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==System Description==
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== Political Affiliation ==
'''Tranquil''' is located near the [[New Kent]] and [[Hector (system)|Hector]] systems.
 
 
 
==Political Affiliation==
 
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* [[2571]] - Unknown Planet {{Citation needed}}
 
* [[2571]] - Unknown Planet {{Citation needed}}
 
* [[2750]] - Unknown Planet {{Citation needed}}
 
* [[2750]] - Unknown Planet {{Citation needed}}
* [[2821]] - Unknown Planet <ref name=HOKp133/>
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* [[2821]] - Unknown Planet<ref name=HOK/>
* [[2849]] - [[Clan Ice Hellion]] <ref name=TR3050Up124/>
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* [[2849]] - [[Clan Ice Hellion]]<ref name=IceFerret/>
* [[3052]] - [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] - 30%, [[Clan Wolf]] - 70% <ref>''Clan Homeworlds 3052 Poster (Kickstarter)''</ref>
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* [[3062]] - [[Clan Wolf]] - 100%<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'' p. 114 </ref>
* [[3062]] - [[Clan Wolf]] - 100% <ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 114</ref>
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* [[3067]] - Clan Wolf - 100%<ref>''Field Manual Update'' p. 39 </ref><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', "Political Balance Table, 3067", p. 228</ref>
* [[3067]] - Clan Wolf - 100% <ref name=FMUp39>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 39</ref><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 228: "Political Balance Table, 3067"</ref>
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* [[3075]] - Abandoned<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 248</ref>
* [[3068]] - [[Clan Hell's Horses]] - 33%, Clan Wolf - 67% <ref name=WoR35>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 35–36: "Quiet Movements"</ref>
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* [[3085]] - Abandoned<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 249</ref>
* [[3069]] - Clan Wolf - 100% <ref name=WoR35/>
 
* [[3075]] - Abandoned <ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 248</ref>
 
* [[3085]] - Abandoned <ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 249</ref>
 
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==Tranquil I==
 
==Tranquil I==
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===Planetary History===
 
Tranquil was colonized after Operation KLONDIKE.<ref name=HOKp133>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 133: "Deep Periphery: 2821"</ref>
 
  
Clan Wolf's Tranquil colony was claimed a result of [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]] for [[Elemental]] Battle Armor. Apparently late to attempt to claim battle armor technology, [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] could have attempted to take the technology from other Clans, but desired to take the technology from its inventor. After several such attempts had failed, Clan Wolf decided to offer a Trial of Possession that seemed to significantly favor a Smoke Jaguar victory in exchange for colonies and resources on Tranquil.<ref name=WolfandJag>It is unclear if the Jaguars traded a portion or all of their Tranquil assets; if the latter, Clan Smoke Jaguar must have retaken a portion of Tranquil before the early thirty-first century</ref> The Smoke Jaguars lost this Trial.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 136: "Clan Wolf: The Golden Century"</ref>
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==Planetary History==
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Tranquil was colonized after Operation KLONDIKE.<ref name=HOK>''Historical: Operation Klondike, "Deep Periphery: 2821", p. 133</ref>
  
