Topic: Alternate Timeline with thanks (Read 75786 times)

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #45 on:** June 03, 2011, 07:23:37 PM »

This is as far as the timeline got on the old CBT boards so everything from now on is new and fun. Hope you continue to enjoy.

- Clan Stone Rhino ends - New Sandoval - Katrina Wolf's pirate life - AFFS react to Capellan March raids - DCMS/LCAF assaults push it too far - SLDF flexes muscles - Ward's Hunters form

1st October 3080
   Clan Stone Rhino comes to an end finally defeated on York by Clan Steel Viper who absorbs all the Clan's remaining holdings and its Bloodhouses following the surrender of saKhan Liam Johns.

5th October 3080
   Duke Tarncred Sandoval becomes a father as his wife Simony Duvall gives birth to their first child Elaine.

9th October 3080
   En route to the pirate world of Rack Midnight Stroud selects Katrina Wolf as his personal slave. He recoignizes her from somewhere and vows to find out where. During her initial private meeting with Midnight Stroud she admits she is with child telling Midnight Stroud she was raped by a Wolf warrior who captured her from the Lyran Commonwealth.

12th October 3080
   Governor of Terra Gavin Dow meets with several former members of the ComStar ROM on Terra, all of the ComStar Cabal knew about the secret ComGuard cache on the planet of Robinson buried under Purki however none have gone near the cache and they don't know who else could have. They do know the Santa Ana at the facilities core was its last defence.

14th October 3080
   DMI agents on Robinson discover the ComGuard facility at the centre of the explosion. Surprising the ComStar cabal none of the equipment that should have been there is present and even though the Santa Ana did make a mess there should have been at least some indication of the equipment.

19th October 3080
   Following the attacks against the Capellan March increasing in damage and in boldness the Federated Suns takes what information it has and launches an all out offensive against the Capellan Confederation. Instead of a broad offensive that would likely be stopped by the SLDF the Federated Suns strike at the Capellans heart Sian.
   Launching from within the St Ives Compact the WarShips FSS William Davion (Avalon) FSS James Hasek and FSS Damien Hasek (Congress II), FSS New Avalon (Whirlwind II), FSS New Syrtis (Fox) and FSS Kathil (Hound) supported by dozens of Overlord A3, Excalibur Pocket WarShip, Arondight Pocket WarShips and two prototype Conquistador Blockade Runners enters the Sian system.
   With them are the 4th New Avalon Guards, the 1st Federated Suns Armoured Cavalry RCT, the 1st Kathil Uhlans RCT, 2nd Davion Guards RCT and 3 Rabid Fox teams supported by the mercenary Clinton's Cutthroats, the Wild Geese, the Medusans and the Vanguard Legion.
   Countering the Davion force the CCSS Tikonov and CCSS Sian (both Tikonov), the CCSS Naomi Centrella and the CCSS Sun-Tzu Liao (both upgraded Feng Huang) and hundreds of aerospace fighters move to defend Sian.

22nd October 3080
   Unable to help defend Sian Capellan Confederation's Warrior Houses attack the Davion Capellan March worlds of Alcol, Kansu, Buchlau, Aldebaran, Halloran V and Jacson.
   The worlds of Alcol, Kansu and Aldebaran fall however Buchlau and Halloran V force back the Capellans.
   Jacson experiances a population rebellion as the AFFS forces are forced off world by armed civilians.

23rd October 3080
   The Ebon Magistrate assault Lee in the Capellan March. Officially debutting their Ebony BattleMech.

25th October 3080
   The Isle of Skye's 1st Isle of Skye Training Battalion capture Altair threatening the Draconis Combine Prefecture Capital of Dieron.

28th October 3080
   Along side a Nova Cat built Stone Rhino Quad-OmniMech the Federated Suns home built Tarchazoi Medium OmniMech takes its first steps on a training ground.
   The Nova Cat engineers have helped work out a couple of the problems with the design which is named for a creature from the Federated Suns Outback. To be produced by Achernar BattleMechs the design is passed by AFFS officials. Clan Nova Cat are gifted one of the new OmniMechs.

29th October 3080
   Meeting just outside Sian's orbit the two opposing forces met. The Federated Suns's multiple WarShips against the massed Capellan aerospace fighters. Unfortunately for the AFFS WarShips the Capellands had heavy anti-missile defences and their fighters used multiple anti-ship missiles.
   The AFFS force had little interest in engaging the Capellans in a stand up fight the FSS New Avalon, FSS Jason Hasek and FSS Kathil charged through the Capellan fighters escorting the 1st Federated Suns Armoured Cavalry, the Vanguard Legion, the 2nd Davion Guards RCT and the Rabid Fox.
   In space the FSS New Syrtis suffered heavy damage to its engines and suffered hull breaches on almost every deck forcing the crew to abandon ship. The Medusans fleets covered AFFS SAR Teams however they took heavy fire enaging the CCSS Naomi Centrella and CCSS Sun-Tzu Liao.
   The Wild Geese not equipped for heavy space combat forced into the gap caused by damage to the Medusans engaging the CCSS Naomi Centrella. Two full companies of Battle Armour deployed onto the Capellan WarShip as the Wild Geese Iron Horse Squadron moved to kill or capture the WarShip.
   With the CCSS Naomi Centrella's crew engaged in internal fighting the Capellan WarShips pulled back and began preparing for a counter attack.

30th October 3080
   First wave of AFFS and Mercenary forces land on Sian. Landing on the Wuhan Island Continent the Capellans however had another surprise for them as sub-capital and capital laser fire filled the air as the Capellans demonstrated their basic SDS system. Fortunately for the ground forces they were not the main target instead the FSS Kathil (Hound) in orbit was the target. Unprepared for the onslaught the Corvette was broken by the fire.
   The FSS New Avalon and Jason Hasek turned their guns on the castle brian formation on Wuhan Island raining fire on the Capellan stronghold for several minutes of Capital laser and autocannon fire.
   Landing on the ground the AFFS/mercenary force engaged the cities of Guangxi and Beilin engaging the Prefectorate Guard and Holdfast Guard Regiments.

31st October 3080
   Six teams of Rabid Fox troops wearing Battle Armour landed on South Home Island securing the Capellan Castle Brian eliminating the defenders.
   In space the Capellan navy counter attack engaging the William Davion, the Jason Hasek, the Damien Hasek and the New Avalon. AFFS forces are able to hold back the Capellan forces as the reliance on heavy fighter screens begins to hurt the Capellan navy forces more than the Davions.

1st November 3080
   Chancellor Naomi Centrella abandons her Summer Palace with the Centrella Black Guard heading north to the Forbidden City.
   Remaining AFFS forces arrive on Sian. The 4th New Avalon Guards under Colonel Ross McKinnon drop directly ontop of the Centrella Black Guards regiment delaying their reinforcement of the Forbidden City. The remains of the AFFS/Mercenary forces reinforce the battles at Guanxi and Beilin.
   Naomi Centrella is able to break away from the fighting between her Centrella Black Guards and the 4th New Avalon Guards. Once at a safe distance she order the use of Tacticle Nuclear Weapons destroying the 4th New Avalon Guards and the remains of the Centrella Black Guards in a huge fireball there are few survivors. Amongst them are Captains Damien Redburn and Captain David McKinnon and their battered Delta and Fox's Teeth Companies they retreat to Beilin.

2nd November 3080
   2nd Davion Guards RCT, 1st Kathil Uhlans RCT and Clinto's Cutthroats attack Forbidden City defenders the Red Lancers Regiment. A Conquistador Blockade Runner makes a strafing run against the Forbidden City's walls shattering many sections of the ancient walls before Capellan fighters drive off the DropShip.
   A 1st Kathil Uhlans RCT continue to push the Capellan forces back with a pair of Templar OmniMechs smashing down the main gates of the Forbidden City. Despite Red Lancer fire the two Templars do not fire weapons into the city instead they turn and retreat their point prove.

3rd November 3080
   AFFS Forces begin to abandon Sian. The third Naval battle of Sian erupts as AFFS forces break back through the Capellan WarShips. The Carriers of the Capellan Confederation unable to cause heavy damage now loosing many of their fighters.
   The Wild Geese contact their Battle Armour still fighting for control of the disabled CCSS Naomi Centrella and order the abandoning of the vessel. The Battle Armour troopers appropirate several small craft and abandon the Capellan Cruiser. Soon after the Wild Geese abandoning the CCSS Naomi Centrella explodes in fireball from charges left by the mercenary Battle Armour.

4th November 3080
   Katrina Wolf meets Hooper Morrison on Pain. Hooper sees Katrina's growing baby bump Midnight Stroud informs Hooper Morrison he has claimed her and the baby as his own.
   Hooper has Katrina strip and dance for him and his "guests" however as Katrina plays the stereotypical dumb Clan Warrior she is little entertainment for Hooper and he desides Midnight Stroud can keep her.

8th November 3080
   SLDF officially repremand both the Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation over their recent actions. Both nations complain the other is to blame.

14th November 3080
   After a running battle to the Jump points AFFS forces abandon the Sian system.

16th November 3080
   FSS Alexander Davion (Davion III) arrives at Filtvelt. A single Excalibur-class DropShip lands on the planet and First Prince Victor Steiner-Davion meets with Marquees Helen Trempealeau and Colonel Eric LeBeau.
   It has been ten years since the formation of the Filtvelt Coalition and Victor has come to offer the Filtvelt Coalition a position within the Federated Suns a stronger position as capital of a reformed Periphery March.
   Filtvelt's leaders however believe their nation is better served as an independant one for now. Instead Victor Steiner-Davion officially recoignizes the Filtvelt Coalition as a soverign world and makes an announcement that the Federated Suns will be the first foreign nation to build an embassy on Filtvelt.

22nd November 3080
   SLDF intervene between the Draconis Combine and Lyran Commonwealth as fighting expands to Rigil Kentarus and Caph.
   SLDF deploy the SLS Invincible (Tharkad) and the SLS Liberty (Vincent Mk 40) and the 789th Striker Regimental Brigade to Rigil Kentarus landing on the world they put down all fighting on the world seperating out the two nation's forces.

24th November 3080
   SLDF deploy the SLS Helm (Venturer) and the SLS Covenant (Covenant) to Caph along with the 21st Rim Worlds Brigade. The two WarShips are attacked first at the jump point and then in orbit. So the SLDF forces take no chances. Dropping directly onto the command bunker of the 40th Dieron Regulars they ordered the DCMS Regiment to stand down. The DCMS forces instead attacked. Most of the regiment was massacared attempting to bring their units online the rest captured by SLDF forces. Among the SLDF's salvage is a completely intact Teppo Support Vehicle.

25th November 3080
   Wild Geese fall out with the AFFS Quartermasters over compansation for their raid on Sian. The AFFS Quartermaster informs the Wild Geese the Sian raid did not qualify the Wild Geese for instant compansation. Instead they would be on a list for damaged units.
   When the Wild Geese ask when they would expect replacement equipment the Quartermasters inform them 6 months to a year. Brigadier General Alisande Faulkner storms away from the AFFS Quartermaster her decision made.

