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| − | The '''Taurian Concordat''' is a interstellar nation located in the [[Periphery]]. | + | The '''Taurian Concordat''' is a interstellar nation located in the [[Periphery]]. Founded as a constitutional monarchy under the leadership of [[House Calderon]], the Taurian Concordat is the oldest surviving realm since the collapse of the [[Terran Alliance]]. Taurian citizens enjoy extensive freedoms guaranteed by the Concordat Charter and take pride in defending those freedoms through compulsory service. |
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| − | * Founding Year: [[2335]] ([[2253]] as Taurian Homeworlds, Concordat); [[3066]] (Protectorate)
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| − | * Capital (City, World): New Samantha, [[Taurus]] (Concordat); New Taurus, [[Erod's Escape]] (Protectorate)
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| − | * National Symbol (Both): A bull’s head with exaggerated horns that curl downward and encompass three gold five-pointed stars (Calderon Protectorate uses black stars.)
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| − | * Location ([[Terra]] relative): Rimward, beyond [[Capellan Confederation]] and [[Federated Suns]]
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| − | * Total (Inhabited) Systems: 22 (Concordat); 13 (Protectorate)
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| − | * Estimated Population ([[3130]]): 33,031,000,000 (Concordat);15,310,000,000 (Protectorate)
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| − | * Government: Democracy (currently under military rule, Concordat); Democracy (Protectorate)
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| − | * Ruler: [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] [[Kaff Doru]] (Concordat); Protector [[Sam Calderon]] (Protectorate)
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| − | * Dominant Language(s): English, Spanish, French
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| − | * Dominant Religion(s): Deism (official), Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism
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| − | * Unit of Currency: Bull (1 bull = 0.12 C-Bills)
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| − | ===Origins===
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| − | In [[2331]], Taurian explorers discovered the first of 18 neighboring refugee settlements. For example, the world of [[Deifenbaker]] was settled by refugees of the war between the [[Sarna Supremacy]] and the [[Capellan Hegemony]]. Expecting hostilities from larger Inner Sphere aggressors, [[Richard Calderon (24th c.)|Richard Calderon]] negotiated a new government in the first year of his reign, [[2335]]; Richard became the first [[Protector of the Realm]] of the Taurian Concordat - the Concordat military would be centrally governed, but planetary affairs would be completely autonomous. The nascent Concordat consisted of 17 refugee settlements and all 12 colonized Taurian worlds. Only [[Mandaree]] declined the invitation to join the Concordat.
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| − | ===Inner Sphere Hostilities===
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| − | The Taurians began preparations for war when an exploration and survey mission led by [[Tracy Ashton Pendelton]] discovered and freed 15,000 slave laborers from the [[Federated Suns]] world of [[Tentativa]] in [[2360]]. The prisoners had been taken captive during a [[Federated Suns]] assault on the [[Sarna Supremacy]] world [[Bell]] in [[2355]]. Convinced of the barbarism of the Inner Sphere, by [[2368]], the Taurian Concordat was prepared when it was inadvertently discovered by "Freicorps" retainers of the [[Tikonov Union]] noble Lord [[Tormassov]] fleeing the [[Capellan Confederation]]. Pursuing Capellan forces commanded by [[Anthony LeBlanc]] discovered the "Freicorps" in Taurian space, forcing the Tikonov troops to commandeer Taurian vessels and flee - into a [[Federated Suns]] flotilla stationed at [[Sanurcha (FS)|Sanurcha]]. Though the Tikonov "Freicorps" were able to escape (and were never heard from again), the Capellan pursuit also encountered the flotilla and was destroyed. The [[Federated Suns]] navy began probing its periphery border expecting to find Capellan colonies - and discovered the Concordat. The Taurians were forced to fight off the [[Federated Suns|Davion]] invasion through [[2371]], and have since been extremely paranoid of the Federated Suns.
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| − | The Concordat maintained a tense state of armed neutrality in the [[Age of War]] but, unlike its [[Inner Sphere]] counterparts, it also devoted a major portion of its resources toward improving life for its citizens. On occasion, the success of the Taurian way of life benefited the [[Inner Sphere]] as well. Economically, the [[Capellan Confederation]], the [[Federated Suns]] and the Taurian Concordat all prospered by trading together during the late 25th and early 26th centuries. [[Jasmine Liao]] improved the Capellan education system by modeling it on that of the Concord in the 25th century, and the Federated Suns revamped its educational system along Taurian lines in the first decade of the new millennium.
