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4 The Waterly Era 59Introduction
4 Covert Operations 59HISTORY OF COMSTAR
5 Rosebud 59The Rise of Blake
6 Flush 61Linking the Stars
6 Spread of the Corn Guards 62The Amaris Coup
7 War of 3039 64Long Road to Terra
8 Aftermath 64Liberation of Terra
8 The Clan War 65Hilton Head Complex
9 Year of Peace 66Collapse of the Star League
9 Conflict Renewed 67Reconstruction
10 Counterattack 67Birth of ComStar
11 Battle for Tukayyid 69Operation Exodus
11 Operation Scorpion 72The First Circuit
11 NEW ORDERS 75Operation Silver Shield
11 New ComStar 76The Foundation Years
14 Reformation 76Prosperity and Principles
14 United We Stand 77Expansion Years
14 Organization 80Mercenary Review Board
15 Rank Structure 81Public Image
16 The First Circuit 81Creation of ROM
16 Reformation-Era ROM 82A New Order
18 Com Guards in the Reformation 82Death of Blake
18 Corn Guards-Deployment As of 3055 84A Brotherhood Divided
18 The Sol System 86The Purification
19 Relations with the Inner Sphere 87The Word of Blake
20 ComStar Personalities 89The ComStar War
24 Primus Sharilar Mori 89Puppet of the Primus
24 Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht 89Dance of Death
25 Precentor ROM Victoria Parrdeau 89Dark Hours, Dark Deeds
25 Word of Blake 90Marik Gives In
26 The Renegades 90The Consolidation Years
28 The Marik Alliance 91Karpov Ascendant
28 Monkey Warfare 92ComStar Strikes
29 Organization 93The Veddar Affair
31 Current Doctrine 95War Renewed
32 Politics 95Slow Change
33 Word Of Blake Personalities 96Civit War
35 Precentor Blane of Gibson 96Kurstin the Mad
35 Precentor Martial Trent Arian 97Age of Enlightenment
39 Precentor Demona Aziz 97Calm Before the Storm
44 Precentor ROM Alexander Kernoff 97The Explorer Primus
44 NEW BATTLEMECHS 98The Tripitz Affair
46 ComStar Nexus 98The Jolly Roger Affair
49 ComStar Raijin 100The Mysterious Dragoons
50 Word of Blake Grand Crusader 102The Tiepolo Years
51 GAME SUPPLEMENT 104Old Business
51 Comstar Archetypes 105House of Cards
51New Avalon Institute of Science
52Circles Within Circles
53Fourth Succession War
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WritingBlaine Pardoe
DevelopmentMike Nystul
Editorial StaffSenior Editor
Donna IppolitoAssistant Editor
Sharon Turner MulvihillEditorial Assistant
Diane Piron
Production StaffArt Director
Jeff LaubensteinProject Manager
Dana KnutsonCover Art
Tony SzczudloBack Cover Art
Dana KnutsonCover Design
Dana KnutsonJeff Laubenstein
IllustrationAllen NunisMike JacksonEarl GeierDana KnutsonRick Harris
Color PlatesJeff Laubenstein/Scott RosemaNick SmithTakehiko ItohTake Kasakura
Layout
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Keyline and PasteupErnie Hernandez
Author's Dedication :To Cynthia and Victoria with all my love
BATTLETECH, 'MECH, BATTLEMECH and MECHWARRIORare Trademarks of FASA Corporation, registered in the U . S .Patent and Trademark Office . COMSTAR is a trademark of FASACorporation . Copyright © 1992 FASA Corporation .All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America .
Published byFASA CorporationP .O. Box 6930Chicago, IL 60680
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'THE COMSTAR ORDER
INTRODUCTION
ComStar is dedicated to fulfilling a single, divine mission :preserving the glorious Star League's technological legacy in orderto prevent a new Dark Age. Founded in 2788 by the Blessed JeromeBlake, ComStar guards and maintains the hyperpulse generator com-munications network and other valuable technologies developedduring humanity's golden age, guarding knowledge that might havebeen lost forever were it not for the foresight of our Blessed Founder .
