Cassius N'Buta
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Cassius N'Buta | |
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| Born | 3004 |
| Affiliation | Clan Star Adder |
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| Profession | Khan |
Cassius N'Buta (b. 3004[1] [2]) was a Khan of Clan Star Adder who led his Clan from 3035 to 3067. During his tenure N'Buta masterminded his Clan's rise to power among the Home Clans during Operation REVIVAL and after, primarily through abstaining from the invasion and the Absorption of Clan Burrock in 3059.
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Biography
Cassius N'Buta served as saKhan of Clan Star Adder from 3031 to 3035 before ascending to the Khanship. A short and thin man, he was a commanding figure and capable of leading his warriors both from the front and at the strategic level.[3]
Operation REVIVAL
In 3048 the appearance of the Outbound Light in Clan Space prompted Khan Leo Showers of Clan Smoke Jaguar to propose a new motion for the Clans to return to the Inner Sphere. Despite the long-standing enmity between their two Clans, Khan N'Buta supported both the proposed invasion and Showers' election as ilKhan to oversee it.
When the Grand Council debated how many Clans should be involved, N'Buta disdainfully remained silent as he watched various Khans squabble before finally seeking the ilKhan's permission to address his peers. Showers cut the furor short and gave the Adder Khan his opportunity to speak. N'Buta calmly explained to his fellow Khans that Nicholas Kerensky had unleashed all of the Clans upon the Pentagon Worlds during Operation KLONDIKE, and thus they too should involve all Clans with their individual strengths in the forthcoming invasion. N'Buta listed each of the other Clans' particular talents and metaphorical role in the invasion, but Khan Ian Hawker mockingly pointed out that N'Buta hadn't mentioned his own Clan in his plea for a unified effort. While N'Buta had envisioned the Star Adders aiding the ilKhan in coordinating the various Clans' efforts, he hesitated to mention this and Hawker smugly restated the previous bid for only four Clans. While a fifth slot was added for a reserve Clan, N'Buta believed that this would still be insufficient, Silently observing the invasion planning, N'Buta vowed that he would see it fail.[4]
Nonetheless, when the bidding for a place in the invasion began N'Buta bid his Clan's entire touman to reiterate his assertion that only a united effort with the full might of all Clans would suffice. His arguments again dismissed by the other Khans, N'Buta then withdrew the Star Adders from the invasion bidding.[5] Later he won the right for Star Adder warriors to even out the odd number of competitors in the Placement Trials.[6]
When the invasion began, N'Buta directed his Clan's energies towards raiding other Clans to build up Adder strength. Clan Diamond Shark was a favored target, particularly following the Sharks' heavy losses at Tukayyid[7]
The Burrock Absorption
Wars of Possession
Feud with Clan Blood Spirit
Deposition and Legacy
Titles and Positions
References
- ↑ Field Manual: Update, p. 50, "Forward the Adder"
- ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 189, "Stanislov N'Buta"
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 120, "Leaders of Clan Star Adder"
- ↑ Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 1-2, "A Call for Unity"
- ↑ Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 13
- ↑ Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials, p. 14
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 114, "The Invasion Years"