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| − | At the birth of the Star League, the Concord posed something of a problem. The Taurians, unlike every other major Periphery realm, boasted a better economy, a superb education system, and finer artistic achievements than some of the Great Houses. Further, the TDF posed an actual threat, being well-equipped, well-trained, and fiercely patriotic. Starting in [[2573]], the Taurians were forced to fight for more than two decades against Inner Sphere forces under the banner of the [[Star League]]. Hostilities began when a Taurian fleet accidentally entered the neutral [[Malagrotta]] system. Negotiated in [[2511]], the [[Omsol Accord]] stipulated the titanium rich moon of Fontana was jointly mined by Federated Suns and Taurian mining operations. A Davion armada entered the system in response, destroying two ships and capturing a third. Months later, [[Caterina Calderon]] offered an apology, but too late.
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| − | Though the Taurian Concordat fought a long, bitter struggle with the SLDF, the inevitable outcome of the Reunification War left the Concord in ruin. The Taurian Concordat was left with planets either spared war by the surrender of Protector [[Marantha Calderon]] in [[2596]], or were left with ravaged populations, industries and environments by the scorched-earth military campaign of General [[Amos Forlough]]. Choice worlds conquered but not destroyed by the SLDF were annexed by the neighboring [[Federated Suns]], leaving the Concordat a specter of its former glory. Even battered into submission, and stripped of most of its territory, the Taurians never renounced their dream of a free and independent state.
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| − | Marantha's distant nephew [[Henry Calderon]] became the next Protector of the Realm in [[2596]], but [[Marantha Calderon|Marantha Calderon's]] suicide made his position difficult. Though he did not want the position, Henry realized that without a Protector the Taurian people would face extreme hardship as a Star League [[Territorial State]]. Henry cemented his people's love through two actions:
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| − | * Henry negotiated the removal of Star League garrison forces by [[2605]]. Henry argued that the SLDF was required elsewhere, and that the presence of foreign garrisons provoked further panic among the Taurian people.
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| − | * During a heated trade debate in the [[Star League High Council]] between the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and the [[Terran Hegemony]], Henry offered the views of the Taurian people. When Henry was reproached for his actions, he replied, "You fought to force my people to be represented here. You will not keep my voice from representing them."
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| − | 33 years into his reign, Henry decided that he wanted an unambiguous and legitimate succession. A vote was held, each citizen of the Concord being given a single vote. The Taurian people overwhelmingly endorsed Henry to choose his own successor. Henry chose his four-year old niece [[Consuelo Calderon|Consuelo]], and her uncle, [[Carlos Calderon]], as "Protector, to the Protector". Consuelo would assume full Protectorship in [[2650]], at which time Carlos became her representative to the Star League High Council, the only member that did not rule a realm. Consuelo was a great stateswoman. After the death of Carlos, Consuelo represented herself on the High Council, and in [[2667]] became the first Periphery sovereign to preside over the Star League High Council during a First Lord's absence.
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| − | Through the Territorial Period, the Concord was able to maintain its identity through two ways. During the beginning of Henry Calderon's reign, Taurian nationalism was under fire. Taurian nationalism was initially maintained through the reemergence of wandering Taurian troubadours. Though outlaws, troubadours would travel from world to world, invading (disinterested) local authorities, and singing ballads about Taurian history. Even after Henry's reign, Star League propaganda throughout the Periphery tended to encourage loyalty among Periphery denizens not to one's nation, but to the Star League itself. The second factor in maintaining Taurian national identity was the educational reforms of [[Reginald Calderon]] in his [[Education Reform Act]] of [[2678]]. The Act helped in two ways:
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| − | * The educational system within the Concord has maintained the highest literacy rates in the [[Human Sphere]] since Reginald Calderon.
