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Roderick (Frost) Steiner - Mid-[[32nd Century]] [[House Steiner|Lyran]] officer and cousin to both [[Trillian Steiner-Davion|Trillian Steiner]] and [[Archon]] [[Melissa Steiner]].
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He is a honorable man, with keen military mind. He also good sense of humor. He works hard for his soldiers under his command.
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'''Roderick Steiner''' (b. [[3115]]<ref name=ER3145>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 98-99, "Roderick Steiner profile"</ref> - d. 3???) is the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran Commonwealth's]] [[General of the Armies]] and the staunchest ally to [[Archon]] [[Trillian Steiner]].
  
His family changed its surname from Steiner to Frost by urging of his grandfather, Archon [[Adam Steiner]] and always had always turned his back on Steiner family heritage. He is resentful about Steiner family, and politics. He avoids revealing his family name at all costs, despite his cousins wanting him to take on burdens of family.
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==History==
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=== Early Life ===
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Roderick grew up in the palace on [[Tharkad]] due to his mother dying when he was still young and his father being on constant deployments.  While growing up in the palace, he was in the constant presence of his cousins [[Melissa Steiner (32nd c.)|Melissa Steiner]] and [[Trillian Steiner]], which made him form a close personal bond with each of them.<ref name=ER3145></ref>
  
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When Archon [[Adam Steiner]] passed away in [[3121]], Roderick grieved for his grandfather.  The bond that Roderick shared with Adam was so special, that Roderick decided to follow in his grandfather's footsteps by putting aside the name of Steiner for the name of Frost in order to carve out his own future without the pressure of living up to the Steiner name.<ref name=ER3145></ref>
  
==Character History==
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=== Roderick Frost ===
===Early Life===
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As Roderick Frost, he was able to graduate from the [[War College of Buena]] in [[3135]] and was assigned to the [[Lyran Rangers]] as a [[Hauptmann (rank)|Hauptmann]].<ref>''Fire at Will'', p.60, 82</ref>  While serving with the rangers, he nearly destroyed his military career during a skirmish against the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]].<ref name=ER3145></ref>
He grew up and was raised with his cousins Trillian and Melissa.  
 
  
His grandfather ,"[[Adam Steiner|the general]]", taught extensively many things to him which included politics and military tactics when he was young.  
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==== Jade Falcon Attack ====
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In April [[3136]], the Rangers were participating in a joint military exercise with the [[Republican Armed Forces]] on the world of [[Algorab]].  While they were training together, an expeditionary from Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone invaded.
  
He attended and graduated from the [[War College of Buena]] in [[3135]].<ref>''Fire at Will'', p.60, 82</ref> at rank of Hauptmann.
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During the defense of the world, Roderick was under orders from his commanding officer to fall back to a location which Roderick felt was a bad tactical decision.  He chose to disobey the orders he was given and decided to instead issue orders that would save the lives of his men.  Once the Falcon threat diminished, the Military Court reduced his rank from Hauptmann to [[Lieutenant]]. Though in the eyes of the public, and anyone else that followed his story, they all sympathized with him and his decision of saving his soldiers. Roderick became popular after he shunned the fame that came with his court-martial, he became a legend when he insisted on defending his people over his reputation and career.
  
===Early Military Career===  
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=== Operation HAMMERFALL ===
In April 3136, his unit under the command of Colonel Drew Quentin, had participating in joint military exercise with [[Republic of the Sphere|Republic]] forces on [[Algorab]]. There [[Clan Jade Falcon]] expeditionary invaded the planet while the exercise was accruing.
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Trillian was able to save Roderick from obscurity; she was able to get him to become a part of the invasion in addition for him to be allowed to create a new unit filled with soldiers that he got to hand pick.  He chose his soldiers from those who were not going to be given a second chance to redeem themselves.  Roderick regained his rank of Hauptmann and would lead his unit which he called the [[1st Steiner Strikers|Broken Swords]].
  
