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| image = [[Image:HouseSteiner-1621.jpg|191px]]
| name               = House Steiner<br />The Lyran Commonwealth
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| name = House Steiner Sourcebook
| type                = Sourcebook
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| Publisher = [[FASA]]
| author              =  
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| Year = 1987
| development        = [[Jordan Weisman]] (Production Manager)<br />[[L. Ross Babcock]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br />[[Todd Huettel]], [[Tara Gallagher]], [[Robt. Wells]] (Editors)
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| Production Code = 1621
| primarywriting      = [[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]]
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| ISBN = 1-55560-033-6
| pages              = 173
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| MSRP = US $15.00
| cover              = [[Dana Knutson]]
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| Type = Source Book
| interiorart        = [[David R. Deitrick]]
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| Primary Writing = [[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]]
| illustrations      = [[Jim Holloway]]<br />[[Jeff Laubenstein]]<br />[[Todd F. Marsh]]<br />Dana Knutson<br />[[Dawne Weisman|Dawne Wehrs]]
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| Product Development = [[L. Ross Babcock]]
| publisher          = [[FASA]]
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| Illustrations =  
| productioncode      = 1621
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*[[Jeff Laubenstein]]
| year                = 1987
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*[[Todd F. Marsh]]
| ISBN10              = 1555600336
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*[[Dana Knutson]]
| ISBN13              = 978-1555600334
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*[[Dawen Wehrs]]
| MSRP                = $15.00
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| Pages = 173
| content            =
 
| era                = [[Succession Wars era]]
 
| agency              = [[ComStar]]
 
| universedate        = [[3025]]
 
| timeline            =
 
| series              =
 
| precededby          = [[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]
 
| followedby          = [[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
==Description==
 
'''''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)''''' provides an overview of the history of the [[House Steiner|Steiner family]] and of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] through [[3025]].
 
  
==From the back cover==
 
{{quote|''[[ComStar]] answers all...
 
  
: ''Who was [[Claudius Steiner|Claudius the Cruel]]?''
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==Description==
: ''What is the hottest rock group in the [[Inner Sphere]]?''
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The ''House Steiner Sourcebook'' provides an overview of the history of the [[Steiner]] family and of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] up to [[3025]].  
: ''Which mercenary leader has a crush on [[Melissa Steiner]]?''
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''Precariously poised between the fierce eagle of [[Free Worlds League|House Marik]] and the voracious dragon of [[Draconis Combine|House Kurita]], [[House Steiner]] fights a desperate battle to protect the worlds, industries, and peoples of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. One of the five [[Successor States]] of the fallen [[Star League]], the Commonwealth is noted for having the strongest economy and the weakest military leadership of all the realms. Nevertheless, its clenched fist is a symbol of defiance to those who would swallow the Commonwealth whole.''
 
 
 
''Compiled from ComStar records both ancient and modern comes this sourcebook on the Lyran Commonwealth and House Steiner. Included are dozens of full-color illustrations depicting Commonwealth rank insignias, unit crests, medals, personalities, and more. Classified documents on the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]]' deployment from the [[Tamar Theater]] to [[Tharkad]], military structure, and political intrigues are also provided. The extensive history section stretches from [[Terra]]'s first steps into interstellar space to Melissa Steiner's betrothal to [[Hanse Davion]].''
 
 
 
''Discover the skeletons in the Steiners' closets...''}}
 
  
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
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*Introduction
*'''INTRODUCTION'''
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*History of the Lyran Commonwealth
*'''HISTORY'''
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:Introduction
: '''Introduction'''
 
 
::Dawn of a New Age
 
::Dawn of a New Age
 
::Founding Fathers
 
::Founding Fathers
 
::Hegemony, Prosperity, and Foundation
 
::Hegemony, Prosperity, and Foundation
 
::Chaos and Corruption
 
::Chaos and Corruption
::[[Robert Marsden|Marsden in Power]]
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::Marsden in Power
::Dawning of the [[Age of War]]
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::Dawning of the Age of War
::The '[[Social General]]s'
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::The 'Social Generals'
::The [[Alistair Marsden|Reluctant Archon]]
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::The Reluctant Archon
::The [[Katherine Steiner|First Steiner]]
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::The First Steiner
 
::Birth of a Dynasty
 
::Birth of a Dynasty
: '''Early Steiner Archons '''
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:Early Steiner Archons
 
::Steiner Family Background
 
::Steiner Family Background
 
::The Steiner Way
 
::The Steiner Way
::The [[BattleMech]] Era
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::The BattleMech Era
::[[Operation Prometheus]]
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::Operation Prometheus
::The [[Geralk Marik|Bloodthirsty General]]
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::The Bloodthirsty General
 
::Lyran Military Superiority
 
::Lyran Military Superiority
::[[Long March Offensive|Long March, Hard March]]
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::Long March, Hard March
: '''The Dark Years '''
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:The Dark Years
 
::Trial of Duke Reynolds
 
::Trial of Duke Reynolds
 
::Order of Magnitude
 
::Order of Magnitude
::[[Steven Steiner]]
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::Steven Steiner
::The [[Margaret Olsen|Tharkan Witch]]
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::The Tharkan Witch
 