The debut of the [[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Timber Wolf]] in [[2945]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 136: "Mad Cat"</ref> indirectly helped Clan Wolf consolidate its colony on Tranquil. Attempting to blood their new OmniMech with speed and striking power, [[Clan Ice Hellion]] designed and produced the [[Ice Ferret (Fenris)|Wolf Hunter]] on Tranquil to take the fight to the Wolves. However, the added harassment from the Hellions only aggravated the Wolves, prompting them to take the fight to the Ice Hellions and take their new OmniMech and its production lines.<ref name=TR3050Up124>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 124: "Ice Ferret" - "The next five years saw the Ice Hellions lose eighty percent of their Wolf Hunters, including their production facility on Tranquil to the Wolves."</ref>
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Clan Wolf's Tranquil colony was claimed a result of [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]] for [[Elemental]] Battle Armor. Apparently late to attempt to claim battle armor technology, [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] could have attempted to take the technology from other Clans, but desired to take the technology from its inventor. After several such attempts had failed, Clan Wolf decided to offer a Trial of Possession that seemed to significantly favor a Smoke Jaguar victory in exchange for colonies and resources on Tranquil<ref name=WolfandJag>It is unclear if the Jaguars traded a portion or all of their Tranquil assets; if the latter, Clan Smoke Jaguar must have retaken a portion of Tranquil before the early 31st Century</ref>. The Smoke Jaguars lost this Trial.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', "Clan Wolf: The Golden Century", p. 136</ref><ref>Note: There is a problem with this reference. ''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', "Clan Wolf: The Golden Century", p. 136 states, "... This battle, won by Wolf forces, marked Clan Wolf's first use of OmniMech technology, as well as the debut of the highly successful ''Timber Wolf'' design." This statement seems at least partially erroneous, considering two sources:
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1. If the writers wrote this correctly, ''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 136 states, the ''Timber Wolf'' debuted 2945 to help replace the aging Woodsman OmniMech, and "was a nasty surprise for the Sea Foxes".
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2. If the writers meant Clan Wolf's first use of any OmniMech, ''Era Digrest: Golden Century, "Random Assignment Table (2858)", pp. 21 indicates the ''Woodsman'' (Clan Wolf's first heavy OmniMech) is available after [[2865]]. This is three years before the introduction of Elemental battle armor.</ref>
  
During the first half of the [[thirty-first century]], the planet hosted enclaves belonging to Clans [[Clan Wolf|Wolf]] and [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguar]].<ref name=WolfandJag/> One battle in the 3020s proved to be the first encounter in the lifelong rivalry between [[Ulric Kerensky]] and [[Leo Showers]]; while Kerensky emerged victorious, then-Star Captain Leo fought ferociously enough that nearly every Clan Wolf OmniMech was lost.<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 52: "Wolfnet Archive File:07765-ER3-21/3/7</ref>
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The debut of the [[Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)|Timber Wolf]] in [[2945]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 136, "Mad Cat"</ref> indirectly helped Clan Wolf consolidate its colony on Tranquil. Attempting to blood their new OmniMech with speed and striking power, [[Clan Ice Hellion]] designed and produced the [[Ice Ferret (Fenris)|Wolf Hunter]] on Tranquil to take the fight to the Wolves. However, the added harassment from the Hellions only aggravated the Wolves, prompting them to take the fight to the Ice Hellions and take their new OmniMech and its production lines.<ref name=IceFerret>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', "Ice Ferret", p. 124, "The next five years saw the Ice Hellions lose eighty percent of their Wolf Hunters, including their production facility on Tranquil to the Wolves."</ref>
  
In 3060, the [[Operation DAMOCLES|final battle]] of Clan Smoke Jaguar's annihilation occurred on Tranquil, where [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Brendon Corbett]] mounted his failed attempt to rally and restore [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]].{{cn}} Subsequently the planet was held exclusively by Clan Wolf until the [[Wars of Reaving]].<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 113</ref><ref name=FMUp39 />
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During the first half of the 31st Century, the planet hosted enclaves belonging to Clans [[Clan Wolf|Wolf]] and [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguar]]<ref name=WolfandJag/>. One battle in the 3020s proved to be the first encounter in the lifelong rivalry between [[Ulric Kerensky]] and [[Leo Showers]]; while Kerensky emerged victorious, then-Star Captain Leo fought ferociously enough that nearly every Clan Wolf OmniMech was lost<ref> ''Invading Clans'', p. 52, "Wolfnet Archive File:07765-ER3-21/3/7</ref>.
  
