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Line 1: − {{Update Needed|[[Historical Turning Points: Tortuga]]|[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]|[[Touring the Stars: Tortuga Prime]]}} + {{cleanup}} The '''Tortuga Dominions''' is a [[Bandit Kingdom]] in the [[Periphery]] from which occasional raids are launched against the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Taurian Concordat]] in search of plunder. The '''Tortuga Dominions''' is a [[Bandit Kingdom]] in the [[Periphery]] from which occasional raids are launched against the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Taurian Concordat]] in search of plunder. − {{InfoBoxState − | image = Tortuga Dominions 3025.jpg − | Founded = [[Reunification War]]<ref name="TP1Ep154"/> − | Dissolved = − | capital = [[Tortuga Prime]]<ref name="TP1Ep154"/> − | systems = 6 − | population = − | currency = − | language = − | demonym = − | Head of State = − | cintel = − | army = Various pirate bands<ref name="TP1Ep154"/> − | navy = − | mintel = − }} − ==History== − ===Founding=== − The beginnings of the pirate realm known as the '''Tortuga Dominions''' were laid during the later stages of the 20 year campaign against the [[Taurian Concordat]] conducted by the [[Star League]] as a part of the [[Reunification War]]. A unit from the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]], the [[237th Light Cavalry Regiment]], was all but destroyed as a result of a wasteful raid against the Taurian world of [[Sterope]]. The survivors of the 237th found themselves unable to hold their position and generally unwilling to return to [[Federated Suns]] space only to be thrown back into the fray again; instead, the members of the 237th decided to head out further into the Periphery.<ref name="TP1Ep154">''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', p. 154 - "Tortuga Data"</ref> − The group found a small, pleasant world well outside the borders of both the Federated Suns and the Taurian Concordat and settled there; shortly afterwards, they began raids against Federated Suns worlds as the newly-formed Pirates of Tortuga.<ref name="TP1Ep154"/> + ==Planetary Data<ref>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', p. 154 - "Tortuga Data"</ref>== + *Location: Near the border of the [[Taurian Concordat]] and the [[Federated Suns]] + *Number of Worlds: Six + *Military Strength: Two Companies + *Technology Level: Poor + *Literacy Level: Poor − ===Star League Era===+ *Capital:''' [[Tortuga Prime]] − Buoyed by equipment snatched, stolen or captured from a half dozen different Federated Suns worlds, the Tortugans began to expand their holdings on their new homeworld, [[Tortuga Prime]], and within a century the pirate band had reached a point where they were self-sufficient enough to begin efforts to colonize worlds beyond Tortuga Prime. By the early twenty-eighth century the pirates had expanded into five additional systems, and the resources found on those worlds - particularly raw materials and radioisotopes - fueled the rise of a pirate nation, the Tortuga Dominions.<ref name="TP1Ep154"/>+ *Star Type:''' G2IV + *Position in System: 3 + *Time to Jump Point: 9.11 days + *Recharging Station: None + *Political Ruler: Dame Paula Trevaline + *ComStar Facility Class: None + *ComStar Representative: None + *Percentage and Level of Native Life: 10%, Plant − ===Succession Wars=== + ==Description== − As the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] engulfed the remains of the Star League, raiding forces from the Dominions would conduct raids that stretched deeply into the Concordat and the Federated Suns, earning a reputation for utter depravity, cruelty and ruthlessness; towards the end of the [[3rd Succession War]] these raids were driven by a lack of easily-scavenged resources on the various worlds of the Dominion, and although the pirates had been forced to cannibalize elements of their navy, the Jolly Rogers fleet of roughly fifteen vessels constituted the largest pirate navy in any of the bandit kingdoms of the era.