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Line 11: | position = | position = | profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] | profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] − | parents = [[Jiri Rousset]] (father)<br>[[Kristen Marik]] (mother) + | parents = [[Jiri Rousset]] (father)<br/>[[Kristen Marik]] (mother) − | siblings = [[Ana Rousset-Marik]]<br>[[Janos Rousset-Marik]] + | siblings = [[Ana Rousset-Marik]]<br/>[[Janos Rousset-Marik]] | spouse = [[Christopher Hampton]]<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> | spouse = [[Christopher Hampton]]<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> − | children = [[Agatha Hampton-Marik|Agatha Marik]]<ref name=TRtCc4>''To Ride the Chimera'', ch. 4</ref><br>[[Alycia Rousset-Marik]]<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> + | children = [[Agatha Hampton-Marik|Agatha Marik]]<ref name=TRtCc4>''To Ride the Chimera'', ch. 4</ref><br/>[[Alycia Rousset-Marik]]<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> }} }} ==History== ==History== − '''Alys Rousset-Marik''' was the youngest child of [[Kristen Marik]] and [[Jiri Rousset]]. The couple ran the [[mercenary unit]] [[Kristen's Krushers]], and Alys entered [[Princefield Academy]] in [[3059]] to become a part of it. Her two older siblings, Ana and Janos, were already officers within the unit. During the 3060s, the [[FedCom Civil War]] found Kristen's Krushers on [[Coventry]] and then [[Arcadia (LC)|Arcadia]], where the unit was smashed and Kristen, [[Ana Rousset-Marik|Ana]], and [[Janos Rousset-Marik|Janos]] were all killed. Alys blamed the man whom she believed to be her uncle, [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik (False)|Thomas]], for not doing enough to save her family. + '''Alys Rousset-Marik''' was the youngest child of [[Kristen Marik]] and [[Jiri Rousset]]. The couple ran the [[mercenary unit]] [[Kristen's Krushers]], and Alys entered [[Princefield Academy]] in [[3059]] to become a part of it. Her two older siblings, Ana and Janos, were already officers within the unit. During the 3060s, the [[FedCom Civil War]] found Kristen's Krushers on [[Coventry]] and then [[Arcadia (LC)|Arcadia]], where the unit was smashed and Kristen, [[Ana Rousset-Marik|Ana]], and [[Janos Rousset-Marik|Janos]] were all killed. Alys blamed the man whom she believed to be her uncle, [[Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik (False)|Thomas]], for not doing enough to save her family. This left Alys as the sole heir to her mother's mercenary unit, as well as Kristen's little-used title as Duchess of [[Augustine]]. Alys spent the next few years under the radar, raising her orphaned nephew, and allowing her father to run the mercenary unit (renamed "[[The Krushers]]") she inherited in all but name. This left Alys as the sole heir to her mother's mercenary unit, as well as Kristen's little-used title as Duchess of [[Augustine]]. Alys spent the next few years under the radar, raising her orphaned nephew, and allowing her father to run the mercenary unit (renamed "[[The Krushers]]") she inherited in all but name. − In [[3067]], Alys gave a speech to the Parliament of the [[Free Worlds League]] wherein she questioned the need for [[Resolution 288]]<ref name="MAM:TSDp66">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 66: "Founding Principles"</ref> and challenged Parliament to remove the resolution, which would remove the permanent status of the Captain-Generalcy and which would also have the immediate effect of removing [[Thomas Marik]] from power. While this would also severely curtail the power of House Marik in general, Alys put herself out in front of the growing resistance to Thomas' attempts to centralize power. + In [[3067]] Alys gave a speech to the Parliament of the [[Free Worlds League]] wherein she questioned the need for [[Resolution 288]]<ref name="MAM:TSDp66">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 66: "Founding Principles"</ref> and challenged Parliament to remove the resolution, which would remove the permanent status of the Captain-Generalcy and which would also have the immediate effect of removing [[Thomas Marik]] from power. While this would also severely curtail the power of House Marik in general, Alys put herself out in front of the growing resistance to Thomas' attempts to centralize power. What emerged from her call was entitled the "[[Great Debate of 3067|Great Debate]],"<ref name="MAM:TSDp66"/> which ultimately came to nothing as Parliament voted to keep the position of Captain-General permanent. While various members of the Houses ruling the [[Duchy of Andurien]] and [[Principality of Regulus]] had called Resolution 288 into question in the past, Alys was the first member of [[House Marik]] to do so, and her actions established her as a potential player within the murky world of politics within the Free Worlds League.<ref name="MAM:TSDp66"/> What emerged from her call was entitled the "[[Great Debate of 3067|Great Debate]],"<ref name="MAM:TSDp66"/> which ultimately came to nothing as Parliament voted to keep the position of Captain-General permanent. While various members of the Houses ruling the [[Duchy of Andurien]] and [[Principality of Regulus]] had called Resolution 288 into question in the past, Alys was the first member of [[House Marik]] to do so, and her actions established her as a potential player within the murky world of politics within the Free Worlds League.<ref name="MAM:TSDp66"/> Line 41:
