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See also: Capellan ConfederationStrongly influenced by Chinese culture.The Capellan Confederation has long been considered the “underdogs” of the InnerSphere, known for mentally unstable leaders thatare often violently oppressive towards their own people and great military losses in each succession war leading them to a shadow oftheir former size.However in more recent years the Capellan Confederation has strengthened incredibly under the leadership of Sun-Tzu Liao. Oftenmanipulative but the best leader the empire has seen in years, the Confederation has a strong alliance with the Free Worlds Leagueresulting in rapid technological increase as well a social reformation among the people (Known as Xin Sheng) restoring their pride. Thiscumulated in the Confederation re-taking a pocket of territory on the Davion border known as the St. Ives Compact which revolted withFederated Commonwealth help in the 4th succession war, during Sun-Tzu’s grandfather’s rule.More recently the confederation has gained strong alliances with both major Periphery factions on it’s borders, giving it access to therear guard of both the Free Worlds League and Federated Commonwealth (Federated Suns in the post civil war era), as well as strong– but technologically inferior – military allies. This leaves the Confederation as one of the strongest factions in the post-civil war classicperiod.Capital world, Sian.[edit] Notable charactersMaximillian LiaoSun-Tzu Liao[edit] House MarikSee also: Free Worlds LeagueMulticultural, with strong European, American, and Indian overtones.The Free Worlds League is notable as the first successor state founded in the Inner Sphere. While their history is wracked with manyvicious civil wars and tensions along the Liao border – much of the League’s territory there originally having belonged to the CappelanConfederation – the dawn of the Clan invasion changed their role in the galaxy considerably as one of the two untouched nations and –until Operation Serpent – neutral faction in the war.This brought the Free Worlds League to being an economical powerhouse, supplying materials ranging from food to ‘mechs, to otherfactions in need; often trading for advanced Clan technology. During this time the split between the Word of Blake and Comstarimpacted the League as well, making them the first house to remove Comstar for interstellar communications in favor of the Blakeists.The Free Worlds League has a strong emphasis on combined arms tactics, with almost all of their regiments featuring a large numberof infantry, armor and aerospace assets as well as one of the largest navies in the InnerSphere. The focus on ‘mechs however doesexist within their elite regiments that make up the Knights of the InnerSphere in an effort to return to Star League tradition of minimizingloss of life by reducing war to just a handful of combatants. Near the end of 3067, the Free Worlds League had a space navy thatgreatly outpaced those of the other Successor States.After the Word of Blake Jihad, the Free Worlds League dissolved and is now a defunct power.Capital world, Atreus.[edit] Notable charactersThomas Marik[edit] House SteinerSee also: Lyran Alliance, Lyran Commonwealth and Federated CommonwealthGreatly influenced by Scandinavia and GermanyThe Pre-Civil War Lyran Commonwealth was considered the Inner Sphere’s greatest economical power. While as much involved withthe Succession Wars as every other state, their focus had historically been on defense and border skirmishes more than invasion. Theonly enemy to challenge the Lyran Commonwealth frequently is the Draconis Combine, which no doubt helped lead to the creation ofthe Fedearated Commonwealth in later years, when the Lyran Commonwealth merged with the Federated Suns.The Lyran Commonwealth is also classically known for inept military commanders, who gain their status through social settings andfavors rather than training and skill – often hailing from rich families. This has been known as a crippling factor for the successor state,as their equipment and technology easily outpaced their rivals in the first three succession wars. The trend of poor commanderscontinued into the Federated Commonwealth era and continued into the civil war, doubtlessly leading to their eventual defeat.Capital world, Tharkad[edit] Notable CharactersMelissa Steiner[edit] House Steiner-DavionSee also: Federated Commonwealth, Federated Suns and Lyran AllianceThe Federated Commonwealth came into being with the marriage of Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner, joining the Federated Sunsand the Lyran Commonwealth into what was the most powerful of the Successor States.The Union lasted only 20 years when unrest caused by the Clan invasion and the assassination of Melissa Steiner-Davion enabledMelissa and Hanse's second child Katherine Steiner-Davion to seize the much of the former Lyran Commonwealth from her brother,Victor Steiner-Davion's control. Katherine went on to stage a coup against her younger sister, Yvonne Steiner-Davion and took controlof the former Federated Suns half of the Commonwealth while Victor was off fighting Clan Smoke Jaguar. This lead to a civil war whichraged for five years before Victor's allied forces successfully defeated Katherine and her supporters.Rather than try to reforge the union of the two nations, Victor opted to aid the healing process by returning both nations to their priorseparate constitutions and abdicating as Archon-Prince in favor of his surviving younger siblings; Archon Peter Steiner-Davion andRegent Yvonne Steiner-Davion.Capital worlds, Tharkad and New Avalon.[edit] Notable characters
Katherine Steiner-DavionVictor Steiner-DavionKai Allard-Liao[edit] ComStar (Galactic Concord)See also ComStarWhile not strictly being one of the Successor States, ComStar is politically influential, as it maintains a monopoly over the HyperPulseGenerators, which are crucial to interstellar communication; the threat of a communications blackout makes ComStar a significantpower within the Inner Sphere. ComStar itself is composed of quasi-mystical technicians who tend the HPG arrays. They profess to beneutral to the politics of the Inner Sphere. Jerome Blake is something of a religious figure to ComStar; oaths such as "By the blessedBlake" or epithets such as "Blake's Blood!" are not uncommon. Jerome Blake was the original founder of ComStar, after the StarLeague fell, and is considered by those within ComStar to be the savior of the Inner Sphere.Capital, and only world, Terra.The story of ComStar is heavily influenced by Isaac Asimov's Foundation books.[edit] Notable charactersAnastasius FochtJerome BlakeJulian TiepoloMyndo Waterly[edit] Word of Blake (Section 32)See also Word of BlakeThe Word of Blake was once part of ComStar, part of the fictional Battletech universe, but splintered from the order due to a differencein beliefs. It was founded by Demona Aziz, then Precentor of Atreus. Created after the death of Primus Myndo Waterly and the Battle ofTukkayid that halted the Clan invasion, it at first received support and refuge from the Free Worlds League, who employed them tocontrol their hyperpulse communications network. However, it launched an invasion of Inner-Sphere territory, and eventually capturedTerra from ComStar in 3058. Ultimately, and after the Clan invasion and the FedCom civil war of 3067, when the Star League wasdisbanded in 3067 the Word of Blake launched a jihad against the rest of the Inner Sphere, The opening of the Jihad included an attackby allegedly rogue mercenary units on the Wolf's Dragoons homeworld of Outreach as well as assaults on Tharkad, New Avalon andLuthien as well as several other important worlds. The goal of the Word of Blake Jihad was an extension of the original plans ofComstar's founder Jerome Blake, called Operation Silver Shield, to capture some of the Terran Hegemony worlds and hold them underComstar's control.However, resistance began to grow when Professor David Lear and the Republic of the Sphere's future founder, Devlin Stone, escapedfrom a Word of Blake reeducation camp and organised a local resistance movement that destroyed Word of Blake forces on Kittery.Soon, the resistance developed into a widespread organization that was joined by ComStar, the Successor States, the Clans, and themercenary unit Wolf's Dragoons, and, thence united, succeeding in pushing the Word of Blake back until their final defeat on Terra in3081.[edit] Mercenaries (Stellar Contractors)Also not truly a Successor State, mercenaries play a large role in the Inner Sphere, and some of the larger groups have considerablepolitical and military influence.[edit] Notable charactersJaime WolfMorgan KellPhelan KellGrayson Death Carlyle
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