World Name: Taurus
Star Type: G3V
Position in System: 4
Time to Jump Point: 8.52 days
Recharging Station: Zenith
Political Leader: Jeffrey Calderon
ComStar Facility Class: B
ComStar Representative: Precentor Barbara Kooper
Population: 2,169,000,000
Percentage and Level of Native Life: 45%, Mammal
Description:
The original site of the Calderon settlement of the 24th century,
Taurus is the capital of the Taurian Concordat. Surrounding it is
a thick natural barrier of asteroids, which is host to elements
of the Taurian Guard, the elite battalion of the Taurian Defense
Force. Taurus is also home to a variety of industries, many of
which produce BattleMech designs and spare parts. As the nexus of
the Concordat social system, Taurus is one of the few cultural
centers of the Periphery and presently supports a population of
over two billion inhabitants.
Of the many states in the Periphery, the Taurian Concordat
maintains the closest resemblance to a Successor State. Under the
direction of House Calderon, the highly independent Taurians have
a strong central government, a high literacy rate, and a strong
military. They appear to be the Periphery community most likely
to survive the next century, as well as to become a leader in
Periphery affairs and even an influence on the Inner Sphere.
The Taurian Concordat began as a desperate venture into the
unexplored space of the Hyades Cluster. Beyond the reach of Inner
Sphere governments, the Calderon expedition colonized
mineral-rich worlds and quickly transformed them into centers of
political and social equality. In turn, these worlds attracted
thousands of refugees uprooted by wars in the Inner Sphere.
As early as the mid-24th century, the Taurians were forced to
fight aggressors from the Inner Sphere. The Concordat maintained
a tense state of armed neutrality in the Age of War but, unlike
its Inner Sphere counterparts, it also devoted a major portion of
its resources toward improving life for its citizens. On
occasion, the success of the Taurian way of life benefited the
Inner Sphere as well, as when the Federated Suns revamped its
educational system along Taurian lines in the first decade of the
new millennium.
In the late 26th century, the Taurians were forced to fight
for two decades against Star League forces during the
Reunification War. Though eventually battered into submission,
the Taurians never renounced their dream of a free and
independent state. After two centuries of increasingly harsh rule
under the Star League, the Taurians revolted in the latter half
of the 28th century. With the fall of the League and the start of
the Succession Wars, the Taurians became free of interference
from the House Lords of the Inner Sphere, and their independence
has grown stronger.
In the last two centuries, however, the Taurians have had to
defend themselves against foreign invasion from another part of
space. Because of clashes with the Magistracy of Canopus over
disputed border worlds, as well as incursions by renegade
mercenary units and pirates, the Concordat is obliged to maintain
a large and efficient military.
With the rise of the Far Lookers, a philosophical sect
advocating the exploration of space beyond its charted limits,
the Concordat has expanded its borders, settling worlds beyond
the notice of the rapacious Inner Sphere. ComStar is unsure of
how many worlds have been settled so far, although we can be sure
that none of them is sufficiently developed to be incorporated
into the Concordat itself. No significant benefits have come to
the Concordat from these new colonies as yet, but the potential
of unexplored space is, as we all know from experience,
unlimited. Some estimates have indicated that when the new map of
the Concordat is drawn, it may be comparable in size to the
Capellan Confederation, though nowhere near as densely populated.
The Taurian Concordat contains over 30 inhabited planets in a
zone of space roughly 80 parsecs in diameter extending from the
Hyades Cluster. The Taurians also control a variety of small
outposts that extend in an arc from the edge of the Magistracy of
Canopus to the Verdigreis system of the Federated Suns. Beginning
in the late 2900s, the Taurians have resumed space exploration,
resulting in the founding of several new colony worlds on systems
past the Hyades Cluster.
The Taurian Concordat is a collection of representative
democracies coupled with a constitutional monarchy. Similar in
some ways to the House Davion-Federated Suns arrangement, the
hereditary Protectorship of House Calderon grants autonomy to
individual member worlds. Charged with promoting the general
welfare of the Concordat, the Protector of the Realm maintains
supreme control of the Concordat military establishment.
Each of the major governmental divisions of the Concordat are
described briefly below.
The Protector of the Realm is the chief executive of the
Taurian Concordat. The eldest member of House Calderon, the
Protector is the commander-in-chief of all Taurian military
forces and the primary policy-maker in both internal and external
affairs. Under normal circumstances, the Protector rules with the
consent of the Concordia Courts, which periodically review the
statutes the Protector has enacted. In time of war, the Protector
can invoke emergency powers that permit full and complete
authority over matters of state to prosecute the war effort.
Originally drawn from the chief family members of the original
Calderon expedition, the Privy Council has evolved into an
advisory board to the Protector. It consists of a representative
from each of the major Taurian governmental departments, as well
as other councilors that the Protector may appoint. The Privy
Council meets monthly to review matters of state and makes
recommendations to the Protector, who is in no way bound to
follow such recommendations.
The Ministry of Defense is a board of advisors and military
specialists -- staffed by both civilian and military personnel --
charged with the coordination of defense policy, training new
recruits, equipping units in the field, research and development,
and economic liaison with the private sector for the acquisition
of materiel. Its major concern is the constant revision of
contingency plans to be used in the event of invasion.
The Taurian Exchequer, under the direction of the Treasury
Director, formulates policies to maintain the Concordat economy
and manages fiscal affairs relating to member planets. In
addition, the Exchequer manages the Concordat Bank of Taurus, the
government mint, and the Taurian Treasury Reserve located on the
Concordat capital.
The Ministry of the Interior is concerned with matters of
internal security. The Minister commands the Concordat
Constabulary, a paramilitary force responsible for maintaining
civil order on all Concordat worlds, as well as guarding against
infiltration by foreign agents. He is also charged with gathering
intelligence pertaining to civil and military order within the
Concordat.
The Ministry of Education provides for the education of the
Taurian people, from elementary through university levels. To
this end, the Ministry is responsible for maintaining literacy
standards throughout the Concordat, appointing and promoting
instructors and administrators, and developing new educational
and research institutions within the state.
The Ministry of Trade is responsible for stimulating trade and
commerce within the Concordat. It is also directly involved with
the charting and colonizing of new worlds.
The Concordat Court system is the judicial branch of
government. There is a civil court for every ten thousand
inhabitants on each Concordat world, with a Planetary Court of
Appeal for every three worlds. A separate Court of Judicial
Review periodically reviews statutes and decrees of the Protector
and other government branches, with the power to strike down any
legislation that might threaten individual civil liberties.
In the Concordat, the term "functionary" refers to a
variety of civil servants empowered to carry out a wide range of
administrative duties. Functionaries are divided into two general
categories: Auditors and Masters of Requests. An Auditor's
function is similar to that of the ancient office of Inspector
General. Masters of Requests make up the majority of the Taurian
bureaucracy, handling the enormous load of paperwork required to
keep the government afloat.
