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Line 1: {{Update Needed|[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]}} {{Update Needed|[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]}} {{refimprove}} {{refimprove}} − {{otheruses|the interstellar region|other uses|Inner Sphere (disambiguation)}} + {{WIP}} + :''This article is about the interstellar region. For other uses, see [[Inner Sphere (disambiguation)]].'' The '''Inner Sphere''' is a region of interstellar space surrounding Earth to a radius of roughly 450 - 550 light-years, generally demarcated by the outer borders of the "[[Great Houses]]." Within this region of about 2 million stars, there are approximately 2000 inhabited planets. Beyond the Inner Sphere is the [[Periphery]]. The '''Inner Sphere''' is a region of interstellar space surrounding Earth to a radius of roughly 450 - 550 light-years, generally demarcated by the outer borders of the "[[Great Houses]]." Within this region of about 2 million stars, there are approximately 2000 inhabited planets. Beyond the Inner Sphere is the [[Periphery]]. Line 7:
Line 8: ==History== ==History== [[File:MilkyWay.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Position and size of the Inner Sphere in the Galaxy (red dot)]] [[File:MilkyWay.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Position and size of the Inner Sphere in the Galaxy (red dot)]] − {{main|History of the Inner Sphere}} + {{main|Inner Sphere (history)}} − Colonization of the Inner Sphere began in [[2108]] when the [[Terran Alliance]] launched the first manned faster-than-light mission aboard the ''[[TAS Pathfinder]]''. Between 2108 and [[2235]], the Terran Alliance colonized and ruled the first centralized interstellar government in human history, controlling more than 600 colonies within 120 light years of [[Terra]]. However, corruption and logistics made it impossible to adequately govern such a large body. Private concerns "illegally" funded exploration and colonization of Inner Sphere worlds as well as worlds located in the [[Periphery]] and the [[Deep Periphery]]. Despite the best efforts of the Terran Alliance to end "blockade running", by the end of the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]] in [[2236]], the Terran Alliance was declining. + Colonization of the Inner Sphere began in 2108 when the [[Terran Alliance]] launched the first manned faster-than-light mission aboard the ''[[TAS Pathfinder]]''. Between 2108 and 2235, the Terran Alliance colonized and ruled the first centralized interstellar government in human history, controlling more than 600 colonies within 120 light years of [[Terra]]. However, corruption and logistics made it impossible to adequately govern such a large body. Private concerns "illegally" funded exploration and colonization of Inner Sphere worlds as well as worlds located in the [[Periphery]] and the [[Deep Periphery]]. Despite the best efforts of the Terran Alliance to end "blockade running", by the end of the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]], the Terran Alliance was declining. − From c. A.D. 2300 to 2787, the Inner Sphere was divided into five "pie wedges" around a central, roughly circular core centered on Terra:<br> + From c. A.D. 2300 to 2787, the Inner Sphere was divided into five "pie wedges" around a central, roughly circular core:<br> <br> <br> − * The [[Terran Hegemony]], established [[2315]] − ** Rulers: [[House Cameron]] * The [[Free Worlds League]], established [[2271]] * The [[Free Worlds League]], established [[2271]] ** Rulers: [[House Marik]] ** Rulers: [[House Marik]] Line 24:
Line 23: * The [[Capellan Confederation]], established [[2367]] * The [[Capellan Confederation]], established [[2367]] **Rulers: [[House Liao]] **Rulers: [[House Liao]] + * The central [[Terran Hegemony]], established [[2315]] + ** Rulers: [[House Cameron]] <br> <br> − Shortly after the formation of the Great Houses, the [[Age of War]] began. The end of the Age of War accompanied the formation of the [[Star League]], a multinational administrative and peacekeeping treaty, which lasted for ~250 years. During the Star League era, mankind achieved technological marvels, and the relative stability of the age is still viewed as a utopian period by the people of the Inner Sphere, though this view is colored by nostalgic myth. With the collapse of the Star League in [[2781]] and exodus of the [[Star League Defense Force]] from the Inner Sphere, the Great Houses consumed the moribund Hegemony and turned on each other. Only [[Terra]] remained independent under the aegis of neutral interstellar communications agency, [[ComStar]]. + Shortly after the formation of the Great Houses, the [[Age of War]] began. The end of the Age of War accompanied the formation of the [[Star League]], a multinational administrative and peacekeeping treaty, which lasted for ~250 years. During the Star League era, mankind achieved technological marvels, and the relative stability of the age is still viewed as a utopian period by the people of the Inner Sphere - though the stability of the Star League may be more myth than legend. With the collapse of the Star League in [[2781]] and exodus of the [[Star League Defense Force]] from the Inner Sphere, the Great Houses consumed the moribund Hegemony and turned on each other. Only [[Terra]] remained independent under the aegis of neutral interstellar communications agency, [[ComStar]]. − During the next 250 years, civilization was hammered from its twenty-eighth century peak down to twenty-first-century technology on many worlds and to more primitive states on others - and hundreds of worlds had their populations