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The '''Clan Mongoose''' home planet of [[Shadow]] was also where the clan's totem-animal originated. Adopted from the animal that killed the dangerous Venom Worms, which were a great threat to humans, and as such endeared the mongoose to the Clan. The Clan is no longer in existence.  
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The '''Clan Mongoose''' home planet of [[Shadow]] was also where the clan's totem-animal originated. Adopted from the animal that killed the dangerous [[Venom worm (species)|venom worm]]s, which were a great threat to humans, and as such endeared the mongoose to the Clan. Clan Mongoose was [[Trial of Absorption|Absorbed]] by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] in 2868.  
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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===Operation Klondike===
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Assigned to liberate [[Circe]] during [[Operation Klondike]], Clan Mongoose failed to match several other Clans during the post-Pentagon period of colonization of the [[Kerensky Cluster]].
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Assigned to liberate [[Circe]] during [[Operation KLONDIKE]], Clan Mongoose failed to match several other Clans during the post-Pentagon period of colonization of the [[Kerensky Cluster]].
  
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===InterClan Conflicts===
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After the annihilation of [[Clan Wolverine]], [[Khan]] Loris of Clan Mongoose attempted to exert control over [[Clan Snow Raven]], which had been badly wounded by the Wolverines. Loris withdrew his attempts at Absorption when the Snow Raven Khan [[Stephen McKenna]] threatened to give the [[Grand Council]] tapes proving a personal connection between Khan Loris and Khan [[Sarah McEvedy]] of the Wolverines. Clan Mongoose also struck ruthlessly at [[Clan Blood Spirit]], often disregarding Clan rules of engagement.{{cn}}
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After the annihilation of [[Clan Wolverine]], [[Khan]] Loris of Clan Mongoose attempted to exert control over [[Clan Snow Raven]], which had been badly wounded by the Wolverines. Loris withdrew his attempts at Absorption when the Snow Raven Khan [[Stephen McKenna]] threatened to give the [[Grand Council]] tapes proving a personal connection between Khan Loris and Khan [[Sarah McEvedy]] of the Wolverines. Clan Mongoose also struck ruthlessly at [[Clan Blood Spirit]], often disregarding Clan rules of engagement.
 
  
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In [[2844]], motivated by jealousy, the Mongoose warriors struck at [[Clan Star Adder]] and ruthlessly massacred the Adder colonists on [[Marshall]]. The outraged Star Adders took their revenge by wiping out the entire Mongoose attack force.  In retaliation, the same Star Adder commander moved and conquered the Mongoose colony on [[Tokasha]]. They, then had entire former Mongoose population of the enclave transported to Marshall where they were used to repopulate Star Adder's enclave.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 108, "Marshall" - Star Adders strike Tokasha's Mongoose populations and removes from the planet.</ref>  The Mongoose Clan was no match for the Star Adders but once they obtained the [[OmniMech]] technology, they hit the Star Adders in force. However, they overextended themselves and the Adders managed to obtain the new technology and struck back. Just as the Star Adder assaults were winding down, Clan Mongoose attacked [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], but was soundly beaten.
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In [[2844]], motivated by jealousy, the Mongoose warriors struck at [[Clan Star Adder]] and ruthlessly massacred the Adder colonists on [[Marshall]]. The outraged Star Adders took their revenge by wiping out the entire Mongoose attack force.  In retaliation, the same Star Adder commander moved and conquered the Mongoose colony on [[Tokasha]]. {{cn}}
  
