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Name/Model:         Stinger (Omni) [BASE]
Designer:           Strider Arashi
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Technology Rating:  F
Tonnage:            50
Role:               Scout
Configuration:      Biped OmniMech
Era/Year:           Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current):    Advanced
Rules (Era):        Advanced
Rules (Year):       Advanced
Total Cost:         12,170,625 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,038

Chassis:              Earthwerks STG-II Endo Steel (ClanTech) Endo Steel
Power Plant:          GM (Clan Grade) 300 
Walking Speed:        64.8 kph  [75.6 kph]
Maximum Speed:        97.2 kph  [118.8 kph]
Jump Jets:            Chilton 360  (Clan Grade) 
    Jump Capacity:    180 meters
Armor:                Riese 100 (Clan Grade) Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    3.5 tons of pod space available
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Datacom 26 (Clan Grade) with Watchdog CEWS
Targeting & Tracking: Dynatec 990 (Clan Grade)

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Overview:
    Description:
    
    The Stinger was a light BattleMech built in 2479 as a direct competitor to the Wasp. The
    second-ever mass-produced recon 'Mech, the Stinger was put into service alongside the Wasp
    due both to the Terran Hegemony's needs for scouts and to the similarities in their design.
    In fact the two were so similar that General Mechanics filed suit against Earthwerks
    Incorporated for copyright infringement, and after twenty years of back-and-forth legal
    actions, during which Stinger production continued unabated, GM eventually dropped the
    matter due to the rising costs of pursuing the lawsuit.[9][10] The Stinger would go on to
    become the second-most produced 'Mech in the Inner Sphere after the Wasp.[15] More than
    200,000 were built between the time of its introduction and the end of the Amaris Civil War,
    serving with the Great Houses as a valuable scout and raider. Though lacking the armor and
    armaments to contend with larger 'Mechs, its speed and maneuverability made the Stinger a
    hard foe to hit.[9][10]
    
    The Stinger's sheer proliferation saved it from the ravages of the Succession Wars, though
    in testament to the destructiveness of that era only 5,000 Stingers were estimated to still
    be in service by 3025. The 'Mech also found itself pressed into the role of trainer to make
    up for the decreasing number of still-working Chameleons.[9][10] Common everywhere except
    within the Free Rasalhague Republic, Earthwerks was still the largest producer of the 'Mech
    during this time, building them at factories on Keystone and Calloway VI. For many years the
    second-largest Stinger producer was Coventry Metal Works out of Coventry, but in the time
    leading up to the Clan Invasion they were overtaken by Taurian Concordat manufacturers, in
    particular Vandenberg Mechanized Industries on New Vandenberg and Illiushin and Pinard
    Protectorates Limited on MacLeod's Land, as CMW shifted production focus to the Commando.
    Other major manufacturers in the Periphery included Majesty Metals and Manufacturing on
    Canopus IV and Alliance Defenders Limited on Alpheratz.[16]
    
    While a prolific 'Mech like the Wasp and Locust, there were never many variants of the
    Stinger produced. Only Earthwerks utilized the recovery of lostech to introduce an updated
    version of the 'Mech, the STG-5M, in 3050.[16] A more revolutionary change took place some
    years later when the Taurians, inspired by their collaboration with the Capellan
    Confederation on a revitalized Wasp variant, decided to do the same to their stockpiles of
    Stingers. Lacking sufficient facilities to mass produce the advanced material needed for
    this upgrade, the Taurians received assistance from the Word of Blake to kick-start their
    program in exchange for a large number of Stinger and Wasp 'Mechs. Plans for advanced
    Stingers would eventually be shared with Detroit Consolidated and Hellespont
    Industrials.[15]

Capabilities:
    Weapons and Equipment:
    
    The Stinger Almost Always carries a light weapons load, usually with an Omicron 3000 medium
    laser mounted in its right arm as its primary weapon, backed up by two LFN Lindblad machine
    guns on the right and left forearm, with a 200-round magazine in the center torso. While
    insufficient for fighting against most 'Mechs, this loadout made the Stinger a nightmare for
    troopers, and it remained one of the best anti-infantry 'BattleMechs until the introduction
    of the Firestarter. The iron sights of the machine guns also proved beneficial when the
    'Mech became a trainer, as MechWarriors were often forced to rely on them during training;
    this served to improve many pilots' motor skills, which proved useful in other areas such as
    using their hand actuators to manipulate objects.[9][10]
    
    The low heat output of the weapons also posed no challenge for the thirteen doubled heat
    sinks the 'Mech carries, such that overheating was almost never a problem. Its cruising
    speed of 63.4 km/h was supplemented by six jump jets split between the left and right Torso,
    propelling the Stinger up to 180 meters (591 feet) in a single bound. Nine tons of armoring
    on the Stinger giving a surprising durability to the light BattleMech, which can surprise
    many enemy Mechwarriors when the BattleMech shrugs of a hit that they think should take it
    out.
    
    
    One unpopular aspect of the Stinger however was its incredibly cramped cockpit for anyone of
    average size; a MechWarrior had to literally squeeze themselves into the control seat and
    would often need help just to get back out.[9][10]
    
    Design Quirks
    The Stinger has the following Design Quirks:[51]
    
    
    Rugged (1)
    Ubiquitous
    Cramped Cockpit

Variants:
    Variants:
    
    STG-3G
    The 3G Stinger was the only mainstream variant of the Stinger to achieve any sort of
    popularity prior to the Clan Invasion. First debuting in 2581, it traded the two machine
    guns for a second medium laser mounted on the left arm. While this variant increased the
    Stinger's lethality against other 'Mechs, it also made heat management a little more
    complicated for less experienced MechWarriors.[9][10][17]
    BV (1.0) = 438,[12]
    BV (2.0) = 497[18][19]
    
    STG-3Gb
    The Royal Stinger introduced in 2720 used an XL engine and endo steel chassis, to be able to
    mount a battery of three medium lasers and one small laser. The single heat sinks were
    upgraded to double heat sinks, and the speed and jumping distance of the 'Mech were also
    improved slightly.[20]
    BV (2.0) = 674[21][22][23]
    
    STG-3P
    A Jihad-era repair yard refit of the venerable Stinger unveiled in 3068,[24] the 3P was
    built on an endo steel chassis and carried, as its only weapon, either a Fusigon Mini or a
    Lord's Light light PPC capable of striking a target at up to 540 meters. Additionally, the
    3P carried four tons of ferro-fibrous armor to protect it from enemy fire.[25][26] BV (2.0)
    = 489[27][28]
    
    STG-3Y
    A refit associated with Mech-it Lube, this variant removes the machine guns in favor of a
    quartet of small lasers.[29]
    
    STG-3Y2
    Another refit associated with Mech-it Lube, this variant removes the jump jets to install
    two more medium lasers and more armor. It was described as a "miniature version of the
    'Blazing Inferno' Commando", suggesting this is a further modification of the aforementioned
    STG-3Y refit.[29]
    STG-4G
    
