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| development         = [[Jordan Weisman]] (Production Manager)<br />[[L. Ross Babcock]] (Editor-In-Chief)<br />[[Donna Ippolito]] (Senior Editor)<br />[[Todd Huettel]], [[Tara Gallagher]], [[Robt. Wells]] (Editors)
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| primarywriting      = [[Boy F. Peterson, Jr.]]
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| pages              = 173
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| type = Sourcebook
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| cover               = [[Dana Knutson]]
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| publisher = [[FASA]]
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| interiorart        = [[David R. Deitrick]]
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| year = 1987
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| illustrations       = [[Jim Holloway]]<br />[[Jeff Laubenstein]]<br />[[Todd F. Marsh]]<br />Dana Knutson<br />[[Dawne Weisman|Dawne Wehrs]]
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| pages = 173
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| publisher          = [[FASA]]
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| production code = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=110 1621]
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| productioncode      = 1621
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| ISBN = 1555600336
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| year                = 1987
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| ISBN10              = 1555600336
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| ISBN13              = 978-1555600334
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| era                 = [[Succession Wars era]]
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| agency              = [[ComStar]]
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| universedate        = [[3025]]
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| timeline            =  
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| series              =  
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| precededby          = [[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]
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| followedby          = [[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
'''''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)''''' provides an overview of the history of the [[House Steiner|Steiner family]] and of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] through [[3025]].  
 
'''''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)''''' provides an overview of the history of the [[House Steiner|Steiner family]] and of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] through [[3025]].  
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==Contents==
 
