Border Worlds Confederation

The Border Worlds Confederation is a polity and an Imperial client state in the Sword Worlds subsector.

Goals

No information yet available.

History & Background (Dossier)

By the end of the Fifth Frontier War, the Imperial 213th and 214th fleets occupied a number of worlds belonging to the Sword Worlds Confederation: Beater, Biter, Bronze, Durendal, Dyrnwyn, Hofud, Iron, Mithril, Steel, and Sting. For various reasons, not the least the anger felt over the fact that the Sword Worlds had attacked Lanth with no prior declaration of war, the Imperium chose not to return the occupied worlds to the Confederation. Long and complicated negotiations eventually led to the establishment in late 1111 of the Border Worlds Confederation. The new polity consisted of the ten occupied worlds plus Sacnoth, which chose to turn its back on the Sword Worlds Confederation and become the biggest fish in a new pond, and Tyrfing, which was sufficiently under Sacnoth's influence to follow in its wake. Sting was chosen as the seat of its first government, the Border Worlds Commission, but by 1116 Sting left the Border Worlds Confederation while the the new government, the Border Worlds Authority, was based in Beater.

• With the Establishment of the Border Worlds Confederation, problems over the Rule of Dyrnwyn became apperent since its Government, the Fortarn Conglomerate was registered in the Sword Worlds Confederation. In the end, the Conglomerate was allowed to rule over the world, but sovereignty remained with the Border Worlds Confederation.
• In 1115, a group of Imperials from Lunion illegally settled Steel. The Border Worlds sent a strongly worded protest to the Imperium.
• As of early 1117, the matter has still not been resolved.
• In 1116, the Authority grew so exasperated with obstructions from Sting's civil service that it moved to another world. After some wrangling, Beater was chosen as the new capital. Shortly thereafter Sting seceded from the Border Worlds and applied to the Imperium for full membership. The petition has been forwarded to Capital. In the meantime, the Border Worlds Commision is considering granting Sting status as a client state in its own right.
• In 1118, Sting cut ties with the Border worlds, and Excalibur joined.

Government & Politics (Leadership)

The creation of the Border worlds was overseen by the Border Worlds Commission, which also acted as the Government from 1111 to 1116. The Committee was setup by Duke Norris under the authority of Imperial Warrant #1106/11 in 1110. It was chaired by Sector Admiral Goolanzoon but included members from all Imperial services as well as various civilians, the Commission was based in Sting till its dissolution.
The Government of the Border worlds after 1116 was the Border Worlds Authority based in its new capital Beater
The Government of Dyrnwyn was operated by the Fortarn Conglomerate registered in the Sword Worlds Confederation, which by agreement with the Border Worlds Commission reached in 1111 was allowed to continue operating Dyrnwyn, but under the Sovereignty of the Border Worlds Confederation.

Interstellar Relations

It was part of the Lunion Accords, which were Negotiated by the Border Worlds Commission. It also had other ties to the Duchy of Lunion and the wider Third Imperium.

Technology & Trade (Economy)

No information yet available.

Military & Intelligence (Force Projection)

No information yet available.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

It initially consisted of Beater, Biter, Bronze, Durendal, Dyrnwyn, Hofud, Iron, Mithril, Sacnoth, Steel, and Tyrfing, with the Capital on Sting.

Year	Beater	Biter	Bronze	Durendal	Dyrnwyn	Excalibur	Hofud	Iron	Mithril	Sacnoth	Steel	Sting	Tyrfing
1111	Border Worlds	Border Worlds	Border Worlds	Border Worlds	Border Worlds (Fortarn Conglomerate)	Sword Worlds	Border Worlds	Border Worlds	Border Worlds	Border Worlds	Border Worlds	Border Worlds (Capital)	Border Worlds
1112
1113
1114										Sword Worlds
1115											Colonised		Sword Worlds
1116	Capital			Sword Worlds								Member
1117
1118						Border Worlds						Sword Worlds
1119		Imperial
1120
1121
1122
1123
1124
1125
1126
1127
1128
1129
1130
1131
1132
1133	Absorbed by Regency

World Listing: 1116

11 of 11 World articles in Border Worlds Confederation

Beater  •  Biter  •  Bronze  •  Durendal (SM 1523)  •  Dyrnwyn  •  Hofud  •  Iron  •  Mithril  •  Sacnoth  •  Steel  •  Tyrfing  •  

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References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller. Players' Manual (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), IFC.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 39,94-95.
• Rob Caswell. "A Guide to the Domain of Deneb." MegaTraveller Journal 1 (1991): .
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 10-11.
• Paul Drye, Hans Rancke-Madsen, Robert Prior. Sword Worlds (Steve Jackson Games, 2004), 21, 50-63.
• Collator: BackworldTraveller