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	| profession          = Noble		| profession          = Noble
−	| parents            = [[Arabella Rowe]]<ref name=HRWp15>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 15: "Foundations - Rim Worlds Republic"</ref> (mother)	+	| parents            = [[Arabella Rowe]] (mother)
−	| siblings            = [[Heather Durant]]<ref name=HRWp15/>	+	| siblings            = [[Heather Durant]]<ref name=HRWp15>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 15</ref>
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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: "Mishka's Diplomacy"</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</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 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/>	+	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]]

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{{InfoBoxCharacter | image = | caption = | name = Michael Edward Durant | birthdate = | died = | othernames = Mishka | affiliation = [[House Durant]] | rank = | title = [[First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|First Consul]] | position = | profession = Noble | parents = [[Arabella Rowe]] (mother) | siblings = [[Heather Durant]]<ref name=HRWp15>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 15</ref> | spouse = | children = }} '''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> ==History== 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.<ref name=HRWp15/> House leaders realized they had underestimated the Periphery nation.<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 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 /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery]]'' [[Category: Rim Worlds Republic Characters|Durant, Michael]] [[Category:First Consul of the Rim Worlds Republic|Durant, Michael]]

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