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Line 1: {{InfoBoxCharacter {{InfoBoxCharacter | image = Vanura Centrella.jpg | image = Vanura Centrella.jpg − | caption = Vantura Centrella + | caption = | name = Vantura Centrella | name = Vantura Centrella − | birthdate = [[2712]]<ref name=ER:2750pp87>''Era Report: 2750'', pp. 87–88: "Vanura Centrella profile"</ref> + | birthdate = [[2712]] | died = | died = − | othernames = | affiliation = [[House Centrella]] | affiliation = [[House Centrella]] − | rank = + | profession = [[Magestrix]] − | title = [[Duchess of Canopus]]+ | parents = [[Jehan Centrella]] (mother) − | position = [[Magestrix of the Magistracy of Canopus|Magestrix]] − | profession = Noble − | parents = [[Jehan Centrella]] (mother)<ref name=ER:2750pp87/> | siblings = | siblings = | spouse = | spouse = | children = [[Janina Centrella]] | children = [[Janina Centrella]] }} }} − '''Vanura Centrella''' was the Duchess of Canopus and the Magestrix of Canopus. + '''Vanura Centrella''' (b. [[2712]] - d. 2???) was the Duchess of Canopus and the Magestrix of Canopus.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88>''Era Report: 2750'', pp. 87-88, "Vanura Centrella Profile"</ref> ==History== ==History== − Vanura Centrella became [[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] early, and at a difficult time. The Magistracy had become subject to predatory business practices at the hands of interests in the [[Inner Sphere]] while an unfair tax regime imposed by the [[Star League]] crippled businesses in the Magistracy and badly damaged the economy. Vanura's mother, [[Jehan Centrella|Jehan]], had to give up the responsibilities of being Magestrix<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> in early spring<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88>''Era Report: 2750'', pp. 87–88: "Vanura Centrella Profile"</ref> [[2738]]<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/><ref name="ER:2750p63"/> to seek treatment for her alcoholism,<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> leaving Vanura to rule - on a temporary basis initially, and then permanently six months later.<ref name="ER:2750p63">''Era report: 2750'', p. 63: "Magistracy of Canopus"</ref> Having been in the midst of giving birth to her daughter [[Janina Centrella|Janina]]<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> on the 16th of March<ref name=H:LoTV1p65>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 65: "Janina Centrella"</ref> when Jehan abdicated power temporarily, Vanura was confirmed as Magestrix on the 1st of August 2738.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> + Vanura Centrella became [[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] early, and at a difficult time. The Magistracy had become subject to predatory business practices at the hands of interests in the [[Inner Sphere]] while an unfair tax regime imposed by the [[Star League]] crippled businesses in the Magistracy and badly damaged the economy. Vanura's mother, [[Jehan Centrella|Jehan]], had to give up the responsibilities of being Magestrix<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> in early spring<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> [[2738]]<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/><ref name="ER:2750p63"/> to seek treatment for her alcoholism,<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> leaving Vanura to rule - on a temporary basis initially, and then permanently six months later.<ref name="ER:2750p63">''Era report: 2750'', p. 63, "Magistracy of Canopus"</ref> Having been in the midst of giving birth to her daughter [[Janina Centrella|Janina]]<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> on the 16th of March<ref name=H:LoTV1p65>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 65, "Janina Centrella"</ref> when Jehan abdicated power temporarily, Vanura was confirmed as Magestrix on the 1st of August 2738.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> Vanura had not been well-prepared to rule; in a time of enduring financial crisis for the Magistracy, the nation found itself with a ruler whose training in economics and finance was particularly lacking.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> Although great efforts had been made to prepare Vanura for ruling one day, her own nature had worked against her; Vanura was introverted and reserved for a Canopian - and particularly for a member of the Centrella family - and soft-spoken. Her greatest weakness was an inability to make sound judgments about the character of others, leading her to appoint numerous advisors on the basis of ability or experience without consideration to their other characteristics - particularly trustworthiness, personal ambition or politics. Vanura also possessed a strong stubborn streak that was difficult to provoke but unshakable when woken, and that stubborn streak ruled her actions and decisions once it had been evoked.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> Vanura acted on recommendations from her advisors, but her advisors were motivated by interests other than what was best for the realm; as a consequence, by the mid-2740s the Magistracy was in the grip of a full-blown recession.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> Vanura's intentions had been sound, and the measures she had passed had been intended to improve the economy, but they had increased costs for the average citizen and really only succeeded at lining the pockets of her economic advisors.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> Vanura had not been well-prepared to rule; in a time of enduring financial crisis for the Magistracy, the nation found itself with a ruler whose training in economics and finance was particularly lacking.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> Although great efforts had been made to prepare Vanura for ruling one day, her own nature had worked against her; Vanura was introverted and reserved for a Canopian - and particularly for a member of the Centrella family - and soft-spoken. Her greatest weakness was an inability to make sound judgments about the character of others, leading her to appoint numerous advisors on the basis of ability or experience without consideration to their other characteristics - particularly trustworthiness, personal ambition or politics. Vanura also possessed a strong stubborn streak that was difficult to provoke but unshakable when woken, and that stubborn streak ruled her actions and decisions once it had been evoked.