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The '''Remembrance''' is an epic poem and a key element of [[Clans|Clan]] culture. An ongoing account, new verses are continuously added to the Remembrance as new events or personages attain prominence in a Clan's history. Though all renditions of the Remembrance are superficially similar, each Clan has its own version, reflecting their unique viewpoints and experiences.
 
The '''Remembrance''' is an epic poem and a key element of [[Clans|Clan]] culture. An ongoing account, new verses are continuously added to the Remembrance as new events or personages attain prominence in a Clan's history. Though all renditions of the Remembrance are superficially similar, each Clan has its own version, reflecting their unique viewpoints and experiences.
  
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All Clan warriors can quote whole verses from memory, such is the importance of the Remembrance in Clan culture. Like other great epics, the Remembrance's primary purpose is to glorify figures and events from the past, rather than providing a fully accurate historical record.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 5, "ComStar Classified Report"</ref>
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All Clan warriors can quote whole verses from memory, such is the importance of the Remembrance in Clan culture. Like other great epics, the Remembrance's primary purpose is to glorify figures and events from the past, rather than providing a fully accurate historical record.<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 5: "ComStar Classified Report"</ref>
  
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[[Clan Sea Fox]] Founder [[Karen Nagasawa]] is credited within that Clan as the original instigator of the Remembrance, though only that Clan's records and those of the [[Clan Blood Spirit|Blood Spirits]] support this claim.<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 58 - "Karen Nagasawa: An Epic Legacy"</ref>
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[[Clan Sea Fox]] Founder [[Karen Nagasawa]] is credited within that Clan as the original instigator of the Remembrance, though only that Clan's records and those of the [[Clan Blood Spirit|Blood Spirits]] support this claim.<ref name=FMWCp58>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 58: "Karen Nagasawa: An Epic Legacy"</ref>
  
 
==All versions==
 
==All versions==
 
===Passage 1===
 
===Passage 1===
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{{quote|''Hark children of the Clans,''<br>
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{{quote|''Hark, children of the Clans,''<br>
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''To the wisdom of Kerensky and your forebears,''<br>
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''To the wisdom of Kerensky and your forebears.''<br>
 
''Know what has come before;''<br>
 
''Know what has come before;''<br>
 
''Remember it as you strive toward the future.''}}
 
''Remember it as you strive toward the future.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 1, Verse 1, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 58 - "Karen Nagasawa: An Epic Legacy"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 1, Verse 1, Lines 1-4<ref name=FMWCp58 />
  
 
===Passage 22===
 
===Passage 22===
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''But faced the gauntlet that would test them all''}}
 
''But faced the gauntlet that would test them all''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 22, Verse 1, Lines 1-3<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 49 - "Arcadia"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 22, Verse 1, Lines 1-3<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 49: "Arcadia"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 23===
 
===Passage 23===
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''The Rage of the Fox.''}}
 
''The Rage of the Fox.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 23, Verse 2, Lines 8–12<ref>''Historical: Operation Klonkike'', p. 62 - "Babylon"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 23, Verse 2, Lines 8–12<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 62: "Babylon"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 24===
 
===Passage 24===
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''To purge the corruption and to make the land whole,''<br>
 
''To purge the corruption and to make the land whole,''<br>
 
''But through stone and sky and sand and sea,''<br>
 
''But through stone and sky and sand and sea,''<br>
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''Bitter Tear's would be [[Circe]]'s legacy.''}}
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''Bitter Tears would be [[Circe]]'s legacy.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 1, Lines 4-7<ref>''Historical: Operation Klonkike'', p. 71 - "Circe"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 1, Lines 4-7<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 71: "Circe"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 25===
 
===Passage 25===
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{{quote|''Like shining stars the warrior's descended,''<br>
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{{quote|''Like shining stars the warriors descended,''<br>
 
''A fiery rain to purify and punish,''<br>
 
''A fiery rain to purify and punish,''<br>
 
''Yet even angels can be corrupted,''<br>
 
''Yet even angels can be corrupted,''<br>
 
''Brought low by base desires.''}}
 
''Brought low by base desires.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 25, Verse 3, Lines 9-11<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 80 - "Dagda"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 25, Verse 3, Lines 9-11<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 80: "Dagda"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 26===
 
===Passage 26===
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''Grim and merciless.''}}
 
''Grim and merciless.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 26, Verse 2, Lines 4-8<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 99 - "Eden"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 26, Verse 2, Lines 4-8<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 99: "Eden"</ref>
  
 
===Unidentified Passage===
 
===Unidentified Passage===
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''Its rules specific and just...''<br>}}
 
''Its rules specific and just...''<br>}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage<ref name=RI-54>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 54 "Warrior's Challenge: Scenario 1 - Trial of Possession"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage<ref name=RI-54>''Rhonda's Irregulars'', p. 54: "Warrior's Challenge: Scenario 1 - Trial of Possession"</ref>
  
 
==Clan Blood Spirit==
 
==Clan Blood Spirit==
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''On the Path our step is true-while other Clans falter.''<br>
 
''On the Path our step is true-while other Clans falter.''<br>
 
''We held out our hands, in the spirit of Kerensky's Dream,''<br>
 
''We held out our hands, in the spirit of Kerensky's Dream,''<br>
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''And our brethren chose to treate the gesture as folly.''<br>
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''And our brethren chose to treat the gesture as folly.''<br>
 
''In isolation's embrace, we forsake all and live for the future.''}}
 
''In isolation's embrace, we forsake all and live for the future.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 42, Verse 7, Lines 5-12<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 19 - "Clan Blood Spirit"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 42, Verse 7, Lines 5-12<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 19: "Clan Blood Spirit"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 48===
 
===Passage 48===
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{{quote|''Looming low and ominous,<br>  
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{{quote|''Looming low and ominous,<br>
 
''The Adder skulks in the reeds.''<br>
 
''The Adder skulks in the reeds.''<br>
 
''In twilight premature,''<br>
 
''In twilight premature,''<br>
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''The Founder's true goals met.''}}
 
''The Founder's true goals met.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 48, Verse 1, Lines 1-9<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 40, Clan Blood Spirit</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 48, Verse 1, Lines 1-9<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 40: Clan Blood Spirit</ref>
  
 
==Clan Cloud Cobra==
 
==Clan Cloud Cobra==
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''Faith, which preserves us;''<br>
 
''Faith, which preserves us;''<br>
 
''Knowledge, which gives us power;''<br>
 
''Knowledge, which gives us power;''<br>
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''Understanding, which us lets face the darkness without fear."''}}
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''Understanding, which lets us face the darkness without fear."''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 10, Verse 9, Lines 1-10<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 20 - "Clan Cloud Cobra"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 10, Verse 9, Lines 1-10<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 20: "Clan Cloud Cobra"</ref>
  
 
==Clan Coyote==
 
==Clan Coyote==
 
===Passage 44===
 
===Passage 44===
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{{quote|''Master of man and machine,''<br>
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{{quote|''Master of man and machine, servitor to none,''<br>
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''servitor to none,''<br>
 
 
''The Coyote awaits.''<br>
 
''The Coyote awaits.''<br>
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''Skilled and tenacious,''<br>
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''Skilled and tenacious, a predator without peer,''<br>
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''a predator without peer,''<br>
 
 
''The Coyote strikes:''<br>
 
''The Coyote strikes:''<br>
 
''Fear in the hearts of its enemies,''<br>
 
''Fear in the hearts of its enemies,''<br>
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''Death at their throats''}}
 
''Death at their throats''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 44, Verse 2, Lines 25-31<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 38 - "Clan Coyote"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 44, Verse 2, Lines 25-31<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 38: "Clan Coyote"</ref>
  
 
==Clan Diamond Shark==
 
==Clan Diamond Shark==
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''The shark is the greater warrior.''}}
 
''The shark is the greater warrior.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 127, Verse 35, Lines 6-9<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 134 - "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 127, Verse 35, Lines 6-9<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 134: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 127===
 
===Passage 127===
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 127, Verse 42, Lines 16-20<ref name=FMWC/>
 
-- The Remembrance, Passage 127, Verse 42, Lines 16-20<ref name=FMWC/>
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===Passage 152===
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{{quote|''The shark is the ultimate pelagic predator.''<br>
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''The shark ceaselessly patrols the blue depths.''<br>
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''Its black eyes gather the ocean's meager light as it endlessly searches for the scent of blood.''<br>
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''Or the tremors of a thrashing fish.''<br>
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''Far from the blooms of plankton that anchor the web of life near reefs and shallows, the ocean deeps are vast blue deserts.''<br>
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''The predators that survive in these barren waters must forever be on the lookout for prey.''<br>
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''To survive, the shark must be always moving.''}}
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 152, Verse 6<ref name=AM>''Always Moving''</ref>
  
 
==Clan Fire Mandrill==
 
==Clan Fire Mandrill==
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''Carry your name, and your Names, proudly.''}}
 
''Carry your name, and your Names, proudly.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 49, Verse 75, Lines 12-15<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 37 - "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 49, Verse 75, Lines 12-15<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 37: "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 99===
 
