Katya Kerensky (31st c.)
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Katya Kerensky - (Born 3025)[1] 31st Century Clan Wolf Clanswoman, Mechwarrior, and Loremaster of (new) Clan Wolf.
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Character Personality/Traits=
In her youth, she was noted for demeanor, keen intelligence, and possessing air of authority.[2] Later life, she showed a knack for organization.[3]
Character History
Early Life & Character
Name after General Aleksandr Kerensky's wife, Katya is a allegedly distant gene-child of Ulric Kerensky, consider to be Inner Sphere terms his great granddaughter.
Affiliated politically with Wardens faction, she was ristar among original Clan Wolf. She had earned her bloodname in 3047 at age 22. She was second youngest to win a bloodname, first being Natasha Kerensky. Though trial and determination, she rose among the ranks to Star Captain by time of Clan returned to the Inner Sphere, she was assigned to Alpha Galaxy as commanding officer of 279th Battle Cluster's Trinary First, which also known as the Whirlwinds.
Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere
As part of Operation Revival, she lead the Whirlwinds in actions on two Federated Commonwealth worlds of Chateau and Vulcan. On Vulcan, her Trinary fought along side Galaxy's Supernova Command unit, and its 279th Battle's sister unit, the Trinary Second. The Wolf forced faced off with the 1st and 2nd Vulcan Armored Brigades on the battle fields of Hades Funnels and Abernathy Way in September of 3050.[4] Those small unit actions, highlighted her abilities which brought her noticed of higher rank command officers.
After the conflict intelligence on her, suggested she was to be transferred to the Golden Keshik.[5]
The Refusal War and in the Service of Khan Vlad Ward's Clan Wolf
In course of the Refusal War, Katya had stayed behind and not journey with Warden aligned Wolves to Arc-Royal.
She willingly became part of the new Clan Wolf that Khan Vladimir Ward. She was influenced by Khan Ward's triumph of resurrecting Wolf Clan, pledged herself to him in his efforts rebuild the Clan. She was put in command as Galaxy Commander of newly formed frontline force, the Delta Galaxy. Katya was credited for whipping Delta into shape from its mixed of frontline and garrison galaxy origins.[6] She was also elevated to position of Loremaster of Clan Wolf. At first seen as means to attempt to heal the political wounds of remaining Warden faction members that remained in the Clan. However, later it was became more obvious that it was move to prevent the Clan's most powerful Warden opponent from being able influence what largely became near total Crusader aligned Clan Wolf.[7]
Two years since Delta Galaxy had come under Kerensky's leadership, it had shaped up to become frontline Galaxy.[8]
After the Jihad begun, Katya duties to the Wolf's intelligence agency, the Watch increased. In so, this gave an excuse for Khan Ward position crusader aligned Star Colonel Dirk Radick as her executive officer of Delta Galaxy. He believe this would allow Katya to have more time dedicate all her responsibilities and also undercut her Warden influences in the Delta. During course of the war, her executive officer became convinced that her belief that the Word of Blake's aggression was more important that political differences. This help her reaffirm her controlling influence of Delta's commanding officer.[9]
Notes
References
- ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook p. 82 - Katya Kerensky profile part of old Clan Wolf's Alpha Galaxy.
- ↑ Clan Wolf Sourcebook, p. 82 - Katya Kerensky - Profile describes her traits and some of her abilities.
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans p. 145 Delta Galaxy/Officers - Katya organizational abilities highlighted.
- ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook p. 63 - Vulcan actions of her unit.
- ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook p. 82 - Star Captain Katya Kerensky - Profile up to 3052.
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusading Clans pp. 138, 141 - Force Strength - Vlad Ward put Katya in command of newly formed Delta Galaxy to bolsters the clans' strength.
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorp Dossiers p. 117 - Jihad era profile of Katya Kerensky shows new motives to promote Katya to Loremaster.
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 89 Clan Wolf/Military Assets - Katya is mentioned in Military status of Clan Wolf as of 3062.
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorp Dossiers, p. 117 - Katya Kerensky & Dirk Radick Jihad era profiles - Katya's control of Delta Galaxy reaffirmed from unlikely ally in the Jihad.