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| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
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| [[Illician Lancers]]
 
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| [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
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| [[Redfield Renegades]]
 
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| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
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Revision as of 18:47, 28 February 2011

The Battletech universe is a diverse place, spanning more than a millenium of history and several thousand light years of space. From the nation states of the 20th century up to the Republic of the Sphere of the 32nd century, Battletech spans myriads of places and trillions of people. Interstellar, succession and civil wars, fragmentation and infighting gave birth to countless factions, of which most are noted below.

Regions of Space

Inner Sphere

The Inner Sphere is the heart of the Battletech Universe. Centered around Terra, it stretches across roughly 500 light years in all directions. The most consolidated of all interstellar regions, the Inner Sphere is dominated by five Great Houses: Davion, Liao, Marik, Steiner, and Kurita.


Periphery

Deep Periphery

Clan Space

Historical Factions

Pre-Spaceflight Terra

Factions on Pre-Spaceflight Terra:
Western Alliance Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere
Terran Alliance

First Exodus

After the success of the Deimos Project, the era of the First Exodus was one of rapid expansion and colonisation - both sanctioned settlers and dissidents fleeing the increasingly repressive Terran Alliance had established 600 known colonies by 2235. The Outer Reaches Rebellion ended the First Exodus, as the Terran Alliance completely withdrew from its colonies. [1]

Factions during the First Exodus
Terran Alliance

Second Exodus

Due to the power vacuum of the Alliance's withdrawal, chaos and warfare broke out. Many colony worlds were no longer sustainable or subject to prolonged conflicts, their inhabitants again took to the stars, spreading even beyond the settlement boundary of the First Exodus. Meanwhile, the first true interstellar states formed, fought and absorbed each other until the Inner Sphere consolidated into an armed standoff between the six Great Houses.[2]

Factions during the Second Exodus
Inner Sphere (Major) Inner Sphere (Minor) Periphery Mercenaries
Terran Hegemony Terran Alliance Rim Worlds Republic Northwind Highlanders
Capellan Confederation Tikonov Union Outworlds Alliance
Draconis Combine Tikonov Grand Union Illyrian Palatinate
Federated Suns Muskegon Empire Taurian Concordat
Lyran Commonwealth United Hindu Collective Magistracy of Canopus
Free Worlds League Marik Republic
Federation of Oriente
Regulan Principality
Stewart Commonality
Tamar Pact
Federation of Skye
Protectorate of Donegal
Sarna Supremacy
Capellan Hegemony
St. Ives Mercantile League
Ingersol Concordium

Age of War

Factions during the Age of War
Inner Sphere (Major) Inner Sphere (Minor) Periphery Deep Periphery Mercenaries
Terran Hegemony Rim Worlds Republic JàrnFòlk Northwind Highlanders
Capellan Confederation Outworlds Alliance Nueva Castile
Draconis Combine Illyrian Palatinate
Federated Suns Taurian Concordat
Lyran Commonwealth Magistracy of Canopus
Free Worlds League Tortuga Dominions

Star League Era

Factions during the Star League Era
Inner Sphere Periphery Deep Periphery Mercenaries
Star League Rim Worlds Republic Nueva Castile Northwind Highlanders
Terran Hegemony Outworlds Alliance JàrnFòlk Illician Lancers
Capellan Confederation Illyrian Palatinate Redfield Renegades
Federated Suns Taurian Concordat
Lyran Commonwealth Magistracy of Canopus
Free Worlds League Tortuga Dominions
Draconis Combine Antallos
Circinus Federation

Golden Century

Factions during the Golden Century
Clan Space Pentagon Powers Deep Periphery Mercenaries
Clan Blood Spirit Umayyad Caliphate Wolf's Dragoons
Clan Burrock
Clan Cloud Cobra
Clan Coyote
Clan Diamond Shark
Clan Fire Mandrill
Clan Ghost Bear
Clan Goliath Scorpion
Clan Hells Horses
Clan Ice Hellion
Clan Jade Falcon
Clan Sea Fox
Clan Snow Raven
Clan Star Adder
Clan Steel Viper
Clan Mongoose
Clan Nova Cat
Clan Smoke Jaguar
Clan Widowmaker
Clan Wolf
Clan Wolverine

Succession Wars

Inner Sphere

Periphery

Mercenaries

Clan Invasion

Inner Sphere

Mercenaries

FedCom Civil War

Periphery

Jihad

Dark Age

Inner Sphere

Periphery

Mercenaries

References

  1. The Periphery (sourcebook), pp. 12-14
  2. The Periphery (sourcebook), pp. 14-19

Bibliography