===Passage 99===
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''What remains of our Spirit?''}}
 
''What remains of our Spirit?''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 99, Verse 2, Lines 185-188<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 42, "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 99, Verse 2, Lines 185-188<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 42: "Clan Fire Mandrill"</ref>
  
 
==Clan Ghost Bear==
 
==Clan Ghost Bear==
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''And he would again lead the long march.''}}
 
''And he would again lead the long march.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 6, Lines 12-17<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 10 - "Time of Decision"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 6, Lines 12-17<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 10: "Time of Decision"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 45===
 
===Passage 45===
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''To these ideals we hold true until we all shall fall.''}}
 
''To these ideals we hold true until we all shall fall.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 45, Verse 6, Lines 13-18<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 76 - "Clan Ghost Bear"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 45, Verse 6, Lines 13-18<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 76: "Clan Ghost Bear"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 155===
 
===Passage 155===
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''That we shall conquer all.''}}
 
''That we shall conquer all.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 155, Verse 2, Lines 45-48<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 17 - "Operation Revival"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 155, Verse 2, Lines 45-48<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 17: "Operation Revival"</ref>
  
 
===Unidentified Passage===
 
===Unidentified Passage===
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''Not from the heart.''}}
 
''Not from the heart.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction'', p. 75, "A Little Piece of War"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 75: "A Little Piece of War"</ref>
  
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===Unidentified Passage===
 
 
{{quote|''Now, let the full fury of the Ghost Bear run wild.''<br>
 
{{quote|''Now, let the full fury of the Ghost Bear run wild.''<br>
 
''Now, let his fangs bite, and his talons rend.''<br>
 
''Now, let his fangs bite, and his talons rend.''<br>
 
''Now, let him feast on the bodies of those who would hunt him.''}}
 
''Now, let him feast on the bodies of those who would hunt him.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art and Fiction'', p. 81, "A Little Piece of War"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage<ref>''BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction'', p. 81: "A Little Piece of War"</ref>
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{{quote|''None stronger, none more fearless''<br>
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''Than the Ghost Bear.''<br>
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''None can hold against him.''<br>
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''What we know to be true:''<br>
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''The Ghost Bear conquers all.''}}
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-- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage<ref>''The Hunters'', ch. 22</ref>
  
 
==Clan Goliath Scorpion==
 
==Clan Goliath Scorpion==
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''Hearts confined with strongest chains.''<br>
 
''Hearts confined with strongest chains.''<br>
 
''Strength renewed with surest spirit;''<br>
 
''Strength renewed with surest spirit;''<br>
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''Absolution, the Scorpion's string.''}}
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''Absolution, the Scorpion's string.''|The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 37, Lines 11-16<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 101: "Clan Goliath Scorpion"</ref>
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}}
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 37, Lines 11-16<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 101 - "Clan Goliath Scorpion"</ref>
 
  
 
===Passage 316===
 
===Passage 316===
 
{{quote|''On the black Seam they dance,''<br>
 
{{quote|''On the black Seam they dance,''<br>
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''Moonlit steel gleaming int the twilight.''<br>
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''Moonlit steel gleaming in the twilight.''<br>
 
''Black and Gold, red and silver,''<br>
 
''Black and Gold, red and silver,''<br>
 
''Their clothes stir the still night air.''<br>
 
''Their clothes stir the still night air.''<br>
 
''Five steps taken, five cuts drawn,''<br>
 
''Five steps taken, five cuts drawn,''<br>
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''The Scare of Moreau's tribulation.''<br>
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''The Scar of Moreau's tribulation.''<br>
 
''They pay heed to our debt, to our past,''<br>
 
''They pay heed to our debt, to our past,''<br>
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''Reborn with the death of our mother.''}}
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''Reborn with the death of our mother.''|The Remembrance, Passage, 316, Verse 12, Lines 1-8<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 106: "Dancing the Scars"</ref>}}
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===Unidentified Passages===
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{{quote|Seek out the past; it is your future|The Remembrance, Unidentified line, authorship attributed to Ethan Moreau<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 104: "The Golden Time"</ref>}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage, 316, Verse 12, Lines 1-8<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 106 - "Dancing the Scars"</ref>
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{{quote|Look not forward!
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Turn now, toward the revenants of retrospect: From the ashes of the Past
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Riseth forth the phoenix of the Future.|The Remembrance, Unidentified lines, authorship attributed to Ethan Moreau<ref>''Fragments of History''</ref>}}
  
 
==Clan Hell's Horses==
 
==Clan Hell's Horses==
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''That challenged even the mightiest of 'Mechs.''}}
 
''That challenged even the mightiest of 'Mechs.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 13, Verse 1, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 53 - "Clan Hell's Horses"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 13, Verse 1, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 53: "Clan Hell's Horses"</ref>
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===Passage 459===
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{{quote|''Fifteen score of our unblooded children<br>[[Battle of Niles (3072)|Slaughtered]] on the altar of [[Clan Steel Viper|ophidian]] treachery,<br>Their stouthearted generation forever lost to us.''}}
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-- The Remembrance (Clan Hell’s Horses), Passage 459, Verse 3, Lines 14–16<ref>''A Living Epitaph''</ref>
  
 
==Clan Ice Hellion==
 
==Clan Ice Hellion==
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''Khan Cage smiled and said. "And that is how we shall be."''}}
 
''Khan Cage smiled and said. "And that is how we shall be."''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1-5<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 74 - "Clan Ice Hellion"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1-5<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 74: "Clan Ice Hellion"</ref>
  
 
==Clan Jade Falcon==
 
==Clan Jade Falcon==
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===Opening===
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{{quote|''We are Jade Falcon, great among the Clans.''}}
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-- The Remembrance, Opening<ref>''Shrapnel Issue 9'': "Voices of the Sphere: The Hinterlands"</ref>
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===Passage 8===
 
===Passage 8===
 
{{quote|''Then Warrior Hazen grew cold''<br>
 
{{quote|''Then Warrior Hazen grew cold''<br>
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''And her duty clear.''}}
 
''And her duty clear.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 58-66<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 9 - "The Legend of Turkina"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 58-66<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 9: "The Legend of Turkina"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 97===
 
===Passage 97===
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''And with falcon tenacity we win.''}}
 
''And with falcon tenacity we win.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 97, Verse ??, Lines 6-9<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 90 - "Clan Jade Falcon"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 97, Verse ??, Lines 6-9<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 90: "Clan Jade Falcon"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 417===
 
===Passage 417===
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{{quote|''Remember those events that brought us these fifteen years of''<br>
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{{quote|''Remember those events that brought us these fifteen years of shame. But remember also those who fell to restore the glorious Star League. Above all, remember the blood legacy of [[Aidan Pryde]], child of Kerensky; he made the final sacrifice so that his Clan could continue. For eternity shall we praise him; in fifteen years shall we avenge him.''}}
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''shame. But remember also those who fell to restore the glorious''<br>
 
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''Star League. Above all, remember the blood legacy of [[Aidan Pryde]],''<br>
 
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''child of Kerensky; he made the final sacrifice so that his Clan''<br>
 
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''could continue. For eternity shall we praise him; in fifteen years''<br>
 
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''shall we avenge him.''}}
 
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 471, Verse 29, Lines 74-79<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 30 - "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 471, Verse 29, Lines 74-79<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 30: "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref>
  
 
===Unidentified Passage===
 
===Unidentified Passage===
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-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage<ref>''Blood of the Isle'', p. 122</ref>
 
-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage<ref>''Blood of the Isle'', p. 122</ref>
  
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==Clan Nova Cat==
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{{quote|''An eyas born''<br>
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===Unidentified Passage===
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''By hardship, grown strong;''<br>
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{{quote|''And so the founder asked her,''<br>
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''For his Bloodname he risked all; death, disgrace;''<br>
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'' 'When is night darkest?'''<br>
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''Concealing his true worth beneath a freeborn face,''<br>
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''And she declaimed,''<br>
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''Enduring suffering with a quiet strength.''<br>
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'' 'When dreams become nightmares'''}}
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''From shame he drew glory,''<br>
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''Redeeming the evil of Twycross;''<br>
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''Our dishonor and defeat he turned to bright victory.''}}
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-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage dedicated to [[Aidan Pryde]]<ref name=BCtRoW-62>''BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare'', p. 62: "Wolfnet Archive File: 44831-PK7-43/2/1"</ref>
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 +
{{quote|''O Falcons, praise his name through all our generations!''<br>
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''As he fledgling grows within the shell.''<br>
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''The shell was the Way of the Clan,''<br>
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''Watch he shattered with courage and will''<br>
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''As with beak and talons of iron.''<br>
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''Denying the Way, he fulfilled the Way;''<br>
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''Pryde broke those who would break him.''}}
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 +
-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage dedicated to Aidan Pryde<ref name=BCtRoW-62/>
  
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-- Attributed to [[Anna Rosse]], referring to her childhood with the Terran Resistance<ref>''Liberation of Terra: Volume II'', p. 11 - "Heart of Darkness"</ref>
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{{quote|...for on Twycross on the day that the Wolves lost a Khan, it was the aged Joanna that flew and slew.}}
  
