Editing Christopher Halas (30th c.)

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{{Otheruses|the Grand Duke of Oriente|other uses|Christopher Halas}}
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| image               = Christopher Halas 1.jpg
| caption             = 
| name                = Christopher Halas
| birthdate           = [[2980]]<ref name=HM:FWLp146>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 146, "Christopher Halas"</ref><ref name=ER:3062p85>''Era Report: 3062'', pp. 85-86, "Christopher Halas Profile"</ref>
| died                = 28 March [[3080]]<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
| othernames          = 
| affiliation         = [[House Halas]]
| rank                = 
| title               = [[Grand Duke of Oriente]]<ref name=ER:3062p85/><br/>[[Knight of Atreus]]<ref name=MW2pp125>''MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition'', p. 125</ref><br/>[[Knight of the Silver Cross]]<ref name=HM:FWLp146/><br/>[[Member of the Order of the Saber]]<ref name=HM:FWLp146/>
| position            = 
| profession          = Noble 
| parents             = [[Burton Halas]] (father)
| siblings            = 
| spouse              = 
| children            = [[Timothy Halas]]<ref name=HB:HMp63>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 63</ref><br/>[[Sherryl Halas]]<ref name=ER:3062p85/><br>[[Gregory Halas]]<ref name=HB:HMp63/>
}}
'''Christopher Halas''' was the Duke of Oriente and father in law to the [[Thomas Marik (False)|"false" Thomas Marik]].<ref name="MMp72">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p.72, "Christopher Halas Profile"</ref>

==History==
As one of the strongest supporters of former [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] Thomas Marik, Halas saw both the good and bad times for the League. His political support helped Thomas get his political, military and economic reforms against the resistance in Parliament. With the outbreak of the Jihad he stood by his son-in-law, even at the cost of close advisers like his cousin. With the dissolution of the [[Free Worlds League]] the Grand Duchy took a neutral position to survive the political changes. Because his daughter was a hostage to the [[Word of Blake]] on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]], and a rescue mission failed, Christopher Halas contacted [[Devlin Stone]] through his son [[Edgar Halas]].<ref name="MMp72"/>

Christopher died of natural causes on the 28th of March [[3080]], at which point his daughter [[Sherryl Halas|Sherryl]] became Duchess of Oriente, and his son-in-law Thomas Halas became Duke.<ref name="J:FRp61"/>

== Gallery ==
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File:Christopher Halas.jpg|At age 45 in 3025
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]''

[[Category:Free Worlds League Characters|Halas, Christopher (30th c.)]]