12th Vegan Rangers

History

Formed during the 1st Succession War, sometime prior to Summer 2829, by Lawrence Helmund Nelson, rightful Duke of Verde.

Nelson was inspired by the book "Eleven Against the Stars" written by Loran, a Ranger in the Vega System. Loran was one of eleven Rangers, men who plied the long lonely routes between the two inhabited planets within the system. Nelson, on the run from enemies of his family, named himself the 12th Vegan Ranger, 57 years after the book was published.

The 12th Vegan Rangers live by four main codes of behaviour set out in Loran's book.

• A Ranger lives simply and honestly without delusions or manias
• A Ranger values loyalty, but does not follow others blindly
• A Ranger must serve people, and not corporations
• Above all, a Ranger must be free to follow his own destiny

Nelson had a sense of purpose and charisma that allowed him to recruit the best 'Mechwarriors at a fraction of their market salary.

The 12th Vegan Rangers are most famous for their part in The Galtor Campaign on, what was then, the disputed border between the Federated Suns and the Draconis Combine.

Officers

• 2829 Commanding Officer Lawrence Helmund Nelson, Duke of Verde
• 3025 Commanding Officer Commander Sheridan Douglass, Margrave of Verde
• 3054 Commanding Officer General Tom Stancel

Composition

In 3054, the 12th Vegan Rangers are listed as fielding four regiments in the Sarna March of the Federated Commonwealth, Palos Operations Area, Corey Command:

• Alpha regiment, commanded by General Tom Stancel, based on Campertown
• Beta Regiment, commanded by Colonel Miller al-Nahib, based on Tsinghai
• Gamma Regiment, commanded by Colonel Connie Desantis, based on Old Kentucky
• Delta Regiment, commanded by Colonel Alex Greene, based on Chamdo

Reference

• Page 17, Objective_Raids
• Pages 45-46, The Galtor Campaign
• Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon