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| − | '''Simone Devon''' was | + | '''Simone Devon''' was the [[St. Ives Compact|St. Ives Compact's]] liaison officer to the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | She was | + | Devon was a petite fair skinned woman with a photographic memory.<ref name=ToA17>''Threads of Ambition'', ch. 17</ref> She was a [[Colonel]] in command of the [[First St. Ives Lancers]] in [[3025]]<ref name=HLp88>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'' p. 88, "First St. Ives Lancers Unit Profile"</ref>, and defected the [[Capellan Confederation]] to the newly formed St. Ives Compact where she served as the liaison to the [[AFFC]].<ref name=20YUp29>''20 Year Update'', p. 29: "St. Ives Compact"</ref><ref name=ORp43>''Objective Raids'', p. 43: "St. Ives Military Forces"</ref><ref name=FMCCp109>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 109: "Marcella's Armored Infantry: The Awakened</ref> |
| − | + | During the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]] she held several high level meetings with both SIMC and AFFC command staffs, most notably traveling to [[New Avalon]] on 18 March [[3062]] and securing [[Archon-Princess]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion|Katherine Steiner-Davion's]] agreement to honor [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion|Hanse Davion's]] pledge to keep three AFFC regiments in the Compact.<ref name=KF4>''The Killing Fields'', ch. 4</ref> Unknown at the time was a concurrent agreement with [[Chancellor]] [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] that while the AFFC troops would remain in the Compact, they would take no steps to oppose his conquest.<ref>''Patriots and Tyrants'', ch. 6</ref> | |
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| + | On 2 May Devon was enroute back to [[St. Ives]] aboard her [[DropShip]], ''[[Carthage (Individual St. Ives Compact DropShip)|Carthage]]'', when the Capellan [[JumpShip]] [[You dú Xin-Zàng]] attempted to utilize a [[pirate point]] between St. Ives and her moon, Cochrane. Devon went aboard the broken vessel and her DropShip ''[[Death Blossom]]'' to render aid only to encounter [[Petyr Andreyvich]] strapped into the cockpit of his ''[[Lucifer]]'' [[aerospace fighter]]. A [[Thugee]] cultist, his craft was armed with [[UrbStryc-A]] nerve gas intended for the Tian-tan palace as part of [[Kali Liao|Kali Liao's]] [[Black May]] attacks. Driven mad by the effects of the misjump, Andreyvich launched the missiles as Devon and the rest of the rescue crew attempted to extract him from the cockpit, killing all involved.<ref name=KF13>''The Killing Fields'', ch. 13</ref> | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
| − | {{quote|''Nothing can shake the [[Federated Commonwealth|Commonwealth]]'s commitment to the [[St. Ives Compact]]. Not even the dissolution of the Commonwealth itself.|[[General]] [[Simone Devon]], [[3058]]''<ref>''Simone Devon (CCG - | + | {{quote|''Nothing can shake the [[Federated Commonwealth|Commonwealth]]'s commitment to the [[St. Ives Compact]]. Not even the dissolution of the Commonwealth itself.|[[General]] [[Simone Devon]], [[3058]]''<ref>''Simone Devon (CCG - Commanders Edition)''</ref>}} |
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | There are a number of continuity errors with this character, many seeming to stem from confusion over if she was a liaison to the AFFC, or a liaison ''from'' the AFFC. Her two bookending publications, ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' and ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'', clarifies she was always a Confederation or Compact Officer. Beginning with ''[[20 Year Update]]'' she was listed as a General and the "AFFC Liaison" under the St. Ives Compact. a rank that exist neither the SIMC nor AFFC. In several novels she is explicitly described as an AFFC officer who had pro-Victor leanings who would even disobey order from then-Archon-Princess Katherine Steiner-Davion to abandon the Compact. Most of this was corrected with the most recent publication (and thus the definitive word when it comes to canon) ''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'' which clarified she was a SIMC officer. However, instead of correcting her General rank to the SIMC equivalent of Colonel or Senior Colonel it revised her rank to the AFFC's Leftenant General, perhaps indicating liaison officers gain honorific ranks equivalent to their partner state's. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]'' | ||
* ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' | * ''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Killing Fields]]'' (novel) | * ''[[The Killing Fields]]'' (novel) | ||
| − | * ''[[Simone Devon (CCG - | + | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' |
| + | * ''[[Simone Devon (CCG - Commanders Edition)]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Threads of Ambition]]'' | ||
[[Category: Capellan Confederation Characters|Devon, Simone]] | [[Category: Capellan Confederation Characters|Devon, Simone]] | ||
[[Category:St. Ives Compact Characters|Devon, Simone]] | [[Category:St. Ives Compact Characters|Devon, Simone]] | ||
Revision as of 10:47, 13 October 2022
Simone Devon | |
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| Died | May 3062[1] |
| Affiliation | House Devon |
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| Rank | Leftenant General[2] |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Simone Devon was the St. Ives Compact's liaison officer to the Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth.