Line 41: Alys' political acumen allowed her to gather allies, forge political alliances and even negotiate for assistance from some of the Word of Blake's allies during the Jihad, and proved to be her greatest strength; unfortunately, her abilities as a strategic commander were somewhat lacking compared to her political abilities. This, combined with faulty intelligence and poor planning slowed the efforts of Alys' resistance forces and diminished their contribution to [[Operation SCOUR]], as did a number of setbacks on the battlefield. This often resulted in the resistance forces having little choice other than to conduct hit and run attacks which were less effective than those tactics used by other forces.<ref name="FR:FWLMp14">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 14: "Alys Rousset Marik's Resistance"</ref> Alys' political acumen allowed her to gather allies, forge political alliances and even negotiate for assistance from some of the Word of Blake's allies during the Jihad, and proved to be her greatest strength; unfortunately, her abilities as a strategic commander were somewhat lacking compared to her political abilities. This, combined with faulty intelligence and poor planning slowed the efforts of Alys' resistance forces and diminished their contribution to [[Operation SCOUR]], as did a number of setbacks on the battlefield. This often resulted in the resistance forces having little choice other than to conduct hit and run attacks which were less effective than those tactics used by other forces.<ref name="FR:FWLMp14">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 14: "Alys Rousset Marik's Resistance"</ref> − In [[3078]], she led the Task Force which liberated the planet [[Hsien]]. On 22 January, she had a meeting with his officers. The arrival of two regiments of the [[Capellan Confederation]] had turned the battle against the Blakists unto one three-sided. She had to activate the [[Clan Hell's Horses]] [[11th Mechanized Horses Cavalry (Clan Hell's Horses)|Eleventh Mechanized Horses Cavalry]] [[Cluster]]. She ordered his commander, [[Star Colonel]] [[John Lassenerra]] to attack the elite of the Capellan force, the [[Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers]] and ''kill them until she tell him to stop''. As the Rangers were descendants of the SLDF units which stayed behind at [[Operation Exodus]], the Colonel was happy to obey, showing a deep hate against them. Alys also reinforced his Cluster with a support company, [[Third Cole Harbor Support Battalion]]. Once Lassenerra departed, Alyus talked with the battalion's leader, Lieutenant Junios [[Kendra Slavoski]], ordering her to be Alys' eyes, ears and conscience between the Horses.<ref>''A Trial Most Acceptable'' (in ''Shrapnel'' #10), pp. 79-82</ref> + In [[3078]], she led the Task Force which liberated the planet [[Hsien]]. The 22th January, he had a meeting with his officers. The arrival of two regiments of the [[Capellan Confederation]] had turned the battle against the Blakists unto one three-sided. She had to activate the [[Clan Hell's Horses]] [[Eleventh Mechanized Horses Cavalry (Clan Hell's Horses)]] [[Cluster]]. She ordered his commander, [[Stal Colonel]] [[John Lassenerra]] to attack the elite of the Capellan force, the [[4th Ceti Tau Rangers]] and ''kill them until she tell him to stop''. As the Rangers were descendants of the SLDF units which stayed behind at [[Operation Exodus]], the Colonel was happy to obey, showing a deep hate against them. Alys also reinforced his Cluster with a support company, [[3rd Cole Harbor Support Battalion]]. Once Lassenerra departed, Alyus talked with the battalion's leader, Lieutenant Junios [[Kendra Slavoski]], ordering her to be Alys' eyes, ears and conscience between the Horses.<ref>''A Trial Most Acceptable'' in ''Shrapnel'' #10'' p. 79-82</ref> − + The Horses succeeded beyond expectations. In barely two days, the Capellans ceased their attacks and agreed to negotiate a deal. Lassenerra then thanked Alys for his opportunity to fight and gave her, as present, a needler taken from a death Capellan commando. Alys congratulated both for their success, and suggested than, if the Colonel wasn't interested in keeping Kendra, she will welcome her in her personal staff. She made the same offer to Kendra, but the young refused: first, she wanted to learn more from the best, and for her, those were the Horses.<ref>''A Trial Most Acceptable'' in ''Shrapnel'' #10'' p. 126-127</ref> − The Horses succeeded beyond expectations. In barely two days, the Capellans ceased their attacks and agreed to negotiate a deal. Lassenerra then thanked Alys for his opportunity to fight and gave her, as present, a needler taken from a death Capellan commando. Alys congratulated both for their success, and suggested than, if the Colonel wasn't interested in keeping Kendra, she will welcome her in her personal staff. She made the same offer to Kendra, but the young refused: first, she wanted to learn more from the best, and for her, those were the Horses.