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	On 27 December [[2766]], Amaris seized his chance. He presented Richard Cameron with a ceremonial, jewel-encrusted laser pistol in the Star League High Council chamber, Unity City, Terra, and then shot him through the head. At the same time Stefan's troops moved against Terra and the other worlds of the Terran Hegemony. On the first day, 95 of its 103 planets fell to the surprise attack. Amaris renamed the League as the [[Amaris Empire]].		On 27 December [[2766]], Amaris seized his chance. He presented Richard Cameron with a ceremonial, jewel-encrusted laser pistol in the Star League High Council chamber, Unity City, Terra, and then shot him through the head. At the same time Stefan's troops moved against Terra and the other worlds of the Terran Hegemony. On the first day, 95 of its 103 planets fell to the surprise attack. Amaris renamed the League as the [[Amaris Empire]].
−	In a brutal display of bloodthirstiness and cruelty, Amaris ordered the execution of every man, woman and child with a drop of Cameron blood.  He also imprisoned Drago Kurita, the [[Draconis Combine]]'s ambassador to the Star League and grandnephew of [[Coordinator]] [[Takiro Kurita]], and his family under the guise of "protective custody."<ref name=HK50>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', pp. 50–52</ref> Drago and his family became valuable hostages and an effective means to pressure House Kurita.	+	In a brutal display of bloodthirstiness and cruelty, Amaris ordered the execution of every man, woman and child with a drop of Cameron blood.  He also imprisoned Drago Kurita, the Combine's ambassador to the Star League and grandnephew of [[Draconis Combine]] [[Coordinator]] [[Takiro Kurita]], and his family under the guise of "protective custody."<ref name=HK50>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', pp. 50–52</ref> Drago and his family became valuable hostages and an effective means to pressure House Kurita.
	As a part of his efforts to legitimize his position, Amaris called for a free election to be held within the Terran Hegemony to elect the Hegemony's new [[Director-General]]. The President of the Terran Congress, Count [[Frederick Oldenhof]], served as Director-General Pro Tem in the interval between the death of Richard Cameron and the elections, which were to be held on 28 January 2767. Stefan Amaris was nominated for the position of Director-General on the ballot; two additional nominees originally included their names, [[Atrisha Kisabaka]] from [[Bryant]] and [[Somjit Berkhout]] from [[Fomalhaut]]. However, both withdrew from the election prior to ballots being cast, with Berkhout forced to withdraw following an indictment for embezzlement and Kisabaka choosing to withdraw to focus on "family needs"—a result of Amaris having Kisabaka's family rounded up and thrown into a gulag in Africa.<ref name="H:LoTV1p86">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 86: "Mandate of the People"</ref>		As a part of his efforts to legitimize his position, Amaris called for a free election to be held within the Terran Hegemony to elect the Hegemony's new [[Director-General]]. The President of the Terran Congress, Count [[Frederick Oldenhof]], served as Director-General Pro Tem in the interval between the death of Richard Cameron and the elections, which were to be held on 28 January 2767. Stefan Amaris was nominated for the position of Director-General on the ballot; two additional nominees originally included their names, [[Atrisha Kisabaka]] from [[Bryant]] and [[Somjit Berkhout]] from [[Fomalhaut]]. However, both withdrew from the election prior to ballots being cast, with Berkhout forced to withdraw following an indictment for embezzlement and Kisabaka choosing to withdraw to focus on "family needs"—a result of Amaris having Kisabaka's family rounded up and thrown into a gulag in Africa.<ref name="H:LoTV1p86">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 86: "Mandate of the People"</ref>

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{{Update Needed|[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]|[[The Star League]]|[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]|[[Era Report: 2750]]|[[Storms of Fate]]}} {{otheruses|the Star League's most renowned antagonist|the battleship design in his name|Stefan Amaris (WarShip class)}} {{InfoBoxCharacter | image = Stefan Amaris HLoTv1.jpg | caption = Stefan Amaris | name = Stefan Ukris Amaris | birthdate = 28 August [[2717]]<ref name=H:LoTV1p60>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', pp. 60–61: "Stefan Amaris"</ref> | died = 25 November [[2779]]{{ref label|death|See Notes}} | othernames = The Usurper<ref name=H:LoTV1p75>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 75: "Fall of the Citadel"</ref> | affiliation = [[House Amaris]] | rank = | title = [[Duke of Apollo]] | position = [[President of the Rim Worlds Republic|President]] | profession = Noble | parents = [[Stefan Gorienko]] (father)<ref name=H:LoTV1p60/><br>[[Cynthia Amaris]] (mother)<ref name=H:LoTV1p60/> | siblings = | spouse = [[Taborri Amaris]]<ref name=ER:2750p92>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 92: "Taborri Amaris"</ref><br/>[[Shera Moray]] (mistress)<ref name=SLnP>''Star Lord, Prologue''</ref> | children = Two sons and three daughters<ref name=SLp93>''The Star League'', p. 93: "Invasion of North America"</ref><br/>[[Andrew Moray]] (illegitimate)<ref name=SLnP/> }} '''Stefan Ukris Amaris''' befriended and masterfully manipulated [[Richard Cameron II|Richard Cameron]], the young and vulnerable [[First Lord]] of the [[Star League]]. Betraying Richard, Stefan assassinated him and usurped his throne.