Contents
History
Devon was a petite fair skinned woman with a photographic memory.[3] She was a Colonel in command of the First St. Ives Lancers in 3025[4], and defected the Capellan Confederation to the newly formed St. Ives Compact where she served as the liaison to the AFFC.[5][6][2]
During the Capellan-St. Ives War she held several high level meetings with both SIMC and AFFC command staffs, most notably traveling to New Avalon on 18 March 3062 and securing Archon-Princess Katherine Steiner-Davion's agreement to honor First Prince Hanse Davion's pledge to keep three AFFC regiments in the Compact.[7] Unknown at the time was a concurrent agreement with Chancellor Sun-Tzu Liao that while the AFFC troops would remain in the Compact, they would take no steps to oppose his conquest.[8]
On 2 May Devon was enroute back to St. Ives aboard her DropShip, Carthage, when the Capellan JumpShip You dú Xin-Zàng attempted to utilize a pirate point between St. Ives and her moon, Cochrane. Devon went aboard the broken vessel and her DropShip Death Blossom to render aid only to encounter Petyr Andreyvich strapped into the cockpit of his Lucifer aerospace fighter. A Thugee cultist, his craft was armed with UrbStryc-A nerve gas intended for the Tian-tan palace as part of Kali Liao's Black May attacks. Driven mad by the effects of the misjump, Andreyvich launched the missiles as Devon and the rest of the rescue crew attempted to extract him from the cockpit, killing all involved.[9]
Quotes
| “ | Nothing can shake the Commonwealth's commitment to the St. Ives Compact. Not even the dissolution of the Commonwealth itself. | ” |
| — General Simone Devon, 3058[10] | ||
Notes
There are a number of continuity errors with this character, many seeming to stem from confusion over if she was a liaison to the AFFC, or a liaison from the AFFC. Her two bookending publications, House Liao (The Capellan Confederation) and Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, clarifies she was always a Confederation or Compact Officer. Beginning with 20 Year Update she was listed as a General and the "AFFC Liaison" under the St. Ives Compact. a rank that exist neither the SIMC nor AFFC. In several novels she is explicitly described as an AFFC officer who had pro-Victor leanings who would even disobey order from then-Archon-Princess Katherine Steiner-Davion to abandon the Compact. Most of this was corrected with the most recent publication (and thus the definitive word when it comes to canon) Field Manual: Capellan Confederation which clarified she was a SIMC officer. However, instead of correcting her General rank to the SIMC equivalent of Colonel or Senior Colonel it revised her rank to the AFFC's Leftenant General, perhaps indicating liaison officers gain honorific ranks equivalent to their partner state's.
References
- ↑ Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 109, "Marcella's Armored Infantry profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 109: "Marcella's Armored Infantry: The Awakened
- ↑ Threads of Ambition, ch. 17
- ↑ House Liao (The Capellan Confederation) p. 88, "First St. Ives Lancers Unit Profile"
- ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 29: "St. Ives Compact"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 43: "St. Ives Military Forces"
- ↑ The Killing Fields, ch. 4
- ↑ Patriots and Tyrants, ch. 6
- ↑ The Killing Fields, ch. 13
- ↑ Simone Devon (CCG - Commanders Edition)