    A Jihad-era experiment, this Stinger uses an endo steel chassis and an XL engine to increase
    speed to 111 km/h. A medium pulse laser is carried in each arm and it also retains the 180
    meter jump capability.
    BV (2.0) = 541[30]
    
    STG-5G
    Based on the 3P variant and introduced in 3076, this model also uses endo steel chassis and
    adds an XL engine. The engine gives the STG-5G a top speed of 111 km/h and provides enough
    weight savings to add more armor, a light PPC, and an advanced PPC capacitor to enhance its
    lethality. In addition to the extra armor, the pilot is protected by a Full-Head Ejection
    System.
    BV (2.0) = 614[31][32]
    
    STG-5M
    This upgraded version of the Stinger, produced by Earthwerks Incorporated on Keystone and
    Calloway VI, took advantage of several technologies that were rediscovered, thanks in part
    to the Helm Memory Core. The chassis was upgraded to an Earthwerks STG II endo steel model,
    allowing it to carry an additional half-ton of armor. The 'Mech retained the Omicron 3000
    medium laser, but swapped the machine guns for an LFN Lindblad Shotgun anti-missile system
    on its right arm and a Flame Tech flamer on its left. One ton of AMS ammo was carried in the
    right torso.[16][33]
    BV (1.0) = 352,[12]
    BV (2.0) = 432[34]
    
    STG-5R
    The 5R variant was created by the Taurian Concordat with assistance from Word of Blake. This
    upgrade of the Stinger used three tons of Durallex Light Ferro-Fibrous armor, carried a
    Diverse Optics ER medium laser in the right arm and two Death Blossom RL-15s split between
    the side torsos. Perhaps the most important change, as far as pilot comfort was concerned,
    was replacing the cramped cockpit with a new head assembly which included a Full-Head
    Ejection System. The chassis and electronics remained unchanged so that refits of existing
    Stingers could be carried out in a matter of months. The first Taurian units to receive the
    upgraded 'Mechs did so in early 3067, while the Word of Blake received theirs earlier. The
    5R is produced on New Vandenberg, MacLeod's Land, and Detroit.[1][35]
    BV (1.0) = 461,[36]
    BV (2.0) = 492[37]
    
    STG-5T
    Capable of engaging an enemy at any range, the Periphery-manufactured 5T variant of the
    Stinger introduced in 3068 was armed with two Doombud MML-3s, which were capable of firing
    both LRM and SRM ammunition, making the 5T extremely flexible. Appearing in Taurian and
    Magistracy units, the 5T was powered by an XL engine and was clad in three tons of Durallex
    Light ferro-fibrous armor.[25][28][38]
    BV (2.0) = 341[39]
    
    STG-6G
    This further development of the STG-5G returns to the early Stinger design by carrying a
    machine gun in each arm and a medium X-Pulse laser in the right arm. The 6G uses an XL
    engine to reach a top speed of 111 km/h, and it can cover 210 meters in a single jump. 10
    double heat sinks keep the heat under control and a half ton of machine gun ammo is in the
    center torso.
    BV (2.0) = 503[40]
    
    STG-6L
    This House Liao-manufactured 6L variant of the Stinger utilized an endo steel structure and
    stealth armor. Introduced in 3067 and produced on Detroit and Sian for both the Capellans
    and Magistracy, the 'Mech carried two medium lasers and a Guardian ECM suite, and also
    replaced the engine with an LTV 160 model, increasing top speed to 130 km/h at the expense
    of dropping all jump jets.[1][41]
    BV (1.0) = 603,[42]
    BV (2.0) = 680[43]
    
    STG-6M
    This further development of the STG-5M replaces the weapons with an ER flamer, ER medium
    laser, and a laser AMS.
    BV (2.0) = 503[44]
    
    STG-6R
    This scout version of the Stinger mounts a 160-rated XL engine for a top speed of 120 km/h,
    while eight jump jets provide a 240 meter jump capability. Each arm mounts a heavy machine
    gun and an ER medium laser provides the Stinger's main firepower.
    BV (2.0) = 454[45]
    
    STG-6S
    Intended to operate at a longer range than most other Stinger variants, House Steiner began
    manufacturing the 6S in 3067. It used a light fusion engine to push the 'Mech up to speeds
    of 118.8 km/h and was capable of reaching speeds of 151.2 km/h through the use of a MASC
    system. The 'Mech could also jump up to two hundred and ten meters. An additional weight
    saving measure on this variant was the use of a small cockpit. The 'Mech was armed with two
    light machine guns for anti-infantry and crowd control use, and to defend itself against
    'Mechs and vehicles, the 6S had a single ER medium laser.[25][28][46]
    BV (2.0) = 478[47]
    
    STG-7S
    This Steiner version, introduced in 3077, maximizes jump range by mounting eight improved
    jump jets, allowing it to cover 240 meters in a single leap. The Stinger 7S is built around
    an endo steel chassis and carries an XL engine, but carries only three tons of armor and a
    single ER medium laser. Pilots should therefore use the jumping ability to the fullest to
    avoid damage, but a Full-Head Ejection System is available in case the armor is breached.
    Interestingly, this model's left leg carries slightly less armor than the right leg.[28]
    BV (2.0) = 382[48]
    
    Stinger C
    Originally used by the Hell’s Horses as a trainer, the Stinger C is also used by Clan
    Wolf. Retaining the standard engine and jump jets of the 3R means the Stinger C is just as
    mobile as the original, but endo steel is used to free up some weight. The standard Machine
    Guns are replaced with lighter Clan models and the ammo is reduced to a half ton in a CASE
    protected magazine in the left torso. A Clan grade ER Medium Laser replaces the standard
    laser and a Small Pulse Laser is mounted below it. The Stinger C is marginally better
    against armored targets, but is even deadlier against infantry.
    BV (2.0) = 592[49]
    
    Stinger C 2
    A sub variant of the C used first by the Blood Spirits, the Stinger C 2 is now widespread
    among the Clans. This variant removes the machine guns completely and uses the weight to
    mount another ER Medium Laser in the left arm.
    BV (2.0) =754[50]
    
    Related designs
    
    Stinger LAM - A heavy modification of the Stinger, it was capable of transforming between a
    'Mech and an aerospace fighter. Never produced in large numbers, there were still many in
    service during the Succession Wars[52] due in part because the LexaTech facility on the
    Draconis Combine world of Irece, the last intact LAM factory in the Inner Sphere. LexaTech
    Industries was able to construct new Stinger LAMs as well as new parts.[53] The loss of the
    factory to the forces of Clan Nova Cat in 3050 during the Clan Invasion sounded the death
    knell for the Land-Air 'Mech as a viable combat unit, as the Nova Cats viewed Land-Air
    'Mechs as an abomination and utterly razed the LexaTech factory to the ground.[54]
    Stinger IIC - Clan Snow Raven refitted this 'Mech with Clan technology and shared it with
    the Outworlds Alliance to foster unity between the two entities.
    Notable Pilots
    See Category:Notable Stinger Pilots
    Notes
    Introduced in Battledroids with incorrect stats (it was one ton overweight), the Stinger was
    one of the first BattleMechs ever. Its original visual representation is now among the
    Unseen.
    In German products, the unit's proper name was altered to Hornisse, which means Hornet. The
    model code was accordingly changed to HRN-3S.
    In French products, the unit's proper name was translated as Aiguillon, which means Sting.