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| − | As a result of increasingly harsh rule under the Star League, tensions with the Star League began to grow increasingly strained. After the death of [[Simon Cameron]], the situation escalated. With the ascension of [[Richard Cameron II|Richard Cameron]] in [[2762]], Territorial States (indeed all States within the Human Sphere) were unilaterally subjected to steep tax hikes. Suspecting another invasion was imminent, Protector [[Nicoletta Calderon]] diverted her economy to arms production. In the midst of a Sphere-wide arms build-up, the [[New Vandenburg Crisis]] began in early [[2765]]. Protector [[Nicoletta Calderon]] gave 18 Taurian worlds her blessing to secede from the Star League. Because the [[Taurian Concordat]] at least nominally remained a "loyal" Territorial State, the [[Star League Defence Force]], dispatched by [[Richard Cameron II|First Lord Richard]], could not simply invade. The standoff drew [[Aleksandr Kerensky|Aleksandr Kerensky's]] attention, and required the redeployment of enough troops that, in December, the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] garrisoned the entire [[Terran Hegemony]], and [[Stefan Amaris]] assassinated the First Lord.
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| − | In the wake of the [[Amaris Civil War]], Nicoletta left perhaps her most important legacy, when during the final session of the Star League High Council, she proposed the formation of [[ComStar]] under the leadership of [[Jerome Blake]]. Her reasoning was sound - without a neutral, central body to maintain communication and technology, it was debatable if Humanity would ever re-achieve the pinnacle from which it was in clear decline. The communications, so crucial for diplomacy and central government, remained free, despite the horrors of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] yet to come.
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| − | With the fall of the League and the beginning of the Succession Wars, the Taurians became free of interference from the House Lords of the [[Inner Sphere]], and their independence has grown stronger.
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| − | In the last two centuries, the Taurians have not participated in the Succession Wars. However, immunity from the Succession Wars has not resulted to peace and unlimited expansion.
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| − | The Taurians began a conflict with the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], a land-grab to oust the Canopians from jointly colonized [[Capellan March]] settlements. [[Semyon Calderon]] began the operation to annex [[Rockwellawan]] and [[Detroit]], in order to bolster the Concord in the event of another Inner Sphere invasion. The invasion was terribly unsuccessful, leading the Magistracy to counter-invade Portan<ref>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', pg. 62</ref> (probably a misspelling of [[Portland]]) and [[Spencer]]. Also horribly executed, both invasion forces were severely bloodied and forced to return home.
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| − | As a result, the Taurians have faced raids (and have conducted raids) on their Anti-Spinward border (with the Magistracy of Canopus) and their Spinward border (pirates). Therefore, the Concord has been obliged to maintain a large and efficient military. This, combined with the Concord's forced dependence on the [[Star League]], and the economic backlash of the [[Reunification War]], has stalled Taurian expansion efforts. The Taurian Concordat has required two centuries of relative peace to recover to the point of renewed expansion, a point of development they had reached centuries earlier.
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| − | [[Ignatius Calderon]] also had to deal with the ultimate Taurian civic dilemma, the balance between a centralized government guaranteeing freedoms, and anarchy. During the "[[Constitutional Crisis]]" of the 2850s, crime, corruption, anarchy and other civic problems began to intensify. The situation became almost untenable, as [[Loyal Oppositionists]] rallied to suspend civil liberties while militant libertarians protested (violently), and targeted public Oppositionist figureheads. The situation became a vicious cycle as public opinion swayed toward the Oppositionist camp. Ignatius settled the debate in [[2860]], when he pledged to increase funding to enhance civil protection to the fullest extent allowed by Taurian law ''without'' suspending any liberties. Ignatius fulfilled his pledge, which pacified the libertarians, drained the Loyal Oppositionist's support, and improved Taurian quality of life.
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| − | In the April of [[3066]] two DropShips of the [[Fighting Urukhai]] arrived over [[Taurus]]. Because they were ''[[Overlord]]''s of a Davion employed mercenary unit, had reached the capital of the Concordat without a guide leading them through the [[Hyades]], and were approaching fast from a [[Pirate Jump Point]] the [[TDF]] destroyed both ships without asking questions.
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| − | The Urukhai claimed that the mercenaries just wanted to bargain for a contract and in August DeMaestri's Sluggers the second regiment of the Urukhai assaulted Taurus out of revenge. They caused great damage on the capital and its defending units before being destroyed completely by the combined [[Taurian Guards]].
