Samuel Natesh
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Samuel Natesh | |
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| Personal | |
| Affiliation | House Natesh |
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| Title(s) | Duke of Tamar |
Samuel Natesh was the last Duke of Skye from his line.
History[edit]
He joined forces with Duke of Skye Connor Gilderoy and they took advantage of Archons Steven Steiner and Margaret Olsen mental states influencing them into revoking laws which prevented any noble from maintaining a personal army which outnumbered Commonwealth troops on any given world.
After Steven Steiner's death, Robert's aunt declared herself Archon and began her mad governance of the Lyran Commonwealth with these Dukes among her advisers. At that time Robert Steiner was content with his life as a soldier and did not pursue the matter further. However months passed and the madness of Archon Olsen became a large enough issue that he could no longer ignore it when representatives came to Poulsbo, where he was stationed. With unconditional support for him claim the throne,
In 2503, Robert Steiner leads a task force of several loyal regiments of troops to Tharkad.
Realizing tha Robert had too much support in the government to oppose on the capital, Gilderoy and Natesh spirited Archon Margaret to Skye, forcing a military confrontation with Archon Robert and setting the stage for the first Lyran Civil War.[1]
Robert was infuriated in a way he had never felt before in his life. Disgusted with seeing the throne room covered with all assortment of mystics and courtiers who enabled his aunt's lunacy. This feeling would change him from a reluctance ruler to one eager to pursue anger at seeing his beloved nation brought to such a sorry state.[2][3]
With much of the government and military behind him, Robert fought a bloody campaign across many worlds, ultimately conquering Skye within two months. However, the sudden arrival of Duke Natesh's Tamar forces (the 4th Skye Rangers among them) helped Olsen, Gilderoy and much of Gilderoy's forces escape.[1]
In May 22nd Robert would present himself to Estates General, and after a speech there the representatives would ultimately strip Margaret Olsen of the Archonship, however Robert would not fully inducted as the next Archon until Duchess Olsen and the Dukes Skye and Tamar and their rebel forces were defeated.
The ex-Archon Olsen's forces were concentrated on two worlds in the Commonwealth, Tamar and Skye. Archon Robert determined a quick end to the conflict could be achieved if he was able to capture his aunt. He mustered a significant number of loyal forces to his cause. However his loyalist force were not as large as they could be as a number of LCAF units opted to remain neutral in the conflict.
Four months later, the war would be decided as Robert and his troops attacked Tamar. The loyalist forces were exhausted by this time, and in no condition to face the entrenched defenders. Olsen and her supporters were on the verge of victory when a mediator from the Terran Hegemony arrived in an apparent attempt to resolve the dispute, declaring a temporary ceasefire. Gilderoy accompanied Olsen and Natesh, who were compelled to meet with Robert on the mediator's DropShip. Hostile negotiations lasted through the night and ultimately failed, but this delayed the final assault by a full day. Once the mediator had left, the Dukes and Olsen prepared for a final assault on Archon Robert, only to discover that Duke Nels Reynolds of Fatima, a distant relative of the Steiner family, had arrived with reinforcements. The bolstered loyalists soon defeated the rebels, capturing Olsen and both Dukes.[4][5]
Robert led the 1st Royal Guards as the loyalist forces forced Gilderoy and Olsen to ground along with their remaining forces; in the final stages leading up to the capture of Olsen and her allies, the 1st Tamar Fusiliers were the last unit to remain loyal as the 1st Royal Guards pushed through Tamar City and the Fusiliers' defenses within the city, aiming directly for the Parliamentary bunker where the rebels were hiding. Olsen and the rebel Dukes were captured after an eighteen-hour firefight that leveled much of the downtown area of the city.[6]
In the aftermath of the war, Natesh was stripped of his titles, tried for treason and executed. House Kelswa was later awarded the Duchy of Tamar.[7][5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handbook: House Steiner, pp. 21–22
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 28 (PDF): Eagles Cry - "Robert Steiner's early career and him convinced to pursue removal of his aunt from Tharkad. This goes into detail of throne room and changing of his attitude toward leading the Commonwealth.
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, pp. 21–22: Civil War - Robert Steiner's early actions and his motivations that led him to move to take Tharkad from his Aunt with details not covered by older FASA House Steiner sourcebook.
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, pp. 22–23
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), pp. 28-29
- ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 52: "First Royal Guards"
- ↑ Handbook: House Steiner, p. 23