<ref>''A Trial Most Acceptable'' (in ''Shrapnel'' #10), pp. 126-127</ref> During the assault on Terra Alys commanded a task force consisting of the [[Twelfth Atrean Dragoons]], the [[Seventh Donegal Guards]], the Com Guard Fifth Army and the mercenary unit known as the [[Devil's Brigade]]; her group was responsible for subduing the Blakist forces located in the Great Britain region of Terra, an area that included the headquarters at the [[Sandhurst Royal Military College]]; the Blakists used guerrilla tactics to resist her forces, drawing the fighting out across the Pennines and the mountains in Wales before finally being defeated.<ref name="JHS:Tp108">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 108: "Sandhurst Falls"</ref> During the assault on Terra Alys commanded a task force consisting of the [[Twelfth Atrean Dragoons]], the [[Seventh Donegal Guards]], the Com Guard Fifth Army and the mercenary unit known as the [[Devil's Brigade]]; her group was responsible for subduing the Blakist forces located in the Great Britain region of Terra, an area that included the headquarters at the [[Sandhurst Royal Military College]]; the Blakists used guerrilla tactics to resist her forces, drawing the fighting out across the Pennines and the mountains in Wales before finally being defeated.<ref name="JHS:Tp108">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 108: "Sandhurst Falls"</ref> − Despite the mutual nonaggression pact established between Alys and Corinne, in [[3079]] the [[First Free Worlds Guards]] were still maintaining a blockade that prevented Alys' return to Augustine, a blockade born out of the belief that in following [[Devlin Stone]], Alys was betraying the League to foreign interests.<ref name="FR:FWLMp8">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 8: "Condition"</ref> Corinne had evidently agreed with Alys at some point that the former Free Worlds League planets incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] would be allowed to choose who would govern them in the future, but Corinne was evidently unwilling or unable to enforce that agreement, at least initially. In defiance of whatever had been agreed the [[Home Guard (Free Worlds League)|Home Guard]] were still in place on [[Stewart]] and the [[Gryphons]] on [[Kalidasa]] in August 3079. Alys contacted Corinne on 10 August 3079 and indicated in relatively blunt terms that the occupation of both worlds by the two regiments wouldn't be tolerated, even though Alys and her resistance forces had fought alongside the Home Guard and the Home Guard continued to regard Stewart as their homeworld. Declaring that the Free Worlds League had forfeited the right to govern the worlds since allowing them to be occupied by the Blakists and that their fate shouldn't be dictated by whichever local force had the largest army, Alys served Corinne with an ultimatum to remove both regiments. She also indicated that she intended to return to Augustine, but would not subject herself to Corinne's rule.<ref name="O:FWLp36">''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 36: "No More Niceties"</ref> + Despite the mutual nonaggression pact established between Alys and Corinne, in [[3079]] the [[First Free Worlds Guards]] were still maintaining a blockade that prevented Alys' return to Augustine, a blockade born out of the belief that in following [[Devlin Stone]], Alys was betraying the League to foreign interests.<ref name="FR:FWLMp8">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 8: "Condition"</ref> Corinne had evidently agreed with Alys at some point that the former Free Worlds League planets incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] would be allowed to choose who would govern them in the future, but Corinne was evidently unwilling or unable to enforce that agreement, at least initially. In defiance of whatever had been agreed the [[Home Guard (Free Worlds League)|Home Guard]] were still in place on [[Stewart]] and the [[Gryphons]] on [[Kalidasa]] in August 3079. Alys contacted Corinne on the 10th of August 3079 and indicated in relatively blunt terms that the occupation of both worlds by the two regiments wouldn't be tolerated, even though Alys and her resistance forces had fought alongside the Home Guard and the Home Guard continued to regard Stewart as their homeworld. Declaring that the Free Worlds League had forfeited the right to govern the worlds since allowing them to be occupied by the Blakists and that their fate shouldn't be dictated by whichever local force had the largest army, Alys served Corinne with an ultimatum to remove both regiments. She also indicated that she intended to return to Augustine, but would not subject herself to Corinne's rule.<ref name="O:FWLp36">''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 36: "No More Niceties"</ref> {{Quote|You agreed to this before; now I am holding you to that agreement. With force, if I must. Know that this will haunt me and my soldiers to the end of our days, but also know that I believe that this is the right thing to do. And trust me: I will win.|[[Duchess]] Alys Rousset-Marik to Captain-General Corinne Marik, 10 August 3079.