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| − | [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] [[Grover Shraplen]] saw this incident as a Davion attack to weaken the Concordat's defenses and ordered more units to the [[Federated Suns]]' border. Shraplen's rule was not very stable but because the only alternative was young [[Erik Martens-Calderon]] his opponents, in particular [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] Baron [[Cham Kithrong]], could not muster enough popular support to unseat him. So Kithrong and his followers declared the independence of the [[Calderon Protectorate]] and Shraplen was not able to convince the military to attack the rebels for most Taurians sympathized with Kithrong's intentions and wanted no outright civil war.
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| − | So Shraplen refocused his attention on the Davionists again. In the January of [[3067]] he ordered preemptive strikes into the Federated Suns' territory that initially made remarkable progress and exploited the weakness of the Suns in the wake of the [[FedCom Civil War]] by conquering the worlds of [[Hyalite]], [[Lothair]], [[Midale]], [[Brockway]] and [[Lindsay]] until March. The successes of the campaign and the proximity to their ancient homeworlds led the [[Pleiades Hussars]] and the [[Pleiades Lancers]] to proceed without orders into the [[Pleiades Cluster]]. In the meantime [[Duke]] [[George Hasek II]] could assemble a mercenary force large enough to take on the invaders. The counter assault hit the Taurian Force hard and by March the Federated Suns had retaken every world except the Cluster worlds. The Pleiades Hussars' passionate defense of their former homeworlds increased the popular support for the campaign and for Shraplen himself. He planned now to occupy the Cluster until the Fourth [[Whitting Conference]] in November where he wanted to point out the legitimate claim of the Taurian Concordat to the worlds lost to the [[SLDF]] during the [[Reunification War]] and to regain them on the formal way. Although his plans were thwarted by the disbanding of the [[Star League]], the chaos of the following [[Jihad]] gained the Concordat the control over the Pleiades and of a few other worlds.
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| − | In [[3068]] the [[Taurian Concordat]] had initiated combat actions against the breakaway [[Calderon Protectorate]] and the [[3rd Taurian Lancers]] had been tasked with the conquest of the Protectorate world of [[Marknick]]. The mercenary [[Black Angus Boys]] had been contracted to support the offensive operations against the Protectorate, but refused to defend the 3rd Lancers' landing zone when the Lancers found themselves the target of a counterattack by the [[1st Taurian Pride]]. The Black Angus Boys' refusal to support the Lancers effectively ended the entire campaign against the Protectorate.<ref name="MSUp31">''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 31, "Black Angus Boys"</ref>
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| − | In March [[3069]] the [[AFFS]] forces in the [[Capellan March]] had spent more than a year fighting as a part of Duke [[George Hasek II|George Hasek's]] [[Operation SOVEREIGN JUSTICE]], an offensive against the Capellan Confederation. The [[CCAF]] counter-offensive, [[Operation THUNDERSTRIKE]], forced Hasek to recall his forces from Capellan space to reinforce Capellan March worlds as the CCAF struck against numerous worlds in quick secession; as the AFFS troops withdrew, the Concordat used the opportunity to send reinforcements into the Pleiades Cluster between the 21st and 28th of March.<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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| − | On the 1st of May [[3074]] Protector Shraplen was killed in an asteroid strike that destroyed the capital city Samantha on Taurus. Evidence discovered in the asteroid field and on the remains of the asteroids on Taurus implicated the Federated Suns, a conclusion that [[House Davion]] denied vehemently.<ref name="JHS3076p52">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> The Concordat responded by relocating its Rimward forces to the Federated Suns border - forces which included a newly unveiled ''[[Quixote]]''-class [[WarShip]], the [[TCS Vendetta|TCS ''Vendetta'']].<ref name="JHS3076p52">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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| − | At the end of May 3074 the Taurian Concordat launched a second invasion of the Federated Suns; by the end of June, the first wave had captured the worlds of [[Brockway]], [[Bromhead]], [[Hyalite]], [[Lothair]] and [[Midale]]. During the capture of three of these worlds - Brockway, Bromhead and Midale - the Taurian invasions were supported with nuclear weapons, destroying various AFFS pickets; as a result, by the end of June more than ten million Federated Suns civilians and military personnel had been killed.<ref name="JHS3076p52"/><ref name="J:FRp53"/>
