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| image         = [[Image:Knights of the Inner Sphere.jpg]]
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| image   = [[Image:Knights of the Inner Sphere.jpg]]
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| Designation    = Knights of the Inner Sphere
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| nickname = Death Before Dishonor
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| formed        = [[3055]]<ref name=IWc3>''Ideal War'', ch. 3</ref>
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| parent formation = [[FWLM]]
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| Disbanded      =  
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| formed  = 3055
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| Previous Designation =  
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| year    = 3068
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| unitname = Knights of the Inner Sphere
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| Affiliation    = [[Free Worlds League]]
 
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Created by [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik]], the '''Knights of the Inner Sphere''' were meant to reintroduce chivalry to the [[Inner Sphere]]. Both regiments were wiped out during the [[Jihad]].<ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus'', p. 12</ref>
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Created by [[Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik]], the '''Knights of the Inner Sphere''' were meant to reintroduce chivalry to the [[Inner Sphere]]. Both regiments were wiped out during the [[Jihad]].{{cn}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Created by Thomas Marik in [[3055]] with the goal of civilizing modern combat, the Knights swore personal loyalty to the Captain-General to the exclusion of home planet or even family. The Knights pledge of loyalty extended to a commitment to a neo-chivalric honor and conduct. This dedication was exemplified by their combat dictates that forbid a Knight from firing into the back of an opponent and in their conduct with one another referring to other Knights as "Sir" or "Dame."<ref name=FMFWL-70>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 70: "Brigade Profile"</ref> Their code of conduct was based on the chivalric codes of conduct of medieval Europe, and was stricter than the [[Ares Conventions]].<ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 17</ref>
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Created by False Thomas Marik in [[3055]] with the goal of civilizing modern combat, the knights swore personal loyalty to the Captain-General to the exclusion of home planet or even family. The knights pledge of loyalty extended to a commitment to a neo-chivalric honor and conduct. This dedication was exemplified by their combat dictates that forbid a Knight from firing into the back of an opponent and in their conduct with one another referring to other Knights as "Sir" or "Dame." <ref name=FMFWL-70>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 70 - "Brigade Profile"</ref>
  
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The Knights served as part of [[Task Force Serpent]], the assault on the Clan Homeworlds. During that campaign, they served as the conscience of the [[SLDF]] command, preventing the use of morally-questionable expediencies.
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During the Blakist [[Jihad]], a chemical nerve agent attacked the Knights, leaving all of their number dead or crippled. In a single, brutal strike, this mighty unit became inert.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 20, 22</ref> The survivors fought on for several years.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 108</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 67-68</ref>
  
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===Jihad===
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Following the [[Jihad]], most of their equipment was gifted to the [[Republic of the Sphere]], in the aim that [[Devlin Stone]] would "breathe life into the Knights" again. Thus, the [[Exarch]] he created the [[Knights of the Sphere]], a new unit of Knights defending Republic's valors. {{cn}}
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During the Blakist [[Jihad]], a chemical nerve agent attacked the Knights, leaving all of their number dead or crippled. In a single, brutal strike, this mighty unit became inert.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 20, 22</ref><ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus'', p. 8</ref> However, the survivors, a company strong, fought on for several years.
 
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In the year 3070, it has said they have destroyed more than a battalion of Blakist occupation forces.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 108</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', pp. 67–68</ref> In 3076, Thomas Halas launched an assault of mercenary units over [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]]. It is unknown if he tried to reclaim the planet or only wanted to rescue his wife, Sherryl. The operation ended in a disaster: the mercenary troops sent from Oriente were defeated in orbit around the planet, and the survivors of the First and Second Knights on the planet were slaughtered by pro-Blakist forces of the [[2nd Free Worlds Legionnaires]] and [[8th Free Worlds Legionnaires]].<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3076'', p. 67</ref><ref>''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus'', p. 13</ref>
 
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Following the [[Jihad]], most of their equipment was gifted to the [[Republic of the Sphere]], in the hope that [[Devlin Stone]] would "breathe life into the Knights" again. Their equipment was spread throughout the [[Republic Armed Forces]], including at least one 'Mech to the [[Knights of the Republic|Knights of the Sphere]], a new unit of Knights defending the Republic's values.<ref name=DADossiers105>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards'', p. 105: "Yuri Mashnovska"</ref><ref name=DADossiers117>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards'', p. 117: "Jing Smith"</ref>
 
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==Officers==
 
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the Knights of the Inner Sphere'''
 
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==Tactics==
 
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Different per Unit.
 
