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| name = House Steiner Sourcebook
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| name               = House Steiner<br />The Lyran Commonwealth
| Publisher = [[FASA]]
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| type                = Sourcebook
| Year = 1987
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| author              =  
| Production Code = 1621
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| 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)
| ISBN = ''Unknown''
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| primarywriting      = [[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]]
| MSRP = ''Unknown''
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| pages              = 173
| Type = Source Book
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| cover              = [[Dana Knutson]]
| Primary Writing = [[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]]
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| interiorart        = [[David R. Deitrick]]
| Product Development = [[L. Ross Babcock]]
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| illustrations      = [[Jim Holloway]]<br />[[Jeff Laubenstein]]<br />[[Todd F. Marsh]]<br />Dana Knutson<br />[[Dawne Weisman|Dawne Wehrs]]
| Illustrations =  
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| publisher          = [[FASA]]
*[[Jeff Laubenstein]]
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| productioncode      = 1621
*[[Todd F. Marsh]]
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| year                = 1987
*[[Dana Knutson]]
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| ISBN10              = 1555600336
*[[Dawen Wehrs]]
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| ISBN13              = 978-1555600334
| Pages = ''Unknown''
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| MSRP                = $15.00
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| content            =
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| era                = [[Succession Wars era]]
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| agency              = [[ComStar]]
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| universedate        = [[3025]]
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| timeline            =
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| series              =
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| precededby          = [[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]
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| followedby          = [[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]
 
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==Description==
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'''''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)''''' provides an overview of the history of the [[House Steiner|Steiner family]] and of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] through [[3025]].
  
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==From the back cover==
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{{quote|''[[ComStar]] answers all...
  
==Description==
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: ''Who was [[Claudius Steiner|Claudius the Cruel]]?''
The ''House Steiner Sourcebook'' provides an overview of the history of the [[Steiner]] family and of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] up to [[3025]].  
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: ''What is the hottest rock group in the [[Inner Sphere]]?''
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: ''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.''
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''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]].''
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''Discover the skeletons in the Steiners' closets...''}}
  
