Chalice of Herne

The sacred Chalice of Herne was an artifact from ancient Terra. On the Federated Suns world of Ander's Moon it had become an important ritual device by 3025, as it had become custom that the new Duke of Ander's Moon is anointed with oil from this Chalice.

The Chalice of Herne was stolen by the Dark Wing in early March 3024, as part of the plan for Operation Inroad, and Duke Cameron Vandenburg of Ander's Moon was killed in the process. His heir-apparent, Gideon Braver Vandenburg, was framed and had to flee Ander's Moon; he subsequently created his own mercenary outfit, the Blazing Aces, and set out to recover the Chalice. Within less than five years he had located its whereabouts on a world in the Draconis Combine. The Blazing Aces defeated the defending Dark Wing and reclaimed the Chalice which they triumphantly returned to Ander's Moon.

Sources

• MechWarrior computer game