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− | + | One of the original 20 [[Clans]], '''Clan Wolverine''' was [[Trial of Annhilation|Annhilated]] in the years after [[Operation Klondike]]. To this day, the Clans refer to the former Clan as the '''"Not-Named Clan"'''. | |
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− | Together with [[Clan Snow Raven]], Clan Wolverine was assigned to Northern Circe, where they had several bloody clashes with a martial society called Rasmussen Elite, warriors with skills that matched the skill of the early Clan warriors, but with a lower quality of equipment and a fractured organization. Because of Rasmussen Elite warriors' prowess Khan McEvedy ordered coordinated tactics in contrast to the one-on-one engagements preferred by Nicholas Kerensky who later outlined these preferences into the rules of [[Zellbrigen]]. In this the Wolverine behavior was close to the SLDF "total warfare" tactics. | + | Together with [[Clan Snow Raven]], Clan Wolverine was assigned to Northern Circe, where they had several bloody clashes with a martial society called [[Rasmussen Elite]], warriors with skills that matched the skill of the early Clan warriors, but with a lower quality of equipment and a fractured organization. Because of Rasmussen Elite warriors' prowess [[Khan]] [[Sarah McEvedy]] ordered coordinated tactics in contrast to the one-on-one engagements preferred by [[Nicholas Kerensky]] who later outlined these preferences into the rules of ''[[Zellbrigen]]''. In this the Wolverine behavior was close to the [[SLDF]] "total warfare" tactics. |
− | After the Rasmussen Elite was annihilated, Clan Wolverine and Clan Snow Raven fought together against the armed forces of Kerensky Dominion, when their previous ally turned their enemy after both clans used Kerensky Dominion warriors as cannon fodder instead of equal partners. The Battle of Bitter Tears, as the battle against Kerensky Dominion troops has been called, lasted three days, and left the Snow Raven ground forces in a somewhat ragged shape. Probably for this reason Khan McEvedy saw herself the senior officer at the final Northern Circe campaign - against the [[House Davion|Davion]]-originated L'Isle des Aigles - a fact that would only add to the later discord between the two Clans. Snow Raven ground forces suffered heavy losses in the campaign, even losing their saKhan in the fighting. The Snow Raven Khan even suspected that the Wolverines deliberately under-represented L'Isle des Aigles forces, souring relations between the two Clans even more. | + | After the Rasmussen Elite was annihilated, Clan Wolverine and Clan Snow Raven fought together against the armed forces of [[Kerensky Dominion]], when their previous ally turned their enemy after both clans used Kerensky Dominion warriors as cannon fodder instead of equal partners. The Battle of Bitter Tears, as the battle against Kerensky Dominion troops has been called, lasted three days, and left the Snow Raven ground forces in a somewhat ragged shape. Probably for this reason Khan McEvedy saw herself the senior officer at the final Northern Circe campaign - against the [[House Davion|Davion]]-originated [[L'Isle des Aigles]] - a fact that would only add to the later discord between the two Clans. Snow Raven ground forces suffered heavy losses in the campaign, even losing their ''[[saKhan]]'' in the fighting. The Snow Raven Khan even suspected that the Wolverines deliberately under-represented ''L'Isle des Aigles'' forces, souring relations between the two Clans even more. |
==Annihilation== | ==Annihilation== | ||
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− | + | The Wolverines were among the most vocal critics of ''[[ilKhan]]'' Nicholas Kerensky's authoritarian rule over the Clans. Official Clan histories state that they were Annihilated for expousing anti-Clan sentiments, such as democracy and independence, but the reality is somewhat different. Many Clans were suffering internal strife at the time of the Clan Wolverine incident, and Nicholas saw that the Clans as a whole were on the brink of rebelling against his authority. The Wolverines served as both object lesson and common enemy against whom the other nineteen Clans could unite. There were also personal reasons for dissent between Khan Sarah McEvedy and Nicholas Kerensky - McEvedy was close to Nicholas' brother [[Andery Kerensky]] and suspected that Nicholas played a strong role in his death. | |
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+ | [[Clan Wolf]] carried out the [[Grand Council]]'s sentence against Khan McEvedy and her Clan. | ||
+ | ==Unconfirmed Fate== | ||
+ | Investigation in the wake of the Wolverine's Annihilation strongly suggested that some individuals - predominantly civilians and second-line troops- had been able to flee. Officially attributed to bad book keeping, the whereabouts and disposition of any possible survivors remains unknown. | ||
