Clan Blood Spirit Touman

The Clan Blood Spirit touman is the military arm of Clan Blood Spirit.

Unit Structure[edit]

As set forth by Nicholas Kerensky, Clan Blood Spirit has maintained practically the same Cluster format since the doctrine's inception: Five Clusters of three BattleMech Trinaries, one Combat Vehicle Trinary and one Infantry Trinary.^[1] The only differences they have made in the several centuries since that time is the replacement of conventional infantry and BattleMechs with Elementals and OmniMechs. They maintain this organization for both front-line and second-line Clusters, and will not hesitate to downgrade or disband one if it no longer adheres to that structure. They look at the other Clans with disdain for abandoning this doctrine, and for introducing new Cluster variants, as a sign they have turned their backs upon Kerensky's mandate. OmniFighters are held within the Naval Reserve and assigned to units on an as-needed basis.^[2]

Touman structure[edit]

The fighting of the mid to late thirty-first century, particularly the Burrock Absorption of 3059, was utterly disastrous for the Blood Spirits. Prior to the Absorption, the Clan fielded five front-line Galaxies (Alpha, Beta, Delta, Kappa and Omega), along with six second-line Galaxies (Mu, Rho, Omicron, Sigma, Tau and Upsilon). The Absorption cost them three front-line and two second-line Galaxies, while gaining them nothing except a powerful foe in Clan Star Adder.^[3] Although the Spirits did attempt to rebuild and even raised a new Galaxy through a Harvest Trial, worse was yet to come.^[4] Two Galaxies were wiped out when the Star Adders bombarded York in 3074^[5] and lost a further three Galaxies later that year fighting the Adders on Tokasha.^[6] It was estimated that by 3076 they had lost over half of their warriors^[7] and could field only ten Clusters.^[8]

The Spirits were known to often rotate their Clusters between Galaxies in the hope of confusing an enemy to their exact strength.^[9] Such a "Shell Game" was carried out in 3069 with Clusters moved one at a time from York to other holdings.^[10]

The touman stood at six Galaxies in 3060^[11] and by 3067 it had grown to seven Galaxies.^[12] By 3084 it was reduced to four Galaxies, and by the end of that year had been completely destroyed. During the last few desperate months of the Clan it raised several poorly armed civilian Clusters, although these were quickly destroyed in combat.^[13]

Former Galaxies[edit]

Clan Command[edit]

Command
	3059-3072 Blood Guard Keshik Naval Reserve

Alpha Galaxy (The Blooding)[edit]

Alpha Galaxy
	3060 Red Guards Seventh Blood Drinkers Cluster Thirty-seventh Red Assault Cluster Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster Seventy-second Crimson Cuirassiers 112th Scarlet Battle Cluster	3067 Red Guards Seventh Blood Drinkers Cluster Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster Seventy-second Crimson Cuirassiers Cluster	3076-3085 Red Guards Seventh Blood Drinkers Cluster Sixty-sixth Blood Hussars

Beta Galaxy (Blood Reavers)[edit]

Beta Galaxy
	3059 Cerise Guards	3075 258th Crimson Guards	3085 Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster 181st Crimson Guards

Delta Galaxy[edit]

Delta Galaxy
	3059 Seventy-second Crimson Cuirassiers 112th Scarlet Battle Cluster

Zeta Galaxy[edit]

Zeta Galaxy
	3068 4 Clusters	3074 6 Clusters

Iota Galaxy (Retribution)[edit]

Iota Galaxy
	3067 Crimson Guards Forty-second Crimson Vanguard Cluster Sixty-sixth Blood Hussars	3076-3085 Eighty-eighth Crimson Guards 158th Crimson Guards

Kappa Galaxy[edit]

Kappa Galaxy
	3059 Fifty-fifth Red Vanguard Cluster 271st Crimson Assault Cluster

Mu Provisional Galaxy[edit]

Mu Provisional Galaxy
	3059 Sixty-sixth Crimson Guards Ninety-eighth Crimson Guards

Omicron Provisional Galaxy[edit]

Omicron Provisional Galaxy
	3060 Twenty-first Crimson Guards Seventy-third Crimson Guards Ninety-eighth Crimson Guards 171st Crimson Guards	3067 Twenty-first Crimson Guards Ninety-eighth Crimson Guards 171st Crimson Guards	3074 Twenty-first Crimson Guards 171st Crimson Guards First Blood Cavalry 22nd Blood Cavalry 2 ProtoMech Clusters

Pi Galaxy[edit]

Rho Provisional Galaxy
	3059 Unknown

Rho Provisional Galaxy[edit]

