Editing Kal Radick

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| name                = Kal Radick
| birthdate           = 20 July [[3107]]<ref name=DADossiers77>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards'', p. 77: "Kal Radick"</ref>
| died                = 10 May [[3133]]<ref name=ASitHc18>''A Silence in the Heavens'', ch. 18</ref>
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| affiliation         = [[Republic of the Sphere]],<br>[[Steel Wolves]]
| profession          = [[The Republic of the Sphere#Prefectures|Prefect]] of [[Prefecture IV]],<br>[[Galaxy Commander]]
| parents             = [[Darla Radick]] (genemother)<ref name=DARoSp33/><br>[[Rowlan Tseng]] (genefather)<ref name=DARoSp33/>
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'''Kal Radick''' was a [[Clan Wolf]]-born Prefect of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] who established a new [[Clans|Clan]], the [[Steel Wolves]], in [[3132]] following the [[Blackout]]. He led the Steel Wolves against the disintegrating Republic for a year before being killed and replaced by [[Anastasia Kerensky]].

==History==
Decanted on [[Fletcher (ROTS)|Fletcher]] and raised a warrior of [[Clan Wolf]], Kal tested out from his ''[[sibko]]'' (formed from a mix of [[Radick (Bloodname)|Radick]] and [[Ward (Bloodname)|Ward]] [[Bloodname|Bloodrights]]) as a [[Star Captain]], with his third kill being that of a cadet named [[Garrin]] who also had two kills.<ref name=DARoSp33/>. He took command of the [[Bright Fang Militia]] as [[Star Colonel]] in [[3125]]. His abilities were questioned by several Knights from outside [[Prefecture IV]] and by some of his clan peers, but [[Devlin Stone]] confirmed his post.<ref name=DARoSp33>''Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere'', p. 33 "Kal Radick"</ref>

The Trial battles for the first available Radick Bloodname were among the bloodiest seen in the Republic in two decades. During them, he killed an officer who had questioned him when promoted, and fought his old enemy [[Garrin]] in unaugmented combat. Twice Garrin came close to blinding Kal with fingertip jabs at the eyes, and the two men eventually came to grips in a severe tangle. Kal broke Garrin's neck with one final, violent snap. At the age of twenty-two, Kal Radick claimed his Bloodname.<ref name=DARoSp33/>

After winning his Bloodname in [[3129]], Kal challenged for and won the position of [[Galaxy Commander]], in charge of the various Clan [[Cluster]]s within Prefecture IV<ref name=DARoSp33/>. He was proposed to be Prefect of [[Prefecture IV]], just as [[General]] [[Michael Sampson]]. Sampson retired his claim to the post, and Kal became a Prefect of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] in [[3130]]<ref name=ED:DAp10>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 30, "Dark Age Timeline"</ref>. He advocated for Clan descendants, stating they were treated like second-class citizens. His natural gift for politics and populism became evident as his constituency grew.

The Galaxy Commander announced plans to enlarge his Prefecture's military in July of [[3132]], and which time he also challenged [[Countess of Northwind|Countess]] [[Tara Campbell]] of the [[Northwind Highlanders]] to a [[Trial of Grievance]] over her opinions about him. [[Exarch]] [[Damien Redburn]] halted the Trial before it began.

A month later the [[HPG]] network [[Blackout|failed]], starting the [[Dark Age]]. Radick responded by exploiting Clan-based disaffection with the Republic and formed the [[Steel Wolves]] from like-minded malcontents, using them to take direct control of his Prefecture. He then began expanding his area of influence by invading the worlds of [[Ronel]] and [[Achernar]].<ref name=EDDAp17>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 17</ref>

Under Radick's leadership the Steel Wolves became one of the main splinter groups which emerged in the post-Blackout chaos. However, they suffered many reverses as well as victories and Radick himself never seemed to fully commit to any course of action as he gathered his strength on [[Tigress]]. Ultimately any plans he might have had were rendered moot when an upstart warrior named [[Anastasia Kerensky]] arrived to challenge him for command of his Clan. The ensuing [[Trial of Possession]] for his position saw Radick slain in physical combat on 10 May [[3133]] by Kerensky, who took command of the Steel Wolves and transformed them into more of a bandit force than a true Clan.<ref name=EDDAp17/> <ref>''Historical Wars of the Republic Era'", p. 16</ref>

==BattleMech==
Kal Radick inherited a [[Clan Sea Fox]] ''[[Mad Cat Mk II]]'', which he named ''Crusader's Might'', when he became Prefect. He used a version with two [[LRM-15]] missile racks and four [[heavy large laser]]s.<ref name=DADossiers77/>

==Notes==
* His Bloodname has at times been misspelled as "Raddick". [[Radick (Bloodname)|Radick]] is the canonical Bloodname spelling.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[A Call to Arms]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Dark Age: Republic of the Sphere]]''
* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
* ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards]]''
* ''[[A Silence in the Heavens]]'' (novel)

[[Category:Republic of the Sphere Characters|Radick, Kal]]
[[Category:Clan Wolf Characters|Radick, Kal]]
[[Category:Notable Mad Cat Mk II Pilots|Radick, Kal]]