Marik Commonwealth
Sarna News
- HEXTECH Wave 9 Review - Winding Rivers, Tall Walls, and Underground Tunnels
- Hired Steel and Making MechWarrior 5: Clans Cinematics with Constantin & Bernhard of TMC
- Your BattleTech News Round-Up For December, 2024
- Community Outreach - Caterwauling On CamoSpecs With Matt "00Dawg" Frederiksen
- HEXTECH Wave 8 Review - Autumn Colors, Canyons, And Slums
- Read more →
 | This article needs to be updated with material from Field Report: FWLM, House Marik (The Free Worlds League), Handbook: House Marik. (For sources under moratorium, please wait until the moratorium period has ended two months after publication.) |
 | |
| Marik Commonwealth | |
|---|---|
| State Profile | |
| Founding Year | 2246[1] |
| Capital world: | Marik[1] |
| Controlled system(s): | 24 |
| Government | |
| Military | |
Contents
Fact Sheet[edit]
- National Symbol: purple eagle with spread wings
- Government: Parliamentary Democracy (currently operating under military rule)
- Official Language: English (Czech and Slovak also common)
- Religion: Christianity (all kinds) and minorities (Judaism and Islam)
- Ruler: Captain-General Thomas Marik (3067)
Overview[edit]
As one of the founding states of the League it plays a central role in all important operation. It's the homeland of House Marik. Located on Atreus the League's capital, many important institutions are also within its border. During its long history it suffered fewer casualties as other members of the league, because their central location at the heart of the state.
History[edit]
Formation[edit]
The Marik Commonwealth was founded by Charles Marik in 2246, as the successor to the Republic of Marik. When Republican forces captured Atreus as part of a campaign to expand the Republic by conquest, Charles moved his capital from the world of Marik to Atreus, reinventing the Republic as a new nation.[2][1]
Early Years[edit]
In 2265, the ruler of the Marik Commonwealth, Alonzo Marik, extended an offer to join the Commonwealth to the nations on the world of New Olympia; the three nations had been involved in numerous internal conflicts prior to this point, with the Terran Alliance having twice been forced to mount military interventions in the late twenty-second and early twenty-third centuries. Two of the nations on New Olympia, Kasnov and New Greenland, accepted Alonzo's offer; the third, Olympica, refused. The Marik Commonwealth then attempted to use military force to bring Olympica into the Commonwealth, but these efforts were stymied thanks to the intervention of the Regulan Principality. Olympica would ultimately be recognized as an independent principality by the Commonwealth, an independence it would continue to enjoy and exploit until at least the late thirty-first century.[3]
Historical Maps (Gallery)[edit]
Marik Commonwealth at the formation of FWL in 2271
Marik Commonwealth After Age of War 2571
Marik Commonwealth After 1st Succession War in 2822
Marik Commonwealth After 2nd Succession War in 2864
Marik Commonwealth After 3rd Succession War in 3025
