Pelird Archipelago

Pelird Archipelago was a relatively small chain of roughly thirty five islands located several hundred kilometers of the coast of Tyrus. During the Pendulum Wars, the islands were settled by citizens of the UIR, whom constructed several military facilities to defend them and launch attacks on the Tyran coastline. In 27 B.E., Coalition Navy and Marine forces launched an assault on the islands, sinking several UIR ships in the harbor and damaging its ports and airfield. While several regiments of Marines were landed on the islands, it took them several months to clear out all pockets of UIR resistance and force them to surrender, placing the archipelago and its inhabitants under COG control. After the islands were captured, COG engineers restored the ports and airfield to working order and three Army regiments were stationed there at all times to prevent any sort of UIR retaliation, from either the military or the civilian population.

Shortly after the end of the Pendulum Wars, the Locust Horde emerged on E-Day and most COG forces were either transferred off the island or used it as a safe launching point to attack Locust targets on the coast. After the Hammer of Dawn Counterattack, the COG finally pulled back the majority of its assets, leaving only a single Army regiment, an air wing, and a few frigates and patrol boats to defend the islands. All contact with the mainland was lost in 3 A.E., leaving the local forces and civilians to make due with what supplies they had, luckily the Locust never emerged on the islands, having been too preoccupied with their campaign on the mainland. Unfortunately, following the Sinking of Jacinto in 15 A.E., several tribes of Savage Locust made their way to some of the islands, establishing fortified strongholds in some of the abandoned UIR installations. Several months later, the first Lambent Stalks were reported on some of the smaller island, poisoning the land and releasing small swarms of the explosive Polyps.