Periphery

The Periphery is the outer spacial area sorrunding the InnerSphere within the fictional universe of Battletech.

Within the Battletech universe the residents of the Periphery are seen by their counter=parts within the InnerShpere as barbrians and pirates though several nation-states within the periphery are just as capable to wage war on a scale on thought possible by the InnerSphere armed forces for centuries.

The Periphery can be defined by in three ways cultural, technoligical parameters, and physical distance from Terra the homeworld of Humanity Though the personalities across the Periphery are diverss as the cultures of the InnerSphere, this stunning diversty is due to the people's independency and self-relience.

History
The following is a abridged of historical events related to the region of space desinagated as the Pheriphery within the fictional universe of BattleTech.

The Beginning
In canon, during the time of mass colonization outside the SOL system colinies of what would become the Innersphere and Periphery were both colonized. Though the colonizes closer to Terra were able to benift and prosper while colonies farthr had to survive solely on their own without almost no external support.

The first extent of didsant among the colonies was the Ounter Reaches Rebellion, the military forces of the Terran Alliance was unable to put down the rebellion thus causing great upheavel within the alliance. With change came a new policy with dealing with the rebellious colonies, forced self-sustainment. This ment that colonies unforunate to be outside of the thirty light-year radius of Terra was forced to survive on its own. This cuased many that were on barely sustable planets but still needed outside aid for support either moved to another colony or moved deeper into what would be called the perphery in search of an habitable planet to colonize.

Runification War
Those that were able to survive outside of the Innershpere far form what would become the Age of war was soon to find themselves facing the heirs to the Great Houses and might of the Successor States under the flag of unification and peace of the Star League.

With end of the Age of War, came with the creation of the Star League lead by First Lord Ian Cameron. The Star League and the Houses ofrces were aimed at the periphery due state to bring the rest of humanity under a single ruling. Also to weaken the Houses forces and bring more troops to fight durectly under the banner of the Star League than their patron state.

Following twenty years of war the major states within the periphery exprniced much harsdship and bloodshed but still ahd to submit to the will of the Star League. Even with sibmission the periphery states still were treated with discontent form their InnerSphere counter-parts.

The Amaris Coup
The Star League Council, members of each member state, rulled and voted for an tax edict on the Pirpherry Territorial States as called during the time of Star League. The peripherry states rejected the edict due the finiacal strain it would couase on their econimies. Forcing then Richard Cameron II to order General Aleksandr Krensky to lead the Star League forces back into the periphery to quell the rebellion.

While the Star League forces fught and waged battle with every periphery states Stefen Amaris became close to the Cameron family pretending to sympathize with the ruling family. During a tagic event killing the First Lord the son of the Richard inherited the throne but inwilling to allow a boy to rule a vast intersellar empire the Star League Council placed General Aleksandr Krensky as Regent and Protector of the Star League unitil the boy matured and was able to assume rule.

Following the end of the coup and the Exodus of the SLDF form human space the Peiphery sates were left to nurse the their wounds form waging war angainst the SLDF. This was in due part the Successor States waging war with each for the next few centuries during what would be called the Succsion Wars.

The Taurian Concordat
Founded as an atempt to develop a free, agalitarian state that would be free from the oppresive nature of the Terran Alliance. The concordat is located within and around the Haydes-Cluster, a spacial feature, within the fictional universe of Battletech. Samantha Calderon led a fleet of ships and colonist who wish to avoid another Outer Reaches Rebellion and the turmoil that came form it.

The planets within the nebula were rich and habitable, a rare find as most planets within the ficitonal universe are usally hostile and barely capable of sustaining human life. After a century the concordat grew beyond its' birthplace and colonized other planets outside the nebula.

The concordat grew through coloization expand ever so, soon this succes caused the Federated Suns, seeing the periphery state as an easy target. House Davion made pushes into tuarian territory which each was soon replused. Davion soon found that the concordats forces were more than willing to stop any invading force at all cost. Realizing that what seemed an easy target at first was in fact a animal tha if backed into a corner would ensure that the entraper would not come out unscathe.

Following the incursians by Davion the Tuarina Defense Force stood alert for any atempt of aggression by the hated Davions. This was soon replaced by further colonization efforts ever agin expanding the concordats region of controled space ever further. Colonization efforts were multiplied with a sect of explroers named Far Lookers soon followed by tax cuts nad econimic sactions that were to give those that were willing to leave their past lives would have much benifical chances at succes.

With the fourth Succesion War came a change pf policy within the concordat. Fear of invasion od a new and stronger Federated Commonwealth caused much great concern to the leader of the nation. The TDF was placed on constant alert all tax exempts for coloniztion were reoved and many taxs were in installed to fund the TDF. Time passed and with minor incidents that showed true invasion the ruling body of the Tuarian Concordat felt that the rights of the people had been abused and neglected for to long stood angainst the Protector, ruling member of the Calderon family that represented the Tuarian Concordat. THe protector was replaced by another calderon bringing much of the dissadent groups back into line without any bloodshed spilled with the forced changed of rule.

