Difference between revisions of "Victor Steiner-Davion"
Sarna News
m (→Marriage and Children: not trueborn, Iron womb. Alaric would need be born of two clan warriors from Star League descent to be true.) |
(added comstar characters category) |
||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
===Precentor Martial=== | ===Precentor Martial=== | ||
| − | Not long after this, the [[Word of Blake]] launched their [[Jihad]], bringing destruction to much of the Inner Sphere. Victor, as Precentor Martial of ComStar, was a leader in this conflict. He attempted to lead the [[ComGuard]] in the assault on the Word of Blake stronghold of [[Terra]] in [[3068]], but the so-called "Case White" force was destroyed while Victor was delayed by a diversionary force. He arrived in the Sol system to find the fleet annihilated and barely escaped.<ref>''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''</ref> | + | Not long after this, the [[Word of Blake]] launched their [[Jihad]], bringing destruction to much of the Inner Sphere. Victor, as Precentor Martial of ComStar, was a leader in this conflict. He attempted to lead the [[ComGuard]] in the assault on the Word of Blake stronghold of [[Terra]] in [[3068]], but the so-called "[[Case White]]" force was destroyed while Victor was delayed by a diversionary force. He arrived in the Sol system to find the fleet annihilated and barely escaped.<ref>''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]''</ref> |
He eventually returned to [[Tukayyid]] to lead the remnant of the ComGuard. It was on Tukayyid that Victor met [[Devlin Stone]] in the 3070s. Stone was able to defeat the Word of Blake on Terra in [[3081]], whereupon he founded [[The Republic of the Sphere]] and Victor became one of its first [[paladin]]s.<ref name="Ghost War">''[[Ghost War]]''</ref> | He eventually returned to [[Tukayyid]] to lead the remnant of the ComGuard. It was on Tukayyid that Victor met [[Devlin Stone]] in the 3070s. Stone was able to defeat the Word of Blake on Terra in [[3081]], whereupon he founded [[The Republic of the Sphere]] and Victor became one of its first [[paladin]]s.<ref name="Ghost War">''[[Ghost War]]''</ref> | ||
| Line 100: | Line 100: | ||
[[Category:Archons|Steiner-Davion, Victor]] | [[Category:Archons|Steiner-Davion, Victor]] | ||
[[Category:House Steiner Characters|Steiner-Davion, Victor]] | [[Category:House Steiner Characters|Steiner-Davion, Victor]] | ||
| + | [[Category:ComStar Characters|Steiner-Davion, Victor]] | ||
Revision as of 22:11, 17 February 2010
 | This article needs to be updated with material from Handbook: Major Periphery States. Once these titles clear the Moratorium period, or if they already have, please consider revisiting this article and updating it with the new material. |
Victor Ian Steiner-Davion (12 April, 3030[1] – 26 November, 3134[2], aged 104 years) was the first child of Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner. He was named in honor of the successful conclusion of the Fourth Succession War and Hanse's late older brother, Prince Ian Davion. As the first child of Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner, he inherited the most powerful realm of the Inner Sphere, the Federated Commonwealth.
Contents
Biography
Early Years
Victor was born on 20 April, 3030. Victor was raised on Tharkad, unlike his siblings who were raised on both Tharkad and New Avalon. As the eldest child, Victor joined the military in preparation for becoming the first Archon-Prince of the Federated Commonwealth. He attended the Nagelring and was the first cadet to defeat the "La Mancha" scenario there, with the help of the data his brother Peter acquired from the New Avalon Military Academy on how Kai Allard-Liao achieved a draw. Upon graduation, he was posted to the 12th Donegal Guards. At this time his BattleMech was also his namesake, a Victor.
Enter the Clans
During the initial invasion by the Clans, his unit, the 12th Donegal Guards, was destroyed on Trellwan (Trell I) by Clan Jade Falcon and, against his wishes, he was forced to personally withdraw by Galen Cox.
