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'''Bryce Schmitt''' was a warrior who would go on to become the last [[Khan of Clan Blood Spirit|Khan]] of [[Clan Blood Spirit]].<ref name=TWORp154,155,156>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 154–156: "Founder's Future, Clan Blood Spirit"</ref>
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'''Bryce Schmitt''' (born 30?? - died [[3084]]) was a warrior who would go on to become the last [[Khan]] of [[Clan Blood Spirit]].<ref name=TWORp154,155,156>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 154, 155, 156 - "Founder's Future, Clan Blood Spirit"</ref>
  
==History==
 
  
===saKhan in the Wake of the Reavings===
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==Biography==
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===SaKhan in the Wake of the Reavings===
 
Elected to the post of [[saKhan]] in the wake of the Blood Spirit's disastrous involvement in the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of [[Clan Steel Viper]], Bryce Schmitt served a [[Clan]] that had fallen back to its hidden colonies on [[Colleen]], with only a small enclave on [[Strana Mechty]] known to the other Clans.  From [[3076]] onward, saKhan Schmitt was most often in charge of the Blood Spirit presence there, though he would come to regard it as many others in his Clan, as a punishment.  Still, he remained there, acting on behalf of the Spirits in the [[Grand Council]].  Within years he would begin to assign only ''[[solahma]]'' to Strana Mechty, though the genetic labs were often put to work for the Spirits, as their facilities on [[Haven]] were small and of limited use.<ref name=TWORp154,155,156/>
 
Elected to the post of [[saKhan]] in the wake of the Blood Spirit's disastrous involvement in the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of [[Clan Steel Viper]], Bryce Schmitt served a [[Clan]] that had fallen back to its hidden colonies on [[Colleen]], with only a small enclave on [[Strana Mechty]] known to the other Clans.  From [[3076]] onward, saKhan Schmitt was most often in charge of the Blood Spirit presence there, though he would come to regard it as many others in his Clan, as a punishment.  Still, he remained there, acting on behalf of the Spirits in the [[Grand Council]].  Within years he would begin to assign only ''[[solahma]]'' to Strana Mechty, though the genetic labs were often put to work for the Spirits, as their facilities on [[Haven]] were small and of limited use.<ref name=TWORp154,155,156/>
  
 
===The End of Isolation===
 
===The End of Isolation===
In [[3082]], the Blood Spirits' total isolation ended with the appearance of a [[Clan Stone Lion]] [[JumpShip]] entered the system, quietly exiting it later.  Soon Haven and Honor were beset by forces from not only the Stone Lions, but [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] and [[Clan Coyote]].  During a major Stone Lion assault on [[Honor (planet)|Honor]] in [[3083]], Khan [[Forrest Campbell]] was killed leading his forces.  Bryce Schmitt was elected to serve in his place soon after.  With [[Lucas Campbell]] serving as his saKhan and [[James Vargras]] as [[Loremaster]], the new Blood Spirit leadership found itself with dwindling holdings and resources.  After [[Clan Coyote]] took three [[BattleMech]] production sites on Honor, holding on with the remains of their [[Nu Galaxy (Clan Coyote)|Nu Galaxy]].  Khan Schmitt unleashed the traditional Blood Spirit response to assaults on their Homeworlds, hordes of armed civilians who stormed the Coyote-occupied city of Glasgow, nearly a [[Cluster]] in number.  Khan [[Leo Koga]] of the Coyotes conferred with the leader of Stone Lion forces in the Colleen system, Loremaster [[Jackie Ravenwater]], both agreeing that the Blood Spirits were ''[[dezgra]]''.<ref name=TWORp154,155,156/><ref name=TWORp163,164,165>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 163–165: "Founder's Future, Clan Coyote"</ref>
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In [[3082]], the Blood Spirits' total isolation ended with the appearance of a [[Clan Stone Lion]] [[JumpShip]] entered the system, quietly exiting it later.  Soon Haven and Honor were beset by forces from not only the Stone Lions, but [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] and [[Clan Coyote]].  During a major Stone Lion assault on [[Honor]] in [[3083]], the Blood Spirit Khan was killed leading his forces.  Bryce Schmitt was elected to serve him soon after.  With [[Lucas Campbell]] serving as his saKhan and [[James Vargras]] as [[Loremaster]], the new Blood Spirit leadership found itself with dwindling holdings and resources.  After [[Clan Coyote]] took three [[BattleMech]] production sites on Honor, holding on with the remains of their [[Nu_Galaxy_(Clan_Coyote)|Nu Galaxy]].  Khan Schmitt unleashed the traditional Blood Spirit response to assaults on their homeworlds, hoards of armed civilians who stormed the Coyote-occupied city of Glasgow, nearly a [[Cluster]] in number.  Khan [[Leo Koga]] of the Coyotes conferred with the leader of Stone Lion forces in the Colleen system, Loremaster [[Jackie Ravenwater]], both agreeing that the Blood Spirits were ''[[dezgra]]''.<ref name=TWORp154,155,156/><ref name=TWORp163,164,165>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 163, 164, 165 - "Founder's Future, Clan Coyote"</ref>
  