On orders of Colonel Quentin, Roderick was forced to fall back to a location that he felt was a bad tactical decision. He then disobeyed Quentin's orders to save the lives of his men and command. He later took blame for the his tactical decision, without passing it to his commanding officer. The Military Court, reducing him in rank from Hauptmann to Lieutenant. The general public sympathized with his story, as anyone who followed the news who knew the real story. His steadfast insisting to defend his people at price of his reputation and career was considered by some as stuff of legend. Instead of profiting over fame he gained from his court trial, he shunned it. Resulting in making him more popular.<ref>''Fire at Will'', p. 40</ref> After his court-marshal, he was shunned by potential commanding officers not wanting him in his command.  
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==== First Operation ====
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The Sword's first combat deployment was to the [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]] world of [[Labouchere]] in September of 3137. They faced a militia unit which called themselves the "Fangs of Marik". Roderick considered them a third-rate unit that any force could easily defeat, which Roderick's men were able to accomplish giving them valuable combat experience.{{Citation needed}}
  
He was later assigned to LCAF Staging Base Boelck on Cavanaugh II for [[Operation Hammerfall]].
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==== Second Operation ====
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Trillian's second operation for Roderick and his men was not for an invasion, but for a show of force in order to persuade Duke [[Fontaine Marik]] to surrender the Duchy.  Once news broke on the world of [[Tamarind]] that the 1st Steiner Strikers were in orbit, Roderick received a message from his cousin that stated the negotiations had failed.  In order to protect his cousin, the battalion sent its three ''[[Union]]'' class [[DropShips]] to land on the world: the ''Sandpiper'', ''Archon's Pride'', and the ''Rogue Star''.{{Citation needed}}
  
===Operation Hammerfall===
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Roderick led his forces against the [[1st Tamarind Regulars]] and would be able to stay one step ahead of them until reinforcements arrived.  Reinforcements arrived in the form of the [[3rd Lyran Regulars]] which had General [[Bernard Nordhoff]] attached to them who took command of all forces on world.  When the Marik forces on the world attacked en masse, Roderick and his unit were left to die.  This pushed Trillian to persuade Roderick to reveal his true family name in order to get the Lyran forces to follow him instead.  Following the revelation of who he was, he proceeded with an attack by deploying his forces via DropShip into the rear flank of the 1st Tamarind Regulars.  Seeing the attack, Nordhoff ordered his battalions to link up with the 1st Steiner Strikers by piercing the center of the enemy.<ref>''Fire at Will'' PP. 263, 271, 277, 281 - Tamarind Campaign & Roderick being forced to reveal his true last name.</ref>
  
Was assigned by Trillian Steiner, and meet with her in May, [[3137]]. Notifying him that he would be taking command of special unit which would carry out military operations with some actions being carried for political reasons. He would be answering directly to her as his command authority. Roderick insists that he hand pick his people, mainly people who would need "redemption" and won't not necessary be given second chance. Roderick regains his rank of Hauptmann for his stink as new unit commander.  
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Left as the ranking officer of the forces on world, Roderick took command and ordered all remaining units to refit before proceeding to Zanzibar, the capital of Tamarind. The city and the rest of the planet quickly surrendered to the Lyrans, but not before Fontain Marik vowed to continue fighting to free his people.
  
In late July he brings together the newly chosen members of his Battalion, whom come from various colorful backgrounds including prison to form the what the Roderick named as the [[1st Steiner Strikers|Broken Swords]].
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=== General of the Armies ===
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After the death of Melissa Steiner and the rise of Trillian Steiner to the throne of the Commonwealth, Roderick was rewarded by being appointed General of the Armies.  He has been steadfast in his devotion to the Archon, and his battlefield skills have served to stifle most of the criticism that Trillian has received.  Roderick has been quick to stop any mutinous elements within the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] that may arise to prevent another coup d'etat that happened to his cousin Melissa.<ref name=ER3145></ref>
  
He points out in conference with Trillian, that [[Silver Hawk Irregulars]] are being used to bleed Lyran forces in the Commonwealth and beginning to assemble resistance cells on captured worlds.  
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==BattleMech==
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Roderick Steiner is a noted pilot of a modified Clan [[Rifleman IIC|Rifleman IIC 3]]. As it has been modified, the IIC 3 is armed with [[Large Pulse Laser]]s instead of the typical [[Heavy Large Laser]]s.
  
