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| rulertitle = [[Coordinator]] | | rulertitle = [[Coordinator]] | ||
| military = [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] (DCMS) | | military = [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] (DCMS) | ||
| − | | secretservice = [[Internal Security Force]] (ISF) | + | | secretservice = [[Internal Security Force]] (ISF) - [[Order of Five Pillars]] (O5P) |
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| − | The '''Draconis Combine''' is one of the [[Successor States]], located in the "north-east" quadrant of the [[Inner Sphere]]. | + | The '''Draconis Combine''' is one of the [[Successor States]], located in the "north-east" quadrant of the [[Inner Sphere]]. The Cobine is ruled by the [[Coordinator]], the head of [[House Kurita]]. His court is located in [[Luthien]]. |
| − | The | + | The Draconis Combine has been ruled by [[House Kurita]] since its founding in [[2319]] by [[Shiro Kurita]], perhaps a descendant of Takeo Kurita, a Vice-Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II on [[Terra]].<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', pp 8-9</ref>. |
| + | The Coordinator is a hereditary dictator, who rules over his domain armed with a well-equipped, fanatical military and an ever-pervasive, all-seeing civilian bureaucracy. Two rival intelligence agencies, the ISF ([[Internal Security Force]]) and the O5P ([[Order of Five Pillars]]) keep watch against any potential internal threat from commoners, ambitious nobles, and members of the Coordinator's own family. (However, the physical protection of the Coordinator falls to his own personal cohort, who are recruited from the military, not the intelligence services). | ||
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| + | The ''idée fixe'' of the Combine and the Coordinator is conquest. The Combine employs a large, skilled military that has often been used to expand the realm at the expense of its neighbors known as the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]]. | ||
==Fact Sheet<ref>''Touring the Stars'', p. 7</ref>== | ==Fact Sheet<ref>''Touring the Stars'', p. 7</ref>== | ||
| − | * Total (Inhabited) Systems: 243 | + | *Total (Inhabited) Systems: 243 |
| − | * Estimated Population ([[3130]]): 729,000,000,000 | + | *Estimated Population ([[3130]]): 729,000,000,000 |
| − | * Dominant Language(s): Japanese (official), Arabic, English | + | *Dominant Language(s): Japanese (official), Arabic, English |
| − | * Dominant Religion(s): Shinto (official), Buddhism, Islam | + | *Dominant Religion(s): Shinto (official), Buddhism, Islam |
| − | * Unit of Currency: Ryu (1 ryu = 0.94 C-Bills) | + | *Unit of Currency: Ryu (1 ryu = 0.94 C-Bills) |
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==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
| − | Unlike most of the other [[Successor States]], the Draconis Combine is a military dictatorship. It still operates on the basis of a feudal system, however, so most governmental apparatuses are roughly similar. The main difference for the common person is that they have no rights, only duties. It is often referred to as the Pillar of Gold. | + | {{Main|Coordinator}} |
| − | + | Unlike most of the other [[Successor States]], the Draconis Combine is a military dictatorship, ruled by the Coordinator. It still operates on the basis of a feudal system, however, so most governmental apparatuses are roughly similar. The main difference for the common person is that they have no rights, only duties. It is often referred to as the Pillar of Gold. | |
| − | + | ===Regions=== | |
| − | + | Depending on the point in history, the Combine is divided into anywhere between three and five districts. There are both Military Districts and Government Districts. While the names are the same and the areas they control are nearly identical, there are occasional territorial differences between the two. This structure continues down to the prefecture level, each of which has a military and a civilian leader. The civilian leader (a duke) generally deals with the actual minutiae of administration, while the military leader (a ''Tai-shu'' or ''Tai-sho'') makes the executive decisions. | |
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| − | Depending on the point in history, the Combine is divided into anywhere between three and five districts. There are both Military Districts and Government Districts. While the names are the same and the areas they control are nearly identical, there are occasional territorial differences between the two. This structure continues down to the prefecture level, each of which has a military and civilian leader. The civilian leader (a duke) generally deals with the actual minutiae of administration, while the military leader (a ''Tai-shu'' or ''Tai-sho'') makes the executive decisions. | ||
