Editing Iris Steiner

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| name                = Iris Steiner
| birthdate           = [[2984]]<ref name=HSTLCpLOS>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', foldout: "The Lyran Commonwealth's Line of Succession and Partial Steiner Family Tree"</ref><ref name=FM:LAp111>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 111</ref>
| died                = [[3067]]<ref name=FM:Up176>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 176</ref>
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| affiliation         = [[House Steiner]]
| rank                = 
| title               = [[Margrave of Cavanaugh Theater]]<ref name=HSTLCpLOS/><br/>[[Duchess of Furillo]]<ref name=HSTLCpLOS/>
| position            = 
| profession          = Noble
| parents             = [[Raymond Steiner]] (father)<ref name=HSTLCpLOS/>
| siblings            = 
| spouse              = 
| children            = [[Caesar Steiner]]<ref name=HSTLCpLOS/>
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'''Iris Steiner''' was a [[Lyran Commonwealth]] noble and a career officer in the [[LCAF]].

==History==
===Succession Wars===
As of [[3025]] Iris was the [[Margrave of Cavanaugh Theater]].<ref name=HSLCp119>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 119</ref> When the deposed [[Alessandro Steiner]] returned to his estate outside Kelestra City on Furillo, Iris decided to keep tabs on the former Archon to assure he wasn't gathering forces for a coup. Though she could see the wily politician beneath his genial demeanor, an unlikely friendship sprouted between the two, and she became one of his most frequent guests.<ref name=HSLCp161>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 161</ref>

By [[3046]], Iris met [[Colonel]] [[Thomas Hogarth]], the new commander of the [[Furillo BPM]]. The two formed a similar friendship based on their appreciation of chess and lively discussion. Iris' son, [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[Caesar Steiner]], viewed Hogarth's motivations with deep concern.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 92</ref>

===Civil War===
While [[Katrina Steiner|Archon Katrina]] trusted Iris, the friendship between her and Alessandro would eventually come to color the LIC's view of the Duchess and the Furillo BPM. In [[3062]], the Lyran Alliance Armed Forces suspected Iris to be sympathetic to [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] and [[Free Skye]], and that she may have transferred those feelings to Hogarth and the rest of the BPM.<ref name=FMLAp112>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', p. 112: "Furillo BPM"</ref>

===Death===
The death of Duchess Iris was still recent news in August 3067, when her son Caesar penned [[Field Manual: Updates|his report]] on the readiness of the [[LAAF]].<ref name=FM:Up176>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 176</ref> While her son succeeded her as the ruler of Furillo, the move left Hogarth and the Furillo BPM in the lurch. Though Hogarth and the BPM pledged their loyalty to the new Duke of Furillo, General Steiner had many responsibilities to deal with and did not fulfill the same role of local patron his mother had.<ref name=FM:Up176>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 176</ref>

==Titles and Positions==
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== Notes ==
In the first printing of [[Handbook: House Steiner]], Iris is erroneously listed as still being alive in 3067 and planning on stepping down as Duchess of Furillo by the end of the year. This was corrected in subsequent printings.

== References ==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''

[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Steiner, Iris]]