By law, the Taurian Concordat government guarantees a free and
open society, individual rights, and the general welfare of its
citizens. All citizens can move about freely within the
Concordat, without the need for passes or work permits, and
individuals can pursue their own economic and social goals
without regulation. In return for government-sponsored education
and protection, Concordat citizens must serve in some capacity to
defend their state for a period of four years. Beyond this
obligation, Taurian citizens are free to lead their lives as they
please. Planetary governments may adopt the form of
representation they deem appropriate, as long as each maintains a
viable, working allegiance to the Protector and the Concordat.
The primary goal of the Taurian Concordat is to preserve the
independence and safety of the individual Concordat citizen.
Beyond this, the Protector of the Realm is also concerned with
the expansion of the Taurian state through colonization at the
edge of the Periphery, rather than at the expense of his
neighbors. Though attempting to maintain peaceful interstellar
relations, Concordat leaders view renewed hostilities as a very
real possibility. Thus, a strong military is a major priority for
what they perceive as the continued security of the Concordat.
The following is a summary of the Taurian Concordat's
relations with its neighbors.
Having fought several minor skirmishes with the Capellan
government, the Concordat is mistrustful of House Liao. Though a
Capellan Consulate operates in the Taurian capital, Concordat
officials are suspicious of the Capellans' desire for peaceful
coexistence. Most feel that Maximilian Liao intends to use
acquisitions won at gunpoint from the Concordat as staging areas
for strikes against the Federated Suns.
Of all the opponents of the Taurian Concordat, the Federated
Suns is the primary threat to the Taurian state. Few in the
Concordat are willing to forget or forgive the Federated Suns'
role in the Reunification War, and fewer still are willing to
concede that peace between the two states is possible. Since
gaining independence, the Concordat has deployed its military to
meet any new invasion from Davion space. To upset House Davion,
the Taurians have recently resumed diplomatic relations --
however tenuous -- with the Capellan Confederation, while
rejecting similar gestures from the Federated Suns. Lord Calderon
has rejected secret proposals by Michael Hasek-Davion for a
mutual defense pact against the Capellans.
The Magistracy of Canopus is the state most closely allied,
however informally, with the Taurian Concordat. Though the two
governments have clashed over various border worlds in the past,
such disagreements have generally been worked out through
diplomatic channels. The Taurians have even made formal overtures
for the formation of a mutual defense pact with the Canopians. As
the survival of the Magistracy is in the best interests of the
Concordat, the Taurians are likely to come to its aid should it
be invaded, whether or not a formal agreement between the two
states exists.
Distance has historically limited the extent to which the
Taurians have maintained contact with the Outworlds Alliance. In
the last century, however, trade contacts have resumed at the
behest of the Alliance. More recently, the Alliance has promoted
an exchange program in which military "advisors,"
specifically Alliance AeroSpace Pilots, have journeyed to the
Concordat to work with their Taurian counterparts in exchange for
a corresponding number of educational specialists.
Relations between the Taurians and ComStar have been both
cautious and cool over the last century. While permitting ComStar
presence on various Taurian worlds and acknowledging the benefits
that ComStar can bring to the Periphery, the Taurians remain
suspicious of ComStar's real motives. Few ComStar officials are
permitted positions of authority in the Concordat, and those
allowed to serve in the Taurian government do so in a strictly
advisory capacity only.
Taurian nobility is bestowed on those individuals who render
special service to the state (i.e., the Taurian people rather
than the government). Many nobilities are hereditary, while some
nobles have achieved recognition in the areas of education and
administration. All titles reflect the notion that aristocrats
must serve the people they command.
Nobles have few material advantages compared to their Inner
Sphere counterparts, a condition unique to the Concordat social
structure. This mirrors the Taurian social concept that an
enlightened aristocracy provides the greatest good to the
greatest number. Specific titles are similar to those used in the
Successor States.
The Taurian Concordat has a strong central government backed
by a service-oriented nobility concerned with the welfare of its
citizens. Viewed as a servant of the Concordat citizenry, each
branch of the government operates with a well-defined sense of
mutual obligation. The greatest strength of the Concordat may be
the dedication its government has shown to ensuring individual
rights. In doing so, it has eschewed the short-term benefits of
the police state (law and order, simplified governmental
structure) in favor of the greater creativity and productivity of
people allowed to follow their own inclinations. Indeed, this may
be the greatest single reason that the Concordat continues to be
a growing, healthy entity despite the depredations of the
Succession Wars. In light of this, the uneasiness many Taurians
feel about the growing power of the Concordat Constabulary is
understandable.
The Concordat government has taken on problems that it might
have avoided, however. The other side of the exploration issue,
for example, is that it is a gamble. Though the potential of new
colonies may eventually bring in greater wealth for the Taurian
people and greater power to the government, the Concordat may be
overextending itself, creating indefensible borders and expending
enormous sums on colonies that may never pay off.
All in all, the Taurians are playing a dangerous game. Their
continued growth could one day make them a new superpower, but it
also makes them a more tempting target in the here and now.
All forms of religious and philosophical expression are
tolerated within the Taurian Concordat, reflecting centuries of
tradition and popular precedent. Unique to the Concordat,
however, is official support of a state religion, Deism (in
keeping with many of the social trappings of the Terran Age of
Reason that the Taurians have adopted). Though no citizen is
forced to belong to the Taurian Deist Church, and indeed many
question the point of even having a Deist "church" at
all, this institution receives government support and can boast
the largest following of any religious persuasion in the
Concordat.
In the last century, two philosophical creeds, the Far Lookers
and the Inheritors, have gained prominence in the Concordat. Both
owe their growth to the Calderon family, and both seek to
establish a pragmatic approach to daily life in the Periphery.
The creed of the Far Lookers suggests that life in the
Periphery should not be as static as it has been. Just as the
original founders of the Periphery states settled the Taurian
Concordat, so, too, the Far Lookers insist, should contemporary
Taurians explore new worlds at the edge of the known galaxy. They
argue that expanding the boundaries of the state is necessary to
keep it vital and strong. As one of the few Periphery states with
the resources and a sufficiently integrated economy to do so, the
Taurian Concordat is more likely than any other to move in the
direction the Far Lookers suggest.
The Inheritors accept the philosophical premises of the Far
Lookers, but they go one step farther. The Inheritors posit that
the age of the Inner Sphere is over, and that Humanity is on the
verge of a galaxy-wide cataclysm. When this happens, the
Inheritors predict that the enlightened peoples of the Periphery
will pick up the pieces, resettling and repopulating the Inner
Sphere to bring about a new and more vibrant social order.
