Taurian Concordat

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Taurian Concordat
Faction Profile
Time period: 2335 - present
Classification: Periphery State
Controlled systems: 56+
Capital world: Taurus
Ruler title: Protector of the Realm
Military: Taurian Defense Force (TDF)
Secret Service: Taurian Ministry of Intelligence

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.

History

Main article: History of the Taurian Concordat

Military

Main article: Taurian Defense Force

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.

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 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 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.[1][2][3] There also exists a strong belief within Taurian society that too great of a wealth disparity is destructive to a free democracy.[4]

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.[1][2]

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.[1][2]

3067

Major Defense Industries


Fact Sheets

3130[10]
  • Founding Year: 2335 (2253 as Taurian Homeworlds, Concordat); 3066 (Protectorate)
  • Capital (City, World): New Samantha, Taurus (Concordat); New Taurus, Erod's Escape (Protectorate)
  • 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.)
  • Location (Terra relative): Rimward, beyond Capellan Confederation and Federated Suns
  • Total (Inhabited) Systems: 22 (Concordat); 13 (Protectorate)
  • Estimated Population (3130): 33,031,000,000 (Concordat);15,310,000,000 (Protectorate)
  • Government: Democracy (currently under military rule, Concordat); Democracy (Protectorate)
  • Ruler: Protector Kaff Doru (Concordat); Protector Sam Calderon (Protectorate)
  • Dominant Language(s): English, Spanish, French
  • Dominant Religion(s): Deism (official), Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism
  • Unit of Currency: Bull (1 bull = 0.12 C-Bills)

Era Maps

  • Border between the Taurian Concordat and the Capellan Confederation during the Second Exodus (2366)

  • Taurian Concordat and neighboring states after the Age of War (2571)

  • Taurian Concordat and neighboring states (2578)

  • Taurian Concordat after the Reunification War (2596)

  • Taurian Concordat before the Fall of the Star League (2750)

  • Taurian Concordat in 2764

  • Taurian Concordat in 2764 (without troop deployments)

  • Taurian Concordat after the 1st Succession War (2822)

  • Taurian Concordat after the 2nd Succession War (2864)

  • Taurian Concordat after the 3rd Succession War (3025)

  • Taurian Concordat after the modern colonization drive (3040)

  • Taurian Concordat after the FedCom Civil War (3067)

  • Taurian Concordat conquered territory during the Jihad

  • Taurian Concordat after the Jihad (3079)

  • Taurian Concordat in 3085

  • Taurian Concordat at the beginning of the Dark Age (3130)

Historical Maps

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Periphery, p. 83
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 117-118
  3. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 65
  4. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 107
  5. ↑ Objective Raids, p.161
  6. ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 17
  7. ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 17
  8. ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 17
  9. ↑ Tactical Operations, p. 17
  10. ↑ Touring the Stars, p. 91

Bibliography

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