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Line 14: ==History== ==History== − Under the command of [[Bernard Cain]], who owned shares in the ship and shouldered both its operating costs and profits together with the crew, the ''Caliban'' was pressed into service with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] military on at least three occasions prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]]. At one point, the military governor of [[Bolan]] had requisitioned the ''Caliban'' to escape from a rebel mob with three [[DropShip]]s loaded with his entourage and treasures; the civilian DropShips already docked with the ''Caliban'' were ordered to undock, and Bernard Cain subsequently ran afoul of his creditors, nearly losing his ship. He died of a heart attack at the age of fifty, thought by his daughter [[Mindy Cain|Mindy]] to be possibly a result of the Bolan incident (which happened when she was fifteen years old).<ref name=OE6/> + Under the command of [[Bernard Cain]], who owned shares in the ship and shouldered both its operating costs and profits together with the crew, the ''Caliban'' was impressed into service with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] military on at least three occasions prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]]. At one point, the military governor of [[Bolan]] had requisitioned the ''Caliban'' to escape from a rebel mob with three [[DropShip]]s loaded with his entourage and treasures; the civilian DropShips already docked with the ''Caliban'' were ordered to undock, and Bernard Cain subsequently ran afoul of his creditors, nearly losing his ship. He died of a heart attack at the age of fifty, thought by his daughter [[Mindy Cain|Mindy]] to be possibly a result of the Bolan incident (which happened when she was fifteen years old).<ref name=OE6/> Mindy Cain inherited the ship and continued the business. Following the formation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the ''Caliban'' under Mindy Cain was pressed into military service more than once, including ferrying FedCom troops from [[Hesperus II]] to [[Caledonia]] in 3057 that wound up fighting the [[Gray Death Legion]] there (implicitly elements of the [[3rd Davion Guards]]). The meager compensation for that particular mission had been paid for in FedCom scrip, meaning it had to be spent inside the Federated Commonwealth unless she was prepared to accept high exchange fees.<ref name=OE6/> Mindy Cain inherited the ship and continued the business. Following the formation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the ''Caliban'' under Mindy Cain was pressed into military service more than once, including ferrying FedCom troops from [[Hesperus II]] to [[Caledonia]] in 3057 that wound up fighting the [[Gray Death Legion]] there (implicitly elements of the [[3rd Davion Guards]]). The meager compensation for that particular mission had been paid for in FedCom scrip, meaning it had to be spent inside the Federated Commonwealth unless she was prepared to accept high exchange fees.<ref name=OE6/>
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| − | Under the command of [[Bernard Cain]], who owned shares in the ship and shouldered both its operating costs and profits together with the crew, the ''Caliban'' was | + | Under the command of [[Bernard Cain]], who owned shares in the ship and shouldered both its operating costs and profits together with the crew, the ''Caliban'' was impressed into service with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] military on at least three occasions prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]]. At one point, the military governor of [[Bolan]] had requisitioned the ''Caliban'' to escape from a rebel mob with three [[DropShip]]s loaded with his entourage and treasures; the civilian DropShips already docked with the ''Caliban'' were ordered to undock, and Bernard Cain subsequently ran afoul of his creditors, nearly losing his ship. He died of a heart attack at the age of fifty, thought by his daughter [[Mindy Cain|Mindy]] to be possibly a result of the Bolan incident (which happened when she was fifteen years old).<ref name=OE6/> |
Mindy Cain inherited the ship and continued the business. Following the formation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the ''Caliban'' under Mindy Cain was pressed into military service more than once, including ferrying FedCom troops from [[Hesperus II]] to [[Caledonia]] in 3057 that wound up fighting the [[Gray Death Legion]] there (implicitly elements of the [[3rd Davion Guards]]). The meager compensation for that particular mission had been paid for in FedCom scrip, meaning it had to be spent inside the Federated Commonwealth unless she was prepared to accept high exchange fees.<ref name=OE6/> | Mindy Cain inherited the ship and continued the business. Following the formation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the ''Caliban'' under Mindy Cain was pressed into military service more than once, including ferrying FedCom troops from [[Hesperus II]] to [[Caledonia]] in 3057 that wound up fighting the [[Gray Death Legion]] there (implicitly elements of the [[3rd Davion Guards]]). The meager compensation for that particular mission had been paid for in FedCom scrip, meaning it had to be spent inside the Federated Commonwealth unless she was prepared to accept high exchange fees.<ref name=OE6/> | ||