26th November 3080
   Both Draconis Combine and Lyran Commonwealth protest the SLDF actions on their worlds but not those of the Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation. The SLDF High Command and Commanding-General Archer Christifori inform both governments the Davion/Liao conflict has ended or will be.

10th December 3080
   Katrina Wolf admits her true name Katherine Morgan Steiner-Davion to Midnight Stroud following a successful mission on Timbuktu in the Lyran Commonwealth when a new prison recoignized her.
   Midnight jokes that if she thinks the wolf in her belly will be a Archon-Prince of the Wolf Empire she is mistaken. Midnight Stroud admits he loves her and agrees to keep her secret identity.
   Katrina questions Midnight about his drive and ambition letting Midnight look beyond Rack and Pain perhaps to new worlds and without Hooper Morrison.

18th December 3080
   Alisande Faulkner is intercepted en route to Alta Vista by another JumpShip. They offer the Wild Geese excellent salvage rights for a no-questions asked agreement for future missions that would ensure the prosperity of the Federated Suns.
   Alisande believes it is a DMI operation and with her unit low on expendable ammunition and cut off from supply she agrees to the terms. The Wild Geese abandon their post on Alta Vista retreating to their secret ALPHA SITE bae within the Federated Suns.

22nd December 3080
   Midnight Stroud enters Hooper Morrison's Throne room on Pain and shoots the Bandit king dead. He claims the position of Bandit King of Morrison's Extractors.

23rd December 3080
   A heavily pregnant Katrina Wolf murders Midnight Stroud in their bed. She then appears infront of all the Extractors on Pain and openly admits her true identity and the identity of her child's father Vlad Ward.
   Immediately former Wolf and Lyran warriors support her and other troops have little option but to follow. Katrina takes the name Katrina Ward, in her words her true love's name, she then renames her Extractors the Ward's Hunters.

24th December 3080
   Katrina Ward gives birth to a son less than six hours after gaining control of Pain the excitement brining forth the birth. She names her newborn son Alexandr Ward.

28th December 3080
   Dante's Detectives Mercenary unit takes a defence contract of the Selasys Inc Shipyards in the Loyalty system of the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth. Their JumpShip Nero Wolfe (Tramp) is taken into the shipyards for modifications.

29th December 3080
   Star League High Court finds the Capellan Confederation guilty of constant raids against the Capellan March leading up to the Federated Suns reaction which cumilated in the attack on Sian. The Star League also find the Federated Suns methods of assaulting Sian as questionable. The Federated Suns loss of six worlds and the damage to Sian is seen as adequate punishment for both sides.

31st December 3080
   SLDF officially annex Rigil Kentarus and Caph following further disagreements from both the Lyran Commonwealth and Draconis Combine. In the space of two days the SLDF has successfully annoyed four Succession States and proven it has the ability to stand up to any of them.

Hope you enjoy comments always welcome

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #46 on:** June 06, 2011, 07:15:13 PM »

New Tech - the SPT-NX Spartan

http://ourbattletech.com/forum/index.php?topic=1039.0

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #47 on:** June 08, 2011, 01:06:28 PM »

The map of 3081 courtesy of Blacknova

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #48 on:** June 10, 2011, 01:04:41 PM »

A step into the future of this thread with these two units.

http://ourbattletech.com/forum/aerotech/halo-battletech-conversion-mk-ii/

These units are not on the CBT forum yet so enjoy

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #49 on:** June 16, 2011, 12:21:31 PM »

Quote from: Gabriel on June 12, 2011, 10:41:31 AM

I like it. It is good to see Archer Christifori in action again. How about a rundown on his timeline.

Ask and you will receive

http://ourbattletech.com/forum/factions/character-profile-archer-kendrick-christifori/

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #50 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:41:34 AM »

3081 in its entirety

If you have/have seen the map created by Blacknova it kicks in about half way through the year, by end of 3081 it is fully accurate

3081

3rd January 3081
   With the Capellans back turned the Oriente Protectorate assault the Capellan worlds of Elnath and Campertown capturing both.

4th January 3081
   Oriente offensive continues as the 1st Marik Militia and 3rd Halas Militia assault Phact and Wazan.

5th January 3081
   8th Orloff Grenadiers assault Old Kentucky and Chambo assaulting the Mercenary units the Barrett's Fusiliers, Bronson's Hoard and Rainbow Avengers.
   Capellans continue to resist on Chambo.

9th January 3081
   Clan Hell's Horses rapidly gobble up Alleghe, St John, Rodigo, Lovinac, Kirchbach and Liezen as Clan Wolf appears to have abandoned its Periphery holdings.

12th January 3081
   A Hell's Horses attack is forced back from the Wolf system of Outpost as the Wolves defend their refit facility.

15th January 3081
   FSS Pegasus returns to Galaxy with Fleet Admiral Blaine Webster as the Galax engineers announce they have completed work on recovering records of the New Syrtis Fighter Cruiser. Fleet Admiral Webster orders the plans dispatched to New Syrtis Shipyards while the Robinson-class will be built at Galax.

20th January 3081
   Capellan Confederation counter attacks against Oriente Protectorate. 2nd Oriente Fusiliers are crushed on Elnath by Ambermarie's Highlanders.

25th January 3081
   Capellan Confederation fully retake Chambo.

27th January 3081
   Centrella Rangers land on Campertown retaking the world. during the assault the Capellan force led by a pair of Lung Wang Predator Assault DropShips raze the HPG ensuring the Oriente Protectorate re left in the dark about the counter-attack.

2nd February 3081
   Clan Wolf assault Crimond facing off against Snord's Irregulars. The Snord's Irregulars destroy a Wolf Trinary however are forced back. Before the Snord's Irregulars are allowed to leave the planet Clan Wolf forces claim a trial of possession against the mercenaries capturing the units entire 2nd Battalion as Isorla before allowing the survivors to escape.

3rd February 3081
   Clan Wolf forces from Beta Galaxy assault Borghese assaulting the Northwind Renegades and Grave's Dancers Mercenary commands.
   Almost amused by the events Colonel Jeremiah Rose finds himself defending the world his Black Thorns defended on their first contract. Jeremiah Rose forces through the Wolf lines crushing the immediate Wolf assault.
   This alone turns the Renegades into planetary heroes as the Wolves retreat.

5th February 3081
   Elsewhere other Wolf forces assault Arcturus. Clan Wolf forces run straight into the LCS Arthur Steiner-Davion (Fox) which turns on the Wolf force destroying two DropShips and capturing two others in the opening minutes of the assault.
   Although the Lyrans had surprised them the rest of the Wolves charged towards the Lyran planet counting on the WarShip not bombarding their own planet.
   On the ground the remains of the Wolf force run straight into the 17th and 20th Arcturan Guards RCTs and they are crushed by the Lyran Ground forces.

6th February 3081
   Lyran General Aiden Gray takes two Battalions off Arcturus and launches a counter-attack against the Wolves.

10th February 3081
   Entering at a pirate point and escorted by the LCS Arthur Steiner-Davion General Aiden Gray assaults Blue Diamond under Wolf control.
   The Lyran forces immediately assault Wolf ground forces hitting the 1st Wolf Lancers and the planetary HPG capturing the facility in less than an hour.
   With the Arthur Steiner-Davion striking at any Wolf aircraft in the region the Lyrans have the upper hand.

12th February 3081
   Katrina Ward, Pirate Queen of the Ward's Hunters assault the Nueva Castile world of Astruias. In the system they encounter the former Ice Hellion vessel Impaler (Lola III). Instead of being dissuaded Katrina Ward orders a full assault on the vessel.
   Surprised by the pirate attack the Hellions lose control of their cargo bay. Although unarmoured Elemental marines are able to secure other areas they are surprised when Katrina's second team blows hatches behind them. Unprepared for the second assault much of the defenders are killed by the sudden hull breaches.
   The Ice Hellion crew are again able to secure areas where the pirates control. The Ice Hellion commander Star Commander Sonia Cage challenges Katrina to an unaugmented trial on the ship. They battle in the cargo bay and Katrina defeats the Star Commander but allows her to live as she takes command of the Impaler.

13th February 3081
   Lyran forces crush the remains of the Wolf Lancers capturing a star of brand-new Night Wolf Assault BattleMechs still within their DropShip.

15th February 3081
   Katrina Ward's Impaler (Lola III) arrives over Austruias and the pirate queen demands the population's ground forces surrender and the transfer of former Clan Ice Hellion equipment to her command.
   When the former Ice Hellion commander ground commander Brad Taney refuses to surrender his people and equipment Katrina order Sonia Cage and her remaining crew to bombard the planet crushing the remaining Ice Hellions forces destroying an Overlord C-class DropShip from orbit crushing the remaining Ice Hellion's and a large amount of the Austruias capital.
   Moving away from the planet Katrina renames the Impaler the Hanse after her father.

21st February 3081
   Clan Ghost Bear brings online their first Conqueror-class Battle-cruiser/Carrier, the Silverdale, built at the Ashian shipyards the ship unlike the Snow Raven vessels of the class is completely new and intended to escort the Ghost Bear Leviathans.

29th February 3081
   Following a double jump from the Alshian system the Conqueror-class Battle-cruiser Silverdale breaks down in the Radstadt system. Unable to jump the vessel appears to have suffered a critical failure of its K-F Drive.

2nd March 3081
   The Star League Defence Force return the Athena (Sovetskii Soyuz) to the Wolf's Dragoons. The vessel has been disabled in the Terra system since the Liberation of the world. Governor Gavin Dow aboard the Athena informs the Wolf's Dragoons that the people of Terra and former people of ComStar owed the Dragoons for their help against the Word of Blake. The Dragoons are stunned by the move which they had never even questioned being returned.

10th March 3081
   Capellan Confederation retake Pacht, Wazan and Old Kentucky from Oriente Protectorate.

11th March 3081
   Chancellor's Pride (Thera) supports Warrior House Doru and the 2nd Reventhir Cuirassiers as the Capellan Confederation assault Zion taking it from the Oriente Protectorate.

14th March 3081
   Clan Nova Cat's flagship Severn Lervoux (Anna Rosse) returns to the Varnay shipyards for refit.

18th March 3081
   SLDF Lance is ambushed on Fletcher.

21st March 3081
   Samantha's Sabres are refused an MRBC rating as the unit refuses to disclose its history.

25th March 3081
   Clan Hell's Horses assault Star's End, a pirate haven in the centre of the Clan Occupation Zones. During the assault they detect an Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser which is intentionally avoiding combat.
   As they pass an Orbital Processing Plant the Steel Shield (Potemkin) is assaulted by what appears to be 30 Peacekeeper missiles. The Potemkin has no chance of defending itself as its defences are overwhelmed, a nuclear detonation tears the vessel to pieces. Along with the Steel Shield 8 DropShips are destroyed in the explosion and by the debris of the destroyed WarShip.
   The remaining Hell's Horses furious by the loss of the WarShip launch a full assault on the pirate world including the use of Orbital Bombardment from the Red Knight (Lola III). The Hell's Horses fire on everything that moves or even comes near challenging them annihilating all the defenders and nearly 300 civilians as their rage takes over.
   The Aegis is detected again this time escaping the system refusing to engage the Hell's Horses.