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| − | During July 3074 the Taurian Concordat second wave of the invasion created another pincer directed towards the Pleiades Cluster, capturing the worlds of [[Carmichael]], [[Diefenbaker]], [[Lindsay]], Lothair and [[Warren]].<ref name="JHS3076p52"/><ref name="J:FRp53"/> A third wave of attacks launched in January and February [[3075]] captured the worlds of [[Horsham]], [[Mendham]] and [[Robsart]], but the Taurian forces sent to capture [[Brusett]] were shattered by the defending [[Hansen's Roughriders]], and the Federated Suns launched a counter-offensive in February using a mix of AFFS troops, militia forces and mercenaries. The Federated Suns troops quickly recaptured Hyalite and turned the battle for Warren into a stalemate, although the attack on Lothair was successfully repelled.<ref name="J:FRp53"/><ref name="JHS:Tp14">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 14, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> Despite the Federated Suns counterattack, the Concordat seized Wrentham in April, capitalizing on the damage inflicted by the Word of Blake raid on the world in February.<ref name="J:FRp53"/><ref name="JHS:Tp15">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 15, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref>
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| − | The [[Word of Blake]]'s [[22nd Division (Word of Blake)|22nd Militia]] struck at the Capellan March world of Brusett on the 30th of May [[3075]]. The Federated Suns responded by mustering and deploying a small flotilla of ships including the [[WarShip]] [[Fox_(WarShip)#Named_Vessels|FCS ''Kathil'']] to the system to stave off an anticipated attack by the Concordat; Taurian forces arrived in the Brusett system in late June, and on the 30th of June the TCS ''Vendetta'' and the FCS ''Kathil'' battled over Brusett. The TCS ''Vendetta'' was forced to retreat, but the FCS ''Kathil'' was lost in the battle, and several major cities on the planet suffered horrendous collateral damage due to the nuclear weapons both sides used in orbit and within the planetary atmosphere.<ref name="JHS:Tp16">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 16, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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| − | A part of the Federated Suns counter-offensive against the Concordat involved using Hansen's Roughriders to strike at worlds within the Taurian Concordat. The Roughriders used a mix of nuclear and non-nuclear weapons captured on [[Hyalite]] to attack [[Amber Grove]] on the 15th of April 3075, destroying the local militia, the spaceport and the central military headquarters before spending several weeks destroying any target of significant military or industrial value on the planet. The Roughriders then subverted the mercenary unit on [[Perdition]], [[Longwood's Bluecoats]], before striking at the world in late July, destroying the Perdition factory complexes. The Roughriders attacked [[Grossbach]] in early September,<ref name="J:FRp54">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 54, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> and then [[Sterope]] on the 21st of November. In contrast to earlier attacks, the attack on Sterope was the first where the Roughriders didn't raze the local factory complexes, although they did plunder the [[Sterope Defense Industries]] plant before leaving. In turn, a Taurian raid in February [[3076]] inflicted critical damage on the [[Jalastar Aerospace]] [[BattleMech]] plant on [[Panpour]].<ref name="JHS:Tp20">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 20, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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| − | The Roughriders returned to Federated Suns space after the Sterope raid, landing on Warren on the 5th of April 3076 to resupply.<ref name="J:FRp55"/><ref name="JHS:Tp21">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 21, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> The Taurians pursued the Roughriders, with a task force led by the TCS ''Vendetta'' arriving in the Warren system on the 13th of June; the Roughriders retreated to [[Keuterville]], but their retreat didn't stop the ''Vendetta'' from bombarding the planetary capital and spaceports on Warren. The Taurians then bombarded Keuterville on the 7th of July, with the Roughriders retreating again, this time to [[Firgrove]]. In the Firgrove system a Federated Suns task force led by the ''[[Fox (WarShip)|Fox]]''-class ''[[Fox (WarShip)#Named Vessels|New Syrtis]]'' managed to intercept the ''Vendetta'' before the planet could be attacked, forcing the Taurian vessel to retreat. On the 30th of June Baron [[Cham Kithrong]] of the [[Calderon Protectorate]] recalled all of those Protectorate troops which had been deployed into the Concordat to assist the population after the asteroid strike on Taurus and the Federated Suns counter-offensive; Kithrong cited "moral conflicts" as the reason for the recall.