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Line 20: ==History== ==History== ===Commander of the First Army=== ===Commander of the First Army=== − As of [[3049]] immediately prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], Katherine Luarca had reached the rank of [[Precentor]] V, serving as commanding officer of First Army and overseeing all six [[Division]]s within the [[Dieron]] Theater. <ref name=20YU-70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70: "Com Guards (Deployment as of 3050) 1st V-iota"</ref> Luarca remained in command of the First when [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]] made its ''[[batchall]]'' with ''[[ilKhan]]'' [[Ulric Kerensky]] for the climactic battle on [[Tukayyid]].<ref name=T-48/><ref name=IC-29/> + As of [[3049]] immediately prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], Katherine Luarca had reached the rank of [[Precentor]] V, serving as commanding officer of First Army and overseeing all six [[Division]]s within the [[Dieron]] Theater. <ref name=20YU-70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70 "Com Guards (Deployment as of 3050) 1st V-iota"</ref> Luarca remained in command of the First when [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]] made its ''[[batchall]]'' with ''[[ilKhan]]'' [[Ulric Kerensky]] for the climactic battle on [[Tukayyid]]. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> − Though outlining an overall battle strategy, as one of his more seasoned commanders Focht made the fateful decision to leave the running of the campaign's tactical side to Luarca as he chose to focus on assisting and directing his less experienced commanders. Overestimating the skill of her [[army]] and fearful that green Fourth Army would break under combat with the Clans, Precentor Luarca ordered them to stay and defend the secondary target of Luk as she sent the bulk of her First Army to harass the Bears, keeping only her veteran [[103rd Division (ComStar)|103rd Division]] back to defend Spanac. While the Fourth's CO Precentor Aryon Tolliver disagreed with Luarca's decision, he chose to respect her superior experience and did not lodge a formal protest with the Precentor Martial.<ref name=T-48>''Tukayyid'', p. 48: "Campaign: Clan Ghost Bear"</ref><ref name=IC-29>''Invading Clans'', p. 29: "Tukayyid: World of Fate"</ref><ref name=T-53>''Tukayyid'', p. 53: "Spanac: City Under Siege [15] - Darkest Hour"</ref> <ref name=CS-69>''ComStar'' , pp. 69–72: "History of ComStar - The Clan War - Battle of Tukayyid"</ref><ref name=WC-48>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 48–49: "Tukayyid - Days of Armageddon - Ghost Bear"</ref> + Though outlining an overall battle strategy, as one of his more seasoned commanders Focht made the fateful decision to leave the running of the campaign's tactical side to Luarca as he chose to focus on assisting and directing his less experienced commanders. Overestimating the skill of her [[army]] and fearful that green Fourth Army would break under combat with the Clans, Precentor Luarca ordered them to stay and defend the secondary target of Luk as she sent the bulk of her First Army to harass the Bears, keeping only her veteran [[103rd Division (ComStar)|103rd Division]] back to defend Spanac. While the Fourth's CO Precentor Aryon Tolliver disagreed with Luarca's decision, he chose to respect her superior experience and did not lodge a formal protest with the Precentor Martial. <ref name=T-48>''Tukayyid'', p. 48, "Campaign: Clan Ghost Bear"</ref> <ref name=IC-29>''Invading Clans'', p. 29 "Tukayyid: World of Fate"</ref> <ref name=T-53>''Tukayyid'', p. 53 "Spanac: City Under Siege [15] - Darkest Hour"</ref> <ref name=CS-69>''ComStar'' , pp. 69-72 "History of ComStar - The Clan War - Battle of Tukayyid"</ref> <ref name=WC-48>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 48-49 "Tukayyid - Days of Armageddon - Ghost Bear"</ref> − Unfortunately the First Army on its own lacked the strength to stop the combined might of the Ghost Bears's [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha]], [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta]] and [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Delta]] [[Galaxy|Galaxies]]. Though the [[91st Division (ComStar)|91st]] and [[12th Division (ComStar)|12th Divisions]] successfully blunted Beta and Delta's advance on Luk at the cost of the [[121st Division (ComStar)|121st Division]], the Bear's elite Alpha Galaxy inflicted heavy losses on the [[308th Division (ComStar)|308th Division]] as it easily resisted the division's attempts to stop its advance towards Spanac, prompting Precentor Luarca to order the 91st fall back to assist in its defense.