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'''Nikol Marik''' – 32nd Century, [[Free Worlds League]] Noblewoman, whom is the youngest child of Captain-General [[Jessica Marik|Jessica Halas-Hughes Marik]] & Sir [[Philip Hughes]]. She is a young intelligent woman, whom has groomed as potential heir to [[Oriente Protectorate]], to succeed her mother, Jessica.  She is been trained primary as a diplomat. She been also trained as Mechwarrior, briefly commanding her mother’s personal elite combat battalion, the [[Eagle’s Talons]].
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'''Nikol Marik''' (b. [[3110]]<ref name=ER3145>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 95-96, "Nikol Marik profile"</ref> - d. 3???) is a 32nd Century noblewoman from the [[Free Worlds League]].
  
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She has four other siblings: much older siblings [[Janos Marik III|Janos]] & [[Julietta Marik|Julietta]], and her slightly more contemporary siblings of [[Elis Marik|Elis]] and [[Christopher Marik (32nd c.)|Christopher]]. She is noted for her jade green eyes and red-blonde color hair.
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== Character History ==
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=== Early Life ===
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The youngest child born to [[Jessica Marik]] and [[Philip Hughes]].  While growing up, people remarked at how close her appearance was to that of her mother when she was as young as Nikol.<ref name=ER3145></ref>
  
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==Character History==
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Growing up as the fifth in line to throne of the [[Oriente Protectorate]], gave her the freedom to choose her own way in life.  She took that freedom to become a warrior.  She trained herself to become a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and a battlefield strategist.<ref name=ER3145></ref>
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===Early life & Career===
 
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Nikol’s mother selected her to join her on her trip to [[Terra]] for [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]’s funeral in [[3135]].  Where she secretly began being tested and educated in ways of diplomacy.  First taking stopping off former FWL independent world of [[Asellus Australis]]. She witnessed her mother attempt to convince Asellus Australis’ & its neighboring world’s leaders to join Oriente.
 
  
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On Terra, she meets many of the young nobles from various Inner Sphere & Clan powers. She becomes very good friend of [[Daoshen Liao]]’s youngest sister, [[Danai Liao-Centrella]].  She meets her mother’s rivals for the throne of Free Worlds League: [[Anson Marik]] & [[Lester Cameron-Jones]].  She also attended secret meeting between her mother and Doashen Liao in regards both nation’s plans to taking [[Republic of the Sphere]] worlds.
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=== Grooming ===
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The unfortunate death of her older brother Janos, and the rest of her siblings being catapulted into situations away from the throne; fate has decided that instead of a warrior that she will become the heir of the Oriente Protectorate.
  
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In [[3136]] her friend Danai arrived on Oriente, in diplomatic mission.  Nikol witnessed her mother’s harshness towards her due to actions that House Liao had conducted against their unwritten agreement on Terra.  Nikol in return confides in Danai, not taking her mother’s point of view and tries find out what is bothering her.  Danai confides with her that she was raped by [[Caleb Davion]].
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When the funeral for [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] was going to take place on [[Terra]] in [[3135]], Nikol's mother insisted that she join her on the trip.  On the trip, Jessica began to test and educate Nikol in the ways of diplomacy which would help her in the future as Captain-Gerneral.  Before reaching Terra, they mad a quick stop on [[Asellus Australis]] where Nikol witnessed first hand her mother at work trying to attempt Asellus Australis and the surrounding world leaders to join the Protectorate.
  
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She was present in Danai's negotiations for no-nonsense agreement to between her and Lady Marik to go back to [[Sian]] and have her brother write a formal written agreement between Oriente and Confederation. After a month, Danai returned with "concrete promises" to create a written agreement and makes up with Nikol who she thought had betrayed her trust.  Nikol gives reassuring hug to Danai that she will do well, in her military campaign to reclaim worlds, over come her defeat to egotistical Republic military commander.
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While at the funeral on Terra, Nikol had a chance to meet young nobles from all of the [[Inner Sphere]] great houses, as well as members from the Clans.  During the event she first meets [[Danai Liao-Centrella]] and they quickly become great friends.  In addition to the meet and greet, she was able to see her mother's rivals for the throne of the Free Worlds League, [[Anson Marik]] and [[Lester Cameron-Jones]]. She also was a part of a secret meeting between her mother and [[Daoshen Liao]] which centered around on plans for how both of their nations would be able to take worlds from the [[Republic of the Sphere]].{{Citation needed}}
  
