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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxCharacter + {{Update Needed|[[Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2]]}} − | image = − | caption = − | name = Tempest Stryker − | birthdate = − | died = 31 October [[3081]]<ref name=JFR-78>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', pp. 78–79: "Chaos Undaunted: Scrap Iron"</ref> − | othernames = Damocles − | affiliation = [[ComStar]] − | rank = − | title = − | position = − | profession = − | parents = − | siblings = − | spouse = − | children = − }} − An infamous deep-cover agent and black-ops team leader, '''Tempest Stryker''' was a senior officer in [[ComStar]] Intelligence who operated under the code-name of "'''Damocles'''." − ==History== + An infamous deep-cover agent and black-ops team leader, '''Tempest Stryker''' (B. 30?? - D. 31 October [[3081]]<ref name=JFR-78/>) was a senior officer in [[ComStar]] Intelligence who operated under the code-name of '''"Damocles"'''. − Little information is available about Stryker's formative years or early service in ComStar, save he had claimed to have served in [[Blake's Wrath]], [[ROM]]'s fearsome special forces unit, and at the time of the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] and [[Operation SCORPION]] that he was on special assignment in the [[Clan Occupation Zones]].<ref name=ISP-13>''Interstellar Players'', pp. 13–20: "Sixth of June: Unravelling the Mysteries by Sandra Raines"</ref> + + ==Biography== + Little information is available about Stryker's formative years or early service in ComStar, save he had claimed to have served in [[Blake's Wrath]], [[ROM]]'s fearsome special forces unit, and at the time of the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] and [[Operation Scorpion]] that he was on special assignment in the [[Clan Occupation Zones]]. <ref name=ISP-13>''Interstellar Players'', pp.13-20 "Sixth of June: Unravelling the Mysteries by Sandra Raines"</ref> ===Project Phoenix=== ===Project Phoenix=== − On 1 August [[3067]], Stryker sent a confidential message to his longtime associate, [[ROM#Command_Structure|Precentor ROM]] [[Victoria Parrdeau]].<ref>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', pp. 10–11</ref> In this message, Stryker states the following facts and his personal opinions: + On August 1st, [[3067]], Stryker sent a confidential message to his long-time associate, [[ROM#Command_Structure|Precentor ROM]] [[Victoria Parrdeau]].<ref>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', pp. 10-11</ref> + + In this message, Stryker states the following facts and his personal opinions: + + *Stryker was a harsh critic of former [[Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]]. Stryker blamed Focht for inciting the [[FedCom Civil War]] and also criticized Focht for being obsessed with fighting the [[Clans]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid]], [[Operation Bulldog]] and [[Operation Serpent]]. + + *The [[Marian Hegemony]] attempted to conquer the [[Circinus Federation]] in [[3064]]. + + *[[Primus]] [[Myndo Waterly]] gave [[Star League]]-era [[BattleMech]]s to the [[Draconis Combine]] during the [[War of 3039]]. − * Stryker was a harsh critic of former [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]]. Stryker blamed Focht for inciting the [[FedCom Civil War]] and also criticized Focht for being obsessed with fighting the [[Clans]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], [[Operation BULLDOG]] and [[Operation SERPENT]]. + *Stryker despised the [[Word of Blake]] and had a few conspiracy theories about the Blakists: − * The [[Marian Hegemony]] attempted to conquer the [[Circinus Federation]] in [[3064]].+ :1. The Circinus Federation obtained technology and blueprints for several Star League-era 'Mechs that were allegedly redesigned by the Word of Blake, which helped the Federation prevent the takeover of their nation by the Marian Hegemony. − * [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] [[Myndo Waterly]] gave [[Star League]]-era [[BattleMech]]s to the [[Draconis Combine]] during the [[War of 3039]]. − * Stryker despised the [[Word of Blake]] and had a few conspiracy theories about the Blakists: − : 1. The Circinus Federation obtained technology and blueprints for several Star League-era 'Mechs that were allegedly redesigned by the Word of Blake, which helped the Federation prevent the takeover of their nation by the Marian Hegemony. − : 2. The technology given to the Federation was not only Star League-era, but also included innovations exclusive to the [[Capellan Confederation]], which had known ties to the Word of Blake. + :2. The technology given to the Federation was not only Star League-era, but also included innovations exclusive to the [[Capellan Confederation]], which had