==Contents==
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* Introduction
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{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
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*'''INTRODUCTION'''
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*'''HISTORY'''
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: '''Introduction'''
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::Dawn of a New Age
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::Founding Fathers
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::Hegemony, Prosperity, and Foundation
 +
::Chaos and Corruption
 +
::[[Robert Marsden|Marsden in Power]]
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::Dawning of the [[Age of War]]
 +
::The '[[Social General]]s'
 +
::The [[Alistair Marsden|Reluctant Archon]]
 +
::The [[Katherine Steiner|First Steiner]]
 +
::Birth of a Dynasty
 +
: '''Early Steiner Archons '''
 +
::Steiner Family Background
 +
::The Steiner Way
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::The [[BattleMech]] Era
 +
::[[Operation Prometheus]]
 +
::The [[Geralk Marik|Bloodthirsty General]]
 +
::Lyran Military Superiority
 +
::[[Long March Offensive|Long March, Hard March]]
 +
: '''The Dark Years '''
 +
::Trial of Duke Reynolds
 +
::Order of Magnitude
 +
::[[Steven Steiner]]
 +
::The [[Margaret Olsen|Tharkan Witch]]
 +
::Eagles Cry
 +
::Repaying Old Debts
 +
: '''The [[Star League]] Era '''
 +
::Prelude
 +
::Minor Adjustments
 +
::Disillusionment
 +
::[[Operation Mailed Fist]]
 +
::The [[Kevin Steiner-Dinesen|Archon Kidnapped]]
 +
::Berserker
 +
::[[Day of Rage]]
 +
::The [[Good Years]]
 +
: '''Decline and Fall of the Star League '''
 +
::[[Richard Cameron|Babe Among Wolves]]
 +
::Territorial Troubles
 +
::Idealism and Villainy
 +
::[[Stefan Amaris|The Usurper]]
 +
::Final Acts
 +
::[[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]
 +
: '''[[First Succession War]] '''
 +
::Military Readiness
 +
::Declarations of War
 +
::Patterns of War
 +
::[[Tamar Tigers|Tigers]] and [[The Stealths|Stealths]]
 +
::Attacks on [[Hesperus II]]
 +
::The Military Realities
 +
::[[Bella I]]
 +
::Lambs to the Slaughter
 +
::Terms of Exhaustion
 +
: '''The [[Second Succession War]] '''
 +
::Reconstruction Efforts
 +
::One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
 +
::[[Rescue of the Chahar Profit]]
 +
::State of War
 +
::[[Hendrik Grimm|Tales of Grimm]]
 +
::Claudius the Cruel
 +
::[[4th Royal Guards|Death of the Fourth]]
 +
::[[Operation Praying Mantis]]
 +
::[[Triumvirate Regency|The Triumvirate]]
 +
::"What, Me Worry?"
 +
::[[Elizabeth Steiner]]
 +
: '''The [[Third Succession War]] '''
 +
::Lull
 +
::Once More Into the Breach
 +
::Hanging On
 +
::Three Steps in the Right Direction
 +
::The Battle for [[Skye]]
 +
::Calling All Citizens
 +
::The Cost of [[Freedom]]
 +
::The Open Wound
 +
::[[Mikhail Tertren|The Traitor Tertren]]
 +
::The Reign of [[Giovanni Steiner]]
 +
::The Battle for [[Loric]]
 +
::[[Alessandro Steiner]]
 +
::Hesperus Revisited
 +
::The [[Operation Concentrated Weakness|Policy of Concentrated Weakness]]
 +
::Ouster
 +
: '''Current Events '''
 +
: '''Conclusion '''
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* '''SOCIOPOLITICAL STRUCTURE
 +
: '''The Archonshlp '''
 +
: '''The Commonwealth Council '''
 +
: '''The Royal Court '''
 +
: '''Nobility '''
 +
: '''The [[Estates General]] '''
 +
: '''Provinces  '''
 +
::The [[Federation of Skye]]
 +
::The [[Tamar Pact]]
 +
::The [[Protectorate of Donegal]]
 +
: '''The Commonwealth Judiciary '''
 +
: '''Internal Politics and Policies '''
 +
: '''The Lyran Commonwealth Civil Service '''
 +
: '''Overt Political Goals '''
 +
: '''Interstellar Relations '''
 +
::The Free Worlds League
 +
::The [[Capellan Confederation]]
 +
::The [[Federated Suns]]
 +
::The Draconis Combine
 +
::The [[Periphery]]
 +
::ComStar
 +
: '''Covert Political Goals '''
 +
::The Archon
 +
::The [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]]
 +
::The Royal Court
 +
::The Estates General
 +
: '''Strengths and Weaknesses '''
 +
*RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
 +
: '''Judaism '''
 +
: '''Christianity '''
 +
: '''Islam'''
 +
: '''Hinduism'''
 +
: '''Buddhism'''
 +
: '''The [[One Star Faith]] and Other Beliefs '''
 +
: '''Relations Between Religions '''
 +
: '''Myths and Legends '''
 +
: '''Strengths and Weaknesses '''
 +
*MILITARY FORCES
 +
: '''Uniforms in the LCAF '''
 +
: '''The Structure of the LCAF '''
 +
::Military Education
 +
::The Rep-Dep Corps
 +
::The Judge Advocate General's Office
 +
::The Quartermaster Corps
 +
::Transport Division
 +
::Military Intelligence
 +
::The Strategies and Tactics Division
 +
::The Commonwealth Navy
 +
::The Commonwealth AeroSpace Force
 +
::The Reserve Corps
 +
::House Troops Liaison
 +
::Mercenary Troops Liaison
 +
::The Commonwealth Army
 +
::The Commonwealth Medical Corps
 +
::The Administrative Section
 +
::The High Command
 +
: '''Deployment of LCAF Forces '''
 +
::Typical Commonwealth Units
 +
: '''Weapons Industries '''
 +
::Military Supplies
 +
: '''Major Military Academies '''
 +
: '''Medals and Decorations '''
 +
: '''Strengths and Weaknesses of the LCAF '''
 +
*CULTURE AND ARTS
 +
: '''Education '''
 +
::Research Universities
 +
: '''The Arts'''
 +
: '''Daily Life and Culture'''
 +
: '''Public Media'''
 +
: '''Societal Problems'''
 +
: '''ComStar and the Lyran People'''
 +
::General Relations
 +
::Political Influence
 +
::Commonwealth Threats to ComStar
 +
*SOCIOECONOMICS
 +
: '''Governmental Attitude
 +
: '''Political Aims of the Economy
 +
: '''Consumer Goods'''
 +
: '''Corporate Profiles'''
 +
::Other Major Commonwealth Industries
 +
: '''Trade with Other Successor States
 +
::Free Worlds League
 +
::The Draconis Combine
 +
::The Capellan Confederation
 +
::The Federated Suns
 +
: '''Strengths and Weaknesses'''
 +
*PERSONALITIES
 +
*A BRIEF ATLAS
 +
: '''The Protectorate of Donegal'''
 +
: '''The Federation of Skye'''
 +
: '''The Tamar Pact'''
 +
*MAP OF THE LYRAN COMMONWEALTH
 +
*STEINER FAMILY TREE
 +
{{div col end}}
  
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* History of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
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==Notes==
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** Introduction
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* This was the first of the House books published by FASA. Much of the information was intended as background material for [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior role-playing game]] campaigns.{{cn}}
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** Early Steiner [[Archon]]s
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* For several years, a downloadable version (''sans'' pictures and page numbers) was made available on the official BattleTech website. It was taken down in 2011, with the launch of [http://bg.battletech.com bg.battletech.com]. The appropriate page number from the physical version of the book is generally two less than the actual number in the text only PDF (e.g. the tenth page in the PDF corresponds to page 8 in the physical book).
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** The Dark Years
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* The Map of the Lyran Commonwealth foldout shows an in-universe copyright date of 3025.
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** Decline and Fall of the [[Star League]]
 