Victor now took personal command of a battalion of the 10th Lyran Guards and rallied his forces, this time on the world of Twycross. The Federated Commonwealth forces achieved victory in the battle when Kai Allard-Liao, then serving in the AFFC, single-handedly destroyed a flanking maneuver by the Falcon Guards that would have overrun the FedCom positions, by self-destructing a borrowed Hatchetman, causing a land slide that buried the Falcon Guards.[3]
After Twycross, Victor and the other heirs and rulers of the Inner Sphere were invited to Outreach by Jaime Wolf. Once there, the origins of the Clans were revealed, and tentative truces were made between the powers of the Inner Sphere to combat the Clan menace. It was also here that Victor first met Omi Kurita, his first love. In a Clan-style Trial of Position Victor finished third among the assembled heirs. Kai's refusal to accept Jaime's gift put Victor in possession of a Daishi he named "Prometheus" because of its energy-heavy weaponry.
The Clan Invasion began again in late 3051 and again the forces of the Inner Sphere found themselves forced to retreat. Victor, defending the world of Alyina, once more faced the Jade Falcons. His unit was again overrun, but Victor and the 10th were able to withdraw thanks to Kai's sacrifice.[4]
With the Clans stalled by the ongoing Battle of Tukayyid in 3052, Victor answered Omi Kurita's personal plea to rescue her brother Hohiro, who, along with his forces, was fighting a losing battle on Teniente against Clan Smoke Jaguar. Victor lead the 10th Lyran into battle and successfully extracted Hohiro and his troops.[5]
Archon-Prince
Hanse Davion died of a heart attack in late 3052. Melissa offered to step down so that Victor could become Archon-Prince, but he persuaded her to stay on, not only as Archon, but as regent of the Federated Suns. In 3055, however, Melissa Steiner was killed in an assassination secretly plotted by Victor's sister Katherine Steiner-Davion (who had labeled herself Katrina to appeal to the Steiner half of the Federated Commonwealth). Public opinion, manipulated by Katherine, fingered Victor as the culprit since her death led to his ascension and the formal inauguration of the Federated Commonwealth. Victor found out that Katherine was responsible after she attempted to assassinate her lover, who was also Victor's aide, Galen Cox.
His ill-fated attempt to replace the recently deceased Joshua Marik with a double infuriated Thomas Marik when it was discovered and led to a retaliatory assault by Free Worlds League and Capellan Confederation troops in 3057, but the far-reaching consequences of his actions would rock the Inner Sphere. Katherine Steiner-Davion, though already privately implicated in her mother's assassination, used this opportunity and a rarely-known clause within the Federated Commonwealth treaty to secede the Lyran half of the realm and abandoned the nominally Lyran Sarna March to the FWL and CapCon assault. Because most of the traditionally Lyran units left the March to return to the pre-4th War borders, forces loyal to Victor lacked the JumpShips necessary to retake the rebellious territory, which came to be known as the Chaos March.
In 3058, a Jade Falcon incursion into the Lyran Alliance prompted Katherine to request aid from all nations across the Inner Sphere, secretly withholding crucial intelligence in the hope that her enemies, specifically Victor, would be killed in the ensuing slaughter. Victor, however, became aware of the size of the Falcon forces on Coventry and instead of fighting negotiated hegira, a peaceful withdrawal, by the Jade Falcons, in the town of Whitting. This unified response to a Clan assault laid the foundations for what became known as the Whitting Conference and the subsequent reformation of the Star League.
Deposed
After the Whitting Conference, Victor led the armies of the Inner Sphere to destroy Clan Smoke Jaguar in Operation Bulldog. In the meantime, he took the unprecedented step of naming his youngest sister, Yvonne, regent. The offensive was successful beyond Victor's wildest dreams, so he traveled to the Clan Homeworlds to relieve his cousin Morgan Hasek-Davion's Task Force Serpent. After he rescued its survivors on Huntress, he traveled to Strana Mechty, declared and won a Trial of Refusal against the Clan invasion of the Inner Sphere.[6] Unbeknown to him, Katherine launched a bloodless coup d'état against Yvonne, effectively removing him from the throne of the Federated Commonwealth. Technically, Katherine only usurped her sister's regency, not actual sovereignty. In fact, Katherine could never ascend to become Prince because she lacked the requisite military service.