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+ | In [[2825]] after the Wolverine's Annihilation, a strange but highly skilled unit using SLDF tactics, painted in Regular Army colors and bearing the insignia of North American state of Minnesota emerged from the [[Deep Periphery]] and attacked several [[Draconis Combine]] worlds. Dubbed the "[[Minnesota Tribe]]" for their insignia and fleet of military and civilian ships traveling with them, the mystery unit attacked a series of Combine worlds picking up supplies and personnel before disappearing as suddenly as the came, despite the efforts Combine and [[ComStar]] to track them. In the wake of the [[Clan Invasion]], the coincidental timing of the Tribe's appearance in the year of the Wolverine's Annihilation and their use of SLDF tactics, colors and advanced [[BattleMech]]s led many to believe the "Minnesota Tribe" were the unaccounted survivors who fled Clan-space.<ref name=HKTDC-64>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 64 "History - Second Succession War - The Minnesota Tribe and the Chahar Profit"</ref> <ref name=SL-98>''The Star League'', p. 98 "History - Aftermath"</ref> <ref name=CS1>''ComStar'', p. 22 "History - A New Order - The Word of Blake"</ref> <ref name=FMCS-11>''Field Manual: ComStar'', pp. 11-12 "The Com Guards - History - Eye of the Storm"</ref> <ref name=TCWoK-13>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', pp. 13-14 "The Secret History of the Clans - Wolverine Treachery"</ref> <ref name=WCS-21>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 21 "History of the Clans - Birth of the Clan - Clan Wolverine"</ref> | ||
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+ | The case was only reinforced after ComStar's public unveiling of much of its history in the wake of the [[ComStar Schism|Schism]] with the publication of a [[ROM]] report on the clothing worn by a Minnesota Tribe [[MechWarrior (pilot)| MechWarrior]] killed in the fighting on [[Richmond]]. Piloting a pristine ''[[Lancelot]]'', the warrior was clad in a more advanced version of the SLDF's [[MechWarrior Cooling Suit|full body coolant suits]] which displayed two patches, the Minnesota tribe's insignia with the numbers "331" stitched on it, appearing to be a revised version of the insignia of the [[331st Royal BattleMech Division]], Sarah McEvedy's father's command, and the other of a white Terran Wolverine with bloodied fangs. <ref name=CS2>''ComStar'', p. 23 "Who Were Those Masked Men?"</ref> | ||
− | + | During the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] would supposedly uncover a series of [[Canon Rumor|unconfirmed documents of questionable provenance]] that apparently revealed the fate of the Wolverines. Indicating the survivors who fled Clan-space indeed reached the [[Inner Sphere]] as the so-called "Minnesota Tribe", the document claims that ComStar rather than lose the trail met and offered the Wolverines refuge. Upon reaching Terra and settling on [[Mars]], while many of the Wolverine's were content to merely rest, scientist and leader of the exiled Clan's civilian population [[Peter Marillier]] however forged a plan that would transform the Wolverines into a secret faction within ComStar. [[The Blood|The so-called Blood]] that would first aid then co-op the organisation from within, directing it to ultimate dominion over both the Inner Sphere and Clans.<ref name=TBD-119>''The Blake Documents'', pp. 129-134 "The Not-Named"</ref> | |
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+ | Despite a lack of any solid proof and large question marks as to its providence, Chandrasekhar Kurita and [[Devlin Stone]] would pass this document to [[Clan Ghost Bear]] in [[3074]], taking the Bears by complete surprise. While previously staying aloof from the maelstrom of the Jihad, the apparent revelation that their most sworn enemy were the driving force behind the Word of Blake prompted them to plunge full-force into the conflict. Despite Ghost Bear scientist genetically testing the remains of every Blakist defeated to try and authenticate the report, no conclusive evidence was ever found linking the Word of Blake to Clan Wolverine. <ref name=TWoR-173>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 173-174 "Founder's Future - Clan Ghost Bear"</ref> | ||
== Bloodnames == | == Bloodnames == | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
− | + | * [[ComStar (sourcebook)|''ComStar'']] | |
+ | * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | ||
[[Category: Clans]] | [[Category: Clans]] |
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Clan Wolverine | |
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Faction Profile | |
Time period: | 2807 – 2823? |
Classification: | Clan |
Controlled systems: | None? |
Capital world: | Circe? |
Ruler title: | Khan |
Military: | Clan Wolverine Touman |
Secret Service: | Clan Wolverine Watch |
One of the original 20 Clans, Clan Wolverine was Annhilated in the years after Operation Klondike. To this day, the Clans refer to the former Clan as the "Not-Named Clan".
