Yeska Riviera
Sarna News
- "Yefka Riviera" redirects here; see Notes below.
Yeska Riviera | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 3114[1] |
| Affiliation | Republic of the Sphere |
| Family | |
| Siblings | Stefka Riviera |
Yeska Riviera was the brother of Stefka Riviera and a grandchild of Brooklyn Stevens.
Contents
History[edit]
- See also: Brooklyn Stevens#Death and Legacy
The Riviera siblings, Stefka Riviera in particular, sought to uncover the fate of their grandmother Brooklyn Stevens, who had found the hidden Word of Blake world of Jardine in 3067 and had thus triggered a manhunt for herself and her family that went largely unnoticed in the chaos of the Jihad era. Even 68 years later in 3135, the research activities of the Riviera siblings drew the attention of not one but several shadow agencies who monitored them; one agency had tagged them as "Hansel and Gretel". The situation came to a head when the passenger DropShip Lusitania IV exploded over Moore after takeoff on 1 June 3135, killing all aboard; it is strongly implied the explosion was a direct attack on Stefka Riviera's life, who had found the Stevens' grave site on Moore. In the aftermath, threatening messages were directed against the Riviera siblings (calling them by name) in 3136 for "threatening the Five or The Master's legacy", strongly indicating a Word of Blake remnant as the origin.[2]
Yeska Riviera served with RAF militia forces on Lyons in 3135, but disappeared around November or December of 3135. By 3136 the Lyons Planetary Authority was seeking him for questioning, posting a Wanted Ad on LinkNet.[3] He was believed to be at large and possibly operating within a 90-light-year radius of Lyons.[3]
It is strongly implied that he went AWOL after learning of the attempt at his sister's life and traveled to Moore. Evidene further suggests that the siblings evacuated Moore with the help of hired mercenaries, after possibly retrieving something from the grave.
In a message from 23 June 3136, "Hansel" (Yeska Riviera) was linked to "Immortal Truth",[4] an alias that had previously called out the "Cult of Apollyon" as well as the agents monitoring the Riviera siblings in a message dated 05 May 3136.[5]
Notes[edit]
- In the Wanted Ad posted by the Republic of the Sphere the name is mistakenly given as "Yefka Riviera". Author Herbert A. Beas II, when asked, confirmed that this is a genuine error and should not be taken to mean he had enrolled under a false name, nor that there was a third sibling.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Described as 22 years old in a Wanted Ad from 3136, as per Dark Age: 3136 Levin's List, p. 4 - "28 April 3136"
- ↑ Dark Age: 3136 Levin's List, p. 6 "16 June 3136"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dark Age: 3136 Levin's List, p. 4 "28 April 3136"
- ↑ Dark Age: 3136 Levin's List, p. 7 "23 June 3136"
- ↑ Dark Age: 3136 Levin's List, p. 5 "05 May 3136"
- ↑ In this message on the BattleTech forum