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| + | | army = [[Collective Armed Guards]]<ref name=SFp48>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 48, "Timbuktu Collective, Florida TTM Formed"</ref> | ||
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| + | The '''Timbuktu Collective''' is a protective alliance formed in June [[3148]] from the merger of the [[Rim Collection]] and five worlds from the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran Commonwealth's]] [[Timbuktu Theater]].<ref name=SFp90>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 90, "Dissidents and Breakaway States"</ref> | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | The Timbuktu Collective officially declared its independence from the Lyran Commonwealth on 24 June, 3148. With the Commonwealth weakened by [[Clan]] invasions and [[Buena Collective|another breakaway state]], the [[Timbuktu Theater]] capital and four neighboring worlds decided to leave an apparently sinking ship.<ref name=SFp48/> Soon after the [[Rim Collection]] merged with the Collective, forming a new [[Periphery]] nation.<ref name=SFp90/> | ||
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| + | The Collective steadily expanded its borders over the next three years absorbing [[Pocologan]] and [[Viborg]] in September [[3150]], and following a devastating pirate attack on [[Sapienza]] in early [[3151]], that planet, [[Firenze]] and [[Kladnitsa]]. Despite chafing at the loss of more worlds to the separatist state, [[Archon]] [[Trillian Steiner]] lacked the resources to simultaneously reconquer the Collective and address more dangerous threats to the Commonwealth.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 91</ref> <ref name=ICp111/> | ||
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| + | ==Military== | ||
| + | The [[Collective Armed Guards]] initially fielded just one [[BattleMech]] unit, the [[1st Timbuktu Guards|First Timbuktu Guards]], formed from willing members of the [[Florida Timbuktu Theater Militia]].<ref name=SFp48/> Between salvage from pirates on Sapienza and an upswing in recruitment, the [[2nd Timbuktu Guards|Second Timbuktu Guards]] were created in [[3151]], albeit the unit was little more than a [[Battalion|battalion]] in real strength.<ref name=ICp111/> | ||
| − | The | + | ==Economy== |
| + | The Collective's region of space was once highly dependent on [[ComStar]] subsidizing [[JumpShip]] traffic in their region for trade and exchange of information. The collapse of ComStar saw most JumpShip captains move on to more profitable regions, leaving the Collective reliant on the occasional independent or [[Clan Sea Fox|Sea Fox]] trader. Due to this drop in traffic by [[3152]] the economy was struggling, and some citizens questioned whether their old way of life would ever return<ref name=S14p20>''Shrapnel: Issue 14'', p. 20, "Voices of the Sphere: ComStar"</ref>. | ||
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| − | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | + | *''[[IlClan (sourcebook)|IlClan]]'' |
| + | *''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | ||
| + | *"Voices of the Sphere: ComStar" from [[Shrapnel_(magazine)#Issue_14|Shrapnel]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 20 April 2024
| Timbuktu Collective | |
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| State Profile | |
| Founding Year | June 3148 |
| Capital world: | Timbuktu |
| Controlled system(s): | 17 (as of March 3151)[1] [2] |
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| Military | |
| Army | Collective Armed Guards[3] |
The Timbuktu Collective is a protective alliance formed in June 3148 from the merger of the Rim Collection and five worlds from the Lyran Commonwealth's Timbuktu Theater.[4]
History[edit]
The Timbuktu Collective officially declared its independence from the Lyran Commonwealth on 24 June, 3148. With the Commonwealth weakened by Clan invasions and another breakaway state, the Timbuktu Theater capital and four neighboring worlds decided to leave an apparently sinking ship.[3] Soon after the Rim Collection merged with the Collective, forming a new Periphery nation.[4]
The Collective steadily expanded its borders over the next three years absorbing Pocologan and Viborg in September 3150, and following a devastating pirate attack on Sapienza in early 3151, that planet, Firenze and Kladnitsa. Despite chafing at the loss of more worlds to the separatist state, Archon Trillian Steiner lacked the resources to simultaneously reconquer the Collective and address more dangerous threats to the Commonwealth.[5] [2]
Military[edit]
The Collective Armed Guards initially fielded just one BattleMech unit, the First Timbuktu Guards, formed from willing members of the Florida Timbuktu Theater Militia.[3] Between salvage from pirates on Sapienza and an upswing in recruitment, the Second Timbuktu Guards were created in 3151, albeit the unit was little more than a battalion in real strength.[2]
Economy[edit]
The Collective's region of space was once highly dependent on ComStar subsidizing JumpShip traffic in their region for trade and exchange of information. The collapse of ComStar saw most JumpShip captains move on to more profitable regions, leaving the Collective reliant on the occasional independent or Sea Fox trader. Due to this drop in traffic by 3152 the economy was struggling, and some citizens questioned whether their old way of life would ever return[6].
References[edit]
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 102, "Inner Sphere - 3151" (Map)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 IlClan, p. 111, "Further Assimilation" - added three new worlds to the fourteen already controlled.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shattered Fortress, p. 48, "Timbuktu Collective, Florida TTM Formed"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shattered Fortress, p. 90, "Dissidents and Breakaway States"
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 91
- ↑ Shrapnel: Issue 14, p. 20, "Voices of the Sphere: ComStar"
Bibliography[edit]
- IlClan
- Shattered Fortress
- "Voices of the Sphere: ComStar" from Shrapnel