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The [[BattleTech]] universe is a diverse place, spanning more than a millennium of history and several thousand light years of space. From the nation states of the [[twentieth century]] up to the [[Republic of the Sphere]] of the [[thirty-second century]], BattleTech spans myriads of places and trillions of people. Interstellar, succession, and civil wars, as well as fragmentation and infighting gave birth to countless factions, of which most are noted below.
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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 ==
 
== Regions of Space ==
 
=== Inner Sphere ===
 
=== Inner Sphere ===
 
{{Main|Inner Sphere}}
 
{{Main|Inner Sphere}}
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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.
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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]].<ref name=TP26>''The Periphery (2nd edition)'', p. 6</ref>
  
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=== Periphery ===
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! colspan="4" | Factions in the Inner Sphere
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=== Deep Periphery ===
 
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=== Clan Space ===
 
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== Historical Factions ==
 
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=== Pre-Spaceflight Terra ===
 
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{{Main|Pre-Spaceflight}}
 
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! colspan="3" | Factions on Pre-Spaceflight Terra
 
 
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| width="33%" | [[Western Alliance]]
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! Inner Sphere States
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| width="34%" | [[Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere]]
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! Republican Splinter States
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| width="33%" | [[Terran Alliance]]
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! FWL Splinter States
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! Inner Sphere Clans
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=== First Exodus ===
 
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{{Main|First Exodus}}
 
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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. <ref name=TPS12>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', pp. 12-14</ref>
 
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! colspan="3" | Factions during the First Exodus
 
 
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| width="33%" | [[Terran Alliance]]
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| [[Capellan Confederation]]
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| width="34%" | [[Tikonov Union]]
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| [[Bannson's Raiders]]
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| width="33%" | [[Chesterton Trade League]]
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| [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]]
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|}
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| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
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=== Second Exodus ===
 
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{{Main|Exodus (2242)}}
 
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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.<ref name=TPS14>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', pp. 14-19</ref>
 
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! colspan="4" | Factions during the Second Exodus
 
 
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! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
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| [[ComStar]]
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! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
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| [[Dragon's Fury]]
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! width="25%" | Periphery
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| [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]
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! width="25%" | Mercenaries
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| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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| [[Terran Hegemony]]
 
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| [[Terran Alliance]]
 
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| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
 
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| [[Northwind Highlanders]]
 
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| [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
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| [[Principality of Rasalhague]]  
 
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| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
| [[Draconis Combine]]
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| [[Tikonov Grand Union]]
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| [[Spirit Cats]]
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| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
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| [[Oriente Protectorate]]
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| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Federated Suns]]  
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| [[Federated Suns]]
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| [[Muskegon Empire]]
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| [[Steel Wolves]]
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]
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| [[Regulan Fiefs]]
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| [[Clan Wolf]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
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| [[United Hindu Collective]]
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| [[Stormhammers]]
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| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Rasalhague Dominion]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Free Worlds League]]
 
| [[Free Worlds League]]
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| [[Marik Republic]]
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| [[Tall Trees Union]]
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|
 
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| [[Raven Alliance]]
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|}
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=== Periphery ===
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{{Main|Periphery}}
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The Periphery refers to the region of space immediately surrounding the Inner Sphere. The border between Periphery and Inner Sphere is generally 450 - 550 light years away from Terra. The Periphery is surrounded by the Deep Periphery, though the borders for this region of space are more nebulous. The Periphery is littered with small colonies and a handful of interstellar nations. <ref name=TP26/>
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{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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! colspan="4" | Factions in the Periphery
 
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|-
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| width="25%" | [[Calderon Protectorate]]
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| [[Federation of Oriente]]
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| width="25%" | [[Lothian League]]
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| width="25%" | [[Rim Collection]]
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|
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| width="25%" | [[Tortuga Dominions]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
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| [[Regulan Principality]]
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| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]  
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| [[Rim Territories]]
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|
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Fronc Reaches]]
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| [[Marian Hegemony]]
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| [[The Barrens]]
 
|
 
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| [[Stewart Commonality]]
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|}
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=== Deep Periphery ===
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{{Main|Deep Periphery}}
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The Deep Periphery refers to the depths of unexplored space and/or human colonized space located beyond the (known) coherent human sphere of influence, namely the Inner Sphere and the adjacent Periphery realms. Due to the vague nature of the term "Deep Periphery", there is no clearly defined beginning nor are there any boundaries. <ref name=EC13>''Explorer Corps'', p. 13</ref>
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! colspan="3" | Factions in the Deep Periphery
 
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|-
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| width="33%" | [[Alfirk]]
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| [[Tamar Pact]]
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| width="34%" | [[JàrnFòlk]]
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| width="33%" | [[Nueva Castile]]
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|
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Chainelane Isles]]
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| [[Federation of Skye]]
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| [[Hanseatic League]]
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|
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| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
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|
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|}
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=== Clan Homeworlds ===
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{{Main|The Clans}}
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The Clans were originally the self-exiled remnants of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Traveling 2000 light years corewards, they colonized several worlds in the [[Kerensky Cluster]]. The exiles evolved into a warrior-based civilization that would sweep through the Inner Sphere like a whirlwind 250 years later. <ref name=IC16>''Invading Clans'', pp. 16, 84, 108, 133-134</ref>
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The current factions in the Clan Homeworld are unknown.
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== Historical Factions ==
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=== Early Spaceflight ===
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{{Main|Early Spaceflight}}
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Between the mid-twentieth and the early [[twenty-second century]], [[Terra]] began a long process of political unification, first into the Western, then the Terran Alliance. At the same time, development of a practical Fusion Engine allowed for the first off-world colonies, on Luna, Mars, and Venus. <ref name=DSJS5>''DropShips and JumpShips'', pp. 5-8</ref>
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! colspan="3" | Factions during the Early Spaceflight Era
 
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| width="33%" | [[Western Alliance]]
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| [[Protectorate of Donegal]]
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| width="34%" | [[Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere]]
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| width="33%" | [[Terran Alliance]]
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|-
 
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| [[Sarna Supremacy]]
 
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|-
 
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|
 
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| [[Capellan Hegemony]]
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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|
 
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| [[St. Ives Mercantile League]]
 
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|
 
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|-
 
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| [[Ingersol Concordium]]
 
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|
 
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|}
 
|}
  
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=== Age of War ===
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=== First Exodus ===
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{{Main|Age of War}}
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{{Main|First Exodus}}
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After the success of the [[Deimos Project]], the era of the First Exodus was one of rapid expansion and colonization - 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. <ref name=TPS12>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', pp. 12-14</ref>
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! colspan="5" | Factions during the Age of War
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{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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! colspan="2" | Factions during the First Exodus
 
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|-
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! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
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! width="50%" | Inner Sphere
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! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
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! width="50%" | Deep Periphery
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! width="20%" | Periphery
 
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! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
 
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! width="20%" | Mercenaries
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Terran Hegemony]]
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| [[Terran Alliance]]
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|
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| [[Alfirk]]
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| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
 
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| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
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| [[Northwind Highlanders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Capellan Confederation]]
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| [[Capellan Holdfast]]
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|
 
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| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
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| [[Nueva Castile]]
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Draconis Combine]]
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| [[Capellan Republic]]
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|
 
