capture the local HPG transmitter saw the transmitter destroyed, due to heavier than anticipated local resistance.<ref name="H:LoTV1p71">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 71: "Hegemony Blackout"</ref>

Caph was a prime target for the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] forces when Amaris launched his coup; one of the gems of the Terran Hegemony and just a single jump from [[Terra]], Caph was one of the most heavily populated worlds in the [[Inner Sphere]] and one of the longest settled. Caph had perhaps the strongest academic research system in the Hegemony—and by extension, in the Inner Sphere—as well as an extensive technology industry; the [[SLDF]] considered Caph to be an important world and had constructed four [[Castle Brian|Castles Brian]] across Caph, as well as building numerous other smaller SLDF bases. While Caph itself strongly resembled Jurassic-era Terra, the ever-increasing industrial and urban development had pushed the jungles back, although many outlying cities and communities had special barriers in place around them to keep the more aggressive and unpleasant local fauna away.<ref name="H:LoTV1p80+"/>

The Rim Worlds military had already begun to take control of Caph prior to the launch of APOTHEOSIS, with a mercenary unit named [[Salazar's Irregulars]] sneaking onto the planet to lay the groundwork for APOTHEOSIS in secret and the [[118th Amaris Dragoons]] taking control of the Castles Brian in November 2766 under the command of [[Colonel]] [[Orestes Tomasevi]]. The Republicans viewed Caph as being an easy conquest, masking the buildup to APOTHEOSIS with a series of training exercises beginning on the 26th of December.<ref name="H:LoTV1p80+"/>

What the Rim Worlds forces were unaware of was the deployment of five [[battalion]]s of SLDF personnel to Caph in early December for training exercises prior to a planned deployment into the [[Periphery]]. Three of the battalions were recently graduated SLDF infantry, but two of the battalions were newly formed but extensively trained Special Forces Battalions, the [[3378th Special Forces Battalion|3378th]] and [[3381st Special Forces Battalion|3381st]]. The various battalions had deployed in company and battalion-sized groupings around Caph for training, with formations swapping locations every couple of weeks; the Special Forces personnel had remained largely outside any of Caph's major cities, but [[Major]] [[Derjan Sefik]], commanding officer of the 3378th, had brought the entire 3378th into New Brunnel for a brief furlough as the Rim Worlds troops began mobilizing.<ref name="H:LoTV1p80+"/>

Major Sefik viewed what was supposed to be a training exercise on the part of the 118th Amaris Dragoons as an opportunity for his battalion to gain some additional field experience, and quickly tasked his people to shadow the Republican forces, creating simulated ambushes and strikes against them; as the Special Forces teams reported back that the Rim Worlders were taking up increasingly critical posts within New Brunnel, Major Sefik grew concerned that something was amiss. Sefik adjusted the deployment of the 3378th to quickly counter any threatening moves that the Republican forces might make, and it was this deployment that saw members from the 3378th witness and thwart the attempted takeover of Caph's HPG facilities by the Republicans. The 3378th went beyond disrupting the attempt to secure the HPG, not only countering the attack but also blocking attempts by the Republicans to move reinforcements into New Brunnel. This led to a day-long battle in the streets and buildings of New Brunnel as the elite Special Forces commandos inflicted heavy damage on the Republican forces, particularly the Rim Worlds-affiliated mercenary forces hired to provide security and clean up after the planned seizure of the HPG.<ref name="H:LoTV1p80+"/>

The 3378th received very little support from the native population, and the support they did receive dwindled after Duchess [[Micha Confalonieri]], the planetary ruler, announced that the Republicans were "liberators" and instructed the population to lay down their arms and end any resistance to the occupation. Where the 3378th did receive critical support was from the New Brunnel police force, although this wasn't enough to prevent the Rim Worlds forces assuming at least nominal control over New Brunnel by the 28th of December.<ref name="H:LoTV1p80+"/>

