Periphery

Within the near-space surrounding the Inner Sphere is a number of independent nations, known collectively as the Periphery. Some were colonized before the time of the Star League. These nations range from single independent planets, minor merchant alliances and pirate havens, all the way up to major nations rivaling the Successor States themselves in power.

Major Powers

• Rim World's Republic: responsible for, and destroyed during, the fall of the Star League.
  • Rulers:Amaris family
• Taurian Concordat: The largest of the existing Periphery realms, noted for its fiercely patriotic people and mild xenophobia.
  • Rulers:Calderon family
• Magistracy of Canopus: Hedonistic matriarchy allied with the Capellan Confederation in the 3060s.
  • Rulers:Centrella family
• Outworlds Alliance: peacefully merged with Clan Snow Raven and renamed the Raven Alliance after the beginning of the Jihad.
  • Rulers:Avellar family

Medium Powers

• Marian Hegemony: a former bandit kingdom turned into a conquering state. Noted for its adoption of an Imperial Roman social model.
  • Rulers:O'Reilly family
• Oberon Confederation: a former bandit kingdom trying to go legit, it was later conquered by the Clans during their initial invasion.

Minor Powers

• Circinus Federation: a pirate kingdom, sided with the Word of Blake to stave off an invasion by the Marian Hegemony but were subsequently annihilated during the Jihad.
• Elysian Fields: conquered by the Clans during their invasion.
• Fiefdom of Randis: led by a neo-chivalric order of MechWarriors
• Filtvelt Coalition: became independent from the Federated Suns during or after the Word of Blake Jihad.
• Fronc Reaches: Formerly the New Colony Region, this nation gained statehood in 3066.
• Greater Valkyrate: a pirate kingdom conquered by the Clans during their invasion in 3050.
• Lothian League: a minor Periphery state conquered by the Marian Hegemony in 3063.
• Mica Majority: is a minor collection of atmospherically domed colonies.
• The New Belt Pirates: A pirate band that managed to survive the Clan invasion due to location in a large asteroid cluster. They also have access to a large germanium supply and JumpShip repair yards.
• Niops Association: is a tiny collection of secular, isolationist colonies.
• Rim Collection: survivor state of the Rim Worlds Republic formed in the 3040s to stave off pirate attacks.
• Tortuga Dominions: a pirate haven.