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| − | The ''Council of Merchants'' was the ruling body of the | + | The '''Council of Merchants''' was the ruling body of the [[Hanseatic League]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The ruling body of the League was a council of merchants. They operated from the League's | + | The ruling body of the League was a council of merchants. They operated from the League's capital of Freie Hansestead on [[Bremen IV]]. |
| − | + | When [[Braunschweig]] joined the Hanseatic League in the late [[twenty-ninth century]], they were given seven seats in the Council.<ref name=TtS:Bp4>''Touring the Stars: Braunschweig'', p. 4</ref> | |
| − | + | For decades, the Council meddled in affairs of the [[Umayyad Caliphate]] and [[Castilian Principalities]], making them fight each other in the hopes of one day conquering their worlds after they had weakened themselves. Their conquest by [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] in [[3080]] put an end to those plans.<ref name=OTP:HCp8>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 8</ref> | |
| − | However, all their preparations proved futile: when the conflict between the Hansa and the Scorpions, the [[Hanseatic Crusade]], began, the Council's forces were unable to stop the clanners, and the invaders eventually reached Bremen. The battle slowly turned against the Hansa, and | + | After [[3088]], when the [[Home Clans]] and nearby [[Escorpión Imperio]] became serious threats for the Hansa, the Council decided to focus their economy to national defense. Some merchants rebelled against the reduction of their benefits, but the League's [[Hanseatic Defense Force|armed forces]] crushed them. The Council also allowed greater autonomy to their military leaders, and even gave them a voice into their Council, though reluctantly.<ref name=OTP:HCp9-10>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', pp. 9–10</ref> |
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| + | However, all their preparations proved futile: when the conflict between the Hansa and the Scorpions, the [[Hanseatic Crusade]], began, the Council's forces were unable to stop the clanners, and the invaders eventually reached Bremen. The battle slowly turned against the Hansa, and on 12 October [[3140]], a day which later will be known as the ''Red Saturday'', a team of Scorpions' [[Elemental]]s penetrated into the Capitol and captured the Council. But its members, refusing to surrender, instead activated a failsafe which detonated hidden explosives which destroyed the capitol, much of the city and caused massive losses between both Scorpions and Hansa defenders. | ||
If the Council expected their sacrifice to galvanize their troops, they were wrong: Their last [[Captain-Marshal of the Hanseatic Defense Force]], [[Rudolf Schmidt]], ignoring the explosion was the work of the Council, instead ordered his forces to cease fighting, and later, surrender all Hansa worlds to the Scorpions across the league, to prevent more bloodshed. | If the Council expected their sacrifice to galvanize their troops, they were wrong: Their last [[Captain-Marshal of the Hanseatic Defense Force]], [[Rudolf Schmidt]], ignoring the explosion was the work of the Council, instead ordered his forces to cease fighting, and later, surrender all Hansa worlds to the Scorpions across the league, to prevent more bloodshed. | ||
| − | Schmidt, the last surviving high authority in the Hansa, did all what he could to facilitate the former League's incorporation into the [[Scorpion Empire]].<ref>'' | + | Schmidt, the last surviving high authority in the Hansa, did all what he could to facilitate the former League's incorporation into the [[Scorpion Empire]].<ref name=OTP:HCp13>''Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade'', p. 13</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade]]'' | * ''[[Operational Turning Points: Hanseatic Crusade]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Touring the Stars: Braunschweig]]'' | ||
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The Council of Merchants was the ruling body of the Hanseatic League.
History
The ruling body of the League was a council of merchants. They operated from the League's capital of Freie Hansestead on Bremen IV.
When Braunschweig joined the Hanseatic League in the late twenty-ninth century, they were given seven seats in the Council.[1]
For decades, the Council meddled in affairs of the Umayyad Caliphate and Castilian Principalities, making them fight each other in the hopes of one day conquering their worlds after they had weakened themselves. Their conquest by Clan Goliath Scorpion in 3080 put an end to those plans.[2]
After 3088, when the Home Clans and nearby Escorpión Imperio became serious threats for the Hansa, the Council decided to focus their economy to national defense. Some merchants rebelled against the reduction of their benefits, but the League's armed forces crushed them. The Council also allowed greater autonomy to their military leaders, and even gave them a voice into their Council, though reluctantly.[3]
However, all their preparations proved futile: when the conflict between the Hansa and the Scorpions, the Hanseatic Crusade, began, the Council's forces were unable to stop the clanners, and the invaders eventually reached Bremen. The battle slowly turned against the Hansa, and on 12 October 3140, a day which later will be known as the Red Saturday, a team of Scorpions' Elementals penetrated into the Capitol and captured the Council. But its members, refusing to surrender, instead activated a failsafe which detonated hidden explosives which destroyed the capitol, much of the city and caused massive losses between both Scorpions and Hansa defenders. If the Council expected their sacrifice to galvanize their troops, they were wrong: Their last Captain-Marshal of the Hanseatic Defense Force, Rudolf Schmidt, ignoring the explosion was the work of the Council, instead ordered his forces to cease fighting, and later, surrender all Hansa worlds to the Scorpions across the league, to prevent more bloodshed. Schmidt, the last surviving high authority in the Hansa, did all what he could to facilitate the former League's incorporation into the Scorpion Empire.[4]