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'''Carl Icaza''' (born 27?? - died 28??) was one of the four founders of [[Clan Jade Falcon]].  Formerly an infantry Colonel with the [[Star League Defense Force]], he would become instrumental in the training of all of [[the Clans]] prior to [[Operation Klondike]], at the behest of [[Nicholas Kerensky]].<ref name=JFSp13>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 13, "Carl Icaza"</ref>
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'''Carl Icaza''' was one of the four founders of [[Clan Jade Falcon]].  Formerly an infantry Colonel with the [[Star League Defense Force]], he would become instrumental in the training of all of the [[Clans]] prior to [[Operation KLONDIKE]], at the behest of [[Nicholas Kerensky]].<ref name=JFSp13>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 13, "Carl Icaza"</ref>
 
  
==History==
 
 
===Early Life===
 
===Early Life===
 
Carl Icaza was born Carl Benno on the world of [[Skye]] in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].  As a youth, he had a liberal, rebellious bent that often left him at odds with the caste-bound society of his homeworld.   
 
Carl Icaza was born Carl Benno on the world of [[Skye]] in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].  As a youth, he had a liberal, rebellious bent that often left him at odds with the caste-bound society of his homeworld.   
  
Attending the prestigious [[Sanglamore Academy]] on Skye, he was expelled for attempting to unionize the maintenance staff.<ref name=JFSp12>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 12, "Carl Icaza"</ref> He was in constant trouble with the dean, Lyran Count [[Vimmons Donakowski]], and things only worsened when he caught the attentions of a young daughter of a noble, one [[Geena Drallith]].  The attraction and passion being mutual to both parties, young Miss Drallith spurned Count Donakowski's advances.  The Count was embittered by this rejection and did what he could to make their lives miserable.<ref name=JFSp12>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 12, "Carl Icaza"</ref>   
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Attending the prestigious [[Sanglamore Academy]] on Skye, he was expelled for attempting to unionize the maintenance staff.<ref name=JFSp12>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 12, "Carl Icaza"</ref> He was in constant trouble with the dean, Lyran Count Vimmons Donakowski, and things only worsened when he caught the attentions of a young daughter of a noble, one Geena Drallith.  The attraction and passion being mutual to both parties, young Miss Drallith spurned Count Donakowski's advances.  The Count was embittered by this rejection and did what he could to make their lives miserable.<ref name=JFSp12>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 12, "Carl Icaza"</ref>   
  
 
That would soon be made very easy to do.  Charges of treason were leveled on Carl Benno, and the Count Donakowski was to be the chief prosecutor.  Carl was accused of passing sensitive information to [[Terran Hegemony]] agents, charges that were in fact true.<ref name=JFSp12>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 12, "Carl Icaza"</ref>   
 
That would soon be made very easy to do.  Charges of treason were leveled on Carl Benno, and the Count Donakowski was to be the chief prosecutor.  Carl was accused of passing sensitive information to [[Terran Hegemony]] agents, charges that were in fact true.<ref name=JFSp12>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 12, "Carl Icaza"</ref>   
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===Star League Service===
 
===Star League Service===
Attending the [[Star_League_Defense_Force#Terran_Academies|West Point Military Academy]] on [[Terra]] under his new name, Carl Icaza graduated an infantry Lieutenant after three years. He was assigned to the 889th Jump Infantry Regiment, attached to the [[17th Jump Infantry Division]], the Golden Talons.<ref name=JFSp13>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 13, "Carl Icaza"</ref>
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Attending the [[Star_League_Defence_Force#Terran_Academies|West Point Military Academy]] on [[Terra]] under his new name, Carl Icaza graduated an infantry Lieutenant after three years. He was assigned to the 889th Jump Infantry Regiment, attached to the [[17th Jump Infantry Division]], the Golden Talons.<ref name=JFSp13>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 13, "Carl Icaza"</ref>
  
 
Being stationed just outside the border of the Hegemony, his unit was able to assist several other units evacuating in the opening days of the [[Amaris Crisis]] in [[2766]].  They were also involved with several probing raids against Amaris' troops while receiving negligible support from the Capellans, from whose worlds they were staging.   
 