::Eagles Cry
 
::Eagles Cry
 
::Repaying Old Debts
 
::Repaying Old Debts
: '''The [[Star League]] Era '''
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:The Star League Era
 
::Prelude
 
::Prelude
 
::Minor Adjustments
 
::Minor Adjustments
 
::Disillusionment
 
::Disillusionment
::[[Operation Mailed Fist]]
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::Operation Mailed Fist
::The [[Kevin Steiner-Dinesen|Archon Kidnapped]]
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::The Archon Kidnapped
 
::Berserker
 
::Berserker
::[[Day of Rage]]
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::Day of Rage
::The [[Good Years]]
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::The Good Years
: '''Decline and Fall of the Star League '''
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:Decline and Fall of the Star League
::[[Richard Cameron|Babe Among Wolves]]
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::Babe Among Wolves
 
::Territorial Troubles
 
::Territorial Troubles
 
::Idealism and Villainy
 
::Idealism and Villainy
::[[Stefan Amaris|The Usurper]]
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::The Usurper
 
::Final Acts
 
::Final Acts
::[[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]
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::Exodus
: '''[[First Succession War]] '''
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:First Succession War
 
::Military Readiness
 
::Military Readiness
 
::Declarations of War
 
::Declarations of War
 
::Patterns of War
 
::Patterns of War
::[[Tamar Tigers|Tigers]] and [[The Stealths|Stealths]]
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::Tigers and Stealths
::Attacks on [[Hesperus II]]
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::Attacks on Hesperus II
 
::The Military Realities
 
::The Military Realities
::[[Bella I]]
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::Bella I
::Lambs to the Slaughter
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::Lams to the Slaughter
 
::Terms of Exhaustion
 
::Terms of Exhaustion
: '''The [[Second Succession War]] '''
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:The Second Succession War
::Reconstruction Efforts  
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::Reconstruction Efforts
 
::One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
 
::One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
::[[Rescue of the Chahar Profit]]
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::Rescue of the ''Chahar Profit''
 
::State of War
 
::State of War
::[[Hendrik Grimm|Tales of Grimm]]
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::Tales of Grimm
 
::Claudius the Cruel
 
::Claudius the Cruel
::[[4th Royal Guards|Death of the Fourth]]
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::Death of the Fourth
::[[Operation Praying Mantis]]
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::Operation Praying Mantis
::[[Triumvirate Regency|The Triumvirate]]
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::The Triumverate
 
::"What, Me Worry?"
 
::"What, Me Worry?"
::[[Elizabeth Steiner]]
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::Elizabeth Steiner
: '''The [[Third Succession War]] '''
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:The Third Succession War
 
::Lull
 
::Lull
 
::Once More Into the Breach
 
::Once More Into the Breach
 
::Hanging On
 
::Hanging On
 
::Three Steps in the Right Direction
 
::Three Steps in the Right Direction
::The Battle for [[Skye]]
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::The Battle of Skye
 
::Calling All Citizens
 
::Calling All Citizens
::The Cost of [[Freedom]]
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::The Cost of Freedom
 
::The Open Wound
 
::The Open Wound
::[[Mikhail Tertren|The Traitor Tertren]]
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::The Traitor Tertren
::The Reign of [[Giovanni Steiner]]
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::The Reign of Giovanni Steiner
::The Battle for [[Loric]]
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::The Battle of Loric
::[[Alessandro Steiner]]
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::Alessandro Steiner
 
::Hesperus Revisited
 
::Hesperus Revisited
::The [[Operation Concentrated Weakness|Policy of Concentrated Weakness]]
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::The Policy of Concentrated Weakness
 
::Ouster
 
::Ouster
: '''Current Events '''
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:Current Events
: '''Conclusion '''
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:Conclusion
* '''SOCIOPOLITICAL STRUCTURE
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*Sociopolitical Structure
: '''The Archonshlp '''
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:The Archonship
: '''The Commonwealth Council '''
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:The Commonwealth Council
: '''The Royal Court '''
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:The Royal Court
: '''Nobility '''
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:Nobility
: '''The [[Estates General]] '''
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:The Estates General
: '''Provinces '''
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:Provinces
::The [[Federation of Skye]]
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::The Federation of Skye
::The [[Tamar Pact]]
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::The Tamar Pact
::The [[Protectorate of Donegal]]
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::The Protectorate of Donegal
: '''The Commonwealth Judiciary '''
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:The Commonwealth Judiciary
: '''Internal Politics and Policies '''
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:Internal Politics and Policies
: '''The Lyran Commonwealth Civil Service '''
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:The Lyran Commonwealth Civil Service
: '''Overt Political Goals '''
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:Overt Political Goals
: '''Interstellar Relations '''
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:Interstellar Relations
 
::The Free Worlds League
 
::The Free Worlds League
::The [[Capellan Confederation]]
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::The Capellan Confederation
::The [[Federated Suns]]
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::The Federated Suns
 
