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−	{{InfoBoxCharacter	+	'''Nondi Steiner''' (b. [[2981]]<ref name=ER3062-74>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 74, "Nondi Steiner Profile"</ref> - d. [[3067]]) was the younger sister of the original [[Katrina Steiner]], but Nondi lacked her sister's interest in politics and largely stayed out of the discord between Katrina and [[Alessandro Steiner|Alessandro]] in [[3005]].
−	| image              = Nondi Steiner 1.jpg	+	[[File:Nondi Steiner 1.jpg|right|thumb|At Age of 79 in 3060]]
−	| name                = Nondi Steiner
−	| birthdate          = [[2981]]<ref name=HSLCft>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', foldout: "The Lyran Commonwealth's Line of Succession and Partial Steiner Family Tree"</ref><ref name=HSLCp160>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 160</ref>
−	| died                = 2 April [[3067]]<ref name=EGc29>''Endgame'', ch. 29</ref>
−	| othernames          =
−	| affiliation        = [[House Steiner]]
−	| rank                = [[General of the Armies]]
−	| title              = [[Duchess of Gallery]]<ref name=HSLCp160/>
−	| position            =
−	| profession          =
−	| parents            = [[Alexandr Weldon]] (father)<ref name=HSLCp160/><br/>[[Lisa Steiner (30th c.)|Lisa Steiner]] (mother)<ref name=HSLCp160/>
−	| siblings            = [[Katrina Steiner]]<ref name=HSLCp160/>
−	| spouse              = [[Jack Milby]]<ref name=HSLCp160/>
−	| children            = [[Lisa Steiner (31st c.)|Lisa Steiner II]]<ref name=HSLCp160/><br/>[[Ivan Steiner]]<ref name=HSLCp160/><br/>[[Richard Steiner (31st c.)|Richard Steiner II]]<ref name=HSLCp160/>
−	}}
−	'''Nondi Steiner''' was the younger sister of [[Archon]] [[Katrina Steiner]]. Lacking her sister's interest in politics, Nondi largely stayed out of the discord between Katrina and [[Alessandro Steiner|Alessandro]] in [[3005]].
−	==History==	+	==Character Biography==
	[[File:Nondi Steiner.jpg|right|150px|thumb|During the [[War of 3039]]]]		[[File:Nondi Steiner.jpg|right|150px|thumb|During the [[War of 3039]]]]
−	Nondi Steiner was the second child of [[Lisa Steiner (30th c.)|Lisa Steiner]] and [[Alexandr Weldon]], she spent much of her life competing with her older sister [[Katrina Steiner]]. She embarked on a military career like her elder sister and, during the [[Fourth Succession War]], became a General in the [[LCAF]] and [[Margrave of Tamar Theater]]. Nondi was infuriated by her sister's seizure of the [[Archon|Archonship]] in [[3007]] but remained loyal to her despite their sibling rivalry.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 20: "Nondi Steiner"</ref> She was a firm Lyran supremacist, highly skeptical of Katrina's peace proposals of the 3020s and hostile to the alliance with the [[Federated Suns]]. The Duchess of [[Gallery]] at the time, she considered retirement as early as [[3025]], the burden of command weighing heavily on her. As a [[General]], she was known to occasionally physically abuse officers under her command for incompetence.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/><ref name=ER3062-74>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 74: "Nondi Steiner Profile"</ref>	+	Nondi Steiner was the second child of [[Lisa Steiner]] and [[Alexandr Weldon]], she spent much of her life competing with her older sister [[Katrina Steiner]]. She embarked on a military career, like her elder sister and, during the [[Fourth Succession War]] became a General in the [[LCAF]] and [[Margrave#Lyran Alliance | Margrave]] of [[Tamar]]. Nondi was infuriated by her sister's seizure of the [[Archon | Arconship]] in [[3007]] but remained loyal to her despite their sibling rivalry.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 20, "Nondi Steiner"</ref> She served as a military advisor to [[Hanse Davion]] during the [[War of 3039]], [[Archon]] [[Melissa Steiner]] having delegated many military decision making responsibilities to her in spite of Nondi's requests to retire.<ref name=Wo3039-17>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 17, "Archon Melissa Steiner"</ref> She was a firm Lyran supremacist, highly skeptical of Katrina's peace proposals of the 3020s and hostile to the alliance with the [[Federated Suns]]. The Duchess of [[Gallery]] at the time, she considered retirement as early as [[3025]], the burden of command weighing heavily on her. As a [[General]], she was known to occasionally physically abuse officers under her command for incompetence.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/><ref name=ER3062-74/> She remained distant from the political machinations of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], but became enamored of her niece [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'s "Steiner First" attitude. She became General of the Armies following Katherine's secession of the [[Lyran_Alliance|Lyran]] half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and ultimately served as Regent when Katherine was on [[New Avalon]], but remained blind to her great-niece's megalomaniacal actions, supporting her to the very end.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/>
−	During the [[Fourth Succession War]] she was the commanding officer of [[Operation GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG]], the [[LCAF]]'s assault into the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 43</ref>	+	==BattleMechs==
		+	For much of her career, Nondi piloted a ''[[Zeus]]'' [[BattleMech]]. During the battle of Tharkad City at the end of the civil war, she used a ''[[Hauptmann]]'' [[OmniMech]].