Initially, the campaign to capture New Brunnel was the most difficult aspect of the occupation of Caph for the Republican forces, with relatively little resistance being encountered elsewhere on the planet. That soon changed, however; after several days, the SLDF units which had been deployed out in the field began to hit Republican targets, destroying bases and ambushing small Republican units. This prompted a cycle of attack and counterattack that quickly escalated in scale; believing that the SLDF troops were receiving support from the native population, Colonel Tomasevi ordered the destruction or deactivation of many of the barrier systems that made up the Large Fauna Containment Systems in place across Caph, the barriers that kept the bigger, more dangerous local fauna away from inhabited areas. Tomasevi believed that this would not only deny the SLDF a number of previously safe regions to hide in, but that it would also punish the local population for sheltering the SLDF resistance; Tomasevi subsequently declared that Caph had been pacified in late January, but the reality was that the battle for Caph would continue for years.<ref name="H:LoTV1p80+"/>

The planet was subsequently attacked by [[Rim Worlds Republic Military]] during the [[Amaris Civil War]], an attack which gutted the Caph Institute of Technology. Republican forces also used chemical and biological weapons in their attack, which were believed to have wiped out the native "dinosaur" species.<ref name=SLp171/>

====The Succession Wars====
After the collapse of the Terran Hegemony and the Star League, Caph had become a hotly contested world.  In [[2787]], in the Fifth Battle of Caph, three different [[Great Houses]] fought at the same time for control of the planet. Eventually, it became part of the [[Federated Suns]] at a terrible cost. The world, once was known for its research in BattleMech technology, was smoldering ruins.  The world soon again changed hands to the [[Capellan Confederation]] midway through the Succession Wars.<ref name=HD(TFS)p202/><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 48, 54, 60: "FedSuns maps from Age of War to Second Succession War do not show Caph being in FedSuns"</ref>

In [[2930]], during the [[Third Succession War]], Caph was the target world of [[Marshall]] [[Peter Davion (30th c.)|Peter Davion's]] offensive into the Confederation, codenamed [[Operation Roland's Horn]]. In last phase of the Operation, Caph fell again to House Davion forces.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 70: "Map of Federated Suns After 3025, this shows border prior to 2866 and 3025 with Caph formerly part confederation"</ref><ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 85: "The Armistice Ends" - Caph target of then Marshall Peter Davion's offensive to take worlds from Confederation</ref> The world became part of the [[Draconis March]].  The planet was devastated from onslaught of the early Succession Wars. Nearly all buildings on the planet had been destroyed, with two of its three continents irradiated by atomic bombs.

During the reign of [[First Prince]] Hanse Davion, the Federated Suns moved its Ministry of Foreign Relations to Caph due to flow of information regarding [[Lyran Commonwealth]] which normally comes through this world. This was done when first alliance between House Steiner and House Davion was first signed.<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 108: "Ministry of Foreign Relations and its policies"</ref> Also, by [[3025]], the planet was slowly rebuilding its population and factories.  The world was on the road to recovery during the 3030s and 3040s, becoming part of the [[Sarna March]].

====War of 3039====
During the [[War of 3039]] a counter attack by the [[Draconis Combine]] was surprised to find prepositioned Federated Commonwealth forces secreted away on Caph.  The resulting [[Battle of Caph (3039)|battle]] was a victory for the Commonwealth.

====The Chaos March====
In [[3057]] Free Worlds League & Capellan Confederation [[Operation Guerrero|invaded]] the Sarna March, cutting it off from Federated Commonwealth. During the conflict, Caph had a single mercenary unit, the [[Gustafson's Grenadiers]], as the only defense force on the planet. They were at the time training with what became a [[Lyran Alliance]]-affiliated militia unit, the [[Denebola FTM]].<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 114: "Denebola Skye March Militia"</ref>

By the second wave of the Liao-Marik Invasion, Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] activated insurgents among the planet's population, which helped shatter the planet's government into warring factions among Caph's few cities.<ref>''Chaos March'', pp. 30–31: "Liao's insurgents help bring planet into state of civil war"</ref>

