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The '''Remembrance''' is an epic poem and a key element of [[Clans|Clan]] culture. An ongoing account, new verses are continuously added to the Remembrance as new events or personages attain prominence in a Clan's history. Though all renditions of the Remembrance are superficially similar, each Clan has its own version, reflecting their unique viewpoints and experiences. | The '''Remembrance''' is an epic poem and a key element of [[Clans|Clan]] culture. An ongoing account, new verses are continuously added to the Remembrance as new events or personages attain prominence in a Clan's history. Though all renditions of the Remembrance are superficially similar, each Clan has its own version, reflecting their unique viewpoints and experiences. | ||
− | All Clan warriors can quote whole verses from memory, such is the importance of the Remembrance in Clan culture. Like other great epics, the Remembrance's primary purpose is to glorify figures and events from the past, rather than providing a fully accurate historical record.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 5 | + | All Clan warriors can quote whole verses from memory, such is the importance of the Remembrance in Clan culture. Like other great epics, the Remembrance's primary purpose is to glorify figures and events from the past, rather than providing a fully accurate historical record.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 5: "ComStar Classified Report"</ref> |
− | [[Clan Sea Fox]] Founder [[Karen Nagasawa]] is credited within that Clan as the original instigator of the Remembrance, though only that Clan's records and those of the [[Clan Blood Spirit|Blood Spirits]] support this claim.<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 58 | + | [[Clan Sea Fox]] Founder [[Karen Nagasawa]] is credited within that Clan as the original instigator of the Remembrance, though only that Clan's records and those of the [[Clan Blood Spirit|Blood Spirits]] support this claim.<ref name=FMWCp58>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 58: "Karen Nagasawa: An Epic Legacy"</ref> |
==All versions== | ==All versions== | ||
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''Remember it as you strive toward the future.''}} | ''Remember it as you strive toward the future.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 1, Verse 1, Lines 1-4<ref | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 1, Verse 1, Lines 1-4<ref name=FMWCp58 /> |
===Passage 22=== | ===Passage 22=== | ||
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''But faced the gauntlet that would test them all''}} | ''But faced the gauntlet that would test them all''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 22, Verse 1, Lines 1-3<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 49 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 22, Verse 1, Lines 1-3<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 49: "Arcadia"</ref> |
===Passage 23=== | ===Passage 23=== | ||
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''The Rage of the Fox.''}} | ''The Rage of the Fox.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 23, Verse 2, Lines 8–12<ref>''Historical: Operation Klonkike'', p. 62 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 23, Verse 2, Lines 8–12<ref>''Historical: Operation Klonkike'', p. 62: "Babylon"</ref> |
===Passage 24=== | ===Passage 24=== | ||
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''Bitter Tears would be [[Circe]]'s legacy.''}} | ''Bitter Tears would be [[Circe]]'s legacy.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 1, Lines 4-7<ref>''Historical: Operation Klonkike'', p. 71 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 1, Lines 4-7<ref>''Historical: Operation Klonkike'', p. 71: "Circe"</ref> |
===Passage 25=== | ===Passage 25=== | ||
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''Brought low by base desires.''}} | ''Brought low by base desires.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 25, Verse 3, Lines 9-11<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 80 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 25, Verse 3, Lines 9-11<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 80: "Dagda"</ref> |
===Passage 26=== | ===Passage 26=== | ||
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''Grim and merciless.''}} | ''Grim and merciless.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 26, Verse 2, Lines 4-8<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 99 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 26, Verse 2, Lines 4-8<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 99: "Eden"</ref> |
===Unidentified Passage=== | ===Unidentified Passage=== | ||
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''Its rules specific and just...''<br>}} | ''Its rules specific and just...''<br>}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage<ref name=RI-54>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 54 "Warrior's Challenge: Scenario 1 - Trial of Possession"</ref> | + | -- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage<ref name=RI-54>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 54: "Warrior's Challenge: Scenario 1 - Trial of Possession"</ref> |
==Clan Blood Spirit== | ==Clan Blood Spirit== | ||
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''In isolation's embrace, we forsake all and live for the future.''}} | ''In isolation's embrace, we forsake all and live for the future.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 42, Verse 7, Lines 5-12<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 19 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 42, Verse 7, Lines 5-12<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 19: "Clan Blood Spirit"</ref> |
===Passage 48=== | ===Passage 48=== | ||
− | {{quote|''Looming low and ominous,<br> | + | {{quote|''Looming low and ominous,<br> |
''The Adder skulks in the reeds.''<br> | ''The Adder skulks in the reeds.''<br> | ||
''In twilight premature,''<br> | ''In twilight premature,''<br> | ||
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''The Founder's true goals met.''}} | ''The Founder's true goals met.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 48, Verse 1, Lines 1-9<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 40 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 48, Verse 1, Lines 1-9<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 40: Clan Blood Spirit</ref> |
==Clan Cloud Cobra== | ==Clan Cloud Cobra== | ||
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''Understanding, which us lets face the darkness without fear."''}} | ''Understanding, which us lets face the darkness without fear."''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 10, Verse 9, Lines 1-10<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 20 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 10, Verse 9, Lines 1-10<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 20: "Clan Cloud Cobra"</ref> |
