The
current status of the two planets remains a mystery. According to
the Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission, two small mercenary
units had been under contract to garrison Sirius and Procyon at
the time of the Marik-Liao invasion. A battalion-sized 'Mech unit
called Jo's Fourth Cavalry had been hired by the planetary
government of Sirius and believed to be onworld when the
communications blackout began. Boodelay's Backup, a
regiment-sized conventional-arms unit, had been contracted by the
government of Procyon and is believed to have been on that world
when HPG transmissions ceased.
In
reality, Sirius and Procyon have fallen under the sway of
Alisendar Gyrn, a member of an ancient Sirian trading family and
a former ComStar acolyte. During the past few years, the
charismatic Gyrn became increasingly delusional, believing
himself to be the reincarnation of Jerome Blake. In preparation
for his holy mission, Gyrn spent several years quietly building
up a group of devoted followers in Sirian and Procyene society.
When the Marik-Liao invasion threw the Sarna March into chaos,
Gyrn announced to his followers that the time had come to realize
Blake's vision. His followers immediately seized the HPG stations
and broadcast facilities on Sirius and Procyon, protecting the
planets. Assassins killed several key officers in Jo's Fourth
Cavalry and Boodelay's Backup, and infiltrators in both units'
local support staffs sabotaged the mercs' JumpShips and other
equipment. When Gyrn ordered the mercs' supplies cut off, many in
both units tried but failed to depose him. Survivors fled into
the wilderness on both worlds.