Editing Solaris

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The '''Solaris''' system was home to at least two habitable worlds or constructs and as of [[3152]] was located within the [[Wolf Empire]].<ref name=EAp78>''Empire Alone'', p. 78: "The Free Worlds League June 3152" (Map)</ref>

==System Description==
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For much of history, Solaris has been a system on the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] border to the [[Free Worlds League]], located near the [[Rochelle]] and [[Gniezno]] systems. The system contains twelve planets of which two are inhabited—'''Solaris IV''' and '''Solaris VII'''—and with two more planets having a poisonous atmosphere.<ref name="MGSVIIp65"/> Solaris VII is a Terra-sized planet that is famous throughout the whole [[Inner Sphere]] for its [[BattleMech]] fights, which are operated there as a sport in the [[Solaris Games]].<ref name="SVIIGM-PH">''Solaris VII: The Game World - Solaris Player's Book'', p. 6: "Overview"</ref>

==Political Affiliation==
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* [[2271]] - Inhabited world<ref name="HB:HMp16">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 16: "Free Worlds League Founding [2271]"</ref>
* [[2341]] - Inhabited world<ref name=HBHS13>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 13</ref>
* [[2571]] - [[Free Worlds League]]<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 24: "Free Worlds League after Age of War [2571] Map"</ref>
* [[2596]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="H:RWp158">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 158: "Inner Sphere - 2596"</ref>
* [[2750]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="ER:2750p37">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 37: "Inner Sphere - 2750"</ref>
* [[2765]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="H:LoTV1p11>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 11: "Inner Sphere - 2765"</ref>
* [[2786]] - Free Worlds League<ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
* [[2819]] - Free Worlds League<ref name=FSW(SB)p79>''First Succession War'', p. 79</ref>
* [[2820]] - [[Lyran Commonwealth]] (from January)<ref name=FSW(SB)p79/>
* [[2822]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="FSW(SB)p112-113">''First Succession War'', pp. 112–113: "Inner Sphere - [2822] Map"</ref>
* [[2824]] - Solaris VII (but not the entire Solaris system) was established as a neutral world under Lyran Commonwealth protection through Archon [[Marcus Steiner]]'s Solaris Act.<ref name=STRFSW>This was first described in ''Solaris: The Reaches'', p. 5, but the date for the misjump that destroyed the WarShip ''Despiser'' was given as 2 April 2903 and the Solaris Act was dated 2904 (and issued by Archon Elizabeth Steiner) in that source. The later ''First Succession War'' sourcebook moved the date of the misjump to 2 April 2823 and the year of the Solaris Act to 2824 (under Marcus Steiner) accordingly. It is possible that a 2904 Solaris Act by Elisabeth Steiner exists that reaffirmed or somehow amended the 2824 Solaris Act by Marcus Steiner</ref>
* [[2864]] - Lyran Commonwealth{{cn}}
* [[3002]] - Free Worlds League<ref>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 146</ref>
* [[3021]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=TW>''The Wreckoning''</ref>
* [[3025]] - Lyran Commonwealth{{cn}}
* [[3030]] - Lyran Commonwealth{{cn}}
* [[3040]] - [[Federated Commonwealth]]<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 133: "Inner Sphere - 3040"</ref>
* [[3052]] - Federated Commonwealth{{cn}}
* [[3057]] - [[Lyran Alliance]]{{cn}}
* [[3062]] - Lyran Alliance{{cn}}
* [[3067]] - Lyran Alliance{{cn}}
* [[3068]] - [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] (from June)<ref name=J:FRp45>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>
* [[3079]] - Lyran Alliance<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 19: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Map - August 3079"</ref>
* [[3135]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name="ER:3145p10">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 10: "Inner Sphere - 3135"</ref><ref name=NRFTA>''No Rest for the Accursed''</ref>
* [[3136]] - Lyran Commonwealth<ref name=NRFTA/>
* [[3145]] - [[Wolf Empire]]<ref name="ER:3145p39">''Era Report: 3145'', p. 39: "Inner Sphere - 3145"</ref>
* [[3148]] - Wolf Empire<ref name=HonorRoad>''The Honor Road''</ref>
* [[3149]] - Wolf Empire<ref name=HonorRoad/>
* [[3150]] - Wolf Empire<ref name=HonorRoad/>
* [[3151]] - Wolf Empire<ref>''Empire Alone'', p. 18: "The Free Worlds League and Environs January 3151" (Map)</ref>
* [[3152]] - Wolf Empire<ref name=EAp78/>
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==Solaris IV==
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Solaris IV is an airless planet with an extensive, but not very profitable, mining colony whose only inhabitants are the miners and the few others maintaining services on the planet.<ref name="MGSVIIp65"/><ref name="SVIIGM-PH"/>

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==Solaris VII==
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Solaris VII, the "Game World," is known across the galaxy for its 'Mech fights. Gamblers place exorbitant amounts of money on longshot bets, and fortunes are won and lost daily. Solaris City, in particular, hosts six major arenas and numerous [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] stables. Every year there is a Grand Tournament, which concludes with the naming of the year’s champion (notable champions include [[Gray Noton]] and [[Kai Allard-Liao]]). However, the games were all but suspended following the breakout of inter-House hostilities within Solaris City in [[3063]], resulting in numerous casualties and precipitating the [[FedCom Civil War]].

