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Also known as the Ryerson Conventions. The first interference of the Free Worlds League outside their sphere of influence, the Ryerson Accords were a secret agreement crafted in 2306 between Prime Magnate Paula Aris of the Capellan Hegemony and the newly-formed League Parliament. Their intent was to provide League military support to Capellan forces in their ongoing war against the Sarna Supremacy. In exchange, the League would receive Capellan support for its territorial claims. As the Captain-Generalcy had yet to be permanently associated with the Marik line, Parliament selected a member of House Selaj of Regulus to execute the agreement.

In the event, the Ryerson Accords were largely a failure for both parties. The League troops provided were of poor quality, and were poorly led by Captain-General Selaj, who had a penchant for acting without consulting his Capellan allies (such as when the League attacked Berenson and Wasat.) While their now-superior numbers allowed the allies to make considerable progress, they did so against a hostile populace, and massacres of garrison troops became commonplace. These mounting losses gave the League forces the impetus to bow out of the Accords, and they had their chance when Arboris attempted to secede from the Hegemony in December 2308. The failure of the Capellan fleet commander, Admiral Ishidai, to defeat Emile Liao and bring Arboris to heel was all the excuse Parliament needed, and the League withdrew its support, spelling the end of the Capellan-Supremacy War.

• Sources Used:
• House Liao (The Capellan Confederation);
• House Marik (The Free Worlds League);
• Inner Sphere