Difference between revisions of "Royce Chapman"

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==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===Stalling the Great Debate===
 
===Stalling the Great Debate===
Born to a [[Bloodname]] House known for its [[Elementals]]<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 135 - ''Exclusive Bloodnames''</ref>, Royce Chapman was Khan of his [[Clan]] by the time [[Clan Ghost Bear]] Khan [[Nadia Winson]] called for the [[Grand Council]] to vote for an invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]].  Seeking to stall such an invasion, Khan [[Kerlin Ward]] of [[Clan Wolf]] was able to convince Khan Chapman and his [[saKhan]] that their plans to establish a new [[Star League]] with the governments of the Inner Sphere was best served by his proposal to send a reconnaissance force to ascertain the strengths of the [[Great House]]s.  Khan Chapman and his saKhan had previously withheld their votes regarding the question to invade the Inner Sphere, and were divided between the [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] and the [[Warden]] political philosophies.  The Viper Khans' decision to side with the Warden faction for this vote angered several Crusader Clans - especially [[Clan Jade Falcon]] - by voting to send what would eventually become the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on this mission.  Their votes were enough to tip the scale in Khan Ward's favor, and any Crusader invasion plans were stalled for decades to come.<ref name=ICp85/><ref name=FM:WCp136/>
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Born to a [[Bloodname]] House known for its [[Elementals]]<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 135 - ''Exclusive Bloodnames''</ref>, Royce Chapman was Khan of his [[Clan]] by the time [[Clan Ghost Bear]] Khan [[Nadia Winson]] called for the [[Grand Council]] to vote for an invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]].  Seeking to stall such an invasion, Khan [[Kerlin Ward]] of [[Clan Wolf]] was able to convince Khan Chapman and his [[saKhan]] that their plans to establish a new [[Star League]] with the governments of the Inner Sphere was best served by his proposal to send a reconnaissance force to ascertain the strengths of the [[Great House]]s.  Khan Chapman and his saKhan had previously withheld their votes regarding the question to invade the Inner Sphere, and their Clan was divided between the [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] and the [[Warden]] political philosophies.  The Viper Khans' decision to side with the Warden faction for this vote angered several Crusader Clans - especially [[Clan Jade Falcon]] - by voting to send what would eventually become the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] on this mission.  Their votes were enough to tip the scale in Khan Ward's favor, and any Crusader invasion plans were stalled for decades to come.<ref name=ICp85/><ref name=FM:WCp136/>
  
 
==Title and Position==
 
==Title and Position==

Revision as of 01:34, 29 January 2013

Royce Chapman (born ???? - died 30??) was a warrior of Clan Steel Viper who rose to the posting of Khan during the latter part of the Political Century.[1][2]

Biography

Stalling the Great Debate

Born to a Bloodname House known for its Elementals[3], Royce Chapman was Khan of his Clan by the time Clan Ghost Bear Khan Nadia Winson called for the Grand Council to vote for an invasion of the Inner Sphere. Seeking to stall such an invasion, Khan Kerlin Ward of Clan Wolf was able to convince Khan Chapman and his saKhan that their plans to establish a new Star League with the governments of the Inner Sphere was best served by his proposal to send a reconnaissance force to ascertain the strengths of the Great Houses. Khan Chapman and his saKhan had previously withheld their votes regarding the question to invade the Inner Sphere, and their Clan was divided between the Crusader and the Warden political philosophies. The Viper Khans' decision to side with the Warden faction for this vote angered several Crusader Clans - especially Clan Jade Falcon - by voting to send what would eventually become the Wolf's Dragoons on this mission. Their votes were enough to tip the scale in Khan Ward's favor, and any Crusader invasion plans were stalled for decades to come.[1][2]

Title and Position

Preceded by
????
Khan of Clan Steel Viper
29?? - 30??[2]
Succeeded by
????

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Invading Clans, p. 85 - "Call to Arms"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 136 - "The Lonely Path"
  3. Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 135 - Exclusive Bloodnames

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