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| − | Jane Roland | + | Jane Roland was a strong, confident woman and an experienced [[aviator]]. Captain to the [[Longwing]] Excidium, she wore the three bars of a senior captain in the [[Aerial Corps]] and a decoration from the [[Battle of the Nile]]. She also flew at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]], leading Excidium's [[formation]]. |
| − | She | + | She had a distinctive scar on her face that caused her left eye to drop. Although the details of her injury were unclear, [[William Laurence]] believed the scar to be the result of a sword wound. Her appeareance often caused stares when she appeared in public among non-aviators, but Jane would simply ignore them, seemingly perfectly comfortable. |
| − | + | As an aviator, she wore a uniform, including trousers, and was characterized as having a "mannish" stride. She was uncomfortable in traditional women's clothing, finding it inconvenient and annoying. | |
| − | + | Jane bore a daughter, [[Emily Roland]], in 1795. She was not and had not been married to Emily's father, and had not seen him since that time. Oblivious to or simply uninterested in society's reaction to her status as an unmarried mother, she demonstrated no shame about the details of Emily's birth. | |
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| + | It was expected that Emily would assume Jane's role as captain to Excidium upon Jane's death. Given that the tradition of familial captainship did not always succeed (e.g., [[Jeremy Rankin]]) Jane was concerned about Emily's prospects as an aviator and was relieved when Laurence, Emily's commanding officer, gave her a favorable report about Emily's character and progress. | ||
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| + | Jane and Laurence began a romantic relationship while both were stationed at the [[Dover covert]] in September 1805. Both had an understanding of an aviator's transient life and enjoyed their time together while they could, accepting that their duty to their dragons and the Corps must be given priority. | ||
[[Category:A-Z|Roland, Jane]] | [[Category:A-Z|Roland, Jane]] | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 29 September 2006
Character Profile
| Name: | Jane Roland |
| Date of Birth: | c. 1774 |
| Service: | Aerial Corps |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Nationality: | British |
| Billets: | Dover covert, captain to Excidium |
Biography
Jane Roland was a strong, confident woman and an experienced aviator. Captain to the Longwing Excidium, she wore the three bars of a senior captain in the Aerial Corps and a decoration from the Battle of the Nile. She also flew at the Battle of Trafalgar, leading Excidium's formation.
She had a distinctive scar on her face that caused her left eye to drop. Although the details of her injury were unclear, William Laurence believed the scar to be the result of a sword wound. Her appeareance often caused stares when she appeared in public among non-aviators, but Jane would simply ignore them, seemingly perfectly comfortable.
As an aviator, she wore a uniform, including trousers, and was characterized as having a "mannish" stride. She was uncomfortable in traditional women's clothing, finding it inconvenient and annoying.
Jane bore a daughter, Emily Roland, in 1795. She was not and had not been married to Emily's father, and had not seen him since that time. Oblivious to or simply uninterested in society's reaction to her status as an unmarried mother, she demonstrated no shame about the details of Emily's birth.
It was expected that Emily would assume Jane's role as captain to Excidium upon Jane's death. Given that the tradition of familial captainship did not always succeed (e.g., Jeremy Rankin) Jane was concerned about Emily's prospects as an aviator and was relieved when Laurence, Emily's commanding officer, gave her a favorable report about Emily's character and progress.
Jane and Laurence began a romantic relationship while both were stationed at the Dover covert in September 1805. Both had an understanding of an aviator's transient life and enjoyed their time together while they could, accepting that their duty to their dragons and the Corps must be given priority.
