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Line 3: | vesselname = Atropos | vesselname = Atropos | prevname = | prevname = − | type = [[WarShip]] + | type = WarShip | class = [[Nightlord]] | class = [[Nightlord]] | prevclass = | prevclass = − | servicesince = − | serviceuntil = }} }} − ==History== ==History== − As of [[3061]], the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class Battleship '''''Atropos''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. Having been recently acquired by the Goliath Scorpions, the ''Atropos'' was serving in the five-ship naval [[star]] known as the [[Wild Hunt Battlegroup (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Wild Hunt Battlegroup]] as a military escort to [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]].<ref name="FM:WCp108">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 108: "Naval Assets"</ref> + As at [[3061]] the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class Battleship '''''Atropos''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. Having been recently acquired by the Goliath Scorpions, the ''Atropos'' was serving in the five-ship naval [[star]] known as the [[Wild Hunt Battlegroup (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Wild Hunt Battlegroup]] as a military escort to [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]].<ref name="FM:WCp108">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 108, "Naval Assets"</ref> − In January [[3072]], the ''Atropos'' was involved in the battles on [[Brim]], in which elements of [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Delta Galaxy]] landed intending to capture a [[Clan Snow Raven]] enclave only to discover that the enclave was in fact guarded by forces from the [[Society]].<ref name="WORp95+">''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 95–96: "Sandbagging the Breach"</ref> + In January [[3072]] the ''Atropos'' was involved in the battles on [[Brim]], in which elements of [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Delta Galaxy]] landed intending to capture a [[Clan Snow Raven]] enclave only to discover that the enclave was in fact guarded by forces from the [[Society]].<ref name="WORp95+">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 95-96, "Sandbagging the Breach"</ref> − [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Lincoln Dinour]] ignored the attempts by the Society forces to declare a ''batchall'' and ordered his troops to attack, resulting in an intense firefight that ranged outside the original combat zone and into a nearby terraforming research area. Stray shots breached the seals on a number of containment tanks within the research area, resulting in a massive explosion that destroyed many of the defenders and the majority of the Scorpion forces. This outraged Dinour, who believed that his forces had been led into a deliberate trap, and he responded by ordering the ''Atropos'' to raze the entire enclave once the surviving Scorpion forces had withdrawn.<ref name="WORp95+"/> + [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Lincoln Dinour]] ignored the attempts by the Society forces to declare a batchall and ordered his troops to attack, resulting in an intense firefight that ranged outside the original combat zone and into a nearby terraforming research area. Stray shots breached the seals on a number of containment tanks within the research area, resulting in a massive explosion that destroyed many of the defenders and the majority of the Scorpion forces. This outraged Dinour, who believed that his forces had been led into a deliberate trap, and he responded by ordering the ''Atropos'' to raze the entire enclave once the surviving Scorpion forces had withdrawn.<ref name="WORp95+"/> The enclave included both a city with more than two million civilians in it as well as a factory producing the [[Sylph]]; a [[Clan Star Adder]] enclave lay nearby, and the Star Adders were so horrified at seeing the Scorpions killing so many people that [[Star Colonel]] [[Erik Marghar]] of the Star Adders issued an immediate [[Trial of Reaving]] against Dinour and demanded that the Trial be resolved immediately. Dinour accepted, and forces from both Clans squared off on the surface of the planet in a battle that saw the Star Adders narrowly emerge victorious - only for a waiting Society force to overwhelm the Star Adder troops in turn.<ref name="WORp95+"/> The enclave included both a city with more than two million civilians in it as well as a factory producing the [[Sylph]]; a [[Clan Star Adder]] enclave lay nearby, and the Star Adders were so horrified at seeing the Scorpions killing so many people that [[Star Colonel]] [[Erik Marghar]] of the Star Adders issued an immediate [[Trial of Reaving]] against Dinour and demanded that the Trial be resolved immediately. Dinour accepted, and forces from both Clans squared off on the surface of the planet in a battle that saw the Star Adders narrowly emerge victorious - only for a waiting Society force to overwhelm the Star Adder troops in turn.<ref name="WORp95+"/> − In June [[3073]] the ''Atropos'' was one of five vessels amalgamated hastily into a new star - the [[Alpha Naval Reserve Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Alpha Naval Reserve Star]] - and deployed to the [[Foster]] system in an attempt to reassert the Goliath Scorpion presence in the system following the disastrous loss of [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]] and [[Loremaster]] [[Kyrie Ben-Shimon]] in the system a few months beforehand. Deploying alongside the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Corona Borealis|CGS ''Corona Borealis'']], the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Auriga|CGS ''Auriga'']], the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Bernlad (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|CGS ''Bernlad'']] and the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Serket|CGS ''Serket'']], the various ships transported both the remains of Gamma Galaxy and the entire of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Galaxy]], and discovered when they entered the system that there was no trace of any forces on the world other than those from [[Clan Steel Viper]].