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Wolf Demographics
Affiliation:Crusader
Clan Space Worlds:
Capital: Strana Mechty
Circe (30 percent)
Dagda (14 percent)
Eden (35 percent)
Glory (55 percent)
Grant's Station (45 percent)
Hoard (11 percent)
Paxon (38 percent)
Roche (17 percent)
Tiber (50 percent)
Tranquil (100 percent)
Population (Clan Space): 101,849,000 (3060)
Population growth rate: 2.3 percent (56/33)
Self-Sufficiency Index: 87 percent
Leaders:
Khan: Vlad Ward
saKhan: Marialle Radick
Loremaster: Katya Kerensky
Scientist-Gneral: Rudi (Sinclair)
Merchant Factor: Michael
Master Technician: Nymar
Senior Laborer: Bork
Military:
Clusters: 24
WarShips: 13
Contents
History
Clan Wolf was founded by Jerome Winson, brother-in-law of the the Founder of all clans, Nicholas Kerensky in 2810, who also became a member of this Clan. The chosen Clan of Kerensky, the Wolves had been a dominant force in the Clans since their beginning. Kerensky named the Clan after the Strana Mechty wolf, the creature he saw as the ultimate warrior. Following Operation Klondike, Kerensky honoured his promise to the Clans, granting his blood legacy and leadership to the warriors who had performed above their peers during the campaign to retake the Pentagon Worlds. In an action that enraged Clan Jade Falcon, and Clan Smoke Jaguar, both of which believed they had earned Kerensky's patronage, ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky joined the Wolves. Kerensky's patronage placed the Wolves at the forefront of the Clans, at the expense of creating the first real rift in the Grand Council. The Wolves have staunchly defended the Kerensky Bloodname ever since, despite numerous attempts by other Clans to take it by force.
Clan Wolf proved themselves expert warriors: they annihilated Clan Wolverine and absorbed Clan Widowmaker, long before their successes in the invasion of the Inner Sphere. They also created Elemental body armor, though it would take assistance from Clan Hell's Horses to perfect the Elemental phenotype and HarJel from the Diamond Sharks before Elemental suits reached their current form. They led the Warden Clans in the Grand Council and were the only Clan to oppose the Clan Invasion in 3050. Clan Wolf proposed sending a reconnaissance force to gather intelligence before the Invasion, a force that eventually became known as the Wolf's Dragoons, arguably the best mercenary unit in the Inner Sphere, and crucial in stopping the Clan's invasion.
Although they lost a Trial of Refusal against the motion to invade the Inner Sphere and were selected for the invasion force as punishment for voting against the pro-invasion majority, the Wolves decided to beat the Crusaders at their own game. They participated in it nonetheless and soon outdid all other Clans in seizing more worlds and at a faster pace than any other Clan. Their holdings were mostly taken from the Free Rasalhague Republic and the Lyran half of the Federated Commonwealth. Their capture of Rasalhague cemented their leadership in the Invasion and the Wolf Khan, Ulric Kerensky, became the leader of the Clans, an ilKhan, after their successes (and the death in battle of the previous ilKhan, Leo Showers). Ulric negotiated with Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht of ComStar resulting in the proxy battle for Terra (the Clans' goal) on Tukayyid in 3052. During the Battle of Tukayyid, Clan Wolf was one of only two Clans to prevail against the defending ComStar forces (the other victor being Clan Ghost Bear who were awarded a "marginal" victory). Nevertheless, the Wolves were the ones who helped convince the other clans to adhere to the terms when the Trial was lost, leading to the treaty that halted the invasion with a 15-year truce.
In 3057, Clan Jade Falcon sought to remove Ulric and continue the invasion. When the Council tried Ulric for treason and voted him out of office, Clan Wolf all but destroyed itself in preventing the Jade Falcons from breaking the truce by instigating a Trial of Refusal on a scale never before seen outside of a Trial of Annihilation. This particular Trial of Refusal would be forever referred to as the "Refusal War" against the Jade Falcons.
To ensure the Clan's survival, Ulric ordered Phelan Kell (also known as Phelan Ward) to take a contingent of warriors and a cross-section of the other castes to the Inner Sphere while he and Natasha Kerensky sought to break the Falcons. Eventually, the Falcons were victorious, but they could not touch the part of the clan that left Clan-controlled space and went into self-imposed exile to the Inner Sphere. Ward's Warden Wolves settled on planet Arc-Royal in the Lyran Alliance and guarded the border against any Clan incursions.
An initially successful Jade Falcon attempt to Absorb the remaining Wolves was effectively made moot with the creation of the Clan Jade Wolf, an offshoot of Clan Jade Falcon, made up of captured Wolf warriors who were "absorbed" into the Jade Falcons. The Jade Wolves later changed their name by dropping the "Jade" part and simply going by "Wolf", effectively usurping the name of the original, or pre-Refusal War, Clan Wolf. These Wolves (also known as Crusader Wolves) rebuilt their strength and have declared themselves the only Crusader Clan not bound by the Crusader's defeat during the Great Refusal.
