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==History== | ==History== |
Revision as of 22:35, 11 May 2022
Geraldine Marik | |
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Personal | |
Born | 2314 |
Died | 2364 |
Affiliation | House Marik |
Career | |
Rank | Captain-General |
Family | |
Parents | Philip Marik (father) |
Siblings | Mikhail Marik |
Children | Allan Marik |
History was the sixth Captain-General of the Free Worlds League.[1][2]
History
Geraldine's tenure as Minister of Defense was generally quiet and peaceful. She served two one-year terms as Captain-General in two decades, 2349 and 2356.[2]
Despite outwardly professing loyalty, the Sian-Mariks, descendants of Christopher Marik, plotted to assassinate Geraldine, the head of House Marik. So prevalent were these attacks that the Marik increased her personal security, including retaining the use of a food taster. In 2363, the taster, Hadji-Mohammed Kimbrough, apparently foiled a plot to assassinate Geraldine when he was poisoned with arsenic. In reality, Kimbrough had been suborned by the Sian-Mariks and used the plot to enter the confidence of House Marik. Indeed, Kimbrough was awarded the Marik Eagle of Honor by Geraldine.[3][4]
Geraldine was again appointed Captain-General by Parliament in 2364 amid tensions on the border with the Lyran Commonwealth.[2]
While celebrating Marik Day, a particularly ineffective Sian-Marik assassination attempt took place against Geraldine. The Marik retinue included Dorian Sian-Marik, who was present to deflect suspicion from himself, and Geraldine's son Allan. Saboteurs destroyed the supports of the grandstand, causing Geraldine to fall seven meters. Though she was unharmed, a gang known as Satan Slashers attacked the Mariks. Geraldine's bodyguards easily fought the attack off, though Allan sustained light injuries.[5]
Death and afterward
The real attack came two months later. Hadji-Mohammed Kimbrough returned to work as Geraldine's taster in 2364. He wasted no time, assassinating her three weeks later. The Sian-Marik agent sprinkled glass in the Marik's food and disappeared, never to be found.[3]
Though Geraldine's son Allan ostensibly succeeded her, Allan was imprisoned while his uncle Mikhail ruled, technically as regent.[4]
Titles and Positions
References
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), Family Tree
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Handbook: House Marik, p. 83, "Captains-General in History"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 13, "The Conspiracy Bears Fruit"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 14, "First Blood"
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 13, "Attack on Geraldine Marik"