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:''This article details the history of '''''Clan Blood Spirit'''''. For more information, see [[Clan Blood Spirit]].''
 
:''This article details the history of '''''Clan Blood Spirit'''''. For more information, see [[Clan Blood Spirit]].''
 
:''For the history of the Clans as a whole, see [[History of the Clans]].''
 
:''For the history of the Clans as a whole, see [[History of the Clans]].''
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==Operation KLONDIKE==
 
==Operation KLONDIKE==
Assigned to [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]] during [[Operation KLONDIKE]], the Blood Spirits were working alongside [[Clan Star Adder]], [[Clan Steel Viper]], and [[Clan Ghost Bear]] under the initial direction of Star Adder Khan [[Absalom Truscott]].  Disaster struck on first landing, however, when the Ghost Bears abandoned the planned landing site and grounded closer to the capital of the [[Nation of Hastur]].  This left the Star Adders facing forces from Hastur and the [[Ilkasur Shogunate]], with the latter comprising over a regiment of force. The Star Adders successfully drove off the attackers, but at heavy cost: Khan Truscott was slain.  The Blood Spirits and Steel Vipers landed and moved to intercept the withdrawing Shogunate forces, pinning them against a Trinary of pursuing Star Adders and breaking them quickly.<ref name=HOKp50-51>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 50–51: "Clan Blood Spirit Cluster"</ref>
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Assigned to [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]] during [[Operation KLONDIKE]], the Blood Spirits were working alongside [[Clan Star Adder]], [[Clan Steel Viper]], and [[Clan Ghost Bear]] under the initial direction of Star Adder Khan [[Absalom Truscott]].  Disaster struck on first landing, however, when the Ghost Bears abandoned the planned landing site and grounded closer to the capital of the [[Nation of Hastur]].  This left the Star Adders facing forces from Hastur and the [[Ilkasur Shogunate]], with the latter comprising over a regiment of force. The Star Adders successfully drove off the attackers, but at heavy cost: Khan Truscott was slain.  The Blood Spirits and Steel Vipers landed and moved to intercept the withdrawing Shogunate forces, pinning them against a Trinary of pursuing Star Adders and breaking them quickly.<ref name=HOKp50-51>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 50–51: "Clan Blood Spirit Cluster"</ref>
  
 
Khan Schmitt also attempted to fulfill her self-appointed role as peacemaker and keep her fellow Khans working together toward a common objective.<ref name=HOKp49>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 49: "Clan Blood Spirit Cluster"</ref> When a friendly fire incident led to a near state of war between Clans Star Adder and [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]], Khan Schmitt managed to cool the situation down and get the Bears to finally cooperate with the other Clans on-planet.<ref name=HOKp53-54>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 53–54: "Bear Baiting and Snake Charming"</ref>
 
Khan Schmitt also attempted to fulfill her self-appointed role as peacemaker and keep her fellow Khans working together toward a common objective.<ref name=HOKp49>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 49: "Clan Blood Spirit Cluster"</ref> When a friendly fire incident led to a near state of war between Clans Star Adder and [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]], Khan Schmitt managed to cool the situation down and get the Bears to finally cooperate with the other Clans on-planet.<ref name=HOKp53-54>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 53–54: "Bear Baiting and Snake Charming"</ref>
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In the time following KLONDIKE the Blood Spirits attempted to maintain the esprit de corps that bound all Clans. To this end, Khan Schmitt created the post of [[ilChi]]; these nineteen ambassadors would maintain open relations and facilitate mutual aid between the Spirits and the other Clans.<ref name=FMCC21>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 21</ref>
 
In the time following KLONDIKE the Blood Spirits attempted to maintain the esprit de corps that bound all Clans. To this end, Khan Schmitt created the post of [[ilChi]]; these nineteen ambassadors would maintain open relations and facilitate mutual aid between the Spirits and the other Clans.<ref name=FMCC21>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 21</ref>
  