Contents
Clan Totem
Clan Wolverine's namesake came from the Terran wolverine, a small predatory mammal, which was genetically engineered for the harsh conditions in Strana Mechty's tundra regions. On Strana Mechty, the wolverines grew in size and ferocity and were capable of taking on animals many times its size. The wolverine was noted for its unwillingness to back down from any challenge, a trait that Clan Wolverine's warriors eagerly adopted.
Operation Klondike
Together with Clan Snow Raven, Clan Wolverine was assigned to Northern Circe, where they had several bloody clashes with a martial society called Rasmussen Elite, warriors with skills that matched the skill of the early Clan warriors, but with a lower quality of equipment and a fractured organization. Because of Rasmussen Elite warriors' prowess Khan Sarah McEvedy ordered coordinated tactics in contrast to the one-on-one engagements preferred by Nicholas Kerensky who later outlined these preferences into the rules of Zellbrigen. In this the Wolverine behavior was close to the SLDF "total warfare" tactics.
After the Rasmussen Elite was annihilated, Clan Wolverine and Clan Snow Raven fought together against the armed forces of Kerensky Dominion, when their previous ally turned their enemy after both clans used Kerensky Dominion warriors as cannon fodder instead of equal partners. The Battle of Bitter Tears, as the battle against Kerensky Dominion troops has been called, lasted three days, and left the Snow Raven ground forces in a somewhat ragged shape. Probably for this reason Khan McEvedy saw herself the senior officer at the final Northern Circe campaign - against the Davion-originated L'Isle des Aigles - a fact that would only add to the later discord between the two Clans. Snow Raven ground forces suffered heavy losses in the campaign, even losing their saKhan in the fighting. The Snow Raven Khan even suspected that the Wolverines deliberately under-represented L'Isle des Aigles forces, souring relations between the two Clans even more.
Annihilation
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The Wolverines were among the most vocal critics of ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky's authoritarian rule over the Clans. Official Clan histories state that they were Annihilated for expousing anti-Clan sentiments, such as democracy and independence, but the reality is somewhat different. Many Clans were suffering internal strife at the time of the Clan Wolverine incident, and Nicholas saw that the Clans as a whole were on the brink of rebelling against his authority. The Wolverines served as both object lesson and common enemy against whom the other nineteen Clans could unite. There were also personal reasons for dissent between Khan Sarah McEvedy and Nicholas Kerensky - McEvedy was close to Nicholas' brother Andery Kerensky and suspected that Nicholas played a strong role in his death.
Clan Wolf carried out the Grand Council's sentence against Khan McEvedy and her Clan.
Unconfirmed Fate
Investigation in the wake of the Wolverine's Annihilation strongly suggested that some individuals - predominantly civilians and second-line troops- had been able to flee. Officially attributed to bad book keeping, the whereabouts and disposition of any possible survivors remains unknown.
