Ranna Kerensky

Ranna Kerensky
Ranna Kerensky.jpg
Personal
Born3028[1]
Died3077[1]
AffiliationClan Wolf,
Clan Wolf-in-Exile
Career
RankStar Colonel
ProfessionMechWarrior
Family
SpousePhelan Kell (partner)

Ranna Kerensky was the granddaughter of Natasha Kerensky and a bloodnamed MechWarrior within Clan Wolf, and later Clan Wolf-in-Exile. She was romantically linked to Phelan Kell, and aided his assimilation into the Clans. She held the rank of Star Commander when she first encountered Phelan (circa 3050), but was promoted to Star Colonel by the time of the FedCom Civil War.

History[edit]

Early life and Operation REVIVAL[edit]

Ranna was born into the same sibko as Vlad Ward, Evantha Fetladral, and Carew Nygren in 3028 on the Clan world of Stanici. She came from a distinguished heritage being both the granddaughter of the great Natasha Kerensky as well as being the cousin of ilKhan Ulric Kerensky, albeit one generation apart. Like many of the Kerensky bloodline, she was renowned for her beauty and tenacity on the battlefield, although unlike Natasha Kerensky she had unusually bright white blonde hair. She always had held high hopes and aspirations in Clan Wolf, regardless of the fact that neither of her genetic parents achieved Bloodnames. Her mother never won a name, while her father died in his attempt to win one.

When Phelan Kell was captured by Vlad, she was assigned by Ulric Kerensky to help indoctrinate him in the ways of Clan Wolf. At first she found having to babysit a freeborn that was still weak and recovering from injuries and chemical interrogation was a duty that she loathed. Eventually she developed very un-Clanlike feelings of love for the freeborn warrior. This was both exciting and terrifying for her at the same time as Clan warriors rarely developed strong emotional and intimate attachments, and it took the intervention of Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht on both her and Ulric's behalf to make Kell understand her confusion. Later on she would assist in training Kell for his Trial of Position to become a ranked MechWarrior in the Wolf Clan, along with further training during his attempt to win a Bloodname. She was not an easy trainer on the MechWarrior who had been outside of the cockpit for over a year, in fact in a private conversation with Natasha Kerensky, Kell described Ranna as "{his} Bane."

She participated in the Battle of Tukayyid as a member of Natasha Kerensky's Thirteenth Wolf Guards, and was one of the few units to complete their objectives during the ill-fated battle unlike most other Clans who did not prepare for an extended engagement. Three years after the Truce of Tukayyid in 3055 she along with Phelan visited his family and home planet of Arc-Royal. There she met firsthand Prince Victor Steiner-Davion. She and Phelan were given the option to challenge the Prince's lance in simulated combat where she defeated Victor in her Masakari decisively despite him piloting a Daishi and outweighing her 'Mech by a full 15 tons. The Prince was shocked at her ruthless tactics on the battlefield and that she showed much more adaptability than Clan warriors had demonstrated previously.

In 3057 during the Refusal War, she joined Khan Phelan along with her sibkin Carew and Evantha with the Warden faction of Clan Wolf. Eventually she won the coveted Kerensky Bloodname having been named by Khan Natasha Kerensky as her chosen successor to the Kerensky bloodline. She later commanded the Fourth Wolf Guards' Assault Cluster of Clan Wolf's Alpha Galaxy.

Marriage and children[edit]

While Ranna is romantically linked and involved with Phelan Kell, there is no "marriage" within the Clan warrior caste. Regardless, the two remain a deadly and feared sight on the battlefield, and both spend as much time off the battlefield together as possible. Furthermore, she once confided to Khan Kell that if one day he ever decided to leave Clan Wolf and return to the Kell Hounds, she would also go with him.

Khan Kell has stated that he would withhold his genetic material from his Clan's eugenics program until Ranna won her Bloodname, this way they could jointly achieve virtual immortality in the Clans by having sibkos created from their joint genetic material.

Death[edit]

While fighting on Chara as part of Operation SCOUR, the Fourth Wolf Guards faced two Divisions of Protectorate Militia forces. A freak strike to the cockpit of her 'Mech killed Ranna Kerensky. Her troops were unable to recover her body.[1]

Philosophical and/or political views[edit]

Ranna had always been of the Warden mindset, unlike her counterpart Vlad who was a staunch Crusader. She has gained a much greater appreciation for the Inner Sphere and their warriors not only through Phelan, but also other freeborn warriors as well. When she became a member of the Exiled Wolves her views and position as a defender of the Inner Sphere against Crusader aggression became absolute.[citation needed]

BattleMech[edit]

Her preferred 'Mech was the Warhawk which she had named Lupus.[2] [3]

Trivia[edit]

Unlike many other members of the Warrior Caste, Ranna indulged in other hobbies outside of warfare and was a competent painter. She hung her paintings on the walls of her cabin aboard the Dire Wolf.[4]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 48
  2. Lost Destiny, p. 111
  3. BattleTech Clan Fire Star, Rana Kerensky pilot card
  4. Lethal Heritage, ch. 21

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