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Line 21: Already as stunningly beautiful as her mother, Ilsa was sixteen years old when she was named the honorary ''[[sang-shao]]'' of the elite [[Red Lancers]], a unit whose nickname of the "Red Heart Guards" honored the loss of her namesake. The Lancers staged a full military parade on her birthday, posters of the young Ilsa posing with several of the Guards atop the canopy of a ''[[Men Shen]]'' [[OmniMech]] widely distributed across both the Confederation and Magistracy in its wake.<ref name=FM3085-23/> Already as stunningly beautiful as her mother, Ilsa was sixteen years old when she was named the honorary ''[[sang-shao]]'' of the elite [[Red Lancers]], a unit whose nickname of the "Red Heart Guards" honored the loss of her namesake. The Lancers staged a full military parade on her birthday, posters of the young Ilsa posing with several of the Guards atop the canopy of a ''[[Men Shen]]'' [[OmniMech]] widely distributed across both the Confederation and Magistracy in its wake.<ref name=FM3085-23/> − Ilsa was a shrewd manipulator, able to use her beauty and intelligence to achieve her goals. Possessed of the same cunning her father displayed along with the political skills of the Centrellas. Many dignitaries from foreign realms were outmaneuvered skillfully by Ilsa, only realizing what had happened to them later; while Ilsa gave every appearance of being aloof and imperious, she also was able to charm even the most dubious cynic.<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> To Ilsa, the welfare of the Magistracy of Canopus came first, and the welfare of the Capellan Confederation came second; her own personal well-being came behind both.<ref name="ER:3145p199"/> + Ilsa was a shrewd manipulator, able to use her beauty and intelligence to achieve her goals. Possessed of the same cunning her father displayed along with the political skills of the Centrellas. Many dignitaries from foreign realms were outmaneuvered skilfully by Ilsa, only realising what had happened to them later; while Ilsa gave every appearance of being aloof and imperious, she also was able to charm even the most dubious cynic.<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> To Ilsa, the welfare of the Magistracy of Canopus came first, and the welfare of the Capellan Confederation came second; her own personal well-being came behind both.<ref name="ER:3145p199"/> During her later years Ilsa succeeded her mother as Magestrix of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]].<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> After her ascension to the throne Ilsa maintained the appearance of a proud Canopian Magestrix, with no sign that she desired the Celestial Throne of the Confederation.<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> Not publicly known was the fact that she had one child with her brother Daoshen, [[Danai Liao-Centrella]],<ref>''Principles of Desolation'', pp. 182-183</ref> although her relationship with Daoshen was viewed as a strange one, with more than one rumor of an inappropriate closeness between the two siblings surfacing over the years.<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> During her later years Ilsa succeeded her mother as Magestrix of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]].<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> After her ascension to the throne Ilsa maintained the appearance of a proud Canopian Magestrix, with no sign that she desired the Celestial Throne of the Confederation.<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> Not publicly known was the fact that she had one child with her brother Daoshen, [[Danai Liao-Centrella]],<ref>''Principles of Desolation'', pp. 182-183</ref> although her relationship with Daoshen was viewed as a strange one, with more than one rumor of an inappropriate closeness between the two siblings surfacing over the years.<ref name="ER:3145p111"/>
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Already as stunningly beautiful as her mother, Ilsa was sixteen years old when she was named the honorary ''[[sang-shao]]'' of the elite [[Red Lancers]], a unit whose nickname of the "Red Heart Guards" honored the loss of her namesake. The Lancers staged a full military parade on her birthday, posters of the young Ilsa posing with several of the Guards atop the canopy of a ''[[Men Shen]]'' [[OmniMech]] widely distributed across both the Confederation and Magistracy in its wake.<ref name=FM3085-23/> | Already as stunningly beautiful as her mother, Ilsa was sixteen years old when she was named the honorary ''[[sang-shao]]'' of the elite [[Red Lancers]], a unit whose nickname of the "Red Heart Guards" honored the loss of her namesake. The Lancers staged a full military parade on her birthday, posters of the young Ilsa posing with several of the Guards atop the canopy of a ''[[Men Shen]]'' [[OmniMech]] widely distributed across both the Confederation and Magistracy in its wake.<ref name=FM3085-23/> | ||
| − | Ilsa was a shrewd manipulator, able to use her beauty and intelligence to achieve her goals. Possessed of the same cunning her father displayed along with the political skills of the Centrellas. Many dignitaries from foreign realms were outmaneuvered | + | Ilsa was a shrewd manipulator, able to use her beauty and intelligence to achieve her goals. Possessed of the same cunning her father displayed along with the political skills of the Centrellas. Many dignitaries from foreign realms were outmaneuvered skilfully by Ilsa, only realising what had happened to them later; while Ilsa gave every appearance of being aloof and imperious, she also was able to charm even the most dubious cynic.<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> To Ilsa, the welfare of the Magistracy of Canopus came first, and the welfare of the Capellan Confederation came second; her own personal well-being came behind both.<ref name="ER:3145p199"/> |
During her later years Ilsa succeeded her mother as Magestrix of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]].<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> After her ascension to the throne Ilsa maintained the appearance of a proud Canopian Magestrix, with no sign that she desired the Celestial Throne of the Confederation.<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> Not publicly known was the fact that she had one child with her brother Daoshen, [[Danai Liao-Centrella]],<ref>''Principles of Desolation'', pp. 182-183</ref> although her relationship with Daoshen was viewed as a strange one, with more than one rumor of an inappropriate closeness between the two siblings surfacing over the years.<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> | During her later years Ilsa succeeded her mother as Magestrix of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]].<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> After her ascension to the throne Ilsa maintained the appearance of a proud Canopian Magestrix, with no sign that she desired the Celestial Throne of the Confederation.<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> Not publicly known was the fact that she had one child with her brother Daoshen, [[Danai Liao-Centrella]],<ref>''Principles of Desolation'', pp. 182-183</ref> although her relationship with Daoshen was viewed as a strange one, with more than one rumor of an inappropriate closeness between the two siblings surfacing over the years.<ref name="ER:3145p111"/> | ||