−	She served as a military advisor to [[Hanse Davion]] during the [[War of 3039]], Katrina's daughter and successor as Archon [[Melissa Steiner]] having delegated many military decision making responsibilities to her in spite of Nondi's requests to retire.<ref name=Wo3039-17>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 17: "Archon Melissa Steiner"</ref>	+	==Marriage and Children==
		+	She married wealthy industrialist Jack Milby and they had three children together, Ivan, Lisa, and [[Richard Steiner II|Richard]].<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/> She was grandmother to no less than four grandchildren before she died.
−	She remained distant from the political machinations of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], but became enamored of her niece [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'s "Steiner First" attitude. She became General of the Armies following Katherine's secession of the [[Lyran_Alliance|Lyran]] half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and ultimately served as Regent when Katherine was on [[New Avalon]], but remained blind to her great-niece's megalomaniacal actions, supporting her to the very end.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/>	+	==War of 3039==
		+	Put in charge of the [[LCAF]]'s preparations for the [[War of 3039]] she served directly under the [[General of the Armies]] after having her requests to retire denied by both the High Command and the [[Archon]]. She planned both the Commonwealth and Dierion thrusts and took personal command of the drive to [[Vega]] during [[Operation WINTERSCHNEE]] and placed her friend [[Field Marshal]] [[Vanessa Bisla]] in charge of the [[Operation WINTERSCHNEE#Dieron Thrust | Dierion Thrust]]. After establishing her command post on [[Vega]] and sending her accompanying [[3rd Lyran Guards]] and [[Camacho's Caballeros]] to prepare for the next wave, [[DEST]] strike teams launched an attack that incapacitated her and forced her evacuation. Her long recovery allowed her subordinate commander's preference for older Lyran tactics to undermine the [[War of 3039#Commonwealth Thrust | Commonwealth Thrust]].<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/>
−	===War of 3039===	+	==Federated Commonwealth and the Clan Invasion==
−	Put in charge of the [[LCAF]]'s preparations for the [[War of 3039]] she served directly under the [[General of the Armies]] after having her requests to retire denied by both the High Command and the Archon. She planned both the Commonwealth and Dieron thrusts, taking personal command of the drive to [[Vega]] during [[Operation WINTERSCHNEE]] and placing her friend [[Field Marshal]] [[Vanessa Bisla]] in charge of the [[Operation WINTERSCHNEE#Dieron Thrust|Dieron Thrust]]. After establishing her command post on Vega and sending her accompanying [[3rd Lyran Guards]] and [[Camacho's Caballeros]] to prepare for the next wave, [[DEST]] strike teams caught her in a [[Head Hunting]] attack that incapacitated her and forced her evacuation. This proved disastrous insofar as command fell to Nondi's subordinate [[Kathleen Heany]] as the highest-ranking officer remaining during Nondi's long recovery, allowed her subordinate commander's preference for older Lyran tactics to undermine the [[War of 3039#Commonwealth Thrust|Commonwealth Thrust]].<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/>	+	Despite the failures of [[3039]] left Nondi with severe self-doubt, despite her promotion to head of the [[AFFC]]'s [[Lyran State Command]]. She once again considered retiring in the late 3040's but the Clan Invasion forced her to remain. The losses to the former [[Lyran Commonwealth]] at the hands of the Clans left her bitter towards the "[[AFFS|Davion Military]]", feeling that they should have done more to assist the Lyran territories.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/>
−	===Federated Commonwealth and the Clan Invasion===	+	==Lyran secession and the FedCom Civil War==
−	The failures of [[3039]] left Nondi with severe insecurity, despite her promotion to head of the [[AFFC]]'s [[Lyran State Command]]. She once again considered retiring in the late 3040s but the Clan Invasion forced Nondi to remain. The losses to the former [[Lyran Commonwealth]] at the hands of the Clans left Nondi extremely bitter towards the "[[AFFS|Davion Military]]", feeling that the AFFC should have done more to assist and defend the Lyran territories.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/>	+	When [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] sundered the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in 3057, Nondi Steiner supported her and served as [[General of the Armies]] of the [[Lyran Alliance]] also serving as Regent for Katherine for short periods.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/> Nondi was serving as Katherine's Regent on Tharkad when [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] declared his rebellion against Katherin's rule, she was largely responsible for putting the Lyran Alliance on a military footing in response. She was killed on April 2nd, [[3067]], at the age of 86, in single combat with her great-nephew, [[Peter Steiner-Davion]], in Tharkad City.<ref name="Endgame">''Endgame'', p.??{{cn}}</ref>
