MRBC
Update 01-01-3145
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History
While the Cappellan confederation depicted its push into the
Republic as a victory of it and its people, liberating their long-oppressed
brothers from the hands of the Republic oppressors, not everyone saw it as
such. Mao Xingyang was a wealthy businessman who, despite his Cappellan background,
actually enjoyed life in the Republic. An active leader in his community, he enjoyed
the Republic’s ideals of freedom and responsibility, rather than the restrictive
nature of the Confederation.
As the Republic’s forces began to wither and withdraw, Mao turned
a lot of his wealth towards trying to build his own militia unit to help protect
those who, like him, had no love for the Confederation and no desire to rejoin
it. Support from the Swordsworn helped train the unit, but with the RAF’s withdrawal
into Fortress Republic, it quickly became clear that fighting the CCAF was a
losing cause. Battered, Mao’s forces were forced to abandon their posts,
retreating across the shrinking Republic to Galatea.
While now serving as mercenaries, Mao and his people harbor a
desire to return to their homeworlds and reclaim them for the Republic. However,
Mao is also a realist, and knows that is unlikely to happen given the current strength
of the CCAF. Like many, he holds out against the idea of the Republic
re-emerging from behind the Fortress Walls and reclaiming its lands, at which
point he will gladly join them. For now, his unit serve as mercenaries, doing
what they can to survive and build their strength.
