Difference between revisions of "Clan Fire Mandrill"
m (Text replacement - "Kindraa Kline" to "Kindraa Kline")
 
(77 intermediate revisions by 27 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
{{Update Needed|[[Era Digest: Golden Century]]}}
 
−
{{cleanup}}
 
−
 
−
 
 
{{InfoBoxFactions
 
{{InfoBoxFactions
 
| crest = [[Image:Clan Fire Mandrill.jpg|Clan Fire Mandrill logo]]
 
| crest = [[Image:Clan Fire Mandrill.jpg|Clan Fire Mandrill logo]]
 
| factionname = Clan Fire Mandrill
 
| factionname = Clan Fire Mandrill
−
| timeperiod = [[2807]] – Present
+
| timeperiod = [[2807]] – c. [[3073]]
 
| classification = [[Clan]]
 
| classification = [[Clan]]
−
| systems = ?
+
| systems = 7 (1 at 100%) in 3067
−
| capital = ?
+
| capital = [[Shadow]]
 
| rulertitle = [[Khan]]
 
| rulertitle = [[Khan]]
−
| military = [[Clan Fire Mandrill Touman]]
+
| military = [[Clan Fire Mandrill Touman|Clan Fire Mandrill ''touman'']]
−
| secretservice = [[Clan Fire Mandrill Watch]]
+
| secretservice = [[Clan Watch#Clan Fire Mandrill|Clan Fire Mandrill Watch]]
 
}}
 
}}
 +
'''Clan Fire Mandrill''' was one of the original twenty [[Clans]] founded by [[Nicholas Kerensky]], named for a genetically altered species of [[Fire Mandrill (species)|mandrill]] introduced by the [[Star League-In-Exile]] to the [[Pentagon Worlds|Pentagon World]] of [[Eden]].
 +
 +
From its earliest days Clan Fire Mandrill mimicked the fractious nature of its totem, as different [[Bloodhouse|Bloodhouses]] formed [[Kindraa]] (Kindred Associations) that clashed repeatedly with one another as well as with other Clans. As a result, the Mandrills remained one of the less influential Clans throughout their history. While classed as a [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] Clan by the time of [[Operation REVIVAL]], a number of Kindraa espoused [[Warden Clans|Warden]] ideals. This ideological rift, on top of the chronic Kindraa infighting, prevented the Mandrills from gaining a place among the [[Invading Clans]], and they remained a marginal player in Clan politics during the turbulent events of the 3050s and '60s. Attempts to promote inter-Kindraa unity during this period ultimately failed, and during the [[Wars of Reaving]] Clan Fire Mandrill was destroyed piecemeal, being declared officially nonexistent by the [[Grand Council]] in February 3075.
 +
 +
__TOC__
 +
 +
==History==
 +
{{main|History of Clan Fire Mandrill}}
 +
 +
====Origins====
 +
When [[IlKhan]] Kerensky chose to form the twenty Clans, he selected former [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] Officer [[Raymond Sainze]] as senior Khan of Clan Fire Mandrill, and declared the much younger [[Laura Payne]] as his junior [[saKhan]] .
 +
 +
The early splitting of Fire Mandrill warriors into [[w:Clique|cliques]] would lead to the Kindred Associates, later known as the Kindraa.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', pp. 77–78: Clan Fire Mandrill/History - the first signs of factionalism noted.</ref><ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 80: Clan Fire Mandrill Cluster - factionalism in the Clan's first Cluster, portent of what was to come.</ref>
 +
 +
The Mandrills would conduct a series of Trials to determine the quantity of supplies and resources they would utilize in [[Operation Klondike]]. The Clan's Cluster that would be used in the campaign were subsequently armed with BattleMechs.
 +
 +
====Operation Klondike====
 +
The Fire Mandrills were assigned to assault the Pentagon world of [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]], along with Clans [[Clan Burrock|Burrock]], [[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Goliath Scorpion]] and [[Clan Widowmaker|Widowmaker]]. However, [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] would initially put the invasion of the planet on hold due to a helium tank rupture on one of the Invasion Forces' JumpShips.
 +
 +
During the postcampaign debriefings, the Clan was criticized by ilKhan Kerensky for its internal squabbling and waste of critical resources.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 81: Bloody Salò - Rest of the Campaign on Dagda and their squabbling is criticized by ilKhan Kerensky.</ref>
 +
 +
====Golden Century====
 +
Like their fellows, the Fire Mandrills also expanded and improved upon the military technology of the Star League, but their fractious nature limited their efforts to a modestly enhanced version of the [[Flamer]].<ref name=EDGC-6>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 6: "Out with the Old, In with the New"</ref>
 +
 +
The Golden Century saw the destruction of Kindraa Smythe-Jewel at the hands of [[Clan Hell's Horses]] and [[Clan Coyote]] in retribution for dishonorable bidding in a previous Trial.{{cn}}
 +
 +
====Political Century====
 +
As the Golden Century drew to a close, the Fire Mandrills had lapsed into semi-isolation. They had little contact with other Clans and were mainly concerned with their own internal conflicts. When the Crusader and Warden movements developed among the Clans, the Fire Mandrills split along Kindraa lines. Crusader and Warden Kindraa soon came to blows as they sought to resolve their philosophical differences by defeating their rivals on the battlefield. Kindraa Sainze championed the Crusader cause and eventually rose to dominate the Clan, reducing the strength of the staunchest Warden Kindraa through a mixture of fighting and politics.{{cn}}
 +
 +
====Operation REVIVAL====
 +
A majority of Mandrills were in the Crusader camp by the time that the Grand Council took the vote to invade the Inner Sphere, and so Clan Fire Mandrill voted in the affirmative. Due to their factionalism the Mandrills fought Trials among themselves to determine who would represent the Clan, shattering their own ''[[touman]]''. As a result they fared poorly when it came to the placement Trials arranged by the Grand Council, defeating [[Clan Ice Hellion]] but losing to [[Clan Coyote]] and [[Clan Star Adder]]. Not even placing well enough to earn a slot as a reserve Clan, the Fire Mandrills sat out [[Operation REVIVAL]] entirely.
 +
 +
====Great Refusal====
 +
The Fire Mandrills fought against the Capellan [[Red Lancers]] in the [[Great Refusal]]. The Binary that the Clan fielded was an ad hoc mixture of different Kindraa representatives and proved unable to coordinate effectively on the battlefield. The Red Lancers isolated one Star and destroyed it before moving on to the other.
  
−
==Clan Descripition==
+
====Wars of Possession====
 +
For the first half of the 3060s Khan Amanda Carrol attempted to unite the fractious Kindraa, but deep divides between Wardens and Crusaders meant all her efforts came to nothing in the end. After a great deal of bitter infighting the Clan Council held a vote of no confidence in their Khan in 3066. Amanda Carrol stepped down and was replaced by Garret Sainze within a year.
  
−
A fractured [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] Clan, '''Clan Fire Mandrill''' is divided into a number of ''[[Kindraa]]'' (Kindred Associations) based upon [[Bloodname]]s. Unlike the [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Cloud Cobras]], this fracturization has cost the Fire Mandrills much and they are often hard-pressed to deal with outsiders, due to their internal strife.
+
====Jihad and Wars of Reaving====
 +
3067 saw the mergers of several Kindraa. Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline was formed in the aftermath of a disastrous campaign against Clan Star Adder. The other major merger was the formation of Kindraa Payne-Beyl-Grant. This was the result of the violent struggles between Warden and Crusader Kindraa, with Kindraa Sainze battering Kindraa Beyl-Grant and Payne so badly that these two Warden Kindraa joined together in order to resist the attacks and maintain a strong Warden bloc in their Clan.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. ??{{cn}}</ref>
  
−
The Clan takes its name from genetically altered mandrill, called ''genus mandrillus sphinx''. These mandrill, introduced by the [[Star League-In-Exile]] to the Pentagon World of [[Eden]], earned the respect of Nicholas Kerensky for their aggressiveness and loyalty to one another, which made them ideal for adoption as a Clan totem animal.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 77 Clan Fire Mandrill - actual species of Fire Mandrill description why it was adopted by Clans.</ref>
+
When the next Grand Council was convened in late February, 3071, the severity of the [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] assault upon [[Clan Wolf]]'s capital [[Tamar]] spurred the Clans into electing a new [[ilKhan]]. [[Clan Star Adder]] and [[Clan Steel Viper]] suggested Garret Sainze for the post, not because they believed him fit for the role but simply to make their own candidate, Star Adder Khan [[Stanislov N'Buta]], appear as a sane choice next to the fiery and headstrong Mandrill. Sainze won the ilKhanship anyway; his shocking victory was due to a single vote, that of Diamond Shark Khan [[Barbara Sennet]], who wanted to prevent the [[Snake Alliance|'Snake Alliance']] from dominating the Grand Council.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 63</ref>
  
−
__TOC__
+
Sainze's first (and as it turned out, last) motion as ilKhan was to address the issue of the [[Great Refusal]]. Furious at the foiling of their plans, the Adder Khans led their power bloc in voting to uphold the results; combined with abstentions from Clans concerned about arousing the Adders' wrath, the Great Refusal remained in place. Disgusted at the entire political circus taking place, [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] Khan [[Ariel Suvorov]] declared a [[Trial of Refusal]] against Sainze's election as ilKhan, declaring him an incompetent leader with delusions of glory.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 63–64</ref>
  
−
==History==
+
With no choice but to accept or lose what little respect he had left, Sainze met Suvorov's forces on Shadow. In a three-day campaign four Clusters from the Fire Mandrills battled a like number of Goliath Scorpions; by the end of the fighting Sainze had perished, along with most of his Kindraa's warriors.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 64, 191</ref>
−
===Formation===
 
−
When IlKhan Kerensky choose to form the twenty Clans, he selected former [[DCMS]] Officer [[Raymond Sainze]] as senior Khan, and chose the much younger [[Laura Payne]] as his junior [[saKhan]].
 
−
Kerensky imposed forty warrior limit to invasion forces to be used in [[Operation Klondike]].
 
  
−
Due to Khan Sainze's samurai traditions he was raised, his pushed his ethics of to excel and individual performance.  However, his upbringings did not allow him to be open to make large number of new friends. This sense of competition and lack of cohesion, would created first sign of Fire Mandrill's fractionism between Bloodnamed warriors of Clan's original warrior caste. Those warriors early fractionism into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clique cliques] would lead to the Kindred Associates, later known as [[Kindraa|Kindraa]].<ref>''The Clans: The Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 77-78 Clan Fire Mandrill/History - Fractionism and first signs of Fractionsim noted.</ref><ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 80 Clan Fire Mandrill Cluster - fractionism  in Clan's first cluster beginning signs to come.</ref>
+
====Downfall of the Fire Mandrills====
 +
After his demise, [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] issued a [[Trial of Reaving]] on Sainze's Bloodname, citing his failure as ilKhan and in defending his right to the post. In a narrow victory against the [[149th Cobra Guards (Clan Cloud Cobra)|149th Cobra Guards]] Khan [[Amanda Carrol]] and Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline-Sainze managed to defend Garret Sainze's legacy from Reaving.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 65</ref>
  
−
The Mandrills conducted a series of pre-trials to determine the quantity of supplies and resources they would take and use in the campaign. The Clan's Cluster that would be used in the campaign ended up with BattleMechs.
+
Clan Fire Mandrill arrived in a much-weakened state to the Grand Council in December 3071, with all Clans in attendance. Voting with Clans Blood Spirit, Goliath Scorpion, and Steel Viper, Khan Carrol voted to refute the Great Refusal. With only Clans Ice Hellion, Hell's Horses, Ghost Bear, Coyote and Diamond Shark voting against it, the Great Refusal was finally declared null and void.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 77</ref>
  
−
===Operation Klondike===
+
In mid-December, the Fire Mandrills declared Trials of Reaving against the Snuka and Vong Bloodnames on [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]]. However, the remainder of Kindraa Payne-Beyl-Grant's ''touman'' were summarily destroyed by the [[4th Bear Regulars]] and saKhan [[Aletha Kabrinski]]'s Silveroot Keshik.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 82</ref> Later Kindraa Mattila-Carrol's [[64th Firestorm Cluster (Clan Fire Mandrill)|64th Firestorm Cluster]] and the [[14th Scorpion Grenadiers]] overwhelmed Clan Coyote on [[Glory (system)|Glory]], winning half of Clan Coyote's holdings there.
−
The Fire Mandrills were assigned to assault Pentagon world of [[Dagda]], with Clans [[Clan Burrock|Burrock]], [[Clan Goliath Scorpion|Goliath Scorpion]] and [[Clan Widowmaker|Widowmaker]]. [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] initially put the invasion of the planet on hold due to a helium tank blow out on one of the Invasion Forces' JumpShips.
 
  
−
On 30th of July [[2821]], the Dadga Task Force arrived on planet.  While Goliath Scorpions and other forces assaulted [[Firebase Delta]] the Fire Mandrills deployed to the other side of the planet, safe from massive [[SDS]] complex's weaponry. However, the planned invasion of the planet did not go as planned for Clan Fire Mandrill.  Initial landings were complicated due to navigation errors which sent a number of [[Binary|binaries]] and critical campaign supplies spread beyond the mountains and along the coasts of their objective: the Continent of Salò.
+
In January [[3072]] Clans Steel Viper and Goliath Scorpion arrived on [[Shadow]] to carry out the ilKhan assigned Reaving of Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline-Sainze, with the help of Clan Coyote's enclave on planet. The resulting defeat of saKhan [[Dakar Mick]] however was to be more of a surprise to all Clans. Not only did Clan Coyote's assault only last just 36 hours, it was due to the 3:1 odds and new ProtoMech designs. In addition as the Kindraa's warriors presented themselves to the Coyotes they reacted by slaughtering all in attendance, including the attendant Viper and Goliath Scorpion warriors. The Mandrills would be the first victim of [[The Society]].
  
−
With the loss of supplies and troops scattered the Mandrill campaign slowed.  Only half of the supplies lost in the wilds of Mount Lucca were ever recovered. Though residents of Salò were not as organized or well armed, the Mandrill's lack of supplies and organization wore on the forces and equipment ceased to function due to lack of repair components and ammunition.  The Mandrill support technicians made due and jury-rigged much of touman's equipment.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 81 Bloody Salò - Fire Mandrill early events in Operation Klondike.</ref> The Mandrills were able to take the city state of Garda despite the clan's problems and internal feuding.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 83 Secondary Targets: Garda and Tenno - Fire Mandrill takes the city-state of Garda.</ref>
+
====Disintegration====
 +
The Fire Mandrills lost the [[301st Firebrand Cluster]] to the Dark Caste on [[Marshall]] in early December. Starving, as there had been no supplies arriving, they attempted to strike both Immesha and Ommesha in force. Thinking they would only fight the besieged Ice Hellions they ran straight into the guns of two Dark Caste Septs and were quickly disabled. With the only Mandrill forces on planet captured, the Dark Caste claimed their Enclave.
  
−
Most resistance in the Fire Mandrill's operation areas were in a weakened state and were no match to Mandrill's high-tech firepower. As the campaign moved into its end phases in the Night Labyrinth, home to vast canyons and rocky regions, the Clan's internal squabbling got best of them.  The operation to clean up the last of resistance in their area would have been easy if not for tensions between Khan Sainze and saKhan Paynes.  Both rivals bid away advantages such as satellite recon, aerial surveillance simply for sake of out doing each other, bogging the down clean up phases which could have been completed in days rather than the weeks it actually took.
+
Clan Fire Mandrill didn't survive the Wars of Reaving. However, after these had finished, Clan Star Adder, needing clean genetic material, fought for and won ten Mandrill Bloodnames, including Carrol, Faraday and Kreese, keeping part of the defunct Clan alive.<ref>''Wars of Reavings Supplemental'' p. 11</ref>
  
−
The Clan was later criticized for squabbling and the wasting of its resources by ilKhan Kerensky during the post campaign debreifings.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 81 Bloody Salò - Rest of the Campaign on Dadga and their squabbling is criticized by ilKhan Kerensky.</ref>
+
==Historical Demographics==
  
−
==Demographics History==
+
===3062===
−
===3062===
 
 
Affiliation: Crusader <br />
 
Affiliation: Crusader <br />
  
 
'''Clan Space Worlds:''' <br />
 
'''Clan Space Worlds:''' <br />
−
Atreus (65 percent) <br />
+
[[Atreus (Clan System)|Atreus]] (65 percent) <br />
−
Dagda (26 percent) <br />
+
[[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]] (26 percent) <br />
−
Foster (30 percent) <br />
+
[[Foster]] (30 percent) <br />
−
Huntress (16 percent) <br />
+
[[Huntress]] (16 percent) <br />
−
Hoard (39 percent) <br />
+
[[Hoard]] (39 percent){{cn}} <br />
−
Marshall (13 percent) <br />
+
[[Marshall]] (13 percent) <br />
−
Shadow (100 percent) <br />
+
[[Shadow]] (100 percent) <br />
  
 
'''Capital: Shadow <br />'''
 
'''Capital: Shadow <br />'''
−
Population (Clan Space): 81,719,000 (3060) <br />
+
Population (Clan Space): 81,719,000 ([[3060]]) <br />
−
Population growth rate: 2.3 percent <br />
+
Population growth rate: 2.3 percent <br />
 
Self-Sufficiency Index: 96 percent <br />
 
Self-Sufficiency Index: 96 percent <br />
  
 
'''Leaders:''' <br />
 
'''Leaders:''' <br />
−
Khan: Amanda Carrol <br />
+
Khan: [[Amanda Carrol]] <br />
−
saKhan: Garret Sainze <br />
+
saKhan: [[Garret Sainze]] <br />
−
Loremaster: Drew Tanaga <br />
+
Loremaster: [[Drew Tanaga]] <br />
−
Scientist-Gneral: Arkady (Crick) <br />
+
Scientist-General: Arkady (Crick) <br />
−
Merchant Factor: Bianca <br />
+
Merchant Factor: Bianca <br />
−
Master Technician: Lom <br />
+
Master Technician: Lom <br />
−
Senior Laborer: Todd <br />
+
Senior Laborer: Todd <br />
  
−
'''Military:''' <br />
+
'''Military:''' <br />
−
Clusters: 30 <br />
+
[[Cluster]]s: 30 <br />
−
WarShips: 7 <br />
+
[[WarShip]]s: 7 <br />
  
−
==Touman==
+
==Military==
  
−
See [[Clan Fire Mandrill Touman]].
+
See [[Clan Fire Mandrill Touman|Clan Fire Mandrill ''Touman'']].
  
−
The Kindraas are:  
+
The Kindraa are:
  
−
* [[Kindraa Smythe-Jewell]] (destroyed in 2872)
+
* [[Kindraa Smythe-Jewel]] (destroyed in [[2872]])
 
* [[Kindraa Sainze]]
 
* [[Kindraa Sainze]]
 
* [[Kindraa Faraday-Tanaga]]
 
* [[Kindraa Faraday-Tanaga]]
Line 86: Line 115:
 
* [[Kindraa Mattila-Carrol]]
 
* [[Kindraa Mattila-Carrol]]
 
* [[Kindraa Beyl-Grant]]
 
* [[Kindraa Beyl-Grant]]
−
* [[Kindraa Kline]]
+
* [[Kindraa Kline (Clan Fire Mandrill)|Kindraa Kline]]
 
* [[Kindraa Mick-Kreese|Kindraa Mick-Kreese (Goulet)]]
 
* [[Kindraa Mick-Kreese|Kindraa Mick-Kreese (Goulet)]]
  
−
By 3067, the Kindraas have changed slightly.
+
By [[3067]], the Kindraa had changed slightly:
  
−
* [[Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline]], when a shattered Kindraa Kline reluctantly merged with Kindraa Mick-Kreese
+
* [[Kindraa_Mick-Kreese-Kline_(Clan_Fire_Mandrill)|Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline]], when a shattered Kindraa Kline reluctantly merged with Kindraa Mick-Kreese
−
* [[Kindraa Payne-Beyl-Grant]], an alliance between Kindraas weakened by Kindraa Sainze
+
* [[Kindraa Payne-Beyl-Grant]], an alliance between Kindraa weakened by Kindraa Sainze
  
 +
==Culture==
 +
The Kindraa was the central element to any Fire Mandrill's existence, with its leader exercising the same power as a Clan Khan and the Clan itself a distant second in allegiance. The superiority complex each Kindraa felt over the others was such that they rarely utilized genetic material from outside their ranks, at the price of bloodline stagnation. Rumors circulated that a few Kindraa used freeborn DNA in their breeding programs to counter this.
 +
 +
The Mandrills' xenophobia extended to other Clans, as inter-Clan contacts were kept to a minimum and [[Clan Diamond Shark]] intermediaries were often used as a bridge between Mandrill merchants and other Clans. Bondsmen taken captive were rarely adopted into the warrior caste and instead used in civilian roles. Mandrills taken by other Clans, warrior or civilian, tended to be uncooperative, and Kindraa Sainze warriors were expected to commit their own form of ''bondsref'' (akin to [[Seppuku|''seppuku'']]) to avoid captivity.
 +
 +
The fractiousness of the Kindraa meant that the Clan's economy was highly compartmentalized but extremely inefficient in other ways. Duplication of various roles within each Kindraa resulted in much Clan-wide wastage and little opportunity or means for the scientist caste to innovate, forcing the merchant and warrior castes to provide new technologies and materials via external sources instead. As the result, the merchants gained some influence and intercaste relations as a whole were generally good, with warriors (aside from those of Kindraa Sainze) willing to help civilians with any necessary tasks. Despite this, there was no doubt that the warrior caste was firmly in charge of the Clan.<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 125: "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref><ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', pp. 78–79: "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref>
 +
 +
==Inter-Clan Relations==
 +
Throughout its existence, Clan Fire Mandrill contemptuously eschewed cooperation with others.
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="1"; text-align:center;
 +
|-
 +
!Clan Name
 +
!Symbol
 +
!Relationship
 +
!Reason
 +
|-
 +
|'''[[Clan Blood Spirit]]'''
 +
|[[Image:Clan Blood Spirit logo.png|100px]]
 +
|Ally
 +
|The Blood Spirits are one of the only two Clans who have dealt with Kindraa Smythe-Jewel and gave OmniMech Technology and Elemental Battle Armor to. For this, the Blood Spirits would form an ilChi in honor of their good relations, until their destruction during the Wars of Reaving.
 +
|-
 +
|'''[[Clan Diamond Shark]]'''
 +
|[[Image:Clan Diamond Shark.jpg|100px]]
 +
|Ally
 +
|Clan Diamond Shark was used as a broker and middleman between their Kindraa.
 +
|}
 +
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="1"; text-align:center;
 +
|-
 +
!Clan Name
 +
!Symbol
 +
!Relationship
 +
!Reason
 +
|-
 +
|'''[[Clan Hell's Horses]]'''
 +
|[[Image:Clan Hell's Horses.jpg|100px]]
 +
|Enemy
 +
|Clan Fire Mandrill harbored a grudge against Clan Hell's Horses for their destruction of Kindraa Smythe-Jewel, but has good relations with [[Kindraa Payne]] (who the other Kindraa were unaware of helped caused their destruction)
 +
|-
 +
|'''[[Clan Coyote]]'''
 +
|[[Image:Clan Coyote.jpg|100px]]
 +
|Enemy
 +
|Despite the destruction of Kindraa Smythe-Jewel, [[Clan Hell's Horses]] was viewed as having a legitimate reason for their annihilation of a Kindraa, but [[Clan Coyote|Coyotes]] were disparaged as opportunists.
 +
|-
 +
|'''[[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'''
 +
|[[Image:SmokeJaguar.jpg|100px]]
 +
|Enemy
 +
|Mandrill raids of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguars]] in the years before REVIVAL resulted in long-term hostilities with this Clan.
 +
|-
 +
|'''[[Clan Burrock]]'''
 +
|[[Image:Clan Burrock.png|100px]]
 +
|Enemy
 +
|Mandrill raids of [[Clan Burrock]] in the years before REVIVAL resulted in long-term hostilities with this Clan.
 +
|-
 +
|'''[[Clan Steel Viper]]'''
 +
|[[Image:Clan Steel Viper logo.png|100px]]
 +
|Enemy
 +
|While the Mandrills' poor performance in the pre-Invasion Trials led to disparaging insults from [[Clan Steel Viper]] that escalated into a full-fledged feud until their annihilation.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 79: "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref>
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 +
== Bloodnames ==
 +
{{main|List of Bloodnames#Clan Fire Mandrill}}
 +
{{Category|Clan Fire Mandrill Bloodnames}}
 +
 +
==Rulers==
 +
===Khans===
 +
 +
See: [[Khan of Clan Fire Mandrill]]
 +
 +
===saKhans===
 +
 +
See: [[SaKhan of Clan Fire Mandrill]]
 +
 +
===Loremasters===
 +
 +
See: [[Loremaster of Clan Fire Mandrill]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
  
 +
==Bibliography==
 +
* ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]''
 +
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 +
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 +
* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
 +
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials]]''
 +
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
 +
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
  
−
==Bibliography==
 
−
*''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]''
 
−
*''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
 
−
*''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
 
  
 
[[Category: Clans]]
 
[[Category: Clans]]
 
[[Category: Factions|Clans, Clan Fire Mandrill]]
 
[[Category: Factions|Clans, Clan Fire Mandrill]]
−
 
−
 
−
{{wikipedia|79600118|Clans_(BattleTech)}}
 

Latest revision as of 21:41, 10 February 2024

Clan Fire Mandrill logo
Clan Fire Mandrill
Faction Profile
Time period: 2807 – c. 3073
Classification: Clan
Controlled systems: 7 (1 at 100%) in 3067
Capital world: Shadow
Ruler title: Khan
Military: Clan Fire Mandrill touman
Secret Service: Clan Fire Mandrill Watch

Clan Fire Mandrill was one of the original twenty Clans founded by Nicholas Kerensky, named for a genetically altered species of mandrill introduced by the Star League-In-Exile to the Pentagon World of Eden.

From its earliest days Clan Fire Mandrill mimicked the fractious nature of its totem, as different Bloodhouses formed Kindraa (Kindred Associations) that clashed repeatedly with one another as well as with other Clans. As a result, the Mandrills remained one of the less influential Clans throughout their history. While classed as a Crusader Clan by the time of Operation REVIVAL, a number of Kindraa espoused Warden ideals. This ideological rift, on top of the chronic Kindraa infighting, prevented the Mandrills from gaining a place among the Invading Clans, and they remained a marginal player in Clan politics during the turbulent events of the 3050s and '60s. Attempts to promote inter-Kindraa unity during this period ultimately failed, and during the Wars of Reaving Clan Fire Mandrill was destroyed piecemeal, being declared officially nonexistent by the Grand Council in February 3075.

History[edit]

Main article: History of Clan Fire Mandrill

Origins[edit]

When IlKhan Kerensky chose to form the twenty Clans, he selected former Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery Officer Raymond Sainze as senior Khan of Clan Fire Mandrill, and declared the much younger Laura Payne as his junior saKhan .

The early splitting of Fire Mandrill warriors into cliques would lead to the Kindred Associates, later known as the Kindraa.[1][2]

The Mandrills would conduct a series of Trials to determine the quantity of supplies and resources they would utilize in Operation Klondike. The Clan's Cluster that would be used in the campaign were subsequently armed with BattleMechs.

Operation Klondike[edit]

The Fire Mandrills were assigned to assault the Pentagon world of Dagda, along with Clans Burrock, Goliath Scorpion and Widowmaker. However, ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky would initially put the invasion of the planet on hold due to a helium tank rupture on one of the Invasion Forces' JumpShips.

During the postcampaign debriefings, the Clan was criticized by ilKhan Kerensky for its internal squabbling and waste of critical resources.[3]

Golden Century[edit]

Like their fellows, the Fire Mandrills also expanded and improved upon the military technology of the Star League, but their fractious nature limited their efforts to a modestly enhanced version of the Flamer.[4]

The Golden Century saw the destruction of Kindraa Smythe-Jewel at the hands of Clan Hell's Horses and Clan Coyote in retribution for dishonorable bidding in a previous Trial.[citation needed]

Political Century[edit]

As the Golden Century drew to a close, the Fire Mandrills had lapsed into semi-isolation. They had little contact with other Clans and were mainly concerned with their own internal conflicts. When the Crusader and Warden movements developed among the Clans, the Fire Mandrills split along Kindraa lines. Crusader and Warden Kindraa soon came to blows as they sought to resolve their philosophical differences by defeating their rivals on the battlefield. Kindraa Sainze championed the Crusader cause and eventually rose to dominate the Clan, reducing the strength of the staunchest Warden Kindraa through a mixture of fighting and politics.[citation needed]

Operation REVIVAL[edit]

A majority of Mandrills were in the Crusader camp by the time that the Grand Council took the vote to invade the Inner Sphere, and so Clan Fire Mandrill voted in the affirmative. Due to their factionalism the Mandrills fought Trials among themselves to determine who would represent the Clan, shattering their own touman. As a result they fared poorly when it came to the placement Trials arranged by the Grand Council, defeating Clan Ice Hellion but losing to Clan Coyote and Clan Star Adder. Not even placing well enough to earn a slot as a reserve Clan, the Fire Mandrills sat out Operation REVIVAL entirely.

Great Refusal[edit]

The Fire Mandrills fought against the Capellan Red Lancers in the Great Refusal. The Binary that the Clan fielded was an ad hoc mixture of different Kindraa representatives and proved unable to coordinate effectively on the battlefield. The Red Lancers isolated one Star and destroyed it before moving on to the other.

Wars of Possession[edit]

For the first half of the 3060s Khan Amanda Carrol attempted to unite the fractious Kindraa, but deep divides between Wardens and Crusaders meant all her efforts came to nothing in the end. After a great deal of bitter infighting the Clan Council held a vote of no confidence in their Khan in 3066. Amanda Carrol stepped down and was replaced by Garret Sainze within a year.

Jihad and Wars of Reaving[edit]

3067 saw the mergers of several Kindraa. Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline was formed in the aftermath of a disastrous campaign against Clan Star Adder. The other major merger was the formation of Kindraa Payne-Beyl-Grant. This was the result of the violent struggles between Warden and Crusader Kindraa, with Kindraa Sainze battering Kindraa Beyl-Grant and Payne so badly that these two Warden Kindraa joined together in order to resist the attacks and maintain a strong Warden bloc in their Clan.[5]

When the next Grand Council was convened in late February, 3071, the severity of the Blakist assault upon Clan Wolf's capital Tamar spurred the Clans into electing a new ilKhan. Clan Star Adder and Clan Steel Viper suggested Garret Sainze for the post, not because they believed him fit for the role but simply to make their own candidate, Star Adder Khan Stanislov N'Buta, appear as a sane choice next to the fiery and headstrong Mandrill. Sainze won the ilKhanship anyway; his shocking victory was due to a single vote, that of Diamond Shark Khan Barbara Sennet, who wanted to prevent the 'Snake Alliance' from dominating the Grand Council.[6]

Sainze's first (and as it turned out, last) motion as ilKhan was to address the issue of the Great Refusal. Furious at the foiling of their plans, the Adder Khans led their power bloc in voting to uphold the results; combined with abstentions from Clans concerned about arousing the Adders' wrath, the Great Refusal remained in place. Disgusted at the entire political circus taking place, Clan Goliath Scorpion Khan Ariel Suvorov declared a Trial of Refusal against Sainze's election as ilKhan, declaring him an incompetent leader with delusions of glory.[7]

With no choice but to accept or lose what little respect he had left, Sainze met Suvorov's forces on Shadow. In a three-day campaign four Clusters from the Fire Mandrills battled a like number of Goliath Scorpions; by the end of the fighting Sainze had perished, along with most of his Kindraa's warriors.[8]

Downfall of the Fire Mandrills[edit]

After his demise, Clan Cloud Cobra issued a Trial of Reaving on Sainze's Bloodname, citing his failure as ilKhan and in defending his right to the post. In a narrow victory against the 149th Cobra Guards Khan Amanda Carrol and Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline-Sainze managed to defend Garret Sainze's legacy from Reaving.[9]

Clan Fire Mandrill arrived in a much-weakened state to the Grand Council in December 3071, with all Clans in attendance. Voting with Clans Blood Spirit, Goliath Scorpion, and Steel Viper, Khan Carrol voted to refute the Great Refusal. With only Clans Ice Hellion, Hell's Horses, Ghost Bear, Coyote and Diamond Shark voting against it, the Great Refusal was finally declared null and void.[10]

In mid-December, the Fire Mandrills declared Trials of Reaving against the Snuka and Vong Bloodnames on Arcadia. However, the remainder of Kindraa Payne-Beyl-Grant's touman were summarily destroyed by the 4th Bear Regulars and saKhan Aletha Kabrinski's Silveroot Keshik.[11] Later Kindraa Mattila-Carrol's 64th Firestorm Cluster and the 14th Scorpion Grenadiers overwhelmed Clan Coyote on Glory, winning half of Clan Coyote's holdings there.

In January 3072 Clans Steel Viper and Goliath Scorpion arrived on Shadow to carry out the ilKhan assigned Reaving of Kindraa Mick-Kreese-Kline-Sainze, with the help of Clan Coyote's enclave on planet. The resulting defeat of saKhan Dakar Mick however was to be more of a surprise to all Clans. Not only did Clan Coyote's assault only last just 36 hours, it was due to the 3:1 odds and new ProtoMech designs. In addition as the Kindraa's warriors presented themselves to the Coyotes they reacted by slaughtering all in attendance, including the attendant Viper and Goliath Scorpion warriors. The Mandrills would be the first victim of The Society.

Disintegration[edit]

The Fire Mandrills lost the 301st Firebrand Cluster to the Dark Caste on Marshall in early December. Starving, as there had been no supplies arriving, they attempted to strike both Immesha and Ommesha in force. Thinking they would only fight the besieged Ice Hellions they ran straight into the guns of two Dark Caste Septs and were quickly disabled. With the only Mandrill forces on planet captured, the Dark Caste claimed their Enclave.

Clan Fire Mandrill didn't survive the Wars of Reaving. However, after these had finished, Clan Star Adder, needing clean genetic material, fought for and won ten Mandrill Bloodnames, including Carrol, Faraday and Kreese, keeping part of the defunct Clan alive.[12]

Historical Demographics[edit]

3062[edit]

Affiliation: Crusader

Clan Space Worlds:
Atreus (65 percent)
Dagda (26 percent)
Foster (30 percent)
Huntress (16 percent)
Hoard (39 percent)[citation needed]
Marshall (13 percent)
Shadow (100 percent)

Capital: Shadow
Population (Clan Space): 81,719,000 (3060)
Population growth rate: 2.3 percent
Self-Sufficiency Index: 96 percent

Leaders:
Khan: Amanda Carrol
saKhan: Garret Sainze
Loremaster: Drew Tanaga
Scientist-General: Arkady (Crick)
Merchant Factor: Bianca
Master Technician: Lom
Senior Laborer: Todd

Military:
Clusters: 30
WarShips: 7

Military[edit]

See Clan Fire Mandrill Touman.

The Kindraa are:

By 3067, the Kindraa had changed slightly:

Culture[edit]

The Kindraa was the central element to any Fire Mandrill's existence, with its leader exercising the same power as a Clan Khan and the Clan itself a distant second in allegiance. The superiority complex each Kindraa felt over the others was such that they rarely utilized genetic material from outside their ranks, at the price of bloodline stagnation. Rumors circulated that a few Kindraa used freeborn DNA in their breeding programs to counter this.

The Mandrills' xenophobia extended to other Clans, as inter-Clan contacts were kept to a minimum and Clan Diamond Shark intermediaries were often used as a bridge between Mandrill merchants and other Clans. Bondsmen taken captive were rarely adopted into the warrior caste and instead used in civilian roles. Mandrills taken by other Clans, warrior or civilian, tended to be uncooperative, and Kindraa Sainze warriors were expected to commit their own form of bondsref (akin to seppuku) to avoid captivity.

The fractiousness of the Kindraa meant that the Clan's economy was highly compartmentalized but extremely inefficient in other ways. Duplication of various roles within each Kindraa resulted in much Clan-wide wastage and little opportunity or means for the scientist caste to innovate, forcing the merchant and warrior castes to provide new technologies and materials via external sources instead. As the result, the merchants gained some influence and intercaste relations as a whole were generally good, with warriors (aside from those of Kindraa Sainze) willing to help civilians with any necessary tasks. Despite this, there was no doubt that the warrior caste was firmly in charge of the Clan.[13][14]

Inter-Clan Relations[edit]

Throughout its existence, Clan Fire Mandrill contemptuously eschewed cooperation with others.

Clan Name Symbol Relationship Reason
Clan Blood Spirit Clan Blood Spirit logo.png Ally The Blood Spirits are one of the only two Clans who have dealt with Kindraa Smythe-Jewel and gave OmniMech Technology and Elemental Battle Armor to. For this, the Blood Spirits would form an ilChi in honor of their good relations, until their destruction during the Wars of Reaving.
Clan Diamond Shark Clan Diamond Shark.jpg Ally Clan Diamond Shark was used as a broker and middleman between their Kindraa.
Clan Name Symbol Relationship Reason
Clan Hell's Horses Clan Hell's Horses.jpg Enemy Clan Fire Mandrill harbored a grudge against Clan Hell's Horses for their destruction of Kindraa Smythe-Jewel, but has good relations with Kindraa Payne (who the other Kindraa were unaware of helped caused their destruction)
Clan Coyote Clan Coyote.jpg Enemy Despite the destruction of Kindraa Smythe-Jewel, Clan Hell's Horses was viewed as having a legitimate reason for their annihilation of a Kindraa, but Coyotes were disparaged as opportunists.
Clan Smoke Jaguar SmokeJaguar.jpg Enemy Mandrill raids of Smoke Jaguars in the years before REVIVAL resulted in long-term hostilities with this Clan.
Clan Burrock Clan Burrock.png Enemy Mandrill raids of Clan Burrock in the years before REVIVAL resulted in long-term hostilities with this Clan.
Clan Steel Viper Clan Steel Viper logo.png Enemy While the Mandrills' poor performance in the pre-Invasion Trials led to disparaging insults from Clan Steel Viper that escalated into a full-fledged feud until their annihilation.[15]

Bloodnames[edit]

Main article: List of Bloodnames § Clan Fire Mandrill

Category:Clan Fire Mandrill Bloodnames

Rulers[edit]

Khans[edit]

See: Khan of Clan Fire Mandrill

saKhans[edit]

See: SaKhan of Clan Fire Mandrill

Loremasters[edit]

See: Loremaster of Clan Fire Mandrill

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, pp. 77–78: Clan Fire Mandrill/History - the first signs of factionalism noted.
  2. ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 80: Clan Fire Mandrill Cluster - factionalism in the Clan's first Cluster, portent of what was to come.
  3. ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 81: Bloody Salò - Rest of the Campaign on Dagda and their squabbling is criticized by ilKhan Kerensky.
  4. ↑ Era Digest: Golden Century, p. 6: "Out with the Old, In with the New"
  5. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. ??[citation needed]
  6. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 63
  7. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, pp. 63–64
  8. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, pp. 64, 191
  9. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 65
  10. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 77
  11. ↑ The Wars of Reaving, p. 82
  12. ↑ Wars of Reavings Supplemental p. 11
  13. ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 125: "Clan Fire Mandrill"
  14. ↑ The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, pp. 78–79: "Clan Fire Mandrill"
  15. ↑ The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 79: "Clan Fire Mandrill"

Bibliography[edit]

Retrieved from "https://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Clan_Fire_Mandrill&oldid=1052284"