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by [[Richard Rose]] (Shadow Shack)

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'''Editor’s Note:''' This article wasn’t submitted, but I
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I have a nifty adversary I use in my campaign from time
to time, thrown in to disrupt the players during their
roamings in the spacelanes.

One "General" Yan-Soon, a diplomatic yet aggressive
Yazirian with vast financial backing, has a goal against the
UPF: to overtake an outpost world and secede from the
United Planetary Federation.

His title of general is not recognized by any government
or colony in the UPF, he has no record of any military or
government service. It is believed that any formal training
may have come from outside the Frontier, be it the Piracy
Ring, Sathar, or any other of the numerous outer-Frontier
societies, or he could just as well be self-appointed to his
cause.

His first attempt at an outpost world was Histran, which
was quickly foiled by local residents and their small militia.
Had he garnered more backing and allies it may have
worked, but he underestimated the citizens --- he
presumed fear would be enough. Of all people he should
have known better, a Yazirian population fears no one.

His next major attempt gained some support at Laco, it is
believed that he received some major financial backing
from a mega-corporation (Streel?) as it would serve their
interests as well to have an operation outside of UPF
jurisdiction. Unfortunately Laco is too close to several
major UPF and Spacefleet operations, and as a result all
the traffic generated too much attention so while he
briefly succeeded in overtaking Laco, it too was short lived
and he was forced out before he could establish any
sovereign power, but his brief tenure there disrupted a lot
of traffic between Volturnus/Truane's Star and the rest of
the Frontier, and thus woke the UPF up to his presence to
make him a legitimate threat. Histran was too far away to
garner any Frontier-wide recognition, but this most recent
attempt hit much closer to home for many.

Speculation has it that his next attempt will either involve
the vacated Planoran Pirate base in Clarion, or perhaps
even an attempt right under the UPF's nose at Morgaine's
World. Needless to say traffic at both ends is being closely
monitored, as Yan-Soon is unpredictable. Clarion makes
tactical sense as it is a major travel route yet far enough
away from most Frontier worlds to offer a greater chance
of success, but the local population is too large and the
Clarion Royal Marines are among the best local militias in
the Frontier. Morgaine's World on the other hand, while
being in "the hub of the Frontier", has an outpost status
yet too centralized to start any activity without drawing
any attention. But he is still just clever and bold enough to
try it, and not an adversary to be underestimated.
Dramune's Outer Reach is a third possibility, although the
idea of organizing a chaotic criminal element tends to
make this one the least likely. And finally, a habitable
planet in an unclaimed system is highly possible, although
such worlds would serve nothing for his mission and would
only accomplish little more than a support and supply
center.

Legions that have pledged loyalty to his cause can be
found frequently in the spacelanes, and can present a
challenge to any party at any time. Not to mention
dropping some clues about future activity...

General Yan-Soon - Revision history

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