Notable MechWarriors:
    Notable MechWarrior Pilots:
    
    Minuette Baker:
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    Killer Bees[1]
    Career Rank:
    Lieutenant[1]
    Profession
    MechWarrior
    
    Minuette Baker was an officer in the Killer Bees mercenary command during the Andurien
    Secession.[
    
    History
    Lieutenant Baker had an eye for details, which earned her extra duty as contract reviewer.
    While under contract to the Magistracy of Canopus during the Andurien Secession, the Bees
    were ordered to attack McCarron's Armored Cavalry. Thanks to Baker's memory of the contract
    terms, Major Ernst Murdoch was able to refuse the order.[1][2]
    BattleMech
    Lieutenant Minuette Baker piloted an STG-3R Stinger.[1]
    
    Matthius von Balthus :
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    Lyran Commonwealth[1]
    Career Rank:
    First Lieutenant[1]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[1]
    Was a First Leutnant in the Sixth Lyran Guards.[1]
    
    History:
    Balthus was stationed on Rasalgethi as the tensions of the FedCom Civil War began to boil
    over in 3062. He was assigned the task of monitoring the actions of the Allied Seventeenth
    Donegal Guards to ensure they would not enter into hostilities against the Loyalist Sixth.
    He performed this duty well, until a strong storm caused him to lose track of the
    Seventeenth just as they staged a surprise attack on the Sixth's headquarters. He fought on
    for weeks, surrendering only after news reached him of the mutiny in the Sixth and the
    arrest of Leutnant-General Seth Alpert. Disgusted by the turn of events he left the
    military, which allowed him to miss the destruction of the Sixth eight years later when Clan
    Wolf invaded Tomans.[1]
    
    BattleMech:
    Balthus piloted a Stinger.[1]
    
    Notes:
    This character was created as part of the 2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign by a
    backer.
    
    Albert Benton:
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    House Benton
    Alias(es):	Gunner
    Born:	2997[1]
    Career Profession:
    MechWarrior
    
    Albert Benton was a thirty-first century Draconis Combine MechWarrior, officer, and
    commanding officer of the storied Sorenson's Sabres BattleMech Company. In his youth, Albert
    used his average features to blend into crowds and not be noticed when he was up to
    something. He had a strong interest in technology, which led him to become a competent
    engineer in his day. When he joined Sorenson's Sabres, he began to learn interrogation
    techniques. He was noted for possessing natural charisma and aptitude in his later
    years.[1][2][3]
    
    History:
    
    Early Life and Military Career:
    Albert Benton was born on Galedon V, and when he joined the DCMS, he was assigned as
    ammunition loader for an Artillery Unit at a very young age. During combat with Federated
    Suns forces, his unit's artillery piece knocked out an enemy Stinger. He discovered that its
    pilot had been killed by the shell, but the 'Mech remained operational. When Federated Suns
    recovery crews retrieved the downed BattleMech, he followed in a jeep into Federation held
    territory. After observing activities of the techs, he knocked out a guard and stole the
    recovery vehicle with the Stinger on board. In a matter of frantic hours he returned to
    Combine-controlled lines with his newly acquired BattleMech which he named Lucky Star.[2]
    
    As MechWarrior in Sorenson's Sabres:
    Early Campaigns with Sorenson's Sabres in 3020s
    While with Sorenson's Sabres, Albert was assigned to Chu-i Sveinson's Medium Lance.
    
    While on a mission on the Davion world of Udibi with the rest of the Fifth Sword of Light,
    Albert's lance got separated from the rest of the company during a supply raid on a city.
    With no promised reinforcements, Albert was ordered by Sveinson to grab as much from the
    Davion supply depot as they could and then quickly retreat from the city. The unit's dash
    for the landing zone allowed them a successful escape with the rest of the Fifth Sword.
    
    Benton and the rest of the Sabres were assigned to be part of the Thirty-sixth Dieron
    Regulars to help break a deadlock on the contested world of Quentin in January 3026. Benton
    was disgusted by the death caused by the Hungry Ghosts of the Thirty-sixth Dieron who
    targeted civilians and dependents of House Davion forces to break their morale. Westham
    Valley turned into a battlefield as Benton and his forces fought a vengeful Davion-employed
    mercenary unit, Swann's Cavaliers, while Albert attempted to cover the true butchers, the
    Thirty-sixth Dieron.[4]
    
    In June 3026, his DropShip was shot down by Davion fighters and crash landed before a
    planned raid on the world of Errai. Benton led the way for his lance through the Red Forest,
    which was filled with Davion infantry troops. The Red Forest's dense trees scrambled their
    sensors on their journey to meet with Tai-i Sorenson and the rest of the company. Despite
    the enemy's advantages, the unit was able to march through the forest.[5]
    
    The Fourth Succession War:
    Albert was deployed with the rest of the Sabres and Fifth Sword of Light in 3029 to
    Northwind in Fourth Succession War. They were given the unusual mission to pilot their
    'Mechs through a major metropolis' water reservoir; their BattleMechs' lower halves were
    freshly painted in an effort to poison the city. The unit then fought a sickened Fifth Deneb
    Light Cavalry, which had been hit by food poisoning. While fighting with the rest of the
    Fifth Sword, Genyosha, and other Kuritan regiments joined the fight. Their attempt to secure
    the planet for the Dragon failed due to the arrival of the Northwind Highlanders. In the
    battle with the Highlanders Albert lost his Stinger. He was then assigned to a PNT-9R
    Panther before the Fifth Sword would arrive on Nusakan later that year. Albert's unit fought
    the Kell Hounds on the outskirts of the battle, and only took minor damage, but Conti's
    defeat in his duel would leave everyone in dishonor.[6]
    
    The Rise and Fall of the Sabres:
    After the War, the unit spent several years conducting border raids along the Davion border.
    While on Togura in 3034, the Free Rasalhague Republic's formation was announced. This caused
    a stir among the members of the Sabres, of whom a quarter were Rasalhagian in descent,
    including Tai-i Sorenson and Albert's Chu-i. In an argument, Sveinson and Soderstrom got
    into a fight over Sorenson's decision to remain in the Combine. After punching Sorenson, he
    ordered them incarcerated. The next day, Albert was on the march in his Panther pursuing his
    former lance leader and other former comrades. The resulting battle with them would leave
    the Sabres dead and the unit spiritually broken. When they returned to base after the
    battle, they received word from Kanrei Theodore Kurita which decreed that all Rasalhagian
    soldiers who wished to resign to join the new Republic were free to do so. The Sabres
    received orders to train new soldiers of the Republic on Damian.
    