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> Vanura acted on recommendations from her advisors, but her advisors were motivated by interests other than what was best for the realm; as a consequence, by the mid-2740s the Magistracy was in the grip of a full-blown recession.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> Vanura's intentions had been sound, and the measures she had passed had been intended to improve the economy, but they had increased costs for the average citizen and really only succeeded at lining the pockets of her economic advisors.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> − Canopian education institutions also suffered during Vanura's rule; Vanura prioritized funding for the arts in the belief that this would also support other areas of education, but only ten percent of the funds allocated actually reached those other programs, while the medical and biology programs that had always been a particular strength of the Magistracy showed increasing signs of underfunding. Compounding the educational problems was an ongoing brain-drain that saw the best and brightest people abandon the Magistracy for employment elsewhere.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> The increase in funding to the arts had managed to allow the Canopian entertainment sector to expand in foreign markets and led to new, record levels of profits within the sector.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> + Canopian education institutions also suffered during Vanura's rule; Vanura prioritized funding for the arts in the belief that this would also support other areas of education, but only ten percent of the funds allocated actually reached those other programs, while the medical and biology programs that had always been a particular strength of the Magistracy showed increasing signs of under-funding. Compounding the educational problems was an ongoing brain-drain that saw the best and brightest people abandon the Magistracy for employment elsewhere.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> The increase in funding to the arts had managed to allow the Canopian entertainment sector to expand in foreign markets and led to new, record levels of profits within the sector.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> Vanura's treatment of the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] was equally misguiding. Responding to the suggestions of those at court rather than the advice of career military officers, Vanura engaged in a series of boondoggles and counterproductive measures such as mandatory rotations of military personnel through militia units and forced retirements that reduced the MAF to a neutered shell of what it had once been. The population of the Magistracy had skyrocketed during the Star League era, and by [[2750]] the Inner Sphere was in the midst of a technological renaissance while across the various nations military recruitment had increased sharply, yet the MAF had regressed to a level that predated that of the [[Reunification War]]-era MAF.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> In comparison to the MAF that Vanura had inherited, the MAF of 2750 had more reserve and militia forces, which were generally ill-prepared, and the number of experienced soldiers in service had dropped by almost a third.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> Vanura's treatment of the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] was equally misguiding. Responding to the suggestions of those at court rather than the advice of career military officers, Vanura engaged in a series of boondoggles and counterproductive measures such as mandatory rotations of military personnel through militia units and forced retirements that reduced the MAF to a neutered shell of what it had once been. The population of the Magistracy had skyrocketed during the Star League era, and by [[2750]] the Inner Sphere was in the midst of a technological renaissance while across the various nations military recruitment had increased sharply, yet the MAF had regressed to a level that predated that of the [[Reunification War]]-era MAF.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> In comparison to the MAF that Vanura had inherited, the MAF of 2750 had more reserve and militia forces, which were generally ill-prepared, and the number of experienced soldiers in service had dropped by almost a third.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> − ==Legacy== + == Legacy == Although Vanura's reign was not a success story for the Magistracy, she did leave an enduring legacy as a conservationist; during her reign Vanura created more than five hundred wildlife preserves across the Magistracy and a similar number of national parks as she worked dedicatedly to preserve the Magistracy's natural wonders for future generations.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> Although Vanura's reign was not a success story for the Magistracy, she did leave an enduring legacy as a conservationist; during her reign Vanura created more than five hundred wildlife preserves across the Magistracy and a similar number of national parks as she worked dedicatedly to preserve the Magistracy's natural wonders for future generations.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> + + == Notes == + + == Rules == + <div class="gamerules"> + + === 2750 === + * Any skill rolls made by Vanura that involve Protocol/Magistracy of Canopus receive a +4 modifier.<ref name="ER:2750p159">''Era report: 2750'', p. 159, "Vanura Centrella"</ref> + * Any skill rolls made by Vanura that involve Administration, Negotiation or Perception receive a +1 modifier.<ref name="ER:2750p159"/> + </div> + + ==Positions and titles== + {{S-start}} + {{S-bef|before = [[Jehan Centrella]]}} + {{S-title|title =[[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]|years=[[2738]]<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> – [[2760]]<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/>}} + {{S-aft|after = [[Janina Centrella]]}} + {{S-end}} ==References== ==References== Line 36:
Line 49: * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' − [[Category:Magistracy of Canopus Characters|Centrella, Vanura]] [[Category:Magistracy of Canopus Characters|Centrella, Vanura]] + [[Category:Minor Characters|Centrella, Vanura]] + [[Category:House Centrella Characters|Centrella, Vanura]]
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| image = Vanura Centrella.jpg | | image = Vanura Centrella.jpg | ||
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| name = Vantura Centrella | | name = Vantura Centrella | ||
| − | | birthdate = [[2712]] | + | | birthdate = [[2712]] |
| died = | | died = | ||
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| affiliation = [[House Centrella]] | | affiliation = [[House Centrella]] | ||
| − | | | + | | profession = [[Magestrix]] |
| − | + | | parents = [[Jehan Centrella]] (mother) | |
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| − | | parents = [[Jehan Centrella]] (mother) | ||
| siblings = | | siblings = | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| children = [[Janina Centrella]] | | children = [[Janina Centrella]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Vanura Centrella''' was the Duchess of Canopus and the Magestrix of Canopus. | + | '''Vanura Centrella''' (b. [[2712]] - d. 2???) was the Duchess of Canopus and the Magestrix of Canopus.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88>''Era Report: 2750'', pp. 87-88, "Vanura Centrella Profile"</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Vanura Centrella became [[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] early, and at a difficult time. The Magistracy had become subject to predatory business practices at the hands of interests in the [[Inner Sphere]] while an unfair tax regime imposed by the [[Star League]] crippled businesses in the Magistracy and badly damaged the economy. Vanura's mother, [[Jehan Centrella|Jehan]], had to give up the responsibilities of being Magestrix<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> in early spring<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88 | + | Vanura Centrella became [[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] early, and at a difficult time. The Magistracy had become subject to predatory business practices at the hands of interests in the [[Inner Sphere]] while an unfair tax regime imposed by the [[Star League]] crippled businesses in the Magistracy and badly damaged the economy. Vanura's mother, [[Jehan Centrella|Jehan]], had to give up the responsibilities of being Magestrix<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> in early spring<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> [[2738]]<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/><ref name="ER:2750p63"/> to seek treatment for her alcoholism,<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> leaving Vanura to rule - on a temporary basis initially, and then permanently six months later.<ref name="ER:2750p63">''Era report: 2750'', p. 63, "Magistracy of Canopus"</ref> Having been in the midst of giving birth to her daughter [[Janina Centrella|Janina]]<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> on the 16th of March<ref name=H:LoTV1p65>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 65, "Janina Centrella"</ref> when Jehan abdicated power temporarily, Vanura was confirmed as Magestrix on the 1st of August 2738.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> |
Vanura had not been well-prepared to rule; in a time of enduring financial crisis for the Magistracy, the nation found itself with a ruler whose training in economics and finance was particularly lacking.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> Although great efforts had been made to prepare Vanura for ruling one day, her own nature had worked against her; Vanura was introverted and reserved for a Canopian - and particularly for a member of the Centrella family - and soft-spoken. Her greatest weakness was an inability to make sound judgments about the character of others, leading her to appoint numerous advisors on the basis of ability or experience without consideration to their other characteristics - particularly trustworthiness, personal ambition or politics. Vanura also possessed a strong stubborn streak that was difficult to provoke but unshakable when woken, and that stubborn streak ruled her actions and decisions once it had been evoked.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> Vanura acted on recommendations from her advisors, but her advisors were motivated by interests other than what was best for the realm; as a consequence, by the mid-2740s the Magistracy was in the grip of a full-blown recession.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> Vanura's intentions had been sound, and the measures she had passed had been intended to improve the economy, but they had increased costs for the average citizen and really only succeeded at lining the pockets of her economic advisors.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> | Vanura had not been well-prepared to rule; in a time of enduring financial crisis for the Magistracy, the nation found itself with a ruler whose training in economics and finance was particularly lacking.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> Although great efforts had been made to prepare Vanura for ruling one day, her own nature had worked against her; Vanura was introverted and reserved for a Canopian - and particularly for a member of the Centrella family - and soft-spoken. Her greatest weakness was an inability to make sound judgments about the character of others, leading her to appoint numerous advisors on the basis of ability or experience without consideration to their other characteristics - particularly trustworthiness, personal ambition or politics. Vanura also possessed a strong stubborn streak that was difficult to provoke but unshakable when woken, and that stubborn streak ruled her actions and decisions once it had been evoked.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> Vanura acted on recommendations from her advisors, but her advisors were motivated by interests other than what was best for the realm; as a consequence, by the mid-2740s the Magistracy was in the grip of a full-blown recession.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> Vanura's intentions had been sound, and the measures she had passed had been intended to improve the economy, but they had increased costs for the average citizen and really only succeeded at lining the pockets of her economic advisors.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> | ||
