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| affiliation        = [[House Allard]]
 
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| title              = [[Count of Bristol]]
 
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| spouse              = [[Tamara Kearney]]
 
| children            = [[Justin Allard|Justin Xiang Allard]]<br>[[Daniel Allard]]<br>[[Riva Allard]]
 
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'''Quintus Allard''' was a nobleman and [[Bristol|Count of Bristol]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 110 (print edition): Counter-Intelligence Division; note that the Table of Contents spells it Counterintelligence Division</ref> in the early [[thirty-first century]], who served the [[Federated Suns]] and later the [[Federated Commonwealth]] as the head of intelligence during the reign of [[Hanse Davion]]. He was succeeded by his son [[Justin Allard]] and retired prior to the [[Clan Invasion]].  
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'''Quintus Allard''' was an nobleman and [[Bristol|Count of Bristol]]<ref>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'' - Counter Intelligence Division article.</ref> in the early 31st Century, who served the [[Federated Suns]] and later the [[Federated Commonwealth]] as the head of intelligence during the reign of [[Hanse Davion]]. He was succeeded by his son Justin Allard and retired prior to the [[Clan Invasion]].  
  
  
==History==
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==Character History==
 
 
He served as ambassador from the Federated Suns in the Capellan world of [[Sian]].<ref name=EGp205/>
 
  
 
===Acting Intelligence Minister for the Federated Suns===
 
===Acting Intelligence Minister for the Federated Suns===
  
Quintus became acting [[Ministry of Information, Intelligence, and Operations|Minister of Intelligence Investigations and Operation]] (MIIO) in [[3022]]<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', p 51: Hanse Davion recalls never seeing Quintus so disturbed in the five years he had been acting as his MIIO.</ref> after his predecessor Count [[Nicholas Truston]] was killed in a [[DropShip]] accident. Hanse Davion retained him in service as "acting" minister throughout the [[Fourth Succession War]].
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Quintus became acting Minister of Intelligence Investigations and Operation (MIIO) in [[3022]].<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', p 51 - Hanse Davion recalls never seeing Quintus so disturbed in the five years he had been acting as his MIIO.</ref> after his predecessor Count [[Nicholas Truston]] was killed in a [[DropShip]] accident. Hanse Davion retained him in service as "acting" minister throughout the [[Fourth Succession War]].
  
 
His many notable feats during this time include:  
 
His many notable feats during this time include:  
*Creating a cover story after a Liao plot nearly succeeded in replacing Hanse Davion with a near duplicate.<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', pp. 53–54: Hanse remembering how good a job Quintus had done covering up the Liao plot to replace him.</ref>   
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*Creating a cover story after a Liao plot nearly succeeded replacing Hanse Davion with a near duplicate.<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', pp. 53-54 - Hanse remembering how good of a job Quintus had done covering up the Liao plot to replace him.</ref>   
 
*Working closely with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] Intelligence Chancellor [[Landgrave]] [[Simon Johnson]] coordinating intelligence between the two nations after the signing of the new alliance.   
 
*Working closely with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] Intelligence Chancellor [[Landgrave]] [[Simon Johnson]] coordinating intelligence between the two nations after the signing of the new alliance.   
*Keeping tight coordination with spy members during the Fourth Succession War, including the [[ComStar]] Interdict over the nation and its intelligence network in other realms.  
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*Keeping tight coordination with spy members during the Fourth Succession War, including the [[ComStar]] Inderdict over the nation and its intelligence network in other realms.  
*Working to counteract Duke Michael Hasek-Davion's attempts to undermine Hanse Davion's authority and usurping the throne.
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*Working to counter act Duke Michael Hasek-Davion's attempts to undermine Hanse Davion's authority and usurping the throne.
*His tight security measures had been successful from keeping [[ComStar]] [[ROM]] agents from getting close to Hanse Davion.<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', p. 10: [[Myndo Waterly]] remarks on [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Julian Tiepolo]]'s failed efforts to get ROM agents close to Hanse Davion.</ref>
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*His tight security measures had been successful from keeping [[ComStar]] [[ROM]] agents from getting close to Hanse Davion.<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'', p. 10 - [[Myndo Waterly]] commands [[Primus]] [[Julian Tiepolo]]'s failed efforts to get ROM agents close to Hanse Davion.</ref>
  
 
===FedCom Civil War===
 
===FedCom Civil War===
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{{quote|''He can tell three lies in the time others need to take one breath.''
 
{{quote|''He can tell three lies in the time others need to take one breath.''
 
&mdash; [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]}}
 
&mdash; [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]]}}
  
 
During the [[FedCom Civil War]], he was held hostage on [[New Avalon]] (officially, he was a guest) to prevent his family from using their political influence to [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]]'s advantage. As he served under her father and was treated as a "guest", Katherine once invited him to a meeting with her military commanders, where he gave a flawless analysis of the current state of the civil war. But as she couldn't trust him, he was dismissed from further meetings.
 
During the [[FedCom Civil War]], he was held hostage on [[New Avalon]] (officially, he was a guest) to prevent his family from using their political influence to [[Victor Ian Steiner-Davion]]'s advantage. As he served under her father and was treated as a "guest", Katherine once invited him to a meeting with her military commanders, where he gave a flawless analysis of the current state of the civil war. But as she couldn't trust him, he was dismissed from further meetings.
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==Family==
 
==Family==
Quintus Allard was briefly married to a [[Capellan Confederation]] noblewoman of the [[House Xiang|Xiang family]] from the Capellan world of [[Warlock]]. He met her when he served as ambassador to the Capellan world of [[Sian]].  The marriage had produced one child, [[Justin Allard|Justin Xiang Allard]].  They were forced to divorce when Justin was five years old.<ref name=EGp205>''Warrior: En Garde'' p. 205: Justin recalls his youth to [[Gray Noton]].</ref>  
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Quintus Allard was briefly married to a [[Capellan Confederation]] noblewoman of the Xiang family from the Capellan world of [[Warlock]]. He met her when he served as ambassador to the Capellan world of [[Sian]].  The marriage had produced one child, [[Justin Allard|Justin Xiang Allard]].  They were forced to divorce when Justin was five years old.<ref>''Warrior: En Garde'' p. 205 - Justin recalls his youth to [[Gray Noton]].</ref>  
  
He later married [[Tamara Kearney]] and had two more children: [[Daniel Allard|Daniel]] and [[Riva Allard|Riva]].
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He later married [[Tamara Kearney Allard]] and had two more children: [[Dan Allard|Dan]] and [[Riva Allard|Riva]].
  
His parents were nobility from [[Kestrel]].<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', p. 235: Justin Allard discovers he was given a dish that had the crest of Kestrel on it during the Steiner-Davion wedding reception.</ref>
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His parents were nobility from [[Kestrel]].<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', p. 235 - Justin Allard discovers he was given a dish that had the crest of Kestrel on it during the Steiner-Davion wedding reception.</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Endgame]]'' (novel)
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*''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
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*''[[Warrior: En Garde]]''
* ''[[Warrior: Coupé]]'' (novel)
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*''[[Warrior: Riposte]]''
* ''[[Warrior: En Garde]]'' (novel)
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*''[[Warrior: Coupé]]''
* ''[[Warrior: Riposte]]'' (novel)
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*''[[Endgame]]''
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[[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Allard, Quintus]]
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[[Category:House Davion Characters|Allard, Quintus]]
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[[Category:Spies and Assassins|Allard, Quintus]]

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