Their dream did not live long. In [[2823]], [[Clan Wolverine]] was [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilated]] for rebelling against Kerensky's vision; for expressing some sympathy for the Wolverines, the Blood Spirits found themselves a target as well. [[Clan Burrock|Burrocks]] called for the Spirits' Annihilation, and though the Grand Council voted down the measure, the Spirits were reprimanded and told to follow the Way of the Clans or else. Shocked, and realizing that the other Clans no longer respected one another, Khan Schmitt canceled the ilChi program.<ref name=FMCC21>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 21</ref>
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Their dream did not live long. In [[2823]] [[Clan Wolverine]] was [[Trial of Annihilation|Annihilated]] for rebelling against Kerensky's vision; for expressing some sympathy for the Wolverines, the Blood Spirits found themselves a target as well. [[Clan Burrock|Burrocks]] called for the Spirits' Annihilation, and though the Grand Council voted down the measure, the Spirits were reprimanded and told to follow the Way of the Clans or else. Shocked, and realizing that the other Clans no longer respected one another, Khan Schmitt cancelled the ilChi program.<ref name=FMCC21>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 21</ref>
  
Following this, the other Clans, predominantly the Burrocks and [[Clan Mongoose|Mongoose]], targeted the Spirits with near constant raids, and the Spirits eventually lost their holdings on [[Albion (Clan System)|Albion]] and [[Homer]]. Reduced to a single planet—[[York (Clan System)|York]]—the Spirits' former regard for their fellow Clans was replaced with a bitter hatred. The death of ilKhan Kerensky in [[2834]] was blamed by the Spirits upon the other Clans, and a series of furious counterattacks ended the raiding but cost the Spirits Khan Schmitt and left them a small and weak Clan.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', pp. 22–23</ref>
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Following this, the other Clans, predominantly the Burrocks and [[Clan Mongoose|Mongoose]], targeted the Spirits with near constant raids, and the Spirits eventually lost their holdings on [[Albion (Clan)|Albion]] and [[Homer_(Clan_planet)|Homer]]. Reduced to a single planet - [[York (Clan)|York]] - the Spirits' former regard for their fellow Clans was replaced with a bitter hatred. The death of ilKhan Kerensky in [[2834]] was blamed by the Spirits upon the other Clans, and a series of furious counterattacks ended the raiding but cost the Spirits Khan Schmitt and left them a small and weak Clan.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', pp. 22–23</ref>
  
 
==Isolation==
 
==Isolation==
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When Kindraa Smythe-Jewel was destroyed in [[2872]], Clan Blood Spirit resurrected the ilChi office and dispatched an emissary to the rest of Clan Fire Mandrill offering military aid. Though rejected, the offer improved the tentative ties between the two Clans and led to an informal alliance. The success of this new compact and the Spirits' resource deficit later prompted Khan Boques to accept limited trade offers from [[Clan Sea Fox]].<ref name=FMCC24>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 24</ref>
 
When Kindraa Smythe-Jewel was destroyed in [[2872]], Clan Blood Spirit resurrected the ilChi office and dispatched an emissary to the rest of Clan Fire Mandrill offering military aid. Though rejected, the offer improved the tentative ties between the two Clans and led to an informal alliance. The success of this new compact and the Spirits' resource deficit later prompted Khan Boques to accept limited trade offers from [[Clan Sea Fox]].<ref name=FMCC24>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 24</ref>
  
In [[2975]] [[Fara Church]] became Khan of Clan Blood Spirit. With momentum building for a return to the [[Inner Sphere]], Church realized that [[Clan Blood Spirit Touman|his Clan's ''touman'']] was too small to be considered a viable member of any invasion. To counter this, the Blood Spirits contacted [[Clan Snow Raven]] and made an offer: the Blood Spirits would trade some of their excess [[WarShip|WarShips]] for a large quantity of the Ravens' older, second-line [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]]. The deal benefited both parties immensely, allowing the Spirits to increase the size of their ''touman'' considerably, and led to the Spirits gaining a new ally of sorts.<ref name=FMCC25>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 25</ref>
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In [[2975]] [[Fara Church]] became Khan of Clan Blood Spirit. With momentum building for a return to the [[Inner Sphere]], Church realized that his Clan's ''touman'' was too small to be considered a viable member of any invasion. To counter this, the Blood Spirits contacted [[Clan Snow Raven]] and made an offer: the Blood Spirits would trade some of their excess [[WarShip|WarShips]] for a large quantity of the Ravens' older, second-line [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]]. The deal benefited both parties immensely, allowing the Spirits to increase the size of their ''touman'' considerably, and led to the Spirits gaining a new ally of sorts.<ref name=FMCC25>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 25</ref>
  