====The Word of Blake Protectorate====
In [[3066]], the planet requested military aid from the [[Word of Blake]], due to the continuing instability of the Chaos March.  The Blakists helped to end the civil war between the multiple factions which had popped up after the creation of the Chaos March.  After stabilizing the planet's political situation, they began cleaning up the wastelands of the planet.  As part of their efforts to bring the world further into an alliance with them, the Blakists restarted many of Caph's industries that had been lost in the Succession Wars.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 47: "What's the Blakist Goal? - How Caph was subverted by the Blake to join them"</ref>

Their efforts were rewarded when the planet joined the other neighboring worlds of Keid, Epsilon Eridani and Bryant to help form the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]].<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 24: "Word of Blake Protectorate - New release from WoB of Caph and other worlds joining the Word of Blake Protectorate"</ref> By the 1st of August [[3068]] the Word of Blake had secured full control over the government of Caph via these nonviolent means.<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>

====Jihad====
The Word of Blake did much in rebuilding much of Caph's former glory: they cleaned up several radioactive hot zones and reducing some of our planet's dangerous fauna, not to mention the new world-spanning maglev network. They repaired, decontaminated and restored to working order the Browning-Corning Limited plant.<ref name=JWoB/>

After the beginning of the [[Jihad]], the Blake Protectorate in [[3068]] was solidly under the control of the Word of Blake.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. ??: "Timeline of the Jihad" - 1 August, Caph is among worlds which were nonviolently taken over by WoB{{cn}}</ref> This led to the formation of the [[Protectorate Militia]], with each world protected by at least one [[division]]'s worth of combined-arms troops. The formation of the [[First Caph Protectorate Militia Division]] was touted as a new source of jobs, where planet had been previously suffering from high unemployment.<ref name=JSBDp47>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 47: "Protectorate Militia Formed" - Word of Blake after start of the Jihad have planetary based militias formed</ref> The Word of Blake's [[1st Division (Word of Blake)|1st Division]] was used to train the planet's First Caph Protectorate Militia Division.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 89: "1st Division" - Elements of the division were used to help create and train the Caph Protectorate Militia</ref>

In October 3068 a [[Clan]] warrior named Drago stalked and killed almost all of two [[Level II]]s of Blakist forces near the mining settlement of Dallas, fifty kilometers from Aswan. Fighting over the course of several days, Drago and his matte-black ''[[Nova Cat (OmniMech)|Nova Cat]]'' [[OmniMech]] tracked and killed one Level II before engaging the second when it came to investigate a day later. Under the overall command of [[Demi-Precentor]] [[Alice Haywood]], the surviving Level II withdrew after losing a 'Mech to Drago, studying salvaged information to try and learn Drago's identity before attempting to ambush him a day later. While the ambush didn't work as planned, Haywood was able to fight and kill Drago - but not before most, or possibly all, of the other personnel in her Level II were destroyed.<ref name="TDoC">''The Dragon of Caph''</ref>

Caph did experience a brief insurrection attempt on its sitting government. In [[3070]], these insurrectionists attempted to storm Caph's parliamentary buildings, but were stopped by local Word of Blake troops, particularly a [[Magi]] tank nicknamed, ''Force of Wisdom''.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 174: "Magi" - Notable Crews - Magi tank instrumental in stopping insurgents from taking the government</ref> Individuals on Caph had been noted their resentment of their treatment of their world by the rest of the Inner Sphere, siding with Word of Blake was justifiable.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 73: "Justifications" - Young Adept of Word of Blake Militia gives his feelings on how Caph was treated</ref>

In April [[3075]], a strange signal was detected and the WoB militia sent an ''[[Interdictor]]''-class [[DropShip]] to intercept an unknown object that turned out to be the [[Champlain#Champlain-III|Champlain III]] probe, sent from terra in [[2066]]. The probe was emitting standard radar emissions, but a communication was also sent in an ancient computer code. It promised "no harm on the part of humanity" and was transmitting information back to Sol. Terran officials will be on the lookout for the results in [[3088]]. 

