Clan Nova Cat
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Clan Nova Cat | |
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Faction Profile | |
Time period: | 2810-Present |
Classification: | Abjured Clan |
Controlled systems: | 14 |
Capital world: | New Barcella, Irece |
Ruler title: | Khan |
Military: | Clan Nova Cat Touman |
Secret Service: | The Watch |
Now a Warden Clan, the Nova Cats are known for their mystic ways and are governed by visions. They ignored such visions when they joined the attack on the Inner Sphere and shared the Smoke Jaguars invasion corridor. They were defeated on Luthien, then on Tukayyid. This caused the Nova Cats to heed a new vision that encouraged them to join with the Draconis Combine and the Inner Sphere against the Smoke Jaguars. They joined with the new Star League in driving the Jaguars out of the Inner Sphere and joined them again on Strana Mechty during the Great Refusal. For this, they were abjured by the other Clans and forced to leave Clan space under fire and resettle in the Irece Prefecture of the Draconis Combine. The abjuration often shrouds the Nova Cats' previous fame as excellent marksman (they often competed with the Goliath Scorpions to see what clan had the best sharpshooters), and as the developers of the Extended-Range Laser technology used by all Clans.
Contents
Demographics
General
- Goverment
- Clan (Caste Driven, Warrior dominant hierarchy)[1]
- Capital
- New Barcella, Irece[1]
- Economy
- Socialist Market[2]
- Currency
- Combine Ryu[1]
- C-Bill Exhange Rate
- 4 to 1[1]
- Dominant Language
- English (Official)[1]
- Dominant Religion
- None (Nova Cat Mysticism)[1]
- Center of Innovation
- Scientist Caste[3]
- Major Military Academies
- Clan Sibko System[3]
- Major Naval Academies
- Clan Sibko System [4]
Rulers
- Khan: Santin West
- SaKhan: Karl Devalis
- Oathmaster: Minoru Nova Cat
- Scientist General: David Newton
Planets
The Nova Cats currently occupy the Irece Prefecture, a swath of worlds in the Draconis Combine's Pesht Military District. The Nova Cats have been granted control of these planets in exchange for a pledge to support the Draconis Combine if attacked.
Industry
The Nova Cats have control over several manufacturing centers. While not close to the level of production they once enjoyed, these facilites grant the Nova Cats some level of self-sufficiency.
Facility | Planet | Production |
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Avon Alpha | Avon | Huntsman |
Barcella Battle Armor Facility | Irece | Clan Battle Armor |
Barcella Beta | Irece | Shadow Cat, Shoden |
Irece Alpha | Irece | Conjurer, Griffin IIC, Jenner IIC, Huntsman,Nova Cat, Ocelot, Supernova |
LAW-Barcella | Irece | SM1 Tank Destroyer |
Matabushi Incorporated | Avon | Overlord, Union |
Additionally, the Nova Cats have recently been granted ownership of an unnamed facility on Coudoux. Constructed by Luthien Armor Works through duplicitous means, the Nova Cats were given ownership after LAW's illegal act was discovered.[5]
History
Founding
Beginnings
The Nova Cats were one of the original twenty Clans founded by Nicholas Kerensky in the wake of the Pentagon Civil Wars. The Dagda Nova Cat, known for its protective mane of poisonous quills, was chosen as the emblem for this Clan, as Kerensky appreciated its always alert readiness toward danger.
Of its twenty founding Warriors, Phillip Drummon was chosen as Clan Nova Cat's first Khan. He forged the Nova Cats into a potent fighting force in readiness for the invasion of the Pentagon Worlds. Anna, Phillip's wife and herself an important founder of the Cats, would become leader of their Merchant Caste.
Operation Klondike
For Operation Klondike, Clan Nova Cat weas chosen to invade the Pentagon World of Circe along with Clan Mongoose, Clan Snow Raven, and Clan Wolverine. Khan Phillip Drummond's knowledge of Circe's terrain made the Nova Cat's a natural choice for this campaign, and his leadership helped the Nova Cats maintain a strategic, as well as technological advantage over their opponents during the campaign. It was during the Circe campaign that the Nova Cat tendency toward marksmanship first made itself present.
Post Klondike
Shortly after Operation Klondike, Phillip Drummond was forced to step down from the position of Khan. With the charge he was no longer able to perform his duties as Khan, Sandra Rosse, Phillip's daughter, challenged him to a Trial of Grievance. Phillip voluntarilly stepped down and Sandra Rosse was made Khan.
Sandra Rosse's reign as Khan would prove short. However, she implemented many policies that have shaped permanently shaped the Nova Cats. After Sandra Rosse' death in the wake of the Clan Wolverine Annihilation, Phillip Drummond resumed the position of Khan. He would lead the Nova Cats well into the Golden Century.
