Connor Rood

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Conner Rood
Character Profile
Born 3038
Affiliation Clan Goliath Scorpion
Clan Ice Hellion (formerly)
Profession saKhan
Formerly Khan


Conner Rood (born 3038[1] - died 3???) - Late thirty-first century Clan Trueborn, MechWarrior, and saKhan (later briefly Khan) of Clan Ice Hellion until the Clan's demise. He later became the saKhan of Clan Goliath Scorpion.

Character Personality

A young moderate Crusader amongst his Trueborn brethren. He was noted for his intelligence and political views which made him popular among his subordinate Freeborn warriors.

Character Brief

Early Life

Conner Rood was a ristar in his Clan.[2] When he undertook his Trial of Position, his skill and kills earned him rank of Star Captain. This rare feat gain him noticed among fellow Clanners. In time he gained his Bloodname, along with fame for his accomplishments. His first command was a Cluster of Beta Galaxy's 121st Hellion Lancers. His personal Trinary was noted for its performance in engagements with other Clans. Rood's command style and political views gained him the trust of the warriors under his command.[3] He was soon considered a Khan in the making.

saKhan of Clan Ice Hellion

In 3065, Conner's career changed, with Raina Montose's successful Trial of Grievance over Khan Asa Taney. Conner was chosen to become saKhan and Galaxy Commander of Beta Galaxy.

By 3067, Conner had rebuilt the esprit de corps of Beta Galaxy's warriors with help from his aide, Star Colonel Brendon Wick. However, Connor's efforts had been successful only due to the presence of two Flurry Clusters among his Galaxy's numbers. The Flurry Clusters caused any victory won by the Galaxy to be tainted due to the presence of combat vehicles.[4]

Inner Sphere Invasion of 3071-72

In the early 3070s, Khan Montose devised a plan to invade Clan Jade Falcon's Occupational Zone as part of her plan to create an OZ for the Ice Hellions at the cost of the Falcons. She mustered all their frontline combat Galaxies and divided them between herself and Conner. Rood was given command of three Galaxies for his Task Force, Delta, Zeta, and his own Beta Galaxy. His forces were to secure the Periphery border, while she would secure industrial worlds to bolster their declining Touman strength.

In June 3071, saKhan Rood lead his task force on a successful conquest of six Falcon worlds. The Falcon Guard retook the planet Bone-Norman shortly thereafter. Rood was nearly killed on Bone-Norman, when his Kit Fox was attacked by a star of Erinyes ProtoMechs led by Star Captain Kandari Falcon.[5]

The successes of his Task Force's campaign continued for six months with few reversals. However, by November Clan Hell's Horses begun to aide the Falcons in their resurgent of their offensive against his Clan's efforts. Conner was forced to retreat to Lackhove due to the Falcon's reinforcements, leaving his Galaxy's command unit, the 200th Attack Cluster, in the process.

By early 3072, faced large quantity of Jade Falcon and Hell's Horse forces hunting down his task force. Conner orders his task force's survivors to pull back to Dark Nebula, one his unit's first conquests. In March, Beta's survivors and his Galaxy's Naval Star clash with Falcon's Delta Galaxy and Hell's Horses Theta Galaxy. Rood's Naval forces are heavy mauled, leaving him only Potemkin, CIE Coterie left his command. Falcon saKhan Samantha Clees offers him and his command Hegira, which he accepts at later discourse of his Khan.[6]

Post-Invasion and Jihad

Rood had reportedly taken the Conterie with his Galaxy's three remaining Clusters and withdrawing to the Deep Periphery. Intelligence reports suggest his destination was Nouveaux Paris, where his Clan had maintained a garrison outpost.

Notes

Conner Rood's information is incomplete due to lack of full profile done on him. His whereabouts and his actions after the invasion of Clan Jade Falcon's territory had been reduced to scattered intelligence reports. His destination of Nouveaux Prime, in Jihad Secrets, may be an error and may actually be Nouveaux Paris instead.

He was also noted as a Kit Fox OmniMech pilot during Operation ICE STORM.[7]

Titles and Positions

Preceded by saKhan of Clan Goliath Scorpion
3074 – ????
Succeeded by
????
Preceded by Khan of Clan Ice Hellion
3072 – 3074
Succeeded by
None
(Clan Absorbed)
Preceded by saKhan of Clan Ice Hellion
3065 – 3072
Succeeded by
None
(Clan Absorbed)

References

  1. The Wars of Reaving, p. 190, "Conner Rood Profile"
  2. Field Manual: Crusading Clans, p. 86 - "Beta Galaxy - 121th Hellion Lancers - Conner Rood's status as ristar and unit he served with is listed"
  3. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 84 - "Star Captain Conner Rood" - Profile gives brief background to character's early life.
  4. Field Manual: Updates, p. 47 - "Ice Hellion Touman" - Beta Galaxy - Conner Rood's elevation and efforts since becoming saKhan and Galaxy Commander of Beta
  5. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 150 - "Erinyes, notable pilots"
  6. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, pp. 28-30 - "Operation Ice Storm" - saKhan actions and history during the conflict with Jade Falcons & Hell's Horses.
  7. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 150, "Erinyes" - Star Captain Kandari Falcon - Conner Rood's actions on Bone-Norman noted.

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