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| − | In the Balzan Mountains on the icy world of [[Xanthe III]], [[Captain-General]] [[Duncan Marik]] has just ejected from his ''[[Orion]]'' as the [[BattleMech]] was just destroyed in combat with forces | + | In the Balzan Mountains on the icy world of [[Xanthe III]], [[Captain-General]] [[Duncan Marik]] has just ejected from his ''[[Orion]]'' as the [[BattleMech]] was just destroyed in combat with forces from the enemy [[Duchy of Andurien]]. Almost immediately, Marik is pinned down by an Andurien infantryman. A friendly [[Tenth Marik Militia]] ''[[Locust]]'' arrives and kills the enemy trooper, then prepares to take Marik aboard by lowering a ladder from the ventral hatch. However, the ''Locust'' is in turn attacked (implicitly, vanquished) by an enemy ''[[Warhammer]]'' that proceeds to kill Duncan Marik with its [[machine guns]] in short order, before he can even finish his attempt to surrender. |
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Latest revision as of 20:17, 11 February 2024
| The Blood Snow | |
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| Story information | |
| Author | Chris Hartford |
| Pages | 2 |
| Type | Short story |
| Product | Historical: Brush Wars |
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| Era | Succession Wars era |
| Timeline | 4 February 3037 |
The Blood Snow is a short story that was published as the intro fiction piece of the Historical: Brush Wars sourcebook.
Plot summary[edit]
In the Balzan Mountains on the icy world of Xanthe III, Captain-General Duncan Marik has just ejected from his Orion as the BattleMech was just destroyed in combat with forces from the enemy Duchy of Andurien. Almost immediately, Marik is pinned down by an Andurien infantryman. A friendly Tenth Marik Militia Locust arrives and kills the enemy trooper, then prepares to take Marik aboard by lowering a ladder from the ventral hatch. However, the Locust is in turn attacked (implicitly, vanquished) by an enemy Warhammer that proceeds to kill Duncan Marik with its machine guns in short order, before he can even finish his attempt to surrender.