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| − | The '''Lyran Alliance''' was a state in the [[BattleTech]] universe. Many of the Alliance's institutions were descended from those of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. Its capital was known as the Triad on the icy world of [[Tharkad]]. While the Commonwealth was the realm of [[House Steiner]], the Lyran Alliance was ruled by the Steiner-Davion family.
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| − | ==History==
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| − | ===Genesis===
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| − | The Lyran Alliance was created when [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] invoked Emergency Powers and seceded the Lyran half from the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. She used her brother's apparent duplicity and the war that followed as her rationale. To prevent the [[Free Worlds League]] from discontinuing supplies for the war against the [[Clans]] to the rest of the [[Inner Sphere]], [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]] had [[Operation Doppelganger|substituted a double]] in place of Thomas' son, [[Joshua Marik]], since the boy had died of leukemia despite his treatment in the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]]. When Thomas was informed of the deception, [[Operation Guerrero|he launched a war]], allied with [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] and his [[Capellan Confederation]], to retake worlds he lost to Victor's father, [[Hanse Davion]], in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Victor directly controlled the half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] formerly known as the [[Federated Suns]], while Kathrine was his regent in the half formerly known as the Lyran Commonwealth. Thomas sent a message to Kathrine reassuring her that he had no quarrel with her, and accordingly would not attack any of her worlds, though he would understand if she sided with her brother and would bear no ill-will. Instead, Kathrine decided to give Victor no support and to effectively sever her half of the realm and christen it the Lyran Alliance (not reverting completely to the original name of [[Lyran Commonwealth]] because she claimed Victor's actions had tainted the word 'commonwealth.')
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| − | Almost immediately, however, there was opposition. Victor still had supporters in Lyran half of his realm, the most powerful of whom was [[Morgan Kell]]. Kell used his title as Duke of [[Arc-Royal]] and his position on the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] border to create what was effectively an independent state known as the [[Arc-Royal Defense Cordon]]. Grand Duke Morgan Kell paid lip service to Archon Katherine, but ran his affairs to his own liking. The ARDC became a haven for military units, House and mercenary alike, that did not approve of Katherine's secession and maintained loyalty to Archon-Prince Victor.
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| − | ===Jade Falcon Incursion===
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| − | The creation of the ARDC seemed fortuitous, because in [[3058]] [[Clan Jade Falcon]] launched an invasion. This invasion, however, was initially confused for a pirate raid as it came from a vector that originated in the [[Periphery]], not the Clan Occupation Zones. This was compounded by the fact that Archon Katherine (or "Katrina," as she preferred to be called) was on a secret diplomatic mission to the Clans, so her chief advisers, General of the Armies [[Nondi Steiner]] and [[Tormano Liao]] had to deal with the problem in her name while maintaining the secrecy of her absence.
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| − | The invasion was led by Khan [[Marthe Pryde]] herself and, while the Lyran leaders did not know it at the time, her goal was simply to blood her warriors. Because life in the [[Inner Sphere]] was more peaceful than that of the [[Clan]] homeworlds, her warriors did not have the same battle-hardened edge of other Clan warriors. In addition, the tremendous losses of the [[Refusal War]] forced her to give warrior status to some [[sibko]] members before there were ready, as well as allowing more [[freeborn|freebirth]] warriors in the Clan's ''[[touman]]'' than normal. Marthe also needed to make her Clan look powerful in the eyes of the other Clans so that they would not fall upon the Falcons or call for [[Trial of Absorption|Absorption]]. Because of this, she decided to execute a series of raids that penetrated deeper and deeper into Lyran space, rather than initiating a more traditional offensive across a broad front.
