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Line 5: | name = Sun-Tzu Liao | name = Sun-Tzu Liao | birthdate = [[3031]]<ref name=MAMSCD43-HLKP-SZ-1>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 43 - "House Liao Key Personalities"</ref> | birthdate = [[3031]]<ref name=MAMSCD43-HLKP-SZ-1>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 43 - "House Liao Key Personalities"</ref> − | died = [[3113]] (presumed) + | died = [[3113]] | othernames = | othernames = | affiliation = [[House Liao]] | affiliation = [[House Liao]] − | rank = + | profession = [[Chancellor]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]] − | title = [[Grand Duke of Sian]]<ref name=BWTc7>''Blood Will Tell'', ch. 7</ref><br/>[[Duke of Castrovia]]<ref name=BWTc7/>+ | parents = [[Tsen Shang]] (alleged father)<br/>[[Romano Liao]] (mother) − | position = [[Chancellor of the Capellan Confederation|Chancellor]]+ | siblings = [[Kali Liao]] − | profession = Noble − | parents = [[Tsen Shang]]<ref name=HB:HLp95>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 95: "House Liao profile"</ref> (father)<br/>[[Romano Liao]] (mother)<ref name=HB:HLp95/> − | siblings = [[Kali Liao]]<ref name=HB:HLp95/> | spouse = [[Naomi Centrella]] | spouse = [[Naomi Centrella]] − | children = [[Ilsa Centrella]]<br>[[Daoshen Liao]]<br>[[Danai Liao-Centrella]] (officially, [[#Marriage and Children|see below]]) + | children = [[Ilsa Centrella]],<br>[[Daoshen Liao]],<br>[[Danai Liao-Centrella]] (officially, [[#Marriage and Children|see below]]) }} }} − '''Sun-Tzu Liao''' son of [[Romano Liao]] and grandson of [[Maximilian Liao]], became one of the greatest [[Chancellor]]s of the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[First Lord]] of the reborn [[Second Star League|Star League]]. + '''Sun-Tzu Liao''' ([[3031]]<ref name=MAMSCD43-HLKP-SZ-1/> – [[3113]], aged 82 years), son of [[Romano Liao]] and grandson of [[Maximilian Liao]], became one of the greatest [[Chancellor]]s of the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[First Lord]] of the reborn [[Star League]]. ==History== ==History== Line 43:
Line 40: ====The Trinity Alliance and victory==== ====The Trinity Alliance and victory==== − The war resumed shortly after the Black May attacks and Kali's trial in the [[Free Worlds League]], but it became more erratic and brutal. Seeking to bring the war to a swift end, Sun-Tzu sought the aid of another Periphery state, the [[Taurian Concordat]], who bore a grudge against [[House Davion]]. With the promise of power and opportunities being offered by the Confederation, the Protector [[Grover Shraplen]] agreed to form what Sun-Tzu named the "[[Trinity Alliance]]". Utilizing the resources of all three states, Sun-Tzu was finally able to deal the crushing blow to the Compact by taking the capital world of St. Ives, ending the bloody two-year conflict that had claimed the lives of too many Capellans. The Confederation was whole again and, more importantly, the Capellan people felt strong again, no longer like the nation that Hanse Davion broke in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. ''Xin Sheng'' had finally been realized to its fullest. + The war resumed shortly after the Black May attacks and Kali's trial in the [[Free Worlds League]], but it became more erratic and brutal. Seeking to bring the war to a swift end, Sun-Tzu sought the aid of another Periphery state, the [[Taurian Concordat]], who bore a grudge against [[House Davion]]. With the promise of power and opportunities being offered by the Confederation, the Protector [[Grover Shraplen]] agreed to form what Sun-Tzu named the "[[Trinity Alliance]]". Utilizing the resources of all three states, Sun-Tzu was finally able to deal the crushing blow to the Compact by taking the capital world of St. Ives, ending the bloody two-year conflict that had claimed the lives of too many Capellans. The Confederation was whole again and, more importantly, the Capellan people felt strong again, no longer like the nation that Hanse Davion broke