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| name                = Rachel McCloud
 
| name                = Rachel McCloud
| birthdate          = [[3022]]<ref>''The Black Thorns'', p. 8 and 16</ref>
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| birthdate          = 3022<ref>''The Black Thorns'', p. 8 and 16</ref>
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| died                = 3???
 
| othernames          =  
 
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| affiliation        = [[Black Thorns]]
 
| affiliation        = [[Black Thorns]]
| rank                =
 
| title              =
 
| position            =
 
 
| profession          = Dropship Captain
 
| profession          = Dropship Captain
 
| parents            =  
 
| parents            =  
 
| siblings            =  
 
| siblings            =  
 
| spouse              = [[Jeremiah Rose]]
 
| spouse              = [[Jeremiah Rose]]
| children            = Two children
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| children            = 2 children
 
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'''Rachel McCloud''' captained the ''[[Union]]''-Class [[Dropship]] ''[[Bristol (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Bristol]]'', which she also owned (though she remarked that it really essentially belonged to her creditors).
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'''Rachel McCloud''' was the [[Captain]], of the ''[[Union]]''-Class [[Dropship]], ''[[Bristol (Union)|Bristol]]''.
  
==History==
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==Personal History==
 
===Background===
 
===Background===
Rachel McCloud was an independent merchant DropShip captain. Born and brought up in space, she felt more at home in that environment than on solid ground.<ref name=TBT16>''The Black Thorns'', p. 16</ref> She believed in being independent and not tied down to the military or major corporations.<ref>''Main Event'', p. 53</ref> She almost always struggled for money to meet the payments to her creditors, and feared losing the ''Bristol''. Often she would say she was the part owner of the DropShip, with the majority being owned by the bank. It was economic necessity that forced her to take a contract with the Black Thorns originally.<ref>''Main Event'', p. 54</ref> She was a civilian and did not like the military, often describing them as "damn soldiers".<ref name=DRT43/><ref name=TBT16/>  
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Rachel McCloud was an independent merchant DropShip captain. Born and brought up in space She felt more at home in that environment than on solid ground.<ref name=TBT16>''The Black Thorns'', p. 16</ref> She believed in being independent and not tied down to the military or major corporations.<ref>''Main Event'', p. 53</ref> She almost always struggled for money to meet the payments to her creditors, and feared losing the ''Bristol''. Often she would say she was the part owner of the DropShip, with the majority being owned by the bank. It was economic necessity that forced her to take a contract with the Black Thorns originally.<ref>''Main Event'', p. 54</ref> She was a civilian and did not like the military, often describing them as "damn soldiers".<ref name=DRT43/><ref name=TBT16/>  
  
 
===Involvement with Black Thorns===
 
===Involvement with Black Thorns===
Captain McCloud first met [[Jeremiah Rose]] when she transported him to [[Northwind]] from [[Terra]] in early [[3054]]. The two had immediately hit it off and it made her question her previously lonely life.<ref>''Main Event'', p. 27-9</ref>  
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Captain McCloud first met [[Jeremiah Rose]] when she transported him to [[Northwind]] from Terra in early 3054. The two had immediately hit it off and it made her question her previously lonely life.<ref>''Main Event'', p. 27-9</ref>  
  
She initially became involved with Rose's [[mercenary]] company, The [[Black Thorns]], because of the need for funds to finance her payments on the ''Bristol''. She continued to work with them partially for money but also because of her personal involvement with its commander, Captain Jeremiah Rose. The events that transpired on [[Outreach]], [[Borghese]] and [[Wolcott]] helped move her more into their camp.<ref>''Main Event'', p.??{{cn}}</ref><ref>''D.R.T.'', p. 50-159</ref>
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She initially became involved with the [[mercenary]] company, The [[Black Thorns]] because of the need for funds to finance her payments on the ''Bristol''. She continued to work with them partially for money but also because of her personal involvement with its commander, Captain Jeremiah Rose. The events that transpired on [[Outreach]], [[Borghese]], [[Wolcott]] helped move her more into their camp.<ref>''Main Event'', p.??{{cn}}</ref>, <ref>''D.R.T.'', p. 50-159</ref>
  
In the Black Thorns' last battle against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on Borghese in July [[3055]], she piloted a [[Mechbuster]] conventional fighter, but was shot down. She was lucky to survive the crash, but her wounds kept her in the hospital for over two months, placing a great strain on her income and repayments on the ''Bristol''.<ref name=DRT43>''D.R.T.'', p. 43</ref>
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In the Black Thorns' last battle against [[Clan Jade Falcon]] on Borghese in July [[3055]], she piloted a ''[[Mechbuster]]'' conventional fighter, but had been shot down. She was lucky to survive the crash, but her wounds had kept her in the hospital for over two months, placing a great strain on her income and repayments on the ''Bristol''.<ref name=DRT43>''D.R.T.'', p.43</ref>
  
 
===Family===
 
===Family===
Captain McCloud married Jeremiah Rose sometime between 4th August and 6th November [[3057]]. They had two children, twins, born on Wolcott in November [[3057]]. One child was a boy, the gender of the other was not specified.<ref>''D.R.T.'', p. 280-1</ref>
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Captain McCloud married Jeremiah Rose sometime between 4th August and 6th November 3057. They had two children, twins, born on Wolcott in November 3057. One child was a boy, the gender of the other was not specified.<ref>''D.R.T.'', p. 280-1</ref>
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==Notes==
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[The Black Thorns]]''
 
* ''[[The Black Thorns]]''
* ''[[D.R.T.]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[D.R.T.]]''
* ''[[Main Event]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Main Event]]''
  
[[Category:Mercenary Characters|McCloud, Rachel]]
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[[Category:Minor Characters|McCloud, Rachel]]

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