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{{Update Needed|[[The Star League]]|[[Handbook: House Davion]]|[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]}}
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{{Update Needed|[[The Star League]], [[Handbook: House Davion]], [[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]}}
 
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| name                = Lawrence Davion
 
| name                = Lawrence Davion
| birthdate          = 7th January [[2547]]<ref name=H:RWp51>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 51: "Lawrence Davion profile"</ref>
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| birthdate          = 7th January [[2547]]
| died                = 18th September [[2635]]<ref name=H:RWp51/>
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| died                = 18th September [[2635]]
 
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| affiliation        = [[House Davion]]
 
| affiliation        = [[House Davion]]
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| parents            = [[Alexander Davion]] (father),<br />[[Veronique DuVall]] (mother)
| position            = [[President of the High Council]]<ref name=H:RWp51/>
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| siblings            = [[Vincent Davion]],<br />[[Roger Davion (26th c.)|Roger Davion]],<br />[[Melinda Davion]],<br />[[Henry Davion]],<br />[[Louis Davion]],<br />[[Veronica Davion]]
| profession          = Noble
 
| parents            = [[Alexander Davion]] (father)<ref name=H:RWp51/><br/>[[Veronique DuVall]] (mother)
 
| siblings            = [[Vincent Davion (26th c.)|Vincent Davion]]<br/>[[Roger Davion (26th c.)|Roger Davion]]<br/>[[Melinda Davion]]<br/>[[Henry Davion (26th c.)|Henry Davion]]<br/>[[Louis Davion]]<br/>[[Veronica Davion]]
 
 
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'''Lawrence Davion''' was the youngest child of [[First Prince]] [[Alexander Davion]] and [[Veronique DuVall]] and a highly successful businessman.<ref name=H:RWp51/>
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'''Lawrence Davion''' (b. 7 January [[2547]] - d. 18 September [[2635]]) was the youngest child of [[First Prince]] [[Alexander Davion]] and [[Veronique DuVall]] and a highly successful businessman.<ref name="H:RWp51">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 51, "Lawrence Davion"</ref>  
  
==History==
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==Character History==
 
===Early Years===
 
===Early Years===
 
The youngest of the seven children of [[Alexander Davion]], a result of Alexander's second marriage to [[Veronique DuVall]], Lawrence benefited from many of the same opportunities as his siblings and the same amount of affection from his parents, but was never groomed to lead the [[Federated Suns]].  With four older brothers, it was unlikely that Lawrence would ever ascend to the throne, but Alexander was keen to ensure that the internecine rivalry and infighting that had created the [[Davion Civil War]] wouldn't occur again, and Lawrence was given every opportunity to succeed. Like his brothers, Lawrence completed a five-year tour in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]], leaving the AFFS as a [[Captain]] to enter public service.<ref name="H:RWp51"/>
 
The youngest of the seven children of [[Alexander Davion]], a result of Alexander's second marriage to [[Veronique DuVall]], Lawrence benefited from many of the same opportunities as his siblings and the same amount of affection from his parents, but was never groomed to lead the [[Federated Suns]].  With four older brothers, it was unlikely that Lawrence would ever ascend to the throne, but Alexander was keen to ensure that the internecine rivalry and infighting that had created the [[Davion Civil War]] wouldn't occur again, and Lawrence was given every opportunity to succeed. Like his brothers, Lawrence completed a five-year tour in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]], leaving the AFFS as a [[Captain]] to enter public service.<ref name="H:RWp51"/>
  
 
===High Council===
 
===High Council===
When [[Henry Davion]] stepped down from serving as the [[New Avalon]] representative to the [[High Council]] in [[2575]] Lawrence took his seat, and by [[2577]] was elected to the position of President of the council. While the High Council had little political power compared to the position of First Prince, it exerted substantial influence over the Federated Suns' commerce and trade, and was extensively populated by members of the most prominent business and political families within the Suns. Displaying both his father's negotiating skills and charm along with a self-deprecating manner that helped keep opponents off-guard, by the time Lawrence stepped down from the High Council in [[2585]] he had built a series of friends, contacts and networked connections that would serve him well throughout the rest of his life; Lawrence was replaced on the council by [[Ian Davion (26th c.)|Ian Davion]], the son of Lawrence's stepbrother [[Vincent Davion|Vincent]].<ref name="H:RWp51"/><ref name="H:RWp185">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 185: "President Lawrence Davion"</ref>
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When [[Henry Davion]] stepped down from serving as the [[New Avalon]] representative to the [[High Council]] in [[2575]] Lawrence took his seat, and by [[2577]] was elected to the position of President of the council. While the High Council had little political power compared to the position of First Prince, it exerted substantial influence over the Federated Suns' commerce and trade, and was extensively populated by members of the most prominant business and political families within the Suns. Displaying both his father's negotiating skills and charm along with a self-deprecating manner that helped keep opponents off-guard, by the time Lawrence stepped down from the High Council in [[2585]] he had built a series of friends, contacts and networked connections that would serve him well throughout the rest of his life; Lawrence was replaced on the council by [[Ian Davion (26th c.)|Ian Davion]], the son of Lawrence's step-brother [[Vincent Davion|Vincent]].<ref name="H:RWp51"/><ref name="H:RWp185">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 185, "President Lawrence Davion"</ref>
  
 
===Reunification War===
 
===Reunification War===
Lawrence's position on the High Council put him in a good position to assist his father's political strategies during the [[Reunification War]]; Lawrence was able to construct a series of shell companies and corporations to mask the fact that Federated Suns business and industries were supplying arms to the [[Outworlds Alliance]], and acted extensively as Alexander's envoy during the covert negotiations that led to the [[Tancredi Accord]]<ref name="H:RWp121">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 121: "Davion Diplomacy"</ref> and the [[Treaty of Cerberus]].<ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126: "Year Five: Peace in Our Time"</ref> By the end of the Reunification War, Lawrence had taken charge of a number of family business interests and used contracts for the supply of [[Star League]] aid to the Outworlds Alliance and [[Taurian Concordat]] to create [[Federated-Davion Transgalactic]], the third-largest shipping company in the Federated Suns.<ref name="H:RWp51"/>
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Lawrence's position on the High Council put him in a good position to assist his father's political strategies during the [[Reunification War]]; Lawrence was able to construct a series of shell companies and corporations to mask the fact that Federated Suns business and industries were supplying arms to the [[Outworlds Alliance]], and acted extensively as Alexander's envoy during the covert negotations that led to the [[Tancredi Accord]]<ref name="H:RWp121">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 121, "Davion Diplomacy"</ref> and the [[Treaty of Cerberus]].<ref name="H:RWp126">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 126, "Year Five: Peace In Our Time"</ref> By the end of the Reunification War, Lawrence had taken charge of a number of family business interests and used contracts for the supply of [[Star League]] aid to the Outworlds Alliance and [[Taurian Concordat]] to create [[Federated-Davion Transgalactic]], the third-largest shipping company in the Federated Suns.<ref name="H:RWp51"/>
  
 
===Post-Reunification War===
 
===Post-Reunification War===
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===Aftermath===
 
===Aftermath===
Lawrence was a greedy individual, but loyal to his family, friends and allies; while many of his methods and decisions would be considered illegal and unfair in future eras, Lawrence amassed a huge business empire for the Davion family, and looked after those loyal to him. Whilst his descendants would leave Lee during the [[First Succession War]], the family would return after the world Lawrence enriched was captured by the Federated Suns during the [[Third Succession War]].<ref name="H:RWp51"/><ref name="H:RWp185"/>
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Lawrence was a greedy individual, but loyal to his family, friends and allies; while many of his methods and decisions would be considered illegal and unfair in future eras, Lawrence amassed a huge business empire for the Davion family, and looked after those loyal to him. Whilst his descendants would leave Lee during the [[1st Succession War|First Succession War]], the family would return after the world Lawrence enriched was captured by the Federated Suns during the [[3rd Succession War|Third Succession War]].<ref name="H:RWp51"/><ref name="H:RWp185"/>
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==Rules==
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* Lawrence Davion gains a +2 bonus to all CHA-based Skill and Attribute checks.<ref name="H:RWp185"/>
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* Lawrence Davion gains a +3 bonus to all Connection Rolls.<ref name="H:RWp185"/>
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* All connections made by Lawrence Davion have an effective level of +2 above what they would normally be.<ref name="H:RWp185"/>
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==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
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*''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
  
 
[[Category: Federated Suns Characters|Davion, Lawrence]]
 
[[Category: Federated Suns Characters|Davion, Lawrence]]

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