4th April 3081
   Clan Jade Falcon strike Pandora, Grunweld, Summit and Surcin. On Grundweld, Summit and Surcin the attack is thrown back however on Pandora the Jade Falcons Alpha and Kappa Galaxues strike at the planet striking 3 Lyran units and 2 mercenary units forcing the defenders off the planet.

10th April 3081
   Northwind Hussars agree a contract with Draconis Combine. As a opening announcement of this the Hussars strike at Nurnki and Chandler liberating them from the Ghost Bear Dominion as the Dieron and Pesht Regulars strike at Kiessan liberating it.

14th April 3081
   General Aiden Gray of the 20th Arcturan Guards RCT is awarded the McKennsy Hammer for his actions in retaking Blue Diamond from the Wolves blunting the Clan offensive.

18th April 3081
   A Battalion of the 6th Benjamin Regulars Regiment is found destroyed on Arkab with no indication of who attacked them. The Saurimat are whispered about however there is no evidence to the fact.

22nd April 3081
   FSS Audacity (First Prince) is launched from Galax the first new built First Prince since the destruction of the FSS Hanse Davion (nee Thunderchild).

26th April 3081
   Clan Ghost Bear contract Snow Raven engineers to assist in repairing the Silverdale (Conqueror). The Snow Raven's Nestling (Carrack) is allowed to enter the Radstadt system to support the engineers.

6th May 3081
   Hell's Horses and Jade Falcon Naval forces engage in combat. The Jade Falcon's Kerensky's Pride (Congress) and Red Talon (Aegis) supported by three Carrier-class DropShips and two Titan-class Carriers enter the system.
   The Jade Falcon vessel hunt down the Sleipnir (Cameron) and Mount Olympus (Volga) two defending Hell's Horses vessels. The Jade Falcon vessels initiate Trails against both vessels intent on retaking the region.
   The Mount Olympus agrees to fight an aerospace battle the transport not equipped to engage the Congress including fighters. The fighters of the Jade Falcons win the battle and the Mount Olympus leaves the area.
   The Sleipnir however fights a longer battle causing heavy damage to the Red Talon's armour as the Sleipnir have the Red Talon under its guns and boarded the Jade Falcon crew surrender. The Hell's Horses quickly remove the Heavy cruiser from the Nebula.

7th May 3081
   Continuing the battle of the Dark Nebula the Kerensky's Pride engages the already damaged Sleipnir. The Jade Falcons not put off by the loss of a WarShip the day before engage and destroy the Sleipnir securing the nebula for Clan Jade Falcon.

8th May 3081
   Further securing the area Clan Jade Falcon strike Apollo and Winfield regaining both worlds from Clan Hell's Horses.

12th May 3081
   Nova Cat/Federated Suns annual competition takes place on New Ivaarson in the Federated Suns Draconis March. In an attempt to share the wealth of fighting a Clan opponent with other AFFS forces. The Nova Cat force engage the 2nd Robinson Rangers and the Robinson Training Battalion.
   During the exercise the Nova Cats gain a lance each of Sagittaire, Watchman and Sentry BattleMechs while the Robinson forces gain a Nova Cat OmniMech, a Supernova BattleMech and a pair of SM1 Tank Destroyers.

18th May 3081
   Launching a surprise offensive the Ghost Bears strike against Ferleiten and Kufstein. On Ferleiten Star Captain David of the Hall Bloodline piloting a Rifleman IIC brings down four Wolf BattleMechs and a point of Elementals. Following the battle he is given a place within the forthcoming Bloodname trial.

23rd May 3081
   Under escort of SLDF naval forces Clan Sea Fox remove the Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser Vision of Truth from the Terra system.

29th May 3081
   The SIS Justin Allard (Davion III) and the SIS Geneva (Artemis) are placed on high alert in the St Ives system as an unidentified contact appears in the system.
   As they close on the target the St Ives crews falsely identify the vessel as a Thera-class Supercarrier. However as they close to short range the vessel identifies as the SIS Candice Allard-Liao a Newgrange-class vessel under the command of Dr David Lear. The Newgrange-class vessel found in the periphery by the IE and now under St Ives control.

9th June 3081
   Katrina Ward's Hunters raid Halifax, in the Timbuktu Theatre, crushing the Lyran Commonwealth militia. They moved against a warehouse district before retreating without further trouble. LCAF officials refuse to comment on what was looted by the Hunters.

12th June 3081
   Marik-Stewart Commonwealth and Rousset-Marik Alliance officials meet with representatives of the Oriente Protectorate on Ernris IV. During the proposals the orient officials storm out and refuse to talk more to their fellow FWL states.

13th June 3081
   Oriente Protectorate forces take Ipswich (independent FWL) and Pelta II (Capellan Confederation) proving their strength.

15th June 3081
   Regulan Fiefs raid Ionus, Loyalty and New Olympia in the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth. The raids of both Ionus and Loyalty fail completely however the New Olympia attack causes trouble.
   The New Olympiaca raid however is far more destructive. The world of New Olympia an independent Province of the Marik Commonwealth since the early days of the FWL had two provinces the Independent Principality of Olympica and the Republic of Kasnov-Greenland.
   The Regulan attack caused the death of Prince Felix D'Andre the leader of the Principality of Olympica as he defended the Allison MechWarrior Institute. While other Regulan forces destroyed much of the Kasnov-Greenland tourism industry sinking several pleasure boats.
   In orbit the RFS Kirc Cameron-Jones (Agamemnon) destroyed several orbital training habitats and damaged the Parnassus Station used by the Lloyd Marik-Stanley Training school before being driven off by an assault DropShip squadron.

17th June 3081
   Regulan forces driven off New Olympica with the arrival of two Marik-Stewart WarShips. Earl Luka Kefalcyzk (Kasnov-Greenland) almost immediately calls for compensation for his destroyed tourist trade from the Principality of Olympica for not defending his nation when the Principality was the obvious target.
   New Princess Kelly D'Andre declares her nations intent on taking care of its own hurts and that the two nations have long been independent of each other and that her nation had no need to give the Republic anything.

22nd June 3081
   Clan Snow Raven gain control over the remaining mothballed Star League Kigamure-class Pursuit Cruiser in the Lum system, the almost immediately begin preparing these ships for the long journey to the Raven Alliance.

25th June 3081
   Eighth Star League Games is won by Francis Indigo piloting a new variant of the Warhammer which he names The Lich.

29th June 3081
   Capellan Confederation 5th Capellan Armoured Calvary (formerly McCarrons Armoured Calvary) raids Denbar in the St Ives Compact during a visit from Prime Minister Kai Allard-Liao. Kai engages the Capellans with Yeng lo Wang his famous customized Mech leading the local defences and a company of his 1st St Ives Lancers (bodyguards).
   The Capellan troops crush the local Denbar troops leaving only Kai and his company to hold off the incoming Capellans. For three hours Kai and his people hold off the Capellans in a battle that many would compare to Kai's action on Twycross engaging the Jade Falcons however this battle had a different ending.
   At 15:21 local time Kai Allard-Liao's company was surrounded by Capellan forces. With no way out Kai and his people attempted a break out anyway they were caught in a murderous crossfire from Capellan forces with Yeng lo Wang the last to fall the ancient Centurion exploding in a massive fireball as containment fails the two time Solaris Champion and St Ives leader is dead. Capellan forces abandon the world soon after their raid and objective complete.

3rd July 3081
   Word of Kai Allard-Liao's death spreads fighting breaks out on Hustaing, New Westin, Harloc, Overton, Brighton and Ares as St Ives and the Capellan Confederation engage in a growing series of border skirmishes.

5th July 3081
   LIC agents in the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone report seeing a new Nightlord-class vessel the Jade Falcons have named the Night Talon. Unbeknown to the Lyrans the Night Talon is an ungraded Nightlord II-class vessel.

7th July 3081
   Capellan St Ives Conflict expands into the Federated Suns affecting Ziliang, Menke and Mitchel.

9th July 3081
   The General Stuart (Aegis) escorting a Samarkand-class Carrier and two small JumpShips (A Monolith and a Star Lord) enter a system on the Lyran's deep periphery. Two Skyward Satellites warn them off however a battered Union type DropShip scouts the system.

12th July 3081
   Clan Nova Cat vessels Sandra Rosse (Anna Rosse), Soverign (Legacy), Blessed Vision (Carrack), Swift Strike (Fredasa) and Barrier Reef (Bug-Eye) leave the Varnay system of the Nova Cat's Den. These vessels are commanded by the Nova Cat's most senior Star Admiral Anders McKenna.

13th July 3081
   Tor McFadden aboard the Union DropShip reports to the General Stuart that on the planet are six sprawling continents covered in overgrown cities. From what history records Tor has seen they appear to be the capitals of the Lyran Commonwealth, Draconis Combine, Federated Suns, Capellan Confederation, Free Worlds League and of the Terran Hegemony as these nations appeared in the Golden City.

15th July 3081
   The remnants of Clan Stone Rhino and Blood Spirit land within the boundaries of the false Forbidden City. The troops of Clan Stone Rhino's Omega Galaxy begin exploring. They find all factories, computers and defence systems disabled but plenty of habitation modules capable of sheltering the Clan's remnants.

24th July 3081
   Former SLDF Odin (Kigamure) leaves the Lum system packed of Snow Raven civilians and supplies.

27th July 3081
   Dr David Lear accepts the position of Prime Minister of the St Ives Compact and that of Duke of St Ives in an attempt to bring his father's nation together in time of war.
   David has no interest in politics however he realizes that he can use his popularity to drive his nation together. Once the current crisis has past David privately admits he plans to abdicate to is sister Melissa Allard-Liao.

18th August 3081
   The FSS Golden Lance (Robinson Block III) joins the 1st Ceti Hussars RCT in the New Valencia system. The WarShip salvaged from the Draconis Combine is the first AFFS WarShip to be permanently assigned to a ground RCT.

19th August 3081
   Katrina Ward's Hunter's raid Florida in the Lyran Commonwealth. They destroy the local Militia forces. They quickly break into a Weapons Storage Facility housing Serus Gas (chemical gas) and several long range ground launched missiles Katrina is happy to hear the Lyran's haven't moved much around since her time as Archon.

22nd August 3081
   20th Marik Militia Regiment moves to New Olympica under orders of Captain-General Corrine Marik. As the unit lands they find forces from the Principality of Olympica and the Republic of Kasnov-Greenland are engaged in open warfare. The 20th attempts to bring order to the world.

28th August 3081
   On the Sea Fox world of Kyneinnisan the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth, Duchy of Tamarind-Abby, Oriente Protectorate, Regulan Feifs and Rousset-Marik Alliance meet to discuss the reunification of the Free Worlds League.
   Unfortunately too many great voices cause the talks to break down. A street brawl between bodyguard units of the Regulans and of the Rousset-Marik Alliance is broken up by Sea Fox Elemental Battle Armour from the 51st Strike Cluster.
   Soon after the Sea Foxes withdraw their invitation for this world to be neutral between the FWL factions and order all offworld troops their land.