==Clan Coyote== | ==Clan Coyote== | ||
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''Death at their throats''}} | ''Death at their throats''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 44, Verse 2, Lines 25-31<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 38 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 44, Verse 2, Lines 25-31<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 38: "Clan Coyote"</ref> |
==Clan Diamond Shark== | ==Clan Diamond Shark== | ||
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''The shark is the greater warrior.''}} | ''The shark is the greater warrior.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 127, Verse 35, Lines 6-9<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 127, Verse 35, Lines 6-9<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 134: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> |
===Passage 127=== | ===Passage 127=== | ||
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''Carry your name, and your Names, proudly.''}} | ''Carry your name, and your Names, proudly.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 49, Verse 75, Lines 12-15<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 37 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 49, Verse 75, Lines 12-15<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 37: "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref> |
===Passage 99=== | ===Passage 99=== | ||
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''What remains of our Spirit?''}} | ''What remains of our Spirit?''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 99, Verse 2, Lines 185-188<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 42 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 99, Verse 2, Lines 185-188<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 42: "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref> |
==Clan Ghost Bear== | ==Clan Ghost Bear== | ||
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''And he would again lead the long march.''}} | ''And he would again lead the long march.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 6, Lines 12-17<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 6, Lines 12-17<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 10: "Time of Decision"</ref> |
===Passage 45=== | ===Passage 45=== | ||
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''To these ideals we hold true until we all shall fall.''}} | ''To these ideals we hold true until we all shall fall.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 45, Verse 6, Lines 13-18<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 76 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 45, Verse 6, Lines 13-18<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 76: "Clan Ghost Bear"</ref> |
===Passage 155=== | ===Passage 155=== | ||
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''That we shall conquer all.''}} | ''That we shall conquer all.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 155, Verse 2, Lines 45-48<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 155, Verse 2, Lines 45-48<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 17: "Operation Revival"</ref> |
===Unidentified Passage=== | ===Unidentified Passage=== | ||
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''Not from the heart.''}} | ''Not from the heart.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art | + | -- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 75: "A Little Piece of War"</ref> |
===Unidentified Passage=== | ===Unidentified Passage=== | ||
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''Now, let him feast on the bodies of those who would hunt him.''}} | ''Now, let him feast on the bodies of those who would hunt him.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art | + | -- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 81: "A Little Piece of War"</ref> |
==Clan Goliath Scorpion== | ==Clan Goliath Scorpion== | ||
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''Absolution, the Scorpion's string.''}} | ''Absolution, the Scorpion's string.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 37, Lines 11-16<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 101 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 37, Lines 11-16<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 101: "Clan Goliath Scorpion"</ref> |
===Passage 316=== | ===Passage 316=== | ||
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''Reborn with the death of our mother.''}} | ''Reborn with the death of our mother.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage, 316, Verse 12, Lines 1-8<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 106 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage, 316, Verse 12, Lines 1-8<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 106: "Dancing the Scars"</ref> |
==Clan Hell's Horses== | ==Clan Hell's Horses== | ||
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''That challenged even the mightiest of 'Mechs.''}} | ''That challenged even the mightiest of 'Mechs.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 13, Verse 1, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 53 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 13, Verse 1, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 53: "Clan Hell's Horses"</ref> |
==Clan Ice Hellion== | ==Clan Ice Hellion== | ||
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''Khan Cage smiled and said. "And that is how we shall be."''}} | ''Khan Cage smiled and said. "And that is how we shall be."''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1-5<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 74 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1-5<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 74: "Clan Ice Hellion"</ref> |
==Clan Jade Falcon== | ==Clan Jade Falcon== | ||
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''And her duty clear.''}} | ''And her duty clear.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 58-66<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 9 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 58-66<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 9: "The Legend of Turkina"</ref> |
===Passage 97=== | ===Passage 97=== | ||
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''And with falcon tenacity we win.''}} | ''And with falcon tenacity we win.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 97, Verse ??, Lines 6-9<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 90 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 97, Verse ??, Lines 6-9<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 90: "Clan Jade Falcon"</ref> |
