In the fictional BattleTech universe, the Capellan Confederation is the smallest Successor State, ruled by House Liao. Originally governed from Capella, its current capital world is Sian. The chief of state is the Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation. // Headline text Headline text Italic textItalic textItalic textItalic textItalic textItalic textItalic textBold textBold textBold textBold text--65. ... Jump to: navigation, search 20 Year Anniversary of BattleTech logo BattleTech (MechWarrior) is a science-fiction board game (wargame) (designed by FASA in 1984) which simulates warfare in the distant future of the 31st century, where humans battle in gigantic walking machines powered by fusion reactors (known as BattleMechs), tanks... Jump to: navigation, search The deepest visible-light image of the cosmos. ... In the fictional BattleTech universe, the Successor States are the major military powers of the Inner Sphere, each governed by one of the Great Houses. ... In the fictional BattleTech universe, House Liao is the smallest of the 5 Great Houses of the Inner Sphere. ... The term capella can refer to: A cappella, a music term referring to vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment. ... In the fictional BattleTech universe, Sian is the capital world of the Cappellan Confederaton. ...

Politics

The Capellan Confederation is ostensibly a collection of states united by common defense and alleigance to the Chancellor (and therefore House Liao.) Technically the Chancellor is elected by the Prefectorate, theoritically a law makeing body (in actuality a rubber stamp.) The Prefectorate is made up of the six leaders of the Capellan Member-States, the current Chancellor and five important government ministers. After the Prefectorate comes the House of Scions a gathering of the Capellan nobility. Most of the actual governing of the Capellan state is done by a gathering of Bureaucrats known as the Capellan Ministerial. Nearly all of the power in the Capellan Confederation is actually held by the Chancellor who is amongst the most important in the Inner Sphere. As far as organization is concerned the Capellan Confederation is devided into Prefectures and Commanalaties. Prefectures are made up of the former member-states of the Confederation and Commonalaties are small collections of planets each ruled by an appointed administrator. In the fictional BattleTech universe, House Liao is the smallest of the 5 Great Houses of the Inner Sphere. ... In the fictional BattleTech universe, the Inner Sphere is a region of interstellar space, ruled by the five Great Houses (each of which dominates one of the Successor States.) After the fall of the Star League, the Inner Sphere fractured as each of these Houses attempted to secure rulership during...

Military

The Military of the Capellan Confederation is known as the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces or the CCAF. Though it is small and often underequipped the CCAF is actually amongst the most powerful of militaries in a one on one encounter. The Capellan military is unique in that it places more power in the hands of the commander at the Regiment level and less at higher levels as do most other Militaries. Capellan units are often named after thier commander, for example the first regiment of the Victoria Commanality Rangers is known as Kingston's Rangers. The Capellan Military is also famous for its use of Military Orders. The Military Orders are collections of warriors who are organized based on alleigance to a particular set of principles.

CCAF units are composed of mech, conventional, infantry and aerospace forces, and has long relied on mercenaries more than other Inner Sphere militaries. A mercenary is a soldier who fights, or engages in warfare primarily for private gain, usually with little regard for ideological, national or political considerations. ...

Military academies

The Capella War College is the most prestigious of all the academies in the Capellan Confederation. The War College is the source of many of the most important leaders of the Capellan army. Historically the Holdfast Guard and Capellan Hussars hav been given "first pick" among graduates.

The Liao Conservatory of Military Arts was formed in 3058 in part to ameliorate the gap caused by the loss of several academies during the Fourth Succession Wars. It is famous for its heavy influence on meditation and intellectual pursuits.

The Sarna Military Academy (SMA) was an important part of the Capellan Confederation's training program. During the Fourth Succession War the world of Sarna was conquered by the Federated Suns and was briefly integrated into the AFFC. After the collapse of authority in the Sarna March and the re-emergence of the Sarna Supremacy the academy opened its doors to all and became known as a "Mercenary Academy." The academy is still independent and is considered the least prestigious of the major Cappellan military academies. Jump to: navigation, search In the fictional BattleTech Universe, the Successor State ruled for most of its history by House Davion. ...

Religion and Philosophy

The Capellan Confederation, more then any other state in the Inner Sphere is hostile to all forms of organized religion. Although a wide segment of the Capellan Confederation, espescially the worlds near Terra, still practice organized religion most of the population is either agnostic or adheres to the state-sponsered atheism of the Capellan government. In lieu of organized religion the state has historically encouraged a series of philosophical movements such as the Korvin Doctirine and the Lorix Order. These doctirines are followed by a wide segment of the Capellan Confederation's population and play much the same roll as organized religion. Theological orthodoxy is enforced by the Philosophical Examiners a group of, "Thought Police," which examin the beliefs of the populace and, if necessary take them to the "Court of Theological Enquiry," in essence theological courts. It is also reinforced by the "Ranks of the Dedicated" a sort of Capellan Boy Scouts Terra may mean: Terra (goddess), a primeval Roman goddess, also known as Tellus Terra (satellite), a research satellite launched by NASA in 1999 Terra (comics), a DC Comics character who infiltrated and betrayed the Teen Titans Terra (company), Terra Networks, S.A., an Internet company headquartered in Spain Terra (world... For professional sport scouts, see Scout (sport). ...