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Line 9: }} }} − Born of the survivors of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], the '''Fidelis''' were a secretive group of elite soldiers who fought for [[Devlin Stone]] during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]] and afterwards for the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. Following their participation and victory in the [[ilClan Trial]], some members would rejoin Clan society by re-forming Clan Smoke Jaguar after the end of the Dark Age Era.<ref>''Children of Kerensky'', ch. 13</ref> + Born of the survivors of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], the '''Fidelis''' were a secretive group of elite soldiers who fought for [[Devlin Stone]] during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]] and afterwards for the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. Following their participation and victory in the [[ilClan Trial]], some members would rejoin Clan society by re-forming Clan Smoke Jaguar after the end of the Dark Age Era.{{cn}} ==Overview== ==Overview== − The Fidelis were a warrior society where every member was extensively cross-trained in different modes of combat, from piloting [[BattleMech]]s to standard [[infantry]] duty, as well as combat engineers with technical skills to customize their equipment and bypass security devices.<ref>''Surrender Your Dreams'', pp. 138</ref> + The Fidelis were a warrior society where every member was extensively cross-trained in different modes of combat, from piloting [[BattleMech]]s to standard [[infantry]] duty, as well as combat engineers with technical skills to customize their equipment and bypass security devices.{{cn}} ==History== ==History== − The Fidelis kept their history to themselves. This was more than tradition to them; it was their law and their creed. The little that was known indicates that they were created during the [[Jihad]] and were referred to at the time as [[Stone's Shadows]], having pledged themselves to [[Devlin Stone]] until their unspecified debt could be repaid.<ref>''Surrender Your Dreams'', pp. 37</ref> + The Fidelis kept their history to themselves. This was more than tradition to them; it was their law and their creed. The little that was known indicates that they were created during the [[Jihad]] and were referred to at the time as [[Stone's Shadows]], having pledged themselves to [[Devlin Stone]] until their unspecified debt could be repaid.{{cn}} ==The Great Refusal and Civil War Era== ==The Great Refusal and Civil War Era== ====Wayside V==== ====Wayside V==== − Following the events of the [[Great Refusal]] and destruction of the Smoke Jaguars, many of their assets were claimed by other clans and the [[Second Star League]]. The ex-Jaguar warrior's fortunes also foundered with some of them being absorbed into the Star League, becoming bandits groups like the [[Dark]], or pirate leaders like [[Russou Howell]], refusing to integrate into other clans or the Inner Sphere. [[Paul Moon]] on the other hand, reflected on his shame after experiencing the disarray the ex-Jaguars were in. Moon later come into the contact with the man he scorned (and helped destroy the Jaguars), [[Trent (Clan Smoke Jaguar)|Trent]] or "Baldur" as he was now known by within Clan Nova Cat. Despite the hatred that both held for each other, they cooperated together on saving the Jaguar remnants. They focused on safeguarding any personnel and genetic legacies left in the Clan homeworlds. With the help of Nova Cats, [[Inanna_(Clan_Nova_Cat)|Inanna]] and new Khan [[Santin West]], it was then decided that planet [[Wayside V]] would become the haven for ex-Jaguar members while they were rebuilding. Inanna would join the Jaguar remnants, wishing Santin luck and success on leading her former Clan.<ref>Forever Faithful, ch. 34–36</ref> ====Encounter with Clan Goliath Scorpion==== ====Encounter with Clan Goliath Scorpion==== − The Jaguar remnants were found out by the Clan Goliath Scorpion Watch upon capturing Huntress. They learned that a group of survivors were lead by former Star Colonel, Paul Moon to Wayside V. Eager to capture the last of the Smoke Jaguars as isorla, Scorpion Galaxy Commander, Rik Myers followed the survivors with his cluster to find them. Myers challenged Paul to a Trial of Possession for the Fidelis in order to absorb them into Clan Goliath Scorpion. The trial was intense, but the Fidelis were victorious. <ref>Forever Faithful, pp. 234–238</ref> + The Fidelis were found out by the Clan Goliath Scorpion Watch upon capturing Huntress. They learned that a group of survivors were lead by former Star Colonel, Paul Moon to Wayside V. Eager to capture the last of the Smoke Jaguars as isorla, Scorpion Galaxy Commander, Rik Myers followed the survivors with his cluster to find them. Myers challenged Paul to a Trial of Possession for the Fidelis in order to absorb them into Clan Goliath Scorpion. The trial was intense, but the Fidelis were victorious. <ref>Forever Faithful, pp. 234–238</ref> − A large majority of the [[35th_Scorpion_Cuirassiers_(Escorpión_Imperio)|35th Scorpion Cuirassiers]] personnel were captured as bondsmen while their equipment became isorla, including Rik Myers himself. Because of the lack of food supplies that the Scorpions had, they were forced to grow their own to survive. After debating on what to do with the Scorpion survivors, a choice was given to them: those who wanted to stay with