Editing HD-438297

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The '''HD-438297''' system was home to at least one inhabitable planet and is located near [[HD-367482]] in the [[coreward]] [[Periphery]] well beyond the edge of the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=MW5M>''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', Campaign Mission 21: "Crucible"</ref>

==System Description==
Featured only in the ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' video game, the HD-438297 system is considered [[apocryphal]].

==Planetary History==
At some point, the [[Star League Defense Force]] build a massive base on the planet, likely a [[Castle Brian]]. It was constructed almost completely underground, with the pathway to the main entrance being a series of defensive terraces that ascend to a pair of reinforced blast doors. There were obvious signs that a major battle took place on those terraces, and a derelict ''[[Monolith]]''-class [[JumpShip]] with missing solar sail fins (or one of similar unknown design) was adrift in orbit.<ref name=MW5M/>

At some point, perhaps after the creation of [[Intelser]] in [[2980]], the [[Clan]] [[Daggerstar|red star logo]] was painted on the blast doors.<ref name=MW5M/>

In [[2986]] or shortly earlier, [[Nikolai Mason]] stopped in HD-438297 prior to his infiltration of [[House Kurita|Kurita]] space.<ref name=MW5M/>

Around the beginning of [[3034]],{{ref label|year|See Notes}} [[Ryana Campbell]] reconned the inside of the base, which at this point had been abandoned for over two hundred years. She noted the sheer size of the facility along with 'Mechs she had never seen before. After locating a control room to turn on main power, she proceeded deeper into the structure where she found a [[memory core]], which she downloaded and simultaneously erased. Meanwhile, a [[lance]] led by [[Jake Mason]] held off a strong assault by [[ComStar]]—who also wanted to acquire the data—out on the terraces long enough for them to make it off-world, and stewardship of the memory core was handed over to [[Interstellar Expeditions]].<ref name=MW5M/>

===Geography===
The planet is depicted as a desert oasis biome with excellent visibility.<ref name=MW5M/>

==Notes==
{{note|year}} Although the exact date for [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Campaign Missions#Crucible|Crucible]] is never explicitly mentioned, owing to the open-ended nature of game, Ryana's transmission immediately after the mission references the discovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]] in [[3028]] and that everyone was aware of the impact it had. Following this is another transmission from Ryana about a revolution brewing in the region that would become the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] in March 3034.<ref name=MW5Mtrr>''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', Transmission: "The Rasalhague Reaches"</ref> This is also consistent with ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries#The Dragon.27s Gambit|The Dragon's Gambit]]'', which references having recently avenged Nikolai Mason's death in the opening transmissions.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' (video game)

[[Category:Systems|HD-438297]]
[[Category:Systems with Undetermined Coordinates|HD-438297]]