<ref name=T-48/><ref name=IC-29/><ref name=CS-69/><ref name=WC-48/><ref name=T-48/> + Unfortunately the First Army on its own lacked the strength to stop the combined might of the Ghost Bears's [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha]], [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta]] and [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Delta]] [[Galaxy|Galaxies]]. Though the [[91st Division (ComStar)|91st]] and [[12th Division (ComStar)|12th Divisions]] successfully blunted Beta and Delta's advance on Luk at the cost of the [[121st Division (ComStar)|121st Division]], the Bear's elite Alpha Galaxy inflicted heavy losses on the [[308th Division (ComStar)|308th Division]] as it easily resisted the division's attempts to stop its advance towards Spanac, prompting Precentor Luarca to order the 91st fall back to assist in its defense. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=CS-69/> <ref name=WC-48/> <ref name=T-48/> − When the Ghost Bear ''[[Khan]]''s ordered Beta and Delta to join the advance on Spanac just as Alpha Galaxy and the 91st Division reached Spanac's suburbs, Precentor Luarca ordered the 12th and 308th to block them in the hope of buying time for the 91st to reach proper defensive positions. Save for the 12th Division's brilliant ambush and destruction of Beta's [[7th Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|7th Bear Guards]] in Holth Forest, the bulk made it through relatively intact and the addition of Beta and Delta allowed the Bears to surge past the 91st Division, leaving only the intact 103rd Division to stop them.<ref name=T-48/><ref name=IC-29/><ref name=CS-69/><ref name=WC-48/> + When the Ghost Bear ''[[Khan]]''s ordered Beta and Delta to join the advance on Spanac just as Alpha Galaxy and the 91st Division reached Spanac's suburbs, Precentor Luarca ordered the 12th and 308th to block them in the hope of buying time for the 91st to reach proper defensive positions. Save for the 12th Division's brilliant ambush and destruction of Beta's [[7th Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|7th Bear Guards]] in Holth Forest, the bulk made it through relatively intact and the addition of Beta and Delta allowed the Bears to surge past the 91st Division, leaving only the intact 103rd Division to stop them. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=CS-69/> <ref name=WC-48/> − Recognizing her whole battle plan had been flawed but now left with no other options, Precentor Luarca ordered her seemingly doomed 103rd to defend the city no matter the cost. Katherine Luarca's desperate review of her overmatched defenses was interrupted by a confused Precentor Martial Focht who noticed the 91st's supply depot was about to be overrun and yet she had not reported her dire situation to either himself or his aide [[Klaus Hettig]]. When Precentor Luarca fanatically insisted with additional support from the surviving elements of the 308th she could hold, a utterly horrified Precentor Martial Focht fully reviewed the offensive and losses suffered in the Ghost Bear campaign and realized the gutted state of the First Army.<ref name=T-48/><ref name=T-53/><ref name=IC-29/> + Recognizing her whole battle plan had been flawed but now left with no other options, Precentor Luarca ordered her seemingly doomed 103rd to defend the city no matter the cost. Katherine Luarca's desperate review of her overmatched defenses was interrupted by a confused Precentor Martial Focht who noticed the 91st's supply depot was about to be overrun and yet she had not reported her dire situation to either himself or his aide [[Klaus Hettig]]. When Precentor Luarca fanatically insisted with additional support from the surviving elements of the 308th she could hold, a utterly horrified Precentor Martial Focht fully reviewed the offensive and losses suffered in the Ghost Bear campaign and realized the gutted state of the First Army. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=T-53/> <ref name=IC-29/> − Though Katherine attempted to defend her initial plan for the battle, the Precentor Martial angrily berated her for wasting her more seasoned force and likely dooming the defenses of both Spanac and Luk. Shocked and chastised, Luarca finally agreed to use the remains of the 91st to cover the withdrawal of the 103rd, Precentor Martial Focht viewing the loss of Spanac a lesser evil over the loss of a full veteran division. Apologizing for his outburst, Focht would plant the seed that saved Ghost Bear campaign when he suggested that Luarca strike the Ghost Bears supply lines when they advanced on Luk.