<ref name=H:LoTV1p60/> He was later defeated and executed by [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] and entered history as '''''Stefan the Usurper'''''.<ref name=H:LoTV1p75/> ==History== ===Diary of a Madman=== Stefan Ukris Amaris was born on 28 August [[2717]] in the [[Rim Worlds Republic]]. Even as a little boy, Stefan was indoctrinated in the politics of the Rim Worlds and the significance of the deeds of his ancestors, so that one day he would be able to fulfill his destiny, as can be seen in some of his earliest diary entries.<ref name=H:LoTV2p12a>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 12: "Voicelog transcript: 29 August 2725"</ref> As Amaris grew into adulthood, his keen grasp of Star League politics became evident. His diary entries began to show that he was paying close attention to the game and the players of the political realm—particularly the aide of the then current [[Commanding General of the Star League Defense Force]], one [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]. Little did Amaris know that he was keeping an eye on the man who one day would become his executioner.<ref name=H:LoTV2p12b>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 12: "Voicelog transcript: 29 July 2736"</ref> ===Richard Cameron's "friend"=== Shortly after Richard Cameron became First Lord of the Star League in [[2751]], Stefan realized that young Richard was isolated, starving for friendship and attention, and therefore extremely vulnerable.<ref name=SLp71>''The Star League'', p. 71: "Amaris the Schemer"</ref> In [[2753]], Stefan began to cultivate Richard's trust by sending him gifts and through simple flattery; he even renamed the capital of the Rim Worlds Republic, [[Apollo (system)|Apollo]] as Terra Prime to "honor" Richard.<ref name=TPp53>''The Periphery'', pp. 53–64: "Seduction of Richard Cameron"</ref> He persuaded Richard to remove all SLDF forces from the Rim Worlds Republic and to hand their local bases and fortresses over to the [[Rim Worlds Army]]. While the Houses started skirmishing on the verge of Richard's majority, Stefan continued to expand his influence over Richard. In an act of revenge for slights cooked up by Amaris, Richard drafted up [[Executive Order 156]] and ordered all House armed forces to be disbanded. The Lords protested loudly, and even Kerensky, commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]], stated that the order was illegal. Furious, and convinced by Amaris that Kerensky and the House Lords were against him, Richard withdrew his order, becoming increasingly embittered.<ref name=SLp76>''The Star League'', p. 76: "Coming of Age - Amaris and Kerensky"</ref> Through these means and by ostensibly supporting Richard's naïve political initiatives, Stefan became his closest friend and confidant. Richard's [[Taxation Edict of 2763]] further increased the financial burden of the Periphery, and caused great civil unrest. Faced with popular refusal and defiance, he ordered General Kerensky to the Periphery, which quickly erupted in open rebellion. Unknown to all, Amaris was behind everything.<ref name=TPp53/><ref name=SLp76/> As more and more of the SLDF forces were required to fight the war in the Periphery, Stefan offered the services of his Rim Worlds forces. A secret agreement between Richard Cameron and Stefan Amaris was signed in [[2764]], Stefan agreeing to lend his own troops to garrison the bases of the SLDF and to defend the [[Terran Hegemony]] if needed.<ref name=SLp77>''The Star League'', p. 77: "Amaris and Kerensky"</ref> Following the secession of [[New Vandenberg]] and seventeen other Periphery worlds in April [[2765]] an ever-increasing number of SLDF units, including Cameron household units, were sent to the Periphery. By [[2766]], three-quarters of the Regular Army was deployed along the Periphery. On Terra, a suspiciously large number of troops from Stefan's household guard replaced the SLDF units sent to New Vandenberg, eventually outnumbering the remaining SLDF units. All was set and ready for the impending coup d'état. ===Coup d'état=== On 27 December [[2766]], Amaris seized his chance. He presented Richard Cameron with a ceremonial, jewel-encrusted laser pistol in the Star League High Council chamber, Unity City, Terra, and then shot him through the head. At the same time Stefan's troops moved against Terra and the other worlds of the Terran Hegemony. On the first day, 95 of its 103 planets fell to the surprise attack. Amaris renamed the League as the [[Amaris Empire]]. In a brutal display of bloodthirstiness and cruelty, Amaris ordered the execution of every man, woman and child with a drop of Cameron blood. He also imprisoned Drago Kurita, the Combine's ambassador to the Star League and grandnephew of [[Draconis Combine]] [[Coordinator]] [[Takiro Kurita]], and his family under the guise of "protective custody."