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| − | By the time the Falcon assault force landed on [[Coventry]], most [[Inner Sphere]] observers were of the belief that the Falcons intended to cross the Tukayyid Truce line and reignite the Clan Invasion, with themselves already in possession of a hefty head start. With this in mind, the Lyrans decided to make a stand at the important industrial world of [[Coventry]], a mere two jumps from [[Tharkad]] and barely above the truce line. In the meantime, Archon Katherine returned with news that she had signed a secret pact with Khan [[Vlad Ward]] of [[Clan Wolf]]. She had been captured by Vlad during a naval battle that her Lyran flotilla had happened upon, and the two leaders negotiated a mutual defense agreement aimed at [[Clan Jade Falcon]], with whom they both shared a border. In order to improve the defense of [[Coventry]], the Lyrans hired elements of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] as well as the [[Waco Rangers]]. The intense enmity between the two [[mercenary]] commands led to a lack of command cohesion that threatened the defenders.
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| − | Also around the same time, a large war-game was scheduled with participants from around the [[Inner Sphere]] at [[Tukayyid]]. When Prince Victor got wind of the Battle of Coventry, he decided to divert the massive force there in order to stop the Falcons. Katherine allowed the erstwhile Archon-Prince to come at the head of the expeditionary force because she hoped that he would be killed in the fighting and she could take over the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. In addition, while Khan [[Phelan Kell]] could not spare a detachment of his Wolves for the fight, he did lend Victor Star Captain [[Ragnar Magnusson|Ragnar]], the captured son of [[Free Rasalhague Republic|Rasalhague]] Prince [[Haakon Magnusson]]. Victor landed with his force amid reports that [[Clan Wolf]] had launched an invasion of the Falcon Occupation Zone. However, Clan honor dictated that the Falcons stay until, on the advice of Ragnar, Victor and [[Caradoc Trevana]] (one of the few officers who had led a successful campaign against the Falcons) offered Khan Pryde [[Clans#Language|hegira]]; the privilege of a defeated enemy to leave unmolested. Khan Pryde, eager to extricate her forces from the battle, accepted the offer. Archon Katherine was furious, however, as it denied her the opportunity to see Victor dead in battle.<ref>''Malicious Intent''</ref>
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| − | The cooperation fostered from this venture led the [[Inner Sphere]] leaders to desire further cooperation against the [[Clans]]. Archon Katherine, in the spirit of the Battle of Coventry, offered for [[Tharkad]] to be site of the summit that came to be known as the [[Whitting Conference]]. The leaders of all the [[Inner Sphere]] powers were present at the Whitting Conference, and they decided to fight the [[Clans]] by giving them their objective: the resurrection of the [[Star League]]. The new [[Star League]] Council also decided to take the fight to the [[Clans]] by [[Trial of Annihilation|annihilating]] one of them. While Archon Katherine argued for that Clan to be the Jade Falcons, the decision was made to attack [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] instead as they were more powerful and a defector had provided [[ComStar]] with a route to the Smoke Jaguar capital of [[Huntress]].<ref>''Grave Covenant''</ref>
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| − | Lyran units participated in [[Operation Bulldog]]. The 10th Lyran Guards also accompanied Prince Victor on his follow-up mission to help the [[Task Force Serpent]] forces that assaulted [[Huntress]].<ref>''Prince of Havoc''</ref>
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| − | ===FedCom Civil War===
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| − | Katherine took advantage of Victor's absence to usurp her sister's regency of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], which necessitated her presence on [[New Avalon]]. She left Nondi Steiner as her regent on [[Tharkad]] in the meantime. When [[Arthur Steiner-Davion]] was presumed dead after the stadium he was giving a speech in was bombed in [[3062]], Victor decided that he could not stand idly by and placed the blame for Arthur's death on Katherine. He also called anybody who resisted Katherine's rule to arms and began a bloody civil war. This conflict lasted until [[3067]].
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| − | Damage to the LAAF was not as great as what occurred to the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]]. This was mostly due to the fact that most Lyran units were united in their support of Katherine, and most of the units that did not support her moved to the ARDC. Despite this, major conflicts did break on some worlds like [[Dalkeith]]. It would be three other events that caused damage to the Alliance.
