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| name = Frances Marrion | | name = Frances Marrion | ||
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| − | | died = 3025 | + | | died = [[3025]]{{cn}} |
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| − | | affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=TR3026REp72>''Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition'', p. 72 | + | | affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref name=TR3026REp72>''Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition'', p. 72: "Deployment"</ref> |
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'''Frances Marrion''' was a student on [[Verthandi]] and later a rebel leader during the popular uprising there in [[3025]].<ref name=TR3026REp72/> | '''Frances Marrion''' was a student on [[Verthandi]] and later a rebel leader during the popular uprising there in [[3025]].<ref name=TR3026REp72/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | When a popular uprising began on Verthandi against the occupying [[Draconis Combine]] in 3025, Frances Marrion quit her art studies at the | + | Originary from an unknown planet, she moved to Verthandi to study art at its reputed University of Regis. She fell in love with a man named [[Jacim Feldhausen]], history professor at the university, having a son with him. When a popular uprising began on Verthandi against the occupying [[Draconis Combine]] in 3025, Frances Marrion's husband, for making peaceful protests, was executed, amongst others, so she, thirsty for vengaence, send her son to a a ''vacation'' outside the planet, quit her art studies at the university and joined the rebels. |
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| + | Soon, Frances get tired of the lack of aggresivity of the rebels, so she decided to act by her own initiative. In the first month of the rebellion, she led a group of rebels that captured the [[Monitor Naval Vessel|Monitor]]-class ''[[Vengeance (Individual Monitor-class Naval Vessel)|Vengeance]]'' at Port Gaspin. She renamed the vessel ''Swamp Fox'', after a mythical monster her husband talked her, and for the next four months raided Combine installations through the Silvan Basin. Her and her crew's actions helped the rebels gain almost complete control of the area.<ref>''The Swamp Fox''</ref> | ||
| − | + | However, her actions gained her a lot of attention. To put down the rebellion on Verthandi, the Combine sent in massive reinforcements, and their prime target was the destruction of the ''Swamp Fox'' and Frances Marrion. The Combine forces lured the rebels in with a fake supply depot stationed near the river. When the Swamp Fox moved in to attack, the 31 December [[3016]], their jump infantry found the place deserted. Then, four [[BattleMech]]s that had been underwater emerged to engage the ship. Despite a valiant resistance, that destroyed two Combine ''[[Marauder]]s'' and crippled a ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'', the Swamp Fox was destroyed. Frances lost consciousness, but later was found alive in the river by her ship's squad of jump infantry, which had attacked the depot, taking her to a rebel base. She was the only survivor of the ship's crew.<ref name=TR3026REp72/> | |
| − | + | ==Physical Description== | |
| + | Frances was a petite woman, described as 1.7 meters tall and weighing barely sixty kilos.<ref>''The Swamp Fox''</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition]] | + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition]]'' |
| + | * ''[[The Swamp Fox]]'' (short story) | ||
[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Marrion, Frances]] | [[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Marrion, Frances]] | ||
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Frances Marrion | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 2992[1] |
| Died | 3025[citation needed] |
| Affiliation | Lyran Commonwealth[2] |
| Career | |
| Profession | Student, Rebel[2] |
| Family | |
| Spouse | Jacim Feldhausen[citation needed] |
Frances Marrion was a student on Verthandi and later a rebel leader during the popular uprising there in 3025.[2]
History[edit]
Originary from an unknown planet, she moved to Verthandi to study art at its reputed University of Regis. She fell in love with a man named Jacim Feldhausen, history professor at the university, having a son with him. When a popular uprising began on Verthandi against the occupying Draconis Combine in 3025, Frances Marrion's husband, for making peaceful protests, was executed, amongst others, so she, thirsty for vengaence, send her son to a a vacation outside the planet, quit her art studies at the university and joined the rebels.
Soon, Frances get tired of the lack of aggresivity of the rebels, so she decided to act by her own initiative. In the first month of the rebellion, she led a group of rebels that captured the Monitor-class Vengeance at Port Gaspin. She renamed the vessel Swamp Fox, after a mythical monster her husband talked her, and for the next four months raided Combine installations through the Silvan Basin. Her and her crew's actions helped the rebels gain almost complete control of the area.[3]
However, her actions gained her a lot of attention. To put down the rebellion on Verthandi, the Combine sent in massive reinforcements, and their prime target was the destruction of the Swamp Fox and Frances Marrion. The Combine forces lured the rebels in with a fake supply depot stationed near the river. When the Swamp Fox moved in to attack, the 31 December 3016, their jump infantry found the place deserted. Then, four BattleMechs that had been underwater emerged to engage the ship. Despite a valiant resistance, that destroyed two Combine Marauders and crippled a Shadow Hawk, the Swamp Fox was destroyed. Frances lost consciousness, but later was found alive in the river by her ship's squad of jump infantry, which had attacked the depot, taking her to a rebel base. She was the only survivor of the ship's crew.[2]
Physical Description[edit]
Frances was a petite woman, described as 1.7 meters tall and weighing barely sixty kilos.[4]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Technical Readout: 3026, Revised Edition
- The Swamp Fox (short story)