in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Xin Sheng had finally been realized to its fullest. ===Later years=== ===Later years=== − Sun-Tzu would continue to be active in [[Inner Sphere]] politics, helping the [[Taurian Concordat]] gain membership to the Star League. During the [[FedCom Civil War]], he pledged his support for Victor Steiner-Davion but this was simply a means for him to solidify his grip on a former Capellan world in FedCom territory, [[Tikonov]]. During the [[Word of Blake]] Jihad, Sun-Tzu led his [[Capellan Confederation|Confederation]] in a war of survival against the Blakists, nearly alone, save for its only allies, the [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopians]], before [[Devlin Stone]] came to aid them. + Sun-Tzu would continue to be active in [[Inner Sphere]] politics, helping the [[Taurian Concordat]] gain membership to the Star League. During the [[FedCom Civil War]], he pledged his support for Victor Steiner-Davion but this was simply a means for him to solidify his grip on a former Capellan world in FedCom territory, [[Tikonov]]. During the [[Word of Blake]] Jihad, Sun-Tzu led his [[Capellan Confederation|Confederation]] in a war of survival against the Blakists, nearly alone, save for its only allies, the [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopians]], before [[Devlin Stone]] came to aid them. − − It was said that during his later years, he suffered from many physiological and psychological symptoms. Though many attempts were made to discover what sickness or ailment Sun-tzu might have had, it remained a medical mystery. His so called ''wasting disease'' was known to show as: sudden muscular atrophy (weakness and/or wasting in muscles), osteoporosis (weakness in bones to the point where they break easily), macular degeneration (weakness in a person's central vision), and decreased reflex response. Additionally he showed increased irritability, mild paranoia, and extreme introversion. In [[3119]] a Case Study was presented in the ''Luxen Journal of Medicine, Vol. LXVIII'' that ''[[Toxoplasma gondii hardcorea]]'' could have been a cause.<ref name=TKF>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', P. 68</ref> ==="Death" and legacy=== ==="Death" and legacy=== − Apparently, he would die on [[Liao]] decades later in [[3113]] during "[[The Slaughter of Liao]]" or, as Capellans remember it, as "[[The Night of Screams]]," when he supposedly ascended to godhood. <ref name="DATP:Liao p5">''Dark Age Turning Points: Liao'', p 5 - "Liao"</ref> Sun-Tzu is remembered as a dangerous enemy, a shrewd politician on par with, if not greater than, Katrina Steiner. Unlike Victor Steiner-Davion, who was more respected for being active on the battlefield, Sun-Tzu was respected for his unpredictable cunning, able to play the role of a fool in one moment and that of an implacable foe in the next. He gave the Capellan people their pride back and rebuilt a nation on the verge of collapse and is forever remembered by Capellans as the Celestial Wisdom, Father of the Capellan State. + Apparently, he would die on [[Liao]] decades later in [[3113]] during "[[The Slaughter of Liao]]" or, as Capellans remember it, as "[[The Night of Screams]]," when he supposedly ascended to godhood. <ref name="DATP:Liao p5">''Dark Age Turning Points: Liao'', p 5 - "Liao"</ref> Sun-Tzu is remembered as a dangerous enemy, a shrewd politician on par, if not greater than, Katrina Steiner. Unlike Victor Steiner-Davion, who was more respected for being active on the battlefield, Sun-Tzu was respected for his unpredictable cunning, able to play the role of a fool in one moment and that of an implacable foe in the next. He gave the Capellan people their pride back and rebuilt a nation on the verge of collapse and is forever remembered by Capellans as the Celestial Wisdom, Father of the Capellan State. ===Resting place=== ===Resting place=== − In reality, Sun-Tzu was not totally dead, not even in [[3134]], at least. During the "Night of Screams", he returned to Liao to die, his last act to strengthen the Confederation. But in reality, he placed himself in a cryogenic coffin to potentially extend his lifespan beyond what was natural. Thus, the Cult of Liao was born. His cryochamber was kept operative and protected in a secret underground bunker by an elite band of the ''[[Ijori Dè Guāng]]'', the pro-Capellan resistance.