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| − | First, Victor was on [[Mogyorod]] at the time of his declaration. From the first, he planned to cut a swath through the Alliance, into [[Federated Commonwealth]] space, and ultimately to [[New Avalon]]. He quickly ran afoul of [[Adam Steiner]] on [[Newtown Square]], then was harassed by General [[Maria Esteban]]. Victor did eventually break through to the FedSuns, but not before securing important worlds like [[Coventry]] and [[York]] for his cause. After he received news of the death of his lover, [[Omi Kurita]], Victor retreated to [[Muphrid]] and mourned for her for a year before finally pushing on to [[Tikonov]].
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| − | Secondly, [[Clan Jade Falcon]] launched an invasion in [[3064]]. Khan Pryde sought to take advantage of Lyran distraction by actually making real gains for her Clan this time. The invasion unified elements of the Lyran people, and they came together to fight the Falcons. Loyalist General [[Adam Steiner]] and hero of the Allied cause General [[Archer Christifori]] jointly led the defense and counter-assault. While the Lyrans retook [[Blackjack]] (though its infamous private military academy had been dismantled), the Falcons were able to capture the theater headquarters of [[Pandora]]. History repeated itself as [[Clan Wolf]] launched an invasion of Falcon territory, and both Lyran and Falcons sought and end to the conflict. In a unique arrangement, the borders were left as they occupied and the world of [[Blair Atholl]] became a jointly-held world intended to be a sort of live-fire training ground for the Falcons. The Blair Atholl Agreement ended the invasion in [[3065]].
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| − | Third, [[Skye]] Province attempted to secede from the Alliance. Skye Province (and the Isle of Skye before it) had been a hotbed of discontent, but, with Duke [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] imprisoned, his chief military adviser [[John Dundee]] attempted to formally break away. Maria Esteban went over to [[Free Skye]] and led a new unit known as the [[Skye Guard]]. Skye forces were able to secure the provincial capital of [[Skye]] and the theater headquarters of [[Freedom]], but Esteban did not have sufficient forces to wrest the all-important industrial world of [[Hesperus II]] from the Lyrans. With that defeat, the rebellion collapsed and the Skye forces were vanquished.
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| − | Even though the Alliance was relatively quiet, and the Loyalists were on the run in the [[Federated Commonwealth]], [[Nondi Steiner]] still held power on [[Tharkad]]. [[Morgan Kell]] convinced [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] to come out of his self-imposed exile on [[Zaniah]] III and fight for the throne. Peter led a pan-Lyran coalition to [[Tharkad]] that was composed of national regiments, a Skye Ranger unit, mercenaries from the ARDC, and [[Phelan Kell]] with some of his [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile|Wolves]]. The Battle for Tharkad was hard-fought, but, after Peter secured his alma mater the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces#Nagelring|Nagelring]], he was able to take the fight to the capital itself and defeated his great-aunt Nondi in single combat amid the bitter street-to-street fighting. With her death, resistance collapsed and Peter was acclaimed Archon on 24 April [[3067]], which was ratified by the Estates General five days later, after Victor officially abdicated in his favor.<ref>''The FedCom Civil War''</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Updates''</ref>
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| − | [[3067]] saw the return of the Whitting Conference to [[Tharkad]]. Despite that, Peter announced his intention to pull out of the League, citing financial constraints. His sentiment was echoed by [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion|Prince-Regent Yvonne]] of the [[Federated Suns]]. Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] was more scathing in his absentee remarks, but he also announced his intention to pull the [[Capellan Confederation]] out of the [[Star League]]. First Lord [[Christian Mansdotter]] admitted the provisional members, including the [[Taurian Concordat]] and [[Word of Blake]], and called for a vote of no-confidence in the hope that such a vote would succeed and the other members could force them back in. The measure did have the required majority and the [[Star League]] disbanded once more. The [[Word of Blake]], however, was not content. A radical element placed a great deal of hope of their interpretation of a prophecy that included the Star League. They attempted to force the Lyrans and FedSuns back into the League with a show of force around their capital worlds.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad''</ref><ref name=BA>''Blake Ascending''</ref> This failed, however, and they lashed out in a brutal war that lasted for 14 years and engulfed all of humankind.
