Editing Janella Lakewood

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| name                = Janella Lakewood
| birthdate           = 7 February [[3099]]<ref name=MWDADPCp27>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards'', p. 27: "Janella Lakewood profile"</ref>
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| affiliation         = [[House Lakewood]]
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| title               = [[Paladin of the Republic|Paladin]]
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| profession          = Noble
| parents             = [[Thomas Lakewood]] (father)<ref name=GWc16>''Ghost War'', ch. 16</ref><br>[[Andrea Lakewood]] (mother)<ref name=GWc16/>
| siblings            = 
| spouse              = [[Mason Dunne]] (lover)
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'''Janella Lakewood''' was a noblewoman and [[Paladin of the Republic|Paladin]] of the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. 

==History==
===Early Life===
Born on [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]] to Andrea and [[Knights of the Sphere|Sir]] Thomas Lakewood,<ref>''Ghost War'', pp. 122–123</ref> she attended [[Murchison Academy]]. There she received her military and [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] training. Upon graduation, instead of joining [[Stone's Pride]] [[Regiment]], she went to law school where she graduated third in her class.<ref name=MWDADPCp27/>

She became licensed to practice law, and The Republic found her very useful as a negotiator in certain disputes. She was known for working hard to solve problems without resorting to violence, though aware that there were times that might not be possible.<ref name=MWDADPCp27/>

===As Knight-Errant===
Her varied skills and impressive achievements both on and off the field of battle brought her to the attention of the [[Knights of the Sphere]], who offered her a chance to be inducted into their Order.<ref name=MWDADPCp27/>

She traveled between worlds as a diplomat, troubleshooter, and tactical reaction for the Republic of the Sphere as a Knight-Errant.<ref>''Ghost War'', p. 79</ref> She worked closely in her Knight-Errant years with [[Sphere Intelligence Service|Republic Intelligence]], which included Paladin [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] and [[Ghost Knight]] [[Mason Dunne]], who was also her lover.

As ever, her skill, tenacity, and achievements led her to pass through the Knight-Errant phase very quickly, and was appointed Knight.<ref name=MWDADPCp27/>

===As a Knight===
She was known for the battles on [[Basalt]] and [[Ronel]] in [[3133]] after the [[Blackout]]. She was responsible for naming [[Raul Ortega]] as Knight-Errant for his actions on [[Achernar]].<ref>''A Call to Arms''</ref>

===As a Paladin===
She was promoted to Paladin in November [[3134]] to replace [[Daniel Peterson]].<ref>''By Temptations and By War''</ref>

In an unknown date, she contacted the mercenaries [[Gray Gunny Lancers]], which had uncovered a top secret facility of advanced technology from [[Jacob Bannson]]. She contracted the Lancers, which since then became her personal's Black Ops unit, sowing chaos in ongoing battles.<ref>''IlClan (sourcebook)'' p. 48</ref>

In [[3145]], she was tasked with the elaboration of an military report of the Inner Sphere. In [[3150]], she assisted to a reunion with Devlin Stone with [[Tara Campbell]] on Terra for the [[Northwind Highlanders]] return to the defense of his planet.<ref> ''The Grey Watch Protocol'' p.74 </ref>

===Battle of Terra===

==BattleMech==
Lady Lakewood was known to pilot a red and gold<ref>''Ghost War'', pp. 282–283</ref> ''[[Tundra Wolf]]'' named ''Andrea''<ref>''Ghost War'', p. 118</ref><ref name=MWDADPCp27/> in honor of her mother.<ref name=MWDADPCp27/>

==Notes==
Janella Lakewood is the in-universe author of the ''[[Technical Readout: 3145]]'' series of equipment dossiers.<ref name="TRO:3145Mp2">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 2: "Introduction"</ref><ref name="TRO:3145CCp2">''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 2: "Introduction"</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[A Call to Arms]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Ghost War]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Grey Watch Protocol]]'' (novel)
* ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards]]''
* ''[[Rock of the Republic]]'' (novella)
* ''[[The Scorpion Jar]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''

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