Caph, officials had not yet decided whether to retrieve the ancient probe or see how it attempted to carry out its mission first. The probe was put into the system traffic computers, removing it as a hazard to system travel for now.<ref name=Caph>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [19/04/3075]: "Unexpected Visitor to Caph Creates a Stir"''</ref>

On 6 June 3075,<ref name="JHS:Tp17">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 17: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> the Caph Protectorate Militia was attacked by "mercenaries", allegedly the [[One-Eyed Jacks]]. This force allegedly damaged the Caph Protectorate Militia in their raid.  However, Intelligence<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 48: "Fissures of Fire" - Intelligence report Caph was one of the worlds attacked by [[Shadow Divisions]] masquerading as House Units</ref> reports and captured Word of Blake communications between [[Precentor|Precentors]] [[Apollyon]] and [[Cameron St. Jamais]] discussing Apollyon's Shadow Divisions indicated it was one of these that attacked a number of Protectorate Militias, including Caph's.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 50: "Communication between Apollyon and St. James indicating raiders posing as One-Eye Jacks were Shadow Division, and they attacked Caph's militia"</ref>

====Dark Ages====

====ilClan====
When news reached [[Chancellor]] [[Daoshen Liao]] that Clan forces had found a way through the [[Fortress Wall]] to [[Battle of Terra (3151)|assault]] [[Terra]] while the [[Capellan Confederation]] still struggled to solve that obstacle, he was determined to capture any fleeing [[Republic of the Sphere]] forces in hopes their interrogation would solve the puzzle of the Wall. He reasoned that Republic troops would retreat to [[Sirius]] and [[Caph]], both ancestral Capellan worlds. The [[Battle of Sirius (3151)|assault]] on Sirius began in February, while the Caph operation began the next month.  Due to the [[Skobel MechWorks]] and [[Martinson Armaments]] factories, the Confederation anticipated a fierce battle and the [[Fifth Sian Dragoons]] were given the honors because of their specialization in siege warfare. After the Dragoons landed unopposed on 3 March, it was soon discovered that the Republic garrison troops of the [[XIV Triarii Protectors]] had relocated to [[Terra]] some months prior in preparation for the Battle of Terra, but not before rendering the industriplexes inoperable through careful sabotage. Estimates to return the factories to operation were measured in years<ref name=ICp117>''ilClan'', pp. 117-118: "One Step Closer to Glory"</ref>

The Confederation's conquest of Caph was short lived, at some unknown point, [[ilKhan]] [[Alaric Ward]] ordered the [[5th Battle (Clan Jade Falcon)|Fifth Battle Cluster]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] to occupy the planet.  It is unknown if the Dragoons were still present but given the strategic importance of the world to the Confederation that is likely. On 22 December  the [[First Kearny Highlanders]] in the employ of the [[Duke of Tybalt]] landed to probe what they beleived to be Confederation defenses.  Despite taking nearly forty percent losses, the Highlanders were able to escape with this valuable intelligence.<ref name=UD>''Unit Digest: First Kearny Highlanders''</ref><ref name=CT>''Chaos Theory''</ref>

===Military Deployment===
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====2766====
* [[118th Amaris Dragoons]] (from November)<ref name="H:LoTV1p80+"/>

====2821====
* [[6th "Zion" Lancers|Sixth "Zion Lancers"]]<ref name="FSWp136">''First Succession War'', p. 136: "First Succession War Deployment Table - CCAF"</ref>

====3025====
* [[Third Crucis Lancers]] [[RCT]]<ref name=HD133>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 133: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp11">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 11: "Operation RAT"</ref>

====3038====
* Third Crucis Lancers RCT<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 136: "Deployment Table"</ref>

====3050====
* [[111th Division (ComStar)|111th Division]]<ref name=20YU70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[2nd Davion Guards|Second Davion Guards RCT]]<ref name=20YU19>''20 Year Update'', p. 19: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>