====Wars of Reaving====
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In 3060 the [[Operation DAMOCLES|final battle]] of Clan Smoke Jaguar's annihilation occurred on Tranquil, where [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Brendon Corbett]] mounted his failed attempt to rally and restore [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]].{{cn}} Subsequently the planet was held exclusively by Clan Wolf until the [[Wars of Reaving]]<ref> ''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 113</ref> <ref> ''Field Manual: Update'', p. 39</ref>.
By [[3068]], [[Clan Hell's Horses]] had been expelled from the [[Inner Sphere]], but had formulated a plan to migrate most of their Clan and their holdings to the [[Occupation Zone|Occupation Zones]]. Coincidentally, Clan Ice Hellion was also in the process of preparing for its own conquest and migration. In late 3068, [[saKhan]] [[Connor Rood]] of Clan Ice Hellion became aware of the Hell's Horses' preparations, and approached Horses' [[Khan]] [[James Cobb]] to form an alliance. Seeing an opportunity, Cobb suggested the alliance could begin with a series of [[Harvest Trials|Harvest-style Trials]] between the two Clans on [[Hoard]].<ref name=WoR35/>
 
  
Under the guise of troop movements for these Trials, Clan Hell's Horses under [[saKhan]] [[Tanya DeLaurel]] mobilized [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Hell's Horses)|Alpha Galaxy]] and with little warning issued [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]] for Wolf Possessions on Tranquil. Initially, the Horses were able to take nearly one-third of Clan Wolf's enclaves on Tranquil; however, the scope of the Trials and Clan Wolf's skill with bidding left the Horses overstretched. Save Heavy Facility Wolf-3, all of Clan Hell's Horses conquests had been retaken by January [[3069]]. On 16 January 3069, the two surviving [[Clusters]] of Alpha Galaxy stripped Heavy Facility Wolf-3 and abandoned Tranquil in order to re-form with two newly harvested former Ice Hellion Clusters, the [[Forty-fifth Striker Irregulars (Clan Ice Hellion)|Forty-fifth Striker Irregulars]] and the [[Seventh Hector Cavaliers (Clan Ice Hellion)|Seventh Hector Cavaliers]]. Alpha Galaxy was subsequent assigned to repel the assaults of [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] on [[Kirin]] and [[Niles]].<ref name=WoR35/>
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As Clan Wolf was forced from the Clan Homeworlds, Tranquil had become its final holding there by the end of May [[3071]].
  
As Clan Wolf was forced from the Clan Homeworlds, Tranquil had become its final holding there by the end of May [[3071]]. The [[Scouring of Tamar|nuclear attack]] on [[Tamar]] at the end of [[3070]], along with the resulting destruction of key industrial sites and most of Clan Wolf's genetic material in the Inner Sphere, forced Clan Wolf to use Tranquil as a staging area to retrieve their genetic stocks on [[Strana Mechty]]. On 10 April [[3071]], Clan Wolf's [[First Wolf Lancers (Clan Wolf)|First Wolf Lancers]] under [[Star Colonel]] [[Ygrane Fetladral]] and Clan Wolf's Scientists gathered all of their exclusive genetic material, loaded it aboard the ''[[Feral Penance]]'', lifted off Strana Mechty and docked with the ''[[Stealthy Kill]]'', and departed for Tranquil, leaving three Clusters of ''[[Solahma|solahma]]'' behind.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 60: "The Wolf's Preparations"</ref><ref name=TWORp65f>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 65–69: "Merges and Moves"</ref>
 
 
In the aftermath of Clan Wolf absconding with its genetic material, 14 April saw a massacre on the streets of [[Katyusha City]], followed by a successful Clan [[Grand Council]] vote to [[Trial of Abjuration|Abjure]] Clan Wolf from the Homeworlds. Though Clan Wolf was already quietly transferring its Homeworld enclaves to Clan Coyote, [[Clan Blood Spirit|Clans Blood Spirit]], [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Cloud Cobra]], [[Clan Ice Hellion|Ice Hellion]], [[Clan Star Adder|Star Adder]], and [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]] interfered on several worlds, while [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] also seized holdings, but granted ''[[Hegira|hegira]]''. Wolf Warriors and lower caste members from Wolf enclaves on [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]], [[Eden]], [[Glory (system)|Glory]], and [[Grants Station]] began arriving at Tranquil to depart the Homeworlds if possible, but most of the population and facilities were stranded, or worse. The interference in Clan Wolf's departure cost the Wolves and Coyotes significantly.<ref name=TWORp65f/>
 
