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Line 5: | birthdate = | birthdate = | died = | died = − | othernames = "Woody";<ref name=MS2p39>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 39: "Green Mountain Boys: Live Free or Die"</ref><br>Ethan Allan<ref name=MS2p39/><ref>''The Periphery, Second Edition'', p. 36: "Magistracy Military"</ref> + | othernames = "Woody"<ref name=MS2p39>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 39: "Green Mountain Boys: Live Free or Die"</ref><br>Ethan Allan<ref name=MS2p39/><ref>''Periphery (2nd Edition)'', p. 36: "Magistracy Military"</ref> − | affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]];<br>[[Jureck's Jaegers]];<br>[[Green Mountain Boys]] + | affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<br>[[Jureck's Jaegers]]<br>[[Green Mountain Boys]] | rank = [[Major]] | rank = [[Major]] | title = | title = Line 18:
Line 18: ==History== ==History== − '''Woodrow Ethan Allen''' was a Lyran citizen who was known as "Woody" Allen for the first seventeen years of his life. Unwilling to continue the trend in adulthood, he applied for admission to the [[The Nagelring|Nagelring Academy]], using his middle name on all formal occasions. Despite performing well and graduating, after a single tour of duty in the [[LCAF]] as an enlisted man it became evident that without family ties he would not advance as far as he wished. Departing from the LCAF, he joined the mercenary unit [[Jureck's Jaegers]]. The Jaegers commander discovered a [[lostech]] cache on [[Risin]] in [[3035]], which resulted in a [[Battle of Risin (3035)|raid]] by the [[Blades of Death]]. After defeating the Jaegers they executed the officers and pressed the others into slavery. Allen remained a slave to the Blades for many years before being sold to the [[Marian Hegemony]] on [[Islington]]. In [[3039]], forces of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] [[Battle of Islington (3039)|raided]] Islington, which Allen and other slaves used as an opportunity to revolt. Though most were killed, Allen and 27 other slaves won their freedom and stole four Hegemony [[BattleMech]]s. After pooling what resources they could manage, and with a little help from the Magistracy, the [[Green Mountain Boys]] were formed later that year.<ref name=MS2p39/><ref name=MSUp59>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 59: "Green Mountain Boys"</ref> + '''Woodrow Ethan Allen''' was a Lyran citizen who was known as "Woody" Allen for the first seventeen years of his life. Unwilling to continue the trend in adulthood, he applied for admission to the [[The Nagelring|Nagelring Acedemy]] using his middle name in all formal occasions. Despite preforming well and graduating, after a single tour of duty in the [[LCAF]] as an enlistedman it became evident without family ties he would not advance as far as he wished. Departing from the LCAF he joined with the mercenary unit [[Jureck's Jaegers]]. The Jaegers commander discovered a [[lostech]] cache on [[Risin]] in [[3035]], which resulted in a [[Battle of Risin (3035)|raid]] by the [[Blades of Death]]. After defeating the Jaegers they executed the officers and pressed the others into slavery. Allen remained as a slave to the Blades for many years before being sold to the [[Marian Hegemony]] on [[Islington]]. In [[3039]], forces of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] [[Battle of Islington (3039)|raided]] Islington, which Allen and other slaves used as an opportunity to revolt. Though most were killed, Allen and 27 other slaves won their freedom and stole four Hegemony [[BattleMech]]s. After pooling what resources they could manage, and with a little help from the Magistracy, the [[Green Mountain Boys]] were formed later that year.<ref name=MS2p39/><ref name=MSUp59>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 59: "Green Mountain Boys"</ref> − The first contract Allen took was with [[Baron of Ruschegg|Baron]] [[Archibald Keeling]] of [[Ruschegg]]. After discovering the Baron's cruel streak, however, Allen quit. Baron Keeling carried a grudge, and decades later still intended to destroy Allen and the Green Mountain Boys.<ref name=HSGMp52>''Hot Spots: Gamemasters Book'', pp. 52–53: "FWL 56603-001-03"</ref> + The first contract Allen took was with [[Baron of Ruschegg|Baron]] [[Archibald Keeling]] of [[Ruschegg]]. After discovering the Baron's cruel streak however, Allen quit. Baron Keeling carried a grudge for this, and decades later still intended to destroy Allen and the Green Mountain Boys.<ref name=HSGMp52>''Hot Spots: Gamemasters Book'', pp. 52-53: "FWL 56603-001-03"</ref> − Allen continued to command the Boys through at least [[3071]], seeing it grow from a lance to a reinforced battalion. Primarily a mix of light and medium ’Mechs, they became experts in highly mobile tactics<ref name=P2ndE>''The Periphery, Second Edition'', p. 41: The Magistracy Armed Forces - Deployment as of 3058</ref><ref name=FMMercsp112>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 112</ref><ref name=MSUp59/> + Allen would continue to command the Boys through at least [[3071]], seeing it grow from a lance to a reinforced battalion. Primarily a mix of light and medium ’Mechs, they became experts in highly mobile tactics<ref name=P2ndE>''Periphery (2nd Edition)'', p. 41: The Magistracy Armed Forces - Deployment as of 3058</ref><ref name=FMMercsp112>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 112</ref><ref name=MSUp59/> − He was a seasoned leader that wanted to expand the conventional forces of the unit when finances would allow it. + He was a seasoned leader that wanted to expand the conventional forces of the unit when the finances would allow it. ==BattleMechs== ==BattleMechs== − Allen piloted a ''[[Pillager]]'', which is depicted on the unit's insignia smashing a symbol of the Hegemony.