Ner’Satden Arc
Squire Ner’Satden Arc
Squire Ner’Satden was originally from the Akkula Worlds, over half a year away by Jump-4 starship. The Squire arranged for his disappearance from the company, to avoid certain gambling debts he racked up with the company officers. Some complicated scheming had his Imperial enlistment transferred to a pro-Imperial mercenary group (with time served counting towards retirement and a proper military pension). Unfortunately, his unit was shattered during an Abadani insurgent offensive; fortunately, he was able to get himself captured rather than killed, a difficult stunt to pull during an all-in enemy assault.
Eventually, he grew attracted to Abadani socialist/populist doctrines – it seemed to be a fantastic way to put incredible amounts of power into the hands of the select few. Thanks to the revolutionary drive of Abadani, even more control can be seized by fast-moving ideologues than could be gained by appeals to Tradition or Order. The Squire found this profoundly appealing… but kept his thoughts to himself, as he struggled to grasp how to harness all that potential power in the hands of the right sort. Not the ordinary noble, but a true messianic figure, a Man of the People and a Man of the Houses.
After satisfactorily clearing up various bureaucratic and legal messes, the Squire is now using his legal license to do standard Imperial contract work for corporations and minor nobles. This kind of legal work is restricted to sophonts who have the right Legal License from the Sylean Bar, like he does. Being one of the three lawyers in the sector licensed to draw up the proper contracts needed by the local Nobility, his money problems have been resolved quite firmly.
But – now with the proper Army discharge papers – Squire Ner’Satden really wants to return home to his liege, Rowor of House Ilethian, Duke of Dlan on Dlan (Ilelish 1021). The Squire has already started on an outline to restructure the Imperium, to allow greater benefits to flow to poor citizens – even to impoverished citizens in backward sectors like the Empty Quarter.
Future Plans
Additional research in revolutionary movements continues to occupy Squire Ner’Satden’s spare time. He was absolutely delighted to discover how House Castro and House Kim and the Red Princes of China built their fortunes and untrammeled power while proclaiming their love of the Working Man – and how the smartest intellectuals of their nations backed them to the hilt. Discovering this delightful elixir of True Power – untrammeled by the flimsy distractions of Tradition or the fantastic delusions of Religion – Squire Ner’Satden is now focused in how to set up the optics, to insure broad Vilani acceptance of the Restoration. Fortunately, the Revolution (which, depending on the market, may better be sold as a Restoration) will require Rigorously Enforced, Comprehensive Conformity; something that will be sure to bring a smile to the face of any Vilani face, dreaming of a Changeless Consensus...
The Squire is confident of his ability to gain Ready Cash from Noble Purses, and is in the market for a cheap, reliable Free Trader to bring him home. But there are two requirements that must be met.
First:, the Squire really needs a reliable crew and ship, hopefully someone not born and raised in the Empty Quarter Sector, to bring him back home to Dlan, Ilelish. Squire Ner’Satden will be wary of hiring locals, but will consider it if they have a flawless piloting record. The Squire is not easily rattled, but what really spooks him is the piloting abilities of the locals. He’s been on the world for seven months, and twice he witnessed an orbiting Free Trader collision with his own eyes, with a tiny sun in the skies briefly burning in the night.
Second, the Squire has grown comfortable with the use of anagathics for health, well-being, and life-extension. He wants the Travellers to either secure obtain a large supply ‘somehow’, to carry with him on his long journey; or to be able to quickly hook up with discreet suppliers on the major worlds they will visit on their journey. In the meantime, he continues to hone his writing style to build on his greatest rhetorical strengths: 1) change the subject, 2) personal attacks.
References and Contributors[edit]
- Alvin Plummer. "Personality Profiles III." Stellar Reaches 24 (2014): 59.
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