Winst0n W0lf
Her Majesty's S3cret S3rvice
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Posted - 2014.06.15 14:44:00 -
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My family has a long and storied military tradition even by Khanid standards. For exemplary actions during the first interstellar reclaiming (chief among them holding an entire planet with a skeleton force by using the native inhabitants sociopolitical structure to our advantage) we were honored to be one of the first several Khanid families to be granted Holder status.
Lately, we have straddled the line between the Khanid kingdom and the Empire proper as we did not completely agree with the decision to secede but felt it unwise to voice that opinion openly. Thus we stay as outwardly neutral as possible.
John Demonsbane is the grandson of the present Holder, currently fourth in the line of succession. As with all his forebears, he was born and raised to become a pious military officer, which, along with his noble birth, gives him more than a hint of arrogance - a lot more, some would say. After a relatively short but highly successful career in active duty, he took a commission as an instructor at one of the most prestigious military academies in the Khanid kingdom. He taught courses in both traditional military tactics as well as counter-insurgency and asymmetrical warfare. The guiding principle he teaches his students is "The mind is a soldier's greatest weapon."
He immediately realized the value of the new drop uplink technology and was one of it's early adopters/proponents, and became more involved in direct military operations once again. However, in his new role as a more senior officer, spending 99% of the time in a command ship overseeing the operations from above became stale. Having heard rumors about the Templar program from the Commandant of the academy, he looked more into it. With more stable tech and the end to the use of sleeper implants, John volunteered to be implanted so as to better serve God and the Empire (and get back onto the battlefield personally). This violation of the doctrine of sacred flesh greatly angered his grandfather Lord Demonsbane, and it remains to be seen if he is removed from the line of succession altogether.
John is capable but not gifted with handheld weapons, and spends much of his time providing support/intel and using the tactcal map to shape the flow of battle to his side's advantage instead of directly confronting the enemy. This is in line with his prior role of directing the battle from above, but more visceral and less frustrating as he can do it himself instead of relying on subordinates. Staying just behind the vanguard in a secondary position, watching the enemy forces fall, their battle strategy in tatters, is often more satisfying than delivering the killing blow himelf, though he is not averse to getting his hands dirty when necessary.
While naturally preferring the overwhelming force doctrines of the Amarr, when necessary he applies the asymmetrical techniques he learned studying the Minmatar (and more directly from the Caldari that he trained as a miltary advisor.)
As a tactician who previously spent most of his time overseeing the fight from above, John is cold and calculating in battle, showing little, if any, emotion. The combatants on both sides are nothing more than pieces on the board to be moved (or removed), an attitude only reinforced by years of dying over and over again himself.
I solve problems. I'm also John Demonsbane.
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