 
===Annihilation and Death===
 
===Annihilation and Death===
In a subsequent Grand Council called by Khan Koga, the Coyote Khan called for the censure of Clan Blood Spirit.  But Clan Star Adder, longtime enemies of the Blood Spirits, called for their Annihilation over the reports of such flagrant un-Clanlike activity.  In lieu of this position, a [[Trial of Absorption]] was passed by the Grand Council, granted to the Star Adders, who immediately set about landing their forces as soon as the Stone Lions and Coyotes withdrew in deference to the Adders.  Adder victory over saKhan Lucas Campbell and forces on Strana Mechty did not bode well.  On 5 October [[3084]], CSA ''[[Sovereign Right]]'' and ''[[Absolute Truth]]'' crippled the last remaining Blood Spirit naval assets, the CBS ''[[Karianna Schmitt]]'' and the ''[[Stooping Kite]]'', landing their [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Star Adder)|Gamma]], [[Epsilon Galaxy (Clan Star Adder)|Epsilon]] and [[Xi Provisional Galaxy (Clan Star Adder)|Xi]] Galaxies on Haven, while the Blood Spirit response to the landings was ineffectual.  Khan Schmitt unleashed four more Clusters of armed civilians in an ambush of the Star Adder forces as they crossed the Sidhe River, sending two ''[[Broadsword]]'' [[DropShip]]s on strafing runs over the assembled Adders.  Khan Schmitt would lead a desperate stand through the most vicious fighting since the fall of [[York (Clan System)|York]], but to no avail.  He would eventually fall to the Star Adder saKhan [[Wyatt Talasko]], with his few remaining Blood Spirits following soon after, fighting until the end.<ref name=TWORp154,155,156/><ref name=TWORp163,164,165/>
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In a subsequent Grand Council called by Khan Koga, the Coyote Khan called for the censure of Clan Blood Spirit.  But Clan Star Adder, long time enemies of the Blood Spirits, called for their Annihilation over the reports of such flagrant unClanlike activity.  In lieu of this position, a [[Trial of Absorption]] was passed by the Grand Council, granted to the Star Adders, who immediately set about landing their forces as soon as the Stone Lions and Coyotes withdrew in deference to the Adders.  Adder victory over saKhan Lucas Campbell and forces on Strana Mechty did not bode well.  On the 5th of October, [[3084]], CSA ''[[Sovereign Right]]'' and ''[[Absolute Truth]]'' crippled the last remaining Blood Spirit naval assets, the CBS ''[[Karianna Schmitt]]'' and the ''[[Stooping Kite]]'', landing their [[Gamma_Galaxy_(Clan_Star_Adder)|Gamma]], [[Epsilon_Galaxy_(Clan_Star_Adder)|Epsilon]] and [[Xi_Provisional_Galaxy_(Clan_Star_Adder)|Xi]] Galaxies on Haven, while the Blood Spirit response to the landings was ineffectual.  Khan Schmitt unleashed four more Clusters of armed civilians in an ambush of the Star Adder forces as they crossed the Sidhe River, sending two ''[[Broadsword]]'' [[Dropship]]s on strafing runs over the assembled Adders.  Khan Schmitt would lead a desperate stand through the most vicious fighting since the fall of [[York (Clan)|York]], but to no avail.  He would eventually fall to the Star Adder saKhan [[Wyatt Talasko]], with his few remaining Blood Spirits following soon after, fighting until the end.<ref name=TWORp154,155,156/><ref name=TWORp163,164,165/>
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==Titles and Positions==
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{{s-bef|before= [[Karianna Schmitt]]}}
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{{s-title|title= saKhan of [[Clan Blood Spirit]]|years=[[3076]]-[[3083]]}}
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{{s-aft|after= [[Lucas Campbell]]}}
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{{s-bef|before= ????}}
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{{s-title|title= Khan of [[Clan Blood Spirit]]|years=[[3083]]-[[3084]]}}
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{{s-aft|after= None}}
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{{s-end}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
 
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Clan Blood Spirit Characters|Schmitt, Bryce]]
 
[[Category:Clan Blood Spirit Characters|Schmitt, Bryce]]
 
[[Category:Khans|Schmitt, Bryce]]
 
[[Category:Khans|Schmitt, Bryce]]
 
[[Category:SaKhans|Schmitt, Bryce]]
 
[[Category:SaKhans|Schmitt, Bryce]]

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