−
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
 
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Federated Suns]]  
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| [[Chesterton Trade League]]
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|
 
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| [[Taurian Concordat]]
 
−
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
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| [[Sarna Supremacy]]
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|
 
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| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
 
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|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Free Worlds League]]
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| [[Tikonov Union]]
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|
 
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| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
 
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|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|}
 
|}
  
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=== Star League Era ===
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=== Second Exodus ===
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{{Main|Star League Era}}
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{{Main|Exodus (2242)}}
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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.<ref name=TPS14>''The Periphery (sourcebook)'', pp. 14-19</ref>
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! colspan="4" | Factions during the Star League Era
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{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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! colspan="4" | Factions during the Second Exodus
 
|-
 
|-
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! width="25%" | Inner Sphere
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! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
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! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
 
! width="25%" | Periphery
 
! width="25%" | Periphery
 
! width="25%" | Deep Periphery
 
! width="25%" | Deep Periphery
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! width="25%" | Mercenaries
 
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|-
 
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| [[Star League]]
 
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| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
 
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| [[Nueva Castile]]
 
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| [[Northwind Highlanders]]
 
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|-
 
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| [[Terran Hegemony]]
 
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| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
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| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
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| [[Illician Lancers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
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| [[Alliance of Galedon]]
 
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
 
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
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|
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| [[Alfirk]]
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| [[Redfield Renegades]]
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|-
 +
| [[Draconis Combine]]
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| [[Capellan Commonality]]
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| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
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| [[Autocracy of New Virginia]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Federated Suns]]
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| [[Federated Suns]]
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| [[Capellan Hegemony]]
 
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
 
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
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|
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| [[Axumite Providence]]
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|-
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| [[Free Worlds League]]
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| [[Chesterton Trade League]]
 +
| [[Taurian Homeworlds]]
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
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| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
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| [[Chisholm Protectorate]]
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|
+
|  
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Free Worlds League]]
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| [[Terran Hegemony]]  
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| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
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| [[Dieron Federation]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Draconis Combine]]
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|
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| [[Antallos_(Port_Krin)|Antallos]]
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| [[Federation of Oriente]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
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|
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| [[Circinus Federation]]
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| [[Federation of Skye]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
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|}
 
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=== Golden Century ===
 
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{{Main|Golden Century}}
 
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! colspan="4" | Factions during the Golden Century
 
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|-
 
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! width="20%" | Clan Space
 
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! width="20%" | Pentagon Powers
 
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! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
 
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! width="20%" | Mercenaries
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Clan Blood Spirit]]
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
−
| [[Wolf's Dragoons]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Burrock]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Ingersoll Concordium]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Marik Commonwealth]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Coyote]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Marlette Association]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Muskegon Empire]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Nanking Collective]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Ozawa Mercantile Association]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Principality of Rasalhague]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Hells Horses]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Principality of Regulus]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Protectorate of Donegal]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Rasalhague Consortium]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Republic of Marik]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Snow Raven]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Sarna Supremacy]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Star Adder]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Sian Commonwealth]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Steel Viper]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[St. Ives Mercantile League]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Mongoose]]
 
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Stewart Commonality]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Tamar Pact]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]
 
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Terran Alliance]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Widowmaker]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Tikonov Union]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Wolf]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[Tikonov Grand Union]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Clan Wolverine]]
 
 
|
 
|
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| [[United Hindu Collective]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|}
 
|}
  
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=== Succession Wars ===
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=== Age of War ===
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{{Main|Succession Wars (History)}}
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{{Main|Age of War}}
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The Age of War began in [[2398]], when the Houses Liao and Marik fought over [[Andurien]]. Initial savagery was eventually followed by the ratification of the [[Ares Convention]], a set of guidelines which made war much less brutal, but guaranteed it would become a near constant occurrence. Thanks to the Terran Hegemony's ''Strategy of Aggressive Peacemaking'', the Age of War ended with the signing of the Star League treaties by the six Great Houses.<ref name=SL28>''Star League'', pp. 28-35</ref>
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! colspan="5" | Factions during the Succession Wars
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{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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! colspan="4" | Factions during the Age of War
 
|-
 
|-
−
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
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! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
−
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
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! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
−
! width="20%" | Periphery
+
! width="25%" | Periphery
−
! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
+
! width="25%" | Deep Periphery
−
! width="20%" | Mercenaries
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−
| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
+
| [[Principality of Rasalhague]]
−
| [[Circinus Federation]]
+
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
−
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
+
| [[Alfirk]]
−
| [[Northwind Highlanders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
| [[Draconis Combine]]
−
| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
+
| [[United Hindu Collective]]
 
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
 
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
+
| [[Axumite Providence]]
−
| [[Illician Lancers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Federated Suns]]
 
| [[Federated Suns]]
−
| [[St. Ives Compact]]
 
−
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
 
−
| [[Elysian Fields]]
 
−
| [[Redfield Renegades]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
−
| [[Tikonov Free Republic]]
 
−
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
 
−
| [[Nueva Castile]]
 
−
| [[Wolf's Dragoons]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Free Worlds League]]
 
 
|
 
|
−
| [[Lothian League]]
+
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]  
−
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
+
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
−
| [[Team Banzai]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[ComStar]]
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Oberon Confederation]]
 
−
| [[Hanseatic League]]
 
−
| [[Waco Rangers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| [[Free Worlds League]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
−
| [[Greater Valkyrate]]  
+
| [[Nueva Castile]]
−
|
 
−
| [[12th Star Guards]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−
| [[Rim Collection]]
+
| [[Virginian Union]]
−
|
 
−
| [[12th Vegan Rangers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| [[Terran Hegemony]]
 
|
 
|
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
| [[Antallos_(Port_Krin)|Antallos]]
+
|}
−
|
+
 
−
| [[21st Centauri Lancers]]
+
=== Star League Era ===
 +
{{Main|Star League Era}}
 +
Formally unifying the Member States of the Inner Sphere in [[2571]] and [[Reunification War|officially subjugating]] the Territorial States of the Periphery in [[2597]], the Star League Era was one of overt peace and [[First Hidden War|hidden wars]]. Later called a Golden Age by many, the Star League allowed for peace, prosperity, and significant technological progress. Weakened by a string of bad rulers, hidden wars, and unrest in the Territorial States, the Star League eventually collapsed after the [[Amaris Civil War]].<ref name=SL37>''Star League'', pp. 37-98</ref>
 +
 
 +
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 +
! colspan="3" | Factions during the Star League Era
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
! width="33%" | Inner Sphere
−
|
+
! width="34%" | Periphery
−
| [[Marian Hegemony]]
+
! width="33%" | Deep Periphery
−
|
 
−
| [[Bad Dream]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−
|
+
| [[Circinus Federation]]
−
|
+
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Blue Star Irregulars]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Draconis Combine]]
−
|
+
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
−
|
+
| [[Alfirk]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Brion's Legion]]  
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Federated Suns]]
−
|
+
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−
|
+
| [[Axumite Providence]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Camacho's Caballeros]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Free Worlds League]] 
−
|
+
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
−
|
+
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Crater Cobras]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
−
|
+
| [[Rim Worlds Republic]]
−
|
+
| [[New Delphi Compact]]
−
|
 
