CLAN FIRE MANDRILL
Khan: Joan Lloyd
saKhan: Frank Jannik
Loremaster: Gordon Malone
FRONT LINE FORCES
Clan Command
Fireborn Keshik (Elite/Fanatical)
Alpha Galaxy (Battle-Hardened)
53rd Mandrill Cataphracts (Stalwarts) (Elite/Fanatical)
3rd Mandrill Dragoons (Banner-Bears) (Elite/Fanatical)
7th Mandrill Dragoons (The Fire-Eaters) (Elite/Fanatical)
14th Mandrill Light Horse (Burning Brands) (Elite/Fanatical)
Beta Galaxy (The Gift of Foresight)
16th Mandrill Cataphracts (Silent Sentinels) (Elite/Fanatical)
1st Mandrill Dragoons (The Howling) (Elite/Fanatical)
13th Mandrill Dragoons (The Valiant) (Elite/Fanatical)
12th Mandrill Light Horse (The Keystone Cluster) (Elite/Fanatical)
Gamma Galaxy (Strength of Will)
2nd Mandrill Dragoons (The Lionhearts) (Veteran/Reliable)
4th Mandrill Dragoons (Embers of Warfare) (Veteran/Fanatical)
11th Mandrill Light Horse (The Fire Dancers) (Veteran/Fanatical)
19th Mandrill Light Horse (Fire-Born) (Veteran/Reliable)
Delta Galaxy (Up and Coming)
61st Mandrill Dragoons (The Brimstone Cluster) (Veteran/Reliable)
71st Mandrill Dragoons (Dante's Torment) (Veteran/Reliable)
202nd Mandrill Light Horse (The Furies) (Veteran/Reliable)
301st Mandrill Light Horse (Citizens of Hades) (Veteran/Reliable)
SECOND LINE/GARRISON FORCES
Epsilon Garrison Galaxy
20th Mandrill Guards (The Dragon Mandrills) (Veteran/Reliable)
24th Mandrill Guards (Cassandra's Folly) (Veteran/Reliable)
33rd Mandrill Guards (The Guardians) (Regular/Reliable)
97th Mandrill Guards (Vulcan's Chariot) (Regular/Reliable)
Zeta Garrison Galaxy
17th Mandrill Guards (Maginot Line Cluster) (Regular/Questionable)
31st Mandrill Guards (The Barnburners) (Regular/Questionable)
42nd Mandrill Guards (Groundfire) (Veteran/Reliable)
87th Mandrill Guards (Red Dawn Cluster) (Veteran/Reliable)
Eta Garrison Galaxy
21st Mandrill Guards (Hade's Gate) (Regular/Questionable)
27th Mandrill Guards (Steel Mandrills) (Veteran/Reliable)
32nd Mandrill Guards (Hell's Wind) (Regular/Questionable)
45th Mandrill Guards (The Fire Ants) (Regular/Reliable)
Theta Garrison Galaxy
5th Mandrill Guards (The Breakers) (Regular/Questionable)
10th Mandrill Guards (The Phoenix Cluster) (Veteran/Reliable)
23rd Mandrill Guards (Amber Five) (Regular/Questionable)
44th Mandrill Guards (The Watchmen) (Regular/Reliable)
Iota Garrison Galaxy
6th Mandrill Guards (The Blood Aces) (Veteran/Reliable)
8th Mandrill Guards (Firewalkers) (Veteran/Reliable)
15th Mandrill Guards (Angel's Six) (Regular/Questionable)
18th Mandrill Guards (Mandrill Rage) (Regular/Reliable)
Fire Mandrill Solahma
9th Mandrill Solahma Cluster (Veteran/Questionable)
22nd Mandrill Solahma Cluster (Veteran/Reliable)
25th Mandrill Solahma Cluster (Regular/Questionable)
FIRE MANDRILL NAVAL RESERVE
Firestarter Naval Star
Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser (Reaver)
Lola III-class Destroyer (Anathema; Rage; Rancor)
Fire-Eater Naval Star
Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser (Fire-Eater)
Congress-class Frigate (Monkey Shines)
Whirlwind-class Destroyer (Firetender; Howler)
Clan Totals
Front Line Clusters: 17
Garrison Clusters: 20
Solahma Clusters: 3
WarShips: 8
Enclaves: 6
Atreus, Dagda, Foster, Marshall, Shadow (Fire Mandrill Capital; 100%), Strana Mechty
The Fire Mandrill Renaissance
The fractious nature and disunity of the various Mandrill Kindraa worried the Khans of the remaining Clans, but it widely recognized that the Mandrills would—could not—accept a solution imposed upon them from without. What change could come would have to come from within the ranks of the Clan itself . . . which many of the Khans feared was an impossible task. But that suddenly changed in 3017 when the Mandrills selected Thomas Malone for the rank of Khan. Malone, a Warrior of a minor Blood-name became the titular head of the Clan, but in reality, it was the Kindraa who retained the authority and power. Malone was selected because the leaders of the Kindraa viewed him as a weak and easily swayed Warrior, one who would pose no threat to them. That was their mistake.
Disgusted with the constant bickering and infighting between the Kindraa—including that of his own Mattila-Carrol, Malone set about trying to put aside the differences between the Kindraa. He was rebuffed at every turn and even threatened with removal from office.
