World Name: Randis
Star Type: K4V
Position in System: 2
Time to Jump Point: 4.34 days
Recharging Station: None
Noble Ruler: Grand Knight Galahad Frews
ComStar Facility Class: B
ComStar Representative: Precentor Adrien Brix
Population: 3,000-5,000 (estimated)
Percentage and Level of Native Life: 30%, Fish
Description:
A warm tropical world located in the stellar desert between the
Taurian Concordat and the Outworlds Alliance, Randis has some
modest importance as a stop-over point for traders plying
Periphery space lanes. Occupied in 2988 by Erdelmaine Randis, the
planet has since become the home of a theocratic band of
MechWarriors from all parts of the Inner Sphere. The Brotherhood
provides a home, security for one's family, and a secure (if
modest) economic base. Occasionally, it contracts out to
neighboring systems, where local brush wars provide ample
opportunity for the brethren to hone their skills. At present,
some three to five thousand people inhabit the planet. Most are
unskilled laborers used to clear the central rain forests for the
construction of repair facilities that, in time, will net
much-needed revenues. In the two generations of the Brotherhood's
existence, little has been done to industrialize the planet. All
are concerned only with the continued training of MechWarriors to
the exclusion of practically everything else.
A nondescript world boasting few natural resources, Randis is
the home of a band of Knights-Templars, MechWarriors who have
joined a pseudo-religious order, the Brotherhood of Randis,
dedicated to the perpetuation of the art of war. To members of
this order, the MechWarrior is the culmination of the history of
armed combat. They avoid all other forms of combat as
contemptible and "unchivalrous." Indeed, the members of
the Brotherhood have dedicated their lives, their fortunes, and
their families to this code.
Although the Brotherhood consists largely of individuals who
have rejected all other social systems, it also contains many
burned-out and washed-up MechWarriors with nowhere else to go.
Thus, though the Brotherhood's ideals may hold some merit, its
military competence is questionable. At present, less than three
thousand individuals occupy Randis, and best estimates place the
number of serviceable BattleMechs on the planet at less than
twelve, mostly lighter types of dubious quality.
In 3037, Galahad Frews assumed control of the Brotherhood
after challenging and defeating its former leader. Within a few
months of his accession, Grand Night Frews announced an ambitious
series of programs aimed at transforming both the Brotherhood and
the world of Randis. Ten years later, Frew's reforms had begun to
bear fruit. The small towns of Randis were linked with modern
rail lines, and each boasted new storage and trading facilities.
Several new spaceports had been constructed to accommodate
trading vessels, and the citizens of the world worked the fields
of their farms with enthusiasm.
In addition to broadening the planet's economy, Frews reformed
the Brotherhood itself. The organization became more regiments,
streamlined, and professional. In 3051, the Brotherhood provided
a convincing display of its new competency by defeating a larger
force of Fuchida's Fusiliers in order to claim a cache of
BattleMechs on the world of Antallos.
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld Brotherhood of Randis Veteran 1 Randis IV (CO: Grand Knight Galahad Frews)
The current Grand Knight of the Brotherhood of Randis, Galahad
Frews, is an extraordinary man. Almost single-handedly, Frews
instituted a training program that transformed the Brotherhood
from a group of second-rate MechWarriors with a taste for Terran
medieval culture into a group of competent, professional
soldiers. As a result, the Fiefdom of Randis has earned a new
respect from their Periphery neighbors.
Powerfully built, the fifty-year-old Frews keeps himself in
top form with a rigorous regimen of martial arts and strenuous
exercise. A master of nearly all forms of combat, Frews also
exhibits impressive knowledge of history, philosophy, economics,
and literature.
Continuing to train and drill to improving their skills, the
Knights of Randis continue their primary mission of perpetuating
the art of MechWarrior combat. Nobody knows what the future holds
for the Knights and their small state, but they have made it a
point to be ready for whatever comes across the path they follow
in the upcoming years.
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld Brotherhood of Randis Veteran 1 Randis IV (CO: Grand Knight Galahad Frews)
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