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[[File:MG_Lamezan.jpg|thumb|200px|Joachim Benedikt Aemilius Mornstein-Montfort]]
 
  
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Joachim Benedikt Aemilius Mornstein-Montfort is an officer in the Phoenix Empire's Imperial Guard and the present Serdar of the Bab-el-Mandeb. Neither an especially powerful nobleman or a particularly accomplished soldier, Joachim has nevertheless remained something of a constant in the background noise of capital society and steadily risen through the ranks to serve as first officer aboard the battleship ''Marengo'' and captain of the cruiser ''Malinska'' before taking up a series of postings for the Inspectorate. In addition to his military service, Joachim has written a number of published essays on various subjects as well as a book on the history of the last major Jardin Campaign. <br>
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''“…in front of me there are intelligent enemies; behind me there are incompetent allies. I must fight both simultaneously. Besides, I am not entirely reliable either.”''<br>
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'''- Tanaka Yoshiki<BR>'''
  
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He was born on Luxor, the only son of the late Vice-Admiral Aleksandar Benedikt Amadeo Mornstein-Montfort and Nezihe Dominika Mornstein-Montfort. Nezihe was killed when Joachim was seven, one of several unfortunate bystanders caught up in a botched assassination attempt on the life of the Dowager Empress while at the theater, and the Vice-Admiral died in battle against the Jardin fleet less than three years later at the Battle of Gravette.  It was Joachim's grandfather, former Deputy Commandant Marjan Mornstein-Montfort, who oversaw his grandson's later education and then entry into the ranks of the Imperial Guard before his own passing left Joachim the only survivor of the main Montfort-Mornstein line. <br>
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[[File:Lamezan-Salins1.JPG|thumb|250px|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuaG-1kN4WQ Admiral Joachim Benedikt Aemilius Mornstein-Montfort]]]
  
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Over the course of his life Joachim shown little interest in staving off the Mornstein-Montfort family's steady slide into relative obscurity, leaving the family estate on the island of Maclou and preferring to spend his free time frequenting the coffee shops and salons of the Imperial Capital. His only real ambition has seemingly been the leisurely maintenance of a petty rivalry with Captain De Martino, the leader of a more progressive clique of guard officers.  <br>
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==Background==
  
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:The Mornstein-Montfort Family
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'''Joachim Benedikt Aemilius Mornstein-Montfort''' (Born 5276 AE) is a Jardin admiral and the present Commandant of the Republican Guard, as well as the de facto leader of the Phoenix Democracy Movement and its military wing, the Phoenix Republican Navy. Formerly a Phoenician nobleman and rising star in the Imperial Guard Fleet, he defected to the Jardin with the forces under his command in the wake of the Empire's victory in the Second Battle of Luxor. He is presently well-known in the Republic for his former association with the then future Empress Miziuru-Saria, and for his role in leading Jardin forces to victory in battles against the Pirate Queen Hrang and the alien Ur-Real Hierarchy.  
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::The Mornstein-Montforts are a much diminished but tremendously ancient noble family that traces its origins back to before the Founding Emperor truly solidified his hold over what would eventually become the modern empire. Though the Bab-el-Mandeb has been all but completely abandoned for many generations and the family has long since relocated to the capital, the head of the main branch still holds the ancient title of Serdar.  
 