known ties to the Word of Blake. − : 3. [[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]], planetary governor of [[Demeter]] and CEO of [[Vicore Industries]], was strongly suspected of being a Blakist collaborator. The refitted Blakist 'Mechs are identical to those designed by Vicore, as part of De La Sangre's "Project Phoenix" initiative, which he sold to several [[Inner Sphere]] manufacturers such as [[Defiance Industries]], [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] and [[General Motors]]. + :3. [[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]], planetary governor of [[Demeter]] and CEO of [[Vicore Industries]], was strongly suspected of being a Blakist collaborator. The refitted Blakist 'Mechs are identical to those designed by Vicore, as part of De La Sangre's "Project Phoenix" initative, which he sold to several [[Inner Sphere]] manufacturers such as [[Defiance Industries]], [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] and [[General Motors]]. − As part of Project Phoenix, Stryker also penned a report for Precentor ROM Parrdeau outlining known non-state intelligence and terrorist organizations such as the ''[[Nekakami]]'', the [[Omniss]], [[Free Capella]], the [[Free Skye Movement]], [[Black Dragons]], [[Heimdall (organization)|Heimdall]], the ''[[Zhanzheng de Guang]]'' and [[Thuggees]] which the Word was apparently attempting to court to aid their efforts in the [[Chaos March]]. The report also detailed the what little info Stryker had uncovered by that point about the ''[[Manei Domini]]'', though he openly admitted much of it was circumstantial. <ref name=AGTCO-101>''A Guide to Covert Ops'', pp. 101–105: "Overview of Intelligence Agencies - Independent Groups"</ref> + As part of Project Phoenix, Stryker also penned a report for Precentor ROM Parrdeau outlining known non-State supported intelligence and terrorist organizations such as the ''[[Nekakami]]'', the [[Omniss]], [[Free Capella]], the [[Free Skye Movement]], [[Black Dragons]], [[Heimdall]], the ''[[Zhanzheng de guang]]'' and [[Thuggees]] which the Word was apparently attempting to court to aid their efforts in the [[Chaos March]]. The report also detailed the what little info Stryker had uncovered by that point about the ''[[Manei Domini]]'', though he openly admitted much of it was circumstantial. <ref name=AGTCO-101>''A Guide to Covert Ops'', pp. 101-105 "Overview of Intelligence Agencies - Independent Groups"</ref> − On some date prior to September [[3067]], Stryker and his team received another assignment from Precentor ROM Parrdeau dealing with Project Phoenix. After infiltrating Blakist-held [[Epsilon Eridani]] and bases that appeared to be manned by [[1st Division (Word of Blake)|First Division]], Stryker discovered they were training Thuggee recruits at the behest of the [[Sixth of June]], believing this indicated that [[Kali Liao]] controlled the Sixth of June alongside [[Cameron St. Jamais]].<ref>''Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2'', pp. 91–94</ref> As Stryker's team pulled out, they stumbled upon a 'Mech bay containing Phoenix upgrades of the ''[[Grand Crusader]]'', ''[[Raijin (Fujin)|Raijin]]'' and ''[[Nexus (Star Python)|Nexus]]'', their computer cores indicating they were outright developed by Vicore for the Blakist factories on [[Terra]]. <ref name=TRO3055U-94>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', pp. 94–95: "Inner Sphere "Phoenix" BattleMechs"</ref> + On some date prior to September [[3067]], Stryker and his team received another assignment from Precentor ROM Parrdeau dealing with Project Phoenix. After infiltrating Blakist-held [[Epsilon Eridani]] and bases that appeared to be manned by [[1st Division (Word of Blake)|First Division]], Stryker discovered they were training Thuggee recruits at the behest of the [[Sixth of June]], believing this indicated that [[Kali Liao]] controlled the Sixth of June alongside [[Cameron St. Jamais]]. As Stryker's team pulled out, they stumbled upon a 'Mech bay containing Phoenix upgrades of the ''[[Grand Crusader]]'', ''[[Raijin]]'' and ''[[Nexus]]'', their computer cores indicating they were outright developed by Vicore for the Blakist factories on [[Terra]]. <ref name=TRO3055U-94>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', pp. 94-95 "Inner Sphere "Phoenix" BattleMechs"</ref> − Finally making it to their extraction zone, Stryker and his team walked into an ambush. While losing two members, Stryker's team succeeded in defeating their attackers, only to discover their elimination had been ordered by Victoria Parrdeau herself. Seeming to prove Parrdeau had been hiding intel of the Blakist expansion efforts and had possible ties to St. Jamais, Stryker declared his team had resigned from ComStar to become independent operators and vowed he would eliminate Parrdeau once he could prove she was a Blakist. Stryker would proceed to leak this report to a variety of sources, including [[Wolfnet]].