A post by Arvanna over on BattleTech forums (see below) got me thinking about the outbreak of a FedCom Civil War in 3057 as Katherine secedes.
http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,11988.msg836585.html#msg836585Now I don't see Victor ordering his troops home because that just isn't in his character but what if events beyond the control of the Steiner-Davions conspire to start a Civil War. I am still thinking out specifics and would love to hear what you guys think. Here are some of my key events;
1. Efforts to remove General Karl Halburg of the LIC prove difficult and he becomes the focal point of the Loyalist cause
2. A Lyran unit acting on lawful orders of the AFFC High Command attacks the Free Worlds League prompting a response
3. Heavy handed Lyran secessionists clash with FedCom loyalists in Steiner space possibly on the Clan border
BACKGROUND INFO
In the novel Bred for War Chapters 22 & 23 the national addresses by Katherine and Victor take place respectively. The dates are September 18th and 19th 3057. In his speech Victor dressed in the 10th Lyran Guard uniform announces his intention not to fight a civil war with his sister.
GENERAL KARL HALBURG
Commander In Chief, Lyran Intelligence Corps (as of July 14, 3055)
General Halburg embodies the physical stereotype of the military man: close-cropped hair, piercing blue eyes, and solid physique. A young man new to the ranks of the LlC when the Federated Commonwealth sealed its alliance, the General staunchly supported the union since its earliest days. He saw the consolidated state as an opportunity to help shape a new force in the Inner Sphere.
Halburg rose through the ranks of the Norns and then the Diplomatic Corps on his talent for diplomacy. He continues to use this well-honed skill to his advantage by traveling to meet personally with his counterparts in the MilO and the Department of Military Intelligence.
General Halburg is a well-respected and popular man who has managed to remain on good terms with everyone of his subordinate officers. This alone is no mean feat in view of the political quagmire that characterizes the Lyran command structure.
from Intelligence Operations Handbook page 25
ALICIA SAVINSON
When Katherine Steiner-Davion assumed control of the Lyran state in 3057 Alicia saw a chance to transfer her allegiance to the Archon’s daughter, and took it. As one would expect from the head of an organization that specializes in terrorism, Savinson quickly deposed the pro-Federated Commonwealth LIC director and took his place. Her close relationship with Archon Katherine—and her near-psychotic willingness to do whatever the Archon ordered—was one of the weapons Katherine used to assure her usurpation of power, and few doubt that the LIC under Alicia Savinson was active in the Federated Commonwealth, undermining the rule of Yvonne Steiner-Davion.
from Era Reports 3062, page 75
