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	| title              = [[Duke of Skye]]<ref name=FotFc9>''Flight of the Falcon'', ch. 9</ref><br>[[Duke of Porrima]]<br>[[Duke of Tamar]] (title only)		| title              = [[Duke of Skye]]<ref name=FotFc9>''Flight of the Falcon'', ch. 9</ref><br>[[Duke of Porrima]]<br>[[Duke of Tamar]] (title only)
−	| position            = [[Lord Governor of Prefecture IX]]<ref name=DARoSp5>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 5</ref><ref name=FotFc9/><br>[[Planetary Governor of Skye]]<ref name=FotFc9>''Flight of the Falcon'', ch. 9</ref><ref name=RoS>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 20</ref><ref name=DARWp226>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 226: "Skye"</ref>	+	| position            = [[Lord Governor of Prefecture IX]]<ref name=DARoSp5>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 5</ref><ref name=FotFc9/><br>[[Planetary Governor of Skye]]<ref name=FotFc9>''Flight of the Falcon'', ch. 9</ref><ref name=RoS>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 20</ref><ref name=RW>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 226</ref>
	| profession          = Noble		| profession          = Noble
	| parents            = [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] (father)		| parents            = [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] (father)
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	Gregory is noted as appreciating the finer things in life, a trait perceived as being common to those of the Steiner lineage; however, it was noted that he was nowhere near as extreme or profound in his leisure tastes and activities as the late [[Caesar Steiner]].<ref name="JHS:Tp19"/>		Gregory is noted as appreciating the finer things in life, a trait perceived as being common to those of the Steiner lineage; however, it was noted that he was nowhere near as extreme or profound in his leisure tastes and activities as the late [[Caesar Steiner]].<ref name="JHS:Tp19"/>
−	Gregory would eventually assume the role of planetary Governor of [[Skye]] for the [[Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name=DARWp226/>	+	Gregory would eventually assume the role of planetary Governor of [[Skye]] for the [[Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name=DARW226>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 223 - "Planet Profile"</ref>
	==Marriage and family==		==Marriage and family==

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{{Update Needed|[[Flight of the Falcon]]}} {{InfoBoxCharacter | image = | name = Gregory Kelswa-Steiner | birthdate = | died = | othernames = | affiliation = [[House Kelswa-Steiner]] | rank = | title = [[Duke of Skye]]<ref name=FotFc9>''Flight of the Falcon'', ch. 9</ref><br>[[Duke of Porrima]]<br>[[Duke of Tamar]] (title only) | position = [[Lord Governor of Prefecture IX]]<ref name=DARoSp5>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 5</ref><ref name=FotFc9/><br>[[Planetary Governor of Skye]]<ref name=FotFc9>''Flight of the Falcon'', ch. 9</ref><ref name=RoS>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 20</ref><ref name=RW>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 226</ref> | profession = Noble | parents = [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] (father) | siblings = [[Margaret Steiner]] (half-sister)<ref name=TRO67p14>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 14</ref> | spouse = | children = [[Jasek Kelswa-Steiner]]<ref name=FotFc9/> }} '''Gregory Kelswa-Steiner''' was a military officer within the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]] and the illegitimate son of [[Duke]] [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]].<ref name="JHS:Tp19">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19 - "Who Is Gregory Kelswa-Steiner?"</ref> ==History== Relatively little was known about Gregory Kelswa-Steiner prior to the [[Jihad]], and much of the public information about him comes from an internal intelligence brief produced by [[General Motors]] and posted widely by the mysterious [[Starling]] in [[3077]].<ref name="JHS:Tp19"/> Gregory is known to have joined the [[Skye Guards]] at the age of 17, a decision that led some to compare him to [[Nondi Steiner]]. Apparently benefiting from seasoning at the hands of [[Maria Esteban]], Gregory's time in the Skye Guards proved him to be tactically competent, although not outstanding, with a competent grasp of strategy and the planetary and interplanetary level — although the latter was not an ability tested to any particularly great extent prior to the Jihad.<ref name="JHS:Tp19"/> During the Jihad Gregory served under Robert Kelswa-Steiner, and was assigned to the same task group for [[Operation SCOUR]], the allied coalition campaign to liberate the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]. The decision to appoint Gregory to the Lyran Task Group was apparently made by figures in the allied coalition senior to Duke Kelswa-Steiner, implying that Gregory's presence within the task group was either a reward or a reminder to focus on the success of the operation. Gregory's position within the task group made him the ''de facto'' third-in-command of the Lyran task force, behind Duke Kelswa-Steiner and the [[saKhan]] of [[Clan Wolf]].<ref name="JHS:Tp19"/> While serving as Commanding Officer of the Lyran front of [[Operation SCOUR]], Duke Kelswa-Steiner was critically injured during the battle for [[Phecda]] in January [[3078]], which led to him passing command of the front to Gregory. Prior to this point Gregory was perceived as being highly motivated to perform well and justify his position as Duke Kelswa-Steiner's heir in defiance of his illegitimate birth.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58 - "The Jihad in Review"</ref> On 14 February, after Group IV had completed the conquest of [[Phecda]], Duke Kelswa-Steiner gave an interview to [[Marlena Stockheart]] of SBC; the Duke made a point of highlighting that Gregory's performance to date and his grasp of matters such as logistics and strategy as a part of Operation SCOUR had attracted praise from many quarters, including saKhan [[Ivan Kerensky]], the Duke's second-in-command. Robert also discussed the loss of his leg, evading the question of whether he would ultimately obtain a cybernetic replacement, and confirmed his reasons for stepping down from command of the Lyran front while pointing out that he would remain a part of the command staff.<ref name="JHS:Tp65+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 65-66, "Phecda: Tragedy And Triumph"</ref> Gregory is noted as appreciating the finer things in life, a trait perceived as being common to those of the Steiner lineage; however, it was noted that he was nowhere near as extreme or profound in his leisure tastes and activities as the late [[Caesar Steiner]].<ref name="JHS:Tp19"/> Gregory would eventually assume the role of planetary Governor of [[Skye]] for the [[Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name=DARW226>''Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 223 - "Planet Profile"</ref> ==Marriage and family== Gregory eventually married his first cousin, an unnamed daughter of [[Hermione Aten|his stepmother]]'s sister. Together they had one child, Jasek Kelswa-Steiner. While this marriage shored up the legitimacy of Gregory's claim to the Duchy of Skye, the death of Gregory's wife exacerbated the political divide between the pro-Stone Gregory and his son, who sought to rejoin the Commonwealth.<ref>''Era Report: Dark Age'', p. 20</ref> ==Political Beliefs== Unsurprisingly, Gregory was noted as being a supporter of greater autonomy or independence for the Skye region of the Lyran Alliance.<ref name="JHS:Tp19">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 19 - "Who Is Gregory Kelswa-Steiner?"</ref> ==BattleMech== Duke Kelswa-Steiner piloted an ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' with the snarling face of a grizzly bear painted on its head.<ref>''Flight of the Falcon'', p. 242</ref> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Blood of the Isle]]'' (novel) * ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]'' * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' * ''[[Flight of the Falcon]]'' (novel) * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]'' [[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Kelswa-Steiner, Gregory]] [[Category:Republic of the Sphere Characters|Kelswa-Steiner, Gregory]]

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