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| − | In addition to attacks by the Word of Blake, the Lyran Alliance also found itself manipulated into a war with the [[Free Worlds League]] when [[Duke]] [[Robert Kelswa-Steiner]] responded to an attack on the world of [[Skye]] by the rogue [[WarShip]] [[Eagle (WarShip)#Named Vessels|FWLS ''Percival'']] and troops in the colours of the [[Sirian Lancers]] on the 4th of February [[3068]] by urging all troops loyal to Skye to rise to the defense of the nation and declaring war on the League. It wasn't just Skye that followed Kelswa-Steiner's lead; the Bolan Province began co-ordinating assault strategies with him, with Duke [[Alder Umayr]] declaring war on the League on the 1st of March. The resulting invasion of the League was termed [[Operation Broken Fist|Operation ÜBERSCHATTEN]], which translates into English as Operation BROKEN FIST. Despite the General of the Armies, [[Adam Steiner]], admonishing both Dukes for their actions, LAAF troops were redeployed in late March to shore up the border with the League.<ref name="J:FRp45">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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| − | The Blakists attacked the Lyrans savagely and repeatedly as they desired control of the Lyrans' massive industrial base. Worlds like [[Tharkad]], [[Coventry]], [[Hesperus II]], [[Donegal]], and [[Alarion]] suffered tremendously. In the meantime, the Blakists sought to expand their [[Blake Protectorate]] at the expense of Lyran worlds like [[Thorin]] and [[New Earth]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070''</ref><ref name=BA/> The Jihad saw Archon [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] trapped and hunted on Tharkad for several years, leading to such measures as the temporary appointment of General of the Armies [[Adam Steiner]] as Archon in [[3071]]<ref name="JHS3076p17">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 17, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp50">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 50, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> and the reactivation of the [[Archonette]] title for the first time in centuries, delegating broad powers to regional leaders to reduce the level of disruption caused to the Alliance by the chaos of the Jihad.<ref name="JHS3076p23">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 23, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp51">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 51, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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| − | When Peter was assassinated by a Blakist operative after leaving a multi-nation meeting with [[Devlin Stone]] on [[Tukayyid]] in late [[3073]],<ref name="JHS3076p38">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 38, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> on his deathbed he named Adam his successor, his last words speaking of the absolute trust he held for his cousin:
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| − | Ratified by the reformed [[Estates General]] on Tharkad, among Adam's first acts was to uphold Peter's promise support for [[Stone's Coalition|Devlin Stone's Coalition]].<ref name=M&M-86/><ref name="JHS3076p38"/><ref name="J:FRp52"/> On the 14th of May [[3074]] Adam announced his engagement to Baroness [[Heather Fyhne]], daughter of [[Arielle Fyhne]], ruling Duchess of [[Arcturus]].<ref name="J:FRp52"/><ref name="JHS3076p52">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref>
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| − | Adam's support of the allied coalition was not universally popular within the Lyran Alliance; this was highlighted on the 13th of December [[3077]] when an angry mob attacked Heather on [[Enkoping]] in protest. While Heather was unharmed, 29 civilians were killed and almost a hundred killed when the guards' attempt to disperse the crowd by firing weapons resulted in a stampede.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref>
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| − | On the 15th of January [[3078]] Duchess [[Therese Brett-Marik]] of the [[Duchy of Tamarind]], demanding that he prevent the [[Buena Archonette]] from continuing it's attacks on the Duchy and various independent [[Free Worlds League]] worlds nearby. Duchess Brett-Marik emphasized that the ongoing attacks on the Duchy and neighbouring worlds were the reason the Duchy hadn't provided any forces to the allied coalition and [[Operation SCOUR]] at that point.<ref name="J:FRp58">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 58, "The Jihad in Review"</ref>
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| − | Whatever actions were taken by Adam in response to Duchess Brett-Marik's demand, following the dissolution of the Free Worlds League in January [[3079]] elements within the Lyran Alliance moved to annex a number of Free Worlds League systems between August and September that year. By the time Adam halted offensive operations by declaring that any further incidents of what he termed "unauthorised adventurism" would be considered an act of treason, seven worlds had been conquered by the Alliance, including several planets from the [[Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey]].