On Sword's first combat deployment to the [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]] world of [[Labouchere]] in September of 3137. On Labourgiere, they faced militia unit called ''Fangs of Marik''. Roderick consider the unit a third rate unit, anyone could defeated. He was given a silver laser pistol by the Fang's commanding officer as sign of his unit's surrender, it Co handed his silver laser pistol as sign of surrendered.
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== References ==
 
 
His unit arrived on [[Millungera]] after receiving word from Trillian Steiner about his next operation. He meet with her on 31st of October and discussed her plans. She plans to meet with Duke [[Fontaine Marik]] to convince him to surrender and to have him and battalion arrive few days later as show of force. Feeling his dear cousin maybe getting into more trouble that she believes, he hands her the silver laser pistol that was given to him by the Fang's CO.
 
 
 
November 29th, 3137, Broken Sword battalion arrives in Orbit of Tamarind, and signal from Trillian Steiner to Sword's that negotiations have failed.  The unit landed its three Union Class DropShips, Sandpiper, Archon's Pride and Rogue Star on Tamarind.
 
 
 
Where he lead his forces against Marik's [[1st Tamarind Regulars Regiment]] on Harvison Flats near the Zanzidb river. There his unit's campaign staying ahead of the Regulars and keep his force intact long enough for reinforcement to arrive. In course of weeks of fighting, his cousin Trillian her aide had finally made their way to unit while held up in village his unit had captured.  By the 14th, his unit had been reduced to shadow of company, his people exhausted.  However, after the 4th battle to defend village Burkerville from Marik attack, Third Lyran Regulars had arrived on world with General [[Bernard Nordhoff]] in command.  Marik forces in masse attacked his two battalions and look he too was out numbered. Trillian, forced him to see he needed to live up to his family name, and reveal to them he was Steiner so that Lyrans people and not [[Vedet Brewster|Duke Vedet]] would not win.  Conceding his cousins logic, he rallied his people, revealing his Steiner heritage.  He then proceeded to launch attack via dropship on 1st Tamarind's rear front as they assaulted the 3rd Lyran Regular.  Rallying both his and their units to split 1st Tamarind in two and destroy them.  General Nordhoff, seeing he had betrayed Steiner, fled to his dropship with his loyal people, after ordering his battalions to link up with Broken Swords.
 
 
 
Roderick, then being left as ranking officer, took command and ordered all unit refit before proceeding to the capital of Zanzibar.  The city & planet then later surrender, but not before Fontain Marik left the planet vowing he continue fight to free his people.
 
 
 
==Character Notes==
 
 
 
*Rodney Steiner is noted pilot of a modified Clan [[Rifleman IIC|Rifleman IIC 3]]. Armed [[Large Pulse Laser|Large Pulse Lasers]] instead of typical [[Heavy Large Laser|Heavy Large Lasers]].
 
 
 
==References==
 
 
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==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
*''[[Fire at Will]]'' - [[MWDA]] Novel
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* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
*''[[The Last Charge]]'' - [[MWDA]] Novel
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* ''[[Fire at Will]]'' (novel)
 
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* ''[[The Anvil]]'' (novella)
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* ''[[The Last Charge]]'' (novel)
  
[[Category:House Steiner Characters|Steiner, Roderick]]
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[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Steiner, Roderick]]
[[Category:Dark Age Characters|Steiner, Roderick]]
 

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Roderick Steiner
Character Profile
Also known as Roderick Frost
Born 3115
Affiliation House Borge-Steiner
Profession General of the Armies
Parents Frederick Steiner (father)

Roderick Steiner (b. 3115[1] - d. 3???) is the Lyran Commonwealth's General of the Armies and the staunchest ally to Archon Trillian Steiner.