No matter the position, a regional leader has the authority to rule as he or she sees fit, so long as no decrees from a higher-up are controverted. Of course, regional leaders must also interpret and carry out the orders of the Coordinator as best they can. | No matter the position, a regional leader has the authority to rule as he or she sees fit, so long as no decrees from a higher-up are controverted. Of course, regional leaders must also interpret and carry out the orders of the Coordinator as best they can. | ||
Past and present Districts include the following : | Past and present Districts include the following : | ||
| − | * [[Pesht Military District]] | + | *[[Pesht Military District]] |
| − | * [[Galedon Military District]] | + | *[[Galedon Military District]] |
| − | * [[Benjamin Military District]] | + | *[[Benjamin Military District]] |
| − | * [[Dieron Military District]] ''Formed after the fall of the Star League. Relinquished to the Republic of the Sphere. Later reformed by the Combine.'' | + | *[[Dieron Military District]] ''Formed after the fall of the Star League. Relinquished to the Republic of the Sphere. Later reformed by the Combine.'' |
| − | * [[Rasalhague Military District]] ''Relinquished upon the formation of the Free Rasalhague Republic. Remaining worlds reformed into the Alshain Military District.'' | + | *[[Rasalhague Military District]] ''Relinquished upon the formation of the Free Rasalhague Republic. Remaining worlds reformed into the Alshain Military District.'' |
| − | * [[Alshain Military District]] ''Formed from the remaining Rasalhague Military District worlds. Almost completely conquered by Clan Ghost Bear.'' | + | *[[Alshain Military District]] ''Formed from the remaining Rasalhague Military District worlds. Almost completely conquered by Clan Ghost Bear.'' |
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==Military== | ==Military== | ||
{{Main|Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery}} | {{Main|Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery}} | ||
The military of the Combine, the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS) has traditionally been one of the strongest in the [[Inner Sphere]]. The Combine was founded upon the principles of ''bushido'', the way of the warrior. Thanks to this, the military has a large pool of skilled individuals to draw from. Enlistment in the DCMS is seen as the fastest way to get ahead in the world, as every person in the military, even a lowly rifleman, is respected. The DCMS is also referred to as the Pillar of Steel and the Arm of the Dragon. | The military of the Combine, the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS) has traditionally been one of the strongest in the [[Inner Sphere]]. The Combine was founded upon the principles of ''bushido'', the way of the warrior. Thanks to this, the military has a large pool of skilled individuals to draw from. Enlistment in the DCMS is seen as the fastest way to get ahead in the world, as every person in the military, even a lowly rifleman, is respected. The DCMS is also referred to as the Pillar of Steel and the Arm of the Dragon. | ||
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==Manufacturing Center== | ==Manufacturing Center== | ||
A detailed list of some DCMS manufacturer and companie centers. | A detailed list of some DCMS manufacturer and companie centers. | ||
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===Heavy Aerospace Industry<ref>''Strategic Operations'', p. 15</ref>=== | ===Heavy Aerospace Industry<ref>''Strategic Operations'', p. 15</ref>=== | ||
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| − | * [[Dharma HyperSpace]] | + | *[[Dharma HyperSpace]] |
| − | * [[Kurita Combine Munitions Corporation]] | + | *[[Kurita Combine Munitions Corporation]] |
| − | * [[Midway WarShip Yard]] | + | *[[Midway WarShip Yard]] |
| − | * [[New Samarkand WarShip Yard]] | + | *[[New Samarkand WarShip Yard]] |
| − | * [[Stellar Trek]] | + | *[[Stellar Trek]] |
| − | * [[Terada WarShip Yard]] | + | *[[Terada WarShip Yard]] |
| − | * [[Togura Shipyards]] | + | *[[Togura Shipyards]] |
| − | * [[Tomori Trans Industrial]] | + | *[[Tomori Trans Industrial]] |
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===Major Defense Industries<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 15</ref>=== | ===Major Defense Industries<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 15</ref>=== | ||