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===Absorption and Legacy===
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During the early years of the [[Golden Century]], many conflicts would arise as the Clans expanded to fill up the volume of the [[Kerensky Cluster]].  Clans that used their resources for exploration and colonizing often had to defend their investments from another Clan that was waiting to poach the fruits of their labor with military strength.  Surprisingly, the most aggressive Clan of this era was not the Smoke Jaguars, despite being well-known for their casual brutality.<ref name=H:OKp92,93>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 92, 93 - "A Legacy of Violence: The Jaguar pounces"</ref>  That distinction belonged to Clan Mongoose.  Driven by Khans who mortally feared showing any martial weakness to their competitors, they were almost as infamous for their incessant attacks on many of their neighbors as they were for their constant political maneuvering, which had over the years earned for their Clan the nickname "the Weasels".<ref name=ED:GCp11,12>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 11, 12 - "Life as a Mongoose"</ref>   
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During the early years of the [[Golden Century]], many conflicts would arise as the Clans expanded to fill up the volume of the [[Kerensky Cluster]].  Clans that used their resources for exploration and colonizing often had to defend their investments from another Clan that was waiting to poach the fruits of their labor with military strength.  Surprisingly, the most aggressive Clan of this era was not the Smoke Jaguars, despite being well-known for their casual brutality.<ref name=H:OKp92,93>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 92, 93 - "A Legacy of Violence: The Jaguar pounces"</ref>  That distinction belonged to Clan Mongoose.  Driven by Khans who mortally feared showing any martial weakness to their competitors, they were almost as infamous for their incessant attacks on many of their neighbors as they were for their constant political maneuvering, which had over the years earned for their Clan the nickname "the Weasels".<ref name=ED:GCp11,12>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 11, 12 - "Life as a Mongoose"</ref>  The Clans targeted for their predations included, but certainly were not limited to, [[Clan Blood Spirit]] during the years after the [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilation]] of the [[Not-Named Clan]], and later, [[Clan Star Adder]].<ref name=ICp49,50>''Invading Clans'', p. 49, 50 - "The Golden Century"</ref><ref name=ED:GCp7,8>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 7, 8 - "Warriors above Politicians"</ref><ref name=FM:CCp112,113>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'' p. 112, 113 - "Into the Golden Century"</ref>
 
  
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In [[2868]], the Mongooses geared up for a strike against the Smoke Jaguars on the colony world of [[Atreus_(Clan_planet)|Atreus]] as part of an ongoing feud with that Clan.  Just as they launched this attack, the Star Adders launched their own multi-world assault on Clan Mongoose in revenge for the loss of nearly half their colony worlds five years earlier.  Colony after colony fell to the well-executed plans of the Star Adders and their Khan.<ref name=FM:CCp112,113/> The disrupted Mongoose attack against the Smoke Jaguars on Atreus was soundly defeated.  This turn of events would lead Khan [[Walter Martindale]] of Clan Mongoose to hastily bring charges against Clan Smoke Jaguar in the [[Grand Council]], accusing them of starting a wasteful conflict.  While this was a blatantly obvious ploy to stall for time in which to get his Clan out of the pit it had dug for itself,  what decided his fate - as well as the fate of every other Mongoose citizen - was his shameless use of the Great Kerensky's words in an attempt to bolster his position.  Infuriated by this sickening display of political maneuver, Smoke Jaguar Khan [[Theodore Osis]] would declare the Mongoose leaders incapable of ruling their citizens.  Calling Khan Martindale's citation of the Great Kerensky's words in a ploy to cover his Clan's weakness an act of Treason against the Grand Council, Khan Osis would immediately demand a [[Rite of Absorption|Trial of Absorption]] against their Clan.  The Grand Council had seen far too many political stunts by the [[Mitchell Loris|Mongoose Khans]] during the past few decades, and voted in favor of the Smoke Jaguar Khan's motion.  Clan Mongoose would have little time to prepare their already damaged [[Touman]] for the onslaught ahead.<ref name=ICp49,50/><ref name=ED:GCp7,8/><ref name=ED:GC11,12>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 11, 12 - "Warriors Above politicians"</ref>
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In [[2868]], the Mongooses geared up for a strike against the Smoke Jaguars on the colony world of [[Atreus_(Clan_planet)|Atreus]] as part of an ongoing feud with that Clan.  Just as they launched this attack, the Star Adders launched their own multi-world assault on Clan Mongoose in revenge for the loss of nearly half their colony worlds five years earlier.  Colony after colony fell to the well-executed plans of the Star Adders and their Khan.<ref name=FM:CCp112,113>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'' p. 112, 113 - "Into the Golden Century"</ref>  
  
