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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxProduct + {{InfoBoxBook − | image = HouseLiao-1624.jpg + | image = HouseLiao-1624.jpg − | name = House Liao<br />The Capellan Confederation + | name = House Liao (The Capellan Confederation) − | type = Sourcebook + | product development = [[L. Ross Babcock III]] − | author = + | primary writing = [[Rick David Stuart]] − | development = [[Jordan K. Weisman]] (Production Manager)<br />[[L. Ross Babcock]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br />[[Todd Huettel]], [[Robt. Wells]] (Editors)<br />[[C. R. Green]] (Assistant Editor)+ | cover = [[Dana Knutson]] − | primarywriting = [[Rick David Stuart]] + | illustrations = [[Jeff Laubenstein]] <br /> [[Todd F. Marsh]] <br /> [[Tim Bradstreet]] <br /> [[Jonathan Marcus]] <br /> [[Jim Nelson]] − | pages = 160+ | era = [[Succession Wars era]] − | cover = [[Dana Knutson]] + | type = Sourcebook − | interiorart = [[David R. Deitrick]]+ | publisher = [[FASA]] − | illustrations = [[Jeff Laubenstein]]<br />[[Dana Knutson]]<br />[[Todd F. Marsh]]<br />[[Tim Bradstreet]]<br />[[Jonathan Marcus]]<br />[[Jim Nelson]] + | year = 1988 − | publisher = [[FASA]]+ | pages = 160 − | productioncode = 1624+ | production code = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=113 1624] − | year = 1987+ | ISBN = 1555600360 − | ISBN10 = 1555600360 − | ISBN13 = 978-1555600365 − | MSRP = $15.00 − | content = − | era = [[Succession Wars era]] − | universedate = [[3025]] − | agency = [[ComStar]] − | timeline = − | series = − | precededby = [[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]] − | followedby = [[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]] }} }} + ==Description== ==Description== − '''''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)''''' provides an overview of the history of the [[House Liao|Liao family]] and of the [[Capellan Confederation]] through [[3025]]. + '''''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)''''' provides an overview of the history of the [[House Liao|Liao family]] and of the [[Capellan Confederation]] through [[3025]]. ==From the back cover== ==From the back cover== − {{quote|''[[Maximilian Liao]] offered [[Anton Marik]] two things: his [[Candace Liao|daughter]] in marriage and the assassination of Anton's brother, [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]]. To win the throne, Anton agreed, and the [[Free Worlds League]] plunged into a devastating civil war...'' + {{quote|''[[Maximilian Liao]] offered [[Anton Marik]] two things: his [[Candace Liao|daughter]] in marriage and the assassination of Anton's brother, [[Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]]. To win the throne, Anton agreed, and the [[Free Worlds League]] plunged into a devastating civil war...'' ''His work done, Maximilian Liao just sat back and smiled.'' ''His work done, Maximilian Liao just sat back and smiled.'' Line 40:
Line 30: ==Contents== ==Contents== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}}+ * Introduction − * '''INTRODUCTION''' + * Overview − :Overview'''+ * The Current Situation − :The Current Situation'''+ − * '''HISTORY + * History − :'''Introduction'''+ ** Introduction − :'''Out of Chaos on Terra'''+ ** Out of Chaos on [[Terra]] − ::The First Liao: Elias+ ** Shades of Things to Come − ::New Beginnings+ ** The [[Capellan Confederation]] − ::Changing Times+ ** The [[Aris Crisis]] − ::War of Independence+ ** A Tiger by the Tail − ::The Other Shoe+ ** The Capellan Order − ::Queen of Hearts+ ** The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful − ::Off-the-Shelf War+ ** The [[Magistracy of Canopus|Magistracy]] − ::Governmental Turmoil+ ** Calm Before the Storm − :'''Shades of Things to Come'''+ ** The [[Succession Wars]] − ::No Regrets, No Surrender+ ** Recent History − ::A Precious Commodity+ ** [[Maximilian Liao|Maximilian]]'s Diplomacy − ::Capturing the Markets+ − ::The Capellan Renaissance+ * Sociopolitical Structure − ::Seeds of Destruction+ ** The Capellan Government − ::Blood and Gold+ ** Internal Organization − ::A Condescending Ultimatum+ ** The Legal System − ::The Capellan-Supremacy War+ ** Family Veneration − ::Enter Marik+ − ::Arboris Secedes+ * Religion and Philosophy − ::Loosening Up+ ** A Liberal Intolerance − :'''The Capellan Confederation'''+ ** State Philosophies − ::Terra Resurgent+ ** Thought Control − ::The Tikonov Connection+ ** Strengths and Weaknesses − ::Friends and Other Enemies+ − ::Tucas Takes Over+ * The [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces|Capellan Military]] − :'''The Aris Crisis'''+ ** Military Structure − ::Tucas is Removed+ ** Capellan Ranks − ::Caroline Calls the Question+ ** Uniforms of the Capellan Armed Forces − :'''A Tiger by the Tail+ ** BattleMech [[Regiment]]s − ::Hell on Capella Prime+ ** Martial Training Academies − ::Liao against Marik+ ** Military Decorations − ::A Challenge from the Sheng+ ** Civilian Decorations − ::Franco Liao: An Appreciation+ ** House Liao [[BattleMech]]s − :'''The Capellan Order'''+ − ::Making the Best of a Good Situation+ * Culture and Arts − ::The Ares Conventions+ ** Capellan Society − ::One Step Back+ ** Capellan Citizenship − ::Sir Stephen's Army+ ** Capellan Castes − ::Tribulations+ ** Rewards of Capellan Life − ::'Mechs and Rumors of 'Mechs+ ** The Education System − :'''The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful'''+ ** The Arts − ::Edmund Salindar, Regent+ ** Confederation Life − ::Hendrick Liao and the Lorixes − ::Kalvin the Devourer − ::The Fair Mesillia − :'''The Magistracy''' − ::Mother and Daughter − ::Detente with Davion − ::Winning Hearts and Minds − ::Mister and Missus − ::A Time of Learning − ::The Freebooters' War − ::The Aris Chancellor − :'''Calm Before the Storm''' − ::The Sundermanns − ::Capellan Reforms − ::Red Storm Rising − ::Incident on Demeter − ::Stefan the Usurper − :'''The Succession Wars''' − ::First Succession War − ::Blow and Counterblow − ::Sandol Quinn Recoups − ::A Proffered Hand − ::Second Succession War − ::Third Succession War − ::Limits of Success − ::Shift to AeroSpace <!-- camel case in the original --> − ::Near Collapse − ::Finally, A Turnaround − :'''Recent History''' − ::Maximilian − ::Warriors vs. Regulars − :'''Maximilian's Diplomacy''' − ::Dealing with Marik − ::The Davion Question − ::McCarron's War − ::Concord of Kapteyn − :'''The Family Liao''' − * '''SOCIOPOLITICAL STRUCTURE''' − :'''The Capellan Government''' − ::The Prefectorate − ::The Chancellor − ::The House of Scions − ::The Capellan Ministerial − :'''Internal Organization''' − ::Commonalities − ::Duchies, Warrens, and Demesnes − ::Capellan Nobility − ::Diems and Refrectors − :'''The Legal System''' − ::Edicts of St. Ives − ::Capellan Concordat − ::Courts and Judges − :'''Family Veneration''' − * '''RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY''' − :'''A Liberal Intolerance''' − :'''State Philosophies''' − ::The Korvin Doctrine − ::The Sarna Mandate − ::The Lorix Order − :'''Thought Control''' − ::The Philosophical Examinars − ::Courts of Philosophical Inquiry − ::The Ranks of the Dedicated − :'''Strengths and Weaknesses''' − * '''THE CAPELLAN MILITARY''' − :'''Military Structure''' − :'''Capellan Ranks''' − :'''Uniforms of the Capellan Armed Forces''' − :'''BattleMech Regiments''' − ::Capellan Hussars − ::Northwind Highlanders − ::Chesterton Reserves − ::Liao Reserves − ::Tikonov Reserves − ::St. Ives Armored Cavalry − ::Blackwind Lancers − ::Capellan Reserves − ::Sian Reserves − ::Sarn Reserves − ::McCrimmon's Light Cavalry − ::MacGregor's Armored Scouts − ::Mercenary Units − :'''Martial Training Academies''' − :'''Military Decorations''' − :'''Civilian Decorations''' − :'''House Liao BattleMechs''' − ::The ''Vindicator'' − ::Experimental BattleMechs − ::Regimental Deployment − ::Battlement Production − * '''CULTURE AND ARTS''' − :'''Capellan Society''' − :'''Capellan Citizenship''' − ::Native–Born Capellans <!