Decision at Pandora
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Decision at Pandora | |||
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| Novella by Jason Schmetzer | |||
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| Publication | |||
| Published | 18 January 2024 | ||
| Published in | Gray Death Rising | ||
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Era | ilClan era | ||
| Timeline | 28 April 3152 — 22 May 3152 | ||
| Series | |||
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Decision at Pandora is a novella by Jason Schmetzer, that was published as part of the BattleTech omnibus collection Gray Death Rising in EPUB and Print on Demand on 18 January 2024.
Contents
Plot Summary[edit]
On the planet Pandora, Baron Elam Nobu blackmails a Tamar Pact officer as part of a plan to secede the planet from the Pact and return it to the Lyran Commonwealth. Staff Sergeant Zahara Khaled, working for the Pact's intelligence agency, suspects that something is awry, but is unable to prove her suspicions. Meanwhile, Ronan Carlyle, leader of the Gray Death Legion, touches down on the surface of Pandora and finds a surprise gift from his father: his ancestor's Marauder BattleMech. Having not planned for the arrival of the Legion, Nobu attempts to bribe or buy off the mercenary force, but to no avail. Realizing that the Legion stands between him and his goals, he resolves to destroy them. He devises and implements a terrorist attack that kills or incapacitates all senior Tamar Pact military leadership on the planet and pins the catastrophe on the Legion, giving him an excuse to send his planetary guard forces against them. Away from on maneuvers, the Legion is unable to stop their camp from being attacked and destroyed by the Pandora Planetary Guard, but quickly rally and route a company-sized element in the field. Ronan and Khaled arrange a meeting with the Planetary Guard captain and explain Nobu's treachery, causing the Guard to abandon the Baron. United together, the two forces crush the erstwhile rebellion while Nobu is abandoned by his Malthus crime syndicate silent partners and subsequently arrested. The rebellion defeated, Ronan opts not to renew the Legion's contract with the Tamar Pact and decides to look elsewhere for work.
Featured Characters[edit]
- William Henderson
- Irwin Keeling
- Zahara Khaled
- Elam Nobu
- Grayson Carlyle (mentioned)
- Hassan Ali Khaled (mentioned)
- Sarah Regis (mentioned)
Featured Units[edit]
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