So, anybody have the funny feeling this is all driving towards 2 things?
1. The opening phrase of the original Mechwarrior game. Between the Fall of the Star League and the Rise of the Heirs of Steiner-Davion, there was an Age of War undreamt of..." People talked about this years ago here.
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=17063.0I predict a Steiner-Davion will still become the new "First Lord" though it won't be called that and I doubt it will be of a Star League and I don't think it will be soon. All of the mixing of the lines will come together to create a single individual with a valid claim to ALL the house thrones as well as the IlKhan and probably leadership of Canopus as well.
Some mixing of Vic-Isis kids, Kitsune, Alaric, Sun-Tsu - Naomi's kids. Vic-Isis gives claim to FWL (not FS because of Vic's abdication), Alaric the Clans and he will likely get mixed with a Kerensky for fun. Sun-Tsu and Naomi for Cap Con and Canopus, Kitsune for DC (he IS legit if discredited) and where does the last bit come in? One of two places. Either the really yucky rape of Danai Centrella by Caleb Davion or and I think more likely, Danai and some other Davion to be named. (Jullian probably not, but maybe and maybe... Arthur's kids. Why would that be good? His kids would have the best claim to the Fed Suns. Especially after a nearly failed line from Yvonne. )
Then again maybe not Arthur because one interesting little factoid, Stone never had kids. Would make sense for someone who was blown to pieces. Some pieces might not have worked well enough.
2. None of that is soon. It is probably down the line for when Catalyst wants to say "Yup there is an end to this. In say 3500 or 4000, a Steiner-Davion does bring peace to the human sphere. Hooray. You now know the end of the story so let's blow up some stuff.
Side prediction. IlClan will give us a good idea of who Stone is/was. It will come out in the discussions of who takes Terra.
(Which will probably be some bizzarro mix of all the IS clans. Falcons, Ravens, Wolves, Bears and Sea Foxes. Maybe Horses too. I could see at least a Falcon/Wolf mix with maybe one more)
Then we have to fight the birds.