Golden Century
Scientific Overview
The Clans made numerous scientific advances during the Golden Century, with the Nova Cats proving no exception. Their scientist caste perfected ER Laser technology. Combined with their skill with accuracy, this gave the Nova Cats an unmatched combat force until this technology had spread through the rest of the Clans. The Nova Cats maintain a preference toward energy weapon based designs to this day.
Economic Overview
More impressive then their scientific achievments were their economic ones. Thanks to the polices set in place by their earlier Khans, Clan Nova Cat merchants were given an unmatched degree of freedom compared to most Clans. This resulted in Clan Nova Cat becoming an economic powerhouse among the Clans.
It was during this time that Clan Nova Cat merchants reintroduced the concept of 'Futures Trading' among the Clans. After stockpiling certain materials and equipment, they approached Clan Sea Fox, one of the Clans most involved in exploring and exploiting their surrounding territories. Clan Nova Cat offered to supply Clan Sea Fox with all the material it needed to use these worlds, and in return the Nova Cats would receive a percentage of the results. While initially suspicious, the Sea Foxes agreed to the deal and both Clans reaped the rewards. Clan Sea Fox was able to gain more resources then any one Clan would have been able to by itself, while Clan Nova Cat managed to achieve necessary raw material and other essentials at a relatively small cost and effort.
Political Overview
Crusader Movement
The Golden Century was the birth of the Crusader and Warden movements. The Nova Cats, supported by their Merchant caste's readiness to exploit new worlds, fell solidly into the Crusader camp. While firm Crusaders, the Nova Cats felt that only a Nova Cat ilKhan could properly lead an invasion of the Inner Sphere and did not trust any other Clan's leadership as they lacked the necessary spiritual guidance. When Clan Ghost Bear Khan Nadia Winston tried to force the issue in 3000, the Nova Cat Khan Severen Lerous and SaKhan Lucian Carns voted in favor of the creation of the reconnaissance unit that would become known as Wolf's Dragoons. A similar invasion proposal by Khan Leo Showers, years later, was also voted against by the Nova Cat Khans. It was only after a second proposal by Khan Showers, bolstered by evidence taken from the Comstar ship Outbound Light, that the Nova Cat Khans would support the invasion.
Other Developments
Thanks to the joint ventures between the two Clans, the Merchant Castes of Clan Nova Cat and Clan Diamond Shark developed a close working condition during the Golden Century. While never formally allies, the two Clans would continue to work together toward mutually beneficial arrangements to this day.
Clan Invasion
Preparations
During the Trials to determine the three Clans who would invade the IS with Clan Wolf, and the one Reserve Clan, Clan Nova Cat placed 5th, just behind Clan Steel Viper. The Nova Cats, along with the Diamond Sharks challenged the Grand Council to a Trial of Refusal. Their victory would ensure those two Clans would be next in line to invade, if deemed necessary.
While Oathmaster Biccon Winters voiced misgivings, Khans Severen Leroux and Lucian Carns made preparations with the Merchant caste. Thanks to Biccon Winters' visions, they knew the Nova Cats would soon join the other invading Clans in the Inner Sphere.
Invasion
Irece
Luthien
Consolidation
Tukkayid
Abjuration
Jihad
The Clan fought the Word of Blake with combined arms on 21 August, 3072, in the Nagasaki community zone, within the Crane district, on Luthien.[6]
Culture
Bloodnames
While Abjured among the Clans in general, the Nova Cats still maintain the tradition of Bloodnames.
- General Bloodnames
- Deleportas
- Devalis
- MechWarriors
- Drummond
- Nostra
- Lossey
- Rosse
- Elementals
- Lenardon
- West
- Winters
- Aerospace Pilots
- Bavros
- Leroux
Military
Clan Nova Cat's touman remains in a state a flux. Hampered by resource shortages, front line Galaxies are increasingly replacing losses with non-Omnimech Clan designs, mothballed Star League Defense Force units, and even Inner Sphere units. The Nova Cats still maintain standard Clan rank and unit structure, even if unit composition is less uniform then it has been in the past.
References
- Invading Clans, pp. 101-107 "Clan Nova Cat"
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Total Warfare, p. 17 - "Clan Nova Cat"
- ↑ TechManual, p. 17 - "Clan Nova Cat"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tactical Operations, p. 17 - "Clan Nova Cat"
- ↑ Strategic Operations, p. 17 - "Clan Nova Cat"
- ↑ Masters and Minions, p. 14 - "Feline Shell Games"
- ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 1 - "Manifest Destiny"
Bibliography
- Field Manual: ComStar
- Field Manual: Updates
- Invading Clans
- Jihad Turning Points: Luthien
- "Stalwart Nova Cat Weaponry"
- Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3060
- Technical Readout: 3067
- Technical Readout: 3075
- Technical Readout: Project Phoenix
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