Now deposed, he retired to Luthien before joining ComStar and replacing the retiring Anastasius Focht as Precentor Martial. Seemingly content to remain out of Inner Sphere politics, Victor was thrust into conflict with his sister Katherine after the assassination of their younger brother Arthur in late 3062. Victor set aside his role as Precentor Martial and, for the next five years, led his supporters in the FedCom Civil War. Personal tragedy again struck him when Omi Kurita was assassinated on the orders of his sister in 3064. After defeating Katherine, he relinquished his claims to the thrones of both halves of the former Federated Commonwealth and returned to ComStar. Yvonne Steiner-Davion was made Regent of the Federated Suns and Peter was made Archon of the Lyran Alliance.[7]
Precentor Martial
Not long after this, the Word of Blake launched their Jihad, bringing destruction to much of the Inner Sphere. Victor, as Precentor Martial of ComStar, was a leader in this conflict. He attempted to lead the ComGuard in the assault on the Word of Blake stronghold of Terra in 3068, but the so-called "Case White" force was destroyed while Victor was delayed by a diversionary force. He arrived in the Sol system to find the fleet annihilated and barely escaped.[8]
He eventually returned to Tukayyid to lead the remnant of the ComGuard. It was on Tukayyid that Victor met Devlin Stone in the 3070s. Stone was able to defeat the Word of Blake on Terra in 3081, whereupon he founded The Republic of the Sphere and Victor became one of its first paladins.[9]
Marriage and Children
Victor had one illegitimate child with Omi Kurita and at least two children with his wife, Isis Marik, which led to and unknown number of grandchildren and at least one great grandchild.[10]
- Sir Kitsune Kurita was hailed as a contender for the throne until the Draconis Combine nobles who backed him found out who his father was. Kitsune revealed this information to Victor when his father made him a Knight of the Sphere.[9]
- Burton Davion died in the Capellan Crusades with Kai Allard-Liao, but not before giving Victor grandchildren; Gavin Marik-Davion, Simone Davion,[11] and Nessa Davion, his youngest granddaughter.[12]
- Unbeknown to Victor, his sister Katherine combined their DNA to produce a Iron Womb[13] born Clan Wolf warrior, Alaric Wolf.[14]
Paladin
Eventually becoming a Paladin within The Republic of the Sphere, Victor went on to lead a full life within the Republic's borders. He discovered an elaborate plot by the Republic's Senators to sponsor promising young warriors and, through them, take control of the Republic's government. He was murdered on 26 November 3134, on the orders of a cadre of Republic Senators, led by Geoffrey Mallowes of Skye, in Sante Fe on Terra. He was one hundred and four years old.
Gallery
Illustration by Zina Saunders
- Prince Victor Steiner-Davion - Zina Saunders.jpg
Illustration by Zina Saunders
- Victor Steiner-Davion - Liz Danforth.jpg
Illustration by Liz Danforth
References
- Stackpole, Michael A., Natural Selection
- Stackpole, Michael A., Bred for War
- Stackpole, Michael A., Malicious Intent
- Stackpole, Michael A., Grave Covenant
- Coleman, Loren L., Patriots and Tyrants
- Coleman, Loren L., Storms of Fate
- The FedCom Civil War
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3070
- ↑ 20-Year Update
- ↑ The Scorpion Jar
- ↑ Lethal Heritage
- ↑ Blood Legacy
- ↑ Lost Destiny
- ↑ Prince of Havoc
- ↑ Endgame
- ↑ Dawn of the Jihad
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Ghost War
- ↑ Sword of Sedition, pg 266
- ↑ Sword of Sedition, pg 266
- ↑ Ghost War, pg 99
- ↑ http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,19332.0.html
- ↑ Masters of War
See also
- Clan Invasion
- Federated Commonwealth
- Federated Suns
- FedCom Civil War
- Katherine Steiner-Davion
- The Republic of the Sphere
The text in this article is based on this revision of the Wikipedia article "List_of_BattleTech_characters" used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. See the BattleTechWiki's copyright notice.