Rudolph Ryan
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Rudolph Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Died | 2185[1] |
| Affiliation | House Ryan |
| Profile | |
| Position(s) | Chairman of Ryan Cartel |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Family | |
| Children | David Ryan[2] |
Rudolph Ryan was the founder of the Ryan Cartel.
History[edit]
Rudolph Ryan started the Ryan Iceship Cartel on 10 January 2177. The Iceship Cartel patented and implemented technologies, allowing crews to cut massive blocks of ice from the asteroid belts of uninhabitable systems and transport them to inhabited systems using a formation of jump capable ships. The rate of extra-terrestrial colonization was greatly accelerated by the increased availability and quality of water.[3]
Within a few short years, the Ryan Cartel became enormously profitable.[4] The iceships of the cartel stimulated the colonization of many worlds previously believed only marginally habitable. The number of inhabited colonies increased from over 200 in 2195 to over 600 by the time of the Fourth Alliance Grand Survey conducted in 2235.[4][5]
Despite the improvements in infrastructure possible through the Ryan Cartel, Rudolph Ryan and his successor David Ryan, openly backed the Terran Liberal Party and covertly supported blockade runners in their attempts to "illegally" colonize worlds further than 120 light years away from Terra. The efforts of the Ryan Cartel led directly to the colonization of hundreds of worlds, the Outer Reaches Rebellion, the eventual collapse of the Terran Alliance, and the formation of the modern Inner Sphere.[2]
Rudolph Ryan was killed by anarchist assassin in 2185.[1]David Ryan maintained smuggling on the side, and aided the Outer Reaches Rebels through supplies of arms and military intelligence.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Periphery, p. 12: "First Exodus"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Periphery, p. 14: "Outer Reaches Rebellion"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 13: "Ryan Announces Innovative Water Transport"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 14: "Expansion and Autonomy"
- ↑ The Periphery, pp. 12–13: "First Exodus"