    On Damian in February of 3035, the unit failed in its duty to train the Republic's soldiers
    properly and they also failed to stop the Bandit King Hendrik Grimm from taking valuable
    goods from the planet. Albert and his unit were soon reassigned to Enif and exiled from the
    Fifth Sword of Light.[7] During this time Albert traded his Panther for a ComStar "gift," an
    MON-66 Mongoose.
    
    On the Sabres' reassignment, Albert was promoted to the rank of Chu-i of their Pursuit
    Lance. He and the rest of the Lance Leaders continued to do drill work to rebuild the unit's
    lost cohesion and sense of belonging. Eight years after being sent into exile and Sorenson's
    efforts to rebuild the unit's soul, they were put to the test. In 3042, pirates out of
    Antallos struck the planet; after tracking them, they discovered the pirates were not after
    armor factories, but the planet's food warehouses. Albert's lance, with a fire lance,
    flanked the enemy raider force and crushed them with firepower and speed. They managed to
    capture a Union Class DropShip, and the battle was a resounding success, which marked the
    Sabres' new road to recovering their honor.
    
    
    A few months later, slaver pirates raided the planet during a training exercise. Albert's
    Command Lance was forced to withdraw, rearm hastily, and help the Fire Lance combat the
    pirates. The unit was able to capture the commander of the force, who turned out to be the
    consort of “Mad” Max Smythe, an infamous pirate slaver of Antallos. They learned from
    her that early pirate raids against the planet were elements of the Band of the Damned. The
    Sabres then set out on a year-long hunt to find the Warlord of Galedon and to stop the
    slavers and the Damned. Though there were only a few successes, the unit proved its worth to
    the DCMS high command, and was reattached to the Fifth Sword of Light once again.[8]
    
    Clash with McKinnon's Raiders:
    In 3049, the Sabres received orders to probe into the Federated Commonwealth's Draconis
    March to look for signs of possible invasion. Raids within the last two years caused the
    leadership of the Combine to become concerned of impending invasion.
    
    Through the course of hitting various worlds in the Federated Commonwealth, the unit found
    little regarding the invasion. However, Davion raids of the border in 3047 turned out to be
    Fox's Teeth, an elite Davion independent company. Albert and the rest of the Sabres moved to
    raid the Fox's base on Benet III. In a brutal all-out battle, the two forces kept fighting
    until the Sabres felt honor had been satisfied for the Dragon, and they withdrew.[9]
    
    Duty on Luthien:
    After the Campaign of 3048–3049, The Kanrei recalled the unit to Luthien. There the unit
    was awarded status as a true independent BattleMech Company, no longer attached to any
    frontline combat unit. With the Sabres slipping from the TO&E of Combine, they became a
    black ops unit.
    
    
    Here Albert developed a relationship with Luthien Armor Works, while the unit conducted
    trials of new and experimental equipment for the Combine. He took part in the testing of the
    Blackjack medium OmniMech. By 3060, his Mongoose he had nicknamed Gunner, was reassigned to
    the 2nd Sword of Light. LAW's Research and Development section gifted him a Black Hawk-KU
    heavy OmniMech for his extensive help did with the new Blackjack.[10]
    
    Assuming Command of the Sabres and the Combine-Ghost Bear War
    In 3061, Albert's longtime commander Daniel Sorenson retired from service. He was elevated
    to Tai-i and assumed command of the unit. He in moving speech at the change of command
    ceremony, announced unit would forgo changing the name of the unit as it been tradition of
    the company parent's regiments tradition.[11] He announced the unit would retain the name in
    honor of Sorenson's duty and honor of holding the company together through his years of
    service.[1]
    
    After taking command, Albert and his command were moved to the Clan Ghost Bear border, where
    with newly held freedom maintain vigilance against any Clan intrusion.
    
    In 3062, the Combine-Ghost Bear War broke out due to efforts of the Black Dragon Society
    influenced Alshain Avengers Brigade trying to take their homeworld back from Clan Ghost
    Bear. Albert exploited the unit's independence and raided a number of Dominion worlds during
    the conflict. His exploits earned respect of the Ghost Bears to request that he and his unit
    to Courchevel, for a Trial of Possession which would end dishonorable war in honor. His
    noted action of the Trial, when in a personal duel, he took down a Kingfisher assault
    OmniMech.
    
    After conclusion of the War, Albert and his command were then returned to Luthien. There he
    was given the honor of being attached to the Coordinator's personal bodyguard unit, the
    Otomo.[1]
    
    
    Jihad:
    Luthien:
    In 3068, the Black Dragon Society influenced most of the 2nd Sword of Light to seize
    Imperial Capital. Albert and his Sabres were able to escape the fate of the majority of the
    Otomo. He led the unit through the fires of war for control of the capital, to join forces
    with the loyalist aligned 1st Genyosha and survivors of the Coordinator's bodyguard units to
    help combat the ronin Black Dragon forces. Over course of early years of the occupation of
    Luthien, Albert led his unit in attack and fade tactics against the rebel forces in the
    ruins of the capital city. This continued until people with Lord Chandrasekhar Kurita,
    convinced join his team of troops to fight the true enemy of the Combine, The Word of
    Blake.[1]
    
    Stone's Coalition
    After initial battles against the Blakists with Lord Kurita's Hachiman Taro Electronics, the
    death of Uncle Chandy led him into working with Devlin Stone's Coalition. As part of the
    Coalition he became liaison to Clan Ghost Bear who had joined the fight against the
    Blakists. His duel in 3063 at the end of the Combine-Ghost Bear War won him the respect
    needed to be a liaison officer to them. His leadership and tactics with his unit fighting
    alongside the Ghost Bears in the Protectorate proved to be a boon for Stone's Coalition.
    During the campaign, his Black Hawk-KU began to show wear and tear, despite offers by the
    Ghost Bears to replace it with a true Nova. He took up an offer to have his machine fitted
    out with Clan weaponry instead.[12]
    
    In August 3078, Albert and the Sabres would be assigned to participate in the retaking of
    Terra in Operation SYCTHE. Assigned to Task Force MALLET, he was initially assigned to
    command the operation to take the city of Athens with his Sabres and The Battle Corps
    mercenary command. Under the direction of General Lee, Albert's command worked with other
    special operations units which successfully retook the city in a near bloodless fight.[13]
    
