Pat Rin yos'Phelium Clan Korval
(pronunciation: Pat Rin yos'Phelium = PAT'rin yos' FELL-ee-um)
in Books[]
See The Books (and other stories)
- Pat Rin is a key character in the novel I Dare, and a secondary or tertiary character in Carpe Diem, Plan B, Ghost Ship, Necessity's Child, Dragon in Exile, Neogenesis, Accepting the Lance
In short stories, chronologically:
- Heirloom — (about 21 years old, a main character with young Nova yos'Galan and Luken)
- A Day at the Races - (minor character to Val Con yos'Phelium and Shan, along with Kareen yos'Phelium, Nova and Anthora yos'Galan
- Certain Symmetry - (key character, a young man on Liad; he must complete a dead friend’s Balance Book)
- Persistence — (key character, supported by Cheever McFarland and Inas Bhar/Natesa; buy rugs en route to Surebleak)
- Moon on the Hills —(key character, with Yulie Shaper
- Hidden Resources (set on Surebleak and Runig's Rock, secondary character to Quin yos'Phelium, Luken bel'Tarda, etc
- Block Party (minor character, set on Surebleak)
- Lord of the Dance (key character) -- story not official canon, set on Surebleak
Birth & Closest Kin[]
- Born 1351[1]
- making him 42 Standards on Surebleak
- Son and heir of Kareen yos'Phelium
- From age 6 was fostered with Luken bel'Tarda[2]
- Father of Quin yos'Phelium by contract marriage [3]
- Lifemate of Inas Bhar, also known as Natesa the Assasin, Sector Judge, Juntavas[4]
Physical Descriptions[]
At age 42 he has glossy brown hair and brown eyes, elegant in form and manner, almost dainty, courteous. He often wears a blue jacket and a few pieces of jewelry he values - a blue earring.
- "The reports had Boss Conrad peaking at the lower end of average tall, with brown hair and brown eyes, a blue earring, a glittery hand-ring, and a liking for pretty clothes. All that was true, but Penn was still unprepared for the slim and elegant person who followed Marj into the office"[5]
Nasingtale Alley[]
After graduating University, Pat Rin lived with his mother Kareen yos'Phelium for a while at Grand Lakes Townhouse, Solcintra because he thought he needed her social contacts to set up his unique business (see Heirloom). Soon enough, he moved to Nasingtale Alley with his excellent houseman Mr. pel'Tolian (see Certain Symmetry). His foster-father, Luken bel'Tarda, suggested the Alley:
“It occurs to me that bin’Flora has a townhouse for lease in a location near the High Port.” Most of Solcintra’s gambling houses were located at the High-Port. There were several residential streets just beyond the gate...[6]
In due time, young Quin yos'Phelium joined the household. And Mistress Miranda, the cat.
They left the Nasingtale Alley establishment when Plan B went into effect in SY 1392 (see Moon on the Hills and Hidden Resources)
DoI & Boss Conrad[]
Wanted: Pat Rin yos’Phelium (excerpt I Dare)
The Department of the Interior attempts to make use of Pat Rin. They believe him weak, an easy tool.
"Pat Rin yos’Phelium, heir to Kareen, elder cousin to Val Con, who should by all right of blood and kinship, now stand as Korval Himself—excepting only that he was not a pilot. Crippled, in Korval’s eye, he had been cast aside, dismissed to a wastrel life of spoilt self-indulgence. The Department of the Interior, however, knew just how to value Pat Rin yos’Phelium, and his place within the Plan. Commander of Agents smiled slightly. . ." [7]
Thus they addressed him as Korval, but he refused their kind offer of puppet-hood. Blood was shed. [8] The Commander ordered his agents to hunt him down.
“Pat Rin yos’Phelium— a creature of self-indulgence, a slave to play and pleasure— was certain to err, soon or late. And when he did, the Department would move.” [9]
Pat Rin becomes known as Boss Conrad during the clan’s evacuation of Liad — see Plan B (Korval’s strategy) — while cleaning up crime on Surebleak[4][10]
The Luck[]
See the Luck for background info. As a child, Pat Rin can throw the dice numerous times, each time accurately predicting the outcome[11]
As an adult, he jumps his ship exactly where it needs to be to attack The Department of the Interior
- "Then he played the ace of spades, the gambler's best friend."[12]
He also jumps his ship directly in the hole:
- "into the center of the hollow square formed by the first four ships, a maneuver so chancy that Shan half-averted his face from the expected collision"[13]
Skills[]
Pat Rin with pistol, Val Con with blade
- Accomplished gambler, especially with dice; owner of The Emerald Casino on Surebleak[14]
- Sharpshooter, champion at Tey Dor's Gun Club, Solcintra[14]
- Uncle Daav yos'Phelium taught him to shoot and gave him a lifetime membership to Tey Dor's[14] (see Heirloom and Certain Symmetry
- Because of his upbringing, he knows the The Code almost as well as his mother, Lady Kareen yos'Phelium
- Learned much about fine rugs from Luken bel'Tarda (see Heirloom and Persistence)
- Failed five pilot tests in youth
Pilot Licence[]
Failed piloting exam 5 times
- Five times, since his eleventh name-day. Five times, he had tested for pilot and failed. Always, the tests found him too slow. [15] (See Heirloom)
Flaran Cha’menthi, "I Dare"
Boss Conrad protects his ship, himself, and his allies by firing on a Department ship, while flying Fortune’s Reward solo in Sherzer System.