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−	===Lyran secession and the FedCom Civil War===
−	When [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] sundered the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in [[3057]], Nondi Steiner supported her and served as [[General of the Armies]] of the breakaway [[Lyran Alliance]] also serving as Regent for Katherine for short periods.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/> In the 3060s she authorized the development program that eventually introduced [[compact engine]]s.<ref>''TechManual'', p. 214: Compact engines</ref>
−
−	Nondi was serving as Katherine's Regent on Tharkad when [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] declared his rebellion against Katherine's rule, and she was largely responsible for putting the Lyran Alliance on a military footing in response. She was killed on April 2nd, [[3067]], at the age of 86, in single combat against her great-nephew, [[Peter Steiner-Davion]], in Tharkad City.<ref name="Endgame">''Endgame'', p. ??{{cn}}</ref>
−
−	==BattleMechs==
−	For much of her career, Nondi piloted a ''[[Zeus]]'' [[BattleMech]]. During the battle of Tharkad City at the end of the civil war, she used a ''[[Hauptmann]]'' [[OmniMech]]. In her final engagement, the 'Mech mounted paired PPCs, indicating it was likely in its HA1-OB configuration.<ref>''Endgame'' pp. 234–239</ref>
	==Notes==		==Notes==
−	{{ApocryphalContentStart}}	+	*In one of the endings to the game ''[[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]]'', the player takes part in the battle and can kill her. An after-battle narration says that, regardless of who actually killed Nondi, history gives Peter the credit.
−	*In one of the endings to the game ''[[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]]'', the player takes part in the battle and can kill her. An after-battle narration says that, regardless of who actually killed Nondi, "the history books claim it was Peter who took down the General of the Armies — who are we to quibble over the credit".<ref>''MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries/Checkmate''</ref>	+	* Nondi Steiner held the title Duchess of [[Gallery]].
	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />
		+	==Bibliography==
		+	*''[[Endgame]]'' (Novel)
		+	*''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
		+	*''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
		+	*''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
		+	*''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
		+	*''[[Operation Audacity]]'' (Novel)
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		+	[[Category:House Steiner Characters|Steiner, Nondi]]
−	==Bibliography==
−	* ''[[Endgame]]'' (novel)
−	* ''[[Historical: War of 3039]]''
−	* ''[[Era Report: 3062]]''
−	* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]''
−	* ''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
−	* ''[[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]]''
−	* ''[[NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1]]''
−	* ''[[Operation Audacity]]'' (Novel)
−	* ''[[TechManual]]''
−	[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Steiner, Nondi]]	+	{{wikipedia|94594074|List_of_BattleTech_characters}}
−	[[Category:Notable Hauptmann Pilots]]

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{{Update Needed|[[TechManual]], [[Heir to the Dragon]]}} '''Nondi Steiner''' (b. [[2981]]<ref name=ER3062-74>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 74, "Nondi Steiner Profile"</ref> - d. [[3067]]) was the younger sister of the original [[Katrina Steiner]], but Nondi lacked her sister's interest in politics and largely stayed out of the discord between Katrina and [[Alessandro Steiner|Alessandro]] in [[3005]]. [[File:Nondi Steiner 1.jpg|right|thumb|At Age of 79 in 3060]] ==Character Biography== [[File:Nondi Steiner.jpg|right|150px|thumb|During the [[War of 3039]]]] Nondi Steiner was the second child of [[Lisa Steiner]] and [[Alexandr Weldon]], she spent much of her life competing with her older sister [[Katrina Steiner]]. She embarked on a military career, like her elder sister and, during the [[Fourth Succession War]] became a General in the [[LCAF]] and [[Margrave#Lyran Alliance | Margrave]] of [[Tamar]]. Nondi was infuriated by her sister's seizure of the [[Archon | Arconship]] in [[3007]] but remained loyal to her despite their sibling rivalry.