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'''Jacali Nostra''' (b.[[3089]] d. [[3142]])<ref name=ER3145p90> ''Era Report: 3145'', p. 90 </ref> was [[Khan]] of [[Clan Nova Cat]] from [[3120]] until her death.  
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'''Jacali Nostra''' was a [[trueborn]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and the final [[Khan]] of [[Clan Nova Cat]].  
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The [[Second Combine-Ghost Bear War]] impacted heavily upon Clan Nova Cat and also on the young impressionable Jacali. At the age of 10 her [[sibko]] was forced to flee from [[Black Dragon (group)|Black Dragon]] extermination squads on [[Teniente]]. This instilled in her a deep desire to free her Clan from the [[Draconis Combine]]. Jacali won her [[Bloodname]] in [[3114]], and afterwards joined the [[Kesari]] movement, were she soon took a leading role. Support from this group allowed her to easily win election to Khan in [[3120]].<ref name=ER3145p90/>
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===Second Combine-Ghost Bear War===
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The [[Second Combine-Ghost Bear War]] had a heavy impact upon Clan Nova Cat and also on the young Jacali Nostra. At the age of 10, her ''[[sibko]]'' was forced to flee from [[Kokuryu-kai|Black Dragon]] extermination squads on [[Teniente]]. This instilled in her a deep desire to free her Clan from the [[Draconis Combine]]. Jacali won her [[Bloodname]] in [[3114]], and eagerly joined the [[Kesari]] movement which she took a leading role. With the support from the rest of the members of the Kesari, she was able to easily win election to Khan in [[3120]].<ref name=ER3145/>
  
Her major achievement was to rebuild the [[Clan Nova Cat Touman|Nova Cat Touman]], but this took years of negotiations with the Combine to gain permission. Even then the forces was still not as large as it had been in the previous century. This act gave her a huge swell of support and approval from her Clan. <ref name=ER3145p90/>
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Her major achievement as Khan was the ability to rebuild the [[Clan Nova Cat Touman|Nova Cat ''touman'']] through years of negotiations with the Combine. They gave the Nova Cats permission to rebuild their ''touman'', but it was still not as large as it had been in the previous century. This act gave her a groundswell of support and approval from her [[Clan]].<ref name=ER3145/>
  
In the early 3130s, Nostra supported [[Katana Tormark]] as part of her plans to remove Combine dominion. Jacali thought the Kurita family weak and she supplied the [[Dragon's Fury]] leader war materials even before the fall of the [[HPG]] network, laying the ground work for usurpation. She agreed to attach a [[Galaxy]] of Clan Warriors to Katana Tormark's forces in [[Republic of the Sphere|Republic space]], in order to take the rest of the [[Dieron Military District]]. In return, Tormark passed an undisclosed agreement on to Khan Jacali, which seemed to both shock her and fill her with hope upon reading it. <ref name=ER3145p91> ''Era Report: 3145'', p. 91 </ref>
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In the early 3130s, Nostra began the planning of removing the Nova Cats from Combine space.  She started this off by giving material support to [[Katana Tormark]] and her [[Dragon's Fury]] before the [[blackout]]. Jacali believed that Katana would one day become a thorn in the side of the Kurita family.<ref name=ER3145/>
  
She had been promised an independent Irece Prefecture should a rebellion be a success. The Nova Cat erupted in open revolt in [[3141]] supporting [[Emi Kurita]] against the "puppet" [[Coordinator]]. Khan Nostra had seriously underestimated the strength her opponents, and their revolt was crushed. She fell in the final defense of [[Irece]], and never lived to see the fate of her Clan.<ref name=ER3145p91/>
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Nostra agreed to attach a [[Galaxy]] of Nova Cat Warriors to Katana Tormark's forces in [[Republic of the Sphere|Republic]] space to help reconquer the remaining worlds that make up the [[Dieron Military District]]. In return, Tormark passed an undisclosed agreement on to Khan Jacali.<ref>''Heretic's Faith'', p. 48</ref>  
  