the remnants were allowed to do so, but those who did not would be sent back to their clan. They also had to remove all records of the Jaguar remnants' location upon departure. While some Scorpion warriors stayed with the group, the other half were sent back to their parent clan in disgrace, such as Myers. <ref>Forever Faithful, pp. 268–269</ref> + A large majority of the [[Scorpion Cuirassiers|35th_Scorpion_Cuirassiers_(Escorpión_Imperio)]] were captured as isorla, including Rik Myers himself. Because of the lack of food supplies that the Scorpions had, they were forced to grow their own to survive. After debating on what to do with the Scorpion survivors, a choice was given to them: those who wanted to stay with the Fidelis were allowed to do so, but those who did not would be sent back to their clan. They also had to remove all records of the Fidelis' location upon depart. While some Scorpion warriors stayed with the group, the other half were sent back to their parent clan in disgrace, such as Myers. <ref>Forever Faithful, pp. 268–269</ref> ====Custos of the Fidelis==== ====Custos of the Fidelis==== − While the Jaguar remnants were victorious, it came at a heavy price. "Baldur" was mortally wounded during the Trial and was transported to a hospital to treat his injuries. With his dying breath, "Baldur" asked Paul to honor two requests from him: to lead their people until their revival came and to remind [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] of his folly of how badly he treated him during the Great Refusal. With these promises made, "Baldur" succumbed to his wounds. While searching through his former colleague's notes, Paul came across plans called the ''Unopened Work'' detailing how the former Jaguar remnants should be structured and the name for the leader. Paul chose Custos (after the word ''Custodian'') as a way to redeem the Jaguars under his command and named the Jaguar remnants into the ''Fidelis'' (meaning 'faithful' in Latin) in honor of Trent.<ref>Forever Faithful, pg. 34–37</ref> + While the Fidelis was victorious, it came at a heavy price. "Baldur" was mortally wounded during the Trial and was transported to a hospital to treat his injured. With his dying breath, "Baldur" asked Paul to honor two requests from him: to lead their people until their revival came and to remind Victor Steiner-Davion of his folly of how badly he treated Baldur during the Great Refusal. With these promised made, Baldur succumbed to his wounds. While searching through his former colleague's notes, Paul came across plans on how the Fidelis should be structured and the name for the leader. Paul chose Custos (after the name ''Custodian'') as a way to redeem the Jaguars under his commmand. ==The Jihad Era== ==The Jihad Era== − When the Word of Blake traveled to Wayside V, they would offer Paul and his Fidelis a chance to get revenge on the Clans who destroyed them, mistaking them for the [[Not-Named Clan]]. <ref>Forever faithful, ch. 38</ref> Paul laughed at their confusion and refuse their offer, stating that they are of a different clan origin. Angered by the refusal, the Blakists threatened the Fidelis to work with them or they would become their enemies. After refusing the Blakists offer again, they would attack them and swear vengeance upon them.<ref>Forever faithful, ch. 38</ref> Later on, both Devlin Stone and Victor Steiner-Davion traveled to the planet as well to make a deal with the Fidelis to fight for the nascent [[Republic of the Sphere]] in exchange for New Earth; a new colony close to Terra. After the deal was made, the Custos would pull Victor aside privately and chastise him for his poor treatment of Trent. Afterward, Paul and his Fidelis would travel to combat Blakists forces.<ref>Forever faithful, Epilogue</ref> On Terra, Paul Moon would say a few words to honor his late partner and posthumously spread his ashes to acknowledge him as the first Jaguar to touch the world's soil. Paul and his Fidelis would continue to fight the Blakists until their destruction in 3081. − {{ApocryphalContentStart}} {{ApocryphalContentStart}} In November [[3076]] forces from Devlin Stone's allied coalition on [[Yorii]] discovered two Blakist reeducation camps from which previously interred [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] warriors had already freed themselves from their captors. The Clansmen were presumed to have originally been prisoners captured by the [[Draconis Combine]] during either the battle for [[Huntress]] or [[Operation Bulldog]].<ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56</ref> Evidence suggested that the Word had purposefully abandoned the Jaguars in the hope that Stone would destroy them. The Jaguar warriors had armed themselves with a mixture of Word of Blake 'Mechs and there was a short bout of fighting between them and Coalition forces who mistook them for Blakist defenders before Stone somehow brought it to an end.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 161</ref> In November [[3076]] forces from Devlin Stone's allied coalition on [[Yorii]] discovered two Blakist reeducation camps from which previously interred [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] warriors had already freed themselves from their captors. The Clansmen were presumed to have originally been prisoners captured by the [[Draconis Combine]] during either the battle for [[Huntress]] or [[Operation Bulldog]].<ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56</ref> Evidence suggested that the Word had purposefully abandoned the Jaguars in the hope that Stone would destroy them. The Jaguar warriors had armed themselves with a mixture of Word of Blake 'Mechs and there was a short bout of fighting between them and Coalition forces who mistook them for Blakist defenders before Stone somehow brought it to an end.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 161</ref> {{ApocryphalContentEnd}} {{ApocryphalContentEnd}} − − One of the Fidelis' first missions to Stone was, on 10 December [[3077]], the capture of their-theorically-former prison guard of Yorii, Preceptor ''Ojeda'', on the dead world of [[Killbourn]]. They managed to capture him alive, but the prisoner was accidentally killed during their extraction.<ref>''Chaos Campaign Scenario: Dig Two Graves''</ref> − − By 22 August [[3078]], the Fidelis, or "Stone's Shadows" as they were known, were already feared and cursed by the Blakists. That day, a team led by the "Custos" landed on [[Terra]], in Columbia, with orders to seize a series of bridges across the Potomac river.<ref>''Forever Faithful'' Epilogue</ref> ==Dark Age Era== ==Dark Age Era== − After the Jihad Era ended, the Fidelis would continue to serve Exarch Stone and the Republic admirably until Paul and his people were betrayed by him. This would sour ties between him and the Republic and Fidelis. Paul's group would remain isolated from Terra as a result. − − When Clan Wolf Khan, Alaric Ward landed on New Earth in 3150, he met with the aging Custos Paul Moon. Moon discussed his support of him for take Terra and his cut ties to the Republic of the Sphere due to the soured relations their betrayal caused. During this time, Paul and Alaric would also discuss another topic: the resurrection of Clan Smoke Jaguar. For Paul, this was a way to redeem Clan Smoke Jaguar to make up for their past actions during Operation Revival, for Alaric, this was a way to invalidate the Second Star League, seeing them as a sham. Both parties reached an agreement that once Clan Wolf won the ilClan Trial, Clan Smoke Jaguar would be reformed as a clan once more. As such, all remaining Fidelis personnel would be claim as isorla to Clan Wolf until the deed was done.<ref>Children of Kerensky, p. 175</ref> − {{ApocryphalContentStart}} {{ApocryphalContentStart}} Even after their evolution into the Fidelis, all were bound by this oath, with their lives forfeit if necessary to fulfil their (unspecified) destiny. Those few in the Republic that knew about them felt that Stone had struck a dangerous bargain with them.<ref>''Surrender Your Dreams'', p. 171</ref> Even after their evolution into the Fidelis, all were bound by this oath, with their lives forfeit if necessary to fulfil their (unspecified) destiny. Those few in the Republic that knew about them felt that Stone had struck a dangerous bargain with them.<ref>''Surrender Your Dreams'', p. 171</ref> Line 86:
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| − | Born of the survivors of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], the '''Fidelis''' were a secretive group of elite soldiers who fought for [[Devlin Stone]] during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]] and afterwards for the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. Following their participation and victory in the [[ilClan Trial]], some members would rejoin Clan society by re-forming Clan Smoke Jaguar after the end of the Dark Age Era. | + | Born of the survivors of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], the '''Fidelis''' were a secretive group of elite soldiers who fought for [[Devlin Stone]] during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]] and afterwards for the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. Following their participation and victory in the [[ilClan Trial]], some members would rejoin Clan society by re-forming Clan Smoke Jaguar after the end of the Dark Age Era.{{cn}} |
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | The Fidelis were a warrior society where every member was extensively cross-trained in different modes of combat, from piloting [[BattleMech]]s to standard [[infantry]] duty, as well as combat engineers with technical skills to customize their equipment and bypass security devices. | + | The Fidelis were a warrior society where every member was extensively cross-trained in different modes of combat, from piloting [[BattleMech]]s to standard [[infantry]] duty, as well as combat engineers with technical skills to customize their equipment and bypass security devices.{{cn}} |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The Fidelis kept their history to themselves. This was more than tradition to them; it was their law and their creed. The little that was known indicates that they were created during the [[Jihad]] and were referred to at the time as [[Stone's Shadows]], having pledged themselves to [[Devlin Stone]] until their unspecified debt could be repaid. | + | The Fidelis kept their history to themselves. This was more than tradition to them; it was their law and their creed. The little that was known indicates that they were created during the [[Jihad]] and were referred to at the time as [[Stone's Shadows]], having pledged themselves to [[Devlin Stone]] until their unspecified debt could be repaid.{{cn}} |
==The Great Refusal and Civil War Era== | ==The Great Refusal and Civil War Era== | ||
