Richard Elruinn Ilendrick Rhovanion

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Lord Richard Elruinn Ilendrick Rhovanion of Rhylanor is a member of the Imperial Nobility in the Third Imperium.

  • Note that regionally & culturally (see below), "Richard" has alternate traditional spellings/orthographies Rhisciard/Rhiciard, Rhiociard, or Rhisiart, and has been rendered as such on some documents and correspondences.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Non-Canon (PC):

Lord Richard Elruinn Ilendrick Rhovanion of Rhylanor, Bart., KIT, KTI, KD, MCUF

Comital Landholdings & Submerged Subsidiary Titles:
- Landholdings on Rhylanor & Jae Tellona
- Landholdings in Khiirilion-Gerrovia /Poroszlo; Landholdings on Rhylanor; Lord of Cerrig Bruig - Corvinwr /Kegena
  • Baron hault-Rhovanion (honor.) - {3rd Baron hault-Rhovanion}
Submerged Subsidiary Title:
Submerged Subsidiary Title:

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Personal/Cultural Background[edit]

SPECIES: HUMAN /Iriilin & /Imperial-Solomani (Welsh-Scots)
CULTURE: Rhylanorin (Scots-Welsh) & Rhiilinnovan Iriilin
RELIGION: Reformed Celtic Christianity
BIRTHDATE: 253-1061
AGE: 49 (in 1110) [ Anagathics: Appears 38 ]
CITIZENSHIP: Imperial /Rhylanor
LANGUAGES:
· Fluent: Riftian (Galanglic), Ehriilin, Kehlish
· Functional: Vilani, Sagamaal
· Basic (Understand): Hulloyuo-co, Outrim-Aslanic
· Literate (Written): Latin, Old High & Classical Vilani
· Gestural/Sign: ISM Battle Language

Noble/Family Background[edit]

  • Rhovanion Family:
· Origins:
- Local Iriilin Gentry in Reaver's Deep Sector.
- Imperial Manorial Lordship granted @ Rhimono /Dirli in Fornast Sector.
· Emigration to Iriilin Colony on Imperial Client State world of Rhiilin Nova in Foreven Sector after First Frontier War.
· Emigration to Rhylanor in Spinward Marches after Third Frontier War and elevation of Grandfather to the Baronage.
  • Family Holdings:
- {Lords of Rhuthven Glen - Rhimono /Dirli} - Ninth Generation
- {Baronial Lords of Rhovanion Manor - Rhoviwich-Llancair /Rhylanor} - Third Generation

Career[edit]

Baronet - Lord of Khin'owr /Jae Tellona
- Knighted: Order of Deneb - {Lord of Byrlinn Ayr Manor - Khin'owr /Jae Tellona}
Vicecomital Landholdings & Submerged Subsidiary Titles:
- {Lord of Khiirilion /Poroszlo}
- {Lord of Cerrig Bruig - Corvinwr /Kegena}
- {Baron of the Third Imperium - Landholdings on Powaza}
- {Landholdings on Rhylanor}
- {Lord Marquis of the Realm (honor.)}
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Additional Comital Landholdings & Submerged Subsidiary Titles:
- {Lord of Rhion /Trin}
- {Lord Marquis - Lord of Rhiilin Nova}
- {Count Rhovanion - Landholdings on Rhylanor & Jae Tellona}
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  • Served in still-extant Ship Operations branch ("Black Berets" - "The Imperial Corsairs") of former Rhylennor Taoiseach during tenure as "Imperial Noble" above. Traveller Imperial Royal Family Sunburst logo.svg
  • Training:
- Ship's Gunnery/Troops
- Ship Tactics
- Pilot/Nav
- Engineering
- Forgery
  • Missions:
- Covert Surveillance / Special OPS / Commerce Raiding (Privateer)

Awards[edit]