The well-organized and well-trained Taurian Defense Force
(TDF) is arranged along the principles of 19th-century Napoleonic
armies. A total of twelve BattleMech regiments are grouped into
four separate operations corps: The First, Second, Third, and
Taurian Guard Corps. Naval elements are attached directly to
Corps Commanders, with each fleet divided further into two
demi-squadrons each. There is also the Concordat Constabulary, a
paramilitary force normally used for internal security purposes,
but which can be mobilized in time of war. Overall, the TDF is a
highly motivated force of professional soldiery supported by a
variety of heavy industries.
The traditional dress uniform of the Concordat military is a
red tunic with silver buttons (gold for officers), black
trousers, and black lapels. Distinctions between branches are
denoted by the colors of oversized berets or field caps: dark
green for infantry light green for armor, brown for BattleMech,
sky blue for navy, and light gray for all support services. In
the field, troops wear a standard dull-red or burgundy fatigue
uniform with rank insignia on their uniform lapels. Designs for
personal gear such as neurohelmets and flight gear have been
borrowed from Liao and Davion models, with slight modifications
from unit to unit.
Dress uniforms within the TDF correspond to standard uniform
styles, with silver sashes and white gloves for all enlisted
ranks and gold sashes and white gloves for officers. Marshals of
the Concordat are further denoted by gold lanyards on both
shoulders.
Ranks within the TDF are organized along a six-level tier for
both officers and enlisted personnel. Individual titles draw
heavily upon the influence of French and English armed forces of
the 18th century.
The six enlisted ranks are Recruit, Corporal, Section Leader,
Force Sergeant, Lance Sergeant, and Battalion Chief-Sergeant.
Recruit By Concordat-wide law, all individuals, male and female, are
required at age 18 to join the TDF. Planetary geographical
districts (cantons) assemble individuals into provisional
training battalions. Each Recruit receives 18 weeks of basic
training before being assigned to a unit in the field. A silver
pip with an empty center serves as this rank's insignia.
Corporal In infantry formations, Corporals serve as maniple leaders,
one maniple consisting of five troopers, with two maniples to a
squad. In armor units, Corporals are tank commanders. In all
other services, the rank denotes a junior position involving one
or more specialist positions. A silver pip with a ruby center
denotes the rank of Corporal, who wears his insignia on his left
lapel.
Section Leader Section Leaders in the TDF infantry are squad commanders,
while in Taurian armor units, they command a maniple of two
armored fighting vehicles (three maniples to a lance). In all
other services, the rank denotes senior specialist positions.
Section Leaders wear a single silver bull's horn with an empty
senter as a rank insignia.
Force Sergeant A Force Sergeant commands a platoon of 25 men (two squads). In
TDF armor units, a Force Sergeant commands an armor lance of
three maniples (six vehicles). This rank is also used to denote
junior AeroSpace Pilots in the Taurian AeroSpace Arm. A single
silver bull's horn with a ruby center denotes the rank of Force
Sergeant.
Lance Sergeant A Lance Sergeant serves as assistant platoon leader to a
Cornet officer. In armor units, he acts as assistant company
commander to a Sub-Altern. In the AeroSpace Arm, Lance Sergeants
are pilots in charge of an air lance. Two silver bull's horns
with an empty center denotes this rank.
Battalion Chief-Sergeant/Air Master Battalion Chief-Sergeants are the senior battalion NCOs in all
Taurian ground units. The equivalent rank of Air Master is used
in the AeroSpace Arm to denote junior flight commanders
controlling two air lances. The insignia for both ranks is two
silver bull's horns with a ruby center.
The six commissioned ranks are Cornet, Subaltern, Brigadier,
Colonel, Comptroller, and Marshal.
Cornet The Cornet is the lowest-ranking junior officer in the TDF.
Cornets serving in ground units typically act as company
commanders. Aboard ship, they are assistant department heads, and
in the AeroSpace Arm, they command a wing of two air lances. In
BattleMech units, Cornets serve as MechWarriors. A gold pip with
an empty center on the lapel denotes the Cornet.
Subaltern/AirMaster, Junior Grade Subalterns are battalion commanders in the Taurian ground
forces and assistant commanders of air divisions (consisting of
two wings of four lances each) in the AeroSpace Arm. In
BattleMech units, Subalterns command lances of four BattleMechs.
Air Masters, junior grade, act as department heads aboard naval
vessels. Subalterns wear a gold pip with a ruby center as a rank
insignia.
Brigadier/Air Master, Senior Grade Brigadiers act as regimental executive officers. Often, they
lead commands of four or more companies into battle, depending on
assigned mission tasks. Senior grade Air Masters command an
aerospace corps consisting of three aerospace wings. The insignia
for both ranks is single gold bull's horn with an empty center.
Colonel/Space Master A Colonel is a senior regimental commander. Space Masters act
as ship captains aboard Taurian naval vessels. All officers of
this rank wear a single gold bull's horn with a ruby center as a
rank insignia.
Comptroller/Commodore A purely organizational rank, the Comptroller belongs to
senior command and planning staff found at the corps level. In
certain circumstances, a Comptroller may be delegated to command
a regiment or part of a regiment for special missions. Commodores
command demi-squadrons, which are a collection of naval vessels
assembled according to the dictates of specific mission
requirements. Two gold bull's horns with an empty center denotes
this rank.
Marshal At present, there are five Marshals in the Concordat military,
one commanding each corps. Two gold bull's horns with a ruby
center denotes this rank.
Senior Marshal Senior Marshal, a hereditary rank given to the Protector in
his role as Commander-in-Chief, is denoted by a gold bull's head.
The following is a brief description of the major divisions of
the Taurian Defense Force.
The Concordat Army consists of twelve BattleMech regiments (30
battalions). Nine are line units, and three are mercenary
regiments with long-term contracts. Oriented toward lances of
light-to-medium BattleMechs, Taurian units are similar in
composition to their counterparts in the Successor States. Units
are routinely trained as Special Task Groups. In the first days
of an invasion, battalions not engaged with enemy forces would be
earmarked for special STG strike missions, as local counterattack
teams or as deep-space raiders directed at vulnerable
communication and supply points. The flexibility of this military
response remains to be seen, especially as more and more Taurian
units are being committed to permanent garrisons each year.
The Concordat Navy currently consists of 117 DropShips and
JumpShips divided into four fleets, each fleet being assigned to
a corps front commander. Taurian naval personnel are typically
long-term volunteers, with officers serving from about four to
seven years. In time of war, the Navy is expected to serve as the
first line of defense against any aggressor. In a departure from
Reunification War doctrine, all four fleet components, including
that of the Taurian Guard Corps, are expected to engage the enemy
as far forward as possible, sacrificing themselves to blunt the
enemy's invasion as far from the Hyades Cluster as possible. Few
vessels would be retained to defend the Taurian homeworlds.