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| − | * [[BBP Industries]] | + | *[[BBP Industries]] |
| − | * [[Buda Imperial Vehicles]] | + | *[[Buda Imperial Vehicles]] |
| − | * [[Bulldog Enterprises]] | + | *[[Bulldog Enterprises]] |
| − | * [[Galileo Instruments]] | + | *[[Galileo Instruments]] |
| − | * [[Independence Weaponry]] | + | *[[Independence Weaponry]] |
| − | * [[Luthien Armor Works]] | + | *[[Luthien Armor Works]] |
| − | * [[New Samarkand Metals]] | + | *[[New Samarkand Metals]] |
| − | * [[Scarborough Manufacturers]] | + | *[[Scarborough Manufacturers]] |
| − | * [[Wakazashi Enterprises]] | + | *[[Wakazashi Enterprises]] |
| − | * [[Yori 'Mech Works]] | + | *[[Yori 'Mech Works]] |
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==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||
Asian religions such as Shinto and Buddhism are heavily favored in the Combine. Christianity is tolerated due to the influence of [[Rasalhague]]. Judaism is actively repressed, while Islam is only tolerated in the worlds of the Azami. | Asian religions such as Shinto and Buddhism are heavily favored in the Combine. Christianity is tolerated due to the influence of [[Rasalhague]]. Judaism is actively repressed, while Islam is only tolerated in the worlds of the Azami. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
{{Main|History of the Draconis Combine}} | {{Main|History of the Draconis Combine}} | ||
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The Combine emerged from the Jihad weakened, though still powerful compared to their neighbors. After the blackout in [[3132]], the Combine launched an invasion of the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. A series of assassinations placed [[Yori Kurita]], the illegitimate descendant of Theodore, on the throne. | The Combine emerged from the Jihad weakened, though still powerful compared to their neighbors. After the blackout in [[3132]], the Combine launched an invasion of the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. A series of assassinations placed [[Yori Kurita]], the illegitimate descendant of Theodore, on the throne. | ||
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==Maps== | ==Maps== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | File:Mapdcprefectures3039.png|Prefectures in 3039 | |
| − | + | File:mapdc3061.png|Draconis Combine 3061 | |
| − | + | File:mapdcprefectures3061.png|Prefectures in 3061 | |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * [[/History | History]] | + | *[[/History | History]] |
| − | * [[/Timeline | Timeline]] | + | *[[/Timeline | Timeline]] |
| − | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | + | *''[[20 Year Update]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Black Dragon]]'' | + | *''[[Black Dragon]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' | + | *''[[Blake Ascending]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Blood Legacy]]'' | + | *''[[Blood Legacy]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Daughter of the Dragon]]'' | + | *''[[Daughter of the Dragon]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'' | + | *''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Dragon Rising]]'' | + | *''[[Dragon Rising]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Endgame]]'' | + | *''[[Endgame]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Grave Covenant]]'' | + | *''[[Grave Covenant]]'' |
| − | * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' | + | *''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Ghost War]]'' | + | *''[[Ghost War]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Hearts of Chaos]]'' | + | *''[[Hearts of Chaos]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Heir to the Dragon]]'' | + | *''[[Heir to the Dragon]]'' |
| − | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | + | *''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Lethal Heritage]]'' | + | *''[[Lethal Heritage]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Lost Destiny]]'' | + | *''[[Lost Destiny]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Path of Glory]]'' | + | *''[[Path of Glory]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Patriots and Tyrants]]'' | + | *''[[Patriots and Tyrants]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Prince of Havoc]]'' | + | *''[[Prince of Havoc]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Strategic Operations]]'' | + | *''[[Strategic Operations]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' | + | *''[[Storms of Fate]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Tactical Operations]]'' | + | *''[[Tactical Operations]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Touring the Stars]]'' | + | *''[[Touring the Stars]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'' | + | *''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Warrior: Riposte]]'' | + | *''[[Warrior: Riposte]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Warrior: Coupé]]'' | + | *''[[Warrior: Coupé]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Wolves on the Border]]'' | + | *''[[Wolves on the Border]]'' |