−
| [[The Dioscuri]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Star League]]
−
|
+
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−
|
+
| [[Nueva Castile]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Dismal Disinherited]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| [[Terran Hegemony]]
 +
| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|}
−
|
+
 
−
|
+
=== Golden Century ===
−
| [[Dragon's Breath]]
+
{{Main|Golden Century}}
 +
After the fall of the Star League, [[Operation Exodus]] of the Star League Defense Force led them into the Kerensky cluster, where they settled down. After falling into civil war and a second Operation Exodus, the remaining loyalist SLDF forces reorganized themselves into [[the Clans]] and retook their war-stricken worlds. The Golden Century was the following period filled with unprecedented growth, technological progress, and a maturation of each Clan's individual self identity. <ref name=IC16/>
 +
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 +
! colspan="3" | Factions during the Golden Century
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
! width="33%" | Crusader Clans
−
|
+
! width="34%" | Warden Clans
−
|
+
! width="33%" | Abolished Clans
−
|
 
−
| [[Eridani Light Horse]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Clan Blood Spirit]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Burrock]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Grave Walkers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Coyote]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Mongoose]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Gray Death Legion]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Widowmaker]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Greenburg's Godzillas]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Wolverine]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Gregg's Long Striders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
 +
| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Group W]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]
 +
| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Hansen's Roughriders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| [[Clan Star Adder]]
 +
| [[Clan Snow Raven]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Harlock's Warriors]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Clan Steel Viper]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Hell's Black Aces]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Clan Wolf]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|}
−
|
+
 
−
| [[Kell Hounds]]
+
=== Succession Wars ===
 +
{{Main|History of the Succession Wars}}
 +
 
 +
After the collapse of the Star League and the [[Operation Exodus|exodus of the SLDF]], the five remaining Great Houses - after dividing the remaining Terran Hegemony among each other - began a series of brutal wars to claim the position of [[First Lord]]. The first two Succession Wars, apocalyptic conflicts encompassing the entire Inner Sphere, brought technological knowledge down to levels last seen on pre-spaceflight Terra, and only the establishment of ComStar on independent [[Terra]] prevented a total collapse of interstellar communication. The Third Succession War became an endless downward grind, led by neo-feudalistic MechWarrior families and covertly helped along by the increasingly corrupt ComStar. It was only the Fourth Succession War that brought a fragile peace and a new status quo to the Inner Sphere - the victorious powers of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] (at the time merely an alliance between Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth) against the [[Concord of Kapteyn]] of Free Worlds League, Capellan Confederation, and Draconis Combine.<ref name=SS7>''Shattered Sphere'', pp. 7-8</ref>
 +
 
 +
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 +
! colspan="4" | Factions during the Succession Wars
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
−
|
+
! width="25%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
−
|
+
! width="25%" | Periphery
−
|
+
! width="25%" | Deep Periphery
−
| [[Kristen's Krushers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−
|
+
| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
−
|
+
| [[Circinus Federation]]
−
|
+
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
−
| [[Lexington Combat Group]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[ComStar]]
−
|
+
| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
−
|
+
| [[Elysian Fields]]
−
|
+
| [[Alfirk]]
−
| [[Little Richard's Panzer Brigade]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Draconis Combine]]
−
|
+
| [[St. Ives Compact]]
−
|
+
| [[Greater Valkyrate]]
−
|
+
| [[Axumite Providence]]
−
| [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Federated Suns]]
−
|
+
| [[Tikonov Free Republic]]
−
|
+
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
−
|
+
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
−
| [[Miller's Marauders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| [[Free Worlds League]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
| [[Lothian League]]
−
|
+
| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Rubinsky's Light Horse]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
−
|
+
|  
−
|
+
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−
|
+
| [[Hanseatic League]]
−
| [[Screaming Eagles]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−
|
+
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
−
| [[Smithson's Chinese Bandits]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
| [[Niops Association]]
−
|
+
| [[New Delphi Compact]]
−
| [[Snord's Irregulars]]  
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
| [[Oberon Confederation]]
−
|
+
| [[Nueva Castile]]
−
| [[Crater Cobras]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
−
|
+
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
−
| [[Stealthy Tigers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
| [[Rim Collection]]
−
|
+
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
−
| [[Storm's Metal Thunder]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−
|
+
| [[Virginian Union]]
−
| [[Swann's Cavaliers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
| [[Fighting Urukhai|The Fighting Urukhai]]
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Vanguard Legion]]
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Wolverton's Highlanders]]
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
=== Clan Invasion ===
 
=== Clan Invasion ===
 
{{Main|Clan Invasion}}
 
{{Main|Clan Invasion}}
−
{|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
+
After almost three centuries in exile, [[the Clans]] returned to the Inner Sphere in a coordinated drive towards [[Terra]] until losing a trial on the planet [[Tukayyid]], agreeing to a fifteen year long [[Truce of Tukayyid|truce]]. With the Clan threat temporarily eliminated, the Great Houses went back to fighting each other - the barely established Federated Commonwealth broke apart again, the Word of Blake led an Exodus out of ComStar, and an entire region of space descended into [[Chaos March|anarchy]]. When the hastily established Second Star League managed to destroy Clan Smoke Jaguar during the [[Refusal War]], the Clan invasion was finally over, but the problems in the Inner Sphere were only beginning to escalate.<ref name=FCCW13>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 13-16</ref>
−
! colspan="6" | Factions during the Clan Invasion
+
 
 +
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 +
! colspan="5" | Factions during the Clan Invasion
 
|-
 
|-
−
! width="17%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
−
! width="16%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
−
! width="16%" | Periphery
+
! width="20%" | Periphery
−
! width="16%" | Deep Periphery
+
! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
−
! width="16%" | Clan Space
+
! width="20%" | Invading Clans
−
! width="16%" | Mercenaries
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−
| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
+
| [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]]
 
| [[Circinus Federation]]
 
| [[Circinus Federation]]
−
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
+
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
−
| [[Clan Blood Spirit]]
+
| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
−
| [[Northwind Highlanders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Draconis Combine]]
+
| [[ComStar]]
−
| [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]]
 
−
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
 
−
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
 
−
| [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
 
−
| [[Illician Lancers]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Federated Suns]]
 
−
| [[St. Ives Compact]]
 
−
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
 
−
| [[Elysian Fields]]
 
−
| [[Clan Coyote]]
 
−
| [[Redfield Renegades]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 
 
| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
 
| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
 
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
 
| [[Illyrian Palatinate]]
−
| [[Nueva Castile]]
+
| [[Alfirk]]
−
| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
+
| [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
−
| [[Wolf's Dragoons]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Free Worlds League]]
+
| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
| [[Duchy of Small]]
 
| [[Duchy of Small]]
 
| [[Lothian League]]
 
| [[Lothian League]]
−
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
+
| [[Axumite Providence]]
−
| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
+
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
−
| [[Team Banzai]]
+
|-
 +
| [[Federated Commonwealth]]
 +
| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
 +
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
 +
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
 +
| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[ComStar]]
+
| [[Free Worlds League]]
−
| [[Styk Commonality]]
+
| [[Saiph Triumvirate]]
 
| [[Marian Hegemony]]
 
| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−
| [[Hanseatic League]]
+
| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
−
| [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
+
| [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]
−
| [[Waco Rangers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Word of Blake]]
+
| [[Lyran Alliance]]
 
| [[Sarna Supremacy]]
 
| [[Sarna Supremacy]]
−
| [[Rim Collection]]
+
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
−
|
+
| [[Hanseatic League]]
−
| [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]
+
| [[Clan Steel Viper]]
−
| [[12th Star Guards]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Second Star League]]
 
| [[Second Star League]]
−
| [[Saiph Triumvirate]]
+
| [[St. Ives Compact]]
−
| [[Antallos_(Port_Krin)|Antallos]]
+
| [[Rim Collection]]
−
|
+
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
−
| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
+
| [[Clan Wolf]]
−
| [[12th Vegan Rangers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Word of Blake]]
−
| [[Terracap Confederation]]
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
 