    BattleMechs:
    In his very early career, he was known to pilot light BattleMechs, starting with an
    "acquired" Federated Suns Stinger BattleMech named Lucky Star. It was noted that he was
    known as one of the best Stinger pilots in the Inner Sphere.[14][15] After the 'Mech's
    destruction in 3029 during the Fourth Succession War, he was reassigned to a Panther. By
    3034, he was given an MON-67 Mongoose while giving up his Panther to a newcomer of the unit.
    When he assumed command of the Sabres he was gifted by LAW with a new Black Hawk-KU.[16] The
    'Mech was reconfigured by 3075 with Clan weaponry in place of Inner Sphere weapons,
    retaining its C3 master computer.[17]
    
    Reginald Benton:
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    House Benton
    Career Rank:
    Chu-i[1]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[1]
    
    Reginald Benton was a Chu-i in the Forty-fifth Benjamin Regulars.[1]
    
    History
    Benton was the great-grandson to Albert Benton and the eldest member of one of the most
    respected MechWarrior families in the Draconis Combine. Unlike his grandfather and father
    however, Reginald had none of their natural aptitude, only long hours of study and practice
    allowed him to meet his familial expectations. In 3147 he was assigned to the Forty-fifth
    Benjamin Regulars when Operation PERCEVAL and the battle of Clovis introduced him to lowborn
    Leftenant Anselm Remaldi of the First Avalon Hussars in a running battle between the
    Regulars and local resistance. Remaldi's Locust legged Benton's Stinger in that first
    meeting. The pair faced off again in 3148, this time Benton returned the favor and forced
    Remaldi to eject. The pair met at least four more times, never a decisive victory though
    Remaldi lost two more Locusts. Soldiers on both sides routinely bet on the next outcome, and
    surrounding fighting would often halt while the pair dueled. The two have developed a deep
    hatred for each other, with Benton's carefully cultivated reputation among the nobles
    suffering for his inability to defeat a lowborn MechWarrior. In 3150 the Hussars were
    finally rescued, and the Regulars surrendered the world As Benton left, Remaldi broadcast a
    series of taunts knowing it would infuriate Benton, their feud unresolved. Benton has since
    pushed for a reassignment to a unit more likely to face the Hussars, and an upgrade of his
    Stinger with Clan tech.[2][1][3][4]
    
    BattleMech
    Benton piloted a Stinger named "Tangerine Ghost."[1]
    
    Theresa Davenport:
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    Federated Suns[1]
    Career Rank:
    Sergeant[1]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[1]
    
    Theresa Davenport was a Sergeant in the AFFS and the Ruchbah resistance.[1]
    
    History:
    Davenport was a member of the Ruchbah resistance to the Word of Blake throughout the
    occupation of the world. A year before liberation she obtained a Stinger which she used to
    flush out Blakist forces from cover of three occasions. Her fourth attempt was against
    forces with greater control, and they refused to take the bait. A field gun destroyed her
    right leg however, though Davenport was able to destroy it before evading capture.[1]
    
    BattleMech:
    Davenport piloted a STG-3P Stinger.[1]
    
    Jakob Denny:
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    Free Worlds League[1]
    Career Rank:
    Corporal[1]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[1]
    
    Jakob Denny was a MechWarrior Corporal in the First Oriente Hussars.[1]
    
    History:
    Denny fought in the October 3146 raid on the Regulan world of Wallis. Facing off against the
    Thirty-first Regulan Hussars the Regulan forces fell back into the narrow confines of the
    Ronin Incorporated industrial complex. Unwilling to give up his mobility advantage Corporal
    Jakob Dennywas able to loop around the Regulans and disabled three retreating BattleMechs
    that thought to retreat from the bloodbath in the factory.[1][2]
    
    BattleMech:
    Denny piloted a Stinger.[1]
    
    Notes:
    This character was created as part of the 2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign by a
    backer.
    
    Dylan Dray:
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    ComStar[1][2][3]
    Career Rank:
    Acolyte[1][2]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[1][2][3]
    
    Dylan Dray was an Acolyte in the 104th Division (The Rhinos (V-lambda).[1][2][3]
    
    History:
    Dray was part of the mass of ComStar MechWarriors tasked with bringing down Aidan Pryde's
    Timber Wolf on the Prezno Plains as he acted as rearguard for the Clan Jade Falcon retreat
    from the Battle of Tukayyid. His ’Mech began malfunctioning, seemingly unable to obtain a
    lock on the Timber Wolf as Pryde appeared to manifest the Phantom Mech ability. Dray fired
    the last shot, targeting the emerald eyes of the Jade Falcon painted on the torso. Neither
    Dray nor other members of The Rhinos claimed credit for the kill.[1][2][3]
    
    BattleMech:
    Dray piloted a STG-3G Stinger, with the BattleMech Serial Number CS233-STG-3G. After the
    battle with Aidan Pryde his ’Mech continued to have intermittent targeting and sensor
    anomalies, which appeared to propagate to other BattleMechs it interfaced with. ComStar
    Technicians elected to strip the entire computer hardware from the Stinger. Rumors persisted
    for years of attempts to weaponize the "White Rhino Virus"[1][2][3]
    
    Morton Hopeless:
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    Solaris[1]
    Career Rank:
    Captain[1]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[1]
    
    Morton Hopeless was a gladiator in the Solaris games.[1]
    
    History:
    Captain Morton Hopeless was a well known Solaris gladiator more known for his loud mouth
    than his rankings. He was particularly outspoken about the conventional wisdom that an Atlas
    could defeat a battalion of Stingers. When Atlas pilot Killian "Mangler" Pomeroy heard of
    this he demanded Hopeless "put up or shut up." Accepting the challenge, Hopeless fought a
    match in the Jungle for verigraphs. Taking advantage of the close quarters and high
    temperatures Hopeless outmaneuvered the Atlas, finishing the match with a humiliating kick
    that snapped off the larger ’Mech's leg. At the conclusion of the fight Hopeless refused
    to take possession of the Atlas, claiming it to be an "inferior ’Mech."[1]
    
    BattleMech:
    Morton Hopeless piloted a STG-5R Stinger.[1]
    
    Velglarn Kharlan:
    
    Personal Affiliation: Free Worlds League[1]
    Died: 3074
    Career Rank:
    Captain[1]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[1]
    
    Velglarn Kharlan was a MechWarrior and Instructor at the Allison MechWarrior Institute.[1]
    
    History:
    Kharlan was an instructor at the Allison MechWarrior Institute and a noted expert in Clan
    tactics and culture. He was often sent Clan bondsmen to interview. This changed in 3074 when
    Dr. Saga Brest's research into Operation Klondike showed he was related to one of the
    founders of Clan Wolverine, Linda Kharlan. Without thinking of the ramifications be shared
    this bit of family trivia with three bondsmen whom immediately declared a Trial of
    Annihilation. He fought bravely but was unable to stand against the massed firepower of his
    former-colleagues. It is unknown what Bloodhouse, if any, the three were granted as a reward
    for completing the Bloodright.[1]
    
    BattleMech:
    Kharlan piloted a Stinger.[1]
    
    Notes:
    This character was created as part of the 2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign by a
    backer.
    
