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Victor Ian Steiner-Davion, previously known as Archon-Prince Victor Ian Steiner-Davion, was the first child of Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner, was to inherit the strongest realm of the Inner Sphere. Under his rule, primarily due to the machinations of his sister Katrina (née Katherine) Steiner-Davion, the Federated Commonwealth would fall, undoing all the work his parents did to create the Steiner-Davion union.
During the initial invasion by the Clans, his unit was destroyed on Trellwan by the Jade Falcons and he was forced by Galen Cox to flee the planet. Regrouping and reorganizing a new task force, he attempted a counterattack against the Falcons on Twycross, but was repulsed. His life was saved by Kai Allard-Liao when he the latter collapsed a pass onto an advancing Falcon Trinary.
After Twycross, he and the other heirs and rulers were invited to Outreach by Jaime Wolf. Once there, the origins of the Clans were revealed, and alliances were made between realms to combat the Clan menace.
During the initial years after the Truce of Tukayyid, Hanse Davion would die of an apparent heart attack, and shortly after Melissa Steiner would be killed in an assassination plotted by Victor's sister Katherine Steiner-Davion (labelling herself Katrina to appeal to the Steiner half of the Federated Commonwealth). His ill-fated attempt to replace the recently cancer deceased Joshua Marik with a double infuriated Thomas Marik when it was discovered.
After the Free Worlds League and their allied Capellan Confederation invaded into FedCom space, Katrina used a rarely known clause within the Federated Commonwealth treaty to secede the Lyran Alliance and withdraw all Steiner forces from the Davion half of the realm, thereby stealing half of Victor's realm. Victor left Davion forces in Lyran space to assist in the defence against the Clans.
The Marik-Liao invasion would conquer many worlds from the Sarna March and the Terran corridor, those worlds not conquered would be left to their own defences and independence. That would become the Chaos March where hundreds of independent worlds lie. The Capellan Confederation would reconquer many of the worlds it lost during the 4th Succession War and the Free Worlds League would halt its invasion after conquering numerous worlds.
Two years later in 3058, a Jade Falcon incursion into the Lyran Alliance would prompt Katrina to request aid from all nations across the Inner Sphere, and it would be Victor who would lead this coalition of forces onto Coventry and negotiate a truce to halt the current invasion by the Falcons.
After the Whitting Conference reforming the Star League, Victor led the armies of the Inner Sphere to destroy Clan Smoke Jaguar. The offensive was successful and Victor traveled to the Clan Homeworlds, where he declared and won a Trial of Refusal against the Clan invasion of the Inner Sphere. During this time period, his sister Katherine Steiner-Davion launched a coup d'état removing him from the throne of the Federated Commonwealth.
Now deposed, he retired to ComStar and was appointed Precentor Martial, replacing the retiring Anastasius Focht. 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 order of his sister. After defeating Katherine, he reliquished his claims to the thrones of two nations and returned to ComStar. Yvonne Steiner-Davion was made Regent of the Federated Suns and Peter was made Archon of the Lyran Alliance.
Not long after this, the Word of Blake launched their Jihad, bringing destruction to much of the Inner Sphere. Victor, as Precentor Martial, was a leader in this conflict. He is the only major character of his generation left at the beginning of the MechWarrior: Dark Age timeline released by WizKids.
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