===Passage 417=== | ===Passage 417=== | ||
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''shall we avenge him.''}} | ''shall we avenge him.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 471, Verse 29, Lines 74-79<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 30 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 471, Verse 29, Lines 74-79<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 30: "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref> |
===Unidentified Passage=== | ===Unidentified Passage=== | ||
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''Our dishonor and defeat he turned to bright victory.''}} | ''Our dishonor and defeat he turned to bright victory.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage dedicated to [[Aidan Pryde]]<ref name=BCtRoW-62>''BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare'', | + | -- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage dedicated to [[Aidan Pryde]]<ref name=BCtRoW-62>''BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare'', p. 62: "Wolfnet Archive File: 44831-PK7-43/2/1"</ref> |
{{quote|''O Falcons, praise his name through all our generations!''<br> | {{quote|''O Falcons, praise his name through all our generations!''<br> | ||
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'' 'When dreams become nightmares'''}} | '' 'When dreams become nightmares'''}} | ||
− | -- Attributed to [[Anna Rosse]], referring to her childhood with the Terran Resistance<ref>''Liberation of Terra: Volume II'', p. 11 | + | -- Attributed to [[Anna Rosse]], referring to her childhood with the Terran Resistance<ref>''Liberation of Terra: Volume II'', p. 11: "Heart of Darkness"</ref> |
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===Passage 14=== | ===Passage 14=== | ||
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''Into Exodus, and hope''}} | ''Into Exodus, and hope''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 14, Verse 1, Lines 1-9<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 14, Verse 1, Lines 1-9<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 101: "Clan Nova Cat"</ref> |
===Passage 50=== | ===Passage 50=== | ||
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''The Ways of Seeing, devoted to a more perfect life.''}} | ''The Ways of Seeing, devoted to a more perfect life.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 50, Verse 5, Lines 26-32<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 104 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 50, Verse 5, Lines 26-32<ref name=FMCSp104>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 104: "Clan Nova Cat"</ref> |
===Passage 374=== | ===Passage 374=== | ||
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''a new star is born''}} | ''a new star is born''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 374, Verse 3, Lines 17-24<ref | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 374, Verse 3, Lines 17-24<ref name=FMCSp104 /> |
==Clan Sea Fox== | ==Clan Sea Fox== | ||
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''This was the totem of the Sea Fox.''}} | ''This was the totem of the Sea Fox.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 1-4<ref name=FMWC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 57 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 1-4<ref name=FMWC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 57: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> |
===Passage 12=== | ===Passage 12=== | ||
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''When we have another choice?"''}} | ''When we have another choice?"''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 12, Verse 14, Lines 4-7<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 12, Verse 14, Lines 4-7<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 131: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> |
===Passage 96=== | ===Passage 96=== | ||
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''All look for justice to the warrior who governs.''}} | ''All look for justice to the warrior who governs.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 96, Verse 12, Lines 1-5<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 96, Verse 12, Lines 1-5<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 133: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> |
==Clan Smoke Jaguar== | ==Clan Smoke Jaguar== | ||
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''The jaguar's taste of the enemy's hot blood.''}} | ''The jaguar's taste of the enemy's hot blood.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 104, Verse 18, Lines 5-10<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 104, Verse 18, Lines 5-10<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 47: "Fires of War"</ref> |
===Passage 121=== | ===Passage 121=== | ||
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''Who sheds his blood for their glory.''}} | ''Who sheds his blood for their glory.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 121, Verse 43, Lines 12-24<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 121, Verse 43, Lines 12-24<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 49: "Golden Century"</ref> |
===Passage 204=== | ===Passage 204=== | ||
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''Ours is the war of liberation.''}} | ''Ours is the war of liberation.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 204, Verse 6, Lines 2-9<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 204, Verse 6, Lines 2-9<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 51: "Rise of the Crusaders"</ref> |
===Passage 215=== | ===Passage 215=== | ||
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''And gave his life to achieve it.''}} | ''And gave his life to achieve it.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 22-25<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 22-25<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 52: "IlKhan Leo Showers"</ref> |
{{quote|''Mourn for our [[IlKhan]], o warriors!''<br> | {{quote|''Mourn for our [[IlKhan]], o warriors!''<br> | ||
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''Make your blows as deadly to our enemies.''}} | ''Make your blows as deadly to our enemies.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 26-32<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 26-32<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 58: "Catastrophe Strikes"</ref> |
===Passage 329=== | ===Passage 329=== | ||
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''The punishment of our enemies began.''}} | ''The punishment of our enemies began.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 329, Verse 53, Lines 141-150<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 52 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 329, Verse 53, Lines 141-150<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 52: "Lessons of War"</ref> |