<ref name="O:FWLp36"/>}} {{Quote|You agreed to this before; now I am holding you to that agreement. With force, if I must. Know that this will haunt me and my soldiers to the end of our days, but also know that I believe that this is the right thing to do. And trust me: I will win.|[[Duchess]] Alys Rousset-Marik to Captain-General Corinne Marik, 10 August 3079.<ref name="O:FWLp36"/>}} − Unwilling to accept calls to attempt to take the position of Captain-General, Alys served as a negotiator between the various provincial states left after the League's breakup and the Republic of the Sphere.<ref name="FR:FWLMp14"/> Alys was already noted as creating the potential for a merger between [[The Protectorate|the Protectorate]] and the [[Duchy of Oriente]] as early as 3079, a merger made possible by the cooperation between [[StarCorps Industries]], the Halas family and Alys that led to the design and manufacture of [[Kopis]] [[battle armor]].<ref name="O:FWLp26">''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 26: "The Protectorate"</ref> + Unwilling to accept calls to attempt to take the position of Captain-General, Alys served as a negotiator between the various provincial states left after the League's breakup and the Republic of the Sphere.<ref name="FR:FWLMp14"/> Alys was already noted as creating the potential for a merger between the [[Protectorate]] and the [[Duchy of Oriente]] as early as 3079, a merger made possible by the cooperation between [[StarCorps Industries]], the Halas family and Alys that led to the design and manufacture of [[Kopis]] [[battle armor]].<ref name="O:FWLp26">''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 26: "The Protectorate"</ref> After the Jihad Alys enjoyed a reputation as a hero on those Free Worlds League worlds that had either bordered the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], had been subsumed into it, or which felt as if they had been neglected or abandoned by the League. The combination of Marik blood, heroism in battle and her forthright, unpresuming nature made her almost an idol, revered as if she were a mix of media star and saint. Her call to dissolve the League was popular even before the Jihad on many of the worlds which would become independent, giving her many supporters beyond the worlds she brought into the Republic of the Sphere.<ref name="J:FRp94">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 94: "Pro-Republic Powers"</ref> After the Jihad Alys enjoyed a reputation as a hero on those Free Worlds League worlds that had either bordered the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], had been subsumed into it, or which felt as if they had been neglected or abandoned by the League. The combination of Marik blood, heroism in battle and her forthright, unpresuming nature made her almost an idol, revered as if she were a mix of media star and saint. Her call to dissolve the League was popular even before the Jihad on many of the worlds which would become independent, giving her many supporters beyond the worlds she brought into the Republic of the Sphere.<ref name="J:FRp94">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 94: "Pro-Republic Powers"</ref> Line 58:
Line 57: ===Paladin=== ===Paladin=== − Alys was one of the original seventeen Paladins of the Republic.<ref name=FM3085p17>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 17: "The Paladins"</ref> + Alys was one of the original seventeen Paladins of the Republic<ref name=FM3085p17>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 17: "The Paladins"</ref> Wounded in action on [[Liao]] during the [[Capellan Crusades]], she retired shortly afterwards. Wounded in action on [[Liao]] during the [[Capellan Crusades]], she retired shortly afterwards. Line 66:
Line 65: Alys was known to have at least two daughters, although her marital status is unclear. Her second daughter, [[Alycia Rousset-Marik|Alycia]], was born to [[Christopher Hampton]] in [[3074]], although Alycia's existence was kept a secret until [[3076]] and her whereabouts remained a mystery during the Jihad. Christopher Hampton is known to have been killed in late [[3075]] by a Blakist suicide bomber.<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> Alys was known to have at least two daughters, although her marital status is unclear. Her second daughter, [[Alycia Rousset-Marik|Alycia]], was born to [[Christopher Hampton]] in [[3074]], although Alycia's existence was kept a secret until [[3076]] and her whereabouts remained a mystery during the Jihad. Christopher Hampton is known to have been killed in late [[3075]] by a Blakist suicide bomber.<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> − Alys was the grandmother of [[Thaddeus Marik (32nd c.)|Thaddeus Marik]] and [[Frederick Marik (32nd c.)|Frederick Marik]] who later became pivotal in the re-formation of the new Free Worlds League in [[3139]].<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. ?{{cn}}</ref> + Alys was the grandmother of [[Thaddeus Marik (32nd c.)|Thaddeus Marik]] and [[Frederick Marik (32nd c.)|Fredrick Marik]] who later became pivotal in the re-formation of the new Free Worlds League in [[3139]].<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. ?{{cn}}</ref> + + == Rules == + <div class="gamerules"> + === 3076 === + * Any force containing Alys Rousset-Marik may treat any Maintenance, Repair or Salvage check as taking place in a Maintenance Facility, regardless of that force's actual location.<ref name="MAM:TSDp256">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 256: "Alys Rousset-Marik"</ref> + </div> ==Gallery== ==Gallery== <gallery> <gallery> − Alys Rousset-Marik JSTBD.png|Alys Rousset-Marik at age 34 + Alys Rousset-Marik JSTBD.png|At age 34 − Alys Rousset-Marik MM.jpg|Alys at age 35 + Alys Rousset-Marik.jpg|At age 35 − Alys Rousset-Marik BTLegends.jpg|Alys from ''[[BattleTech: Legends|BT:Legends]]'' − Victor (Night Lightning) BTLegends.jpg||Alys' ''[[Victor]]'' ''Night Lightning'' from ''BT:Legends'' </gallery> </gallery> Line 80:
Line 83: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[BattleTech: Legends]]'' * ''[[BattleTech: Legends]]'' * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' + * ''[[Field Manual: Update]]'' * ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' * ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' Line 97:
Line 99: * ''[[Pandora's Gambit]]'' (novel) * ''[[Pandora's Gambit]]'' (novel) * ''[[To Ride the Chimera]]'' (novel) * ''[[To Ride the Chimera]]'' (novel) − * ''[[A Trial Most Acceptable]]'' (short story) + * ''[[A Trial Most Acceptable]]'' in ''[[Shrapnel #10]]'' − {{div col end}}+ [[Category:Republic of the Sphere Characters|Rousset-Marik, Alys]] [[Category:Republic of the Sphere Characters|Rousset-Marik, Alys]] [[Category:Free Worlds League Characters|Rousset-Marik, Alys]] [[Category:Free Worlds League Characters|Rousset-Marik, Alys]] [[Category:Mercenary Characters|Rousset-Marik, Alys]] [[Category:Mercenary Characters|Rousset-Marik, Alys]]
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| profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] | | profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] | ||
| − | | parents = [[Jiri Rousset]] (father)<br>[[Kristen Marik]] (mother) | + | | parents = [[Jiri Rousset]] (father)<br/>[[Kristen Marik]] (mother) |
| − | | siblings = [[Ana Rousset-Marik]]<br>[[Janos Rousset-Marik]] | + | | siblings = [[Ana Rousset-Marik]]<br/>[[Janos Rousset-Marik]] |
| spouse = [[Christopher Hampton]]<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> | | spouse = [[Christopher Hampton]]<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> | ||
| − | | children = [[Agatha Hampton-Marik|Agatha Marik]]<ref name=TRtCc4>''To Ride the Chimera'', ch. 4</ref><br>[[Alycia Rousset-Marik]]<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> | + | | children = [[Agatha Hampton-Marik|Agatha Marik]]<ref name=TRtCc4>''To Ride the Chimera'', ch. 4</ref><br/>[[Alycia Rousset-Marik]]<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | '''Alys Rousset-Marik''' was the youngest child of [[Kristen Marik]] and [[Jiri Rousset]]. The couple ran the [[mercenary unit]] [[Kristen's Krushers]], and Alys entered [[Princefield Academy]] in [[3059]] to become a part of it. Her two older siblings, Ana and Janos, were already officers within the unit. During the 3060s, the [[FedCom Civil War]] found Kristen's Krushers on [[Coventry]] and then [[Arcadia (LC)|Arcadia]], where the unit was smashed and Kristen, [[Ana Rousset-Marik|Ana]], and [[Janos Rousset-Marik|Janos]] were all killed. Alys blamed the man whom she believed to be her uncle, [[ | + | '''Alys Rousset-Marik''' was the youngest child of [[Kristen Marik]] and [[Jiri Rousset]]. The couple ran the [[mercenary unit]] [[Kristen's Krushers]], and Alys entered [[Princefield Academy]] in [[3059]] to become a part of it. Her two older siblings, Ana and Janos, were already officers within the unit. During the 3060s, the [[FedCom Civil War]] found Kristen's Krushers on [[Coventry]] and then [[Arcadia (LC)|Arcadia]], where the unit was smashed and Kristen, [[Ana Rousset-Marik|Ana]], and [[Janos Rousset-Marik|Janos]] were all killed. Alys blamed the man whom she believed to be her uncle, [[Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik (False)|Thomas]], for not doing enough to save her family. |
This left Alys as the sole heir to her mother's mercenary unit, as well as Kristen's little-used title as Duchess of [[Augustine]]. Alys spent the next few years under the radar, raising her orphaned nephew, and allowing her father to run the mercenary unit (renamed "[[The Krushers]]") she inherited in all but name. | This left Alys as the sole heir to her mother's mercenary unit, as well as Kristen's little-used title as Duchess of [[Augustine]]. Alys spent the next few years under the radar, raising her orphaned nephew, and allowing her father to run the mercenary unit (renamed "[[The Krushers]]") she inherited in all but name. | ||
| − | In [[3067]] | + | In [[3067]] Alys gave a speech to the Parliament of the [[Free Worlds League]] wherein she questioned the need for [[Resolution 288]]<ref name="MAM:TSDp66">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 66: "Founding Principles"</ref> and challenged Parliament to remove the resolution, which would remove the permanent status of the Captain-Generalcy and which would also have the immediate effect of removing [[Thomas Marik]] from power. While this would also severely curtail the power of House Marik in general, Alys put herself out in front of the growing resistance to Thomas' attempts to centralize power. |
