Spina Khanate (Clan Sea Fox)

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History

Spina Khanate's involvement in the squabbles between states within the former Free Worlds League was a direct result of the actions of Delta Aimag and subsequently the efforts of saKhan Peter Kalasa, the two culminating in Spina Khanate becoming the Khanate to beat by 3145. Acting like a mighty trading house from pre-spaceflight Terra, Delta Aimag picked sides in a local squabble and used its strength to push the chosen side to victory.[1] That faction was the breakaway faction from Clan Nova Cat known as the Spirit Cats, led by then-Star Colonel Rikkard Nova Cat; Rikkard led his forces to the planet Marik and, with support from the Oriente Protectorate and then from Delta Aimag, seized the planet, which the Spirit Cats then claimed as their own.[2][3]

The Spirit Cats officially founded the Clan Protectorate in 3138, having expanded their protection to incorporate several neighbouring worlds.[2] The Spirit Cats offered the use of Marik as a trading world, and the Spina Khanate accepted.[4] Against the wishes of Delta Aimag's leadership - and following a successful Trial of Refusal fought against difficult odds - the Clan Sea Fox Omicron Cluster detached itself from Delta Aimag and became ground forces for the Clan Protectorate. In 3139 the Clan Protectorate went on to join Jessica Marik in her campaign to recapture Atreus from the forces of the Principality of Regulus, with Spirit Cat forces fighting alongside Sea Fox forces and the planetary militia of Angell II during the campaign.[2]

With Delta Aimag having opened the door, the rest of the Spina Khanate promptly walked through; the Khanate gained monopoly access to the most lucrative commercial opportunities that each of the governments it assisted had to offer. The Khanate's resources, troops and industrial output were essential to Jessica Marik's plans, leaving her unable to antagonize them despite the protests from Free Worlds League companies about the Khanate's access to the new League's inner workings.[1] The Spina Khanate was still represented in the Free Worlds League Parliament in 3145,[1][5] although its loyalties remained clearly tied to its Clan, not the febrile League.[1]

The changes in the Free Worlds League region led to friction between the Spina Khanate and the nearby Skate Khanate as the union of the former Marik-Stewart Commonwealth and the Oriente Protectorate brought the trading border between the two Khanates fell across the Protectorate. With the Spina Khanate taking an increasing role in trade within the new Free Worlds League it seemed inevitable that saKhan Kalasa and his counterpart, saKhan Arkady Sennet, would have to renegotiate the various trade territories and compensation.[1] The Spina Khanate had also started buying up ComStar infrastructure, presumably in anticipation of communication via HPG becoming possible again at some point in the near future.[6]

Officers

As of 3134 the leader of Khanate is saKhan Mikel Sennet. In 3145 he was removed from his position of saKhan. Petr Kalasa became saKhan of Clan Sea Fox.[7][8]

Composition History

3145

- In 3145 the Spina Khanate was based around the Potemkin-class ArcShip Poseidon, with the various Aimags operating from a number of other ships. Alpha, Gamma and Epsilon Aimags were all operating from Merchant Carrack-class transports - the Silentshark, Starfox and Swiftswimmer respectively - while Beta Aimag was based around the Sovetskii Soyuz-class heavy cruiser Talismantia and Delta Aimag was based around the Potemkin-class Voidswimmer.[8]

Rules

3145

  • All elements of Spina Khanate ignore weapon attack modifiers imposed by low-gravity combat.[9]
  • All elements of Spina Khanate apply a -1 modifier to all Piloting Skill target numbers when fighting in low gravity.[9]
  • Members of Spina Khanate receive a +2 bonus to Negotiation Skill rolls made when dealing with members of the Free Worlds League government.[9]
  • Members of Spina Khanate receive a -2 penalty to Negotiation Skill rolls made when dealing with non-governmental organizations within the Free Worlds League.[9]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 158, "Spina Khanate"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. 109, "Clan Protectorate Military"
  3. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 66-67
  4. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 67
  5. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 150, "Standby Mode"
  6. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 152, "Clan Sea Fox"
  7. ↑ Era Report: 3145, p. 104
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Field Manual: 3145, p. 170, "Clan Force Deployments - Clan Sea Fox" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "FM:3145p170" defined multiple times with different content
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Field Manual: 3145, p. 207, "Spina Khanate"

Bibliography

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