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=I, Corvus; How a Fool became Imperator of the O'Reillys - Dramatis Personae and the Marian Hegemony of 3030 -=
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===Forward from the Editor===
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So this is a companion piece to Die Rettungsaktion, and was one of the best-written parts of the Shattered Sphere 2020 game IMHO. Most of it was posted for that game but there's a bunch of threads in that subforum, plus the thread itself included minor bits to reflect upon in-game mechanics and events that weren't necessarily part of the main story. With the permission of Fulton I've been going through the posts, typo-busting (and probably not perfectly) and adding more traditional BattleTech-style headers and the like. There will also be a final chapter I'm likely writing unless he chooses to, since the story posts tapered off in the game's final month due to all of his energies being taken up in an in-game PVP war and never having the time to do much else before the game ended. That's probably two-three weeks away though, probably more time, depending how fast I clear each chapter for posting. - Big Steve, Editor
 
I hope everyone enjoys this as well as I and many of the other Shattered Sphere 2020 participants did.
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=== Dramatis Personae and the Marian Hegemony of 3030 ===
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====The Imperial Family====
Imperator Johann Sebastian O’Reilly (b.2895-2972 r. 2920-2972), who built the Hegemony
Imperator Lucius O’Reilly, son of Johann Sebastian (b. 2930-2985 r. 2972-2985), who ruled with an iron fist
Imperator Gaius O’Reilly, son of Lucius (b.2950-3009 r. 2982-3009), a notorious pirate
Imperator Marius O’Reilly, son of Gaius ( b.2985-), known as the reformer
Sertorius O’Reilly, son of Gaius (b.2981-), in exile among the Morituri
Siobhan Doran, wife of Marius (b. 2984-)
Sean O’Reilly, son of Marius and Siobhan (b. 3016), heir to the throne
Livia O’Reilly, daughter of Marius and Siobhan (b. 3018), second in line to the throne
Gaia O’Reilly, daughter of Lucius (b. 2952-3025), who died of grief
Bran Logan, husband of Gaia (b. 2947-3017), brother to the Grand Mistress of the Lothian League
Vibius O’Reilly-Logan, son of Gaia and Bran (b.2982-3024), died in a tragic “accident”
Corvus O’Reilly-Logan, son of Gaia and Bran (b.2989), known to be a fool
Sinead Humphreys, wife of Vibius (b.2990-), failing kidneys and liver, of the Islington Humphreys
Lucia O’Reilly-Logan, daughter of Vibius and Sinead (b. 3019), High Mistress of the Lothian League
 
Imperial Servants:
Harcourt Kelly, an Imperial officer and aid to Imperator Marius
Ambrose Kelly, a agent-in-training of the Ordo Vigilis and Harcourt's beloved son
Antonia Sato, Imperial Magistrate
Gurdeep Vulcan, founder of Vulcan Forgeworks
Marcus Gibson, the Praetorian Prefect and commander of the Praetorian Guard
Legate Horatius, Legate in the Legio Morituri
 
Others:
Grandma Serrano, custodian of the O'Reilly-Logan estate on Logan Prime
 
====Notable Worlds====
Notable Worlds of the Marian Hegemony in 3030
Alphard
Ruler: Imperator Marius O’Reilly
Population: 3,110,205,000
District: Latium
Socio-Industrial Level: B-A-B-A-C
Geography: Terran world, low water cover leads to generally arid conditions with significant low mountain ranges covering much of the planet
Percentage and Level of Native Life: 10%, Mammal
Notes: Alphard is the economic heart of the Hegemony. It’s population is the highest by a wide margin and it produces almost half of the nation’s industrial output. It has the highest population, in per capita and in terms of sheer numbers, of patricians and slaves in the Hegemony. The enormous city of Nova Roma is the heart of military and economic power and it built around the ancient Star League ruins and Germanium mines that gave birth to the Hegemony.
 
Islington
Ruler: Isadore Humphreys
Population: 465,000,000
District: Samnium
Socio-Industrial Level: C-D-C-D-C
Geography: Marginal terran world
Percentage and Level of Native Life: 40%, bird
Notes: A distant branch of the Andurien Humphreys founded their own private empire on Islington. It gave Johann Sebastian his greatest challenge, but the number and quality of his mechs forced the Humphreys to bend the knee. They are now staunch supporters and govern the Samnium District. Later Imperators have been careful to make sure that planets in the Latium District develop at a quicker rate than those in the Samnium district to ensure the Humphreys continue to have a weaker power base. Islington remains underdeveloped and focused largely on subsistence.
 