Blake recognized two great responsibilities in the wake of thecollapse of the Star League : preserving as much of the currentlyavailable technological knowledge as possible, and preventing theSuccessor States from seizing the interstellar communicationsnetwork and misusing it to destroy each other . In 2788, Blake tookcontrol of Terra and declared it a neutral world . He offered secureinterstellar communication to all Successor States that wouldpledge to respect the neutrality of the hyperpulse generator stationsand personnel. The Inner Sphere leaders recognized that opencommunications were crucial to their survival, agreed to Blake'sdemands, and the blessed Order of ComStar was born. Blakecreated the First Circuit to administer ComStar's affairs and fos-tered a "secret brotherhood" mentality among ComStar's membersin order to keep the secrets of the Star League safe .
After Blake's death in 2819, Conrad Toyama of Dieron tookcontrol of ComStar . He replaced its corporate structure with a rigid .religious hierarchy, and shrouded its activities in mystic rituals .Toyama declared himself Primus, the highest authority in ComStar,bequeathing that august title and its responsibilities to every leaderof ComStar who followed him .
Initially, Primus Toyama's carefully crafted religious mysteryserved Blake's vision by fostering the belief that the sacred magic
COMSTAR CLASSIFIED REPORT
This classified document is an historical briefing for use by ComStar personnel ranked acolyte and higher
only. As part of our blessed Order's Reformation, Primus Mori authorized this document covering the
development of our Order from the fall of the Star League to the current schism resulting in the Word of Blake
organization. This document provides the facts of each Primus' rise and fall, recounts ComStar's efforts to bring
Jerome Blake's vision to the /nner Sphere, and illuminates the missteps certain members made over the years .Our Blessed Order's hopes and concerns for the future, and our understanding of events within the Word of Blake
in the Free Worlds League appear in a separate section at the end of this document .
This document was transmitted via a secure channel . Notify ROM immediately if any copy received shows
signs of tampering by Word of Blake .
-Nonda Toolippi, Adept XIX-delta Norash Murrilvellthiun, Adept XV-sigma Adien M'Ripon,Adept I-omega Research Team-chi/ComStar History ComStar Archives, Terra 26 May 3055
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of HPG transmissions could only be wielded by ComStar adepts .ensuring that no Successor State would attempt to take control ofthe Star League's technological legacy . One faction of ComStargradually forgot the true meaning of Blake's vision, however,convinced that its mission lay in conquering humanity rather thanprotecting it . These apostates reached the zenith of their powerunder Primus Myndo Waterly, who nearly succeeded in handing theInner Sphere to the Clans . Only Precentor Martial AnastasiusFocht's intervention prevented Myndo Waterly from destroyinghumanity in order to save it . Focht, a true disciple of Blake and along-time opponent of Waterly, ended her misguided rule by forcingher retirement from the primacy. Waterly's successor, Sharilar Mori,has launched a much-needed reform of our blessed Order . Underthe leadership of Primus Mori and the Precentor Martial, ComStarhas returned to fulfilling its original purpose as the enlightenedguardians of the Inner Sphere .
[ComStar no longer represents the word of Blake . PrimusMyndo Waterly carried Blake's true vision in her heart and in herleadership, and the traitors Focht and Mori cut her down before shecould bring to fruition Blake's grand design . This document is theirversion of events from ComStar's inception, and they have rewrittenhistory to serve their ends . We have corrected the most blatantrevisions that the "New ComStar"presents here as truth, but readcritically. We in the Word of Blake fight to preserve Blake's trueintent : we offer asylum to all who believe in Primus Waterly's visionforhumanity's future . Captain-General Thomas Marik will soon takeher place, to lead us forward to our destiny . Join us, and helpredeem the Inner Sphere!]
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