| − | Canopian education institutions also suffered during Vanura's rule; Vanura prioritized funding for the arts in the belief that this would also support other areas of education, but only ten percent of the funds allocated actually reached those other programs, while the medical and biology programs that had always been a particular strength of the Magistracy showed increasing signs of | + | Canopian education institutions also suffered during Vanura's rule; Vanura prioritized funding for the arts in the belief that this would also support other areas of education, but only ten percent of the funds allocated actually reached those other programs, while the medical and biology programs that had always been a particular strength of the Magistracy showed increasing signs of under-funding. Compounding the educational problems was an ongoing brain-drain that saw the best and brightest people abandon the Magistracy for employment elsewhere.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> The increase in funding to the arts had managed to allow the Canopian entertainment sector to expand in foreign markets and led to new, record levels of profits within the sector.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> |
Vanura's treatment of the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] was equally misguiding. Responding to the suggestions of those at court rather than the advice of career military officers, Vanura engaged in a series of boondoggles and counterproductive measures such as mandatory rotations of military personnel through militia units and forced retirements that reduced the MAF to a neutered shell of what it had once been. The population of the Magistracy had skyrocketed during the Star League era, and by [[2750]] the Inner Sphere was in the midst of a technological renaissance while across the various nations military recruitment had increased sharply, yet the MAF had regressed to a level that predated that of the [[Reunification War]]-era MAF.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> In comparison to the MAF that Vanura had inherited, the MAF of 2750 had more reserve and militia forces, which were generally ill-prepared, and the number of experienced soldiers in service had dropped by almost a third.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> | Vanura's treatment of the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] was equally misguiding. Responding to the suggestions of those at court rather than the advice of career military officers, Vanura engaged in a series of boondoggles and counterproductive measures such as mandatory rotations of military personnel through militia units and forced retirements that reduced the MAF to a neutered shell of what it had once been. The population of the Magistracy had skyrocketed during the Star League era, and by [[2750]] the Inner Sphere was in the midst of a technological renaissance while across the various nations military recruitment had increased sharply, yet the MAF had regressed to a level that predated that of the [[Reunification War]]-era MAF.<ref name="ER:2750p63"/> In comparison to the MAF that Vanura had inherited, the MAF of 2750 had more reserve and militia forces, which were generally ill-prepared, and the number of experienced soldiers in service had dropped by almost a third.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> | ||
| − | ==Legacy== | + | == Legacy == |
Although Vanura's reign was not a success story for the Magistracy, she did leave an enduring legacy as a conservationist; during her reign Vanura created more than five hundred wildlife preserves across the Magistracy and a similar number of national parks as she worked dedicatedly to preserve the Magistracy's natural wonders for future generations.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> | Although Vanura's reign was not a success story for the Magistracy, she did leave an enduring legacy as a conservationist; during her reign Vanura created more than five hundred wildlife preserves across the Magistracy and a similar number of national parks as she worked dedicatedly to preserve the Magistracy's natural wonders for future generations.<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
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| + | == Rules == | ||
| + | <div class="gamerules"> | ||
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| + | === 2750 === | ||
| + | * Any skill rolls made by Vanura that involve Protocol/Magistracy of Canopus receive a +4 modifier.<ref name="ER:2750p159">''Era report: 2750'', p. 159, "Vanura Centrella"</ref> | ||
| + | * Any skill rolls made by Vanura that involve Administration, Negotiation or Perception receive a +1 modifier.<ref name="ER:2750p159"/> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
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| + | ==Positions and titles== | ||
| + | {{S-start}} | ||
| + | {{S-bef|before = [[Jehan Centrella]]}} | ||
| + | {{S-title|title =[[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]|years=[[2738]]<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/> – [[2760]]<ref name=ER:2750pp87-88/>}} | ||
| + | {{S-aft|after = [[Janina Centrella]]}} | ||
| + | {{S-end}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Magistracy of Canopus Characters|Centrella, Vanura]] | [[Category:Magistracy of Canopus Characters|Centrella, Vanura]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Minor Characters|Centrella, Vanura]] | ||
| + | [[Category:House Centrella Characters|Centrella, Vanura]] | ||