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Leonard did not seem to have any interest in actually ruling. He descended into debauchery for weeks at a time, allowing district leaders to exercise their power largely unchecked. Indeed, Leonard was frequently drunk or unconscious, forcing them to take up the reins of the state.<ref name=HBHK44 />
 
Leonard did not seem to have any interest in actually ruling. He descended into debauchery for weeks at a time, allowing district leaders to exercise their power largely unchecked. Indeed, Leonard was frequently drunk or unconscious, forcing them to take up the reins of the state.<ref name=HBHK44 />
  
Perhaps his most notorious act as Coordinator was ordering [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] to search for his heirs on planets near [[Terra]], causing strain in their relations with the [[Terran Hegemony]] and diverting resources that were needed for the [[Reunification War]]. After that war ended in [[2597]], he repeatedly threatened to invade Terra. Arguably the low point of Leonard's reign was the fall 2604 sessions of [[Star League High Council|High Council]], when the drunk Coordinator again blamed the [[First Lord]] for hiding his heirs. Launching into a winding and nonsensical tirade, he threw his half empty bottle at [[Nicholas Cameron]], only to strike his personal guard Sargent [[Tanya Kerensky]]. <ref name=HBHK44 /> <ref name=SL53>''The Star League'', p. 53</ref>
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Perhaps his most notorious act as Coordinator was ordering [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] to search for his heirs on planets near [[Terra]], causing strain in their relations with the [[Terran Hegemony]] and diverting resources that were needed for the [[Reunification War]]. After that war ended in [[2597]], he repeatedly threatened to invade Terra. Arguably the low point of Leonard's reign was the fall 2604 sessions of [[Star League High Council|High Council]], when the drunk Coordinator again blamed the [[First Lord]] for hiding his heirs. Launching into a winding and nonsensical tirade, he threw his half empty bottle at [[Nicholas Cameron]], only to strike his personal guard Sergeant [[Tanya Kerensky]]. <ref name=HBHK44 /> <ref name=SL53>''The Star League'', p. 53</ref>
  
 
Instinctively shooting, Kerensky superficially wounded the out of control Leonard's arm, but before she could react the Coordinator had stabbed and fatally wounded her with a concealed dagger. Having now crossed the line from embarrassing to dangerous, Leonard's sister [[Elaine Kurita|Elaine]] begged him to step down. When he refused, she committed ''[[w:seppuku|seppuku]]'', doing so in December 2604. <ref name=HBHK44 /> <ref name=SL53/>
 
Instinctively shooting, Kerensky superficially wounded the out of control Leonard's arm, but before she could react the Coordinator had stabbed and fatally wounded her with a concealed dagger. Having now crossed the line from embarrassing to dangerous, Leonard's sister [[Elaine Kurita|Elaine]] begged him to step down. When he refused, she committed ''[[w:seppuku|seppuku]]'', doing so in December 2604. <ref name=HBHK44 /> <ref name=SL53/>

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Property "Update Needed From" (as page type) with input value "The Star League]], [[Historical: Reunification War" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process. Leonard Kurita (b. 25??—d. 2605) was the fifteenth Coordinator of the Draconis Combine, succeeding his father Hehiro Kurita. Leonard was known as a corrupt playboy who was more interested in fulfilling his carnal desires than attending to matters of state.

Biography

Following his father Hehiro's death on October 11th 2591, Leonard was inaugurated as Coordinator. Leonard was nowhere to be found at his father's funeral; his grandmother Siriwan McAllister-Kurita led the mourners. Immediately after becoming Coordinator Leonard skipped out on New Samarkand, leaving a note that indicated his intention to sow Kurita heirs throughout the nation. He returned to the capital world two months later.[1]

Leonard did not seem to have any interest in actually ruling. He descended into debauchery for weeks at a time, allowing district leaders to exercise their power largely unchecked. Indeed, Leonard was frequently drunk or unconscious, forcing them to take up the reins of the state.[1]

Perhaps his most notorious act as Coordinator was ordering MechWarriors to search for his heirs on planets near Terra, causing strain in their relations with the Terran Hegemony and diverting resources that were needed for the Reunification War. After that war ended in 2597, he repeatedly threatened to invade Terra. Arguably the low point of Leonard's reign was the fall 2604 sessions of High Council, when the drunk Coordinator again blamed the First Lord for hiding his heirs. Launching into a winding and nonsensical tirade, he threw his half empty bottle at Nicholas Cameron, only to strike his personal guard Sergeant Tanya Kerensky. [1] [2]

Instinctively shooting, Kerensky superficially wounded the out of control Leonard's arm, but before she could react the Coordinator had stabbed and fatally wounded her with a concealed dagger. Having now crossed the line from embarrassing to dangerous, Leonard's sister Elaine begged him to step down. When he refused, she committed seppuku, doing so in December 2604. [1] [2]

Death and afterwards

With the threat of war with the hegemony looming, Leonard suddenly died of mysterious causes in 2605, eerily similar to the way his grandfather Warren Kurita died almost ninety years earlier. Leonard was succeeded by his son Blaine, but the twenty-year-old was ill and perished months later. Leonard's grandmother Siriwan became Coordinator again following the death of her great-grandson.[1]

Positions

Preceded by Coordinator of the Draconis Combine
2591-2605
Succeeded by

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 44, "The Prodigal Son"
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 53

Bibliography