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After an election campaign lasting three months and which was heavily contested throughout, [[Rayanne Nellis]] was elected to the post of Director of the Niops Association's ruling government on the 2nd of April [[3075]].<ref name="JHS:Tp15">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 15, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Nellis' term as Director was short-lived; a terrorist bomb was detonated within the Association Council's chambers on the 12th of November, killing more than a third of those gathered there, including both Director Nellis and Chairperson Tran. Chairperson Olsen was left critically injured and comatose in hospital, and with both Chairpersons and the Director dead or incapacitated [[Brigadier]] [[L. Jamison Fallon]] of the Niops Association Militia declared a state of emergency. Fallon dissolved the council, effectively placing the Niops Association under martial law.<ref name="JHS:Tp19">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Chairperson Olson would remain in a coma for over a year before waking on the 16th of December [[3076]].<ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | After an election campaign lasting three months and which was heavily contested throughout, [[Rayanne Nellis]] was elected to the post of Director of the Niops Association's ruling government on the 2nd of April [[3075]].<ref name="JHS:Tp15">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 15, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Nellis' term as Director was short-lived; a terrorist bomb was detonated within the Association Council's chambers on the 12th of November, killing more than a third of those gathered there, including both Director Nellis and Chairperson Tran. Chairperson Olsen was left critically injured and comatose in hospital, and with both Chairpersons and the Director dead or incapacitated [[Brigadier]] [[L. Jamison Fallon]] of the Niops Association Militia declared a state of emergency. Fallon dissolved the council, effectively placing the Niops Association under martial law.<ref name="JHS:Tp19">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp55">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> Chairperson Olson would remain in a coma for over a year before waking on the 16th of December [[3076]].<ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> | ||
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The Niops Association was rocked by internal controversy and external assaults during [[3077]]; with chairperson Olson awake, tensions increased within the Association during the first half of the year as the pressure on Brigadier Fallon to repeal the state of emergency increased, culminating in Niops VI placing the other Niopian worlds under an embargo in July in an attempt to force the issue, only for Fallon to respond by ordering troops to break the embargo. Then, on the 20th of August Fallon was forced to redeploy his troops after a devastating raid from the [[Marian Hegemony]] saw the raiders sack Niops V while shattering the defending NAM forces. A month later, forces from Niops VI launched an invasion of Niops VII using supplementary mercenary forces to increase their strength, intending to depose Fallon; instead, the combat ground to a stalemate that inflicted increasing levels of damage on Niops VII.<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> | The Niops Association was rocked by internal controversy and external assaults during [[3077]]; with chairperson Olson awake, tensions increased within the Association during the first half of the year as the pressure on Brigadier Fallon to repeal the state of emergency increased, culminating in Niops VI placing the other Niopian worlds under an embargo in July in an attempt to force the issue, only for Fallon to respond by ordering troops to break the embargo. Then, on the 20th of August Fallon was forced to redeploy his troops after a devastating raid from the [[Marian Hegemony]] saw the raiders sack Niops V while shattering the defending NAM forces. A month later, forces from Niops VI launched an invasion of Niops VII using supplementary mercenary forces to increase their strength, intending to depose Fallon; instead, the combat ground to a stalemate that inflicted increasing levels of damage on Niops VII.<ref name="J:FRp57">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 57, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> | ||
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| + | A rescue force from the [[Free Worlds League]] left the nearby [[Romita]] system on the 20th of February [[3078]], tasked with recovering League delegates in the Association at the time; however, both the rescue force and delegates failed to return to the league.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref> | ||
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| Faction Profile | |
| Time period: | Mid 28th Century - present |
| Classification: | Periphery state |
| Controlled systems: | 1 |
| Capital world: | Niops VII |
| Ruler title: | High Associator (Succession Wars) Director (Modern era) |
| Military: | Niops Assoication Militia |
| Secret Service: | Unknown |
The Niops Association consists of three worlds lying between the Free Worlds League and the Marian Hegemony.
Contents
Planetary Data
- World Name: Niops VII
- Star Type: M5V
- Position in System: 7
- Time to Jump Point: 2.44 days
- Recharging Station: None
- Political Ruler: High Associator Brandex Da-Ri
- ComStar Facility Class: None
- ComStar Representative: None
- Population: 13,245,000
- Percentage and Level of Native Life: 30%, Fish
Description
The capital of the Niops Association is a cold, temperate planet with abundant aquatic life and fresh water sources. Like its companion planets, Niops V and Niops VI, Niops VII was settled so that scientists could establish the first generations-long examination of a failing star. Isolated by the events of the Civil War and later the Succession Wars, the Niops community polarized into a elite scientific minority and a dependent unskilled labour force made up of refugees from the Inner Sphere. With plenty of geothermal energy and fusion technologies at their disposal, the ruling elite provide comfortable standards of living for their multitudes of "retainers," but at the price of complete submission to their wills and their desires.
