Hellspawn Lore!

Hellspawn Lore!
Short story by Randall N. Bills
Publication
Published1 September 2017
Published inMechWarrior Online Legends
PublisherPiranha Games Inc.
Chronology
EraCivil War era
Timeline17 October 3065
Series
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Thanatos Lore
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Hellfire Lore and Blueprint


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

Canonicity[edit]

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,[1] such that these short stories are not canonical, and can only be considered Apocryphal.

Plot Summary[edit]

The story takes place on Stein's Folly in 3065 and narrates the betrayal and destruction of the small mercenary unit Jepso's Jaguars through pirates let by Greta Halperin in her personal BattleMech Paralyzer, who had previously infiltrated the unit under the alias "Jane."

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Notes[edit]

  • This apocryphal short story was posted on the MechWarrior Online Legends forum (link to archived copy of original entry/announcement) [1]
  1. File:Hero Mech LD Ruling.png Ray Arrastia Line Developer Ruling, 29 January 2025, Sarna Discord