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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/High Reward Quests
 
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
Half-way between ''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'' common procedurally generated Contracts and the story progressing [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Campaign Missions|Campaign Missions]], '''High Reward Quests''' are partially pre-scripted missions with increased difficulty and enhanced rewards. The base game featured forty-four High Reward Quests with the ''[[Heroes of the Inner Sphere'' DLC an additional eleven High Reward Quests.
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Halfway between ''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries''' procedurally generated Contracts and the story-progressing [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Campaign Missions|Campaign Missions]], '''High Reward Quests''' (HRQs) are scripted missions with increased difficulty and enhanced rewards. Though they feature scripted lines from Cavaliers Operations Officer [[Ryana Campbell]] and others, they are not fully scripted like the Campaign Missions and thus still have a degree of variability in map design and enemy 'Mech selection in each playthrough. The HRQs introduced in the DLCs, however, feature a larger degree of preset events and more missions with enhanced, unique map layouts.
  
Similar to the [[BattleTech (Video Game)|''BattleTech'' video game's]] [[BattleTech (Video Game)/Flashpoints|Flashpoints]], MW5's High Reward Quests are mini-campaigns, ranging from one to multiple missions tied together in a single story, relating to background topics from the BattleTech universe or mercenary moral quandaries related to the conflict between duty to the contract or honorable conduct. Unlike Multi-Mission Operations, each High Reward Quest mission does not have to completed consecutively and will generally take place across multiple systems inside the same Conflict Zone. High Reward Quests will list the [[C-Bill]] and Reputation rewards they offer openly, but will hide any enhanced additional rewards until the completion of the final mission - though the list of them below exposes this.
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Similar to the [[BattleTech (Video Game)|''BattleTech'' video game's]] [[BattleTech (Video Game)/Flashpoints|Flashpoints]], MW5's HRQs are mini-stories often relating to background topics from the BattleTech universe. Unlike [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries#Mission Types|Multi-Mission Operations]], HRQ missions do not have to be completed consecutively and will generally take place across multiple systems inside the same [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones|Conflict Zone]]. They will openly list the [[C-bill]] and Reputation rewards they offer, but will sometimes hide any additional rewards until the completion of the final mission. These predetermined, hidden bonuses are listed below.
  
While most quests are for a single employer, some quest strings give the player the option of completing missions via one of two opposing employers, for example two of the warring Great Houses, with the player warned they will only be able to select one to pursue. Some quests additionally have this choice to change faction in the middle or at the final mission, again the player can only select one path to take.
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While most quests are for a single employer, some give the player the option of choosing only one set of missions from two opposing [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions|factions]] or allow the player to change sides before the final mission. Additionally, there are some quests with missions that do not have to be played in any particular order.
  
Though High Reward Quests feature scripted lines from the Cavalier Operations Officer [[Ryana Campbell]] and specific events, they are not fully scripted like the campaign missions so still have a degree of variability in map design and enemy 'Mech selection in each playthrough or even if a mission is restarted.
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Most HRQs require the player to reach the specific Reputation Level of the Conflict Zone in which they are hosted. Unlike the time-locked, linear campaign missions offered with the DLCs, they do not expire so it is possible to return to them later, even after the Campaign is completed. The HRQ rewards, difficulty, and tonnage restrictions do not scale and are static. They are entirely optional and can be skipped.
  
Much like the Campaign Missions, High Reward Quests require the player to reach the specific Reputation Level of zone in which they are hosted. However, unlike the Campaign missions, High Reward Quests are entirely optional and can be skipped. They do not expire so it is possible to return to them later, indeed even after the Campaign is completed, though their rewards, difficulty and tonnage restrictions do not scale and are static.
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{{see|MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Kestrel Lancers Missions}}
 
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{{see|MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Rasalhague Missions}}
A list of the available High Reward Quests in ''MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries'', broken down by Reputation level for both Campaign and Career Modes, follows:
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{{see|MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Dragon Missions}}
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{{see|MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Solaris Missions}}
  
 
=Campaign Mode=
 
=Campaign Mode=
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The following HRQs are available within the [[Nik's Cavaliers]] Campaign. Thirty-three of them are featured in the core game along with seven [[Hero 'Mech]] quests added by [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries#Heroes of the Inner Sphere|''Heroes of the Inner Sphere'']], an additional seven with [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries#Legend of the Kestrel Lancers|''Legend of the Kestrel Lancers'']], and a single five-mission quest added with [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries#Call to Arms|''Call to Arms'']].
  
 
==Reputation 3==
 
==Reputation 3==
==="Armed Robbery" - [[Pascagoula]] - Mercenary Row Conflict Zone===
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==="Armed Robbery" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Mercenary Row .28Reputation 3.29|Mercenary Row]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' With numerous mercs pulling out of the Mercenary Row, [[Sebastian Spears]] of [[Interstellar Expeditions]] offers the Cavaliers a contract to strike one of the withdrawing [[Harlock's Warriors]] 'Mech repair depot for much needed supplies for his clients, attempting to overcome their reservation about hitting a fellow mercenary unit by offering the desperate Cavaliers a healthy cut of the resale value.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of Independents)
:*'''Rewards:''' 78,125 C-Bills, 70 Reputation, [[Locust|LCT-3V ''Locust'']], one Tier 2 [[Medium Laser]].
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 135 Tonnage Limit 7 Difficulty Assassination Mission on Pascagoula to kill the much despised Harlock's Warriors' head of security [[Anders Willman]], which will convince the rest of the Warriors to bug out.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' With numerous mercs pulling out of Mercenary Row, [[Sebastian Spears]] of Interstellar Expeditions offers the Cavaliers a contract to strike one of the withdrawing [[Harlock's Warriors]] 'Mech repair depots for much needed supplies for his clients, attempting to overcome their reservation about hitting a fellow mercenary unit by offering the desperate Cavaliers a healthy cut of the resale value.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 78,125 C-bills, 70 Reputation, [[Locust#LCT-3V|LCT-3V ''Locust'']], two Tier 2 [[medium laser]]s
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:* '''Mission:''' 145 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 7 Assassination Mission on [[Pascagoula]] to kill the much despised Harlock's Warriors head of security [[Anders Willman]], which will convince the rest of the Warriors to bug out.
  
==="Old Friend" - [[Brookeland]] - Mercenary Row Conflict Zone - DLC Mission===
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==="Those in Need" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Steiner.2FKurita Border .28Reputation 12.29|Steiner/Kurita Border]] (Call to Arms)===
:''Exclusive to '''Heroes of the Inner Sphere'''''
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:Date Available: 10 January 3025
:*'''Mission Brief:''' An old friend of Nikolai, [[Colonel]] [[Richard Markson]] of the [[Markson's Marauders]] mercenary unit contacts Jake Mason to offers his condolences and to discuss the existence of contract options outside the purview of the [[ComStar]]-backed [[Mercenary Review Board]]. If Mason can prove he has what it takes without his father around, Markson promises to hook him up with how to finds these additional sources of work.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Federation of Skye#The Succession Wars|Independent People of Skye]] ([[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
:*'''Rewards:''' Cantina and Career Path System unlocked.
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Steiner]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' Reach Reputation 4
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The introduction of the ''[[Hatchetman]]'', the first newly designed [[BattleMech]] in centuries, has excited the entire Lyran Commonwealth, despite the fact initial distribution of the 'Mech is flowing to the most politically connected units. Seething that the under-attack [[Skye]] has been slighted while the green [[Social General]]–heavy [[Nineteenth Arcturan Guards]] received an entire [[company]] of the 'Mechs, the Independent People of Skye hire the Cavaliers to "reappropriate" some for those they deem more worthy.
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Assassination Mission on [[Benfled]] to locate and defeat a [[lance]] of ''Hatchetmen'' at a small base near the Nineteenths' garrison so that the IPS can swoop in and salvage them.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Objective Raid Mission on Benfled at three Arcturan Guard supply depots for rare parts unique to the ''Hatchetman''. While the IPS was able to salvage the four 'Mechs, the damage inflicted by the Cavaliers means they will need extensive repair to be made combat ready.
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:* '''Mission 2 Rewards:''' [[Hatchetman|HCT-3F ''Hatchetman'']], one Tier 2 [[Hatchet|Medium Hatchet]]
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 165 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Assassination Mission on Benfled to eliminate [[Tobias Klein]] and his family's ''[[Catapult]]''. Having learned that [[Defiance Industries]] board member [[Emma Klein]]'s son Tobias serves in the Nineteenth and is likely the reason they've received so many ''Hatchetmen'', the angry IPS orders him eliminated to send a humiliating message that they are undeserving of such preferential treatment.
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:* '''Mission 4:''' 165 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Demolition Mission on Benfled to destroy a redundant Arcturan Guard data center. Concerned that the LCAF may deduce the real motives for the strikes against the Nineteenth, the IPS sends the Cavaliers to destroy an outpost housing a backup data center to give the impression of a real clandestine military raid.
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:* '''Mission 4 Rewards:''' one Tier 2 [[Claw|Medium Claw]], one Tier 2 [[Mace|Medium Mace]], two Tier 2 Medium Knuckles
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:* '''Mission 5:''' 165 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Warzone-like Mission on Benfled to destroy the Nineteenth's last few ''Hatchetmen''. With false reports convincing the Nineteenth that a [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery|Kuritan]] raiding party operating from an early Succession War era junkyard known as "The Heap" is behind the strikes, the IPS stations the Cavaliers there to ambush them and "leave these spoiled brats buried with the rest of Benfled's trash."
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:* '''Mission 5 Rewards:''' [[Assassin#Apocryphal Variants|ASN-25 ''Assassin'']]
  