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--The Remembrance, Unidentified passage dedicated to [[Joanna]]<ref>''I am Jade Falcon'', Epilogue</ref>
  
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==Clan Nova Cat==
 
===Passage 14===
 
===Passage 14===
 
{{quote|''The wise Nicholas spoke to them all''<br>
 
{{quote|''The wise Nicholas spoke to them all''<br>
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''Into Exodus, and hope''}}
 
''Into Exodus, and hope''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 14, Verse 1, Lines 1-9<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 101 - "Clan Nova Cat"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 14, Verse 1, Lines 1-9<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 101: "Clan Nova Cat"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 50===
 
===Passage 50===
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''The Ways of Seeing, devoted to a more perfect life.''}}
 
''The Ways of Seeing, devoted to a more perfect life.''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 50, Verse 5, Lines 26-32<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 104 - "Clan Nova Cat"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 50, Verse 5, Lines 26-32<ref name=FMCSp104>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 104: "Clan Nova Cat"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 374===
 
===Passage 374===
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''a new star is born''}}
 
''a new star is born''}}
  
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 374, Verse 3, Lines 17-24<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 104 - "Clan Nova Cat"</ref>
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-- The Remembrance, Passage 374, Verse 3, Lines 17-24<ref name=FMCSp104 />
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===Unidentified Passage===
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{{quote|''And so the founder asked her,''<br>
 +
'' 'When is night darkest?'''<br>
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''And she declaimed,''<br>
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'' 'When dreams become nightmares'''}}
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 +
-- Attributed to [[Anna Rosse]], referring to her childhood with the Terran Resistance<ref>''Liberation of Terra: Volume II'', p. 11: "Heart of Darkness"</ref>
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{{quote|''Clansmen will follow their Khan,<br>''
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''Proven to be the mightiest warrior.<br>''
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''But Nova Cat warriors only follow a Khan<br>''
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''With conviction born of personal vision.<br>''
 +
''That Clan will surpass all others.''}}
 +
 
 +
-- Attributed to [[Sandra Rosse]]<ref>''Path of Glory'', ch. 2</ref>
  
 
==Clan Sea Fox==
 
==Clan Sea Fox==
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''This was the totem of the Sea Fox.''}}
 
''This was the totem of the Sea Fox.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 1-4<ref name=FMWC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 57 - "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 1-4<ref name=FMWC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 57: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 12===
 
===Passage 12===
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''When we have another choice?"''}}
 
''When we have another choice?"''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 12, Verse 14, Lines 4-7<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 131 - "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 12, Verse 14, Lines 4-7<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 131: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 96===
 
===Passage 96===
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''All look for justice to the warrior who governs.''}}
 
''All look for justice to the warrior who governs.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 96, Verse 12, Lines 1-5<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 133 - "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 96, Verse 12, Lines 1-5<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 133: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref>
  
 
==Clan Smoke Jaguar==
 
==Clan Smoke Jaguar==
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''The jaguar's taste of the enemy's hot blood.''}}
 
''The jaguar's taste of the enemy's hot blood.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 104, Verse 18, Lines 5-10<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 47 - "Fires of War"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 104, Verse 18, Lines 5-10<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 47: "Fires of War"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 121===
 
===Passage 121===
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''Who sheds his blood for their glory.''}}
 
''Who sheds his blood for their glory.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 121, Verse 43, Lines 12-24<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 49 - "Golden Century"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 121, Verse 43, Lines 12-24<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 49: "Golden Century"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 204===
 
===Passage 204===
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''Ours is the war of liberation.''}}
 
''Ours is the war of liberation.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 204, Verse 6, Lines 2-9<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 51 - "Rise of the Crusaders"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 204, Verse 6, Lines 2-9<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 51: "Rise of the Crusaders"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 215===
 
===Passage 215===
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''And gave his life to achieve it.''}}
 
''And gave his life to achieve it.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 22-25<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 52 - "IlKhan Leo Showers"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 22-25<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 52: "IlKhan Leo Showers"</ref>
  
 
{{quote|''Mourn for our [[IlKhan]], o warriors!''<br>
 
{{quote|''Mourn for our [[IlKhan]], o warriors!''<br>
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''Make your blows as deadly to our enemies.''}}
 
''Make your blows as deadly to our enemies.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 26-32<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 58 - "Catastrophe Strikes"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 26-32<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 58: "Catastrophe Strikes"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 329===
 
===Passage 329===
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''But remember, warriors, we are the Clans.''<br>
 
''But remember, warriors, we are the Clans.''<br>
 
''What fails to kill us only makes us stronger.''<br>
 
''What fails to kill us only makes us stronger.''<br>
−
''And when future [[sibko]]s learn of us,''<br>
+
''And when future ''[[sibko]]s'' learn of us,''<br>
 
''They will know the sixteenth year''<br>
 
''They will know the sixteenth year''<br>
 
''As the Stacalkas-Nomen: The year''<br>
 
''As the Stacalkas-Nomen: The year''<br>
 
''The punishment of our enemies began.''}}
 
''The punishment of our enemies began.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 329, Verse 53, Lines 141-150<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 52 - "Lessons of War"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 329, Verse 53, Lines 141-150<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 52: "Lessons of War"</ref>
  
 
==Clan Star Adder==
 
==Clan Star Adder==
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''Of the true warrior.''}}
 
''Of the true warrior.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 17, Lines 20-24<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 110 - "Clan Star Adder"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 17, Lines 20-24<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 110: "Clan Star Adder"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 214===
 
===Passage 214===
−
{{quote|'' 'It is time, 'said Khan Cassius N'Buta,''<br>
+
{{quote|'' 'It is time,' said Khan Cassius N'Buta, 'to take our rightful place''<br>
−
'' 'to take our rightful place ''<br>
 
 
''As the leaders of a new enlightened time''<br>
 
''As the leaders of a new enlightened time''<br>
 
''And to teach them all''<br>
 
''And to teach them all''<br>
−
''The price of blood, the price of''<br>
+
''The price of opposition:''<br>
−
''honorless death-the price''<br>
+
''The price of blood, the price of honorless death—the price the Blood Spirit shall taste.' ''}}
−
''the Blood Spirit shall taste.' ''}}
 
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 214, Verse 1, Lines 1-8<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 50, Clan Star Adder</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 214, Verse 1, Lines 1-8<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 50: Clan Star Adder</ref>
  
 
==Clan Steel Viper==
 
==Clan Steel Viper==
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''Let us remain faithful to the True Path she marked for the Viper.''}}
 
''Let us remain faithful to the True Path she marked for the Viper.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 5, Lines 6-15<ref>''Invading Clans (sourcebook)'', p. 81 - "Clan Steel Viper"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 5, Lines 6-15<ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 81: "Clan Steel Viper"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 171===
 
===Passage 171===
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''Sought isolation to bring forth victory.''}}
 
''Sought isolation to bring forth victory.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 171, Verse 27, Lines 16-19<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 134 - "Clan Steel Viper"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 171, Verse 27, Lines 16-19<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 134: "Clan Steel Viper"</ref>
 +
 
 +
==Clan Widowmaker==
 +
===Passage 45===
 +
{{quote|''Nicholas Kerensky learned of the betrayal by the Not-Named Clan. They rejected the ways of the Clan, and sought to regain the ills and horrors of our past. He warned the Grand Council of their slow, sneaking betrayal, and likened it to a cancer preying upon our people. Time would prove the depth of their rebellious spirit…''<br>
 +
''During the debate, the Khans of the Not-Named Clan rose up and denounced Nicholas, saying that his ways were evil and that he sought to harm their people. They defied the Council in the name of greed and lust, declaring themselves "free" of chains that did not exist…''<br>
 +
''…and so the Great Council of Khans did vote that the Not-Named Clan be purged by Trial of Annihilation for their betrayal of our ways. The Khans called upon their warriors, and began to carry out the will of the Council…''<br>
 +
''The battlefield was far and widespread, sending warriors far from Clan space to the very hinterlands of our former worlds. Many brave warriors perished in battle with the betrayers, who fought without honor and without a true warrior's soul. Clan Widowmaker and Wolf waded into the maelstrom of the conflict, and the Not-Named Clan fought dishonorably…''<br>
 +
''A year of battle and war ended when the Council declared victory, and the Clans returned home from destroying the genes of the betrayers. Nicholas recognized the effects of the war, and proclaimed that the evil had been purged.''<br>
 +
''The captives were killed or made barren, and like a healed wound, only a slight scar remained.''<br>
 +
''All mention of the Not-Named Clan was removed from Clan lore and history. To utter their name was heresy punishable by a Trial of Grievance against the Khans themselves. The cancer, once removed, was forgotten.''<br>
 +
''Nicholas, savior of us all, knew that some of the Not-Named Clan could have survived, and took steps to preserve his Clans against future treachery. His word declared that any whose blood could be traced to the Not-Named Clan, found anywhere, at any time, must be killed in combat. The warrior who killed all the kin of the betrayer according to the Clan code of honor earned the right to forge a new Bloodname as that warrior's Bloodright. This opportunity for glory and honor would hold for all time, allowing any generation to purge the ills of the past from the new order. His word was just and true, and the Council made it law …''<br>
 +
''…and so it has stood for all time. The word of Nicholas Kerensky rules the Clans as binding law, strong and sure, protecting us always. His word remains unbroken, and binds all generations to the trial against the Not-Named…''<br>
 +
''…many seeking the honor of the Bloodname left Clan space in search of those of the Not-Named Clan who might have survived. Most did not return. Those who did return had not found honor by striking dead a tainted bloodline. And so it has been…''}}
 +
 
