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Line 20: ==History== ==History== − === Early History === + ===Gannon's Cannons=== − Gannon Derer was the son of William Derer, an adept in the [[Word of Blake]]. When William was assigned to a liaison posting on [[Tortuga Prime]] he left Gannon in the care of his brother [[Kyle Derer|Kyle]], Gannon's uncle and a Lyran baronet who subsequently adopted Gannon. A key part of William's decision to leave his son in the care of his brother was that Gannon suffered from leukemia, and William knew that Gannon would receive better care in the [[Lyran Alliance]] through Kyle's position in the nobility than Gannon could receive in a primitive part of the [[Periphery]].<ref name="TCp20">''Total Chaos'', p. 20-21, "Captain Gannon 'Cannon' Derer, Commanding Officer"</ref>+ In [[3067]] After being injured on [[Cumbres]] [[Philo Carlton]] decided to retire and asked [[Lieutenant]] Derer to take over command of the Cavaliers.<ref name=TCp20/> − − Gannon's leukemia went into remission during his early teenage years, but the experience left him filled with a sense of determination to overcome obstacles.<ref name="TCp20"/> − − === Early Career === − Gannon left the Lyran Alliance and spent several years as a mercenary [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]], piloting a ''[[Warhammer]]'' that had belonged to his grandmother. After joining the [[Grave Walkers]] Gannon rose to the rank of [[Captain]],<ref name="TCp20"/> but the Grave Walkers took significant losses in the [[Jade Falcon Incursion (3064)|Jade Falcon incursion]] in [[3064]], with Gannon being one of the few members of the Grave Walkers to reach [[Arc-Royal]]. Now one of the [[Dispossessed]], Gannon resigned from the Grave Walkers and took up work as a bartender and mechanic; the money Gannon earned went into paying for classes at the Arc-Royal Training Program, while he hunted for new opportunities and worked to keep himself in shape.<ref name="TCp19">''Total Chaos'', p. 19-20, "Gannon's Cannons"</ref> − − It was while working as a bartender that Gannon met [[Philo Carlton]], Commanding Officer of the mercenary unit [[Carlton's Cavaliers]]. Captain Carlton held several informal discussions with Gannon, and was so impressed by Gannon's knowledge and experience that he offered him a support position in the Cavaliers. Philo was in need of a new business manager as the Cavaliers' business manager was retiring, and Gannon accepted the job, going on to spend two years in the role. Gannon handled all of the Cavaliers financial, logistical and personnel matters, and quickly gained a reputation for been a sharp administrator and negotiator, ensuring that the Cavaliers stayed solvent.<ref name="TCp19"/> − − At the two-year point Philo commissioned Gannon as a [[Lieutenant]], presenting him with a [[BattleMaster|BLR-1G ''BattleMaster'']] and one of the spots in the Cavaliers' command [[lance]]. When Duke [[Morgan Kell]] hired the Cavaliers and several other mercenary units to pin the [[3rd Donegal Guards|Third Donegal Guards]] on [[Cumbres]], the Cavaliers found themselves having to fight another mercenary unit, [[Dortman's Devils]], who had gone rogue - disguising themselves as other mercenary units to loot and ravage towns on Cumbres. The Cavaliers defeated the Devils at the town of Westfield, but Philo was seriously injured in the battle and his Executive Officer (XO) had been killed. That left Gannon in command, and several more Cavaliers were killed or injured when the Donegal Guards found the Cavaliers in the ruins of Westfield several days later and attacked them, believing them to be pilots, before Gannon managed to convince the Guards that the Cavaliers were surrendering.<ref name="TCp19"/> − − The Cavaliers were put on trial, charged with the crimes that had been committed by the Devils; Gannon and the Cavaliers' legal counsel were mounting a smart defense that was demolishing the prosecution case when [[Archon]] [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] declared a blanket amnesty throughout the Lyran Alliance. That led to the prosecution dropping the case, but the media coverage had already destroyed the Cavaliers' public image. The Cavaliers returned to Arc-Royal only to find themselves blacklisted, and the unit came close to dissolving. Philo decided to retire, and asked Gannon to take command of what was left of the Cavaliers. Gannon did so, christening the unit Gannon's Cannons during the journey from Arc-Royal to [[Outreach]].<ref name="TCp19"/> ==References== ==References== Line 40:
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