exterminated altogether. The cause for this warfare was a matter of feudal succession to the throne of the fallen Star League, hence the four wars of this period were called [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], while the five Great Houses were said to rule [[Successor States]]. + During the next 250 years, civilization was hammered from its 28th Century peak down to 21st Century technology on many worlds and to more primitive states on others - and hundreds of worlds had their populations exterminated altogether. The cause for this warfare was a matter of feudal succession to the throne of the fallen Star League, hence the four wars of this period were called [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], while the five Great Houses were said to rule [[Successor States]]. * The [[First Succession War]], [[2786]]-[[2821]] * The [[First Succession War]], [[2786]]-[[2821]] Line 36:
Line 37: Despite hundreds of billions of deaths, the first three Succession Wars resulted in little change to the map after the First Succession War divided the [[Terran Hegemony]] between the five [[Successor States]]. Despite hundreds of billions of deaths, the first three Succession Wars resulted in little change to the map after the First Succession War divided the [[Terran Hegemony]] between the five [[Successor States]]. − The brief Fourth Succession War brought a dramatic change when the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Federated Suns]], on opposite sides of the Sphere, united and conquered much of the other [[Successor States]]' territories. A number of minor nations appeared in the Inner Sphere during or shortly after the [[Fourth Succession War]], at the expense of the [[Draconis Combine]], the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Capellan Confederation]]: + The brief Fourth Succession War brought a dramatic change when the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Federated Suns]], on opposite sides of the Sphere, united at the expense of the other [[Successor States]]' territories. A number of minor nations appeared in the Inner Sphere during or shortly after the [[Fourth Succession War]], at the expense of the [[Draconis Combine]], the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Capellan Confederation]]. − ==Minor Nations== * The [[Tikonov Free Republic]], [[3028]]-[[3031]] * The [[Tikonov Free Republic]], [[3028]]-[[3031]] * The [[St. Ives Compact]], [[3029]]-[[3063]] * The [[St. Ives Compact]], [[3029]]-[[3063]] Line 44:
Line 44: * The [[Duchy of Andurien]], [[3030]]-[[3040]] * The [[Duchy of Andurien]], [[3030]]-[[3040]] − The political balance of the Inner Sphere changed fundamentally when the vanished scions of the Star League Defense Force, the [[Clans]], returned to conquer the Inner Sphere and restore the "[[Star League]]". The Clan Invasion ([[3049]]-[[3052]]) nearly destroyed the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], while the Lyran half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] lost many systems. Though the Clan invasion was halted after the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], the [[Invading Clans]] were in the Inner Sphere to stay. As denizens of the Inner Sphere, Clan politics and practices tended to change, reflecting both an increase in affluence (the [[Clan Homeworlds]] are considered marginally hospitable compared with worlds of the Inner Sphere) and the need to interact with their new neighbors. + The political balance of the Inner Sphere changed fundamentally when lost scions of the Star League Defense Force, the [[Clans]], returned to conquer the Inner Sphere and restore the "[[Star League]]". The Clan Invasion ([[3049]]-[[3052]]) nearly destroyed the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], while the Lyran half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] lost many systems. Though the Clan invasion was halted after the [[Battle of Tukayyid]], the [[Invading Clans]] had gained a foothold within the Inner Sphere. As denizens of the Inner Sphere, Clan politics and practices tended to change, reflecting both an increase in affluence (the Clan homeworlds are considered marginally hospitable compared with worlds of the Inner Sphere) and the need to interact with their new neighbors. ==Beyond the Inner Sphere== ==Beyond the Inner Sphere== − The [[Periphery]] surrounding the Inner Sphere is home to a few nations of moderate power, bandit kingdoms, and many independent worlds cut off from civilization with the collapse of the Star League. The Inner Sphere perceives the Periphery much like modern developed nations perceive the Third World, though some of the major Periphery nations compare well with the weaker Inner Sphere states. + The [[Periphery]] surrounding the Inner Sphere is home to a few nations of moderate power and many independent worlds cut off from civilization with the collapse of the Star League. The Inner Sphere perceives the Periphery much like modern developed nations perceive the Third World, though some of the major Periphery nations compare well with the weaker Inner Sphere states. − Beyond the Periphery lies the rest of the universe, known as the [[Deep Periphery]]. In addition to the distant Clan Homeworlds, a number of independent worlds and small civilizations have been founded, though contact with mainstream humanity is usually intermittent at best. + Beyond the Periphery is unexplored space (sometimes called the [[Deep Periphery]]). The [[Clans]] exist in a small islet of settled worlds in the Deep Periphery. ==Inner Sphere Map Galleries== ==Inner Sphere Map Galleries== Line 68:
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| + | :''This article is about the interstellar region. For other uses, see [[Inner Sphere (disambiguation)]].'' | ||
The '''Inner Sphere''' is a region of interstellar space surrounding Earth to a radius of roughly 450 - 550 light-years, generally demarcated by the outer borders of the "[[Great Houses]]." Within this region of about 2 million stars, there are approximately 2000 inhabited planets. Beyond the Inner Sphere is the [[Periphery]]. | The '''Inner Sphere''' is a region of interstellar space surrounding Earth to a radius of roughly 450 - 550 light-years, generally demarcated by the outer borders of the "[[Great Houses]]." Within this region of about 2 million stars, there are approximately 2000 inhabited planets. Beyond the Inner Sphere is the [[Periphery]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:MilkyWay.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Position and size of the Inner Sphere in the Galaxy (red dot)]] | [[File:MilkyWay.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Position and size of the Inner Sphere in the Galaxy (red dot)]] | ||
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| − | Colonization of the Inner Sphere began in | + | Colonization of the Inner Sphere began in 2108 when the [[Terran Alliance]] launched the first manned faster-than-light mission aboard the ''[[TAS Pathfinder]]''. Between 2108 and 2235, the Terran Alliance colonized and ruled the first centralized interstellar government in human history, controlling more than 600 colonies within 120 light years of [[Terra]]. However, corruption and logistics made it impossible to adequately govern such a large body. Private concerns "illegally" funded exploration and colonization of Inner Sphere worlds as well as worlds located in the [[Periphery]] and the [[Deep Periphery]]. Despite the best efforts of the Terran Alliance to end "blockade running", by the end of the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]], the Terran Alliance was declining. |
| − | From c. A.D. 2300 to 2787, the Inner Sphere was divided into five "pie wedges" around a central, roughly circular core | + | From c. A.D. 2300 to 2787, the Inner Sphere was divided into five "pie wedges" around a central, roughly circular core:<br> |
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* The [[Free Worlds League]], established [[2271]] | * The [[Free Worlds League]], established [[2271]] | ||
** Rulers: [[House Marik]] | ** Rulers: [[House Marik]] | ||
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* The [[Capellan Confederation]], established [[2367]] | * The [[Capellan Confederation]], established [[2367]] | ||
**Rulers: [[House Liao]] | **Rulers: [[House Liao]] | ||
| + | * The central [[Terran Hegemony]], established [[2315]] | ||
| + | ** Rulers: [[House Cameron]] | ||
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| − | Shortly after the formation of the Great Houses, the [[Age of War]] began. The end of the Age of War accompanied the formation of the [[Star League]], a multinational administrative and peacekeeping treaty, which lasted for ~250 years. During the Star League era, mankind achieved technological marvels, and the relative stability of the age is still viewed as a utopian period by the people of the Inner Sphere | + | Shortly after the formation of the Great Houses, the [[Age of War]] began. The end of the Age of War accompanied the formation of the [[Star League]], a multinational administrative and peacekeeping treaty, which lasted for ~250 years. During the Star League era, mankind achieved technological marvels, and the relative stability of the age is still viewed as a utopian period by the people of the Inner Sphere - though the stability of the Star League may be more myth than legend. With the collapse of the Star League in [[2781]] and exodus of the [[Star League Defense Force]] from the Inner Sphere, the Great Houses consumed the moribund Hegemony and turned on each other. Only [[Terra]] remained independent under the aegis of neutral interstellar communications agency, [[ComStar]]. |
| − | During the next 250 years, civilization was hammered from its | + | During the next 250 years, civilization was hammered from its 28th Century peak down to 21st Century technology on many worlds and to more primitive states on others - and hundreds of worlds had their populations exterminated altogether. The cause for this warfare was a matter of feudal succession to the throne of the fallen Star League, hence the four wars of this period were called [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], while the five Great Houses were said to rule [[Successor States]]. |
* The [[First Succession War]], [[2786]]-[[2821]] | * The [[First Succession War]], [[2786]]-[[2821]] | ||
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Despite hundreds of billions of deaths, the first three Succession Wars resulted in little change to the map after the First Succession War divided the [[Terran Hegemony]] between the five [[Successor States]]. | Despite hundreds of billions of deaths, the first three Succession Wars resulted in little change to the map after the First Succession War divided the [[Terran Hegemony]] between the five [[Successor States]]. | ||
| − | The brief Fourth Succession War brought a dramatic change when the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Federated Suns]], on opposite sides of the Sphere, united | + | The brief Fourth Succession War brought a dramatic change when the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Federated Suns]], on opposite sides of the Sphere, united at the expense of the other [[Successor States]]' territories. A number of minor nations appeared in the Inner Sphere during or shortly after the [[Fourth Succession War]], at the expense of the [[Draconis Combine]], the [[Free Worlds League]] and the [[Capellan Confederation]]. |