<ref name=T-53/> + Though Katherine attempted to defend her initial plan for the battle, the Precentor Martial angrily berated her for wasting her more seasoned force and likely dooming the defenses of both Spanac and Luk. Shocked and chastised, Luarca finally agreed to use the remains of the 91st to cover the withdrawal of the 103rd, Precentor Martial Focht viewing the loss of Spanac a lesser evil over the loss of a full veteran division. Apologizing for his outburst, Focht would plant the seed that saved Ghost Bear campaign when he suggested that Luarca strike the Ghost Bears supply lines when they advanced on Luk. <ref name=T-53/> − Leaving Beta and Delta to defend their captured primary target, the Bears' Alpha Galaxy advanced towards Luk, the Fourth Army coming close to folding as Luarca had feared. Desperate to redeem her loss of Spanac, as the Precentor Martial had suggested, Luarca commanded the remains of the First Army in a strike against the Bears' primary supply depot at Spanac. Her attack forced the Ghost Bears to choose which was more important, the now vital ammunition or continuing the offensive against Luk. Eventually choosing to return to Spanac, while Alpha fought off the raid, they suffered such losses in the process that they could not resume the attack on Luk, with Clan Ghost Bear ultimately withdrawing with a draw. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=CS-69/> <ref name=WC-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=T-53/> <ref name=T-55>''Tukayyid'', pp. 55–56: "Luarca's Revenge [24] Unexpected Heroes"</ref> + Leaving Beta and Delta to defend their captured primary target, the Bears' Alpha Galaxy advanced towards Luk, the Fourth Army coming close to folding as Luarca had feared. Desperate to redeem her loss of Spanac, as the Precentor Martial had suggested, Luarca commanded the remains of the First Army in a strike against the Bears' primary supply depot at Spanac. Her attack forced the Ghost Bears to choose which was more important, the now vital ammunition or continuing the offensive against Luk. Eventually choosing to return to Spanac, while Alpha fought off the raid, they suffered such losses in the process that they could not resume the attack on Luk, with Clan Ghost Bear ultimately withdrawing with a draw. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=CS-69/> <ref name=WC-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=T-53/> <ref name=T-55>''Tukayyid'', pp. 55-56 "Luarca's Revenge [24] Unexpected Heroes"</ref> − After the Ghost Bears withdraw, Luarca would continue to direct her troops after they were transferred to face other Clans such the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] and [[Clan Wolf|Wolves]]. When an outnumbered [[Level II]] commanded by [[Adept]] [[Jeremiah Rose]] requested permission to pull back in the face of a Wolf advance, Luarca overruled him, ordering Rose to hold the line or die trying. <ref name=ME-134>''Main Event'', p. 134: "Part 1 - Chapter 14"</ref> + After the Ghost Bears withdraw, Luarca would continue to direct her troops after they were transferred to face other Clans such the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] and [[Clan Wolf|Wolves]]. When an outnumbered [[Level II]] commanded by [[Adept]] [[Jeremiah Rose]] requested permission to pull back in the face of a Wolf advance, Luarca overruled him, ordering Rose to hold the line or die trying. <ref name=ME-134>''Main Event'', p. 134 "Part 1 - Chapter 14"</ref> ===Precentor of BattleMechs=== ===Precentor of BattleMechs=== − Following the Battle of Tukayyid, in [[3053]] Luarca was promoted to the position of the Com Guard Precentor of [[BattleMech]]s, overseeing the procurement of hardware, supplies and parts and the recruitment and training of ComStar's BattleMech forces, with her former XO [[Katrina Troth]] taking over command of the First Army.<ref name=FMCS-20>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 20: "First Army V-Kappa: The Bear Maulers"</ref> <ref name=FMCS-15>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 15: "The Com Guards - Organization and Procedures - Command Structure and Operational Deployment"</ref> + Following the Battle of Tukayyid, in [[3053]] Luarca was promoted to the position of the Com Guard Precentor of [[BattleMech]]s, overseeing the procurement of hardware, supplies and parts and the recruitment and training of ComStar's BattleMech forces, with her former XO [[Katrina Troth]] taking over command of the First Army.<ref name=FMCS-20>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 20, "First Army V-Kappa: The Bear Maulers"</ref> <ref name=FMCS-15>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 15"The Com Guards - Organization and Procedures - Command Structure and Operational Deployment"</ref> ==BattleMechs== ==BattleMechs== − Katherine Luarca piloted a ''[[Flashman]]'' during her daring strike against the Ghost Bear supply depot in Spanac.<ref name=T-55/>+ Luarca piloted a ''[[Flashman]]'' during her daring strike against the Ghost Bear supply depot in Spanac. <ref name=T-55/> ==References== ==References== Line 47:
Line 47: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' − * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)|ComStar]]'' + * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Invading Clans]]'' * ''[[Invading Clans]]'' * ''[[Main Event]]'' * ''[[Main Event]]'' − * ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]'' * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' [[Category:ComStar Characters|Luarca, Katherine]] [[Category:ComStar Characters|Luarca, Katherine]]
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Commander of the First Army=== | ===Commander of the First Army=== | ||
| − | As of [[3049]] immediately prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], Katherine Luarca had reached the rank of [[Precentor]] V, serving as commanding officer of First Army and overseeing all six [[Division]]s within the [[Dieron]] Theater. <ref name=20YU-70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70 | + | As of [[3049]] immediately prior to the [[Clan Invasion]], Katherine Luarca had reached the rank of [[Precentor]] V, serving as commanding officer of First Army and overseeing all six [[Division]]s within the [[Dieron]] Theater. <ref name=20YU-70>''20 Year Update'', p. 70 "Com Guards (Deployment as of 3050) 1st V-iota"</ref> Luarca remained in command of the First when [[Precentor Martial of ComStar|Precentor Martial]] [[Anastasius Focht]] made its ''[[batchall]]'' with ''[[ilKhan]]'' [[Ulric Kerensky]] for the climactic battle on [[Tukayyid]]. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> |
| − | Though outlining an overall battle strategy, as one of his more seasoned commanders Focht made the fateful decision to leave the running of the campaign's tactical side to Luarca as he chose to focus on assisting and directing his less experienced commanders. Overestimating the skill of her [[army]] and fearful that green Fourth Army would break under combat with the Clans, Precentor Luarca ordered them to stay and defend the secondary target of Luk as she sent the bulk of her First Army to harass the Bears, keeping only her veteran [[103rd Division (ComStar)|103rd Division]] back to defend Spanac. While the Fourth's CO Precentor Aryon Tolliver disagreed with Luarca's decision, he chose to respect her superior experience and did not lodge a formal protest with the Precentor Martial.<ref name=T-48>''Tukayyid'', p. 48 | + | Though outlining an overall battle strategy, as one of his more seasoned commanders Focht made the fateful decision to leave the running of the campaign's tactical side to Luarca as he chose to focus on assisting and directing his less experienced commanders. Overestimating the skill of her [[army]] and fearful that green Fourth Army would break under combat with the Clans, Precentor Luarca ordered them to stay and defend the secondary target of Luk as she sent the bulk of her First Army to harass the Bears, keeping only her veteran [[103rd Division (ComStar)|103rd Division]] back to defend Spanac. While the Fourth's CO Precentor Aryon Tolliver disagreed with Luarca's decision, he chose to respect her superior experience and did not lodge a formal protest with the Precentor Martial. <ref name=T-48>''Tukayyid'', p. 48, "Campaign: Clan Ghost Bear"</ref> <ref name=IC-29>''Invading Clans'', p. 29 "Tukayyid: World of Fate"</ref> <ref name=T-53>''Tukayyid'', p. 53 "Spanac: City Under Siege [15] - Darkest Hour"</ref> <ref name=CS-69>''ComStar'' , pp. 69-72 "History of ComStar - The Clan War - Battle of Tukayyid"</ref> <ref name=WC-48>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', pp. 48-49 "Tukayyid - Days of Armageddon - Ghost Bear"</ref> |
| − | Unfortunately the First Army on its own lacked the strength to stop the combined might of the Ghost Bears's [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha]], [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta]] and [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Delta]] [[Galaxy|Galaxies]]. Though the [[91st Division (ComStar)|91st]] and [[12th Division (ComStar)|12th Divisions]] successfully blunted Beta and Delta's advance on Luk at the cost of the [[121st Division (ComStar)|121st Division]], the Bear's elite Alpha Galaxy inflicted heavy losses on the [[308th Division (ComStar)|308th Division]] as it easily resisted the division's attempts to stop its advance towards Spanac, prompting Precentor Luarca to order the 91st fall back to assist in its defense.