Editing HarJel

== Description ==
'''HarJel''' is a valuable substance discovered on [[Strato Domingo]] by a [[Clan Sea Fox]] "fishing expedition" when they scoured the Clan Homeworlds for valuable resources.<ref name=FMIC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 59, "Fishing Expedition"</ref> The naturally occurring substance is a jelly-like liquid that can quickly be hardened to withstand the stress of vacuum.<ref name=FMIC/> The black gel is now widely used as a hull sealant and for similar purposes (see below).

Though it is unclear when exactly HarJel was discovered, it was already used in cooperation with [[Clan Wolf]] for the [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental suit]] that premiered in [[2868]].<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 59, "The Golden Century"</ref>

Clan Sea Fox (later renamed to Clan Diamond Shark in [[2985]], and by [[3100]] back to Clan Sea Fox again) vigilantly guard their virtual monopoly over HarJel.

The monopoly was threatened after the [[Great Refusal]], when [[Clan Hell's Horses]] and [[Clan Ice Hellion]] developed a way to create a synthetic replacement for HarJel.<ref name=BIW>''Blood in the Water''</ref> When Clan Diamond Shark found out, they moved quickly to stall the research project and seize the Ice Hellion facilities while the warrior caste was still unawares of their scientist caste's breakthrough.<ref name=BIW/>

After the Foxes left the [[Clan Homeworlds]], HarJel was produced jointly by [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] and [[Clan Stone Lion]] scientists.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving Supplemental" pp.8 </ref>

After migrating to the [[Inner Sphere]], the Diamond Sharks took over the [[Twycross]] system from [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on April of [[3065]] and discovered an organic compound almost identical to HarJel on Jonah's Reach, an uninhabitable outer planet in the system.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 152, "Trellshire Heavy Industries", and p. 153, "Key Worlds of the Diamond Shark Clan - Twycross"</ref>

In August of 3065, Clan Diamond Shark acquired the world of [[Itabaiana]] from [[Clan Nova Cat]] to serve as one of their base worlds in the Inner Sphere. Among other concessions, the price included two percent of the HarJel production from the Twycross system.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 147, "New Waters", and p. 154, "Key Worlds of the Diamond Shark Clan - Itabaiana"</ref>

== Uses ==
HarJel is used in several capacities:
#As a component of [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental armor]] it is used to absorb shock, seal breaches in the armor and control bleeding should the [[Elemental]] warrior be wounded
#As hull sealant on [[Clan]] spaceships
#The [[BattleMech HarJel System]], later refined to [[HarJel II]] and [[HarJel III]]

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Blood in the Water]]'' (intro fiction to ''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]'', pp. 4-7)
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving Supplemental]]''

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