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 20, "Nondi Steiner"</ref> She served as a military advisor to [[Hanse Davion]] during the [[War of 3039]], [[Archon]] [[Melissa Steiner]] having delegated many military decision making responsibilities to her in spite of Nondi's requests to retire.<ref name=Wo3039-17>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 17, "Archon Melissa Steiner"</ref> She was a firm Lyran supremacist, highly skeptical of Katrina's peace proposals of the 3020s and hostile to the alliance with the [[Federated Suns]]. The Duchess of [[Gallery]] at the time, she considered retirement as early as [[3025]], the burden of command weighing heavily on her. As a [[General]], she was known to occasionally physically abuse officers under her command for incompetence.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/><ref name=ER3062-74/> She remained distant from the political machinations of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], but became enamored of her niece [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]'s "Steiner First" attitude. She became General of the Armies following Katherine's secession of the [[Lyran_Alliance|Lyran]] half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and ultimately served as Regent when Katherine was on [[New Avalon]], but remained blind to her great-niece's megalomaniacal actions, supporting her to the very end.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/> ==BattleMechs== For much of her career, Nondi piloted a ''[[Zeus]]'' [[BattleMech]]. During the battle of Tharkad City at the end of the civil war, she used a ''[[Hauptmann]]'' [[OmniMech]]. ==Marriage and Children== She married wealthy industrialist Jack Milby and they had three children together, Ivan, Lisa, and [[Richard Steiner II|Richard]].<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/> She was grandmother to no less than four grandchildren before she died. ==War of 3039== Put in charge of the [[LCAF]]'s preparations for the [[War of 3039]] she served directly under the [[General of the Armies]] after having her requests to retire denied by both the High Command and the [[Archon]]. She planned both the Commonwealth and Dierion thrusts and took personal command of the drive to [[Vega]] during [[Operation WINTERSCHNEE]] and placed her friend [[Field Marshal]] [[Vanessa Bisla]] in charge of the [[Operation WINTERSCHNEE#Dieron Thrust | Dierion Thrust]]. After establishing her command post on [[Vega]] and sending her accompanying [[3rd Lyran Guards]] and [[Camacho's Caballeros]] to prepare for the next wave, [[DEST]] strike teams launched an attack that incapacitated her and forced her evacuation. Her long recovery allowed her subordinate commander's preference for older Lyran tactics to undermine the [[War of 3039#Commonwealth Thrust | Commonwealth Thrust]].<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/> ==Federated Commonwealth and the Clan Invasion== Despite the failures of [[3039]] left Nondi with severe self-doubt, despite her promotion to head of the [[AFFC]]'s [[Lyran State Command]]. She once again considered retiring in the late 3040's but the Clan Invasion forced her to remain. The losses to the former [[Lyran Commonwealth]] at the hands of the Clans left her bitter towards the "[[AFFS|Davion Military]]", feeling that they should have done more to assist the Lyran territories.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/> ==Lyran secession and the FedCom Civil War== When [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] sundered the [[Federated Commonwealth]] in 3057, Nondi Steiner supported her and served as [[General of the Armies]] of the [[Lyran Alliance]] also serving as Regent for Katherine for short periods.<ref name=Wo3039-20-21/> Nondi was serving as Katherine's Regent on Tharkad when [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] declared his rebellion against Katherin's rule, she was largely responsible for putting the Lyran Alliance on a military footing in response. She was killed on April 2nd, [[3067]], at the age of 86, in single combat with her great-nephew, [[Peter Steiner-Davion]], in Tharkad City.<ref name="Endgame">''Endgame'', p.??{{cn}}</ref> ==Notes== *In one of the endings to the game ''[[MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries]]'', the player takes part in the battle and can kill her. An after-battle narration says that, regardless of who actually killed Nondi, history gives Peter the credit. * Nondi Steiner held the title Duchess of [[Gallery]]. ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== *''[[Endgame]]'' (Novel) *''[[Historical: War of 3039]]'' *''[[Era Report: 3062]]'' *''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)]]'' *''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'' *''[[Operation Audacity]]'' (Novel) [[Category:House Steiner Characters|Steiner, Nondi]] {{wikipedia|94594074|List_of_BattleTech_characters}}

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