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| birthdate          = [[3115]]<ref name=ER3145>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 88: "Ki-Linn Liao profile"</ref>
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| died                = 7 September [[3148]]<ref name=SFp58>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 58</ref>
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| title              = [[Duchess of Highspire]],<ref name=BWTc3>''Blood Will Tell'', ch. 3</ref><br/>[[Mandrissa of Highspire|''Mandrissa'' of Highspire]],<ref name=ER3145/><ref name=BTaBWe>''By Temptations and By War'', Epilogue</ref><br/>[[Mandrissa of Wei|''Mandrissa'' of Wei]]<ref name=ER3145/><ref name=BTaBWe/>
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'''Ki-Linn Liao''' is the great-granddaughter of [[Kali Liao]] and revered by the [[Thuggees]] as a goddess.<ref name=ER3145/>
  
'''Ki-Linn Liao''' (b. [[3115]]<ref name=ER3145>''Era Report: 3145'', p. 88, "Ki-Linn Liao profile"</ref> - d. ????) is the great-granddaughter of [[Kali Liao]] and revered by the [[Thuggees]] as a goddess.<ref name=ER3145></ref>
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== History ==
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Born on [[Highspire]], Ki-Linn was raised to believe in her own divinity through her Thuggee followers. She was unable to do much with her followers since her cousin, [[Chancellor]] [[Daoshen Liao]], kept her on a short leash.<ref name=ER3145/>
  
== Character History ==
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At the age of 19, Ki-Linn was married off to [[Jacob Bannson]] to seal a political alliance between him and Daoshen. While at first reluctant to marry a non-Capellan, she soon at least appeared to genuinely love Bannson and outwardly played the part of a distraught wife when Jacob would flee [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] space. Rumors that Ki-Linn in fact unleashed [[Death Commandos]] to kill Bannson were bruited about but never confirmed.<ref name=ER3145/>
Born on [[Highspire]], Ki-Linn was raised to believe in her own divinity through her Thuggee followers. She was unable to do much with her followers since her cousin, [[Chancellor]] [[Daoshen Liao]], kept her on a short leash.<ref name=ER3145></ref>
 
  
When she was at the age of 19, she was married off to [[Jacob Bannson]] to seal a political alliance between him and Daoshen. At first she was reluctant marry a non-Capellan, but she was able to give off the appearance of a distraught wife when Jacob would flee [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] space.  The truth of the flight of Jacob, was Ki-linn unleased [[Death Commando|Death Commandos]] to kill him.<ref name=ER3145></ref>
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Ki-Linn also became one of the most outspoken proponents of Daoshen's assault upon the [[Federated Suns]] in [[3144]], and her support roused much popular support behind the invasion.<ref name=ER3145/> As a result, four years later Ki-Linn was livid upon hearing that her cousin was contemplating a peace treaty allowing [[House Davion]] to retain [[New Syrtis]].
  
== References ==
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====Death and legacy====
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On 7 September [[3148]], Ki-linn and seven of her most devoted servants assembled upon the steps of the [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor's]] Summer Palace. Declaring to the assembled crowd of Capellan citizens that she would see the Confederation triumphant, Ki-Linn doused herself with kerosene and immolated herself, joined in like manner by her attendants as she cursed House Davion with her dying shrieks.<ref name=SFp58/>
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Completely stunned by his cousin's dramatic demise—which he had never believed her capable of carrying out—Daoshen was forced to publicly declare afterward that no ceasefire was possible between his realm and the Federated Suns.<ref name=SFp58/>
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==References==
 
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== Bibliography ==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Blood Will Tell]]'' (novel)
 
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* ''[[By Temptations and By War]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' (sourcebook)
  
[[Category:Dark Age Characters|Liao, Ki-linn]]
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[[Category:Capellan Confederation Characters|Liao, Ki-linn]]
[[Category:House Liao Characters|Liao, Ki-linn]]
 
[[Category:Minor Characters|Liao, Ki-linn]]
 

Revision as of 01:20, 6 January 2023

Ki-Linn Liao.jpg
Ki-Linn Liao
Character Profile
Born 3115[1]
Died 7 September 3148[2]
Affiliation House Liao
Title(s) Duchess of Highspire,[3]
Mandrissa of Highspire,[1][4]
Mandrissa of Wei[1][4]
Profession Noble
Spouse Jacob Bannson[4]

Ki-Linn Liao is the great-granddaughter of Kali Liao and revered by the Thuggees as a goddess.[1]

History

Born on Highspire, Ki-Linn was raised to believe in her own divinity through her Thuggee followers. She was unable to do much with her followers since her cousin, Chancellor Daoshen Liao, kept her on a short leash.[1]

At the age of 19, Ki-Linn was married off to Jacob Bannson to seal a political alliance between him and Daoshen. While at first reluctant to marry a non-Capellan, she soon at least appeared to genuinely love Bannson and outwardly played the part of a distraught wife when Jacob would flee Capellan space. Rumors that Ki-Linn in fact unleashed Death Commandos to kill Bannson were bruited about but never confirmed.[1]

Ki-Linn also became one of the most outspoken proponents of Daoshen's assault upon the Federated Suns in 3144, and her support roused much popular support behind the invasion.[1] As a result, four years later Ki-Linn was livid upon hearing that her cousin was contemplating a peace treaty allowing House Davion to retain New Syrtis.

Death and legacy

On 7 September 3148, Ki-linn and seven of her most devoted servants assembled upon the steps of the Chancellor's Summer Palace. Declaring to the assembled crowd of Capellan citizens that she would see the Confederation triumphant, Ki-Linn doused herself with kerosene and immolated herself, joined in like manner by her attendants as she cursed House Davion with her dying shrieks.[2]

Completely stunned by his cousin's dramatic demise—which he had never believed her capable of carrying out—Daoshen was forced to publicly declare afterward that no ceasefire was possible between his realm and the Federated Suns.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Era Report: 3145, p. 88: "Ki-Linn Liao profile"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shattered Fortress, p. 58
  3. Blood Will Tell, ch. 3
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 By Temptations and By War, Epilogue

Bibliography