-- endash in the original --> − ::Non-Native–Born Capellans <!-- endash in the original --> − ::A Citizen's Obligations − ::Loss of Citizenship − :'''Capellan Castes''' − ::The Directorship − ::The Intelligentsia − ::The Supporters − ::The Artists − ::The Entitled − ::The Commonality − ::The Servitors − :'''Rewards of Capellan Life''' − ::Owning Property − ::Social Security − ::Family Life − ::Free Education − ::Free Medical Care − :'''The Education System''' − ::Elementary and Secondary Indoctrination − ::Special Schools − ::Philotechnique Institutes − ::Sian University − ::Capellan Science Foundation − :'''The Arts''' − ::The Fine Art of Conformity − ::Cultural Exchanges − ::Quarterly 'Mech Games − ::Tikonov Universal Exhibition − ::Native Capellan Art Fair − :'''Confederation Life''' − * '''SOCIOECONOMICS''' − :'''The Closed Circle''' − :'''The Liaoist Doctrine''' − :'''Distribution of Wealth''' − :'''Funding the Confederation''' − ::Taxation − ::Import Duties − ::Corporate Contributions − ::Emergency Funding − :'''Corporate Relations''' − :'''Corporate Profiles''' − :'''Strengths and Weaknesses''' − * '''PERSONALITIES''' − * '''A BRIEF ATLAS''' − :'''Sian Commonality''' − :'''Tikonov Commonality''' − :'''Capella Commonality''' − :'''Sarna Commonality''' − :'''St. Ives Commonality''' − :'''Chesterton Commonality''' − * '''MAP OF THE CAPELLAN CONFEDERATION''' − * '''LIAO FAMILY TREE''' − {{div col end}} + * Socioeconomics + ** The Closed Circle + ** The Liaoist Doctrine + ** Distribution of Wealth + ** Funding the Confederation + ** Corporate Relations + ** Corporate Profiles + ** Strengths and Weaknesses + + * Personalities + + * A Brief Atlas + ** [[Sian Commonality]] + ** [[Tikonov Commonality]] + ** [[Capella Commonality]] + ** [[Sarna Commonality]] + ** [[St. Ives Commonality]] + ** [[Chesterton Commonality]] + + * Map of the Capellan Confederation + * Liao Family Tree + * Index ==Notes== ==Notes== − * Much of the information was intended as background material for [[MechWarrior (RPG)|''MechWarrior'' role-playing game]] campaigns.{{cn}} + * Much of the information was intended as background material for [[MechWarrior (RPG)|''MechWarrior'' role-playing game]] campaigns. − * For several years, a downloadable version (''sans'' pictures and page numbers) was made available on the official BattleTech website. It was taken down in 2011, with the launch of [http://bg.battletech.com bg.battletech.com]. + * A downloadable version (''sans'' pictures) is available at [http://sarna.net/files/docs/products/house_books/house_liao_text_only.pdf ''House Liao'' Book] − * The copyright date is 1987 on the back cover, 1988 on the credits page. − + [[Category:Books]] [[Category:Sourcebooks]] [[Category:Sourcebooks]]
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| − | + | | cover = [[Dana Knutson]] | |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)''''' provides an overview of the history of the [[House Liao|Liao family]] and of the [[Capellan Confederation]] through [[3025]]. | + | '''''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)''''' provides an overview of the history of the [[House Liao|Liao family]] and of the [[Capellan Confederation]] through [[3025]]. |
==From the back cover== | ==From the back cover== | ||
| − | {{quote|''[[Maximilian Liao]] offered [[Anton Marik]] two things: his [[Candace Liao|daughter]] in marriage and the assassination of Anton's brother, [[ | + | {{quote|''[[Maximilian Liao]] offered [[Anton Marik]] two things: his [[Candace Liao|daughter]] in marriage and the assassination of Anton's brother, [[Captain-General]] [[Janos Marik]]. To win the throne, Anton agreed, and the [[Free Worlds League]] plunged into a devastating civil war...'' |
