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| − | The Hanseatic League is a mercantile nation located in the [[Deep Periphery]]. | + | The Hanseatic League is a mercantile nation located in the [[Deep Periphery]], . |
Its origins begin in 2695 as the government of the [[Star League]] started to become increasingly authoritarian. | Its origins begin in 2695 as the government of the [[Star League]] started to become increasingly authoritarian. | ||
| − | Camedon Wainwright, a retired admiral of Star League Navy, and Captain-Dame Jenessa De La Cruz, the owner of a small fleet of Jumpships and deepcore mining firms, tried to build up their own league of worlds in the '''''Ideals''''' of the great Star League itself but falling short as the Hanseatic worlds soon began to fight among themselves. In 2745 a loose confederation of the 12 to 15 | + | Camedon Wainwright, a retired admiral of Star League Navy, and Captain-Dame Jenessa De La Cruz, the owner of a small fleet of Jumpships and deepcore mining firms, tried to build up their own league of worlds in the '''''Ideals''''' of the great Star League itself but falling short as the Hanseatic worlds soon began to fight among themselves. In 2745 a loose confederation of the 12 to 15 known worlds in the league joined together to defend themselves from Belt-pirates and other Periphery kingdoms. |
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| + | The modern (3067) Hanseatic League is a mercantile alliance of between 20 and 30 worlds. The League is run by a ruling council of merchants. Though peasants within the League do possess some freedoms, the mercantile class strictly controls the flow of goods, services, and travelers within its worlds. The League does trade and interact with outsiders, but this interaction is "officially" limited to three worlds, Bruges, Lübeck and Bergen. However, foreigners are may do business with merchants on other worlds, as the Hanseatic military cannot cordon off the entire League. German is the official language, English and Spanish are also spoken. There is also no domestic currency, nor is there an HPG network, so news of the outside world is strictly filtered by the ruling class. | ||
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| + | The Hanseatic League maintains a standing army of [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]], however technology within the League is approximately equal to that of the [[Inner Sphere]] in 3025. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* [[Total Warfare]] | * [[Total Warfare]] | ||
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* [[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)]] | * [[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)]] | ||
[[Category:CBT Factions]] | [[Category:CBT Factions]] | ||
Revision as of 12:04, 8 April 2009
The Hanseatic League is a mercantile nation located in the Deep Periphery, .
Its origins begin in 2695 as the government of the Star League started to become increasingly authoritarian.
Camedon Wainwright, a retired admiral of Star League Navy, and Captain-Dame Jenessa De La Cruz, the owner of a small fleet of Jumpships and deepcore mining firms, tried to build up their own league of worlds in the Ideals of the great Star League itself but falling short as the Hanseatic worlds soon began to fight among themselves. In 2745 a loose confederation of the 12 to 15 known worlds in the league joined together to defend themselves from Belt-pirates and other Periphery kingdoms.
The modern (3067) Hanseatic League is a mercantile alliance of between 20 and 30 worlds. The League is run by a ruling council of merchants. Though peasants within the League do possess some freedoms, the mercantile class strictly controls the flow of goods, services, and travelers within its worlds. The League does trade and interact with outsiders, but this interaction is "officially" limited to three worlds, Bruges, Lübeck and Bergen. However, foreigners are may do business with merchants on other worlds, as the Hanseatic military cannot cordon off the entire League. German is the official language, English and Spanish are also spoken. There is also no domestic currency, nor is there an HPG network, so news of the outside world is strictly filtered by the ruling class.
The Hanseatic League maintains a standing army of BattleMechs, however technology within the League is approximately equal to that of the Inner Sphere in 3025.