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Wasting no time, the Smoke Jaguar [[WarShip]] fleet attacked the Mongoose fleet above [[Circe]].  After the appearance of the ''[[Quicksilver Mongoose]]'', the Mongoose's flagship, the battle nearly tipped in their favor, as it destroyed its Clan Smoke Jaguar counterpart, the ''[[McKenna (WarShip)|McKenna]]''-class ''[[Obsidian]]''.  But after engagement by the ''[[Lola III]]''-class ''[[Storm Cat]]'', it was crippled and allowed to drift into space, leaking atmosphere from its shattered frame.  A large part of the Mongoose's [[Aerospace Fighter]]s made their appearance above Circe, inflicting heavy loses on the Jaguars. By the end of the engagement, the bulk of the Mongoose fleet had been destroyed, but only at a high price paid by the Jaguar's space forces.<ref name=ED:GCp7,8/><ref name=ED:GCp12>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 12 - "Beginning of the End"</ref>
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The disrupted Mongoose attack against the Smoke Jaguars on Atreus was soundly defeated.  This turn of events would lead Khan [[Walter Martindale]] of Clan Mongoose to hastily bring charges against Clan Smoke Jaguar in the [[Grand Council]], accusing them of starting a wasteful conflict.  While this was a blatantly obvious ploy to stall for time in which to get his Clan out of the pit it had dug for itself, what decided his fate - as well as the fate of every other Mongoose citizen - was his shameless use of the Great Kerensky's words in an attempt to bolster his position.  Infuriated by this sickening display of political maneuver, Smoke Jaguar Khan [[Theodore Osis]] would declare the Mongoose leaders incapable of ruling their citizens.  Calling Khan Martindale's citation of the Great Kerensky's words in a ploy to cover his Clan's weakness an act of Treason against the Grand Council, Khan Osis would immediately demand a [[Rite of Absorption|Trial of Absorption]] against their Clan.  The Grand Council had seen far too many political stunts by the [[Mitchell Loris|Mongoose Khans]] during the past few decades, and voted in favor of the Smoke Jaguar Khan's motion.  Clan Mongoose would have little time to prepare their already damaged [[Touman]] for the onslaught ahead.<ref name=ICp49,50>''Invading Clans'', p. 49, 50 - "The Golden Century"</ref><ref name=ED:GCp7,8>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 7, 8 - "Warriors above Politicians"</ref><ref name=ED:GC11,12>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 11, 12 - "Warriors Above politicians"</ref>
  
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Next, the Smoke Jaguars would hit the now isolated Mongoose colonies remaining in the Kerensky Cluster.  At the Mongoose colony on Atreus, the Smoke Jaguars would win after a conflict that ground both sides down to dust.  After the initial pitched battle, remnants of the Mongoose naval and aerospace forces rallied to nearly retake the spaceport, but ultimately failed to do so.  On [[Kirin]], the battle would be even more protracted. The Mongoose defenders brought in most of their remaining Aerospace forces, which were still considerable. In spite of a few flashes of hope in these battles, as well as the inflicting of heavy casualties on the Jaguar attackers, the Mongoose defenders were inevitably destroyed, or surrendered.<ref name=ED:GCp7,8/><ref name=ED:GCp12/>
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Though they fought bravely, and made Clan Smoke Jaguar pay a stiff price for their victory, battle by battle the Mongoose touman and remaining colonies were destroyed.  
  
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Finally, Circe was the only Mongoose enclave left. After taking the Mongoose territory on the main continent, defended by the Mongoose ''[[solahma]]'', the Smoke Jaguars would run up against the island fortress of Fianna.  With heavy defenses and even a blue navy to patrol the surrounding waters, the Mongooose warriors were optimistic about being able to hold out for years against their slowly-weakening attackers.  The problem was solved when Khan Osis asked [[ilKhan]] [[Zenos Danforth]] and the Grand Council for the right to use [[Orbital_Bombardment_(CCG_-_Counterstrike)|Orbital Bombardment]] against the Mongoose stronghold.  His request would be granted.  Unknown to all, Clan Mongoose Khan Walter Martindale perished during the bombardment, a fact that if known could have ended the Trial then and there.  After raining destruction down on the western shores of Fianna, the Jaguar forces poured onto the island to finish off their enemy. With Khan Osis personally leading his forces against the final defenses arrayed against them in the city of Tara, Mongoose [[saKhan]] [[Alanah Knox]] led her [[Keshik]] against the Jaguar Khan's flanks, inflicting more casualties than they took, while the last few Aerospace Fighters covered their maneuvers.<ref name=ED:GCp9>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 9 - "Warriors Above Politicians"</ref>  But it was simply too late.  This last, desperate attack would be the final act of a doomed Clan.<ref name=ED:GCp12/>
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All Mongoose assets became the property of the Smoke Jaguars, greatly enriching them.  The Grand Council would even allow them to trade land to certain Clans for the right to take an unspecified amount of WarShips (but not many) from  naval caches in order to recoup losses to their shattered fleet.<ref name=ED:GCp9>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 9 - "Warriors Above Politicians"</ref>  But Khan Osis would cast aside the genetic legacies of all Mongoose warriors, boasting that his Clan "will never use the tainted genes of these schemers", desiring that the vanquished Clan fade away. Later, the [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Cloud Cobras]] led by a bold Khan [[Josef Mannix]] would bid for and win the rights to over 70 legacies from 11 different [[Bloodname]]s, mostly aerospace pilot legacies. The Smoke Jaguars would be angry over the Cloud Cobra's decision to activate these lines, but there was little they could do to defend legacies that they had scorned.<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 21, 22 - "Maturation Amid the Renaissance"</ref>
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All Mongoose assets became the property of the Smoke Jaguars, greatly enriching them.  The Grand Council would even allow them to trade land to certain Clans for the right to take an unspecified amount of WarShips (but not many) from  naval caches in order to recoup losses to their shattered fleet.<ref name=ED:GCp9/>  But Khan Osis would cast aside the genetic legacies of all Mongoose warriors, boasting that his Clan "will never use the tainted genes of these schemers", desiring that the vanquished Clan fade away. Later, the [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Cloud Cobras]] led by a bold Khan [[Josef Mannix]] would bid for and win the rights to over 70 legacies from 11 different [[Bloodname]]s, mostly aerospace pilot legacies. The Smoke Jaguars would be angry over the Cloud Cobra's decision to activate these lines, but there was little they could do to defend legacies that they had scorned.<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 21, 22 - "Maturation Amid the Renaissance"</ref>
 
