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Line 1: − {{otheruses|the founder of the Taurian Concordat|the WarShip|Samantha Calderon (Individual WarShip)}} + {{Update Needed|[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]}} − {{InfoBoxCharacter − | image = − | caption = − | name = Samantha Calderon − | birthdate = − | died = 14 March [[2268]] − | othernames = − | affiliation = [[House Calderon]] − | rank = − | title = − | position = Founder of the [[Taurian Concordat]] − | profession = − | parents = − | siblings = − | spouse = − | children = [[Timothy Calderon]] − }} − '''Samantha Calderon''' of [[Aix-la-Chapelle]] was the founder of the [[Taurian Concordat]] and of [[House Calderon]]. She would lay the groundwork for the [[Taurian Concordat]], the oldest unified interstellar nation—older even than the [[Inner Sphere]] with which the Concordat would later find itself at odds.<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 12</ref> − ==History==+ Samantha Calderon (b.?? 22??,d. March 14 [[2268]]) of [[Aix-la-Chapelle]] was the founder of the [[Taurian Concordat]] and of [[House Calderon]]. In 2236 Samantha lost her first husband and both her daughters to a [[Terran Alliance]] firing squad. This bloody act gave her control of her husband's immense terraforming concern based on the planet [[Vega]] as well as the vast financial fortune that supported it. By [[2245]] however [[Marik]] privateers and financial collapse spreading thoughout the Outer Reaches drained away half her fortune. Believing only a radical solution was possible to save her people and treasure, she converted what remained of her monies into a fleet of 25 Jumpships and support vessels. Samantha decided to leave the Inner Sphere as a result of the brutality inherent in the nascent Inner Sphere, especially during (and in the wake of) the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]]. In [[2250]] Samamtha lead more than 2300 volunteers away from [[Aix-la-Chapelle]] in what became known as the Calderon Expedition. The fleet avoided other [[Terran Alliance]] worlds to make brief stops at [[Robinson]], [[Victoria]] and [[New Syrtis]] before departing known space.<ref>''Battletech: The Periphery'', pp.14,15 </ref> − In [[2236]], Samantha lost her first husband and both her daughters to a [[Terran Alliance]] firing squad. This bloody act gave her control of her husband's immense terraforming concern based on the planet [[Vega]] as well as the vast financial fortune that supported it. By [[2245]] however, [[Marik]] privateers and financial collapse spreading throughout the Outer Reaches drained away half her fortune. Believing only a radical solution was possible to save her people and treasure, she converted what remained of her wealth into a fleet of twenty-five JumpShips and support vessels. Samantha decided to leave the Inner Sphere as a result of the brutality inherent in the nascent Inner Sphere, especially during (and in the wake of) the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]]. In [[2250]], Samantha led more than 2,300 volunteers away from [[Aix-la-Chapelle]] in what became known as the Calderon Expedition. The fleet avoided other [[Terran Alliance]] worlds to make brief stops at [[Robinson]], [[Victoria (FS)|Victoria]], and [[New Syrtis]] before departing known space.<ref>''The Periphery'', pp. 14–15</ref><ref name=HMPSp14>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 14</ref> − After twenty-two months the Expedition reached the edge of the unexplored [[Hyades Cluster]]. It proved to have a massive asteroid field obscured by dust and radiation. Two ships were lost penetrating the cluster. Once inside though the Calderon Expedition found no less than eight star systems with a total of thiryt-seven planets, ten of which were ideal for human habitation. Samantha decided that the Hyades asteroid field provided a fantastic natural barrier to invasion and piracy. On 23 January [[2253]], Samantha Calderon set foot on the world [[Taurus]] (named for her second husband, [[Victor Taurens]] who died entering what's now called [[Flannagan's Nebulea]]).<ref>''The Periphery'', p. 15</ref><ref name=HMPSp14/> For the next fifteen years Samantha's dream of idyllic isolation beyond the reach of governments and social oppressors was a reality. Her colony soon doubled and redoubled in size. Her dream ended in a freak accident that claimed her life on 14 March [[2268]], but her visionary leadership and legacy of personal courage created a foundation from which a stable interstellar political state would grow and endure for over eight centuries. Despising the hated, brutal, but democratic [[Terran Alliance]], her son [[Timothy Calderon]] and the Taurian people agreed that the Protectorship would remain a hereditary Calderon title, further distinguishing the Taurians from the heart of the Inner Sphere.