Though staffed, like its naval counterpart, with long-term
professionals, the AeroSpace Arm remains the weakest of three
principal military branches. A general lack of equipment and
experience against modern combat tactics leaves this organization
at a distinct disadvantage against its Inner Sphere counterparts.
As a result, the AeroSpace Arm concentrates on ground-support
roles. In recent years, the Concordat has brought in advisors
from the Outworlds Alliance to help modernize the arm, though it
may be years before the Taurians are on par with their potential
opponents.
The Medical Division is concerned with the recovery and
rehabilitation of wounded personnel in the field. At present, the
medical service available to the average Concordat soldier is
comparable to that of the Inner Sphere. Emphasis is placed on the
quick retrieval of wounded personnel close to the forward edge of
battle, and the division is fully capable of deploying emergency
medical and surgical support stations via support craft at a
moment's notice.
The Transport and Services Division is responsible for the
transportation of men and materiel to battle areas. In addition,
it can provide recovery and repair of battle-damaged craft and
machines, as well as transport reserves capable of maintaining
the integrity of units in the field. Except for those vessels
directly assigned to specific regiments, military DropShips and
JumpShips are under the control of this division.
The Administrative Corps is responsible for all matters
pertaining to personnel and administrative functions in the armed
forces, including disbursement of funds, recordkeeping, promotion
review boards, and the acquisition and management of mercenary
units.
With the task of maintaining good morale within the armed
services, the Propaganda Division is an independent arm of
government that disseminates information regarding the positive
aspects of Concordat life and discounts rumors instigated by
enemy agents.
The following summarizes the three wings of TDF Special
Forces: the Concordat Constabulary, the Taurian ASF, and the
Noble Family Regiments.
The Concordat Constabulary is a dual-function local defense
force, charged with intelligence-gathering and internal security
operations. It is also a source of conventionally armed troops in
time of war, when each Taurian planetary system reverts to
martial law under the control of the Constabulary. The military
potential of the Constabulary is two to six battalions of
conventional troops (600 men each) available for active duty on
each Taurian world.
In addition, the Constabulary retains the services of a
special Engineer Company (125 men) on each planet outside the
Hyades Cluster. These individuals are charged with maintaining
planetary defenses and fortifications. All Constabulary units
also maintain at least one company of armor in the capital of
each inhabited world.
The Taurian Special Asteroid Support Force is a body of five
thousand soldiers and naval personnel trained on zero-g defense
platforms throughout the Hyades Cluster asteroid belt, from which
they can attack invading forces. As the survival potential of
forces in combat is low, the Taurian SASF is a voluntary force of
individuals motivated by the highest degree of patriotism.
In the event of war, the Taurian aristocracy is expected to
raise and equip local defense regiments at their own expense. The
number and quality of these "Home Guards" cannot be
estimated at this time, but their strength in the Reunification
War suggests the possibility of from one to two dozen such units,
ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 conventional troops.
Alone of all the Periphery states, the Taurian Concordat
maintains large military training academies. At present, there is
one academy for each major combat branch: the Army, Navy, and
AeroSpace Arms. The army training academy is the Taurian Ecole
Militaire, located on Taurus. The Taurian Naval Institute and the
Concordat AeroSpace Flight School are located on New Vandenberg
and Samantha, respectively. Each has well-developed training
programs for both NCOs and officers and can accommodate upward of
five hundred personnel.
On the whole, the Taurian military consists of highly trained
and well-motivated individuals. It nevertheless suffers from
several debilitating factors. The shrunken size of the Concordat,
in comparison with its original holdings in the 2500s, means that
in any full-scale war, the Taurians will be unable to trade space
for time as they did in the Reunification War. Within the first
few months of fighting, the Taurians can expect to lose several
key planetary systems, after which they will be forced into
either a desperate counterattack or a withdrawal into the Hyades
Cluster. Many of the Taurians' key industrial centers are located
outside the Hyades zone, making them prime targets of occupation.
The protection of these manufacturing centers forces the Taurians
to commit most of their battalions to a relatively static role.
The Taurian Concordat has retained the highest literacy rate
in the Periphery. Indeed, the Taurian educational system has
served as a model for other states, including those of the Inner
Sphere. The Concordat government has traditionally given the
educational system a high priority. During the Reunification War,
many of the Taurians' largest educational institutions were lost
when the Star League forces overran planets where the schools
were located. In the years of the Concordat's Territorial status,
the Star League attempted unsuccessfully to modify the
educational structure to emphasize the benefits of membership in
the Star League. Since regaining their independence, the Taurians
have rebuilt their schools to pre-Star League levels. They can
now boast no fewer than six universities. These universities,
located on Taurus, Samantha, Pinard, New Vandenberg, MacLeod's
Land, and Euschelus, graduate an average of over forty thousand
students annually.
Viewing itself largely as a servant of the people, the Taurian
government has traditionally refrained from censoring its media,
even in time of war. Throughout the Concordat, individuals retain
the right to free expression without the threat of government
intervention, as long as such expression cannot be proven
libelous. The average Taurian can expect free medical care, old
age pensions, and a living allowance. There are also guaranteed
death benefits to surviving family members at the government's
expense.
Like most free societies throughout history, the Taurian
Concordat has been inconsistent about producing major artists.
One generation may see a flowering of great visual artists,
followed by a generation of great writers. Currently, there is a
renaissance of novelists producing exceptional work. Unlike most
such artistic trends, the Taurian novelists are not part of a
single movement, but have divided themselves into two camps, the
Realists and the Futurists. The Realists advocate essentially the
same principles as other such movements in the past, whereas the
Futurists tend more toward symbolic representations of realistic
situations, some of which are almost hallucinogenic in their
intensity. Debate surrounding these two schools of writing have
spread to literati as far away as New Avalon, Atreus, and the
Outworlds Alliance.
The Taurian government has traditionally maintained a
laissez-faire approach to monetary policies. Though
government-sponsored institutions such as the Bank of Taurus, the
Concordat Mint, and the Taurian Treasury Reserve, do exist within
Taurian space, they serve only to maintain the stability of the
Taurian monetary system. The government intervenes only when
unusual circumstances threaten runaway inflation or economic
recession.
Much of the Concordat's private sector operates on the profit
motive, but with curious limitations. Though trade is encouraged
with Periphery neighbors, the Taurians have drastically curtailed
their trade with the Successor States, viewing such trade as
politically undesirable. Consequently, the Taurians often suffer
from a lack of venture capital for investment in local
industries. Despite this, renewed colonization along the edge of
the Periphery by government and private concerns may yield enough
new raw materials to stimulate the economy.