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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| − | Having been forced to retreat from Firgrove, the ''Vendetta'' returned to the [[Brusett]] system in mid-September 3076. The ''Vendetta'' and her task force put Brusett under siege, but the siege would only last until the 2nd of October; the arrival of the FSS ''New Syrtis'' and resulting naval battle saw the Federated Suns WarShip suffering crippling damage, but not before enough critical damage was inflicted on the ''Vendetta'' by the ''New Syrtis'' and her escorts to force the ''Vendetta'' to retreat. Despite the naval siege of Brusett being broken, a Taurian task force raided [[New Syrtis]] on the 12th of October 3076; using a combination of bombing runs, random orbital bombardment and nuclear strikes the task force not only crippled the [[New Syrtis Shipyards]] facilities but also to inflict devastating damage on large swathes of the equatorial regions of the world.<ref name="JHS:Tp22"/><ref name="J:FRp56"/>
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| − | As the end of 3076 approached and the Taurian forces on Brusett were faced with imminent defeat, they resorted to using scorched earth tactics to destroy as many of the Federated Suns ground forces on the planet as possible. These scorched earth tactics often involved the use of nuclear devices, causing carnage; this damage was exacerbated by the Federated Suns [[Pocket WarShip]]s which shelled the Taurian positions repeatedly.<ref name="J:FRp56"/><ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref>
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| − | Between the arrival of the envoys from the Calderon Protectorate and the formal declaration of a peace treaty, the Federated Suns launched [[Operation MATADOR]], a military campaign to recapture the planets the Taurians had conquered since their initial invasion. Commanded by [[Field Marshal]] [[Nathaniel Hasek]], MATADOR began on the 5th of May, but Field Marshal Hasek would be killed in an ambush on the world of [[Ridgebrook]] on the 14th of June.<ref name="J:FRp61"/>
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| − | A map of the [[Inner Sphere]] of [[3130]] indicates that while the Concordat still exists, most of its worlds have become independent. It is much smaller and consists only of the worlds around the [[Pleiades Cluster]] and [[Hyades Cluster]]. As of yet, it is unknown how this came about.<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 239</ref>
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| | + | The [[Taurian Defense Force]] is a well-organized, well-trained and highly motivated military, especially by Periphery standards. The military-industrial capacity of the Taurian Concordat, combined with the Taurian pride shown in the TDF, ensured that the TDF was traditionally the largest (by number of soldiers) and best-equipped army in the Periphery. |
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| − | The [[Taurian Defense Force]] is a well-organized, well-trained and highly motivated army, especially by [[Periphery]] standards. The military-industrial capacity of the Taurian Concordat, combined with the Taurian pride shown in the TDF, ensures that the TDF is also the largest (by number of soldiers) and best-equipped army in the Periphery. | + | The arrangement of the TDF is modeled after that of the Napoleonic armies, with a 31st century feel: [[BattleMech]], Infantry, and Armor assets are divided into corps. Infantry and Armor assets are able to act seamlessly. Because of the paucity of BattleMechs spread through a realm reaching more than 250 light years in diameter, BattleMech assets deploy and act on their own. Naval elements, primarily utilized for transportation and defense, are attached directly to Corps Commanders. The Concord also maintains the [[Concord Constabulary|Constabulary]], a paramilitary force used for intelligence gathering, defense, peace-keeping and maintaining the law, but which can be mobilized. |
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| − | The arrangement of TDF is modeled after that of the Napoleonic armies, with a 31st century feel: [[BattleMech]], Infantry, and Armor assets are divided into corps. Infantry and Armor assets are able to act seamlessly. Because of the paucity of BattleMechs spread through a realm reaching more than 250 light years in diameter, BattleMech assets deploy and act on their own. Naval elements, primarily utilized for transportation and defense, are attached directly to Corps Commanders. The Concord also maintains the [[Concord Constabulary|Constabulary]], a paramilitary force used for intelligence gathering, defense, peace-keeping and maintaining the law, but which can be mobilized. | + | The Taurian Defense Force has not maintained a fleet of Warships since the [[Reunification War]], only possessing a single surviving (barely-functional) Warship, the [[Vincent|Vincent Mk 39]] ''TCV New Vandenberg'', which only survived hidden in the Hyades asteroid field. |
