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==''Touman'' structure==
 
==''Touman'' structure==
The fighting of the mid to late [[thirty-first century]], particularly the [[Burrock Absorption]] of 3059, was utterly disastrous for the Blood Spirits. Prior to the Absorption, the Clan fielded five front-line Galaxies (Alpha, Beta, Delta, Kappa and Omega), along with six second-line Galaxies (Mu, Rho, Omicron, Sigma, Tau and Upsilon). The Absorption cost them three front-line and two second-line Galaxies, while gaining them nothing except a powerful foe in Clan Star Adder.<ref name=FMCRC25>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 25</ref> Although the Spirits did attempt to rebuild and even raised a new Galaxy through a Harvest Trial, worse was yet to come.<ref name=wor35>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 35</ref> Two Galaxies were wiped out when the [[Clan Star Adder|Star Adders]] bombarded [[York (Clan System)|York]] in 3074<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 104–105</ref> and lost a further three Galaxies later that year fighting the Adders on [[Tokasha]].<ref name=wor139>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 139</ref> It was estimated that by 3076 they had lost over half of their warriors<ref name=wor155>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 155</ref> and could field only ten Clusters.<ref name=wor156>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 156</ref>
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The fighting of the mid to late [[thirty-first century]], particularly the [[Burrock Absorption]] of 3059, was utterly disastrous for the Blood Spirits. Prior to the Absorption, the Clan fielded five front-line Galaxies (Alpha, Beta, Delta, Kappa and Omega), along with six second-line Galaxies (Mu, Rho, Omicron, Sigma, Tau and Upsilon). The Absorption cost them three front-line and two second-line Galaxies, while gaining them nothing except a powerful foe in Clan Star Adder.<ref name=FMCRC25>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 25</ref> Although the Spirits did attempt to rebuild and even raised a new Galaxy through a Harvest Trial, worse was yet to come.<ref name=wor35>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 35</ref> Two Galaxies were wiped out when the [[Clan Star Adder|Star Adders]] bombarded [[York (Clan)|York]] in 3074<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 104–105</ref> and lost a further three Galaxies later that year fighting the Adders on [[Tokasha]].<ref name=wor139>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 139</ref> It was estimated that by 3076 they had lost over half of their warriors<ref name=wor155>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 155</ref> and could field only ten Clusters.<ref name=wor156>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 156</ref>
  
 
The Spirits were known to often rotate their Clusters between Galaxies in the hope of confusing an enemy to their exact strength.<ref name=FMCRC35>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 35</ref> Such a "Shell Game" was carried out in 3069 with Clusters moved one at a time from York to other holdings.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 44</ref>
 
The Spirits were known to often rotate their Clusters between Galaxies in the hope of confusing an enemy to their exact strength.<ref name=FMCRC35>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 35</ref> Such a "Shell Game" was carried out in 3069 with Clusters moved one at a time from York to other holdings.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 44</ref>

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