==Notes==
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Jacali unleashed her Cats in an open revolt in [[3141]] throwing their support behind [[Emi Kurita]], who was the daughter of Coordinator [[Vincent Kurita]]. The Khan was promised that if her rebellion succeed in dethroning the "[[Yori Kurita|Puppet]]" [[Coordinator]], the [[Irece Prefecture]] would become independent and ruled by the Nova Cats.<ref name=ER3145/>Unfortunately for Nostra and the rest of the rebels, the strength of their opponents was far greater than what they estimated.  She led the Cats' defense until fell to the tactical nuclear weapon that destroyed the genetic depository during the [[Battle of Irece (3142)|final defense]] of [[Irece]]. Her formation receives the nuke's impact, and she died at the same time as her Clan.<ref name=ER3145/><ref>''It Ends in Fire'' </ref>
Her voice is permanently damaged, a result from the various Trials necessary to achieve her position.
 
  
==References==
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==BattleMech==
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Jacali's 'Mech at the time of her death was a [[Vision Quest (BattleMech)]].<ref>''It Ends in Fire'' </ref>
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== Notes ==
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Her voice was permanently damaged as a result from the various Trials necessary to achieve her position.<ref>''Heretic's Faith'', p. 44</ref>
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== References ==
 
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==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
*''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Era Report: 3145]]''
*''[[Heretic's Faith]]''  
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* ''[[Heretic's Faith]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[It Ends in Fire]] in [[Shrapnel Issue 12]]''
  
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Latest revision as of 00:32, 2 April 2024

Jacali Nostra
Jacali Nostra
Personal
Born3089[1]
Died31 December 3142[2]
AffiliationClan Nova Cat
Career
RankKhan

Jacali Nostra was a trueborn MechWarrior and the final Khan of Clan Nova Cat.

History[edit]

Second Combine-Ghost Bear War[edit]

The Second Combine-Ghost Bear War had a heavy impact upon Clan Nova Cat and also on the young Jacali Nostra. At the age of 10, her sibko was forced to flee from Black Dragon extermination squads on Teniente. This instilled in her a deep desire to free her Clan from the Draconis Combine. Jacali won her Bloodname in 3114, and eagerly joined the Kesari movement which she took a leading role. With the support from the rest of the members of the Kesari, she was able to easily win election to Khan in 3120.[1]

Her major achievement as Khan was the ability to rebuild the Nova Cat touman through years of negotiations with the Combine. They gave the Nova Cats permission to rebuild their touman, but it was still not as large as it had been in the previous century. This act gave her a groundswell of support and approval from her Clan.[1]

In the early 3130s, Nostra began the planning of removing the Nova Cats from Combine space. She started this off by giving material support to Katana Tormark and her Dragon's Fury before the blackout. Jacali believed that Katana would one day become a thorn in the side of the Kurita family.[1]

Nostra agreed to attach a Galaxy of Nova Cat Warriors to Katana Tormark's forces in Republic space to help reconquer the remaining worlds that make up the Dieron Military District. In return, Tormark passed an undisclosed agreement on to Khan Jacali.[3]

Jacali unleashed her Cats in an open revolt in 3141 throwing their support behind Emi Kurita, who was the daughter of Coordinator Vincent Kurita. The Khan was promised that if her rebellion succeed in dethroning the "Puppet" Coordinator, the Irece Prefecture would become independent and ruled by the Nova Cats.[1]Unfortunately for Nostra and the rest of the rebels, the strength of their opponents was far greater than what they estimated. She led the Cats' defense until fell to the tactical nuclear weapon that destroyed the genetic depository during the final defense of Irece. Her formation receives the nuke's impact, and she died at the same time as her Clan.[1][4]

BattleMech[edit]

Jacali's 'Mech at the time of her death was a Vision Quest (BattleMech).[5]

Notes[edit]

Her voice was permanently damaged as a result from the various Trials necessary to achieve her position.[6]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Era Report: 3145, p. 90-91, "Jacali Nostra profile"
  2. Era Report: 3145, p. 22 "Timeline of Events" - Starting on 29 December, this two day battle ended with the final stand at the repository
  3. Heretic's Faith, p. 48
  4. It Ends in Fire
  5. It Ends in Fire
  6. Heretic's Faith, p. 44

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