MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries/Nightingale

Free Rasalhague Republic Contract – Extraction[edit]

The FRR is looking for a brave and aggressive mercenary unit that would assist in the extraction of a small unit of FRR ‘Mechs from the Clan occupied world of Unzmarkt. Job pays 1,000,000 C-Bills, and all enemy salvage. In addition, for the right unit, the FRR will throw in two cases of medium lasers and one rack of PPCs, with a total market value of at least 840,000 C-Bills. The Republic will pay for all reasonable ammunition expenses.

ComStar Contract Evaluation[edit]

  • World: Unzmarkt
  • Duty: Extraction
  • Begin Date: January 1, 3051
  • End Date: March 1, 3051
  • Maximum Pay: 1,000,000 C-Bills plus bounty and equipment
  • Minimum Pay: Bounty

Nightingale[edit]

MechWarrior’s Campaign Journal[edit]

February 20, 3051[edit]

Right into the Wolf’s mouth. This mission looks hairy, but there are two reasons I’m taking it on. First, Carpenter put up big money on this one. Second, I’ll be damned if I’ll admit along with the rest of these monkeys that the Clans are more powerful than we’ll ever be. They’re human, like us, and I’m going to show them just how well a human can pilot a ‘Mech.

February 25, 3051[edit]

I’m looking forward to this. As long as these FRR deadbeats don’t slow me down, I’ll make these mighty Clan Wolf warriors feel some pain. The FRR seems to be getting over their hatred for mercenaries. Maybe because we get the job done.

Briefing[edit]

Sarah Carpenter, FRR Director of Mercenary Affairs: We have two ‘Mechs stranded on Unzmarkt, badly damaged from several skirmishes with Clan Wolf, who are still somewhat of an unknown. We hope that these surviving MechWarriors’ reports will give us a better idea of what we are faced with. Locate the two damaged ‘Mechs and escort them to safety. Radio silence must be maintained at all times. Identify them with your sensors to get them to follow you.

  • Codename: Nightingale
  • Planet: Unzmarkt
  • Terrain: Stony Barrens
  • Time: Night
  • Expected Resistance: Eleventh Wolf Guards
  • Your Call-Sign: Errant

Carpenter: Identify the damaged ‘Mechs near NAV ALPHA. Then lead them to the dustoff point.

Objectives[edit]

  • Target: Identify two damaged ‘Mechs
  • Target: Return to dustoff point

Aftermath[edit]

Debriefing[edit]

Sarah Carpenter, FRR Director of Mercenary Affairs: We debriefed the surviving MechWarriors you brought out, and we’ve learned a lot about how Clan Wolf operates. By the way, they both spoke pretty highly of you. Seems they owe you their lives, and we owe you the invaluable information they brought with them. But money will do, right?

Free Rasalhague Republic Clarion – March 3, 3051[edit]

MechWarriors Norvald Hess and Lynda Dansk returned triumphant to Rasalhague today. They were the only survivors of a protracted battle with the warriors of Clan Wolf on Unzmarkt. They owe their survival, Dansk said, to the mercenary unit hired to rescue them. “[Player Name] saved our lives. And with the information we have about Clan operations, we may just be able to turn this war around.”

[Player Name] was to be awarded the Golden Sun, the Republic’s highest honor, but Hess and Dansk reported that the mercenary unit had departed for Outreach within minutes of their hair-raising escape.