Editing Ewan McCorkell

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'''Ewan McCorkell''' was a [[Khan]] of [[Clan Snow Raven]] during the [[Political Century]], and would come to be regarded as one of their greatest leaders.<ref name=FM:WCp120>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 120 - "Trials and Tribulations" (2977 - 3047)</ref>

==History==
Khan Ewan McCorkell is noted for his remarkable foresight regarding the role of his [[Clan]] during the eventual invasion of the [[Inner Sphere]].  The actions he took to prepare the Snow Ravens had their greatest positive effect nearly a century after his demise, setting the stage for his Clan to break free of the confines of Clanspace, freeing them to seek further economic growth in the Outworlds Alliance.<ref name=FM:WCp120/>

===Blood Spirit and Raven Dealings===
In [[2977]], [[Clan Blood Spirit]] would break its isolation to approach the Snow Ravens about the possibility of brokering a mutually beneficial exchange between their Clans.  The Ravens were initially astonished to see the ''[[ilChi]]'' from the Blood Spirits - with whom they shared residence, possessing a small enclave on the Blood Spirit-dominated planet [[York (Clan)|York]].  But astonishment would give way to pragmatism.  Khan McCorkell encouraged more talks to further cement diplomatic ties, eventually striking a deal with Spirit Khan [[Fara Church]] that would trade a [[Galaxy]] worth of the Raven's second line [[BattleMech]]s to the Spirits in return for three of the Blood Spirit's unneeded [[WarShip]]s, with the exchange to be completed by installments over a thirty year period of time.<ref name=FM:WCp120/><ref name=FM:CCp24,25>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 24, 25 - "Enter the Raven" (2975 - 3010)</ref>  

Though several other Khans ridiculed this decision as ludicrous by conventional Clan standards and philosophy, Khan McCorkell knew something that the rest did not:  No matter how his Clan might strive, it would never be able to unseat the likes of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], or [[Smoke Jaguar]], or any other dominant Clan for that matter.  Surrendering to the naked truth of this realization, McCorkell executed his deal with the Blood Spirits in [[2979]], with the first shipments reaching the [[Clan Blood Spirit Touman|Spirit ''touman'']] by [[2980]].<ref name=FM:WCp120/><ref name=FM:CCp24,25/>

Though he was able to accurately predict the Snow Raven's future course, he was as mortal as any other [[Clan]] warrior.   He would die in [[2982]], while fighting a traditional Blood Spirit enemy, [[Clan Burrock]]. It is not known if the battle was connected to the deal struck between the Snow Ravens and Blood Spirits.<ref name=FM:WCp120/>

==Legacy==
His Clan would not take part in [[Operation REVIVAL]], but he had set them on the road to profit from it by providing transport and escort services to the [[Invader Clans]], which finally came to pass in [[3050]].  His vision resulted in his Clan catapulting itself from a downtrodden and marginalized faction to a strong organization capable of forcibly removing itself from the [[Clan Homeworlds]] during the chaos of the [[Jihad]] and the [[Wars of Reaving]], a force that was more than capable of finding its own destiny as part of the [[Raven Alliance]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 102. 103 - "Raven's Dirge"</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 45 - 56 - "The Jihad In Review"</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''

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