The Game World has long been a choice location to hire mercenaries. However, unlike [[Galatea]] or [[Outreach]], many of those available for hire on Solaris VII are individual warriors rather than full mercenary commands. The quality of those available for hire on Solaris is good as the skills required to succeed in the arenas places those with winning records in high demand, but the employers must realize that they might be getting a prima donna, rather than a down-and-dirty warrior. In the end this means that Solaris MechWarriors possess greater independence and are more likely to breach contracts than their brethren of greater experience.<ref name=CMM>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', pp. 17–18: ''Hiring Halls - Solaris VII''</ref>

===Planetary History===
====Early Time====
Solaris VII has always been a highly industrialized world and, as such, was a natural choice for BattleMech factories and testing areas. At the time of the [[Star League]], competing BattleMech manufacturers began to let their new models fight each other in front of highly placed Star League representatives to encourage the purchase of the 'Mechs; the first fight took place between a ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' and a ''[[Sentinel]]'' in [[2695]].{{cn}} It was not long until the Events were broadcast on the planet and bets were placed on the outcomes of the fighting in a serious way.
Mercenaries used Solaris as a training ground and the [[Gunslinger Program|Gunslingers]] and [[Ronin (Hidden War)|Ronin]] used the world as a neutral place for their bitter fighting during the [[First Hidden War]]. The popularity of the fighting grew steadily and, at the time of the [[Amaris Coup]], Solaris was already famous for its duels, some of them shown around the Inner Sphere.

====The Succession Wars====
Originally a world of the Free Worlds League, the planet suffered in the early throes of the Succession Wars. At the outbreak of fighting, Solaris turned to the Lyran Commonwealth during the [[First Succession War]]. However, a Marik fleet in retaliation bombed the planet with nuclear weapons.<ref>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 90: "Solaris VII"</ref>

In [[2820]], the [[Despiser|FWLS ''Despiser'']], an ''[[Essex]]''-class [[WarShip]] in service to the Free Worlds League, supported a raid by elements of the [[Red Eagles]] and [[Clinton's Cutthroats]] [[mercenary unit]]s against Solaris VII. After the attackers on the ground had finally been driven off, the ''Despiser'' conducted an orbital artillery bombardment on the planet with tactical nuclear weapons,<ref name=STRFSW/> narrowly missing the northern fringes of [[Solaris City]] proper but causing considerable damage to suburbs and industrial centers, and killing thousands.<ref name=FSW-79>''First Succession War'', p. 79: "The Succession War (2786-2821) - The War of Raids: House Steiner's War - The Solaris Bulge - Solaris VII"</ref> The entire Xolara area was set ablaze in a nuclear firestorm. (Even by [[3055]], locals still commemorate 2 April [[2823]] as the day the ''Despiser'' was lost in a misjump, with the anniversary subsequently declared a holiday by the planetary council.<ref name=STRFSW/>) In [[2824]], Archon [[Marcus Steiner]] declared Solaris VII an independent world under Lyran Commonwealth protection through the Solaris Act, after the ''Despiser'' attack had firmly consolidated support for the Lyrans among the population.<ref name=STRFSW/>

The duels on Solaris suffered from this only in the beginning because of the lack of idle MechWarriors due to the wars. Until 2800 the world had recovered from the stagnation again, mainly because the concept to build five BattleMech arenas in Solaris City, each of them representing one of the [[Great Houses]], in which the Warriors of the [[Successor States]] should fight for the honor of their nation. Leading to the first real [[Solaris Games|Solaris Championship]] in [[2812]]. Since then, the championship is held every year.

In the subsequent Succession Wars Solaris also suffered severe devastation, including the near-destruction of [[Blue Shot Weapons]] in [[2998]] when the [[FWL]] used the [[Fourth Marik Militia]] to first attack the [[International Zone]] and then retreat to [[Roland Fields]].<ref name="STR-5_6">''Solaris: The Reaches'', pp. 5–6: "History - Rebirth"</ref>

In [[3002]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] struck down a major Free Worlds League offensive on Solaris.<ref>''Historical: Brush Wars'', p. 18: "Timeline of Anton's Revolt"</ref> The attack was stopped easily by the LCAF. [[Loki (Intelligence agency)|Loki]] sabotaged one of the Marik [[DropShips]] crippling a Battalion of 'Mechs while the rest of the defenders easily isolated the rest of the invading force. The only Marik success of the fight was by chance, where two Lances destroyed some small factories in [[Xolara]].<ref name="STR-5_6"/>