[Prepared by Major C.G. Toho, Periphery expert for
Wolfnet, Military Intelligence Division. Seventh Kommando]
Thomas Calderon, Protector of the Concordat, has become
increasingly paranoid about the safety of his realm. Most
observers point to the death of his eldest son, Edward Calderon,
in a DropShip accident in 3034 as the reason for his mental
decline. Though Thomas Calderon always considered the Federated
Suns to be the major threat to his realm, the unification of
House Davion and House Steiner thoroughly terrifies him, as did
the Canopus-Andurien alliance.
His fears have led to even greater tensions with his
neighbors, especially the Federated Suns. In 3042, a commercial
freighter registered in the Federated Suns made a misjump into
the Landmark star system. Aeropilots from the Red Chasseurs of
the Taurian Defense Forces overreacted and destroyed the ship
before it could identify itself. In 3045, the now-defunct
mercenary company Dedrickson's Devils raided the Concordat world
of Pinard. Though the Devils were under contract to House Davion,
they had gone renegade over a pay dispute, a fact later verified
by a ComStar Board of Inquiry. Thomas Calderon, however,
considered it an attack by the AFFS.
In December 3049, he ordered the Taurian Defense Forces on
alert. He was certain that the Federated Commonwealth was using
the Future Victor 49 military exercises being held near Lindsay
and Brockway on the Concordat border as cover for an invasion of
the Concordat. The TDF has been on alert ever since.
Marshal Hadji Doru is Calderon's chief political opponent. A
handsome man and an eloquent speaker, he has been using his
position as commander of the Taurian Guard to gain support. The
Marshal believes in the wisdom of military preparedness, but he
believes an even better defense against the Federated
Commonwealth would be to make the Concordat a major economic and
trading interest of that great state.
Protector Thomas Calderon has yet to move against Marshal
Doru, but a confrontation seems inevitable.
[Prepared by Precentor Eliza Phereson, Research Team-chi, ComStar Archives]
Widespread opposition to Thomas Calderon's actions in response
to the Federated Commonwealth's "Victor 49" exercises
intensified in the opening months of 3050, when rumors of an
invasion on the other side of the Inner Sphere began filtering
into the Concordat. The abrupt departure of the Victor 49 units
gave credence to the rumors, and made a mockery of Thomas's
insistence that disaster lay just around the corner.
The Clan invasion did nothing to alter Thomas's conviction
that the Federated Commonwealth intended to attack his realm. The
Protector dismissed Taurian intelligence reports of underdefended
Davion border worlds as a ruse intended to make the Concordat let
down his guard. As the months passed, Thomas became convinced
that the rumors of the Clans were an elaborate trick devised by
Hanse Davion. He expounded on this theory to anyone who would
listen, including the Capellan ambassador to the Concordat.
Hoping to persuade Thomas into an eventual alliance with the
Capellan Confederation against the Federated Commonwealth,
Chancellor Romano Liao and her son Sun-Tzu sent him frequent
messages allegedly proving that the Clan invasion was a plot to
fool the Concordat.
Beginning in 3051, opposition to the Protector's policies
found its most eloquent voice in Marshal Hadji Doru, commander of
the Taurian Guard. A brilliant speaker, Marshal Doru revealed
Thomas's policies for the madness they were, and prompted
widespread doubt among many who had once been the Protector's
staunch supporters. Factions in Taurian society who had long
since opposed the Protector looked to Marshal Doru as a potential
savior; they believed he would soon take concrete action to stop
Thomas, and assumed he would also willingly replace Jeffrey
Calderon should the heir-apparent prove to be a chip off the old
block. Throughout the early 3050s Marshal Doru gained his
greatest support among the Taurian Defense Force, many of whom
had grown tired of the constant vigilance against a war that
never came. Thomas, completely paranoid by this time, refused to
answer the marshal's accusations; the only thing preventing him
from clapping Doru in prison for treason was his inability to
decide whom to trust with the task. Katherine and Janice Calderon
pleaded for calm, but their words fell on deaf ears. Meanwhile,
Jeffrey Calderon stayed out of the dispute and quietly pursued
his own agenda for the Concordat.
Throughout 3053 and 3054, Jeffrey Calderon engaged in secret
negotiations with Emma Centrella, the Magestrix of the Magistracy
of Canopus. Knowing that it was only a matter of time before
intense political opposition forced his father from power,
Jeffrey was determined to lay the groundwork for the Concordat's
future prosperity. He believed that the Concordat's interests
could best be served by a formal alliance with the Magistracy of
Canopus, which he hoped would counteract the insidious power
plays of the Capellan Confederation. Unlike Thomas, Jeffrey saw
Capellan interferance rather than Federated Commonwealth military
power as the greatest threat to the Concordat's freedom. Emma
Centrella welcomed the prospect of alliance with another large
and relatively stable state, for she saw the advantage of
creating a united front large enough to dissuade foreign invasion
and understood the potential for economic improvements.
In early 3055, members of the Ministry of Trade and
Colonization stormed a meeting of the Protector's advisory Privy
Council. They demanded that the Protector end civilian
conscription for planetary-defense construction; order the
Taurian Defense Force to stand down from alert status and ease
trade restructions that had been passed to fill military coffers;
and redirect a significant portion of the overinflated military
budget toward colonization. Outraged, Thomas refused. The
ministers then threatened to appeal to the Court of Judicial
Review, charging the Protector with unacceptable violations of
civil liberties.
After the ministers' departure, Thomas ordered Marshal Doru to
send the Taurian Guard to arrest them. Marshal Doru refused.
Before the startled Protector could take any action against him,
Doru informed his troops of the incident and declared the
Protector no longer fit to govern. Accompanied by select members
of the Taurian Guards' Second Battalion, Marshal Doru took Thomas
into protective custody. He then went alone to the Calderon
family residence and reported his actions to Katherine, Janice,
and Jeffrey. The marshal ended his account with an impassioned
plea for Jeffrey to assume the throne before Thomas's various
opponents could take advantage of the situation. With a little
additional persuasion from Janice, who was far too ill to cope
with the stresses of ruling, Jeffrey agreed.
Some days later, the day after his twenty-ninth birthday,
Jeffrey Calderon announced his accession to the Concordat at
large. Janice was at his side, making a rare public appearance.
In an emotional address, Janice admitted that her condition made
it impossible to carry out the tasks of governing an interstellar
nation. She asked that all Taurians give their loyalty and
support to Jeffrey, whom she would serve as an advisor. This
speech, plus widespread disillusion with Thomas, ensured the
peaceful transition of power to the new Protector. In his first
official act, he appointed Janice Calderon as his senior advisor.
Privately, he also offered to make Marshal Doru Minister of
Defense. The Marshal refused the appointment, however, saying
that he had no wish to become a potential magnet for the
political opposition or wild conspiracy theories that might
threaten the stability of the realm.
Marshal Doru resigned his commission and left the Concordat
not long after Jeffrey's accession. He has since been seen on
Indicass in the St. Ives Compact, where he reportedly boarded a
trading vessel scheduled to stop in the Federated Commonwealth
and Capellan Confederation. What he plans to do and where he
plans to go remain unknown.
