BattleTech factions

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 54. Chapters: BattleTech clans, BattleTech nations, Federated Suns, Mercenaries, Clan Wolf, Successor States, Capellan Confederation, Snord's Irregulars, Wolf's Dragoons, Federated Commonwealth, Republic of the Sphere, Free Worlds League, Rasalhague Dominion, Star League, Draconis Combine, Word of Blake, Clan Jade Falcon, Lyran Alliance. Excerpt: In the fictional BattleTech Universe, the Federated Suns is the Successor State ruled by House Davion. The Federated Suns is considered the military powerhouse of the five Successor States. In fact, one of the requirements for the title of First Prince of the Federated Suns is at least five years of service in the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns. Territorially, the Federated Suns is bordered by the Capellan Confederation, the Draconis Combine, and the Taurian Concordat. Federated Suns spaces is divided into three 'Marches': the Capellan March, the Crucis March and the Draconis March. The capital world of the Federated Suns, New Avalon, is located in the Crucis March. The Federated Suns was formed in 2317, meaning it was the fourth of the Successor States to be formed after the withdrawal of the Terran Alliance from the colonies. Though once a dominant power, the Federated Suns is regarded as the weakest and most backwards of the Successor States. The Federated Suns could best be described as a monarchy, albeit one with constitutional limits placed on the monarch's powers. The First Prince is the leader of the Federated Suns and is the commander in chief of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns, or AFFS. Officially, until the formation of the Federated Commonwealth, the High Council, a group of both democratic, hereditary, and other officials chosen by the leadership of the member-worlds of the Federated Suns, had presided over the nation. Since the reign of Prince Alexander the High Council has become a glorified, "rubber stamp" organization. The Privy Council is a group of the highest advisors to the First Prince and is extremely important in the running of the day-to-day affairs of the state. The Nobility of the Federated Suns, created during the reign of Prince Simon Davion, also hold positions of authority, but The Federated Suns has a weaker nobility than some of the other Successor States. The citizens of the realm also have several basic rights protected