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| + | | image = Beatrice Avellar.jpg | ||
| + | | caption = Beatrice Avellar at the age of 59 | ||
| + | | name = Beatrice Avellar | ||
| + | | birthdate = 27 September [[2691]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p65"/> | ||
| + | | died = 18 April [[2765]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p65"/> | ||
| + | | othernames = | ||
| + | | affiliation = [[Outworlds Alliance]]<ref name="H:LoTV1p65"/> | ||
| + | | profession = President of the Outworlds Alliance<ref name="H:LoTV1p65"/> | ||
| + | | parents = [[Davis Avellar]]<ref name="ER:2750p89">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 89-90, "Beatrice Avellar"</ref> | ||
| + | | spouse = | ||
| + | | children = [[Lukas Avellar]]<ref name="H:LOTV1p66"/> | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | '''Beatrice Avellar''' (b. 27 September 2691 - d. 18 April 2765) was a President of the Outworlds Alliance during the early [[twenty-eighth century]].<ref name="H:LoTV1p65">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 66, "Beatrice Avellar"</ref> | ||
| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | === Early Life === | ||
| + | Beatrice Avellar was a study in contrasts, and her six-decade rule over the Outworlds Alliance would be summarised by most historians as "antagonizing."<ref name="ER:2750p89"/> Whilst Beatrice was charismatic, intelligent and forward-looking, she was also puritanical, misinformed and stuck in the past. Just as Beatrice was full of contradictions, she brought out the best and worst in the Outworlds Alliance.<ref name="ER:2750p160">''Era Report: 2750'', p. 160, "Beatrice Avellar"</ref> | ||
| − | '''Beatrice | + | === Presidency === |
| + | After her father, Davis Avellar, died of a heart attack<ref name="ER:2750p89"/> having resigned shortly before<ref name="ER:2750p64">''Era Report: 2750'', p.. 64, "Outworlds Alliance"</ref> Beatrice began her rule as President of the Outworlds Alliance; only fifteen years old at the time, for the first three years of her rule Beatrice's aunt [[Heather Avellar|Heather]] acted as regent,<ref name="ER:2750p89"/> with Beatrice formally becoming President on her eighteenth birthday in [[2709]].<ref name="ER:2750p64"/> Beatrice galvanised the citizens of the Alliance; she increased the funding of expeditions into the [[Deep Periphery]], both in search of those colony ships that had vanished in the centuries before she came to power and to find suitable worlds for the Alliance to develop and thereby improve its weak economic position. The additional funding for exploration proved a popular decision in the Alliance, and it also saw an increase in the number of opportunities for research as the expeditions brought back new creatures with unique properties that could be exploited pharmaceutically. As limited as technological industries in the Alliance were at the time, those that did exist saw large growth under Beatrice's policies.<ref name="ER:2750p89"/> Under Beatrice's policies the Outworlds Alliance would expand as far as three hundred light years spinward of [[Alpheratz]] and some high tech industries such as [[Lushann Industrials Limited]] began exporting outside the Alliance.<ref name="ER:2750p64"/> | ||
| − | + | In contrast with her outward-looking policies on exploration, Beatrice was deeply conservative when it came to interstellar concerns and social programs due to her puritannical beliefs. Many of her political decisions were the result of seeking more advice from the various religious leaders on Alpheratz than those with actual experience of government.<ref name="ER:2750p89"/> Beatrice bought a focus on strong family values, ethics and morals as well as irreproachable etiquette to the Presidency, values that became a staple of Alliance society; although there were critics who chafed under this focus and decried the values as priggish and affected, the majority of the population were appreciative of her focus on values, even if they disagreed with certain tenets or directives.<ref name="ER:2750p64"/> | |
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| − | Beatrice | + | Beatrice refused to give media interviews in any form other than print so that her picture would never be taken, something that was viewed as an odd quirk by the populace; she also insisted that everyone learn classical Spanish, which further raised eyebrows within the Alliance, particularly as Beatrice never became fluent in classical Spanish herself, despite a lifetime of study.<ref name="ER:2750p89"/> Ultimately, under Beatrice's rule the Alliance became much more the productive protectorate that the [[Star League]] intended it to be.<ref name="ER:2750p64"/> |
| − | + | === Marriage and Children === | |
| + | Beatrice's son Lukas died in [[2745]]; this left Beatrice's granddaughter [[Allyce Avellar|Allyce]] and grandson [[Simpson Avellar|Simpson]] as next in the line of succession.<ref name="H:LOTV1p66">''Historical: Liberation of Terra'', p. 66, "Allyce Avellar"</ref> | ||
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| + | == Rules == | ||
| + | <div class="gamerules"> | ||
| + | === 2750 === | ||
| + | * Any Skill roll made by Beatrice for Administration receives a +3 modifier.<ref name="ER:2750p160"/> | ||
| + | * Any Skill roll made by Beatrice for Interest/Calvinism receives a +3 modifier.<ref name="ER:2750p160"/> | ||
| + | * Any Skill roll made by Beatrice for Protocol/Outworlds Alliance receives a +3 modifier.<ref name="ER:2750p160"/> | ||