<ref name=ACtA020>''By Temptations and By War'', p. 209</ref> + In reality, Sun-Tzu is not totally dead, not even in [[3134]], at last. During the "Night of Screams", he returned to planet Liao to die, his last act to strengthen the Confederation. But in reality, he puts himself in a cryogenic coffin, to prevent himself to die totally. Thus, the Cult of Liao was born. His cryo chamber, inside a underground bunker, was kept operative and protected, in secret, by an elite band of the [[Ijori Dè Guāng]], the pro-Capellan resistance.<ref name=ACtA020>''By Temptations and By War'', p. 209</ref>. − Nobody could revive Sun-Tzu, and it was unknown if his brain had suffered damage during the freezing process. Mai Uhn Wa, the founding leader of new Warrior House Ijori, discovered this secret and informed Capellan officers. They seized the bunker and started the process of transferring the coffin to Sian...but before they could complete the move, the Cult intervened and recovered Sun Tzu's body. It is implied that Evan Kurst, leader of the Cult and second in command of Warrior House Ijori, planned to put the coffin under the newly constructed headquarters of his base.<ref name=ACtA021>''By Temptations and By War'', p. 289</ref>. + Nobody can revive Sun Tzu, and it is unknown if his brain had suffered damage. Mai Uhn Wa, the founding leader of new Warrior House Ijori, discover this secret and informs Capellan officers about this. They seized the bunker and start the process to take the coffin to Sian... but before they can do it, the Cult recovers the body and take him out. It is implied that Evan Kurst, leader of the Cult, and second in command of Warrior House Ijori, plans to put the coffin under the newly constructed headquarters of his base.<ref name=ACtA021>''By Temptations and By War'', p. 289</ref>. ==Marriage and Children== ==Marriage and Children== − He married the [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] heir, [[Naomi Centrella]], on the 13th of October [[3070]]<ref>Solaris Broadcasting Co., 13/10/3070: "Capellan Chancellor, Canopian Magestrix Heiress Wed on Sian"</ref><ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48 - "The Jihad In Review"</ref> and was also the father of Chancellor [[Daoshen Liao]] and Magestrix [[Ilsa Centrella]]. + He married the [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] heir, [[Naomi Centrella]], on the 13th of October [[3070]]<ref>[http://www.battlecorps.com/BC2/news.html?article=382 Capellan Chancellor, Canopian Magestrix Heiress Wed on Sian]</ref><ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48 - "The Jihad In Review"</ref> and was also the father of Chancellor [[Daoshen Liao]] and Magestrix [[Ilsa Centrella]]. [[Danai Liao-Centrella]] was officially passed off (even to herself until she was in her late twenties) as Sun-Tzu Liao's third child, to cover up the fact that her true parents were indeed Sun-Tzu's two children, Daoshen Liao and his sister Ilsa Centrella. Danai was raised on Canopus by her aunt [[Erde Centrella]] as her mother had little interest in her. [[Danai Liao-Centrella]] was officially passed off (even to herself until she was in her late twenties) as Sun-Tzu Liao's third child, to cover up the fact that her true parents were indeed Sun-Tzu's two children, Daoshen Liao and his sister Ilsa Centrella. Danai was raised on Canopus by her aunt [[Erde Centrella]] as her mother had little interest in her. Line 74:
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For at some point, there is simply no looking back.|Journal entry, 22 November 3058, Tharkad}} − {{Quote|What most generals seem to forget, is that this works both ways.|Journal entry, 38 July 3059, Sian, referring to Sun-Tzu's quote from ''The Art of War'': "The reason troops slay the enemy is because they are enraged."}} + {{Quote|What most generals seem to forget, is that this works both ways.|Journal entry, 38 July 3059, Sian, referring to Sun-Tzu's quote from the ''The Art of War'': "The reason troops slay the enemy is because they are enraged."}} {{Quote|Turmoil. It is the genesis of both political and military solutions. When my opponents stand confused, out of ignorance or through my designs, then I have been given free rein. And someone must bring order.|Journal entry, 3 March 3060, Sian}} {{Quote|Turmoil. It is the genesis of both political and military solutions. When my opponents stand confused, out of ignorance or through my designs, then I have been given free rein. And someone must bring order.|Journal entry, 3 March 3060, Sian}} − {{Quote|The time has come to announce to the Inner Sphere—and to ourselves—that we are Capellans! To remind our enemies that we are worthy of their respect; to remind our children that we are worthy of their honor! The time has come for us, a united Capellan nation, to retake our primacy of place from the ghosts that plague us—to again toe the line and declare our existence! We must, like the fabled phoenix, rise again. ''Xin Sheng''!<ref name="HB:HLp61">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 61 - "Xin Sheng!"</ref>}} + {{Quote|The time has come to announce to the Inner Sphere—and to ourselves—that we are Capellans! To remind our enemies that we are worthy of their respect; to remind our children that we are worthy of their honor! The time has come for us, a united Capellan nation, to retake our primacy of place from the ghosts that plague us—to again toe the line and declare our existence! We must, like the fabled phoenix, rise again. Xin Sheng!<ref name="HB:HLp61">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 61 - "Xin Sheng!"</ref>}} + + ==Title and Positions== + {{s-start}} + {{s-bef|before=[[Romano Liao]]}} + {{s-title|title=Chancellor of the [[Capellan Confederation]]|years=[[3052]] – [[3113]]}} + {{s-aft|after=[[Daoshen Liao]]}} + {{s-bef|before=[[Richard Cameron II]]}} + {{s-title|title=First Lord of the [[Second Star League]]|years=[[3058]] – [[3061]]}} + {{s-aft|after=[[Theodore Kurita]]}} + {{s-end}} == BattleMechs == == BattleMechs == − [[Image:Emperor EMP-6A Sun-Tzu Liao.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Sun-Tzu Liao’s ''Emperor''.]]+ Though never famed for his battlefield prowess, Sun-Tzu was publicly known to pilot an ''[[Emperor]]'' as his personal [[BattleMech]]. Sun-Tzu piloted his ''Emperor'' when he and his [[Death Commando]] bodyguards, along with [[Danai Centrella]], reinforced Marcus GioAvanti and the [[Avanti's Angels]] mercenary unit on [[Astrokaszy]]. The sudden appearance of the Capellan and Canopian BattleMechs caused the opposing forces to immediately flee the battlefield.<ref>''Double-Blind'', p. 299</ref> − Though never famed for his battlefield prowess, Sun-Tzu was publicly known to pilot an ''[[Emperor]]'' as his personal [[BattleMech]]. It was gifted to him by [[Colonel]] [[Shelly Jax]] of the [[Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers]], who captured it in [[3057]] during [[Operation GUERRERO]].<ref>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 86: "Tau Ceti Rangers"</ref> The following year Sun-Tzu piloted the ''Emperor'' when he and his [[Death Commando]] bodyguards, along with [[Danai Centrella]], reinforced [[Marcus GioAvanti]] and the [[Avanti's Angels]] mercenary unit on [[Astrokaszy]]. The sudden appearance of the Capellan and Canopian BattleMechs caused the opposing forces to immediately flee the battlefield.<ref>''Double-Blind'', p. 299</ref> − Sun-Tzu would take advantage of his personal 'Mech's reputation during the Word of Blake Jihad, when during the second Blakist incursion on [[Sian]] he sent one of his bodyguards to pilot it into combat, providing his troops with a morale boost without risking himself.