<ref name=TRO3055U-94/> + Finally making it to their extraction zone, Stryker and his team walked into an ambush. While losing two members, Stryker's team succeeded in defeating their attackers, only to discover their elimination had been ordered by Victoria Parrdeau herself. Seeming to prove Parrdeau had been hiding intel of the Blakist expansion efforts and had possible ties to St. Jamais, Stryker declared his team had resigned from ComStar to become independent operators and vowed he would elminate Parrdeau once he could prove she was a Blakist. Stryker would proceed to leak this report to a variety of sources, including [[Wolfnet]]. <ref name=TRO3055U-94/> ===Freelancer=== ===Freelancer=== − Going even further, Damocles would attempt to pass the information he'd uncovered about Project Phoenix, the Sixth of June, ''Manei Domini'' and the Word of Blake to numerous sources, even reaching out to [[Sandra Raines]], a former member of the [[Com Guards]] and reporter for the [[Interstellar News Network]]. Meeting with Raines on [[Sheratan]], Damocles would have a brief but winding conversation with her before their safe house was assaulted.<ref name=ISP-13/> + Going even further, Damocles would attempt to pass the information he'd uncovered about Project Phoenix, the Sixth of June, ''Manei Domini'' and the Word of Blake to numerous sources, even reaching out to Sandra Raines, a former member of the Com Guard and reporter for the [[Interstellar News Network]]. Meeting with Raines on [[Sheratan]], Damocles would have a brief but winding conversation with her before their safe house was assaulted. <ref name=ISP-13/> ===Jihad=== ===Jihad=== − Despite issues surrounding the authenticity of the information he frequently secured, Damocles would try to forward Blakist intel and information about [[The Five]] directly to Precentor Martial [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] as the [[Jihad]] erupted, unfortunately Blakist plants within Victor's staff would stymie most of these efforts, though Victor would credit Damocles as a vital source. <ref name=JHS3070-31>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 31: "And In Other News... Damocles' Report to the Precentor Martial"</ref><ref name=MM-223>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 223: "Other Realms and Powers - Other Notable Personalities of 3076 - "Damocles""</ref> + Despite issues surrounding the authenticity of the information he frequently secured, Damocles would try to forward Blakist intel and information about [[The Five]] directly to Precentor Martial [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] as the [[Jihad]] erupted, unfortunately Blakist plants within Victor's staff would stymie most of these efforts, though Victor would credit Damocles as a vital source. <ref name=JHS3070-31>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 31 "And In Other News... Damocles' Report to the Precentor Martial"</ref> <ref name=MM-223>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 223 "Other Realms and Powers - Other Notable Personalities of 3076 - "Damocles""</ref> − Damocles would also provide information to [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] in the lead-up to his coalition's strike against [[Odessa]] and the [[Ruins of Gabriel]]. By the latter half of the Jihad, Damocles had established himself as part of [[Devlin Stone]]'s secretive covert operations command. <ref name=MM-223/> Information from Damocles would be utilized during the planning of [[Operation SCOUR]]. + Damocles would also provide information to [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] in the lead-up to his coalition's strike against [[Odessa]] and the [[Ruins of Gabriel]]. By the later half of the Jihad, Damocles had established himself as part of [[Devlin Stone]]'s secretive covert operations command. <ref name=MM-223/> Information from Damocles would be utilised during the planning of [[Operation SCOUR]]. − Unfortunately intel acquired by Damocles about the defenses of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] world of [[Chara]] were heavily lacking if not deliberately counterfeited, with [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Beta Galaxy]] encountering a fully-functional [[Caspar II]] SDS System and that the two Protectorate Militia [[Level IV]]'s supposedly on-world were reinforced by the [[Fourth Free Worlds Legionnaires]], the [[Thirteenth Marik Militia]] and the [[Steel Guard]], taking heavy losses before they were forced to withdraw. <ref name="JHS:Tp48+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', pp. 48–49: "Chara Operational Report"</ref> + Unfortunately intel acquired by Damocles about the defenses of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] world of [[Chara]] were heavily lacking if not deliberately counterfeited, with the [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Beta Galaxy]] encountering a fully functional [[Caspar II]] SDS System and that the two Protectorate Milita [[Level IV]]'s supposedly on-world were reinforced by the [[4th Free Worlds Legionnaires]], the [[13th Marik Militia]] and the [[Steel Guard]], taking heavy losses before they were forced to withdrawal. <ref name="JHS:Tp48+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 48-49, "Chara Operational Report"</ref> − The disastrous events on Chara led to widespread questioning of Damocles' loyalty, identity and motivations, with some claiming in public that he was a Blakist double agent, intentionally feeding the Coalition false intelligence.<ref name="JHS:Tp48">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 48: "Chara, Damocles and Trust"</ref> + The disastrous events on Chara led to widespread questioning of Damocles' loyalty, identity and motivations, with some claiming in public that he was a Blakist double agent, intentionally feeding the Coalition false intelligence.<ref name="JHS:Tp48">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 48, "Chara, Damocles and Trust"</ref> − Damocles' reputation would take another blow after he corroborated intel from ComStar ROM that indicated the infamous Precentor Manei Domini [[Apollyon]] and his [[52nd Shadow Division|Fifty-second Shadow Division]] were using the supposedly abandoned [[Luyten 68-28]] as a staging base. In reality the intel had been leaked by the Blakists to lure Devlin Stone into a trap, Stone and the Com Guard [[2nd Army (ComStar)|Second]] and [[3rd Army (ComStar)|Third Armies]] suffering extremely heavy losses escaping from the [[46th Shadow Division|46th]], [[48th Shadow Division|48th]], and [[54th Shadow Division]]s.<ref name=JFR-106>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 106: "What Lies Beneath - The Republic of the Sphere - The Com Guards"</ref> <ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 192–193</ref> + Damocles reputation would take another hit after he corroborated intel from ComStar ROM that indicated infamous Precentor Manei Domini [[Apollyon]] and his [[52nd Shadow Division|Fifty-second Shadow Division]] were using the supposedly abandoned [[Luyten 68-28]] as a staging base. In reality the intel had been leaked by the Blakist to lure Devlin Stone into a trap, Stone and the Com Guards [[2nd Army (ComStar)|2nd]] and [[3rd Army (ComStar)|3rd Armies]] suffering extremely heavy losses escaping from the [[46th Shadow Division|46th]], [[48th Shadow Division|48th]] and [[54th Shadow Division]]s.<ref name=JFR-106>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 106 "What Lies Beneath - The Republic of the Sphere - The Com Guards"</ref> <ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 192-193</ref> ===Death=== ===Death=== − On 31 October [[3081]], [[Republic of the Sphere]]-affiliated forces attempted to ambush surviving elements of the [[49th Shadow Division]] and the notorious [[Opacus Venatori]] [[Precentor]], [[Berith]], at the location known as the Gates of Hades on [[Devil's Rock]]. The Republican forces were acting on information provided by Damocles, who accompanied them into battle; the ambush was actually the result of intelligence planted by Berith, who was determined to kill Stryker. In this, Berith succeeded; having goaded Damocles into a berserk, suicidal rage, three Opacus Venatori [[BattleMech]]s combined their fire on the charging Com Guard agent when he charged, killing him. The Blakist forces then retreated in good order, leaving the remaining Republican forces alive.<ref name=JFR-78/><ref name=ISP3-30>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 30: "Hunting the Word - Refugees of a Lost Cause - The Manei Domini"</ref> + On the 31st of October [[3081]] [[Republic of the Sphere]]-affiliated forces attempted to ambush surviving elements of the [[49th Shadow Division]] and the notorious [[Opacus Venatori]] [[Precentor]], [[Berith]], at the location known as the Gates of Hades on [[Devil's Rock]]. The Republican forces were acting on information provided by Damocles, who accompanied them into battle; the ambush was actually the result of intelligence planted by Berith, who was determined to kill Srtyker. In this, Berith succeeded; having goaded Damocles into a berserk, suicidal rage, three Opacus Venatori [[BattleMech]]s combined their fire on the charging [[Com Guard]] agent when he charged, killing him. The Blakist forces then retreated in good order, leaving the remaining Republican forces alive.<ref name=JFR-78>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 78-79, "Chaos Undaunted: Scrap Iron"</ref> <ref name=ISP3-30>''Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions'', p. 30 "Hunting the Word - Refugees of a Lost Cause - The Manei Domini"</ref> ==References== ==References== Line 63:
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| − | == | + | An infamous deep-cover agent and black-ops team leader, '''Tempest Stryker''' (B. 30?? - D. 31 October [[3081]]<ref name=JFR-78/>) was a senior officer in [[ComStar]] Intelligence who operated under the code-name of '''"Damocles"'''. |
| − | Little information is available about Stryker's formative years or early service in ComStar, save he had claimed to have served in [[Blake's Wrath]], [[ROM]]'s fearsome special forces unit, and at the time of the [[ | + | |
| + | ==Biography== | ||
| + | Little information is available about Stryker's formative years or early service in ComStar, save he had claimed to have served in [[Blake's Wrath]], [[ROM]]'s fearsome special forces unit, and at the time of the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] and [[Operation Scorpion]] that he was on special assignment in the [[Clan Occupation Zones]]. <ref name=ISP-13>''Interstellar Players'', pp.13-20 "Sixth of June: Unravelling the Mysteries by Sandra Raines"</ref> | ||
===Project Phoenix=== | ===Project Phoenix=== | ||
| − | On | + | On August 1st, [[3067]], Stryker sent a confidential message to his long-time associate, [[ROM#Command_Structure|Precentor ROM]] [[Victoria Parrdeau]].<ref>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', pp. 10-11</ref> |
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| + | *Stryker was a harsh critic of former [[Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]]. Stryker blamed Focht for inciting the [[FedCom Civil War]] and also criticized Focht for being obsessed with fighting the [[Clans]] during the [[Battle of Tukayyid]], [[Operation Bulldog]] and [[Operation Serpent]]. | ||
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| + | *The [[Marian Hegemony]] attempted to conquer the [[Circinus Federation]] in [[3064]]. | ||
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| + | *[[Primus]] [[Myndo Waterly]] gave [[Star League]]-era [[BattleMech]]s to the [[Draconis Combine]] during the [[War of 3039]]. | ||
| − | * Stryker | + | *Stryker despised the [[Word of Blake]] and had a few conspiracy theories about the Blakists: |
| − | + | :1. The Circinus Federation obtained technology and blueprints for several Star League-era 'Mechs that were allegedly redesigned by the Word of Blake, which helped the Federation prevent the takeover of their nation by the Marian Hegemony. | |
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| − | : 1. The Circinus Federation obtained technology and blueprints for several Star League-era 'Mechs that were allegedly redesigned by the Word of Blake, which helped the Federation prevent the takeover of their nation by the Marian Hegemony. | ||
| − | : 2. The technology given to the Federation was not only Star League-era, but also included innovations exclusive to the [[Capellan Confederation]], which had known ties to the Word of Blake. | + | :2. The technology given to the Federation was not only Star League-era, but also included innovations exclusive to the [[Capellan Confederation]], which had known ties to the Word of Blake. |
| − | : 3. [[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]], planetary governor of [[Demeter]] and CEO of [[Vicore Industries]], was strongly suspected of being a Blakist collaborator. The refitted Blakist 'Mechs are identical to those designed by Vicore, as part of De La Sangre's "Project Phoenix" | + | :3. [[Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre]], planetary governor of [[Demeter]] and CEO of [[Vicore Industries]], was strongly suspected of being a Blakist collaborator. The refitted Blakist 'Mechs are identical to those designed by Vicore, as part of De La Sangre's "Project Phoenix" initative, which he sold to several [[Inner Sphere]] manufacturers such as [[Defiance Industries]], [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] and [[General Motors]]. |
| − | As part of Project Phoenix, Stryker also penned a report for Precentor ROM Parrdeau outlining known non- | + | As part of Project Phoenix, Stryker also penned a report for Precentor ROM Parrdeau outlining known non-State supported intelligence and terrorist organizations such as the ''[[Nekakami]]'', the [[Omniss]], [[Free Capella]], the [[Free Skye Movement]], [[Black Dragons]], [[Heimdall]], the ''[[Zhanzheng de guang]]'' and [[Thuggees]] which the Word was apparently attempting to court to aid their efforts in the [[Chaos March]]. The report also detailed the what little info Stryker had uncovered by that point about the ''[[Manei Domini]]'', though he openly admitted much of it was circumstantial. <ref name=AGTCO-101>''A Guide to Covert Ops'', pp. 101-105 "Overview of Intelligence Agencies - Independent Groups"</ref> |
| − | On some date prior to September [[3067]], Stryker and his team received another assignment from Precentor ROM Parrdeau dealing with Project Phoenix. After infiltrating Blakist-held [[Epsilon Eridani]] and bases that appeared to be manned by [[1st Division (Word of Blake)|First Division]], Stryker discovered they were training Thuggee recruits at the behest of the [[Sixth of June]], believing this indicated that [[Kali Liao]] controlled the Sixth of June alongside [[Cameron St. Jamais]]. | + | On some date prior to September [[3067]], Stryker and his team received another assignment from Precentor ROM Parrdeau dealing with Project Phoenix. After infiltrating Blakist-held [[Epsilon Eridani]] and bases that appeared to be manned by [[1st Division (Word of Blake)|First Division]], Stryker discovered they were training Thuggee recruits at the behest of the [[Sixth of June]], believing this indicated that [[Kali Liao]] controlled the Sixth of June alongside [[Cameron St. Jamais]]. As Stryker's team pulled out, they stumbled upon a 'Mech bay containing Phoenix upgrades of the ''[[Grand Crusader]]'', ''[[Raijin]]'' and ''[[Nexus]]'', their computer cores indicating they were outright developed by Vicore for the Blakist factories on [[Terra]]. <ref name=TRO3055U-94>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', pp. 94-95 "Inner Sphere "Phoenix" BattleMechs"</ref> |
| − | Finally making it to their extraction zone, Stryker and his team walked into an ambush. While losing two members, Stryker's team succeeded in defeating their attackers, only to discover their elimination had been ordered by Victoria Parrdeau herself. Seeming to prove Parrdeau had been hiding intel of the Blakist expansion efforts and had possible ties to St. Jamais, Stryker declared his team had resigned from ComStar to become independent operators and vowed he would | + | Finally making it to their extraction zone, Stryker and his team walked into an ambush. While losing two members, Stryker's team succeeded in defeating their attackers, only to discover their elimination had been ordered by Victoria Parrdeau herself. Seeming to prove Parrdeau had been hiding intel of the Blakist expansion efforts and had possible ties to St. Jamais, Stryker declared his team had resigned from ComStar to become independent operators and vowed he would elminate Parrdeau once he could prove she was a Blakist. Stryker would proceed to leak this report to a variety of sources, including [[Wolfnet]]. <ref name=TRO3055U-94/> |
===Freelancer=== | ===Freelancer=== | ||
| − | Going even further, Damocles would attempt to pass the information he'd uncovered about Project Phoenix, the Sixth of June, ''Manei Domini'' and the Word of Blake to numerous sources, even reaching out to | + | Going even further, Damocles would attempt to pass the information he'd uncovered about Project Phoenix, the Sixth of June, ''Manei Domini'' and the Word of Blake to numerous sources, even reaching out to Sandra Raines, a former member of the Com Guard and reporter for the [[Interstellar News Network]]. Meeting with Raines on [[Sheratan]], Damocles would have a brief but winding conversation with her before their safe house was assaulted. <ref name=ISP-13/> |
===Jihad=== | ===Jihad=== | ||
| − | Despite issues surrounding the authenticity of the information he frequently secured, Damocles would try to forward Blakist intel and information about [[The Five]] directly to Precentor Martial [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] as the [[Jihad]] erupted, unfortunately Blakist plants within Victor's staff would stymie most of these efforts, though Victor would credit Damocles as a vital source. <ref name=JHS3070-31>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 31 | + | Despite issues surrounding the authenticity of the information he frequently secured, Damocles would try to forward Blakist intel and information about [[The Five]] directly to Precentor Martial [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] as the [[Jihad]] erupted, unfortunately Blakist plants within Victor's staff would stymie most of these efforts, though Victor would credit Damocles as a vital source. <ref name=JHS3070-31>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 31 "And In Other News... Damocles' Report to the Precentor Martial"</ref> <ref name=MM-223>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 223 "Other Realms and Powers - Other Notable Personalities of 3076 - "Damocles""</ref> |
| − | Damocles would also provide information to [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] in the lead-up to his coalition's strike against [[Odessa]] and the [[Ruins of Gabriel]]. By the | + | Damocles would also provide information to [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] in the lead-up to his coalition's strike against [[Odessa]] and the [[Ruins of Gabriel]]. By the later half of the Jihad, Damocles had established himself as part of [[Devlin Stone]]'s secretive covert operations command. <ref name=MM-223/> Information from Damocles would be utilised during the planning of [[Operation SCOUR]]. |
| − | Unfortunately intel acquired by Damocles about the defenses of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] world of [[Chara]] were heavily lacking if not deliberately counterfeited, with [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Beta Galaxy]] encountering a fully | + | Unfortunately intel acquired by Damocles about the defenses of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] world of [[Chara]] were heavily lacking if not deliberately counterfeited, with the [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Wolf-in-Exile)|Beta Galaxy]] encountering a fully functional [[Caspar II]] SDS System and that the two Protectorate Milita [[Level IV]]'s supposedly on-world were reinforced by the [[4th Free Worlds Legionnaires]], the [[13th Marik Militia]] and the [[Steel Guard]], taking heavy losses before they were forced to withdrawal. <ref name="JHS:Tp48+">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 48-49, "Chara Operational Report"</ref> |
| − | The disastrous events on Chara led to widespread questioning of Damocles' loyalty, identity and motivations, with some claiming in public that he was a Blakist double agent, intentionally feeding the Coalition false intelligence.<ref name="JHS:Tp48">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 48 | + | The disastrous events on Chara led to widespread questioning of Damocles' loyalty, identity and motivations, with some claiming in public that he was a Blakist double agent, intentionally feeding the Coalition false intelligence.<ref name="JHS:Tp48">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 48, "Chara, Damocles and Trust"</ref> |
| − | Damocles | + | Damocles reputation would take another hit after he corroborated intel from ComStar ROM that indicated infamous Precentor Manei Domini [[Apollyon]] and his [[52nd Shadow Division|Fifty-second Shadow Division]] were using the supposedly abandoned [[Luyten 68-28]] as a staging base. In reality the intel had been leaked by the Blakist to lure Devlin Stone into a trap, Stone and the Com Guards [[2nd Army (ComStar)|2nd]] and [[3rd Army (ComStar)|3rd Armies]] suffering extremely heavy losses escaping from the [[46th Shadow Division|46th]], [[48th Shadow Division|48th]] and [[54th Shadow Division]]s.<ref name=JFR-106>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 106 "What Lies Beneath - The Republic of the Sphere - The Com Guards"</ref> <ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 192-193</ref> |
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
| − | On | + | On the 31st of October [[3081]] [[Republic of the Sphere]]-affiliated forces attempted to ambush surviving elements of the [[49th Shadow Division]] and the notorious [[Opacus Venatori]] [[Precentor]], [[Berith]], at the location known as the Gates of Hades on [[Devil's Rock]]. The Republican forces were acting on information provided by Damocles, who accompanied them into battle; the ambush was actually the result of intelligence planted by Berith, who was determined to kill Srtyker. In this, Berith succeeded; having goaded Damocles into a berserk, suicidal rage, three Opacus Venatori [[BattleMech]]s combined their fire on the charging [[Com Guard]] agent when he charged, killing him. The Blakist forces then retreated in good order, leaving the remaining Republican forces alive.<ref name=JFR-78>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 78-79, "Chaos Undaunted: Scrap Iron"</ref> <ref name=ISP3-30>''Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions'', p. 30 "Hunting the Word - Refugees of a Lost Cause - The Manei Domini"</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[A Guide to Covert Ops]]'' | + | *''[[A Guide to Covert Ops]]'' |
| − | * ''[[ | + | *''[[Interstellar Players]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Interstellar Players | + | *''[[Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions]]'' |
| − | + | *''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Jihad | + | *''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Jihad | + | *''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]'' | + | *''[[Technical Readout: Project Phoenix]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: Project Phoenix]]'' | + | *''[[Total Chaos]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Total Chaos]]'' | ||
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| + | [[Category:Precentors|Stryker, Tempest]] | ||