Being stationed just outside the border of the Hegemony, his unit was able to assist several other units evacuating in the opening days of the [[Amaris Crisis]] in [[2766]].  They were also involved with several probing raids against Amaris' troops while receiving negligible support from the Capellans, from whose worlds they were staging.   
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===Exodus and Forging the Clans===
 
===Exodus and Forging the Clans===
After liberation and the end of the Amaris regime, Icaza was only too glad to volunteer for the [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]], having seen the worst that humanity had to offer.
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After liberation and the end of the Amaris regime, Icaza was only too glad to volunteer for the [[Exodus]], having seen the worst that humanity had to offer.
  
Questions were raised regarding his mental health at about the time that civil war was about to break out on [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]].  Carl Icaza, a regiment commander in the SLDF by this point, demanded the right to use brutal force to quell the unrest.  He was also infamous for the liberal use of corporal punishment on his troops and the civilians under his control.  [[Nicholas Kerensky]] disregarded all requests to have him relieved of duty, considering Icaza to be a friend.<ref name=JFSp13>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 13, "Carl Icaza"</ref>
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Questions were raised regarding his mental health at about the time that civil war was about to break out on [[Dagda (Clan)|Dagda]].  Carl Icaza, a regiment commander in the SLDF by this point, demanded the right to use brutal force to quell the unrest.  He was also infamous for the liberal use of corporal punishment on his troops and the civilians under his control.  [[Nicholas Kerensky]] disregarded all requests to have him relieved of duty, considering Icaza to be a friend.<ref name=JFSp13>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 13, "Carl Icaza"</ref>
  
 
After the death of [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] in [[2801]] and subsequent [[Second Exodus]], Icaza  was chosen to teach Nicholas' new formations and battle tactics to the new Clans,<ref name=JFSp13>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 13, "Carl Icaza"</ref> helping to shape tactical doctrine in its earliest stages.<ref name=FM:CCp91>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 91, "The Hatchling Years (2786-2821)"</ref>  He held the rank of [[Star Captain]] according to documents from this time.<ref name=H:OKp40>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 40, "Carl Icaza Personal Journal"</ref>  
 
After the death of [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] in [[2801]] and subsequent [[Second Exodus]], Icaza  was chosen to teach Nicholas' new formations and battle tactics to the new Clans,<ref name=JFSp13>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 13, "Carl Icaza"</ref> helping to shape tactical doctrine in its earliest stages.<ref name=FM:CCp91>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 91, "The Hatchling Years (2786-2821)"</ref>  He held the rank of [[Star Captain]] according to documents from this time.<ref name=H:OKp40>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 40, "Carl Icaza Personal Journal"</ref>  
  
===Operation KLONDIKE===
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===Operation Klondike===
  
Having exorcised many personal demons during the twenty year exile on [[Strana Mechty]], Icaza was ready for action in [[Operation KLONDIKE]].<ref name=H:OKp40>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 40, "Carl Icaza Personal Journal"</ref> Jade Falcon had been paired with [[Clan Wolf]] for the drop onto [[Eden]]'s most important continent, and the two clans shared a growing rivalry that was fostered by the [[ilKhan]], who viewed it as good for morale.  
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Having exorcised many personal demons during the twenty year exile on [[Strana Mechty]], Icaza was ready for action in [[Operation Klondike]].<ref name=H:OKp40>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 40, "Carl Icaza Personal Journal"</ref> Jade Falcon had been paired with [[Clan Wolf]] for the drop onto [[Eden]]'s most important continent, and the two clans shared a growing rivalry that was fostered by the [[ilKhan]], who viewed it as good for morale.  
  
 
{{Quote|'''''The Clans do not sit on their hands and wait to be told when it is safe to attack!'''''
 
{{Quote|'''''The Clans do not sit on their hands and wait to be told when it is safe to attack!'''''
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—(Excerpt) '''Star Captain Carl Icaza, Personal Journals, 13 May [[2818]]'''<ref name=H:OKp40/>}}
 
—(Excerpt) '''Star Captain Carl Icaza, Personal Journals, 13 May [[2818]]'''<ref name=H:OKp40/>}}
  
