Heroes and Villains of
the Republic
PRESIDENT MALCOLM DUNBAR
The only person to have served two terms as
President of the Republic (2nd and 4th). Malcolm was a
leader in the Inner Empire 'New Corona' resistance movement, and played an
important role in the early exploration and development of the Draconian Cluster.
His inspiring speech during the darkest days of the 'Zombie War' rallied the
entire Republic, and is seen as the turning point of the conflict. After the
war, sickened by the loss of life on both sides he retired to ROC Looking Glass
and founded the Spland University Complex and Center for Inter-Species
Relations.
STAR ADMIRAL JASON VALDOR
A former Imperial officer who emigrated to
the Republic to escape the cronyism of the Inner Empire. He was the first to
encounter the fabled DDR Mamnon. He forged the ROC Space Force into a fighting
force and led naval operations against the insurrectionists on Geeche. He rose
to the rank of Vice President, but chaffed under the restrictions of civilian
rule over the military and was censured and reprimanded for authorizing attacks
against RIP vessels. When he Samillians attacked the Capellan Periphery he left
the Republic and rejoined the Imperial Navy. He died in 196/25 fighting the
RIP. IMP Port Valdor, in Inferno, is named in remembrance of him.
PRESIDENT FRANK GOLDMAN
The first President of the Republic, he
established the first colony and directed the early exploration. He was known
as a hard drinker and was said to be somewhat erratic.
PRESIDENT
PAHL KANTNER
Eighth
President of the Republic. Pahl
Kantner originally emigrated to the Capellan Periphery in 185. After a
brief stint in the SSL, he joined the PDC and after the demise of the PDC,
aquired PDC/IND Harmony. In 189, Kantner rebelled against the
Empire and conquered Habito, eventually joining the DTR and moving Harmony into
DTR space. After a brief period as DTR Periphery Director, Kantner, tired of
the intramural politics and bickering of the TCA, left the Greater Periphery
for the "greener" pastures of the Draconian Cluster. Soon
thereafter in 192, Kantner was recalled to the Inner Empire upon the death of
his grandfather, and his assumption of the chieftainship of the Clan o'the
Rock. In early 201, Kantner moved all Clan operations to the
Draconian Cluster, and established residence at ROC New Zeke City, which was
renamed ROC Nuevo San Francisco, in honor of the Clan's homeland. Kantner’s vast military and political
experience are a great asset to the fledgling Republic, under his leadership
the Clan o’the Rock is quickly building ROC Nuevo San Francisco into the
Republic’s premier production facility.
He was elected President of the Republic 202/25, after a humiliating RIP
raid forced the resignation of President Wilson.
PRESIDENT BILL CODY
The death of his father (Cmdr Bartholomae Cody,
killed by the COM in 152.42) left Bill Cody with an abiding hared of tyranny.
Bill was a member of the Inner Empire 'New Corona' resistance movement and
joined the PTE to escape the Empire. Bill began his career as a surveyor
captain for the PTE and was the first human to visit many of the Draconian
Cluster systems. He rose to Periphery Director o the PTE, and after PTE/ROC
merger became the third President of the Republic. His style has been called
'populist' and he currently serves as a Senator, and manages the Republic's
Office of Colonization and Development.
PRESIDENT BLEDSOE
Fifth President of the Republic. He is widely admired for his efforts to
reform the Republic’s judicial system.
He now serves as the Republic’s Justicar.
CLAN O’THE ROCK
A military/family
organization originating in the Inner Empire.
Rear Admiral Pahl Kantner assumed leadership of the Clan o’the Rock in
192 after the death of his grandfather.
In 201, under his direction, the Clan o’the Rock relocated all its
operations to the Draconian Cluster.
Their headquarters/residence is ROC Nuevo San Francisco. The Clan’s secret research and rapidly
expanding production and mining facilities are much talked of throughout the
Republic.
PRESIDENT WILSON
Sixth President of the Republic. He paid little attention to governmental
affairs and was widely considered to be incompetent. He resigned in humiliation after the RIP raid on ROC Duluth resulted
in the RIP capturing a Star Destroyer.
ADMIRAL STEVEN CODY
Bill Cody's son, killed by the DDR during the
battle for Geeche.
JONATHAN ADENAUER
Ably served as the Republic's Foreign
Minister until his resignation in 196/20. He negotiated several treaties and
charters.
LCDR JAMES T. VALIANT
Began his career as a Space
Force captain, serving under Admiral Valdor. He showed an aptitude for
dealmaking and rose to become the Trade Secretary. But his personal life was a
mess, in 196/22 he was convicted of 'gross dereliction of duty' and reprimanded
to a specialized medical facility. He
worked for several years as the burrito chef at the ROC Corona spaceport Taco
Bell, but skipped town in a tramp freighter after a food poisoning incident
which resulted in the death of a six year old girl. He is believed to have founded RIP Crooked Castle. His current whereabouts are no known.
LADY
(SENATOR) GREY
Rear Admiral
Kantner’s companion and the Governor of ROC Nuevo San Francisco. On accordance with the ancient customs of
the Clan o’the Rock, home and hearth
are her responsibility.
PRESIDENT IAN DUNBAR
A ten year veteran of the Imperial Marines,
serving in several conflicts within the Inner Empire, Ian emigrated to the
Republic in 192 and joined his brother Malcolm. Fought in the Romero conflict
and rose to the rank of Defense Minister and Vice President. He is currently
leader of the ROC Defense Force and leads efforts to enhance the Republic's
defensive capabilities. His quick and
forceful actions (and his own political connections, President Malcolm Dunbar
is his brother) after the successful RIP raid on his own headquarters enabled
him to survive calls for his resignation.
After the resignation of President Wilson, he became the seventh
President of the Republic until elections could be held. He led the attack on RIP Crooked Castle.
DDR MAMNON (Attack Cruiser)
This mysterious ship appeared many times
throughout the ROC/DDR war. She soaked up huge quantities of damage, but
always seemed to escape the clutches of the ROC Space Force. She seemed almost alive, like some kind of
ghost ship, and she became the ‘Bogeyman’ of children throughout the
Republic. ‘Go to sleep, or the Mamnon
will come for you’, is a phrase oft spoke by Patriotic parents. For many years, freighter crews journey in
fear that the ghost ship DDR Mamnon would emerge from the darkness and steal
their lives. The Mamnon was captured
over Blowton in 199/29, and later destroyed while defending the Republic.
HAROLD HEDD
This roving pundit and editor of the Ringbone Gazette never
fails to denigrate, berate, and demean our beloved homeland. His obvious bias and lack of objectivity
never fails to surprise our citizenry.
‘EYEPATCH’
This reprobate RIP pirate fled the Sargasso
System following its capture by the USA and relocated to the Draconian
Cluster. He has developed a taste for
terrorizing and victimizing the citizens of the Republic, who are generally
more trusting and tolerant than is the norm elsewhere. He masterminded a spectacular raid on ROC
Duluth, during which his ground forces held the Spaceport of the ROC Space
Force headquarters for several hours unopposed and capturing an Imperial Star
Destroyer. In another spectacular
mission, his men also derilicted, and later captured, a valuable Merchant
specialized Cargo Carrier. His antics
have been an international embarrassment to the Republic, and forced the
resignation of President Wilson. He is
wanted by the Republic on charges of terrorism and piracy, dead or alive,
preferably the former.
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