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Line 8: | affiliation = [[Clan Jade Falcon]] | affiliation = [[Clan Jade Falcon]] | rank = [[Khan of Clan Jade Falcon|Khan]] | rank = [[Khan of Clan Jade Falcon|Khan]] − | title = [[Keeper of the Star League's Honor]]<ref name=JFSp8>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 8: "Elizabeth Hazen"</ref><br/>[[Knight of the Sword]]<ref name=JFSp8/> + | title = | position = | position = | profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] | profession = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] | parents = | parents = − | siblings = [[Lionel Hazen]] + | siblings = | spouse = | spouse = | children = | children = }} }} − '''Elizabeth Cynthia Hazen''' was the founding [[Khan]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. She is one of four founders recognized by the Jade Falcons, and is the most well-regarded by her [[Clan]]. She is also believed to have been the first to tame a [[Jade_Falcon_(species)|jade falcon]], a genetically engineered mix of the peregrine and the gyrfalcon, designed to combat native pests of the [[Clan Homeworlds]]. Hazen's jade falcon was named [[Legend of Turkina|Turkina]], a name that became the basis for the elite [[Turkina Keshik]] of the [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Clan Jade Falcon ''touman'']], while also defining much of the history and legend surrounding this Clan Founder.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 10: "Legend of Turkina"</ref> + '''Elizabeth Hazen''' was the founding [[Khan]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. She is one of four founders recognized by the Jade Falcons, and is the most well-regarded by her [[Clan]]. She is also believed to have been the first to tame a [[Jade_Falcon_(species)|jade falcon]], a genetically engineered mix of the peregrine and the gyrfalcon, designed to combat native pests of the [[Clan Homeworlds]]. Hazen's jade falcon was named [[Legend of Turkina|Turkina]], a name that became the basis for the elite [[Turkina Keshik]] of the [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Clan Jade Falcon ''touman'']], while also defining much of the history and legend surrounding this Clan Founder.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 10: "Legend of Turkina"</ref> ==History== ==History== ===Early Life=== ===Early Life=== − Elizabeth Cynthia Hazen was born on [[Terra]], in Alexandria, Virginia, on the continent of North America. When she came of legal age, she joined the [[SLDF]] and entered [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] training. By age 25 she was an officer who commanded a company in the elite [[Royal Black Watch Regiment]], assigned to guard the First Lord himself. + Elizabeth Hazen was born on [[Terra]], in Alexandria, Virginia, on the continent of North America. When she came of legal age, she joined the [[SLDF]] and entered [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] training. By age 25 she was an officer who commanded a company in the elite [[Royal Black Watch Regiment]], assigned to guard the First Lord himself. ===Star League Service=== ===Star League Service=== − Hazen was not present the day the Usurper struck the [[House Cameron|Cameron]] line from continued existence. Visiting her brother Lionel in a hospital as he recovered from an [[aerospace fighter]] crash, the building came under attack by Amaris' troops. After all the able-bodied were herded from the building, forced to leave the sick and injured behind (including Lionel), the hospital was bombed before a stunned crowd of onlookers.<ref name=JFSp8/> + Hazen was not present the day the Usurper struck the [[House Cameron|Cameron]] line from continued existence. Visiting her brother Lionel in a hospital as he recovered from an [[aerospace fighter]] crash, the building came under attack by Amaris' troops. After all the able-bodied were herded from the building, forced to leave the sick and injured behind (including Lionel), the hospital was bombed before a stunned crowd of onlookers.<ref name=JFSp8>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 8: "Elizabeth Hazen"</ref> In the confusion of the coup, Elizabeth Hazen and many other loyal soldiers of the SLDF slipped away and formed a resistance movement called the ''Ghosts of the Black Watch'' that would continue to fight the Usurper for the next ten years until Kerensky's forces liberated Terra in [[2779]]. During this time she would gain an exhaustive knowledge of the cruelties particular to irregular warfare,<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 152: "Rules Annex, Clan Jade Falcon, Elizabeth Hazen"</ref> while tempering her warrior spirit into a keen edge in the long fight against the [[Stefan Amaris|Amaris]] occupiers. For her determined heroism during the war, she was awarded the [[Awards#Star_League|Star League Medal of Honor]] and was inducted into the [[Star_League_Defense_Force#Awards|Order of the Sword]], the last person to have either honor bestowed upon them by the soon to be defunct Star League.