Editing Regulan Fiefs

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The '''Principality of Regulus''' is one of the founding nations of the [[Free Worlds League]]. Following the dissolution of that confederation, the '''Regulan Fiefs''' was founded as the union of the Principality of Regulus, [[Regulan Free States]], and the [[Principality of Gibson]]. It is led by the [[House Cameron-Jones|Cameron-Jones family]] from the city of Tunis on [[Regulus]]. Regulans are known for a devoted hatred of the [[Word of Blake]], bordering on irrational.

==Politics==
The Fiefs is a constitutional monarchy that is currently operating under martial law.

==History==
===League Member===
Though the Regulan Fiefs was not christened as such until [[3086]], its history begins before that. [[2243]] saw the founding of the [[Principality of Regulus]]. The fledgling nation then joined the [[Free Worlds League]] in [[2271]] as one of the three original founding members. The power of Regulus waned throughout the League's history, but the interior province grew prosperous. Only the technological decline of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] arrested that growth.

In [[3036]], a man purporting to be [[Thomas Marik]] was named Captain-General of the Free Worlds League. "Marik" took many steps to centralize authority in the person of the Captain-General, which was generally opposed by Regulan leaders. In [[3068]], the [[Word of Blake]] produced evidence that the Captain-General was not, in fact, Thomas Marik, but an impostor planted by [[ComStar]] in the 3030s. When members of [[House Marik]] continued to support him, Prince [[Kirc Cameron-Jones]] of [[Regulus]] declared himself Captain-General, citing the illegality of the claim "Thomas" had to the throne and the refusal of an actual member of House Marik to claim it. Subsequently, [[Corrine Marik]] was declared Captain-General by a Blakist-sponsored regime, while [[Therese Marik]] also decided to claim the position for herself from her power base of [[Tamarind]].

Following his [[3069]] declaration, a coup supplanted "Marik," so he fled to his power base and father-in-law on [[Oriente]]. There, Duke [[Christopher Halas (30th c.)|Christopher Halas]] agreed to harbor him, which Prince Kirc vehemently opposed. Spurred on by his lover, Cameron-Jones sent an assault force to [[Oriente]] in [[3071]], which was wiped out by defending naval assets. On 6 June [[3072]], Kirc's lover revealed herself to be a ''[[Manei Domini]]'' agent even as Blakist forces devastated [[Regulus]] itself.

===Independence===
It was the Regulan assault on [[Gibson]], once the heart of the [[Word of Blake]], in [[3078]] that signaled the death knell of the [[Free Worlds League]]. Their nuclear assault proved their willingness to use whatever resources necessary to defeat the Word. The Word of Blake was defeated finally in [[3081]] by a coalition led by [[Devlin Stone]].

In [[3134]], [[Captain-General of the Regulan Fiefs|Captain-General]] [[Lester Cameron-Jones]] attended the state funeral of Paladin [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] along with other leaders, including those of the League's successors. He accomplished nothing at this summit for Regulus. 

[[3135]] saw a terrorist bombing at one of the Fiefs' most posh hotel that was reminiscent of a Blakist suicide attack on [[Clipperton]]. This forced Cameron-Jones to respond personally, though it soon became evident that it was a distraction for the [[Oriente Protectorate]] to pursue [[Jessica Marik]]'s plan to reunite the [[Free Worlds League]] under her. In response, Cameron-Jones sent an assassin after her family that succeeded in killing her oldest son and critically injuring her oldest daughter.

On 7 July [[3148]], the Regulan Fiefs surrendered to the Free Worlds League following an invasion that was sparked by the assassination of Jessica Marik. The Regulan Fiefs were granted provisional status within the League for a period of ten years, after which they would be allowed to request full membership.<ref name=SFortress>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 54</ref>

==Leadership==
* [[Captain-General of the Regulan Fiefs|Captain-General]] [[Lester Cameron-Jones]]<ref>''Touring the Stars'', p. 72</ref>

==Fact Sheet==
*Founding Year: [[3086]] ([[2243]] as [[Principality of Regulus]])<ref>''Touring the Stars'', p. 72</ref>
*Capital (City, World): Tunis, [[Regulus]]
*National Symbol: a blue eagle rising behind the world of Regulus
*Location ([[Terra]] relative): rimward and anti-spinward of Terra, central.
*Total (Inhabited) Systems: 27
*Estimated Population ([[3130]]): 18,000,000,000
*Government: Constitutional Monarchy (currently operating under martial law)
*Ruler Rank: [[Captain-General of the Regulan Fiefs|Captain-General]]
*Dominant Language(s): English (official), Hindi, Urdu, Mongolian
*Dominant Religion(s): Hindu, Islam, Christianity (Orthodox)
*Unit of Currency: Rupee (1 rupee = 0.58 C-Bills)

==Maps Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Regulan Fiefs 3130.png|The Regulan Fiefs in 3130
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
* ''[[Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN]]''
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
* [http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mechwarrior/courier/pda.asp?a=38532 Legacies of the League--Marik-Stewart and Regulus], [[WizKids]] Games. 
* [http://cf.sarna.net/data/planets/free_worlds_league_3139.pdf Map of Regulan Fief included with Free Worlds League map of 3139] 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]''
* ''[[Pandora's Gambit]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Principles of Desolation]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]
* ''[[Touring the Stars]]''

[[Category:Nation States]]
[[Category:Regulan Fiefs]]
[[Category:Free Worlds League Regions]]