As for Thomas Calderon, reliable eports indicate that he
suffered a massive strike within weeks of being taken into
protective custody. He lingered, bedridden and unable to speak,
for eight months before dying in his sleep in early 3056.
The Taurian Guard
Commander: Marshal Hadji Doru
Aide: Colonel Katherine Hamilton
Regular Mech Strength: 3 Regiments
Mercenary Mech Strength: 0 Regiments
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld
The Taurian Guard Elite 0.33 Hyades Cluster
Veteran 0.33 Hyades Cluster
Veteran 0.33 Taurus
(CO: Colonel Samantha McGrinn)
The Taurian Velites Veteran 0.33 Taurus
Veteran 0.66 Hyades Cluster
(CO: Colonel William Heise)
The Concordat Commandos Veteran 0.66 Taurus
Veteran 0.33 Grossbach
(CO: Colonel Jacob Mornay)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld
The Concordat Jaegers Veteran 0.33 New Vandenberg
Veteran 0.33 Pinard
Veteran 0.33 Burton
(CO: Colonel Kai Shoguwa)
The Red Chasseurs Regular 0.33 Landmark
Regular 0.33 Brisbane
Veteran 0.33 Logan's End
(CO: Colonel Michael Griswald)
Gordon's Armored Cavalry Veteran 0.33 Dicallus
Veteran 0.33 Pinard
Elite 0.33 New Vandenberg
(CO: Colonel Dick Gordon)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld
The Concordat Cuirassiers Veteran 0.33 Organo
Veteran 0.33 Perdition
Regular 0.33 Atreus Prime
(CO: Colonel Philip Canderson)
The Hyades Light Infantry Veteran 0.33 Jamestown
Veteran 0.33 Brinton
(CO: Colonel Tanis Verbret)
Longwood's Bluecoats Veteran 0.33 Perdition
Veteran 0.33 Euschelus
(CO: Colonel Moses Longwood)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld
The Pleiades Hussars Regular 0.33 New Ganymede
Green 0.66 Celentaro
(CO: Colonel Boris Tharn)
1st Taurian Lancers Regular 0.33 Norman's World
Green 0.33 Illiushin
Green 0.33 Laconis
(CO: Colonel Sergio McDaniel)
Bannockburn's Bandits Veteran 0.33 MacLeod's Land
Regular 0.33 MacLeod's Land
(CO: Colonel Sylvia Bannockburn)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld
The Pleiades Lancers Veteran 0.33 Althea's Choice
Green 0.33 Cyrton
Regular 0.33 Organo
(CO: Colonel Cham Krithorng)
2nd Taurian Lancers Regular 0.33 New Ganymede
Green 0.33 New Vallis
Green 0.33 Jansen's Hold
(CO: Colonel Darlene McKinnon)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld Vandelay's Valkyries Regular 1 Amber Grove (CO: Colonel Faith Vandelay) The Lone Star Regiment Veteran 1 Mithron (CO: Colonel George Brown)
[Prepared by Precentor Eliza Phereson, Research Team-chi, ComStar Archives]
In January of 3056, Jeffrey Calderon publicly announced
several sweeping changes he had planned for the Concordat. He
formally repealed civilian conscription of builders, various
taxes enacted to beef up the military budget, and all
restrictions on colonization that Thomas had imposed since the
end of the Fourth Succession War. He also announced measures
intended to enhance trade both within and outside the Concordat,
and to promote terraforming efforts on certain of the colonies
that had been founded since 3035. In a move that greatly pleased
BattleMech manufacturers, Jeffrey authorized increased production
of BattleMechs for the TDF to meet the demand of the new
colonies. Funding for the new 'Mechs would come from a
reorganization and streamlining of the defense budget rather than
from any new taxes. Jeffrey wound up his proclamation with a
bombshell; revealing that he had been conducting negotiations
with the Magistracy of Canopus for nearly four years, he
announced that the two realms were close to signing a treaty that
would greatly benefit the Concordat.
Though the notion of a treaty with another Periphery realm
startled many people, actual opposition to closer ties with the
Magistracy was minimal and disorganized. The text of the treaty,
swiftly made public by the Protector, added to positive public
perceptions of Jeffrey's bold move. The prospect of lowered trade
barriers between the two nations was a further inducement to
support the treaty; colonial expansion had already begun to
increase job opportunities, and greater trade with a prosperous
neighbor seemed likely to further enhance the Taurian economy.
On the last day of March, 3056, the Magestrix of Canopus and
an accompanying delegation arrived in the Taurian capital to sign
the Treaty of Taurus. The Concordat and the Magistracy remained
two separate sovereign realms, but agreed to work toward common
goals and help to strengthen each other against any threat from
the Inner Sphere or Clan invaders. The few opponents of the
treaty claimed it was the first step in a Magistracy plot to
absorb the Concordat, but this theory found few takers.
Because the Concordat government has traditionally given the
educational system a high priority, the Taurian Concordat has
retained the highest consistent literacy rate in the Periphery
from its founding to the present. Indeed, the Taurian educational
system has served as a model for other states, including several
in the Inner Sphere. During the Reunification War, many of the
Taurians' largest educational institutions were lost when the
Star League forces overran planets where the schools were
located. In the years of the Concordat's Territorial status, the
Star League attempted unsuccessfully to modify the educational
structure to emphasize the benefits of membership in the Star
League. Since regaining their independence, the Taurians have
rebuilt their schools to pre-Star League levels and standards.
The realm now boasts six universities, located on Taurus,
Samantha, Pinard, New Vandenberg, MacLeod's Land, and Euschelus.
These institutes of higher learning graduate an average of more
than forty thousand students annually.
The huge influx of valuable raw materials from the colonies,
the prospect of even more colonization in cooperation with the
Magistracy of Canopus, and increasingly open trade relations with
its new ally have placed the Concordat on the brink of immense
economic expansion. Concordat traders are finding eager markets
for their goods and raw materials in the Magistracy, the Capellan
Confederation, certain duchies in the Free Worlds League, and
even with the cash-strapped Outworlds Alliance. Colonial
expansion alone has created incredible wealth for many Taurians,
especially those who ply the stars for a living. Among the
proposals recently backed by the Protector are exploratory
missions into the Pirates' Haven star cluster, long rumored to
contain treasure troves of lostech from Star League bases and
even lost ships. This mass of stars is also known as the home of
pirate bands and renegades who regularly plague the Concordat and
other states, and the Taurian Defense Force is eager for the
chance to hunt the renegades down.