 +
-- The Remembrance, compiled by Loremaster [[Lyndella Meredith]], [Passage] 45, excerpts from Verses 22-28.<ref>''Bloodright'', pp. 44–45: Clan History</ref>
  
 
==Clan Wolf==
 
==Clan Wolf==
 
===Passage 2===
 
===Passage 2===
 
{{quote|''Where nature's laws threatened the weary;<br>
 
{{quote|''Where nature's laws threatened the weary;<br>
−
''When food, water, even air itself ran low,''<br>  
+
''When food, water, even air itself ran low,''<br>
 
''It took just a command, a word, a smile,''<br>
 
''It took just a command, a word, a smile,''<br>
 
''From the General to light the way.''<br>
 
''From the General to light the way.''<br>
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''That grew and fed on those they left behind.''}}
 
''That grew and fed on those they left behind.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 18-24<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 8 - "Exodus"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 18-24<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 8: "Exodus"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 3===
 
===Passage 3===
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''Such was their right, such is our legacy of blood.''}}
 
''Such was their right, such is our legacy of blood.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 22, Lines 1-11<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 9 - "Hidden Hope"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 22, Lines 1-11<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 9: "Hidden Hope"</ref>
  
 
{{quote|''There will be a time when our descendants''<br>
 
{{quote|''There will be a time when our descendants''<br>
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''To their blind lives, but will only blind ourselves.''}}
 
''To their blind lives, but will only blind ourselves.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 41, Lines 1-8<ref>''Clan Wolf Sourcebook'', p. 24 - "Crusaders' Call"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 41, Lines 1-8<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 24: "Crusaders' Call"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 8===
 
===Passage 8===
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''Above hopeless Eden and wicked Babylon.''}}
 
''Above hopeless Eden and wicked Babylon.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 51-56<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 10 - "Time of Darkness"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 51-56<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 10: "Time of Darkness"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 67===
 
===Passage 67===
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''For they are the blood and soul of us all.''}}
 
''For they are the blood and soul of us all.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 67, Verse 26, Lines 21-37<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 13 - "Clan Society"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 67, Verse 26, Lines 21-37<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 13: "Clan Society"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 72===
 
===Passage 72===
 
{{quote|''For the day will come and our kin will stand''<br>
 
{{quote|''For the day will come and our kin will stand''<br>
−
''On [[Terra]]'s firm soil, ready to rebuilt''<br>
+
''On [[Terra]]'s firm soil, ready to rebuild''<br>
 
''The Star League with their hearts and hands.''<br>
 
''The Star League with their hearts and hands.''<br>
 
''But who shall lead? Upon whose shoulders''<br>
 
''But who shall lead? Upon whose shoulders''<br>
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''Wisest Khan. So should it be - So shall it be.''}}
 
''Wisest Khan. So should it be - So shall it be.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 72, Verse 22, Lines 14-24<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 37 - "Fourth Wave: The Wolf Races Ahead"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 72, Verse 22, Lines 14-24<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 37: "Fourth Wave: The Wolf Races Ahead"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 74===
 
===Passage 74===
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''On the battlefield, we are alone.''}}
 
''On the battlefield, we are alone.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 74, Verse 26, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12 - "Martial Aesthetics"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 74, Verse 26, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12: "Martial Aesthetics"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 98===
 
===Passage 98===
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''Of the Great Kerenskys, our sires, our savior.''}}
 
''Of the Great Kerenskys, our sires, our savior.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 98, Verse 24, Lines 8-20<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 12 - "Birth of the Clans"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 98, Verse 24, Lines 8-20<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 12: "Birth of the Clans"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 118===
 
===Passage 118===
−
{{quote|''All praise the art of batchall and bidding''<br>
+
{{quote|''All praise the art of ''batchall'' and bidding''<br>
 
''For it proves our love of peace and tradition.''}}
 
''For it proves our love of peace and tradition.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 118, Verse 3, Lines 11-12<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 34 - "Rasalhague: The Bird"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 118, Verse 3, Lines 11-12<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 34: "Rasalhague: The Bird"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 149===
 
===Passage 149===
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''Every mention of the Not-Named Clan.''}}
 
''Every mention of the Not-Named Clan.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 149, Verse 55, Lines 21-33<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 21 - "Clan Wolverine"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 149, Verse 55, Lines 21-33<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 21: "Clan Wolverine"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 154===
 
===Passage 154===
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''And your Clan will pay."''}}
 
''And your Clan will pay."''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 154, Verse 34, Lines 16-28<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 22 - "Death and Absorption"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 154, Verse 34, Lines 16-28<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 22: "Death and Absorption"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 167===
 
===Passage 167===
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''Those are my words, that is my judgment"''}}
 
''Those are my words, that is my judgment"''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 167, Verse 34, Lines 33-48<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 18 - "Clan Trials"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 167, Verse 34, Lines 33-48<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 18: "Clan Trials"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 174===
 
===Passage 174===
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''To the holy crucible of combat''<br>
 
''To the holy crucible of combat''<br>
 
''And emerged not through the other side.''}}
 
''And emerged not through the other side.''}}
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 174, Verse 12, Lines 1–5<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption'', p. 28 - "TOUCHPOINT: ROCHE (SURKAIREDE)............"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 174, Verse 12, Lines 1–5<ref>''Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption'', p. 28: "Touchpoint: Roche (Surkairede)"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 222===
 
===Passage 222===
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''Of those kept shadowed until the time of need.''}}
 
''Of those kept shadowed until the time of need.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 222, Verse 6, Lines 11-14<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 29 - "ComStar"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 222, Verse 6, Lines 11-14<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 29: "ComStar"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 272===
 
===Passage 272===
−
{{quote|''Then the order came, "Furl the sails.''<br>
+
{{quote|''Then the order came: "Unfurl the sails".''<br>
 
''Ready for jump, mighty warriors.''<br>
 
''Ready for jump, mighty warriors.''<br>
 
''We journey back, we journey home,''<br>
 
''We journey back, we journey home,''<br>
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''None can stand against us and survive."''}}
 
''None can stand against us and survive."''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 272, Verse 8, Lines 11-19<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 26 - "Operation Revival"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 272, Verse 8, Lines 11-19<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 26: "Operation Revival"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 285===
 
===Passage 285===
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''The one true prize.''}}
 
''The one true prize.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 285, Verse 15, Lines 21-32<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 31 - "First Wave: Wolf at the door"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 285, Verse 15, Lines 21-32<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 31: "First Wave: Wolf at the door"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 294===
 
===Passage 294===
 
{{quote|''Tyra of the Rasalhague led,''<br>
 
{{quote|''Tyra of the Rasalhague led,''<br>
−
''Forth her fiery flighing Drakøns,''<br>
+
''Forth her fiery flying Drakøns,''<br>
 
''Gallant in bronze. A warrior woman whose hands''<br>
 
''Gallant in bronze. A warrior woman whose hands''<br>
 
''Were unskilled in the ways of hearth and home,''<br>
 
''Were unskilled in the ways of hearth and home,''<br>
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''Where the void is eternal and life fleeting.''}}
 
''Where the void is eternal and life fleeting.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 17-23<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 38 - "Radstadt"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 17-23<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 38: "Radstadt"</ref>
  
 
{{quote|''Tyra and her warriors fought''<br>
 
{{quote|''Tyra and her warriors fought''<br>
 
''Like crazed demons above [[Radstadt]].''<br>
 
''Like crazed demons above [[Radstadt]].''<br>
 
''When her fighter crippled by ours,''<br>
 
''When her fighter crippled by ours,''<br>
−
''And her life leaked away into the endless night,''<br>  
+
''And her life leaked away into the endless night,''<br>
 
''She chose to die''<br>
 
''She chose to die''<br>
 
''And sent her fighter like a spear''<br>
 
''And sent her fighter like a spear''<br>
−
''Through the Dire Wolf, claiming as [[isorla]]''<br>
+
''Through the Dire Wolf, claiming as ''[[isorla]]<br>
 
''Our mighty ilKhan's life. Sing of our loss, warriors!''<br>
 
''Our mighty ilKhan's life. Sing of our loss, warriors!''<br>
 
''Sing, but of Tyra also''<br>
 
''Sing, but of Tyra also''<br>
 
''For though an enemy, her courage none can deny.''}}
 
''For though an enemy, her courage none can deny.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 24-33<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 39 - "Fate Intervenes"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 24-33<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 39: "Fate Intervenes"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 327===
 