 
==Operation Revival==
 
==Operation Revival==
Throughout the first half of the [[thirty-first century]], Clan Blood Spirit became an adherent of the [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] philosophy, but nonetheless forsook nearly all interaction with other Clans. Aside from dealings with their few allies or occasional voting in the Grand Council the Spirits for all intents and purposes vanished from Clan civilization.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 1: "A Call for Unity"</ref><ref name=FMCC25>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 25</ref> Like nearly everything else in Clan life, this state of affairs changed forever with the surprise appearance of the ''[[Outbound Light]]'' in [[3048]].
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Throughout the first half of the 31st century Clan Blood Spirit became an adherent of the [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] philosophy, but nonetheless forsook nearly all interaction with other Clans. Aside from dealings with their few allies or occasional voting in the Grand Council the Spirits for all intents and purposes vanished from Clan civilization.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 1: "A Call for Unity"</ref><ref name=FMCC25>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 25</ref> Like nearly everything else in Clan life, this state of affairs changed forever with the surprise appearance of the ''[[Outbound Light]]'' in [[3048]].
  
 
Although the Blood Spirits participated in the placement Trials for [[Operation Revival]], and achieved a first-round win against the hated Clan Burrock, they lost to [[Clan Nova Cat]] in the third round and thus did not participate in the invasion. The Spirits consoled themselves by claiming that this loss merely confirmed their belief that the time for an invasion had not yet arrived.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 14</ref> When the [[Invader Clans|invaders]] were defeated at [[Tukayyid]], the Spirits felt some vindication of this view.<ref name=WOK70>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 70: "Clan Blood Spirit"</ref>
 
Although the Blood Spirits participated in the placement Trials for [[Operation Revival]], and achieved a first-round win against the hated Clan Burrock, they lost to [[Clan Nova Cat]] in the third round and thus did not participate in the invasion. The Spirits consoled themselves by claiming that this loss merely confirmed their belief that the time for an invasion had not yet arrived.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 14</ref> When the [[Invader Clans|invaders]] were defeated at [[Tukayyid]], the Spirits felt some vindication of this view.<ref name=WOK70>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 70: "Clan Blood Spirit"</ref>
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==The Great Refusal and the Wars of Possession==
 
==The Great Refusal and the Wars of Possession==
This new isolationist policy of the Blood Spirits did not last long. [[3060|A year later]], when the reborn [[Star League#Second Star League|Star League]] challenged the Clans to a [[Trial of Refusal]] over the Clan Invasion, the Blood Spirits were one of the Crusader Clans to square off against the [[Star League Defense Force#Second Star League Defense Force|Star League Defense Force]] during the [[Great Refusal]]. Pitted against the [[Draconis Combine|Draconis Combine's]] [[First Genyosha]] in the Coldrill Valley, the Spirits lost their Trial shortly after Khan Schmitt's 'Mech was knocked out.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 25: "The Great Refusal"</ref>
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This new isolationist policy of the Blood Spirits did not last long. [[3060|A year later]], when the reborn [[Star League#Second Star League|Star League]] challenged the Clans to a [[Trial of Refusal]] over the Clan Invasion, the Blood Spirits were one of the Crusader Clans to square off against the [[Star League Defense Force#Second Star League Defense Force|Star League Defense Force]] during the [[Great Refusal]]. Pitted against the [[Draconis Combine|Draconis Combine's]] [[1st Genyosha]] in the Coldrill Valley, the Spirits lost their Trial shortly after Khan Schmitt's 'Mech was knocked out.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 25: "The Great Refusal"</ref>
  