 
==Reputation 4==
 
==Reputation 4==
==="Picking up the Pieces" - [[Keytesville]] - Inferno's Wake Cluster===
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==="Picking up the Pieces" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Inferno.27s Wake .28Reputation 4.29|Inferno's Wake]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' In the wake of Black Inferno's drive through the region, the pirate [[Vogel's Vandals]] have taken advantage of the situation to raid now defenseless farm worlds. A [[Coalition of Farmers]] have pooled their meagre funds to hire the Cavaliers to deal with the pirate threat.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Coalition of Farmers]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
:*'''Rewards:''' 0 C-Bills, 105 Reputation, [[Cicada|CDA-2B ''Cicada'']] (in poor condition), on Tier 2 [[LRM-10]]
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:* '''Targeting:''' Bandits (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 210 tonnage limit Difficulty 14 Defense Mission on Keytesville to protect valuable farm equipment needed for the imminent harvest.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' In the wake of [[Black Inferno]]'s drive through the region, the pirate [[Vogel's Vandals]] have taken advantage of the situation to raid now defenseless farm worlds. The Coalition of Farmers have pooled their meager funds to hire the Cavaliers to deal with the pirate threat.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 230 tonnage limit Difficulty 18 Assassination Mission on [[Macomb]] to eliminate the pirate's leader [[Victor Vogel]] to end the threat and drive the rest of the Vandals off once and for all.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 0 C-bills, 105 Reputation, [[Cicada#Variants|CDA-2B ''Cicada'']] (damaged), one Tier 2 [[LRM-10]]
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 14 Defense Mission on [[Keytesville]] to protect valuable farm equipment needed for the imminent harvest.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 18 Assassination Mission on [[Macomb]] to eliminate the pirates' leader [[Victor Vogel]] to end the threat and drive the rest of the Vandals off once and for all.
 
'''or'''
 
'''or'''
  
==="Picking at the Scraps" - Keytesville - Inferno's Wake Cluster===
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==="Picking at the Scraps" - Inferno's Wake===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Raid the farmers to distract the local militia so you can rob their planet blind.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
:*'''Rewards:''' 568,125 C-Bills, 105 Reputation, three Tier 3 Medium Pulse Lasers, four Tier 3 Small Pulse Lasers, seven Single Heat sinks, eight Class V Jump Jets
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[Coalition of Farmers]] (Subsidiary of Independents)
:*'''Mission 1:''' 210 tonnage limit Demolition Mission on [[Verde]] against a Coalition of Farmers complex
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Most of the worlds caught in the wake of Black Inferno's march are simple farming and extraction planets, but still contain valuable resources Spears' clients are looking to acquire. By staging diversionary raids, Spears can send in his salvage crews while the local militias are engaged.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 210 tonnage limit Raid Mission on [[Quincy]] against a Coalition of Farmers comm center
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:* '''Rewards:''' 568,125 C-bills, 105 Reputation, three Tier 3 [[medium pulse laser]]s, four Tier 3 [[small pulse laser]]s, seven [[Heat Sink|Single Heat Sinks]], eight Class V [[Jump Jet|Jump Jets]]
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 14 Demolition Mission on [[Verde|Verde III]] to take out a militia garrison complex.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 15 Raid Mission on [[Quincy]] to destroy the primary comm center to prevent the local militia from coordinating their defense.
  
 
==Reputation 5==
 
==Reputation 5==
==="Frontline Support - Davion" - [[Marlowe's Rift]] - Davion/Kurita Frontline Conflict Zone===
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==="Frontline Support - Davion" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Davion.2FKurita Frontline .28Reputation 5.29|Davion/Kurita Frontline]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Federated Suns is seeking Mercenaries to engage in support missions for their invasion thrust into the Combine.  
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Davion]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 348,500 C-Bills, 260 Reputation, PNT-9R ''[[Panther]]'', Tier 2 PPC
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Kurita]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 230 tonnage limit Raid Mission on Marlowe's Rift against [[First Amphigean Light Assault Group]] defended communication towers to assist the Davion offensive.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Federated Suns is seeking mercenaries to engage in support missions for their invasion thrust into the Combine.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 230 tonnage limit Demolition Mission on [[Misery]] against a [[McGee's Cutthroats]] firebase to end their raids against Davion supply lines.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 348,500 C-bills, 260 Reputation, [[Panther|PNT-9R ''Panther'']] (damaged), one Tier 2 [[Particle Projector Cannon|PPC]]
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Raid Mission on [[Marlowe's Rift]] against [[First Amphigean Light Assault Group]] defended communication towers to assist the Davion offensive.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Demolition Mission on [[Misery|Misery V]] against a [[McGee's Cutthroats]] firebase to end their raids against Davion supply lines.
 
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==="Frontline Support - Kurita" - Marlowe's Rift - Davion/Kurita Frontline Conflict Zone===
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:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Draconis Combine is seeking Mercenaries to engage in support missions for their defense against the Davion invasion thrust.
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==="Frontline Support - Kurita" - Davion/Kurita Frontline===
:*'''Rewards:''' 348,500 C-Bills, 260 Reputation, SDR-5K Spider, Autocannon 10 Burst Fire Tier 3, SRM 6 x2 Tier 2
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Kurita]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 175 tonnage limit Difficulty 20 Demolition Mission on [[Bergman's Planet]] against a [[41st Avalon Hussars]] command post.
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Davion]]
:*'''Mission 2:''' 175 tonnage limit Difficulty 20 Raid Mission on [[Gandy's Luck]] against a 41st Avalon Hussars ammo depot.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Draconis Combine is seeking mercenaries to engage in support missions for their defense against a Davion invasion thrust.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 348,500 C-bills, 260 Reputation, [[Spider#SDR-5K|SDR-5K ''Spider'']], one Tier 3 [[Autocannon/10|AC/10-BF]], two Tier 2 [[SRM-6]]
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Demolition Mission on [[Bergman's Planet]] against a [[Forty-first Avalon Hussars]] command post to prevent them from launching yet another successful raid on a Draconis world.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Raid Mission on [[Gandy's Luck]] to destroy a Forty-first Avalon Hussars ammo depot, diminishing their invasion effectiveness.
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==="Dire Circumstances" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Taurian Corridor .28Reputation 13-15.29|Taurian Corridor]] (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)===
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:Date Available: 20 August 3025
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Taurian Concordat]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Periphery Realms|Periphery Realms]])
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[Pirate]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Cavaliers are approached by a representative of the Taurian Concordat with a contract to investigate and destroy a suspected Federated Suns raiding party that struck [[Cyrton]] to determine their origins and intentions before [[Protector of the Realm|Protector]] [[Thomas Calderon|Calderon]] rashly orders a preemptive counterinvasion of the Federated Suns.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 0 C-bills, 150 Reputation, [[Marauder#MAD-3D|MAD-3D ''Marauder'']]
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 220 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 30 Warzone Mission on [[Montour]] to defeat the raiders and determine if they are really are AFFS troops or pirates engaged in a false flag deception.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 220 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 35 Warzone-like Mission in [[Pirates Haven]], joining the [[Taurian Guard]] in neutralizing the pirate forces and their artillery defenses.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 250 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 50 Warzone-like Mission in Pirates Haven attacking the pirates' last redoubt in the so-called "Black Cliffs," again with support from the Taurian Guard.
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==="Tributes for the Imperator" - Bethonolog (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)===
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:Date Available: 15 March 3020
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Magistracy of Canopus]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Periphery Realms|Periphery Realms]])
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[El Giza Ghost Riders]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Cavaliers are contracted by the Magistracy of Canopus to support [[Kimathi (1st Canopian Fusiliers)|Colonel Kimathi]] and the [[First Canopian Fusiliers]] in their efforts track down and destroy a [[Marian Hegemony]] employed pirate unit called the El Giza Ghost Riders.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 1,104,825 C-bills, 250 Reputation, [[Warhammer|WHM-6R ''Warhammer'']]
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 220 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 30 Beachhead Mission on [[Bethonolog]] to clear the way for the incoming First Canopian Fusilier defense forces.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 265 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 30 Warzone-like Mission on Bethonolog joining the First Canopian Fusiliers to fight back the raiders.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 265 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 30 Assassination Mission on Bethonolog to eliminate [[Blackburn (El Giza Ghost Riders)|Captain Blackburn]] and the rest of the El Giza Ghost Riders leadership.
  