===Passage 327===
−
{{quote|''And so the Khans met in kurultai''<br>
+
{{quote|''And so the Khans met in ''kurultai<br>
 
''To discuss the carving of [[Tukayyid]].''<br>
 
''To discuss the carving of [[Tukayyid]].''<br>
 
''As if it was some feast dish cooked''<br>
 
''As if it was some feast dish cooked''<br>
 
''And tender, begging for the server's knife.''}}
 
''And tender, begging for the server's knife.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 327, Verse 3, Lines 5-8<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 47 - "Final Bidding"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 327, Verse 3, Lines 5-8<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 47: "Final Bidding"</ref>
  
 
===Passage 328===
 
===Passage 328===
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''Help me paint a portrait of an apocalypse.''}}
 
''Help me paint a portrait of an apocalypse.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 328, Verse 1, Lines 1-5<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 47 - "Days of Armageddon"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 328, Verse 1, Lines 1-5<ref>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 47: "Days of Armageddon"</ref>
  
 
==Clan Wolf (In Exile)==
 
==Clan Wolf (In Exile)==
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''In this, our final duty, we shall not fail.''}}
 
''In this, our final duty, we shall not fail.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Passage 411, Verse 16, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 153 - "Clan Wolf (In Exil)"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Passage 411, Verse 16, Lines 1-4<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 153: "Clan Wolf (In Exile)"</ref>
 +
 
 +
==Clan Wolverine==
 +
After the [[History of Clan Wolverine#Annihilation|Annihilation of Clan Wolverine]], [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] called a meeting of the Khans of the remaining Clans.  During that meeting, he used a laser pistol to destroy a copy of the Wolverine Remembrance found on [[Lum]], alleged to be the only surviving copy.<ref name=BoIcEp>''Betrayal of Ideals'': "Epilogue"</ref>
  
 
==Clan Star Spirit==
 
==Clan Star Spirit==
 
{{quote|''…ogether we will rise''<br>
 
{{quote|''…ogether we will rise''<br>
−
''To bring with us the Founder’s wrath''<br>
+
''To bring with us the Founder's wrath''<br>
−
''And the true vision of humanity’s destiny.''}}
+
''And the true vision of humanity's destiny.''}}
  
−
-- The Remembrance, Clan Star Spirit, Unidentified passage (from a degraded transmission record archived by [[Interstellar Expeditions]])<ref>''Interstellar Players 3: Interstellar Expeditions'', p. 98 - "The Wars of Purging"</ref>
+
-- The Remembrance, Clan Star Spirit, Unidentified passage (from a degraded transmission record archived by [[Interstellar Expeditions]])<ref>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 98: "The Wars of Purging"</ref>
 +
 
 +
==Spirit Cats==
 +
{{quote|''In the darkness, a thousand un-trod paths''<br>
 +
''Beckon our blindness, sirens for stopped eyes.''<br>
 +
''With courage unshaken, grasp Ways of Seeing,''<br>
 +
''Sniffing paths for truth, claws unsheathed; questing the light.''<br>
 +
''Liz Nostra through a dozen battles, a true Nova Cat warrior,''<br>
 +
''Victory – steps closer down the path . . . refuge!''<br>
 +
''Her victory on the shoulders of warriors great and small,''<br>
 +
''He from Blood House [''sic''] Drummond,''<br>
 +
''Who reminded the Cats of their Dragon heritage.''<br>
 +
''Enemies abound,''<br>
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Latest revision as of 13:52, 7 April 2024

The Remembrance is an epic poem and a key element of Clan culture. An ongoing account, new verses are continuously added to the Remembrance as new events or personages attain prominence in a Clan's history. Though all renditions of the Remembrance are superficially similar, each Clan has its own version, reflecting their unique viewpoints and experiences.

All Clan warriors can quote whole verses from memory, such is the importance of the Remembrance in Clan culture. Like other great epics, the Remembrance's primary purpose is to glorify figures and events from the past, rather than providing a fully accurate historical record.[1]

Clan Sea Fox Founder Karen Nagasawa is credited within that Clan as the original instigator of the Remembrance, though only that Clan's records and those of the Blood Spirits support this claim.[2]

Contents

All versions[edit]

Passage 1[edit]

“ Hark, children of the Clans,

To the wisdom of Kerensky and your forebears.
Know what has come before;
Remember it as you strive toward the future.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 1, Verse 1, Lines 1-4[2]

Passage 22[edit]

“ Two score as one mount, four steeds of the Great Father

Descended to return light to paradise, to bring peace to Hell,
But faced the gauntlet that would test them all

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 22, Verse 1, Lines 1-3[3]

Passage 23[edit]

“ Babylon, bright jewel in the dark,

The Heart of the Cobra,
The Skill of the Coyote,
The Courage of the Hellion,
The Rage of the Fox.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 23, Verse 2, Lines 8–12[4]

Passage 24[edit]

“ Liberation and justice was their goal,

To purge the corruption and to make the land whole,
But through stone and sky and sand and sea,
Bitter Tears would be Circe's legacy.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 1, Lines 4-7[5]

Passage 25[edit]

“ Like shining stars the warriors descended,

A fiery rain to purify and punish,
Yet even angels can be corrupted,
Brought low by base desires.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 25, Verse 3, Lines 9-11[6]

Passage 26[edit]

“ Bloody vengeance would be Eden's fate,

The heart of darkness,
Doomed to wait,
For the Sons of Kerensky,
Grim and merciless.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 26, Verse 2, Lines 4-8[7]

Unidentified Passage[edit]

“ And Nicholas bade them that battles could be waged for property and goods,

And that innocents need not perish.
Thus he instructed the Khans as to the Trial of Possession,
Its rules specific and just...

 ”

-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage[8]

Clan Blood Spirit[edit]

Passage 42[edit]

“ The Grand Council, in arrogance, gave their decree:

Blood Spirit, you must conform to the Way of the Clans.
You have strayed from the Path; we will lead you back.
The flash of the blade, the striking knife, the traitor's stab!
On the Path our step is true-while other Clans falter.
We held out our hands, in the spirit of Kerensky's Dream,
And our brethren chose to treat the gesture as folly.
In isolation's embrace, we forsake all and live for the future.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 42, Verse 7, Lines 5-12[9]

Passage 48[edit]

“ Looming low and ominous,

The Adder skulks in the reeds.
In twilight premature,
Our enemies seek our undoing.
In the end a mirror, Strengthening us with every stab of fair fang.
The path inward must be forsaken,
Our new allies chosen with care,
The Adder's destruction unfolds,
The Founder's true goals met.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 48, Verse 1, Lines 1-9[10]

Clan Cloud Cobra[edit]

Passage 10[edit]

“ "The darkness is behind us, the light is ahead.

Strive toward it, for it is the Way."
Said our Founders, Nicholas.
"Be ever vigilant
And rely on your strength:
Faith, which preserves us;
Knowledge, which gives us power;
Understanding, which lets us face the darkness without fear."

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 10, Verse 9, Lines 1-10[11]

Clan Coyote[edit]

Passage 44[edit]

“ Master of man and machine, servitor to none,

The Coyote awaits.
Skilled and tenacious, a predator without peer,
The Coyote strikes:
Fear in the hearts of its enemies,
Pain at their sides,
Death at their throats

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 44, Verse 2, Lines 25-31[12]

Clan Diamond Shark[edit]

Passage 127[edit]

“ Bid the Sea Fox farewell;

Noble he was, but not strong enough.
The diamond shark has devoured him;
The shark is the greater warrior.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 127, Verse 35, Lines 6-9[13]

Passage 127[edit]

“ Grace, honor and nobility; show these beforehand.

But when the battle begins,
Attack with terrifying swiftness,
Be the Diamond Shark, relentless and ruthless.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 127, Verse 42, Lines 16-20[14]

Passage 152[edit]

“ The shark is the ultimate pelagic predator.

The shark ceaselessly patrols the blue depths.
Its black eyes gather the ocean's meager light as it endlessly searches for the scent of blood.
Or the tremors of a thrashing fish.

Far from the blooms of plankton that anchor the web of life near reefs and shallows, the ocean deeps are vast blue deserts.
The predators that survive in these barren waters must forever be on the lookout for prey.

To survive, the shark must be always moving.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 152, Verse 6[15]

Clan Fire Mandrill[edit]

Passage 49[edit]

“ And Nicholas Kerensky did charge us, the Fire Mandrills;

As we have left behind the differences between nations.
So now we observe the Way of the Clans, of the family.
Carry your name, and your Names, proudly.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 49, Verse 75, Lines 12-15[16]

Passage 99[edit]

“ Violently we strike at those who would cage us,

Mark our victories as cheap, our holdings as their own.
 Honor, Skill, Foresight,
Strength-but never Unity.
What remains of our Spirit?