After three years of being stonewalled and blocked at every turn, Khan Malone announced that he was calling for a full Conclave of every Blood-named Warrior of the Mandrills. To take place in early January of 3021 on Shadow (the Mandrill capital world), this Conclave would determine the future path of the Clan. Although the Kindraa leaders were shocked that Malone had dared to order such an assembly, they also saw the Conclave as an opportunity to get rid of him.
At the Conclave, Malone made an impassioned argument that the Kindraa were what was keeping the Mandrills from achieving true greatness among the Clans. He argued for two hours, while many of those Bloodnamed present howled their displeasure—and the Kindraa Leaders smiled knowing that he was done for. They did not seem to realize that the more discontented Bloodnamed (some two hundred in all) were absent. At last, the Khan realized that the system could not be changed. Turning to Joan Lloyd (his saKhan), Malone nodded. From dozens of entrances, hundreds of armed Mandrill Warriors entered the Conclave. The Bloodnamed, having been disarmed before entry, stood mute and stunned at the sight. Shaking his head, Malone said just four soft words that echoed throughout the chamber: “Let it be done.†And with that, Lloyd gave the order that massacred the Bloodnamed Warriors of the Kindraa of Clan Fire Mandrill.
Moving quickly, the remaining Bloodnamed, all as eager as Malone and Lloyd at the prospect of restoring their Clan to power, set out and purged the Clan of all of those who owed their first loyalty to the Kindraa rather than to the Clan. With the bulk of the Kindraa assembled on Shadow for the Conclave, the purge—which caught all of the Mandrills by surprise—was carried out swiftly and without remorse. In the end, some forty percent of Clan Fire Mandrill died in the seventy-two hours following those four words being uttered.
Khan Malone then addressed the Mandrills who remained on Shadow . . . a full three-quarters of the surviving Warriors. He announced the end of the Kindraa and a massive reorganization of the Clan that would break their power forever. And he revealed that he had planned for this event for the past three years, when hundreds of Mandrill free-births, tested as Warriors but assigned to police duties were installed into the Touman. Moving quickly, hand-picked Cluster loyal to Malone then embarked to Atreus, Dagda, Foster, Marshall, and Strana Mechty where the remaining elements of the Touman were quietly purged.
The secret could not be kept forever, and by the autumn of 3021, Khan Malone and saKhan Lloyd had been summoned to Strana Mechty where his actions were the subject of an emergency meeting of the Grand Council. Despite significant unease over his actions, a vote on the issued determined that the Mandrill Khan did indeed have the right to declare elements of his own Clan as dezgra and treat with them accordingly. None of the leading Clans (Jade Falcons and Smoke Jaguars included) wanted to set the precedent that the Grand Council of Khans could deliver judgment on them for purely an internal action.
But that was not the end of it. The Coyotes launched an assault against Foster where they expected to easily overcome the understrength garrison—but Khan Malone had anticipated that and stationed his best units on Foster. The assault was defeated with painful losses for the Coyotes, and the other Clans took a second look at the Mandrills that were emerging.
Malone stayed in office until 3044, spending twenty-seven years as Khan before he stepped down, claiming that Revival needed younger blood. Over that time, he rebuilt his Clan into a powerful force upon which the Crusaders can rely.
Fire Mandrill Touman Organization and Overview
The Mandrills who passed through the Fire on Shadow were reorganized strictly upon traditional lines: each front-line Cluster consisted of three Trinary of OmniMechs, one Trinary of Elementals, and one Trinary of OmniFighters. Transport was provided by a single Voyager-class JumpShip and five DropShips (three Union-C class, one Sassanid class, and one Charybdis class). The sixth docking collar is normally filled with a cargo vessel.
A significant second line/garrison force of five Galaxies has been raised to date: many of these formations remain second line/garrison solely because the Mandrills lack the number of OmniMechs, Elemental Battle Armor, OmniFighters, and JumpShips to upgrade them at this time. Each is equipped with two Trinary of BattleMechs, two Trinary of ten vehicles and 250 conventional infantry each, and one Trinary of Aerospace Fighters, with five DropShips (two Union-C, two Triumph-C, and one Charybdis). Second-line/Garrison Clusters lack integral JumpShip assets and must draw upon the Mandrill Merchant Fleet or the Fire-Eater Naval Star for transport.
The Mandrill Fleet is small, but well motivated and highly trained at the moment. It is divided into two Stars. Despite the chronic lack of jump-ship transport, the Mandrills have elected to use their single Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser as a dedicated assault DropShip carrier, delivering twenty-five assault ships to where the Clan needs them.
Unfortunately, the Purge of 3021 caused much of the Merchant caste to abandon the Clan and flee to others for refugee. Accordingly, the Mandrills have one of the smallest Merchant Fleets in the Homeworlds, with 20 Odyssey-class and 40 Discovery-class. The Mandrills retain no JumpShips in their Clan Naval Cache at Shadow, having used them to rebuild their Fleet to its current level.
The Mandrills currently have a Touman that includes 8 WarShips, 80 JumpShips (20 Voyager-class, 20 Odyssey-class, 40 Discovery-class) (with total docking collars available for 320 DropShips), 232 military DropShips (including 32 assault DropShips), 1500 OmniMechs and BattleMechs, 400 Vehicles, 1280 OmniFighters and Aerospace Fighters, 1750 Elementals, and 10000 Conventional Infantry.
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