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| conflict = ilClan Trial
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{{InfoBoxConflict
| partof = Dark Age Era
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| image      =  
| image =
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| partof     =
| startdate = 16 April [[3151]]
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| date        = 16 April [[3151]]
| enddate =
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| place       = Ottawa, Canada, North America<ref>''Hour of the Wolf'', p. 388</ref>
| planet = [[Terra]]
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| planet      = [[Terra]]
| place = Ottawa, Canada, North America<ref>''Hour of the Wolf'', p. 388</ref>
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| commander1 = Khan [[Alaric Ward]];<br /> General [[Chance Vickers]]
| result = Clan Wolf becomes ilClan
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| forces1    = [[Clan Wolf Touman|Clan Wolf ''touman'']];<br> [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile Touman|Clan Wolf-in-Exile ''touman'']];<br> [[Wolf's Dragoons]];<br> The [[Fidelis]] (as Clan Wolf bondsmen)<br> ex-[[Republic of the Sphere|Republic of the Sphere]] soldiers (as Clan Wolf bondsmen)
| territory =
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| commander2  = Khan [[Malvina Hazen]];<br /> Galaxy Commander [[Stephanie Chistu]]
| faction1 = [[Clan Wolf]]
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| forces2    = [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Clan Jade Falcon ''touman'']]
| commander1 = Khan [[Alaric Ward]];<br /> General [[Chance Vickers]]
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| commander3  =
| command1 = [[Clan Wolf Touman|Clan Wolf ''touman'']];<br> [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile Touman|Clan Wolf-in-Exile ''touman'']]
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| forces3    =
| faction2 = [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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| environment = n/a
| commander2 = Khan [[Malvina Hazen]];<br /> Galaxy Commander [[Stephanie Chistu]]
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| conditions  = [[Republic of the Sphere]] disbanded
| command2 = [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Clan Jade Falcon ''touman'']]
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| result      = Clan Wolf becomes ilClan
| faction3 = [[Wolf's Dragoons]];<br> The [[Fidelis]] (as Clan Wolf bondsmen)<br /> ex-[[Republic of the Sphere|Republic of the Sphere]] soldiers (as Clan Wolf bondsmen)
 
| commander3 = General [[Thomas Brubaker]]
 
| command3 = The entire Wolf's Dragoon Mercenary Unit;<br /> [[Republic Armed Forces]] (as Clan Wolf bondsmen) <br /> [[Fidelis]] (as Clan Wolf bondsmen)
 
 
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Despite the supply problems, the Falcons attacked frontally again, intending to crush what they perceived as the weakened Wolves. Once again, Alaric was a priority target, but the Falcons failed in this goal once more. The fighting was very intense, and by 1400 hours, the Wolves were on the brink of defeat, with the Falcons feeling that their strategy had paid off.<ref>''IlClan'', p. 96</ref>
 
Despite the supply problems, the Falcons attacked frontally again, intending to crush what they perceived as the weakened Wolves. Once again, Alaric was a priority target, but the Falcons failed in this goal once more. The fighting was very intense, and by 1400 hours, the Wolves were on the brink of defeat, with the Falcons feeling that their strategy had paid off.<ref>''IlClan'', p. 96</ref>
  
At the precipice of defeat, Alaric called ''Task Force Athena'', his last reserves. The Khan had been preparing for the Trial for decades. Months before, knowing he would need more forces to ensure victory, he launched two secret operations: ''Operation Reunion'', tasked to [[Anastasia Kerensky]], which was to convince [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] to rejoin the Wolves, and ''Operation Amalgamation'', tasked to Star Captain [[Marotta Kerensky]] to do the same with the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] mercenary unit. Both formed Athena, a unit that was kept hidden not only from the Falcons but also from the majority of Clan Wolf. The Fidelis would also join as part of the deal with Alaric to reconstitute the Jaguars, but they didn't fight, only providing intelligence. Task Force Athena suffered heavy losses while engaging the Jade Falcons forces. When the Dragoons were to crush the Falcons, Alaric ordered them to pull back and retreat.  Anastasia would be the one to deal the final blow to Chinggis Khan Malvina Hazen, ending the battle for Terra. Caught between two fires, the Falcons were crushed. Galaxy Commander [[Stephanie Chistu]], after Malvina's falling, took the command of the Falcons and ordered to cease fighting. However, most Mongol Doctrine followers ignored her and the Wolves were forced to kill those who refused to give up arms to a man, nearly annihilating the Falcons.<ref>''IlClan'', pp. 97–101</ref>
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At the precipice of defeat, Alaric called ''Task Force Athena'', his last reserves. The Khan had been preparing for the Trial for decades. Months before, knowing he would need more forces to ensure victory, he launched two secret operations: ''Operation Reunion'', tasked to [[Anastasia Kerensky]], which was to convince [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] to rejoin the Wolves, and ''Operation Amalgamation'', tasked to Star Captain [[Marotta Kerensky]] to do the same with the [[Wolf's Dragoons]] mercenary unit. Both formed Athena, a unit that was kept hidden not only from the Falcons but also from the majority of Clan Wolf. The Fidelis would also join as part of the deal with Alaric to reconstitute the Jaguars, but they didn't fought, only providing intelligence. Task Force Athena suffered heavy losses while engaging the Jade Falcons forces. When the Dragoons were to crush the Falcons, Alaric ordered them to pull back and retreat.  Anastasia would be the one to deal the final blow to Chinggis Khan Malvina Hazen, ending the battle for Terra. Caught between two fires, the Falcons were crushed. Galaxy Commander [[Stephanie Chistu]], after Malvina's falling, took the command of the Falcons and ordered to cease fighting. However, most Mongol Doctrine followers ignored her and the Wolves were forced to kill those who refused to give up arms to a man, nearly annihilating the Falcons.<ref>''IlClan'', pp. 97–101</ref>
  