<ref name=MS2p39/> + Allen piloted a ''[[Pillager]]'' which is depicted on the unit's insignia smashing a symbol of the Hegemony.<ref name=MS2p39/> ==References== ==References== Line 35:
Line 35: * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]'' * ''[[Hot Spots]]'' * ''[[Hot Spots]]'' + * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' − * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)|The Periphery, Second Edition]]''
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| − | | othernames = "Woody" | + | | othernames = "Woody"<ref name=MS2p39>''Mercenaries Supplemental II'', p. 39: "Green Mountain Boys: Live Free or Die"</ref><br>Ethan Allan<ref name=MS2p39/><ref>''Periphery (2nd Edition)'', p. 36: "Magistracy Military"</ref> |
| − | | affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]] | + | | affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<br>[[Jureck's Jaegers]]<br>[[Green Mountain Boys]] |
| rank = [[Major]] | | rank = [[Major]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | '''Woodrow Ethan Allen''' was a Lyran citizen who was known as "Woody" Allen for the first seventeen years of his life. Unwilling to continue the trend in adulthood, he applied for admission to the [[The Nagelring|Nagelring | + | '''Woodrow Ethan Allen''' was a Lyran citizen who was known as "Woody" Allen for the first seventeen years of his life. Unwilling to continue the trend in adulthood, he applied for admission to the [[The Nagelring|Nagelring Acedemy]] using his middle name in all formal occasions. Despite preforming well and graduating, after a single tour of duty in the [[LCAF]] as an enlistedman it became evident without family ties he would not advance as far as he wished. Departing from the LCAF he joined with the mercenary unit [[Jureck's Jaegers]]. The Jaegers commander discovered a [[lostech]] cache on [[Risin]] in [[3035]], which resulted in a [[Battle of Risin (3035)|raid]] by the [[Blades of Death]]. After defeating the Jaegers they executed the officers and pressed the others into slavery. Allen remained as a slave to the Blades for many years before being sold to the [[Marian Hegemony]] on [[Islington]]. In [[3039]], forces of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] [[Battle of Islington (3039)|raided]] Islington, which Allen and other slaves used as an opportunity to revolt. Though most were killed, Allen and 27 other slaves won their freedom and stole four Hegemony [[BattleMech]]s. After pooling what resources they could manage, and with a little help from the Magistracy, the [[Green Mountain Boys]] were formed later that year.<ref name=MS2p39/><ref name=MSUp59>''Mercenaries Supplemental Update'', p. 59: "Green Mountain Boys"</ref> |
| − | The first contract Allen took was with [[Baron of Ruschegg|Baron]] [[Archibald Keeling]] of [[Ruschegg]]. After discovering the Baron's cruel streak | + | The first contract Allen took was with [[Baron of Ruschegg|Baron]] [[Archibald Keeling]] of [[Ruschegg]]. After discovering the Baron's cruel streak however, Allen quit. Baron Keeling carried a grudge for this, and decades later still intended to destroy Allen and the Green Mountain Boys.<ref name=HSGMp52>''Hot Spots: Gamemasters Book'', pp. 52-53: "FWL 56603-001-03"</ref> |
| − | Allen | + | Allen would continue to command the Boys through at least [[3071]], seeing it grow from a lance to a reinforced battalion. Primarily a mix of light and medium ’Mechs, they became experts in highly mobile tactics<ref name=P2ndE>''Periphery (2nd Edition)'', p. 41: The Magistracy Armed Forces - Deployment as of 3058</ref><ref name=FMMercsp112>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 112</ref><ref name=MSUp59/> |
| − | He was a seasoned leader that wanted to expand the conventional forces of the unit when finances would allow it. | + | He was a seasoned leader that wanted to expand the conventional forces of the unit when the finances would allow it. |
==BattleMechs== | ==BattleMechs== | ||
| − | Allen piloted a ''[[Pillager]]'' | + | Allen piloted a ''[[Pillager]]'' which is depicted on the unit's insignia smashing a symbol of the Hegemony.<ref name=MS2p39/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]'' | ||
* ''[[Hot Spots]]'' | * ''[[Hot Spots]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The Periphery, 2nd Edition (sourcebook)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]'' | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental II]]'' | ||
* ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | * ''[[Mercenaries Supplemental Update]]'' | ||
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