−
| [[21st Centauri Lancers]]
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
 
| [[Sirian Holds]]
 
| [[Sirian Holds]]
−
|
+
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−
|
+
| [[New Delphi Compact]]
−
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
+
|
−
| [[Bad Dream]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Styk Commonality]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
| [[Nueva Castile]]
−
|
+
|  
−
| [[Clan Snow Raven]]
 
−
| [[Blue Star Irregulars]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Terracap Confederation]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
−
|
+
|  
−
| [[Clan Star Adder]]
 
−
| [[Brion's Legion]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
|
 
|
−
| [[Clan Steel Viper]]
+
|}
−
| [[Camacho's Caballeros]]
+
 
 +
=== Civil War Era ===
 +
{{Main|FedCom Civil War}}
 +
Nominally a civil war between the two halves of the sundered Federated Commonwealth, the Civil War quickly degenerated into a conflict involving all major Inner Sphere powers, an innumerable amount of mercenary units, and several of the relocated Clans. At the end of the conflict, the Federated Commonwealth was gone forever, with the Federated Suns and the Lyran Commonwealth being recreated by their new rulers.<ref name=FCCW180>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 180</ref>
 +
 
 +
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 +
! colspan="5" | Factions during the Civil War Era
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Periphery
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
−
| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere Clans
−
| [[Crater Cobras]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−
|
+
| [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]]
−
|
+
| [[Circinus Federation]]
−
|
+
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
−
| [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]
+
| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
−
| [[The Dioscuri]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[ComStar]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
−
|
+
| [[Fronc Reaches]]
−
|
+
| [[Alfirk]]
−
| [[Clan Wolf]]
+
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
−
| [[Dismal Disinherited]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Draconis Combine]]
−
|
+
| [[Duchy of Small]]
−
|
+
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−
|
+
| [[Axumite Providence]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
−
| [[Dragon's Breath]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Federated Commonwealth]]
−
|
+
| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
−
|
+
| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−
|
+
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
−
| [[Eridani Light Horse]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Free Worlds League]]
−
|
+
| [[Saiph Triumvirate]]
−
|
+
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
−
|
+
| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Wolf]]
−
| [[Grave Walkers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Lyran Alliance]]
−
|
+
| [[Sirian Holds]]
−
|
+
| [[Rim Collection]]
−
|
+
| [[Hanseatic League]]
−
|
+
| [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]
−
| [[Gray Death Legion]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Second Star League]]
−
|
+
| [[Styk Commonality]]
−
|
+
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
−
|
+
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
−
|
+
|
−
| [[Greenburg's Godzillas]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Word of Blake]]
−
|
+
| [[Terracap Confederation]]
−
|
+
|  
−
|
+
| [[New Delphi Compact]]
−
|
+
|
−
| [[Gregg's Long Striders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Nueva Castile]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
| [[Group W]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
| [[Hansen's Roughriders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|}
−
| [[Harlock's Warriors]]
+
 
 +
=== Jihad ===
 +
{{Main|Jihad}}
 +
The Word of Blake Jihad began as an impulsive reaction by the Word of Blake after the fall of the Second Star League in [[3067]]. It eventually escalated into a series of conflicts between most major Inner Sphere and Periphery factions, leaving several realms (last among them the Word of Blake itself) utterly destroyed. United in a fragile coalition, the Anti-Word of Blake forces eventually forced the Word back unto Terra itself, which was finally reclaimed in 3078. <ref name=JHST130>''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 130</ref>
 +
 
 +
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 +
! colspan="5" | Factions during the Jihad
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Periphery
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere Clans
−
| [[Hell's Black Aces]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−
|
+
| [[Abbey District]]
−
|
+
| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
−
|
+
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
−
| [[Kell Hounds]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[ComStar]]
−
|
+
| [[Azami Brotherhood]]
−
|
+
| [[Circinus Federation]]
−
|
+
| [[Alfirk]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
−
| [[Kristen's Krushers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Draconis Combine]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
−
|
+
| [[Fiefdom of Randis]]
−
|
+
| [[Axumite Providence]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
−
| [[Lexington Combat Group]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Federated Suns]]
−
|
+
| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
−
|
+
| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
−
|
+
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
−
| [[Little Richard's Panzer Brigade]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Free Worlds League]]
−
|
+
| [[Duchy of Graham-Marik]]
−
|
+
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−
|
+
| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Snow Raven]]
−
| [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Lyran Alliance]]
−
|
+
| [[Duchy of Oriente]]
−
|
+
| [[Malagrotta Cooperative]]
−
|
+
| [[Hanseatic League]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Wolf]]
−
| [[Rubinsky's Light Horse]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Word of Blake]]
−
|
+
| [[Duchy of Orloff]]
−
|
+
| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−
|
+
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
−
|
+
| [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]
−
| [[Screaming Eagles]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Duchy of Tamarind]]
 +
| [[Niops Association]]
 +
| [[New Delphi Compact]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Smithson's Chinese Bandits]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
 +
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 +
| [[Nueva Castile]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Snord's Irregulars]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Kittery Prefecture]]
 +
| [[Rim Collection]]
 +
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Crater Cobras]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Marik Commonwealth]]
 +
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
 +
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Stealthy Tigers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Mosiro Archipelago]]
 +
| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Storm's Metal Thunder]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Ohrenson-Zion Province]]
 
|
 
|
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Swann's Cavaliers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Principality of Gibson]]
 +
|
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Fighting Urukhai|The Fighting Urukhai]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Principality of Regulus]]
 +
|
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Vanguard Legion]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[The Protectorate]]
 +
|
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Wolverton's Highlanders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Regulan Free States]]
 +
|
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Avanti's Angels]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Silver Hawk Coalition]]
 +
|
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Black Omen]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Stewart Commonality]]
 +
|
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Barber's Marauder IIs]]
 
−
|-
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Romanov's Crusaders]]
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
== FedCom Civil War ==
+
=== Republic Era ===
−
{{Main|FedCom Civil War}}
+
The Republic era began with the birth of the nation known as the [[Republic of the Sphere]], and ended with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the [[HPG]] network across human space in [[3130]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100306030220/http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,53918.msg1293019.html Catalyst Game Labs' forum: "Topic: The Republic era?"]</ref>
−
{|class="wikitable center" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
+
 
−
! colspan="6" | Factions during the Clan Invasion
+
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 +
! colspan="5" | Factions during the Republic Era
 
|-
 
|-
−
! width="17%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
−
! width="16%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
−
! width="16%" | Periphery
+
! width="20%" | Periphery
−
! width="16%" | Deep Periphery
+
! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
−
! width="16%" | Clan Space
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere Clans
−
! width="16%" | Mercenaries
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
 
