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==Character History==
 
==Character History==
 
===Early Life===
 
===Early Life===
'''Hendrik Grimm''' was considered a rising star in the [[LCAF]] and had earned fame at a young age as a battalion commander in the [[3rd Lyran Guards]]. He was later diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder that would have required immediate treatment, and suffered from violent mood swings. His close ties to [[House Steiner]] prevented a court-martial on three occasions, however, and by [[2829]] he was a Colonel, commanding the [[65th Lyran Regulars]] (''Old One-Eyes'').
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'''Hendrik Grimm''' was considered a bright rising star in the [[Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces]] in the early [[29th century]] and had earned fame at a young age already as a battalion commander in the [[3rd Lyran Guards]]<ref name=HS>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 56 - "Tales of Grimm"</ref> with the reported rank of "[[Major]]"<ref name=SSW>''Second Succession War'', p. 50</ref> (although technically, that rank does not exist in the LCAF; its equivalent is "Kommandant" instead).
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In "recent" years just prior to [[2839]] he developed violent mood swings, however, that got him into vicious fights. Only his close ties to [[House Steiner]] prevented a court-martial on three occasions. An examination found that he suffered from a psychiatric disorder that required immediate treatment; however, he was instead made [[Colonel]] and given command of the [[65th Lyran Regulars]] (''Old One-Eyes'') which was considered a "safe" assignment for him.<ref name=HS/><ref name=SSW/>
  
 
===Desertion===
 
===Desertion===
Deployed in a Lyran offensive against the [[Free Worlds League]] on [[Graham IV]], his regiment was cut off from supplies and reinforcements while facing defeat from a superior force of [[Marik Militia]] in or shortly after [[2829]]. Grimm's paranoia led him to believe that he had been sent to hold an untenable position because his superiors wanted him dead. He even claimed that the reason for the plot was that he was the true heir to the [[Star League]]'s throne.
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As of 2839 Grimm's regiment was stationed on [[Graham IV]], a planet recently captured in a Lyran offensive against the [[Free Worlds League]]. A surprise counterattack saw the Lyran forces on Graham IV facing superior enemy forces. When the LCAF could not provide requested support in time, Grimm snapped. His paranoia led him to believe that he had been sent to hold an untenable position because his superiors wanted him dead.<ref name=HS/><ref name=SSW/> He even claimed that the reason for the plot was that he was the true heir to the [[Star League]]'s throne.<ref name=HS/>
  
Against explicit orders, he ordered the 65th Lyran Regulars to withdraw from Graham IV, effectively surrendering the planet to the League. [[House Steiner]] tried to strip him of his commands and reclaim as many troops and equipment as possible, ultimately declaring them renegade and placing a price on his head. The 65th Lyran Regulars managed to escape into the periphery largely intact and, sometime before [[2855]], settled on the warm temperate world of [[Oberon VI]] to found an bandit kingdom which would evolve into the [[Oberon Confederation]] that his descendants formed in [[3012]].<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 37, "The Republic-Commonwealth War"</ref>
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Against explicit orders, he ordered the 65th Lyran Regulars to withdraw from Graham IV in early [[2840]], effectively surrendering the planet to the League.<ref name=HS/><ref name=SSW/> House Steiner attempted to strip him of his commands and reclaim as many troops and equipment as possible, ultimately declaring them renegade and placing a price on his head. However, they found the crazed colonel had lost none of his battlefield prowess.<ref name=HS/> Grimm's forces marauded the Lyran Commonwealth/Free Worlds League border for eleven weeks.<ref name=SSW/>
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===Oberon Confederation===
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The 65th Lyran Regulars managed to escape into the [[periphery]] virtually intact<ref name=HS/> and, picking up defectors from the shattered [[5th Lyran Regulars]] on the way,<ref name=SSW/> settled on the warm temperate world of [[Oberon VI]] sometime "in the 2840s" where Grimm recreated the moribund [[Oberon Confederation]] into his personal pirate empire.<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 37</ref>
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While on one hand it was said that madmen like Hendrik Grimm subjugated populations and bent them to their will,<ref>''Second Succession War'', p. 70</ref> it was also noted that in the early days of Grimm's empire, they raided the Lyran Commonwealth and [[Draconis Combine]] mostly for supplies and spare parts, and did not plunder simply for plunder's sake; the descendants of Hendrik Grimm I were primarily genuinely concerned with the welfare of their subjects.<ref>''The Periphery'' (1st Ed.), p. 148</ref>  
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
*''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
 
*''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
*''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]'', p. 58 (pdf file version)
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*''[[House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)]]''
*''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'', p. 148
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*''[[Second Succession War (sourcebook)|Second Succession War]]''
 
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*''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery (1st Ed.)]]''
  
 
[[Category:Periphery Characters|Grimm, Hendrik]]
 
[[Category:Periphery Characters|Grimm, Hendrik]]
 
[[Category:Pirates|Grimm, Hendrik]]
 
[[Category:Pirates|Grimm, Hendrik]]
 
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Revision as of 03:56, 2 October 2017

This article is about the first (29th century) Hendrik Grimm. For his pirate king successors in later centuries, see Hendrik Grimm II and Hendrik Grimm III.

Character History

Early Life

Hendrik Grimm was considered a bright rising star in the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces in the early 29th century and had earned fame at a young age already as a battalion commander in the 3rd Lyran Guards[1] with the reported rank of "Major"[2] (although technically, that rank does not exist in the LCAF; its equivalent is "Kommandant" instead).

In "recent" years just prior to 2839 he developed violent mood swings, however, that got him into vicious fights. Only his close ties to House Steiner prevented a court-martial on three occasions. An examination found that he suffered from a psychiatric disorder that required immediate treatment; however, he was instead made Colonel and given command of the 65th Lyran Regulars (Old One-Eyes) which was considered a "safe" assignment for him.[1][2]

Desertion

As of 2839 Grimm's regiment was stationed on Graham IV, a planet recently captured in a Lyran offensive against the Free Worlds League. A surprise counterattack saw the Lyran forces on Graham IV facing superior enemy forces. When the LCAF could not provide requested support in time, Grimm snapped. His paranoia led him to believe that he had been sent to hold an untenable position because his superiors wanted him dead.[1][2] He even claimed that the reason for the plot was that he was the true heir to the Star League's throne.[1]

Against explicit orders, he ordered the 65th Lyran Regulars to withdraw from Graham IV in early 2840, effectively surrendering the planet to the League.[1][2] House Steiner attempted to strip him of his commands and reclaim as many troops and equipment as possible, ultimately declaring them renegade and placing a price on his head. However, they found the crazed colonel had lost none of his battlefield prowess.[1] Grimm's forces marauded the Lyran Commonwealth/Free Worlds League border for eleven weeks.[2]

Oberon Confederation

The 65th Lyran Regulars managed to escape into the periphery virtually intact[1] and, picking up defectors from the shattered 5th Lyran Regulars on the way,[2] settled on the warm temperate world of Oberon VI sometime "in the 2840s" where Grimm recreated the moribund Oberon Confederation into his personal pirate empire.[3]

While on one hand it was said that madmen like Hendrik Grimm subjugated populations and bent them to their will,[4] it was also noted that in the early days of Grimm's empire, they raided the Lyran Commonwealth and Draconis Combine mostly for supplies and spare parts, and did not plunder simply for plunder's sake; the descendants of Hendrik Grimm I were primarily genuinely concerned with the welfare of their subjects.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 56 - "Tales of Grimm"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Second Succession War, p. 50
  3. Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 37
  4. Second Succession War, p. 70
  5. The Periphery (1st Ed.), p. 148

Bibliography