Alias: Frederick Steiner, Old One Eye
Born: 15 September 2972
Affiliation: ComStar then SLDF
Rank: Commander-In-Chief, Protector Of The Realm
Titles: Originally Duke of Duran
Profession: Mechwarrior, military commander
Parents: Sophia Steiner
Sibling: Donna Steiner
After he was captured by Theodore Kurita, Frederick Steiner made sure he would be “dead” in the eyes of his cousin and uncle, having Theodore relinquish him into the protection of ComStar. There he took the name Anastasius Focht and climbed the ranks of ROM due to his skill and cunning. While the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth was getting rid of infiltrated ROM agents, Focht negotiated calmly with House Davion and Steiner, showing the good faith which ComStar was ready to give the Successor States, against the counsel of the more hardliner Word of Blake believers. As the Star League was brought back, Focht and the ComGuards were integrated directly as the core of the new Star League Defense Force, much to the chagrin of the hardliners once again. Theodore Kurita recognized Focht for who he was, but never brought it up in public and elevated the man to Commander-In-Chief of the Star League.
As the Clan Invasion began, Focht originally attempted negotiation and political dealings with the Clans rather than direct confrontation, but it quickly became clear the invaders had no desire to have any dealing with the Inner Sphere outside of conquest. When Terra was said to be the final goal of the invasion, Focht abandoned any hopes for peace and linked with the DCMS, AFFC and KungsArme to organize a defense in depth combining SLDF elements and local powers.
Focht has no desire for anything outside of military defense of the new Star League, which angers many of the more radical ComStar elements. Those are also in the process of being purged by the SLDF, many of them fleeing to the Free Worlds League to rally under the real Thomas Marik.