  
 
==Units of the Knights of the Inner Sphere==
 
==Units of the Knights of the Inner Sphere==
 
The Knights of the Inner Sphere consisted of two official regiments:
 
The Knights of the Inner Sphere consisted of two official regiments:
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* [[First Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* The [[1st Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* [[Second Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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* The [[2nd Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
  
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The Knights also had a third unofficial regiment, the [[mercenary unit]] [[Romanov's Crusaders]], formed from non-League citizens who also heeded the Captain-General's call. Unwilling to integrate such a large number of foreign citizens into the FWLM, these volunteers were formed into a virtual "foreign legion" dedicated to the same ideals espoused by the Knight and ensuring their spread outside the League.<ref name=FMFWL-16>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', pp. 16–17: "Mercenary Troops"</ref>
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The Knights also had a third unofficial regiment, the [[mercenary unit]] [[Romanov's Crusaders]], formed from non-League citizens who also heeded the Captain-General's call. Unwilling to integrate such a large number of foreign citizens into the FWLM, these volunteers were formed into a virtual "foreign legion" dedicated to the same ideals espoused by the Knight and ensuring their spread outside the League. <ref name=FMFWL-16>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', pp. 16-17 - "Mercenary Troops"</ref>
  
 
==Colors and Unit Insignia==
 
==Colors and Unit Insignia==
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Both units used white background paint with gold highlights for the 1st Knights and silver highlights for the 2nd Knights on key panels. The insignia of the Knights was a hand rising from a lake bearing a gleaming sword, painted on the left shoulder of each 'Mech.<ref name=FMFWL-70/>
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Both units used white background paint with gold highlights for the 1st Knights and silver highlights for the 2nd Knights on key panels. The insignia of the Knights was a hand rising from a lake bearing a gleaming sword, painted on the left shoulder of each 'Mech. <ref name=FMFWL-70/>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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*Benefiting their spotlight position in FWLM, the Knights had access to the most advanced military hardware the League could produce, including a number of designs such as the ''[[Albatross]]'' BattleMech which were reserved almost exclusively for the Knights.<ref name=FMFWL-70/>
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*Benefiting their spotlight position in FWLM, the Knights had access to the most advanced military hardware the League could produce, including a number of designs such as the ''[[Albatross]]'' BattleMech which were reserved almost exclusively for the Knights. <ref name=FMFWL-70/>
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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Camomarikknightsoftheinnersphere.png|''[[Grand Titan]]'' in First Knights livery
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Image:Camomarikknightsoftheinnersphere.png|''[[Grand Titan]]'' in First Knights livery
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Camomech-awesome.png|''[[Awesome]]'' in First Knights livery
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Image:Camomech-awesome.png|''[[Awesome]]'' in Second Knights livery
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Jihad Hot Spots 3070 cover preview.jpg|Chemical attack against the 1st Knights on Atreus, ca. 3068.
 
 
</gallery> ‎
 
</gallery> ‎
  
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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*''[[Ideal War]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Ideal War]]'' (novel)
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*''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]''
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*''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3076]]''
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*''[[Star Lord (novel)]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Atreus]]''
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*''[http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mwdarkage/documents/FE-094.pdf MechWarrior Dark Age : Yuri Mashnovska's dossier]''
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* ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards]]''
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* ''[[Star Lord (novel)|Star Lord]]'' (novel)
 
  
 
[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
 
[[Category:Free Worlds League Commands|Knights of the Inner Sphere]]
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[[Category:Orders of Knighthood]]
 

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