Tranquillity was a Third Sphere planet
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After the Battle of Sushima Night during the Mandrake Rebellion, Project Ichiban’s advances came more swiftly as battlefield testing allowed for a slew of data. There were many victories for the GCPS, although just as many losses. One of the most notable was the loss of Tranquillity. Tranquillity was a Third Sphere planet, one of an increasing number of established metropolises affected by the Rebellion, and an absolute must-win for propaganda and morale purposes.
The battle, however, did not go well. There were thousands of Orcs on-planet, and massive battles were fought in an effort to retake Tranquillity. The Troopers proved effective, but there were just not enough of them. In the end, the decision was made to bombard the planet with a poisonous gas, developed for the sole reason to overcome and shut down the Orcs’ robust metabolism. However, until that point it was untested in field conditions. Most Marines were pulled back, leaving only some gas masked Marines and the Troopers to fight a rear guard. However, the human-made battle suits the Troopers then wore were not secure enough against the gas. It seeped in, twisting the bodies and minds of the Troopers, who turned into mindless, uncontrolled, twisted automatons. Tales from the fleeing marines of the twisted Troopers turning on them and each other in a green, under-lit cloud are the thing of nightmares. Even now, a century and a half later, access to Tranquillity is denied and the McKinley routes into it are heavily guarded, as the Council will not risk any pathogens left on Tranquillity’s surface spreading out into the densely-populated Third Sphere space.
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- Warpath Universe Sourcebook Digital Edition - https://www.manticgames.com/warpath/books-warpath/warpath-sourcebook-digital/
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