Hellfire Lore and Blueprint

Hellfire Lore and Blueprint
Short story by Randall N. Bills
Publication
Published	4 April 2018
Published in	MechWarrior Online Legends
Publisher	Piranha Games Inc.
Chronology
Era	Civil War era
Timeline	23 January 3063
Series
MWO Hero 'Mech Lore series
Hellspawn Lore     —

Hellfire Lore and Blueprint is a short story by Randall N. Bills published for MechWarrior Online Legends' Hero 'Mech Lore series in MWO's public internet forum.

Canonicity

Although MechWarrior Online Legends as such does not fall under the current criteria for canon, the fiction for the Hero 'Mechs written by Randall N. Bills—who at the time was also the incumbent BattleTech Line Developer at Catalyst Game Labs—was expressly declared fully canonical. This ruling was however reversed in January 2025 by Bills' successor Ray Arrastia, such that these short stories are not canonical, and can only be considered Apocryphal.

Plot Summary

The story takes place on Arcadia in 3063 and narrates an ambush by a Trinary of Clan Star Adder, led by Galaxy Commander Vanel Talasko in his personal BattleMech Void, against Dark Caste bandits.

Featured Characters

• Galaxy Commander Vanel Talasko
• Galaxy Commander Carlos Hutchinson (mentioned)
• Aleksandr Kerensky (mentioned)
• Nicholas Kerensky (mentioned)
• Stefan Amaris (mentioned)
• Khan Cassius N'Buta (mentioned)

Featured Units

• Epsilon Galaxy Clan Star Adder (mentioned)

Featured Places

• Arcadia
• Albion (mentioned)

Featured BattleTech

BattleMechs

• HLF-VO Hellfire "Void"
• BattleMaster
• Lupus (mentioned)

Notes

• This apocryphal short story was posted on the MechWarrior Online Legends forum (link to archived copy of original entry/announcement) [1]