History
In mid-2700, Star League scientific research teams settled these planets to observe stellar evolution, but they became cut off from the Inner Sphere at the start of the Civil War. Contact was later renewed when refugees from the Capellan Confederation arrived at the close of the First Succession War. The tales of mass destruction and loss of life convinced the locals that they would be better off forgotten by the galaxy. While the scientific community on the planet continued their elaborate research, the Capellan newcomers were gradually absorbed into the social order as skilled labourers and agricultural specialists.
As the descendants of the science teams became increasingly influential over the semi-skilled labourers and farm hands, a scientific technocracy developed in the Niops planets. Gradually, the majority of the planets' populace bartered away their freedoms in exchange for guarantees of economic survival and education for their children. This last element became a powerful weapon, as the ruling elite saw education as a way to keep the masses in check.
With Star League technology at their disposal, the technocrats have developed a "Master Purpose" that has grown to semi-religious proportions. Maintaining a cold-blooded aristocracy, the privileged elite are loyal only to themselves and their own petty desires.
Increased interest in the near Periphery, as well as recent political upheavals, have resulted in many changes for the Association. In the mid-3060s, the military adventurism of the Marian Hegemony prompted the Niops Association to sell centuries of novel research to corporate interests within the Inner Sphere. The outright sale and licensing of research has allowed the Association to pay for added protections. Further, increased awareness of the Periphery has drawn much positive attention to Niops Association. Because of this increased profile, the Association has become the preferred destination for scientist of all sorts, but especially astronomers, within the Periphery.[1]
The Jihad
After an election campaign lasting three months and which was heavily contested throughout, Rayanne Nellis was elected to the post of Director of the Niops Association's ruling government on the 2nd of April 3075.[2][3] Nellis' term as Director was short-lived; a terrorist bomb was detonated within the Association Council's chambers on the 12th of November, killing more than a third of those gathered there, including both Director Nellis and Chairperson Tran. Chairperson Olsen was left critically injured and comatose in hospital, and with both Chairpersons and the Director dead or incapacitated Brigadier L. Jamison Fallon of the Niops Association Militia declared a state of emergency. Fallon dissolved the council, effectively placing the Niops Association under martial law.[4][5] Chairperson Olson would remain in a coma for over a year before waking on the 16th of December 3076.[6][7]
On the 14th of January 3076 Captain Alicia Carmichael of the NAM was arrested in connection with the bombing of the association council, and charged with treason. Two weeks after being arrested, Carmichael was broken out of prison by the Black Heart Roses, a mercenary unit in the employ of the Niops Association; the prison breakout prompted a battle between the mercenaries and the NAM, with fighting between the two factions continuing until the end of February. The Black Heart Roses were exiled from the Association by way of punishment, but as the mercenaries were leaving Niops VII a mysterious explosion was seen that holed their DropShip. There were no known survivors.[5][8]
The Niops Association was rocked by internal controversy and external assaults during 3077; with chairperson Olson awake, tensions increased within the Association during the first half of the year as the pressure on Brigadier Fallon to repeal the state of emergency increased, culminating in Niops VI placing the other Niopian worlds under an embargo in July in an attempt to force the issue, only for Fallon to respond by ordering troops to break the embargo. Then, on the 20th of August Fallon was forced to redeploy his troops after a devastating raid from the Marian Hegemony saw the raiders sack Niops V while shattering the defending NAM forces. A month later, forces from Niops VI launched an invasion of Niops VII using supplementary mercenary forces to increase their strength, intending to depose Fallon; instead, the combat ground to a stalemate that inflicted increasing levels of damage on Niops VII.[9]
A rescue force from the Free Worlds League left the nearby Romita system on the 20th of February 3078, tasked with recovering League delegates in the Association at the time; however, both the rescue force and delegates failed to return to the league.[10]
Militia Commands
References
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 10
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 15, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 53, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 19, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 55, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 23, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 56, "The Jihad In Review"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 20, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 57, "The Jihad in Review"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"