What emerged from her call was entitled the "[[Great Debate of 3067|Great Debate]],"<ref name="MAM:TSDp66"/> which ultimately came to nothing as Parliament voted to keep the position of Captain-General permanent. While various members of the Houses ruling the [[Duchy of Andurien]] and [[Principality of Regulus]] had called Resolution 288 into question in the past, Alys was the first member of [[House Marik]] to do so, and her actions established her as a potential player within the murky world of politics within the Free Worlds League.<ref name="MAM:TSDp66"/> | What emerged from her call was entitled the "[[Great Debate of 3067|Great Debate]],"<ref name="MAM:TSDp66"/> which ultimately came to nothing as Parliament voted to keep the position of Captain-General permanent. While various members of the Houses ruling the [[Duchy of Andurien]] and [[Principality of Regulus]] had called Resolution 288 into question in the past, Alys was the first member of [[House Marik]] to do so, and her actions established her as a potential player within the murky world of politics within the Free Worlds League.<ref name="MAM:TSDp66"/> | ||
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Alys' political acumen allowed her to gather allies, forge political alliances and even negotiate for assistance from some of the Word of Blake's allies during the Jihad, and proved to be her greatest strength; unfortunately, her abilities as a strategic commander were somewhat lacking compared to her political abilities. This, combined with faulty intelligence and poor planning slowed the efforts of Alys' resistance forces and diminished their contribution to [[Operation SCOUR]], as did a number of setbacks on the battlefield. This often resulted in the resistance forces having little choice other than to conduct hit and run attacks which were less effective than those tactics used by other forces.<ref name="FR:FWLMp14">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 14: "Alys Rousset Marik's Resistance"</ref> | Alys' political acumen allowed her to gather allies, forge political alliances and even negotiate for assistance from some of the Word of Blake's allies during the Jihad, and proved to be her greatest strength; unfortunately, her abilities as a strategic commander were somewhat lacking compared to her political abilities. This, combined with faulty intelligence and poor planning slowed the efforts of Alys' resistance forces and diminished their contribution to [[Operation SCOUR]], as did a number of setbacks on the battlefield. This often resulted in the resistance forces having little choice other than to conduct hit and run attacks which were less effective than those tactics used by other forces.<ref name="FR:FWLMp14">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 14: "Alys Rousset Marik's Resistance"</ref> | ||
| − | In [[3078]], she led the Task Force which liberated the planet [[Hsien]]. | + | In [[3078]], she led the Task Force which liberated the planet [[Hsien]]. The 22th January, he had a meeting with his officers. The arrival of two regiments of the [[Capellan Confederation]] had turned the battle against the Blakists unto one three-sided. She had to activate the [[Clan Hell's Horses]] [[Eleventh Mechanized Horses Cavalry (Clan Hell's Horses)]] [[Cluster]]. She ordered his commander, [[Stal Colonel]] [[John Lassenerra]] to attack the elite of the Capellan force, the [[4th Ceti Tau Rangers]] and ''kill them until she tell him to stop''. As the Rangers were descendants of the SLDF units which stayed behind at [[Operation Exodus]], the Colonel was happy to obey, showing a deep hate against them. Alys also reinforced his Cluster with a support company, [[3rd Cole Harbor Support Battalion]]. Once Lassenerra departed, Alyus talked with the battalion's leader, Lieutenant Junios [[Kendra Slavoski]], ordering her to be Alys' eyes, ears and conscience between the Horses.<ref>''A Trial Most Acceptable'' in ''Shrapnel'' #10'' p. 79-82</ref> |
| − | + | The Horses succeeded beyond expectations. In barely two days, the Capellans ceased their attacks and agreed to negotiate a deal. Lassenerra then thanked Alys for his opportunity to fight and gave her, as present, a needler taken from a death Capellan commando. Alys congratulated both for their success, and suggested than, if the Colonel wasn't interested in keeping Kendra, she will welcome her in her personal staff. She made the same offer to Kendra, but the young refused: first, she wanted to learn more from the best, and for her, those were the Horses.<ref>''A Trial Most Acceptable'' in ''Shrapnel'' #10'' p. 126-127</ref> | |
| − | The Horses succeeded beyond expectations. In barely two days, the Capellans ceased their attacks and agreed to negotiate a deal. Lassenerra then thanked Alys for his opportunity to fight and gave her, as present, a needler taken from a death Capellan commando. Alys congratulated both for their success, and suggested than, if the Colonel wasn't interested in keeping Kendra, she will welcome her in her personal staff. She made the same offer to Kendra, but the young refused: first, she wanted to learn more from the best, and for her, those were the Horses.<ref>''A Trial Most Acceptable'' | ||
