Brenda Calderon

Brenda Calderon
Character Profile
Affiliation House Calderon
Rank Senior Marshal[1]
Profession MechWarrior

Brenda Calderon was an officer in the Taurian Defense Force in the thirty-first century.

History[edit]

Brenda was distant kin to Protector Jeffrey Calderon of the Taurian Concordat, but her lineage was never considered to be in line for the Protectorship. If her name earned her anything, it was a reasonable amount of distrust that her accomplishments and advancements were the product of favoritism. This is far from the case; Brenda Calderon overcame much in the way of prejudice that arose due to her family name and advanced from colonel in command of the Taurian Guard in 3025[2] to becoming Senior Marshal of the TDF by 3050.[1] Though she held that position through 3054[3] when Jeffrey Calderon assumed the Protectorship and overall command of the TDF in 3055, she resumed command of the Taurian Guard until her 4 July 3063 retirement.[4][5]

Brenda Calderon had held onto her position as Senior Marshal only at Jeffrey's request. Known to have disagreed with Protector Grover Shraplen and fearing that traditionalists might try and champion her as a replacement, she subsequently resigned her post and established herself on her New Vandenberg estates. Her position there, surrounded by I Corps, her former command, caused Protector Shraplen great concern.[6] Shraplen launched what became the Pleiades Crusade, and he immediately experienced a sharp drop in popularity as a result of the Concordat losses.

Despite her retirement, she was still forwarded a 3067 report on TDF readiness by her successor Lee Smith.[7]

Various rumors began to spread, ranging from Cham Kithrong planning to invade Taurus to install Erik Martens-Calderon on the throne, to Brenda planning a coup involving former comrades located throughout the Taurian Guard, despite being in her sixties at the time.[8]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 20 Year Update, p. 77: "Taurian Defense Forces (Deployment as of 3050)"
  2. The Periphery, p. 81: "BattleMech Regiment Deployment Table (as of 3025)"
  3. Objective Raids, p. 48: "Taurian Defense Forces (Deployment as of 3054)"
  4. The Periphery, Second Edition, p. 22: "The Taurian Defense Force - Deployment as of 3058"
  5. Field Manual: Periphery, p. 46
  6. Field Manual: Periphery, p. 56: "Brenda Calderon"
  7. Field Manual: Updates, p. 192: "Taurian Concordat"
  8. Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 68: "The Pleiades Campaign"

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