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Line 22: ===Reynolds on Trial=== ===Reynolds on Trial=== − In June [[2467]], the LCAF was nearing the end of its highly successful [[Long March Offensive|Long March]] campaigns when five youths somehow gained access to Archon Alistair's bedchamber and stabbed him in the chest repeatedly with daggers made of Fatima obsidian. They then fled into the woods surrounding [[Tharkad#The Triad|The Triad]] and unsuccessfully attempted to evade police. After a grueling interrogation, they admitted that Duke Michael had orchestrated the entire plot. Michael and Steven Steiner, Alistair's sons, were recalled to the capital, where Michael was sworn in as the new Archon. His first task was an unenviable one: he had to preside over the trial of a man he loved and respected, the uncle for whom he was named.<ref name=HSTLCp22>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 22</ref> + In June [[2467]], the LCAF was nearing the end of its highly successful [[Long March]] campaigns when five youths somehow gained access to Archon Alistair's bedchamber and stabbed him in the chest repeatedly with daggers made of Fatima obsidian. They then fled into the woods surrounding [[Tharkad#The Triad|The Triad]] and unsuccessfully attempted to evade police. After a grueling interrogation, they admitted that Duke Michael had orchestrated the entire plot. Michael and Steven Steiner, Alistair's sons, were recalled to the capital, where Michael was sworn in as the new Archon. His first task was an unenviable one: he had to preside over the trial of a man he loved and respected, the uncle for whom he was named.<ref name=HSTLCp22>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 22</ref> The trial of Duke Reynolds polarized the entire nation, as many believed the evidence that was piling up while others, including Archon Michael himself, refused to believe that the Duke would murder his half-brother. As the trial wore on, it became harder to refute the claims, and eventually the Archon was forced to declare that Duke Michael was guilty of assassinating Alistair Steiner. But he could not bring himself to pass the sentence, knowing the only punishment for assassinating the Archon would be death. He held off for nine weeks, buying time for an [[LIC]] investigation team to reach Fatima and find another possible answer. The investigation uncovered the true culprit: Graf DeSimon, a minor noble on Fatima whom Michael had stripped of his title and property for mistreating his workers. Duke Michael was vindicated, while DeSimon and his coconspirators were executed.<ref name=HBHSp22>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 22</ref> The trial of Duke Reynolds polarized the entire nation, as many believed the evidence that was piling up while others, including Archon Michael himself, refused to believe that the Duke would murder his half-brother. As the trial wore on, it became harder to refute the claims, and eventually the Archon was forced to declare that Duke Michael was guilty of assassinating Alistair Steiner. But he could not bring himself to pass the sentence, knowing the only punishment for assassinating the Archon would be death. He held off for nine weeks, buying time for an [[LIC]] investigation team to reach Fatima and find another possible answer. The investigation uncovered the true culprit: Graf DeSimon, a minor noble on Fatima whom Michael had stripped of his title and property for mistreating his workers. Duke Michael was vindicated, while DeSimon and his coconspirators were executed.<ref name=HBHSp22>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 22</ref>
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| − | In June [[2467]], the LCAF was nearing the end of its highly successful [[ | + | In June [[2467]], the LCAF was nearing the end of its highly successful [[Long March]] campaigns when five youths somehow gained access to Archon Alistair's bedchamber and stabbed him in the chest repeatedly with daggers made of Fatima obsidian. They then fled into the woods surrounding [[Tharkad#The Triad|The Triad]] and unsuccessfully attempted to evade police. After a grueling interrogation, they admitted that Duke Michael had orchestrated the entire plot. Michael and Steven Steiner, Alistair's sons, were recalled to the capital, where Michael was sworn in as the new Archon. His first task was an unenviable one: he had to preside over the trial of a man he loved and respected, the uncle for whom he was named.<ref name=HSTLCp22>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 22</ref> |
The trial of Duke Reynolds polarized the entire nation, as many believed the evidence that was piling up while others, including Archon Michael himself, refused to believe that the Duke would murder his half-brother. As the trial wore on, it became harder to refute the claims, and eventually the Archon was forced to declare that Duke Michael was guilty of assassinating Alistair Steiner. But he could not bring himself to pass the sentence, knowing the only punishment for assassinating the Archon would be death. He held off for nine weeks, buying time for an [[LIC]] investigation team to reach Fatima and find another possible answer. The investigation uncovered the true culprit: Graf DeSimon, a minor noble on Fatima whom Michael had stripped of his title and property for mistreating his workers. Duke Michael was vindicated, while DeSimon and his coconspirators were executed.<ref name=HBHSp22>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 22</ref> | The trial of Duke Reynolds polarized the entire nation, as many believed the evidence that was piling up while others, including Archon Michael himself, refused to believe that the Duke would murder his half-brother. As the trial wore on, it became harder to refute the claims, and eventually the Archon was forced to declare that Duke Michael was guilty of assassinating Alistair Steiner. But he could not bring himself to pass the sentence, knowing the only punishment for assassinating the Archon would be death. He held off for nine weeks, buying time for an [[LIC]] investigation team to reach Fatima and find another possible answer. The investigation uncovered the true culprit: Graf DeSimon, a minor noble on Fatima whom Michael had stripped of his title and property for mistreating his workers. Duke Michael was vindicated, while DeSimon and his coconspirators were executed.<ref name=HBHSp22>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 22</ref> | ||