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This is the Epilogue, attached to this post I have put the whole story in a PDF and added writeups for the Clan Penetrator, Cage's Phoenix Hawk and Winson's Marauder (these are all made up by me on the fly so hopefully I didn't subconsciously steal them from someone). Hope you enjoy, now back to working on my sourcebooks .



Clan Grand Council
Katyusha City, Strana Mechty
June 10th 2822

   Having spent the last few hours manipulating the council to the point that he knew there would be no better time, Nicholas Kerensky decided it was time to strike at the heart of the matter.

   â€œKhans of the Clans the main reason I have gather you here today was not to discuss our operational status after KLONDIKE or any of the other issues we have covered so far. Yes these are important matters and should and will be dealt with. However, the issue I wish to bring forth now is the status of Clan Ice Hellion.”

   The attentions of the gathered Khans turned from the ilKhan to Khan Zoran Taney of Clan Ice Hellion.

   Obviously surprised, Taney was slow to respond. “We have submitted detailed reports ilKhan, Clan Ice Hellion is rebuilding and has a long way to go but we will be a powerful tool in your arsenal for the future.”

   â€œAh yes I read those reports, I also read your reports concerning the combat on Babylon during your portion of Operation KLONDIKE. I am not now nor was I ever pleased with the Ice Hellion’s performance. You Zoran Taney have redeemed your Clan somewhat in these last few months, especially with the removal of Stephen Cage who turned out to be more of a weasel than I realized. However, your Clan is broken and will most likely never fully heal, you’ve yet to even name a saKhan to replace your first who was also lost. No. Enough, it is my ruling that Clan Ice Hellion, by virtue of your poor performance in KLONDIKE and the extensive damage your Clan took, is no longer fit to exist and shall be absorbed into the other Clans.”

   For several moments there was silence, it was obvious that most of the gathered Khans couldn’t believe what they were hearing. Khan Zoran Taney’s eyes widened for a moment then he assumed a look of resolved fury.

   â€œI won’t let you do that, I don’t care if you are the ilKhan – I refuse.”

   Again there were several moments of silence and almost as many shocked looks among the other Khans, several however had more approving looks. Most who knew Nicholas Kerensky would have expected him to be outraged at an affront to his authority such as this but the ilKhan did not get angry, he stayed very calm.

   â€œAs is your right, you will face me in combat to decide the fate of Clan Ice Hellion.”

*****

Unknown Location
Unknown Time

   Karin wasn’t sure how long she had been held captive; she wasn’t even sure how long she had been in this room. The Wolves had been quite angry when they found out several members of her company were continuing the fight on Babylon and Khan Winson had furiously claimed that she had lied to him. Karin had explained that she was no longer in command of those remaining behind so she hadn’t actually lied. The Khan had not been amused and she was summarily thrown into the brig and had been receiving daily “sessions” where “doctors” would inject her with drugs, she would black out for several hours, or days she wasn’t sure, and then end up back in this room.

   I wish they would get it over with and just kill me…

   Suddenly Karin heard the distinct sound of someone approaching her door. Bracing herself for another round of torture, Karin waited to see who was coming to get her. To her surprise it wasn’t another clan “doctor” but the Khan himself.

   â€œForce Commander I hope you are feeling well.”

   â€œGo to hell clanner.”

   â€œPerhaps but not today. I have come to discuss something with you Force Commander.”

   â€œI’ve nothing to say to you Winson, besides they’ve been pumping me with drugs you should already have any answers you need.”

   â€œYes we have been able to ascertain quite a bit of information from your interrogations.”

   Karin paused, the implications of what she knew suddenly hit her, “What do you know?”

   â€œI know you’re from the future, or at least you adamantly believe you are and as we can find little evidence that you are mentally unstable I have to believe it is at least a possibility.”

   â€œSo you want me to give you information to help the Clans so that when you do invade you can conquer the whole Inner Sphere? Forget it, I can’t stop you from forcing me to answer your questions under drugs but I will not voluntarily help you subjugate the Inner Sphere.”