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 99, Verse 2, Lines 185-188[17]

Clan Ghost Bear[edit]

Passage 8[edit]

“ The General's intent was clearly stated,

To depart and never return.
He forced none but swayed many;
This compassionate, brilliant man
Had led thousands to victory,
And he would again lead the long march.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 6, Lines 12-17[18]

Passage 45[edit]

“ Drawing strength from each other, they survived;

Tseng and Jorgensson emerged from the snow,
And forged a Clan in the ghost bear's mold:
Unity of purpose and strength of spirit,
No task undertaken lightly or left half-done.
To these ideals we hold true until we all shall fall.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 45, Verse 6, Lines 13-18[19]

Passage 155[edit]

“ Now is the time

To prove
What we know to be true:
That we shall conquer all.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 155, Verse 2, Lines 45-48[20]

Unidentified Passage[edit]

“ Though he may rage,

The wise bear fights from the head.
Not from the heart.

”

-- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage[21]

“ Now, let the full fury of the Ghost Bear run wild.

Now, let his fangs bite, and his talons rend.
Now, let him feast on the bodies of those who would hunt him.

”

-- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage[22]

“ None stronger, none more fearless

Than the Ghost Bear.
None can hold against him.
What we know to be true:
The Ghost Bear conquers all.

”

-- The Remembrance, Unidentified Passage[23]

Clan Goliath Scorpion[edit]

Passage 24[edit]

“ Life begun with blackest darkness,

Eyes thrown open with hottest fire.
Thoughts annealed with clearest vision,
Hearts confined with strongest chains.
Strength renewed with surest spirit;
Absolution, the Scorpion's string.

”
  — The Remembrance, Passage 24, Verse 37, Lines 11-16[24]

Passage 316[edit]

“ On the black Seam they dance,

Moonlit steel gleaming in the twilight.
Black and Gold, red and silver,
Their clothes stir the still night air.
Five steps taken, five cuts drawn,
The Scar of Moreau's tribulation.
They pay heed to our debt, to our past,
Reborn with the death of our mother.

”
  — The Remembrance, Passage, 316, Verse 12, Lines 1-8[25]

Unidentified Passages[edit]

“ Seek out the past; it is your future ”
  — The Remembrance, Unidentified line, authorship attributed to Ethan Moreau[26]
“ Look not forward!

Turn now, toward the revenants of retrospect: From the ashes of the Past Riseth forth the phoenix of the Future.

”
  — The Remembrance, Unidentified lines, authorship attributed to Ethan Moreau[27]

Clan Hell's Horses[edit]

Passage 13[edit]

“ From the fires of Eden came John Fletcher,

A true warrior, leader of men, not of machines.
His wisdom became that of a new Clan
That challenged even the mightiest of 'Mechs.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 13, Verse 1, Lines 1-4[28]

Passage 459[edit]

“ Fifteen score of our unblooded children
Slaughtered on the altar of ophidian treachery,
Their stouthearted generation forever lost to us. 		”

-- The Remembrance (Clan Hell’s Horses), Passage 459, Verse 3, Lines 14–16[29]

Clan Ice Hellion[edit]

Passage 5[edit]

“ In turn they tested each Clan namesake

In trial against the ice hellion's mettle.
Each chased the ice hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said. "And that is how we shall be."

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1-5[30]

Clan Jade Falcon[edit]

Opening[edit]

“ We are Jade Falcon, great among the Clans. ”

-- The Remembrance, Opening[31]

Passage 8[edit]

“ Then Warrior Hazen grew cold

Watching noble DeChavilier die.
She heard her mind whisper
Urging her to fly,
To forget her duty.
But with a defiant cry
Proud Turkina dove
From the realm of death
To seize Hazen's heart
And shake it free of fear
Leaving pure her soul
And her duty clear.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 58-66[32]

Passage 97[edit]

“ With falcon sight we choose our foes.

On falcon wings we harry them.
With falcon claws we smite our foes.
And with falcon tenacity we win.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 97, Verse ??, Lines 6-9[33]

Passage 417[edit]

“ Remember those events that brought us these fifteen years of shame. But remember also those who fell to restore the glorious Star League. Above all, remember the blood legacy of Aidan Pryde, child of Kerensky; he made the final sacrifice so that his Clan could continue. For eternity shall we praise him; in fifteen years shall we avenge him. ”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 471, Verse 29, Lines 74-79[34]

Unidentified Passage[edit]

“ Let the Falcon take flight in a new generation

Let the stars be its hunting grounds.

 ”

-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage[35]

“ An eyas born

By hardship, grown strong;
For his Bloodname he risked all; death, disgrace;
Concealing his true worth beneath a freeborn face,
Enduring suffering with a quiet strength.
From shame he drew glory,
Redeeming the evil of Twycross;
Our dishonor and defeat he turned to bright victory.

”

-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage dedicated to Aidan Pryde[36]

“ O Falcons, praise his name through all our generations!

As he fledgling grows within the shell.
The shell was the Way of the Clan,
Watch he shattered with courage and will
As with beak and talons of iron.
Denying the Way, he fulfilled the Way;
Pryde broke those who would break him.

”

-- The Remembrance, Unidentified passage dedicated to Aidan Pryde[36]

“ ...for on Twycross on the day that the Wolves lost a Khan, it was the aged Joanna that flew and slew. ”

--The Remembrance, Unidentified passage dedicated to Joanna[37]

Clan Nova Cat[edit]

Passage 14[edit]

“ The wise Nicholas spoke to them all

Through the haze of their anguish;
His passion flowed through the doubt
His conviction tore at the fear
He was become the living legend
Phillip listened and believed;
He would follow this great man
As he had followed the father
Into Exodus, and hope

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 14, Verse 1, Lines 1-9[38]

Passage 50[edit]

“ And in her vision the wolf howled,

But the nova cat paced steadily on,
Undisturbed by the petty battles
Others fought, trying to cage it within the bars of
Thoughtless sameness. The nova cat gazed
Straight ahead, its heart and mind devoted to
The Ways of Seeing, devoted to a more perfect life.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 50, Verse 5, Lines 26-32[39]

Passage 374[edit]

“ A pouncing cat stalks the hunting cat

roar the two engage in a death's embrace
the coiled serpent crushes both
A pouncing cat stalks the hunting cat
with care, the pouncing cat watches
the coiled serpent crushes the hunting cat
a new star is born

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 374, Verse 3, Lines 17-24[39]

Unidentified Passage[edit]

“ And so the founder asked her,

'When is night darkest?'
And she declaimed,
'When dreams become nightmares'

”

-- Attributed to Anna Rosse, referring to her childhood with the Terran Resistance[40]

“ Clansmen will follow their Khan,

Proven to be the mightiest warrior.
 But Nova Cat warriors only follow a Khan
 With conviction born of personal vision.
 That Clan will surpass all others.

”

-- Attributed to Sandra Rosse[41]

Clan Sea Fox[edit]

Passage 2[edit]

“ Show your opponent the honor deserving;

Be secure in your own nobility.
This was the Founder's charge.
This was the totem of the Sea Fox.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 1-4[14]

Passage 12[edit]

“ Then Karen Nagasawa said,

"The past holds wise men as well as fools;
Why, then, do we listen only to the foolish
When we have another choice?"

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 12, Verse 14, Lines 4-7[42]

Passage 96[edit]

“ As each warrior plays his role in battle

So each caste plays its role for the Clan. Growers of food and makers of 'Mechs, Those who discover and those who enrich, All look for justice to the warrior who governs.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 96, Verse 12, Lines 1-5[43]

Clan Smoke Jaguar[edit]

Passage 104[edit]

“ Remember Franklin Osis,

Father of the Clan.
Three strengths he gave us:
The jaguar's spring that brings the enemy down,
The jaguar's claws that rend the enemy's heart,
The jaguar's taste of the enemy's hot blood.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 104, Verse 18, Lines 5-10[44]

Passage 121[edit]

“ Five are our foundation;

One above the rest.
Four are the steppingstones,
The fifth the pinnacle.
The laborer, the technician, the scientist, the merchant,
These are the stepping stones
To the warrior's place.
As the insect feeds the bird,
As the bird feeds the wolf,
As the wolf feeds the smoke jaguar,
So all give life to the warrior
Who sheds his blood for their glory.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 121, Verse 43, Lines 12-24[45]

Passage 204[edit]

“ In our dark day of wandering,

He gave us Hidden Hope;
Our sacred duty calls us to return.
As our Father told us
And his father before him,
Ours is the redemption of the Universe;
Ours is the paradise of Terra;
Ours is the war of liberation.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 204, Verse 6, Lines 2-9[46]

Passage 215[edit]

“ Remember Leo Showers,

Great Khan of Khans.
He showed us the way to destiny,
And gave his life to achieve it.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 22-25[47]

“ Mourn for our IlKhan, o warriors!