 
During the first two years of the subsequent [[Wars of Possession]], Clan Blood Spirit remained aloof from the fighting. In early [[3063]], Clan Star Adder began raiding York, and gradually increased both its presence in the York system and the frequency of its raids. The Spirits finally struck back at the Adders when in [[3066]] they regained a foothold on Arcadia, destroyed the [[WarShip]] CSA ''[[Vritra]]'' and hit the Adder enclave on [[Tathis]] in conjunction with their Fire Mandrill allies.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 36</ref><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 16–17</ref> In [[3062]] the Spirits supported [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]'s plan to bring [[Inner Sphere]] religious delegates into Clan space for the Babylon Diet.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 24</ref>
 
During the first two years of the subsequent [[Wars of Possession]], Clan Blood Spirit remained aloof from the fighting. In early [[3063]], Clan Star Adder began raiding York, and gradually increased both its presence in the York system and the frequency of its raids. The Spirits finally struck back at the Adders when in [[3066]] they regained a foothold on Arcadia, destroyed the [[WarShip]] CSA ''[[Vritra]]'' and hit the Adder enclave on [[Tathis]] in conjunction with their Fire Mandrill allies.<ref>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 36</ref><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 16–17</ref> In [[3062]] the Spirits supported [[Clan Cloud Cobra]]'s plan to bring [[Inner Sphere]] religious delegates into Clan space for the Babylon Diet.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 24</ref>
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On August 6 3072, Clan Star Adder sent several WarShips to York. They began an orbital bombardment that lasted for more than three weeks. At the end of it, York was in shambles with ninety percent of industry destroyed and three quarters of its civilian population dead. The debris and ash thrown into the atmosphere resulted in a "nuclear winter" that began to destroy the biosphere.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 105</ref>
 
On August 6 3072, Clan Star Adder sent several WarShips to York. They began an orbital bombardment that lasted for more than three weeks. At the end of it, York was in shambles with ninety percent of industry destroyed and three quarters of its civilian population dead. The debris and ash thrown into the atmosphere resulted in a "nuclear winter" that began to destroy the biosphere.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 105</ref>
  
The Spirits sent forces to Arcadia to seize enclaves from other Clans in 3073. What they found instead was a barren world, stripped of nearly all usable material, stacked with civilian bodies and home to only a few humans who wandered the wastes. These people were largely insane. (Later investigation suggested that these unfortunates were the survivors of testing by [[The Society]].)<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 122</ref> After being ambushed by a few Steel Viper positions, the Spirits bombarded those locations by WarShip and left the remaining parts of Albion to [[Clan Cloud Cobra]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 123</ref> Also in 3073 the Spirits hit [[Niles (Clan System)|Niles]] and took Clusters from Clan Hell's Horses and Clan Fire Mandrill as ''isorla''.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 133</ref>
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The Spirits sent forces to Arcadia to seize enclaves from other Clans in 3073. What they found instead was a barren world, stripped of nearly all usable material, stacked with civilian bodies and home to only a few humans who wandered the wastes. These people were largely insane. (Later investigation suggested that these unfortunates were the survivors of testing by [[The Society]].)<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 122</ref> After being ambushed by a few Steel Viper positions, the Spirits bombarded those locations by WarShip and left the remaining parts of Albion to [[Clan Cloud Cobra]].<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 123</ref> Also in 3073 the Spirits hit [[Niles (Clan)|Niles]] and took Clusters from Clan Hell's Horses and Clan Fire Mandrill as ''isorla''.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 133</ref>
  