==Clan Star Adder== | ==Clan Star Adder== | ||
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''Of the true warrior.''}} | ''Of the true warrior.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 17, Lines 20-24<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 110 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 17, Lines 20-24<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 110: "Clan Star Adder"</ref> |
===Passage 214=== | ===Passage 214=== | ||
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''the Blood Spirit shall taste.' ''}} | ''the Blood Spirit shall taste.' ''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 214, Verse 1, Lines 1-8<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 50 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 214, Verse 1, Lines 1-8<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 50: Clan Star Adder</ref> |
==Clan Steel Viper== | ==Clan Steel Viper== | ||
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''Let us remain faithful to the True Path she marked for the Viper.''}} | ''Let us remain faithful to the True Path she marked for the Viper.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 5, Lines 6-15<ref>''Invading Clans | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 5, Lines 6-15<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 81: "Clan Steel Viper"</ref> |
===Passage 171=== | ===Passage 171=== | ||
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''Sought isolation to bring forth victory.''}} | ''Sought isolation to bring forth victory.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 171, Verse 27, Lines 16-19<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 134 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 171, Verse 27, Lines 16-19<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 134: "Clan Steel Viper"</ref> |
==Clan Widowmaker== | ==Clan Widowmaker== | ||
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''…many seeking the honor of the Bloodname left Clan space in search of those of the Not-Named Clan who might have survived. Most did not return. Those who did return had not found honor by striking dead a tainted bloodline. And so it has been…''}} | ''…many seeking the honor of the Bloodname left Clan space in search of those of the Not-Named Clan who might have survived. Most did not return. Those who did return had not found honor by striking dead a tainted bloodline. And so it has been…''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, compiled by Loremaster [[Lyndella Meredith]], [Passage] 45, excepts from Verses 22-28.<ref>''Bloodright'', pp. | + | -- The Remembrance, compiled by Loremaster [[Lyndella Meredith]], [Passage] 45, excepts from Verses 22-28.<ref>''Bloodright'', pp. 44–45: Clan History</ref> |
==Clan Wolf== | ==Clan Wolf== | ||
===Passage 2=== | ===Passage 2=== | ||
{{quote|''Where nature's laws threatened the weary;<br> | {{quote|''Where nature's laws threatened the weary;<br> | ||
− | ''When food, water, even air itself ran low,''<br> | + | ''When food, water, even air itself ran low,''<br> |
''It took just a command, a word, a smile,''<br> | ''It took just a command, a word, a smile,''<br> | ||
''From the General to light the way.''<br> | ''From the General to light the way.''<br> | ||
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''That grew and fed on those they left behind.''}} | ''That grew and fed on those they left behind.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 18-24<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 8 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 18-24<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 8: "Exodus"</ref> |
===Passage 3=== | ===Passage 3=== | ||
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''Such was their right, such is our legacy of blood.''}} | ''Such was their right, such is our legacy of blood.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 22, Lines 1-11<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 9 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 22, Lines 1-11<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 9: "Hidden Hope"</ref> |
{{quote|''There will be a time when our descendants''<br> | {{quote|''There will be a time when our descendants''<br> | ||
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''To their blind lives, but will only blind ourselves.''}} | ''To their blind lives, but will only blind ourselves.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 41, Lines 1-8<ref>''Clan Wolf Sourcebook'', p. 24 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 41, Lines 1-8<ref>''Clan Wolf Sourcebook'', p. 24: "Crusaders' Call"</ref> |
===Passage 8=== | ===Passage 8=== | ||
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''Above hopeless Eden and wicked Babylon.''}} | ''Above hopeless Eden and wicked Babylon.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 51-56<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 10 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 51-56<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 10: "Time of Darkness"</ref> |
===Passage 67=== | ===Passage 67=== | ||
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''For they are the blood and soul of us all.''}} | ''For they are the blood and soul of us all.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 67, Verse 26, Lines 21-37<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 13 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 67, Verse 26, Lines 21-37<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 13: "Clan Society"</ref> |
===Passage 72=== | ===Passage 72=== | ||
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''Wisest Khan. So should it be - So shall it be.''}} | ''Wisest Khan. So should it be - So shall it be.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 72, Verse 22, Lines 14-24<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 37 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 72, Verse 22, Lines 14-24<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 37: "Fourth Wave: The Wolf Races Ahead"</ref> |
===Passage 74=== | ===Passage 74=== | ||
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''On the battlefield, we are alone.''}} | ''On the battlefield, we are alone.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 74, Verse 26, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 74, Verse 26, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12: "Martial Aesthetics"</ref> |
===Passage 98=== | ===Passage 98=== | ||
