Difference between revisions of "Fortune's Son"
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| author = [[Loren Coleman]] | | author = [[Loren Coleman]] | ||
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| − | | type = Short story | + | | type = [[Short story]] |
| product = Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I | | product = Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I | ||
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| − | The short story '''''Fortune's Son''''' by [[Loren L. Coleman]] was first published in ''[[Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I]]''. | + | The short story '''''Fortune's Son''''' by [[Loren L. Coleman]] was first published as intro fiction in ''[[Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I]]''. |
| − | No timestamp is provided, but the story makes references to [[Devlin Stone]]'s vanishing. | + | No timestamp is provided, but the story makes references to [[Devlin Stone]]'s vanishing and the [[Blackout]]. |
==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
| − | + | The narrator, [[Zander Shienzè]], is a member of the Shienzè clan on [[New Home]]. He bitterly remembers how his family had once stood for this world and how his father paid service in blood to [[Devlin Stone]] during the formation of the [[Republic of the Sphere]], only for Stone to apparently forget this; the family has lost the title of baron since. The Shienzè clan's ruin was the Cavalqueros clan's gain. After the Blackout and the loss of the New Home's [[HPG]] station, and therefore without Republic eyes to watch over him, planetary governor [[Clarence Whitman]]'s rule has degraded into a grab for more land, resources and power, and now he has allied with the Cavalqueros, the one clan with enough power to oppose him. | |
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| + | Piloting a ''[[Spider]]'', Shienzè, who now leads a local rebellion, springs an ambush on a vehicle convoy hoping to capture a pair of [[Bellona]] tanks that the Cavalqueros had bougth and supposedly gifted to Whitman. However, the cargo under the tarps on the flatbed [[JI100]] turns out to be a PNT-10K2 ''[[Panther]]'' that powers up to spring a trap on the would-be ambushers in return. The hard-fought battle is ultimately a draw when Shienzè in his mauled 'Mech manages to critically damage the ''Panther'' with a [[Death From Above]] maneuver and manages to regroup his forces. The damaged ''Panther'' escapes, but Whitman's reinforcements turn tail, leaving Shienzè to salvage at least some wrecked vehicles. | ||
== Featured characters == | == Featured characters == | ||
| − | * [[Zander | + | * [[Zander Shienzè]] |
* [[Justin Tamberlane]] | * [[Justin Tamberlane]] | ||
* Planetary Governor [[Clarence Whitman]] (mentioned) | * Planetary Governor [[Clarence Whitman]] (mentioned) | ||
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===Vehicles=== | ===Vehicles=== | ||
| + | * [[Bellona]] (mentioned) | ||
| + | * [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]] | ||
| + | * [[Fox (Combat Vehicle)|Fox Armored Car]] | ||
* [[Giggins|Giggins APC]] | * [[Giggins|Giggins APC]] | ||
* [[JES Tactical Missile Carrier]] | * [[JES Tactical Missile Carrier]] | ||
| + | * [[JI100|JI100 Hauler]] | ||
* [[Joust]] | * [[Joust]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Shandra Scout Vehicle]] (mentioned) |
* [[SM1|SM1 Destroyer]] | * [[SM1|SM1 Destroyer]] | ||
* Hoverbike | * Hoverbike | ||
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== Featured planets == | == Featured planets == | ||
Revision as of 05:29, 27 April 2020
| Fortune's Son | |
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| Story information | |
| Author | Loren Coleman |
| Pages | 4 |
| Type | Short story |
| Product | Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I |
| Content | |
| Era | Dark Age era |
| Timeline | unspecified |
The short story Fortune's Son by Loren L. Coleman was first published as intro fiction in Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I.
No timestamp is provided, but the story makes references to Devlin Stone's vanishing and the Blackout.
Contents
Plot summary
The narrator, Zander Shienzè, is a member of the Shienzè clan on New Home. He bitterly remembers how his family had once stood for this world and how his father paid service in blood to Devlin Stone during the formation of the Republic of the Sphere, only for Stone to apparently forget this; the family has lost the title of baron since. The Shienzè clan's ruin was the Cavalqueros clan's gain. After the Blackout and the loss of the New Home's HPG station, and therefore without Republic eyes to watch over him, planetary governor Clarence Whitman's rule has degraded into a grab for more land, resources and power, and now he has allied with the Cavalqueros, the one clan with enough power to oppose him.
Piloting a Spider, Shienzè, who now leads a local rebellion, springs an ambush on a vehicle convoy hoping to capture a pair of Bellona tanks that the Cavalqueros had bougth and supposedly gifted to Whitman. However, the cargo under the tarps on the flatbed JI100 turns out to be a PNT-10K2 Panther that powers up to spring a trap on the would-be ambushers in return. The hard-fought battle is ultimately a draw when Shienzè in his mauled 'Mech manages to critically damage the Panther with a Death From Above maneuver and manages to regroup his forces. The damaged Panther escapes, but Whitman's reinforcements turn tail, leaving Shienzè to salvage at least some wrecked vehicles.
Featured characters
- Zander Shienzè
- Justin Tamberlane
- Planetary Governor Clarence Whitman (mentioned)
- Lars Davidson (mentioned)
Featured BattleTech
'Mechs
Vehicles
- Bellona (mentioned)
- Condor
- Fox Armored Car
- Giggins APC
- JES Tactical Missile Carrier
- JI100 Hauler
- Joust
- Shandra Scout Vehicle (mentioned)
- SM1 Destroyer
- Hoverbike