MechWarriors believe that the only way to kill a BattleMech is with another Mech..But Generals know that the best way to kill an army of 'Mechs is with a well-placed dagger..The five houses of the Successor States employ both warfare and treachery in their efforts to gain control of the interstellar empire once as the Star League. Huge, Man-like, walking tanks called BattleMechs rule the battlefields, but intrigues and plots rule the imperial courts.