    Scope Kinugau:
    
    Personal
    Affiliation:
    Magistracy of Canopus
    Draconis Combine (previous)
    Career Rank:
    Captain
    Profession:
    MechWarrior
    
    Scope Kinugau was MechWarrior during the early thirty-first century.[1]
    
    History:
    He fought for the DCMS for more than fifty engagements until he switched allegiance to the
    Magistracy of Canopus. Rumor said this was because he had fallen in love with Kyalla
    Centrella, and since then he was put in charge of scout training in the Magistracy of
    Canopus.[1]
    
    BattleMech:
    Scope was known to pilot a Stinger BattleMech, nicknamed "Centrellan Hope".[1]
    
    
    Johnny Mace:
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    Mercenary;[1]
    Free Worlds League[2]
    Career Rank:
    Force Commander[2]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[2]
    
    Johnny Mace was the commander of Bravo Battalion of the Gryphons.[2]
    
    History:
    In July 3028 Johnny Mace was an inexperienced freelance mercenary MechWarrior known more for
    his womanizing and patchouli stench than his battlefield skills. His agent, Mr. Morris of
    Leech Contractors and Negotiators secured contract IND 27-1208-03D for him. A pirate defense
    contract on the Lyran Commonwealth's periphery border world of Here that had been
    languishing unfulfilled since 8 December 3027 due to undesirable terms.[3] Due to Mace's
    Poor quality rating he only qualified for 65% of base remuneration on this already poor
    contract[4] Because of his inexperience and naiveté Mace took the contract, despite the
    knowledge he would face a pirate unit fielding a PNT-9R Panther, WTH-1 Whitworth, and GHR-5H
    Grasshopper among others.[1]
    
    Somehow, he survived that contract and life eventually took him to Shiloh. There he would
    end up imprisoned and sentenced to a forced labor camp, ending his mercenary career. While
    serving his sentence he converted to the Exituri faith and volunteered to serve as the part
    of the planet's manpower tribute to the Gryphons. Mace thrived there, aided by his newfound
    dedication and rose to command Bravo Battalion.[2]
    
    BattleMech:
    Mace piloted a STG-3R Stinger.[1][2]
    
    Quotes:
    "Pirate chicks are hot! Then again, so are Barons' daughters, but hell, booty is booty![1]"
    
    
    Xerxes Mard:
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    Draconis Combine[1]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[1]
    
    Xerxes Mard was a MechWarrior and conman.[1]
    
    History:
    Xerxes Mard was born on Cadiz to a MechWarrior family of some small repute. His mediocre
    skills piloting a  ’Mech still managed to surpass his success as a con artist. That all
    changed with the Clan Invasion. Portraying himself as "Galaxy Commander" Mard of "Clan
    Punisher" he preyed on the uninformed and gullible members of the Periphery, able to
    threated or cajole most concessions he desired. When that failed, the Machine Guns of his
    Stinger usually quelled complaints. He disappeared suddenly in 3054, but the hushed whispers
    about Clan Punisher could still be heard years later.[1]
    
    BattleMech:
    Xerxes Mard piloted a Stinger.[1]
    
    Notes:
    This character was created as part of the 2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign by a
    backer.
    "Clan Punisher" is a call back to a time when the names of the existing Clans were not set
    in stone yet, Clans Fox and Punisher were among the selectable factions in an advertisement
    for MechForce North America, "the official BattleTech player's organization" that was
    printed on page 104 of FASA's sourcebook Day of Heroes, and elsewhere.
    
    Elliria McClure
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    Magistracy of Canopus[1]
    McClure's Hive[1]
    Career Rank:
    Colonel[1]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[1]
    
    Elliria McClure was a founder of the mercenary unit McClure's Hive.[1]
    
    History:
    Major Elliria McClure was a battalion commander in the Third Canopian Fusiliers when the
    Magistracy of Canopus began strengthening ties with the Capellan Confederation, something
    that did not sit well with McClure and others. In early 3069 she put out a call to Fusiliers
    who felt the same as her, and many quietly slipped away with their BattleMechs to rendezvous
    on Herotitus. McClure had been quietly establishing a cache of ’Mechs on planet, primarily
    older scouts. After recruiting heavily from the Dispossessed on planet she had nearly a
    regiment. Her first contracts as McClure's Hive were with the Fronc Reaches and the Calderon
    Protectorate.[1]
    
    BattleMech:
    McClure piloted a STG-6L Stinger.[1]
    
    
    Marcus Norman
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    Lola's Lights[1]
    Career Rank:
    Corporal[1]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[1]
    
    Marcus Norman was a Corporal in Lola's Lights.[1]
    
    History:
    Corporal Marcus Norman was aboard the Lights' DropShip during Operation SCOUR when TerraSec
    fighters forced it to land in the Yucatan Peninsula. With the unit out of contact they
    assumed they were in Word of Blake controlled territory and began raiding supply bases in
    order to tie down as many local defenders as possible. Coalition leadership meanwhile
    assumed they were destroyed. Norman's Stinger excelled at the raiding, and nearly a century
    later it was still used as an example of light ’Mech tactics. After seven months though,
    this would come to an end. On 29 January 3079 Gannon's Cannons was assigned to hunt down
    what were believed to be Word of Blake holdouts refusing to accept the surrender three weeks
    earlier. After a brief battle that killed the Lights' commander Norman and others began to
    surrender. It was only then that the true identities of both parties were discovered and
    Norman learned he had been attacking allied personnel for nearly a month. Horrified with
    this revelation he resigned from military service and dedicated his life to humanitarian
    pursuits.[1][2][3]
    
    BattleMech:
    Norman piloted a Stinger.[1]
    
    Notes:
    This character was created as part of the 2019 Clan Invasion crowdfunding campaign by a
    backer.
    
    Alexander Rice:
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    Magistracy of Canopus[1]
    Career Rank:
    Ensign[1]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior[1]
    
    Alexander Rice was an ensign in the Magistracy Armed Forces.[1]
    
    History:
    Rice took part in the Battle of New Hessen, in 3084. Using a combination of Thunder LRMs and
    smoke SRMs, he successfully bluffed the ’Mech-less Republic of the Sphere column, which
    was seeking to lift the siege on the city of Denton, that they faced a lance of BattleMechs.
    The Republic commander was briefly relieved of command, and Rice was believed to have been
    promoted.[1]
    
    BattleMech:
    Rice piloted a STG-5T Stinger.[1]
    
    
    Bors Sillader:
    
    Personal Affiliation:
    Federated Suns
    Career Rank:
    MechWarrior
    Profession:
    MechWarrior
    
    Bors Sillader was MechWarrior during the early thirty-first century fighting on the First
    Ceti Hussars.[1]
    
    History:
    Bors was the MechWarrior with more Stingers shot out from under him that any MechWarrior
    dead or alive. He was considered one of the luckiest warriors, and he was always able to
    find a new Stinger after losing them.[1]
    
    BattleMech:
    Bors was known to pilot a Stinger BattleMech. Having lost around nine, he is piloting one
    nicknamed "Lots-O-Luck XII".[1]
    
    Notes:
    Dale L. Kemper later reused the name Bors Sillader for the April 1990 article "SOMNULUS
    Class Ambulance Ship" for the Star Trek RPG in "Far & Away Number 1," a magazine he edited.
    