====3055====
* [[11th Division (ComStar)|Eleventh Division]]<ref name=CS84>''ComStar'', p. 84: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
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====3058====
* [[Lindon's Battalion]]<ref name=CMp30>''Chaos March'', p. 30: "Caph's pre–Free Worlds League/Capellan Confederation leader named only as Duchess Gustafson, with no first name"</ref>
* [[Gustafson's Grenadiers]] (2 battalions)<ref name=CMp30/>
* [[Denebola SMM]]<ref name=CMp30/>
* [[Stealthy Tigers]]<ref name=CMp30/>
* [[Always Faithful]]<ref name=CMp30/>

====3059====
* [[Always Faithful]]<ref name=FMM110>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 110: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[Stealthy Tigers]]<ref name=FMFWL115>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 115: "Free Worlds League Deployment Table"</ref>

====3061====
* [[Denebola FTM]]<ref name=SS51>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 51: "Lyran Alliance Deployment Table"</ref>

====3067====
* [[Devil's Advocates]] ([[Company]])<ref>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 66: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[Simonson's Cutthroats]]<ref name=MS69/><ref name=JSTBD110/>
* [[Carson's Renegades]]<ref name=MS69>''Mercenaries Supplemental'', p. 69: "Mercenary Deployment Table"</ref>
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====3068====
* [[Simonson's Cutthroats]]<ref name=MS69/><ref name=JSTBD110/>
* [[First Caph Protectorate Militia Division]]<ref name=JSBDp47/>
* Carson's Renegades<ref name=MS69/>

====3073====
* Carson's Renegades<ref name=JSTBD110>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 110: "Word of Blake Mercenary Deployment"</ref>
* First Caph Protectorate Militia Division<ref name=JSBDp47/>

====3075====
* First Caph Protectorate Militia Division<ref name=JSBDp47/>

====3145====
* [[XIV Triarii Protectors]]<ref name=FM:3145p144>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 144: "Republic Armed Forces - Triarii Protectors"</ref>
{{columns-end}}

===Geography===
Caph has three continents named Brunnel, Caph Prime, and Steam. Steam is covered by heavy jungle, and despite Caph being devastated by atomic weapons in the mid-[[twenty-eighth century]] some of the original native giant creatures known as the "Dinosaurs of Caph" continued to survive deep in the jungle as late as the [[ilClan Era]].<ref name="FCCWp189"/><ref name=CT>''Chaos Theory''</ref>

===Planetary Locations===
* Aswan: The modern capital of Caph, located in the surviving portions of Brunnel that remained habitable following the Star League Civil War. The city experienced an economic boom when its Cretaceous zone opened.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 189: "Listed new capital of planet, it flourish during the FedCom Civil War with its new dinosaur park opening in 3064"</ref><ref name=JWoB/>
* Caph Institute of Technology: an ancient [[Star League era]] institute noted for helping to develop the theory of the [[BattleMech]] & test the [[Jamerson-Ulikov Water Purifier]]<ref>''The Star League'', p. 54: "Other Major Breakthroughs" - J-U Water Purifier is developed on Caph, which led to making uninhabitable worlds habitable</ref> It is located near its original Caph planetary capital on Brunnel, it was destroyed in the nuclear attack by Amaris troops.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 189: "Early Institute once existed near old Caph capital and help developed theory of the BattleMech"</ref>
* Cimmeron: a notable trading center on Brunnel that survived into the [[thirty-second century]]<ref name=DARWp235/>
* Cretaceous Zone: Created in [[3064]], this area of jungle is located on Steam, and was home to dinosaur-like reptiles, thought lost during the [[Star League Civil War]]. This became the source of revenue for the planet in the 3060s, prior to the [[Jihad]].<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 189: "Dinosaurs still roam in the jungles of Steam"</ref> The zone's creation also led to the entire continent of Steam being turned into a preserve for these surviving native species.<ref name=DARWp235/>
* Dallas: a mining settlement located fifty kilometers from Aswan, at the edge of a contamination zone; site of a notable battle during the Jihad<ref name="TDoC"/>
* New Brunnel: Originally the capital city of Caph, it was located on the continent of Brunnel. The city, along with much of the planet's Star League-era population centers & industries, was lost to the nuclear attacks by Amaris forces.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 189: "New Brussels named as the original capital city of the planet and details of its fate"</ref>
* New Derry: the second largest city on the planet, by 3130; located eighty kilometers east of Aswan and is home to the planet's largest and most active spaceport<ref name=DARWp235/>
* New Zevon: a notable trading center on Brunnel that survived into the thirty-second century<ref name=DARWp235/>
** New Zevon Interstellar Spaceport: main planet DropPort<ref name=JWoB/>
* Rehope: a notable trading center on Brunnel that survived into the thirty-second century<ref name=DARWp235/>