In [[3020]], the [[Thirty-third Marik Militia]] the regiment, augmented by the [[Seguin's Strikers]] [[mercenary unit]], attacked the planet but relentless [[aerospace fighter]] attacks and a mounting counterattack by regular Lyran forces and [[Hansen's Roughriders]] repulsed the attack.<ref>''The Race Is Not to the Swift''</ref>

====Fourth Succession War and after====
In October [[3028]], the LCAF repositioned a number of frontline units as the [[Free Worlds League Military]] launched [[Operation Dagger]]. One such unit was the [[Thirty-second Lyran Guards]] who were relocated to [[Zaniah]], leaving Solaris guarded by the [[Tenth Skye Rangers]]. The LCAF strategic intent wasn't to prevent a League invasion, but rather to make invading forces pay more dearly for any gains and slow the progress of any breakthrough.<ref name="FSWMAv1p63">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 63: "Overview"</ref>

In [[3043]], the [[Atrean Hussars]] mounted a raid on Solaris that ended in disaster for the FWLM unit.<ref>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 47</ref>

====Clan Invasion era====
Following the [[Clan Invasion]], [[Kai Allard-Liao]] moved to Solaris VII and won the mantle of Solaris Champion from [[3055]] to [[3056]]. Despite speculation that he would surpass [[Gray Noton|Gray Noton's]] legendary seven-year reign, Allard-Liao instead retired and returned to active military duty.<ref name=KAL>''MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII'', p. 64: "Kai Allard-Liao"</ref>

It was at the conclusion of the Invasion that Solaris became the largest community for Rasalhague expatriates. While they never gained their own quarter in Solaris City, many became famous as deadly competitors who fight for other stables regardless of their affiliation. Their matches generate large sums which are channeled to helping needy Rasalhagians as well as supporting partisan struggles behind the lines.<ref>''Solaris VII: The Game World - Player's Guide'', p. 10: "Rasalhague Expatriates"</ref>

====Solaris Riots====
Just prior to the outbreak of the [[FedCom Civil War]] in 15 August [[3062]], friction between [[House Davion|Davion]]- & [[House Steiner|Lyran-Loyalists]] heated into city wide riot in streets of Solaris City. [[ComStar]] garrison forces had been transferred off the planet at command of the [[LAAF]] Archon.

The FedSuns-aligned Solaris citizens and MechWarriors formed alliances to fend off with the [[Archon-Princess]] [[Katrina Steiner-Davion]] loyal Stables. These group formed after the two factions' quasi-champions [[Michael Searcy]] & [[Victor Vandergriff]] fought their championship match in the Steiner Stadium, which spilled over into the streets. The factions made an alliance between stables and cooperatives forming makeshift [[battalion|battalions]] fighting through the city.
LAAF Peacekeepers, [[32nd Lyran Guards]],<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 183: "Deployment tables" - Unit status between 3062 & 3064</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 83: "32nd Lyran Guards" - Information about the unit failure to keep riots from getting out of control</ref> failed to contain the fighting (with their commanding officer dead) and were consolidated with Steiner Loyalist forces. It was not until champions Searcy and Vandergriff fought yet again in the darkened ruins of the Steiner Stadium did the initial fighting end in their mutual annihilation of each other.

Fighting between the two factions briefly ended, however the fighting would continue occasionally for several more years.<ref>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 21: "Brief information on fighting in Solaris in 3062"</ref> LAAF High Command later dispatched the [[Seventeenth Arcturan Guards]] to reinforce the peace and also to keep the fighting from flaring up.<ref>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 57: "17th Arcturan Guards" - Unit arrival it taking over lead of the garrison on Solaris</ref>
The situation in Solaris was a mirror of the internal situation in all FedCom space. The combats may be considered the first battle in the incoming civil war.

====Jihad====
The [[Word of Blake]] invaded Solaris suddenly on 16 June [[3068]] with the [[25th Division (Word of Blake)|Twenty-fifth Division]], taking advantage of both the chaos caused by the war between the Free Worlds League and the Skye and Bolan Provinces of the [[Lyran Alliance]], as well as the absence of the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] detachment previously assigned to Solaris but which had been recalled to take part in the disastrous [[Case White (event)|Case White]] operation.<ref name="J:FRp45"/><ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 59, 100</ref> The Blakists referred to the invasion as [[Operation SHOWTIME]],<ref name="TRO:3145Mp24">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 24: "Savior Repair Vehicle"</ref> and while the Word of Blake forces initially managed to escape being identified, the sheer number of free agents and stables on Solaris quickly led to an underground resistance movement<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> which came to be known as the "[[Solaris Home Defense League]]."<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 100</ref>

