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	'''Melissa Nin''' was the wife of [[Marcus Steiner]] and became twentieth [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth]] upon his death. At five months, her reign was the shortest in Commonwealth history, after [[Claudius Steiner]] deposed and executed her.<ref name=HBHSp97>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 97: "Lyran Leadership Profile"</ref>		'''Melissa Nin''' was the wife of [[Marcus Steiner]] and became twentieth [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth]] upon his death. At five months, her reign was the shortest in Commonwealth history, after [[Claudius Steiner]] deposed and executed her.<ref name=HBHSp97>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 97: "Lyran Leadership Profile"</ref>
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		+	Melissa was married to Marcus Steiner, but produced no children before his death, leading to her assumption of the Archonship.
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	In November [[2843]] Marcus contracted a virulent strain of meningitis on [[Loric]]<ref name="HB:HSp41"/><ref name="HB:HSp42">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 42: "Dark Succession"</ref> while campaigning on the [[Free Worlds League]] front. Marcus returned to [[Tharkad]],<ref name="HB:HSp41"/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> undergoing treatment at the [[Martin Luther Memorial Hospital]],<ref name="HB:HSp42"/> but in February [[2844]] he slipped into a coma.<ref name="HB:HSp41">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 41: "Timeline: The Commonwealth and the Second Succession War"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> Melissa had not produced an heir and her husband had not appointed a successor, triggering an immediate power struggle in the Commonwealth for the position of Archon. Melissa believed she should become [[Archon-Designate]] while Marcus's younger brother Claudius<ref name=HSLC1>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 59: "Claudius the Cruel"</ref> - then a [[Leutnant-General]] and commanding officer of the [[Second Lyran Guards]]<ref name="HB:HSp41"/> - automatically assumed the Archonship should be his, sending a brief and threatening communiqué to [[Tharkad]] that there was no doubt it should pass to him.<ref name=HSLC1/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> The [[Estates General]] assumed authority over the government and began debating the succession while [[General of the Armies]] [[Miles Kempec]] assumed control of the military.<ref name="HB:HSp41"/>		In November [[2843]] Marcus contracted a virulent strain of meningitis on [[Loric]]<ref name="HB:HSp41"/><ref name="HB:HSp42">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 42: "Dark Succession"</ref> while campaigning on the [[Free Worlds League]] front. Marcus returned to [[Tharkad]],<ref name="HB:HSp41"/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> undergoing treatment at the [[Martin Luther Memorial Hospital]],<ref name="HB:HSp42"/> but in February [[2844]] he slipped into a coma.<ref name="HB:HSp41">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 41: "Timeline: The Commonwealth and the Second Succession War"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> Melissa had not produced an heir and her husband had not appointed a successor, triggering an immediate power struggle in the Commonwealth for the position of Archon. Melissa believed she should become [[Archon-Designate]] while Marcus's younger brother Claudius<ref name=HSLC1>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 59: "Claudius the Cruel"</ref> - then a [[Leutnant-General]] and commanding officer of the [[Second Lyran Guards]]<ref name="HB:HSp41"/> - automatically assumed the Archonship should be his, sending a brief and threatening communiqué to [[Tharkad]] that there was no doubt it should pass to him.<ref name=HSLC1/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> The [[Estates General]] assumed authority over the government and began debating the succession while [[General of the Armies]] [[Miles Kempec]] assumed control of the military.<ref name="HB:HSp41"/>

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{{Update Needed|[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]}} {{InfoBoxCharacter | image = | name = Melissa Nin | birthdate = [[2804]]<ref name=HSLCft>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', foldout: "The Lyran Commonwealth's Line of Succession and Partial Steiner Family Tree"</ref> | died = 20 August [[2845]]<ref name=SSWp60>''Second Succession War'', p. 60</ref> | othernames = | affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]] | rank = | title = [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]]<br/>[[Duchess of Furillo]] | position = | profession = Noble | parents = | siblings = | spouse = [[Marcus Steiner]]<ref name=HHSp42>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 42</ref><ref name=SSWp60/> | children = }} '''Melissa Nin''' was the wife of [[Marcus Steiner]] and became twentieth [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth]] upon his death. At five months, her reign was the shortest in Commonwealth history, after [[Claudius Steiner]] deposed and executed her.<ref name=HBHSp97>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 97: "Lyran Leadership Profile"</ref> ==Character History== === Marriage and Children === Melissa was married to Marcus Steiner, but produced no children before his death, leading to her assumption of the Archonship. ===Archonship=== In November [[2843]] Marcus contracted a virulent strain of meningitis on [[Loric]]<ref name="HB:HSp41"/><ref name="HB:HSp42">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 42: "Dark Succession"</ref> while campaigning on the [[Free Worlds League]] front. Marcus returned to [[Tharkad]],<ref name="HB:HSp41"/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> undergoing treatment at the [[Martin Luther Memorial Hospital]],<ref name="HB:HSp42"/> but in February [[2844]] he slipped into a coma.<ref name="HB:HSp41">''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 41: "Timeline: The Commonwealth and the Second Succession War"</ref><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> Melissa had not produced an heir and her husband had not appointed a successor, triggering an immediate power struggle in the Commonwealth for the position of Archon. Melissa believed she should become [[Archon-Designate]] while Marcus's younger brother Claudius<ref name=HSLC1>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 59: "Claudius the Cruel"</ref> - then a [[Leutnant-General]] and commanding officer of the [[Second Lyran Guards]]<ref name="HB:HSp41"/> - automatically assumed the Archonship should be his, sending a brief and threatening communiqué to [[Tharkad]] that there was no doubt it should pass to him.<ref name=HSLC1/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> The [[Estates General]] assumed authority over the government and began debating the succession while [[General of the Armies]] [[Miles Kempec]] assumed control of the military.<ref name="HB:HSp41"/> The Estates General ultimately selected Melissa despite her lack of political experience and Claudius's open threat,<ref name=HSLC1/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> with the General Speaker of the Assembly, [[Harlan Dinesen]],<ref name="HB:HSp41"/> confirming her as Archon-Designate in December [[2844]]. When Marcus died only a few short months later<ref name=HSLC1/> on the 13th of March [[2845]],<ref name="HB:HSp41"/> Melissa took the throne immediately.<ref name=HSLC1/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> ===Death and Legacy=== Her reign lasted a mere five months before Claudius staged a coup beginning with an assault on Tharkad on the 20th of August 2845,<ref name="HB:HSp41"/> dropping units loyal to him onto Tharkad City and defeating elements of the defending [[Third Lyran Guards]]. After taking control of the capital, Claudius publicly executed Melissa Nin and Speaker Dinesen for treason and disbanded the Estates General indefinitely.<ref name="HB:HSp41"/><ref name="HB:HSp42"/> Bloodthirsty, sadistic and cruel, Claudius accepted no opposition to his will or rule, focusing on consolidating his control of the Commonwealth and eliminating his internal enemies to the exclusion of external threats such as increased activity along the [[Draconis Combine]] border, losing valuable worlds and units. <ref name=HSLC1/> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' * ''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)]]'' [[Category:Archons|Nin, Melissa]] [[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Nin, Melissa]]

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