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[[Category:Draconis Combine]] | [[Category:Draconis Combine]] | ||
[[Category:Factions]] | [[Category:Factions]] | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 10 April 2011
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| Draconis Combine | |
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| Faction Profile | |
| Time period: | 2319 - present |
| Classification: | Successor State |
| Controlled systems: | approx. 350 |
| Capital world: | Luthien |
| Ruler title: | Coordinator |
| Military: | Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS) |
| Secret Service: | Internal Security Force (ISF) - Order of Five Pillars (O5P) |
The Draconis Combine is one of the Successor States, located in the "north-east" quadrant of the Inner Sphere. The Cobine is ruled by the Coordinator, the head of House Kurita. His court is located in Luthien.
The Draconis Combine has been ruled by House Kurita since its founding in 2319 by Shiro Kurita, perhaps a descendant of Takeo Kurita, a Vice-Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II on Terra.[1].
The Coordinator is a hereditary dictator, who rules over his domain armed with a well-equipped, fanatical military and an ever-pervasive, all-seeing civilian bureaucracy. Two rival intelligence agencies, the ISF (Internal Security Force) and the O5P (Order of Five Pillars) keep watch against any potential internal threat from commoners, ambitious nobles, and members of the Coordinator's own family. (However, the physical protection of the Coordinator falls to his own personal cohort, who are recruited from the military, not the intelligence services).
The idée fixe of the Combine and the Coordinator is conquest. The Combine employs a large, skilled military that has often been used to expand the realm at the expense of its neighbors known as the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery.
Contents
Fact Sheet[2]
- Total (Inhabited) Systems: 243
- Estimated Population (3130): 729,000,000,000
- Dominant Language(s): Japanese (official), Arabic, English
- Dominant Religion(s): Shinto (official), Buddhism, Islam
- Unit of Currency: Ryu (1 ryu = 0.94 C-Bills)
Politics
Unlike most of the other Successor States, the Draconis Combine is a military dictatorship, ruled by the Coordinator. It still operates on the basis of a feudal system, however, so most governmental apparatuses are roughly similar. The main difference for the common person is that they have no rights, only duties. It is often referred to as the Pillar of Gold.
Regions
Depending on the point in history, the Combine is divided into anywhere between three and five districts. There are both Military Districts and Government Districts. While the names are the same and the areas they control are nearly identical, there are occasional territorial differences between the two. This structure continues down to the prefecture level, each of which has a military and a civilian leader. The civilian leader (a duke) generally deals with the actual minutiae of administration, while the military leader (a Tai-shu or Tai-sho) makes the executive decisions.
No matter the position, a regional leader has the authority to rule as he or she sees fit, so long as no decrees from a higher-up are controverted. Of course, regional leaders must also interpret and carry out the orders of the Coordinator as best they can.
Past and present Districts include the following :
- Pesht Military District
- Galedon Military District
- Benjamin Military District
- Dieron Military District Formed after the fall of the Star League. Relinquished to the Republic of the Sphere. Later reformed by the Combine.
- Rasalhague Military District Relinquished upon the formation of the Free Rasalhague Republic. Remaining worlds reformed into the Alshain Military District.
- Alshain Military District Formed from the remaining Rasalhague Military District worlds. Almost completely conquered by Clan Ghost Bear.
