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Line 4: | name = Rudolph Ryan | name = Rudolph Ryan | birthdate = | birthdate = − | died = [[2185]]<ref name=TPp12>''The Periphery'', p. 12: "First Exodus"</ref> + | died = [[2185]] | othernames = | othernames = − | affiliation = [[House Ryan (Terran Alliance)|House Ryan]] + | affiliation = [[Terran Alliance]]<br> − | rank = + | profession = − | title = − | position = [[Chairman of Ryan Cartel]] − | profession = Businessman | parents = | parents = | siblings = | siblings = | spouse = | spouse = − | children = [[David Ryan]]<ref name=TPp14>''The Periphery'', p. 14: "Outer Reaches Rebellion"</ref> + | children = }} }} − '''Rudolph Ryan''' was the founder of the [[Ryan Cartel]]. + '''Rudolph Ryan''' (b. ???? - d. 2185) was the founder of the [[Ryan Cartel]].<ref name=DS10>''DropShips & JumpShips'' (''ComStar Intelligence Summary''), p. 10 (p. 12 PDF), "To Reach Tau Ceti"</ref> − ==History== + ==Biography== − Rudolph Ryan started the [[Ryan Iceship Cartel]] on 10 January [[2177]]. The Iceship Cartel patented and implemented technologies, allowing crews to cut massive blocks of ice from the asteroid belts of uninhabitable systems and transport them to inhabited systems using a formation of [[Jumpship|jump capable ships]]. The rate of extra-terrestrial colonization was greatly accelerated by the increased availability and quality of water.<ref name=HK:TDCp13>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 13: "Ryan Announces Innovative Water Transport"</ref> + Rudolph Ryan started the Ryan Iceship Cartel on January 10, [[2177]]. The Iceship Cartel patented and implemented technologies, allowing crews to cut massive blocks of ice from the asteroid belts of uninhabitable systems and transport them to inhabited systems using a formation of [[Jumpship|jump capable ships]]. The rate of extra-terrestrial colonization was greatly accelerated by the increased availability and quality of water. − Within a few short years, the Ryan Cartel became enormously profitable.<ref name=HK:TDCp14>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 14: "Expansion and Autonomy"</ref> The iceships of the cartel stimulated the colonization of many worlds previously believed only marginally habitable. The number of inhabited colonies increased from over 200 in [[2195]] to over 600 by the time of the [[Alliance Grand Survey#Fourth Alliance Grand Survey|Fourth Alliance Grand Survey]] conducted in [[2235]].<ref name=HK:TDCp14/><ref name=TPp12-13>''The Periphery'', pp. 12–13: "First Exodus"</ref> + Within a few short years, the Ryan Cartel became the single most profitable enterprise within the [[Terran Alliance]]. The iceships of the cartel stimulated the colonization of many worlds previously believed only marginally habitable. The number of inhabited colonies increased from over 200 in [[2195]] to over 600 by the time of the [[Alliance Grand Survey#Fourth Alliance Grand Survey|Fourth Alliance Grand Survey]] conducted in [[2235]]. − Despite the improvements in infrastructure possible through the Ryan Cartel, Rudolph Ryan and his successor [[David Ryan]], openly backed the [[Terran Liberal Party]] and covertly supported blockade runners in their attempts to "illegally" colonize worlds further than 120 light years away from [[Terra]]. The efforts of the Ryan Cartel led directly to the colonization of hundreds of worlds, the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]], the eventual collapse of the [[Terran Alliance]], and the formation of the modern Inner Sphere.<ref name=TPp14/> + Despite the improvements in infrastructure possible through the Ryan Cartel, Rudolph Ryan and his successor David Ryan, openly backed the [[Terran Liberal Party]] and covertly supported blockade runners in their attempts to "illegally" colonize worlds further than 120 light years away from [[Terra]]. − Rudolph Ryan was killed by anarchist assassin in [[2185]].<ref name=TPp12/>David Ryan maintained smuggling on the side, and aided the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion|Outer Reaches Rebels]] through supplies of arms and military intelligence.<ref name=TPp14/> + The efforts of the Ryan Cartel led directly to the colonization of hundreds of worlds, the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]], the eventual collapse of the [[Terran Alliance]], and the formation of the modern Inner Sphere. + + Rudolph Ryan was killed by anarchist assassin in [[2185]]. David Ryan maintained smuggling on the side, and aided the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion|Outer Reaches Rebels]] through supplies of arms and military intelligence.<ref name=DS10/> ==References== ==References== Line 31:
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| − | '''Rudolph Ryan''' was the founder of the [[Ryan Cartel]]. | + | '''Rudolph Ryan''' (b. ???? - d. 2185) was the founder of the [[Ryan Cartel]].<ref name=DS10>''DropShips & JumpShips'' (''ComStar Intelligence Summary''), p. 10 (p. 12 PDF), "To Reach Tau Ceti"</ref> |
| − | == | + | ==Biography== |
| − | Rudolph Ryan started the | + | Rudolph Ryan started the Ryan Iceship Cartel on January 10, [[2177]]. The Iceship Cartel patented and implemented technologies, allowing crews to cut massive blocks of ice from the asteroid belts of uninhabitable systems and transport them to inhabited systems using a formation of [[Jumpship|jump capable ships]]. The rate of extra-terrestrial colonization was greatly accelerated by the increased availability and quality of water. |
| − | Within a few short years, the Ryan Cartel became | + | Within a few short years, the Ryan Cartel became the single most profitable enterprise within the [[Terran Alliance]]. The iceships of the cartel stimulated the colonization of many worlds previously believed only marginally habitable. The number of inhabited colonies increased from over 200 in [[2195]] to over 600 by the time of the [[Alliance Grand Survey#Fourth Alliance Grand Survey|Fourth Alliance Grand Survey]] conducted in [[2235]]. |
| − | Despite the improvements in infrastructure possible through the Ryan Cartel, Rudolph Ryan and his successor | + | Despite the improvements in infrastructure possible through the Ryan Cartel, Rudolph Ryan and his successor David Ryan, openly backed the [[Terran Liberal Party]] and covertly supported blockade runners in their attempts to "illegally" colonize worlds further than 120 light years away from [[Terra]]. |
| − | Rudolph Ryan was killed by anarchist assassin in [[2185]]. | + | The efforts of the Ryan Cartel led directly to the colonization of hundreds of worlds, the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion]], the eventual collapse of the [[Terran Alliance]], and the formation of the modern Inner Sphere. |
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| + | Rudolph Ryan was killed by anarchist assassin in [[2185]]. David Ryan maintained smuggling on the side, and aided the [[Outer Reaches Rebellion|Outer Reaches Rebels]] through supplies of arms and military intelligence.<ref name=DS10/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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[[Category:Terran Alliance Characters|Ryan, Rudolph]] | [[Category:Terran Alliance Characters|Ryan, Rudolph]] | ||