29th August 3081
   Francis Indigo piloting The Lich wins the 8th Star League Games on Solaris VII.
   Following the competition by special decree of the Solaris Games Commission Duke Kai Allard-Liao is laid to rest within the grounds of the Coliseum. In attendance First Lord Victor Steiner-Davion, Field Marshal Galen Cox, Archon Peter Steiner-Davion, Duke Robert Ryan Kelswa-Steiner, Khan Phelan Kell, Warlord Minoru Kurita, saKhan Diana Pryde of Clan Jade Falcon and all of Kai's children and siblings.
   Following the ceremony Duke David Lear is presented with a Turkina OmniMech from the Jade Falcons in honour of his father.

30th August 3081
   During a battle on New Olympia a nuclear detonation of 50 kilotons wipes out the majority of the 20th Marik Milita. The leaders of the world are at a complete loss of the use of the weapon. Princess D'Andre contacts the SLDF for assistance on the world.

2nd September 3081
   Clan Hell's Horses push further into the Wolf OZ hitting The Edge, New Caledonia and Nerthandi. They find minimal defences. On New Caledonia the locals are fighting off a pirate attack as the Hell's Horses arrive. Once they Pirates have been dealt with the locals admit the Wolves pulled back nearly a month before.

6th September 3081
   Capellan Confederation invade the former FWL taking Furud, Scarborough, Kujari, Wallacia, Cronulla and Goodna finding limited defences on all the independent worlds. Of particular note on Goodna the defences feature a company of a Mech that identifies as the Sarissa, a previously unknown design to the Capellans.

7th September 3081
   Capellan Confederation appears to have completely ignored its ongoing border skirmish with the St Ives Compact invading Carbonis with the Chancellor's Pride (Thera) and the 15th Dracon Regiment. In the FWL system they encounter and destroy the Galahad (Eagle) before securing the planet.

14th September 3081
   On Northwind. Paramedics are called to the residence of Colonel Edward Stenn commander of the 1st Kearny Highlanders. At 0300hrs the next day Edward Stenn is pronounced dead from a suspected heart attack.

16th September 3081
   Lieutenant-Colonel David Lee Stenn is promoted to command of the 1st Kearny Highlanders.

26th September 3081
   Katrina Ward continues to raid the Timbuktu Theatre of the Lyran Commonwealth attacking the Son Hoa system. There they encounter the LCS Robert Marsden (Fox). Katrina orders her Hanse (Lola III) to engage. The Robert Marsden deploys five DropShips including two Excalibur Pocket WarShips and one Claymore Interceptor.
   The Lola III concentrates on the Fox opening it up to fire from the Pocket WarShips. The Robert Marsden however cannot take the attention from Katrina's vessel and is destroyed. Three of the five DropShips are destroyed while the remaining two retreat. Katrina decides not to bother attacking the planet her damage done.

28th September 3081
   SLS Morgan Hasek-Davion (Davion III) enters the New Olympica system with the 8th Special Operations Battalion (The Nuclear Family) and the 28th Battle Armour Battalion. Supporting them is the Kraken's Unleashed Mercenary Unit.

3rd October 3081
   Oriente Protectorate launches a counter attack against Capellan Confederation retaking Carbonis with the Ducal Guard and 1st Oriente Hussars.

4th October 3081
   8th Orloff Grenadiers and 2nd Halas Militia invaded Bithinia. After 13 days travel to the planet the 2 regiments engaged the 3rd Canopian Light Horse.

9th October 3081
   Ghost Bear vessel Leviathan (Leviathan 2) miss jumps from the Nox system and ends up in the Hell's Horses Romulus system. The Hell's Horses thinking the massive Battleship is the vanguard of invasion engage the Leviathan with the Tracy (Essex) and Space Hunter (Lola III).
   With the Leviathan's sensors damaged by the miss jump the two Hell's Horses vessels are able to do further damage before the Ghost Bears realize their mistake. The Ghost Bears request Hegira from the system informing the Hell's Horses of their mistake, the Hell's Horses agree.

10th October 3081
   2nd and 3rd Oriente Fusiliers secure Ingersoll from the Capellan Confederation.

18th October 3081
   Governor of Terra Gavin Dow and Captain-General Corrine Marik meet on Atreus and agree that while the SLDF will garrison New Olympica for the foreseeable future the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth will continue to be allowed to recruit from the Allison MechWarrior Institute and the Lloyd-Marik Aerospace School.

2nd November 3081
   With the 8th Orloff Grenadiers destroyed the 2nd Halas Milita finally secures the planet and Bithinain Ballistics Refinary and factory. The Canopian Light Horse retreat with heavy losses.

12th November 3081
   Duke David Lear is shot dead by a sniper on St Ives after a morning walk in the St Ives Royal Gardens.

20th November 3081
   Duchess Melissa Allard-Liao is named the new leader of the St Ives Compact in a behind the scenes ceremony. Melissa authorizes House Davion Fox Teams to enter the St Ives Compact to hunt Capellan terrorists.

21st December 3081
   First Fox Teams land on St Ives worlds of St Ives, Milos, Denbar, Hustaing and Brighton.

22nd December 3081
   Clan Nova Cat vessel Blood Oath (Aegis) captures two Invader-class JumpShips in the periphery these vessels belong to the Jarnfolk.

25th December 3081
   SLDF form the 2nd Royal Black Watch Regiment on Terra. The unit less than a Battalion in strength is planned to form to an entire Brigade.

Hope you enjoy

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #51 on:** July 01, 2011, 07:53:45 AM »

Character Profile Canin Rosse

Hope you enjoy an in depth look at the Nova Cat Khan

http://ourbattletech.com/forum/factions/character-profile-canin-rosse/

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #52 on:** July 08, 2011, 03:27:23 PM »

Another piece of Tech from this timeline

http://ourbattletech.com/forum/techlab/snow-raven-floating-enclave/

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #53 on:** August 08, 2011, 03:14:03 PM »

3082 in its entirety

3082

4th January 3082
   A single vessel enters the Safe Port system, of Federated Suns Sindar PDZ, unseen initially. It sets off warning messages as it approaches the planet. Sindar calls for assistance as the vessel is 90% identified as a Riga-class Frigate.

8th January 3082
   With Federated Suns on Safe Port the Capellan Confederation launch a full offensive on Victoria. The CCSS Chancellor's Pride (Thera), CCSS Anhui and CCSS Ion Rush (both Impavido) escort the Capellan's Dynasty Guard, Pyr's Hussars, St Cry's Armoured Calvary and the 2nd Revanthir Cuirassiers Regiments all to the planet.
   Defending WarShip the FSS Maria Davion (Davion III) engages the Capellans at the Nadir point. Although the Davion is able to do heavy damage to the Anhui however the defending vessel is destroyed.

11th January 3082
   Midway to the planet of Victoria the FSS Cunningham (Davion III) engages the Capellan fleet although the destroyer is able to destroy several enemy fighters and three DropShips the vessel is destroyed and the Capellans continue in system.

12th January 3082
   The FSS Melissa Davion (Avalon), FSS Galax and FSS Andrea Petain (both Hound) jump into the Safe Port system and immediately challenge the Riga-class Frigate in system.
   They are contacted by Foundation Industries HQ on the base. A representative is invited to the planet by the Foundation Industries command.

13th January 3082
   Fleet Admiral Victoria Napier meets CEO Michael Berry of Foundation Industries. Berry identifies the Riga as the Vidar, formerly the SLS Markovian a vessel abandoned by the SLDF in the periphery prior to the Exodus. The vessel was found by Interstellar Expeditions and turned over to Foundation Industries. Berry identifies the vessel as a Foundation owned and operated vessel.
   Napier informs Berry that a privately owned WarShip within the Federated Suns will not be agreed to. Berry informs them that the Vidar is here to stay and offers a solution. Foundation Industries are willing to register the vessel with the MRBC and sign it to contract with the AFFS much like the Medusans DropShip squadrons.
   Napier contacts the AFFS High Command and informs them of Foundations intentions. The High Command more than happy to secure another WarShip agree to the terms.

16th January 3082
   Arriving at Victoria the Capellans encounter the 9th Syrtis Fusiliers Regiment and the Iron Will Mercenary Regiment defending. Dropping in the center of a storm Jason Zaklan and the Youling Zhanshi drop while Davion forces shelter.

17th January 3082
   As the Dynasty Guard drop onto Victoria Jason Zaklan leads an irregular force against the 9th Syrtis Fusiliers flank beginning a huge battle outside the Victoria Arms and Technology Academy.
   At the same time the remaining Capellan forces landed on top of the Iron Will's garrison base.

18th January 3082
   FIS (Foundation Industries Ship) Vidar is registered as an MRBC vessel.

19th January 3082
   A second huge storm erupts on Victoria forcing even Capellan forces to shelter. The remains of the 9th Sytis Fusiliers and the Iron will take shelter in one of Victoria's underground highways.
   Jason Zaklan orders his orbiting warships to bombard the highway intending on crushing the highway trapping the AFFS force. The CCSS Ion Rush moved into a lower orbit to get a better view of the fight.
   From a deep patrol in the system the FSS John Gordon arrives near the planet traveling at high speed it engages the now unescorted Chancellor's Pride, which retreats when challenged. The John Gordon turns settling into an orbit above the Ion Rush bombarding the Capellan vessel the Davion damages the propulsion on the enemy vessel causing it to strike Victoria's gravity. Within minutes the Ion Rush is plummeting through the atmosphere out of control as the planet consumes the craft.

20th January 3082
   As the storm begins to clear the AFFS and Mercenary force are able to abandon the planet with the majority of the Federated Suns DropShips.
   The John Gordon is able to force its way past the Chancellor's Pride which avoids all contact with the Federated Suns vessel only sending aerospace fighter attacks. The John Gordon is able to rescue several members of the crew from the Cunningham however the wrecked destroyer remains adrift in the system as the AFFS/Mercenary force retreats.

28th January 3082
   Wild Geese Mercenary Regiment raid the Victoria system keeping the Capellans on their toes. On the ground they encounter several Dola Experimental BattleMechs. The Wild Geese are surprised by the appearance of the design which they thought was an AFFS design. The Wild Geese retreat after damaging the 2nd Revanthir Cuirassiers.

1st February 3082
   Fighting breaks out on Zilang, Verlo, Zonzac, Menke, Frazer, Kafr Sailium and Uravan in the Sirdar PDZ of the Federated Suns Capellan March.

3rd February 3082
   A DEST Battalion supported by Lt Helena Cain (SLDF) and her 2nd Special Operations Group - the Razors. A highly trained SLDF unit of combined BattleMech and Battle Armour units.
   Together they attack a hidden Black Dragon base within the Kagoshima Prefecture of the Draconis Combine. The raid goes wrong with more than two regiments of Black Dragons found on the planet led by a Marauder BattleMech.

5th February 3082
   DEST troops attack before the SLDF forces and are decimated by the Black Dragons.