Wound Badge - 3rd Class (Bronze Gikhikese /1st Award)
Exemplary Service Badges (XS)
&
Combat Service Ribbons (CSR)
MCUF
(3rd Class)














Travelling History[edit]

Travelling History / Travellogue

Travellogue (1107 - 1111):
[ Old Dossier & Awards ]

--- Catastrophic misjump & crash ---
--- Encountered Ansehlm Jotphar thru an ISM contact for a covert operation against a corporation working against Imperial interests (Transport Bonding & Underwriters, LLC - a local insurance firm)
--- Meets Zina Maria Adora of Durendal/Sword Worlds (Spinward Marches 1523) - Member of pro-Imperial freedom fighters "Morgens Roetternir" / former Völva ---
--- Encountered & rescued Princess The Lady Glorinna Viviane Fi(o)rella of Rabwhar/Lunion (Spinward Marches 1822) ---
--- (I.Y. 1108) ---
--- Sabotage mission aboard prototype/disguised Zhodani destroyer ---
--- Meets Imperial Aslan: Stehrwaroaleahr (informal: Sterbaroalearh / "Sterba")
* - has wife who owns Type-J Seeker with Virushi Doctor aboard
--- Meets Vargr Imperial Bounty Hunter: Ivo Blacktooth "Vorskensky", GG (former associate of Zina Maria Adora)
--- Meets LeRoy Starman
--- Meets Vargr Imperial Marine reservist Traveller Imperial Star Marines Sunburst logo.svg: Greyfang
--- Meets Dherek Jon Starblazar
--- Sabotage mission failed (team captured) but Zhodani vessel surprised and attacked by random Imperial Deep Space Patrol. ---
--- Vessel abandoned and set to subsequently catastrophically misjump with us left in brig ---
--- Brig Escape - Prototype Zhodani destroyer crash-precipitates from Jump @ Velscur/Egyrn (Trojan Reach 1110) and enters decaying orbital trajectory - vessel piloted down to crashlanding ---
--- Natives reveal location of an abandoned/downed Imperial Scout vessel.
--- Cannibalized parts from crashed Zhodani vessel to repair downed Imperial Scout vessel.
--- Encounter the Ieren (regressed/cannibalistic subterranean Svarvatti Clan/Colony) ---
--- Highliner hijacked en route to Talos/District 268 ---
--- Meets Marcus Zenduras
--- (I.Y. 1109) ---
--- Traveller Imperial Star Marines Sunburst logo.svg Reserve Marine Officer Commission activated (single mission - Fifth Frontier War) ---
--- Meets Imperial Navy reservist Traveller Imperial Navy Sunburst logo.svg: Lord Sir Matthias hault-Tolibert, Bt., KSM, KSC
--- Meets Imperial Marine reservist Traveller Imperial Star Marines Sunburst logo.svg: Jhemis Wentley, MCG
--- Meets Imperial Marine reservist Traveller Imperial Star Marines Sunburst logo.svg: Macsen Wil "Macxwell" Thomson
--- Meets Imperial Marine reservist Traveller Imperial Star Marines Sunburst logo.svg: Rohbairt Andruis
--- (Mercenary Striker Mission against militant religious cult in Shirene system on Daena (world in Orbit #3 from G4 V primary [3rd occupied orbit from primary]) / Shirene occupies Orbit #4) ---
  • Note that the Shirene system is also the location of the DGER, the revolutionary organization associated with Princess The Lady Glorinna Viviane Fi(o)rella of Rabwhar's supposed "coup".
--- Meets Imperial Navy reservist Traveller Imperial Navy Sunburst logo.svg: Lord Sir Kiren Bree, KKI, SEH, MCG
--- Meets Imperial Marine reservist Traveller Imperial Star Marines Sunburst logo.svg: Tohrrhgin "Torrin" Silverclaw
--- Meets Imperial Marine reservist Traveller Imperial Star Marines Sunburst logo.svg: Merthein ("Martin") Strikewell