The Taurian black market has also grown, as many traders
seeking more and more buyers are turning to clients with whom
Concordat law has forbidden them to do business. Certain black
marketeers are suspected of selling to pirate bands and even some
terrorist factions based in the Federated Commonwealth. According
to ROM operatives in the Concordat, several traders are selling
raw materials to Fuchida's Fusiliers, the new Tortuga pirates,
and the Citizens for Davion Purity on the backwater world of
Malarn. The Protector has stepped up law enforcement efforts
somewhat, but for the moment is more concerned with expanding
political and economic ties across the Periphery and Inner
Sphere.
The Mairk-Liao invasion of the Sarna March has proved a
blessing in disguise for the Concordat, at least for the present.
The thought of an allied force of Marik-Liao troops on the
Concordat's or Magistracy's doorstep initially unnerved Jeffrey,
but this potential problem currently is less serious than it
appears - though it may become more so. The Capellan
Confederation has bogged down in its attempt to reconquer its
lost territory, and the collapse of authority in the so-called
Chaos March has focused all of Chancellor Sun-Tzu's attention on
that region. Sun-Tzu's military and political troubles are likely
to keep him too busy to bother the Concordat for the forseeable
future, allowing the Concordat and Magistracy time to consolidate
their forces against the threat of an eventual Liao invasion.
The sudden dissolution of the Federated Commonwealth has left
Jeffrey Calderon unsure of whether or not to continue his
cautious efforts to open trade with the giant Successor State. He
appears to be biding his time, waiting to see how the Lyran
seccession and resultant turmoil works out. Fortunately for the
Protector, Victor Steiner-Davion has more than enough trouble
keeping his realm together, and so House Davion is unlikely to
pose a military threat to the Concordat any time soon.
Jeffrey Calderon's accession to the position of Protector has
wrought significant changes in the Concordat's relations with
other nations. No longer hobbled by Thomas Calderon's
pathological mistrust, the Concordat government has established
embassies on the capital worlds of the Outworlds Alliance and the
Mica Majority, and opened a consulate in the St. Ives Compact.
The Protector even sent diplomatic representatives to New Avalon
and Tharkad just prior to the Lyran secession. Diplomatic
activity in the Magistracy of Canopus has been stepped up with
the signing of the Treaty of Taurus, and representatives of
various Taurian and Canopian businesses are discussing
cooperative efforts and possible joint ventures to be launched
once the trade barriers are lowered. The only neighboring realm
in which diplomacy has stalled is the Capellan Confederation; the
Concordat maintains its embassy on Sian, but Jeffrey Calderon has
significantly reduced substantive contacts between the two
states.
The Concordat has recently opened limited trade with the
Federated Commonwealth, but a combination of domestic opposition
in the Concordat and instability in the Commonwealth has left
expansion of trade relations in limbo. The disruption may pose
problems for the Protector, as it gives domestic opposition time
to organize and gather force. The Federated Commonwealth
government has expressed wholehearted support for the
Taurian-Canopian alliance, but these assertions have done little
to calm anti-Davion hardliners. As yet, most of the hardliners
who hold government offices are supportive of their Protector in
other areas, but their unease over the Davion issue eventually
may prompt more widespread opposition unless the Protector can
convince them to change their minds. The leading voice of the
opposition, Lord Grover Shraplen of MacLeod's Land, argues that
the Federated Commonwealth has designs on Concordat planets to
replace those lost to the Clans, the Lyran Alliance, and the
Marik-Liao invasion of the Sarna March. Lord Shraplen has raised
some support on nearby border worlds, but has yet to amass any
real power.
Trade with the Capellan Confederation remains relatively
strong despite political frostiness; Taurian merchants see no
reason to turn away from the lucrative Capellan market simply
because high-level political relations have cooled.
The Free Worlds League has given Taurian diplomats a chilly
reception on many matters, including trade relations.
Captain-General Thomas Marik has sharply criticized the Treaty of
Taurus, warning both the Concordat and the Magistracy that the
League will meet any aggressive action on the part of the
alliance with equal force. According to ROM operatives, the
Captain-General fears that the Magestrix will enlist Taurian
support in efforts to take back long-disputed planets awared to
the Free Worlds League after the Reunification War. Some of our
agents speculate that the Word of Blake is also influencing Marik
against the Concordat; they distrust the Protector because he
appears to favor ComStar over the Word of Blake.
Jeffrey Calderon has also opened diplomatic relations with the
St. Ives Compact, possibly as a potential ally against the
Capellan Confederation should Sun-Tzu Liao make any moves against
the Concordat. The Protector and Duchess Candace Liao communicate
often, and political rumor mills are rife with talk that the
Duchess, the Protector, and Magestrix Emma Centrella will hold a
summit sometime soon.
In addition to allying with the Magistracy of Canopus, the
Concordat is also expanding relations with the Outworlds
Alliance. Mitchell Avellar's poor nation is eager to widen its
circle of friends among Periphery states, and the Concordat
considers the Alliance a good investment. Jeffrey Calderon has
authorized a limited economic aid package for the Alliance, and
is actively encouraging Taurian industries to open factories and
branch offices on Alliance planets. According to his closest
advisors, the Protector's benevolence stems in part from his
recognition of the debt the Concordat owes the Alliance for its
help in improving the TDF's aerospace arm.
The Protector cut off all relations with the Marian Hegemony
after that realm conquered the tiny Lothian League. Though the
League was an independent nation, it was founded by Taurians and
had maintained a special relationship with the Concordat ever
since its inception. The Protector has publicly labeled the
Marian Hegemony as "a pariah state with no regard for basic
human rights," and makes no secret of his contempt for
Caesar Sean O'Reilly.
ComStar has retained control of all HPG facilities that
existed in the Concordat at the time of the schism. Former Primus
Waterly's misguided machinations fortunately did not extend to
the Periphery states, and so ComStar's reformation occurred
gradually and peacefully in most Periphery realms. Our Order has
remained on reasonable terms with the Calderon government, and
most of the citizens are at least tolerant toward ComStar
personnel. A lingering distrust of anything smacking of the Inner
Sphere remains, but ComStar's establishment of schools and
training programs over the past three centuries have done much to
lay such unfounded suspicion to rest.
Knowing that easy and swift communication with the Concordat's
colonies is vital to their survival, the Protector asked ComStar
to build HPG stations on recently settled worlds. Most of the
newest HPGs are solidly in our control, though the Word of Blake
has made inroads on some of the outlying colony worlds within the
past year. Strangely enough, some colonial populations appear to
regard the Word of Blake as the "real" ComStar
precisely because they cling to the ritual and mysticism to which
Periphery citizens have long been accustomed. There is no
evidence, however, of widespread support for the Word of Blake's
political agenda among the colonists.
Among the major provisions of the Treaty of Taurus was the
Lewis and Clark Project, an arrangement for hte joing
colonization of new worlds by the Taurian Concordat and the
Magistracy of Canopus. By pooling their financial and
technological resources, the two Periphery states hoped to build
thriving colonies on more planets than either realm could
accomplish alone.