  
 
By [[3067]], a single WarShip of the Clan remained in mothballs in the Clan Capital system of [[Strana Mechty]]. The ancient ''[[Du Shi Wang]]''-class Battleship, the ''Quicksilver Mongoose'', had faithfully served the Clan until the Clan's ultimate demise. <ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 252, "Du Shi Wang" - former Capellan Battleship served Mongooses until their demise.</ref>
 
By [[3067]], a single WarShip of the Clan remained in mothballs in the Clan Capital system of [[Strana Mechty]]. The ancient ''[[Du Shi Wang]]''-class Battleship, the ''Quicksilver Mongoose'', had faithfully served the Clan until the Clan's ultimate demise. <ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 252, "Du Shi Wang" - former Capellan Battleship served Mongooses until their demise.</ref>
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Revision as of 17:28, 22 November 2022


Clan Mongoose Logo
Clan Mongoose
Faction Profile
Time period: 2807 – 2868
Classification: Clan
Controlled systems: None
Capital world: possibly Shadow
Ruler title: Khan
Military: Clan Mongoose Touman
Secret Service: N/A (Clan Absorbed before Watch’s formation

The Clan Mongoose home planet of Shadow was also where the clan's totem-animal originated. Adopted from the animal that killed the dangerous venom worms, which were a great threat to humans, and as such endeared the mongoose to the Clan. Clan Mongoose was Absorbed by Clan Smoke Jaguar in 2868.

History

Main article: History of Clan Mongoose

Assigned to liberate Circe during Operation KLONDIKE, Clan Mongoose failed to match several other Clans during the post-Pentagon period of colonization of the Kerensky Cluster.

After the annihilation of Clan Wolverine, Khan Loris of Clan Mongoose attempted to exert control over Clan Snow Raven, which had been badly wounded by the Wolverines. Loris withdrew his attempts at Absorption when the Snow Raven Khan Stephen McKenna threatened to give the Grand Council tapes proving a personal connection between Khan Loris and Khan Sarah McEvedy of the Wolverines. Clan Mongoose also struck ruthlessly at Clan Blood Spirit, often disregarding Clan rules of engagement.[citation needed]

In 2844, motivated by jealousy, the Mongoose warriors struck at Clan Star Adder and ruthlessly massacred the Adder colonists on Marshall. The outraged Star Adders took their revenge by wiping out the entire Mongoose attack force. In retaliation, the same Star Adder commander moved and conquered the Mongoose colony on Tokasha.[citation needed]

During the early years of the Golden Century, many conflicts would arise as the Clans expanded to fill up the volume of the Kerensky Cluster. Clans that used their resources for exploration and colonizing often had to defend their investments from another Clan that was waiting to poach the fruits of their labor with military strength. Surprisingly, the most aggressive Clan of this era was not the Smoke Jaguars, despite being well-known for their casual brutality.[1] That distinction belonged to Clan Mongoose. Driven by Khans who mortally feared showing any martial weakness to their competitors, they were almost as infamous for their incessant attacks on many of their neighbors as they were for their constant political maneuvering, which had over the years earned for their Clan the nickname "the Weasels".[2]

In 2868, the Mongooses geared up for a strike against the Smoke Jaguars on the colony world of Atreus as part of an ongoing feud with that Clan. Just as they launched this attack, the Star Adders launched their own multi-world assault on Clan Mongoose in revenge for the loss of nearly half their colony worlds five years earlier. Colony after colony fell to the well-executed plans of the Star Adders and their Khan.[3]

