Lyran Commonwealth
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Also known as House Steiner, the Lyran Commonwealth is one of the Great Houses of the Inner Sphere.
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Leadership
The Lyran Commonwealth differs from the majority of the other factions in game as it is has had relatively stable leadership. The majority of time Steiner has been been by Octavian Steiner (3042 - 3067), whereupon the title was transfered to Jedan Steiner (3067 - 3075). Following a faction merger with the Circinus Federation, Archon Jedan Steiner retired. He was succeeded by Archon Arthur Davion, the former commanding officer of the Circinus Federation. (3075 - 3084). After the destruction of the 3rd Donegal Guards RCT at the hands Comstar, and the supposed loss of then General of the Armies Ben Holland, Arthur Davion resigned the throne to Fleet Admiral Plue. [((3084 - 3085))]. However, it was soon revealed that Ben Holland was still in the game, and he has taken over the role of Archon. [((3085 - Present))] . Despite these changes in leadership, Steiner has always been led in the field by a core of tight knit people, and this has led to the preservation of the faction against many external threats.
The current leadership roster consists of:
Archon Ben Holland (1st Royal Guards RCT: The Archon's Own)
Chief of Operations (Second in Command): Lord Commander Plue (League of the Forgotten)
General of the Armies: Arden (3rd Royal Guards RCT: The Pride of Tamar)
House Quartermaster and R&D Director: HappyPig (Coventry Military Academy)
Head of Allied Affairs: Ati Ivane (Altin Ord)
Head of Recruitment and Training: Vacant
Membership and recruitment
House Steiner currently has 38 members, and is always interested in recruiting players. We are a House that actively tries to help its members to explore and enjoy the Invasion3042 game. We work toward helping all members to achieve their goals as well as protect their rights as gamers. All members of House Steiner also are pledged to look out for the common good of the game and report any conduct that undermines the spirit of the game. Furthermore, we understand that just because we can do something doesn't mean we should.
Ultimately, we all recognize that is nothing but a friendly game and as part of that, House Steiner will respect its members real-life needs, as well as follow basic sportsmanship in game. If you are interested in joining, please send Jedan at TharHes Industries a message of interest from either the in-game message system or via the forums.
Commonwealth Space
Despite wars with many of the factions in Invasion 3042, the Lyran Commonwealth has managed to hold or regain most of their planets, through a mixture of combat and diplomacy, and maintains control of 23 worlds at this time.
Two planets - Inarcs and Melissia - were lost to Clan Kraken Guard (now Clan Diamond Shark), two worlds - Kooken's Pleasure Pit and Arc Royal - fell to Clan Wolf.
When the Circinus Federation began growing in power, the Archon gifted two worlds ( Cavanaugh II and Son Hoa ) to them, so the faction would have room to expand. However, following the merger, Steiner has retained possession of all of the former Circinus Federation worlds.
After the dissolving of the Free Rasalhague Republic during the beginning of Invasion 3042, the Lyran Commonwealth took control of the planet Orestes. However, Steiner relenquished this world to FRR in a peace agreement after the loss of the 3rd Donegal Guards RCT to Comstar.
Technology
The Lyran Commonwealth prides itself in its high quality of research and development and its continuing efforts at recovering lost technology. Such efforts have allowed the Lyrans to complete several technology trees, giving them a distinct technological edge over other Inner Sphere states. This has translated into the unrestricted construction of the majority of known Inner Sphere mech designs. While research continues on a variety of advanced weaponry, House Steiner is at present focused on integrating its new battle armor and vehicle designs into their armed forces.
History of the Lyran Commonwealth
The Lyran Commonwealth has frequently been attacked by outside forces.
Shortly after the combat system was implemented, House Steiner was attacked by forces from Clan Wolf and Clan Kraken Guard, with the planet Melissia eventually falling after several very large battles (with the final battle resulting in the destruction of 320 battlemechs). Due to a misunderstanding of the actual implementation of the combat system, the planets Inarcs and Loxley were lightly defended, and fell within moments of Melissia being conquered. Around the same time, the Butte Hold Pirates allowed clan forces access through their space, and Clan Wolf used this as a jumping point to attack and conquer Kooken's Pleasure Pit.
This was the extent of the clan incursions into Commonwealth space. Lyran forces maintained control of the planet Arc Royal, though Clan Wolf launched no major actions against it, and - with significant support from the Free Worlds League, Capellan Confederation and others - the LCAF was able to keep the Clan forces from advancing past Loxely. However, no counterattacks against the clan positions were successful.
In 3054, Comstar relinquished their control of Terra and the Lyran Commonwealth claimed control of it. It was only held for a short time, however, before the Taurian Concordat suddenly declared war on the Commonwealth and seized both Terra and New Earth in a surprise attack. House Steiner turned to the Clans for aid against this attack, an action which would change the face of the Commonwealth forever. Both Clan Wolf and Clan Kraken Guard decided to ally with House Steiner, and Clan Kraken Guard forces quickly retook New Earth, and later claimed Terra after the Taurian Concordat dissolved.
The rest of the Inner Sphere decided to react violently to the alliance between the Lyrans and these two clans, and both the Free Worlds League and Federated Suns joined the Taurian Concordat in attacking the Commonwealth. The Marik and Steiner forces fought to a standstill, with Marik having several victories but being unable to claim any planets, while the Davion forces were crushed in all of their attacks. With the dissolution of the Taurian Concordat and the formation of Clan Widowmaker, the Archon pursued and achieved diplomatic resolutions to the conflict with the other two great houses.
During this time, House Steiner also dedicated itself to helping the growth of two smaller factions. Several Steiner members, wishing to join a smaller faction, took control of the Circinus Federation and two Steiner planets which neighbored Circinus were given to them, so that the faction would have a starting point. Additionally, when Clan Star Adder was expelled from the Kerensky Cluster, the Commonwealth gave the young clan diplomatic and material aid as it settled in the Inner Sphere. To this day, the Commonwealth remains a close ally to both the Circinus Federation and Clan Star Adder, with the three factions forming the Aesir Triumvirate.
Borders
Please follow the link for a map of Commonwealth space.
Contact Information
House Steiner uses the main Invasion 3042 forums, and most members can be contacted easily via forum private messages. Additionally, representatives of the Commonwealth can be reached on IRC through the main Steiner chat room (#Aesir_Triumvirate), and several members of the Commonwealth can be recognized via the inclusion of the tag LC in their forum user names.