<ref name="J:FRp60">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 60, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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| − | During the closing stages of the Jihad the Archonettes were formally disbanded, although their disbandment was far from uncontested. The [[Arcturus Archonette|Arcturus]] and Buena Archonettes were dissolved on the 14th of February [[3081]], but calls for the [[Inarcs Archonette]] to disband and return control of its' military forces to the Alliance were the subject of a tense standoff on the 16th of March, and on the 6th of April [[Baron]] [[Erich Sheridan]] refused calls from the [[Kaumberg]] House of Lords to relinquish his title and authority over the [[Kaumberg Archonette]].<ref name="J:FRp61">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 61, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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| − | As the Archonettes were beginning to dissolve, the Lyran Alliance formally ratified the [[Republic Formation Treaty]], which acknowledged the newly-incorporated [[Republic of the Sphere]] as a nation. The Alliance had already agreed to cede former Lyran worlds which had been annexed by the Word of Blake to the nascent republic, and had gone a step further in January 3081 when the Lyran government agreed to cede additional worlds to the Republic to create an additional buffer region between the various states in the region.<ref name="J:FRp61"/>
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| − | Regarding the newly-formed [[Republic of the Sphere]] as the most benign of the neighbouring states and groups, the Alliance took advantage of the formation of the Republic by allowing the bulk of the Skye Province to abdicate from the Alliance and join the Republic. While the Alliance government insisted on retaining the important industrial worlds of [[Solaris VII]] and [[Hesperus II]], yielding the other worlds of the Skye region gave the Republic a considerable boost in terms of worlds and resources, but also removed the bulk of the most troublesome Province from the Alliance.<ref name="J:FRp83A">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 83, "The Military State of the Lyran Alliance"</ref>
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| − | As a result of the destruction waged against the Lyran military industrial base by the Word of Blake during the Jihad, the Lyran armed forces had turned to the civilian sector to pick up as much of the supply shortfall as possible; this had resulted in a number of civilian industries retooling to produce defense material, including [[RetroTech]] [[BattleMech]]s. These industries began to return to civilian manufacturing in the post-Jihad era, although a number kept their militarised lines going, primarily so that they could sell their products to groups outside the Alliance, or to mercenary bands. There was much speculation that the damage wrought on the war efforts of the LAAF as a result of incompetent Social Generals interfering in the distribution of materiel during the first half of the Jihad would result in a long-needed internal reform of the Alliance military; learning the lessons taught by a military which had been forced to rely increasingly on mid-level officers to lead for so much of the war.<ref name="J:FRp83B">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 83, "The Supply Chain"</ref>
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| − | The immediate post-Jihad era was also one of marked internal tension for the Alliance; the reduced LAAF was thinly stretched, and the Periphery borders of the Alliance were plagued by levels of pirate activity sixty percent higher than that seen in the years prior to the Jihad. The Alliance government couldn't effectively handle this external threat because of the internal stresses generated by those Archonettes which seemed determined to retain their authority even after the Jihad;<ref name="J:FRp83C">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 83, "The Supply Chain"</ref> the [[Halfway Archonette|Halfway]], Inarcs and Kaumberg Archonettes were all still extant in March [[3081]]<ref name="J:FRp62">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 62, "Inner Sphere - March 3081"</ref> and both the Inarcs and Kaumberg Archonettes were adamantly refusing to return control of the military units within their regions to the LAAF. The prospect of a situation where Lyrans were killing fellow Lyrans loomed large, with the prospect of one Archonette being singled out for military action as an example to the others looking increasingly likely.<ref name="J:FRp83C"/>
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| − | At some point, the [[Brotherhood of Cincinnatus]] gained enough power and influence to depose [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] as Archon and put in his place his cousin, General of the Armies [[Adam Steiner]] as part of a plan to put a "pure" Steiner onto the throne. The plan was discovered by Adam and he had the order purged and their headquarters on the planet [[Gacrux]] destroyed as a result of their betrayal.<ref>''MechWarrior: Technology of Destruction''</ref>
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| − | Like the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] before it, the Alliance was basically a feudal monarchy with an assembly that served in a largely advisory capacity. This does not mean, however, that the people do not have rights and freedoms. The Steiner Archons have traditionally been rather liberal rulers, allowing their people the right to assembly, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. Indeed, occasions in which these rights were taken away have been cause for crisis in and of themselves.