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| − | The Taurian Defense Force has not maintained a fleet of Warships since the [[Reunification War]], only possessing a single surviving (barely-functional) Warship, the [[Vincent|Vincent Mk 39]] ''TCV New Vandenberg'', which only survived hidden in the Hyades asteroid field. | + | ==Economy== |
| | + | The Taurian economy can in many ways be described as "capitalism with a human face." When it comes to monetary policy the Concordat adopts a ''laissez-faire'' approach, with government bodies like the Bank of Taurus and the Taurian Treasury Reserve there only to ensure monetary stability or directly intervene in the most unusual of circumstances. However, strong regulations exists to ensure fair play and protect the rights of workers: a living wage, pensions, unemployment assistance and other benefits are guaranteed by the Concordat Charter. Businesses are largely accepting of these rules, partly out of their own self-interest, and partly from the memories of rampant, predatory exploitation which occurred during the waning years of the Star League when regulatory safeguards were removed.<ref name=TP83>''The Periphery'', p. 83</ref><ref name=HMPS117-118>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 117-118</ref><ref name=ER2750>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 65</ref> There also exists a strong belief within Taurian society that too great of a wealth disparity is destructive to a free democracy.<ref name=HMPS107>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 107</ref> |
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| | + | The Taurian economy is built on a strong manufacturing sector, colonial expansion, and inter-Periphery trade in key technologies, with its largest trading partner historically being the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]. For many years trade with the [[Inner Sphere]] was severely curtailed and viewed as politically undesirable, but that began to change during the [[31st century]], particularly with the signing of the [[Trinity Alliance]]. By [[3067]], Taurian trading firms had succeeded in penetrating the markets in the [[Capellan Confederation]] and [[Free Worlds League]], while (to the Magistracy's annoyance) exploratory efforts were made at increasing trade with the budding [[Marian Hegemony]].<ref name=TP83>''The Periphery'', p. 83</ref><ref name=HMPS117-118>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 117-118</ref> |
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| − | A detailed list of some Taurian Concordat manufacturing centers. | + | A diverse array of industries make up the Taurian economy, from aquaculture to mining to publishing, but the largest is the military-industrial complex, second only to consumer goods and electronics in size and importance. With a variety of weapons manufacturers, some of whom remained operational in secret during the Star League era, the Taurian Concordat can produce everything from [[BattleMechs]] and [[Combat Vehicles]] to [[Aerospace Fighters]] and [[DropShips]] for its armed forces. Unfortunately many key industrial centers are located outsize the protective area of the Hyades zone, a fact which forces the TDF to deploy its units in a static defensive role to protect them from attack.<ref name=TP83/><ref name=HMPS117-118/> |
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| | * [[Sterope Defense Industries]]<ref>''Objective Raids, p.161''</ref> | | * [[Sterope Defense Industries]]<ref>''Objective Raids, p.161''</ref> |
| | * [[Pinard Protectorates Limited]]<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 17</ref> | | * [[Pinard Protectorates Limited]]<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 17</ref> |
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| + | ;3130<ref>''Touring the Stars'', p. 91</ref> |
| − | ! scope="col" width="150" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
| + | * Founding Year: [[2335]] ([[2253]] as Taurian Homeworlds, Concordat); [[3066]] (Protectorate) |
| − | ! scope="col" width="150" style="background: #dedede;" | Reign
| + | * Capital (City, World): New Samantha, [[Taurus]] (Concordat); New Taurus, [[Erod's Escape]] (Protectorate) |
| − | ! scope="col" style="background: #dedede;" | Descent
| + | * National Symbol (Both): A bull’s head with exaggerated horns that curl downward and encompass three gold five-pointed stars (Calderon Protectorate uses black stars.) |
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| + | * Location ([[Terra]] relative): Rimward, beyond [[Capellan Confederation]] and [[Federated Suns]] |
| − | | colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Protector [[2253]] - [[2335]]'''
| + | * Total (Inhabited) Systems: 22 (Concordat); 13 (Protectorate) |
