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Line 1: − {{Update Needed|[[Historical Turning Points: Tortuga]]|[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]|[[Touring the Stars: Tortuga Prime]]}} + {{Update Needed|[[Historical Turning Points: Tortuga]], [[First Succession War (sourcebook)]], and [[Touring the Stars: Tortuga Prime]]}} 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 {{InfoBoxState Line 17:
Line 17: | mintel = | mintel = }} }} − ==History== + ==Overview== ===Founding=== ===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 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> Line 34:
Line 34: 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> 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> + 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> − ===IlClan Era=== + == Rulers == − − 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"/>. − − == Politics == {| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable" |- |- Line 49:
Line 45: | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Rulers of the Tortuga Dominions''' | 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> + | [[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/> + | [[Duke]]||[[Mitch Hibbert]]||2604 - ????<ref name="TtS:TPp4"/> |- |- | ''Lord''||[[Kalvin Bar-Dyness]]||???? - [[3015]]<ref name="WDSBp11"/> | ''Lord''||[[Kalvin Bar-Dyness]]||???? - [[3015]]<ref name="WDSBp11"/> |- |- − | ''Dame''||[[Paula Trevaline|Paula "Lady Death" Trevaline]]||3015 - [[3042]] + | ''Dame''||Lady Death [[Paula 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? | 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> + | [[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</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"/> |} |} Line 75:
Line 64: == Historical Maps == == Historical Maps == <gallery> <gallery> − Tortuga_Dominions_3050.png|Tortuga Dominions as of 3050 + File:Tortuga_Dominions_3050.png|Tortuga Dominions as of 3050 − Tortuga Dominion 3079.jpg|Tortuga Dominions as of 3079 + File:Tortuga Dominion 3079.jpg|Tortuga Dominions as of 3079 − Tortuga Dominions Map-3081.png|Tortuga Dominions as of 3081 </gallery> </gallery> Line 89:
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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 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 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> | ||
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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> | 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> | + | 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> |
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Rulers of the Tortuga Dominions''' | | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Rulers of the Tortuga Dominions''' | ||
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| − | | [[Major]]||[[Frederick Koloniv|Frederick "Krasny" Koloniv]]||[[2589]] - [[2604]]<ref name=TtS:TPp4>''Touring the Stars: Tortuga Prime'', p. 4</ref> | + | | [[Major]]||[[Frederick Koloniv|Frederick "Krasny" Koloniv]]||[[2589]] - [[2604]]<ref name="TtS:TPp4">''Touring the Stars: Tortuga Prime'', p. 4</ref> |
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| − | | [[Duke]]||[[Mitch Hibbert]]||2604 - ????<ref name=TtS:TPp4/> | + | | [[Duke]]||[[Mitch Hibbert]]||2604 - ????<ref name="TtS:TPp4"/> |
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| ''Lord''||[[Kalvin Bar-Dyness]]||???? - [[3015]]<ref name="WDSBp11"/> | | ''Lord''||[[Kalvin Bar-Dyness]]||???? - [[3015]]<ref name="WDSBp11"/> | ||
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| − | | ''Dame''||[[Paula | + | | ''Dame''||Lady Death [[Paula Trevaline]]||3015 - [[3042]] |
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| 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? | | 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? | ||
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| − | | [[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 | + | | [[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</ref> |
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== Historical Maps == | == Historical Maps == | ||
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* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]'' | * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Nation States]] | [[Category:Nation States]] | ||