Rho Provisional Galaxy
	3059 Unknown

Sigma Provisional Galaxy[edit]

Sigma Provisional Galaxy
	3060 Forty-second Crimson Guards Eighty-eighth Crimson Guards 158th Crimson Guards 258th Crimson Guards	3067 Eighty-eighth Crimson Guards 158th Crimson Guards 258th Crimson Guards

Tau Provisional Galaxy (York's Revenge)[edit]

Tau Provisional Galaxy
	3060 Seventeenth Crimson Guards Seventy-ninth Crimson Guards 101st Crimson Guards	3067 Seventeenth Crimson Guards Seventy-ninth Crimson Guards	3076-3085 Seventeenth Crimson Guards Seventy-ninth Crimson Guards 258th Crimson Guards

Upsilon Provisional Galaxy[edit]

Upsilon Provisional Galaxy
	3060-3066 Seventy-seventh Crimson Guards 181st Crimson Guards 221st Crimson Guards	3067-3072 Seventy-seventh Crimson Guards 181st Crimson Guards

Omega Galaxy (The Sanguine Reavers)[edit]

Omega Galaxy
	3060-3066 Scarlet Guards Thirty-third Red Battle Cluster Seventy-ninth Blood Hussars Ninety-first Crimson Vanguard Cluster Seventy-first Crimson Assault Cluster 271st Crimson Assault Cluster	3067-3074 Scarlet Guards Seventy-ninth Blood Hussars Ninety-first Crimson Vanguard Cluster

Blood Galaxy (Naval Reserve)[edit]

Three Blood Spirit WarShips survived to see the end of the Clan.

ca. 3080[edit]

Exsanguine Aegis-class heavy cruiser
Stooping Kite York-class carrier
Karianna Schmitt Carrack-class transport

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Uniforms and Rank Insignia[edit]

Field Uniform

The field uniform is black with red padded ribbing on the outside of each forearm and outside of the ribcage. Impact resistant polymer molded into a semihard shell completely surrounds the neck and shoulders, and flows into a V-shape just below the sternum. A full-head helmet with a retractable visor attaches to the shell. Sturdy black boots complete the uniform.^[14]

Dress Uniform

A tight-fitting blood-red bodysuit sheaths the warrior from banded neck to the glossy knee-high black boots. A liquid-like red strip runs from the neck down to the left side of the body. A reversible black and red half-cape attaches to the shoulders. Only trueborns can wear the cape.^[14]

Ceremonial Uniform

The ceremonial uniform is a loose-fitting, blood-red jumpsuit, tucked into calf-high red boots. A large cloak encases the torso and opens up to the waist. Voluminous sleeves flow down the arms. A deep cowl is worn on the wearer's head with a blood-red glass mask covering the face from brow to chin. Only Bloodnamed warriors can wear the uniform.^[14]

Unit Insignia

Warriors of Clan Blood Spirit wear the insignia of the Clan on the right shoulder. The Galaxy insignia sits opposite it, on the left shoulder, and the Cluster insignia sits below that. Freeborn warriors also wear a black teardrop patch underneath the Clan insignia. ^[14]

Clan Blood Spirit Military Rank Insignia
Rank	Insignia
Point Commander
Star Commander
Star Captain
Star Colonel
Galaxy Commander
saKhan
Khan

Clan Blood Spirit Military Rank Insignia
Point positions
Point 1	Point 2	Point 3	Point 4	Point 5

References[edit]

↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 26
↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 27
↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 25
↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 35
↑ The Wars of Reaving, pp. 104–105
↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 139
↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 155
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 The Wars of Reaving, p. 156
↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 35
↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 44
↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, pp. 30–36
↑ Field Manual: Updates, pp. 41, 70
↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 157
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, pp. 27–28: Blood Spirit Uniforms

Bibliography[edit]

[1] Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 26

[2] Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 27

[FMCRC25-3] Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 25

[wor35-4] The Wars of Reaving, p. 35

[5] The Wars of Reaving, pp. 104–105

[wor139-6] The Wars of Reaving, p. 139

[wor155-7] The Wars of Reaving, p. 155

[wor156-8] 8.0 ^8.1 The Wars of Reaving, p. 156

[FMCRC35-9] Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 35

[10] The Wars of Reaving, p. 44

[11] Field Manual: Crusader Clans, pp. 30–36

[12] Field Manual: Updates, pp. 41, 70

[13] The Wars of Reaving, p. 157

[FMCCp27f-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 Field Manual: Crusader Clans, pp. 27–28: Blood Spirit Uniforms

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