===Companies and Industries===
* [[Browning-Corning, Limited]]: A manufacturer of [[Support Vehicles]] whose main plant was destroyed during a [[Draconis Combine]] raid in the [[First Succession War]] after the Combine raiders mistook it for a BattleMech production facility. The Combine raiders also killed all of the plant staff and numerous civilians when they deployed a pair of chemical weapons. The plant was repaired, decontaminated and restored to working order by the Word of Blake and was producing new vehicles by [[3068]].<ref name="MSUp147">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 147: "O-66 "Oppie" Hazmat Recovery Vehicle</ref> After that, the first [[Oppie]] HazMat recovery vehicle roll off their assembly line in decades.<ref name=JWoB>''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [12/08/3068]: "Arboris, Caph, Capolla Join Word"''</ref>
* [[Holden Planetary Engineers]]<ref name=SLp164>''The Star League'', pp. 164–165: "Top Ten Hegemony Companies"</ref>
* [[General Systems]]: This corporation had a 'Mech manufacturing plant on Caph, when it started which produced the ''[[Exterminator]]'' [[BattleMech]] in [[2630]] for the [[SLDF]]. The plant was lost in [[2793]] at the start of the [[First Succession War]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 208: "Exterminator" - Caph was work site for General Systems and its ''Exterminator'' design</ref>
* [[Lang Industries]]<ref name="FSWp160">''First Succession War'', p. 160: "SHD-2D/2K Shadow Hawk"</ref><ref name=XTROPRI5>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 5: "SHD-1R Shadow Hawk"</ref>
* [[Martinson Armaments]]: a new facility opened by the Word of Blake during the late 3060s.<ref name="MSUp147"/>
* [[New Earth Trading Company]]<ref name=SLp164/>
* [[Nirasaki Computers Collective]]<ref name=SLp164/>
* [[Pfizzeler Chemicals]], [[DB Bowins Pharmaceuticals]], and [[WOD Interstellar]] were ancient companies which operated on Caph prior to Star League's Civil War.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 189: "Star League Era companies listed" - Does not note if the exist as of the FedCom Civil War as resurgence of Pharmaceutical companies emerge</ref>
* [[Skobel MechWorks]]: Terran based BattleMech producer, the corporation had a branch complex on Caph during the Star League. The Caph complex was not destroyed but rather rendered unusable due to biological and other environmental hazards. The Word of Blake invested a considerable amount of cash into the company which allowed the Caph complex to be refurbished and decontaminated for use once more.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 218: "Corporations of the Word" - Skobel is able decontaminate Caph MechWorks and bring it back online</ref><ref name="MSUp147"/>
* [[Stormvanger Assemblies, Unlimited]]: This corporation was the original producer of the ''[[Javelin]]''<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 104: "Javelin noted being originally produced by Stormvanger Assemblies Unlimited until 2774"</ref> and the ''[[Cyclops]]'' BattleMech was destroyed by Amaris forces.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 100: "''Cyclops'' Fluff includes Caph as original production site for the ''Cyclops'' BattleMech"</ref>