During the first days of the invasion in 3068 [[Yoris University Amalgamated]] (a group belonging to [[IE]]) made a significant find buried beneath the dark sands of the Tangerine Desert. The 16th of June a mixed force from the WoB tried to crush the site and destroy all the artifacts but the small mercenary force under IE's payroll ([[Gannon's Cannons]]) was able to stop them time enough for the Yoris University Amalgamated's team escape.<ref name=DoJ>''Dawn of the Jihad'', p. 152: "Game On!"</ref>

Following the occupation of Solaris the Solaris Home Defense League engaged in months of low-level resistance.<ref name="JHS3076p16"/> Initially, the resistance suffered from a lack of resources - particularly ammunition, weaponry and the transport capabilities to move either ammunition or weapons. In June [[3070]] the resistance used a number of [[Savior|Savior Repair Vehicles]] as transport vehicles to move several platoons of infantry and [[Dispossessed]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] into position to launch raids on a number of Blakist supply caches located throughout the [[International Zone]]. Having captured important quantities of ammunition, parts and BattleMechs, the resistance then used the Saviors to move the supplies out of Blakist territory. Although two Saviors were hit badly enough by Blakist infantry to trigger internal ammunition explosions, the [[CASE]] systems aboard the vessels protected both the embarked resistance fighters and much of the supplies.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp24"/> The local ''yakuza'' families came to an agreement with the SHDL to provide equipment and ammunition.<ref>''Blood Price''</ref><ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 71</ref>

The level of resistance activity changed dramatically on the 3rd of May [[3071]], when Home Defense League forces launched a daring assault on Solaris City itself, securing the International Zone. It was the first time that mercenary forces ([[Gannon's Cannons]]) were contracted by some stables to support the SHDL forces.<ref name=TCp102>''Total Chaos'', pp. 102–103: "Free-Fire Zone"</ref> This was just the beginning of a campaign to recapture the entire city, and the Home Defense League managed to push the defending Blakist forces out of Solaris City by the 11th of June, although not before the planetary HPG had been destroyed by the retreating Blakists.<ref name="JHS3076p16">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 16: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name=tcp101>''Total Chaos'', p. 101</ref>

Around June 3071, a number of the [[SHDL]] gladiators dropped out of the regular fighting to get back into the arenas. The Open-class arenas were still closed but numerous Class-Two and Class-Three arenas were opening already as the City's denizens attempted to get back into the swing of things, even [[Erik Gray]] was offered several Championship bout, but he refused them all because he remained in the field against the Blakists.<ref name="ST">''BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [27/06/3071]: "Solaris Triumphant, Blakists in Retreat''</ref>

In August 3071, the Word of Blake forces launched a blitzkrieg-style assault on the International Zone, reclaiming control of the zone on the 17th. It took until the 15th of October for the Solaris Home Defense League to push the Word of Blake forces back out of the city and into the Reaches.<ref name="JHS3076p17">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 17: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp49">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 49: "The Jihad in Review"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50: "The Jihad in Review"</ref><ref name=tcp101/> The Word of Blake forces would finally concede control of Solaris and leave the world on the 11th of December 3071.<ref name="J:FRp50"/><ref name="JHS3076p20">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 20: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 102</ref>

Once situation started to get a bit clear, the Solaris Police Department's reputation was damaged with the revelation of SPD "snatch" squads had acted in conjunction with Blakist [[ROM]] Internal Obedience units to detain several hundred influential Solarans during the early days of the occupation.<ref name="ADWpIII">''Solaris Broadcasting Co., 27/05/3072: All in a Day’s Work (Pt 2)''</ref>

====Post-Jihad====
After the Jihad, the problems around Solaris City increased with the return of refugees. At that time, the government struck a devil's bargain in [[3072]] with the surviving Mafia and with surviving elements and the [[Triads and Tongs]], which became the effective overlords of the refugee camps.<ref name=AToWp821/>

In [[3079]], only one company on Solaris was capable of continuing to design and build anything other than [[RetroTech]] [['Mechs]]; the [[Vining Engineering and Salvage Team]]. Based out of the city of [[Xolara]] on Grayland, Vining were busily recruiting experienced and skilled personnel from other firms as the Jihad drew to a close.<ref name="O:LAp29"/>

Where once Solaris City was split into six districts, each with virtually its own government and police force (all of whom ignored the de jure planetary government), the Jihad changed everything, and after that the whole city was put under the planetary government's sole administration.<ref name=AToWp821/>

While the bulk of the Lyran Alliance's Skye Province joined the [[Republic of the Sphere]] shortly after the signing of the [[Republic Formation Treaty]], the Lyran government insisted on retaining Solaris within the Alliance. Despite the nearly total devastation of Solaris' military industrial base, the Lyran government was loath to interfere with the fact that the industry rebuilding on Solaris in the wake of the Jihad focused on supplying the arenas; the arenas were enough of a financial boon to render them the preeminent Lyran interest, even ahead of the military production.<ref name="J:FRp85">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 85: "Bolan Province"</ref>

