Sian, May 12, 3036 Gold paint glittered on every conceivable surface; a massed band of 720 instruments blared a tune recognizable as The Chancellor is our Watchword, Romano Liao's favorite of the Capellan Confederations songs of loyalty. In a ceremony noted neither for brevity nor for taste, The Lady of Highspire became the 30th Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation, ruler of House Liao. The new head of the Capellan state is well acquainted with the job, as she has been Acting Chancellor for six years. It was May of 3030 when her father, 29th Chancellor Maxmilian Liao was declared to have lost contact with his mind. During the last several years, Madame Romano has led her state valiantly. Attempted rebellions on Larsha and Rollis were fiercely put down. She fought off a joint offensive by the Duchy of Andurien and the Magistracy of Canopus, who sought to cut off a juicy slice from the remains of House Liao to join their two states territorially. She then carried a counteroffensive back to the worlds they had taken. With the aid of McCarron's Armored Cavalry, the Capellans began by retaking Prix and Primus. At the same time, Kincaid's Rangers and the fanatical House Daidachi slaughtered the Canopians at Drozan. By 3035, all of the Capellan worlds remaining after the Fourth Successon War were back in Liao hands. The winning of this war seems to have returned the Capellans their self respect. Volunteer recruits are swarming the Warrior Houses; LuSann, Hiritsu, and Ijori, which had been completely wiped out at the end of that war, are reforming. Representatives of these Houses were present at the coronation. The only outside dignitaries present were the representatives of ComStar and of House Liao's only remaining ally, the Draconis Combine. In her first speech from the throne, Chancellor Romano announced that the Earthwerks Ltd BattleMech factory would reopen in June. This Grand Base plant is the last of the destroyed Mech production plants to reopen following the Fourth Succession War. The new Chancellor dismissed the rumors that she would nationize all such private holdings as the ravings of disloyal elements. The first to pay homage to the new Chancellor were her children, Sun Tzu, 5 years old, and Kali, 3. BattleTechnology News Service Thomas Marik Alive Duncan Marik Killed in Action Addendum Passed: The Marik Goes to War! Smallest Mech Unit? The Name as Well as the Game! Melissa Withdraws Hanse's Troops! Theodore Kurita Saves His Father's Life! Assasins Kill Love! Back to BattleTechnology 11 Table of Contents Back to BattleTechnology List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1989 by Pacific Rim Publishing. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com