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Sian'' p. 9 - Final Stand</ref> + Sun-Tzu would take advantage of his personal 'Mech's reputation during the Word of Blake Jihad, when during the second Blakist incursion on [[Sian]] he send one of his bodyguards to pilot it into combat, providing his troops with a morale boost without risking himself.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Sian'' p. 9 - Final Stand</ref> − During his "last battle" in 3113, Sun-Tzu, or something posing as him, piloted an ''Emperor'' entirely electroplated in burnished gold.<ref name=ACtA09>''Historical Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 83</ref>. + During his "last battle" in 3113, Sun Tzu, or something posing as him, piloted an ''Emperor'' entirely electroplated in burnished gold.<ref name=ACtA09>''Historical Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 83</ref>. During his time training on [[Outreach]], he used a ''[[Cataphract]]''.<ref>''Blood Legacy'' {{cn}}</ref> During his time training on [[Outreach]], he used a ''[[Cataphract]]''.<ref>''Blood Legacy'' {{cn}}</ref> Line 94:
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| name = Sun-Tzu Liao | | name = Sun-Tzu Liao | ||
| birthdate = [[3031]]<ref name=MAMSCD43-HLKP-SZ-1>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 43 - "House Liao Key Personalities"</ref> | | birthdate = [[3031]]<ref name=MAMSCD43-HLKP-SZ-1>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 43 - "House Liao Key Personalities"</ref> | ||
| − | | died = [[3113]] | + | | died = [[3113]] |
| othernames = | | othernames = | ||
| affiliation = [[House Liao]] | | affiliation = [[House Liao]] | ||
| − | | | + | | profession = [[Chancellor]] of the [[Capellan Confederation]] |
| − | + | | parents = [[Tsen Shang]] (alleged father)<br/>[[Romano Liao]] (mother) | |
| − | + | | siblings = [[Kali Liao]] | |
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| − | | parents = [[Tsen Shang]] | ||
| − | | siblings = [[Kali Liao]] | ||
| spouse = [[Naomi Centrella]] | | spouse = [[Naomi Centrella]] | ||
| − | | children = [[Ilsa Centrella]]<br>[[Daoshen Liao]]<br>[[Danai Liao-Centrella]] (officially, [[#Marriage and Children|see below]]) | + | | children = [[Ilsa Centrella]],<br>[[Daoshen Liao]],<br>[[Danai Liao-Centrella]] (officially, [[#Marriage and Children|see below]]) |
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| − | '''Sun-Tzu Liao''' son of [[Romano Liao]] and grandson of [[Maximilian Liao]], became one of the greatest [[Chancellor]]s of the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[First Lord]] of the reborn [[ | + | '''Sun-Tzu Liao''' ([[3031]]<ref name=MAMSCD43-HLKP-SZ-1/> – [[3113]], aged 82 years), son of [[Romano Liao]] and grandson of [[Maximilian Liao]], became one of the greatest [[Chancellor]]s of the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[First Lord]] of the reborn [[Star League]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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====The Trinity Alliance and victory==== | ====The Trinity Alliance and victory==== | ||
| − | The war resumed shortly after the Black May attacks and Kali's trial in the [[Free Worlds League]], but it became more erratic and brutal. Seeking to bring the war to a swift end, Sun-Tzu sought the aid of another Periphery state, the [[Taurian Concordat]], who bore a grudge against [[House Davion]]. With the promise of power and opportunities being offered by the Confederation, the Protector [[Grover Shraplen]] agreed to form what Sun-Tzu named the "[[Trinity Alliance]]". Utilizing the resources of all three states, Sun-Tzu was finally able to deal the crushing blow to the Compact by taking the capital world of St. Ives, ending the bloody two-year conflict that had claimed the lives of too many Capellans. The Confederation was whole again and, more importantly, the Capellan people felt strong again, no longer like the nation that Hanse Davion broke