BattleTech is a war gaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, owned since 2003 by Topps
MechWarrior is a role-playing game (RPG) based on and set in the BattleTech Universe. The player usually takes on the role of a Mech Pilot but other career paths are available.
The Fan Club is an organization for people who admire BattleTech, MechWarrior and CosPlay.
The Federated Suns
Current House Leadership
Free Worlds League
The Draconis Combine
Capellan Confederation
Lyran Commonwealth
The BattleTech/MechWarrior Universe
The Inner Sphere is a region of interstellar space surrounding Earth to a radius of roughly 450-550 light-years, generally demarcated by the outer borders of the 'Great Houses'
The Clans of BattleTech were originally descended from the self-exiled remnants of the Star League Defence Force (SLDF), who had departed the Inner Sphere after Stefan Amaris brought about the downfall of the Star League