 
==Reputation 6==
 
==Reputation 6==
==="The Traitor" - [[Ronel]] - Davion Borderlands Conflict Zone===
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==="The Traitor" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Davion Borderlands .28Reputation 6.29|Davion Borderlands]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Draconis Combine hires the Cavaliers to track down and kill two high value defectors who have crossed into Federated Suns space to show the fate of those would betray House Kurita.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Kurita]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 337,250 C-Bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 2 AC/2 BF, one Tier two AC/20, one Tier 3 AC/10 BF
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Davion]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 170 tonnage limit Difficulty 24 Assassination Mission on [[Ronel]] to kill ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Hester Troy]], now serving in the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary unit.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Draconis Combine hires the Cavaliers to track down and kill two high value defectors who have crossed into Federated Suns space to show the fate of those would betray House Kurita.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 170 tonnage limit Difficulty 24 Assassination Mission on [[Tigress]] to kill ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[David Osumi]], now serving in the [[Crater Cobras]] mercenary unit.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 337,250 C-bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 2 [[Autocannon/2|AC/2-BF]], one Tier 2 [[Autocannon/20|AC/20]], one Tier 3 AC/10-BF
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 24 Assassination Mission on [[Ronel]] to kill ''[[Tai-i]]'' [[Hester Troy]], now serving in the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] mercenary unit.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 24 Assassination Mission on [[Tigress]] to kill ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[David Osumi]], now serving in the [[Crater Cobras]] mercenary unit.
  
==="A Cunning Decoy" - [[Barstow]] - Shipping Lane Conflict Zone===
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==="Invasion Support - Kurita" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Kurita.2FDavion Frontline .28Reputation 6.29|Kurita/Davion Frontline]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Cavaliers are hired by [[Avalon Shipping]] to serve as bait, garrisoning insignificant targets whose location has been leaked to try and lure pirates away from the real ones.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Kurita]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 1,250,000 C-Bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 3 [[LRM-5]], two Tier 3 [[Machine Gun]], ten Single Heat Sinks.
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Davion]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 290 tonnage limit Difficulty 36 Warzone Mission on [[Listowel]] to draw [[Jessup's Avengers]] away from Avalon Shipping's latest large shipment.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Draconis Combine is launching an invasion thrust into the Federated Suns, offering mercenary units supporting contracts to strike Federated Suns–employed mercs and force them to withdraw.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 290 tonnage limit Difficulty 36 Warzone Mission on Listowel against [[Castell's Pillaghers]] responding to the false intel about Avalon Shipping's fake depot.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 237,250 C-bills, 450 Reputation, one Tier 3 [[Autocannon/5|AC/5-BF]], four Tier 3 [[machine guns]]
 
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 27 Demolition Mission on [[Kentares]] to destroy the command post of the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] and to weaken the Davion defenses in the region.
==="Invasion Support - Kurita" - [[Xhosa]] - Kurita/Davion Frontline Conflict Zone===
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 27 Assassination Mission on [[David]] to eliminate an [[MIIO]] agent, code name "[[Vulpes (Federated Suns)|Vulpes]]," before his evacuation by the [[Addicks Draconis March Militia]] and prevent damaging intelligence on the Kurita offensive efforts reaching Davion hands.
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Draconis Combine is launching an invasion thrust into the Federated Suns, offering mercenary units supporting contracts to strike FedSun employed mercs and force them to withdraw.
 
:*'''Rewards:''' (if completing both missions of Invasion Support - Kurita) 237,250 C-Bills, 450 Reputation, one Tier 3 AC/5 Burst Fire, four Tier 3 Machine Guns
 
:*'''Mission 1:''' 260 tonnage limit Difficulty 27 Demolition Mission on [[Kentares]] to destroy the command post of the [[Blue Star Irregulars]] and to weaken the Davion defenses in the region
 
:*'''Mission 2:''' 260 tonnage limit Difficulty 27 Assassination Mission on [[David]] to eliminate [[MIIO]] "[[Agent Vulpes]]" before his evacuation by the [[Addicks Draconis March Militia]] and prevent damaging intelligence on the Kurita offensive efforts reaching Davion hands.
 
 
:''alternately''
 
:''alternately''
 
:'''A Back Channel Deal'''
 
:'''A Back Channel Deal'''
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Noting the Cavaliers' success on Kentares, House Davion offers a contract to betray the Draconis Combine to ensure the safety of MIIO Agent Vuples with critical intel on the Combine's efforts
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Noting the Cavaliers' success on Kentares, House Davion offers a contract to betray the Draconis Combine to ensure the safety of MIIO Agent Vulpes with critical intel on the Combine's efforts.
:*'''Rewards:''' 340,250 C-Bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 2 LRM-15 Stream Fire
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:* '''Rewards:''' 340,350 C-bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 2 [[LRM-15|LRM-15-ST]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 260 tonnage limit Difficulty 25 Defense Mission on Kentares to hold back the [[Thirty-Sixth Dieron Regulars]] and ensure Vulpes' extraction.
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:* '''Mission:''' 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 25 Defense Mission on [[Kentares]] to hold back the [[Thirty-sixth Dieron Regulars]] and ensure Vulpes' extraction.
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==="Defense Support - Davion" - Xhosa - Kurita/Davion Frontline Conflict Zone===
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==="Defense Support - Davion" - Kurita/Davion Frontline===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' With its hands full with the Draconis Combine invasion in the region, the Federated Suns is seeking small and agile mercenary units to engage in behind the line raids in Combine territory to take the pressure off.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Davion]]
:*'''Rewards:''' (if completing both missions of Defense Support - Davion) 237,250 C-Bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 2 SRM-4, two Tier 2 Medium Lasers
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Kurita]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 180 tonnage limit Difficulty 27 Raid Mission on [[Matar]] to destroy a water purification plant to delay the Combine invasion thrust.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' With its hands full with the Draconis Combine invasion in the region, the Federated Suns is seeking small and agile mercenary units to engage in behind the line raids in Combine territory to take the pressure off.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 180 tonnage limit Difficulty 27 Assassination Mission on [[Homan]] to eliminate ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Richard Saito]] of the [[Fifteenth Dieron Regulars]], the Kurita high commander involved in the hiring of mercenaries to support the invasion thrust into FedSun space, to shatter the morale of both the Fifteenth's and the mercs fighting under his banner.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 237,250 C-bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 2 [[SRM-4]], two Tier 2 medium lasers
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 27 Raid Mission on [[Matar (system)|Matar]] to destroy a water purification plant to delay the Combine invasion thrust.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 27 Assassination Mission on [[Homam]] to eliminate ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Richard Saito]] of the [[Fifteenth Dieron Regulars]], the Kurita high commander involved in the hiring of mercenaries to support the invasion thrust into Federated Suns–space, to shatter the morale of both the Fifteenth's and the mercs fighting under his banner.
 
:''alternately''
 
:''alternately''
 
:'''An Intriguing Offer'''
 
:'''An Intriguing Offer'''
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Noting the Cavaliers' success on Matar, House Kurita offers a contract to betray the Federated Suns and eliminate the commander of the [[Crater Cobras]], shattering the Davion defensive efforts.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Noting the Cavaliers' success on Matar, House Kurita offers a contract to betray the Federated Suns and eliminate the commander of the [[Crater Cobras]], shattering the Davion defensive efforts.
:*'''Rewards:''' 240,725 C-Bills, 450 Reputation, one Tier 2 PPC, one Tier 2 LRM-10
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:* '''Rewards:''' 240,725 C-bills, 450 Reputation, one Tier 2 PPC, one Tier 2 LRM-10
:*'''Mission 1:''' 260 tonnage limit Difficulty 25 Assassination Mission on [[Raman]] to eliminate the Crater Cobras commander [[Major]] [[Roland Colt]].
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:* '''Mission:''' 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 25 Assassination Mission on [[Raman]] to eliminate the Crater Cobras commander [[Major]] [[Roland Colt]].
  
==="Crimson Crusade" - [[Najha]] - Lower Class Kuritan Worlds - DLC Mission===
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==="A Cunning Decoy" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Shipping Route .28Reputation 6.29|Shipping Route]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Draconis Combine hires the Cavaliers to assist the [[Sixth Arkab Legion]] in destroying the rebel [[Crimson Inclination]] group, led by the charismatic [[High Lord Fransson]], who've taken over Najha.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Avalon Shipping]] (Subsidiary of [[House Davion]])
:*'''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-Bills, 2,500 Reputation, [[Dragon#Apocryphal Variants|DRG-SDW ''Sidewinder'']]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[Pirate]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 230 tonnage limit 55 difficulty Beachhead mission on Najha to clear the Crimson Inclination artillery to allow the Arkab Legion to breach the capital city's defenses.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Cavaliers are hired by Avalon Shipping to serve as bait, garrisoning insignificant targets whose locations have been leaked to lure pirates away from the real ones.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 270 tonnage limit 60 difficulty Demolition mission on [[Mannedorf]] to destroy a bolt-hole used by the escaping Crimson Inclination located by the [[ISF]].
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:* '''Rewards:''' 1,250,000 C-bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 3 [[LRM-5]], two Tier 3 machine guns, ten Single Heat Sinks.
:*'''Mission 3:''' 315 tonnage limit 70 difficulty Assassination mission on [[Ardoz]] to hopefully put and end to the Crimson Inclination by defeating Fransson and his top lieutenants.
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 36 Warzone Mission on [[Barstow]] to draw [[Jessup's Avengers]] away from Avalon Shipping's latest large shipment.
:*'''Mission 4:''' 50 tonnage limit 60 Difficulty Raid mission on [[Marwai]] to speedily and stealthily destroy radio towers solo to prevent the surviving elements of the Crimson Inclination from connecting with the martyred Fransson's [[Loki]] handlers, before leading the five 'Mechs into a Sixth Arkab Legion ambush.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 36 Warzone Mission on [[Listowel]] against [[Castell's Pillagers]] responding to false intel about Avalon Shipping's fake depot.
  
