Editing Elliot McKibben

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'''Elliot McKibben''' (born 30?? - died 16th December, [[3074]]) was known as "The Paper Khan"<ref name=TWORp143>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 143 - ''The Paper Khan''</ref> and the "False Khan"<ref name=TWORp164>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 164 - "Founder's Future: Clan Coyote"</ref>.  He served as [[Khan]] of [[Clan Coyote]] after the death of Khan [[Silas Kufahl]].
  

==Biography==
Said to be a [[trueborn]] warrior caste washout who was assigned to the scientist caste in [[3055]], Elliot McKibben was known as the top geneticist in Clan Coyote, quickly becoming the Coyote Keeper.  He would be given the chance to serve as a warrior again just before [[the Society]] made its move to seize power in the [[Clan]] Homeworlds.  He supposedly destroyed four 'Mechs when he tested out as a warrior, even earning a [[Bloodname]] in [[3070]], though sources vary on the exact date that he became a warrior with others placing this date at [[3072]].<ref name=TWORp143/><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 152 - "The Society"</ref><ref name=TWORp184,185>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 184, 185 - "Raven Clearwater Profile"</ref>

===Reign of the Paper Khan===
After the death of Silas Kufahl, McKibben was elected to the position of Khan of Clan Coyote, most likely due to manipulation of the [[Clan Council]] by the Society.  His reign was not unopposed; [[saKhan]] [[Raven Clearwater]] would challenge the election results with a [[Trial of Refusal]], though she would lose her bid at refuting the result.<ref name=TWORp184,185/>  

When the [[HPG]] networks went completely down, McKibben was the one who pushed the Coyotes onward, keeping their rampage alive from world to stricken world.  But it would not be enough to subdue the might of the Clans.  In [[3074]], [[ilKhan]] [[Brett Andrews]] and his [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Vipers]] invaded [[Tamaron]], putting an end to the Coyote's with a challenge to its Khans.  Khan McKibben and saKhan Clearwater would both answer the challenge, meeting the Viper Khans face to face.  Reports of the meeting indicate Raven Clearwater offered her life as ''[[surkairede]]'' for her Clan's egregious choices.  The ilKhan would accept this, allowing her to dispose of Elliot McKibben before personally ending her life.<ref name=TWORp184,185/><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 142, 143 - "Viper's Venom"</ref>

==Legacy==
The death of Elliot McKibben was nearly the death of the Coyotes as a Clan.  His reign would see the highest treason committed ever against the Clans, yet they would survive the ordeal - perhaps because of saKhan Clearwater's ''surkairede'', or perhaps because their actions helped to clear the way for the downfall of the Bloody ilKhan and the corrupt Steel Vipers.  

[[Noemi McKibben|Surviving members]] of the McKibben [[Bloodname]] House would work hard to redeem the McKibben Blood Heritages in the years to follow.<ref name=TWORp164/>

==Title and Position==
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{{s-bef|before= [[Silas Kufahl]]}}
{{s-title|title= [[Khan of Clan Coyote]]|years= [[3072]]-[[3074]]<ref name=TWORp184,185/>}}
{{s-aft|after= [[Leo Koga]]}}
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''

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