===Local Flora and Fauna===
* [[Salutaris Rex]]: a native four-meter-tall dinosaur-like reptile<ref>''Tales from the Cracked Canopy: Silent Roar'' in ''Shrapnel'', issue #8, p. 190</ref>
* [[Tristefluer]]: a native flower that became a popular export<ref name=JAST>''Jihad - a Soldier's Tale''</ref>

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==Notes==
* In ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'', the entry for Caph shows the planet as having two moons named Lupus & Fellis. The Writers confirmed that entry for Caph in Republic PDF is incorrect.<ref name=WCPII />

==Map Gallery==
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==Nearby Systems==
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{|class="wikitable nearby-systems" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 1px solid black;"
! colspan="8" | Closest 88 systems (85 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Fomalhaut]]
| class="lessthan30" | 10.0
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Stevens]]
| class="lessthan30" | 10.9
| class="lessthan30" | [[Bryant]]
| class="lessthan30" | 12.7
| class="lessthan30" | [[Terra|Sol]]
| class="lessthan30" | 12.9
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Home]]
| class="lessthan30" | 13.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Keid]]
| class="lessthan30" | 13.7
| class="lessthan30" | [[Altair]]
| class="lessthan30" | 14.9
| class="lessthan30" | [[Dieron]]
| class="lessthan30" | 15.5
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Rigil Kentarus]]
| class="lessthan30" | 16.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Sirius]]
| class="lessthan30" | 17.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Saffel]]
| class="lessthan30" | 17.7
| class="lessthan30" | [[Procyon]]
| class="lessthan30" | 20.8
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Northwind]]
| class="lessthan30" | 21.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Epsilon Eridani]]
| class="lessthan30" | 21.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[Epsilon Indi]]
| class="lessthan30" | 22.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Killbourn]]
| class="lessthan30" | 22.6
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Earth|Tau Ceti]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.6
| class="lessthan30" | [[Carver]]
| class="lessthan30" | 27.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Lockdale]]
| class="lessthan30" | 27.5
| class="lessthan30" | [[Asta]]
| class="lessthan30" | 27.5
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Styx]]
| class="lessthan30" | 29.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Nirasaki]]
| class="lessthan30" | 29.3
| class="lessthan30" | [[Brownsville]]
| class="lessthan30" | 29.9
| class="over30" | [[Yorii]]
| class="over30" | 30.2
|-
| class="over30" | [[Athenry]]
| class="over30" | 31.9
| class="over30" | [[Terra Firma]]
| class="over30" | 34.4
| class="over30" | [[Sheratan]]
| class="over30" | 34.9
| class="over30" | [[Quentin]]
| class="over30" | 35.5
|-
| class="over30" | [[Thorin]]
| class="over30" | 37.4
| class="over30" | [[Xi Ursae_Majoris|Xi Ursae Majoris]]
| class="over30" | 37.5
| class="over30" | [[Outreach]]
| class="over30" | 37.7
| class="over30" | [[Graham]]
| class="over30" | 37.7
|-
| class="over30" | [[Imbros]]
| class="over30" | 37.7
| class="over30" | [[Deneb Algedi]]
| class="over30" | 38.8
| class="over30" | [[Rocky]]
| class="over30" | 38.9
| class="over30" | [[Hechnar]]
| class="over30" | 39.2
|-
| class="over30" | [[Small World]]
| class="over30" | 39.3
| class="over30" | [[Errai]]
| class="over30" | 39.8
| class="over30" | [[Inglesmond|New Britain]]
| class="over30" | 40.4
| class="over30" | [[Pike (system)|Pike]]
| class="over30" | 40.5
|-
| class="over30" | [[Ingress]]
| class="over30" | 40.9
| class="over30" | [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]]
| class="over30" | 40.9
| class="over30" | [[Capolla]]
| class="over30" | 41.1
