Primus Lucan

Field Marshal Sir Primus Felix Lucan KMT KIC KG OB KT (born 3 December 2646) is a State Security general officer and the current Director of the Personal Protection since September 2692. Prior to his appointment in this office, he held several managerial and field commands within the department under the directorship of Xander Vox, and the Deputy Directorship from 2681 to 2693. Lucan has since led the PPA with distinction, efficiently maintaining a force of protective personnel for government officials and VIPs. He has continued many of his predecessor's policies, including a sizeable budget for experimental research and development into new military and security technologies designed around enhancing the agency's mission of protecting persons of national interest.
Aside from his record of state service, much of Lucan's personal history is unknown or unavailable for public record. This has led to rampant speculation within tabloid journals over his activity prior to the 2680s. However, in a rare interview, Lucan has stated that he simply prefers to keep his private life separate from his work, and makes a concerted effort to keep his life discreet.
== Early life and education ==
Very little is known of Lucan's childhood. He was born in Liverpool, England, on 3 December 2646, to Joseph and Margaret Lucan. He was abandoned by his parents at around age 3 and sent to live in a state orphanarium. He was transferred between orphan homes during much of his youth, the longest period at any one place being at the London Home for Children from 2654 and 2664. He departed the orphanage at age 18 to attend the London School of Economics on a government scholarship which paid for his entire education.
He attended LSE from 2664 to 2666, graduating with a Master of Science degree in Political Science.
== Career ==
=== Early career ===
After matriculating from LSE, he was recruited by the Domestic Security Agency to serve as an analyst. He quickly proved his skills and received promotions. In 2668, he petitioned for entry into field work as a security agent, which he performed with distinction. In 2670, the DSA was amalgamated into the Imperial State Security Department and its sub-units portioned between the four main agencies within the ISSD. Lucan was transferred to the Personal Protective Agency with responsibility for conducting field reconnaissance to counter terrorist threats to VIPs. He continued field work, the details of which remain classified, through the 2670s. He is rumoured to have been involved in various high-profile operations during this time. In 2675, the IPPA was reorganized as the Personal Protection Department of the Ministry of State Security.
In 2679, he was assigned as a State Security auditor to the planet Keystone, with authority to investigate the planetary government's security measures against terrorist and criminal threats and provide consultation for its improvement. He left behind some intelligence analysts, based in Fort Dusken, to coordinate between the planetary security and police apparatus and Galactic-level agents. This proved to be instrumental in the summer of 2680, during the Keystone Incident. Without these coordinating elements, the State Security-led pacification operations would have likely failed, according to a publicized report on the incident.
In late 2680 following the media attention on the Keystone Incident, its extensive investigation, and exhaustive reports of its findings, Lucan was cast into the public spotlight. He was appointed Manager of Special Projects and promoted to the rank of Quaestor. In late January 2681, he was promoted to the rank of Prefect and appointed Deputy Director of the PPA following Director-General Xander Vox taking the directorship of the Republic Security Department. He served in this position for 10 years, overseeing various security and counterterror operations as the general manager of the agency. He was particularly involved in the PPA's response to the Pirate War, and coordinating local law enforcement and military response to terror attacks.
After the lateral promotion of director Francis Bloom, Lucan was appointed Director of the Personal Protection Agency and promoted to the rank of Legate on 1 September 2692, and was also made a Knight of St. Mary of Terra.
=== Director of Personal Protection ===
Lucan has served ably within the PPA in positions of authority for the past twenty years. His directorship particularly has seen the increasing use of mathematical modellings and methodical, analytical training and drilling methods to enhance agent effectiveness. Agents undergo rigorous training, including VR simulations, to prepare them for field work. The PPA has also placed a significant amount of its budget towards special research projects, including studies into artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, high-tech weaponry, and computer networks to provide agents with the best tools and equipment available to State Security. Lucan has continued the use of Vox's "slim and black" aesthetic for agent dress uniforms. His personal style is that of a long, cassock-like black coat with a stand collar but is otherwise identical to the standard uniform of the agency. He has also continued General Vox's proliferation of the iconic, black "Longinus" powered armor as standard for special action teams.
== Personal life ==
Little is known of Lucan's private life, just as very little is known of his childhood. He is known to be an accomplished marksman, having scored top marks in pistol shooting examinations as a field agent, but it is unknown as to whether Lucan enjoys it recreationally or as a sport.
Unlike his superiors, Lucan has not sought out and acquired a variety of titles and honors. He is a Knight of St. Mary of Terra, an order of knighthood conferred by the state, carried over from the Terran Empire. He is also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, for combat achievement in his capacity as a field agent. He has gone on record stating that his greatest pride was being awarded a knighthood simultaneously in the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Bath, and the Order of the Thistle. These three, referred to as the "British triad" are conferred by the head of the British House of Windsor, and are recognized by the state. Having grown up in Liverpool and London, General Lucan is intimately connected to Great Britain, and has confirmed a great sentiment for his home province in his few press interviews.
== Summary of career ==
Recruited into the Domestic Security Agency on 21 December 2666. Enlisted for field duty and warranted as an Agent of Imperial Intelligence on 8 May 2668. Attended Political Training and Leadership Course from 3 June 2668 to 4 July 2668. Commissioned an Officer of Domestic Security on 5 July 2668. Assigned to Field Service Group from July 2668 to April 2678. Commissioned an Officer of State Security on 8 June 2671. Assigned to Security Auditing Group 16 April 2678 to 6 August 2680.
Commissioned a General of State Security 6 August 2680. Appointed State Security Liaison Officer for Keystone 6 August to 13 December 2680. Appointed Manager for Special Projects 17 December 2680. Appointed Deputy Director of the Personal Protection Department 20 January 2681. Appointed Director of the Personal Protection Department 1 September 2692.
=== Dates of Rank ===
==== Domestic Security Agency ====
* Senior Assistant (OR-3) 21 December 2666
* Agent (OR-6) 8 May 2668.
* Lieutenant (OF-2) 5 July 2668
==== State Security ====
* Optio (OF-2) 8 June 2671
* Centurion (OF-3) 2 November 2674
* Major (OF-4) 15 April 2678
* Standardier (OF-6) 1 January 2680
* Brigadier (OF-7) 6 August 2680
* Quaestor (OF-8) 16 December 2680
* Prefect (OF-9) 20 January 2681
* Legate (OF-11) 1 July 2686
* Praetor (OF-12) 1 September 2692