8th February 3082
   Under the term peacekeepers Capellan hired mercenaries land on Verlo, Zonzac and Uravan in an attempt to gain control over the fighting in the Federated Suns. AFFS commanders inform the Capellans these are not required.

12th February 3082
   CCSS Highspire (Tikonov) raids Safe Port targeting the FIS Vidar (Rigar). The Vidar is supported by two squadrons of Overlord A3 and Arondight Assault DropShips (which were initially deployed to keep an eye on the Vidar).
   With this strong support for the Vidar the Capellan vessel retreats.

18th February 3082
   SLDF and DEST forces are boosted against the Black Dragons as Galaxy Commander Jocelyn Vong of Clan Ghost Bear arrives with the 1st and 2nd Claw Clusters to help eradicate the Black Dragons. Vong admits to a Ghost Bear intelligence operative within the SLDF and that they have been monitoring the SLDF. And now she is willing to support.
   The DEST abandon the SLDF/Ghost Bears in protest between the two forces warning only trouble will come from the alliance.

19th February 3082
   A DEST squad led by the DEST commander assault and murder Colonel Helena Cain and two other commanders of the SLDF force during a planning meeting. Galaxy Commander Jocelyn Vong takes command of the joint SLDF/Ghost Bear force in the following engagement the DEST force is devastated.

21st February 3082
   SLDF/Ghost Bears assault the Black Dragon base they herd the Black Dragons to a cliff face. One of the final standing Black Dragons is the lead Marauder which is identified as Duke Hasid Ricol. The BattleMech steps backwards off the cliff face instead of being captured beginning a rock slide which buries the Mech under thousands of tons of rocks.
   Jocelyn Vong pulls back her troops and calls for SLDF forces to extract the Razor survivors and their prisoners.

25th February 3082
   2nd Royal BattleMech and 2nd Sirus Lancer Regimental Brigades move into the Sindar PDZ to secure the border between the Federated Suns and Capellan Confederation.

28th February 3082
   Colonel Faith McCarron leads the rebuilt 1st McCarron's Armoured Calvary to contract with the Lyran Commonwealth.

1st March 3082
   Grayson (son of Khan Canin Rosse of Clan Nova Cat) fights his first Trial of Position.

12th March 3082
   St Ives Compact forces under the direction of Duchess Melissa Allard-Liao 3rd St Ives Lancers and the 1st Janissaries Regiment supported by Fox Team Eight assault Uravan retaking the world from Capellan insurgents. Federated Suns agrees for the world to remain under St Ives control for the time being.

15th March 3082
   Warlord Minoru Kurita announces the closure of Draconis Combine borders until further notice. Regis Ferward the Minister of Communications and Qan Hagatomi the Sipheer Communications CEO are arrested by Akira Tormark.

21st March 3082
   Sea Fox Clan trade with Clan Nova Cat to gain full control two captured Jarnfolk JumpShips and their crew. The Nova Cats are able to get enough resources to build a small factory in exchange.

11th April 3082
   Inserted during the Regulan Fiefs attack on the Loyalty system Capellan Confederation agents steal plans for the Britannic-class Heavy Freighter.

14th April 3082
   DCMS officer Tai-sa Tok Do is murdered in his family home on Dieron by a masked assassin. In the control room Akira Tormark marks the Emerald off his list of targets.

23rd April 3082
   The Silver's Sabres are officially recognized as a MRBC listed command. Samantha Silver admits she used to be Samantha Harland-Davion.

3rd May 3082
   Newly promoted Star Captain Grayson Nova Cat leads his 3rd Battle Trinary of Clan Nova Cat's Alpha Galaxy to Tamaron the Clan Coyote Homeworld. they declare a trial of possession for 25 newly produced Procoyn ProtoMechs.
   The Nova Cats are successful however during the battle the Nova Cat striker Star is badly damaged Star Commander Katrine, piloting a Huntsman OmniMech declares a trial of grievance over her freeborn commander who placed her unit badly during the planning sessions.

4th May 3082
   Star Captain Grayson Nova Cat defeats Star Commander Katrine Nova Cat claiming Katrine's Huntsman as his ransom for the victory. Katrine is assigned Grayson's Griffin IIC7.

12th May 3082
   Khan Lynn McKenna visits the Lum Habitat hovering over Alpheratz, the now moving structure "SkyCity" will house Snow Raven civilians in the Outworlds Alliance. The first of six the Snow Ravens plan to construct.

18th May 3082
   Abess Tomade Yamiro passess away in her sleep on Luthien. She is replaced by Abess Mara Selenica.

2nd June 3082
   To everyone's surprise Josey Boyd piloting her unique Slagmaiden BattleMech wins the Ninth Star League Games.

5th June 3082
   Three years after the first the 8th and last atmospheric scrubber is activated on Defiance.

10th June 3082
   Working with Nova Cat engineers and merchants Lebedev Nautical Enterprises of Tikonov begins to produce three submersible craft for Clan Nova Cat. The Nova Cats wanting to explore their water dominated homeworld of New Barcella.

14th June 3082
   On the Proving Grounds of the DefHes plant on Hesperus II General of Armies Keane Sortek is presented with the 1st Hesperus Guard Regiment. 108 Assault BattleMechs. Formerly the homeguard of the Brewster family the unit is presented to the LCAF as a line regiment.

20th June 3082
   Wild Geese are ordered by their DMI contract to assault a Star League Protectorate Corporate target despite Brigadier General Alisande Faulkner's objections. The Wild Geese pull off the classified mission successfully however Alisande is still uncomfortable with her contract owners.

25th June 3082
   DEST troops led by Akira Tormark drop on LAW City on Luthien arresting CEO Hoek Botterfield and killing Tai-Sho Paul Omishita. Both are identified as the Opal and Onyx.

28th June 3082
   Erik Nekatagu is arrested on New Samarkand, a member of Mango Aeronautocal Shipping Company he is caught meeting with the Yakuza and taken away by DCMS officials. He is later identified as the Obsidian.

2nd July 3082
   Lyran Authorities announce they have driven Katrina Ward's forces from Lyran borders and they are now in the periphery region near New St Andrews.

8th July 3082
   Second Snow Raven Kigamure-class Pursuit Cruiser leaves the Clan Homeworlds carrying Snow Raven civilians and supplies.

15th July 3082
   Warlord Minoru Kurita meets with ISF Director Nunyu Kerai-Indrahar and Lady Miyako Kurita of the O5P and informs them that DEST Officer Akira Tormark's investigation will continue independent of both Intelligence directorates however he wants them both to look into potential Black Dragon influences in their organizations.

20th July 3082
   saKhan Ajax Drummond and Galaxy Commander Lucas Beckett meet with Brother Toocera a former engineer of the Brotherhood of Randis. They recruit him to build further examples of the HawkWolf BattleMech seen during the fighting for Hope between Nova Cats and renegade forces. These HawkWolf units will use standard Inner Sphere Tech although Toocera suggest a Clan tech model could also be possible.

10th August 3082
   In the deep periphery the former Blood Spirit/Stone Rhino force occupying a former Rim Worlds Republic Training World begin to explore further systems. The first they explore is a system named Delagoa closer to the Lyran Commonwealth, the planet has been sterilized of all life.

14th August 3082
   Nova Cat's Sandra Rosse Naval Star including the Soverign (Legacy) yardship arrive in the Radstadt system to assist Ghost Bear forces on the Silverdale (Conqueror).

20th August 3082
   Katrina Ward's Hanse (Lola III) arrives at the Cyclops Station in the Periphery. They abide by Queen Jennifer Briton's rule and maintain the local cease fire.

28th August 3082
   Grayson Nova Cat bids farewell to Katrine Nova Cat on Barcella (Kerensky Cluster) as Katrina is transferred to the Nova Cat's Den. Grayson hopes Katrine seeing the Nova Cats flourishing in the Nova Cat's Den will temper her.

5th September 3082
   The Lyran Commonwealth wins the Martial Olympiad with the LCS Flygia (Mjolinir) defeating the Snow Raven's Lord Death (Aegis) to win the WarShip crown.

15th September 3082
   The Nova Cat flagship Severn Lervoux (Anna Rosse) is relaunched at the Varnay shipyards in the Nova Cat's Den boasting a new weapons array and new technology giving the Severn Lervoux an edge in combat.

1st October 3082
   A Global pandemic sweeps Trondhemal in the Marian Hegemony and within a few short weeks there are over 3,000,000 casualties. By the end of October the world is effectively dead.

2nd October 3082
   Katrina Ward's Hunters strike six Marian Hegemony worlds causing heavy damage to several units.

4th October 3082
   Marian Hegemony units take it upon themselves to retaliate attacking the Duchy of Tamarind-Abby in response for the Trndhemal pandemic.

12th October 3082
   Caesar Julius O'Reilly orders a retreat from Hardisey's Haven, Thadora's Land, Blanteff and Maximillian as the Marian Hegemony retreats following Tamarind-Abby and Ward's Hunters attacks.

13th October 3082
   Caesar Julius O'Reilly meets with Katrina Ward on Illyria to discuss a cease fire between his nation and her Hunters.
   Katrina waits until she meets with Julius before her people act the Hanse (Lola III) in orbit obliterates the Caesar's ship the MHS Lothario (Galley) then his garrison base with orbital fire while Katrina's Elemental bodyguards eliminate the Caesar's guards.
   Katrina Ward then executes Julius O'Reilly

18th October 3082
   Duke Christopher Halas hands over the leadership of the Oriente Protectorate to twenty year old Jonas Halas, Thomas Marik's eldest child. He remains as an adviser.

29th October 3082
   In orbit of Cirincus the MHS Caesar (Dart) is destroyed by the Hanse while on the ground.
   Katrina Ward she executes everyone within the Caesar's palace except for the the Ceasar's daughter Rebecca whom she takes as her own daughter, the eleven year old having little choice over the matter.
   Caesar Katrina Ward then orders the deaths of every member of the Legio I Julius O'Reilly's unit and the execution of the Marian Hegemony's military leader David Gladding.

30th October 3082
   Archon Peter Steiner-Davion is shown Lockheed/CBM's newest creation a star ship that looks like a Gazelle-class DropShip but is in fact a jump-capable miniature WarShip. Designated the LCS Peter, of the Peter-class Scoutship, the vessel becomes the smallest known WarShip in the Inner Sphere weighing in at 3,000 tons.

14th November 3082
Ninth Whitting Conference
   Star League Council informed the Blake's Strength (Black Lion) formerly of ComStar has been reactivated by the Star League Defence Force and renamed the SLS Truce of Tukayyid.
   Draconis Combine do not attend conference.

15th November 3082
   An approach from the Rasalhague Dominion to join the Star League Council is rejected by the Succession Lords.

16th November 3082
   Chancellor Naomi Centrella and Protector Erik Martins-Calderon secretly make a deal for the Taurian Concordat to raid Clan Nova Cat using Capellan supplied weapons in exchange the Capellans will recieve some clan weapon samples. The deal is signed in a uniquely Canopian way.

17th November 3082
   Victor Steiner-Davion becomes First Lord for the second time defeating Corrine Marik to the position. He is the first person to be re-elected.

