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==History==
'''Loucynda Byrd''' came from an impoverished family, which gave her the drive to improve her lot in life.<ref name="Unboundp53">''Unbound'', p. 53: "Loucynda Byrd"</ref>

She started working for the Solaris Council as a clerk for one of the Council members and learned to her core how corrupt the system on Solaris VII was. Before reaching 20 she was elected to his current post taking the position of her former employer.<ref name="Unboundp53"/>

She was one of the vice-chairmen of the Solaris Civic Council. She is the council troubleshooter, keeping a look for any irregularities in the duels and taking action when necessary to end them.<ref name="Unboundp8">''Unbound'', p. 8: "Getting Started"</ref> If she feels that anything can upset the balance of power on the Solaris Arenas, she has made her business (using her community assets) to make whatever is needed to maintain the status quo on the [[Solaris|Game World]]. She is well-known as one of the few active individuals on the ''Solaris Council'', enjoying a very public role. She has connections in every sector and every business on the planet.<ref name="Unboundp44">''Unbound'', p. 44: "Background of Loucynda Byrd"</ref>
She has connections with the [[Yakuza]] and other criminal organizations on planet. She is a dangerous woman whom people should not cross. She is called "''The Iron Glue''" because she's what is holding the planet together.<ref name="Unboundp46">''Unbound'', p. 46: "Loucynda Byrd"</ref>

In [[3053]] she was involved in an incident during the Games related to the [[Seven Deadly Sins Stables]] and Professor [[Burke Kale]] regarding the possibility of remote 'Mech piloting or the cockpit outside the Head. She contracted a freelance team and asked them to gather specific information so the Council could decide what to do with the Stable.<ref name="Unboundp8" /> [[NAIS#NAIS Crisis Intervention Team (NAISCIT)|NAISCIT]] closed the incident and "closed" the loose ends with Loucynda.<ref name="Unboundp42">''Unbound'', p. 42: "Endgame"</ref>

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Loucynda Byrd was also involved in an incident related to the kidnapping of Dr. [[David Courtney Vining]] of [[Vining Engineering and Salvage Team]] by [[The Dark Eyes Stables]], a stable that has been after this blackmail [[Bromley Stables]] to throw their fights and interrogated to get more information on the technology he uses and the 'Mechs he designs. She contracts [[Clan]] Warrior [[Carlton Davis]] to train and direct a small team armed with ten Clan [[battle armor]] (at least one of the belonging to [[Clan Ghost Bear]]). Once the mission is completed she orders the Doctor to lie to everybody and just tell he was on vacations, while she shares with Carlton the name of the ComStar [[Adept]], now [[Precentor]] [[Victoria Alexander]] stationed on [[Bromhead]], near the [[Periphery]] that might have the information he is seeking. Loucynda though warms him that if he goes there, he will find the truth he wants but it will hurt his Clan.<ref name=MMI5>''Mech Magazine'', Issue 5</ref>
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She likes to arrange her meetings in the [[International Zone#Known Locations|Star League Park]] at 2 a.m.<ref name="Unboundp8"/><ref name=MMI5/>

Byrd owns a sports car modified by the [[Solaris City#North Pier|North Pier]]-based [[Rakker's Machine Shop]] to include a concealed trio of [[machine gun]]s and a [[Streak SRM]] rack, features she had used to fend off at least one surprise attack against her person.<ref name=StR-30>''Solaris: The Reaches'', p. 30: "Burton - North Pier (B-2) - Rakker's Machine Shop"</ref>

Loucynda Byrd has a rumored twin sister, [[Barbara Byrd]] who owns and operates the [[Star Heights]] club in [[Xolara]]. Despite the fact several members of the Solaris Civic Council maintain membership in the Star Heights, their identical last names and that their striking resemblance, no formal evidence exists of a family connection between them.<ref name=StR=25>''Solaris: The Reaches'', p. 25: "Xolara - Miscellaneous - Star Heights (X-25)"</ref>

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Image:Loucynda_Byrd_02.jpg|Loucynda Byrd
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Mech (magazine)|Mech Magazine #5]]''
* ''[[Solaris: The Reaches]]''
* ''[[Unbound]]''

[[Category:Solaris Games Characters|Byrd, Loucynda]]

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