In early December [[3135]], as The Republic finished tearing itself apart, rioting erupted at a Class IV Ishiyama preliminary bout.<ref>''3135 PDA Journals'', p. 132: "08 December 3135"</ref>

====Dark Age====
By [[3145]], the planet was under [[Wolf Empire]] control.<ref name="ER:3145p39"/>

Under the Wolves, the Solaris Games continued. A special exhibition match series, the [[Solaris VII Royal Fantasy Tournament|Royal Fantasy Tournament]], continued through at least [[3146]].<ref name=XTRO:RFp22>''Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy'', p. 22</ref> The arenas found new use for the Clans as well; for 3146's [[Great Reaving]], the Wolf Empire used them as venues for Trials.<ref name=S3TGR>''Shrapnel Issue #3'' - ''The Great Reavings''</ref>

[[Clan Wolf]] used the Games as a source of new warriors. Some, such as [[Maricela Villa]], were brought in through a "feeder" system,<ref name=TRO3150p150>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 150: "GDR-1D ''Gravedigger''"</ref> or, like [[Sebastian Paschke]], recruited through open calls.<ref name=TRO3150p174>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 174: "''Jade Hawk''"</ref> Others were acquired aggressively. By November [[3148]], under [[Anastasia Kerensky]]'s orders, a team of five Wolf warriors were seizing promising gladiators as bondsmen through Trials of Possession.<ref name=HonorRoad/>

====IlClan Era====
After the Wolf Empire's ''touman'' departed for [[Terra]] in [[3151]], Solaris VII was one of several Empire worlds where unrest against the Clan rulers grew. In August, unknown raiders in black-painted 'Mechs—suspected to be arena fighters—struck the spaceport warehouses bordering Solaris City's International Zone and escaped aboard three DropShips before the Wolf constabulary could interfere. The DropShips had not been spotted entering the system and were not tracked leaving orbit, indicating that the Wolf garrison had a potentially well-equipped and -trained foe nestled on Solaris itself.<ref>''Empire Alone'', p. 42</ref> <ref>''Empire Alone'', p. 43: "Gladiators in the Streets"</ref>

In January [[3152]], [[Clan Sea Fox]] began selling Wolf-manufactured military items on Solaris VII. The equipment appeared to have been made in Terran factories, which for the Wolf garrison raised disturbing questions about the military readiness of their supposedly victorious brethren on Terra and their lack of support for the Empire they'd left behind.<ref>''Empire Alone'', p. 64: "The Tools of the Enemy"</ref>

===Military Deployment===
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====2786====
* [[Sixth Free Worlds Guards]]<ref name="FSWp138">''First Succession War'', p. 138: "First Succession War Deployment Table - FWLM"</ref>

====2998====
* [[Gundar's Grenadiers]]<ref name="STR-5">''Solaris: The Reaches'', pp. 5–6: "Rebirth"</ref>

====3025====
* [[Tenth Skye Rangers]]<ref name=HS117>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 117: "Unit Deployment Table"</ref><ref name="NAIS4SWp45">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 45: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>
* [[Thirty-second Lyran Guards]]<ref name=HS117/><ref name="NAIS4SWp44">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 44: "Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG"</ref>

====3028====
* Tenth Skye Rangers<ref name="NAIS4SWp45"/>
* Thirty-second Lyran Guards [[RCT]]<ref name="NAIS4SWp44"/> (until October)<ref name="FSWMAv1p63"/>

====3038====
* Thirty-second Lyran Guards<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 137: "Deployment Table"</ref>
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====3050====
* Thirty-second Lyran Guards RCT<ref name=20YU27>''20 Year Update'', p. 27: "Federated Commonwealth Deployment Table"</ref>
* [[56th Division (ComStar)|Fifty-sixth Division of the Com Guards]]<ref name=CS85>''ComStar'', p. 85: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>

====3054====
* Thirty-second Lyran Guards RCT<ref name=OR19>''Objective Raids'', p. 19: "FedCom Deployment Table"</ref>

====3055====
* Fifty-sixth Division<ref name=CSSp85">''ComStar'', p. 85</ref>

====3062====
* Fifty-sixth Division (temporarily left the planet during the Solaris Riots)<ref name=FMCS126>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 126: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>

====3067====
* Fifty-sixth Division<ref name=FMU98>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 98: "Com Guards Deployment Table"</ref>
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====3079====
* [[Third Lyran Guards]] RCT<ref>''Field Report: LAAF'', p. 12: "Lyran Guards Regimental Status"</ref>
:- Deployed across Solaris and [[Rahne]], the unit was at 75% strength, with 90% of their equipment featuring upgraded technology.
* Planetary Militia<ref name="O:LAp29"/>