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''Of the Great Kerenskys, our sires, our savior.''}} | ''Of the Great Kerenskys, our sires, our savior.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 98, Verse 24, Lines 8-20<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 12 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 98, Verse 24, Lines 8-20<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 12: "Birth of the Clans"</ref> |
===Passage 118=== | ===Passage 118=== | ||
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''For it proves our love of peace and tradition.''}} | ''For it proves our love of peace and tradition.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 118, Verse 3, Lines 11-12<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 34 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 118, Verse 3, Lines 11-12<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 34: "Rasalhague: The Bird"</ref> |
===Passage 149=== | ===Passage 149=== | ||
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''Every mention of the Not-Named Clan.''}} | ''Every mention of the Not-Named Clan.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 149, Verse 55, Lines 21-33<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 21 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 149, Verse 55, Lines 21-33<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 21: "Clan Wolverine"</ref> |
===Passage 154=== | ===Passage 154=== | ||
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''And your Clan will pay."''}} | ''And your Clan will pay."''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 154, Verse 34, Lines 16-28<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 22 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 154, Verse 34, Lines 16-28<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 22: "Death and Absorption"</ref> |
===Passage 167=== | ===Passage 167=== | ||
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''Those are my words, that is my judgment"''}} | ''Those are my words, that is my judgment"''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 167, Verse 34, Lines 33-48<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 18 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 167, Verse 34, Lines 33-48<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 18: "Clan Trials"</ref> |
===Passage 174=== | ===Passage 174=== | ||
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''To the holy crucible of combat''<br> | ''To the holy crucible of combat''<br> | ||
''And emerged not through the other side.''}} | ''And emerged not through the other side.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 174, Verse 12, Lines 1–5<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption'', p. 28 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 174, Verse 12, Lines 1–5<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption'', p. 28: "Touchpoint: Roche (Surkairede)"</ref> |
===Passage 222=== | ===Passage 222=== | ||
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''Of those kept shadowed until the time of need.''}} | ''Of those kept shadowed until the time of need.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 222, Verse 6, Lines 11-14<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 29 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 222, Verse 6, Lines 11-14<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 29: "ComStar"</ref> |
===Passage 272=== | ===Passage 272=== | ||
− | {{quote|''Then the order came | + | {{quote|''Then the order came: "Unfurl the sails".''<br> |
''Ready for jump, mighty warriors.''<br> | ''Ready for jump, mighty warriors.''<br> | ||
''We journey back, we journey home,''<br> | ''We journey back, we journey home,''<br> | ||
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''None can stand against us and survive."''}} | ''None can stand against us and survive."''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 272, Verse 8, Lines 11-19<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 26 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 272, Verse 8, Lines 11-19<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 26: "Operation Revival"</ref> |
===Passage 285=== | ===Passage 285=== | ||
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''The one true prize.''}} | ''The one true prize.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 285, Verse 15, Lines 21-32<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 31 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 285, Verse 15, Lines 21-32<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 31: "First Wave: Wolf at the door"</ref> |
===Passage 294=== | ===Passage 294=== | ||
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''Where the void is eternal and life fleeting.''}} | ''Where the void is eternal and life fleeting.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 17-23<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 38 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 17-23<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 38: "Radstadt"</ref> |
{{quote|''Tyra and her warriors fought''<br> | {{quote|''Tyra and her warriors fought''<br> | ||
''Like crazed demons above [[Radstadt]].''<br> | ''Like crazed demons above [[Radstadt]].''<br> | ||
''When her fighter crippled by ours,''<br> | ''When her fighter crippled by ours,''<br> | ||
− | ''And her life leaked away into the endless night,''<br> | + | ''And her life leaked away into the endless night,''<br> |
''She chose to die''<br> | ''She chose to die''<br> | ||
''And sent her fighter like a spear''<br> | ''And sent her fighter like a spear''<br> | ||
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''For though an enemy, her courage none can deny.''}} | ''For though an enemy, her courage none can deny.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 24-33<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 39 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 24-33<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 39: "Fate Intervenes"</ref> |
===Passage 327=== | ===Passage 327=== | ||
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''And tender, begging for the server's knife.''}} | ''And tender, begging for the server's knife.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 327, Verse 3, Lines 5-8<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 47 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 327, Verse 3, Lines 5-8<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 47: "Final Bidding"</ref> |
===Passage 328=== | ===Passage 328=== | ||
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''Help me paint a portrait of an apocalypse.''}} | ''Help me paint a portrait of an apocalypse.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 328, Verse 1, Lines 1-5<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 47 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 328, Verse 1, Lines 1-5<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 47: "Days of Armageddon"</ref> |