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−
| [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
+
| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
−
| [[Circinus Federation]]
+
| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
−
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
+
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
−
| [[Clan Blood Spirit]]
+
| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
−
| [[Northwind Highlanders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Draconis Combine]]
 
| [[Draconis Combine]]
−
| [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]]
+
| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
−
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
+
| [[Ferris Collective]]
−
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
+
| [[Alfirk]]
−
| [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
+
| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
−
| [[Illician Lancers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Federated Commonwealth]]
+
| [[Federated Suns]]
−
| [[St. Ives Compact]]
+
| [[Duchy of Graham-Marik]]
−
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
+
| [[Fiefdom of Randis]]
−
| [[Elysian Fields]]
+
| [[Axumite Providence]]
−
| [[Clan Coyote]]
+
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
−
| [[Redfield Renegades]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lyran Alliance]]
 
| [[Lyran Alliance]]
−
| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
+
| [[Duchy of Oriente]]
−
| [[Marian Hegemony]]
+
| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
−
| [[Nueva Castile]]
+
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
−
| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
+
| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
−
| [[Wolf's Dragoons]]
+
|-
 +
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
 +
| [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]]
 +
| [[Fronc Reaches]]
 +
| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
 +
| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Free Worlds League]]
+
| [[Republic of the Sphere]]
−
| [[Duchy of Small]]
+
| [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]
−
| [[Rim Collection]]
+
| [[Lothian League]]
−
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
+
| [[Escorpión Imperio]]
−
| [[Clan Fire Mandrill]]
+
| [[Clan Snow Raven]]
−
| [[Team Banzai]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[ComStar]]
+
|
−
| [[Styk Commonality]]
+
| [[Mosiro Archipelago]]
−
| [[Antallos_(Port_Krin)|Antallos]]
+
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
 
| [[Hanseatic League]]
 
| [[Hanseatic League]]
−
| [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
+
| [[Clan Wolf]]
−
| [[Waco Rangers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Word of Blake]]
+
|  
−
| [[Sirian Holds]]
+
| [[Principality of Regulus]]
−
| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
+
| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−
|
+
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
−
| [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]
+
| [[Ghost Bear Dominion]]
−
| [[12th Star Guards]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Second Star League]]
+
|
−
| [[Saiph Triumvirate]]
+
| [[The Protectorate]]
−
| [[Fronc Reaches]]
+
| [[New Oberon Confederation]]
 +
| [[New Delphi Compact]]
 
|
 
|
−
| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
 
−
| [[12th Vegan Rangers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
−
| [[Terracap Confederation]]
 
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| [[Rasalhague Dominion]]
 +
| [[Niops Association]]
 +
| [[Nueva Castile]]
 
|
 
|
−
| [[Clan Ice Hellion]]
 
−
| [[21st Centauri Lancers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|  
 
|  
 +
| [[Regulan Free States]]
 +
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 +
| [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
 
|
 
|
−
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
 
−
| [[Bad Dream]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Regulan Fiefs]]
 +
| [[Ragnarök Union]]
 +
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Clan Snow Raven]]
 
−
| [[Blue Star Irregulars]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Rim Commonality]]
 +
| [[Raven Alliance]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Clan Star Adder]]
 
−
| [[Brion's Legion]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Silver Hawk Coalition]]
 +
| [[Republic of the Barrens]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Clan Steel Viper]]
 
−
| [[Camacho's Caballeros]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Rim Collection]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
 
−
| [[Crater Cobras]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
|
 +
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Clan Wolf]]
 
−
| [[The Dioscuri]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
 
|  
 
|  
−
| [[Dismal Disinherited]]
+
|
−
|-
+
| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
 +
|  
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|}
−
|
+
 
−
|
+
=== Dark Age Era ===
−
|
+
The Dark Age era began with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the [[HPG]] network across human space in [[3130]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100306030220/http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,53918.msg1293019.html Catalyst Game Labs' forum: "Topic: The Republic era?"]</ref>
−
| [[Dragon's Breath]]
+
 
 +
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 +
! colspan="5" | Factions during the Dark age Era
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Major)
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere (Minor)
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Periphery
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Deep Periphery
−
|
+
! width="20%" | Inner Sphere Clans
−
| [[Eridani Light Horse]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Capellan Confederation]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]
−
|
+
| [[Calderon Protectorate]]
−
|
+
| [[Alexandrian Covenant]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
−
| [[Grave Walkers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Draconis Combine]]
−
|
+
| [[Duchy of Andurien]]
−
|
+
| [[Ferris Collective]]
−
|
+
| [[Alfirk]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Hell's Horses]]
−
| [[Gray Death Legion]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Federated Suns]]
−
|
+
| [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]]
−
|
+
| [[Fiefdom of Randis]]
−
|
+
| [[Axumite Providence]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
−
| [[Greenburg's Godzillas]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Free Worlds League]]
−
|
+
| [[Galatean League]]
−
|
+
| [[Filtvelt Coalition]]
−
|
+
| [[Chainelane Isles]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Nova Cat]]
−
| [[Gregg's Long Striders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
−
|
+
| [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]]
−
|
+
| [[Fronc Reaches]]
−
|
+
| [[Coreward Confederacy]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Sea Fox]]
−
| [[Group W]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Republic of the Sphere]]
−
|
+
| [[Rasalhague Dominion]]
−
|
+
| [[Lothian League]]
−
|
+
| [[Escorpión Imperio]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Snow Raven]]
−
| [[Hansen's Roughriders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
|  
−
|
+
| [[Regulan Fiefs]]
−
|
+
| [[Magistracy of Canopus]]
−
|
+
| [[Hanseatic League]]
−
|
+
| [[Clan Wolf]]
−
| [[Harlock's Warriors]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
|  
−
|
+
| [[Republic Remnant]]
−
|
+
| [[Marian Hegemony]]
−
|
+
| [[JàrnFòlk]]
−
|
+
|
−
| [[Hell's Black Aces]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Rim Commonality]]
 +
| [[New Oberon Confederation]]
 +
| [[New Delphi Compact]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Kell Hounds]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Wolf Empire]]
 +
| [[Niops Association]]
 +
| [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Kristen's Krushers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
|
 +
| [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Lexington Combat Group]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
|
 +
| [[Ragnarök Union]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Little Richard's Panzer Brigade]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
|
 +
| [[Raven Alliance]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
|
 +
| [[Republic of the Barrens]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Rubinsky's Light Horse]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Rim Collection]]
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
| [[Screaming Eagles]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 +
| [[Rim Territories]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Smithson's Chinese Bandits]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
|
 +
| [[Taurian Concordat]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Snord's Irregulars]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
|
 +
|
 +
| [[Tortuga Dominions]]
 +
|
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|}
−
|
+
 
−
|
+
== Mercenaries ==
−
|
+
{{Main|Mercenary Units}}
−
| [[Crater Cobras]]
+
Modern mercenaries have their root in the chaos of the Second Exodus, when they were commonly used in the hundreds of border conflicts between the emerging statelets. In use during the hidden wars of the Star League members, mercenary units began to multiply both in numbers and power since the beginning of the Succession Wars. Even in later eras, mercenaries retained their prominent role in military conflicts.<ref name=FMM7>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', pp. 7-9</ref>
 +
 
