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[InnerSphereNews]

Fri. Jan 6, 3049: Thousands of mourners gather to remember Archon Katrina Steiner on the 9th anniversary of her passing.

[Glorius]

*roleplay off* She was one of the greatest Stainer leaders of all times. Maybe only her daughter Melissa is better. My first affiliation was Stainer, thanks to Kell Hounds and Katrina... and Gray Death. *roleplay on*

[Leonardo Monteiro]

Meh. Normal day in the Skye Province.

[Ghost]

Archon Katrina Steiner ruled the Lyran Commonwealth following a coup in 3007 until she abdicated in 3039 in favor of her successor, Melissa Steiner. She is most often remembered for her tenacity and sheer willpower. This served her well throughout her life, from becoming a Mechwarrior despite a sickly childhood, to engineering the overthrow of Archon Alessandro Steiner in her rise to power. But by far Katrina's greatest achievement was in the advancement of peace in the Inner Sphere. Though her dream of ending the Succession Wars diplomatically was mocked by other leaders, it found a believer in First Prince Hanse Davion. Their discussions would eventually lead to the signing of the FedCom Accords in 3020, the marriage of Katrina's daughter Melissa to Hanse, and the formation of the Federated Commonwealth, the largest and most powerful nation in the Inner Sphere.

Edited by Ghost, 06 January 2012 - 09:43 AM.

[Adridos]

And who cares? She saw a proper scout squad and got heart attack from it, nothing special over at Steiner.

[Leonardo Monteiro]

Adridos, on 06 January 2012 - 09:33 AM, said:

And who cares? She saw a proper scout squad and got heart attack from it, nothing special over at Steiner.

Do not laugh. Not that i care much about a steiner regent, but 4 atlas in formation is always impressive.

Edited by Leonardo Monteiro, 06 January 2012 - 09:41 AM.

[Threat Doc]

(OOC) Of all of the Inner Sphere leaders, she was the only one I actually ever loved, in a real-world, Mother-Son fashion (Yeah, I have issues, shut up, hehe). Melissa was a beloved leader, meant to be Princess Diana's BattleTech counterpart, but she wasn't a real leader in the same sense as Katrina. What's funny is, her Granddaughter, Katherine, is my most-hated character in that universe, because she deigned to take on the name Katrina, after her Grandmother, and she is just the most manipulative, crappy wanna-be-leader, second only to Sun Tzu Liao. (/OOC)

[Kenyon Burguess]

one persons beloved regent is another persons despot. i wont lose any sleep over a dead Lyran

[Lina Thoren]

Leonardo Monteiro, on 06 January 2012 - 09:27 AM, said:

Meh. Normal day in the Skye Province.

Do not presume to speak for all of us, sir. For all of the issues I have with the FedCom integration, to say nothing of that cluster-malf in '34, the fact remains that under Katrina, we managed our first net gain of worlds since the fall of the Star League, the LCAF underwent sorely-needed reforms, and thanks to having a few more worlds between it and the DCMS, my homeworld of Alexandria is finally starting to show some signs of recovery after being smacked like a pinata during the Succession Wars.

For my part, I miss her, and I pray Melissa proves to be half the Archon her mother was.

Adridos, on 06 January 2012 - 09:33 AM, said:

And who cares? She saw a proper scout squad and got heart attack from it, nothing special over at Steiner.

Heh. Actually, one of the reforms she pushed through was the creation of a "Lightning Company" within each LCAF 'Mech regiment.

[phalanx]

Geist Null, on 06 January 2012 - 09:48 AM, said:

one persons beloved regent is another persons despot. i wont lose any sleep over a dead Lyran

Ditto.

[Damocles]

Hail to the Archon

[Adridos]

Kay Wolf, on 06 January 2012 - 09:41 AM, said:

...crappy wanna-be-leader, second only to Sun Tzu Liao. (/OOC)

Liaophobia.

Have you seen the actuall size of CC in later years achieved only because of Sun Tzu?

[Damocles]

Grats on 1k Adridos

[Adridos]

I am your master now! *Muhahahahah...*

Uhm... thanks?

[Tannhauser Gate]

Only thousands? pssh Kim Jong il did better.

[VEDRFOLNIR]

Rest easy, Katrina Steiner.

[Threat Doc]

Adridos, on 06 January 2012 - 12:34 PM, said:

Liaophobia.

Have you seen the actuall size of CC in later years achieved only because of Sun Tzu?

Yes, well, the threat of beatings is sometimes far and away a better means of control over those who would make themselves slaves... and, yea, look at North Korea, man, and tell me I'm wrong, hehe.

[Gattling Fenn]

My character "William Kerrigan" was part of Katrinas Royal Guard and acted as her daughter Nondis personal liason. Therefore this article makes me sad, Katrina was an intelligent, driven, and beautiful leader. Her presence is missed. ;(

Edited by Gattling Fenn, 06 January 2012 - 04:57 PM.

[TerrikaiTTV]

Did a good number of dealings with the Steiner House. Good folk all. And honest buyers for when they needed a gun or two. Her passing is a scar that any honest pilot will bear with pride and reverence. And doubly so for those of us that worked for her House and kin

[SoulReaver DA]

As far as the Mercs corp goes. We dont care who rules, leads, lives or dies. As long as we get paid before the contractor dies.
We live for fame, glory, battle, and of course creds.