Tyra Miraborg

Tyra Miraborg (30?? - 3051) was the daughter of Tor Miraborg and was responsible for the death of ilKhan Leo Showers of Clan Smoke Jaguar, leading to a temporary halt of the Clan invasion.

Biography

Early Life

Tyra was born and raised on the planet of Gunzburg to Tor Miraborg and his wife. Her mother died while Tyra was still young, leaving her upbringing to her father. During this time the Free Rasalhague Republic was just emerging from independence from the Draconis Combine. With the Combine administrative structure gone, however, chaos ensued as people left and right attempted to fill the power vacuum with their own visions of utopia. Into the fray stepped Tor Miraborg, who returned order to Gunzberg and become its ruler as the Iron Jarl. He did not come out on top unscathed, however. Tor was left scarred and crippled when the mercenary company Vincent's Vigilantes broke contract over technicalities. The people of Gunzberg held Tor up as a symbol of sacrifice for the good of the nation and became fanatical in their devotion to him, including taking up his perceived hatred of all mercenaries. And in the background Tyra witnessed it all. She wanted to make him proud by joining the Gunzberg Eagles, climbing to the rank of Kapten in its AeroSpace contingent. But she could only stand by helplessly as her father slipped deeper into bitterness and hatred, fuelled by the feelings and impressions of his subjects.

Love and Loss

Tyra's life would reach a turning point when elements of the Kell Hounds were marooned on Gunzberg while en route to the Periphery on a pirate hunting assignment. At this time she would meet Phelan Kell, son of Morgan Kell and a MechWarrior in the Kell Hounds. Though raised on anti-mercenary sentiment, Tyra fell for Phelan and Phelan did likewise. Their romance was short but intense, even leading Phelan to petition for a spot in the Kell Hounds for her. Most importantly Phelan showed her a life beyond the confines of Gunzberg, things that she had never and would never be able to do if she stayed. The presence of the mercenaries also seemed to bring out the worst in Tor Miraborg and showed Tyra the kind of man her father had become. Reluctantly Tyra refused Phelan's offer but petitioned for, and received, a transfer from the Gunzberg Eagles to the First Rasalhague Drakøns. She would leave her homeworld behind and serve as the Honor Guard for the Elected Prince of the Free Rasalhague Republic. Fate, however, would conspire to keep her away from her father and home forever.

Clan Invasion

When the Clans began their invasion, Tyra was stationed on Rasalhague with the Flying Drakøns, the AeroSpace wing of the First Rasalhague Drakøns. It would only be a matter of time before Clan Wolf forces appeared in orbit over Rasalhague to claim the world for themselves. Tyra only saw limited action in the battle, for the decision was made to evacuate the Elected Price from Rasalhague, which necessitated the re-deployment of the Flying Drakøns to cover the Elected Prince's DropShip. Tyra would not get a chance to return to the fight on Rasalhague; low on fuel and hounded by Clan Wolf fighters, the Flying Drakøns would have to follow the Elected Prince out of the Rasalhague system to safety.

Awards

Though most undoubtedly awarded the highest honors (posthumously) by the Kungsarme for her heroic and selfless action over Radstadt, perhaps the greatest testimony to her achievement are several lines in the Clan epic poem, The Remembrance:

Tyra of the Rasalhague led,
Forth her fiery flying Drakøns,
Gallant in bronze.  A warrior woman whose hands
Were unskilled in the ways of hearth and home,
In skills of war she was hard and trained
To leave behind the airy winds and fight
Where the void is eternal and life fleeting.
Tyra and her warriors fought
Like crazed demons above Radstadt.
When her fighter was crippled by ours,
And her life leaked away into the endless night,
She chose to die
And sent her fighter like a spear
Through the Dire Wolf, claiming as isorla
Our mighty ilKhan's life.  Sing of our loss, warriors!
Sing, but of Tyra also,
For though an enemy, her courage none can deny.
--The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 17-33

References

• Lethal Heritage, 1989
• Wolf Clan Sourcebook, 1991