 +
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 +
! colspan="4" | Notable Mercenary Units
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| width="25%" | [[21st Centauri Lancers]]
−
|
+
| width="25%" | [[Hansen's Roughriders]]
−
|
+
| width="25%" | [[McCarron's Armored Cavalry]]
−
|
+
| width="25%" | [[Team Banzai]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Stealthy Tigers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Black Thorns]] 
−
|
+
| [[Hell's Black Aces]]
−
|
+
| [[Miller's Marauders]]
−
|
+
| [[Waco Rangers]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Storm's Metal Thunder]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Eridani Light Horse]]
−
|
+
| [[Illician Lancers]]
−
|
+
| [[Northwind Highlanders]]
−
|
+
| [[Wannamaker's Widowmakers]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Swann's Cavaliers]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Gray Death Legion]]
−
|
+
| [[Kell Hounds]]
−
|
+
| [[Snord's Irregulars]]
−
|
+
| [[Wolf's Dragoons]]
−
|
 
−
| [[Fighting Urukhai|The Fighting Urukhai]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Ronin (Mercenary Unit)]]
−
|
+
|  
−
|
+
|  
−
|
+
|  
−
|
+
|}
−
| [[Vanguard Legion]]
+
 
 +
== Others ==
 +
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 +
! colspan="3" | Other notable factions
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
! width="33%" | Philosophies
−
|
+
! width="34%" | Corporations
−
|
+
! width="33%" | Conspiracies
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Wolverton's Highlanders]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Cult of the Saints Cameron]]
−
|
+
| [[Interstellar Expeditions]]
−
|
+
| [[Brotherhood of Cincinnatus]]
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Avanti's Angels]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Far Lookers]]
−
|
+
| [[Irian Technologies]]
−
|
+
| [[Davion Warriors' Cabal]]
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Black Omen]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
|
+
| [[Inheritors]]
−
|
+
|  
−
|
+
| [[Sixth of June]]
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Barber's Marauder IIs]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| [[One Star Faith]]
 
|
 
|
−
|
+
|  
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
|
 
−
| [[Romanov's Crusaders]]
 
 
|}
 
|}
−
 
−
== Jihad ==
 
−
{{Main|Jihad}}
 
−
 
−
== Dark Age ==
 
−
{{Main|Dark Age}}
 
−
=== Inner Sphere ===
 
−
* [[Republic of the Sphere]]
 
−
* [[Bannson's Raiders]]
 
−
* [[Dragon's Fury]]
 
−
* [[Spirit Cats]]
 
−
* [[Steel Wolves]]
 
−
* [[Stormhammers]]
 
−
* [[Swordsworn]]
 
−
=== Periphery ===
 
−
* [[Rim Collection]]
 
−
=== Mercenaries ===
 
−
* [[Wolf Hunters]]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
−
*''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]''
+
* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
 +
* ''[[Explorer Corps (sourcebook)]]''
 +
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
 +
* ''[[Interstellar Players]]''
 +
* ''[[Invading Clans]]''
 +
* ''[[Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2]]''
 +
* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]''
 +
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]''
 +
* ''[[The Star League]]''
 +
 
 +
[[Category: Factions]]

Revision as of 02:01, 1 February 2019

The BattleTech universe is a diverse place, spanning more than a millennium of history and several thousand light years of space. From the nation states of the twentieth century up to the Republic of the Sphere of the thirty-second century, BattleTech spans myriads of places and trillions of people. Interstellar, succession, and civil wars, as well as fragmentation and infighting gave birth to countless factions, of which most are noted below.

Regions of Space

Inner Sphere

Main article: 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.[1]

Factions in the Inner Sphere
Inner Sphere States Republican Splinter States FWL Splinter States Inner Sphere Clans
Capellan Confederation Bannson's Raiders Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey Clan Hell's Horses
ComStar Dragon's Fury Marik-Stewart Commonwealth Clan Jade Falcon
Draconis Combine Spirit Cats Oriente Protectorate Clan Sea Fox
Federated Suns Steel Wolves Regulan Fiefs Clan Wolf
Lyran Commonwealth Stormhammers Rasalhague Dominion
Free Worlds League Tall Trees Union Raven Alliance

Periphery

Main article: Periphery

The Periphery refers to the region of space immediately surrounding the Inner Sphere. The border between Periphery and Inner Sphere is generally 450 - 550 light years away from Terra. The Periphery is surrounded by the Deep Periphery, though the borders for this region of space are more nebulous. The Periphery is littered with small colonies and a handful of interstellar nations. [1]

Factions in the Periphery
Calderon Protectorate Lothian League Rim Collection Tortuga Dominions
Filtvelt Coalition Magistracy of Canopus Rim Territories
Fronc Reaches Marian Hegemony The Barrens

Deep Periphery

Main article: Deep Periphery

The Deep Periphery refers to the depths of unexplored space and/or human colonized space located beyond the (known) coherent human sphere of influence, namely the Inner Sphere and the adjacent Periphery realms. Due to the vague nature of the term "Deep Periphery", there is no clearly defined beginning nor are there any boundaries. [2]

Factions in the Deep Periphery
Alfirk JàrnFòlk Nueva Castile
Chainelane Isles Hanseatic League Umayyad Caliphate

Clan Homeworlds

Main article: The Clans

The Clans were originally the self-exiled remnants of the Star League Defense Force. Traveling 2000 light years corewards, they colonized several worlds in the Kerensky Cluster. The exiles evolved into a warrior-based civilization that would sweep through the Inner Sphere like a whirlwind 250 years later. [3] The current factions in the Clan Homeworld are unknown.

Historical Factions

Early Spaceflight

Main article: Early Spaceflight

Between the mid-twentieth and the early twenty-second century, Terra began a long process of political unification, first into the Western, then the Terran Alliance. At the same time, development of a practical Fusion Engine allowed for the first off-world colonies, on Luna, Mars, and Venus. [4]

Factions during the Early Spaceflight Era
Western Alliance Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere Terran Alliance

First Exodus

Main article: First Exodus

After the success of the Deimos Project, the era of the First Exodus was one of rapid expansion and colonization - 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. [5]

Factions during the First Exodus
Inner Sphere Deep Periphery
Terran Alliance Alfirk
Capellan Holdfast
Capellan Republic
Chesterton Trade League
Sarna Supremacy
Tikonov Union

Second Exodus

Main article: Exodus (2242)

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.[6]

Factions during the Second Exodus
Inner Sphere (Major) Inner Sphere (Minor) Periphery Deep Periphery
Capellan Confederation Alliance of Galedon Illyrian Palatinate Alfirk
Draconis Combine Capellan Commonality Rim Worlds Republic Autocracy of New Virginia
Federated Suns Capellan Hegemony Taurian Concordat Axumite Providence
Free Worlds League Chesterton Trade League Taurian Homeworlds
Lyran Commonwealth Chisholm Protectorate
Terran Hegemony Dieron Federation
Federation of Oriente
Federation of Skye
Ingersoll Concordium
Marik Commonwealth
Marlette Association
Muskegon Empire
Nanking Collective
Ozawa Mercantile Association
Principality of Rasalhague
Principality of Regulus
Protectorate of Donegal
Rasalhague Consortium
Republic of Marik
Sarna Supremacy
Sian Commonwealth
St. Ives Mercantile League
Stewart Commonality
Tamar Pact
Terran Alliance
Tikonov Union
Tikonov Grand Union
United Hindu Collective