--- (Salvage: Acquired Long Range Expedition Vessel [ LR Armoured Frontier/Fast Packet (Gunned Clipper) ]: Laid up for refitting @ Shirene) ---
--- (Graduate Hypergravity/Engineering coursework - IASM Campus @ Imperial University of Lunion - during LR Expedition Vessel refit) ---
--- Meets/Hires Willeim Roskovan - Navigator
--- (I.Y. 1110) ---
--- Encountered spatio-temporal anomaly (?) along Trailing Abyss Rift (Lanth Subsector) @ La'Belle ---
Ehridan Subsector (Subsector E) of Darkling Hold Sector
--- Darkling Hold - Subsector A: Viltheur
--- Darkling Hold - Subsector B: < NAME ? >
--- Darkling Hold - Subsector F: Ki'en Volta
--- Darkling Hold - Subsector I: Harid Dorith
--- Darkling Hold - Subsector J: < NAME ? >
--- [North/South] Reaver's Deep - Subsector D: < NAME ? >
--- [North/South] Reaver's Deep - Subsector H: Tara Malkos
--- [North/South] Reaver's Deep - Subsector L: < NAME ? >
--- Darkling Hold anomaly along Great Rift includes an extensive and unusually dense absorption nebula of unusual properties.
  • Kaal Vatok/Ehridan (Darkling Hold 0114)
--- Commissioned by Imperium to investigate Great Rift/Darkling Hold anomaly in conjunction with Kiven Transport & Shipping, LIC. Lord Rhovanion's LR-Expeditionary Vessel is upgraded with advanced weaponry by Kiven T&S in return for exploratory trade and resource acquisition mapping while serving the Imperium as investigative exploratory-pioneer in the Darkling Hold.
--- Meets Laureate Biochemist: Doctor Sir John Maskaleris, KKI, PhD
--- Meets Detached IISS Dark Ranger Traveller Imperial Interstellar Scout Service Sunburst logo.svg: Logan Greycrag
  • Into the Darkling Hold Great Rift Anomaly:
  • World #1 /Tara Malkos (Reaver's Deep (North/South) XXXX) within Rift Anomaly:
--- Discovered primitive Athshean civilization
  • World #2 /Tara Malkos (Reaver's Deep (North/South) XXXX) within Rift Anomaly:
--- Discovered primitive Demu civilization
  • World #3 /Tara Malkos (Reaver's Deep (North/South) XXXX) within Rift Anomaly:
--- Discovered plasma-based "Mist Wasps" (non-sapient life) / Discovered lanthanum, dialminium, & trilarium ore with triddium-zuchai deposits
  • World #4 /Tara Malkos (Reaver's Deep (North/South) XXXX) within Rift Anomaly:
--- Investigated pyramidal ruins of a die-back former technological civilization of short pseudo-reptiloid-hominoids on a world with an insidious atmosphere.
  • Twice Encountered hostile fast-corvettes of unknown origin within anomaly (unknown pseudo-reptiloid-hominoid race for crew)
  • Avakon Telsus (?) /Ehridan (Darkling Hold 0520)
--- Captain-Lieutenant (First Officer) Lord Sir Kiren Bree viewed forbidden local religious artifact of the Kai-laek Cult of the Otrai Highlands that mandated his death (which was subsequently avoided)
  • Ninrea III (non-Imperial))/ [Subsector J] (Darkling Hold 1122)
--- Striker-Operation: Retained/hired by Local anti-Imperial Noble House Merrand to sabotage the operations of rival Local Neutral & pro-Imperial/Client-State Noble Houses (Eckland & Votaris) via false intelligence and propaganda-ops. Lord Rhovanion was retained by the Imperial Secret Service (ISS) to reverse outcome thru second Striker Operation. Death of Captain-Lieutenant (First Officer) Lord Sir Kiren Bree.
--- Lord Sir Matthias hault-Tolibert promoted to Captain-Lieutenant.

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