====Wayside V==== | ====Wayside V==== | ||
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====Encounter with Clan Goliath Scorpion==== | ====Encounter with Clan Goliath Scorpion==== | ||
| − | The | + | The Fidelis were found out by the Clan Goliath Scorpion Watch upon capturing Huntress. They learned that a group of survivors were lead by former Star Colonel, Paul Moon to Wayside V. Eager to capture the last of the Smoke Jaguars as isorla, Scorpion Galaxy Commander, Rik Myers followed the survivors with his cluster to find them. Myers challenged Paul to a Trial of Possession for the Fidelis in order to absorb them into Clan Goliath Scorpion. The trial was intense, but the Fidelis were victorious. <ref>Forever Faithful, pp. 234–238</ref> |
| − | A large majority of the [[35th_Scorpion_Cuirassiers_(Escorpión_Imperio) | + | A large majority of the [[Scorpion Cuirassiers|35th_Scorpion_Cuirassiers_(Escorpión_Imperio)]] were captured as isorla, including Rik Myers himself. Because of the lack of food supplies that the Scorpions had, they were forced to grow their own to survive. After debating on what to do with the Scorpion survivors, a choice was given to them: those who wanted to stay with the Fidelis were allowed to do so, but those who did not would be sent back to their clan. They also had to remove all records of the Fidelis' location upon depart. While some Scorpion warriors stayed with the group, the other half were sent back to their parent clan in disgrace, such as Myers. <ref>Forever Faithful, pp. 268–269</ref> |
====Custos of the Fidelis==== | ====Custos of the Fidelis==== | ||
| − | While the | + | While the Fidelis was victorious, it came at a heavy price. "Baldur" was mortally wounded during the Trial and was transported to a hospital to treat his injured. With his dying breath, "Baldur" asked Paul to honor two requests from him: to lead their people until their revival came and to remind Victor Steiner-Davion of his folly of how badly he treated Baldur during the Great Refusal. With these promised made, Baldur succumbed to his wounds. While searching through his former colleague's notes, Paul came across plans on how the Fidelis should be structured and the name for the leader. Paul chose Custos (after the name ''Custodian'') as a way to redeem the Jaguars under his commmand. |
==The Jihad Era== | ==The Jihad Era== | ||
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In November [[3076]] forces from Devlin Stone's allied coalition on [[Yorii]] discovered two Blakist reeducation camps from which previously interred [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] warriors had already freed themselves from their captors. The Clansmen were presumed to have originally been prisoners captured by the [[Draconis Combine]] during either the battle for [[Huntress]] or [[Operation Bulldog]].<ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56</ref> Evidence suggested that the Word had purposefully abandoned the Jaguars in the hope that Stone would destroy them. The Jaguar warriors had armed themselves with a mixture of Word of Blake 'Mechs and there was a short bout of fighting between them and Coalition forces who mistook them for Blakist defenders before Stone somehow brought it to an end.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 161</ref> | In November [[3076]] forces from Devlin Stone's allied coalition on [[Yorii]] discovered two Blakist reeducation camps from which previously interred [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] warriors had already freed themselves from their captors. The Clansmen were presumed to have originally been prisoners captured by the [[Draconis Combine]] during either the battle for [[Huntress]] or [[Operation Bulldog]].<ref name="JHS:Tp23">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 23</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56</ref> Evidence suggested that the Word had purposefully abandoned the Jaguars in the hope that Stone would destroy them. The Jaguar warriors had armed themselves with a mixture of Word of Blake 'Mechs and there was a short bout of fighting between them and Coalition forces who mistook them for Blakist defenders before Stone somehow brought it to an end.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 161</ref> | ||
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Even after their evolution into the Fidelis, all were bound by this oath, with their lives forfeit if necessary to fulfil their (unspecified) destiny. Those few in the Republic that knew about them felt that Stone had struck a dangerous bargain with them.<ref>''Surrender Your Dreams'', p. 171</ref> | Even after their evolution into the Fidelis, all were bound by this oath, with their lives forfeit if necessary to fulfil their (unspecified) destiny. Those few in the Republic that knew about them felt that Stone had struck a dangerous bargain with them.<ref>''Surrender Your Dreams'', p. 171</ref> | ||
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A Battlegroup was commanded by a '''Group Commander'''. Armored vehicles crews were known as '''Jagers''' and were led by '''Lead Jagers''' while infantry were '''Superstities'''. | A Battlegroup was commanded by a '''Group Commander'''. Armored vehicles crews were known as '''Jagers''' and were led by '''Lead Jagers''' while infantry were '''Superstities'''. | ||
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* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | ||