Kyle Vordermark
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Kyle Vordermark (born 27?? - died 2834)[1] was the saKhan of Clan Widowmaker, presiding over their final years until his death during the Widowmaker Absorption by Clan Wolf.
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Biography
As is so common with warriors in the Nascent Clans, not much pre-Clan information has come to light about Kyle Vordermark. Among the 800 warriors who went with Nicholas Kerensky on the Second Exodus, Kyle Vordermark was a MechWarrior who would fight with his Clan on Dagda during Operation Klondike.[2]
Treachery and Death
After the death of ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky in 2834 on Ironhold,[3] the Wolves, led by their great founding Khan Jerome Winson, tore the Widowmakers to pieces, destroying or capturing every asset of that Clan. Khan Cal Jorgensson of the Widowmakers was already dead, executed for his role in the tragedy regardless of his intent.[4] SaKhan Kyle Vordermark was now alone as the leader of a hated Clan in its dying hours.
Roche was their final redoubt, the only colony world they had left as the coursing of their Clan came to its bloody resolution. Location of the huge Clan Widowmaker fortress called Spiderholm, saKhan Kyle Vordermark would lie in wait in the dark like his Clan's totem, intent on killing its prey. A Trinary of his forces stood as though ready to make their last stand while two more Trinaries would lie in wait under cover. The city of Porthos would be the battleground and the scene of their plan to make the Wolves pay a bloody price for their Trial.[5]
As the Wolf forces disembarked to finish their enemy, saKhan Vordermark's hidden 'Mechs appeared, surrounding and greatly outnumbering the unsuspecting Wolves. The treacherous saKhan taunted his trapped foes over his loudspeaker system, seeming to revel in the fear he imagined them to feel, of the surprise and shock of their own impending death at the hands of foes they had thought soon defeated.[5]
The Wolves instead made a valiant stand and did their best to survive the ambush. The turning point was the appearance of a fairly significant Goliath Scorpion force led by a charging Ethan Moreau and including Khan Cyrus Elam. Khan Elam no doubt jumped at the chance to wage a Trial of Grievance that had been simmering for years against fallen Khan Jorgensson. In lieu of the dead Widowmaker Khan, saKhan Kyle Vordermark would do. The two dueled in the midst of brutal fighting, but an artillery barrage from an unknown location obliterated them both before one of them could finish the other, along with a Trinary of nearby 'Mechs. The Trial was soon over after this final treacherous strike. [5]
Legacy
When the fighting ceased, the Widowmakers were defeated and absorbed, but at great cost, as saKhan Kyle Vordermark had ensured with his layering of traps and other dezgra tactics. As with many Widowmaker Bloodnames, no Vordermark lives on in any Clan. With his death went the last vestiges of the Widowmakers, alive only in a symbol used by the Bandit Caste and other rebellious individuals.[3]
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References
- ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 85 - "Dratha Redux"
- ↑ Historical: Operation Klondike, p. 37 - "Origins of the Bloodnames: The Clans' Founders" Clan Widowmaker
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wolf Clan Sourcebook, p. 22, 23 - "Death and Absorption"
- ↑ Era Digest: Golden Century, p. 4 - "Widows Themselves"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 103 - "The Scorpion's Vision"