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
:Introduction
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{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
:History of the Federated Suns
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*'''INTRODUCTION'''
::Introduction
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*'''HISTORY'''
:::Dawn of a New Age
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: '''Introduction'''
:::Founding Fathers
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::Dawn of a New Age
:::Hegemony, Prosperity, and Foundation
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::Founding Fathers
:::Chaos and Corruption
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::Hegemony, Prosperity, and Foundation
:::Marsden in Power
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::Chaos and Corruption
:::Dawning of the Age of War
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::[[Robert Marsden|Marsden in Power]]
:::The 'Social Generals'
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::Dawning of the [[Age of War]]
:::The Reluctant Archon
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::The '[[Social General]]s'
:::The First Steiner
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::The [[Alistair Marsden|Reluctant Archon]]
:::Birth of a Dynasty
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::The [[Katherine Steiner|First Steiner]]
::Early Steiner Archons
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::Birth of a Dynasty
:::Steiner Family Background
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: '''Early Steiner Archons '''
:::The Steiner Way
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::Steiner Family Background
:::The BattleMech Era
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::The Steiner Way
:::Operation Prometheus
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::The [[BattleMech]] Era
:::The Bloodthirsty General
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::[[Operation Prometheus]]
:::Lyran Military Superiority
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::The [[Geralk Marik|Bloodthirsty General]]
:::Long March, Hard March
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::Lyran Military Superiority
::The Dark Years
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::[[Long March Offensive|Long March, Hard March]]
:::Trial of Duke Reynolds
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: '''The Dark Years '''
:::Order of Magnitude
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::Trial of Duke Reynolds
:::Steven Steiner
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::Order of Magnitude
:::The Tharkan Witch
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::[[Steven Steiner]]
:::Eagles Cry
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::The [[Margaret Olsen|Tharkan Witch]]
:::Repaying Old Debts
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::Eagles Cry
::The Star League Era
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::Repaying Old Debts
:::Prelude
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: '''The [[Star League]] Era '''
:::Minor Adjustments
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::Prelude
:::Disillusionment
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::Minor Adjustments
:::Operation Mailed Fist
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::Disillusionment
:::The Archon Kidnapped
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::[[Operation Mailed Fist]]
:::Berserker
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::The [[Kevin Steiner-Dinesen|Archon Kidnapped]]
:::Day of Rage
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::Berserker
:::The Good Years
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::[[Day of Rage]]
::Decline and Fall of the Star League
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::The [[Good Years]]
:::Babe Among Wolves
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: '''Decline and Fall of the Star League '''
:::Territorial Troubles
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::[[Richard Cameron|Babe Among Wolves]]
:::Idealism and Villainy
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::Territorial Troubles
:::The Usurper
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::Idealism and Villainy
:::Final Acts
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::[[Stefan Amaris|The Usurper]]
:::Exodus
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::Final Acts
::First Succession War
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::[[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]
:::Military Readiness
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: '''[[First Succession War]] '''
:::Declarations of War
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::Military Readiness
:::Patterns of War
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::Declarations of War
:::Tigers and Stealths
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::Patterns of War
:::Attacks on Hesperus II
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::[[Tamar Tigers|Tigers]] and [[The Stealths|Stealths]]
:::The Military Realities
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::Attacks on [[Hesperus II]]
:::Bella I
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::The Military Realities
:::Lams to the Slaughter
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::[[Bella I]]
:::Terms of Exhaustion
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::Lambs to the Slaughter
::The Second Succession War
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::Terms of Exhaustion
:::Reconstruction Efforts
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: '''The [[Second Succession War]] '''
:::One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
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::Reconstruction Efforts  
:::Rescue of the ''Chahar Profit''
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::One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
:::State of War
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::[[Rescue of the Chahar Profit]]
:::Tales of Grimm
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::State of War
:::Claudius the Cruel
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::[[Hendrik Grimm|Tales of Grimm]]
:::Death of the Fourth
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::Claudius the Cruel
:::Operation Praying Mantis
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::[[4th Royal Guards|Death of the Fourth]]
:::The Triumverate
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::[[Operation Praying Mantis]]
:::"What, Me Worry?"
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::[[Triumvirate Regency|The Triumvirate]]
:::Elizabeth Steiner
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::"What, Me Worry?"
::The Third Succession War
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::[[Elizabeth Steiner]]
:::Lull
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: '''The [[Third Succession War]] '''
:::Once More Into the Breach
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::Lull
:::Hanging On
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::Once More Into the Breach
:::Three Steps in the Right Direction
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::Hanging On
:::The Battle of Skye
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::Three Steps in the Right Direction
:::Calling All Citizens
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::The Battle for [[Skye]]
:::The Cost of Freedom
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::Calling All Citizens
:::The Open Wound
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::The Cost of [[Freedom]]
:::The Traitor Tertren
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::The Open Wound
:::The Reign of Giovanni Steiner
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::[[Mikhail Tertren|The Traitor Tertren]]
:::The Battle of Loric
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::The Reign of [[Giovanni Steiner]]
:::Alessandro Steiner
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::The Battle for [[Loric]]
:::Hesperus Revisited
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::[[Alessandro Steiner]]
:::The Policy of Concentrated Weakness
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::Hesperus Revisited
:::Ouster
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::The [[Operation Concentrated Weakness|Policy of Concentrated Weakness]]
::Current Events
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::Ouster
::Conclusion
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: '''Current Events '''
:Sociopolitical Structure
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: '''Conclusion '''
::The Archonship
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* '''SOCIOPOLITICAL STRUCTURE
::The Commonwealth Council
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: '''The Archonshlp '''
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: '''The Commonwealth Council '''
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: '''The Royal Court '''
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: '''Nobility '''
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: '''The [[Estates General]] '''
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: '''Provinces  '''
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::The [[Federation of Skye]]
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::The [[Tamar Pact]]
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::The [[Protectorate of Donegal]]
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: '''The Commonwealth Judiciary '''
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: '''Internal Politics and Policies '''
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: '''The Lyran Commonwealth Civil Service '''
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: '''Overt Political Goals '''
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: '''Interstellar Relations '''
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::The Free Worlds League
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::The [[Capellan Confederation]]
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::The [[Federated Suns]]
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::The Draconis Combine
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::The [[Periphery]]
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::ComStar
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: '''Covert Political Goals '''
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::The Archon
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::The [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]]
 
