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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxConflict + {{Update Needed|[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]}} − | conflict = ComStar Schism + {{stub}} − | partof = the [[Clan Invasion era]]+ The fallout of Primus [[Myndo Waterly]]'s [[Operation Scorpion]] and her subsequent assassination by [[Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]] led to a schism within [[ComStar]] forming the [[Word of Blake]] faction in the [[Inner Sphere]]. − | image = − | caption = − | date = [[3052]] − | place = − | planet = − | faction1 = [[ComStar]] − | faction2 = Newly-founded [[Word of Blake]] − | commander1 = [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Sharilar Mori]],<br />[[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]] − | commander2 = [[Precentor]] [[Demona Aziz]] − | forces1= − | forces2= − | forces3 = − | result = ComStar split between secular ComStar and Word of Blake − | environment = Standard − | conditions = Normal − }} − The '''ComStar Schism''' occurred shortly after the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] and in the wake of [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Myndo Waterly]]'s failed [[Operation SCORPION]]. It would lead to the creation of a splinter faction known as the [[Word of Blake]] and bring about a chain of events leading eventually to the [[Jihad]]. ==History== ==History== − Operation SCORPION was a disaster for ComStar, losing control of nearly all of their [[HPG]] stations in the [[Federated Commonwealth]], [[Draconis Combine]], and the entire [[Clan]] [[Occupation Zone]]. Upon hearing of what happened, [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]] returned to [[Terra]] and, together with Primus [[Sharilar Mori]], confronted Waterly. Official ComStar history was that they were able to convince Waterly to step down from her position, and then four days later she died of a brain hemorrhage.<ref name=CS90/> The truth of the incident was that as Waterly stormed off to have Focht replaced as Precentor Martial, he shot her in the back of the head with a [[needle pistol]] and convinced Mori to help cover it up.<ref>''Lost Destiny'', ch. 45</ref> For their own safety Focht also had the [[First Circuit]] placed in protective custody.<ref name=CS74>''ComStar'', p. 74</ref> Within a week of Waterly's death, the First Circuit elected Sharilar Mori as the new Primus.<ref name=CS90>''ComStar'', p. 90</ref>+ [[Anastasius Focht]] and newly-elected [[Primus]] [[Sharilar Mori]] decided to reform the order and remove of many of its mystical trappings, but there was a group of reactionaries who did not agree with these changes. Sticking to the old ways, they seceded from the secularized order as the radical splinter group [[Word of Blake]] in [[3052]]. They were a very diverse group in the beginning, united only through their disapproval of the changes within [[ComStar]]. Although they initially lacked a coherent leadership, [[Thomas Marik]] was almost certainly among their leaders right from the start. − In meeting with the First Circuit, Focht reported he was visited by a vision of [[Jerome Blake]] which brought his attention to a cornerstone of the Hall of History. There he found a copy of a technical readout written by Blake himself where he made clear that his intention for ComStar, rather than hoard knowledge and shroud it in mysticism, was to spread knowledge to all of mankind. The [[Operation HOLY SHROUD|actions]] ComStar had taken in the years before were not part of Blake's plan then but the result of greedy Primuses looking to increase their power.<ref name=CS74/> In light of the conversation between Blake and [[Conrad Toyama]] near the end of Blake's life, however, the veracity of this document is questionable.<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 5</ref>+ Early on, the [[Captain-General]] of the [[Free Worlds League]] (Thomas' double, acting as Thomas) allowed tens of thousands of [[Word of Blake]] zealots to settle on the FWL world of [[Gibson]]. This was almost certainly the real Thomas Marik's doing. He was named Primus-in-exile by them, which was apparently more a honorary title at the time as the various factions of the [[Word of Blake]] could not agree on a real leader. The Word also took over the administration of [[HPG]]s from ComStar wherever possible, ensuring them a source of revenue. − Focht brought this new information to the rest of the First Circuit, which for the most part agreed it to be authentic and that reforms were needed. One of their members however, [[Demona Aziz]], [[Precentor]] of [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]], was a strict conservative and follower of Waterly who believed this to be part of a coup that Focht had engineered. Taking her staff she fled from Terra back to Atreus, where she informed [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik (False)|Thomas Marik]] that there was an internal struggle within ComStar. She asked for asylum for herself and those who believed as she did, to which he agreed.<ref name=CS90/> − With Mori (newly elected as Primus) and the rest of the First Circuit, Focht made the new revelations known to the rest of ComStar. The response was less than hoped. Many members of the Order, so used to an unquestioned belief in their Order's mission enforced by an inquisitorial [[ROM]], were confronted by revelations which now upended that worldview. More still were the confusing explanations regarding what and why Operation SCORPION was initiated and the reports of horrible losses from [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Tukayyid]]. In the midst of this confusion and rumor-mongering, Precentor Aziz transmitted to every HPG station her condemnation of Focht's "secularization" plot and all but called for his and Mori's overthrow. She also invited all who rejected their heresy to join her in exile.<ref name=CS90/><ref name=CS76>''ComStar'', p. 76</ref>+ [[Category:ComStar]] − + [[Category:Word of Blake]] − Within months, thousands of ComStar [[Acolyte]]s from all parts of the organization had made their way to the [[Free Worlds League]]; some members of the [[Com Guards]] even managed to smuggle out their [[BattleMechs]]. Rather than resist their attempts to leave and instigate a civil war, Mori decided to let these individuals leave so that the Reformation could be carried out peacefully.<ref name=CS90/> Caught off-guard by this sudden influx of refugees, the Captain-General met with the most senior Precentors of the group now calling itself the Word of Blake. An agreement was made whereby land on [[Gibson]] was given over to the Blakists, and in return they would be in charge of servicing the HPG stations which the League had seized during Operation SCORPION.<ref name=CS91>''ComStar'', p. 91</ref>+ [[Category:Events]] − − With the most fanatical elements of ComStar now gone, the Reformation Acts instituted by Mori and Focht were able to proceed with little issue. While not all of the spirituality was eliminated, much of the outdated superstition and mysticism which had defined the group was now gone. ComStar also began to freely share its information with the rest of the [[Inner Sphere]], turning around public opinion which had soured since Operation SCORPION.<ref name=CS76/> The combination of deep budget cuts and losses from the schism meant that ComStar could no longer support the [[Outworlds Alliance]], leading to the closure of many facilities and ending of economic and educational programs there.<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 60</ref> − − For the Word of Blake, the establishment of a secure base of operations and steady source of income would provide them the opportunity to strike back at what they viewed as the heretics who had taken over Blake's Blessed Order. In a gesture of good faith, ComStar initially allowed the Word of Blake to use the HPG network under their control, and continued to transmit message through stations operated by Blakist technicians. The Blakists' initial response was to tamper with ComStar messages traveling through their network.<ref>''ComStar'', p. 92</ref> Such petty vandalism would eventually lead to more serious actions, culminating in the Word of Blake [[Operation ODYSSEUS|seizing Terra]] in [[3058]]. − − ==References== − <references /> − − ==Bibliography== − * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' − * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' − * ''[[Lost Destiny]]'' (novel) − * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]'' − − [[Category:Rebellions]]
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