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Line 104: In [[2929]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] again attempted to invade Stewart. The invasion failed, but also caused damage to the [[LCAF]] well after the event due to a minor nobleman and traitor<ref name="HM(TFWL)p41"/> named [[Mikhail Tertren]].<ref name=hs1>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 73</ref> A [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and [[Hauptmann]] in the LCAF, Tertren was captured during the abortive invasion and subsequently recruited by the Free Worlds League as a spy. Tertren would supply the Free Worlds League with a number of pieces of key military information before finally being exposed in [[2938]]; Tretren evaded capture, fleeing into the [[Periphery]], and in [[2952]] emerged from the Periphery and was appointed commanding officer of the [[Third Marik Militia]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p41">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 41: "Reign of Samuel Marik"</ref> In [[2929]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] again attempted to invade Stewart. The invasion failed, but also caused damage to the [[LCAF]] well after the event due to a minor nobleman and traitor<ref name="HM(TFWL)p41"/> named [[Mikhail Tertren]].<ref name=hs1>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 73</ref> A [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and [[Hauptmann]] in the LCAF, Tertren was captured during the abortive invasion and subsequently recruited by the Free Worlds League as a spy. Tertren would supply the Free Worlds League with a number of pieces of key military information before finally being exposed in [[2938]]; Tretren evaded capture, fleeing into the [[Periphery]], and in [[2952]] emerged from the Periphery and was appointed commanding officer of the [[Third Marik Militia]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p41">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 41: "Reign of Samuel Marik"</ref> − Stewart and its ruling family only claimed a permanent place in the top echelons of power within the Free Worlds League with the marriage of [[Ana Stewart]], daughter of [[Earl of Stewart|Duke]] [[Androcles Stewart]] to Captain-General [[Janos Marik]], finally claiming the place that Stewart could have claimed a millennium before if David Genovese had cooperated with the original Free Worlds League, rather than defying it. Following the marriage in the early [[thirtieth century]]—Janos' second marriage—the Marik-Stewart descendants of Ana and Janos took up a number of key posts within the League, both military and political.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> + Stewart and its ruling family only claimed a permanent place in the top echelons of power within the Free Worlds League with the marriage of [[Ana Stewart]], daughter of [[Earl of Stewart|Duke]] [[Androcles Stewart]] to Captain-General [[Janos Marik]], finally claiming the place that Stewart could have claimed a millennium before if David Genovese had cooperated with the original Free Worlds League, rather than defying it. Following the marriage in the early [[thirtieth century]] - Janos' second marriage - the Marik-Stewart descendants of Ana and Janos took up a number of key posts within the League, both military and political.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> During the first half of the [[thirty-first century]] Stewart was well-known for the presence of the substantial [[Corean Enterprises MacAdams-Suharno|Corean Enterprises]] plant.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> The fact that Corean Enterprises was administered from a corporate headquarters located outside the League made expansion difficult. Free to trade as Corean Enterprises from the headquarters on [[New Avalon]], the Corean Enterprises plant on Stewart was incorporated as MacAdams-Suharno of Stewart, and the Stewart clan maintained a minority stake in the company as part of a complicated scheme that prevented the company from falling under the oppressive tax regime that hampered the manufacturing and growth of other companies such as [[Kallon Industries]].<ref name="HB:HMp127">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127: "Corean Enterprises - MacAdams Suharno (Unlisted)"</ref> Despite the prominence of the [[BattleMech]]-manufacturing facility, Stewart was also home to a substantial and diverse civilian engineering industry that produced a staggering array of products ranging from blue-water naval vessels and groundcars to white goods and consumer electronics.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> Stewart was also home to a massive manufacturing complex operated by [[Magna Metals Inc]] producing drives.<ref name="HB:HMp133">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 133: "Magna Metals Inc (MagMet)"</ref> During the first half of the [[thirty-first century]] Stewart was well-known for the presence of the substantial [[Corean Enterprises MacAdams-Suharno|Corean Enterprises]] plant.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> The fact that Corean Enterprises was administered from a corporate headquarters located outside the League made expansion difficult. Free to trade as Corean Enterprises from the headquarters on [[New Avalon]], the Corean Enterprises plant on Stewart was incorporated as MacAdams-Suharno of Stewart, and the Stewart clan maintained a minority stake in the company as part of a complicated scheme that prevented the company from falling under the oppressive tax regime that hampered the manufacturing and growth of other companies such as [[Kallon Industries]].<ref name="HB:HMp127">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127: "Corean Enterprises - MacAdams Suharno (Unlisted)"</ref> Despite the prominence of the [[BattleMech]]-manufacturing facility, Stewart was also home to a substantial and diverse civilian engineering industry that produced a staggering array of products ranging from blue-water naval vessels and groundcars to white goods and consumer electronics.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> Stewart was also home to a massive manufacturing complex operated by [[Magna Metals Inc]] producing drives.<ref name="HB:HMp133">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 133: "Magna Metals Inc (MagMet)"</ref> Line 110:
Line 110: Stewart had also developed a substantial agriculture sector, making the planet largely self-sufficient. Perhaps less impressive were the kitsch fake clansman found on Highland and Lothian who claimed to be accurately recreating the ancient Scotland from which many of the early settlers originated, but who were the subject of frequent mockery for their efforts.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> Stewart was also notable for the cake festivals held on Shrove Tuesday, one of a number of festivals linked to the Mardi Gras celebrations found on the vast majority of League worlds.<ref name="HB:HMp116">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 116: "Mardi Gras"</ref> Stewart had also developed a substantial agriculture sector, making the planet largely self-sufficient. Perhaps less impressive were the kitsch fake clansman found on Highland and Lothian who claimed to be accurately recreating the ancient Scotland from which many of the early settlers originated, but who were the subject of frequent mockery for their efforts.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> Stewart was also notable for the cake festivals held on Shrove Tuesday, one of a number of festivals linked to the Mardi Gras celebrations found on the vast majority of League worlds.<ref name="HB:HMp116">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 116: "Mardi Gras"</ref> − The thirty-first century government of Stewart was a representative commonality voted into office via a broadly democratic process and with the local government representation in the Parliament of the Free Worlds League determined by the plebiscite despite the presence of an autocratic chief executive.<ref name="HB:HMp88">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 88: "Representative Commonality"</ref> Although the ruler of Stewart was typically referred to as a Duke the ruling members of House Stewart had retained the title of Earl in practice; while the position of Earl was technically slightly inferior to that of Duke even though the posts were functionally identical, the Earls of Stewart were given the same rights and privileges. From [[2406]] onwards the various Earls of Stewart also earned the popular title "Gudarno," following the declaration by Earl [[Nathan Stewart]] that the title of Earl was "good enough."<ref name="HB:HMp89">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 89: "League Nobility"</ref> + The thirty-first century government of Stewart was a representative commonality voted into office via a broadly democratic process and with the local government representation in the Parliament of the Free Worlds League determined by the plebiscite despite the presence of an autocratic chief executive.<ref name="HB:HMp88">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 88: "Representative Commonality"</ref> Although the ruler of Stewart was typically referred to as a Duke the ruling members of House Stewart had retained the title of Earl in practice; while the position of Earl was technically slightly inferior to that of Duke even though the posts were functionally identical, the Earls of Stewart were given the same rights and privileges. From [[2406]] onwards the various Earls of Stewart also earned the popular title "Gudarno," following the declaration by Earl [[Nathan Stewart]] that the title of Earl was "good enough".<ref name="HB:HMp89">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 89: "League Nobility"</ref> ====The Jihad==== ====The Jihad====
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In [[2929]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] again attempted to invade Stewart. The invasion failed, but also caused damage to the [[LCAF]] well after the event due to a minor nobleman and traitor<ref name="HM(TFWL)p41"/> named [[Mikhail Tertren]].<ref name=hs1>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 73</ref> A [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and [[Hauptmann]] in the LCAF, Tertren was captured during the abortive invasion and subsequently recruited by the Free Worlds League as a spy. Tertren would supply the Free Worlds League with a number of pieces of key military information before finally being exposed in [[2938]]; Tretren evaded capture, fleeing into the [[Periphery]], and in [[2952]] emerged from the Periphery and was appointed commanding officer of the [[Third Marik Militia]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p41">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 41: "Reign of Samuel Marik"</ref> | In [[2929]], the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] again attempted to invade Stewart. The invasion failed, but also caused damage to the [[LCAF]] well after the event due to a minor nobleman and traitor<ref name="HM(TFWL)p41"/> named [[Mikhail Tertren]].<ref name=hs1>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 73</ref> A [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and [[Hauptmann]] in the LCAF, Tertren was captured during the abortive invasion and subsequently recruited by the Free Worlds League as a spy. Tertren would supply the Free Worlds League with a number of pieces of key military information before finally being exposed in [[2938]]; Tretren evaded capture, fleeing into the [[Periphery]], and in [[2952]] emerged from the Periphery and was appointed commanding officer of the [[Third Marik Militia]].<ref name="HM(TFWL)p41">''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 41: "Reign of Samuel Marik"</ref> | ||
| − | Stewart and its ruling family only claimed a permanent place in the top echelons of power within the Free Worlds League with the marriage of [[Ana Stewart]], daughter of [[Earl of Stewart|Duke]] [[Androcles Stewart]] to Captain-General [[Janos Marik]], finally claiming the place that Stewart could have claimed a millennium before if David Genovese had cooperated with the original Free Worlds League, rather than defying it. Following the marriage in the early [[thirtieth century]] | + | Stewart and its ruling family only claimed a permanent place in the top echelons of power within the Free Worlds League with the marriage of [[Ana Stewart]], daughter of [[Earl of Stewart|Duke]] [[Androcles Stewart]] to Captain-General [[Janos Marik]], finally claiming the place that Stewart could have claimed a millennium before if David Genovese had cooperated with the original Free Worlds League, rather than defying it. Following the marriage in the early [[thirtieth century]] - Janos' second marriage - the Marik-Stewart descendants of Ana and Janos took up a number of key posts within the League, both military and political.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> |