==Clan Wolf (In Exile)== | ==Clan Wolf (In Exile)== | ||
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''In this, our final duty, we shall not fail.''}} | ''In this, our final duty, we shall not fail.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Passage 411, Verse 16, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 153 | + | -- The Remembrance, Passage 411, Verse 16, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 153: "Clan Wolf (In Exil)"</ref> |
==Clan Wolverine== | ==Clan Wolverine== | ||
− | After the [[History of Clan Wolverine#Annihilation|Annihilation of Clan Wolverine]], [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] called a meeting of the Khans of the remaining clans. During that meeting, he used a laser pistol to destroy a copy of the Wolverine Remembrance | + | After the [[History of Clan Wolverine#Annihilation|Annihilation of Clan Wolverine]], [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] called a meeting of the Khans of the remaining clans. During that meeting, he used a laser pistol to destroy a copy of the Wolverine Remembrance found on [[Lum]], alleged to be the only surviving copy.<ref name=BoIcEp>''Betrayal of Ideals'': "Epilogue"</ref> |
==Clan Star Spirit== | ==Clan Star Spirit== | ||
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''And the true vision of humanity's destiny.''}} | ''And the true vision of humanity's destiny.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance, Clan Star Spirit, Unidentified passage (from a degraded transmission record archived by [[Interstellar Expeditions]])<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3 '', p. 98 | + | -- The Remembrance, Clan Star Spirit, Unidentified passage (from a degraded transmission record archived by [[Interstellar Expeditions]])<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 98: "The Wars of Purging"</ref> |
==Spirit Cats== | ==Spirit Cats== | ||
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''Allies stretch their hands across the darkness.''}} | ''Allies stretch their hands across the darkness.''}} | ||
− | -- The Remembrance (Spirit Cats), Passage 2, Verse 3, Lines 1–10<ref name=MWDASPp39>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks'', p. 39 "Arnis Drummond"</ref> | + | -- The Remembrance (Spirit Cats), Passage 2, Verse 3, Lines 1–10<ref name=MWDASPp39>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks'', p. 39: "Arnis Drummond"</ref> |
==Unknown Clan== | ==Unknown Clan== | ||
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''My children, sir, they as of yet unborn,''<br> | ''My children, sir, they as of yet unborn,''<br> | ||
''Shall never hear your words so pure and grand."''<br> | ''Shall never hear your words so pure and grand."''<br> | ||
− | ''"You see"' the great one spoke aloud | + | ''"You see"' the great one spoke aloud: "It is''<br> |
''your humble kin for whom I write this book.''<br> | ''your humble kin for whom I write this book.''<br> | ||
''It is the law, our honor bound in hide."''}} | ''It is the law, our honor bound in hide."''}} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
+ | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
− | *''[[Always Moving]]'' | + | * ''[[Always Moving]]'' |
− | *''[[Bloodright (scenario pack)]]'' | + | * ''[[Bloodright (scenario pack)]]'' |
− | *''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' |
− | *''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' |
− | *''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' |
− | *''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' |
− | *''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' | + | * ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' |
− | *''[[Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3 ]]'' | + | * ''[[Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3]]'' |
− | *''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)]]'' | + | * ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)]]'' |
− | *''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' | + | * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' |
− | *''[[A Little Piece of War]]'' (in: ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]'') | + | * ''[[A Little Piece of War]]'' (in: ''[[BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction]]'') |
− | *''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)]]'' | + | * ''[[Rhonda's Irregulars (scenario pack)]]'' |
− | *''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | + | * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' |
+ | |||
[[Category:Clan Culture]] | [[Category:Clan Culture]] |
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The Remembrance is an epic poem and a key element of Clan culture. An ongoing account, new verses are continuously added to the Remembrance as new events or personages attain prominence in a Clan's history. Though all renditions of the Remembrance are superficially similar, each Clan has its own version, reflecting their unique viewpoints and experiences.
All Clan warriors can quote whole verses from memory, such is the importance of the Remembrance in Clan culture. Like other great epics, the Remembrance's primary purpose is to glorify figures and events from the past, rather than providing a fully accurate historical record.[1]
Clan Sea Fox Founder Karen Nagasawa is credited within that Clan as the original instigator of the Remembrance, though only that Clan's records and those of the Blood Spirits support this claim.[2]
Contents
- 1 All versions
- 2 Clan Blood Spirit
- 3 Clan Cloud Cobra
- 4 Clan Coyote
- 5 Clan Diamond Shark
- 6 Clan Fire Mandrill
- 7 Clan Ghost Bear
- 8 Clan Goliath Scorpion
- 9 Clan Hell's Horses
- 10 Clan Ice Hellion
- 11 Clan Jade Falcon
- 12 Clan Nova Cat
- 13 Clan Sea Fox
- 14 Clan Smoke Jaguar
- 15 Clan Star Adder
- 16 Clan Steel Viper
- 17 Clan Widowmaker
- 18 Clan Wolf
- 18.1 Passage 2
- 18.2 Passage 3
- 18.3 Passage 8
- 18.4 Passage 67
- 18.5 Passage 72
- 18.6 Passage 74
- 18.7 Passage 98
- 18.8 Passage 118
- 18.9 Passage 149
- 18.10 Passage 154
- 18.11 Passage 167
- 18.12 Passage 174
- 18.13 Passage 222
- 18.14 Passage 272
- 18.15 Passage 285
- 18.16 Passage 294
- 18.17 Passage 327
- 18.18 Passage 328
- 19 Clan Wolf (In Exile)
- 20 Clan Wolverine
- 21 Clan Star Spirit
- 22 Spirit Cats
- 23 Unknown Clan
- 24 References
- 25 Bibliography
All versions
Passage 1
“ | Hark, children of the Clans, To the wisdom of Kerensky and your forebears. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 1, Verse 1, Lines 1-4[2]
Passage 22
“ | Two score as one mount, four steeds of the Great Father Descended to return light to paradise, to bring peace to Hell, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 22, Verse 1, Lines 1-3[3]
Passage 23