<ref name="WORp124">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 124: "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> + In June [[3073]] the ''Atropos'' was one of five vessels amalgamated hastily into a new star - the [[Alpha Naval Reserve Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Alpha Naval Reserve Star]] - and deployed to the [[Foster]] system in an attempt to reassert the Goliath Scorpion presence in the system following the disastrous loss of [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]] and [[Loremaster]] [[Kyrie Ben-Shimon]] in the system a few months before hand. Deploying alongside the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Corona Borealis|CGS ''Corona Borealis'']], the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Auriga|CGS ''Auriga'']], the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Bernlad|CGS ''Bernlad'']] and the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Serket|CGS ''Serket'']], the various ships transported both the remains of Gamma Galaxy and the entire of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Galaxy]], and discovered when they entered the system that there was no trace of any forces on the world other than those from [[Clan Steel Viper]].<ref name="WORp124">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 124, "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> The resulting [[Trial of Possession]] for two Steel Viper enclaves on the surface began cordially, but were disrupted by the actions of a Goliath Scorpion warrior who had unwisely used [[necrosia]] to excess during the duel, resulting in the battles quickly becoming a free-for-all with the Goliath Scorpions ultimately seizing control of the two enclaves after deploying elements of the Alpha Naval Reserve Star to strike key targets from orbit.<ref name="WORp124"/> The resulting [[Trial of Possession]] for two Steel Viper enclaves on the surface began cordially, but were disrupted by the actions of a Goliath Scorpion warrior who had unwisely used [[necrosia]] to excess during the duel, resulting in the battles quickly becoming a free-for-all with the Goliath Scorpions ultimately seizing control of the two enclaves after deploying elements of the Alpha Naval Reserve Star to strike key targets from orbit.<ref name="WORp124"/> − Following the battles on Foster, the Scorpions merged the remains of Beta and Gamma Galaxies together and moved to [[Glory (system)|Glory]], arriving in-system in September 3073. Glory was home to [[Kindraa Mattila-Carrol]], one of the many Kindraa within [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] and allies of the Goliath Scorpions. When the Scorpions arrived they found that the shattered remains of the Kindraa were trying to hold on to their enclave at Portage in the face of repeated strikes from Steel Viper forces. Under the command of [[saKhan]] [[Kelton Myers]] the Scorpions moved to assist their allies, only to be intercepted by two Steel Viper WarShips, the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Ophidian|CSV ''Ophidian'']] and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Silver Snake|CSV ''Silver Snake'']]. The Steel Vipers declared the Scorpions to be ''[[dezgra]]'' - a consequence of the earlier battle on Foster - and immediately attacked, with the ''Ophidian'' inflicting heavy damage on the ''Auriga'' at range.<ref name="WORp125">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 125: "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> + Following the battles on Foster, the Scorpions merged the remains of Beta and Gamma Galaxies together and moved to [[Glory]], arriving in-system in September 3073. Glory was home to [[Kindraa Mattila-Carrol]], one of the many Kindraa within [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] and allies of the Goliath Scorpions. When the Scorpions arrived they found that the shattered remains of the Kindraa were trying to hold on to their enclave at Portage in the face of repeated strikes from Steel Viper forces. Under the command of [[saKhan]] [[Kelton Myers]] the Scorpions moved to assist their allies, only to be intercepted by two Steel Viper WarShips, the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Ophidian|CSV ''Ophidian'']] and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Silver Snake|CSV ''Silver Snake'']]. The Steel Vipers declared the Scorpions to be ''[[dezgra]]'' - a consquence of the earlier battle on Foster - and immediately attacked, with the ''Ophidian'' inflicting heavy damage on the ''Auriga'' at range.<ref name="WORp125">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 125, "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> − Both fleets promptly launched [[aerospace fighter]]s and [[DropShip]]s; a brutal fight ensued as the Steel Vipers attempted to disrupt the Scorpion forces trying to land on Glory. The Scorpions destroyed the ''Ophidian'' and heavily damaged the ''Silver Snake'', but lost the ''Auriga'', ''Corona Borealis'' and ''Serket'' before the ''Silver Snake'' and the remaining Viper fighters were driven back.<ref name="WORp125"/> + Both fleets promptly launched [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and [[DropShip]]s and a brutal fight ensued as the Steel Vipers attempted to disrupt the Scorpion forces trying to land on Glory. The Scorpions destroyed the ''Ophidian'' and heavily damaged the ''Silver Snake'', but lost the ''Auriga'', ''Corona Borealis'' and ''Serket'' before the ''Silver Snake'' and the remaining Viper fighters were driven back.<ref name="WORp125"/> − The Scorpion ground forces worked with the Kindraa Mattila-Carrol forces that stalled the Steel Viper attacks, but the Kindraa Mattila-Carrol forces were then overwhelmed by the Steel Vipers after the Vipers ambushed the Scorpion and Mattila-Carrol leaders during a [[Trial of Refusal]], killing [[Khan]] Carrol. The Scorpion forces managed to rally with the support of orbital fire from the ''Atropos'', leaving the Scorpion forces to absorb the Fire Mandrill civilian population following the battle.<ref name="WORp127">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 127: "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> + The Scorpion ground forces worked with the Kindraa Mattila-Carrol forces that stalled the Steel Viper attacks, but the Kindraa Mattila-Carrol forces were then overwhelmed by the Steel Vipers after the Vipers ambushed the Scorpion and Mattila-Carrol leaders during a [[Trial of Refusal]], killing [[Khan]] Carrol. The Scorpion forces managed to rally with the support of orbital fire from the ''Atropos'', leaving the Scorpion forces to absorb the Fire Mandrill civilian population following the battle.<ref name="WORp127">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 127, "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> − The ''Atropos'' was destroyed during the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of [[Clan Steel Viper]] in December [[3075]].<ref name="WORp160">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 160: "WarShips"</ref> + The ''Atropos'' was destroyed during the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of [[Clan Steel Viper]] in December [[3075]].<ref name="WORp160">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 160, "WarShips"</ref> ==References== ==References== Line 36:
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | As | + | As at [[3061]] the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class Battleship '''''Atropos''''' was a [[WarShip]] within the [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Touman|''touman'']]. Having been recently acquired by the Goliath Scorpions, the ''Atropos'' was serving in the five-ship naval [[star]] known as the [[Wild Hunt Battlegroup (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Wild Hunt Battlegroup]] as a military escort to [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]].<ref name="FM:WCp108">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 108, "Naval Assets"</ref> |
| − | In January [[3072]] | + | In January [[3072]] the ''Atropos'' was involved in the battles on [[Brim]], in which elements of [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Delta Galaxy]] landed intending to capture a [[Clan Snow Raven]] enclave only to discover that the enclave was in fact guarded by forces from the [[Society]].<ref name="WORp95+">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 95-96, "Sandbagging the Breach"</ref> |
| − | [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Lincoln Dinour]] ignored the attempts by the Society forces to declare a | + | [[Galaxy Commander]] [[Lincoln Dinour]] ignored the attempts by the Society forces to declare a batchall and ordered his troops to attack, resulting in an intense firefight that ranged outside the original combat zone and into a nearby terraforming research area. Stray shots breached the seals on a number of containment tanks within the research area, resulting in a massive explosion that destroyed many of the defenders and the majority of the Scorpion forces. This outraged Dinour, who believed that his forces had been led into a deliberate trap, and he responded by ordering the ''Atropos'' to raze the entire enclave once the surviving Scorpion forces had withdrawn.<ref name="WORp95+"/> |
The enclave included both a city with more than two million civilians in it as well as a factory producing the [[Sylph]]; a [[Clan Star Adder]] enclave lay nearby, and the Star Adders were so horrified at seeing the Scorpions killing so many people that [[Star Colonel]] [[Erik Marghar]] of the Star Adders issued an immediate [[Trial of Reaving]] against Dinour and demanded that the Trial be resolved immediately. Dinour accepted, and forces from both Clans squared off on the surface of the planet in a battle that saw the Star Adders narrowly emerge victorious - only for a waiting Society force to overwhelm the Star Adder troops in turn.<ref name="WORp95+"/> | The enclave included both a city with more than two million civilians in it as well as a factory producing the [[Sylph]]; a [[Clan Star Adder]] enclave lay nearby, and the Star Adders were so horrified at seeing the Scorpions killing so many people that [[Star Colonel]] [[Erik Marghar]] of the Star Adders issued an immediate [[Trial of Reaving]] against Dinour and demanded that the Trial be resolved immediately. Dinour accepted, and forces from both Clans squared off on the surface of the planet in a battle that saw the Star Adders narrowly emerge victorious - only for a waiting Society force to overwhelm the Star Adder troops in turn.<ref name="WORp95+"/> | ||
| − | In June [[3073]] the ''Atropos'' was one of five vessels amalgamated hastily into a new star - the [[Alpha Naval Reserve Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Alpha Naval Reserve Star]] - and deployed to the [[Foster]] system in an attempt to reassert the Goliath Scorpion presence in the system following the disastrous loss of [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]] and [[Loremaster]] [[Kyrie Ben-Shimon]] in the system a few months | + | In June [[3073]] the ''Atropos'' was one of five vessels amalgamated hastily into a new star - the [[Alpha Naval Reserve Star (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Alpha Naval Reserve Star]] - and deployed to the [[Foster]] system in an attempt to reassert the Goliath Scorpion presence in the system following the disastrous loss of [[Gamma Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Gamma Galaxy]] and [[Loremaster]] [[Kyrie Ben-Shimon]] in the system a few months before hand. Deploying alongside the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Corona Borealis|CGS ''Corona Borealis'']], the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer [[Auriga|CGS ''Auriga'']], the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[Bernlad|CGS ''Bernlad'']] and the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Serket|CGS ''Serket'']], the various ships transported both the remains of Gamma Galaxy and the entire of [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Goliath Scorpion)|Beta Galaxy]], and discovered when they entered the system that there was no trace of any forces on the world other than those from [[Clan Steel Viper]].<ref name="WORp124">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 124, "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> |
The resulting [[Trial of Possession]] for two Steel Viper enclaves on the surface began cordially, but were disrupted by the actions of a Goliath Scorpion warrior who had unwisely used [[necrosia]] to excess during the duel, resulting in the battles quickly becoming a free-for-all with the Goliath Scorpions ultimately seizing control of the two enclaves after deploying elements of the Alpha Naval Reserve Star to strike key targets from orbit.<ref name="WORp124"/> | The resulting [[Trial of Possession]] for two Steel Viper enclaves on the surface began cordially, but were disrupted by the actions of a Goliath Scorpion warrior who had unwisely used [[necrosia]] to excess during the duel, resulting in the battles quickly becoming a free-for-all with the Goliath Scorpions ultimately seizing control of the two enclaves after deploying elements of the Alpha Naval Reserve Star to strike key targets from orbit.<ref name="WORp124"/> | ||
| − | Following the battles on Foster, the Scorpions merged the remains of Beta and Gamma Galaxies together and moved to [[ | + | Following the battles on Foster, the Scorpions merged the remains of Beta and Gamma Galaxies together and moved to [[Glory]], arriving in-system in September 3073. Glory was home to [[Kindraa Mattila-Carrol]], one of the many Kindraa within [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] and allies of the Goliath Scorpions. When the Scorpions arrived they found that the shattered remains of the Kindraa were trying to hold on to their enclave at Portage in the face of repeated strikes from Steel Viper forces. Under the command of [[saKhan]] [[Kelton Myers]] the Scorpions moved to assist their allies, only to be intercepted by two Steel Viper WarShips, the ''[[Potemkin]]''-class cruiser [[Ophidian|CSV ''Ophidian'']] and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Silver Snake|CSV ''Silver Snake'']]. The Steel Vipers declared the Scorpions to be ''[[dezgra]]'' - a consquence of the earlier battle on Foster - and immediately attacked, with the ''Ophidian'' inflicting heavy damage on the ''Auriga'' at range.<ref name="WORp125">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 125, "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> |
| − | Both fleets promptly launched [[ | + | Both fleets promptly launched [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s and [[DropShip]]s and a brutal fight ensued as the Steel Vipers attempted to disrupt the Scorpion forces trying to land on Glory. The Scorpions destroyed the ''Ophidian'' and heavily damaged the ''Silver Snake'', but lost the ''Auriga'', ''Corona Borealis'' and ''Serket'' before the ''Silver Snake'' and the remaining Viper fighters were driven back.<ref name="WORp125"/> |
| − | The Scorpion ground forces worked with the Kindraa Mattila-Carrol forces that stalled the Steel Viper attacks, but the Kindraa Mattila-Carrol forces were then overwhelmed by the Steel Vipers after the Vipers ambushed the Scorpion and Mattila-Carrol leaders during a [[Trial of Refusal]], killing [[Khan]] Carrol. The Scorpion forces managed to rally with the support of orbital fire from the ''Atropos'', leaving the Scorpion forces to absorb the Fire Mandrill civilian population following the battle.<ref name="WORp127">'' | + | The Scorpion ground forces worked with the Kindraa Mattila-Carrol forces that stalled the Steel Viper attacks, but the Kindraa Mattila-Carrol forces were then overwhelmed by the Steel Vipers after the Vipers ambushed the Scorpion and Mattila-Carrol leaders during a [[Trial of Refusal]], killing [[Khan]] Carrol. The Scorpion forces managed to rally with the support of orbital fire from the ''Atropos'', leaving the Scorpion forces to absorb the Fire Mandrill civilian population following the battle.<ref name="WORp127">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 127, "Scorpion Gambit"</ref> |
| − | The ''Atropos'' was destroyed during the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of [[Clan Steel Viper]] in December [[3075]].<ref name="WORp160">'' | + | The ''Atropos'' was destroyed during the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of [[Clan Steel Viper]] in December [[3075]].<ref name="WORp160">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 160, "WarShips"</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
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[[Category: Individual Nightlord-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Nightlord-class WarShips]] | ||