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Line 30: :published 29 June 2006 :published 29 June 2006 {{quote|''Tracy Malfont's life was an endless flight from fear and betrayal—that is, until [[Mark Castor-Davion]] showed up on [[Randis]], foiling her scam. Now in the [[Tortuga Dominions]], her new boss covets a pile of crap not worth stealing, much less dying for; she finds him a hard man to understand. It doesn't help that she's an embittered cynic. Hope holds no place in her heart; it was burned away, a dozen years earlier...''}} {{quote|''Tracy Malfont's life was an endless flight from fear and betrayal—that is, until [[Mark Castor-Davion]] showed up on [[Randis]], foiling her scam. Now in the [[Tortuga Dominions]], her new boss covets a pile of crap not worth stealing, much less dying for; she finds him a hard man to understand. It doesn't help that she's an embittered cynic. Hope holds no place in her heart; it was burned away, a dozen years earlier...''}} − Just after having her unit ([[Malfont's Raiders]]) pressed into service in [[Red Khopesh (unit)|Red Khopesh]], Mark Castor's private army, Tracy Malfont finds herself preparing a raid on the Port Royal Bazaar in the city of Swing Circle on [[New Port Royal]] in the [[Tortuga Dominions]]. Castor's plan for the raid includes deploying one [[BattleMech]] lance from Malfont's [[DropShip]], the ''[[Leopard]]''-class ''[[Maelstrom (Individual Leopard-class DropShip)|Maelstrom]]'', because the bazaar is adjacent to the spaceport. To this end Malfont (who knows her way around the Tortuga Dominions) tries to convince port master Ox Simonian to relocate the DropShip to a port quadrant closer to the bazaar. But Castor, who insisted on coming with her to the meeting, bungles the delicate negotiations. As a result, the ''Maelstrom'' ends up placed on the far side of the spaceport from the bazaar instead. Malfont's men subsequently lose their faith in Castor and consider mutiny. + Just after having her unit ([[Malfont's Raiders]]) pressed into service in [[Red Khopesh (unit)|Red Khopesh]], Mark Castor's private army, Tracy Malfont finds herself preparing a raid on the Port Royal Bazaar in the city of Swing Circle on [[New Port Royal]] in the [[Tortuga Dominions]]. Castor's plan for the raid includes deploying one [[BattleMech]] lance from Malfont's [[DropShip]], the ''[[Leopard]]''-class ''[[Maelstrom (Leopard)|Maelstrom]]'', because the bazaar is adjacent to the spaceport. To this end Malfont (who knows her way around the Tortuga Dominions) tries to convince port master Ox Simonian to relocate the DropShip to a port quadrant closer to the bazaar. But Castor, who insisted on coming with her to the meeting, bungles the delicate negotiations. As a result, the ''Maelstrom'' ends up placed on the far side of the spaceport from the bazaar instead. Malfont's men subsequently lose their faith in Castor and consider mutiny. Tracy Malfont meanwhile reflects on a situation on [[Hahira]] back in [[3054]] when she was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[sergeant]] and competent scout pilot with the Hahira militia, piloting a ''[[Javelin]]''. On a world with a conservative attitude, she had married an abusive suitor at the age of sixteen to evade her yet more abusive father. After three years of domestic violence, she fell in love with Lieutenant Sam Aiken and began an affair with him. Tracy Malfont meanwhile reflects on a situation on [[Hahira]] back in [[3054]] when she was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[sergeant]] and competent scout pilot with the Hahira militia, piloting a ''[[Javelin]]''. On a world with a conservative attitude, she had married an abusive suitor at the age of sixteen to evade her yet more abusive father. After three years of domestic violence, she fell in love with Lieutenant Sam Aiken and began an affair with him. Line 44:
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{{quote|''Tracy Malfont's life was an endless flight from fear and betrayal—that is, until [[Mark Castor-Davion]] showed up on [[Randis]], foiling her scam. Now in the [[Tortuga Dominions]], her new boss covets a pile of crap not worth stealing, much less dying for; she finds him a hard man to understand. It doesn't help that she's an embittered cynic. Hope holds no place in her heart; it was burned away, a dozen years earlier...''}} | {{quote|''Tracy Malfont's life was an endless flight from fear and betrayal—that is, until [[Mark Castor-Davion]] showed up on [[Randis]], foiling her scam. Now in the [[Tortuga Dominions]], her new boss covets a pile of crap not worth stealing, much less dying for; she finds him a hard man to understand. It doesn't help that she's an embittered cynic. Hope holds no place in her heart; it was burned away, a dozen years earlier...''}} | ||
| − | Just after having her unit ([[Malfont's Raiders]]) pressed into service in [[Red Khopesh (unit)|Red Khopesh]], Mark Castor's private army, Tracy Malfont finds herself preparing a raid on the Port Royal Bazaar in the city of Swing Circle on [[New Port Royal]] in the [[Tortuga Dominions]]. Castor's plan for the raid includes deploying one [[BattleMech]] lance from Malfont's [[DropShip]], the ''[[Leopard]]''-class ''[[Maelstrom ( | + | Just after having her unit ([[Malfont's Raiders]]) pressed into service in [[Red Khopesh (unit)|Red Khopesh]], Mark Castor's private army, Tracy Malfont finds herself preparing a raid on the Port Royal Bazaar in the city of Swing Circle on [[New Port Royal]] in the [[Tortuga Dominions]]. Castor's plan for the raid includes deploying one [[BattleMech]] lance from Malfont's [[DropShip]], the ''[[Leopard]]''-class ''[[Maelstrom (Leopard)|Maelstrom]]'', because the bazaar is adjacent to the spaceport. To this end Malfont (who knows her way around the Tortuga Dominions) tries to convince port master Ox Simonian to relocate the DropShip to a port quadrant closer to the bazaar. But Castor, who insisted on coming with her to the meeting, bungles the delicate negotiations. As a result, the ''Maelstrom'' ends up placed on the far side of the spaceport from the bazaar instead. Malfont's men subsequently lose their faith in Castor and consider mutiny. |
Tracy Malfont meanwhile reflects on a situation on [[Hahira]] back in [[3054]] when she was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[sergeant]] and competent scout pilot with the Hahira militia, piloting a ''[[Javelin]]''. On a world with a conservative attitude, she had married an abusive suitor at the age of sixteen to evade her yet more abusive father. After three years of domestic violence, she fell in love with Lieutenant Sam Aiken and began an affair with him. | Tracy Malfont meanwhile reflects on a situation on [[Hahira]] back in [[3054]] when she was a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] [[sergeant]] and competent scout pilot with the Hahira militia, piloting a ''[[Javelin]]''. On a world with a conservative attitude, she had married an abusive suitor at the age of sixteen to evade her yet more abusive father. After three years of domestic violence, she fell in love with Lieutenant Sam Aiken and began an affair with him. | ||
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==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
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* [[Ahmed Belkaziz]] | * [[Ahmed Belkaziz]] | ||
* [[Colorado Henderson]] | * [[Colorado Henderson]] | ||
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* [[Tracy Garner]] | * [[Tracy Garner]] | ||
* [[Tracy Malfont]] | * [[Tracy Malfont]] | ||
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==Featured places== | ==Featured places== | ||
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==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
===BattleMechs=== | ===BattleMechs=== | ||
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*''[[Assassin]]'' | *''[[Assassin]]'' | ||
*''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' | *''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' | ||
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*''[[Dervish]]'' | *''[[Dervish]]'' | ||
*''[[Enforcer]]'' | *''[[Enforcer]]'' | ||
| − | *''[[ | + | *''[[Firestarter]]'' |
*''[[Guillotine]]'' | *''[[Guillotine]]'' | ||
*''[[JagerMech]]'' | *''[[JagerMech]]'' | ||
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*''[[Wasp]]'' | *''[[Wasp]]'' | ||
*''[[Whitworth]]'' | *''[[Whitworth]]'' | ||
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===DropShips=== | ===DropShips=== | ||