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The 3rd Lyran Guards preferred to avoid Solaris City and the chaos that surrounded it, instead camping and patrolling on the more sparsely populated Equatus continent.
:- The Planetary Militia was still rebuilding at this point, and was formed from a mix of surviving members of the pre-Jihad Solaran security forces and elements of the Solaris Home Defense League which formed the bulk of the resistance to the Word of Blake. The Planetary Militia had the unenviable task of patrolling and securing the badly damaged Solaris City and surrounding areas as reconstruction efforts continued.<ref name="O:LAp29"/>
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====3085====
* [[Fourteenth Lyran Guards]] [[LCT]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 107: "Deployment Table - 3085"</ref>

====3145====
* [[9th Wolf Cavalry (Clan Wolf)|Ninth Wolf Cavalry]]<ref name=FM:3145p171>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 171: "Clan Force Deployments - Wolf Empire"</ref>
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===Geography===
[[File:SolarisVIIWorld_Map.JPG|400px|right]]
[[File:Grayland_Mapkey.PNG|400px|right]]
Solaris VII is the largest planet in the system and is a rainy, water-rich world consisting only of two continents and some small islands<ref name=FMR/>:
* '''Grayland''', which is heavily populated, owns large lakes and wide rivers. It features a vast taiga in the north and open grassland in the south, separated by large coniferous forests in the middle. The climate in the center of the continent, the location of [[Solaris City]], is wet and cool. The rainy season there lasts almost all year in contrast to the temperate climate of the south coast.
* '''Equatus''', the second continent and smaller than Grayland, is dry and mountainous. It is not strange to find Blood pits in the larger fishing villages.<ref name=MWGS67>''MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII'', p. 67: "A Brief History of Solaris VII"</ref>

Most of the world's water was contaminated by heavy natural metals.<ref name=FMR>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 14: "The Game World"</ref> The Tangerine Desert is home to one of the remote testing labs belonging to [[VEST]].<ref name=MSUp149>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 149: "V4-LNT-K7 Valiant"</ref>

===Planetary Locations===
<span id="Grayland"><u>Grayland</u>
* [[Solaris City]], the capital of the planet and home to the best known arenas on the world, located on Grayland.
* The city of '''Aerlan''' holds '''Clio Lane''', the [[Overlord Stables]]' training facility, located on Grayland.<ref name="SGM-GM">''Solaris VII: The Game World – Gamemaster's Book'', p. 20: "Overlord Stables"</ref>
* The city of '''Nowhere''', located on Grayland, has a small 'Mech arena and sponsors its own games between local MechWarriors.<ref name="SolarisGamemastersBookp12">''Solaris VII: The Game World – Gamemaster's Book'', p. 12: "Arena Classes"</ref> The town also sponsors [[Exoskeleton]] matches (Class 1).<ref name="SBS-PGp21">''Solaris VII: The Game World - Player's Handbook'', p. 21: "Gambling"</ref> Located near Majestyk Weapons, the city is home to a [[Blue Point Weapons]] facility.<ref name=MWGS67 /> There is also a facility from [[Blue Shot Weapons]].<ref name=HHSp142>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 142: "Economics - Blue Shot Weapons (BluShtWpns)"</ref> The facilities from [[Solaris Arms]] are located south of Nowhere.<ref name=HHSp148>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 148: "Economics - Solaris Arms"</ref>
* The city of '''Xandria''', located on Grayland<ref name="SGM-PGp7">''Solaris VII: The Game World - Players book'', p. 7: "Grayland Map Key"</ref> is a paradise place except in winter.<ref name=MWGS67 /> The city holds a facility from [[Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated]].<ref name=HHSp145>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 145: "Economics - Norse-Storm Technologies, Inc. (NSTech)"</ref>
* '''Chiba''' is seacoast town on Grayland.<ref name=SGW-GMp17>''Solaris VII: The Game World – Gamemaster's Book'', p. 17: "Fitzhugh Stables"</ref> [[Fitzhugh Stables]] has its main training compound nearby which includes a large practice field and a repair facility. The repair facility was crippled in [[3051]], forcing the stable to use outside help. The damage was done allegedly by [[Thaddeus Bromley]].<ref name=SGW-GMp17 />
* The small town of '''Hayward''', located on Grayland, where the [[Hayward Arena]] is located and where matches of the [[Solaran League of Independent Stables]] are played.<ref name=MWGtSp109_111>''MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII'', pp. 109–111: "Back Into the Fire"</ref>
* The town of '''Joppo''', located on Grayland, is the timber industry capital which host its own arena, the [[Joppo Arena]].<ref name=MWGS67 />
* The town of '''Mitchell''' is located southeast of Solaris City, located on Grayland.<ref name="SolarisGamemastersBookp19">''Solaris VII: The Game World – Gamemaster's Book'', p. 19: "DeLon Stables"</ref> The town holds [[DeLon Stables]] training fields and also [[The Labyrinth]], a Class V Arena. It is also home of a vacation house from [[Theodore Gross]].<ref name=MWGS67/><ref name="SolarisGamemastersBookp19">''Solaris VII: The Game World – Gamemaster's Book'', p. 19: "DeLon Stables"</ref>
* The logging town of '''Riverbend''', located on Grayland is so small that it didn't even show on maps. It is home to a bloodpit arena.<ref name="STGW-GBp12">''Solaris VII: The Game World – Gamemaster's Book'', p. 12: "Letter to a Friend"</ref>
* The town of '''Sophia''', located on Grayland, has a small 'Mech arena and sponsors its own games between local MechWarriors.<ref name="SolarisGamemastersBookp12"/>
* The town of '''Vacaville''', located on Grayland, has a small 'Mech arena on its edge consisting of a 100-meter-square clearing.<ref name="SolarisGamemastersBookp12"/>