'''Notes:''' The final mission's terrain is quite boggy, and the swamps will slow down even the fastest light 'Mechs to a crawl, rendering them extremely vulnerable. [[Jump Jet]]s are ''strongly'' advised, to avoid being caught in the ambush zone. A ''minimum'' speed of 65km/h is also recommended, due to the tight timing constraints on detection by the relay towers; the [[Jenner]] or [[Phoenix Hawk]] are ideal.
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==="Crimson Crusade" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Lower-Class Kuritan Worlds .28Reputation 12.29|Lower-Class Kuritan Worlds]] (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)===
 +
:Date Available: 15 February 3019
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Kurita]]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[Crimson Inclination]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Draconis Combine hires the Cavaliers to assist the [[Sixth Arkab Legion]] in destroying the rebel Crimson Inclination group, led by the charismatic [[High Lord Fransson]], who've taken over Najha.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, [[Dragon#DRG-SDW|DRG-SDW ''Sidewinder'']] (damaged)
 +
:* '''Mission 1:''' 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 55 Beachhead Mission on [[Najha]] to clear the Crimson Inclination artillery to allow the Arkab Legion to breach the capital city's defenses.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Demolition Mission on [[Mannedorf]] to destroy a bolt hole used by the escaping Crimson Inclination located by the [[ISF]].
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on [[Ardoz]] to hopefully put an end to the Crimson Inclination by defeating Fransson and his top lieutenants.
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:* '''Mission 4:''' 50 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Raid Mission on [[Marawi]] to speedily and stealthily destroy radio towers to prevent the surviving members of the Crimson Inclination from connecting with the martyred Fransson's [[Lyran Intelligence Corps#Loki|LOKI]] agents, before leading their remaining five 'Mechs into a narrow, muddy ravine where the Sixth Arkab Legion will be waiting to ambush them.
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==="Heir of Nothing" - Penobscot (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)===
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:Date Available: 2 October 3027
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Steiner]]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Marik]]
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' [[Duke of Penobscot|Duke]] [[Elias von Richter]] has excluded his younger brother [[Emil von Richter|Emil]] from his will. An incensed Emil has been rumored to be forming a mercenary force to take the dukedom by force, with the Cavaliers hired to investigate further.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 2,304,830 C-bills, 250 Reputation, three Tier 4 medium lasers, three Tier 4 SRM-6, three Tier 4 AC/10
 +
:* '''Mission 1:''' 240 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 35 Assassination Mission on [[Penobscot]] with the Duke Richter sending the Cavaliers to investigate and defeat key members of the "mercenary" forces gathering on world.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 240 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 40 Warzone-like Mission on Penobscot which sees the Cavaliers help Penobscot's Honor Guard hold the line against the Free Worlds League forces assisting Emil's coup against the Duke.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 240 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 40 Warzone-like Mission on Penobscot against Emil and the retreating League forces, where the Cavaliers and Honor Guard must strike the heavily defended mountain pass leading to his mountain villa to capture the usurper.
  
 
==Reputation 7==
 
==Reputation 7==
==="Industrial Espionage" - [[Ares (system)|Ares]] - Rashpur-Owens Manufacturing Worlds Conflict Zone===
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==="Uprising, Quelled" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Duchy of Tsitsang .28Reputation 7.29|Duchy of Tsitsang]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Seeking to drive the last surviving Capellan [[DropShip]] manufacturer out of business, Davion-based DropShip builder [[New Syrtis Shipyards]] is undercutting the prices of vessels built by [[Rashpur-Owens Incorporated]], additionally negating the losses by illegal smuggling goods over the Davion-Liao border in the newly built vessels intended for Capellan buyers. Rashpur-Owens hires the Cavaliers to destroy key NSS facilties used in this trade to put a stop to the scheme.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Liao]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 312,554 C-Bills, 658 Reputation, [[Vindicator|VND-1R ''Vindicator'']]
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:* '''Targeting:''' Rebel Uprising (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 290 tonnage limit Difficulty 45 Raid Mission on [[Bethel]] to destroy facilities housing important components used to maintain New Syrtis Shipyards fleet of ''[[Mammoth]]''-class DropShips utilized in their smuggling efforts.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Duchy of Tsitsang is a collection of five system in the [[Sarna Commonality]] harshly ruled with an iron fist by Duchess [[Karis So]]. With her people openly rising up in rebellion, the Cavaliers are hired to deal with this insurrection quickly, only to escalate matters.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 290 tonnage limit Difficulty 45 Demolition Mission on Ares to destroy the transfer station used by New Syrtis Shipyards to sell to the Confederation under the table.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 312,554 C-bills, 658 Reputation, two Tier 3 LRM-15, ten Single Heat Sinks
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 41 Demolition Mission on [[Bora|Bora III]] to destroy the rebel base as an example to those who would oppose Duchess So and the Celestial Wisdom.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 45 Assassination Mission on [[Ovan]] to eliminate rebel leader [[Josh Vorsythe]] and shatter the rallying point for the rebellion against Duchess So.
  
==="Uprising, Quelled" - [[Bora]] - Duchy of Tsitsang Conflict Zone===
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==="Industrial Espionage" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Rashpur-Owens Manufacturing Worlds .28Reputation 7.29|Rashpur-Owens Manufacturing Worlds]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Duchy of Tsitsang is a collection of five system in the [[Sarna Commonality]] harshly ruled with an iron fist by Duchess [[Karis So]]. With her people openly rising up in rebellion, the Cavaliers are hired to deal with this insurrection quickly, only to escalate matters.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Rashpur-Owens Incorporated]] (Subsidiary of [[House Liao]])
:*'''Rewards:''' 312,554 C-Bills, 658 Reputation, two LRM-15s, 10 single heat sinks.
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[New Syrtis Shipyards]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 230 tonnage limit Difficulty 41 Demolition Mission on Bora to destroy the rebels base as an example to those who would oppose Duchess So and the Celestial Wisdom.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Seeking to drive the last surviving Capellan [[DropShip]] manufacturer out of business, Davion-based DropShip builder New Syrtis Shipyards is undercutting the prices of vessels built by Rashpur-Owens Incorporated, additionally negating the losses by illegal smuggling goods over the Davion-Liao border in the newly built vessels intended for Capellan buyers. Rashpur-Owens hires the Cavaliers to destroy key NSS facilities used in this trade to put a stop to the scheme.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 230 tonnage limit Difficulty 45 Assassination Mission on [[Ovan]] to eliminate rebel leader [[Josh Vorsythe]] to shatter the rallying point for the rebellion against Duchess Su.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 312,554 C-bills, 658 Reputation, [[Vindicator|VND-1R ''Vindicator'']]
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 45 Demolition Mission on [[Ares (system)|Ares V]] to destroy the transfer station used by New Syrtis Shipyards to sell to the Confederation under the table.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 45 Raid Mission on [[Bethel]] to destroy facilities housing important components used to maintain New Syrtis Shipyards fleet of ''[[Mammoth]]''-class DropShips utilized in their smuggling efforts.
  
