In the centuries after Kerensky's exodus the Inner Sphere powers had struggled for supremacy through a series of seemingly endless conflicts known as the succession wars. The "Great Houses" of Marik, Steiner, Liao, Davion and Kurita each used their states to make a bid at claiming through force the title of First Lord of the long defunct Star League. With Comstar lurking in the shadows (and holding Terra and controlling all of the communications within the Inner Sphere!) the great houses seemed locked in eternal conflict until the joining of House Davion and House Steiner heralded the formation of a new super state, The Federated Commonwealth, which tipped the balance of power decisively into the hands of these newly joined noble houses. Just then, Kerensky returned...
Or rather his legacy returned in the form of the Clans. These descendants of the SLDF that left during the Exodus swept all before them until finally in 3052 Comstar emerged from the shadows to finally halt them at a previously unexceptional planet called Tukayyid. The loss honor-bound the Clans to halt their advance to towards Terra for 15 years, and with the specter of the Clans removed for 15 years the Inner Sphere great houses quickly set about their old ways, despite the reformation of a second Star League in the face of the clan invasion.The Federated Commonwealth eventually disintegrated, torn apart by simmering resentments and rivalries between the Lyran and Davion halves of the state in the mi-3060s. Comstar itself suffered a similar fate, nearly shattered by the effort on Tukayyid, the order underwent an open schism, giving rise to the fanatical Word of Blake which eventually forced Comstar off Terra and into exile in the remnants of the young Free Rasalhague Republic. With the other great Houses embroiled in schemes and conflicts of their own it looks to be a new era of succession wars unless something unprecedented occurs...
The Inner Sphere factions in play during the Mekwars: Legends Campaign include the classic five "Great Houses" or "Successor States" (Capellan Confederation, Federated Suns, Lyran Commonwealth, Free Worlds League and Draconis Combine) , Comstar (remnants of the Rasalhague Republic), The Word of Blake and their rivals in the chaos march Allied Mercenary Command. Players are allowed to only have one (1) player account from amongst the Inner Sphere Factions. Any campaign rules which are designated as effecting Inner Sphere Factions affect these factions.