Ever since then, the two halves of what was once a single Wolf Clan have lived separate lives. The Crusader Wolves sought to regain their strength, raiding the Clan Smoke Jaguar. Vlad Ward entered into a short-term alliance with Falcon Khan Marthe Pryde to ensure the survival of both Clans.
As with the original incarnation of Clan Wolf, the Crusader Wolves consider the planet Tamar as their capital. It was the scouring of Tamar that made the Clans realize that they too would come under attack by the Word of Blake and had to fight back. During the Word of Blake Jihad the Wolves leapt across Jade Falcon borders to assist worlds under attack.
During the Trial of Great Refusal, Clan Wolf fought along side of the surviving Smoke Jaguars, gaining a draw against the 1st St. Ives Lancers.
Society
Clan Wolf is also noted for their lack of formality (another thing that greatly annoys the Falcons). While they respect their traditions, they adapt to the situation, they make up their own mind, and don't rush in and think later - a trait that has proven valuable during their invasion of the Inner Sphere, where Clans found that technological edge and mastery of one on one combat is not enough to always guarantee a win.
Clan Wolf emblem is a red wolf head, on top of a red plaque with six golden stars. The five stars symbolize the clans, and the sixth star symbolizes their founder, Kerensky.
| Unit (Nickname) | Facts |
|---|---|
 Alpha Galaxy (The Wolf Spirits) |
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| Clan Command Trinary (The Golden Keshik) | 1 Trinary/Elite/Fanatical |
| 4th Striker Cluster (The Reivers) | 4 Trinaries/Elite/Fanatical |
| 1st Wolf Assault Cluster (The Inquisitors) | 4 Trinaries/Veteran/Fanatical |
| 5th Wolf Battle Cluster (Ghost Hunters) | 4 Trinaries/Regular/Fanatical |
| 3rd Wolf Battle Cluster (The Sentinels) | 3 Trinaries/Regular/Reliable |
 Beta Galaxy (The Shadow Wolves) |
|
| Beta Galaxy Command Trinary (The Silver Keshik) | 1 Trinary/Elite/Fanatical |
| 9th Wolf Gaurd Striker Cluster (The Arctic Wolves) | 5 Trinaries/Elite/Fanatical |
| 13th Battle Cluster (The Stalkers) | 3 Trinaries/Veteran/Fanatical |
| 11th Battle Cluster (The Watchers) | 4 Trinaries/Elite/Questionable |
| 2nd Wolf Assault Cluster (Swift Strikers) | 5 Binaries/Regular/Reliable |
 Gamma Galaxy (The Wolf Hussars) |
|
| Gamma Galaxy Command Trinary (The Bronze Keshik) | 1 Trinary/Veteran/Fanatical |
| 7th Battle Cluster (The Blood Drinkers) | 4 Trinaries/Veteran/Fanatical |
| 103rd Striker Cluster (Red Thunder) | 5 Trinaries/Regular/Questionable |
| 271st Assault Cluster (The Big Bad Wolves) | 5 Trinaries/Veteran/Fanatical |
| File:Wdelta.png Delta Galaxy (The Snarling Wolves) |
|
| Delta Galaxy Command Trinary (The Wolfkin Keshik) | 2 Trinaries/Elite/Reliable |
| 1st Wolf Lancers (The Steel Wolves) | 5 Trinaries/Veteran/Reliable |
| 2nd Wolf Lancers (The Hunting Pack) | 4 Trinaries/Veteran/Reliable |
| 3rd Wolf Lancers (Wolf Trap) | 4 Trinaries/Veteran/Reliable |
 Theta Galaxy (A Strong Foundation) |
|
| Theta Galaxy Command Binary (The Green Keshik) | 1 Binary/Elite/Fanatical |
| 1st Wolf Regulars | 5 Trinaries/Regular/Reliable |
| 12th Wolf Regulars | 4 Trinaries/Veteran/Fanatical |
| 13th Wolf Regulars | 4 Trinaries/Regular/Reliable |
| 2nd Wolf Cavalry | 3 Trinaries/Green/Questionable |
| 5th Wolf Cavalry | 3 Trinaries/Regular/Fanatical |
 Iota Galaxy (Down To The Bones) |
|
| Iota Galaxy Command Trinary (The Blue Keshik) | 1 Trinary/Veteran/Reliable |
| 6th Wolf Regulars | 4 Trinaries/Regular/Questionable |
| 17th Wolf Regulars | 3 Binaries/Green/Questionable |
| 20th Wolf Regulars | 3 Trinaries/Regular/Questionable |
- Naval Reserve
- Flagship: Dire Wolf Sovetskii Soyuz Class Heavy Cruiser
- Nicholas Kerensky Texas Class Battleship
- Bloody Fang Cameron Class Battle Cruiser
- Stealthy Kill Black Lion Class Battle Cruiser
- Blood Drinker Black Lion Class Battle Cruiser
- Jerome Winson Liberator Class Cruiser
- Victoria Ward Liberator Class Cruiser
- Rogue Congress Class Frigate
- Nature's Wrath Lola III Class Destroyer
- Relentless Pursuit Vincent Mk.42 Class Corvette
- Trailblazer Vincent Mk.42 Class Corvette
