Clan Diamond Shark
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| Clan Diamond Shark (Clan Sea Fox) | |
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| Faction Profile | |
| Time period: | 2807 – Present |
| Classification: | Clan |
| Controlled systems: | ? |
| Capital world: | ? |
| Ruler title: | Khan |
| Military: | Clan Diamond Shark Touman |
| Secret Service: | Clan Diamond Shark Watch |
Clan Diamond Shark was originally named Clan Sea Fox by Nicholas Kerensky. Its behavior, exemplified by its name change, marks it as one of the most unique of all the Clans.
Contents
History
Clan Sea Fox was part of the liberation force for Babylon during Operation Klondike. When the battle went against them, Star Colonel Karen Nagasawa used massed fire because she felt that the best interest of her Clan overrode what the Coyotes considered honorable. While the Coyotes on Babylon condemned her actions, the Sea Foxes subsequently elected Nagasawa as their new Khan after the fighting ended, at the suggestion of ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky and with the blessing of standing saKhan, Dianne Sennet. Nagasawa would officially replace founding Khan David Kalasa, who was killed in the battle of Camlaan.
Karen Nagasawa was not a member of the Star League Defense Force, but was a journalist and historian. Her impassioned articles earned the attention of the Kerenskys, and she is credited with writing the first lines that appear in The Remembrance. Nagasawa believed that the Star League's greatness lay in the value it placed on each individual and its material prosperity; therefore, Nagasawa gave Clan Sea Fox an unparalleled liberal view, which gave great freedoms to freeborns and to the lower castes, especially the merchants, as well as an openness between the castes.
In addition to being the greatest merchants in Clan space, the Sea Foxes were terrific scientists, aiding the Cloud Cobras in developing the Iron Womb technology, helping the Coyotes design the OmniMech, and developing the substance known as HarJel, which became incorporated into Elemental armor and starship hulls. The Sea Foxes sent exploration teams across the Kerensky Cluster and created the Chatterweb, a Clan-wide information network. The Foxes are also sharp bidders and great warriors, being among the first to win the OmniMech from the Coyotes.
The Sea Foxes later elected Khan Clarke, a conservative minded warrior, who was expected to undo most of Khan Nagasawa's acts. Fate stepped in, however.
Name change
Khan Liam Howell of the Snow Ravens, incensed at his clan's recent defeat by the Sea Foxes, ordered his scientists to create a sea-going predator to wipe out the Sea Fox. Howell placed it in the waters of Strana Mechty, and the Sea Foxes witnessed their totem being hunted to the point of extinction.
Capturing one of these creatures, named Diamond Sharks, Khan Clarke proposed to the Grand Council that his Clan be allowed to change its name as an acknowledgement of the greater predator. When Khan Howell carelessly let slip his responsibility, his saKhan killed him and then led the Grand Council forces in the Trial of Refusal against Clarke's decision. The Sea Foxes triumphed, winning the right to change their name.
After much agonizing, Khan Clarke decided to allow all the castes to vote on the name change. With the inclusion of the lower castes, the Clan overwhelmingly supported the change from Clan Sea Fox to Clan Diamond Shark.
Political Century and invasion
During the Political Century, the Diamond Sharks tended towards the Warden viewpoint, though the election of Ian Hawker swung them to the Crusader camp just in time for Operation Revival. The Diamond Sharks did not fare well enough to be included in the invasion force, but won a Trial of Refusal naming them as a reserve clan.
The Diamond Sharks were given the opportunity to win the planet Nysterta from the Ghost Bears and participated on Tukayyid, though they were utterly defeated. The only way any Diamond Sharks survived was through the noble sacrifice of its freeborn warriors, whom Khan Hawker despised. The Diamond Sharks lost Nystera soon afterwards and returned to Clan space to protect their holdings.
To rebuild their touman, the trueborn head of the Merchant's Council, Agnus Labov, took a leadership role in the Clan, much to the dismay of the Crusaders.
Khan Hawker joined with Ice Hellion Khan, Asa Taney, to form a Home Clans Coalition, but this ultimately failed.
The Harvest Trials saw the removal of many Diamond Shark Crusaders, and their experiences swung the Clan back to the Warden viewpoint.
When the Inner Sphere invaded Huntress, Khan Hawker attempted to send a relief force to aid the Smoke Jaguars, but a challenge by Khan Vladimir Ward of the Wolves for his genetic legacy stalled him.
Bowing to the Warden sentiments in his Clan, Khan Ian Hawker voted with the Wardens, staying out of the Great Refusal and stepping down soon afterwards.
The Jihad and Beyond
The Diamond Sharks joined the allied coalition assembled by Devlin Stone to fight against the Word of Blake on the 20th of February, 3076, offering their transport services to the coalition.[1][2] A few months later, the Diamond Sharks challenged Clan Ghost Bear for the right to set up a trading enclave on the former Free Rasalhague Republic world of Tukayyid. The trial took place on the 7th of May, 3076, with the Diamond Sharks the victors.[2][3]
On the 11th of May 3080 Star Admiral Naomi Nagasawa succeeded Barbara Sennet as Khan of the Diamond Sharks, Sennet having stepped down from the position. Two months later, Diamond Shark WarShips would successfully defend Tukayyid from an attack by a Word of Blake flotilla of nuclear weapon-equipped fighters and Pocket WarShips.[4]
Clan Diamond Shark changed its name back to Sea Fox in 3100, after the events surrounding their censure by the Grand Council, and their relocation to the Inner Sphere during the Blakist Jihad, which resulted in the development of autonomous trade fleets, known as Khanates, and a new chapter in the history of the Clan began.
Allies and enemies
The Diamond Sharks have mercantile relationships with all Clans, though few real lasting friends or enemies. They are notably one of the few Clans that deals with the Blood Spirits, and they were close enough to the Ghost Bears and Nova Cats to be granted territory when they left Clan space. Historically, the Sharks have had good relations with Clan Wolf, and these continue with Clan Wolf-in-Exile.
The Diamond Sharks harbor a grudge against the Snow Ravens for their role in the death of the Sea Fox, but this mostly takes the form of besting them in mercantile transactions.
During the Trials of Possession for Ghost Bear, Nova Cat, and Smoke Jaguar holdings, the Ghost Bears ceded Tokasha and Paxon to the Sharks, though they withdrew from Tokasha to hold onto Paxon. They also gained Barcella through the friendship of the Nova Cats, as well as Vinton from the late Smoke Jaguars.
Homeworlds
Clan Diamond Shark owns ten worlds in Clan space. Their capital is on Strana Mechty.
- Babylon (24 percent)
- Barcella (47 percent)
- Delios (64 percent)
- Lum (18 percent)
- New Kent (9 percent)
- Paxon (62 percent)
- Priori (52 percent)
- Strato Domingo (65 percent)
- Tathis (50 percent)
- Vinton (100 percent)
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