<ref>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition'', pp. 46–47</ref> + After 22 months the Expedition reached the edge of the unexplored [[Hyades Cluster]]. It proved to have a massive asteroid field obscured by dust and radiation. Two ships were lost penatrating the cluster. Once inside though the Calderon Expedition found no less than 8 star systems draped with 37 planets, 10 of which were ideal for human habitation. Samantha decided that the Hyades asteroid field provided a fantastic natural barrier to invasion and piracy. On January 23, [[2253]] Samantha Calderon set foot on the world [[Taurus]] (named for her 2nd husband, [[Victor Taurens]] who died entering the now named Flannagan's Nebula).<ref>''Battletech: The Periphery'', p.15 </ref> For the next 15 years Samantha's dream of idyllic isolation beyond the reach of governments and social oppressors was a reality. Her colony soon doubled and redoubled in size. Her dream ended in a freak accident March 14, [[2268]] that claimed her life. But her visonary leadership and leagacy of personal courage created a foundation from which a stable interstellar political state would grow and endure for over eight centuries. Despising the hated, brutal, but democratic [[Terran Alliance]], her son [[Timothy Calderon]] and the Taurian people agreed that the Protectorship would remain a hereditary Calderon title, further distinguishing the Taurians from the heart of the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', pp.46-47 </ref> + + ==Notes== + Thanks to [[S.gage]] for the fine work on the [[House Calderon]] page; I have lifted some of his lines from his discription of Samantha there and incorperated them in this page.[[User:Deeppockets|Deeppockets]] 02:00, 26 June 2010 (UTC) ==References== ==References== Line 29:
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| − | + | Samantha Calderon (b.?? 22??,d. March 14 [[2268]]) of [[Aix-la-Chapelle]] was the founder of the [[Taurian Concordat]] and of [[House Calderon]]. In 2236 Samantha lost her first husband and both her daughters to a [[Terran Alliance]] firing squad. This bloody act gave her control of her husband's immense terraforming concern based on the planet [[Vega]] as well as the vast financial fortune that supported it. By [[2245]] however [[Marik]] privateers and financial collapse spreading thoughout the Outer Reaches drained away half her fortune. Believing only a radical solution was possible to save her people and treasure, she converted what remained of her monies into a fleet of 25 Jumpships and support vessels. Samantha decided to leave the Inner Sphere as a result of the brutality inherent in the nascent Inner Sphere, especially during (and in the wake of) the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]]. In [[2250]] Samamtha lead more than 2300 volunteers away from [[Aix-la-Chapelle]] in what became known as the Calderon Expedition. The fleet avoided other [[Terran Alliance]] worlds to make brief stops at [[Robinson]], [[Victoria]] and [[New Syrtis]] before departing known space.<ref>''Battletech: The Periphery'', pp.14,15 </ref> | |
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| − | After | + | After 22 months the Expedition reached the edge of the unexplored [[Hyades Cluster]]. It proved to have a massive asteroid field obscured by dust and radiation. Two ships were lost penatrating the cluster. Once inside though the Calderon Expedition found no less than 8 star systems draped with 37 planets, 10 of which were ideal for human habitation. Samantha decided that the Hyades asteroid field provided a fantastic natural barrier to invasion and piracy. On January 23, [[2253]] Samantha Calderon set foot on the world [[Taurus]] (named for her 2nd husband, [[Victor Taurens]] who died entering the now named Flannagan's Nebula).<ref>''Battletech: The Periphery'', p.15 </ref> For the next 15 years Samantha's dream of idyllic isolation beyond the reach of governments and social oppressors was a reality. Her colony soon doubled and redoubled in size. Her dream ended in a freak accident March 14, [[2268]] that claimed her life. But her visonary leadership and leagacy of personal courage created a foundation from which a stable interstellar political state would grow and endure for over eight centuries. Despising the hated, brutal, but democratic [[Terran Alliance]], her son [[Timothy Calderon]] and the Taurian people agreed that the Protectorship would remain a hereditary Calderon title, further distinguishing the Taurians from the heart of the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref>''The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)'', pp.46-47 </ref> |
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| + | Thanks to [[S.gage]] for the fine work on the [[House Calderon]] page; I have lifted some of his lines from his discription of Samantha there and incorperated them in this page.[[User:Deeppockets|Deeppockets]] 02:00, 26 June 2010 (UTC) | ||
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