::The Royal Court
 
::The Royal Court
::Nobility
 
 
::The Estates General
 
::The Estates General
::Provinces
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: '''Strengths and Weaknesses '''
:::The Federation of Skye
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*RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
:::The Tamar Pact
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: '''Judaism '''
:::The Protectorate of Donegal
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: '''Christianity '''
::The Commonwealth Judiciary
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: '''Islam'''
::Internal Politics and Policies
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: '''Hinduism'''
::The Lyran Commonwealth Civil Service
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: '''Buddhism'''
::Overt Political Goals
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: '''The [[One Star Faith]] and Other Beliefs '''
::Interstellar Relations
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: '''Relations Between Religions '''
:::The Free Worlds League
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: '''Myths and Legends '''
:::The Capellan Confederation
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: '''Strengths and Weaknesses '''
:::The Federated Suns
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*MILITARY FORCES
:::The Draconis Combine
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: '''Uniforms in the LCAF '''
:::The Periphery
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: '''The Structure of the LCAF '''
:::ComStar
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::Military Education
::Covert Political Goals
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::The Rep-Dep Corps
:::The Archon
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::The Judge Advocate General's Office  
:::The Lyran Intelligence Corps
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::The Quartermaster Corps
:::The Royal Court
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::Transport Division
:::The Estates General
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::Military Intelligence  
::Strengths and Weaknesses
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::The Strategies and Tactics Division
:Religion and Philosophy
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::The Commonwealth Navy
::Judaism
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::The Commonwealth AeroSpace Force
::Christianity
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::The Reserve Corps
::Islam
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::House Troops Liaison
::Hinduism
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::Mercenary Troops Liaison
::Buddhism
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::The Commonwealth Army
::The One Star Faith and Other Beliefs
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::The Commonwealth Medical Corps
::Relations Between Religions
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::The Administrative Section
::Myths and Legends
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::The High Command
::Strengths and Weaknesses
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: '''Deployment of LCAF Forces '''
:Military Forces
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::Typical Commonwealth Units
::Uniforms in the LCAF
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: '''Weapons Industries '''
::The Structure of the LCAF
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::Military Supplies
:::Military Education
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: '''Major Military Academies '''
:::The Rep-Dep Corps
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: '''Medals and Decorations '''
:::The Judge Advocate General's Office
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: '''Strengths and Weaknesses of the LCAF '''
:::The Quartermaster Corps
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*CULTURE AND ARTS
:::Transport Division
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: '''Education '''
:::Military Intelligence
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::Research Universities
:::The Strategies and Tactics Division
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: '''The Arts'''
:::The Commonwealth Navy
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: '''Daily Life and Culture'''
:::The Commonwealth AeroSpace Force
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: '''Public Media'''
:::The Reserve Corps
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: '''Societal Problems'''
:::House Troops Liaison
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: '''ComStar and the Lyran People'''
:::Mercenary Troops Liaison
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::General Relations
:::The Commonwealth Army
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::Political Influence
:::The Commonwealth Medical Corps
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::Commonwealth Threats to ComStar
:::The Administrative Section
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*SOCIOECONOMICS
:::The High Command
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: '''Governmental Attitude
::Deployment of LCAF Forces
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: '''Political Aims of the Economy
:::Typical Commonwealth Units
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: '''Consumer Goods'''
::Weapon Industries
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: '''Corporate Profiles'''
:::Military Supplies
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::Other Major Commonwealth Industries
::Major Military Academies
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: '''Trade with Other Successor States
::Medals and Decorations
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::Free Worlds League
::Strengths and Weaknesses of the LCAF
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::The Draconis Combine
:Culture and Arts
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::The Capellan Confederation
::Education
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::The Federated Suns
:::Research Universities
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: '''Strengths and Weaknesses'''
::The Arts
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*PERSONALITIES
::Daily Life and Culture
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*A BRIEF ATLAS
::Public Media
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: '''The Protectorate of Donegal'''
::Societal Problems
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: '''The Federation of Skye'''
::ComStar and the Lyran People
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: '''The Tamar Pact'''
:::General Relations
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*MAP OF THE LYRAN COMMONWEALTH
:::Political Influence
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*STEINER FAMILY TREE
:::Commonwealth Threats to ComStar
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{{div col end}}
:Socioeconomics
 
::Governmental Attitude
 
::Political Aims of the Economy
 
::Consumer Goods
 
::Corporate Profiles
 
:::Other Major Commonwealth Industries
 
::Trade with Other Successor States
 
:::Free Worlds League
 
:::The Draconis Combine
 
:::The Capellan Confederation
 
:::The Federated Suns
 
::Strengths and Weaknesses
 
:Personalities
 
:A Brief Atlas
 
::The Protectorate of Donegal
 
::The Federation of Skye
 
::The Tamar Pact
 
:Map of the Lyran Commonwealth
 
:Index
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
*This was the second of the House books published by FASA. Much of the information was intended as background material for ''MechWarrior'' role-playing game campaigns.
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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.{{cn}}
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* 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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* The Map of the Lyran Commonwealth foldout shows an in-universe copyright date of 3025.
  
  
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[[Category:Sourcebooks]]

Latest revision as of 01:08, 21 January 2024

HouseSteiner-1621.jpg
House Steiner
The Lyran Commonwealth
Product information
Type Sourcebook
Development Jordan Weisman (Production Manager)
L. Ross Babcock (Editor-In-Chief)
Donna Ippolito (Senior Editor)
Todd Huettel, Tara Gallagher, Robt. Wells (Editors)
Primary writing Boy F. Peterson, Jr.
Pages 173
Cover Artwork Dana Knutson
Interior Artwork David R. Deitrick
Illustrations Jim Holloway
Jeff Laubenstein
Todd F. Marsh
Dana Knutson
Dawne Wehrs
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code 1621
First published 1987
ISBN-10 1555600336
ISBN-13 978-1555600334
MSRP $15.00
Content
Era Succession Wars era
Agency ComStar
Universe Date 3025
Preceded by House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
Followed by House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)

Description[edit]

House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) provides an overview of the history of the Steiner family and of the Lyran Commonwealth through 3025.