::The Draconis Combine
 
::The Draconis Combine
::The [[Periphery]]
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::The Periphery
 
::ComStar
 
::ComStar
: '''Covert Political Goals '''
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:Covert Political Goals
 
::The Archon
 
::The Archon
::The [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]]
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::The Lyran Intelligence Corps
 
::The Royal Court
 
::The Royal Court
 
::The Estates General
 
::The Estates General
: '''Strengths and Weaknesses '''
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:Strengths and Weaknesses
*RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
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*Religion and Philosophy
: '''Judaism '''
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:Judaism
: '''Christianity '''
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:Christianity
: '''Islam'''
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:Islam
: '''Hinduism'''
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:Hinduism
: '''Buddhism'''
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:Buddhism
: '''The [[One Star Faith]] and Other Beliefs '''
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:The One Star Faith and Other Beliefs
: '''Relations Between Religions '''
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:Relations Between Religions
: '''Myths and Legends '''
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:Myths and Legends
: '''Strengths and Weaknesses '''
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:Strengths and Weaknesses
*MILITARY FORCES
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*Military Forces
: '''Uniforms in the LCAF '''
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:Uniforms in the LCAF
: '''The Structure of the LCAF '''
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:The Structure of the LCAF
 
::Military Education
 
::Military Education
 
::The Rep-Dep Corps
 
::The Rep-Dep Corps
::The Judge Advocate General's Office  
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::The Judge Advocate General's Office
 
::The Quartermaster Corps
 
::The Quartermaster Corps
 
::Transport Division
 
::Transport Division
::Military Intelligence  
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::Military Intelligence
 
::The Strategies and Tactics Division
 
::The Strategies and Tactics Division
 
::The Commonwealth Navy
 
::The Commonwealth Navy
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::The Administrative Section
 
::The Administrative Section
 
::The High Command
 
::The High Command
: '''Deployment of LCAF Forces '''
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:Deployment of LCAF Forces
 
::Typical Commonwealth Units
 
::Typical Commonwealth Units
: '''Weapons Industries '''
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:Weapon Industries
 
::Military Supplies
 
::Military Supplies
: '''Major Military Academies '''
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:Major Military Academies
: '''Medals and Decorations '''
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:Medals and Decorations
: '''Strengths and Weaknesses of the LCAF '''
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:Strengths and Weaknesses of the LCAF
*CULTURE AND ARTS
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*Culture and Arts
: '''Education '''
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:Education
 
::Research Universities
 
::Research Universities
: '''The Arts'''
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:The Arts
: '''Daily Life and Culture'''
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:Daily Life and Culture
: '''Public Media'''
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:Public Media
: '''Societal Problems'''
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:Societal Problems
: '''ComStar and the Lyran People'''
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:ComStar and the Lyran People
 
::General Relations
 
::General Relations
 
::Political Influence
 
::Political Influence
 
::Commonwealth Threats to ComStar
 
::Commonwealth Threats to ComStar
*SOCIOECONOMICS
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*Socioeconomics
: '''Governmental Attitude
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:Governmental Attitude
: '''Political Aims of the Economy
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:Political Aims of the Economy
: '''Consumer Goods'''
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:Consumer Goods
: '''Corporate Profiles'''
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:Corporate Profiles
 
::Other Major Commonwealth Industries
 
::Other Major Commonwealth Industries
: '''Trade with Other Successor States
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:Trade with Other Successor States
 
::Free Worlds League
 
::Free Worlds League
 
::The Draconis Combine
 
::The Draconis Combine
 
::The Capellan Confederation
 
::The Capellan Confederation
 
::The Federated Suns
 
::The Federated Suns
: '''Strengths and Weaknesses'''
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:Strengths and Weaknesses
*PERSONALITIES
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*Personalities
*A BRIEF ATLAS
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*A Brief Atlas
: '''The Protectorate of Donegal'''
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:The Protectorate of Donegal
: '''The Federation of Skye'''
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:The Federation of Skye
: '''The Tamar Pact'''
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:The Tamar Pact
*MAP OF THE LYRAN COMMONWEALTH
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*Map of the Lyran Commonwealth
*STEINER FAMILY TREE
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*Index
{{div col end}}
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* This was the first of the House books published by FASA. Much of the information was intended as background material for [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior role-playing game]] campaigns.{{cn}}
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*This was the first of the House books published by FASA. Much of the information was intended as background material for [[MechWarrior (RPG)|''MechWarrior'' role-playing game]] campaigns.
* For several years, a downloadable version (''sans'' pictures and page numbers) was made available on the official BattleTech website. It was taken down in 2011, with the launch of [http://bg.battletech.com bg.battletech.com]. The appropriate page number from the physical version of the book is generally two less than the actual number in the text only PDF (e.g. the tenth page in the PDF corresponds to page 8 in the physical book).
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* A downloadable version (''sans'' pictures) is available at [http://sarna.net/files/filedownload.php/docs/products/house_books/house_steiner_text_only.pdf ''House Steiner'' Book]
* The Map of the Lyran Commonwealth foldout shows an in-universe copyright date of 3025.
 
 
 
  
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