Age of War

Main article: Age of War

The Age of War began in 2398, when the Houses Liao and Marik fought over Andurien. Initial savagery was eventually followed by the ratification of the Ares Convention, a set of guidelines which made war much less brutal, but guaranteed it would become a near constant occurrence. Thanks to the Terran Hegemony's Strategy of Aggressive Peacemaking, the Age of War ended with the signing of the Star League treaties by the six Great Houses.[7]

Factions during the Age of War
Inner Sphere (Major) Inner Sphere (Minor) Periphery Deep Periphery
Capellan Confederation Principality of Rasalhague Illyrian Palatinate Alfirk
Draconis Combine United Hindu Collective Magistracy of Canopus Axumite Providence
Federated Suns Outworlds Alliance JàrnFòlk
Free Worlds League Rim Worlds Republic Nueva Castile
Lyran Commonwealth Taurian Concordat Virginian Union
Terran Hegemony

Star League Era

Main article: Star League Era

Formally unifying the Member States of the Inner Sphere in 2571 and officially subjugating the Territorial States of the Periphery in 2597, the Star League Era was one of overt peace and hidden wars. Later called a Golden Age by many, the Star League allowed for peace, prosperity, and significant technological progress. Weakened by a string of bad rulers, hidden wars, and unrest in the Territorial States, the Star League eventually collapsed after the Amaris Civil War.[8]

Factions during the Star League Era
Inner Sphere Periphery Deep Periphery
Capellan Confederation Circinus Federation Alexandrian Covenant
Draconis Combine Illyrian Palatinate Alfirk
Federated Suns Magistracy of Canopus Axumite Providence
Free Worlds League Outworlds Alliance JàrnFòlk
Lyran Commonwealth Rim Worlds Republic New Delphi Compact
Star League Taurian Concordat Nueva Castile
Terran Hegemony Tortuga Dominions

Golden Century

Main article: Golden Century

After the fall of the Star League, Operation Exodus of the Star League Defense Force led them into the Kerensky cluster, where they settled down. After falling into civil war and a second Operation Exodus, the remaining loyalist SLDF forces reorganized themselves into the Clans and retook their war-stricken worlds. The Golden Century was the following period filled with unprecedented growth, technological progress, and a maturation of each Clan's individual self identity. [3]

Factions during the Golden Century
Crusader Clans Warden Clans Abolished Clans
Clan Blood Spirit Clan Cloud Cobra Clan Burrock
Clan Fire Mandrill Clan Coyote Clan Mongoose
Clan Hell's Horses Clan Ghost Bear Clan Widowmaker
Clan Ice Hellion Clan Goliath Scorpion Clan Wolverine
Clan Jade Falcon Clan Nova Cat
Clan Smoke Jaguar Clan Sea Fox
Clan Star Adder Clan Snow Raven
Clan Steel Viper
Clan Wolf

Succession Wars

Main article: History of the Succession Wars

After the collapse of the Star League and the exodus of the SLDF, the five remaining Great Houses - after dividing the remaining Terran Hegemony among each other - began a series of brutal wars to claim the position of First Lord. The first two Succession Wars, apocalyptic conflicts encompassing the entire Inner Sphere, brought technological knowledge down to levels last seen on pre-spaceflight Terra, and only the establishment of ComStar on independent Terra prevented a total collapse of interstellar communication. The Third Succession War became an endless downward grind, led by neo-feudalistic MechWarrior families and covertly helped along by the increasingly corrupt ComStar. It was only the Fourth Succession War that brought a fragile peace and a new status quo to the Inner Sphere - the victorious powers of the Federated Commonwealth (at the time merely an alliance between Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth) against the Concord of Kapteyn of Free Worlds League, Capellan Confederation, and Draconis Combine.[9]

Factions during the Succession Wars
Inner Sphere (Major) Inner Sphere (Minor) Periphery Deep Periphery
Capellan Confederation Duchy of Andurien Circinus Federation Alexandrian Covenant
ComStar Free Rasalhague Republic Elysian Fields Alfirk
Draconis Combine St. Ives Compact Greater Valkyrate Axumite Providence
Federated Suns Tikonov Free Republic Illyrian Palatinate Chainelane Isles
Free Worlds League Lothian League Coreward Confederacy
Lyran Commonwealth Magistracy of Canopus Hanseatic League
Marian Hegemony JàrnFòlk
Niops Association New Delphi Compact
Oberon Confederation Nueva Castile
Outworlds Alliance Umayyad Caliphate
Rim Collection Union of Samoyedic Colonies
Taurian Concordat Virginian Union
Tortuga Dominions

Clan Invasion

Main article: Clan Invasion

After almost three centuries in exile, the Clans returned to the Inner Sphere in a coordinated drive towards Terra until losing a trial on the planet Tukayyid, agreeing to a fifteen year long truce. With the Clan threat temporarily eliminated, the Great Houses went back to fighting each other - the barely established Federated Commonwealth broke apart again, the Word of Blake led an Exodus out of ComStar, and an entire region of space descended into anarchy. When the hastily established Second Star League managed to destroy Clan Smoke Jaguar during the Refusal War, the Clan invasion was finally over, but the problems in the Inner Sphere were only beginning to escalate.[10]

Factions during the Clan Invasion
Inner Sphere (Major) Inner Sphere (Minor) Periphery Deep Periphery Invading Clans
Capellan Confederation Arc-Royal Defense Cordon Circinus Federation Alexandrian Covenant Clan Diamond Shark
ComStar Clan Wolf-in-Exile Illyrian Palatinate Alfirk Clan Ghost Bear
Draconis Combine Duchy of Small Lothian League Axumite Providence Clan Jade Falcon
Federated Commonwealth Free Rasalhague Republic Magistracy of Canopus Chainelane Isles Clan Nova Cat
Free Worlds League Saiph Triumvirate Marian Hegemony Coreward Confederacy Clan Smoke Jaguar
Lyran Alliance Sarna Supremacy Outworlds Alliance Hanseatic League Clan Steel Viper
Second Star League St. Ives Compact Rim Collection JàrnFòlk Clan Wolf
Word of Blake Sirian Holds Taurian Concordat New Delphi Compact
Styk Commonality Nueva Castile
Terracap Confederation Umayyad Caliphate
Union of Samoyedic Colonies

Civil War Era

Main article: FedCom Civil War

Nominally a civil war between the two halves of the sundered Federated Commonwealth, the Civil War quickly degenerated into a conflict involving all major Inner Sphere powers, an innumerable amount of mercenary units, and several of the relocated Clans. At the end of the conflict, the Federated Commonwealth was gone forever, with the Federated Suns and the Lyran Commonwealth being recreated by their new rulers.[11]