History

Early Life

Roderick grew up in the palace on Tharkad due to his mother dying when he was still young and his father being on constant deployments. While growing up in the palace, he was in the constant presence of his cousins Melissa Steiner and Trillian Steiner, which made him form a close personal bond with each of them.[1]

When Archon Adam Steiner passed away in 3121, Roderick grieved for his grandfather. The bond that Roderick shared with Adam was so special, that Roderick decided to follow in his grandfather's footsteps by putting aside the name of Steiner for the name of Frost in order to carve out his own future without the pressure of living up to the Steiner name.[1]

Roderick Frost

As Roderick Frost, he was able to graduate from the War College of Buena in 3135 and was assigned to the Lyran Rangers as a Hauptmann.[2] While serving with the rangers, he nearly destroyed his military career during a skirmish against the Jade Falcons.[1]

Jade Falcon Attack

In April 3136, the Rangers were participating in a joint military exercise with the Republican Armed Forces on the world of Algorab. While they were training together, an expeditionary from Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone invaded.

During the defense of the world, Roderick was under orders from his commanding officer to fall back to a location which Roderick felt was a bad tactical decision. He chose to disobey the orders he was given and decided to instead issue orders that would save the lives of his men. Once the Falcon threat diminished, the Military Court reduced his rank from Hauptmann to Lieutenant. Though in the eyes of the public, and anyone else that followed his story, they all sympathized with him and his decision of saving his soldiers. Roderick became popular after he shunned the fame that came with his court-martial, he became a legend when he insisted on defending his people over his reputation and career.

Operation HAMMERFALL

Trillian was able to save Roderick from obscurity; she was able to get him to become a part of the invasion in addition for him to be allowed to create a new unit filled with soldiers that he got to hand pick. He chose his soldiers from those who were not going to be given a second chance to redeem themselves. Roderick regained his rank of Hauptmann and would lead his unit which he called the Broken Swords.

First Operation

The Sword's first combat deployment was to the Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey world of Labouchere in September of 3137. They faced a militia unit which called themselves the "Fangs of Marik". Roderick considered them a third-rate unit that any force could easily defeat, which Roderick's men were able to accomplish giving them valuable combat experience.[citation needed]

Second Operation

Trillian's second operation for Roderick and his men was not for an invasion, but for a show of force in order to persuade Duke Fontaine Marik to surrender the Duchy. Once news broke on the world of Tamarind that the 1st Steiner Strikers were in orbit, Roderick received a message from his cousin that stated the negotiations had failed. In order to protect his cousin, the battalion sent its three Union class DropShips to land on the world: the Sandpiper, Archon's Pride, and the Rogue Star.[citation needed]

Roderick led his forces against the 1st Tamarind Regulars and would be able to stay one step ahead of them until reinforcements arrived. Reinforcements arrived in the form of the 3rd Lyran Regulars which had General Bernard Nordhoff attached to them who took command of all forces on world. When the Marik forces on the world attacked en masse, Roderick and his unit were left to die. This pushed Trillian to persuade Roderick to reveal his true family name in order to get the Lyran forces to follow him instead. Following the revelation of who he was, he proceeded with an attack by deploying his forces via DropShip into the rear flank of the 1st Tamarind Regulars. Seeing the attack, Nordhoff ordered his battalions to link up with the 1st Steiner Strikers by piercing the center of the enemy.[3]

Left as the ranking officer of the forces on world, Roderick took command and ordered all remaining units to refit before proceeding to Zanzibar, the capital of Tamarind. The city and the rest of the planet quickly surrendered to the Lyrans, but not before Fontain Marik vowed to continue fighting to free his people.

General of the Armies

After the death of Melissa Steiner and the rise of Trillian Steiner to the throne of the Commonwealth, Roderick was rewarded by being appointed General of the Armies. He has been steadfast in his devotion to the Archon, and his battlefield skills have served to stifle most of the criticism that Trillian has received. Roderick has been quick to stop any mutinous elements within the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces that may arise to prevent another coup d'etat that happened to his cousin Melissa.[1]

BattleMech

Roderick Steiner is a noted pilot of a modified Clan Rifleman IIC 3. As it has been modified, the IIC 3 is armed with Large Pulse Lasers instead of the typical Heavy Large Lasers.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Era Report: 3145, p. 98-99, "Roderick Steiner profile"
  2. Fire at Will, p.60, 82
  3. Fire at Will PP. 263, 271, 277, 281 - Tamarind Campaign & Roderick being forced to reveal his true last name.

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