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| − | Following Kai's sojourn on Solaris VII as champion in his father's footsteps, Deirdre and he were married. They had | + | She raised her son David-which he named after [[David Jewell]]- to hid his real father's identity, which was Kai, on [[Odell]], with her family, for three years. on [[2055]], she accepted a work on [[Zurich]], taking her son with her, residing there for a year. On 30 March, during an intervention, she disarmed a Capellan young terrorist which wanted her to leave to die her pacient.<ref>''Assumption of Risk'', ch. 6-15</ref> |
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| + | Despite she didn't want any publicity about her heroic deed, she was covinced to make a reportage, which attracted the unwanted attention of [[Tormano Liao]], Kai's uncle. After seeing a picture of David, Tormano correctly guessed his ascendancy, and invited Deirdre and her son to [[Solaris VII]], where both become his personal ''guests'' on his house on Equatus, as ''de facto'' prisoners to force Kai to obey Tormano. Deirdre attempted an evasion with her son on 27 April [[3056]], which failed. Both were captured by Tormano's guards and she was to be executed when the guards were slaughtered by a team of Clan Jade Falcon Elementals, led by Kai's former enemy and alter friend, Taman Malthus.<ref>''Assumption of Risk'', ch. 18-35</ref> | ||
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| + | After Kai defeated Tormano, Deidre was reconciled with him, and presented him his son.<ref>''Assumption of Risk'', ch. 38</ref> | ||
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| + | Following Kai's sojourn on Solaris VII as champion in his father's footsteps, Deirdre and he were married. They had another children, [[Melissa Allard-Liao]]. Deirdre continued her medical practice after her marriage to Kai. | ||
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Deirdre Lear | |
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| Personal | |
| Also known as | Deirdre Armstrong |
| Affiliation | Federated Suns |
| Profile | |
| Profession | Surgeon |
| Family | |
| Parents | Peter Armstrong (father) Marylyn Lear (mother)[1] |
| Spouse | Kai Allard-Liao |
| Children | David Lear Melissa Allard-Liao |
Doctor Deirdre Lear (Armstrong) was the daughter of expatriate Federated Suns MechWarrior Peter Armstrong, who fought in the stadiums of Solaris.
Contents
History
Early Life and Career
During his time on Solaris, Armstrong was a part of the stables of Allards archenemy, Philip Capet. Armstrong, who was revered by his daughter Deirdre, refused to eject from his battered Griffin in a Solaris Games arena fight against Justin Xiang Allard, and was killed by Allard. As Allard was regarded as a traitor to the Federated Suns by general public at the time, Peter Armstrong became a virtual martyr and his daughter was treated appropriately.
It was during this period that Deirdre Armstrong began developing a deep hatred for Justin Allard. When it was later revealed that Allard was a deep cover agent working for the Federated Suns, Peter Armstrong was dishonored. At best, Armstrong was thought of as a stooge who died trying to prevent the heroic Allard from completing his mission; at worst, he was now seen as a traitor to the Federated Suns himself. Deeply ashamed, Deirdre Armstrong changed her surname from Armstrong to her mother's, Lear, after her mother had remarried, and in time became a medical doctor.
Service in the AFFC
As she grew up, Deirdre Lear embraced a disdain for all things martial, particularly BattleMechs. Despite this, she enlisted in the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns as a surgeon following the invasion of the Clans. This action was in part to atone for her father's perceived sins and to restore her own honor, stained by her father's actions. It was during her service in the AFFS that she met Kai Allard-Liao.[2]
Initially she had a strong attraction to Kai, but upon learning that he was the son of the man who had killed her father, she recoiled and vowed to avoid him. Confused by her actions, Kai acceded to her wishes to avoid contact. During the Second Battle of Twycross in 3050, the MASH unit that Deirdre was attached to was overrun by the Falcon Guards at the Great Gash. Responding to the frantic calls for help from the MASH unit and forced to borrow a 'Mech, Kai rushed to assist the beleaguered unit and in the process flanked the Falcon Guards. In the process, he rescued Deirdre, taking her into his 'Mech cockpit. Kai engineered the destruction of the Falcon Guards by self-destructing his borrowed Hatchetman, thereby detonating demolition charges that in turn causing a terrific landslide that destroyed almost all of the Falcon Guards. He and Dr. Lear survived by using the Full-Head Ejection System of the Hatchetman. Instead of being appreciative of Kai's rescue, Deirdre appeared even more hateful toward Kai afterwards and they parted company again.
During the battle for Alyina in 3051, Deirdre was among those left behind as the 10th Lyran Guards were forced to withdraw. Also among those left behind was Kai Allard-Liao who had sacrificed himself to ensure the escape of Victor Steiner-Davion. During the next several months when they were trapped behind enemy lines, Deirdre allowed her hatred of Kai to slip and eventually she fell deeply in love with him. Eventually, Deirdre and Kai escaped from Alyina after they were granted safcon as reward for assisting the Jade Falcon garrison forces led by Star Captain Taman Malthus in defeating the ComStar forces that had attacked them as part of Operation Scorpion.
Later Life
She raised her son David-which he named after David Jewell- to hid his real father's identity, which was Kai, on Odell, with her family, for three years. on 2055, she accepted a work on Zurich, taking her son with her, residing there for a year. On 30 March, during an intervention, she disarmed a Capellan young terrorist which wanted her to leave to die her pacient.[3]
Despite she didn't want any publicity about her heroic deed, she was covinced to make a reportage, which attracted the unwanted attention of Tormano Liao, Kai's uncle. After seeing a picture of David, Tormano correctly guessed his ascendancy, and invited Deirdre and her son to Solaris VII, where both become his personal guests on his house on Equatus, as de facto prisoners to force Kai to obey Tormano. Deirdre attempted an evasion with her son on 27 April 3056, which failed. Both were captured by Tormano's guards and she was to be executed when the guards were slaughtered by a team of Clan Jade Falcon Elementals, led by Kai's former enemy and alter friend, Taman Malthus.[4]
After Kai defeated Tormano, Deidre was reconciled with him, and presented him his son.[5]
Following Kai's sojourn on Solaris VII as champion in his father's footsteps, Deirdre and he were married. They had another children, Melissa Allard-Liao. Deirdre continued her medical practice after her marriage to Kai.
References
Bibliography
- Assumption of Risk (novel)
- Lethal Heritage (novel)
- Warrior: En Garde (novel)