Solarian League

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The Solarian League was the largest, wealthiest, most powerful star nation in existence in the 1900s PD, consisting of Earth and hundreds of colonies surrounding the Sol System.

The term "Solly" was often used to describe persons, objects or concepts associated with the League.

Contents 1 Star Geography 2 History 3 Government 4 Society and Culture 5 Military 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Star Geography

The Solarian League was made up many planets in a radius of about 100 lightyears around Earth. The League's capitol was located in Chicago on Earth. (HHA3.4: CoW)

[edit] History

[edit] Government

Despite of the theory and formal names the Solarian League acted as a confederation. The League Assembly was the legislative branch of its government, while the Executive Council, as the name implied, was the excutive branch. All member planets were given equal representation, and every member had veto power.

Predictably, very little in terms of clear legislation or policy was set in the League. Most of the work was done by the various sprawling government bureaucracies and corporations.

The League was divided into three sections, the core systems - called the Old League, the Shell and the outer systems - non-independent protectorates in the Verge governed mainly by the Office of Frontier Security. The inner planets consisted of the first 100 or so colonies established by settlers sent out from Earth. Many or most of them had a population bigger than ten billion.

The total population of the League was unknown, but a census at the beginning of the 20 century PD, which was acknowledged to be extremely inaccurate and to dramatically undershoot the truth, put the population at about three trillion.^[1] (WS1)

[edit] Society and Culture

Given the huge number of worlds that composed the Solarian League, there was a wide variety of outlooks, beliefs, and cultures. There were, however, a couple of common threads.

The longest settled or more insulated planets of the League would best be described as self-absorbed; they did not care much about the happenings of anything outside the borders. There was a sense that the League was the shining pinnacle of humanity, and anyone not in it was subordinate to them at best, barbarians at worst.

Secondly, planets that were acquired through the Office of Frontier Security were often exploited, sometimes brutally. (SI1, WS1)

The Solarian credit was the standard currency in the League.

[edit] Military

The Solarian League had, by far, the largest navy in the known galaxy, dwarfing the combined navies of both the Star Kingdom of Manticore and the Republic of Haven. However, by the 20th Century PD, the primary function of the Solarian League Navy was commerce protection and colonial pacification. As such, vessels of the Solarian League Navy were less technologically advanced than those of the Royal Manticoran Navy or even the Republic of Haven Navy. Estimates placed a given League Navy vessel some 50 years behind a Manticoran naval vessel of similar tonnage. (infodump)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Universe of Honor Harrington by David Weber