Illyria
Ruler: Rotating Senatorial Governors
Population: 15,500,000
District: Illyria
Socio-Industrial Level: C-C-C-C-B
Geography: Illyria is a warm, wet planet perfect for agriculture
Percentage and Level of Native Life: 15%, Mammal
Notes: The original Illyrian population numbered less than five million when it was welcomed by force into the Pax Marianus. Imperator Marius encouraged millions to move there to ensure at least one world reached a significant level of population and industrial development in the new Illyrian district. Although the Star League caches have been exhausted, enough remained of an old mech repair facility to allow for the construction of a “modern” mech production center. Most of the Hegemony’s assault class 'mechs are produced here.
 
New Venice
Ruler: Governor Gurdeep Vulcan
Population: 21,741,000
District: Latium
Socio-Industrial Level: C-B-D-A-C
Geography: Over 90% water cover, land mostly mountainous archipelagoes
Percentage and Level of Native Life: 90%, mammal
Notes: New Venice was founded as a joint venture between Imperator Marius and his childhood friend, Gurdeep Singh, as an experimental industrial colony where no slaves or patricians were allowed to settle. The colony has flourished and Singh has since renamed himself and his company after the Roman god Vulcan. Today, Vulcan Forgeworks makes almost all of the armoured vehicles produced in the Hegemony.
 
Algenib
Ruler: Governor Maximus Phallus
Population: Estimated 10,000,000
District: Samnium
Socio-Industrial Level: D-F-C-F-D
Geography: A barren planet whose terraforming infrastructure has failed
Percentage and Level of Native Life: 50%, insect
Notes: Colonies were founded in the northern and southern polar regions over five hundred years ago in order to mine germanium as well as fossil fuels and nuclear fuels that relied on huge convoys to transport the vast amount of raw materials to the spaceport, and food to the scattered outposts. Order in the northern polar region collapsed and the terraforming infrastructure broke down, returning the north pole to acid lakes and salted earth. The southern pole slowly descended into chaos as people began to survive by preying upon each other. When Marian explorators arrived, they found a world dominated by roving gangs of warriors mounted on ramshackle vehicles of all sorts. Imperator Lucius gave the largest warlord the title of governor and sent regular shipments of food, slaves, and scrapped vehicles to the world in exchange for fealty. The Hegemony maintains the planet in this state to serve as a pool for the recruitment of fanatical warriors and some of the most resourceful vehicle techs in the known galaxy.
 
Lahti
Ruler: Military Governor, Prefect Quentin D’Abo
Population: 80,000,000
District: Frontier Zone
Socio-Industrial Level: B-D-A-D-D
Geography: Barren world rich in precious minerals
Percentage and Level of Native Life:
Notes: Very few people live on Lahti permanently. Most serve for 4 months tours in the mines before returning to the marginally habitable moon or several orbital stations. Much of the population spend only a few years before moving on. More important than the world itself is the infrastructure put in place. Lahti is seen as the gateway to the Inner Sphere, and therefore the gateway to Alphard for enemies. The world is heavily patrolled
 
Suetonius
Ruler: Rotating Senatorial Governors
Population: 1,488,707,000
District: Latium
Socio-Industrial Level: B-B-C-B-C
Geography: Terran world
Percentage and Level of Native Life:
Notes: Suetonius the second most heavily populated and industrialized planet in the Hegemony. Unlike the other industrial worlds, it is centered on the production of civilian goods and as such, the people here have a higher standard of living than any other, including the capital world.
 
Horatius
Ruler: Governor Gordon Humphreys
Population: 1,100,290.000
District: Samnium
Socio-Industrial Level: C-B-C-C-B
Geography: Pockmarked from asteroid has left the planet covered in craters, extremely resilient native life
Percentage and Level of Native Life: 95%, mammal
Notes: Most cities on Horatius are built into enormous craters caused by asteroids past. A Star League asteroid defense system protects the planet from new strikes, although it has degraded over the centuries and some do get through. The frequent changes in sunlight, temperature, and geography itself have led to an extraordinarily adaptable ecosystem where invasive species struggle to gain a foothold and whose creatures show a remarkable degree of intelligence. Horatius is the industrial capital of the Samnium and it’s young governor Gordon Humphreys seems to be the only Humphreys in the entire district with a firm grip on reality and rules with a steady hand.
Pompey
Ruler: Rotating Senatorial Governors
Population: 965,000,000
District: Latium
Socio-Industrial Level: A-C-C-D-D
Geography: An extremely diverse world
Percentage and Level of Native Life: 40%, avian
Notes: Pompey was known as the “Anti-Spinward Herotitus” long before the rise of the Marians. The Marians, however, have taken this reputation to new heights. They have expanded the brothels and dance clubs, but have also broadened into other areas. Amusement parks themed after ancient Rome and Hegemony history for wealthy patrician family vacations, wild adventure tourism, and more. It’s most famous wonder is the enormous games complex where 'Mech, battle armour, and unarmed gladiators compete, while races and sports of all kinds are held in purpose built arenas and broadcast through ComStar to the rest of the Hegemony.
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