| class="over30" | [[Dyev]]
| class="over30" | 42.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Chara]]
| class="over30" | 42.7
| class="over30" | [[Muphrid]]
| class="over30" | 43.3
| class="over30" | [[Zavijava]]
| class="over30" | 44.7
| class="over30" | [[Oliver]]
| class="over30" | 45.2
|-
| class="over30" | [[Helen]]
| class="over30" | 45.8
| class="over30" | [[Zollikofen]]
| class="over30" | 46.4
| class="over30" | [[Acamar]]
| class="over30" | 46.4
| class="over30" | [[Pollux]]
| class="over30" | 46.9
|-
| class="over30" | [[Lipton]]
| class="over30" | 47.3
| class="over30" | [[Chaville]]
| class="over30" | 47.7
| class="over30" | [[Woodstock]]
| class="over30" | 47.8
| class="over30" | [[Nashira]]
| class="over30" | 48.7
|-
| class="over30" | [[Bex]]
| class="over30" | 49.5
| class="over30" | [[Ruchbah]]
| class="over30" | 49.7
| class="over30" | [[Kawich]]
| class="over30" | 50.1
| class="over30" | [[Denebola]]
| class="over30" | 50.8
|-
| class="over30" | [[Kervil]]
| class="over30" | 51.1
| class="over30" | [[Devil's Rock]]
| class="over30" | 51.3
| class="over30" | [[Telos]]
| class="over30" | 51.3
| class="over30" | [[Hall]]
| class="over30" | 51.3
|-
| class="over30" | [[Elgin|Chisholm]]
| class="over30" | 51.7
| class="over30" | [[Nanking]]
| class="over30" | 52.1
| class="over30" | [[Pokhara]]
| class="over30" | 52.4
| class="over30" | [[Deneb Kaitos]]
| class="over30" | 53.2
|-
| class="over30" | [[Lyons]]
| class="over30" | 53.2
| class="over30" | [[Tyrfing|Tabit]]
| class="over30" | 53.8
| class="over30" | [[Lone Star]]
| class="over30" | 53.9
| class="over30" | [[Ko]]
| class="over30" | 54.2
|-
| class="over30" | [[Hsien]]
| class="over30" | 54.3
| class="over30" | [[Nopah]]
| class="over30" | 55.2
| class="over30" | [[Castor]]
| class="over30" | 55.7
| class="over30" | [[Menkent]]
| class="over30" | 56.3
|-
| class="over30" | [[Al Na'ir]]
| class="over30" | 56.9
| class="over30" | [[Towne]]
| class="over30" | 57.0
| class="over30" | [[Talitha]]
| class="over30" | 58.1
| class="over30" | [[Lambrecht]]
| class="over30" | 58.2
|-
| class="over30" | [[Addicks]]
| class="over30" | 58.5
| class="over30" | [[Haddings]]
| class="over30" | 58.8
| class="over30" | [[Arboris]]
| class="over30" | 59.2
| class="over30" | [[Mandal]]
| class="over30" | 59.5
|-
| class="over30" | [[Atria]]
| class="over30" | 59.7
| class="over60" | [[Basalt]]
| class="over60" | 60.4
| class="over60" | [[Van Diemen]]
| class="over60" | 61.5
| class="over60" | [[Bharat]]
| class="over60" | 61.7
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>

==Bibliography==
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Arboris.2C Caph.2C Capolla Join Word|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 12/08/3068: "Arboris, Caph, Capolla Join Word"]]''
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Unexpected Visitor to Caph Creates a Stir|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 19/04/3075: "Unexpected Visitor to Caph Creates a Stir"]]''
* ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)|Chaos March]]''
* ''[[Chaos Theory]]'' (short story)
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]''
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
* ''[[The Dragon of Caph]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]''
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[IlClan (sourcebook)|IlClan]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental]]''
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[The Running Man]]'' (short story)
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
* ''[[The Star League]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
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[[Category: Amaris Empire Systems]]
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[[Category: Republic of the Sphere Systems]]
[[Category: Terran Alliance Systems]]
[[Category: Terran Hegemony Systems]]
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