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Chapter 6, The Opportunity of Chaos
As a reminder, this story picks up where Chapters 1-5 left off, on a mega-dynasty through 20+ years of the BattleTech universe. Here is a quick glance/reminder at our players (Chapter 5 has a much more detailed overview of the characters).
Dramatis Personae:
Col. Braham Essex, CO and founder of Kilts and Commandos, was ranked 8th in Solaris VII before retiring, numerous awards especially by Andurien and Rasalhague. Married, with two children, and has become his homeworld, Epsilon Eridani’s favorite son. He has put the HQ of his unit on EE, married and raised his family there, and assisted them on many occasions. He is currently in operational command of Delta Regiment.
Capt. Ted Izumo, Formerly the XO of Kilts and Commandos, and founder. Headmaster of the Essex Training Academy, and commander of the garrison. Ted makes many of the administrative decisions of the unit. Ted is our main liaison with EE and the Inner Sphere
Col. Matthew Humphries – CO of Alpha Regiment and third in command of Kilts and Commandos. Humphries was the first one in the IS to use a batchall system honorably against the clans, and the first one to beat them. His name was known throughout the IS for a while. That was a few years ago now.
Col. Martin Fitzgerald – Did very well as temporary captain in the face of the clans and was promoted to captain, afterwards for a short time until reorganization gave us an empty chair at the head of Beta Regiment. He took it over, and is now 4th in order of command.
Capt. Conner Ward – The new CO of Shadow Battalion and one of our many ex-clan former bondsman who are now fully ours. We won a Trial of Possession against Jade Falcon for their unit’s best MechWarrior and we got Conner, a better than clan elite pilot who has won his bloodname. After being very impressed with him, we recently promoted him. He’s definitely a ristar in our unit.
Major Mei Zhen – The new XO of K&C and our primary person in charge of logistics. Mei Ling has been with the unit for a long time and was leading a company when Ted retired and we promoted her. She does recruiting as well.
Magnus – Our first bondsman was taken on Thule against Clan Ghost Bear by Col. Matthew Humphries. Using his advice and knowledge of the clans in general and Ghost Bear in particular, he helped to guide us in understanding all things clan. Today we have 25 clan techs, 10 clan elementals and ex-bondsmen from every invading clan – Smoke Jaguar, Nova Cat, Steel Viper, Jade Falcon, Ghost Bear and Wolf. But Magnus is still our primary advisor on the clans.
Capt. Randall Lewis – Captain of our Aegis class WarShip the Swift Victory. He served with Gen. Kerensky’s unit in the Periphery Campaign and was later assigned as XO of the WarShip Manassas. Due to a jump drive error while serving rear guard for the Exodus Fleet, his experimental ship was flung into the future, and arrived in deep Clan Space while we were there on a mission for the Combine. We met them, introduced them to the Inner Sphere, and after the Jaguars took the Manassas in battle, we fought for it in a Trial of Possession. After winning it, ComStar traded us for it, and gave us a regular Aegis vintage Star League vessel. With a familiar vessel to helm and a new place to chart in the stars, our large and hefty and jovial Lt. Randall Lewis accepted a promotion to captain. He is the best person alive for the job – he is familiar with the design and served on Aegis’s before, and he has no loyalty to the clans or ComStar – and he is the only person who can say that.
Col. Larry Rowe – Colonel of all of our major Aerospace assets in naval ships like the Swift Victory, Fury Unbound, and Arrow of Fate. With such a powerful group of fighter assets at his disposal we expect good things from our naval battles in space.
Sgt. Adele Thompson – Founding member, politically connected minor noble of Epsilon Eridani who married a man with a similar background. Mothered Essex’s child before either were married.
Elizabeth Walters-Essex – Braham’s wife, the mother of their son, and the CEO of Kressly Warworks, Inc. K&C works very closely with Kressly and their first mech design was based on one of K&C’s own frankenmechs.
Thoma Marie Essex – The daughter of Braham and Adele, and just graduated from the prestigious Nagelring, the best military academy in the old Lyran Commonwealth. She has been assigned as a Leutnant with the high profile and elite 15th Lyran Guards on Hesperus II.
James Roderick Essex - Currently interested in following his mother’s footsteps with Kressly Warworks. Has been learning the business slowly.
Duke James Sandoval – Ally in the Draconis March who considers us a friend
Baron Jorgennson – Ally in the FRR whose holdings were lost in the Clan Invasion, and now lives and works in Grumium, one of the seven remaining worlds to help rebuild his beloved Republic.
Leftenant General Pierre Benton – Commander of the military forces on Epsilon Eridani, and a strong mind with whom we have a lot in common.
Pada Vinson – CO of the rogue and now pirate Vinson’s Vigilantes and has sworn a blood oath on K&C because Essex killed his son in the Solaris VII arena.
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