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** The [[First Succession War]]
 
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** The [[Second Succession War]]
 
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** The [[Third Succession War]]
 
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** Current Events
 
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** Conclusion
 
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* Sociopolitical Structure
 
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** The Archonship
 
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** The Commonwealth Council
 
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** The Royal Court
 
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** Nobility
 
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** The Estates General
 
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** Provinces
 
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** The Commonwealth Judiciary
 
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** Internal Politics and Policies
 
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** The Lyran Commonwealth Civil Service
 
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** Overt Political Goals
 
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** Interstellar Relations
 
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** Covert Political Goals
 
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** Strengths and Weaknesses
 
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* Religion and Philosophy
 
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** Judaism
 
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** Christianity
 
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** Islam
 
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** Hinduism
 
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** Buddhism
 
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** The One Star Faith and Other Beliefs
 
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** Relations Between Religions
 
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** Myths and Legends
 
−
** Strengths and Weaknesses
 
  
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* Military Forces
 
−
** Uniforms in the [[LCAF]]
 
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** The Structure of the LCAF
 
−
** Deployment of LCAF Forces
 
−
** Weapon Industries
 
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** Major Military Academies
 
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** Medals and Decorations
 
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** Strengths and Weaknesses of the LCAF
 
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* Culture and Arts
 
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** Education
 
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** The Arts
 
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** Daily Life and Culture
 
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** Public Media
 
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** Societal Problems
 
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** [[ComStar]] and the Lyran People
 
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* Socioeconomics
 
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** Governmental Attitude
 
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** Political Aims of the Economy
 
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** Consumer Goods
 
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** Corporate Profiles
 
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** Trade with Other Successor States
 
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** Strengths and Weaknesses
 
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* Personalities
 
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* A Brief Atlas
 
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** The [[Protectorate of Donegal]]
 
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** The [[Federation of Skye]]
 
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** The [[Tamar Pact]]
 
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* Map of the Lyran Commonwealth
 
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* Index
 
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==Notes==
 
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* This was the first of the House books published by FASA. Much of the information was intended as background material for [[MechWarrior (RPG)|MechWarrior role-playing game]] campaigns.
 
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* A downloadable version (''sans'' pictures) is available at [http://cf.sarna.net/files/docs/products/house_books/house_steiner_text_only.pdf ''House Steiner'' Book]
 
  
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 21 January 2024

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House Steiner
The Lyran Commonwealth
Product information
Type Sourcebook
Development Jordan Weisman (Production Manager)
L. Ross Babcock (Editor-In-Chief)
Donna Ippolito (Senior Editor)
Todd Huettel, Tara Gallagher, Robt. Wells (Editors)
Primary writing Boy F. Peterson, Jr.
Pages 173
Cover Artwork Dana Knutson
Interior Artwork David R. Deitrick
Illustrations Jim Holloway
Jeff Laubenstein
Todd F. Marsh
Dana Knutson
Dawne Wehrs
Publication information
Publisher FASA
Product code 1621
First published 1987
ISBN-10 1555600336
ISBN-13 978-1555600334
MSRP $15.00
Content
Era Succession Wars era
Agency ComStar
Universe Date 3025
Preceded by House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
Followed by House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)

Description[edit]

House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth) provides an overview of the history of the Steiner family and of the Lyran Commonwealth through 3025.

From the back cover[edit]

“ ComStar answers all...
Who was Claudius the Cruel?
What is the hottest rock group in the Inner Sphere?
Which mercenary leader has a crush on Melissa Steiner?

Precariously poised between the fierce eagle of House Marik and the voracious dragon of House Kurita, House Steiner fights a desperate battle to protect the worlds, industries, and peoples of the Lyran Commonwealth. One of the five Successor States of the fallen Star League, the Commonwealth is noted for having the strongest economy and the weakest military leadership of all the realms. Nevertheless, its clenched fist is a symbol of defiance to those who would swallow the Commonwealth whole.

Compiled from ComStar records both ancient and modern comes this sourcebook on the Lyran Commonwealth and House Steiner. Included are dozens of full-color illustrations depicting Commonwealth rank insignias, unit crests, medals, personalities, and more. Classified documents on the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces' deployment from the Tamar Theater to Tharkad, military structure, and political intrigues are also provided. The extensive history section stretches from Terra's first steps into interstellar space to Melissa Steiner's betrothal to Hanse Davion.

Discover the skeletons in the Steiners' closets...