''His work done, Maximilian Liao just sat back and smiled.'' | ''His work done, Maximilian Liao just sat back and smiled.'' | ||
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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
| − | + | * Introduction | |
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| − | + | * The Current Situation | |
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| − | * | + | * History |
| − | + | ** Introduction | |
| − | + | ** Out of Chaos on [[Terra]] | |
| − | + | ** Shades of Things to Come | |
| − | + | ** The [[Capellan Confederation]] | |
| − | + | ** The [[Aris Crisis]] | |
| − | + | ** A Tiger by the Tail | |
| − | + | ** The Capellan Order | |
| − | + | ** The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful | |
| − | + | ** The [[Magistracy of Canopus|Magistracy]] | |
| − | + | ** Calm Before the Storm | |
| − | + | ** The [[Succession Wars]] | |
| − | + | ** Recent History | |
| − | + | ** [[Maximilian Liao|Maximilian]]'s Diplomacy | |
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| − | + | * Sociopolitical Structure | |
| − | + | ** The Capellan Government | |
| − | + | ** Internal Organization | |
| − | + | ** The Legal System | |
| − | + | ** Family Veneration | |
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| − | + | * Religion and Philosophy | |
| − | + | ** A Liberal Intolerance | |
| − | + | ** State Philosophies | |
| − | + | ** Thought Control | |
| − | + | ** Strengths and Weaknesses | |
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| − | + | * The [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces|Capellan Military]] | |
| − | + | ** Military Structure | |
| − | + | ** Capellan Ranks | |
| − | + | ** Uniforms of the Capellan Armed Forces | |
| − | + | ** BattleMech [[Regiment]]s | |
| − | + | ** Martial Training Academies | |
| − | + | ** Military Decorations | |
| − | + | ** Civilian Decorations | |
| − | + | ** House Liao [[BattleMech]]s | |
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| − | + | * Culture and Arts | |
| − | + | ** Capellan Society | |
| − | + | ** Capellan Citizenship | |
| − | + | ** Capellan Castes | |
| − | + | ** Rewards of Capellan Life | |
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| + | * Socioeconomics | ||
| + | ** The Closed Circle | ||
| + | ** The Liaoist Doctrine | ||
| + | ** Distribution of Wealth | ||
| + | ** Funding the Confederation | ||
| + | ** Corporate Relations | ||
| + | ** Corporate Profiles | ||
| + | ** Strengths and Weaknesses | ||
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| + | * Personalities | ||
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| + | * A Brief Atlas | ||
| + | ** [[Sian Commonality]] | ||
| + | ** [[Tikonov Commonality]] | ||
| + | ** [[Capella Commonality]] | ||
| + | ** [[Sarna Commonality]] | ||
| + | ** [[St. Ives Commonality]] | ||
| + | ** [[Chesterton Commonality]] | ||
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| + | * Map of the Capellan Confederation | ||
| + | * Liao Family Tree | ||
| + | * Index | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * Much of the information was intended as background material for [[MechWarrior (RPG)|''MechWarrior'' role-playing game]] campaigns. | + | * Much of the information was intended as background material for [[MechWarrior (RPG)|''MechWarrior'' role-playing game]] campaigns. |
| − | * | + | * A downloadable version (''sans'' pictures) is available at [http://sarna.net/files/docs/products/house_books/house_liao_text_only.pdf ''House Liao'' Book] |
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