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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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+ | She was born on the planet [[Meyerdahl]] as the only child of [[Richard Harrington]] and his wife [[Marjorie Harrington|Marjorie]]. She was extremely intelligent, her test scores placing her squarely in the top per mil of the entire [[Human|human race]]. Her family originally lived in the city of [[Hollister]] on Meyerdahl, but migrated to the Star Kingdom of Manticore in 1478 PD with her parents. |
At the age of eleven T-years, she was the one who figured out how to obtain images of whatever was stealing [[celery]] from various farm's and greenhouse's from all over Sphinx. [[Climbs Quickly]], a treecat of the [[Bright Water Clan]], became fascinated with her and her [[mind-glow]]. He came to her assistance when she broke her left arm and severely injured her right leg in a hang-gliding crash, even protecting her from a [[hexapuma]]. When he was grievously wounded, Stephanie defended him and mortally wounded the hexapuma with a vibro-knife. After the incident, her father came to her rescue, she took Climbs Quickly with them to be treated. Neither knew then that their experience would later become known as [[bonding]]. ({{Story|ABF}}) So, she became the first human ever adopted by a Treecat. |
At the age of eleven T-years, she was the one who figured out how to obtain images of whatever was stealing [[celery]] from various farm's and greenhouse's from all over Sphinx. [[Climbs Quickly]], a treecat of the [[Bright Water Clan]], became fascinated with her and her [[mind-glow]]. He came to her assistance when she broke her left arm and severely injured her right leg in a hang-gliding crash, even protecting her from a [[hexapuma]]. When he was grievously wounded, Stephanie defended him and mortally wounded the hexapuma with a vibro-knife. After the incident, her father came to her rescue, she took Climbs Quickly with them to be treated. Neither knew then that their experience would later become known as [[bonding]]. ({{Story|ABF}}) So, she became the first human ever adopted by a Treecat. |
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She was the driving force behined the passage of the Ninth Admendment of the Manticoran Consituition.<ref>According to her greatganddaugter Honor Harrington, she was the primary author of the amendment.</ref> The Ninth Amendment recognizes Sphinxian Treecats as sentient beings--with minor child legal status--on all three of the Star Kingdom's worlds. |
She was the driving force behined the passage of the Ninth Admendment of the Manticoran Consituition.<ref>According to her greatganddaugter Honor Harrington, she was the primary author of the amendment.</ref> The Ninth Amendment recognizes Sphinxian Treecats as sentient beings--with minor child legal status--on all three of the Star Kingdom's worlds. |
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| − | According to General MacClintock she was the youngest person to ever discover an alien sentient species and the 'only' person to face an attacking hexapuma armed only with a vibro-belt knife and survive. |
+ | According to General MacClintock she was the youngest person to ever discover an alien sentient species and the 'only' person to face an attacking hexapuma armed only with a vibro-belt knife and survive. |
Stephanie Harrington retained her maiden when she married, and had six children. Two of her children were also adopted by treecats. In fact, her decendants have a higher percentage of treecat adoptions than any other family on Sphinx. ({{Story|WPD}}) |
Stephanie Harrington retained her maiden when she married, and had six children. Two of her children were also adopted by treecats. In fact, her decendants have a higher percentage of treecat adoptions than any other family on Sphinx. ({{Story|WPD}}) |
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Revision as of 09:15, 31 July 2010
Dame Stephanie Harrington was a Manticoran citizen and the first human to be adopted by a Sphinxian treecat.
Biography
She was born on the planet Meyerdahl as the only child of Richard Harrington and his wife Marjorie. She was extremely intelligent, her test scores placing her squarely in the top per mil of the entire human race. Her family originally lived in the city of Hollister on Meyerdahl, but migrated to the Star Kingdom of Manticore in 1478 PD with her parents.
At the age of eleven T-years, she was the one who figured out how to obtain images of whatever was stealing celery from various farm's and greenhouse's from all over Sphinx. Climbs Quickly, a treecat of the Bright Water Clan, became fascinated with her and her mind-glow. He came to her assistance when she broke her left arm and severely injured her right leg in a hang-gliding crash, even protecting her from a hexapuma. When he was grievously wounded, Stephanie defended him and mortally wounded the hexapuma with a vibro-knife. After the incident, her father came to her rescue, she took Climbs Quickly with them to be treated. Neither knew then that their experience would later become known as bonding. (HHA1.1: ABF) So, she became the first human ever adopted by a Treecat.
Treecats referred to her as Death Fang's Bane, while she named Climbs Quickly Lionheart. She joined the Sphinx Forestry Service --which was no great shakes at the time--at the age of seventeen and almost single handedly reorganized into one of the finest eco-management organizations in thier sector of the galaxy. She eventually rose to the rank of Brigadier and was awarded the Order of Merit, but declined the Order of the Star Kingdom. Simmons wrote a biography of her named Trailblazer of Dreams and Tsukie Akimoto painted a well-known portrait of her and Lionheart.
She was the driving force behined the passage of the Ninth Admendment of the Manticoran Consituition.[1] The Ninth Amendment recognizes Sphinxian Treecats as sentient beings--with minor child legal status--on all three of the Star Kingdom's worlds.
According to General MacClintock she was the youngest person to ever discover an alien sentient species and the 'only' person to face an attacking hexapuma armed only with a vibro-belt knife and survive.
Stephanie Harrington retained her maiden when she married, and had six children. Two of her children were also adopted by treecats. In fact, her decendants have a higher percentage of treecat adoptions than any other family on Sphinx. (HHA2.2: WPD)
Service Record
Promotions
- Brigadier General
Decorations
- Order of Merit
References
- ↑ According to her greatganddaugter Honor Harrington, she was the primary author of the amendment.