A major problem to be solved in the establishment of viable
new colonies was maintaining planetary defenses and internal law
and order. New colonies often become easy targets for pirates,
and the joining of peoples from two different cultures posed
potential social problems that the leaders of both Periphery
nations were eager to avoid. In order to minimize the potential
for friction between Taurian and Canopian colonists, the
Magestrix and Protector created a new police force known as the
Colonial Marshals.
Much like the Federal marshals of the Old West on ancient
Terra, the Colonial Marshals are the lawmen who help keep a
colony together and defend it against external threats. The
Marshals are trained in the Magistracy at the newly established
Canopian Institute of War and use BattleMechs provided by the
Taurian Concordat. Both realms provide equal funding to the
Marshals and citizens from either state may enlist.
In existence for barely a year, the Colonial Marshals are
already beginning to achieve heroic status among citizens of both
states. The men and women of this elite MechWarrior cadre have
come to symbolize the spirit of cooperation between the Marshals'
parent realms.
Note that * denotes a new colony.
The Taurian Guard
Commander: Marshal Brenda Calderon
Aide: Colonel Samantha McGrinn
Regular Mech Strength: 3 Regiments
Mercenary Mech Strength: 0 Regiments
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld The Taurian Guard (CO: Colonel Arthur Hedstrom) 1st Battalion Elite 0.33 Hyades Cluster (CO: Brigadier James Sterling) 2nd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Taurus (CO: Brigadier Tamantha Marshall) 3rd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Hyades Cluster (CO: Brigadier Bradly Clayton) The Taurian Velites (CO: Colonel William Heise) 1st Battalion Veteran 0.33 Taurus (CO: Brigadier Charise Heiser) 2nd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Hyades Cluster (CO: Brigadier Margaret Doru-Trudel) 3rd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Aea * (CO: Brigadier Charles Calderon) The Concordat Commandos (CO: Colonel Jacob Mornay) 1st Battalion Veteran 0.33 Taurus (CO: Brigadier Jean Trudel) 2nd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Diik * (CO: Brigadier William Renshaw) 3rd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Grossbach (CO: Brigadier David Grenadine)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld The Concordat Jaegers (CO: Colonel Kai Shoguwa) 1st Battalion Veteran 0.33 New Vandenberg (CO: Brigadier Brigid Heckman) 2nd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Pinard (CO: Brigadier Carol Trennouth) 3rd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Burton (CO: Brigadier James Howard) The Red Chasseurs (CO: Colonel Michael Griswald) 1st Battalion Veteran 0.33 Landmark (CO: Brigadier Clarence Cheplak) 2nd Battalion Regular 0.33 Lastpost * (CO: Brigadier Gerald Dildine) 3rd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Logan's End (CO: Brigadier Barbara Schmidt) Gordon's Armored Cavalry (CO: Colonel Dick Gordon) Mitchell's Lancers Veteran 0.33 Dicallus (CO: Brigadier Alberta Mitchell) Arrow's Chasseurs Elite 0.33 Pinard (CO: Brigadier Nathan Arrow) Simon's Banshees Elite 0.33 New Vandenberg (CO: Brigadier Carl Simon)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld The Concordat Cuirassiers (CO: Colonel Philip Canderson) 1st Battalion Veteran 0.33 Organo (CO: Brigadier Joseph Timar) 2nd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Perdition (CO: Brigadier Theresa Smalley) 3rd Battalion Regular 0.33 Atreus Prime (CO: Brigadier Lucynda Hecker) The Hyades Light Infantry (CO: Colonel Tanis Verbret) 1st Battalion Veteran 0.33 Jamestown (CO: Brigadier Mohammed Chakravarti) 2nd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Brinton (CO: Brigadier Sarasvati Rinaldi) Longwood's Bluecoats (CO: Colonel Moses Longwood) Mac's Hell-Raisers Veteran 0.33 Perdition (CO: Major Belinda MacKelvy) Ivan's Marauders Veteran 0.33 Euschelus (CO: Major Ivan Tchorgin)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld The Pleiades Hussars (CO: Colonel Boris Tharn) 1st Battalion Regular 0.33 New Ganymede (CO: Brigadier Thomas Tepper) 2nd Battalion Green 0.33 Celentaro (CO: Brigadier Francis Whitten) 3rd Battalion Regular 0.33 Marknick * (CO: Brigadier Gene Lind) 1st Taurian Lancers (CO: Colonel Sergio McDaniel) 1st Battalion Regular 0.33 Norman's World (CO: Brigadier Sergio McDaniel) 2nd Battalion Green 0.33 Illiushin (CO: Brigadier Richard Ody) 3rd Battalion Regular 0.33 Laconis (CO: Brigadier Eric Hiner) Bannockburn's Bandits (CO: Colonel Sylvia Bannockburn) Morgan's Lancers Veteran 0.33 MacLeod's Land (CO: Major Katherine Morgan) Carter's Commandos Regular 0.33 MacLeod's Land (CO: Major Isaac Carter)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld The Pleiades Lancers (CO: Colonel Alice Chainer) 1st Battalion Veteran 0.33 Althea's Choice (CO: Brigadier Florence Fowler) 2nd Battalion Regular 0.33 Cyrton (CO: Brigadier Robert Kosimic) 3rd Battalion Veteran 0.33 Organo (CO: Brigadier Melissa MacBeth) 2nd Taurian Lancers (CO: Colonel Darlene McKinnon) 1st Battalion Regular 0.33 Belle Isle * (CO: Brigadier Terence Sheffield) 2nd Battalion Regular 0.33 Flaum * (CO: Brigadier Phillip Gordon) 3rd Battalion Green 0.33 Argos * (CO: Brigadier William Sangrey)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld Vandelay's Valkyries Regular 1 Amber Grove (CO: Colonel Faith Vandelay) The Lone Star Regiment Veteran 1 Mithron (CO: Colonel George Brown)
Unit Name Experience Regiments Homeworld 1st New Colony Lancers (CO: Colonel Floyd LaRue) 1st Battalion Green 0.33 Tyrrhenia * (CO: Brigadier ) 2nd Battalion Green 0.33 Carthage * (CO: Brigadier ) 3rd Battalion Regular 0.33 Erod's Escape * (CO: Brigadier ) Prey's Divisionals Regular 1 New Vallis (CO: Major J. "Bad Karma" Benderoth) The Clean Kill Regular 1 Jansen's Hold (CO: Major Phomes Bullard) Protector's Pride (CO: Colonel Victor Thiry) 1st Battalion Green 0.33 Brisbane (CO: Brigadier Malcolm Cosby) 2nd Battalion Green 0.33 Sterope (CO: Brigadier Joe Kaaker)
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