10th December 3082
   Across the Draconis Combine arrests continue to be made. On Luthien a protest riot against the Sons of the Dragon's (Akira Tormark's unit) methods and the current strain on the economy is met with live fire. Before the riot ends over two thousand civilians lay dead. Warlord Minoru Kurita orders the continued black out of the Draconis Combine.

25th December 3082
   In stark contrast to the Draconis Combine's troubles the Federated Suns celebrate as the 1st Royal Davion Guards Battle Armour Brigade leads the 1st Davion Guards RCT through Avalon City for the yearly Christmas March. Four Regiments of Battle Armour troopers.

Sorry I fell so far behind

Hope you enjoy

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #54 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:58:41 PM »

Taurian and Magistracy deal in - Backroom Deals

http://ourbattletech.com/forum/stories/backroom-deals/

The Legends teaser from 3083

http://ourbattletech.com/forum/stories/the-legends/

Hope you enjoy comments always welcome

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #55 on:** September 07, 2011, 07:38:06 PM »

All of 3083

3083

4th January 3083
   Surprising all a Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser enters the Brockway system of the Federated Suns identifying itself as the SLS Wasp and the transport of the 2nd Royal Armoured Cavalry of the SLDF. It emerges the ship has been locked in a miss-jump for 299 years, something which seemed to pass far quicker for the crew.

5th January 3083
   FSS Melissa Davion (Avalon) arrives in the Brockway system to guard the Potemkin's movements.
   Taurian Concordat forces attempt to claim the Potemkin for their own citing crimes against the Taurian Concordat. These are defeated by the Melissa Davion and the Blackwasp AM Drone fighters from the Potemkin.

7th January 3083
   SLS Covenant (Covenant) carrying Commanding-General Archer Christifori arrives in the Brockway system. He is able to convince the 2nd Royal Armoured Cavalry Division to join him in travelling to the SLDF base on Kittery so they can adjust.

12th January 3083
   Warlord Minoru Kurita announces the Black Out covering the Draconis Combine has been lifted and the borders have been reopened.

21st January 3083
   SLDF contracts Iran BattleMechs to produce a new Heavy Cavalry design capable of operating on its own for the SLDF.

2nd February 3083
   Marian Hegemony units supported by the Hanse (Lola III) and Ward's Hunters raid the Duchy of Tamarind-Abby. They debut the Ravager Battle Armour suit.

10th February 3083
   Second Royal Armoured Cavalry Division arrive on Kittery and are given an area exclusively for their use until the unit can adjust. The area will be patrolled by Second Armoured Mechs, Vehicles and by Blackwasp AM fighters exclusively all other traffic is waved away.

17th February 3083
   In a desperate attempt to avert disaster the DCS Raven's Roost (Inazuma) rams a huge asteroid heading for Luthien. The corvette explodes in a fireball that is seen from the planet but the asteroid continues on course.
   Luthien is showered by fragments from the asteroid including one crashing into the 2nd Genyosha's Base wiping the Regiment off the face of the planet.

18th February 3083
   A 5km wide Asteroid slams into Luthien hitting the Copper Sea. Although the asteroid breaks up as it falls these fragments continue to the surface and shower the planet for three days. A tsumnami off the Copper Sea wipes out the Skytower City and Buda Weapons Sector on the Aichi Continent.
   Warlord Minoru Kurita calls on all local DCMS forces to assist the capital world.

20th February 3083
   As the first relief units arrive on Luthien scientists report to Minoru Kurita that already debris thrown into the atmosphere has begun to block the sun's rays and temperture is already falling.

21st February 3083
   The Wild Geese are called into action by their "DMI" contact ordering them to raid Achernar BattleMechs on New Avalon. The Wild Geese are provided with all security passwords to make it to New Avalon unhindered and a break in AFFS patrols to conduct the raid.
   Brigadier General Alisande Faulkner no longer trusting her DMI contact first contacts her family contacts within Achernar BattleMechs. She knows as the Wild Geese connection to Achernar is well known, why would the DMI order a raid?

22nd February 3083
   Achernar BattleMechs contacts the DMI directly questioning why they are being targetted by for a raid. The DMI admits they do not have the Wild Geese under Contract.
   Achernar and the DMI contact the Wild Geese through back channels and order the Mercenaries to conduct the raid.

24th February 3083
   The Wild Geese Raid Achernar BattleMechs with not a single loss of life on either their side or the defenders although Achernar BattleMechs Factory looks badly damaged. The Wild Geese capture a squad of Grenadier Battle Armour suits for their employers.
   Both DMI and the Wild Geese begin an investigation into who holds the Wild Geese Contract.

25th February 3083
   Continued and increasing seismic and volcanic activity on Luthien causes further death on the planet as the Draconis Combine begins to realize the true damage to their capital.
   Warlord Minoru Kurita issues a plea for all availible transports to evacuate the capital world.

29th February 3083
   Former-Star Colonel Jake Kabrinski is presented to his new bondmaster Khan James Cobb, leader of the Hell's Horses.
   James Cobb promises Jake will do great things with the Hell's Horses Clan despite Jake's past in killing Malavei Fletcher in 3063.

5th March 3083
   Coventry's SDS system continues to strengthen as the second Bastion-class Space Station comes online.

10th March 3083
   Marian Hegemony unist attack the SLS Maker (Carrack) in the Cerillos system causing damage to the Star League vessel. SLDF high command withdraw the vessel from the field. The Marians celebrate their "great" victory under Katrina Ward's leadership.

20th March 3083
   Archer Christifori, Commanding-General of the SLDF, and current First Lord First Prince Victor Steiner-Davion meet with the 2nd Royal Armoured Cavalry on Kittery.
   They agree the 2nd Armoured Cavalry wishes to remain within the SLDF however they want to remain together and they want some land to build a city for their 10,000+ warriors and dependants.

22nd March 3083
   As the evacuation of Luthien continues the Draconis Combine is surprised by the arrival of the Rasalhague (Leviathan 2) carrying civilian DropShips. Khan Bjorn Jorgensson announces the Rasalhague Dominion wishes to help the Combine overcome their adversaries - time and mother-nature.
   Moments after the Combine agrees to this assistance two Potemkin-class Troop Cruisers under Sea Fox flag and Clan Nova Cat's Sandra Rosse (Anna Rosse) and Swift Strike (Fredasa) arrive. Bjorn Jorgensson announces that the Sea Fox and Nova Cat Clans also wish to assist.
   Secretly Bjorn has contracted the two Clans, the Sea Foxes being given better trade rights in the Dominion while the Nova Cats who are already under Dominion contract fixing the Silverdale have been promised some of the Dominion's new Aesir and Vanir DropShips in exchange for their assistance.
   For the Combine thousands who would have been abandoned on Luthien are now to be saved by their enemies.

5th April 3083
   Star Captain Rufus of the Goliath Scorpion's 3rd Seeker Cluster questions General Edwin Amis of the Eridani Light Horse about rumours that a living relic of the SLDF have returned. Amis fobs him off by infroming the Clansmen that there has been no official word off Kittery about the origin of the visitors.

10th April 3083
   Alegdi detect an incoming asteroid heading for the planet. They request assistance from the DCMS to defend their world however authrities across the Combine are still dealing with the aftermath of the Luthien asteroid strike and don't answer.

12th April 3083
   The Azemi High Council meet on Alegdi realizing they are on their own they authorize the use of six nuclear warheads hidden on the planet since the Azemi was brought to heel by House Kurita.

14th April 3083
   Six aerospace fighters engage the incoming asteroid however after four strikes there is almost no difference. The last pair of fighters dive directly into the asteroid sacrificing themselves however there is little course variation instead only the surface area of the asteroid is damaged.
   At 1800hrs local time the asteroid enters the atmosphere and explodes sending fragments across the northern hemisphere causing dozens of minor but still damaging impacts.

15th April 3083
   With the DCMS still refusing to answer Alegdi's pleas for assistance the Azemi Council contacts all the Arkab Legion Regiments recalling them all to Alegdi to assist with clean up.

20th April 3083
   At a graduation ceremony at Nagelring on Tharkad Patrick Allard, son of Colonel Dan Allard and Megan Kell of the Kell Hounds becomes a Leutenant in the LCAF. He's assigned to the 1st Royal Lyran Guards RCT.

28th April 3083
   The Marik-Stewart Commonwealth's Silver Hawks raid the Lyran Commonwelath's Isle of Skye. The 1st Hesperus Guard Regiment are assigned to stop them. Meeting on Freedom they send the Marik troops into retreat after a week of heavy fighting. The 1st Hesperus Guard show they are more than just a shop regiment.

3rd May 3083
   The Ghost Bear's Silverdale (Conqueror) makes its first successful jump from the Nadit point of the Radstadt system since its K-F Drive failure. Ghost Bear Star Admiral Daniel Gilmour attempts to trade for the Nova Cat's Soveriegn (Legacy) Yardship however Nova Cat Star Admiral Anders McKenna instead suggests that the Nova Cats trade the Legacy's construction rights for the rights to manufacture the Ghost Bear's new Ostrogoth OmniFighter.
   The Nova Cats leave the Rasalhague Dominion with a brand-new Conqueror-class Battle-cruiser, their ransom for repairing the Silverdale, A mixed binary of Aesir and Vanir-class Assault DropShips and 10 examples of their newly Ostrogoth OmniFighter.

14th May 3083
   At ALPHA SITE, their hidden base within the Federated Suns, the Wild Geese are informed of their true employer's location by the Davion DMI. Their employers are based on Norfolk in shattered Free Worlds League.
   Brigadier General Alisande Faulkner calls for volunteers as she books transport on a Sea Fox trade JumpShip heading for the League. Nearly half the regiment volunteer for duty. Alisande picks lots to see who will join her on her revenge mission.

29th May 3083
   Major-General Bannister Cameron of the 2nd Royal Armoured Cavalry Division is called to Defiance. First Lord Victor Steiner-Davion and the Advisory Council announce that although the 2nd Armoured cannot get an entire planet to themselves they can offer three largely uninhabited islands on Liberty (Carver V) for the Division's personnel.

12th June 3083
   Following the Marian attack on the SLS Maker the SLS Invincible (Tharkad) is assigned to the Duchy of Tamarind-Abby/Marian Hegemony border.

18th June 3083
   In an extension of the trade deal between the Nova Cats and the Federated Suns the Nova Cats agree to continue to supply "old" Clan tech vehicles in exchange for Federated Suns sourced raw materials.

20th June 3083
   As the DCMS High Command continues to ignore Algedi calls for assistance the Azemi Brotherhood forms removing Algedi, Rukbat, Shitana, Danih and Alebit from the Draconis Combine.
   They send word to the Rasalhague Dominion, Star League Protectorate and Federated Suns asking for them to recoignize this new state. None immediately answer instead watching the DCMS reaction.

22nd June 3083
   The reborn Brotherhood of Randus under Knight Amy Frews arrives on Astrokaszy they destroy a local pirate band and take a small town in the southern hemisphere. The unit comprised of fifteen battered Clan/Star League tech BattleMechs, ten Nighthawk XIX PA (L) suits and five Trojan ProtoMechs. They immediately draw the attention of the Order of the Faithful which are still a poer player on the planet.