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Nikol was given the command of her mother’s elite Eagle Talon Battalion to conduct military campaign to claim independent worlds near Oriente’s borders.  The military campaign started in January of [[3137]], where her Eagle's Talons annexed three worlds;  Asellus Australis, [[Oceana]], and [[Angell II]]. Her task force intercepted aerospace forces of the [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]] to reinforce on their way to besieged world of [[Marik]].  Delaying their arrival and preventing bulk of them reinforces to arrive in time rescue sister units on Marik fighting [[Spirit Cats|Clan Spirit Cats]] for control of the planet.  Her force arrives in Marik space, to discover the world had taken by the Cats.  She then discovers that the world is now under the domain of both the Spirit Cats and the [[Clan Sea Fox]].
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In [[3136]], Danai arrived on [[Oriente]] for a diplomatic mission, however, Jessica Marik acted harshly against Danai due to the actions that [[House Liao]] had taken which went against the unwritten agreement that both parties agreed upon on Terra.  Nikol, not agreeing with how her mother was acting towards her friend, she confides in Danai that she does not agree with her mother and wants to know what is troubling her.  That is when Danai confesses to Nikol that she was raped by [[Caleb Davion]].  Nikol was a witness at the negotiations for an agreement between the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the Oriente for a formal written agreement.{{Citation needed}}
  
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She returned to Oriente with her sister Julietta who had been sent to Marik as envoy to the Spirit Cats. After their return, her family suffered from an attempt on assassination of her brother Janos and her sister Julietta.  The attack left Janos dead and Julietta in a coma.  Her mother speculated that this attack was done to prevent them from reforming the Free World League.
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==== Military Command ====
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To expand the border of the Protectorate, Nikol was given command of her mother's elite [[Eagle's Talons]] battalion to conduct a campaign to conquer surrounding independent worlds.  When the campaign started in January [[3137]], her forces were quick to annex three worlds; Asellus Australis, [[Oceana]], and [[Angell II]].  Her forces were also able to intercept aerospace assets of the [[Marik-Stewart Commonwealth]] which were on the way to relieve the beleaguered world of [[Marik]].  When her task force arrived in the Marik system, they found out that their actions allowed the [[Spirit Cats]] to take control of the planet which is now under the domain of both the Cats and [[Clan Sea Fox]].
  
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In January, [[3138]] Nikol was later detached from her Eagle Talon’s and given new assignment by her mother.  Her mission was to setup ‘’Liberation units’’ on the former Marik-Stewart worlds in effort to bind them to Oriente's government. Also find many former Marik-Stewart forces that survived the [[Operation Hammerfall|Lyran-Wolf invasion]], specially the [[Silver Hawk Irregulars]] and try to convince them to join forces with her.  She accompanies her Talon’s from Oriente, where she gave command of the Eagles to her executive officer, [[Force Commander]] [[Ivan Casson]]. Nikol only took the Talon’s light infantry assets and their [[DropShip]] ''Pontiac'' with her first leg of her diplomatic mission.
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She would return to [[Oriente]] with her older sister Julietta, who was an envoy to the Spirit Cats. When they arrived on world, her family suffered an assassination attempt which resulted in the death of Janos.  Jessica speculated that the assassin was sent from a rival leader who wanted to prevent her attempt at reforming the Free Worlds League.
  
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She infiltrated the Lyran controlled world of  [[Gallatin]] and made contact with one of world's liberation units in March. She became their contact person, offering supplies and in the future arms for the resistance.  In the course of travelling from world to world, among the Clan & Lyran occupied worlds and other non-Oriente worlds, she became more dedicated to helping and aiding people of the League at one point having to give herself the title of [[Minister-General]]<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. 221 – "Nikol explanation on her-self made title".</ref> .
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==== Relief Mission ====
  
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Nikol visited the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth world of [[Ares]], where she met Viscount Farrow, whom convinced her of the value of his world administrative powers and ability to collect information .  He tried swooning her to his cause. Ultimately, Captain-General Jessica Marik took the world under her protection knowing how war with Lyrans & Wolves was going to turn out.
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In [[3138]], Nikol was detached from the Eagle's Talons and given a new assignment from her mother.  Her now position was to create "Liberation Units" on the former worlds of the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth in an effort to incorporate them into the Orient's government.  In addition, she was instructed to find any forces from the Commonwealth that survived during the [[Operation HAMMERFALL|Lyran-Wolf invasion]] and convince them to join the forces of the Oriente Protectorate.
  
