The Third Pillar
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| The Third Pillar | |||
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| Short story by Jason Hansa | |||
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| First Publication | |||
| Published | 17 August 2017 | ||
| Published in | Legacy (Anthology) | ||
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs | ||
| Pages | 38 (POD) | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Era | Clan Invasion era | ||
| Timeline | 21 December 3057 — 5 April 3058 | ||
| Series | |||
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The Third Pillar is a short story by Jason Hansa and the eighth part of the Legacy anthology, which was published in August 2017.
Plot Summary[edit]
Following the dissolution of the Federated Commonwealth and the recall order for Lyran units into what is now the Lyran Alliance by Katherine Steiner-Davion, only thirteen 'Mechs of the Thirty-sixth Lyran Guards and a small cadre of support units choose to remain behind to garrison Tsingtao in what is now the Chaos March, to delay and harass the occupiers. The Capellan Confederation has since reclaimed the world, and in early 3058 Kommandant Philip Giacomo (currently piloting the GHR-5H Grasshopper (Legacy Grasshopper) as a stand-in for his niece who is still in the MechWarrior academy) realizes that he cannot hope to fight a successful guerrilla campaign against Liao's Redfield Renegades mercenary command. Working in conjunction with secret service agent Alysheba, they instead decide on conducting a financially devastating operation against the Capellans–an intricate shell game to ultimately rob not only massive amounts of L-Bills from a convoy but on top of that even billions of FC-Bills (now phased out in favor of the Liao currency on Tsingtao) from a central depot. The heist is a spectacular success, and they escape to Outreach. Giacomo receives a personal award in recognition of his performance, and an offer to work with Alysheba's (unnamed) secret Federated Commonwealth agency.
Featured Characters[edit]
- Kommandant Philip Giacomo
- Alysheba
- Katherine Steiner-Davion (mentioned)