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| image              = Grover Shraplen ShSphere.jpg
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| image              = GroverShraplen.png
| caption            = Grover Shraplen
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| name                = Grover Shraplen
 
| name                = Grover Shraplen
 
| birthdate          = [[2985]]
 
| birthdate          = [[2985]]
| died                = 1 May [[3074]]<ref name=JHS3076p52>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52"/>
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| died                = 1 May [[3074]]
 
| othernames          =  
 
| othernames          =  
 
| affiliation        = [[House Shraplen]]
 
| affiliation        = [[House Shraplen]]
 
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| rank                =  
 
| title              =  
 
| title              =  
| position            = [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]]<ref name=HB:MPSp64>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 64</ref><br/>[[Planetary Governor of MacLeod's Land|Governor of MacLeod's Land]]<ref name=HB:MPSp64/>
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| position            = [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]]
 
| profession          = Noble
 
| profession          = Noble
 
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| children            = [[Marilla Shraplen]]
 
| children            = [[Marilla Shraplen]]
 
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'''Grover Shraplen''' was [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] of the [[Taurian Concordat]] and ruler of [[MacLeod's Land]].
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'''Grover Shraplen''' (b c. [[2985]] &ndash; d. [[3074]])<ref name="JHS3076p52"/><ref name="J:FRp52"/> was Lord of the [[Taurian Concordat]], [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] of the Taurian Concordat and ruler of [[MacLeod's Land]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Shraplen, believing that the [[Federated Suns]] were responsible for the death of Jeffrey Calderon, immediately reached out to [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] and led the Taurian Concordat's full participation in the burgeoning alliance with the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and [[Capellan Confederation]] that would later become known as the [[Trinity Alliance]].
 
Shraplen, believing that the [[Federated Suns]] were responsible for the death of Jeffrey Calderon, immediately reached out to [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] and led the Taurian Concordat's full participation in the burgeoning alliance with the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and [[Capellan Confederation]] that would later become known as the [[Trinity Alliance]].
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===Marriage and children===
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Shraplen's marital status and number of children is unknown. His one known daughter, Lady Marilla, assumed control of their home planet upon Shraplen's ascension to the Protectorship.
  
 
===Death and afterward===
 
===Death and afterward===
Shraplen died in an asteroid strike that destroyed the Taurian capital city of Samantha on the 1st of May 3074.<ref name=JHS3076p52/><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> His legacy will remain mixed; he was Protector for some major events including the acceptance of the Trinity Alliance pact and membership into the newly reborn [[Star League]]. However, there were less beneficial events during his term as Protector; the war with the Federated Suns to secure the [[Pleiades Cluster]] has had dire consequences for the military, industry and infrastructure of the entire nation.
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Shraplen died in an asteroid strike that destroyed the Taurian capital city of Samantha on the 1st of May 3074.<ref name="JHS3076p52">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 52, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref> His legacy will remain mixed; he was Protector for some major events including the acceptance of the Trinity Alliance pact and membership into the newly reborn [[Star League]]. However, there were less beneficial events during his term as Protector; the war with the Federated Suns to secure the [[Pleiades Cluster]] has had dire consequences for the military, industry and infrastructure of the entire nation.
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==Titles and Positions==
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{{s-bef|before=[[Jeffrey Calderon]]}}
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{{s-title|title=Protector of the Taurian Concordat|years=[[3061]] - [[3074]]}}
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{{s-aft|after=[[Boris Tharn]]}}
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{{s-end}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Masters and Minions]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
 
 
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Taurian Concordat Characters|Shraplen, Grover]]
 
[[Category:Taurian Concordat Characters|Shraplen, Grover]]
 
[[Category:Protectors|Shraplen, Grover]]
 
[[Category:Protectors|Shraplen, Grover]]

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