<ref name=HK50>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', pp. 50–52</ref> Drago and his family became valuable hostages and an effective means to pressure House Kurita. As a part of his efforts to legitimize his position, Amaris called for a free election to be held within the Terran Hegemony to elect the Hegemony's new [[Director-General]]. The President of the Terran Congress, Count [[Frederick Oldenhof]], served as Director-General Pro Tem in the interval between the death of Richard Cameron and the elections, which were to be held on 28 January 2767. Stefan Amaris was nominated for the position of Director-General on the ballot; two additional nominees originally included their names, [[Atrisha Kisabaka]] from [[Bryant]] and [[Somjit Berkhout]] from [[Fomalhaut]]. However, both withdrew from the election prior to ballots being cast, with Berkhout forced to withdraw following an indictment for embezzlement and Kisabaka choosing to withdraw to focus on "family needs"—a result of Amaris having Kisabaka's family rounded up and thrown into a gulag in Africa.<ref name="H:LoTV1p86">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 86: "Mandate of the People"</ref> When the election results were published by the Department of Administration, the official report showed an eighty-five percent turnout—a record—with almost seventy percent voting in favor of Stefan Amaris for the post of Director-General. This was in defiance of projections, which predicted a turnout of less than ten percent, and was a direct result of vote rigging by forces and agents loyal to Amaris; examples of voter fraud included Amaris' agents turning in massive, favorable vote counts from worlds like [[New Dallas]] and [[Sabik]], which had been cut off from the [[HPG]] network. The results were posted by Hegemony governors on the 30th of January, unanimously declaring Amaris Director-General; less than eighty governors were actually alive or able to return their votes, and many did so under duress, but the result stood.<ref name="H:LoTV1p86"/> In January [[2767]], Amaris proclaimed himself emperor. News of the coup did not reach general Aleksandr Kerensky until May of 2767 when Amaris reestablished communications and tried to gain the general's support, offering him power second only to his own if he would "become [his] sword arm and help [him] impress [his] word and wisdom upon the other realms."<ref name=TS>''Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130), Volume XLIII: Living on the Edge — Origins of the Periphery''</ref> However, General Kerensky was neither foolish, greedy nor afraid; he declared a ceasefire with all other Periphery realms and declared Stefan Amaris a usurper, starting the 13-year [[Amaris Civil War]]. Under Kerensky's command, the Star League Defense Force overran the Stefan's native Rim Worlds Republic in August [[2767]] and regrouped. Both Amaris and Kerensky asked the Council Lords for support. While none would officially commit to either side, most of the lords tacitly supported Kerensky while giving no support whatsoever to Amaris. Takiro Kurita died and his son [[Minoru Kurita (28th c.)|Minoru]] became Coordinator. Minoru was bound by a last request of his father: he was to negotiate, to actively court and to covertly assist Stefan Amaris during the Amaris-Kerensky Civil War in order to safeguard his imprisoned relatives. Unable to act against Amaris, Minoru denied Kerensky passage through the Draconis Combine. A cornered Amaris realized that an understanding between him and Kerensky was impossible. He fulfilled his threat and entrenched his forces upon the planets of the Terran Hegemony. {{quote|''You will fight to the last soldier, and when you die, I will call upon your damned souls to rise and speak horrible curses at the enemy.''|Amaris speaks to his troops defending Terra, 15 January 2779}} The civil war finally climaxed with the liberation of Terra on 3 September [[2779]]. Drago Kurita and his family were killed around this time.<ref name=HK50/> On September 30, Kerensky captured Amaris, who ordered the surrender of all his remaining troops. The civil war was finally over. ===Death=== Charged with high treason and crimes against humanity, Amaris, his family and his closest aides were found guilty after the barest sham of a trial,<ref name=HSp40>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 40</ref> and by direct order of General Kerensky, were summarily executed by SLDF troops on 25 November 2779. After Amaris' execution, Kerensky ordered his remains preserved aboard the ''[[McKenna's Pride]]'' as he debated their fate. Knowing that a formal burial site could become a place of pilgrimage for those followers committed to the Usurper's cause, Kerensky also equally recognized that to bury them in an unmarked grave or incinerate and scatter them into space would only give support to those who believed Amaris had escaped and was plotting revenge. In one of Kerensky's last acts before leaving the Inner Sphere forever, the General ultimately chose to follow the suggestion of an anonymous soldier among his command staff and donate Amaris' body to the [[University of New Samarkand]]'s medical school, a very public and unglamorous end. Stefan Amaris' cryogenically preserved remains would serve as a learning tool for several generations of Combine doctors until [[2863]] when he was buried in the university's cemetery when it could no longer support the now [[LosTech]] cryogenic chambers.