Cheever McFarland, the master pilot who persuaded Pat Rin to sit second board while hiding from DoI, signs off on a piloting license:
- “Yes, ma’am, I vouch for him. He knows his math and he knows his board. Bit thin on flight time, but there ain’t no doubt he’s a Jump pilot.” His smile grew to a grin. “I’ll be pleased to sign his card.” [16]
Portmaster Liu countersigns the license: “First Class, grade S -- that’s small ship. The S’ll drop off as soon as you complete the required flight time across all classes of Jump ship.” [16]
License is made under the name Jonni Conrad [16]
Skyblaze Attack Solcintra[]
Pat Rin /Boss and his allies fired on Department ships in Surebleak Space and again above Liad. His asteroid miners fire on Solcintra, destroying Old Tech ASPS — planet killing murder machines[4]
He had recorded the names of the pilots who were sworn to fly in this mad venture: Master Pilot Cheever McFarland, First Class Pilot Bhupendra Darteshek, First Class Pilot Andrew Mack, First Class Pilot Dostie Welsin, First Class Pilot Jonni Conrad. He also listed the names of their ships: Diamond Duty, Timonium Core, Crystalia, Survey Nine, Fortune’s Reward.[17]
Blair Road House & Staff[]
Boss Conrad lives on Blair Road. [10]
For details about his house, housemates, and staff, go to Korval's Employees and Korval's Employees#Boss Conrad’s House
Kin[]
See Korval Kin for complete list and ancestry charts
- Kareen yos'Phelium, mother
- Luken bel'Tarda, foster father
- Quin yos'Phelium, son
- Val Con yos'Phelium, cousin
- Inas Bhar, lifemate, a judge for the Juntavas dubbed "Natesa the Assassin"
- Talizea yos'Phelium -- second cousin
- some sort of clan-cousin with Line yos'Galan: Shan, Nova, and Anthora yos'Galan and their life mates and children
- Cheever McFarland -- not kin, but close as kin:
- "Gods. When had Cheever McFarland's face become as precious to him as kin?"[18]
Associates[]
- Mr. Vesker pel’Tolian - Pat Rin's servant and Majordomo [19][20][21]
- see I Dare, Dragon in Exile, Certain Symmetry and Moon on the Hills
- Cheever McFarland - Boss Conrad's head of security.
- "Gods. When had Cheever McFarland's face become as precious to him as kin?"[22]
- see Carpe Diem, Plan B, I Dare, Dragon in Exile, Persistence, Friend of a Friend, Street Cred, Roving Gambler
- Penn Kalhoon - Boss of Hamilton Street. Boss Conrad's deputy or second. Penn’s wife Thera. Their kids. His hands Joey and Marj.
- see I Dare, Dragon in Exile, etc.
- Gwince - formerly a hand for Boss Moran, she now works for Boss Conrad [10]
- Ms. Audrey (Breckstone) - proprietor of the whorehouse on Blair Road
- see I Dare, Dragon in Exile, Friend of a Friend
- Villy -- works at Audrey's House of Joy and at The Emerald Casino, Quin yos'Phelium's friend
- see I Dare, Dragon in Exile, Roving Gambler and Friend of a Friend
Cats[]
- Silk - A brown cat, with black stripes and golden eyes, who was part of the household Pat Rin inherited from Boss Moran on Surebleak[23][24]
- Mistress Miranda - Pat Rin and/or Quin's cat, from Nasingtale Alley, on Liad
His Ship[]
Fortune's Reward - Pat Rin's ship. A Liaden pleasure-yacht, [12] pre-1350 model.[25] [3] It carries a pin-beam, an auto-pilot option, and can be fitted with weapons, including missiles. One can “place defense on automatic, and bring up your shields.” [12]
He studied the dozen pre-logged destinations in the ship’s computer, laughing at the ironies of Liad and Lytaxin; puzzling over the one marked with a symbol from a Terran card deck, until he suddenly understood what the venerable ace of spades had to do with a Liaden pleasure-yacht. The pre-logged Jumps were all what Cousin Er Thom would have called “dirty Jumps,”[12]
see Ships and Clan Ships
References[]
- ↑ The Updated But Partial Liaden Universe(r) Time Line
- ↑ Local Custom ch 7
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hidden Resources
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 I Dare
- ↑ I Dare, Day 345, Standard Year 1392, Hamilton Street, Surebleak
- ↑ Heirloom
- ↑ I Dare; DAY 283 Standard Year 1392 Liad Department of Interior Command Headquarters
- ↑ I Dare, TERISTE Casino District The Practical Statistician
- ↑ I Dare, Day 38 SY1393, Liad
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 I Dare: Day 307, Standard 1392, Blair Road, Surebleak
- ↑ Mouse and Dragon
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 I Dare, Day 47, SY 1393, Surebleak Space
- ↑ I Dare, Solcintra: Liad
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Ghost Ship, ch 25
- ↑ Heirloom
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 I Dare, Day 47, SY1393, Surebleak Port
- ↑ I Dare, DAY 53 Standard Year 1393 Surebleak
- ↑ Day 56, SY1393, Solcintra, Liad
- ↑ Certain Symmetry
- ↑ Ghost Ship
- ↑ Moon on the Hills
- ↑ Day 56, SY1393, Solcintra, Liad
- ↑ I Dare, ch 20
- ↑ I Dare, ch 23
- ↑ I Dare, ch 2