  
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:Caffè Antonius
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Montfort was born on Luxor; the only child of Vice-Admiral Aleksandar Benedikt Amadeo Mornstein-Montfort and renowned salon hostess Nezihe Dominika Mornstein-Montfort. Neither of his parents lived to see their son's tenth birthday; Nezihe was amongst the unfortunate bystanders killed during the explosive end of the Esfahani Affair in 5282 AE, and a heartbroken Admiral Aleksander was killed in battle during the Third Gravette Encounter less than three years later. The young heir's upbringing and education fell to his paternal grandfather, former Imperial Guard Deputy-Commandant Marjan Mornstein-Montfort. The old flag officer ensured that his grandson would carry on with the family's traditions and did not pass away himself until after seeing Joachim reach the rank of Major in the Guard.
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::An old coffee house in the Imperial Capital's eastern districts where Joachim and his circle of fellow officers can be found at on many leisurely afternoons and evenings. As a tremendous advocate of both their coffee and food, Montfort is one of their most frequent and high paying customers.
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[[File:Skirnir_NC.jpg|thumb|300px|Flagship ''Tri Sviatitelia'' at the Battle of Reunion]]
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As a member of the Imperial Guard, Montfort's career was not especially remarkable. With no rapid advancement through the ranks possible in peacetime, he appeared to be largely content to slowly but steady advance his career while spending his considerable free time frequenting the innumerable coffee shops and salons of the Imperial Capital. As paterfamilias of the Montfort Family, he showed little interest or energy toward reversing the family's long decline into relative obscurity, leaving the family's estate on the island of Maclou to a few caretakers and rarely visiting its holdings on the frontiers. All indications where that Montfort would simply carry on with petty intrigues and good living until making flag rank in due time, and retiring comfortably to pursue his own devices.
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Any chance of that largely unremarkable future was brought to an end by events preceding the outbreak of Mugombe's Rebellion, which saw Montfort promoted into what would become a position of some power and influence following the loss of Luxor to rebel forces. Always near the center of the Empire's politics during the course of the conflict, by then Commodore Montfort served as a close associate of Duke Feril and the Princess Miziuru-Saria before running afoul of some internal conflict with the two victorious leaders in the wake of Luxor's recapture. Ahead of expected orders for the arrest of both him and his associates, Montfort's squadrons made a daring escape from Luxor and set out on the road to Jardin and destiny.
  
 
*Virtue: Dedicated
 
*Virtue: Dedicated
 
*Vice: Hubris
 
*Vice: Hubris
 
*Rank: Noblesse Ancienne
 
*Rank: Noblesse Ancienne
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*Allies: The Military Committee
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*Allies: The Phoenix Democracy Movement
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*Enemies: The De Martino Faction
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*Enemies: Miziuru's Empire, Galactic Pirate Hrang
 
*Ostensibly Conservative
 
*Ostensibly Conservative
 
*Ostensibly Militarist
 
*Ostensibly Militarist
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==Attributes and Skills==
 
==Attributes and Skills==
  
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===Attributes===
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[[File:Tefeari.jpg|thumb|300px|Planet Gebal in the Melkart Constellation, homeworld of the Montfort Family.]]
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====Attributes====
  
 
:IQ: 6
 
:IQ: 6
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:Physical: 2
 
:Physical: 2
  
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===Skills===  
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====Skills====
  
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:Blackmail: 3
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:Horse Trading: 1
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:Horse Trading: 2
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:Chummy: 3
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:Chummy: 4
 
 
:Bureaucracy: 1
 
:Bureaucracy: 1
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:Legal: 1
 
 
:Speech: 4
 
:Speech: 4
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:Plotting: 4
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:Plotting: 6
 
:''Ship Command''
 
:''Ship Command''
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::Helmsmen: 1
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::Helmsmen: 2
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::Gunnery: 1
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::Gunnery: 2
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::Leadership: 2
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::Leadership: 3
 
:''Squadron Command''
 
:''Squadron Command''
 
::Maneuver: 2
 
::Maneuver: 2
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::Formation: 1
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::Formation: 2
 
::Command: 3
 
::Command: 3
 
:''Fleet Command''
 
:''Fleet Command''
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::Maneuver: 1
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::Maneuver: 2
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::Formation: 1
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::Formation: 3
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::Command: 1
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::Command: 3
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==Allies==
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;Colonel Prezan
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:Formerly known as Varyns Captain
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:Assume all other attributes and skills at base 2
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:'''Attributes'''
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:*IQ: 5
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:*Wits: 4
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:*Physical: 3
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:'''Skills'''
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:*Plotting: 3
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:*Squadron Maneuver: 3
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;Rifkon Tuk
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:Dependable Cyborg Rifter
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;Head Maid
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:The Head Maid
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;Joint Operations Headquarters Chief (Ret.)
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:Former HQ Chief
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[[Category: Space Princesses]] [[Category: Jardin Republic]] [[Category: Phoenix Empire]]

Latest revision as of 20:46, 3 March 2016

“…in front of me there are intelligent enemies; behind me there are incompetent allies. I must fight both simultaneously. Besides, I am not entirely reliable either.”
- Tanaka Yoshiki

