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[Stone Profit]

I myself would love to be ne of the Bulls. Even though I'm nominally aligned with House Davion (Fedsuns Forever!) I would also love to join the Taurian Concordat and lay the smackdown on some fedscum to pay them back for the reunification war. I doubt the Devs will include periphery realms, and certainly not at launch, but if they did, which realm would you join?

Major Powers

Major Periphery powers have prospered as a result of the "Piranha Principal". A larger Inner Sphere state, for example the Free Worlds League, would be able to conquer the Magistracy of Canopus. However, the effort required to subdue the Magistracy would require the League to lower its defenses against both the Lyran Alliance and the Capellan Confederation. The cost required to subjugate a major Periphery power has allowed larger Periphery realms relative peace. Though Periphery realms have experienced several wars, only twice, during the Reunification War (2577-2597) and the Amaris Civil War (2767-2780), has the undivided attention of the Inner Sphere military-industrial complex been aimed at Major Periphery powers.

• Rim Worlds Republic: The greatest of the Periphery realms, the Rim Worlds Republic was founded in the Rift and flourished undiscovered by the Inner Sphere for 88 years. The Republic was directly involved (and destroyed) during the fall of the Star League.
  
  • Rulers: House Amaris

• Taurian Concordat: The largest of the existing Periphery realms, the Taurian Concordat is located within the Hyades Rim. The Concord is noted for its fiercely patriotic people and mild xenophobia.
  
  • Rulers: House Calderon

• Magistracy of Canopus: The Magistracy of Canopus was founded by Free Worlds League defectors and expatriates in the Marik Expanses. The Magistracy is a hedonistic matriarchy, allied with the Capellan Confederation after the mid-3060s.
  
  • Rulers: House Centrella

• Outworlds Alliance: Located in the Outer Sphere, the Outworlds Alliance was settled by pacifists, protesters, refugees, and (later) the fringes of Inner Sphere society. The Alliance peacefully merged with Clan Snow Raven and renamed the Raven Alliance during the beginning of the Jihad.
  
  • Rulers: House Avellar

[edit] Medium Powers

• Marian Hegemony: The Marian Hegemony is a small, aggressive state, located among the March Worlds. The Hegemony is noted for its adoption of an Imperial Roman social model.
  
  • Rulers: House O'Reilly

• Oberon Confederation: A former bandit kingdom located in the Rift, the Oberon Confederation attempted to achieve legitimacy, but was conquered by the Clans during their initial invasion.
  
  • Rulers: House Grimm

[edit] Minor Powers

• Barony of Strang: A Bandit kingdom ruled by the descendants of supporters of Stefan Amaris, overrun by the Clans.

• Calderon Protectorate: A small cluster of recently colonized systems spinward of the Taurian Concordat.

• Circinus Federation: A Bandit kingdom which sided with the Word of Blake to stave off an invasion by the Marian Hegemony. Subsequently annihilated during the Jihad.

• Elysian Fields: A protectorate of the Oberon Confederation overrun by the Clans.

• Filtvelt Coalition: Became independent from the Federated Suns in 3072 during the Word of Blake Jihad.

• Fronc Reaches: Formerly named the New Colony Region, this nation gained independence in 3066.

• Greater Valkyrate: A Bandit kingdom overrun by the Clans.

• Illyrian Palatinate: A minor Periphery state conquered by the Marian Hegemony.

• Lothian League: A minor Periphery state conquered by the Marian Hegemony in 3063.

• Mica Majority: A minor collection of atmospherically domed colonies.

• The New Belt Pirates: A pirate band that managed to survive the Clan Invasion due to location in a large asteroid cluster. They had access to a large germanium supply and JumpShip repair yards.

• Niops Association: A tiny collection of secular, isolationist colonies.

• Rim Collection: Consisting of many former Rim Worlds Republic worlds, the Rim Collection formed in the 3040s to stave off pirate attacks.

• Tortuga Dominions: A Bandit kingdom.

Edited by Stone Profit, 17 January 2012 - 08:14 PM.

[Barantor]

Filtvelt, but I have to wait a while till they appear.

[Thorqemada]

After getting dissatisfied as merc about my principals i could imagine to become a pirate.
Where can i go then?

Also i had imagined thinking about a Battletech/Mechwarrior-RPG that it would be cool to make your own realm in unoccupied space.