The disrupted Mongoose attack against the Smoke Jaguars on Atreus was soundly defeated. This turn of events would lead Khan Walter Martindale of Clan Mongoose to hastily bring charges against Clan Smoke Jaguar in the Grand Council, accusing them of starting a wasteful conflict. While this was a blatantly obvious ploy to stall for time in which to get his Clan out of the pit it had dug for itself, what decided his fate - as well as the fate of every other Mongoose citizen - was his shameless use of the Great Kerensky's words in an attempt to bolster his position. Infuriated by this sickening display of political maneuver, Smoke Jaguar Khan Theodore Osis would declare the Mongoose leaders incapable of ruling their citizens. Calling Khan Martindale's citation of the Great Kerensky's words in a ploy to cover his Clan's weakness an act of Treason against the Grand Council, Khan Osis would immediately demand a Trial of Absorption against their Clan. The Grand Council had seen far too many political stunts by the Mongoose Khans during the past few decades, and voted in favor of the Smoke Jaguar Khan's motion. Clan Mongoose would have little time to prepare their already damaged Touman for the onslaught ahead.[4][5][6]

Though they fought bravely, and made Clan Smoke Jaguar pay a stiff price for their victory, battle by battle the Mongoose touman and remaining colonies were destroyed.

All Mongoose assets became the property of the Smoke Jaguars, greatly enriching them. The Grand Council would even allow them to trade land to certain Clans for the right to take an unspecified amount of WarShips (but not many) from naval caches in order to recoup losses to their shattered fleet.[7] But Khan Osis would cast aside the genetic legacies of all Mongoose warriors, boasting that his Clan "will never use the tainted genes of these schemers", desiring that the vanquished Clan fade away. Later, the Cloud Cobras led by a bold Khan Josef Mannix would bid for and win the rights to over 70 legacies from 11 different Bloodnames, mostly aerospace pilot legacies. The Smoke Jaguars would be angry over the Cloud Cobra's decision to activate these lines, but there was little they could do to defend legacies that they had scorned.[8]

By 3067, a single WarShip of the Clan remained in mothballs in the Clan Capital system of Strana Mechty. The ancient Du Shi Wang-class Battleship, the Quicksilver Mongoose, had faithfully served the Clan until the Clan's ultimate demise. [9]

Military


Inter-Clan Relationships

The aggressiveness and bloodthirstiness of Clan Mongoose gave this Clan few true allies and only real enemies. Their use of political maneuverings and manipulation of Kerensky's words to excuse their actions has also not bore them any fruitful relations.

Clan Name Symbol Relationship Reason
Clan Blood Spirit 100px Enemy The Blood Spirits had a long-standing feud with Clan Burrock. Clan Mongoose was allied with the Burrocks, and became caught up in this enmity.[10]
Clan Burrock Clan Burrock.png Ally The Mongooses were known to ally with Clan Burrock in the latter's feud with the Blood Spirits.[10]
Clan Star Adder Clan Star Adder.jpg Enemy The massacre of Star Adder civilians at the hands of the Mongoose Touman on Marshall would earn that clan's contempt. In response, the Mongoose commander who committed the act would be beheaded and his corpse shown as an example stating, "This is our surkairede, to forget is impossible." The Mongoose civilians would later transplant the population on an Adder world as compensation.
Clan Smoke Jaguar SmokeJaguar.jpg Enemy This would be the enemy that would seal the fate of the Mongooses. After Clan Mongoose provoked the fury of Clan Smoke Jaguar, they were approved for Absorption, which was carried out by the Jaguars. The victorious Jaguars would absorb the Clan and their assets, but refused to take their genetics, allowing them to fade into obscurity.

Bloodnames

Main article: List of Bloodnames § Clan Mongoose

Category:Clan Mongoose Bloodnames

Rulers

Khans

See: Khan of Clan Mongoose

saKhans

See: SaKhan of Clan Mongoose

Loremasters

See: Loremaster of Clan Mongoose


References

  1. ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 92, 93 - "A Legacy of Violence: The Jaguar pounces"
  2. ↑ Era Digest: Golden Century, p. 11, 12 - "Life as a Mongoose"
  3. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans p. 112, 113 - "Into the Golden Century"
  4. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 49, 50 - "The Golden Century"
  5. ↑ Era Digest: Golden Century, p. 7, 8 - "Warriors above Politicians"
  6. ↑ Era Digest: Golden Century, p. 11, 12 - "Warriors Above politicians"
  7. ↑ Era Digest: Golden Century, p. 9 - "Warriors Above Politicians"
  8. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 21, 22 - "Maturation Amid the Renaissance"
  9. ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 252, "Du Shi Wang" - former Capellan Battleship served Mongooses until their demise.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Historical: Operation Klondike, p.123

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