“ | Babylon, bright jewel in the dark, The Heart of the Cobra, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 23, Verse 2, Lines 8–12[4]
Passage 24
“ | Liberation and justice was their goal, To purge the corruption and to make the land whole, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 1, Lines 4-7[5]
Passage 25
“ | Like shining stars the warriors descended, A fiery rain to purify and punish, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 25, Verse 3, Lines 9-11[6]
Passage 26
“ | Bloody vengeance would be Eden's fate, The heart of darkness, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 26, Verse 2, Lines 4-8[7]
Unidentified Passage
“ | And Nicholas bade them that battles could be waged for property and goods, And that innocents need not perish. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage[8]
Clan Blood Spirit
Passage 42
“ | The Grand Council, in arrogance, gave their decree: Blood Spirit, you must conform to the Way of the Clans. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 42, Verse 7, Lines 5-12[9]
Passage 48
“ | Looming low and ominous, The Adder skulks in the reeds. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 48, Verse 1, Lines 1-9[10]
Clan Cloud Cobra
Passage 10
“ | "The darkness is behind us, the light is ahead. Strive toward it, for it is the Way." |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 10, Verse 9, Lines 1-10[11]
Clan Coyote
Passage 44
“ | Master of man and machine, servitor to none, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 44, Verse 2, Lines 25-31[12]
Clan Diamond Shark
Passage 127
“ | Bid the Sea Fox farewell; Noble he was, but not strong enough. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 127, Verse 35, Lines 6-9[13]
Passage 127
“ | Grace, honor and nobility; show these beforehand. But when the battle begins, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 127, Verse 42, Lines 16-20[14]
Passage 152
“ | The shark is the ultimate pelagic predator. The shark ceaselessly patrols the blue depths. Far from the blooms of plankton that anchor the web of life near reefs and shallows, the ocean deeps are vast blue deserts. To survive, the shark must be always moving. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 152, Verse 6[15]
Clan Fire Mandrill
Passage 49
“ | And Nicholas Kerensky did charge us, the Fire Mandrills; As we have left behind the differences between nations. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 49, Verse 75, Lines 12-15[16]
Passage 99
“ | Violently we strike at those who would cage us, Mark our victories as cheap, our holdings as their own. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 99, Verse 2, Lines 185-188[17]
Clan Ghost Bear
Passage 8
“ | The General's intent was clearly stated, To depart and never return. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 6, Lines 12-17[18]
Passage 45
“ | Drawing strength from each other, they survived; Tseng and Jorgensson emerged from the snow, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 45, Verse 6, Lines 13-18[19]
Passage 155
“ | Now is the time To prove |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 155, Verse 2, Lines 45-48[20]
Unidentified Passage
“ | Though he may rage, The wise bear fights from the head. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage[21]
Unidentified Passage
“ | Now, let the full fury of the Ghost Bear run wild. Now, let his fangs bite, and his talons rend. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage[22]
Clan Goliath Scorpion
Passage 24
“ | Life begun with blackest darkness, Eyes thrown open with hottest fire. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 37, Lines 11-16[23]
Passage 316
“ | On the black Seam they dance, Moonlit steel gleaming int the twilight. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage, 316, Verse 12, Lines 1-8[24]
Clan Hell's Horses
Passage 13
“ | From the fires of Eden came John Fletcher, A true warrior, leader of men, not of machines. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 13, Verse 1, Lines 1-4[25]
Clan Ice Hellion
Passage 5
“ | In turn they tested each Clan namesake In trial against the ice hellion's mettle. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1-5[26]
Clan Jade Falcon
Passage 8
“ | Then Warrior Hazen grew cold Watching noble DeChavilier die. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 58-66[27]
Passage 97
“ | With falcon sight we choose our foes. On falcon wings we harry them. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 97, Verse ??, Lines 6-9[28]
Passage 417
“ | Remember those events that brought us these fifteen years of shame. But remember also those who fell to restore the glorious |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 471, Verse 29, Lines 74-79[29]
Unidentified Passage
“ | Let the Falcon take flight in a new generation Let the stars be its hunting grounds. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage[30]
“ | An eyas born By hardship, grown strong; |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage dedicated to Aidan Pryde[31]
“ | O Falcons, praise his name through all our generations! As he fledgling grows within the shell. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage dedicated to Aidan Pryde[31]
“ | ...for on Twycross on the day that the Wolves lost a Khan, it was the aged Joanna that flew and slew. | ” |
--The Remembrance, Unidentified passage dedicated to Joanna[32]
Clan Nova Cat
Unidentified Passage
“ | And so the founder asked her, 'When is night darkest?' |
” |
-- Attributed to Anna Rosse, referring to her childhood with the Terran Resistance[33]
Passage 14
“ | The wise Nicholas spoke to them all Through the haze of their anguish; |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 14, Verse 1, Lines 1-9[34]
Passage 50
“ | And in her vision the wolf howled, But the nova cat paced steadily on, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 50, Verse 5, Lines 26-32[35]
Passage 374
“ | A pouncing cat stalks the hunting cat roar the two engage in a death's embrace |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 374, Verse 3, Lines 17-24[35]
Clan Sea Fox
Passage 2
“ | Show your opponent the honor deserving; Be secure in your own nobility. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 1-4[14]
Passage 12
“ | Then Karen Nagasawa said, "The past holds wise men as well as fools; |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 12, Verse 14, Lines 4-7[36]
Passage 96
“ | As each warrior plays his role in battle So each caste plays its role for the Clan. Growers of food and makers of 'Mechs, Those who discover and those who enrich, All look for justice to the warrior who governs. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 96, Verse 12, Lines 1-5[37]
Clan Smoke Jaguar
Passage 104
“ | Remember Franklin Osis, Father of the Clan. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 104, Verse 18, Lines 5-10[38]