- Provider Volga Class Transport
- Night Warrior Carrack Class Transport
Touman 3067
- Alpha Galaxy:
- =>Arc-Royal => Lyran Forces
- Beta Galaxy:
- => Quarrel => Silver Keshik and Thirteenth Battle Cluster => Fifth Falcon Regulars
- Gamma Galaxy:
- => Radstadt => 103rd Striker Cluster => Ghost Bear
- Delta Galaxy:
- => Rasalhague => Second Wolf Lancer => 283rd Battle Cluster + 50th Striker Cluster + 1st Rasalhague Bears
- => Skandia => Third Wolf Lancers => Ghost Bear
- => Gunzburg => Third Wolf Lancers => 304th Assault Cluster + 2nd Bear Regulars
- Theta Galaxy
- => Steelton => Thirteenth Wolf Regulars => Jade Falcon
- => Domain => Green Keshik => Jade Falcon
- Iota Galaxy
- => Vantaa => Sixth Wolf Cavalry => Jade Falcon
- => Colmar => 21st Wolf Regulars => Jade Falcon
- => La Grave => 20th Wolf Regulars => Jade Falcon
- Omega Galaxy
- => New Belt Pirates => heavy loses
- Kappa Galaxy
- => Diosd => Gray Keshik + 33rd Wolf Champions
- => Rasalhague => 101st Battle Cluster + Second Wolf Lancer => 283rd Battle Cluster + 50th Striker Cluster + 1st Rasalhague Bears
- Tau Galaxy
- => Clan Fire Mandrill
- => CLan Ice Hellion
- Naval Assets
- Cameron-class
- Bloody Fang
- Sovetskii Soyuz-class
- Dire Wolf;
- Carrack-class
- Night Warrior;
- Vincent Mk 42-class
- Trailblzaer and
- Relentless Pursuit
- Lola III-class
- Nature’s Wrath
- Congress-class
- Rogue
- Volgaclass
- Provider
- Black Lion-class
- Stealthy Kill
- Blood Drinker
- Liberator-class
- Jerome Winson
- Victoria Ward
- Texas-class
- Nicholas Kerensky
Bloodnames
General Bloodnames :
- Fetladral
- Kerensky
- Conners (former Clan Widowmaker Bloodname)
MechWarriors :
- Carns (former Clan Widowmaker Bloodname)
- Radick
- Sender (former Clan Widowmaker Bloodname)
- Vickers
- Ward
Elementals
- Shaw
- Sradac
- Tutuola
Pilots
- Ch'in
- Leroux (former Clan Widowmaker Bloodname)
- Mehta
- Rhyde (former Clan Widowmaker Bloodname)
Quotes
- Here, with the Strana Mechty wolf, we see what may be the epitome of a warrior, cunning matched with instinct and stealth, joined with a final, terrifying attack. For this mighty creature, I name you. You are Clan Wolf. Nicholas Kerensky, 2810 [1]
Uniforms and Rank Insignia
| Uniform | Rank | Insignia | Point Rank | Point Insignia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[]] | ||||
| Point Commander | 
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Point 1 | 
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| Star Commander | 
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Point 2 | 
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| Star Captain | 
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Point 3 | 
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| Star Colonel | 
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Point 4 | 
| |
| Galaxy Commander | 
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Point 5 | 
| |
| Khan | 
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Notes
External links
- Clan Wolf Council Hall
- Camo Specs Online, Wolf Clan gallery
- ComStar Historical Archives entry on Clan Wolf
- Clan Wolf official entry on Classic BattleTech page
Bibliography
- Michael A. Stackpole, Lethal Heritage. FASA/ROC: 1989/1995.
- Michael A. Stackpole, Blood Legacy. FASA/ROC: 1990/1995.
- Michael A. Stackpole, Lost Destiny. FASA/ROC: 1991/1995.
- Boy F. Peterson Jr., Blaine Lee Pardoe, Sam Lewis, Wolf Clan Sourcebook. FASA: 1991 (ISBN 1-55560-136-7).
- Michael A. Stackpole, Natural Selection. ROC: 1992.
- Michael A. Stackpole, Malicious Intent. ROC: 1996.
- Michael A. Stackpole, Grave Covenant. ROC: 1997.
- Michael A. Stackpole, Prince of Havoc. ROC: 1998.
- Various, Field Manual: Crusader Clans. FASA: 1998.
- Blaine Lee Pardoe, Roar of Honor. ROC: 1999.
- Various, Field Manual: Update. FanPro: 2003.
- Various, Jihad Hot Spots: 3070. FanPro: 2005.
- Clan Wolf Today, Wizkids Games. Accessed November 9, 2007.
- Michael A. Stackpole, Ghost War. ROC: 2002.
- Jason M. Hardy, The Scorpion Jar. ROC: 2004.
- Michael A. Stackpole, Masters of War. ROC: 2007.
- Blaine Lee Pardoe, Fire at Will. ROC: 2007.
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