During the assault on Terra Alys commanded a task force consisting of the [[Twelfth Atrean Dragoons]], the [[Seventh Donegal Guards]], the Com Guard Fifth Army and the mercenary unit known as the [[Devil's Brigade]]; her group was responsible for subduing the Blakist forces located in the Great Britain region of Terra, an area that included the headquarters at the [[Sandhurst Royal Military College]]; the Blakists used guerrilla tactics to resist her forces, drawing the fighting out across the Pennines and the mountains in Wales before finally being defeated.<ref name="JHS:Tp108">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 108: "Sandhurst Falls"</ref> | During the assault on Terra Alys commanded a task force consisting of the [[Twelfth Atrean Dragoons]], the [[Seventh Donegal Guards]], the Com Guard Fifth Army and the mercenary unit known as the [[Devil's Brigade]]; her group was responsible for subduing the Blakist forces located in the Great Britain region of Terra, an area that included the headquarters at the [[Sandhurst Royal Military College]]; the Blakists used guerrilla tactics to resist her forces, drawing the fighting out across the Pennines and the mountains in Wales before finally being defeated.<ref name="JHS:Tp108">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 108: "Sandhurst Falls"</ref> | ||
| − | Despite the mutual nonaggression pact established between Alys and Corinne, in [[3079]] the [[First Free Worlds Guards]] were still maintaining a blockade that prevented Alys' return to Augustine, a blockade born out of the belief that in following [[Devlin Stone]], Alys was betraying the League to foreign interests.<ref name="FR:FWLMp8">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 8: "Condition"</ref> Corinne had evidently agreed with Alys at some point that the former Free Worlds League planets incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] would be allowed to choose who would govern them in the future, but Corinne was evidently unwilling or unable to enforce that agreement, at least initially. In defiance of whatever had been agreed the [[Home Guard (Free Worlds League)|Home Guard]] were still in place on [[Stewart]] and the [[Gryphons]] on [[Kalidasa]] in August 3079. Alys contacted Corinne on | + | Despite the mutual nonaggression pact established between Alys and Corinne, in [[3079]] the [[First Free Worlds Guards]] were still maintaining a blockade that prevented Alys' return to Augustine, a blockade born out of the belief that in following [[Devlin Stone]], Alys was betraying the League to foreign interests.<ref name="FR:FWLMp8">''Field Report: FWLM'', p. 8: "Condition"</ref> Corinne had evidently agreed with Alys at some point that the former Free Worlds League planets incorporated into the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] would be allowed to choose who would govern them in the future, but Corinne was evidently unwilling or unable to enforce that agreement, at least initially. In defiance of whatever had been agreed the [[Home Guard (Free Worlds League)|Home Guard]] were still in place on [[Stewart]] and the [[Gryphons]] on [[Kalidasa]] in August 3079. Alys contacted Corinne on the 10th of August 3079 and indicated in relatively blunt terms that the occupation of both worlds by the two regiments wouldn't be tolerated, even though Alys and her resistance forces had fought alongside the Home Guard and the Home Guard continued to regard Stewart as their homeworld. Declaring that the Free Worlds League had forfeited the right to govern the worlds since allowing them to be occupied by the Blakists and that their fate shouldn't be dictated by whichever local force had the largest army, Alys served Corinne with an ultimatum to remove both regiments. She also indicated that she intended to return to Augustine, but would not subject herself to Corinne's rule.<ref name="O:FWLp36">''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 36: "No More Niceties"</ref> |
{{Quote|You agreed to this before; now I am holding you to that agreement. With force, if I must. Know that this will haunt me and my soldiers to the end of our days, but also know that I believe that this is the right thing to do. And trust me: I will win.|[[Duchess]] Alys Rousset-Marik to Captain-General Corinne Marik, 10 August 3079.<ref name="O:FWLp36"/>}} | {{Quote|You agreed to this before; now I am holding you to that agreement. With force, if I must. Know that this will haunt me and my soldiers to the end of our days, but also know that I believe that this is the right thing to do. And trust me: I will win.|[[Duchess]] Alys Rousset-Marik to Captain-General Corinne Marik, 10 August 3079.<ref name="O:FWLp36"/>}} | ||
| − | Unwilling to accept calls to attempt to take the position of Captain-General, Alys served as a negotiator between the various provincial states left after the League's breakup and the Republic of the Sphere.<ref name="FR:FWLMp14"/> Alys was already noted as creating the potential for a merger between [[ | + | Unwilling to accept calls to attempt to take the position of Captain-General, Alys served as a negotiator between the various provincial states left after the League's breakup and the Republic of the Sphere.<ref name="FR:FWLMp14"/> Alys was already noted as creating the potential for a merger between the [[Protectorate]] and the [[Duchy of Oriente]] as early as 3079, a merger made possible by the cooperation between [[StarCorps Industries]], the Halas family and Alys that led to the design and manufacture of [[Kopis]] [[battle armor]].<ref name="O:FWLp26">''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 26: "The Protectorate"</ref> |