From the back cover[edit]

ComStar answers all...
Who was Claudius the Cruel?
What is the hottest rock group in the Inner Sphere?
Which mercenary leader has a crush on Melissa Steiner?

Precariously poised between the fierce eagle of House Marik and the voracious dragon of 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[edit]

  • INTRODUCTION
  • HISTORY
Introduction
Dawn of a New Age
Founding Fathers
Hegemony, Prosperity, and Foundation
Chaos and Corruption
Marsden in Power
Dawning of the Age of War
The 'Social Generals'
The Reluctant Archon
The First Steiner
Birth of a Dynasty
Early Steiner Archons
Steiner Family Background
The Steiner Way
The BattleMech Era
Operation Prometheus
The Bloodthirsty General
Lyran Military Superiority
Long March, Hard March
The Dark Years
Trial of Duke Reynolds
Order of Magnitude
Steven Steiner
The Tharkan Witch
Eagles Cry
Repaying Old Debts
The Star League Era
Prelude
Minor Adjustments
Disillusionment
Operation Mailed Fist
The Archon Kidnapped
Berserker
Day of Rage
The Good Years
Decline and Fall of the Star League
Babe Among Wolves
Territorial Troubles
Idealism and Villainy
The Usurper
Final Acts
Exodus
First Succession War
Military Readiness
Declarations of War
Patterns of War
Tigers and Stealths
Attacks on Hesperus II
The Military Realities
Bella I
Lambs to the Slaughter
Terms of Exhaustion
The Second Succession War
Reconstruction Efforts
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Rescue of the Chahar Profit
State of War
Tales of Grimm
Claudius the Cruel
Death of the Fourth
Operation Praying Mantis
The Triumvirate
"What, Me Worry?"
Elizabeth Steiner
The Third Succession War
Lull
Once More Into the Breach
Hanging On
Three Steps in the Right Direction
The Battle for Skye
Calling All Citizens
The Cost of Freedom
The Open Wound
The Traitor Tertren
The Reign of Giovanni Steiner
The Battle for Loric
Alessandro Steiner
Hesperus Revisited
The Policy of Concentrated Weakness
Ouster
Current Events
Conclusion
  • SOCIOPOLITICAL STRUCTURE
The Archonshlp
The Commonwealth Council
The Royal Court
Nobility
The Estates General
Provinces
The Federation of Skye
The Tamar Pact
The Protectorate of Donegal
The Commonwealth Judiciary
Internal Politics and Policies
The Lyran Commonwealth Civil Service
Overt Political Goals
Interstellar Relations
The Free Worlds League
The Capellan Confederation
The Federated Suns
The Draconis Combine
The Periphery
ComStar
Covert Political Goals
The Archon
The Lyran Intelligence Corps
The Royal Court
The Estates General
Strengths and Weaknesses
  • RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
The One Star Faith and Other Beliefs
Relations Between Religions
Myths and Legends
Strengths and Weaknesses
  • MILITARY FORCES
Uniforms in the LCAF
The Structure of the LCAF
Military Education
The Rep-Dep Corps
The Judge Advocate General's Office
The Quartermaster Corps
Transport Division
Military Intelligence
The Strategies and Tactics Division
The Commonwealth Navy
The Commonwealth AeroSpace Force
The Reserve Corps
House Troops Liaison
Mercenary Troops Liaison
The Commonwealth Army
The Commonwealth Medical Corps
The Administrative Section
The High Command
Deployment of LCAF Forces
Typical Commonwealth Units
Weapons Industries
Military Supplies
Major Military Academies
Medals and Decorations
Strengths and Weaknesses of the LCAF
  • CULTURE AND ARTS
Education
Research Universities
The Arts
Daily Life and Culture
Public Media
Societal Problems
ComStar and the Lyran People
General Relations
Political Influence
Commonwealth Threats to ComStar
  • SOCIOECONOMICS
Governmental Attitude
Political Aims of the Economy
Consumer Goods
Corporate Profiles
Other Major Commonwealth Industries
Trade with Other Successor States
Free Worlds League
The Draconis Combine
The Capellan Confederation
The Federated Suns
Strengths and Weaknesses
  • PERSONALITIES
  • A BRIEF ATLAS
The Protectorate of Donegal
The Federation of Skye
The Tamar Pact
  • MAP OF THE LYRAN COMMONWEALTH
  • STEINER FAMILY TREE

Notes[edit]

  • This was the first of the House books published by FASA. Much of the information was intended as background material for MechWarrior role-playing game campaigns.[citation needed]
  • 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 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).
  • The Map of the Lyran Commonwealth foldout shows an in-universe copyright date of 3025.