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| − | | parents = [[Arabella Rowe | + | | parents = [[Arabella Rowe]]<ref name=HRWp15>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 15: "Foundations - Rim Worlds Republic"</ref> (mother) |
| − | + | | siblings = [[Heather Durant]]<ref name=HRWp15/> | |
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| − | '''Michael Edward Durant''' was the fourth [[First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|First Consul]] of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]], ruling from [[2376]] to about [[2400]].<ref name=TPp19>''The Periphery'', p. 19</ref> | + | '''Michael Edward Durant''' was the fourth [[First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|First Consul]] of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]], ruling from [[2376]] to about [[2400]].<ref name=TPp19>''The Periphery'', p. 19: "Mishka's Diplomacy"</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Durant's approach to foreign relations helped the Republic secure secret trade agreements with [[House Steiner]], [[House Kurita]], [[House Marik]], and the [[Terran Hegemony]]. Though poor in natural resources, the Republic had an abundance of skilled workers capable of manufacturing large quantities of goods at extremely low prices, and the workers didn't mind as their standard of living was sufficiently high. In exchange, Lord Durant helped the Republic gain better recognition from the other Houses as well as up-to-date technology—especially military tech.<ref name=TPp19/> | Durant's approach to foreign relations helped the Republic secure secret trade agreements with [[House Steiner]], [[House Kurita]], [[House Marik]], and the [[Terran Hegemony]]. Though poor in natural resources, the Republic had an abundance of skilled workers capable of manufacturing large quantities of goods at extremely low prices, and the workers didn't mind as their standard of living was sufficiently high. In exchange, Lord Durant helped the Republic gain better recognition from the other Houses as well as up-to-date technology—especially military tech.<ref name=TPp19/> | ||
| − | According to one of his counselors, Lord [[Bruxton | + | According to one of his counselors, Lord [[Bruxton De Rinn]], Durant was known as a slob whose throne room was quite untidy. He had a penchant for keeping personal female advisors who often distracted him from state affairs and other matters of interstellar importance.<ref name=TPp19/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' | * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Rim Worlds Republic Characters|Durant, Michael]] | [[Category: Rim Worlds Republic Characters|Durant, Michael]] | ||
[[Category:First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|Durant, Michael]] | [[Category:First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|Durant, Michael]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:06, 13 November 2023
Michael Edward Durant | |
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| Personal | |
| Also known as | Mishka |
| Affiliation | House Durant |
| Profile | |
| Title(s) | First Consul |
| Profession | Noble |
| Family | |
| Parents | Arabella Rowe[1] (mother) |
| Siblings | Heather Durant[1] |
Michael Edward Durant was the fourth First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic, ruling from 2376 to about 2400.[2]
History[edit]
Michael Durant continued his mother Arabella Rowe's policy of cautious expansion into the Periphery while at the same time abandoning the Rim World Republic's low profile in favor of increased diplomacy throughout the nearer half of the Inner Sphere. His diplomats boasted that the Republic consisted of twenty-three inhabited systems, over twelve billion citizens, and two million soldiers.[1] House leaders realized they had underestimated the Periphery nation.[2]
Durant's approach to foreign relations helped the Republic secure secret trade agreements with House Steiner, House Kurita, House Marik, and the Terran Hegemony. Though poor in natural resources, the Republic had an abundance of skilled workers capable of manufacturing large quantities of goods at extremely low prices, and the workers didn't mind as their standard of living was sufficiently high. In exchange, Lord Durant helped the Republic gain better recognition from the other Houses as well as up-to-date technology—especially military tech.[2]
According to one of his counselors, Lord Bruxton De Rinn, Durant was known as a slob whose throne room was quite untidy. He had a penchant for keeping personal female advisors who often distracted him from state affairs and other matters of interstellar importance.[2]