<ref name=JFSp8/> In the confusion of the coup, Elizabeth Hazen and many other loyal soldiers of the SLDF slipped away and formed a resistance movement called the ''Ghosts of the Black Watch'' that would continue to fight the Usurper for the next ten years until Kerensky's forces liberated Terra in [[2779]]. During this time she would gain an exhaustive knowledge of the cruelties particular to irregular warfare,<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 152: "Rules Annex, Clan Jade Falcon, Elizabeth Hazen"</ref> while tempering her warrior spirit into a keen edge in the long fight against the [[Stefan Amaris|Amaris]] occupiers. For her determined heroism during the war, she was awarded the [[Awards#Star_League|Star League Medal of Honor]] and was inducted into the [[Star_League_Defense_Force#Awards|Order of the Sword]], the last person to have either honor bestowed upon them by the soon to be defunct Star League.<ref name=JFSp8/> Line 34:
Line 34: ===Exodus=== ===Exodus=== − When Kerensky ordered the Exodus from the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[2784]], Elizabeth Hazen rejoined the SLDF, taking her open invitation to join the General's Command Staff, though some say due to her lover<ref name=FMCC91>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', pp. 91</ref> - Aaron DeChavilier's personal vist to Budapest. This is one of the few times that Hazen's romantic life (or that of General DeChavilier) is hinted at.<ref name=JFSp9/> + When Kerensky ordered the Exodus from the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[2784]], Elizabeth Hazen rejoined the SLDF, taking her open invitation to join the General's Command Staff, though some say at Aaron DeChavilier's personal request. This is one of the few times that Hazen's romantic life (or that of General DeChavilier) is hinted at, though it remains speculation how deep their relationship ran.<ref name=JFSp9/> During the long Exodus tempers flared all throughout the massive SLDF fleet, but tensions boiled over in one especially terrible incident: The [[Prinz Eugen Mutiny]]. In September of [[2785]], nine vessels led by the ''[[Texas]]''-class battleship SLS ''[[Prinz Eugen]]'' decided to head back to the [[Inner Sphere]]. Major Hazen was appointed to bring the ships back into the fold and did so with ruthless efficiency. Included in her force of 160 marines was [[Andery Kerensky]], on orders from General Kerensky himself to take part in the mission. Afterward, Major Hazen would stand at the head of the firing squad that executed the leaders of the mutiny, likewise accompanied by the younger Kerensky.<ref name=JFSp9/><ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 7: "Exodus"</ref><ref name=H:OKp16>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 16: "Major Elizabeth Hazen, Personal Journals, 28 September 2785"</ref> During the long Exodus tempers flared all throughout the massive SLDF fleet, but tensions boiled over in one especially terrible incident: The [[Prinz Eugen Mutiny]]. In September of [[2785]], nine vessels led by the ''[[Texas]]''-class battleship SLS ''[[Prinz Eugen]]'' decided to head back to the [[Inner Sphere]]. Major Hazen was appointed to bring the ships back into the fold and did so with ruthless efficiency. Included in her force of 160 marines was [[Andery Kerensky]], on orders from General Kerensky himself to take part in the mission. Afterward, Major Hazen would stand at the head of the firing squad that executed the leaders of the mutiny, likewise accompanied by the younger Kerensky.<ref name=JFSp9/><ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 7: "Exodus"</ref><ref name=H:OKp16>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 16: "Major Elizabeth Hazen, Personal Journals, 28 September 2785"</ref> Line 43:
Line 43: ===Pentagon Worlds and the Clans=== ===Pentagon Worlds and the Clans=== − Following Aleksandr Kerensky's death in 2801, she accompanied [[Nicholas Kerensky]] on his [[Second Exodus]] to the [[Kerensky Cluster]]. When he laid out his plans to create his new vision of an ideal warrior society, the [[Clans]], Elizabeth Hazen was chosen to be a founder of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], named for the animal with which she so much identified. + Following Aleksandr Kerensky's death in 2801, she accompanied [[Nicholas Kerensky]] on his [[Second Exodus]] to the [[Kerensky Cluster]]. When he laid out his plans to create his new vision of an ideal warrior society, [[The Clans]], Elizabeth Hazen was chosen to be a founder of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], named for the animal with which she so much identified. − The [[Jade Falcon (species)|Jade Falcon]] species was bred on [[Eden]] in the early years of the Pentagon Worlds, to combat a winged predatory reptile that fed on livestock. Elizabeth Hazen, then the [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]] garrison commander, so when the species was imported there to perform a similar role, she obtained and tamed one of the first of these genetically engineered birds to hatch. A mix of the peregrine and gyrfalcon, she would name her jade falcon Turkina, in honor of the powerful wife of an ancient Mongol Khan's wife, keeping it for many years during the colony era.<ref name=JFSp11>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 11: "Legend of Turkina"</ref> + The [[Jade Falcon (species)|Jade Falcon]] species was bred on [[Eden]] in the early years of the Pentagon Worlds, to combat a winged predatory reptile that fed on livestock. Elizabeth Hazen, then the [[Dagda (Clan)|Dagda]] garrison commander, so when the species was imported there to perform a similar role, she obtained and tamed one of the first of these genetically engineered birds to hatch. A mix of the peregrine and gyrfalcon, she would name her jade falcon Turkina, in honor of the powerful wife of an ancient Mongol Khan's wife, keeping it for many years during the colony era.<ref name=JFSp11>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 11: "Legend of Turkina"</ref> When the colonists on [[Eden]] rioted in [[2801]] due to colonial hardships as well as factional jealousies, it radiated social shock waves throughout the [[Pentagon Worlds]]. General Kerensky ordered General DeChavilier and Major Hazen to quell the rebellion.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 9: "Serpent in Eden"</ref> To begin an event that became known as the [[DeChavilier Massacre]], General DeChavilier was killed during an ambush set up by Liao insurgents on [[Eden]] who were fighting against a nearby enclave of Davion colonists. Much is said in various Clan histories and [[Legend of Turkina|legends]] regarding this incident. But what is known is that after her own 'Mech was downed by the rebels, a numb and nearly-defeated Elizabeth Hazen eventually broke away from her paralyzing grief and rose up in a violent rage. She then used a ''katana'' as her primary weapon during a rampage that would see the distraught but galvanized Hazen mercilessly kill as many of the insurgents as she could find in revenge for her loved and beloved commander's death. She would go on to lead the survivors in taking the rebel stronghold, her force slaying every rebel that they encountered.<ref name=JFSp11/><ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 20–21: "The Price of Liberty"</ref> When the colonists on [[Eden]] rioted in [[2801]] due to colonial hardships as well as factional jealousies, it radiated social shock waves throughout the [[Pentagon Worlds]]. General Kerensky ordered General DeChavilier and Major Hazen to quell the rebellion.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 9: "Serpent in Eden"</ref> To begin an event that became known as the [[DeChavilier Massacre]], General DeChavilier was killed during an ambush set up by Liao insurgents on [[Eden]] who were fighting against a nearby enclave of Davion colonists. Much is said in various Clan histories and [[Legend of Turkina|legends]] regarding this incident. But what is known is that after her own 'Mech was downed by the rebels, a numb and nearly-defeated Elizabeth Hazen eventually broke away from her paralyzing grief and rose up in a violent rage. She then used a ''katana'' as her primary weapon during a rampage that would see the distraught but galvanized Hazen mercilessly kill as many of the insurgents as she could find in revenge for her loved and beloved commander's death. She would go on to lead the survivors in taking the rebel stronghold, her force slaying every rebel that they encountered.<ref name=JFSp11/><ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 20–21: "The Price of Liberty"</ref> Line 88:
Line 88: Khan Elizabeth Hazen set a harsh example for her clan’s continuing ultraconservative leadership in the coming eras. Clan Jade Falcon warriors after her time brook no rebellion from their lower castes and historically react in violent fashion if pushed, as they did towards their rebellious colonists in the Kerensky Cluster during the [[Golden Century]].<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 18: "Golden Century"</ref> Khan Elizabeth Hazen set a harsh example for her clan’s continuing ultraconservative leadership in the coming eras. Clan Jade Falcon warriors after her time brook no rebellion from their lower castes and historically react in violent fashion if pushed, as they did towards their rebellious colonists in the Kerensky Cluster during the [[Golden Century]].<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 18: "Golden Century"</ref> − ==BattleMechs== + ==Notes== Elizabeth Hazen is noted to have piloted a ''[[Black Knight]]'' in battle at most engagements.<ref name=JFSp11/> During the final battles on Terra, she employed a ''Highlander''.<ref name=HLT2-8-HJ-EH-H-1/> Elizabeth Hazen is noted to have piloted a ''[[Black Knight]]'' in battle at most engagements.<ref name=JFSp11/> During the final battles on Terra, she employed a ''Highlander''.<ref name=HLT2-8-HJ-EH-H-1/> Line 102:
Line 102: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[BattleTech: Legends]]'' * ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' * ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' Line 108:
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| − | '''Elizabeth | + | '''Elizabeth Hazen''' was the founding [[Khan]] of [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. She is one of four founders recognized by the Jade Falcons, and is the most well-regarded by her [[Clan]]. She is also believed to have been the first to tame a [[Jade_Falcon_(species)|jade falcon]], a genetically engineered mix of the peregrine and the gyrfalcon, designed to combat native pests of the [[Clan Homeworlds]]. Hazen's jade falcon was named [[Legend of Turkina|Turkina]], a name that became the basis for the elite [[Turkina Keshik]] of the [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Clan Jade Falcon ''touman'']], while also defining much of the history and legend surrounding this Clan Founder.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 10: "Legend of Turkina"</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early Life=== | ===Early Life=== | ||
| − | Elizabeth | + | Elizabeth Hazen was born on [[Terra]], in Alexandria, Virginia, on the continent of North America. When she came of legal age, she joined the [[SLDF]] and entered [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] training. By age 25 she was an officer who commanded a company in the elite [[Royal Black Watch Regiment]], assigned to guard the First Lord himself. |
===Star League Service=== | ===Star League Service=== | ||
| − | Hazen was not present the day the Usurper struck the [[House Cameron|Cameron]] line from continued existence. Visiting her brother Lionel in a hospital as he recovered from an [[aerospace fighter]] crash, the building came under attack by Amaris' troops. After all the able-bodied were herded from the building, forced to leave the sick and injured behind (including Lionel), the hospital was bombed before a stunned crowd of onlookers.<ref name=JFSp8/> | + | Hazen was not present the day the Usurper struck the [[House Cameron|Cameron]] line from continued existence. Visiting her brother Lionel in a hospital as he recovered from an [[aerospace fighter]] crash, the building came under attack by Amaris' troops. After all the able-bodied were herded from the building, forced to leave the sick and injured behind (including Lionel), the hospital was bombed before a stunned crowd of onlookers.<ref name=JFSp8>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 8: "Elizabeth Hazen"</ref> |
In the confusion of the coup, Elizabeth Hazen and many other loyal soldiers of the SLDF slipped away and formed a resistance movement called the ''Ghosts of the Black Watch'' that would continue to fight the Usurper for the next ten years until Kerensky's forces liberated Terra in [[2779]]. During this time she would gain an exhaustive knowledge of the cruelties particular to irregular warfare,<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 152: "Rules Annex, Clan Jade Falcon, Elizabeth Hazen"</ref> while tempering her warrior spirit into a keen edge in the long fight against the [[Stefan Amaris|Amaris]] occupiers. For her determined heroism during the war, she was awarded the [[Awards#Star_League|Star League Medal of Honor]] and was inducted into the [[Star_League_Defense_Force#Awards|Order of the Sword]], the last person to have either honor bestowed upon them by the soon to be defunct Star League.<ref name=JFSp8/> | In the confusion of the coup, Elizabeth Hazen and many other loyal soldiers of the SLDF slipped away and formed a resistance movement called the ''Ghosts of the Black Watch'' that would continue to fight the Usurper for the next ten years until Kerensky's forces liberated Terra in [[2779]]. During this time she would gain an exhaustive knowledge of the cruelties particular to irregular warfare,<ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 152: "Rules Annex, Clan Jade Falcon, Elizabeth Hazen"</ref> while tempering her warrior spirit into a keen edge in the long fight against the [[Stefan Amaris|Amaris]] occupiers. For her determined heroism during the war, she was awarded the [[Awards#Star_League|Star League Medal of Honor]] and was inducted into the [[Star_League_Defense_Force#Awards|Order of the Sword]], the last person to have either honor bestowed upon them by the soon to be defunct Star League.<ref name=JFSp8/> | ||
