The Draconis Combine military struggles to function as a unit against a determined enemy and bushido ideals of personal honor and glory. The Draconis Combine has a particularly harsh and xenophobic society that maintains a socialist market economy and an authoritarian leadership divided into social castes. They later repaid their would-be conquerors by leading the charge to Annihilate Clan Smoke Jaguar. The “Dragon” became one of the first victims of the Clan invasion, which almost reached their capital of Luthien.
These ideals make the Combine’s military one of the most fearsome and passionate on the battlefield. Honor and duty are the cornerstones of Combine society. The Draconis Combine is based on the culture of feudal Japan and ruled by House Kurita it is a realm whose warriors and citizenry embrace the tenets of bushido-the ancient Japanese Way of the Warrior. The nobility of the Great Houses is mainly hereditary, and noble titles are standard, from planetary governors to MechWarriors, the modern equivalent of knights. These dictatorships, benign or otherwise, began to rise to prominence following the creation of the Terran Hegemony, binding nearby planets together for mutual protection. Shaping the futures of trillions, each House is ruled by a single family that wields immense power. The feudal Great Houses have controlled the Inner Sphere’s two thousand star systems for centuries. These factions can be divided into three groups, the Great Houses, the Clans, and the minor states/miscellaneous players. The BattleTech universe is made up of many different factions, all vying against one another for more power and control. Wars almost immediately erupt, and the factions begin rebuilding their armies. However, in 3132, eighty percent of interstellar communications collapsed, throwing the universe into chaos.
To one degree or another, the factions embrace disarmament, and the massive armies of the Succession Wars start to fade. One of the more extensive periods of peace begins to break out as the 32nd-century dawns. Under the guidance of Devlin Stone, the Republic of the Sphere is born following the Jihad.
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