| + | * Beatrice possesses the -2 TP Compulsion/Inflexible Morality Trait.<ref name="ER:2750p160"/> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
==Titles and Ranks== | ==Titles and Ranks== | ||
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{{s-start}} | {{s-start}} | ||
{{s-bef|before=[[Davis Avellar]]}} | {{s-bef|before=[[Davis Avellar]]}} | ||
| − | {{s-title|title=Parliamentary President of the [[Outworlds Alliance]]|years= | + | {{s-title|title=Parliamentary President of the [[Outworlds Alliance]]|years=2709<ref name="ER:2750p89"/> - 2765<ref name="ER:2750p89"/>}} |
{{s-aft|after=[[Allyce Avellar]]}} | {{s-aft|after=[[Allyce Avellar]]}} | ||
{{s-end}} | {{s-end}} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[The Periphery (sourcebook)|The Periphery, First Edition]]'' |
[[Category: Minor Characters|Avellar, Beatrice]] | [[Category: Minor Characters|Avellar, Beatrice]] | ||
[[Category: Periphery Characters|Avellar, Beatrice]] | [[Category: Periphery Characters|Avellar, Beatrice]] | ||
[[Category: Outworlds Alliance Characters|Avellar, Beatrice]] | [[Category: Outworlds Alliance Characters|Avellar, Beatrice]] | ||
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Beatrice Avellar | |
|---|---|
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| Personal | |
| Born | 27 September 2691[1] |
| Died | 18 April 2765[1] |
| Affiliation | Outworlds Alliance[1] |
| Career | |
| Profession | President of the Outworlds Alliance[1] |
| Family | |
| Parents | Davis Avellar[2] |
| Children | Lukas Avellar[3] |
Beatrice Avellar (b. 27 September 2691 - d. 18 April 2765) was a President of the Outworlds Alliance during the early twenty-eighth century.[1]
Contents
Biography
Early Life
Beatrice Avellar was a study in contrasts, and her six-decade rule over the Outworlds Alliance would be summarised by most historians as "antagonizing."[2] Whilst Beatrice was charismatic, intelligent and forward-looking, she was also puritanical, misinformed and stuck in the past. Just as Beatrice was full of contradictions, she brought out the best and worst in the Outworlds Alliance.[4]
Presidency
After her father, Davis Avellar, died of a heart attack[2] having resigned shortly before[5] Beatrice began her rule as President of the Outworlds Alliance; only fifteen years old at the time, for the first three years of her rule Beatrice's aunt Heather acted as regent,[2] with Beatrice formally becoming President on her eighteenth birthday in 2709.[5] Beatrice galvanised the citizens of the Alliance; she increased the funding of expeditions into the Deep Periphery, both in search of those colony ships that had vanished in the centuries before she came to power and to find suitable worlds for the Alliance to develop and thereby improve its weak economic position. The additional funding for exploration proved a popular decision in the Alliance, and it also saw an increase in the number of opportunities for research as the expeditions brought back new creatures with unique properties that could be exploited pharmaceutically. As limited as technological industries in the Alliance were at the time, those that did exist saw large growth under Beatrice's policies.[2] Under Beatrice's policies the Outworlds Alliance would expand as far as three hundred light years spinward of Alpheratz and some high tech industries such as Lushann Industrials Limited began exporting outside the Alliance.[5]
In contrast with her outward-looking policies on exploration, Beatrice was deeply conservative when it came to interstellar concerns and social programs due to her puritannical beliefs. Many of her political decisions were the result of seeking more advice from the various religious leaders on Alpheratz than those with actual experience of government.[2] Beatrice bought a focus on strong family values, ethics and morals as well as irreproachable etiquette to the Presidency, values that became a staple of Alliance society; although there were critics who chafed under this focus and decried the values as priggish and affected, the majority of the population were appreciative of her focus on values, even if they disagreed with certain tenets or directives.[5]
Beatrice refused to give media interviews in any form other than print so that her picture would never be taken, something that was viewed as an odd quirk by the populace; she also insisted that everyone learn classical Spanish, which further raised eyebrows within the Alliance, particularly as Beatrice never became fluent in classical Spanish herself, despite a lifetime of study.[2] Ultimately, under Beatrice's rule the Alliance became much more the productive protectorate that the Star League intended it to be.[5]
Marriage and Children
Beatrice's son Lukas died in 2745; this left Beatrice's granddaughter Allyce and grandson Simpson as next in the line of succession.[3]
Rules
2750
- Any Skill roll made by Beatrice for Administration receives a +3 modifier.[4]
- Any Skill roll made by Beatrice for Interest/Calvinism receives a +3 modifier.[4]
- Any Skill roll made by Beatrice for Protocol/Outworlds Alliance receives a +3 modifier.[4]
- Beatrice possesses the -2 TP Compulsion/Inflexible Morality Trait.[4]
Titles and Ranks
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 66, "Beatrice Avellar"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Era Report: 2750, p. 89-90, "Beatrice Avellar"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra, p. 66, "Allyce Avellar"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Era Report: 2750, p. 160, "Beatrice Avellar"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Era Report: 2750, p.. 64, "Outworlds Alliance"