Passage 121
“ | Five are our foundation; One above the rest. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 121, Verse 43, Lines 12-24[39]
Passage 204
“ | In our dark day of wandering, He gave us Hidden Hope; |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 204, Verse 6, Lines 2-9[40]
Passage 215
“ | Remember Leo Showers, Great Khan of Khans. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 22-25[41]
“ | Mourn for our IlKhan, o warriors! Cry curses to the heavens! |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 26-32[42]
Passage 329
“ | Fifteen years, fellow warriors. Fifteen years We are to suffer in shame and silence, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 329, Verse 53, Lines 141-150[43]
Clan Star Adder
Passage 5
“ | Go, Star Adder, You are the stalker, the hunter, the killer. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 17, Lines 20-24[44]
Passage 214
“ | 'It is time, 'said Khan Cassius N'Buta, 'to take our rightful place |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 214, Verse 1, Lines 1-8[45]
Clan Steel Viper
Passage 3
“ | From the ranks of the many she rose, Preeminent among all others. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 5, Lines 6-15[46]
Passage 171
“ | With the truth of Kerensky's vision, Khan Mercer brought harmony from discord, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 171, Verse 27, Lines 16-19[47]
Clan Widowmaker
Passage 45
“ | Nicholas Kerensky learned of the betrayal by the Not-Named Clan. They rejected the ways of the Clan, and sought to regain the ills and horrors of our past. He warned the Grand Council of their slow, sneaking betrayal, and likened it to a cancer preying upon our people. Time would prove the depth of their rebellious spirit… During the debate, the Khans of the Not-Named Clan rose up and denounced Nicholas, saying that his ways were evil and that he sought to harm their people. They defied the Council in the name of greed and lust, declaring themselves "free" of chains that did not exist… |
” |
-- The Remembrance, compiled by Loremaster Lyndella Meredith, [Passage] 45, excepts from Verses 22-28.[48]
Clan Wolf
Passage 2
“ | Where nature's laws threatened the weary; When food, water, even air itself ran low, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 18-24[49]
Passage 3
“ | The just deaths of the traitors frightened some There among the darkness and alien stars. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 22, Lines 1-11[50]
“ | There will be a time when our descendants Return to reclaim what is our right. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 41, Lines 1-8[51]
Passage 8
“ | The rebels, heeding neither strength nor sense, Cowardly ambushed noble DeChavilier. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 51-56[52]
Passage 67
“ | Five, Nicholas proclaimed, was the foundation Upon which our true society was to be built. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 67, Verse 26, Lines 21-37[53]
Passage 72
“ | For the day will come and our kin will stand On Terra's firm soil, ready to rebuild |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 72, Verse 22, Lines 14-24[54]
Passage 74
“ | Let all warriors bear their mark proudly, Taking what pride they can in their accomplishments; |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 74, Verse 26, Lines 1-4[55]
Passage 98
“ | From Kerensky's Stars came the Eight Hundred Beneath a banner of Truth and Righteous Light |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 98, Verse 24, Lines 8-20[56]
Passage 118
“ | All praise the art of batchall and bidding For it proves our love of peace and tradition. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 118, Verse 3, Lines 11-12[57]
Passage 149
“ | Like a poisonous weed, the Not-Named fostered Thoughts and actions against the Clans, calling them |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 149, Verse 55, Lines 21-33[58]
Passage 154
“ | About the fallen hero they gathered, None able to give voice to his shock. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 154, Verse 34, Lines 16-28[59]
Passage 167
“ | And Minaka Widowmaker spoke, "I claim the Bloodname Vordermark; |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 167, Verse 34, Lines 33-48[60]
Passage 174
“ | By the Founder's writ, Clan Widowmaker is no more. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 174, Verse 12, Lines 1–5[61]
Passage 222
“ | And never forget that help may come From the most unlikely of quarters |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 222, Verse 6, Lines 11-14[62]
Passage 272
“ | Then the order came: "Unfurl the sails". Ready for jump, mighty warriors. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 272, Verse 8, Lines 11-19[63]
Passage 285
“ | No natural calamities cost you. There was no great disease, no famines; |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 285, Verse 15, Lines 21-32[64]
Passage 294
“ | Tyra of the Rasalhague led, Forth her fiery flighing Drakøns, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 17-23[65]
“ | Tyra and her warriors fought Like crazed demons above Radstadt. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 24-33[66]
Passage 327
“ | And so the Khans met in kurultai To discuss the carving of Tukayyid. |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 327, Verse 3, Lines 5-8[67]
Passage 328
“ | Sons and daughters of the blood legacy Inspire me as I sing, |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 328, Verse 1, Lines 1-5[68]
Clan Wolf (In Exile)
Passage 411
“ | And the ilKhan give us his final words, Charging us to protect those |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 411, Verse 16, Lines 1-4[69]
Clan Wolverine
After the Annihilation of Clan Wolverine, ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky called a meeting of the Khans of the remaining clans. During that meeting, he used a laser pistol to destroy a copy of the Wolverine Remembrance found on Lum, alleged to be the only surviving copy.[70]
Clan Star Spirit
“ | …ogether we will rise To bring with us the Founder's wrath |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Clan Star Spirit, Unidentified passage (from a degraded transmission record archived by Interstellar Expeditions)[71]
Spirit Cats
“ | In the darkness, a thousand un-trod paths Beckon our blindness, sirens for stopped eyes. |
” |
-- The Remembrance (Spirit Cats), Passage 2, Verse 3, Lines 1–10[72]
Unknown Clan
Passage 156
“ | Therefore the youngest of them all stood up, And with a voice like amber wine she spoke: |
” |
-- The Remembrance, Passage 156, Verse 4, Lines 24-32[73]
References
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- ↑ MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks, p. 39: "Arnis Drummond"
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