   â€œYou misunderstand me Force Commander, what I mean to say is I have feared that our new society could eventually degrade to the point that you describe and you have somewhat confirmed that for me. I don’t want you to help me build the Clans up to invade and conquer the Inner Sphere, I want you to help me save it.
 

I think it's a whole lot more than the Warden way. It sounds a lot more like an extreme Warden viewpoint that is actively involved and interested in ensuring the Clans do not stray too far from said Warden's vision. That leads to some very interesting possibilities of playing very, very dirty and unClanlike, while still trying to remain Clanlike.

I think it's a whole lot more than the Warden way. It sounds a lot more like an extreme Warden viewpoint that is actively involved and interested in ensuring the Clans do not stray too far from said Warden's vision. That leads to some very interesting possibilities of playing very, very dirty and unClanlike, while still trying to remain Clanlike.

This is much more like what I'm thinking. I'm trying to flesh out the Clan timeline right now in a way that will make it believable and not too munchie but still see more Warden views. Its difficult because I still want the invasion to happen unless I can think of another way to bring the IS and Clans together but since my AU's point of divergence happens in early clan history it doesn't really effect the IS at all until they start to interact (Wolf's Dragoons/Intelser then Invasion, etc.).

Spoiler: My idea of the immediate future for the clans: Clan Ice Hellion is absorbed but by all the clans because Nicholas wasn't part of Wolf yet, Nicholas is badly injured in his fight with Zoran Taney and Jennifer Winson (who becomes the first Loremaster of the Clans) starts taking on more and more of the ilKhan's responsibilities. The Wolverine destruction still happens but much more like an Absorbtion and not the heated, hateful annihilation (no nuke involved and they won't become the "Not-Named"). The ilKhan dies years earlier and not in combat. Jerome Winson takes over as ilKhan and leads the Proto-Wardens against the Proto-Crusaders in a sort of Clan Civil war that results in the annihilation of the Widowmakers (the new "Not-Named").

Its all still very rough draft sort of stuff but I'm working on it. Also have my Field Manual: 3028 I'm working on that is approaching 100,000 words. Once I have the timeline for the clans done further and that document cleaned up and ready I'm moving on to the 4th War-Clan Invasion period and I have some (IMO) awesome ideas about how to handle that.

Quote from: Khan Jade Wolf on August 01, 2011, 01:27:05 PM

Seyla! Not to much dezgra, alittle Ristar and a little chalcas! good balance there!

Oh no, I very much was thinking there will be a whole lot of dezgra. Just not dezgra that gets traced back to the Wardens. I mean fighting dirty even to Capellan standards, let alone Clan standards. It's probably my ideal for what I would have liked the Clans to be. They would have worked so much better if they acknowledge their hypocrisy and incorporated it as part of their culture.

But they still need to have the honour of the Clan or they are just become less that the SLDF!

Quote from: Khan Jade Wolf on August 01, 2011, 06:22:53 PM

But they still need to have the honour of the Clan or they are just become less that the SLDF!

Ah. That's where our opinions will differ. I don't think the Clans actually have honor, just a lot of hypocrisy cloaked in false claims. 

What I like about the concept as presented is that it has a Clan actively embracing that hypocrisy, potentially making it a part of their very culture to be recognized as convenient when needed and disposable when problematic. Don't get me wrong, it's not necessarily a great thing to play against in a game, but it does make for a great villain in a story. 

You should try Playing with a player who has not honour in real life. I was a Deac Takashima Tsai, Mechwarrior Graduate of Sun Zhang, Academy. Asigned to the Legion of Vaga, because I defeated a Noble's son (Warlord) and caused him to commit Sepaku! I played Honourable and was near death 6 times, Until the clans attacked, the dude who has no Honour, (booted out of his house at 16 for theft of food money for the month). Broke in days later and wrecked the place and stole his father car and piled it into a brick wall. This is not all he did but it is all true! He tried played honourable and was more normal til it came to crunch time! Our GM followed Canon events and we started training Under Theodor Kurita as in Heir to the Dragon! When we finished the last game he challenged me amd lost due to dice rolls. He called me a cheater and I now have a very crooked nose! The GM Had to pull him off me and called the Police on the due and an ambulance for me!  Honour is not easy to play or live!