    Marge Sippers:
    
    Born: 3007
    Personal Affiliation:
    Draconis Combine
    Career Rank:
    Tai-i
    Profession:
    MechWarrior
    
    Tai-i Marge Sippers was a Draconis Combine MechWarrior and lifelong disciple of
    controversial tactician Mercer Ravannion.[1][2][3]
    
    History:
    Sippers was a young sixteen-year-old MechWarrior in 3023 serving under Captain Mercer
    Ravannion, the infamous proponent of the controversial "Charge of the Horde" tactic of using
    large numbers of light 'Mechs to overwhelm heavier forces. She was a true believer in
    Ravannion's ideas, an attachment some attributed to a schoolgirl crush.
    
    Despite her linkage with the disgraced Ravannion, she proved to be skilled MechWarrior and
    tactician, and after his death rose to the rank of Tai-i. During this time she won a number
    of surprising victories using a modified form of the "Charge of the Horde" tactic,
    exchanging heavier Jenners for the lighter Wasps and Stingers preferred by Ravannion.[1]
    
    These included a raid on Kelenfold in 3042, where she attacked a Kelenfold TMM supply depot
    using her version of the "Charge of the Horde". Attacking at night with her highly mobile
    company, she managed to isolate a Lyran Commonwealth assault lance defending the depot.
    While successful in destroying the depot and two enemy assault 'Mechs, she lost half her
    company in exchange, earning her a reprimand and generating further derision of horde
    tactics.[3]
    
    Her devotion to Ravannion continued after her retirement, when she founded a small museum to
    his memory, covering both his personal and professional accomplishments.[2]
    
    BattleMech:
    Sippers was known to pilot a Stinger BattleMech.[1]
    
    Aris Sung:
    
    Born	3034[1]
    Died	5 August 3072[1][2]
    Personal Affiliation:
    Capellan Confederation
    Profession:
    MechWarrior
    
    Aris Sung was a MechWarrior of Warrior House Hiritsu.
    
    He entered into the service of the House at the unusual age of thirteen years (he was too
    old to join the house by regular means) by stealing Crescent Moon and asking for a place in
    the house before he returned it. He rose through ranks and commanded a company during the
    siege of Kaifeng. He also participated in the Capellan - St. Ives war.
    
    History:
    
    Early Life:
    Aris Sung grew up on Randar as an orphan, and it is implied he was a thief and street
    gangster by 3047 when he was thirteen years old. He admired House Hiritsu who resided on the
    world and wanted to join their ranks.[3]
    
    At thirteen years of age Aris Sung won admission to Warrior House Hiritsu by impressing
    House Master Virginia York with his audacity and maturity when he broke into the House's
    stronghold and stole Crescent Moon. It was at that young age that he merited the ire of
    future House Master Ty Wu Non, establishing an irascible relationship that lasted throughout
    Sung's career with the Warrior House. Sung entered training later than most other
    applicants, but applied himself and had, by 3051, become a member of House Hirtisu's
    infantry battalion. It was in this role that he was present on Gei-Fu to subdue a BattleMech
    (a Stinger) single-handedly, saving the life of House Master York in the process. This
    earned him a promotion to the House's BattleMech battalion in the 'Mech he captured.[3]
    
    
    Kaifeng:
    By 3058 Sung's obvious abilities and brilliant mind had earned him the position of Lance
    Leader in the BattleMech battalion, and he was instrumental in the attack on Kaifeng. When
    traitors from within House Hiritsu conspired with the Kaifeng Sarna March Militia to bring
    down the Warrior House and succeeded in killing House Master Virginia York, Sung advanced to
    Company Leader, uncovered the conspiracy, and helped the House battle its way to victory.[3]
    
    On Kaifeng, Aris befriended a young thief named Li Wynn, who provided vital assistance to
    him as he was stranded behind enemy lines. Admiring Aris, Li Wynn joined Warrior House
    Hiritsu afterwards,[4] though he and Aris would later come to disagree with each other on
    certain issues.
    
    Capellan-St. Ives War:
    When the Chancellor chose to tour the Capellan worlds along the St. Ives Compact border, it
    was House Hiritsu, and Aris Sung with them, who oversaw much of his security. In his
    personal journal Sung wrote of how the Xin Sheng movement had revitalized the
    Confederation's populace and military, and his own pride in serving as head of the
    Chancellor's honor guard, as well swearing to protect his ruler against any St. Ives
    treachery, for if Sun-Tzu Liao died the Confederation's revival would die with him.[5]
    
    Sung's suspicions about his Compact brethren appeared vindicated when the Blackwind Lancers
    struck at the Chancellor's entourage on Hustaing, though Sun-Tzu himself had instead
    returned to Sian briefly, and was represented on Hustaing by his fiancée, Isis Marik, who
    went missing in the attack.[6]
    
    Sung and the Hiritsu warriors drove the Lancers off, never realizing that Sun-Tzu had in
    fact instigated the attack using a Maskirovka agent in the Lancers (and had apparently
    planned to sacrifice Iris Marik for greater impact). Aris Sung even sought and received
    special permission from House Master Ty Wu Non to infiltrate the city during the upheaval to
    find and rescue Isis Marik. In this he succeeded, though in the final showdown between
    Hiritsu personnel, Blackwind Lancers, and several criminal street gangs, Aris Sung would
    have been killed if not for the intervention of a mysterious operative with an unknown
    agenda.[6]
    
    
    In the subsequent war with St. Ives, Sung and the Hiritsu warriors remained near the
    forefront of the Capellan advance.
    
    Together with other Capellan forces, House Hiritsu was present on St. Ives when the CCAF
    took that world. Sung was often the voice of compassion and reason within the Warrior House
    during this period, a role that House Master Ty Wu Non encouraged him in, despite their past
    differences.[7]
    
    Word of Blake Jihad and Death
    Aris Sung was sent to Fanardir, in the Magistracy of Canopus, along with a team from House
    Hiritsu, to make contact with a supposed anti-Blakist resistance cell after the Word of
    Blake has brought the world under their control. The insertion failed; Aris Sung and his
    fellow MechWarrior Mikhail Chess were discovered and hunted down in their BattleMechs. Both
    were destroyed, but survived.[2]
    
    Aris managed to escape initially, but was tracked and attacked by Setiwah, a female Manei
    Domini operative. She ended up cutting his hand off and driving a blade into his heart.[2]
    
    Aris woke up weeks later at a Resistance cell base and learned they had rescued him from a
    Blakist laboratory. For some reason they had kept him alive and fitted him with an
    artificial hand and heart. However, it was an elaborate ruse. The "resistance cell" turned
    out to be a Word of Blake counterinsurgency operation designed to gain Aris Sung's trust.
    Through his attempts to contact other Hiritsu operatives on Fanardir he unwittingly
    compromised the entire Hiritsu operation as well as the real resistance cell.
    