<span id="Equatus"><u>Equatus</u>
* The city of '''Mantraa''' is the capital of Equatus.<ref name=MWGS67/> Located in this city there is the Fulcrum Fields, one of the planet's spaceports.<ref name="IoV-C12">''Illusions of Victory'', ch. 12</ref>
* '''Anchorage''' is one of the largest villages of Equatus. It hosts its own Class Three Arena, [[Anchorage Arena]], subsidized partially by [[Fitzhugh Stables]] and several small collection of independent MechWarriors collectives. It is also the birth place of [[Solaris Games]] star [[Jaime Ferrero]].<ref name=MWGS67/>
* The town of '''Port Townsend''', situated on Equatus is competing with Mantraa to be the capital of the continent.<ref name=MWGS67/>

<u>Unknown</u>
* '''Valis City''' is one of the few planet cities with a spaceport. Riots broke out in the city in [[3135]] when a rumor apparently stated that [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] DropShips had been detected entering the system.<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/download/DarkAge_3135_PDA_Journals.pdf Confidential Bannson Universal Document]</ref>
* '''New Brighton''' was the base of the [[Iron Men Stables]].<ref name=TRO3075p22>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 22: "Rottweiler Battle Armor"</ref>

===Companies and Industries===
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
* [[Barrymore Munitions]]<ref name="STRp34">''Solaris: The Reaches'', p. 34: "Barrymore Munitions Works"</ref>
* [[Blue Shot Weapons]]<ref name="hbhs142">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 142: "Blue Shot Weapons Profile"</ref>
* [[Innovative Design Concepts]]<ref name=HBHS147>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 147: "Innovative Design Concepts Profile"</ref>
* [[Kramer's Parts and Machinery]]<ref name=STRp27>''Solaris: The Reaches'', pp. 27–29: "Kramer's Parts and Machinery"</ref>
* [[Matani's 'Mechs]]<ref name=STRp24>''Solaris: The Reaches'', p. 24: "Matani's 'Mechs"</ref>
* [[Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated]]<ref name=HBHS145>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 145: "Norse-Storm Technologies Inc. Profile"</ref>
* [[O'Neil BattleMechs]]<ref name=StR-25>''Solaris: The Reaches'', p. 25: "MechTech - O'Neal's BattleMechs (X-20)"</ref><ref name=HBHS148>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 148: "Economics - Military Industrial Complex - BattleMech Design Firms of Solaris VII - O'Neal's BattleMechs (Not Trading)"</ref>
* [[Omnitech Industries]]<ref name=HHS148>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 148: "Omnitech Industries Profile"</ref>
* [[Rakker's Machine Shop]]<ref name=STRp30>''Solaris: The Reaches'', p. 30: "Rakker's Machine Shop"</ref>
* [[Ryder's Modifications]]<ref name=STRp26>''Solaris: The Reaches'', pp. 26–27: "Ryder's Modifications"</ref>
* [[Shatner's Scrap and Collectives]]<ref name=STR-24>''Solaris: The Reaches'', p. 24: "Xolara - 'Mech Tech"</ref>
* [[Silver Wyrm, Ltd.]]<ref name=TRO3055U162>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 162: "Produced Hachiwara 'Mech Components"</ref>
* [[Snorkel's]]<ref name="STRp39">''Solaris: The Reaches'', p. 39: "Snorkel's"</ref>
* [[Solaris Arms]]<ref name=HBHS148b>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 148: "Solaris Arms Profile"</ref>
* [[Vining Engineering and Salvage Team]]<ref name="O:LAp29"/>
* [[Warner MechWarrior Academy]]<ref name=STRp37>''Solaris: The Reaches'', p. 37: "Warner MechWarrior Academy"</ref>
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===Local Flora and Fauna===
* [[Vodnik]]<ref name="AToWCp130">''A Time of War Companion'', p. 130: "Advanced Creatures - Vodnik"</ref>
* [[Childus Fever]] was caused by a pathogen common on Solaris VII.<ref>''MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII'', p. 15: "Stable Internship Events"</ref>

