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August 14, 2007
Mechwarrior: Age of Destruction Factions – The Magistracy of Canopus
Wizkids has a full write-up of this minor kingdom, complete with demographics, political information and a detailed accounting of their battlemech forces:
“Today, the Magistracy remains its own entity, militarily formidable, economically vital, and socially free. Its government, remaining under the steady rule of the Centrella line (though Ilsa Centrella is actually the eldest daughter of Sun-Tzu; a situation which has caused a small minority within the Magistracy to contend that Sun-Tzu has indeed forced a Capellan rulership onto Canopians), is still a matriarchy. House Centrella still rules, though an electoral system technically has the authority to choose a non-Centrella Magestrix when an incumbent dies. A multilayered court system still oversees the rights of Canopian citizens, and their needs are represented by both a popularly elected Central Committee, which forms a legislative review board, and the Crimson Council, which handles all affairs for the nobility—all without Capellan oversight. ”
The final paragraph of the article makes me think the Magistracy of Canopus might be a good candidate for an independent faction in Mechwarrior at some point. One thing missing thus far from the lineup of Mechwarrior factions is a good Periphery faction, after all:
“The Magistracy of Canopus, a Periphery realm dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure and entertainment, yet strong and determined enough to defend itself in time of crisis, is certainly nothing like the stereotypical image one gets when thinking about the fringe worlds of human space. Indeed, there are few today who could possibly argue that House Centrella and its longstanding Magistracy are any less a major power than any of the Great Houses today. ”
Posted by Discoshaman at August 14, 2007 07:36 AM