System: Orestes

[3034] On March 13, 3034, Haakon Magnusson declared himself Prince of the Free Rasalhague Republic, which included most of the former Rasalhague Military District of the Draconis Combine, as well as numerous worlds captured by the Lyran Commonwealth during the Forth succession War. ComStar quickly recognized this new state, as did Coordinator Takashi Kurita.

Not all the Warlords of the Combine accepted the decision to recognize Rasalhague's independence. The Warlords of the Pesht and Dieron Districts, Marcus Kurita and Vasily Cherenkoff, disagreed violently with the decision to surrender Combine worlds and vowed to fight. Under the leadership of Marcus Kurita, the renegade forces attacked the FRR.

Gunji no Kanrei Theodore Kurita branded these men ronin, declaring that they did not act in the name of the Draconis Combine. He then sent DCMS troops to cut off the ronin from heir supply bases in the Combine and ordered his men to crush any resistance. Vasily Cherenkoff died in the ronin invasion when his Atlas was beheaded on Orestes. His second-in-command, Tai-sho Dexter Kingsley, withdrew from the fight and swore his allegiance to the Kanrei.

[3056] Orestes became the capital of the remainder of the Free Rasalhague Republic in 3052. As all of the Republic's major training facilities were lost to the Clan's, a new military academy was constructed on Orestes. The Tyra Miraborg Memorial Academy opened in 3056, and has had full classes every year since then. It is best known for its training programs for aerospace pilots and naval crews. A department for training MechWarriors also exists, but it often eclipsed by the aerospace programs.

The most notable instructor is General Tor Miraborg, ex-commander of the Radstadt Province and father of the famed pilot. Miraborg's classes are always full, despite his opposition of many of Överbefälhavare Månsdotter's policies.

The TMM is open to all Republic citizens who can meet its physical and mental entry requirements, but there are always more applicants than available spaces.