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The advent of
faster-than-light travel in 2108 allowed mankind to quickly colonies
hundreds of new solar systems. This populated region would
eventually span more than a hindered light-years in diameter and
would become known as the Inner Sphere.
In 2271, the Treaty of Marik was signed, signaling the formation of the Free Worlds League: the first of the Great Houses that would each ultimately control hundreds of worlds. Within a century four other planetary alliances declared independence from Terra and the Terra Hegemony government. These states would become the star empires know as the Draconis Combine, Federated Suns, Capellan Confederation and Lyran Commonwealth. As the human race spread however, they carried with them their desire for conflict. Petty bushfire wars raged throughout the Inner Sphere for centuries. In 2571, humanity earned a respite from this tide of conflict. The Star League was formed and ushered into a golden age. For 200 years, the Star League gave its citizens peace and prosperity. Although it could not completely quell the seemingly essential human need for violence, it kept disputes between member-states under firm control. In 2766, Stefan Amaris of the Rim Worlds Republic launched a coup and declared himself First Lord of the Star League. General Aleksandr Krensky, commander of the Star League Defense Forces (SLDF), launched a 13-year war to unseat the usurper. Although he succeeded, the rulers of the Great Houses could not agree on a new leader and dissolved the Star League High Council in 2781. Rather than watch his beloved Star League crumble, Krensky departed known space in 2784, taking with him 80% of the SLDF in an apparent attempt to salvage the spirit of the Star League. By 2787, each House Lord declared himself the "rightful" First Lord, as the Great Houses savagely attacked one another in the first of the Succession Wars. These conflicts would last for 200 years. |