During the first half of the [[thirty-first century]] Stewart was well-known for the presence of the substantial [[Corean Enterprises MacAdams-Suharno|Corean Enterprises]] plant.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> The fact that Corean Enterprises was administered from a corporate headquarters located outside the League made expansion difficult. Free to trade as Corean Enterprises from the headquarters on [[New Avalon]], the Corean Enterprises plant on Stewart was incorporated as MacAdams-Suharno of Stewart, and the Stewart clan maintained a minority stake in the company as part of a complicated scheme that prevented the company from falling under the oppressive tax regime that hampered the manufacturing and growth of other companies such as [[Kallon Industries]].<ref name="HB:HMp127">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127: "Corean Enterprises - MacAdams Suharno (Unlisted)"</ref> Despite the prominence of the [[BattleMech]]-manufacturing facility, Stewart was also home to a substantial and diverse civilian engineering industry that produced a staggering array of products ranging from blue-water naval vessels and groundcars to white goods and consumer electronics.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> Stewart was also home to a massive manufacturing complex operated by [[Magna Metals Inc]] producing drives.<ref name="HB:HMp133">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 133: "Magna Metals Inc (MagMet)"</ref> | During the first half of the [[thirty-first century]] Stewart was well-known for the presence of the substantial [[Corean Enterprises MacAdams-Suharno|Corean Enterprises]] plant.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> The fact that Corean Enterprises was administered from a corporate headquarters located outside the League made expansion difficult. Free to trade as Corean Enterprises from the headquarters on [[New Avalon]], the Corean Enterprises plant on Stewart was incorporated as MacAdams-Suharno of Stewart, and the Stewart clan maintained a minority stake in the company as part of a complicated scheme that prevented the company from falling under the oppressive tax regime that hampered the manufacturing and growth of other companies such as [[Kallon Industries]].<ref name="HB:HMp127">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127: "Corean Enterprises - MacAdams Suharno (Unlisted)"</ref> Despite the prominence of the [[BattleMech]]-manufacturing facility, Stewart was also home to a substantial and diverse civilian engineering industry that produced a staggering array of products ranging from blue-water naval vessels and groundcars to white goods and consumer electronics.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> Stewart was also home to a massive manufacturing complex operated by [[Magna Metals Inc]] producing drives.<ref name="HB:HMp133">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 133: "Magna Metals Inc (MagMet)"</ref> | ||
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Stewart had also developed a substantial agriculture sector, making the planet largely self-sufficient. Perhaps less impressive were the kitsch fake clansman found on Highland and Lothian who claimed to be accurately recreating the ancient Scotland from which many of the early settlers originated, but who were the subject of frequent mockery for their efforts.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> Stewart was also notable for the cake festivals held on Shrove Tuesday, one of a number of festivals linked to the Mardi Gras celebrations found on the vast majority of League worlds.<ref name="HB:HMp116">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 116: "Mardi Gras"</ref> | Stewart had also developed a substantial agriculture sector, making the planet largely self-sufficient. Perhaps less impressive were the kitsch fake clansman found on Highland and Lothian who claimed to be accurately recreating the ancient Scotland from which many of the early settlers originated, but who were the subject of frequent mockery for their efforts.<ref name=HB:HMp68/> Stewart was also notable for the cake festivals held on Shrove Tuesday, one of a number of festivals linked to the Mardi Gras celebrations found on the vast majority of League worlds.<ref name="HB:HMp116">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 116: "Mardi Gras"</ref> | ||
| − | The thirty-first century government of Stewart was a representative commonality voted into office via a broadly democratic process and with the local government representation in the Parliament of the Free Worlds League determined by the plebiscite despite the presence of an autocratic chief executive.<ref name="HB:HMp88">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 88: "Representative Commonality"</ref> Although the ruler of Stewart was typically referred to as a Duke the ruling members of House Stewart had retained the title of Earl in practice; while the position of Earl was technically slightly inferior to that of Duke even though the posts were functionally identical, the Earls of Stewart were given the same rights and privileges. From [[2406]] onwards the various Earls of Stewart also earned the popular title "Gudarno," following the declaration by Earl [[Nathan Stewart]] that the title of Earl was "good enough. | + | The thirty-first century government of Stewart was a representative commonality voted into office via a broadly democratic process and with the local government representation in the Parliament of the Free Worlds League determined by the plebiscite despite the presence of an autocratic chief executive.<ref name="HB:HMp88">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 88: "Representative Commonality"</ref> Although the ruler of Stewart was typically referred to as a Duke the ruling members of House Stewart had retained the title of Earl in practice; while the position of Earl was technically slightly inferior to that of Duke even though the posts were functionally identical, the Earls of Stewart were given the same rights and privileges. From [[2406]] onwards the various Earls of Stewart also earned the popular title "Gudarno," following the declaration by Earl [[Nathan Stewart]] that the title of Earl was "good enough".<ref name="HB:HMp89">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 89: "League Nobility"</ref> |
====The Jihad==== | ====The Jihad==== | ||