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| − | The head of the Lyran state is known as the '''Archon.''' The Archon is the head of the Lyran Alliance Armed Forces (LAAF) and has the authority to make any and all decisions relating to domestic and foreign policy.
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| − | There was a very powerful nobility in the Alliance. The state was divided into five provinces named for their capital worlds, [[Alarion]], [[Bolan]], [[Coventry]], [[Donegal]], and [[Skye]]. The Duke or Duchess of these planets also served as provincial rulers for those areas. They could essentially serve as head of state in their province so long as they did not override the authority the Archon. Indeed, some of these rulers were powerful enough to challenge the central authority.
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| − | Other noble rulers existed at every possible spectrum. Some owned multiple worlds down to a city or tract of land. For every layer of nobility, a ruler could exercise his or her authority so long as he or she did not infringe upon the rights of the people or go against what a higher authority decreed.
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| − | The Estates General is perhaps the oldest institution of the Lyran Alliance, owing to the fact that it was integrated into the governance of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] rather than subsumed, like most other governmental institutions of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. The Estates General is an assembly that meets on [[Tharkad]] and is theoretically composed of one individual from each world in the Lyran state, but in fact the least populous worlds are not represented. A member of the Estates General is elected to a six-year term and cannot hold a title more powerful than Baron.
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| − | The primary function of the Estates General is confirming the Archon, though this is often little more than a rubber stamp that grants legitimacy to [[House Steiner]]. In fact, it was orignally created in [[2376]] by Robert Marsden in order to grant his coup legitimacy. Despite that, the Estates General has taken a leading role in determining who holds position of Archon, as it did in [[3007]] when it voted no-confidence in [[Alessandro Steiner]], paving the way for his niece [[Katrina Steiner|Katrina]] to take power. <ref>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)''</ref>
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| − | The Lyran military has traditionally been the laughing-stock of the [[Inner Sphere]]. The [[Federated Commonwealth]] Alliance did much to change that, as the [[Federated Suns]] tried to help the Lyrans bring their military up to par with theirs. Much of that work was undone when [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine]] seceded the Lyran Alliance and removed many of the quality officers because they remained loyal to her brother.
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| − | In addition, Katherine brought back the so-called "social generals." Social generals are not unique to the Lyrans, but there is a preponderance of them compared to other nations. These individuals are officers (not necessarily high-ranking, despite the term) who received their position through networking as opposed to martial talent. They have long been the scourge of the Lyran military, responsible for many a bad decision and their poor battlefield skills are reflected in the performance of their troops.