==="The Conspirators" - [[Cammal]] - Rashpur-Owens Manufacturing Worlds Conflict Zone===
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==="The Conspirators" - Rashpur-Owens Manufacturing Worlds (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' An independent watchdog group called ''Eyes on Democracy'' contacts the Cavaliers with concerns that the leading candidate for the regional Trade Federation Presidency position, one Casper Owens, may soon be assassinated, so that Duke Hasek-Davion may install a puppet candidate who will be more amenable to his demands and to gain more influence over local administrative and logistical operations.
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:Date Available: 9 August 3025
:*'''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-Bills, 2,500 Reputation, [[Rifleman]] RFL-DNA
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Eyes on Democracy]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 290 tonnage limit Difficulty 60 Defense Mission on [[Cammal]] to prevent the assassination attempt.
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Davion]] (Missions 1-2), Anonymous (Subsidiary of Independents, Mission 3), Eyes on Democracy (Mission 4)
:*'''Mission 2:''' 295 tonnage limit Difficulty 55 Raid Mission on [[Monhegan]] to discourage the Fusiliers from making another assassination attempt.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' [[Silvan Vaughn]] of the independent watchdog group Eyes on Democracy contacts the Cavaliers with concerns that the leading candidate for a regional trade federation presidential election, [[Casper Owens]], may soon be assassinated so that [[Duke of New Syrtis|Duke]] [[Michael Hasek-Davion|Hasek-Davion]] can install a puppet candidate who will be more amenable to his demands, thereby gaining more influence over local administrative and logistical operations.
:*'''Mission 3:''' 310 tonnage limit Difficulty 65 Demolition Mission on [[Bethel]]. Preemptive strike against nearby garrison to protect candidate.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, [[Rifleman#RFL-DNA|RFL-DNA ''Diana'']] (damaged)
:*'''Mission 4:''' 270 tonnage limit Difficulty 65 Attack Mission on [[Novaya Zemlya]] to end Anton Vitios plot.
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 290 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Defense Mission on [[Cammal]] to prevent an assassination attempt.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 295 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 55 Raid Mission on [[Monhegan]] on a regional [[Eighth Syrtis Fusiliers]] armory to discourage them from making another assassination attempt.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 310 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 65 Demolition Mission on [[Bethel]] to preemptively strike a nearby [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] garrison.
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:* '''Mission 4:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 65 Assassination and Defense Mission on [[Novaya Zemlya (system)|Novaya Zemlya]] supposedly to attack Count [[Anton Vitios]]' remote base and end his attempts on the candidate's life, only to discover that Silvan Vaughn was using the Cavaliers to break through the Syrtis Fusiliers' defenses to assassinate Casper Owens himself.
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==="Project Cold Snap" - Kajikazawa (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)===
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:Date Available: 20 August 3026
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Kurita]]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Steiner]]
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The [[ISF]] have learned of rumors that House Steiner is planning to attack a [[Cosby BattleMech and Myomer Research Firm]] facility that is home to "Project Cold Snap," an attempt to develop 'Mech [[Myomer]] that is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions. The Cavaliers are hired to defend then retaliate against the Lyran attack.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 3,214,820 C-bills, 250 Reputation, one Tier 4 [[large laser]], one Tier 4 AC/20-BF, one Tier 4 [[LRM-20]] with [[Artemis IV FCS|Artemis IV]], one [[double heat sink]], four tons of LRM Artemis ammo, four tons of AC/20 ammo
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 250 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 50 Warzone-like Mission on [[Kajikazawa]] as the Lyran attack against the research facility in the frigid wastes begins.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 250 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 50 Demolition Mission on [[Borghese]] to destroy a [[Defiance Industries]] armor manufacturing plant to make the Lyrans pay for trying to steal Cold Snap.
 +
 
 +
==="Blood Minerals" - Amity (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)===
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:Date Available: 15 March 3027
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Marik]]
 +
:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Steiner]]
 +
:* '''Mission Brief:''' With the backing of a Protectionist Minister of Trade, the [[Obsidian Harvest Corporation]] was able to secure an exclusive fixed-price contract from the [[Free Worlds League Parliament]] for an unexpectedly rich vein of rare minerals. With the greedy company now offering their full supply to Lyran traders for three times the market value and refusing to honor the League contract, a Free Worlds League representative approaches the Cavaliers to deal with the situation delicately before word gets out.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 3,404,425 C-bills, 250 Reputation, one Tier 4 AC/20, one Tier 4 [[Gauss rifle]], four tons of Gauss ammo, four tons of AC/20 ammo
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 250 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 55 Raid Mission on [[Amity]] with the Cavaliers performing a surgical strike to cripple Obsidian's communication relays to convince the company to cease its rogue activity.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 320 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 55 Warzone-like Mission on Amity to assist the planet's militia forces attack Obsidian's headquarters in the primary dig site, the rogue company hunkering down with the [[Homer's Hooligans]] mercenary unit as defenders as they attempt to blackmail the League to save themselves.
  
 
==Reputation 8==
 
==Reputation 8==
==="The Cerberus Hounds" - [[New Westin]] - Sian Commonality Conflict Zone===
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==="The Cerberus Hounds" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Sian Commonality .28Reputation 8.29|Sian Commonality]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Capellan Confederation hires the Cavaliers to defends the descendants of the [[Cerberus Hounds]], a group of former Federated Suns MechWarriors who defected from the [[9th Avalon Hussars]] in [[2862]]. After over a century of living within the Confederation, their location has been discovered by the Federated Suns who are now determined to destroy them.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Liao]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 340,554 c-bills, 1,044 Reputation, five Tier 3 Small Lasers, one Tier 3 Large Laser
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Davion]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 320 tonnage limit Defense Mission on New Westin to protect the Cerberus Hounds from attacking [[First Kittery Borderers]] forces.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Capellan Confederation hires the Cavaliers to defend the descendants of a group of former Federated Suns MechWarriors who defected from the [[Ninth Avalon Hussars]] in [[2862]], nicknamed the Cerberus Hounds. After over a century of living within the Confederation, their location has been discovered by the Federated Suns who are now determined to destroy them.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 320 tonnage limit Warzone Mission on [[Grand Base]] to hold back the vengeful First Kittery Borderers to allow the Cerberus Hounds to evacuate Capellan civilians.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 340,797 C-bills, 1,044 Reputation, five Tier 3 [[small lasers]], one Tier 3 large laser
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 38 Defense Mission on [[New Westin]] to protect the Cerberus Hounds from attacking [[First Kittery Borderers]] forces.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 38 Warzone Mission on [[Grand Base|Grand Base I]] to hold back the vengeful First Kittery Borderers to allow the Cerberus Hounds to evacuate Capellan civilians.
  
==="Errant Signal" - [[Egress]] - Backwater Region Conflict Zone===
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==="Errant Signal" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Backwater Region .28Reputation 8.29|Backwater Region]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Capellan Confederation has detected a weak coded signal coming from a planet on the Liao Periphery border that should be uninhabited. Though they are unable to decode the message, the Cavaliers are hired by the Confederation to investigate what is a suspected pirate or wildcatter colony.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Liao]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 350,000 C-Bills, 1,044 Reputation, one Tier 0 [[Gauss Rifle]], one Tier 0 [[LB 10-X]], five tons of Gauss ammo, 4 tons of LB 10-X ammo, five [[Double Heat Sink]]s
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Davion]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 280 Tonnage Limit Difficulty 60 Raid Mission on [[Egress]] that sees the Cavaliers sent to destroy the illegal colony's communciation relays only to encounter heavily armed House Davion defenders.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Capellan Confederation has detected a weak coded signal coming from a planet on the Liao Periphery border that should be uninhabited. Though they are unable to decode the message, the Cavaliers are hired by the Confederation to investigate what is a suspected pirate or wildcatter colony.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 280 tonnage limit Difficulty 60 Warzone Mission on [[Repulse]] to strike the deciphered source of the errant transmissions - a House Davion strike team armed with [[New Avalon Institute of Science]] prototype weapons preparing for raids against Capellan industrial systems to field test the LosTech equipment.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 350,000 C-bills, 1,044 Reputation, one Tier 0 Gauss rifle, one Tier 0 [[LB 10-X]], five tons of Gauss ammo, four tons of LB 10-X ammo, five double heat sinks
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Raid Mission on [[Egress]] that sees the Cavaliers sent to destroy the illegal colony's communication relays only to encounter heavily armed House Davion defenders.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Warzone Mission on [[Repulse|Repulse III]] to confront the deciphered source of the errant transmissions: a House Davion strike team preparing to raid the Capellan industrial world as a means to field-test prototype [[Lostech]] equipment rediscovered by the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]].
  
===Bow and Arrow - Occupied Marik Territory Conflict Zone - DLC Mission===
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==="Frontline Invasion - Liao" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Liao.2FDavion Border .28Reputation 8.29|Liao/Davion Border]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Baron [[Oliver Kincaid]], an old friend of Mason's father, has died and bequeathed his custom ''[[Archer]]'' (the ''Agincourt'') to Mason - but the 'Mech is the center of a family disagreement between the Baron's daughter Kate Kincaid and his estranged son, Bowen Kincaid, that will require the Cavaliers to unravel.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Liao]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 304, 825 C-bills, 2500 Reputation, [[Archer#Apocryphal Variants|ARC-AGC ''Agincourt'']]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Davion]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 270 Tonnage Limit 65 Difficulty Demolition mission on [[Holt]] to destroy a bandit-held compound reportedly holding the ''Agincourt''.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Capellan Confederation is seeking mercenaries to directly partake in a frontline invasion into Davion space in order to reclaim historically Capellan worlds.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit 70 Difficulty Raid mission on [[Ibstock]] to destroy satellite stations used by [[Bowen's Arrows]] to spread increasing misinformation and interest on the location of the ''Agincourt''.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 240,797 C-bills, 1,044 Reputation, [[Enforcer|ENF-4R ''Enforcer'']] (damaged), one Tier 3 large laser, one Tier 4 machine gun
:*'''Mission 3:''' 340 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Defense mission on [[Bernardo]] to protect a decommissioned base that may contain the ''Agincourt'' from capture by Bowen's newest employees, elements of the storied [[Waco Rangers]].
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Demolition Mission on [[Bacum]] to destroy a spaceport headquarters being used by the retreating [[Seventh Crucis Lancers]], thereby slowing their withdrawal and giving the Capellans more time weaken their forces further.
:*'''Mission 4:''' 270 Tonnage Limit 70 Difficulty Mixed mission on [[Berenson]] which forces the Cavaliers to choose to either strike a Waco Ranger forward operating base or capture a nearby civilian city first before killing Bowen Kincaid to protect and claim the ''Agincourt''.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Assassination Mission on [[Narellan]] to kill [[Fifth Davion Guards]] commander [[Walter Jackson]] to disrupt his battalion's planned deployment into Liao space.
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'''or'''
  