==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 48 systems (48 within 60 light-years)<br>Distance in light years, closest systems first:
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Rochelle]]
| class="lessthan30" | 12.2
| class="lessthan30" | [[Gniezno]]
| class="lessthan30" | 15.9
| class="lessthan30" | [[Uhuru]]
| class="lessthan30" | 17.6
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Kyoto]]
| class="lessthan30" | 19.1
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Algorab]]
| class="lessthan30" | 22.1
| class="lessthan30" | [[Kalidasa]]
| class="lessthan30" | 23.0
| class="lessthan30" | [[Zaniah]]
| class="lessthan30" | 24.6
| class="lessthan30" | [[Amity]]
| class="lessthan30" | 24.7
|-
| class="lessthan30" | [[Alkes]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.0
| class="lessthan30" | [[Rahne]]
| class="lessthan30" | 25.5
| class="lessthan30" | [[Pardeau]]
| class="lessthan30" | 27.4
| class="lessthan30" | [[New Hope]]
| class="lessthan30" | 27.4
|-
| class="over30" | [[Concord]]
| class="over30" | 32.1
| class="over30" | [[Fianna]]
| class="over30" | 33.6
| class="over30" | [[Shiloh]]
| class="over30" | 34.2
| class="over30" | [[Kolobrzeg]]
| class="over30" | 39.4
|-
| class="over30" | [[Aquileia]]
| class="over30" | 39.8
| class="over30" | [[Vindemiatrix]]
| class="over30" | 40.0
| class="over30" | [[Gacrux]]
| class="over30" | 40.0
| class="over30" | [[Alhena]]
| class="over30" | 40.5
|-
| class="over30" | [[Hyde]]
| class="over30" | 41.2
| class="over30" | [[Lamon]]
| class="over30" | 41.5
| class="over30" | [[Danais]]
| class="over30" | 42.1
| class="over30" | [[Catroxx]]
| class="over30" | 43.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Caledonia]]
| class="over30" | 44.2
| class="over30" | [[Stewart]]
| class="over30" | 45.0
| class="over30" | [[Launam]]
| class="over30" | 45.2
| class="over30" | [[Wing]]
| class="over30" | 47.3
|-
| class="over30" | [[Adhafera]]
| class="over30" | 47.4
| class="over30" | [[Sarpsborg]]
| class="over30" | 47.9
| class="over30" | [[Tania Borealis]]
| class="over30" | 48.1
| class="over30" | [[Phecda]]
| class="over30" | 48.2
|-
| class="over30" | [[Chertan]]
| class="over30" | 48.4
| class="over30" | [[Dieudonné]]
| class="over30" | 50.7
| class="over30" | [[Nestor]]
| class="over30" | 51.8
| class="over30" | [[Helm]]
| class="over30" | 52.4
|-
| class="over30" | [[Dubhe]]
| class="over30" | 52.5
| class="over30" | [[Carsphairn]]
| class="over30" | 52.9
| class="over30" | [[Hesperus]]
| class="over30" | 53.8
| class="over30" | [[Arganda]]
| class="over30" | 54.0
|-
| class="over30" | [[Wyatt]]
| class="over30" | 55.1
| class="over30" | [[Alchiba]]
| class="over30" | 55.3
| class="over30" | [[Merak]]
| class="over30" | 55.4
| class="over30" | [[Bondurant]]
| class="over30" | 55.7
|-
| class="over30" | [[Savannah (system)|Savannah]]
| class="over30" | 58.2
| class="over30" | [[Milton]]
| class="over30" | 58.8
| class="over30" | [[Remulac]]
| class="over30" | 58.8
| class="over30" | [[Alcor]]
| class="over30" | 59.6
|-
|}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[3135 PDA Journals]]''
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Solaris Triumphant.2C Blakists in Retreat|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 27/06/3071: "Solaris Triumphant, Blakists in Retreat"]]''
* ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#All in a Day.E2.80.99s Work .28Pt 2.29|BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 27/05/3072: All in a Day’s Work (Pt 2)]]''
* ''[[Blood Price]]'' (novel)
* ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]''
* ''[[Empire Alone]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Royal Fantasy]]''
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Report: LAAF]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
* ''[[Historical: Brush Wars]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
* ''[[The Honor Road]]'' (short story)
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
* ''[[Illusions of Victory]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
* ''[[MapPack: Solaris VII]]''
* ''[[MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII]]''
* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[The Race Is Not to the Swift]]'' (short story)
* ''[[Shrapnel Issue 3]]''
* ''[[Solaris: The Reaches]]''
* ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3150]]''
* ''[[A Time of War Companion]]''
* ''[[Total Chaos]]''
* ''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'' (novel)
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