<ref name=HDTFS-59a>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 59</ref><ref name=HLoTV2-115>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 115: "Disposing of the Usurper"</ref> ===Legacy=== Amaris' death was the beginning of the end for the Rim Worlds Republic and for the influence the Periphery powers had managed to gain during the Star League Age. The Rim Worlds Republic would later devolve into the Bandit Kingdoms, and the other Periphery powers would remain distant isolated backwaters, vilified even further for the conduct of one overly ambitious madman. {{quote|''As a citizen of the Outworlds Alliance and a descendant of the Rim Worlders, I had hoped that in the course of our research on this volume I might find some mitigating factor to modify history's judgement of my most famous countryman. I regret to say that I have found none. As far as Amaris is concerned, the ancient slogan applies: ''Ig fallou blaos, dem ressensu glottuo''. ("What you see is what you get," or, literally: "if you catch this, you will have to eat it.") Amaris may have been worse than even past historians have claimed.''|[[Anastasia Marcus]], Historical: Director, Davion Research Project, ComStar Research Archives, Terra, 3028'''<ref name=HDTFS-59b>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 57</ref>}} Though Kerensky's troops hunted down anybody in the Rim Worlds Republic with the name Amaris, maternal cousins with different names were overlooked. Though additional research would claim to prove no conclusive links between Amaris and anyone living, [[Shera Moray]], one of Amaris' concubines, was pregnant with Stefan's child and had fled sometime before the end.<ref name=SLnP/> The original Rim Worlds Republic wooden throne was preserved in a museum on [[Bordon]] until the year [[3029]], when stolen by [[Snord's Irregulars]], who exhibited it in their museum on [[Clinton]] as late as [[3064]]. ==Notes== * {{note|death}}Death - There have been several reported dates of death for history's greatest villain, including 29 October 2779,<ref name=H:LoTV1p60/> 25 November 2779,<ref name=H:LoTV2p124>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 124: "Timeline of the End of the Star League and Immediate Aftermath"</ref> January 2780,<ref name=MW1ed>''MechWarrior, 1st Edition'', p. 7</ref> and 25 November 2780.<ref name=VoRI3>''Visions of Rebirth'', Interlude Three</ref> As the majority of the literature places Stefan Amaris' death at the end of 2779, including ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' (2013), one of the most recent sources, it's reasonable to accept this as the correct year. According to ''[[The Star League]]'' (page 95), the Council Lords reconvened in Unity City on 10 October 2780, after the war was over and Amaris was executed, so a later date of death would be implausible. ==Gallery== <gallery> Stefan Amaris TSL.jpg|Stefan from ''[[The Star League]]'' Stefan Amaris HDTFS.jpg|Stefan from ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)|House Davion]]'' Stefan Amaris HKTDC.png|Stefan from ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)|House Kurita]]'' Stefan Amaris HLTCC.jpg|Stefan from ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)|House Liao]]'' Stefan Amaris HBMPS.jpg|Stefan meets [[Isleen Malvena]] from the [[Taurian Concordat]], sometime before the Periphery rebellion. Stefan Amaris HLoTv1.jpg|Stefan from ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1|Hist:LoTv1]]'' Amaris surrenders to Kerensky HBMPS.jpg|Stefan Amaris surrendering to Kerensky from ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States|HB:MPS]]'' Amaris surrenders to Kerensky 1stSW.jpg|Stefan Amaris surrendering to Kerensky from ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|1st SW]]'' </gallery> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[Dark Age: Touring the Stars (3130)]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' * ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]'' * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' * ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' * ''[[Star Lord (novel)|Star Lord]]'' (novel) {{div col end}} [[Category: Director-General|Amaris, Stefan]] [[Category: Rim Worlds Republic Characters|Amaris, Stefan]] [[Category: Amaris Empire Characters|Amaris, Stefan]] [[Category:President of the Rim Worlds Republic|Amaris, Stefan]]

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