<ref name="TP1Ep154"/>+ A world of vast savannas and once-abundant raw materials, Tortuga has the dubious distinction of being the centre of the Tortuga Dominions. The ruler of Tortuga is the self-styled Dame Paula Trevaline, also known as "[[Lady Death]]" to friend and foe alike. The descendants of the original settlers, the remnants of a Federated Suns Light Cavalry regiment, have degenerated into a tight-knit band of pirates who prey on Taurians and Davions alike. − [[First Prince]] [[Ian Davion]] of the Federated Suns used the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] mercenary brigade to teach the Tortugans and their leader, Lord [[Kalvin Bar-Dyness]], a punitive lesson in [[3007]]. [[Gamma Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Gamma]] and [[Delta Regiment (Wolf's Dragoons)|Delta Regiments]] landed on [[New Hati]] in September, with Delta Regiment concentrating on wearing the pirates down while Gamma Regiment to encircle the brigand positions. The pirates managed to stage a breakout, but took heavy losses before escaping, and the attack effectively discouraged the Tortugans from raiding the Federated Suns for several years afterwards.<ref name="WDSBp11">''Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)'', p. 11, "String Of Victories"</ref> + ==Overview== + The Tortuga Dominions are a result of the [[Reunification War]] against the Taurian Concordat. During the latter stages of that conflict, the Federated Suns [[237th Light Cavalry Regiment]] was all but destroyed in a wasteful penetration raid against the Taurian outpost of [[Sterope]]. Unable to hold their positions and unwilling to be thrown into the vicious fray somewhere else, the 237th opted to jump outward into the unknown. A generation after settling a small, pleasant world beyond the fringes of the Federated Suns, the newly formed [[Pirates of Tortuga]] began operations against their callous former comrades in the Federated Suns. − ===The Jihad===+ With equipment and machinery won at gun point from half a dozen Davion worlds, the Tortugans began to expand their foothold in their new world. Within a century, they were stable and self-sufficient enough to begin colonization efforts of their own. By the early [[2700]]s, the Tortugans had settled five neighbouring star systems. Abundant radio actives and raw materials on these newly claimed worlds helped the rise of what has since become known as the Tortuga Dominions. − During the early years of the [[Jihad]] the pirates of the Dominions were raiding as far afield as the [[Outworlds Wastes]], striking at worlds such as [[Ddraig]] and coming into conflict with forces like the [[Brotherhood of Randis]].<ref name="BCSLS">''BattleCorps Scenarios: Lost Souls''</ref> The pirates also found themselves in the unusual position of being invited into a number of former Federated Suns worlds; in a fit of irony, the newly-independent [[Malagrotta Cooperative]] sought to defend itself from increasing pirate activity by issuing Letters of Marque to any pirate band willing to sign on to defend the Cooperative. This led to some of the more famous and numerous bands including the [[Death's Consorts]] relocating to the Cooperative.<ref name="M&Mp41">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 41, "Garman Doucett"</ref> − By [[3079]] pirate activity out of the Tortuga Dominions was at its lowest ebb since the fall of the [[Star League]]; with the destruction of [[Tiqualme's Consorts]] - formerly Death's Consorts - and the large number of fellow Tortugans and denizens of the [[Pirates Haven]] the Consorts had recruited during their efforts to rule the [[Malagrotta Cooperative]], morale among the surviving pirates in the region was correspondingly low.<ref name="FR:Pp17">''Field Report: Periphery'', p. 17, "Pirate Forces"</ref>+ Of all the Bandit Kingdoms in the Periphery, the Tortuga Dominions maintain the largest space faring navy. Estimates place the size of the Tortuga Jolly Rogers at about 15, though a lack of spare parts and machinery has forced the Tortugans to cannibalize several of these. − ===IlClan Era===+ In the last two centuries, the Tortuga raiders have struck deep into the Federated Suns and the Taurian Concordat. Already known for utter depravity and ruthlessness, it appears that the Tortugans are becoming more desperate as their planets are now finally beginning to run out of resources − In [[3151]], lack of [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns|AFFS]] presence in the [[Periphery March]] allowed the pirates of Tortuga to run