The rivalry between Falcon and Wolf swiftly gave way to feud, when Icaza's infantry points discovered enemy infantry positions while working with Clan Wolf forces.  After properly calling for the targets as his, a star of Clan Wolf [[BattleMech#Light|light]] [[BattleMechs]] led by [[Star Commander]] [[Franklin Ward]] stepped over and past Icaza's troops, randomly shooting and scattering the enemy.  Icaza reacted with furious rage, attacking Ward as soon as he debarked from his BattleMech.  When the Khans of both Clans arrived, they had the Wolf MechWarriors whipped for violating the combat rights of Icaza's soldiers.<ref name=JFSp13>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 13, "Carl Icaza"</ref>
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The rivalry between Falcon and Wolf swiftly gave way to feud, when Icaza's infantry points discovered enemy infantry positions while working with Clan Wolf forces.  After properly calling for the targets as his, a star of Clan Wolf light [[BattleMechs]] led by [[Star Commander]] [[Franklin Ward]] stepped over and past Icaza's troops, randomly shooting and scattering the enemy.  Icaza reacted with furious rage, attacking Ward as soon as he debarked from his BattleMech.  When the Khans of both Clans arrived, they had the Wolf MechWarriors whipped for violating the combat rights of Icaza's soldiers.<ref name=JFSp13>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 13, "Carl Icaza"</ref>
  
At some point while still on [[Strana Mechty]] pre–Operation Klondike, Icaza had entered a stormy relationship with [[Jenna Scott]], [[saKhan]] of [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]. The relationship would not last, but would still have repercussions that manifested later during the Dagda campaign.  When the ilKhan activated the Jade Falcons to fight on Dagda after the end of operations on Eden, he would exclude the Goliath Scorpions from the [[Siege of the Black Brian]], citing personal animosity between officers.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 86, "The Siege of the Black Brian"</ref>  The Jade Falcons earned the honor of the assault through their excellent performance on Eden, but being a friend of the ilKhan likely did not hurt matters for Star Captain Icaza.<ref name=JFSp13/>
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At some point while still on [[Strana Mechty]] pre-Operation Klondike, Icaza had entered a stormy relationship with [[Jenna Scott]], [[saKhan]] of the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]]. The relationship would not last, but would still have repercussions that manifested later during the Dagda campaign.  When the ilKhan activated the Jade Falcons to fight on Dagda after the end of operations on Eden, he would exclude the Goliath Scorpions from the [[Seige of the Black Brian]], citing personal animosity between officers.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 86, "The Siege of the Black Brian"</ref>  The Jade Falcons earned the honor of the assault through their excellent performance on Eden, but being a friend of the ilKhan likely did not hurt matters for Star Captain Icaza.<ref name=JFSp13/>
  
 
==Legacy==
 
==Legacy==
A stern if often harsh disciplinarian,<ref name=FM:CCp91>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 91, "The Hatchling Years (2786-2821)"</ref> Carl Icaza was a founder of Clan Jade Falcon, alongside [[Khan]] [[Elizabeth Hazen]], [[saKhan]] [[Lisa Buhallin]], and [[Daniel Mattlov]]. This is cause for some amount of reverence, but his true influence lies in the fact that his training of Kerensky's Chosen 800 would spread his teachings and methodology like ripples throughout each Clan, as each new generation of warriors was raised and trained to combat majority.  Praised for the stubbornness and strength he imparted to the early Jade Falcons,<ref name=JFSp8>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 8, ''The Remembrance''</ref> his genetic heritage is alive and well in the [[Elemental]]s of the modern [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Clan Jade Falcon ''touman'']].<ref name=FM:CCp90>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 90, "Exclusive Jade Falcon Bloodnames"</ref>
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A stern if often harsh disciplinarian,<ref name=FM:CCp91>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 91, "The Hatchling Years (2786-2821)"</ref> Carl Icaza was a founder of Clan Jade Falcon, alongside [[Khan]] [[Elizabeth Hazen]], [[saKhan]] [[Lisa Buhallin]], and [[Daniel Mattlov]]. This is cause for some amount of reverence, but his true influence lies in the fact that his training of Kerensky’s Chosen 800 would spread his teachings and methodology like ripples throughout each Clan, as each new generation of warriors was raised and trained to combat majority.  Praised for the stubborness and strength he imparted to the early Jade Falcons,<ref name=JFSp8>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 8, ''The Remembrance''</ref> his genetic heritage is alive and well in the [[Elemental]]s of the modern [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman]].<ref name=FM:CCp90>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 90, "Exclusive Jade Falcon Bloodnames"</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==See Also==
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* [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
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* [[Jenna Scott]]
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
 
  
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