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| caption = Callandre Kell, ca. 3152 | | caption = Callandre Kell, ca. 3152 | ||
| name = Callandre Kell | | name = Callandre Kell | ||
| − | | birthdate = [[3106]]<ref name=FM:3145p115>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 115 | + | | birthdate = [[3106]]<ref name=FM:3145p115>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 115: "Callandre Kell"</ref><ref name=TRp91>''Tamar Rising'', p. 91: "Callandre Kell"</ref> |
| died = | | died = | ||
| − | | othernames = | + | | othernames = Calamity Kell<ref name=FM:3145p115/> |
| affiliation = [[House Kell]] | | affiliation = [[House Kell]] | ||
| rank = [[Colonel]]<ref name=FM:3145p115/> | | rank = [[Colonel]]<ref name=FM:3145p115/> | ||
| title = [[Grand Duchess of Arc-Royal]]<ref name=TRp91/> | | title = [[Grand Duchess of Arc-Royal]]<ref name=TRp91/> | ||
| position = | | position = | ||
| − | | profession = Armor commander | + | | profession = [[Combat Vehicle|Armor]] commander |
| parents = [[Martin Kell]] (father)<ref name=FM:3145p115/> | | parents = [[Martin Kell]] (father)<ref name=FM:3145p115/> | ||
| siblings = | | siblings = | ||
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===Early Years=== | ===Early Years=== | ||
Callandre studied in the [[Nagelring Academy]], on [[Tharkad]]. There, she met [[Julian Davion]], a student exhange from the [[Federated Suns]]. They became friends (''co-conspirators'', per the official charges) having a romantic relationship. A rapidly escalating series of hijinks culminated into an escapade of both, hotwiring a [[Zeus]] for her and a [[Marauder II]] for him. A drunken joyride through Tkahrad City during a howling blizzard culminated into their infiltration into the Royal Palace, reaching the throne room, where both subdued thye two guard 'Mechs, being found at ''compromising poses of vulgar nature''. That joke, which caused about 500,000 kroners in damage resulted in Julian's expulsion and Callandre's graduation delayed to [[3130]].<ref>''Battletech: Legends'' p. 161</ref> | Callandre studied in the [[Nagelring Academy]], on [[Tharkad]]. There, she met [[Julian Davion]], a student exhange from the [[Federated Suns]]. They became friends (''co-conspirators'', per the official charges) having a romantic relationship. A rapidly escalating series of hijinks culminated into an escapade of both, hotwiring a [[Zeus]] for her and a [[Marauder II]] for him. A drunken joyride through Tkahrad City during a howling blizzard culminated into their infiltration into the Royal Palace, reaching the throne room, where both subdued thye two guard 'Mechs, being found at ''compromising poses of vulgar nature''. That joke, which caused about 500,000 kroners in damage resulted in Julian's expulsion and Callandre's graduation delayed to [[3130]].<ref>''Battletech: Legends'' p. 161</ref> | ||
| − | In 3140, she was sent to [[Federated Suns]] space by the Archon [[Melissa Steiner (32nd c.)|Melissa Steiner]] to try to recruit her old boyfriend Julian, without success.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'' p. 131</ref> | + | |
| + | In 3140, she was sent to [[Federated Suns]] space by the [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] [[Melissa Steiner (32nd c.)|Melissa Steiner]] to try to recruit her old boyfriend Julian, without success.<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'' p. 131</ref> | ||
===Commander of the Hounds=== | ===Commander of the Hounds=== | ||
| − | In [[3142]], [[Evan Kell]] was killed in the [[Battle of Timkovichi (3142)]] and Callandre succeeded him becoming [[Colonel]] of the few remaining Kell Hounds.<ref name="ER3145:180"/> | + | In [[3142]], [[Evan Kell]] was killed in the [[Battle of Timkovichi (3142)]] and Callandre succeeded him becoming [[Colonel]] of the few remaining Kell Hounds.<ref name="ER3145:180"/> After Duke [[Vedet Brewer]] fled from [[Tharkad]], Melissa put Callandre at the command of Tharkad's defenses against the [[Clan Wolf]] and [[Clan Jade Falcon]] attack, leading an effective during the [[Battle of Tharkad (3143)]].<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 218</ref> |
| − | After Duke [[Vedet Brewer]] fled from [[Tharkad]], Melissa put Callandre at the command of Tharkad's defenses against the [[Clan Wolf]] and [[Clan Jade Falcon]] attack, leading an effective during the [[Battle of Tharkad (3143)]].<ref>''A Bonfire of Worlds'', p. 218</ref> | ||
| − | The next years, she led the Hounds lone battalion launching guerrilla missions behind the Falcon lines, sowing chaos, and avoiding to get trapped.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 33</ref> | + | The next years, she led the Hounds lone battalion launching guerrilla missions behind the Falcon lines, sowing chaos, and avoiding to get trapped.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 33</ref> However, in [[3146]] the Hounds were scattered to the four winds after [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s brutal conquest of [[Arc-Royal]]. Late in the next year, Callandre sent a cryptic message on the back of transmissions leaving Jade Falcon space, asking the Hounds' surviving remnants to rendezvous "Where It All Began." She and her compatriots were thought to have retreated into the deep Periphery.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 43</ref> |