But yes, i would like to play a lowtech (3025?) scenario in the peripherie.

[Stone Profit]

Thorqemada, on 17 January 2012 - 04:42 PM, said:

After getting dissatisfied as merc about my principals i could imagine to become a pirate.
Where can i go then?

Circinus Federation, Tortuga Dominion, and many others sir

[Thorqemada]

tyvm

[Kenyon Burguess]

as much as i dont like pirates. you gotta admire the group who lives in the asteroid belt with their own jumpship repair yards

[Hayden]

Outworlds Alliance. You forgot the Magistracy of Canopus in the poll.

[Sug]

Magistracy of Canopus of course....

[Mason Grimm]

I selected other...

Why? Have you seen my name?

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• Oberon Confederation: A former bandit kingdom located in the Rift, the Oberon Confederation attempted to achieve legitimacy, but was conquered by the Clans during their initial invasion.
  
  • Rulers: House Grimm

[Original ArchAngel]

The New Belt Pirates

[HIemfire]

Mason Grimm, on 17 January 2012 - 05:49 PM, said:

I selected other...

Why? Have you seen my name?

Unfortunatly the Oberons gets crushed some time this year my good sir.

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The Clan invasion

In 3049, the worlds of the Oberon Confederation were quickly overrun by the Clan invasion. Forces from Clan Wolf defeated the defenders in short order, their technology ahead of the defenders by centuries. Because of the Hyperpulse Generator blackout, only rumours of the invasion reached the Inner Sphere at first, barely ahead of the invasion. Contact with the periphery region of the Oberon Confederation had not yet been re-established since the blackout when the Clan invasion struck.

Quote is from Sarna's page on the Oberon Confederation.

The Magestry looks like fun, more of a vacation spot for me though.

[Kip Wilson]

Outworlds Alliance has always been a favorite of mine. Never liked the fact they merged into the Raven Alliance but do like the back story of the Alliance aerospace pilots handing the clanner aerospace pilots their six'es OA also makes great settings for Battlemech pilots because the realm idolizes their aerospace pilots and almost distain the ground pounders.

However, I also prefer Astrokazsy as well. Lots of fan fiction story ideas I had on that little barren rock

[Dlardrageth]

Looking at the logo the Piranha employees show here on the forums... it does bear some semblance to a derelict bull's head... just saying...

[Mason Grimm]

HIemfire, on 17 January 2012 - 06:10 PM, said:

Unfortunatly the Oberons gets crushed some time this year my good sir.

Good thing I'm not in the Oberon Confederation eh? Just happenstance that my character happens to be an illegitimate child of the ruling house. I came to the inner sphere to strike it rich as a merc blah blah blah blah. It all fits the time line, no worries

[Alaskan Viking]

Always had a soft spot for the Rim World's Republic. And I never will forgive that tyrant Kerensky for wiping out entire worlds just because one man killed a single whiny piece of royalty. Curse him and his wretched Clanner offspring.

[Stone Profit]

Mason Grimm, on 17 January 2012 - 05:49 PM, said:

I selected other...

Why? Have you seen my name?

I had no idea you were from such an illustrious House

Hayden, on 17 January 2012 - 05:35 PM, said:

Outworlds Alliance. You forgot the Magistracy of Canopus in the poll.

My bad I always forget them. Added them if you want to change your vote.

[Stone Profit]

Alaskan Viking, on 17 January 2012 - 07:42 PM, said:

Always had a soft spot for the Rim World's Republic. And I never will forgive that tyrant Kerensky for wiping out entire worlds just because one man killed a single whiny piece of royalty. Curse him and his wretched Clanner offspring.

By a single whiney piece of royalty do you mean every living member of House Cameron?

[Alaskan Viking]

Stone Profit, on 17 January 2012 - 08:18 PM, said:

By a single whiney piece of royalty do you mean every living member of House Cameron?

They had it coming.

[Stone Profit]

Alaskan Viking, on 17 January 2012 - 08:26 PM, said:

They had it coming.

Probably, but then, what royalty doesn't?

[VYCanis]

Taurians

they seem like a whole society of slightly unhunged conspiracy theory survivalist types, only replace the word "the government" or "they" with Fedrat scum or Davions.

which i think is hilarious

"Damn Fedrats, dey tuk uur jurbs!"