Magistracy of Canopus
The Magistracy of Canopus is an interstellar nation in the fictional setting of BattleTech.

The magistracy was formed by defectors and soilders from forces attached to the defense forces of Andurien. Led by Kossandra Centrella a captain of the Houses Marik and Liao and other periphery states would attempt to conquer the newly-created state. After being able negotiate deals with the two houses; led to the rule of six more planets. A mere twenty years into the life span of the Magistracy, became a nation of thirty-six star systems

As years and decades passed, successive Magestrixes continued to build upon the foundation created by Kossandra Centrella. With succes comes envy and greed by others wanting to have what is not theirs this is true within the Fictional universe of Battletech especially. The Magistracy Armed Forces placed in a neutral defensive stance from creation would have to face the Star League Defense Force and regiments of House Marik.

The Magistracy as all nation-states in the periphery was sought after by the Star Leagues' First Lord wanting to bring all of humanity under a single banner doing what no other person or government or even idioliogy had done. The MAF and the populations of every world touched by the might of the invading forces with the sprit found common among most periphery populist fought to stem the invaders.

Making the cost to much to wage a war angainst the magistracy, with will to have freedom form what their ancestors had left behind to have a new begining caused the invading forces form the completeion of the invasion in a mere year to two decades of non-stop fighting. Though in the end sprit and determanation could not overwhelm the might of steel and the indeustrial powr the Star League weilded. With the end to the Runification war the magistracy enjoyed much wealth and the business supplied by many wanting to expernice the fruits of magistracys entertainment business which went from gambling to more illict enterprises.

With the Amaris Coup came the downfall to the magistracys' economy due the niche that the entertainment sector was the main souce of income for the nation; the coup and the following wars meant few outside the magistracy were willing to travel into hostile territory for an experince easly found within their own borders.Except for the Canopus-Tuarian war, the armed forces of the magistracy saw very little action thoughtout the succesion wars.

Canopian-Anderian war
Shortly following the end of hostilities of the Fourth Succesion War, the newly formed Federated Commonwealth and the Fre Worlds League and Capellan Federation. the Magistrix seeing for a chance to turn the magistray into a formidable power. Allied with the recently succeded state Duchy of Andurien formerly of the Free Worlds League. Both parties believing that the weakened capellan federation in part thanks to terriotrail losses due to the Fourth Succesion War and the succesion of the ST. Ives Province. Had weakened and demorlized capellan troops and would allow their combined forces to overwhelm the smallest [[Successor State] within the InnerSphere.

Even with the combined forces the allies were unable to concentrate as a single cohesive strike force forceing the two allies to fight on sigle fornts. Though initaly several worlds fell with ease others bogged down until the war ended. Capellan forces learning from the Fourth Succesion War instead of futile hold outs would retreat leaving the invading forces to deal with any local uprisings until what federation forces were able to muster for a counter-attack. Before the second phase of the invasion began, within the third year of the invasion capellan forces began to retake former Liao holdings. Many adurien and canopian forces that were left to slow the advancing forces were withrewed down causing both nations military much didtress.

With the eand of the Canopus-Andurien war leadership of the magistracy changed with the duaghter of Magistrix Kyalla taking rein as her mother was escorted out of her own palace by her own personal guards. Immediatly supported by the council the new Magistrix, Emma Centrella, brokered an new peace with the FWL doing what no Magistrix before was able to do. Emma hero of the war with House Liao began operations to rebuild the MAF and the economy of the magistracy deloping it and srpeading the once dsoley dominated entertainment industry adding several other key industries thus giving the magistracy the ability of limited self sustainablity.

Trinity Alliance
In a turn of events the magistracy allied to the Tuarien Concordat signed a treaty with House Liao. Though many within the magistracy detested the treaty due to that many troops the canopus would fight wars to gain of the magistracy. The magistracy and conordat used the capellans wealth and industrial capabilites to increase the wealth of their own nations. Several units of the magistracy delpoy within capellan terriotry training along side once former enemies.

Outworlds Alliance
The Outworlds Alliance is an interstellar nation within the periphial region within fictional universe of BattleTech.

Of all the gorverments within the battletech universe the alliance was created with no intentions of granduar of lust for power; but instead by shear need of a polictical group manage the needs of several pnaets that share the same ideals and beliefs. Admiral Julius Avellar appaled by the ever increasing destruction caused by the succesion wars. Devoting himeself the lifestyle of anit-way and denunciations of the warmongers of the InnerShpere.

Though orignially planned to live his remain life in peace, thought do to his writings. Such pleas to end wars that the great houses attracted many followers thus creating the Omniss. A philosophical sect adcovating the rejection of technology that did not contribute to the advancement or preservation of life. Many seeking a new life-style flocked to Avellar and the Omniss flocked to Alpheratz.