In 2825 after the Wolverine's Annihilation, a strange but highly skilled unit using SLDF tactics, painted in Regular Army colors and bearing the insignia of North American state of Minnesota emerged from the Deep Periphery and attacked several Draconis Combine worlds. Dubbed the "Minnesota Tribe" for their insignia and fleet of military and civilian ships traveling with them, the mystery unit attacked a series of Combine worlds picking up supplies and personnel before disappearing as suddenly as the came, despite the efforts Combine and ComStar to track them. In the wake of the Clan Invasion, the coincidental timing of the Tribe's appearance in the year of the Wolverine's Annihilation and their use of SLDF tactics, colors and advanced BattleMechs led many to believe the "Minnesota Tribe" were the unaccounted survivors who fled Clan-space.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The case was only reinforced after ComStar's public unveiling of much of its history in the wake of the Schism with the publication of a ROM report on the clothing worn by a Minnesota Tribe MechWarrior killed in the fighting on Richmond. Piloting a pristine Lancelot, the warrior was clad in a more advanced version of the SLDF's full body coolant suits which displayed two patches, the Minnesota tribe's insignia with the numbers "331" stitched on it, appearing to be a revised version of the insignia of the 331st Royal BattleMech Division, Sarah McEvedy's father's command, and the other of a white Terran Wolverine with bloodied fangs. [7]
During the Word of Blake Jihad, Chandrasekhar Kurita would supposedly uncover a series of unconfirmed documents of questionable provenance that apparently revealed the fate of the Wolverines. Indicating the survivors who fled Clan-space indeed reached the Inner Sphere as the so-called "Minnesota Tribe", the document claims that ComStar rather than lose the trail met and offered the Wolverines refuge. Upon reaching Terra and settling on Mars, while many of the Wolverine's were content to merely rest, scientist and leader of the exiled Clan's civilian population Peter Marillier however forged a plan that would transform the Wolverines into a secret faction within ComStar. The so-called Blood that would first aid then co-op the organisation from within, directing it to ultimate dominion over both the Inner Sphere and Clans.[8]
Despite a lack of any solid proof and large question marks as to its providence, Chandrasekhar Kurita and Devlin Stone would pass this document to Clan Ghost Bear in 3074, taking the Bears by complete surprise. While previously staying aloof from the maelstrom of the Jihad, the apparent revelation that their most sworn enemy were the driving force behind the Word of Blake prompted them to plunge full-force into the conflict. Despite Ghost Bear scientist genetically testing the remains of every Blakist defeated to try and authenticate the report, no conclusive evidence was ever found linking the Word of Blake to Clan Wolverine. [9]
Bloodnames
- Aamodt
- Abrosimova
- Artemev
- Benedict
- Bostick
- Bremman
- Brentjes
- Buckler
- Callahan
- Charikov
- Clemence
- Dobrev
- Ebon
- Fallstaff
- Frater
- Gao
- Hallis
- Hammerick
- Hennesy
- Hollister
- Jeannet
- Kharlan
- Kosh
- Kumar
- Mann
- Matsunaka
- McEvedy
- Merino
- Mroczkiewicz
- Nikishina
- Prigioni
- Qiuqi
- Rayson
- Robertson
- Sebrle
- Sergent
- Sobral
- Thomlinson
- Whitfield
- Xi
References
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 64 "History - Second Succession War - The Minnesota Tribe and the Chahar Profit"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 98 "History - Aftermath"
- ↑ ComStar, p. 22 "History - A New Order - The Word of Blake"
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, pp. 11-12 "The Com Guards - History - Eye of the Storm"
- ↑ The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, pp. 13-14 "The Secret History of the Clans - Wolverine Treachery"
- ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 21 "History of the Clans - Birth of the Clan - Clan Wolverine"
- ↑ ComStar, p. 23 "Who Were Those Masked Men?"
- ↑ The Blake Documents, pp. 129-134 "The Not-Named"
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, pp. 173-174 "Founder's Future - Clan Ghost Bear"
Bibliography
- ComStar
- Field Manual: ComStar
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky
- Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
- The Star League
- The Wars of Reaving
- Wolf Clan Sourcebook
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