Editing Subhash Indrahar

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| image               = Subhash Indrahar (1).jpg
| name                = Subhash Indrahar
| birthdate           = [[2968]]<ref name=ER3052-70>''Era Report: 3052'', p. 70: "Subhash Indrahar Profile"</ref>
| died                = 1 July [[3058]]
| othernames          = "the Smiling One"<ref name=HKDCp169/>
| affiliation         = [[House Indrahar]]
| profession          = [[Director of the Internal Security Force]]
| parents             = 
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| spouse              = 
| children            = [[Ninyu Kerai Indrahar]] (Adopted)<br/>At least one other son.
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'''Subhash Indrahar''' was the Director of the [[Internal Security Force]] of the [[Draconis Combine]].

==History==
[[File:Subash-Indrahar.png|right|thumb|Subhash Indrahar in 3025]]
===Early Life===
Born in the city of Fujima on the planet [[Kagoshima]],<ref name="O:DCp10">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 10: "Kagoshima"</ref> Subhash was a childhood friend of [[Takashi Kurita]], the heir and eventual [[Coordinator]] of the Draconis Combine. He was enrolled in the ISF's [[Internal Security College]], where he was identified for advanced placement.

===Early Career===
Subhash was a truly exceptional ISF agent, part of successful operations in [[Proserpina]] and [[Rasalhague]]. He infiltrated the Rasalhague Self-Determination Party in order to discredit [[Martin Sorenson]], one of the most determined of Rasalhague's dissident leaders. His work uncovering a plot against the life of Coordinator [[Hohiro Kurita (30th c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] brought to the post as aide to the Director of ISF in Luthien.<ref name=HKDCp169>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 169: "Subhash Indrahar"</ref>

He eventually was appointed aide to the Director on [[Luthien]] after the ninth unsuccessful attempt against Takashi Kurita's life.<ref name=HKDCp169/>

===Director===
Subhash was promoted to Director sometime after Takashi's ascension as Coordinator. He became a formidable force, one of the most feared men in the Combine. Perhaps even more feared than Takashi Kurita himself.

He created the [[Sons of the Dragon]] sometime after being appointed ISF Director. The existence of this extremely secret society is unknown even to Takashi Kurita.<ref name=HKDCp169/>

Kurita sent Indrahar to [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] in [[3022]] to meet with [[Janos Marik]], [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] of the [[Free Worlds League]]. The Intelligence Director helped lay the groundwork for the [[Concord of Kapteyn]], which was signed on [[Terra]] later that year.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', pp. 57–58</ref>

In the aftermath of the [[Galtor]] campaign in [[3025]], a member of Takashi Kurita's own household who had been compromised defected to the [[Federated Suns]]. During his debriefing by Davion intelligence, he suggested that even Takashi was somewhat afraid of Indrahar, and that he watched his words around him.<ref>''The Galtor Campaign'', p. 11: "The Dragon Moves"</ref>

At some unknown point, he became a mentor and contact to [[Daniel Sorenson]], commander of [[Sorenson's Sabres]], the elite independent company of the [[5th Sword of Light]].<ref>''Sorenson's Sabres'', p. 16</ref>

As Director of the ISF, Subhash regularly attended the Coordinator's "Black Room" meetings, which otherwise included only the [[Warlord|Warlords]] of the Combine and the Coordinator himself. He assisted Takashi at these meetings by loyally providing intelligence and pointed questions for the Warlords as needed.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 101–107</ref>