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| − | | [[Michael Steiner|Michael I]] || [[2467]] - [[2472]] || Son of Alistair Marsden-Steiner
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| − | | [[Steven Steiner|Steven]] || [[2472]] - [[2501]] || Brother of Michael
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| − | | [[Margaret Olsen|Margaret Olsen-Steiner]] || [[2501]] - [[2503]] || Wife of Steven
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| − | | [[Robert Steiner|Robert I]] || [[2503]] - [[2528]] ||
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| − | | [[Craig Steiner|Craig]] || [[2528]] - [[2555]] || Son of Robert
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| − | | [[Tracial Steiner|Tracial]] || [[2555]] - [[2570]] || Cousin of Craig
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| − | | [[Viola Steiner-Dinesen]] || [[2570]] - [[2596]] ||
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| − | | [[Kevin Steiner-Dinesen]] || [[2596]] - [[2647]] || Son of Viola
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| − | | [[Sarah Steiner-Dinesen]] || [[2647]] - [[2672]] || Sister of Kevin
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| − | | [[William Steiner|William]] || [[2672]] - [[2704]] || Son of Sarah
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| − | | [[Jonathan Steiner|Jonathan]] || [[2704]] - [[2729]] || Son of William
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| − | | [[Michael Steiner II|Michael II]] || [[2729]] - [[2760]] || Brother of Jonathan
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| − | | [[Robert Steiner II|Robert II]] || [[2760]] - [[2781]] || Son of Michael II
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| − | | [[Jennifer Steiner|Jennifer]] || [[2781]] - [[2791]] || Sister of Robert II
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| − | | [[Richard Steiner|Richard]] || [[2791]] - [[2823]] || Son of Jennifer
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| − | | [[Marcus Steiner|Marcus]] || [[2823]] - [[2844]] || Nephew of Richard
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| − | | [[Melissa Nin|Melissa Nin-Steiner]] || [[2845]] || Wife of Marcus
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| − | | [[Claudius Steiner|Claudius "the Cruel"]] || [[2845]] - [[2849]] || Brother of Marcus
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| − | | colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''[[Triumvirate Regency]] of the Lyran Commonwealth [[2849]] - [[2859]]'''
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| − | | [[Rebecca Morgan Steiner]] || || Wife of Claudius
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| − | | Speaker of the Estates General [[Henry DeCalidore]] || ||
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| − | | [[Ilysa Aten]] || ||
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| − | | colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Steiner Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth [[2859]] - [[3055]]'''
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| − | | [[Elizabeth Steiner]] || [[2859]] - [[2895]] || Daugther of Claudius and Rebecca
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| − | | [[Eric Steiner|Eric]] || [[2895]] - [[2913]] ||
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| − | | [[Simon Borge-Steiner]] || [[2913]] - [[2914]] || Son of Eric
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| − | | [[Tatyana Steiner|Tatyana]]|| [[2914]] - [[2937]] || Sister of Simon
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| − | | [[Marco Steiner|Marco]] || [[2937]] - [[2952]] || Son of Tatyana
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| − | | [[Giovanni Steiner|Giovanni]] || [[2952]] - [[2980]] || Son of Marco
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| − | | [[Alessandro Steiner|Alessandro]] || [[2980]] - [[3007]] || Son of Giovanni
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| − | | [[Katrina Steiner|Katrina]] || [[3007]] - [[3039]] || Niece of Alessandro
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| − | | [[Melissa Steiner-Davion]] || [[3039]] - [[3055]] || Daughter of Katrina
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| − | | colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Steiner-Davion Archon-Prince of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] [[3055]] - [[3057]]'''
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| − | | [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion|Victor]] || [[3055]] - [[3057]] || Son of Melissa
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| − | | colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Steiner-Davion Archon-Prince of the Lyran Alliance [[3057]] - [[3067]]'''
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| − | | [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine]] || 3057 - 3067 || Sister of Victor
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| − | | colspan="3" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Steiner Archon of the Lyran Alliance [[3067]] - ???'''
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| − | | [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] || [[3067]] - [[3071]] (first term) || Brother of Katherine Steiner-Davion
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| − | | [[Adam Steiner]] || [[3071]] - [[3072]] (first term) || Cousin of Peter
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| − | | [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] || [[3072]] - [[3073]] (second term) || Brother of Katherine Steiner-Davion
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| − | | [[Adam Steiner]] || [[3073]] - ???? (second term) || Cousin of Peter
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==Bibliography==
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| − | * ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
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| − | * ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''
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| − | * ''[[The FedCom Civil War]]''
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| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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| − | * ''[[Ghost War]]''
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| − | * ''[[Grave Covenant]]''
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| − | * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
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| − | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
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| − | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
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| − | * ''[[Malicious Intent]]''
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| − | * ''[[MechWarrior: Technology of Destruction]]''
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| − | * ''[[Prince of Havoc]]''
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