Cry curses to the heavens!
They have silenced the voice of the Crusaders;
Let them be ash beneath our feet.
Make your hearts as proud as his,
Make your blood as fierce,
Make your blows as deadly to our enemies.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 215, Verse 31, Lines 26-32[48]

Passage 329[edit]

“ Fifteen years, fellow warriors. Fifteen years

We are to suffer in shame and silence,
Listening to the crowing and laughter
Of our enemies, who think us defeated.
But remember, warriors, we are the Clans.
What fails to kill us only makes us stronger.
And when future sibkos learn of us,
They will know the sixteenth year
As the Stacalkas-Nomen: The year
The punishment of our enemies began.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 329, Verse 53, Lines 141-150[49]

Clan Star Adder[edit]

Passage 5[edit]

“ Go, Star Adder,

You are the stalker, the hunter, the killer.
Your prey stands before you;
Show them the way
Of the true warrior.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 17, Lines 20-24[50]

Passage 214[edit]

“ 'It is time,' said Khan Cassius N'Buta, 'to take our rightful place

As the leaders of a new enlightened time
And to teach them all
The price of opposition:
The price of blood, the price of honorless death—the price the Blood Spirit shall taste.'

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 214, Verse 1, Lines 1-8[51]

Clan Steel Viper[edit]

Passage 3[edit]

“ From the ranks of the many she rose,

Preeminent among all others.
Foe after foe fell before the young warrior
For destiny guided her sword.
When our Leader called, she rose
And became the head of the mighty Serpent.
She guided the Viper alongside the Wolf,
Along the path of the True Vision.
Let us forever honor the First Khan, who showed the way.
Let us remain faithful to the True Path she marked for the Viper.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 5, Lines 6-15[52]

Passage 171[edit]

“ With the truth of Kerensky's vision,

Khan Mercer brought harmony from discord,
And as the Founder had done before,
Sought isolation to bring forth victory.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 171, Verse 27, Lines 16-19[53]

Clan Widowmaker[edit]

Passage 45[edit]

“ Nicholas Kerensky learned of the betrayal by the Not-Named Clan. They rejected the ways of the Clan, and sought to regain the ills and horrors of our past. He warned the Grand Council of their slow, sneaking betrayal, and likened it to a cancer preying upon our people. Time would prove the depth of their rebellious spirit…

During the debate, the Khans of the Not-Named Clan rose up and denounced Nicholas, saying that his ways were evil and that he sought to harm their people. They defied the Council in the name of greed and lust, declaring themselves "free" of chains that did not exist…
…and so the Great Council of Khans did vote that the Not-Named Clan be purged by Trial of Annihilation for their betrayal of our ways. The Khans called upon their warriors, and began to carry out the will of the Council…
The battlefield was far and widespread, sending warriors far from Clan space to the very hinterlands of our former worlds. Many brave warriors perished in battle with the betrayers, who fought without honor and without a true warrior's soul. Clan Widowmaker and Wolf waded into the maelstrom of the conflict, and the Not-Named Clan fought dishonorably…
A year of battle and war ended when the Council declared victory, and the Clans returned home from destroying the genes of the betrayers. Nicholas recognized the effects of the war, and proclaimed that the evil had been purged.
The captives were killed or made barren, and like a healed wound, only a slight scar remained.
All mention of the Not-Named Clan was removed from Clan lore and history. To utter their name was heresy punishable by a Trial of Grievance against the Khans themselves. The cancer, once removed, was forgotten.
Nicholas, savior of us all, knew that some of the Not-Named Clan could have survived, and took steps to preserve his Clans against future treachery. His word declared that any whose blood could be traced to the Not-Named Clan, found anywhere, at any time, must be killed in combat. The warrior who killed all the kin of the betrayer according to the Clan code of honor earned the right to forge a new Bloodname as that warrior's Bloodright. This opportunity for glory and honor would hold for all time, allowing any generation to purge the ills of the past from the new order. His word was just and true, and the Council made it law …
…and so it has stood for all time. The word of Nicholas Kerensky rules the Clans as binding law, strong and sure, protecting us always. His word remains unbroken, and binds all generations to the trial against the Not-Named…
…many seeking the honor of the Bloodname left Clan space in search of those of the Not-Named Clan who might have survived. Most did not return. Those who did return had not found honor by striking dead a tainted bloodline. And so it has been…

”

-- The Remembrance, compiled by Loremaster Lyndella Meredith, [Passage] 45, excerpts from Verses 22-28.[54]

Clan Wolf[edit]

Passage 2[edit]

“ Where nature's laws threatened the weary;

When food, water, even air itself ran low,
It took just a command, a word, a smile,
From the General to light the way.
He was comfort, stem courage, compassion,
To our sires as he led them from the fires
That grew and fed on those they left behind.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 2, Verse 14, Lines 18-24[55]

Passage 3[edit]

“ The just deaths of the traitors frightened some

There among the darkness and alien stars.
A few lost heart and began with a quavering resolve
To question the Great Father's plan.
 With stern compassion he spoke and all was revealed;
How their destiny was the Hidden Hope
Of all mankind and how their sons' sons
Would one day return to the Inner Spheres
Bringing back the enlightenment to the Star League
To those unfortunates they had left behind.
Such was their right, such is our legacy of blood.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 22, Lines 1-11[56]

“ There will be a time when our descendants

Return to reclaim what is our right.
With honor swelling their hearts, they will crusade
Against the dark emotions that have dimmed.
The Inner Sphere for so long.
But with the glory comes responsibility;
Without a pure soul we cannot give sight
To their blind lives, but will only blind ourselves.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 3, Verse 41, Lines 1-8[57]

Passage 8[edit]

“ The rebels, heeding neither strength nor sense,

Cowardly ambushed noble DeChavilier.
Although he fought like a lion, he died
And with his death came the clouds, and reason fled
Like a winter sun's feeble evening light
Above hopeless Eden and wicked Babylon.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 51-56[58]

Passage 67[edit]

“ Five, Nicholas proclaimed, was the foundation

Upon which our true society was to be built.
 Laborers to till the land, to do the tasks:
They shall have our undying gratitude,
For they are the muscle behind us all.
Merchants to buy and sell with fairness:
They shall have our commerce and respect,
For they are the bones upon which we are built.
Technicians to build and fix the machines:
They shall have our admiration,
For they are the fingers with which we grasp life.
Scientists to create and discover:
They shall have our awe and our attention,
For they are the mind of our society.
And above all, the Warriors who protect.
They shall have our cooperation and worship,
For they are the blood and soul of us all.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 67, Verse 26, Lines 21-37[59]

Passage 72[edit]

“ For the day will come and our kin will stand

On Terra's firm soil, ready to rebuild
The Star League with their hearts and hands.
But who shall lead? Upon whose shoulders
Will the burden lie? The answer is the test; The test is the journey. Whichever Clan
Carves its way through the barbarians
To reach that fabled cradle of us all
Shall be the vehicle of the League's rebirth. Upon
The Star League throne shall sit that Clan's
Wisest Khan. So should it be - So shall it be.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 72, Verse 22, Lines 14-24[60]

Passage 74[edit]

“ Let all warriors bear their mark proudly,

Taking what pride they can in their accomplishments;
For our lives should be full of glory, but short.
On the battlefield, we are alone.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 74, Verse 26, Lines 1-4[61]

Passage 98[edit]

“ From Kerensky's Stars came the Eight Hundred

Beneath a banner of Truth and Righteous Light
To lift up those who had suffered and to smite down
With fearful vengeance those who had ruled
In the name of Vanity or Greed.
The thunder of their BattleMechs' feet, the lightning
From their weapons, and the blood spilled in their name
Created the Clan Spirit, the forge upon which
We have fashioned ourselves to be the weapon
Of the resurrected Star League,
Honed to a razor's edge by the Trials,
By the Remembrance, and by the Words
Of the Great Kerenskys, our sires, our savior.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 98, Verse 24, Lines 8-20[62]

Passage 118[edit]

“ All praise the art of batchall and bidding

For it proves our love of peace and tradition.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 118, Verse 3, Lines 11-12[63]

Passage 149[edit]

“ Like a poisonous weed, the Not-Named fostered

Thoughts and actions against the Clans, calling them
"Independence" and "Freedom", not realizing
Their every act chained them to the corruptions
That brought down the noble Star League
And set the Inner Sphere aflame.
But the Clans survived by condemning
Them to a bitter annihilation.
Led by Clans Wolf and Widowmaker,
The Grand Council wiped clean the records,
Obliterating with the warm blood
Of its tragically doomed warriors
Every mention of the Not-Named Clan.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 149, Verse 55, Lines 21-33[64]

Passage 154[edit]

“ About the fallen hero they gathered,

None able to give voice to his shock.
Khan Jerome Winson knelt, tears streaming,
To cradle Nicholas Kerensky's head.
To wipe the blood from the cold brow,
To close the lightless eyes. Peace great Hero.
Choked with sadness and anger
Khan Jerome Winson spoke. "Khan Cal Jorgensson,
I cry, not for myself, nor for others.
I weep for your Clan Widowmaker. There is a price for such a crime
As you have committed. A price you
And your Clan will pay."

