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Line 18: '''Charles Marik ''' was the 36th [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] of the [[Free Worlds League]], serving from [[2821]] to [[2854]] during the opening stages of the [[Second Succession War]].<ref>''Handbook House Marik'', p. 89</ref> '''Charles Marik ''' was the 36th [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] of the [[Free Worlds League]], serving from [[2821]] to [[2854]] during the opening stages of the [[Second Succession War]].<ref>''Handbook House Marik'', p. 89</ref> − ==History== + ==Biography== ===Early Life=== ===Early Life=== The second-born child of [[Thaddeus Marik (29th c.)|Thaddeus Marik]], while not directly trained to succeed his father Charles would follow him into military service, albeit in the ground forces rather than naval arm favored by his father. Charles would serve with distinction on the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] front during the [[First Succession War]], most notably participating in the League's [[2817]] strike against the [[Star League Defense Force]] base on the Steiner-held world of [[Rahne]]. While at the controls of his [[BattleMech]], Charles' fellow officers in the [[Free Worlds League Military]] would consider him a canny tactician with an talent for exploiting the slightest advantage provided by logistics or military intelligence. Unfortunately outside it, Charles was rather plain and unprepossessing, lacking in personal charisma and further hampered by his seeming inheritance of his great-grandfather [[Ewan Marik|Ewan's]] knack of saying the wrong thing at precisely the wrong time. The second-born child of [[Thaddeus Marik (29th c.)|Thaddeus Marik]], while not directly trained to succeed his father Charles would follow him into military service, albeit in the ground forces rather than naval arm favored by his father. Charles would serve with distinction on the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] front during the [[First Succession War]], most notably participating in the League's [[2817]] strike against the [[Star League Defense Force]] base on the Steiner-held world of [[Rahne]]. While at the controls of his [[BattleMech]], Charles' fellow officers in the [[Free Worlds League Military]] would consider him a canny tactician with an talent for exploiting the slightest advantage provided by logistics or military intelligence. Unfortunately outside it, Charles was rather plain and unprepossessing, lacking in personal charisma and further hampered by his seeming inheritance of his great-grandfather [[Ewan Marik|Ewan's]] knack of saying the wrong thing at precisely the wrong time.
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'''Charles Marik ''' was the 36th [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] of the [[Free Worlds League]], serving from [[2821]] to [[2854]] during the opening stages of the [[Second Succession War]].<ref>''Handbook House Marik'', p. 89</ref> | '''Charles Marik ''' was the 36th [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] of the [[Free Worlds League]], serving from [[2821]] to [[2854]] during the opening stages of the [[Second Succession War]].<ref>''Handbook House Marik'', p. 89</ref> | ||
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===Early Life=== | ===Early Life=== | ||
The second-born child of [[Thaddeus Marik (29th c.)|Thaddeus Marik]], while not directly trained to succeed his father Charles would follow him into military service, albeit in the ground forces rather than naval arm favored by his father. Charles would serve with distinction on the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] front during the [[First Succession War]], most notably participating in the League's [[2817]] strike against the [[Star League Defense Force]] base on the Steiner-held world of [[Rahne]]. While at the controls of his [[BattleMech]], Charles' fellow officers in the [[Free Worlds League Military]] would consider him a canny tactician with an talent for exploiting the slightest advantage provided by logistics or military intelligence. Unfortunately outside it, Charles was rather plain and unprepossessing, lacking in personal charisma and further hampered by his seeming inheritance of his great-grandfather [[Ewan Marik|Ewan's]] knack of saying the wrong thing at precisely the wrong time. | The second-born child of [[Thaddeus Marik (29th c.)|Thaddeus Marik]], while not directly trained to succeed his father Charles would follow him into military service, albeit in the ground forces rather than naval arm favored by his father. Charles would serve with distinction on the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] front during the [[First Succession War]], most notably participating in the League's [[2817]] strike against the [[Star League Defense Force]] base on the Steiner-held world of [[Rahne]]. While at the controls of his [[BattleMech]], Charles' fellow officers in the [[Free Worlds League Military]] would consider him a canny tactician with an talent for exploiting the slightest advantage provided by logistics or military intelligence. Unfortunately outside it, Charles was rather plain and unprepossessing, lacking in personal charisma and further hampered by his seeming inheritance of his great-grandfather [[Ewan Marik|Ewan's]] knack of saying the wrong thing at precisely the wrong time. | ||