Nicolai Malthus

Star-Colonel Nicolai Malthus is a Clan Jade Falcon Mechwarrior who led the first initial wave of the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. His major accomplishments to the invasion was conquering Somerset, Wotan, Romulus, and Twycross. It is on Romulas he encountered his nemisis Adam Steiner and the 1st Somerset Strikers. While his accomplishments were a success in the invasion, he became the first Star-Colonel to lose several pieces of Clan technology, notably Elemental Armor; to the Inner Spehere, thus narrowing the technology gap between the Clans and the Inner Sphere forces fighting the Clans.

His lust for revenge and deep hatred towards Adam Steiner clouded his code of honour, and eventually defied orders from his Galaxy Commander to hunt him down on Apollo, by commandeering the Federated Commonwealth JumpShip Excelisor and forcing its captain to give coordinates to the location where Adam's brother, Andrew Steiner; was located. The plan backfired as his Galaxy Commander sent forces to capture him in any condition.

Malthus faced off against Adam Steiner on Somerset in a Trial of Possession for the planet. A trial in which both combatants would fight in the North Country, without radar or outside reconnisance; in Battlemechs. Malthus was successful in destroying Adam's Awesome, but eventually lost his Thor to a cliff. He went on to lose the trial after striking an electrical cable of his downed mech. His parting words to Adam he would honor the agreement, to the letter; and took the planet's population with him.