| − | However, in [[3146]] the Hounds were scattered to the four winds after [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s brutal conquest of [[Arc-Royal]]. Late in the next year, Callandre sent a cryptic message on the back of transmissions leaving Jade Falcon space, asking the Hounds' surviving remnants to rendezvous "Where It All Began." She and her compatriots were thought to have retreated into the deep Periphery.<ref>''Shattered Fortress'', p. 43</ref> | ||
===IlClan Era=== | ===IlClan Era=== | ||
| − | Callandre began the IlClan Era traveling with a small team of Hounds to the planet [[Timkovichi]]. There, she visited alone the place of the [[Battle of Timkovichi (3142)]], paying her respects to her uncle and the other deads there. After installing a monument to the Hounds which died there, they departed. Their next stop was their secret base, on the system [[Beta Regulus II]], a system where his population died due to House Steiner's inability to protect the population. After gathering there old Hounds and new recruits and train them, she led the now strengthened Hounds into a campaign to reclaim Arc-Royal. | + | Callandre began the IlClan Era traveling with a small team of Hounds to the planet [[Timkovichi]]. There, she visited alone the place of the [[Battle of Timkovichi (3142)]], paying her respects to her uncle and the other deads there. After installing a monument to the Hounds which died there, they departed. Their next stop was their secret base, on the system [[Beta Regulus II]], a system where his population died due to House Steiner's inability to protect the population. After gathering there old Hounds and new recruits and train them, she led the now strengthened Hounds into a campaign to reclaim Arc-Royal. |
| − | In exile, Kell's vehicle was redesigned to fit her new position. She and her Hounds deployed first on [[Santana]] in June [[3151]], but they didn't find any Falcon garrison, but a planet free which welcomed her there. Instead of helping form a new government, she personally helped hunt guerrillas while overseeing the formation of a new government.<ref name=S5-SM5>''Shrapnel Issue 5'', "SM5 Field Commander"</ref><ref>''Tamar Rising'', | + | |
| − | After departing to Arc-Royal, she led the Hounds in the [[Battle of Arc-Royal (3151)]], taking a Falcon's position after another. When the Falcon local commander, [[Star Colonel]] [[Riss (Clan Jade Falcon)]] began executing a thousand of civilians a day, she was forced to launch an all-out assault against Old Connaught. There, with her tank, she faced a duel with Riss, downing his 'Mech. When his forces ceased fighting, she ordered an artillery strike to kill Riss.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', | + | In exile, Kell's vehicle was redesigned to fit her new position. She and her Hounds deployed first on [[Santana]] in June [[3151]], but they didn't find any Falcon garrison, but a planet free which welcomed her there. Instead of helping form a new government, she personally helped hunt guerrillas while overseeing the formation of a new government.<ref name=S5-SM5>''Shrapnel Issue 5'', "SM5 Field Commander"</ref><ref>''Tamar Rising'', pp. 32–35</ref> |
| − | Callandre later allowed the surviving Falcons which hadn't | + | |
| − | She didn't waste any time sending her Hounds to free other three worlds | + | After departing to Arc-Royal, she led the Hounds in the [[Battle of Arc-Royal (3151)]], taking a Falcon's position after another. When the Falcon local commander, [[Star Colonel]] [[Riss (Clan Jade Falcon)]] began executing a thousand of civilians a day, she was forced to launch an all-out assault against Old Connaught. There, with her tank, she faced a duel with Riss, downing his 'Mech. When his forces ceased fighting, she ordered an artillery strike to kill Riss.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', pp. 35–37</ref> Callandre later allowed the surviving Falcons which hadn't committed war crimes to depart, and declared the foundation of the [[Arc-Royal Liberty Coalition]].<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 38</ref> |
| + | |||
| + | She didn't waste any time sending her Hounds to free other three worlds in February 3152: [[Zanderij]], [[Great X]], and [[Sargasso]]. They all succeeded, but she wasn't happy when her ex-husband Keith invited himself into the Hounds.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 71</ref> | ||
| − | With the ARLC firmly established, | + | With the ARLC firmly established, on 20 June, Callandre received a visit from Tharkad on Arc-Royal: The Grafina [[Antje Kelswa]]. She was a representative of the Archon, attempting to convince her to fully rejoin the Commonwealth, but Callandre wasn't interested: she blamed the Archon for her father and uncle's death, and much more. When Kelswa delibered her an ultimatum, Callandre's answer to Trillian was very short: "NUTS!".<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 74</ref> |
==Relationships== | ==Relationships== | ||
| − | While studying at the [[Nagelring]], Kell had a brief relationship with [[Julian Davion]] which had far-reaching consequences. That relationship conditioned the relationship between both, though later they only were friends, at most.<ref name="ABoWc10">''A Bonfire of Worlds'', ch. 10</ref> | + | While studying at the [[Nagelring]], Kell had a brief relationship with [[Julian Davion]] which had far-reaching consequences. That relationship conditioned the relationship between both, though later they only were friends, at most.<ref name="ABoWc10">''A Bonfire of Worlds'', ch. 10</ref> She later met the captain of [[Kirkpatrick's Invaders]] [[Keith Langenhaas]] and married him, only to divorce after two weeks, realizing she couldn't stand him. However, he remained deeply besotted by her and followed her, trying to regain her love, much to Callandre's chagrin.<ref>''Tamar Rising'' pp. 70–71</ref> |
| − | She later met the | ||
==Vehicles== | ==Vehicles== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[BattleTech Legends]]'' | + | * ''[[BattleTech Legends]]'' |
* ''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]'' (novel) | * ''[[A Bonfire of Worlds]]'' (novel) | ||
| − | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' | + | * ''[[Era Report: 3145]]'' |
* ''[[Fortress Republic (novel)|Fortress Republic]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Fortress Republic (novel)|Fortress Republic]]'' (novel) | ||
| − | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' | + | * ''[[Shattered Fortress]]'' |
* ''[[Shrapnel Issue 5]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Shrapnel Issue 5]]'' (novel) | ||
* ''[[Sword of Sedition]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Sword of Sedition]]'' (novel) | ||
| − | * ''[[Tamar Rising]]'' | + | * ''[[Tamar Rising]]'' |
[[Category:Kell Hounds Characters|Kell, Callandre]] | [[Category:Kell Hounds Characters|Kell, Callandre]] | ||
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Callandre Kell | |
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| Personal | |
| Also known as | Calamity Kell[1] |
| Born | 3106[1][2] |
| Affiliation | House Kell |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Colonel[1] |
| Title(s) | Grand Duchess of Arc-Royal[2] |
| Profession | Armor commander |
| Family | |
| Parents | Martin Kell (father)[1] |
| Spouse | Keith Langenhaas[1] |
Callandre "Calamity" Kell was a descendant of Morgan Kell, cofounder of the famed Kell Hounds mercenary unit. She would eventually command the Hounds during the final years of the Dark Age era.[3]
Contents
History
Early Years
Callandre studied in the Nagelring Academy, on Tharkad. There, she met Julian Davion, a student exhange from the Federated Suns. They became friends (co-conspirators, per the official charges) having a romantic relationship. A rapidly escalating series of hijinks culminated into an escapade of both, hotwiring a Zeus for her and a Marauder II for him. A drunken joyride through Tkahrad City during a howling blizzard culminated into their infiltration into the Royal Palace, reaching the throne room, where both subdued thye two guard 'Mechs, being found at compromising poses of vulgar nature. That joke, which caused about 500,000 kroners in damage resulted in Julian's expulsion and Callandre's graduation delayed to 3130.[4]
In 3140, she was sent to Federated Suns space by the Archon Melissa Steiner to try to recruit her old boyfriend Julian, without success.[5]
Commander of the Hounds
In 3142, Evan Kell was killed in the Battle of Timkovichi (3142) and Callandre succeeded him becoming Colonel of the few remaining Kell Hounds.[3] After Duke Vedet Brewer fled from Tharkad, Melissa put Callandre at the command of Tharkad's defenses against the Clan Wolf and Clan Jade Falcon attack, leading an effective during the Battle of Tharkad (3143).[6]
The next years, she led the Hounds lone battalion launching guerrilla missions behind the Falcon lines, sowing chaos, and avoiding to get trapped.[7] However, in 3146 the Hounds were scattered to the four winds after Clan Jade Falcon's brutal conquest of Arc-Royal. Late in the next year, Callandre sent a cryptic message on the back of transmissions leaving Jade Falcon space, asking the Hounds' surviving remnants to rendezvous "Where It All Began." She and her compatriots were thought to have retreated into the deep Periphery.[8]
IlClan Era
Callandre began the IlClan Era traveling with a small team of Hounds to the planet Timkovichi. There, she visited alone the place of the Battle of Timkovichi (3142), paying her respects to her uncle and the other deads there. After installing a monument to the Hounds which died there, they departed. Their next stop was their secret base, on the system Beta Regulus II, a system where his population died due to House Steiner's inability to protect the population. After gathering there old Hounds and new recruits and train them, she led the now strengthened Hounds into a campaign to reclaim Arc-Royal.
In exile, Kell's vehicle was redesigned to fit her new position. She and her Hounds deployed first on Santana in June 3151, but they didn't find any Falcon garrison, but a planet free which welcomed her there. Instead of helping form a new government, she personally helped hunt guerrillas while overseeing the formation of a new government.[9][10]
After departing to Arc-Royal, she led the Hounds in the Battle of Arc-Royal (3151), taking a Falcon's position after another. When the Falcon local commander, Star Colonel Riss (Clan Jade Falcon) began executing a thousand of civilians a day, she was forced to launch an all-out assault against Old Connaught. There, with her tank, she faced a duel with Riss, downing his 'Mech. When his forces ceased fighting, she ordered an artillery strike to kill Riss.[11] Callandre later allowed the surviving Falcons which hadn't committed war crimes to depart, and declared the foundation of the Arc-Royal Liberty Coalition.[12]
She didn't waste any time sending her Hounds to free other three worlds in February 3152: Zanderij, Great X, and Sargasso. They all succeeded, but she wasn't happy when her ex-husband Keith invited himself into the Hounds.[13]
With the ARLC firmly established, on 20 June, Callandre received a visit from Tharkad on Arc-Royal: The Grafina Antje Kelswa. She was a representative of the Archon, attempting to convince her to fully rejoin the Commonwealth, but Callandre wasn't interested: she blamed the Archon for her father and uncle's death, and much more. When Kelswa delibered her an ultimatum, Callandre's answer to Trillian was very short: "NUTS!".[14]
Relationships
While studying at the Nagelring, Kell had a brief relationship with Julian Davion which had far-reaching consequences. That relationship conditioned the relationship between both, though later they only were friends, at most.[15] She later met the captain of Kirkpatrick's Invaders Keith Langenhaas and married him, only to divorce after two weeks, realizing she couldn't stand him. However, he remained deeply besotted by her and followed her, trying to regain her love, much to Callandre's chagrin.[16]
Vehicles
Callandre was a trained 'Mechwarrior. In their hooliganism on Tharkad City she piloted a Zeus with the words Red Delta written, but she was mostly known as an exceptional tank pilot. Her favorite vehicle was the SM1 Tank Destroyer.[17][15] In the years in exile, a full refit created the SM5 Field Commander variant, first deployed in June 3151.[9]
Gallery
Callandre at age 39
Callandre at age 46
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Field Manual: 3145, p. 115: "Callandre Kell"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tamar Rising, p. 91: "Callandre Kell"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 180
- ↑ Battletech: Legends p. 161
- ↑ A Bonfire of Worlds p. 131
- ↑ A Bonfire of Worlds, p. 218
- ↑ Tamar Rising, p. 33
- ↑ Shattered Fortress, p. 43
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Shrapnel Issue 5, "SM5 Field Commander"
- ↑ Tamar Rising, pp. 32–35
- ↑ Tamar Rising, pp. 35–37
- ↑ Tamar Rising, p. 38
- ↑ Tamar Rising, p. 71
- ↑ Tamar Rising, p. 74
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 A Bonfire of Worlds, ch. 10
- ↑ Tamar Rising pp. 70–71
- ↑ BattleTech Legends p. 161
Bibliography
- BattleTech Legends
- A Bonfire of Worlds (novel)
- Era Report: 3145
- Fortress Republic (novel)
- Shattered Fortress
- Shrapnel Issue 5 (novel)
- Sword of Sedition (novel)
- Tamar Rising