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==History==
 
==History==
The [[Star League Defense Force]] had occupied the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] between [[2767]]–[[2772]] during the first part of the [[Amaris Civil War]], then left on their [[Operation CHIEFTAIN|march toward Terra]]. With the government and military devastated, the Republic was shattered by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s "police action" in [[2773]]–[[2775]], in which they annexed nearly a hundred worlds.<ref name=FSWp99>''First Succession War'', p. 99</ref> What remained of the Rim Worlds Republic dissolved into chaos, with some morphing into [[pirate]] and [[bandit kingdom]]s while others saw the rise of warlords who were determined to hold their planets in the name of [[Stefan Amaris]].<ref name=HB:MPSp37/>
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The [[Star League Defense Force]] had occupied the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] between [[2767]]–[[2772]] during the first part of the [[Amaris Civil War]], then left on their [[Operation CHIEFTAIN|march toward Terra]]. With the government and military devastated, the remnants of the Republic were shattered by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]'s "police action" in [[2773]]–[[2775]], in which they annexed nearly a hundred worlds.<ref name=FSWp99>''First Succession War'', p. 99</ref> What remained of the Rim Worlds Republic dissolved into chaos, with some morphing into [[pirate]] and [[bandit kingdom]]s while others saw the rise of warlords who were determined to hold their planets in the name of [[Stefan Amaris]] or his descendants.<ref name=HB:MPSp37/>
  
 
The strongman known as Nico von Strang traveled to the remote Periphery planet named Erin and conquered it around [[2780]], renaming it [[Von Strang's World]] and installing himself as Baron and ruler.<ref name=HB:MPSp37/><ref name=FSWp100>''First Succession War'', p. 100</ref> Many [[House Amaris|Amaris]] loyalists arrived after fleeing the fighting of the [[Republic-Commonwealth War]].<ref name=HB:MPSp37/>
 
The strongman known as Nico von Strang traveled to the remote Periphery planet named Erin and conquered it around [[2780]], renaming it [[Von Strang's World]] and installing himself as Baron and ruler.<ref name=HB:MPSp37/><ref name=FSWp100>''First Succession War'', p. 100</ref> Many [[House Amaris|Amaris]] loyalists arrived after fleeing the fighting of the [[Republic-Commonwealth War]].<ref name=HB:MPSp37/>
  
The Barony was ruled by the descendants of [[Colonel]] [[Gunthar von Strang]],<ref name=TPp127>''The Periphery'', p. 127</ref> suggesting Nico may have been Gunthar's son. Gunthar's [[Eighteenth Amaris Chasseurs]] had committed countless war crimes during their occupation of [[Terra]], so when the [[Clans]] discovered a world in his name during their [[Clan Invasion|invasion]], everyone wanted revenge on his descendants.<ref name=JFSp22>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 22</ref>  
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The Barony was ruled by the descendants of [[Colonel]] [[Gunthar von Strang]],<ref name=TPp127>''The Periphery'', p. 127</ref> suggesting Nico may have been Gunthar's son and not merely a relative. Gunthar's [[Eighteenth Amaris Chasseurs]] had committed countless war crimes during their occupation of [[Terra]], so when the [[Clans]] discovered a world in his name during their [[Clan Invasion|invasion]], everyone wanted revenge on his descendants.<ref name=JFSp22>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 22</ref>  
  
 
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==References==

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