Subhash and the ISF partially supported the machinations of Warlord [[Grieg Samsonov]] that led to [[Wolf's Dragoons]] destructive departure from the Combine in [[3028]]. However, his motivations for doing so were apparently to bind the Dragoons to remain with the Combine by damaging their reputation and support. When Samsonov and his aide, [[Jerry Akuma]], exceeded these parameters with the obvious intent of destroying the Dragoons, Subhash withdrew the ISF's support, and even ordered Akuma's death.<ref>''Wolves on the Border'', pp. 278–279</ref>
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====Rise of the ''Kokuryu-kai''====
In August of [[3056]], Indrahar convened a meeting with his advisers regarding activities of the ''[[Kokuryu-kai]]'' (Black Dragon Society) on Luthien. He showed in meeting of the advisers a raid his [[ISF]] commandos against ''Kokuryu-kai'' meeting, being concern traitors being so close heart of Combine government.  Among the decisions he made he dispatched his then heir-designate to ISF leadership, [[Ninyu Kerai-Indrahar]] to [[Hachiman (system)|Hachiman]] investigate ''Kokuryu-kai'' activity there.<ref>''Close Quarters'', pp. 54–59: Subhash concern of rising problems with Black Dragons and his dispatching his adopted son to investigate their activities on Hachiman.</ref>

====Activities on Hachiman====
On Hachiman, word from his adopted son led to Subhash to believe that [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] was acting manner to suggest he was in treason against [[House Kurita]].  He authorizes his son, Ninyu to probe into Chandrasekhar's HTE Compound where his hired mercenaries with the [[17th Recon Regiment]] guarding it from attack.

In early October, Ninyu's deployed DEST troops infiltrated the Compound by using Word of Blake raiders. Blakist believing that HTE had discovered the new method of Faster than Light communication technology.  However, the raid is stopped by the mercenaries.<ref>''Close Quarters'', pp. 223–244, 255–257: Events of first DEST attempt to penetrate Chandrasekhar's facilities.</ref>

His son's investigations feared him that Chandrasekhar was becoming friendly with the [[Clans]].<ref>''Close Quarters'', pp. 249–251: Subhash fears of Uncle Chandy becoming too close to the clans, about to order his disposal for the sake of the Combine.</ref>
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===Death===
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He lived at least as long as [[3058]], still as Director.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 18</ref>

A monument commemorating Fujima as the birthplace of Subhash Indrahar stands in that city; naturally, the monument in the city of Eto, the city on Kagoshima in which Coordinator Takashi Kurita was born, is substantially larger than that dedicated to Indrahar.<ref name="O:DCp10"/>

===Marriage and Children===
He is known to have had a son who was something of a disappointment.<ref>''Wolf Pack'', ch. 7</ref> He had an adopted son, Ninyu Kerai Indrahar, who eventually succeeded him as head of the ISF sometime prior to the [[Jihad]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 146</ref>

==Notes==
* Subhash Indrahar was likely descended from [[Clarissa Indrahar]], who was the Director of the ISF under Coordinator [[Shinjiro Kurita]].<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', pp. 81–82</ref>
* Subhash Indrahar was a tenth level kendo specialist. Unknown to all, he was actually also developed his ''ki'' power even beyond the tenth degree. His mastery was so great that he can manipulate others to his will by influencing their ''ki'' energy with his own.<ref name=HKDCp169/>

==Quotations==
{{quote|''A good soldier never questions orders. This is both his greatest strength and weakness.''|ISF Director Subhash Indrahar, ''Wisdom of the Dragon's Senses''}}

{{quote|''He who breaks his opponent's weapon may strike with impunity.''|ISF Director Subhash Indrahar, Wisdom of the Dragon's Senses}}

{{quote|''Indrahar speaks eight languages fluently. Amazing to think that he learned six of them just so he could interrogate suspects directly.''|[[Janos Marik]], [[3022]]<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 57</ref>}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Subhash Indrahar (CCG).jpg|Subhash Indrahar
Image:Subhash Indrahar.jpg|At age 82, c. 3050
Image:Subhash Indrahar (2).jpg|Subhash Portrait
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
* ''[[Close Quarters]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Era Report: 3052]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[The Galtor Campaign]]''
* ''[[Heir to the Dragon]]''
* ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]''
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
* ''[[Objectives: Draconis Combine]]''
* ''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)]]''
* ''[[Succession Wars (Board Game)]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Wolf Pack]]''
* ''[[Wolves on the Border]]'' (novel)


[[Category:Draconis Combine Characters|Indrahar, Subhash]]