 
By the end of May 3069, Tranquil itself was facing Trials of Possession. The defense under command of [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Warren Stiles]], lower caste [[Trueborn]]s were allowed to rejoin the Warrior caste in order to delay the Abjuration. Armed with [[Star League]]-era [[Combat Vehicles]] and [[BattleMech]]s from the planet's caches, Stiles focused his defenses on Aquila and Fort Newclay. With the addition of nearly four Clusters of Combat Vehicles and BattleMechs, the Wolves were still entrenched on Tranquil by June 3069.<ref name=TWORp65f/>
 
 
Clan Wolf was able to maintain a small enclave on Tranquil until December [[3071]]. On 3 December, former Clan Coyote Warriors Harvested by Clan Wolf under the command of [[Star Colonel]] [[Ramil Kerensky]], [[Omicron Galaxy (Clan Wolf)|Omicron Galaxy]]'s [[246th Wolf Strike (Clan Wolf)|246th Wolf Strike]] and [[509th Solahma Battle Cluster (Clan Wolf)|509th ''Solahma'' Battle Cluster]], aided by a [[Star]] of [[Clan Watch]] operatives, stole the genetic legacies of [[Nicholas Kerensky|Nicholas]] and [[Andery Kerensky]], along with [[Jennifer Winson]]. The Warriors of Omicron Galaxy issued public challenges as cover for the operation. The remains of the facilities were intentionally destroyed under cover of the ensuing chaos. In retaliation, Clan Coyote's former Wolf Possessions were ransacked, and Tranquil and its backup Genetic Repositories were Annihilated from orbit by the CSV ''[[Snake Leader]]'', 17-19 December 3071. Tranquil was left uninhabitable.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 78–83: "A Wolf at the Door"</ref><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 83: "Success!"</ref><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 145: "The Council of Six Clans"</ref>
 
  
 
===Geography===
 
===Geography===
Tranquil I has two large landmasses.<ref name=TUFC1/>
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Tranquil I has two large landmasses.<ref name=TUFC1>''Trial Under Fire'', Ch. 1</ref>
  
 
===Planetary locations===
 
===Planetary locations===
* Durghan City
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* Durghan City:
* Aquila
 
* Fort Newclay
 
  
===Companies and Industries===
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* [[W-7 Facilities]]
 
* [[W-7 Facilities]]
* [[Heavy Facility Wolf-3]]<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 36: "Quiet Movements"</ref>
 
 
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==Notes==
 
* There is a problem with the timing of the Smoke Jaguar Trial for Elemental battle armor. ''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 136: "Clan Wolf: The Golden Century" states "... This battle, won by Wolf forces, marked Clan Wolf's first use of OmniMech technology, as well as the debut of the highly successful ''Timber Wolf'' design." This statement seems at least partially erroneous, considering two sources:
 
: 1. If the writers wrote this correctly, ''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 136: the ''Timber Wolf'' debuted 2945 to help replace the aging Woodsman OmniMech, and "was a nasty surprise for the Sea Foxes".
 
: 2. If the writers meant Clan Wolf's first use of any OmniMech, ''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 21: "Random Assignment Table (2858)" indicates the ''Woodsman'' (Clan Wolf's first heavy OmniMech) is available after [[2865]]. This is three years before the introduction of Elemental battle armor</ref>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
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* [[MechWarrior 3]] ([[apocryphal]])
 
* ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]''
 
* ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]''
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* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
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* ''[[Trial Under Fire]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 
* ''[[MechWarrior 3]]'' ([[apocryphal]])
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
 
* ''[[Trial Under Fire]]'' (novel)
 
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Systems|Tranquil]]
 
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[[Category: Clan Smoke Jaguar Planets]]
 
[[Category: Kerensky Cluster]]
 
[[Category: Kerensky Cluster]]
 
[[Category: Clan Homeworlds]]
 
[[Category: Clan Homeworlds]]

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