Roderick Steiner

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Roderick (Frost) Steiner - Mid-32nd Century Lyran officer and cousin to both Trillian Steiner and Archon Melissa Steiner.

He is a honorable man, with keen military mind. He also good sense of humor. He works hard for his soldiers under his command.

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.


Character History

He grew up and raised with his cousins Trillian and Melissa.

His grandfather ,"the general", taught extensively many things to him politics and military tactics when he was young.

He attended and graduated from the War College of Buena in 3135.[1] at rank of Hauptmann.

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.

On orders of Quentin, Roderick was forced to fall back to location he felt was bad tactical decision and disobeyed orders. He later took blame for tactical decision, without passing it to his commanding officer. Reducing him in rank from Hauptmann to lieutenant. General public General public sympathized with his story, as anyone who followed the news knew the real story. His steadfast insisting to defend his people at price of his reputation and career was seen as stuff of legend. Instead of profiting over fame he gained from his court trial, he shunned it. Resulting in making him more popular.[2] After his court-marshal, he was shunned by potential commanding officers not wanting him in his command.

He was later assigned to LCAF Staging Base Boelck on Cavanaugh II for Operation Hammerfall.

Operation Hammerfall

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.

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 Broken Swords.

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.

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.

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 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

References

  1. Fire at Will pg.60, 82
  2. Fire at Will, pg.40