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* The [[Tikonov Free Republic]], [[3028]]-[[3031]] | * The [[Tikonov Free Republic]], [[3028]]-[[3031]] | ||
* The [[St. Ives Compact]], [[3029]]-[[3063]] | * The [[St. Ives Compact]], [[3029]]-[[3063]] | ||
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* The [[Duchy of Andurien]], [[3030]]-[[3040]] | * The [[Duchy of Andurien]], [[3030]]-[[3040]] | ||
| − | The political balance of the Inner Sphere changed fundamentally when | + | The political balance of the Inner Sphere changed fundamentally when lost scions of the Star League Defense Force, the [[Clans]], returned to conquer the Inner Sphere and restore the "[[Star League]]". The Clan Invasion ([[3049]]-[[3052]]) nearly destroyed the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]], while the Lyran half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and the [[Draconis Combine]] lost many systems. Though the Clan invasion was halted after the [[Battle of Tukayyid]], the [[Invading Clans]] had gained a foothold within the Inner Sphere. As denizens of the Inner Sphere, Clan politics and practices tended to change, reflecting both an increase in affluence (the Clan homeworlds are considered marginally hospitable compared with worlds of the Inner Sphere) and the need to interact with their new neighbors. |
==Beyond the Inner Sphere== | ==Beyond the Inner Sphere== | ||
| − | The [[Periphery]] surrounding the Inner Sphere is home to a few nations of moderate power | + | The [[Periphery]] surrounding the Inner Sphere is home to a few nations of moderate power and many independent worlds cut off from civilization with the collapse of the Star League. The Inner Sphere perceives the Periphery much like modern developed nations perceive the Third World, though some of the major Periphery nations compare well with the weaker Inner Sphere states. |
| − | Beyond the Periphery | + | Beyond the Periphery is unexplored space (sometimes called the [[Deep Periphery]]). The [[Clans]] exist in a small islet of settled worlds in the Deep Periphery. |
==Inner Sphere Map Galleries== | ==Inner Sphere Map Galleries== | ||
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3057 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3057 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3057<br>Start of Operation GUERRERO | 3057 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3057 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3057<br>Start of Operation GUERRERO | ||
3058 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3058 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3058<br>End of Operation GUERRERO | 3058 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3058 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3058<br>End of Operation GUERRERO | ||
| − | 3059 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3059 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3059<br> | + | 3059 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3059 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3059<br>Operation BULLDOG: Wave 4 |
3063 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3063 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3063<br>Start of the FedCom Civil War | 3063 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3063 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3063<br>Start of the FedCom Civil War | ||
3067 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3067 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3067<br>End of the FedCom Civil War | 3067 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3067 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3067<br>End of the FedCom Civil War | ||
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3095 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3095 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3095<br>Republic of the Sphere | 3095 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3095 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3095<br>Republic of the Sphere | ||
3130 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3130 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3130<br>Devlin Stone's Retirement | 3130 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3130 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3130<br>Devlin Stone's Retirement | ||
| − | 3135 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3135 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3135<br> | + | 3135 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3135 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3135<br>Dark Age |
| − | 3145 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3145 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3145<br> | + | 3145 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3145 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3145<br>Dark Age |
| − | 3151 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3151 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3151<br> | + | 3151 Known Universe (Sarna) thumbnail.jpg|link=File:3151 Known Universe (Sarna).svg|Known Universe 3151<br>Dark Age |
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*''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]'' | *''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]'' | ||
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