After the Jihad Alys enjoyed a reputation as a hero on those Free Worlds League worlds that had either bordered the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], had been subsumed into it, or which felt as if they had been neglected or abandoned by the League. The combination of Marik blood, heroism in battle and her forthright, unpresuming nature made her almost an idol, revered as if she were a mix of media star and saint. Her call to dissolve the League was popular even before the Jihad on many of the worlds which would become independent, giving her many supporters beyond the worlds she brought into the Republic of the Sphere.<ref name="J:FRp94">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 94: "Pro-Republic Powers"</ref> | After the Jihad Alys enjoyed a reputation as a hero on those Free Worlds League worlds that had either bordered the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], had been subsumed into it, or which felt as if they had been neglected or abandoned by the League. The combination of Marik blood, heroism in battle and her forthright, unpresuming nature made her almost an idol, revered as if she were a mix of media star and saint. Her call to dissolve the League was popular even before the Jihad on many of the worlds which would become independent, giving her many supporters beyond the worlds she brought into the Republic of the Sphere.<ref name="J:FRp94">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 94: "Pro-Republic Powers"</ref> | ||
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| − | Alys was one of the original seventeen Paladins of the Republic | + | Alys was one of the original seventeen Paladins of the Republic<ref name=FM3085p17>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 17: "The Paladins"</ref> |
Wounded in action on [[Liao]] during the [[Capellan Crusades]], she retired shortly afterwards. | Wounded in action on [[Liao]] during the [[Capellan Crusades]], she retired shortly afterwards. | ||
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Alys was known to have at least two daughters, although her marital status is unclear. Her second daughter, [[Alycia Rousset-Marik|Alycia]], was born to [[Christopher Hampton]] in [[3074]], although Alycia's existence was kept a secret until [[3076]] and her whereabouts remained a mystery during the Jihad. Christopher Hampton is known to have been killed in late [[3075]] by a Blakist suicide bomber.<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> | Alys was known to have at least two daughters, although her marital status is unclear. Her second daughter, [[Alycia Rousset-Marik|Alycia]], was born to [[Christopher Hampton]] in [[3074]], although Alycia's existence was kept a secret until [[3076]] and her whereabouts remained a mystery during the Jihad. Christopher Hampton is known to have been killed in late [[3075]] by a Blakist suicide bomber.<ref name="MAM:TSDp71"/> | ||
| − | Alys was the grandmother of [[Thaddeus Marik (32nd c.)|Thaddeus Marik]] and [[Frederick Marik (32nd c.)| | + | Alys was the grandmother of [[Thaddeus Marik (32nd c.)|Thaddeus Marik]] and [[Frederick Marik (32nd c.)|Fredrick Marik]] who later became pivotal in the re-formation of the new Free Worlds League in [[3139]].<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. ?{{cn}}</ref> |
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| + | == Rules == | ||
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| + | === 3076 === | ||
| + | * Any force containing Alys Rousset-Marik may treat any Maintenance, Repair or Salvage check as taking place in a Maintenance Facility, regardless of that force's actual location.<ref name="MAM:TSDp256">''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 256: "Alys Rousset-Marik"</ref> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | Alys Rousset-Marik JSTBD.png| | + | Alys Rousset-Marik JSTBD.png|At age 34 |
| − | Alys Rousset-Marik | + | Alys Rousset-Marik.jpg|At age 35 |
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[BattleTech: Legends]]'' | * ''[[BattleTech: Legends]]'' | ||
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' | * ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Update]]'' |
* ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: FWLM]]'' | ||
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Pandora's Gambit]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Pandora's Gambit]]'' (novel) | ||
* ''[[To Ride the Chimera]]'' (novel) | * ''[[To Ride the Chimera]]'' (novel) | ||
| − | * ''[[A Trial Most Acceptable]]'' | + | * ''[[A Trial Most Acceptable]]'' in ''[[Shrapnel #10]]'' |
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[[Category:Free Worlds League Characters|Rousset-Marik, Alys]] | [[Category:Free Worlds League Characters|Rousset-Marik, Alys]] | ||
[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Rousset-Marik, Alys]] | [[Category:Mercenary Characters|Rousset-Marik, Alys]] | ||