in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. | + | The war resumed shortly after the Black May attacks and Kali's trial in the [[Free Worlds League]], but it became more erratic and brutal. Seeking to bring the war to a swift end, Sun-Tzu sought the aid of another Periphery state, the [[Taurian Concordat]], who bore a grudge against [[House Davion]]. With the promise of power and opportunities being offered by the Confederation, the Protector [[Grover Shraplen]] agreed to form what Sun-Tzu named the "[[Trinity Alliance]]". Utilizing the resources of all three states, Sun-Tzu was finally able to deal the crushing blow to the Compact by taking the capital world of St. Ives, ending the bloody two-year conflict that had claimed the lives of too many Capellans. The Confederation was whole again and, more importantly, the Capellan people felt strong again, no longer like the nation that Hanse Davion broke in the [[Fourth Succession War]]. Xin Sheng had finally been realized to its fullest. |
===Later years=== | ===Later years=== | ||
| − | Sun-Tzu would continue to be active in [[Inner Sphere]] politics, helping the [[Taurian Concordat]] gain membership to the Star League. During the [[FedCom Civil War]], he pledged his support for Victor Steiner-Davion but this was simply a means for him to solidify his grip on a former Capellan world in FedCom territory, [[Tikonov]]. During the [[Word of Blake]] Jihad, Sun-Tzu led his [[Capellan Confederation|Confederation]] in a war of survival against the Blakists, nearly alone, save for its only allies, the [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopians]], before [[Devlin Stone]] came to aid them. | + | Sun-Tzu would continue to be active in [[Inner Sphere]] politics, helping the [[Taurian Concordat]] gain membership to the Star League. During the [[FedCom Civil War]], he pledged his support for Victor Steiner-Davion but this was simply a means for him to solidify his grip on a former Capellan world in FedCom territory, [[Tikonov]]. During the [[Word of Blake]] Jihad, Sun-Tzu led his [[Capellan Confederation|Confederation]] in a war of survival against the Blakists, nearly alone, save for its only allies, the [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopians]], before [[Devlin Stone]] came to aid them. |
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==="Death" and legacy=== | ==="Death" and legacy=== | ||
| − | Apparently, he would die on [[Liao]] decades later in [[3113]] during "[[The Slaughter of Liao]]" or, as Capellans remember it, as "[[The Night of Screams]]," when he supposedly ascended to godhood. <ref name="DATP:Liao p5">''Dark Age Turning Points: Liao'', p 5 - "Liao"</ref> Sun-Tzu is remembered as a dangerous enemy, a shrewd politician on par | + | Apparently, he would die on [[Liao]] decades later in [[3113]] during "[[The Slaughter of Liao]]" or, as Capellans remember it, as "[[The Night of Screams]]," when he supposedly ascended to godhood. <ref name="DATP:Liao p5">''Dark Age Turning Points: Liao'', p 5 - "Liao"</ref> Sun-Tzu is remembered as a dangerous enemy, a shrewd politician on par, if not greater than, Katrina Steiner. Unlike Victor Steiner-Davion, who was more respected for being active on the battlefield, Sun-Tzu was respected for his unpredictable cunning, able to play the role of a fool in one moment and that of an implacable foe in the next. He gave the Capellan people their pride back and rebuilt a nation on the verge of collapse and is forever remembered by Capellans as the Celestial Wisdom, Father of the Capellan State. |
===Resting place=== | ===Resting place=== | ||
| − | In reality, Sun-Tzu | + | In reality, Sun-Tzu is not totally dead, not even in [[3134]], at last. During the "Night of Screams", he returned to planet Liao to die, his last act to strengthen the Confederation. But in reality, he puts himself in a cryogenic coffin, to prevent himself to die totally. Thus, the Cult of Liao was born. His cryo chamber, inside a underground bunker, was kept operative and protected, in secret, by an elite band of the [[Ijori Dè Guāng]], the pro-Capellan resistance.<ref name=ACtA020>''By Temptations and By War'', p. 209</ref>. |