<ref name=T-48/><ref name=IC-29/><ref name=CS-69/><ref name=WC-48/><ref name=T-48/> | + | Unfortunately the First Army on its own lacked the strength to stop the combined might of the Ghost Bears's [[Alpha Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Alpha]], [[Beta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Beta]] and [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Ghost Bear)|Delta]] [[Galaxy|Galaxies]]. Though the [[91st Division (ComStar)|91st]] and [[12th Division (ComStar)|12th Divisions]] successfully blunted Beta and Delta's advance on Luk at the cost of the [[121st Division (ComStar)|121st Division]], the Bear's elite Alpha Galaxy inflicted heavy losses on the [[308th Division (ComStar)|308th Division]] as it easily resisted the division's attempts to stop its advance towards Spanac, prompting Precentor Luarca to order the 91st fall back to assist in its defense. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=CS-69/> <ref name=WC-48/> <ref name=T-48/> |
| − | When the Ghost Bear ''[[Khan]]''s ordered Beta and Delta to join the advance on Spanac just as Alpha Galaxy and the 91st Division reached Spanac's suburbs, Precentor Luarca ordered the 12th and 308th to block them in the hope of buying time for the 91st to reach proper defensive positions. Save for the 12th Division's brilliant ambush and destruction of Beta's [[7th Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|7th Bear Guards]] in Holth Forest, the bulk made it through relatively intact and the addition of Beta and Delta allowed the Bears to surge past the 91st Division, leaving only the intact 103rd Division to stop them.<ref name=T-48/><ref name=IC-29/><ref name=CS-69/><ref name=WC-48/> | + | When the Ghost Bear ''[[Khan]]''s ordered Beta and Delta to join the advance on Spanac just as Alpha Galaxy and the 91st Division reached Spanac's suburbs, Precentor Luarca ordered the 12th and 308th to block them in the hope of buying time for the 91st to reach proper defensive positions. Save for the 12th Division's brilliant ambush and destruction of Beta's [[7th Bear Guards (Clan Ghost Bear)|7th Bear Guards]] in Holth Forest, the bulk made it through relatively intact and the addition of Beta and Delta allowed the Bears to surge past the 91st Division, leaving only the intact 103rd Division to stop them. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=CS-69/> <ref name=WC-48/> |
| − | Recognizing her whole battle plan had been flawed but now left with no other options, Precentor Luarca ordered her seemingly doomed 103rd to defend the city no matter the cost. Katherine Luarca's desperate review of her overmatched defenses was interrupted by a confused Precentor Martial Focht who noticed the 91st's supply depot was about to be overrun and yet she had not reported her dire situation to either himself or his aide [[Klaus Hettig]]. When Precentor Luarca fanatically insisted with additional support from the surviving elements of the 308th she could hold, a utterly horrified Precentor Martial Focht fully reviewed the offensive and losses suffered in the Ghost Bear campaign and realized the gutted state of the First Army.<ref name=T-48/><ref name=T-53/><ref name=IC-29/> | + | Recognizing her whole battle plan had been flawed but now left with no other options, Precentor Luarca ordered her seemingly doomed 103rd to defend the city no matter the cost. Katherine Luarca's desperate review of her overmatched defenses was interrupted by a confused Precentor Martial Focht who noticed the 91st's supply depot was about to be overrun and yet she had not reported her dire situation to either himself or his aide [[Klaus Hettig]]. When Precentor Luarca fanatically insisted with additional support from the surviving elements of the 308th she could hold, a utterly horrified Precentor Martial Focht fully reviewed the offensive and losses suffered in the Ghost Bear campaign and realized the gutted state of the First Army. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=T-53/> <ref name=IC-29/> |
| − | Though Katherine attempted to defend her initial plan for the battle, the Precentor Martial angrily berated her for wasting her more seasoned force and likely dooming the defenses of both Spanac and Luk. Shocked and chastised, Luarca finally agreed to use the remains of the 91st to cover the withdrawal of the 103rd, Precentor Martial Focht viewing the loss of Spanac a lesser evil over the loss of a full veteran division. Apologizing for his outburst, Focht would plant the seed that saved Ghost Bear campaign when he suggested that Luarca strike the Ghost Bears supply lines when they advanced on Luk.<ref name=T-53/> | + | Though Katherine attempted to defend her initial plan for the battle, the Precentor Martial angrily berated her for wasting her more seasoned force and likely dooming the defenses of both Spanac and Luk. Shocked and chastised, Luarca finally agreed to use the remains of the 91st to cover the withdrawal of the 103rd, Precentor Martial Focht viewing the loss of Spanac a lesser evil over the loss of a full veteran division. Apologizing for his outburst, Focht would plant the seed that saved Ghost Bear campaign when he suggested that Luarca strike the Ghost Bears supply lines when they advanced on Luk. <ref name=T-53/> |