As the hundreds grew to be thousands and so forth, Alpheratz population boomed many spreading to nearby star systems bringing the teachings of Omniss with them. As the followers of Omniss grew to large for any one man to manage Avellar was forced to do the one thing he despized the most, the creation of a government to provide for the needs of the many followers of Omniss, resulting in the Outworlds alliance. Born out necessiaty rather than desire.

Alliance military forces form the creation of the alliance was non-esxist only militias of volonteers forming together to defend angainst pirates or raiders. Though for the most of the first century of the alliance used mainly diplocy to eviod warfare and engangements with the Succesor States armed forces.

With the Runifications wars the Outworlds Alliance experinced very little of the fighting that the rest of the periphery experinced, at first the Star League defense forces easily overwhemled what forces the alliance was willing to defend angainst the SLDF. Soon following the occupation draconis forces during a riot cuased many riots across the alliance. Using the fear of member states the aliance allowed davion forces rights to occupation key alliance worlds under the guise of the Runification war. This enabled alliance forces to fight angainst the draconis troops withou fear of reprisal. With no end sight the Star League ended the war angainst the alliance with a treaty bringing the nation onto the fold of the Star League with the least amount of casulties suffered in the war.

Through the Amaris Coup and the Succesion wars the alliance fell victim to many econimc depressions with views of technology so adamatly angainst the allince had been unable to support itself without the aide of its two neigbhors both wanting to cur favor from the periphery state. Due to its untapped resources and stragic location would give either party the ability to strike deep within the terrorty of the other.

Folowing the clan invasion new leadership was installed as the former president stepped down willing, the new president inacting many plans to bring the alliance into a new economic era has taken a long time as all internal and external must pass with unamniss vote. This proscces though ensuring all parties involv agree with whaty action is taken causes much delay to any ecanimic growth.

Lothian League
The Lothian League is an minor interstellar nation located within the periphery within fictional Battletech Universe.

History
The league is collection of seven planets located beyond the bounderies of the Lyran CommonWealth. Lothario was first populated during the Runification war when a group Taurian Concordat forces fleeing form Star League forces. Settled in 2691 Lothario was found to be rich in metals. Thus becoming a principal supplier of copper and iron ores to the Magistracy and the Taurian Concordat, receiving in turn agricultural and mining equipment to sustain its fragile existence. Over the last century such raw materials was used to foster expansion to nearby systems thus forming the Lothian League.

The first serious threat to the leagues' existence, when renegade mercenaries units that had been shattered in recent battles stumbled across the league by accident, For the next following four years both sides conducted a series of raids and counter-raids. Constant fighting cost the league its few prescious Jumpships and Dropships. Finally the renegade forces capulated and left league terrortory for an eaiser target. Due to the logistical loses accured during the fighting the league was forced to renew trade ties with other planets and nations within the periphery to avoid economic ruin.

The lothian League policticaly is on good terms with both the Magistracy, Tuarian, Illyrian and circinian neighbors with little to do with Inner Sphere states. With limited contact with the Inner Shpere through contracted mercenaries bands, contracted for cadre and garrison duties, to deter raids form the ever increaly aggressive Marion Hegemony.

The End
in the 3050s the Marian Hegemony began offensive operations angainst the league, first beginin with raods on the lothian planetsm with ever increasing frequency and ferocity wereing wore down defending units. Soon followed by a full-scale assault in 3054 by the Marian Legions. The Lothian League proved to be a tougher adversary than expected, holding out for more than a year against the Marian assault. Dipping deeply into the Lothian treasury to hire additional mercenary units, and with a small Home Guard BattleMech unit to fight against the invaders came an astonishing success; but however, the Legions superior firepower began to overwhelm the League's defenders.

Making a desperate appeal to the Taurian Concordat for any troops it could spare, but the Taurian Concordat refused to send any help, citing the need to keep its troops on alert against the danger of an imminent Federated Commonwealth attack. The Caesar himself leading the assault on Lordinax, the last League planet to fall. Upon the triumphal landing on Lothario, the League's former capital world, the Caesar ordered survivors of the ruling family the Logans taken into custody; the Logans disappeared, presumably going in hiding.

Hegemony troops faced continued activity and passive resistance from Lothian citizens who refuse to accept the Marian domination. Forced to deploy two-thirds of the Second Marian Legion across the seven League planets to deal with the insurgents, but the Legion could barely withstand constant harrasment form the guerrillas. Further, to impede, government officials installed to enact the Caesar's policies must repeatedly deal with blatant disregard for imposed authority. Indicating that Lothian freedom fighters were receiving covert assistance possibly from the Magistracy of Canopus, which had hope to keep the Caesar and his Legions too busy for further conquest; the League rebels had been receiving small amounts of money and supplies from the Illyrian Palatinate, the Caesar's next likely target.