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For the rest of his life, his Excellency Mons Vor was the curse and Puppet Master of the Quadrant. No worse enemy of freedom has ever appeared in the trappings of polite civilisation. Insatiable appetite for power, cold calculating ruthlessness and monumental greed for riches all presented themselves armed with fire, phaser and sword. The veneer of culture and good manners, of brilliant ceremonies and elaborate etiquette, only added a heightening effect to the villainy of his life's story. Better the barbarian conquerors of antiquity, primordial figures of the abyss, than this quiet, machiavellian creature, strutting amid the bows and scrapes of servitors and assassins to the torment of his age. Cruel and duplicitous, excelling in his lust for power, this Master of Engineers disturbed and harried the Galaxy with the lights of perverted science through decades of arrogant pomp, ably assisted by his dark agents. | For the rest of his life, his Excellency Mons Vor was the curse and Puppet Master of the Quadrant. No worse enemy of freedom has ever appeared in the trappings of polite civilisation. Insatiable appetite for power, cold calculating ruthlessness and monumental greed for riches all presented themselves armed with fire, phaser and sword. The veneer of culture and good manners, of brilliant ceremonies and elaborate etiquette, only added a heightening effect to the villainy of his life's story. Better the barbarian conquerors of antiquity, primordial figures of the abyss, than this quiet, machiavellian creature, strutting amid the bows and scrapes of servitors and assassins to the torment of his age. Cruel and duplicitous, excelling in his lust for power, this Master of Engineers disturbed and harried the Galaxy with the lights of perverted science through decades of arrogant pomp, ably assisted by his dark agents. | ||
Meanwhile, Leo also fled Byzatium and applied to Starfleet Academy in 2373. At the Academy, Leo excelled in his science, engineering and tactical classes, and upon graduation, became a gifted young science Ensign in Star Fleet. He was poised to be promoted to full Lieutenant aboard the USS | Meanwhile, Leo also fled Byzatium and applied to Starfleet Academy in 2373. At the Academy, Leo excelled in his science, engineering and tactical classes, and upon graduation, became a gifted young science Ensign in Star Fleet. He was poised to be promoted to full Lieutenant aboard the USS Nautilus, but during a routine mission, a mistake occurred whilst the ship was manoeuvring that resulted in a shuttlecraft getting crushed, its pilot dying as well as the Nautilus sustaining severe damage. This event was only referred to as the 'Docking Incident' in the ship’s log. Leo and a more senior officer, his friend Commander Nathaniel Cyrus, were the only crew on duty. Cyrus was at fault for the tragedy, but being close friends, Leo agreed to take the blame for his friend who's career promised so much more than Leo's at that point. Cyrus promised to restore Leo to his role as soon as he was in a position to do so. Sadly, Cyrus (later to rise to the rank of Commodore before being forced to retire due to further scandals) never spoke to Leo again after the court martial and left him to fend for himself. Leo was demoted to Crewman and sent to work on the freighter SS Graven. | ||
As the most highly qualified member of the crew on the Graven, Leo soon began to get the measure of the nominal senior officers aboard. The SS Graven frequented many of the less savoury parts of the galaxy, and was involved in many exciting and dangerous adventures. On the Graven, Leo befriended a number of the other crew, each with their own reasons for being shunned from their own Worlds. First was Sarra, daughter of a rich Terran businessman with aristocratic pretentions. When her father disapproved of her career choice of smuggling ancient artefacts, she abandoned her home and ventured forth for a life of riches and adventure amongst the stars. The other was Karinus LeNoir, a disgraced former [[Pythron]] intelligence officer, who had been given a dishonourable discharge for excessive violence during interrogations. He had escaped his jailers and become a freelance assassin and gangster. | As the most highly qualified member of the crew on the Graven, Leo soon began to get the measure of the nominal senior officers aboard. The SS Graven frequented many of the less savoury parts of the galaxy, and was involved in many exciting and dangerous adventures. On the Graven, Leo befriended a number of the other crew, each with their own reasons for being shunned from their own Worlds. First was Sarra, daughter of a rich Terran businessman with aristocratic pretentions. When her father disapproved of her career choice of smuggling ancient artefacts, she abandoned her home and ventured forth for a life of riches and adventure amongst the stars. The other was Karinus LeNoir, a disgraced former [[Pythron]] intelligence officer, who had been given a dishonourable discharge for excessive violence during interrogations. He had escaped his jailers and become a freelance assassin and gangster. | ||
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*'''Ensign:''' USS | *'''Ensign:''' USS Nautilus | ||
*'''Crewman:''' SS Graven | *'''Crewman:''' SS Graven | ||
*'''Ensign:''' Deep Space 17 / USS Independence-A: Mission to Bilire VI | *'''Ensign:''' Deep Space 17 / USS Independence-A: Mission to Bilire VI | ||