'''Notes:''' In the final mission, securing the city ''before'' attacking the Waco FOB will result in the arrival of additional friendly reinforcements during various phases of the mission, including (potentially) a pair of [[Demolisher]] tanks early on, and a lance of Light 'Mechs later on. This may make the mission a little easier, given the attrition of fighting so many hostile 'Mechs..
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==="Invasion Defense - Davion" - Liao/Davion Border===
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Davion]]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Liao]]
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' House Liao is invading Federated Suns territory on the border of the Kittery salient. House Davion is unable to redeploy significant portions of their forces away from other battlefronts and requests the services of a dependable mercenary outfit for a staunch defense.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 240,797 C-bills, 1,044 Reputation, two Tier 4 LB 10-X AC, two Tier 4 [[Ultra AC/5|Ultra AC/5]], six tons of LB 10-X AC ammo, six tons of Ultra AC/5 ammo
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Warzone Mission on [[Teng|Teng III]] against the [[First St. Ives Lancers]], who are using the planet as the tip of the spear for a larger assault on Davion territory. The Cavaliers are tasked with holding them back until Davion reinforcements can make landfall.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Warzone Mission on [[Bacum]] to supplement the [[Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers]] defenses and hold off the [[Second St. Ives Lancers]] for as long as possible.
  
==="Defense Support - Davion" - [[Teng]] - Liao/Davion Border Conflict Zone===  
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==="No Pilot Left Behind" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Duchy of Andurien .28Reputation 8.29|Duchy of Andurien]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Federated Suns requests services of a dependable mercenary outfit for a staunch defense.  
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Liao]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 240,797 C-Bills, 1044 Reputation, 2x Tier 4 LB 10-X AC, 2x Tier 4 Ultra AC/5, 6x LB 10-X AC Ammo, 6x Ultra AC/5 Ammo.
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[Pirate]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 280 tonnage limit Difficulty 60 Warzone Mission on [[Teng]] against [[1st St. Ives Lancers]].
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' [[Pavel Shenzeng]]'s son was downed in battle and taken captive by a band of pirates who are holding him and several others for ransom. Unwilling to bow to such a request, Pavel seeks the services of a mercenary to help rescue the prisoners.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 280 tonnage limit Difficulty 60 Warzone Mission on [[Bacum]] against a [[2nd St. Ives Lancers]].
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:* '''Rewards:''' 440,797 C-bills, 1,044 Reputation, pilot [[Dimitri Shenzeng|Capt. Dimitri Shenzeng]] (19/42)
'''or'''
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:* '''Mission 1''': 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Raid Mission on [[Lopez]] to destroy the pirates' main command center which will disable power to the prison facility and allow the POWs escape.
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:* '''Mission 2''': 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Warzone Mission on [[Ryerson|Ryerson X]] to distract and draw the pirates away from their true operating base to give an infiltration team enough time to extract the prisoners.
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==="Bow and Arrow" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Occupied Marik Territory .28Reputation 13-14.29|Occupied Marik Territory]] (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)===
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:Date Available: 20 December 3023
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Marik]]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]] (Mission 1), [[Bowen's Arrow]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]], Missions 2-4)
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Baron [[Oliver Kincaid]], an old friend of Mason's father, has died and bequeathed his custom ''[[Archer]]'' to Mason - but the 'Mech is the center of a family disagreement between the Baron's daughter [[Kate Kincaid|Kate]] and his estranged son, [[Bowen Kincaid|Bowen]], that will require the Cavaliers to unravel.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, [[Archer#ARC-AGC|ARC-AGC ''Agincourt'']]
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 65 Demolition Mission on [[Holt]] to destroy a bandit-held compound that may have picked up the ''Agincourt'' after looting one of the four possible locations where Oliver Kincaid might have stored it.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Raid Mission on [[Ibstock]] to destroy satellite stations used by Bowen's Arrow at the second location to spread increasing misinformation and interest on the location of the ''Agincourt''.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Defense Mission on [[Bernardo]] at the third location to protect a decommissioned base once used to store the ''Agincourt'' from capture by Bowen's newest employees, elements of the storied [[Waco Rangers]].
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:* '''Mission 4:''' 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Beachhead and Demolition Mission on [[Berenson]] which forces the Cavaliers to choose between first securing a nearby civilian city or striking a Waco Ranger forward operating base, before eventually killing Bowen Kincaid to protect and claim the ''Agincourt''.
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Note: In the final mission, securing the city first will result in the arrival of a friendly lance of light 'Mechs to support the attack on the Waco FOB, at the cost of additional enemy 'Mechs overall.
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==="The Only Truth That Sticks" - Vestallas (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)===
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:Date Available: 30 March 3030
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Liao]]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[St. Ives Compact]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' With [[Romano Liao]] seeking to show her sister [[Candace Liao|Candace]] that the Confederation can strike her secessionist St. Ives Compact at will, the Cavaliers are hired to assist the [[Second Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] to cripple the [[St. Ives Sentinels]] to teach them the price of their betraying House Liao.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 3,504,825 C-bills, 250 Reputation, one Tier 4 PPC, three Tier 4 SRM-4, twenty Single Heat Sinks, nine tons of SRM ammo
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 310 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Warzone-like Mission on [[Vestallas|Vestallas III]] assist the Reserve Cavalry to capture a heavily guarded interplanetary communications relay on an isolated tropical island to prevent the Sentinels on Vestallas IV from learning of the upcoming attack.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 310 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 55 Raid Mission on Vestallas IV to cripple satellite relays in Wong Tai Sin City to ensure the Sentinels remain in the dark about the ambush.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 310 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Warzone-like Mission on Vestallas IV to eliminate a detachment of St. Ives Sentinels responding to a supposed pirate raid preparing to strike Jinshan, not realizing the Reserve Cavalry and Cavaliers lie in ambush.
  
==="Frontline Invasion - Liao" - [[Teng]] - Liao/Davion Border Conflict Zone===
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==Reputation 9==
:*'''Mission Brief:''' THe Capellan Confederation is seeking mercenaries to directly partake in the frontline invasion into Davion space.
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==="Chasing Ghosts" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Vacant Worlds .28Reputation 9.29|Vacant Worlds]]===
:*'''Rewards:''' 240,797 C-Bills, 1044 Reputation, [[Enforcer|ENF-4R ''Enforcer'']] (damaged), Tier 3 Large Laser, Tier 4 Machine Gun
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Marik]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 280 tonnage limit Difficulty 60 Demolition Mission on [[Bacum]] against a [[7th Crucis Lancers]].
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]]
:*'''Mission 2:''' 280 tonnage limit Difficulty 60 Assassination Mission on [[Narellan]] to kill [[5th Davion Guards]] commander [[Walter Jackson]].
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Baron [[Ishmael Stroud]] hires the Cavaliers to follow up on rumors of the fate of [[Ravid Stroud|his son]], thought lost for over a decade in suspected pirate space.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 20,905 C-bills, 1,467 Reputation, two Tier 3 [[large pulse laser]]s, one Tier 3 [[ER PPC]], one Tier 4 small pulse laser, one Tier 3 [[anti-missile system|AMS]], three tons of AMS ammo
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 67 Raid Mission on [[Watermael|Watermael I]] to destroy the pirates' storage facilities holding their loot to search for clues and weaken them.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 67 Demolition Mission on [[Gouderak|Gouderak II]] to strike at pirate base in the region.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on [[Vakarel]] against the leader of [[Ravid's Reckoning]] - Ravid Stroud himself.
  