The Blood Spirits took control of Tokasha factories. In 3074 forces from Clan Steel Viper arrived and challenged for the entire world. The fighting was intense, with Omicron, Omega, and Zeta Galaxy facing off against four Viper Galaxies. Though they fought well, the Spirits lost. The ilKhan then announced that the surviving Spirit warriors could join [[Clan Steel Viper Touman|his ''touman'']] or die. Most chose to die.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 138–139</ref>
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The Blood Spirits took control of Tokasha factories. In 3074 forces from Clan Steel Viper arrived and challenged for the entire world. The fighting was intense, with Omicron, Omega, and Zeta Galaxy facing off against four Viper Galaxies. Though they fought well, the Spirits lost. The ilKhan then announced that the surviving Spirit warriors could join his ''touman'' or die. Most chose to die.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 138–139</ref>
  
 
During the [[Trial of Annihilation]] against [[Clan Steel Viper]] the Blood Spirits' Alpha Galaxy dropped on [[Circe]] with the Cloud Cobras' Delta Galaxy.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 150</ref> They then moved on to New Kent, where they lost part of Beta Galaxy.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 151</ref> After [[Clan Steel Viper]] was annihilated in [[3076]] the Spirits were in shambles, having suffered greatly from the invasion of [[Circe]] and [[New Kent]] which much of their ''touman'' and industry on Albion destroyed.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 154</ref>
 
During the [[Trial of Annihilation]] against [[Clan Steel Viper]] the Blood Spirits' Alpha Galaxy dropped on [[Circe]] with the Cloud Cobras' Delta Galaxy.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 150</ref> They then moved on to New Kent, where they lost part of Beta Galaxy.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 151</ref> After [[Clan Steel Viper]] was annihilated in [[3076]] the Spirits were in shambles, having suffered greatly from the invasion of [[Circe]] and [[New Kent]] which much of their ''touman'' and industry on Albion destroyed.<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 154</ref>
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The Adders never wanted to really absorb the Spirits, knowing they would have never integrated with such a longtime deeply hated foe. Their goal was Annihilation, and they carried it out in the following weeks, starting heavy orbital bombardment on Haven, targeting key infrastructure locations at the Spirit holdings. Any resistance put up by the survivors was intercepted and crushed by the Adder forces.
 
The Adders never wanted to really absorb the Spirits, knowing they would have never integrated with such a longtime deeply hated foe. Their goal was Annihilation, and they carried it out in the following weeks, starting heavy orbital bombardment on Haven, targeting key infrastructure locations at the Spirit holdings. Any resistance put up by the survivors was intercepted and crushed by the Adder forces.
  
By mid-December every holding on the planet had been destroyed, and the Adders moved to Honor to repeat their actions. The seismic activity had not ceased yet, and the [[Seventeenth Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|Seventeenth Crimson Guards]], which had managed to survive so far after being stuck on the planet after its evacuation, was all that remained of the Spirit ''touman''. The Adders destroyed them from orbit.
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By mid-December every holding on the planet had been destroyed, and the Adders moved to Honor to repeat their actions. The seismic activity had not ceased yet, and the [[17th Crimson Guards (Clan Blood Spirit)|17th Crimson Guards]], which had managed to survive so far after being stuck on the planet after its evacuation, was all that remained of the Spirit ''touman''. The Adders destroyed them from orbit.
  
The ''[[Sovereign Right]]'' was left in the system to watch for any activity, and a month later it destroyed some [[DropShips]] that were trying to escape. By July 3085, Haven showed only minimal signs of life, while Honor had completely gone dark. The Adders recalled their ship but made irregular surveys the system in the following months.
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The ''[[Sovereign Right]]'' was left in the system to watch for any activity, and a month later it destroyed some [[DropShips]] that were trying to escape. By July 3085 Haven emitted only minimal signs of life, while Honor had completely gone dark. The Adders recalled their ship but made irregular surveys the system in the following months.
  
 
In October 3085 the Adders targeted the side of Mount Schmitt, near Glasgow, and buried the Blood Spirit genetic repository under rock and ice rubble.
 
In October 3085 the Adders targeted the side of Mount Schmitt, near Glasgow, and buried the Blood Spirit genetic repository under rock and ice rubble.

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