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Richard Caleron (b. 23?? d. 2387) was the Protector who formally created the polictal entity that is now know as the Taurian Concordat in 2335, the year he succeeded his mother Sandra Calderon. By this time the nascent colony had expanded out of Flannagan's Nebula and counted no less than 18 star systems and many millions of citizens. Richard annouced his intention to form a new political organization, the Concordat. This would be a commomwealth polity of the Taurian colonies and the local newcommers interested in accepting his technology and protection. Richard swore a 'hands-off' local policy intending only to control the military and keep all trade within (and without) the Concordat regulated fairly and openly. Of the 18 worlds invited only Mandrace declined to join the Concordat. [1]
Richard had organized the Concordat just in time. By 2360 the Federated Suns took notice of 'somebody' operating in the Periphery on their boarders when a Taurian explorer Tracy Ashton Pendelton organized a revolt to free 15000 captured Sarna Supremacy citizens on the Davion world of Tentativa in that year. Pendelton and her crew had been mapping and surveying star systems for the Concordat when they found the captive Bellites. This act of compassion created the conflict/aggression between the Taurian Concordat and the Federated Suns that would span 700 years.
Needing no further proof of the Inner Sphere menace, Richard began construction of the first Taurian WarShips and to recruit the Taurian's first standing army to defend his realm. In the year 2368 a band of Tikonov troops under Lord Tomassov escaped the Capellan Confederation and jumped into the Pinard system of the Concordat. Rushing to the scene at the head of the Taurian fleet Richard instead chose to open a dialog with Tomassov in the hopes of learning more about Inner Sphere weapons and tactics. The protacted dialog did not create any alliance but did allow Capellan General LeBlanc to catch up with Tomassov. In the insuing battle several Taurian WarShips were captured and used to flee LeBlanc, who followed them... into Sanurcha, a heavily fortified Davion system. Both fleets were crushed but the distinctive Taurian WarShips confirmed the existance of another nation 'involved' in attacking the Federated Suns. [2]
Davion naval forces attacked Robsart only to be beaten off with losses by the young Taurian Fleet. Despite this victory, Richard knew the cover on his nation was truly blown. Reynard Davion would neither forget nor forgive the destruction and capture of his forces. Sporadic fighting spread from Robsart throughout the Pleiades Cluster over the next 2 years. On Taurus, Richard Calderon granted himself emergency powers to prepare for what he thought would be a war to the death. Reynard did not have the time or resources to smash 'an organized band of pirates' beyond the rim of New Syrtis, instead focusing on battling House Liao. Richard kept his emergency powers until his death in 2387 always certain a full-scale Davion attack was comming soon. [3]
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