rampant in the region<ref name="DDp72">''Dominions Divided'', p. 72</ref>. Pirate king [[Alastar Firebeard]] even managed to conquer the world of [[Sherwood]], forcing Duke [[Bernard Marsin]] to entreat the [[Filtvelt Coalition]] to help drive him out<ref name ="DDp72"/>. + Over the years, Tortuga has been stripped of almost all its ore, and it is currently nearing ecological exhaustion. An estimated sixty thousand brigands of every description inhabit Raiders Roost, the sole settlement on the planet. Most live in conditions of near destitution, as the major share of captured booty goes to Dame Trevaline's most experienced cut-throats. − == Politics == − {| class="wikitable" − |- − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name − ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command − |- − | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Rulers of the Tortuga Dominions''' − |- − | [[Major]]||[[Frederick Koloniv|Frederick "Krasny" Koloniv]]||[[2589]] - [[2604]]<ref name=TtS:TPp4>''Touring the Stars: Tortuga Prime'', p. 4</ref> − |- − | [[Duke]]||[[Mitch Hibbert]]||2604 - ????<ref name=TtS:TPp4/> − |- − | ''Lord''||[[Kalvin Bar-Dyness]]||???? - [[3015]]<ref name="WDSBp11"/> − |- − | ''Dame''||[[Paula Trevaline|Paula "Lady Death" Trevaline]]||3015 - [[3042]] − |- − | Major||[[Twyla Sumeral|Twyla "The Major" Sumeral]]||[[3054]]<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 130 - Tortuga Fusiliers - Twyla Sumeral and her former mercenaries take over control of the Dominion in [[3054]]</ref> - 307? − |- − | [[Word of Blake]] [[Precentor]]||[[William Derer]]||307? - ????<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. ?? - Word of Blake Precentor is left in charge of Dominion after Cohorts leave for the Malagrotta region of FedSuns{{cn}}</ref> − |- − |King||Ravannion||[[3080]]<ref name=RAV>''Ravager''</ref> − |- − |King||[[Kevin Langstrom|Kevin "Black Kevin" Langstrom]]||3080<ref name=RAV/> − |- − |Duke||[[Ian Scoli|Ian "Shank" Scoli]]||[[3127]] - [[3130]]<ref name=TtS:TPp6>''Touring the Stars: Tortuga Prime'', p. 6</ref> − |- − |King||[[Alastar Firebeard]]|| ???? - Present<ref name="DDp72"/> − |} == Notes == == Notes == Befitting a pirate kingdom, all of the planets in the Dominions are named after either locales or personalities famed from the classical age of piracy in the Caribbean, with the exceptions of [[Fletcher's Feast]], which seems to commemorate Fletcher Christian, the leader of the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty in 1789, and [[New Gascony]]. Befitting a pirate kingdom, all of the planets in the Dominions are named after either locales or personalities famed from the classical age of piracy in the Caribbean, with the exceptions of [[Fletcher's Feast]], which seems to commemorate Fletcher Christian, the leader of the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty in 1789, and [[New Gascony]]. − − == Historical Maps == − <gallery> − Tortuga_Dominions_3050.png|Tortuga Dominions as of 3050 − Tortuga Dominion 3079.jpg|Tortuga Dominions as of 3079 − Tortuga Dominions Map-3081.png|Tortuga Dominions as of 3081 − </gallery> == References == == References == <references/> <references/> − + ==Bibliography== − == Bibliography == + *''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]'' − * ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''+ [[Category:Periphery Realms]] − * ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''+ [[Category:Minor Factions]] − * ''[[Field Report: Periphery]]'' − * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' − * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]'' − * ''[[Ravager (short story)|Ravager]]'' (short story) − * ''[[Wolf's Dragoons (sourcebook)|Wolf's Dragoons]]'' − − − [[Category:Nation States]]
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The '''Tortuga Dominions''' is a [[Bandit Kingdom]] in the [[Periphery]] from which occasional raids are launched against the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Taurian Concordat]] in search of plunder. | The '''Tortuga Dominions''' is a [[Bandit Kingdom]] in the [[Periphery]] from which occasional raids are launched against the [[Federated Suns]] and the [[Taurian Concordat]] in search of plunder. | ||