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By October, she landed on [[New Hope]] and found the Silver Hawks Irregulars base. She met with them to convince them to support her mother's bid to reunify the Free World League, and gather the strength to resist the Lyrans & the Wolves. At the same time, her mother married Thaddeous Marik in a political marriage, where he in turn adopted Nikol and her siblings as his children officially making her part of the ''Marik'' family.
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While on her travels, she was able to make contacts on [[Clan Wolf]], [[Lyran Commonwealth]], and other non-Oriente worlds. On her travels, she became more and more dedicated to helping the people by bringing aid to the people. She would give herself the unofficial title of [[Minister-General]] while helping the people.<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. 221, "Nikol explanation on her self made title".</ref>
  
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In July [[3139]], Nikol position of [[Minister-General]] has become official position of new Free World League government, handling the domestic affairs of the people of the League.  She acting as direct aide to the Captain-General.<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. 314 – "Thaddeus Marik explains Minister-General & Warden-General’s primary responsibilities".</ref>
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Her travels brought her to [[New Hope]] where she found the [[Silver Hawk Irregulars]] base.  She was able to convince them to join the forces of the Oriente and and to help support her mother's bid to unify the fractured realms that were once the a part of the Free Worlds League.  At the same time, her mother married [[Thaddeus Marik III|Thaddeus Marik]] in a political arrangement to become a true "Marik" and have the weight of the name to recreate the League.  Due to this marriage, Nikol and her siblings were adopted by Thaddeus which made them officially a part of the "Marik" family.
  
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==Character Notes==
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=== Rebirth of Free Worlds League ===
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When the [[Free Worlds League]] was resurrected, Nikol's mother wanted to get her ready for when she would take the throne.  To do this, Nikol was given the position of Minister-General in July [[3139]].  As Minister-Gerneral, Nikol's job was to preside over the [[Free_Worlds_League#Parliament|parliament]] of the rebuilt government, as well as handling all of the domestic affairs within the League.<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. 314 – "Thaddeus Marik explains Minister-General & Warden-General’s primary responsibilities".</ref><ref name=ER3145></ref>
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== Character Notes ==
  
 
*Nikol when active in military combat, was noted ''[[Battlemaster#Variants|BLR-5M Battlemaster]]'' pilot.  Her full birth name is Nikol Halas-Hughes Marik.
 
*Nikol when active in military combat, was noted ''[[Battlemaster#Variants|BLR-5M Battlemaster]]'' pilot.  Her full birth name is Nikol Halas-Hughes Marik.
  
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==References==
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==Bibliogrphy==
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== Bibliography ==
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*''[[Sword of Sedition]]'' - First appearance
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* ''[[Sword of Sedition]]'' - First appearance
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*''[[Principles of Desolation]]''
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* ''[[Principles of Desolation]]''
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*''[[Pandora's Gambit]]'' - First featured appearance
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* ''[[Pandora's Gambit]]'' - First featured appearance
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*''[[To Ride the Chimera]]''
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* ''[[To Ride the Chimera]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
  
  
 
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At age of 35 in 3145

Nikol Marik (b. 3110[1] - d. 3???) is a 32nd Century noblewoman from the Free Worlds League.

Character History

Early Life

The youngest child born to Jessica Marik and Philip Hughes. While growing up, people remarked at how close her appearance was to that of her mother when she was as young as Nikol.[1]

Growing up as the fifth in line to throne of the Oriente Protectorate, gave her the freedom to choose her own way in life. She took that freedom to become a warrior. She trained herself to become a MechWarrior and a battlefield strategist.[1]

Grooming

The unfortunate death of her older brother Janos, and the rest of her siblings being catapulted into situations away from the throne; fate has decided that instead of a warrior that she will become the heir of the Oriente Protectorate.