    Just as he realized that he had been played (upon meeting with the real resistance), Word of
    Blake forces attacked and decimated them. Aris Sung found his artificial hand spasmed
    uncontrollably, sidelining him in the fight. In the end he was approached by Setiwah who
    confirmed that it had been her who had helped him twelve years earlier on Hustaing, because
    he sought to rescue Isis Marik— the Word of Blake Master's progeny. Finally, she killed
    him by stopping his artificial heart with a button on a remote control.[2][8]
    
    
    BattleMechs:
    Aris Sung was awarded the Stinger he had defeated when he was promoted from House Hiritsu's
    infantry to MechWarrior.[1][3] By 3058, he piloted a Wraith (an unusual design originating
    from the Free Worlds League) which he painted gunmetal blue and served most of his active
    career with. The Wraith was destroyed in the failed insertion on Fanardir.
    
    Family:
    After the Blakist defeat on Setiwah, Magistracy forces recovered a child with genetic
    markers matching Aris. The child was taken by House Hiritsu. Aris' granddaughter, Sandra,
    was born in 3107. During the late Dark Age Era, she fought alongside Danai Centrella-Liao,
    seeking to emulate Aris' martial and philosophical perfection.[9]
    
    Quotations:
    "Without the Warrior Houses, the Capellan State would collapse as the eagle falls without
    her wings."
    
    Notes:
    Aris Sung was at the center of an ensemble cast of House Hiritsu characters introduced in
    Loren Coleman's novel Binding Force. They would feature in several more novels and stories
    by him and later Phaedra Weldon, and were mostly killed off in Weldon's story With Carrion
    Men.
    Among the scenes depicted on its cover, Handbook: House Liao features the captive
    13-year-old Aris Sung as he is brought before House Master Virginia York by Ty Wu Non.
    
    Aniceto Tuvida:
    
    Born	1 May 3112[1]
    Personal Affiliation:
    Capellan Confederation
    Career Rank:
    MechWarrior[1]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior
    
    Ancieto Tuvida was a MechWarrior in the Swift Lance of the Confederation Reserve Cavalry.[1]
    
    History:
    Tuvida was a loyal Capellan Confederation citizen, one tightly devoted to state ideals.
    However, she had little drive of her own. She was a reliable MechWarrior for the
    Confederation Reserve Cavalry, but one not expected to earn promotions. She served in the
    Swift Lance alongside Concetina Schiller and Marek Zabielski.[1]
    
    BattleMech:
    Aniceto Tuvida piloted a STG-5R Stinger nicknamed Hidden Shock with serial number
    TC4699-131K. Originally manufactured for the Taurian Concordat, it was captured by the
    Federated Suns and in turn captured during the Victoria War by the Confederation.[1]
    
    Alex Ward:
    
    Died	19 May 3027[1][2]
    Personal Affiliation:
    Clan Wolf
    Wolf's Dragoons
    Career Rank:
    MechWarrior[1][2]
    Profession:
    MechWarrior
    
    Alex Ward was a member of Wolf's Dragoons' Black Widow Company.[3]
    
    History:
    
    Clans:
    A member of the Clans and a Bloodnamed warrior of the Ward Bloodhouse, Alex was dishonored
    beyond redemption by his gambling habit, including losses to lower castes. He therefore
    jumped at the opportunity to join the Dragoons in the Inner Sphere and start anew, with whom
    he was with Natasha Kerensky, one of the few Bloodnamed Dragoons.[1][2]
    
    Wolf's Dragoons:
    Even a change of environment that dramatic did not however free him from his addiction, and
    once with the Dragoons he remained a known gambler, who became severely indebted to his
    battalion commander.[1][3]
    
    He voluntarily joined the Black Widow Company after New Delos, expecting that the unit with
    the highest combat bonus would help him pay his debts, which otherwise would have ended in
    his disgrace and exile,[3] and had participated in all of its actions up through
    3025.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
    
    Over the years, he earned and lost fortunes many times over, and remained in debt. Natasha
    Kerensky protected him from his creditors, and he returned her consideration with loyalty
    and courage in battle.[3]
    
    Ward was killed 19 May 3027 by Federated Suns forces before the Black Widow Company could
    depart the world with the Bounty Hunter.[1][13]
    
    BattleMech:
    Alex Ward was known to have piloted a STG-3R Stinger BattleMech.[1][3][2]

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                       Endo Steel (C)               2.50                     
Engine:                                   300 Fusion (C)              19.00                     
    Walking MP:                               6 [7]                                             
    Running MP:                               9 [11]                                            
    Jumping MP:                                 6                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                       13 [26] (C)                 3.00                     
Gyro:                                       Heavy-Duty                 6.00                     
Cockpit:                                    Small (C)                  2.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  169                     9.00                     
    Type:                               Ferro-Fibrous (C)                                       

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      16             26       
    Center Torso (rear):                               6       
    R/L Torso:                         12             20       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  4       
    R/L Arm:                            8             16       
    R/L Leg:                           12             24       

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Location                                     Fixed                            Spaces Remaining  
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Head                                  2 Watchdog CEWS (C)                            0          
Center Torso                           1 Recon Camera (C)                            1          
Right Torso                             2 Endo Steel (C)                             2          
                                    1 Triple-Strength Myomer                                    
                                      2 Ferro-Fibrous (C)                                       
                                     2 Double Heat Sink (C)                                     
                                           3 Jump Jet                                           
Left Torso                              3 Endo Steel (C)                             2          
                                    1 Triple-Strength Myomer                                    
                                      3 Ferro-Fibrous (C)                                       
                                           3 Jump Jet                                           
Right Arm                               1 Endo Steel (C)                             4          
                                    2 Triple-Strength Myomer                                    
                                      1 Ferro-Fibrous (C)                                       
Left Arm                                1 Endo Steel (C)                             4          
                                    2 Triple-Strength Myomer                                    
                                      1 Ferro-Fibrous (C)                                       
Right Leg                                     None                                   2          
Left Leg                                      None                                   2          

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Fixed Equipment                                        Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Watchdog CEWS (C)                                         H                 2          1.50             
Recon Camera (C)                                          CT                1          0.50             
3 Jump Jets                                               RT                3          1.50             
3 Jump Jets                                               LT                3          1.50             
Triple-Strength Myomer                                    --                6          0.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 37
TP: BM,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 2,  MV: 12"j
Damage: (S) 0 / (M) 0 / (L) 0,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 6,  Structure (S): 4
Specials: ECM, ENE, LPRB, OMNI, RCN, TSM, WAT