Anastasia Kerensky
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Anastasia Kerensky | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 3105[1] |
| Died | N/A |
| Affiliation | Clan Wolf |
| Career | |
| Profession | MechWarrior of Clan Wolf |
Anastasia Kerensky (born 3105[1] - died N/A) is a trueborn MechWarrior from Clan Wolf whose gene-mother is Natasha Kerensky and was born from an Iron Womb on Arc-Royal. She sometimes uses her alias of Tassa Kay when she wants to be free from the burden of her Kerensky bloodname.[2] She is described as "strikingly beautiful" with red hair, green eyes and having a "hint of Germanic accent" suggesting a Lyran connection somewhere in her past (see notes on her Ryoken II below).[3]
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Character History
Dieron
Anastasia was on Dieron. Her purpose for being there and the exact time she was on-world are not immediately clear. What is available is that she was on Dieron before she arrived on Achernar around 11 February 3133.[4] She does provide a vague account of what occurred on Dieron. She recounts landing in the middle of broad multi-factional conflict, involving, "Dracs, Fists, Foxes, pro-Republic and anarchists" forces. She reports spending the "first week" with a hastily pieced together mercenary company in order to survive. Amidst the fighting they encountered the Republic Exarch (likely Damian Redburn although this isn't explicitly stated in the passage). Anastasia and Exarch made an agreement in which she would help him re-take a local spaceport. She promptly left afterwards, headed for Northwind before arriving at Achernar.[5] In return for her service, it seems like she was awarded a "verifax," a note with the Exarch Damien Reburn's holographic seal woven into it. This note allows her and her Battlemech to travel with "all possible courtesy".[6]
Anastasia's actions on Dieron may be documented in other sources.
Achernar
She joined the Republic militia on Achernar to help repulse the Steel Wolves invasion but she had an alterior motive. In the novel, "A Call To Arms" it seems she had some prior knowledge that the Steel Wolves would be on Achernar. Anastasia says, "I wanted to test the Steel Wolves, and test myself against them"[7]. Anastasia was able to help stop the attacks on the planet from both the Wolves and the Swordsworn and in the process was able to talk to Raul Ortega and allow her to negotiate the honorable withdrawal of Wolf forces from the planet. She promised Ortega that the Wolves would leave and never return.[8] As the DropShips were about to take off from the planet, her true identity was revealed and that she was a trueborn Clan Wolf warrior that held a Kerensky bloodname.
Other
Anastasia Kerensky became the leader of the Steel Wolves after defeating Kal Radick.
She later splintered off the Steel Wolves to form the mercenary group Wolf Hunters.
She was part of a coalition of troops fighting against the invasion of former Prefecture IX by Clan Wolf. During this time she captured Star Colonel Alaric Wolf, keeping him as a bondsman for one month.[9] There she briefly made him her student until she allowed herself to lose in a trial, thus releasing him to a rival star colonel. She wanted to instill fear of her into Alaric.
On February 17th 3143, Alaric would return the favor. On the planet of Smolnik in the Buena Military Province of the Lyran Commonwealth, both warriors would meet again; Alaric leading his Shadow Wolves of Clan Wolf's Beta Galaxy and Anastasia Kerensky her Wolf Hunters. After invoking the ritual of Zellbrigen, Alaric defeated Anastasia Kerensky and made her his bondsman.[10] In 3145 she appears to be a full fledged warrior in the new Wolf Empire.[11]
BattleMech
She originally was noted for piloting a customized Ryoken II[12] she obtained from somewhere within the Lyran Commonwealth.[13] She would later pilot a Mangonel after its destruction. After the formation of the Wolf Hunters, she would acquire a Mad Cat Mk IV from Clan Sea Fox. Anastasia is among one of the first MechWarriors to ever use one. On Smolnik this BattleMech was described as having a Wolf Hunters paint scheme; gunmetal gray, with a red cockpit and matching red paw print on the chest. It also had a red Alpha symbol on its right leg and an Omega on its left.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Battletech Era Report: 3145, p. 107, "Anastasia Kerensky"
- ↑ A Silence in the Heavens, p.??
- ↑ "A Call To Arms", p.23
- ↑ "A Call To Arms", p.13
- ↑ A Call to Arms p. 108-109
- ↑ "A Call To Arms", p.25-26
- ↑ A Call to Arms p. 204
- ↑ A Call to Arms p. 295
- ↑ Battletech Era Report: 3145', p. 106, "Alaric Ward"
- ↑ A Bonfire Of Worlds Chapter 14, 17 February 3143. This title is a digital book with no page numbers.
- ↑ Battletech Era Report: 3145', p. 107-108, "Anastasia Kerensky"
- ↑ Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I, p. 66
- ↑ A Call To Arms", p. 22 and 58
- ↑ A Bonfire Of Worlds Chapter 12, 25 May 3141. This title is a digital book with no page numbers.