Editing Rim Commonality

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The '''Rim Commonality''' is a province located within the [[Free Worlds League]].

===National Information===
The Commonality was founded in [[2681]], with its capital located in the city of Zletovo on the world of [[Lesnovo]]. The government is a Feudal Autocracy (with democratic leanings), and the national emblem of the Rim Commonality is a yellow sunburst on a red field, with the silhouette of an eagle at the heart of the sunburts.

As of [[3130]], the Commonality consisted of 15 worlds,<ref name=TTSvXXXVI>''Touring the Stars'', p. 76: "Volume XXXVI: Legacies of the League—Marik-Stewart and Regulus": "Fact Sheet: The Rim Commonality"</ref> and the elected leader of the Commonality was the Prime Minister, Lord [[Michael Cendar]].

==History==
===Free Worlds League===
The Rim was originally a part of the [[Principality of Regulus]] until 2681.  A document was created and advanced by [[House Marik]] proposing that the Rim Commonality be severed from Regulan control as part of a political campaign to break down opposition to House Marik. Despite the separation, the Rim Commonality and Regulus maintained good trade relations, albeit at a considerably reduced level.

===Jihad===
During the [[Jihad]], the Rim Commonality declared independence from the League on the 13th of April [[3075]]<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 25–26: "The Rim Commonality Stands Alone"</ref> The Rim Commonality cited the historic ''Camlann versus Free Worlds'' ruling as precedent, barring entry to all high-ranking Free Worlds League representatives and breaking away from the League.<ref name="JHS:Tp15">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 15: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> In addition to establishing the Rim Commonality as an autonomous state, the founding charter of the new state also named two worlds known as "lost worlds" - colonies with which there had been no contact in almost two hundred years - [[Izmir]] and [[Stettin]] - as full members of the Commonality. This gesture was intended to be a commemorative one, acknowledging the history of the Commonality. The secession of the Rim Commonality had been planned for several months, with apparent groundwork legislation relating to the Rim Commonality economy, military infrastructure and judiciary having passed through the Rim Commonality Council in January. Initially, the local Free Worlds League garrison - the [[Eighth Orloff Grenadiers]], distributed across Lesnovo, [[Campoleone]] and [[Tematagi]] - refused to comment on the secession.<ref name="JHS3076p25">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 25–27: "The Rim Commonality Stands Alone"</ref>

The Rim Commonality hired various mercenary units to help defend the nation against pirate raids, units which included the [[First Rim Commonality Guards|Chaos Irregulars]].  The Commonality went on to annex the pirate haven [[Astrokaszy]] and other neighboring worlds, reinforcing its borders and security.

===Post-Jihad===
The Rim Commonality's view of the Principality of Regulus changed after the Jihad.  After the central government of the Free Worlds League collapsed, the Principality consolidated holdings on worlds surrounding it, annexing areas such as the [[Regulan Free States]] and the worlds of the former [[Principality of Gibson]].<ref name=TTSvXXXVI/>

This expansion forced the Commonality to fight off Regulan invasions as well as raids from other nations such as the [[Marian Hegemony]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]. The Rim Commonality was initially only able to count on the badly weakened [[Bad Dream]] mercenary unit for defense, but as the former League fragmented the [[Fourth Marik Militia|Fourth]] and [[Ninth Marik Militia|Ninth Marik Militias]] defected to the Rim Commonality, bringing a feeling of security to the population. The Fourth in particular adapted quickly to their new home, introducing a new uniform and color scheme as a part of establishing the Militia as a native fighting force. The lack of military manufacturing within the Rim Commonality hampered the Militias though, as replacement equipment was difficult to find at best.<ref name="J:FRp92">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 92: "The Rim Collection"</ref>

Despite external threats, the Commonality maintained a policy of peaceful expansion and trade through the late [[thirty-first century|thirty-first]] and early [[thirty-second century|thirty-second centuries]].  The Chaos Irregulars were formally asked to become a permanent part of the Collection's military forces, which the Irregulars accepted, becoming an elite military unit known as the [[First Rim Commonality Guard]].

In [[3110]], Lord Michael Cendar was elected to position of [[Prime Minister of the Rim Commonality|Prime Minister]].<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. 165: "Election of Cendar is mentioned"</ref>

===Dark Age===
The [[Oriente Protectorate]] sent the [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]]'s daughter, [[Elis Marik]], to the Rim Commonality to try and establish a better relationship in a bid to expand ties with the commonality, cemented with a political marriage between the two noble families. Secretly, Elis influenced her husband to work more closely with the Protectorate to bring about change in the government, ultimately resulting in the creation of an alliance between the two by [[3137]].

However, the [[Regulan Fiefs]] began passing false documents to create rumors that the Rim Commonality was forcibly annexing worlds. The Rim Commonality worried that this aggression would taint the Commonality in the eyes of several allied worlds, most notably [[Westover]]; as a result, the First Rim Commonality Guard were deployed on a diplomatic mission to Westover to win over its Duke [[Wesley]]. This mission was a success.

In April [[3139]], the Protectorate's First Rim Commonality Guard were deployed in [[Operation HOMECOMING]] to seize the final worlds needed to help reunify the League. On June 3rd, with the swearing-in of Captain-General [[Jessica Marik]] on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]], the Rim Commonality became a member province of the newly reborn [[Free Worlds League]].

==Historical Map Gallery==
<gallery>
File:RMC3079.jpg|Rim Commonality in 3079
File:RMC3139.jpg|Rim Commonality in 3139
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)|Dark Age: Touring the Stars]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Pandora's Gambit]]'' (novel)
* ''[[To Ride the Chimera]]'' (novel)


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