Factions during the Civil War Era
Inner Sphere (Major) Inner Sphere (Minor) Periphery Deep Periphery Inner Sphere Clans
Capellan Confederation Arc-Royal Defense Cordon Circinus Federation Alexandrian Covenant Clan Diamond Shark
ComStar Clan Wolf-in-Exile Fronc Reaches Alfirk Clan Jade Falcon
Draconis Combine Duchy of Small Magistracy of Canopus Axumite Providence Clan Hell's Horses
Federated Commonwealth Free Rasalhague Republic Marian Hegemony Chainelane Isles Clan Nova Cat
Free Worlds League Saiph Triumvirate Outworlds Alliance Coreward Confederacy Clan Wolf
Lyran Alliance Sirian Holds Rim Collection Hanseatic League Ghost Bear Dominion
Second Star League Styk Commonality Taurian Concordat JàrnFòlk
Word of Blake Terracap Confederation New Delphi Compact
Nueva Castile
Umayyad Caliphate
Union of Samoyedic Colonies

Jihad

Main article: Jihad

The Word of Blake Jihad began as an impulsive reaction by the Word of Blake after the fall of the Second Star League in 3067. It eventually escalated into a series of conflicts between most major Inner Sphere and Periphery factions, leaving several realms (last among them the Word of Blake itself) utterly destroyed. United in a fragile coalition, the Anti-Word of Blake forces eventually forced the Word back unto Terra itself, which was finally reclaimed in 3078. [12]

Factions during the Jihad
Inner Sphere (Major) Inner Sphere (Minor) Periphery Deep Periphery Inner Sphere Clans
Capellan Confederation Abbey District Calderon Protectorate Alexandrian Covenant Clan Jade Falcon
ComStar Azami Brotherhood Circinus Federation Alfirk Clan Diamond Shark
Draconis Combine Clan Wolf-in-Exile Fiefdom of Randis Axumite Providence Clan Hell's Horses
Federated Suns Duchy of Andurien Filtvelt Coalition Chainelane Isles Clan Nova Cat
Free Worlds League Duchy of Graham-Marik Magistracy of Canopus Coreward Confederacy Clan Snow Raven
Lyran Alliance Duchy of Oriente Malagrotta Cooperative Hanseatic League Clan Wolf
Word of Blake Duchy of Orloff Marian Hegemony JàrnFòlk Ghost Bear Dominion
Duchy of Tamarind Niops Association New Delphi Compact
Free Rasalhague Republic Outworlds Alliance Nueva Castile
Kittery Prefecture Rim Collection Umayyad Caliphate
Marik Commonwealth Taurian Concordat Union of Samoyedic Colonies
Mosiro Archipelago Tortuga Dominions
Ohrenson-Zion Province
Principality of Gibson
Principality of Regulus
The Protectorate
Regulan Free States
Silver Hawk Coalition
Stewart Commonality

Republic Era

The Republic era began with the birth of the nation known as the Republic of the Sphere, and ended with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the HPG network across human space in 3130.[13]

Factions during the Republic Era
Inner Sphere (Major) Inner Sphere (Minor) Periphery Deep Periphery Inner Sphere Clans
Capellan Confederation Clan Wolf-in-Exile Calderon Protectorate Alexandrian Covenant Clan Diamond Shark
Draconis Combine Duchy of Andurien Ferris Collective Alfirk Clan Hell's Horses
Federated Suns Duchy of Graham-Marik Fiefdom of Randis Axumite Providence Clan Jade Falcon
Lyran Alliance Duchy of Oriente Filtvelt Coalition Chainelane Isles Clan Nova Cat
Lyran Commonwealth Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey Fronc Reaches Coreward Confederacy Clan Sea Fox
Republic of the Sphere Marik-Stewart Commonwealth Lothian League Escorpión Imperio Clan Snow Raven
Mosiro Archipelago Magistracy of Canopus Hanseatic League Clan Wolf
Principality of Regulus Marian Hegemony JàrnFòlk Ghost Bear Dominion
The Protectorate New Oberon Confederation New Delphi Compact
Rasalhague Dominion Niops Association Nueva Castile
Regulan Free States Outworlds Alliance Umayyad Caliphate
Regulan Fiefs Ragnarök Union Union of Samoyedic Colonies
Rim Commonality Raven Alliance
Silver Hawk Coalition Republic of the Barrens
Rim Collection
Taurian Concordat
Tortuga Dominions

Dark Age Era

The Dark Age era began with the widespread collapse of the bulk of the HPG network across human space in 3130.[14]

Factions during the Dark age Era
Inner Sphere (Major) Inner Sphere (Minor) Periphery Deep Periphery Inner Sphere Clans
Capellan Confederation Clan Wolf-in-Exile Calderon Protectorate Alexandrian Covenant Clan Diamond Shark
Draconis Combine Duchy of Andurien Ferris Collective Alfirk Clan Hell's Horses
Federated Suns Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey Fiefdom of Randis Axumite Providence Clan Jade Falcon
Free Worlds League Galatean League Filtvelt Coalition Chainelane Isles Clan Nova Cat
Lyran Commonwealth Marik-Stewart Commonwealth Fronc Reaches Coreward Confederacy Clan Sea Fox
Republic of the Sphere Rasalhague Dominion Lothian League Escorpión Imperio Clan Snow Raven
Regulan Fiefs Magistracy of Canopus Hanseatic League Clan Wolf
Republic Remnant Marian Hegemony JàrnFòlk
Rim Commonality New Oberon Confederation New Delphi Compact
Wolf Empire Niops Association Union of Samoyedic Colonies
Outworlds Alliance
Ragnarök Union
Raven Alliance
Republic of the Barrens
Rim Collection
Rim Territories
Taurian Concordat
Tortuga Dominions

Mercenaries

Main article: Mercenary Units

Modern mercenaries have their root in the chaos of the Second Exodus, when they were commonly used in the hundreds of border conflicts between the emerging statelets. In use during the hidden wars of the Star League members, mercenary units began to multiply both in numbers and power since the beginning of the Succession Wars. Even in later eras, mercenaries retained their prominent role in military conflicts.[15]

Notable Mercenary Units
21st Centauri Lancers Hansen's Roughriders McCarron's Armored Cavalry Team Banzai
Black Thorns Hell's Black Aces Miller's Marauders Waco Rangers
Eridani Light Horse Illician Lancers Northwind Highlanders Wannamaker's Widowmakers
Gray Death Legion Kell Hounds Snord's Irregulars Wolf's Dragoons
Ronin (Mercenary Unit)

Others

Other notable factions
Philosophies Corporations Conspiracies
Cult of the Saints Cameron Interstellar Expeditions Brotherhood of Cincinnatus
Far Lookers Irian Technologies Davion Warriors' Cabal
Inheritors Sixth of June
One Star Faith

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Periphery (2nd edition), p. 6
  2. ↑ Explorer Corps, p. 13
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Invading Clans, pp. 16, 84, 108, 133-134
  4. ↑ DropShips and JumpShips, pp. 5-8
  5. ↑ The Periphery (sourcebook), pp. 12-14
  6. ↑ The Periphery (sourcebook), pp. 14-19
  7. ↑ Star League, pp. 28-35
  8. ↑ Star League, pp. 37-98
  9. ↑ Shattered Sphere, pp. 7-8
  10. ↑ FedCom Civil War, pp. 13-16
  11. ↑ FedCom Civil War, pp. 180
  12. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 130
  13. ↑ Catalyst Game Labs' forum: "Topic: The Republic era?"
  14. ↑ Catalyst Game Labs' forum: "Topic: The Republic era?"
  15. ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, pp. 7-9

Bibliography

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