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| + | * Estimated Population ([[3130]]): 33,031,000,000 (Concordat);15,310,000,000 (Protectorate) |
| − | | [[Samantha Calderon]]||[[2253]] - [[2268]]||
| + | * Government: Democracy (currently under military rule, Concordat); Democracy (Protectorate) |
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| + | * Ruler: [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] [[Kaff Doru]] (Concordat); Protector [[Sam Calderon]] (Protectorate) |
| − | | [[Timothy Calderon]]||[[2268]] - [[2330]]||Son of [[Samantha Calderon|Samantha]]
| + | * Dominant Language(s): English, Spanish, French |
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| + | * Dominant Religion(s): Deism (official), Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism |
| − | | [[Sandra Calderon]]||[[2330]] - [[2335]]||Daughter of [[Timothy Calderon|Timothy]]
| + | * Unit of Currency: Bull (1 bull = 0.12 C-Bills) |
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| − | | colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Protector of the Realm [[2335]] - present'''
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| − | | [[Richard Calderon (24th c.)|Richard Calderon]]||[[2335]] - [[2387]]||Son of [[Sandra Calderon|Sandra]]
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| − | | [[Daniel Calderon]]||[[2387]] - [[2390]]||Son of [[Richard Calderon (24th c.)|Richard]]
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| − | | [[Sigur Fonn]]||[[2390]] - ****||Regent for [[Amanda Calderon|Amanda]]
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| − | | [[Amanda Calderon]]||**** - ****||Daughter of [[Daniel Calderon|Daniel]]
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| − | | [[Amalthia Calderon]]||*** - [[2557]]<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 62</ref>||rule includes year [[2528]]
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| − | | [[Caterina Calderon]]||[[2557]] - [[2574]]<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 62</ref>||Protector durring the [[Malagrotta Affair]]
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| − | | [[Mitchell Calderon]]||[[2574]] - [[2587]]<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 62</ref>||Protector prior to and durring the [[Reunification War]]
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| − | | [[Marantha Calderon]]||[[2587]] - [[2596]]||Daughter of [[Mitchell Calderon|Mitchell]], Protector until the end of the [[Reunification War]]
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| − | | [[Henry Calderon]]||[[2596]] - [[2629]]||Nephew of [[Marantha Calderon|Marantha]]
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| − | | '''"Protector, to the Protector" (Regent)''' [[Carlos Calderon]]||[[2629]] - [[2650]]||Cousin of [[Henry Calderon|Henry]]
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| − | | [[Consuelo Calderon]]||[[2650]] - [[2671]]||Niece of [[Henry Calderon|Henry]]
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| − | | [[Reginald Calderon]]||[[2671]] - [[2687]]||Great Grandson of [[Marantha Calderon|Marantha]]
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| − | | [[Jentarra Calderon]]||[[2687]] - [[2694]]||Daughter of [[Reginald Calderon|Reginald]]
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| − | | [[Brandon Calderon]]||[[2694]] - [[2725]]||Brother of [[Jentarra Calderon|Jentarra]]
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| − | | [[Hampton Calderon]]||[[2725]] - [[2726]]||Son of [[Brandon Calderon|Brandon]]
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| − | | [[Nicoletta Calderon]]||[[2726]] - [[2801]]||Daughter of ****, Protector during the [[Amaris Civil War|Amaris Crisis]]
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| − | | [[Semyon Calderon]]||[[2801]] - ****||Son of ****, Protector during the [[First Succession War|1st Succession War]]
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| − | | [[Ignatius Calderon]]||[[2842]] - [[2884]]||
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| − | |[[Zarantha Calderon]]||**** - [[3017]]||Mother of [[Thomas Calderon]]
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| − | | [[Thomas Calderon]]||[[3017]] - [[3055]]||Protector during the [[Third Succession War|3rd Succession War]] and [[Fourth Succession War|4th Succession War]]
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| − | | [[Jeffrey Calderon]]||[[3055]] - [[3061]]||Son of [[Thomas Calderon|Thomas]] - Assassinated on [[Detroit]]
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| − | | [[Grover Shraplen]]||[[3061]] - [[3071]]||
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| − | | [[Boris Tharn]] ||3074 - ****||
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| − | | [[Kaff Doru]]<ref>''Touring the Stars'', p. 91 - Taurian Concordat/Calderon Protectorate section</ref>||**** - ****|| [[Dark Age]] era Leader
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| | ==Era Maps== | | ==Era Maps== |