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| − | The | + | ==Planetary Data<ref>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', p. 154 - "Tortuga Data"</ref>== |
| + | *Location: Near the border of the [[Taurian Concordat]] and the [[Federated Suns]] | ||
| + | *Number of Worlds: Six | ||
| + | *Military Strength: Two Companies | ||
| + | *Technology Level: Poor | ||
| + | *Literacy Level: Poor | ||
| − | + | *Capital:''' [[Tortuga Prime]] | |
| − | + | *Star Type:''' G2IV | |
| + | *Position in System: 3 | ||
| + | *Time to Jump Point: 9.11 days | ||
| + | *Recharging Station: None | ||
| + | *Political Ruler: Dame Paula Trevaline | ||
| + | *ComStar Facility Class: None | ||
| + | *ComStar Representative: None | ||
| + | *Percentage and Level of Native Life: 10%, Plant | ||
| − | == | + | ==Description== |
| − | + | A world of vast savannas and once-abundant raw materials, Tortuga has the dubious distinction of being the centre of the Tortuga Dominions. The ruler of Tortuga is the self-styled Dame Paula Trevaline, also known as "[[Lady Death]]" to friend and foe alike. The descendants of the original settlers, the remnants of a Federated Suns Light Cavalry regiment, have degenerated into a tight-knit band of pirates who prey on Taurians and Davions alike. | |
| − | [[ | + | ==Overview== |
| + | The Tortuga Dominions are a result of the [[Reunification War]] against the Taurian Concordat. During the latter stages of that conflict, the Federated Suns [[237th Light Cavalry Regiment]] was all but destroyed in a wasteful penetration raid against the Taurian outpost of [[Sterope]]. Unable to hold their positions and unwilling to be thrown into the vicious fray somewhere else, the 237th opted to jump outward into the unknown. A generation after settling a small, pleasant world beyond the fringes of the Federated Suns, the newly formed [[Pirates of Tortuga]] began operations against their callous former comrades in the Federated Suns. | ||
| − | + | With equipment and machinery won at gun point from half a dozen Davion worlds, the Tortugans began to expand their foothold in their new world. Within a century, they were stable and self-sufficient enough to begin colonization efforts of their own. By the early [[2700]]s, the Tortugans had settled five neighbouring star systems. Abundant radio actives and raw materials on these newly claimed worlds helped the rise of what has since become known as the Tortuga Dominions. | |
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| − | + | Of all the Bandit Kingdoms in the Periphery, the Tortuga Dominions maintain the largest space faring navy. Estimates place the size of the Tortuga Jolly Rogers at about 15, though a lack of spare parts and machinery has forced the Tortugans to cannibalize several of these. | |
| − | + | In the last two centuries, the Tortuga raiders have struck deep into the Federated Suns and the Taurian Concordat. Already known for utter depravity and ruthlessness, it appears that the Tortugans are becoming more desperate as their planets are now finally beginning to run out of resources | |
| − | + | Over the years, Tortuga has been stripped of almost all its ore, and it is currently nearing ecological exhaustion. An estimated sixty thousand brigands of every description inhabit Raiders Roost, the sole settlement on the planet. Most live in conditions of near destitution, as the major share of captured booty goes to Dame Trevaline's most experienced cut-throats. | |
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Befitting a pirate kingdom, all of the planets in the Dominions are named after either locales or personalities famed from the classical age of piracy in the Caribbean, with the exceptions of [[Fletcher's Feast]], which seems to commemorate Fletcher Christian, the leader of the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty in 1789, and [[New Gascony]]. | Befitting a pirate kingdom, all of the planets in the Dominions are named after either locales or personalities famed from the classical age of piracy in the Caribbean, with the exceptions of [[Fletcher's Feast]], which seems to commemorate Fletcher Christian, the leader of the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty in 1789, and [[New Gascony]]. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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