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'''House Grimm''', the ruling dynasty of the [[Oberon Confederation]], began with [[LCAF]] [[Colonel]] [[Hendrik Grimm]] who had close ties to [[House Steiner]]. The psychotic Colonel broke with House Steiner in [[2840]], fled into the [[periphery]] with his unit, and settled on [[Oberon VI]] in the 2840s (and prior to [[2855]]). There, he established the rule of the Grimm family over the Oberon Confederation for some two centuries ("for over 170 years" as of ca. [[3025]]), until the Oberon Confederation was overrun by the [[Clans]] in [[3049]].
 
'''House Grimm''', the ruling dynasty of the [[Oberon Confederation]], began with [[LCAF]] [[Colonel]] [[Hendrik Grimm]] who had close ties to [[House Steiner]]. The psychotic Colonel broke with House Steiner in [[2840]], fled into the [[periphery]] with his unit, and settled on [[Oberon VI]] in the 2840s (and prior to [[2855]]). There, he established the rule of the Grimm family over the Oberon Confederation for some two centuries ("for over 170 years" as of ca. [[3025]]), until the Oberon Confederation was overrun by the [[Clans]] in [[3049]].
 
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Origins===
 
===Origins===
It was noted that the power of the Grimm family grew rapidly in the decades preceding [[3025]].<ref>''Battledroids'', p. 5; reproduced verbatim in ''BattleTech Second Edition'' rulebook</ref> Although not explicitly stated, time and place seem to suggest some connection between this and the [[Jolly Roger Affair]].
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It was noted that the power of the Grimm family grew rapidly in the decades preceding [[3025]].<ref>According to the writeup on Hendrik Grimm III in the Battledroids rulebook, p. 5; reproduced verbatim in the BattleTech 2nd Ed. rulebook</ref> Although not explicitly spelled out, time and place seem to suggest some connection between this and the [[Jolly Roger Affair]].
  
In [[3012]], one (other) Hendrik Grimm, apparently [[Hendrik Grimm II]] from the context,<ref name=TP2e79>''The Periphery (2nd Ed.)'', p. 79: Year established as 3012; ''The Periphery (1st Ed.)'', p. 149 establishes that this was carried out by the grandfather of Hendrik III and not Hendrik III himself</ref> refounded the Oberon Confederation "as a mockery of a state".<ref>''The Periphery (1st Ed.)'', p. 149</ref> Circumstantial evidence suggests this "founding" refers to him turning the relatively obscure periphery nation (that had already existed for over two centuries at the time, and was ruled by the Grimm family since the 2840s) into the notorious pirate realm it became in the early [[thirty-first century]].
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In [[3012]], one (other) Hendrik Grimm, apparently [[Hendrik Grimm II]] from the context,<ref name=TP2e79>''The Periphery (2nd Ed.)'', p. 79, establishes the year as 3012; ''The Periphery (1st Ed.)'' p. 149 establishes that this was carried out by the grandfather of Hendrik III and not Hendrik III himself.</ref> (re-)founded the Oberon Confederation "as a mockery of a state".<ref>''The Periphery (1st Ed.)'', p. 149</ref> Circumstantial evidence suggests this "founding" refers to him turning the relatively obscure periphery nation (that had already existed for over two centuries at the time, and was ruled by the Grimm family since the 2840s) into the notorious pirate realm it became in the early 31st century.
  
 
King Hendrik III was killed by the Clans in 3049, and his head paraded through the city on a pike.<ref name=TP2e79/>
 
King Hendrik III was killed by the Clans in 3049, and his head paraded through the city on a pike.<ref name=TP2e79/>
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*[[Hendrik Grimm IV]] (uncertain if this was the name of a real person, or if the name was just floated as decoy used by Hendrik III)
 
*[[Hendrik Grimm IV]] (uncertain if this was the name of a real person, or if the name was just floated as decoy used by Hendrik III)
  
Use of the numerals for the line of Oberon Kings named Hendrik was apparently optional. In the early thirty-first century, many references to "Hendrik Grimm" refer to Hendrik III, or in some instances possibly to Hendrik II (but not to the original Hendrik Grimm who would be over 200 years old by that time). Also, the first name is sometimes misspelled as "Hendrick".
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Use of the numerals for the line of Oberon Kings named Hendrik was apparently optional. In the early 31st century, many references to "Hendrik Grimm" refer to Hendrik III, or in some instances possibly to Hendrik II (but not to the original Hendrik Grimm who would be over 200 years old by that time). Also, the first name is sometimes misspelled as "Hendrick".
  
 
==Family Heirlooms and Holdings==
 
==Family Heirlooms and Holdings==
Descending from a rogue Lyran officer, House Grimm were the self-styled Kings of Oberon VI and the Oberon Confederation since the 2840s. Deposed by the Clan Invasion in 3049, they apparently had no part in the Confederation's re-formation some five decades later. The respective fates of Johann Grimm and Ella "Grimes" Grimm are unknown.
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Descending from a rogue Lyran officer, House Grimm were the self-styled Kings of Oberon VI and the Oberon Confederation since the 2840s. Deposed by the Clan Invasion in 3049, they apparently had no part in the Confederation's reformation some five decades later. The respective fates of Johann Grimm and Ella "Grimes" Grimm are unknown.
  
In [[3057]], an orphaned BattleMech company from the Oberon Confederation who had been abroad on a raiding mission when the Clans overran the Confederation fought among the mercenary forces of [[Stefan Amaris VII]] on [[New St. Andrews]]. They were defeated by [[Duncan's Demons]], but it is not stated what exactly happened to them in that battle or the subsequent mop-up operations by the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]].<ref>''Star Lord'', ch. 30, pp. 276, 278</ref>
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In [[3057]], an orphaned BattleMech company from the Oberon Confederation who had been abroad on a raiding mission when the Clans overran the Confederation fought among the mercenary forces of [[Stefan Amaris VII]] on [[New St. Andrews]]. They were defeated by [[Duncan's Demons]], but it is not spelled out what exactly happened to them in that battle or the subsequent mopping-up operations by the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]].<ref>''Star Lord'', chapter 30, pp. 276, 278</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Battledroids]]''
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* [[Battledroids]] boardgame rulebook (flipside sourcebook section, p. 5)
* ''[[BattleTech, 2nd Edition]]''
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* [[BattleTech, 2nd Edition]] boardgame rulebook
 
* ''[[Grimm Sentence]]'' (short story)
 
* ''[[Grimm Sentence]]'' (short story)
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery, First Edition]]''
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* ''[[Star Lord (novel)]]''
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery, Second Edition]]''
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* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]''
* ''[[Star Lord (novel)|Star Lord]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)]]''
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Noble Houses|Grimm]]
 
[[Category:Noble Houses|Grimm]]

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