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 154, Verse 34, Lines 16-28[65]

Passage 167[edit]

“ And Minaka Widowmaker spoke,

"I claim the Bloodname Vordermark;
It was my mother's and my mother's father's,
It is mine by association and blood pride."
The Council was stunned and outraged
By her lack of respect for the Clan ways.
Then the ilKhan rose and spoke wise words.
"Such a claim is not freely granted, Minaka.
Although your blood may cry out Vordermark,
It is your muscle and mind that will make it so.
Remember the Rede of our past, Widowmaker,
And do not ask words to win what the trial decides.
If strong, you will win the right.
But do justice to our future
By remembering our past, young one.
Those are my words, that is my judgment"

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 167, Verse 34, Lines 33-48[66]

Passage 174[edit]

“ By the Founder's writ,

Clan Widowmaker is no more.
Its warriors submitted
To the holy crucible of combat
And emerged not through the other side.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 174, Verse 12, Lines 1–5[67]

Passage 222[edit]

“ And never forget that help may come

From the most unlikely of quarters
And success rest upon the shoulders
Of those kept shadowed until the time of need.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 222, Verse 6, Lines 11-14[68]

Passage 272[edit]

“ Then the order came: "Unfurl the sails".

Ready for jump, mighty warriors.
We journey back, we journey home,
Carrying the flame of the Star League
Back to the heart. We face the ignorant
Who believe themselves civilized and strong,
But they will soon discover otherwise.
We are the Clans, the Star League incarnate.
None can stand against us and survive."

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 272, Verse 8, Lines 11-19[69]

Passage 285[edit]

“ No natural calamities cost you.

There was no great disease, no famines;
No interstellar catastrophe to blame.
You have no excuse to explain
How this, out rightful palace, has been fouled
With the dust of countless innocent dead.
The truth is that you are the descendants
Of traitors who scurry about like rats
In the dark, fighting over petty kingdoms
At the foot of the empty throne.
Never recognizing that you have given up
The one true prize.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 285, Verse 15, Lines 21-32[70]

Passage 294[edit]

“ Tyra of the Rasalhague led,

Forth her fiery flying Drakøns,
Gallant in bronze. A warrior woman whose hands
Were unskilled in the ways of hearth and home,
In skills of war she was hard and trained
To leave behind the airy winds and fight
Where the void is eternal and life fleeting.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 17-23[71]

“ Tyra and her warriors fought

Like crazed demons above Radstadt.
When her fighter crippled by ours,
And her life leaked away into the endless night,
She chose to die
And sent her fighter like a spear
Through the Dire Wolf, claiming as isorla
Our mighty ilKhan's life. Sing of our loss, warriors!
Sing, but of Tyra also
For though an enemy, her courage none can deny.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 24-33[72]

Passage 327[edit]

“ And so the Khans met in kurultai

To discuss the carving of Tukayyid.
As if it was some feast dish cooked
And tender, begging for the server's knife.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 327, Verse 3, Lines 5-8[73]

Passage 328[edit]

“ Sons and daughters of the blood legacy

Inspire me as I sing,
Of the deaths dealt out on Tukayyid
And of what our warriors faced and bravely fought:
Help me paint a portrait of an apocalypse.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 328, Verse 1, Lines 1-5[74]

Clan Wolf (In Exile)[edit]

Passage 411[edit]

“ And the ilKhan give us his final words,

Charging us to protect those
With whom we found refuge in our time of need.
In this, our final duty, we shall not fail.

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 411, Verse 16, Lines 1-4[75]

Clan Wolverine[edit]

After the Annihilation of Clan Wolverine, ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky called a meeting of the Khans of the remaining Clans. During that meeting, he used a laser pistol to destroy a copy of the Wolverine Remembrance found on Lum, alleged to be the only surviving copy.[76]

Clan Star Spirit[edit]

“ …ogether we will rise

To bring with us the Founder's wrath
And the true vision of humanity's destiny.

”

-- The Remembrance, Clan Star Spirit, Unidentified passage (from a degraded transmission record archived by Interstellar Expeditions)[77]

Spirit Cats[edit]

“ In the darkness, a thousand un-trod paths

Beckon our blindness, sirens for stopped eyes.
With courage unshaken, grasp Ways of Seeing,
Sniffing paths for truth, claws unsheathed; questing the light.
Liz Nostra through a dozen battles, a true Nova Cat warrior,
Victory – steps closer down the path . . . refuge!
Her victory on the shoulders of warriors great and small,
He from Blood House [sic] Drummond,
Who reminded the Cats of their Dragon heritage.
Enemies abound,
Allies stretch their hands across the darkness.

”

-- The Remembrance (Spirit Cats), Passage 2, Verse 3, Lines 1–10[78]

Unknown Clan[edit]

Apocryphal Content Starts

The information after this notice comes from apocryphal sources; the canonicity of such information is uncertain.
Please view the reference page for information regarding their canonicity.

Passage 156[edit]

“ Therefore the youngest of them all stood up,

And with a voice like amber wine she spoke:
"Great sir, now all is clear and seeming well,
Yet still there is but one remaining problem;
My children, sir, they as of yet unborn,
Shall never hear your words so pure and grand."
"You see"' the great one spoke aloud: "It is
your humble kin for whom I write this book.
It is the law, our honor bound in hide."

”

-- The Remembrance, Passage 156, Verse 4, Lines 24-32[79]

Apocryphal Content Ends

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 5: "ComStar Classified Report"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 58: "Karen Nagasawa: An Epic Legacy"
  3. ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 49: "Arcadia"
  4. ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 62: "Babylon"
  5. ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 71: "Circe"
  6. ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 80: "Dagda"
  7. ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 99: "Eden"
  8. ↑ Rhonda's Irregulars, p. 54: "Warrior's Challenge: Scenario 1 - Trial of Possession"
  9. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 19: "Clan Blood Spirit"
  10. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 40: Clan Blood Spirit
  11. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 20: "Clan Cloud Cobra"
  12. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 38: "Clan Coyote"
  13. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 134: "Clan Diamond Shark"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 57: "Clan Diamond Shark"
  15. ↑ Always Moving
  16. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 37: "Clan Fire Mandrill"
  17. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 42: "Clan Fire Mandrill"
  18. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 10: "Time of Decision"
  19. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 76: "Clan Ghost Bear"
  20. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 17: "Operation Revival"
  21. ↑ BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, p. 75: "A Little Piece of War"
  22. ↑ BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction, p. 81: "A Little Piece of War"
  23. ↑ The Hunters, ch. 22
  24. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 101: "Clan Goliath Scorpion"
  25. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 106: "Dancing the Scars"
  26. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 104: "The Golden Time"
  27. ↑ Fragments of History
  28. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 53: "Clan Hell's Horses"
  29. ↑ A Living Epitaph
  30. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 74: "Clan Ice Hellion"
  31. ↑ Shrapnel Issue 9: "Voices of the Sphere: The Hinterlands"
  32. ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 9: "The Legend of Turkina"
  33. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 90: "Clan Jade Falcon"
  34. ↑ Jade Falcon Sourcebook, p. 30: "Battle of Tukayyid"
  35. ↑ Blood of the Isle, p. 122
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare, p. 62: "Wolfnet Archive File: 44831-PK7-43/2/1"
  37. ↑ I am Jade Falcon, Epilogue
  38. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 101: "Clan Nova Cat"
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Field Manual: ComStar, p. 104: "Clan Nova Cat"
  40. ↑ Liberation of Terra: Volume II, p. 11: "Heart of Darkness"
  41. ↑ Path of Glory, ch. 2
  42. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 131: "Clan Diamond Shark"
  43. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 133: "Clan Diamond Shark"
  44. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 47: "Fires of War"
  45. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 49: "Golden Century"
  46. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 51: "Rise of the Crusaders"
  47. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 52: "IlKhan Leo Showers"
  48. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 58: "Catastrophe Strikes"
  49. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 52: "Lessons of War"
  50. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 110: "Clan Star Adder"
  51. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 50: Clan Star Adder
  52. ↑ Invading Clans, p. 81: "Clan Steel Viper"
  53. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 134: "Clan Steel Viper"
  54. ↑ Bloodright, pp. 44–45: Clan History
  55. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 8: "Exodus"
  56. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 9: "Hidden Hope"
  57. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 24: "Crusaders' Call"
  58. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 10: "Time of Darkness"
  59. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 13: "Clan Society"
  60. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 37: "Fourth Wave: The Wolf Races Ahead"
  61. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 12: "Martial Aesthetics"
  62. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 12: "Birth of the Clans"
  63. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 34: "Rasalhague: The Bird"
  64. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 21: "Clan Wolverine"
  65. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 22: "Death and Absorption"
  66. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 18: "Clan Trials"
  67. ↑ Operational Turning Points: Widowmaker Absorption, p. 28: "Touchpoint: Roche (Surkairede)"
  68. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 29: "ComStar"
  69. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 26: "Operation Revival"
  70. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 31: "First Wave: Wolf at the door"
  71. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 38: "Radstadt"
  72. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 39: "Fate Intervenes"
  73. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 47: "Final Bidding"
  74. ↑ Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 47: "Days of Armageddon"
  75. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 153: "Clan Wolf (In Exile)"
  76. ↑ Betrayal of Ideals: "Epilogue"
  77. ↑ Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3, p. 98: "The Wars of Purging"
  78. ↑ MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks, p. 39: "Arnis Drummond"
  79. ↑ MechWarrior 2, p. 2

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