 
==Aftermath==
 
==Aftermath==
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==Legacy==
 
==Legacy==
 
[[File:Devlin Stone ER3145.jpg‎|right|thumb|150px|Devlin Stone's death would mark the end of the [[Dark Age Era]].]]
 
[[File:Devlin Stone ER3145.jpg‎|right|thumb|150px|Devlin Stone's death would mark the end of the [[Dark Age Era]].]]
The ilClan Trial would not only change the political aspects of the Clans, but the personal aspects as well. When it came to Alaric Ward, he caused the most significant changes of all. One of the first things that his Trial did is change the landscape of the Clan political doctrine. As where the [[Crusader Clans|Crusader philosophy]] was created as a way to take over the Inner Sphere and dominate Terra, it was often derided as a stereotype of why all Clan warriors hated the Inner Sphere by their inhabitants. However, after many generations had passed, the Invading Clans had matured. Alaric had managed to transform the Crusader philosophy into a more peaceful endeavor, in opposition to Malvina's brutal views of ruling Terra through her [[Mongol Doctrine]]. Even when he had the tomb of [[Aleksandr Kerensky]], he grew to understand the reason for why he left the Inner Sphere and why his son, Nicholas created The [[Clans]] to return. It was at this moment, he used the Crusader way as a means to defend the Inner Sphere rather than to act as its conqueror as stereotyped by many spheroids as the basic Clanner attitude. Clan Wolf, Clan Jade Falcon, and Clan Smoke Jaguar were the only three Crusader Clans who fulfilled what the Crusader movement was about. For Clan Wolf, they reunited with their [[Clan Wolf in Exile|Warden brethren]] into a united Clan Wolf once more. As for the Smoke Jaguars, when it came to their near destruction during the [[Great Refusal]], they became a quasi-Warden Clan, learning from their mistakes of how they had failed the Crusader way, while fighting for the Inner Sphere as a way to redeem themselves as the Fidelis. Lastly, Clan Jade Falcon, a Clan known for their sheer tenacity and honor was tainted from the inside out and turned into a dishonorable Clan that disregarded honor for the sake of brutality and fear under the leadership of Malvina Hazen.
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The ilClan Trial would not only change the political aspects of the Clans, but the personal aspects as well. When it came to Alaric Ward, he caused the most significant changes of all. One of the first things that his Trial did is change the landscape of the Clan political doctrine. As where the [[Crusader Clans|Crusader philosophy]] was created as a way to take over the Inner Sphere and dominate Terra, it was often derided as a stereotype of why all Clan warriors hated the Inner Sphere by their inhabitants. However, after many generations had passed, the Invading Clans had matured. Alaric had managed to transform the Crusader philosophy into a more peaceful endeavor, in opposition to Malvina's brutal rule of Terra through her [[Mongol Doctrine]]. Even when he had the tomb of [[Aleksandr Kerensky]], he grew to understand the reason for why he left the Inner Sphere and why his son, Nicholas created The [[Clans]] to return. It was at this moment, he used the Crusader way as a means to defend the Inner Sphere rather than to act as its conqueror as stereotyped by many spheroids as the basic Clanner attitude. Clan Wolf, Clan Jade Falcon, and Clan Smoke Jaguar were the only three Crusader Clans who fulfilled what the Crusader movement was about. For Clan Wolf, they reunited with their [[Clan Wolf in Exile|Warden brethren]] into a united Clan Wolf once more. As for the Smoke Jaguars, when it came to their near destruction during the [[Great Refusal]], they became a quasi-Warden Clan, learning from their mistakes of how they had failed the Crusader way, while fighting for the Inner Sphere as a way to redeem themselves as the Fidelis. Lastly, Clan Jade Falcon, a Clan known for their sheer tenacity and honor was tainted from the inside out and turned into a dishonorable Clan that disregarded honor for the sake of brutality and fear under the leadership of Malvina Hazen.
  
 
With Clan Wolf as the ilClan, Clan Smoke Jaguar reconstituted as a full Clan once more, and Clan Jade Falcon converted as a bodyguard Clan, it is likely that the three Clans have abandoned their Crusader beliefs and animosity for each other in order to protect Terra and the New Star League as well as begin the healing process between the three Clans.
 
With Clan Wolf as the ilClan, Clan Smoke Jaguar reconstituted as a full Clan once more, and Clan Jade Falcon converted as a bodyguard Clan, it is likely that the three Clans have abandoned their Crusader beliefs and animosity for each other in order to protect Terra and the New Star League as well as begin the healing process between the three Clans.
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
BloodRibbon ceremony at tomb of Kerensky.jpg|Kerensky's tomb in Unity City.
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Kerenskygrave01.jpg|Kerensky's grave on Unity City.
 
</gallery>
 
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