| − | Nobody | + | Nobody can revive Sun Tzu, and it is unknown if his brain had suffered damage. Mai Uhn Wa, the founding leader of new Warrior House Ijori, discover this secret and informs Capellan officers about this. They seized the bunker and start the process to take the coffin to Sian... but before they can do it, the Cult recovers the body and take him out. It is implied that Evan Kurst, leader of the Cult, and second in command of Warrior House Ijori, plans to put the coffin under the newly constructed headquarters of his base.<ref name=ACtA021>''By Temptations and By War'', p. 289</ref>. |
==Marriage and Children== | ==Marriage and Children== | ||
| − | He married the [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] heir, [[Naomi Centrella]], on the 13th of October [[3070]]<ref> | + | He married the [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] heir, [[Naomi Centrella]], on the 13th of October [[3070]]<ref>[http://www.battlecorps.com/BC2/news.html?article=382 Capellan Chancellor, Canopian Magestrix Heiress Wed on Sian]</ref><ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48 - "The Jihad In Review"</ref> and was also the father of Chancellor [[Daoshen Liao]] and Magestrix [[Ilsa Centrella]]. |
[[Danai Liao-Centrella]] was officially passed off (even to herself until she was in her late twenties) as Sun-Tzu Liao's third child, to cover up the fact that her true parents were indeed Sun-Tzu's two children, Daoshen Liao and his sister Ilsa Centrella. Danai was raised on Canopus by her aunt [[Erde Centrella]] as her mother had little interest in her. | [[Danai Liao-Centrella]] was officially passed off (even to herself until she was in her late twenties) as Sun-Tzu Liao's third child, to cover up the fact that her true parents were indeed Sun-Tzu's two children, Daoshen Liao and his sister Ilsa Centrella. Danai was raised on Canopus by her aunt [[Erde Centrella]] as her mother had little interest in her. | ||
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{{Quote|For every action, any effort, there is a cost involved. Economic, political, social: it is paid somewhere. And the proper time to weigh such consequences is before a course is begun, when the cost may be evaluated within a proper frame of reference. For at some point, there is simply no looking back.|Journal entry, 22 November 3058, Tharkad}} | {{Quote|For every action, any effort, there is a cost involved. Economic, political, social: it is paid somewhere. And the proper time to weigh such consequences is before a course is begun, when the cost may be evaluated within a proper frame of reference. For at some point, there is simply no looking back.|Journal entry, 22 November 3058, Tharkad}} | ||
| − | {{Quote|What most generals seem to forget, is that this works both ways.|Journal entry, 38 July 3059, Sian, referring to Sun-Tzu's quote from ''The Art of War'': "The reason troops slay the enemy is because they are enraged."}} | + | {{Quote|What most generals seem to forget, is that this works both ways.|Journal entry, 38 July 3059, Sian, referring to Sun-Tzu's quote from the ''The Art of War'': "The reason troops slay the enemy is because they are enraged."}} |
{{Quote|Turmoil. It is the genesis of both political and military solutions. When my opponents stand confused, out of ignorance or through my designs, then I have been given free rein. And someone must bring order.|Journal entry, 3 March 3060, Sian}} | {{Quote|Turmoil. It is the genesis of both political and military solutions. When my opponents stand confused, out of ignorance or through my designs, then I have been given free rein. And someone must bring order.|Journal entry, 3 March 3060, Sian}} | ||