When the funeral for Victor Steiner-Davion was going to take place on Terra in 3135, Nikol's mother insisted that she join her on the trip. On the trip, Jessica began to test and educate Nikol in the ways of diplomacy which would help her in the future as Captain-Gerneral. Before reaching Terra, they mad a quick stop on Asellus Australis where Nikol witnessed first hand her mother at work trying to attempt Asellus Australis and the surrounding world leaders to join the Protectorate.

While at the funeral on Terra, Nikol had a chance to meet young nobles from all of the Inner Sphere great houses, as well as members from the Clans. During the event she first meets Danai Liao-Centrella and they quickly become great friends. In addition to the meet and greet, she was able to see her mother's rivals for the throne of the Free Worlds League, Anson Marik and Lester Cameron-Jones. She also was a part of a secret meeting between her mother and Daoshen Liao which centered around on plans for how both of their nations would be able to take worlds from the Republic of the Sphere.[citation needed]

In 3136, Danai arrived on Oriente for a diplomatic mission, however, Jessica Marik acted harshly against Danai due to the actions that House Liao had taken which went against the unwritten agreement that both parties agreed upon on Terra. Nikol, not agreeing with how her mother was acting towards her friend, she confides in Danai that she does not agree with her mother and wants to know what is troubling her. That is when Danai confesses to Nikol that she was raped by Caleb Davion. Nikol was a witness at the negotiations for an agreement between the Capellan Confederation and the Oriente for a formal written agreement.[citation needed]

Military Command

To expand the border of the Protectorate, Nikol was given command of her mother's elite Eagle's Talons battalion to conduct a campaign to conquer surrounding independent worlds. When the campaign started in January 3137, her forces were quick to annex three worlds; Asellus Australis, Oceana, and Angell II. Her forces were also able to intercept aerospace assets of the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth which were on the way to relieve the beleaguered world of Marik. When her task force arrived in the Marik system, they found out that their actions allowed the Spirit Cats to take control of the planet which is now under the domain of both the Cats and Clan Sea Fox.

She would return to Oriente with her older sister Julietta, who was an envoy to the Spirit Cats. When they arrived on world, her family suffered an assassination attempt which resulted in the death of Janos. Jessica speculated that the assassin was sent from a rival leader who wanted to prevent her attempt at reforming the Free Worlds League.

Relief Mission

In 3138, Nikol was detached from the Eagle's Talons and given a new assignment from her mother. Her now position was to create "Liberation Units" on the former worlds of the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth in an effort to incorporate them into the Orient's government. In addition, she was instructed to find any forces from the Commonwealth that survived during the Lyran-Wolf invasion and convince them to join the forces of the Oriente Protectorate.

While on her travels, she was able to make contacts on Clan Wolf, Lyran Commonwealth, and other non-Oriente worlds. On her travels, she became more and more dedicated to helping the people by bringing aid to the people. She would give herself the unofficial title of Minister-General while helping the people.[2]

Her travels brought her to New Hope where she found the Silver Hawk Irregulars base. She was able to convince them to join the forces of the Oriente and and to help support her mother's bid to unify the fractured realms that were once the a part of the Free Worlds League. At the same time, her mother married Thaddeus Marik in a political arrangement to become a true "Marik" and have the weight of the name to recreate the League. Due to this marriage, Nikol and her siblings were adopted by Thaddeus which made them officially a part of the "Marik" family.

Rebirth of Free Worlds League

When the Free Worlds League was resurrected, Nikol's mother wanted to get her ready for when she would take the throne. To do this, Nikol was given the position of Minister-General in July 3139. As Minister-Gerneral, Nikol's job was to preside over the parliament of the rebuilt government, as well as handling all of the domestic affairs within the League.[3][1]

Character Notes

  • Nikol when active in military combat, was noted BLR-5M Battlemaster pilot. Her full birth name is Nikol Halas-Hughes Marik.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Era Report: 3145, p. 95-96, "Nikol Marik profile"
  2. ↑ To Ride the Chimera, p. 221, "Nikol explanation on her self made title".
  3. ↑ To Ride the Chimera, p. 314 – "Thaddeus Marik explains Minister-General & Warden-General’s primary responsibilities".

Bibliography

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