25th June 3083
   MechWarrior Yemi of the Zellbrigen Stable wins the Tenth Star League Games on Solaris piloting a new model Bane BattleMech which uses Rotary Autocannons, Streak Long Range missile and lasters to destroy their opponents.

29th June 3083
   A Clan Nova Cat trinary and 100 Nova Cat civilians at a mining operation are killed on Fronc by units using Capellan made stealth armour. When Fronc forces arrive they find no salvage as the Nova Cat wrecks have been picked clear. The bodies that have left where they fell are riddled by bullets which appear to be of Taurian manufacture.

2nd July 3083
   Duchess Jaylen Davion, First Prince Victor Steiner-Davion's second child begins school. Unlike her elder brother who is at Albion she becomes a student at NAIS.

10th July 3083
   SLS Invincible (Tharkad) arrives in the Duchy of Tamarind-Abby helping to support a new base on Abby and secure the Marian Hegemony border.

12th July 3083
   Second Royal Armoured Calvary Division arrives over Liberty, their new home. Commanding-General Archer Christifori announces the three islands given to the Division are under a strict no entry policy until the Division allow visitors.

18th July 3083
   Star Captain Rufus Myers of the Goliath Scorpion's 3rd Seeker Cluster attached to the Eridani Light Horse requests permission to travel to Liberty to study this piece of SLDF history.
   He is rejected access instead he is allowed to contact the Clan Homeworlds via the planetary HPG.

20th July 3083
   At the naval testing grounds in the Midway system the DCS Vincent Kurita and the DCS Shiro Kurita (both partially constructed Omni Kurita-class Carriers) jump clear of the system without communication with the control tower.

5th August 3083
   Khan Phelan Kell travels to Tharkad to speak with Archon Peter Steiner-Davion. Phelan proposes the Wolf Accords an extension of the already signed Arc-Royal Accords. Under these accords the Wolf (in-Exile) Clan will assist the LCAF in their construction of a shipyard facility in the Coventry system, which is currently suspended due to financial constraints, in exchange the Wolf (in-Exile) Clan will have unlimited access to the facility to maintain its WarShip forces.
   The Full Moon (Potemkin) is permenantly assigned to the Coventry system as a base for the construction teams and as a supply base.

8th August 3083
   Azami Brotherhood recieves its final warning to adhere to Combine rule and law. They refuse noting that Algedi still has not had help following the asteroid strike.

10th August 3083
   DCMS forces assault the Azami Brotherhood as Arkab Legion forces continue to refuse orders from DCMS High Command. 3rd Sword of Light, 8th Dieron Regulars, 1st Amphigean Light Assault, 7th Ghost and 16th Legion of Vega all assault Arkab formations in the Azami Brotherhood territory.

11th August 3083
   In response to DCMS actions Arkab declares itself independant from the Draconis Combine.

14th August 3083
   Warlord Minoru Kurita personally leads the 3rd Genyosha to Arkab. He encounters no resistance and spends the entire day speaking to Arkab's leaders. By the end of the day Arkab announces it will return to Draconis Combine rule.

18th August 3083
   3rd Sword of Light Regiment are all but destroyed on Algedi by a series of strikes both day and night including mysterious assassins who strike at night.
   The 3rd An Ting Legion supported by the DCS Draconis Rift (Kyushu) are brought out of reserve to support the invasion. The 3rd An Ting intending on quelling resistance combat drop into the centre of Algedi's capital immediately engaging the 2nd Arkab Legion.

21st August 3083
   Chancellor Naomi Centrella gives birth to a baby daughter whom when names Aleisha Liao II after the architect of the Ares Convention. Naomi chaims she impregnated herself with cells from her dead husband, Sun-Tzu Liao, frozen for future use however the child's blonde hair stands her apart from the Liao line.

25th August 3083
   Unable to pacify resistance and following their commander's death Aerospace commander Randi Olsen takes command on Algedi. He orders a series of bombing and orbital strikes within the capital of Algedi. Intent to breaking the Arkab Legion's resistance.

28th August 3083
   With continued resistance on Algedi the DCMS resort to scorched earth tactics. The An Ting Legion retreat outside the city while the DCS Draconis Rift begins to orbital bombardment of the city. Reminisant of the city of Edo on Turtle Bay during the Clan invasion. An Ting forces gun down Arkab Legion and civilians running from the bombardment which lasts nearly eight hours.

30th August 3083
   With Algedi pacified the Azami Brotherhoods reistance dies down the 6th Arkab Legion surrender to the man.

1st September 3083
   The remains of the 3rd An Ting Legion are found murdered in their base on Algedi ever man and woman's head removed their bodies displayed in the open.

4th September 3083
   Warlord Minoru Kurita names Alya the new Prefecture capital which includes Algedi.

5th September 3083
   Khan Ariel Suvorov of Clan Goliath Scorpion reveals the existance of the 2nd Royal Armoured Cavalry Division in the Inner Sphere and its command by a Cameron. The reactions vary amoung the Clans.

11th September 3083
   Clan Star Adder assaults Clan Nova Cat's holding of Barcella. The 449th Assault Cluster and 450th Assault Clusters of Alpha Galaxy combat them.
   When the commander of the 450th is killed Star Captain Grayson assumes command and assumes control of a captured Star Adder Blood Asp OmniMech.

14th September 3083
   SLDFs 4th Sirian Lancers Brigade arrives on Abby supporting efforts to establish a base and secure the Marian border. There they find the 1st Abby Guard Regiment. Raised by Captain-General Jeremy Brett the unit is fully equipped and gifted to the SLDF.

19th September 3083
   Clan Star Adder is forced off Barcella.
   Star Captain Grayson supported by Star Colonel Elson West (449th CO) becomes Star Colonel Grayson new commander of the 450th Assault Cluster.

20th September 3083
   Clan Hell's Horses claim the Jade Falcon world of Evciler in the OZ.

22nd September 3083
   Clan Hell's Horses secure the Wolf worlds of Ridderkerk and Planting.

26th September 3083
   Clan Hell's Horses defeat the 6th Wolf Cavalry Guard Cluster of Omega Galaxy to secure Vantaa in the Occupation Zones.

28th September 3083
   Clan Nova Cat's trade post on Filtvelt is attacked by a Taurian unit however they are outflanked by the local Nova Cat commander and the unit is destroyed. The Nova Cats find much of the equipment is of Capellan manufacture including a massive Mech carrying two Long Tom Artillery Cannons.

10th October 3083
   First Lyran Royal Guards RCT based on New St Andrews are stuck down by a biological agent which disables more than half of the unit rendering them combat ineffective.

20th October 3083
   SLIC and LIC Agents begin official investigations into the situation on New St Andrews as emergancy medical teams arrive on the planet.

29th October 3083
   Following information that the biological agents originated on Valerius in the Marian Hegemony the 4th Sirian Lancers Brigade launches a Recon in Force to the planet.
   The local defenders of the Legio IV attack the SLDF forces however the Marians are hoplessly outgunned and out numbered. On the planet they discover the barely habitable world is covered in ammunition dumps and POW camps.
   At the POW camps citizens of the former Cirincus Federation, former Free Worlds League and even Lyran Commonwealth citizens are being held and treated like slaves. They also discover three large plants containing biological agents.

30th October 3083
   Commanding-General Archer Christifori informs Caesar Katrina Ward that the SLDF will remain in control of Valerius following the discovery of Biological weapons on the planet.

3rd November 3083
   Caesar Katrina Ward annunces that the biological agents on Valerius were placed there by the former Caesar, the garrison forces had refused communication with Alphard since she had taken over, and the POWs were not her enemies. She also goes on to announce she fully supports the SLDF's rehabilitation of the population of Valerius.

5th November 3083
   The Sea Fox vessel Cyclone (Sea Fox-class ArcShip) is spotted over Itabiana. The vessel is identified by Inner Sphere sources as the Vision of Truth the former ComGuard vessel salvaged by the Sea Fox Clan.

12th November 3083
   The Rim Collection is reborn as the former worlds of the Rim Collection and the Lyran worlds of Langhorne, Ormstown and Hinckley break away from the Lyran Commonwealth.
   The 1st Distant Lancers RCT - Able's Own - based on Gillifillian's Gold declares its intention to defend the newly reformed nation. General Jerry Able announces his intention to retire from the LCAF and that he will not be serving the newly reformed Rim Collection

15th November 3083
   Archon Peter Steiner-Davion heads for the Rim Collection with the LCS Yggdrasil (Mjolinir) he declares his intention on discovering exactly what has happened to cause the Rim Collection to break from the Lyran nation.

1st December 3083
   The Lucretia (modified Tramp) is seen in the Keystone system of the former Free Worlds League. When the MSC Marik's Pride (Zechitinu II) is deployed to the system however the secretive JumpShip which was last seen in contract with Interconnectedness Unlimited in the Federated Suns 61 years previous is nowhere to be seen.

30th December 3083
   After nearly a week of no communcitations from the world of Lopez the Capellan Confederation sends a ship to Lopez. On arrival they discover the planet has been wiped clear of all life by eight asteroid impacts.
   After an indepth analysis and several flights through the atmosphere the Capellans discover the local extreme weather has gotten even worse with the asteroid impacts with multiple volcanic eruptions decimating the planet's surface.

All of 3083 - comments welcome

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #56 on:** October 26, 2011, 02:32:56 PM »

Because the CBT Forum is down for maintenance you guys get the first crack at

3084

10th January 3084
   Following the discovery of biological weapons on Valerius the Star League Advisory Council officially announce Valerius as a Star League Protectorate world. They also announce more stingant border checks on Marian transports.

8th February 3084
   The Duchy of Tamarind-Abby is raided by several ultra small Dropships designated the UD-4L Raider the 100 ton craft transports each transport a single small APC onto multiple planets. During the course of a week these APCs and their cargo wreck havoc on the worlds they have landed on with covert strikes finally a Gazelle-class DropShip arrives and removes the APCs, their teams and the captured cargo.

10th February 3084
   Aboard the SIS Candice Allard-Liao (Newgrange) St Ives engineers supported by AFFS technical experts begin construction of the first Kai-class Destroyer - a design heavily influenced by the Davion III-class Destroyer.

22nd February 3084
   Star Captain Katrine of Clan Nova Cat wins a Trial of Possession against Clan Snow Raven claiming a Scytha XR Aerospace Fighter. During the trial Katrine also claims a Demos Assault OmniMech as Isorla for herself which she intends on using to crush Grayson Nova Cat on their next visit.

7th March 3084
   Captain-General Corrine Marik sends her second child the 9 year old son Joseph Marik to the world of Washburn and the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints (The Mormon Church) for a private education away from the politics of the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth.

14th March 3084
   The Star League's Department of Communications annouce a new string of spending on additional HPGs and Higher Education facilities on all Star League Protectorate worlds.
   At the same time the Second Royal Black Watch Regiment begins training on Terra and the Prefect BattleMech on Irain completes final testing.

21st March 3084
   Archon Peter-Steiner-Davion meets with the leadership of the reborn Rim Collection's newly elected leader President Flack Hunter. After a brief discussion he agrees to release the Rim Collection worlds from the Lyran Commonwealth.

24th March 3084
   The Wild Geese gain their revenge on the Regulan world of Norfolk but at a cost (short story)

5th April 3084
   Leftenant Prince Burton Davion and the 1st Defiance Training Battalion are deployed to the Nova Cat's Den for a year as Burton Davion under takes his first diplomatic duty as a Prince of the Federated Suns. First Prince Victor Steiner-Davion wanting to keep his son away from serious trouble in his first assignment.

12th April 3084
   Goliath Scorpion vessels Prometheus (Potemkin) and the Sagitta (Lola III) carrying the Goliath Scorpion's Eternal Quest (Chi Galaxy) arrive on the Rasalhague Dominion border. Star Captain Rufus Myer and his trinary join them.

14th April 3084
   Star Captain Rufus Myer wins a Trial of Position to become Star Colonel of the newly formed 4th Seeker Cluster.

16th April 3084
   Clan Goliath Scorpion's Chi Galaxy wins a trial with Clan Ghost Bear for safe passage through the Rasalhague Dominion to Toffen.

18th April 3084
   FSS Intrepid (Fox Block III Repair Ship) assists an SLDF engineering team in launching a Storm Inhibitor over Byrant. During the Star League era at least twenty of these existed before being destroyed by Rim Worlds Republic forces.

21st April 3084
   Archon Peter Steiner-Davion is called into chambers to defend his decision to release the Rim Collection worlds from the Lyran Commonwealth. He finds support in Duke Robert Ryan Kelswa-Steiner and is able to keep the confidence of the Council.
   Peter announces that the 1st Distant Rim Lancers RCT has officially left with the Rim Collection worlds while the 2nd and 3rd will be turned into the 17th and 18th Lyran Regulars Regiments.

8th May 3084
   Duchy of Tamarind-Abby suffers multiple raids from a new type of pirate craft. As small as an aerospace fighter it carries an Armoured Personnel Carrier dropping pirate units across multiple planets. These units are then collected by a Gazelle class vessel several days later after multiple terrorist and raider attacks.
   Duchy of Tamarind-Abby enlists the Star League's SAS Division for assistance.

13th May 3084
   DMI breaks Marik-Stewart encryption and discovers their recent Lucretia Incident. The MI2 and MI3 departments reopen the Lucretia Incident folder and review the ships case.

15th May 3084
   Duke Photon Brett-Marik is ambushed on the world of Silver during a tour of the Duchy of Tamrind-Abby worlds. His bodyguard is wiped out and the building Photon was in is burned to the ground although Photon's body does not appear.

22nd May 3084
   With the Distant Rim Lancers demobalizing or transfering commands within the Lyran Commonwealth several like minded warriors meet up on Gillifillian's Gold forming a new mercenary command. Two days later Major Karen Able, grand daughter of retired General Jerry Able, joins the unit which is renamed as the Able's Aces in recoignition of the Rim Collection's original mercenary unit.
   The unit accepts a contract with the Duchy of Tamraind-Abby.

23rd May 3084
   A Capellan Confederation raid results in influential St Ives Commander Colonel Sao Feng missing in action.

28th May 3084
   Newly promoted Star Colonel Jake Kabrinski claims Dell from Clan Wolf in a Trial of Possession.

1st June 3084
   Jeremy Brett-Marik aged 105 years passes control over the Duchy of Tamarind-Abby to his grandson Anthony Brett-Marik following Reginald Brett-Marik's refusal of the position.

8th June 3084
   Duke Kitsune Kurita is welcomed to New Samarkand's Imperial Palace by Warlord Minoru Kurita. Kitsune informs Minoru there are elements speaking up for Kitsune to take over from Minoru before Vincent Kurita came of age a position Kitsune has refused. Instead he joins the Draconis Combine's diplomatic corps.

12th June 3084
   Nova Cats debut the BE700 Joust Main Battle Tank and the BE701 Joust for export sale.

20th June 3084
   Emilio Rodriguez wins the Star League Games with his customized Quickdraw BattleMech carrying a handheld weapon.

28th June 3084
   Star Colonel Grayson and the 450th Assault Cluster arrive in the Nova Cat's Den. Grayson's command is reinforced by Star Captain Katrine's Trinary.

3rd July 3084
   Duchess Jessica Steiner enrols at Nagelring aged just 16 she proves capable of students older than her studying physics and litrature.

8th July 3084
   Goliath Scorpion's Chi Galaxy land on Toffen in the Ghost Bear Dominion they ask for and are granted landed clearance at Fort Winson by SLDF forces of the Eridani Light Horse.

14th July 3084
   Clan Sea Fox begin neigotiations with the SLDF to take control over the Saratoga and Dortmond two delerict Intrepid-class Troop Ships in the Terra system. The SLDF is wary over the size and strength of the Sea Fox forces and delays agreement.

20th July 3084
   Capellans launch a heavy raid on Oriente causing heavy damage to the Ducal Guards and the death of Duke Christopher Halas.

2nd August 3084
   Coordinator Vincent Kurita son of Hohiro Kurita finally takes his throne at the head of the Draconis Combine. He asks for his uncle Minoru to continue to serve as Warlord of Pesht Military District which Minoru accepts.

13th August 3084
   With proof of the survival of the Lucretia the Federated Suns take Interconnectedness Unlimted to the Star League High Court of Justice over damage done to the New Syrtis shipyards in 3022.

20th August 3084
   The First Tamar War College Training Battalion is formed on Skye as a training unit for refugees of the Tamar district who have settled in other areas of the Lyran Commonwealth.

6th September 3084
   Led by Loremaster Bryan Pryde Clan Jade Falcon's Alpha Regiment ambush and destroy the Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment on Melissa in the Lyran Commonwealth. The mercenaries are taken aback by the Clan warriors use of underhand tactics and physical attacks during the ambush, none of the Dragoons escape.

18th September 3084
   Clan Goliath Scorpion's Chi Galaxy request for Major-General Bannister Cameron to attend a meeting with their unit on Dieron. The Major-General stalls the plans.

22nd September 3084
   A year behind her brother Katrina Allard becomes a Leutenant with the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards Regiment on Murphid. Colonel Felix Bulcher immediately looks at her as an alternitive aide-de-camp to his current aide Luthar Fisk.

27th September 3084
   Luthien Armour Works (LAW) surprises all their competitors and the DCMS by returning to the supplier market. Although the company has continued to operate offices on New Samarkand, Dieron and Pesht the vast majority of its manufacturing was thought destroyed when Luthien was hit by an asteroid.
   How the company has returned to supplying brand-new OmniMechs and vehicles is beyond many within the Draconis Combine and beyond however neither the DCMS or ISF question this indicating the company has cut a deal of some sort with Draconis Combine officials.

29th September 3084
   St Ives Compact Hires the Bounty Hunter to retieve Colonel Sao Feng from the Capellan Confederation.

11th October 3084
   Following severe trade conssessions from Clan Sea Fox the SLDF allow them access to the Dortmond and the Saratoga (both Intrepid) wrecks in the Terra system.

21st October 3084
   Epsilon Indi have a planetary referendum and all agree to join the Star League Protectorate despite AFFS disagreements. The SLDF point out that the SLDF stands for everyone's freedom and rights of choice.
   With no word from New Avalon opposing this move the world become a Star League Pretectorate world.

22nd October 3084
   Duke Christopher Halas (19) becomes a member of the Oriente Protectorate military following the death of his grandfather in a Capellan raid the young man wants revenge however his unit the Ducal Guard have much rebuilding to do.

4th November 3084
   As Federated Suns Ambassador to the Nova Cat's Den Prince Burton Davion watches as Sonja Nova Cat, daughter of Khan Canin Rosse and Yvonne Nova Cat, becomes a MechWarrior in Clan Nova Cat.
   Her Trial of Position takes place on Tortuga Prime in the City of Raven's Roost which the Nova Cats have turned into a mass live-fire testing range. Sonja defeats two opponents to become a Star Commander.

5th November 3084
   The FWLS Scorpion (Zechitinu II) jumps into the Outreach system. The Ship wanted for crimes against humanity during the split up of the Free Worlds League is turned over by the Bounty Hunter whom claim's its bounty.

8th November 3084
   INN Broadcasts the Goliath Scorpion's Chi Galaxy's presence among the Eridani Light Horse on Dieron causing public outroar throughout the Draconis Combine.
   New Coordinator Vincent Kurita orders the Goliath Scorpions ejected into the Federated Suns. However throughout the Draconis Combine there are questions on Vincent's ability to be Coordinator following this incident.

25th November 3084
   Bounty Hunter is in action again assaulting the Crucible Station in the Sian system releasing St Ives Colonel Sao Feng killing several dozen other prisoners and Maskirovka guards at the same time.

1st December 3084
   Ejected into the Kentares system by the Draconis Combine. The Goliath Scorpion Chi Galaxy request and are granted permission to land on the world by Duchess Jennifer Dresari.
   On the planet they study the Kentares Massacre Memorial.

8th December 3084
   Commanding-General Archer Christifori meets with Major-General Bannister Cameron, CO 2nd Royal Armoured Cavalry Division on Liberty. They discuss the Goliath Scorpion's request to meet with Bannister Cameron and Commanding-General takes a Wayland Mobile Base away from the unit, New Earth Trading Company (which is owned by the SLDF) want to reproduce it.

14th December 3084
   During a pirate hunting raid a Nova Cat force discovers Star Colonel Sterling McKenna of Clan Snow Raven is a prisoner of the pirates. As an Observer Ambassador Burton Davion points out the Nova Cats did not capture Sterling McKenna they mearly released her. As a Bloodnamed Warrior she should have the right to fight for her freedom.
   Sterling McKenna beats the Nova Cats in a Trial of Refusal and is released to the Snow Ravens. Before she leaves she thanks Burton Davion for his actions which led to her release and promises to see him again.

21st December 3084
   1st Robinson Rangers RCT lands on Kentares. The Goliath Scorpion Chi Galaxy inform them they are willing to move on if that is their wish however that they are also willing to fight a series of trials of possession for their technology if the Federated Suns is willing.
   With no orders to the contray and no immediate threat the unit agrees to a series of duels.

Hope you enjoy

As always comments, questions are welcome and will be answered

Blacknova · « **Reply #57 on:** October 26, 2011, 05:27:12 PM »

Any chance of posting a list of fleet units for each state (current, lost and building)?

Dragon Cat · « **Reply #58 on:** May 23, 2012, 02:10:44 PM »

Last couple of days I've been updating the WarShip active/destroyed listings. Once I've done all the major factions this main story will continue.

http://ourbattletech.com/forum/factions/activedestroyed-warship-list/msg19996/#new

Blacknova · « **Reply #59 on:** May 23, 2012, 06:51:19 PM »

Any chance of the WarShip list as an spreadsheet attachment for reading ease?

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