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===Exodus=== | ===Exodus=== | ||
| − | When Kerensky ordered the Exodus from the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[2784]], Elizabeth Hazen rejoined the SLDF, taking her open invitation to join the General's Command Staff, though some say | + | When Kerensky ordered the Exodus from the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[2784]], Elizabeth Hazen rejoined the SLDF, taking her open invitation to join the General's Command Staff, though some say at Aaron DeChavilier's personal request. This is one of the few times that Hazen's romantic life (or that of General DeChavilier) is hinted at, though it remains speculation how deep their relationship ran.<ref name=JFSp9/> |
During the long Exodus tempers flared all throughout the massive SLDF fleet, but tensions boiled over in one especially terrible incident: The [[Prinz Eugen Mutiny]]. In September of [[2785]], nine vessels led by the ''[[Texas]]''-class battleship SLS ''[[Prinz Eugen]]'' decided to head back to the [[Inner Sphere]]. Major Hazen was appointed to bring the ships back into the fold and did so with ruthless efficiency. Included in her force of 160 marines was [[Andery Kerensky]], on orders from General Kerensky himself to take part in the mission. Afterward, Major Hazen would stand at the head of the firing squad that executed the leaders of the mutiny, likewise accompanied by the younger Kerensky.<ref name=JFSp9/><ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 7: "Exodus"</ref><ref name=H:OKp16>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 16: "Major Elizabeth Hazen, Personal Journals, 28 September 2785"</ref> | During the long Exodus tempers flared all throughout the massive SLDF fleet, but tensions boiled over in one especially terrible incident: The [[Prinz Eugen Mutiny]]. In September of [[2785]], nine vessels led by the ''[[Texas]]''-class battleship SLS ''[[Prinz Eugen]]'' decided to head back to the [[Inner Sphere]]. Major Hazen was appointed to bring the ships back into the fold and did so with ruthless efficiency. Included in her force of 160 marines was [[Andery Kerensky]], on orders from General Kerensky himself to take part in the mission. Afterward, Major Hazen would stand at the head of the firing squad that executed the leaders of the mutiny, likewise accompanied by the younger Kerensky.<ref name=JFSp9/><ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 7: "Exodus"</ref><ref name=H:OKp16>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 16: "Major Elizabeth Hazen, Personal Journals, 28 September 2785"</ref> | ||
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===Pentagon Worlds and the Clans=== | ===Pentagon Worlds and the Clans=== | ||
| − | Following Aleksandr Kerensky's death in 2801, she accompanied [[Nicholas Kerensky]] on his [[Second Exodus]] to the [[Kerensky Cluster]]. When he laid out his plans to create his new vision of an ideal warrior society, | + | Following Aleksandr Kerensky's death in 2801, she accompanied [[Nicholas Kerensky]] on his [[Second Exodus]] to the [[Kerensky Cluster]]. When he laid out his plans to create his new vision of an ideal warrior society, [[The Clans]], Elizabeth Hazen was chosen to be a founder of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], named for the animal with which she so much identified. |
| − | The [[Jade Falcon (species)|Jade Falcon]] species was bred on [[Eden]] in the early years of the Pentagon Worlds, to combat a winged predatory reptile that fed on livestock. Elizabeth Hazen, then the [[Dagda (Clan | + | The [[Jade Falcon (species)|Jade Falcon]] species was bred on [[Eden]] in the early years of the Pentagon Worlds, to combat a winged predatory reptile that fed on livestock. Elizabeth Hazen, then the [[Dagda (Clan)|Dagda]] garrison commander, so when the species was imported there to perform a similar role, she obtained and tamed one of the first of these genetically engineered birds to hatch. A mix of the peregrine and gyrfalcon, she would name her jade falcon Turkina, in honor of the powerful wife of an ancient Mongol Khan's wife, keeping it for many years during the colony era.<ref name=JFSp11>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 11: "Legend of Turkina"</ref> |