==="No Pilot Left Behind" - [[Lopez]] - [[Duchy of Andurien]] Conflict Zone===
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==="Defending the Honor" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Free Worlds Commerce Hub .28Reputation 9.29|Free Worlds Commerce Hub]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Attack pirate hideout and rescue Pavel Shenzeng son.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Marik]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 440,797 C-bills, 1,044 Reputation, pilot Capt. Shenzeng (19/42)
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:* '''Targeting:''' Marik Extremists (Subsidiary of House Marik)
:*'''Mission 1''': 270 Tonnage Limit 60 Difficulty Raid mission on [[Lopez]] to help POWs escape from planet and destroy pirates cowmmand center.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Cavaliers are hired by [[Gibson]]-born elements of the [[Fourth Regulan Hussars]] serving as the honor guard for Count [[Derrick Cameron-Jones]] convinced that traditionalists who view those from Gibson as traitors to [[Regulus]] will launch a false-flag attack during a goodwill tour to prove they are unworthy of the position.
:*'''Mission 2''': 270 Tonnage Limit 60 Difficulty Warzone Mission on [[Ryerson]]. Cause a distraction and draw away enemy mechs from their base.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 1,290,905 C-bills, 1,467 Reputation, one Tier 3 LRM-15, one Tier 3 PPC, three Tier 3 medium lasers
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on [[Kearny]] as the Cavaliers must protect the base where the Count is currently being guarded
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Warzone Mission on [[Mauripur]] to stand between the rogue elements of the Hussars and the Count's evacuation DropShip.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on [[Diass|Diass II]] with the Count sending the Cavaliers to eliminate lead conspirator [[Daxa Mahat]] to teach the dissidents a lesson.
  
==Reputation 9==
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==="The Enemy of My Enemy" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Marik.2FLiao Border .28Reputation 9.29|Marik/Liao Border]]===
==="Chasing Ghosts" - [[Watermael]] - Vacant Worlds Conflict Zone===
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Marik]]
:*'''Mission Brief:''' [[Baron]] [[Ishmael Stroud]] hires the Cavaliers to follow-up on rumors of the fate of [[Ravid Stroud|his son]], thought lost for over a decade in [[Ravid's Reckoning|suspected pirate space]].
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Davion]] (Missions 1-2), House Marik (Mission 3)
:*'''Rewards:''' 20,905 C-Bills, 1,467 Reputation, two Tier 3 [[Large Pulse Laser]]s, one Tier 3 [[ER PPC]], one Tier 4 [[Small Pulse Laser]], one Tier 4 [[Anti-Missile System]] and three tons of AMS ammo.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Free Worlds League intelligence agency [[SAFE]] hires the Cavaliers to quietly deal with the [[Federated Suns]]-employed [[Lexington Combat Group]] from escalating tensions in the region, having secretly infiltrated League space to launch attacks against the Capellan Confederation wearing [[Free Worlds League Military]] colors to trick the Capellans into launching counterattacks against House Marik.
:*'''Mission 1:''' 315 tonnage 67 Difficulty Raid Mission on Watermael to destroy the pirate's storage facilities holding their loot to search for clues and weaken them.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 290,905 C-bills, 1,467 Reputation, [[Orion#ON1-VA|ON1-VA ''Orion'']] (damaged), two Tier 3 SRM-4
:*'''Mission 2:''' 315 tonnage 67 Difficulty Demolition Mission on [[Gouderak]] to strike at pirates base in the region.
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on [[Anegasaki|Anegasaki II]] to eliminate [[Captain]] [[Venessa Jym]], commander of the Lexington Combat Group detachment in League space before the Davion mercenaries can launch their attack.
:*'''Mission 3:''' 315 tonnage 70 Difficulty Assassination Mission on [[Vakarel]] against the leader of Ravid's Reckoning - Ravid Stroud himself.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on [[Calloway]] to protect a local colony from the anger of the still disguised Lexington Combat Group, lashing out at the nearest League site for preventing its planned attacks against the Confederation.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on [[Daneshmand|Daneshmand VII]] to destroy the true mastermind of the plan, a rabidly anti-Liao colony supported by rogue elements of the [[Fourth Fusiliers of Oriente]] who hired the Lexington Combat Group, or so it would seem...
  
==="Defending the Honor" - [[Kearny]] - Free Worlds Commerce Hub Conflict Zone===
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==="Destabilization" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Free Worlds Interior .28Reputation 9.29|Free Worlds Interior]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Cavaliers are hired by [[Gibson]]-born elements of the [[Fourth Regulan Hussars]] serving as the honor guard for Count [[Derrick Cameron-Jones]] convinced that traditionalists who view those from Gibson as traitors to [[Regulus]] will launch a false-flag attack during a good will tour to prove they are unworthy of the position.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Quikscell Company|Anonymous]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
:*'''Rewards:''' 1,290,905 C-bills, 1467 Reputation, one Tier 3 [[LRM-15]], one Tier 3 [[PPC]], three Tier 3 [[Medium Laser]]s.  
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Marik]]
:*'''Mission 1''':350 Tonnage Limit 70 Difficulty Defense Mission on Kearny as the Cavaliers must protect the base where the Count is currently being guarded
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' An anonymous group of "concerned citizens" seek to hire the Cavaliers to strike at manufacturers in the region to purportedly prove that the [[Captain-General of the Free Worlds League|Captain-General]] must devote more resources to the defense of this supposedly safe interior region. Yet curiously all the attacks are seemingly against just one of the many manufacturers in the area.
:*'''Mission 2''':350 Tonnage Limit 70 Difficulty Warzone Mission on [[Mauripur]] to stand between the rogue elements of the Hussars and the Count's evacuation DropShip.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 290,905 C-bills, 1,467 Reputation, [[Quickdraw|QKD-4G ''Quickdraw'']]
:*'''Mission 3''':350 Tonnage Limit 70 Difficulty Assassination Mission on [[Diass|Diass II]] with the Count sending the Cavaliers to eliminate lead conspirator [[Daxa Mahat]] to teach the dissidents a lesson.
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on [[Ngake|Ngake IV]] against an [[Earthwerks-FWL]] manufacturing hub, with Earthwerks security quick to respond.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission against an Earthwerks-FWL food plant on [[Wallis|Wallis IX]], their employer promising nobody will truly go hungry.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Raid Mission against a trio of heavily defended Earthwerks-FWL supply depots on [[Norfolk]].
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:''alternately after two missions''
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:'''Corporate Interests'''
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' A disgusted soon-to-be ex-employee of [[Quikscell Company|Quickscell, Inc.]] reveals that the Cavaliers have been lied to and the whole contract is actually an attempt to weaken Earthwerks purely to increase sales for Quickscell products in the region, offering an alternate contract and a more modest reward if the Cavaliers instead betray the duplicitous Quickscell.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 100,00 C-bills, 1,467 Reputation, five Tier 0 AC/20-BF, five Tier 0 AC/10-BF, six Tier 0 AC/5-BF, eight Tier 0 AC/2-BF
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:* '''Mission:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Raid Mission to destroy three Quickscell depots on their regional headquarters on [[Regulus]] (location may vary).
  
==="The Enemy of my Enemy" - [[Anegasaki]] - Marik/Liao Border Conflict Zone===
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==="Hazing of the Weak" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Sian Commonality .28Reputation 8.29|Sian Commonality]] (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Free Worlds League intelligence agency [[SAFE]] hires the Cavaliers to quietly deal with the [[Federated Suns]]-employed [[Lexington Combat Group]] from escalating tensions in the region, having secretly infiltrated League space to launch attacks against the Capellan Confederation wearing [[Free Worlds League Military]] colors to trick the Capellans into launching counter-attacks against House Marik.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Liao]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 290,905 C-bills; 1,467 Reputation, [[Orion|ON1-VA ''Orion'']], two Tier 3 [[SRM-4]]
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:* '''Targeting:''' Bandits (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on Anegasaki to eliminate [[Captain]] [[Venessa Jym]], commander of the Lexington Combat Group detachment in League space before the Davion mercenaries can launch their attack.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Doomsday cult [[Church of Kali]] member [[Aditi Whidbey]] has gone rogue, forcing the normally highly secretive zealots to hire an outside mercenary unit to deal with her, but the Cavaliers efforts are complicated by the liaison [[Church of Kali#Hierarchy|Will of Kali]]'s increasingly threatening tone as well as the surprise appearance of [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|advanced BattleMech]]s unseen in centuries.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on [[Calloway]] to protect a local colony from the anger of the still disguised Lexington Combat Group, lashing out at the nearest League site for preventing its planned attacks against the Confederation.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, [[Orion#ON1-YAJ|ON1-YAJ ''Yad al-Jauza'']] (damaged)
:*'''Mission 3:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on [[Daneshmand]] to destroy the true mastermind of the plan, a rabidly anti-Liao colony supported by rogue elements of the [[Fourth Fusiliers of Oriente]] who hired the Lexington Combat Group, or so it would seem...
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 65 Defense Mission on [[Sendalor]] to protect innocent settlers from attack from Whidbey's rogue forces.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on [[Housekarle]] to destroy a base of operations used by Whidbey's forces protected by unusually advanced 'Mechs.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Assassination Mission on [[Grand Base]] to kill Aditi Whidbey's high-ranking adjunct Captain Warner and his Royal-equipped forces.
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:* '''Mission 4:''' 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Assassination Mission on [[Claxton]] to assault Aditi Whidbey's final redoubt among the remains of the [[309th Royal BattleMech Division]] in a horrific toxic and lava filled canyon to finally kill the heretic and her remaining followers.
  
