Cynthia Nelson

Cynthia Nelson
Character Profile
Affiliation Lyran Alliance
Rank Leutnant-General[1]

Cynthia Nelson was the commanding officer of the Third Lyran Regulars as of 3085.[1]

History[edit]

Leutnant-General Nelson, commanding the Eighth Lyran Regulars, was stationed on New India in 3062 (although half of the Eighth Regulars were stationed on Son Hoa to defend the StarCorps Industries facility there). Nelson was a decorated veteran of the Clan Invasion but her inability to keep her mouth closed earned her the disdain of both her superiors and colleagues. This trend of self-sabotage reached its peak when Nelson told General of the Armies Nondi Steiner how she felt about the General's children, earning her an assignment to the "ass end of humanity, commanding the court jester's misfits."[1] Despite this colorful characterization, Nelson remained in command of the Eighth Regulars following the Federated Commonwealth Civil War and was still stationed on New India by 3067.[2]

Following the Jihad, Nelson had transferred units and was commanding the Third Lyran Regulars by 3085. This was considered highly unusual, with some theorizing that Nelson's move was part of a plot to extort kickbacks from Quickscell's Richvale operation or that she was aware of the Eighth Regulars' imminent posting to the newly-secured world of Inarcs and moved to avoid it.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 90: "8th Lyran Regulars Unit Profile"
  2. Field Manual: Updates, p. 178: "Lyran Alliance Armed Forces Deployment Table"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Field Manual: 3085, p. 102: "Third Lyran Regulars"
  4. Field Manual: 3085, p. 108: "Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces Deployment Table"

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