Military
The military of the Combine, the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery (DCMS) has traditionally been one of the strongest in the Inner Sphere. The Combine was founded upon the principles of bushido, the way of the warrior. Thanks to this, the military has a large pool of skilled individuals to draw from. Enlistment in the DCMS is seen as the fastest way to get ahead in the world, as every person in the military, even a lowly rifleman, is respected. The DCMS is also referred to as the Pillar of Steel and the Arm of the Dragon.
Manufacturing Center
A detailed list of some DCMS manufacturer and companie centers.
Heavy Aerospace Industry[3]
3067
- Dharma HyperSpace
- Kurita Combine Munitions Corporation
- Midway WarShip Yard
- New Samarkand WarShip Yard
- Stellar Trek
- Terada WarShip Yard
- Togura Shipyards
- Tomori Trans Industrial
Major Defense Industries[4]
3067
- BBP Industries
- Buda Imperial Vehicles
- Bulldog Enterprises
- Galileo Instruments
- Independence Weaponry
- Luthien Armor Works
- New Samarkand Metals
- Scarborough Manufacturers
- Wakazashi Enterprises
- Yori 'Mech Works
Religion
Asian religions such as Shinto and Buddhism are heavily favored in the Combine. Christianity is tolerated due to the influence of Rasalhague. Judaism is actively repressed, while Islam is only tolerated in the worlds of the Azami.
History
The roots of the Draconis Combine lie with the Alliance of Galedon between the worlds Galedon V and New Samarkand. Under the leadership of Shiro Kurita, the Alliance, rechristened the Draconis Combine in 2319, used threats, intimidation, deceit, and outright military conquest to expand. He established House Kurita, the ruling dynasty of the Combine whose reign was interrupted only by the rule of the Von Rohrs family from 2421 until they were wiped out in 2510.
Shiro ordered an assault on the Principality of Rasalhague in 2330 that was largely successful, except that the integration of the Rasalahgians into Draconian culture was never complete.
The Combine was the last Inner Sphere nation to join the Star League. Following the League's collapse, Coordinator Minoru was the first Council Lord to declare himself First Lord, leading to the First Succession War. The Succession Wars were unkind to humanity and created a backslide in technology. The unofficial end of the Third Succession War is considered to be 3025.
Following the Fourth Succession War and facing the prospect of a super-state, the Federated Commonwealth, on its border; the Combine recognized the independence of the Free Rasalhague Republic to create a buffer state and secure higher-technology weapons through ComStar. These proved useful when the Commonwealth did invade in the War of 3039.
The Clan Invasion resulted in a huge loss of territory for the Combine, which even had to fight on Luthien. They were able to regain some of the lost worlds in Operation Bulldog. Coordinator Theodore Kurita sought to lessen the impact of bushido on his troops so that they would be more willing to accept flexible tactics that would be useful against the Clans. The kokuryu-kai opposed his reforms and launched a full-scale rebellion at the same time as the Word of Blake started their Jihad.
The Combine emerged from the Jihad weakened, though still powerful compared to their neighbors. After the blackout in 3132, the Combine launched an invasion of the Republic of the Sphere. A series of assassinations placed Yori Kurita, the illegitimate descendant of Theodore, on the throne.
Maps
Prefectures in 3039
Draconis Combine 3061
Prefectures in 3061
References
Bibliography
- History
- Timeline
- 20 Year Update
- Black Dragon
- Blake Ascending
- Blood Legacy
- Daughter of the Dragon
- Dawn of the Jihad
- Dragon Rising
- Endgame
- Grave Covenant
- FedCom Civil War
- Field Manual: Draconis Combine
- Field Manual: Updates
- Ghost War
- Hearts of Chaos
- Heir to the Dragon
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3070
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3072
- Lethal Heritage
- Lost Destiny
- Path of Glory
- Patriots and Tyrants
- Prince of Havoc
- Strategic Operations
- Storms of Fate
- Tactical Operations
- Touring the Stars
- Warrior: En Garde
- Warrior: Riposte
- Warrior: Coupé
- Wolves on the Border