Elora Rimonova
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Elora Rimonova | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Affiliation | House Rimonova |
| Profile | |
| Title(s) | Lady[1] |
| Position(s) | Minister of Information (until 12 May 3133)[2] |
| Family | |
| Parents | Galina Stepanova (mother)[3] |
Elora Rimonova was the Minister of Information for Mirach until early 3133, notable for attempting a coup against the planetary government.
History[edit]
Elora was born of rape. Her mother, Galina Stepanova, was raped by a Clanner. Left pregnant, Galina rushed to legitimize her child, quickly marrying a landowner in Ventrale.[3][4] Publicly, Elora was the legitimate daughter of both nobles. In private, she knew the truth - her mother spent years describing the rapist in great detail, building rage and resentment.[4]
In adulthood, Elora worked her way up in society, rising to the post of Mirach's Minister of Information, a powerful position in charge of the planet's government-run media. Years of manipulation and double-dealing to rise the ranks paid off in power, but left her despised within her ministry.[4]
Then came the Blackout. The collapse of the HPG network in 3132 battered Mirach's economy and launched the Republic into armed conflict. Prefect Kal Radick went rogue, leading a breakaway Clan faction, the Steel Wolves - and Elora saw opportunity. She decided to claim what she saw as her Clan bloodright and earn recognition, resolving to seize control of Mirach and hand it over to Radick herself.[3][4]
Elora tilted official media against Governor Sergio Ortega, agitating against the government and encouraging riots. At the same time, she built up influence over Legate Calvilena Tortorelli, commander of Mirach's main militia, manipulating him against Sergio as well. An assassin was tasked with eliminating threats to Elora, including reporter Hanna Leong and the governor's sons Dale and Austin; Hanna and Dale were killed, while Austin escaped multiple attempts on his life. Persuading Sergio to merge his personal First Cossack Lancers into the main Mirach Home Guard seemed to eliminate one of the largest threats to her plan.[5]
On 3 May 3133, Elora and Calvilena finally launched their military coup. [6] The coup collapsed by 12 May, the Home Guard's weak loyalty to Tortorelli undermined by Ortega-loyal Lancers scattered throughout and their force met with a strong defense. The loyal Mirach Business Association and the scattered Lancers held the Home Guard off until the attackers' morale collapsed.[7] In the aftermath, Sergio stripped Elora of her post and exiled her to Mirach's moon Kuton and, while allowing Tortorelli to remain as legate on paper, assigned loyalist Manfred Leclerc to oversee the legate and take over his work.[2]
Physical Appearance[edit]
As of 3133, Elora was a tall and deeply slender woman with emerald eyes, a hawklike nose, thin lips, and alabaster-pale skin. Her rust-red hair had a streak of white.[1]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- The Ruins of Power (novel)