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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brother Allard" data-source="post: 3341993" data-attributes="member: 49563">Darius AuberonUnderstood.  Here's what I have so far:- What did your father do to get appointed governor of the system.Captain Grosvenor Auberon was the captain of the INS Black Prince, an Imperial Mogami-class cruiser/carrier operating near the front in the last war.  During maneuvers, the ship suffered a severe spatial misjump, placing it nearly fourteen parsecs behind Solomani lines.  Certain that he had over-jumped the main Solomani battle fleet - placing them between his current position and his intended rendezvous with his own group - Cpt Auberon elected not to follow the Imperial Navy's standard operating procedure, which in this case dictated that he make for the rendezvous directly.  Figuring rightly that this was tantamount to suicide, he instead made his course parallel to the battle line, intending to slip around the enemy's flank and escape into friendly space.  Making a long staggered series of short jumps, Cpt Auberon and the Black Prince made their way back to Imperial space over the course of several months, taking every opportunity to wreak havoc on the Solomani supply lines while en route.  Making good use of ships weapons, the fighter wing and the Marine contingent, the Black Prince managed to destroy several key depots and set the Solomani war effort back by several weeks, if not months.The welcome upon their return, however, was somewhat less than enthusiastic.  Initiative and pluck were qualities the Imperium did not much celebrate in her naval officers - leastwise, not under the old Emperor - and Cpt Auberon avoided a court martial for his deviation from protocol primarily due to the fact that the Imperium could spare neither him nor the Black Prince.  In the Prince's absence, the fleet had suffered a serious defeat at the hands of the Solomani and had lost a sizable force.  It was, however, made clear to Cpt Auberon that he could expect no greater command.The war ended some six months later.  The old emperor destroyed himself, and Emperor Theon began elevating favored officers to the peerage.Stats:<a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=873021" target="_blank">http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=873021</a>[6,5,2] = (13)[4,4,1] = (9)[6,3,2] = (11)[6,3,2] = (11)[6,4,4] = (14)[6,6,3] = (15)[6,6,5] = (17)[6,6,6] = (18)Point value: 55</blockquote>

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