House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)

Description

The House Liao Sourcebook provides an overview of the history of the Liao family and of the Capellan Confederation up to 3025.

Contents

• Introduction

Overview

The Current Situation

• History

Introduction

Out of Chaos on Terra

The First Liao, Elias

New Beginnings

Changing Times

War of Independence

The Other Shoe

Queen of Hearts

Off-the-Shelf War

Governmental Turmoil

Shades of Things to Come

No Regrets, No Surrender

A Precious Commodity

Capturing the Markets

The Capellan Renaissance

Seeds of Destruction

Blood and Gold

A Condescending Ultimatum

The Capellan-Supremacy War

Enter Marik

Arboris Secedes

Loosening Up

The Capellan Confederation

Terra Resurgent

The Tikonov Connection

Diana's War

Friends and Other Enemies

Tucas Takes Over

The Aris Crisis

Tucas is Removed

Caroline Calls the Question

A Tiger by the Tail

Hell on Capella Prime

Liao Against Marik

A Challenge from the Sheng

Franco Liao: An Appreciation

The Capellan Order

Making the Best of a Good Situation

The Ares Conventions

One Step Back

Sir Stephen's Army

Tribulations

'Mechs and Rumors of 'Mechs

The Good, The Bad, The Beautiful

Edmund Salindar, Regent

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 of 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

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

• 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 Concordal

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 Cavalary

Blackwind Lancers

Capellan Reserves

Sian Reserves

Sarn Reserves

McCrimmon's Light Cavalary

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

Non-Native-Born Capellans

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

Philiotechnique Institutes

Sian University

Capellan Science Foundation

The Arts

The Fine Art of Conformity

Cultural Exchanges

Quarterly 'Mech Games

Tikinov 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

Tikinov Commonality

Capella Commonality

Sarna Commonality

St. Ives Commonality

Chesterton Commonality

• Map of the Capellan Confederation
• Liao Family Tree
• Index

Notes

• Much of the information was intended as background material for MechWarrior role-playing game campaigns.
• A downloadable version (sans pictures) is available at House Liao Book