Editing Field Manual: Warden Clans

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| image               = FMWardens.jpg
| name                = Field Manual: Warden Clans
| type                = Sourcebook
| author              = 
| development         = [[Bryan Nystul]] (Development)<br>[[Randall N. Bills]] (Development Assistance)
| primarywriting      = [[Hugh Brown]]<br>[[Loren L. Coleman]]<br>[[Chris Hartford]]<br>[[Patrick Kirkland]]<br>[[Michael Koennecke]]<br>[[Bryan Nystul]]<br>[[Christoffer Trossen]]
| pages               = 208
| cover               = [[Doug Chaffee]] (art)<br>[[Jim Nelson]] (design)
| interiorart         = 
| illustrations       = [[Doug Chaffee]]<br>[[Fred Hooper]]<br>[[David Martin]]<br>[[Jim Nelson]]<br>[[Mike Nielsen]]<br>[[Matthew Plog]]<br>[[Matt Wilson]]
| publisher           = [[FASA]]
| productioncode      = 1711
| year                = March 1999
| ISBN10              = 1555603513
| ISBN13              = 9781555603519
| MSRP                = $22.00
| content             = 
| era                 = [[Clan Invasion era]]
| timeline            = [[2786]] - [[3061]]
| series              = Field Manuals
| precededby          = ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
| followedby          = ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
}}
==Description==
The fifth in the Field Manual series, '''''Field Manual: Warden Clans''''' details the military forces of six [[Clans]], plus the [[Clan Wolf in Exile|exiled Wolves]]. The book updates the history and force status of each of the seven groups up to [[3061]], and tells the early history of some of the Clans for the first time. 

In the rules section, the ''[[Sylph]]'' and ''[[Undine]]'' Battle armor are introduced for the first time and the [[Advanced Tactical Missile]] (ATM) System is unveiled, including the [[ATM 3]], [[ATM 6]], [[ATM 9]], and [[ATM 12]]. To make use of the ATMs, new [['Mech]] variants are introduced, as well as a new [[OmniMech]], the ''[[Savage Coyote]]''. Finally, a pair of new [[WarShip]]s, the ''[[Conqueror]]'' and ''[[Leviathan Heavy Transport (WarShip class)|Leviathan]]'' made their first appearances.

==From the back cover==
{{quote|''Nearly three hundred years ago, the [[Star League]] was torn apart when the ambitious House Lords launched the [[Inner Sphere]] into endless war. The Great Father [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] led our forefathers, the remnants of the noble Star League army, away from that empty conflict. In turn, his son [[Nicholas Kerensky|Nicholas]] forged us into the [[Clans]]: a society founded on unity, strength and skill. With each generation we evolved, awaiting the day when we would return to the Inner Sphere to save it from itself.''

''Now is the time of the Return. Some among the Clans insist that conquest of the Inner Sphere is the only Way, but we know that this path will only lead us into the chaos of the past. Our true mission is far more noble: we must act as the [[Warden Clans|Wardens]] of the Inner Sphere until the time is right and humanity is truly reunited. Only then will the true Star League have returned to the Inner Sphere.''

— [[Ulric Kerensky]], [[ilKhan]] of the Clans}}

:The second of two volumes on the Clans, ''Field Manual: Warden Clans'' describes the Defenders of Kerensky's Vision: Clans [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Cloud Cobra]], [[Clan Coyote|Coyote]], [[Clan Diamond Shark|Diamond Shark]], [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]], [[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Goliath Scorpion]], [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Raven]] and [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]]. This book describes the tactics, military doctrines and battle histories of each Clan, plus special rules that reflect the unique capabilities of each Galaxy, new weapons, equipment, exclusive Warden BattleMechs and more.

==Contents==
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* ''[[The Purview of Warriors]]'' (short story)
* Introduction
* Defenders of the True Faith
** Kerensky's Legacy
** The Path Toward Enlightenment
** Brothers in Arms
** Martial Assets
** Martial Aesthetics
** Martial Practices
** Breeding and Training
* Strength of the Clans
* [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]
* [[Clan Coyote]]
* [[Clan Diamond Shark]]
* [[Clan Ghost Bear]]
* [[Clan Snow Raven]]
* [[Clan Steel Viper]]
* [[Clan Wolf in Exile|Clan Wolf (in Exile)]]
* The Warden Clans
* Glossary
* Rules
** Creating Scenarios
** Warden Touman
** Warden Battle Armor
*** ''[[Sylph]]'' Battle Armor
*** ''[[Undine]]'' Battle Armor
* New Equipment
** [[Advanced Tactical Missile]] System
* ''[[Savage Coyote]]''
* New WarShips
** ''[[Conqueror]]''-class Battlecruiser/Carrier
** ''[[Leviathan Heavy Transport (WarShip class)|Leviathan]]''-class Heavy Transport
* Warden Clan Cluster Index
* Index
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==Notes==
* The trademarked title is ''BattleTech Field Manual: Warden Clans''.
* On page 132, the book lists the ''[[Lola III|Lola]]''-class WarShip ''Cold Hunter'' with the Snow Raven Assault Star and briefly mentions a clash with Clan Jade Falcon forces. This has since been retconned/clarified as an error&mdash;no such ship ever existed in the [[Clan Snow Raven Touman|Snow Raven ''touman'']], and no other ship took its place. The reference to the ''Cold Hunter'' should be ignored. (See also: ''[[Cold Hunter]]'')
* The Steel Viper section is referenced in-universe in ''[[Falcon Rising]]'', chapter 28, as a "recent report" by [[Natalie Breen]]. The Steel Viper report is dated 5 May 3060, and referenced 8 May.

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