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Line 1: {{InfoBoxCharacter {{InfoBoxCharacter − | image = Helen Thrall ShSphere.jpg + | image =HelenThrall.png − | caption = Helen Thrall + | caption = | name = Helen Thrall | name = Helen Thrall | birthdate = [[3000]]<ref name=SS>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 82, "General Helen Thrall"</ref> | birthdate = [[3000]]<ref name=SS>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 82, "General Helen Thrall"</ref> − | died = 24 December [[3067]]<ref name=TotJ>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 13 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 173, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name=J:FRp44>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> + | died = 24 December [[3067]]<ref name=TotJ>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 13 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 173, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> | othernames = | othernames = | affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] | affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] Line 15:
Line 15: | children = | children = }} }} − '''Helen Thrall''' was a [[Free Worlds League]] military officer. Thrall attained the rank of [[General#Free Worlds League Military|General]] and commanded the [[Sirian Lancers]] through much of the 3050s and '60s. Thrall's assassination was one of the events that triggered a war between the [[Lyran Alliance]] and Free Worlds League at the beginning of the [[Jihad]]. + '''Helen Thrall''' (b. [[3000]] - d. [[3067]]) was a [[Free Worlds League]] military officer. Thrall attained the rank of [[General#Free Worlds League Military|General]] and commanded the [[Sirian Lancers]] through much of the 3050s and '60s. Thrall's assassination was one of the events that triggered a war between the [[Lyran Alliance]] and Free Worlds League at the beginning of the [[Jihad]]. ==History== ==History== Line 24:
Line 24: Helen was promoted in [[3053]] to take command of the Sirian Lancers, replacing the retiring [[Jefferson Konopka]].<ref name=FMco>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 84, "Commanding Officer"</ref><ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 38, "Sirian Lancers"</ref> Helen was promoted in [[3053]] to take command of the Sirian Lancers, replacing the retiring [[Jefferson Konopka]].<ref name=FMco>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 84, "Commanding Officer"</ref><ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 38, "Sirian Lancers"</ref> − Like the other members of the Lancers, Thrall looked forward to liberating the worlds of the [[Sirian Concordance]] from the Federated Commonwealth. They believed the time had come when [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik]] initiated [[Operation GUERRERO]] in [[3057]]. The League retook [[Graham IV]] and [[Pollux]], but stopped short of invading [[Sirius]] and [[Procyon]]. Thrall and the Lancers were incensed at the perceived insult, but could do little.<ref name=FM84>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 84</ref> + Like the other members of the Lancers, Thrall looked forward to liberating the worlds of the [[Sirian Concordance]] from the Federated Commonwealth. They believed the time had come when [[Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik]] initiated [[Operation GUERRERO]] in [[3057]]. The League retook [[Graham IV]] and [[Pollux]], but stopped short of invading [[Sirius]] and [[Procyon]]. Thrall and the Lancers were incensed at the perceived insult, but could do little.<ref name=FM84>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 84</ref> − When news began to spread of atrocities being committed in the [[Sirian Holds]], Thrall decided the time to act had come, with or without the [[Free Worlds League Military]]. She sent a brief message to the [[LCCC]] telling them that she intended to lead the Sirian Lancers to Sirius and Procyon with or without reinforcements. The Captain-General sent the [[Fourth Free Worlds Legionnaires]] to accompany the three regiments of Lancers. In September [[3058]] the task force liberated Sirius and Procyon, only to discover that a former [[ComStar]] [[Adept]] [[Alisendar Gyrn]] had killed tens of thousands seizing power.<ref name=FM84 /><ref name=SS /> + When news began to spread of atrocities being committed in the [[Sirian Holds]], Thrall decided the time to act had come, with or without the [[Free Worlds League Military]]. She sent a brief message to the [[LCCC]] telling them that she intended to lead the Sirian Lancers to Sirius and Procyon with or without reinforcements. The Captain-General sent the [[Fourth Free Worlds Legionnaires]] to accompany the three regiments of Lancers. In September [[3058]] the task force liberated Sirius and Procyon, only to discover that a former [[ComStar]] [[Adept]] [[Alisander Gyrn]] had killed tens of thousands seizing power.<ref name=FM84 /><ref name=SS /> ===Primus=== ===Primus=== Line 39:
Line 39: ==Philosophical and/or political views== ==Philosophical and/or political views== − Helen Thrall chose to run the Sirian Concordance as a military junta rather than allow a democratic election, as was traditional in the province. Though she distanced herself from [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]], Thrall also distrusted the [[Word of Blake]] because they reminded her uncomfortably of the insane Alisendar Gyrn.<ref name=FMU /><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', pp. 71-72, "Sirius"</ref> + Helen Thrall chose to run the Sirian Concordance as a military junta rather than allow a democratic election, as was traditional in the province. Though she distanced herself from [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]], Thrall also distrusted the [[Word of Blake]] because they reminded her uncomfortably of the insane Alisander Gyrn.<ref name=FMU /><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', pp. 71-72, "Sirius"</ref> ==References== ==References==
