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The Rim Territories are a [[Periphery]] [[Pirates|pirate]] nation that emerged in [[3087]] after the chaos of the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]].<ref name=FM85_231>''Field Manual: 3085''. p.231 (p.249 pdf)</ref> | The Rim Territories are a [[Periphery]] [[Pirates|pirate]] nation that emerged in [[3087]] after the chaos of the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]].<ref name=FM85_231>''Field Manual: 3085''. p.231 (p.249 pdf)</ref> | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Rim Territories was founded by the union of four ex-[[Rim Worlds Republic]] planets - the independent worlds of [[The Rack]] and [[Pain]] and the former [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] planets of [[Engadine]] and [[Main Street]] - and either then or later included six more colonies settled by refugees from the Blakist Jihad.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vi, "Inner Sphere October 3085" map - only Pain, The Rack, Engadine and Main Street are shown as settled worlds at this point</ref> <ref>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 12, "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130" - the other six member worlds are extant by now</ref> <ref>''Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)'', Vol. XLVIII: Denizens of the Periphery</ref> | The Rim Territories was founded by the union of four ex-[[Rim Worlds Republic]] planets - the independent worlds of [[The Rack]] and [[Pain]] and the former [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] planets of [[Engadine]] and [[Main Street]] - and either then or later included six more colonies settled by refugees from the Blakist Jihad.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. vi, "Inner Sphere October 3085" map - only Pain, The Rack, Engadine and Main Street are shown as settled worlds at this point</ref> <ref>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 12, "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130" - the other six member worlds are extant by now</ref> <ref>''Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)'', Vol. XLVIII: Denizens of the Periphery</ref> | ||
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| + | In December [[3148]] pirate bands from the Rim Territories took advantage of [[LCAF]] weakness in the region to conquer [[Elume]], [[Canal]], [[Tsarahavana]] and [[Issaba]].<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 54, "Piracy Rampant in Rim Territories"</ref> <ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 100, "Timeline of Events: 3146-3150"</ref> | ||
==Government and Society== | ==Government and Society== | ||
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*''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' | *''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' | ||
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==Historical Maps== | ==Historical Maps== | ||
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| Time period: | 3087 - |
| Classification: | Periphery State |
| Controlled systems: | 14 |
| Capital world: | Pain |
The Rim Territories are a Periphery pirate nation that emerged in 3087 after the chaos of the Word of Blake Jihad.[1]
History
The Rim Territories was founded by the union of four ex-Rim Worlds Republic planets - the independent worlds of The Rack and Pain and the former Lyran planets of Engadine and Main Street - and either then or later included six more colonies settled by refugees from the Blakist Jihad.[2] [3] [4]
In December 3148 pirate bands from the Rim Territories took advantage of LCAF weakness in the region to conquer Elume, Canal, Tsarahavana and Issaba.[5] [6]
Government and Society
Officially the Rim Territories was founded as a mutual defense and trade pact. In reality it is first and foremost a collective of pirate groups who each control a world and organize it along the lines of a criminal fiefdom. Despite the nature of its government, however, the Rim Territories has survived for six decades and proven to offer more stable government than the average independent Periphery world.[7]
References
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085. p.231 (p.249 pdf)
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. vi, "Inner Sphere October 3085" map - only Pain, The Rack, Engadine and Main Street are shown as settled worlds at this point
- ↑ Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 12, "Map of the Inner Sphere 3130" - the other six member worlds are extant by now
- ↑ Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130), Vol. XLVIII: Denizens of the Periphery
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 54, "Piracy Rampant in Rim Territories"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 100, "Timeline of Events: 3146-3150"
- ↑ First Succession War, p. 101, "Rim Territories"
Bibliography
- Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)
- Era Digest: Dark Age
- Field Manual: 3085
- First Succession War
- Shattered Fortress
Historical Maps
Rim Territories as of 3130
Rim Territories from 3135 to 3145 Map
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