Admiral Joachim Benedikt Aemilius Mornstein-Montfort

Background

Joachim Benedikt Aemilius Mornstein-Montfort (Born 5276 AE) is a Jardin admiral and the present Commandant of the Republican Guard, as well as the de facto leader of the Phoenix Democracy Movement and its military wing, the Phoenix Republican Navy. Formerly a Phoenician nobleman and rising star in the Imperial Guard Fleet, he defected to the Jardin with the forces under his command in the wake of the Empire's victory in the Second Battle of Luxor. He is presently well-known in the Republic for his former association with the then future Empress Miziuru-Saria, and for his role in leading Jardin forces to victory in battles against the Pirate Queen Hrang and the alien Ur-Real Hierarchy.

Montfort was born on Luxor; the only child of Vice-Admiral Aleksandar Benedikt Amadeo Mornstein-Montfort and renowned salon hostess Nezihe Dominika Mornstein-Montfort. Neither of his parents lived to see their son's tenth birthday; Nezihe was amongst the unfortunate bystanders killed during the explosive end of the Esfahani Affair in 5282 AE, and a heartbroken Admiral Aleksander was killed in battle during the Third Gravette Encounter less than three years later. The young heir's upbringing and education fell to his paternal grandfather, former Imperial Guard Deputy-Commandant Marjan Mornstein-Montfort. The old flag officer ensured that his grandson would carry on with the family's traditions and did not pass away himself until after seeing Joachim reach the rank of Major in the Guard.

Flagship Tri Sviatitelia at the Battle of Reunion

As a member of the Imperial Guard, Montfort's career was not especially remarkable. With no rapid advancement through the ranks possible in peacetime, he appeared to be largely content to slowly but steady advance his career while spending his considerable free time frequenting the innumerable coffee shops and salons of the Imperial Capital. As paterfamilias of the Montfort Family, he showed little interest or energy toward reversing the family's long decline into relative obscurity, leaving the family's estate on the island of Maclou to a few caretakers and rarely visiting its holdings on the frontiers. All indications where that Montfort would simply carry on with petty intrigues and good living until making flag rank in due time, and retiring comfortably to pursue his own devices.

Any chance of that largely unremarkable future was brought to an end by events preceding the outbreak of Mugombe's Rebellion, which saw Montfort promoted into what would become a position of some power and influence following the loss of Luxor to rebel forces. Always near the center of the Empire's politics during the course of the conflict, by then Commodore Montfort served as a close associate of Duke Feril and the Princess Miziuru-Saria before running afoul of some internal conflict with the two victorious leaders in the wake of Luxor's recapture. Ahead of expected orders for the arrest of both him and his associates, Montfort's squadrons made a daring escape from Luxor and set out on the road to Jardin and destiny.

  • Virtue: Dedicated
  • Vice: Hubris
  • Rank: Noblesse Ancienne
  • Allies: The Phoenix Democracy Movement
  • Enemies: Miziuru's Empire, Galactic Pirate Hrang
  • Ostensibly Conservative
  • Ostensibly Militarist
  • Ostensibly Religious
Skills:
Coffeehouse Patron: Expert
Guard Fleet Officer: Professional
Imperial Politics: Professional
Essayist: Layman
History: Layman
Portraiture: Terrible

Attributes and Skills

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Planet Gebal in the Melkart Constellation, homeworld of the Montfort Family.

Attributes

IQ: 6
Wits: 4
Charm: 5
Cunning: 5
Durability: 2
Physical: 2

Skills

Horse Trading: 1
Chummy: 3
Bureaucracy: 1
Speech: 4
Plotting: 6
Ship Command
Helmsmen: 2
Gunnery: 2
Leadership: 3
Squadron Command
Maneuver: 2
Formation: 2
Command: 3
Fleet Command
Maneuver: 2
Formation: 3
Command: 3

Allies

Colonel Prezan
Formerly known as Varyns Captain
Assume all other attributes and skills at base 2
Attributes
  • IQ: 5
  • Wits: 4
  • Physical: 3
Skills
  • Plotting: 3
  • Squadron Maneuver: 3
Rifkon Tuk
Dependable Cyborg Rifter
Head Maid
The Head Maid
Joint Operations Headquarters Chief (Ret.)
Former HQ Chief
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