System: Norfolk

[3025] In the tradition of a trading nation, an eye for beauty and a sense of value go hand in hand. The arts flourish in the Free Worlds League as a by-product of the focus on trade. Created objects (plas-sculptures and abstract myomer art) and created movement (null-G dance, plays and improvisational drama) are appreciated beyond their utility, as is natural beauty. The fact that they can be hawked or shown for gain is merely a profitable side-benefit.

Some art forms rise above the profit motive, however. The Park of ‘Mechs on Norfolk covers several square kilometers, and recreates major historical battles with eighth-scale BattleMechs, allowing visitors from all over the Inner Sphere to walk amongst them to whilst appearing almost the same size.

[3055] For many years the League experienced a chronic shortage of PPCs and substituted large lasers for the more effective particle weapons. This shortage continued until the Thyne weapons plant opened on Norfolk.

There are no functional factories located on this planet.