| − | {{Quote|The time has come to announce to the Inner Sphere—and to ourselves—that we are Capellans! To remind our enemies that we are worthy of their respect; to remind our children that we are worthy of their honor! The time has come for us, a united Capellan nation, to retake our primacy of place from the ghosts that plague us—to again toe the line and declare our existence! We must, like the fabled phoenix, rise again. | + | {{Quote|The time has come to announce to the Inner Sphere—and to ourselves—that we are Capellans! To remind our enemies that we are worthy of their respect; to remind our children that we are worthy of their honor! The time has come for us, a united Capellan nation, to retake our primacy of place from the ghosts that plague us—to again toe the line and declare our existence! We must, like the fabled phoenix, rise again. Xin Sheng!<ref name="HB:HLp61">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 61 - "Xin Sheng!"</ref>}} |
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| + | ==Title and Positions== | ||
| + | {{s-start}} | ||
| + | {{s-bef|before=[[Romano Liao]]}} | ||
| + | {{s-title|title=Chancellor of the [[Capellan Confederation]]|years=[[3052]] – [[3113]]}} | ||
| + | {{s-aft|after=[[Daoshen Liao]]}} | ||
| + | {{s-bef|before=[[Richard Cameron II]]}} | ||
| + | {{s-title|title=First Lord of the [[Second Star League]]|years=[[3058]] – [[3061]]}} | ||
| + | {{s-aft|after=[[Theodore Kurita]]}} | ||
| + | {{s-end}} | ||
== BattleMechs == | == BattleMechs == | ||
| − | + | Though never famed for his battlefield prowess, Sun-Tzu was publicly known to pilot an ''[[Emperor]]'' as his personal [[BattleMech]]. Sun-Tzu piloted his ''Emperor'' when he and his [[Death Commando]] bodyguards, along with [[Danai Centrella]], reinforced Marcus GioAvanti and the [[Avanti's Angels]] mercenary unit on [[Astrokaszy]]. The sudden appearance of the Capellan and Canopian BattleMechs caused the opposing forces to immediately flee the battlefield.<ref>''Double-Blind'', p. 299</ref> | |
| − | Though never famed for his battlefield prowess, Sun-Tzu was publicly known to pilot an ''[[Emperor]]'' as his personal [[BattleMech]]. | ||
| − | Sun-Tzu would take advantage of his personal 'Mech's reputation during the Word of Blake Jihad, when during the second Blakist incursion on [[Sian]] he | + | Sun-Tzu would take advantage of his personal 'Mech's reputation during the Word of Blake Jihad, when during the second Blakist incursion on [[Sian]] he send one of his bodyguards to pilot it into combat, providing his troops with a morale boost without risking himself.<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Sian'' p. 9 - Final Stand</ref> |
| − | During his "last battle" in 3113, Sun | + | During his "last battle" in 3113, Sun Tzu, or something posing as him, piloted an ''Emperor'' entirely electroplated in burnished gold.<ref name=ACtA09>''Historical Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 83</ref>. |
During his time training on [[Outreach]], he used a ''[[Cataphract]]''.<ref>''Blood Legacy'' {{cn}}</ref> | During his time training on [[Outreach]], he used a ''[[Cataphract]]''.<ref>''Blood Legacy'' {{cn}}</ref> | ||
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Sun-Tzu Liao - Janet Aulisio.jpg|Sun-Tzu Liao | Sun-Tzu Liao - Janet Aulisio.jpg|Sun-Tzu Liao | ||
Sun-Tzu Liao 1.jpg|At age 29 | Sun-Tzu Liao 1.jpg|At age 29 | ||
| − | Sun-Tzu Liao | + | Sun-Tzu Liao 2.jpg|At age 30 |
Sun-Tzu Liao.jpg|At age 45 | Sun-Tzu Liao.jpg|At age 45 | ||
Sun-Tzu_Liao_HWotRE.jpg|At age 72 | Sun-Tzu_Liao_HWotRE.jpg|At age 72 | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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*''[[Blood Legacy]]'' (novel) | *''[[Blood Legacy]]'' (novel) | ||
*''[[By Temptations and By War]]'' | *''[[By Temptations and By War]]'' | ||
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*''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | *''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Capellan Confederation Characters|Liao, Sun-Tzu]] | [[Category:Capellan Confederation Characters|Liao, Sun-Tzu]] | ||
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