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| − | | image = | + | | image =HelenThrall.png |
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| name = Helen Thrall | | name = Helen Thrall | ||
| birthdate = [[3000]]<ref name=SS>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 82, "General Helen Thrall"</ref> | | birthdate = [[3000]]<ref name=SS>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 82, "General Helen Thrall"</ref> | ||
| − | | died = 24 December [[3067]]<ref name=TotJ>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 13 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 173, "Timeline of the Jihad | + | | died = 24 December [[3067]]<ref name=TotJ>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 13 & ''Blake Ascending'', p. 173, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref> |
| othernames = | | othernames = | ||
| affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] | | affiliation = [[Free Worlds League]] | ||
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| − | '''Helen Thrall''' was a [[Free Worlds League]] military officer. Thrall attained the rank of [[General#Free Worlds League Military|General]] and commanded the [[Sirian Lancers]] through much of the 3050s and '60s. Thrall's assassination was one of the events that triggered a war between the [[Lyran Alliance]] and Free Worlds League at the beginning of the [[Jihad]]. | + | '''Helen Thrall''' (b. [[3000]] - d. [[3067]]) was a [[Free Worlds League]] military officer. Thrall attained the rank of [[General#Free Worlds League Military|General]] and commanded the [[Sirian Lancers]] through much of the 3050s and '60s. Thrall's assassination was one of the events that triggered a war between the [[Lyran Alliance]] and Free Worlds League at the beginning of the [[Jihad]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Helen was promoted in [[3053]] to take command of the Sirian Lancers, replacing the retiring [[Jefferson Konopka]].<ref name=FMco>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 84, "Commanding Officer"</ref><ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 38, "Sirian Lancers"</ref> | Helen was promoted in [[3053]] to take command of the Sirian Lancers, replacing the retiring [[Jefferson Konopka]].<ref name=FMco>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 84, "Commanding Officer"</ref><ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 38, "Sirian Lancers"</ref> | ||
| − | Like the other members of the Lancers, Thrall looked forward to liberating the worlds of the [[Sirian Concordance]] from the Federated Commonwealth. They believed the time had come when [[ | + | Like the other members of the Lancers, Thrall looked forward to liberating the worlds of the [[Sirian Concordance]] from the Federated Commonwealth. They believed the time had come when [[Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik]] initiated [[Operation GUERRERO]] in [[3057]]. The League retook [[Graham IV]] and [[Pollux]], but stopped short of invading [[Sirius]] and [[Procyon]]. Thrall and the Lancers were incensed at the perceived insult, but could do little.<ref name=FM84>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 84</ref> |
| − | When news began to spread of atrocities being committed in the [[Sirian Holds]], Thrall decided the time to act had come, with or without the [[Free Worlds League Military]]. She sent a brief message to the [[LCCC]] telling them that she intended to lead the Sirian Lancers to Sirius and Procyon with or without reinforcements. The Captain-General sent the [[Fourth Free Worlds Legionnaires]] to accompany the three regiments of Lancers. In September [[3058]] the task force liberated Sirius and Procyon, only to discover that a former [[ComStar]] [[Adept]] [[ | + | When news began to spread of atrocities being committed in the [[Sirian Holds]], Thrall decided the time to act had come, with or without the [[Free Worlds League Military]]. She sent a brief message to the [[LCCC]] telling them that she intended to lead the Sirian Lancers to Sirius and Procyon with or without reinforcements. The Captain-General sent the [[Fourth Free Worlds Legionnaires]] to accompany the three regiments of Lancers. In September [[3058]] the task force liberated Sirius and Procyon, only to discover that a former [[ComStar]] [[Adept]] [[Alisander Gyrn]] had killed tens of thousands seizing power.<ref name=FM84 /><ref name=SS /> |
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==Philosophical and/or political views== | ==Philosophical and/or political views== | ||
| − | Helen Thrall chose to run the Sirian Concordance as a military junta rather than allow a democratic election, as was traditional in the province. Though she distanced herself from [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]], Thrall also distrusted the [[Word of Blake]] because they reminded her uncomfortably of the insane | + | Helen Thrall chose to run the Sirian Concordance as a military junta rather than allow a democratic election, as was traditional in the province. Though she distanced herself from [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]], Thrall also distrusted the [[Word of Blake]] because they reminded her uncomfortably of the insane Alisander Gyrn.<ref name=FMU /><ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', pp. 71-72, "Sirius"</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||