”

Contents[edit]

  • INTRODUCTION
  • HISTORY
Introduction
Dawn of a New Age
Founding Fathers
Hegemony, Prosperity, and Foundation
Chaos and Corruption
Marsden in Power
Dawning of the Age of War
The 'Social Generals'
The Reluctant Archon
The First Steiner
Birth of a Dynasty
Early Steiner Archons
Steiner Family Background
The Steiner Way
The BattleMech Era
Operation Prometheus
The Bloodthirsty General
Lyran Military Superiority
Long March, Hard March
The Dark Years
Trial of Duke Reynolds
Order of Magnitude
Steven Steiner
The Tharkan Witch
Eagles Cry
Repaying Old Debts
The Star League Era
Prelude
Minor Adjustments
Disillusionment
Operation Mailed Fist
The Archon Kidnapped
Berserker
Day of Rage
The Good Years
Decline and Fall of the Star League
Babe Among Wolves
Territorial Troubles
Idealism and Villainy
The Usurper
Final Acts
Exodus
First Succession War
Military Readiness
Declarations of War
Patterns of War
Tigers and Stealths
Attacks on Hesperus II
The Military Realities
Bella I
Lambs to the Slaughter
Terms of Exhaustion
The Second Succession War
Reconstruction Efforts
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Rescue of the Chahar Profit
State of War
Tales of Grimm
Claudius the Cruel
Death of the Fourth
Operation Praying Mantis
The Triumvirate
"What, Me Worry?"
Elizabeth Steiner
The Third Succession War
Lull
Once More Into the Breach
Hanging On
Three Steps in the Right Direction
The Battle for Skye
Calling All Citizens
The Cost of Freedom
The Open Wound
The Traitor Tertren
The Reign of Giovanni Steiner
The Battle for Loric
Alessandro Steiner
Hesperus Revisited
The Policy of Concentrated Weakness
Ouster
Current Events
Conclusion
  • SOCIOPOLITICAL STRUCTURE
The Archonshlp
The Commonwealth Council
The Royal Court
Nobility
The Estates General
Provinces
The Federation of Skye
The Tamar Pact
The Protectorate of Donegal
The Commonwealth Judiciary
Internal Politics and Policies
The Lyran Commonwealth Civil Service
Overt Political Goals
Interstellar Relations
The Free Worlds League
The Capellan Confederation
The Federated Suns
The Draconis Combine
The Periphery
ComStar
Covert Political Goals
The Archon
The Lyran Intelligence Corps
The Royal Court
The Estates General
Strengths and Weaknesses
  • RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
The One Star Faith and Other Beliefs
Relations Between Religions
Myths and Legends
Strengths and Weaknesses
  • MILITARY FORCES
Uniforms in the LCAF
The Structure of the LCAF
Military Education
The Rep-Dep Corps
The Judge Advocate General's Office
The Quartermaster Corps
Transport Division
Military Intelligence
The Strategies and Tactics Division
The Commonwealth Navy
The Commonwealth AeroSpace Force
The Reserve Corps
House Troops Liaison
Mercenary Troops Liaison
The Commonwealth Army
The Commonwealth Medical Corps
The Administrative Section
The High Command
Deployment of LCAF Forces
Typical Commonwealth Units
Weapons Industries
Military Supplies
Major Military Academies
Medals and Decorations
Strengths and Weaknesses of the LCAF
  • CULTURE AND ARTS
Education
Research Universities
The Arts
Daily Life and Culture
Public Media
Societal Problems
ComStar and the Lyran People
General Relations
Political Influence
Commonwealth Threats to ComStar
  • SOCIOECONOMICS
Governmental Attitude
Political Aims of the Economy
Consumer Goods
Corporate Profiles
Other Major Commonwealth Industries
Trade with Other Successor States
Free Worlds League
The Draconis Combine
The Capellan Confederation
The Federated Suns
Strengths and Weaknesses
  • PERSONALITIES
  • A BRIEF ATLAS
The Protectorate of Donegal
The Federation of Skye
The Tamar Pact
  • MAP OF THE LYRAN COMMONWEALTH
  • STEINER FAMILY TREE

Notes[edit]

  • This was the first of the House books published by FASA. Much of the information was intended as background material for MechWarrior role-playing game campaigns.[citation needed]
  • For several years, a downloadable version (sans pictures and page numbers) was made available on the official BattleTech website. It was taken down in 2011, with the launch of bg.battletech.com. The appropriate page number from the physical version of the book is generally two less than the actual number in the text only PDF (e.g. the tenth page in the PDF corresponds to page 8 in the physical book).
  • The Map of the Lyran Commonwealth foldout shows an in-universe copyright date of 3025.

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