When the colonists on [[Eden]] rioted in [[2801]] due to colonial hardships as well as factional jealousies, it radiated social shock waves throughout the [[Pentagon Worlds]]. General Kerensky ordered General DeChavilier and Major Hazen to quell the rebellion.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 9: "Serpent in Eden"</ref> To begin an event that became known as the [[DeChavilier Massacre]], General DeChavilier was killed during an ambush set up by Liao insurgents on [[Eden]] who were fighting against a nearby enclave of Davion colonists. Much is said in various Clan histories and [[Legend of Turkina|legends]] regarding this incident. But what is known is that after her own 'Mech was downed by the rebels, a numb and nearly-defeated Elizabeth Hazen eventually broke away from her paralyzing grief and rose up in a violent rage. She then used a ''katana'' as her primary weapon during a rampage that would see the distraught but galvanized Hazen mercilessly kill as many of the insurgents as she could find in revenge for her loved and beloved commander's death. She would go on to lead the survivors in taking the rebel stronghold, her force slaying every rebel that they encountered.<ref name=JFSp11/><ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 20–21: "The Price of Liberty"</ref> | When the colonists on [[Eden]] rioted in [[2801]] due to colonial hardships as well as factional jealousies, it radiated social shock waves throughout the [[Pentagon Worlds]]. General Kerensky ordered General DeChavilier and Major Hazen to quell the rebellion.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 9: "Serpent in Eden"</ref> To begin an event that became known as the [[DeChavilier Massacre]], General DeChavilier was killed during an ambush set up by Liao insurgents on [[Eden]] who were fighting against a nearby enclave of Davion colonists. Much is said in various Clan histories and [[Legend of Turkina|legends]] regarding this incident. But what is known is that after her own 'Mech was downed by the rebels, a numb and nearly-defeated Elizabeth Hazen eventually broke away from her paralyzing grief and rose up in a violent rage. She then used a ''katana'' as her primary weapon during a rampage that would see the distraught but galvanized Hazen mercilessly kill as many of the insurgents as she could find in revenge for her loved and beloved commander's death. She would go on to lead the survivors in taking the rebel stronghold, her force slaying every rebel that they encountered.<ref name=JFSp11/><ref>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 20–21: "The Price of Liberty"</ref> | ||
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Khan Elizabeth Hazen set a harsh example for her clan’s continuing ultraconservative leadership in the coming eras. Clan Jade Falcon warriors after her time brook no rebellion from their lower castes and historically react in violent fashion if pushed, as they did towards their rebellious colonists in the Kerensky Cluster during the [[Golden Century]].<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 18: "Golden Century"</ref> | Khan Elizabeth Hazen set a harsh example for her clan’s continuing ultraconservative leadership in the coming eras. Clan Jade Falcon warriors after her time brook no rebellion from their lower castes and historically react in violent fashion if pushed, as they did towards their rebellious colonists in the Kerensky Cluster during the [[Golden Century]].<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 18: "Golden Century"</ref> | ||
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Elizabeth Hazen is noted to have piloted a ''[[Black Knight]]'' in battle at most engagements.<ref name=JFSp11/> During the final battles on Terra, she employed a ''Highlander''.<ref name=HLT2-8-HJ-EH-H-1/> | Elizabeth Hazen is noted to have piloted a ''[[Black Knight]]'' in battle at most engagements.<ref name=JFSp11/> During the final battles on Terra, she employed a ''Highlander''.<ref name=HLT2-8-HJ-EH-H-1/> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' | * ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' | ||
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' | * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Clan Jade Falcon Characters|Hazen, Elizabeth]] | [[Category:Clan Jade Falcon Characters|Hazen, Elizabeth]] | ||
[[Category:Notable Black Knight Pilots|Hazen, Elizabeth]] | [[Category:Notable Black Knight Pilots|Hazen, Elizabeth]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Khans|Hazen, Elizabeth]] | ||