| − | Leaving Beta and Delta to defend their captured primary target, the Bears' Alpha Galaxy advanced towards Luk, the Fourth Army coming close to folding as Luarca had feared. Desperate to redeem her loss of Spanac, as the Precentor Martial had suggested, Luarca commanded the remains of the First Army in a strike against the Bears' primary supply depot at Spanac. Her attack forced the Ghost Bears to choose which was more important, the now vital ammunition or continuing the offensive against Luk. Eventually choosing to return to Spanac, while Alpha fought off the raid, they suffered such losses in the process that they could not resume the attack on Luk, with Clan Ghost Bear ultimately withdrawing with a draw. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=CS-69/> <ref name=WC-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=T-53/> <ref name=T-55>''Tukayyid'', pp. | + | Leaving Beta and Delta to defend their captured primary target, the Bears' Alpha Galaxy advanced towards Luk, the Fourth Army coming close to folding as Luarca had feared. Desperate to redeem her loss of Spanac, as the Precentor Martial had suggested, Luarca commanded the remains of the First Army in a strike against the Bears' primary supply depot at Spanac. Her attack forced the Ghost Bears to choose which was more important, the now vital ammunition or continuing the offensive against Luk. Eventually choosing to return to Spanac, while Alpha fought off the raid, they suffered such losses in the process that they could not resume the attack on Luk, with Clan Ghost Bear ultimately withdrawing with a draw. <ref name=T-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=CS-69/> <ref name=WC-48/> <ref name=IC-29/> <ref name=T-53/> <ref name=T-55>''Tukayyid'', pp. 55-56 "Luarca's Revenge [24] Unexpected Heroes"</ref> |
| − | After the Ghost Bears withdraw, Luarca would continue to direct her troops after they were transferred to face other Clans such the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] and [[Clan Wolf|Wolves]]. When an outnumbered [[Level II]] commanded by [[Adept]] [[Jeremiah Rose]] requested permission to pull back in the face of a Wolf advance, Luarca overruled him, ordering Rose to hold the line or die trying. <ref name=ME-134>''Main Event'', p. 134 | + | After the Ghost Bears withdraw, Luarca would continue to direct her troops after they were transferred to face other Clans such the [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcons]] and [[Clan Wolf|Wolves]]. When an outnumbered [[Level II]] commanded by [[Adept]] [[Jeremiah Rose]] requested permission to pull back in the face of a Wolf advance, Luarca overruled him, ordering Rose to hold the line or die trying. <ref name=ME-134>''Main Event'', p. 134 "Part 1 - Chapter 14"</ref> |
===Precentor of BattleMechs=== | ===Precentor of BattleMechs=== | ||
| − | Following the Battle of Tukayyid, in [[3053]] Luarca was promoted to the position of the Com Guard Precentor of [[BattleMech]]s, overseeing the procurement of hardware, supplies and parts and the recruitment and training of ComStar's BattleMech forces, with her former XO [[Katrina Troth]] taking over command of the First Army.<ref name=FMCS-20>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 20 | + | Following the Battle of Tukayyid, in [[3053]] Luarca was promoted to the position of the Com Guard Precentor of [[BattleMech]]s, overseeing the procurement of hardware, supplies and parts and the recruitment and training of ComStar's BattleMech forces, with her former XO [[Katrina Troth]] taking over command of the First Army.<ref name=FMCS-20>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 20, "First Army V-Kappa: The Bear Maulers"</ref> <ref name=FMCS-15>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 15"The Com Guards - Organization and Procedures - Command Structure and Operational Deployment"</ref> |
==BattleMechs== | ==BattleMechs== | ||
| − | + | Luarca piloted a ''[[Flashman]]'' during her daring strike against the Ghost Bear supply depot in Spanac. <ref name=T-55/> | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | * ''[[20 Year Update]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook) | + | * ''[[ComStar (sourcebook)]]'' |
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' | ||
* ''[[Invading Clans]]'' | * ''[[Invading Clans]]'' | ||
* ''[[Main Event]]'' | * ''[[Main Event]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | ||
[[Category:ComStar Characters|Luarca, Katherine]] | [[Category:ComStar Characters|Luarca, Katherine]] | ||