==="Destablization" - [[Ngake]] - Free Worlds Interior Conflict Zone===
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Note: For the final mission, a jump-capable 'Mech is required in order to find and destroy the auxiliary base, a secondary objective worth 987,654 C-bills in bonus payout.
:*'''Mission Brief:''' [[Quickscell Company|An anonymous group of "concerned citizens"]] seek to hire the Cavaliers to strike at manufacturers in the region to purportedly prove that the [[Captain-General]] must devote more resources to the defense of this supposedly safe interior region. Yet curiously all the attacks are seemingly against just one of the many manufacturers in the area.
 
:*'''Rewards:''' (if completing all three missions of "Destablization") 290,905 C-Bills, 1,467 Reputation, [[Quickdraw|QKD-4G ''Quickdraw'']]
 
:*'''Mission 1:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on Ngake against a [[Earthwerks-FWL]] manufacturing hub, with Earthwerks security quick to respond.
 
:*'''Mission 2:''' 315 tonnage limit 70 Difficulty Demolition mission against a Earthwerks-FWL food plant on [[Wallis]], their employer promising nobody will truely go hungry.
 
:*'''Mission 3:''' 315 tonnage limit 70 Difficulty Raid mission against a trio of heavily defended Earthwerks-FWL supply depots on [[Norfolk]].
 
:''alternately''
 
:*'''"Corporate Interests"'''
 
:*'''Mission Brief:''' After the second mission of "Destablization", a disgusted soon to be ex-employee of the Quickscell Company reveals that the Cavaliers have been lied to and the whole contract is actually an attempt to weaken Earthwerks purely to increase sale for Quickscell products in the region, offering an alternate contract and a more modest reward if the Cavaliers instead betray the duplicitous Quickscell.
 
:*'''Rewards:''' 100,00 C-Bills, 1,467 Reputation, five Tier 0 AC/20BFs, five Tier 0 AC/10BFs, six Tier 0 AC/5BFs, eight Tier 0 AC/2BFs
 
:*'''Mission 1:''' 270 tonnage limit 60 Difficulty Raid mission to destroy three Quickscell depots on their regional headquarters on Ngake.
 
==="Hazing the Weak" - [[Sendalor]] - Sian Commonality Conflict Zone===
 
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Doomsday cult [[Church of Kali]] member [[Aditi Whidbey]] has gone rogue, forcing the normally highly secretive zealots to hire an outside mercenary unit to deal with her, but the Cavaliers efforts are complicated by the liaison [[Will of Kali]]'s increasingly threatening tone as well as the surprise appearance of [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions|advanced BattleMech]]s unseen in centuries.
 
:*'''Rewards:'''  304,825 C-Bills, 2,500 Reputation, [[Orion#Apocryphal Variants|ON1-YAJ ''Yad al-Jauza'']]
 
:*'''Mission 1:''' 270 Tonnage Limit 65 Difficulty Defense Mission on [[Sendalor]] to protect innocent settlers from attack from Whidbey's rogue forces.
 
:*'''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit 70 Difficulty Demolition Mission on [[Housekarle]] to destroy a base of operations used by Whidbey's forces protected by unusually advanced 'Mechs.
 
:*'''Mission 3:''' 315 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Assassination Mission on [[Grand Base]] to kill Aditi Whidbey's highly ranked adjunct Captain Warner and his Royal equipped forces.
 
:*'''Mission 4:''' 340 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Assassination Mission on [[Claxton]] to assault Aditi Whidbey's final redoubt among the remains of the [[309th Royal BattleMech Division]] in a horrific toxic and lava filled canyon to finally kill the heretic and her remaining followers.
 
  
'''Notes:''' In the final mission, standing in the lava will spike 'Mech heat to around 60-70%, depending on capacity and heatsinks, but does not seem to deal damage. In addition, the final approach to Aditi is a narrow, upward-spiralling pass that leads into an 'arena' of sorts. Whilst Aditi only has two allies, she pilots the ''Yad al-Jauza'', her teammates similarly pilot SLDF-grade 'Mechs, and all pilots are highly skilled; an aggressive push into the final arena to gain maneuvering room is recommended to avoid being bottled up in the pass. Close-quarters loadouts are also advised, due to the rough terrain limiting sniping and many encounters taking place within minimum range of LRMs.
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==="Operation Onoda" - Dehgolan (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)===
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:Date Available: 15 March 3036
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Kurita]]
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Despite the Free Rasalhague Republic's disdain for mercenaries in the wake of the [[Ronin War]], the Cavaliers are hired to assist against a resurgent group of [[Ronin (Faction)|''ronin'']] led by former [[Fifth Amphigean Light Assault Group]] member [[Satoshi Takeda]] who has captured an FRR world in the name of the [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] despite the ''[[Kanrei]]'' denouncing them.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 3,904,825 C-bills, 250 Reputation, [[Orion#ON1-M|ON1-M ''Orion'']]
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 220 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Beachhead Mission on [[Dehgolan]] to secure a landing zone for [[First Tyr]] to take back the system.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 325 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Warzone-like Mission on Dehgolan to assist elements of the First Tyr defeat Takeda's artillery-protected forces.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 325 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on Dehgolan to hunt down Takeda's lieutenants before they can enact retribution upon the planet's civilian population for their leader's death.
  
 
==Reputation 10==
 
==Reputation 10==
==="The False Flag" - [[Colfax]] - Steiner/Marik Border Conflict Zone===
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==="Shipping Disruption" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Free Worlds League Shipping Lane .28Reputation 10.29|Free Worlds League Shipping Lane]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Following a dual SAFE and [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]] investigation, the Lyran Commonwealth suspects an unknown party of attempting to provoke a war by raiding both sides of the Free Worlds League/Lyran Commonwealth border using 'Mechs painted in the colors of the other nation.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Gienah Automotive]] (Subsidiary of [[House Marik]])
:*'''Rewards:''' 305,750 C-Bills, 2500 reputation, one Tier 3 AC/20, one Tier 3 LRM-10 and four Tier 4 SRM-2s
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[DuraPaq Solutions]] (Subsidiary of House Marik)
:*'''Mission 1''': 340 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Defense mission on Colfax against a "House Marik" raiding force.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' A joint venture on the production of [[Elite Series 3|Land Trains]] centuries ago has proven highly successful for both Gienah Automotive and DuraPaq Solutions, but the terms are heavily biased toward DuraPaq who get the lion's share of the profit. The Cavaliers are hired by an aggressive Gienah Automotive executive seeking to secretly strike at DuraPaq facilities, damaging them enough to cause delays that would trigger contract penalty clauses that would "rebalance" the flow of profit more favorably toward Gienah.
:*'''Mission 2''': 340 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Warzone Mission against "House Marik" forces on Nestor.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, one Tier 3 AC/10-BF, one Tier 3 large laser, four Tier 4 small lasers
:*'''Mission 3''': 340 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Assassination mission to kill the [[Draconis Elite Strike Team]] leader ''Tai-i'' [[Jules Tanaka]] to put a stop to the false flag attacks.
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:* '''Mission 1''': 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on [[Kilarney|Kilarney II]] to destroy DuraPaq's transport facility.
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:* '''Mission 2''': 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Raid Mission on [[Schererville]] targeting communication relays to prevent a spy leaking word to DuraPaq that Gienah was behind the Kilarney strike and avoid shattering the joint venture entirely.
  
==="Shipping Disruption" - [[Kilarney]] - Free Worlds League Shipping Lane Conflict Zone===
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==="The False Flag" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Marik.2FSteiner Border .28Reputation 10.29|Marik/Steiner Border]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' A joint venture on the production of [[Elite Series 3|Land Trains]] centuries ago has proven highly successful for both [[Gienah Automotive]] and [[DuraPaq Solutions]], but the terms are heavily biased toward DuraPaq who get the lion share of the profit. The Cavaliers are hired by an aggressive Gienah Automative executive seeking to secretly strike at DuraPaq facilities, damaging them enough to cause delays that would trigger contract penalty clauses that would "rebalance" the flow of profit more favorably toward Gienah.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Steiner]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-Bills, 2500 Reputation, one AC/10 Burst Fire, one Large Laser, four Small Lasers
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Marik]] (Missions 1-2), [[House Kurita]] (Mission 3)
:*'''Mission 1''': 315 Tonnage Limit 70 Difficulty Demolition mission exclusively against DuraPaq's transport facility on Kilarney, damaging the Gienah built Land Trains will render the contract null and void.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Following a dual SAFE and [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]] investigation, the Lyran Commonwealth suspects an unknown party of attempting to provoke a war by raiding both sides of the Free Worlds League/Lyran Commonwealth border using 'Mechs painted in the colors of the other nation.
:*'''Mission 2''': 340 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Raid Mission against communication relays on [[Schereville]] to prevent a spy leaking word to DuraPaq that Gienah was behind the Kilarney strike and avoid shattering the joint venture entirely.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 305,750 C-bills, 2,500 reputation, one Tier 3 AC/20, one Tier 3 LRM-10, four Tier 4 [[SRM-2]]
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:* '''Mission 1''': 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Defense Mission on [[Colfax]] to protect an agricultural facility against a "House Marik" raiding force.
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:* '''Mission 2''': 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Warzone Mission on [[Nestor]] to capture as much [[BattleROM]] footage as possible of the "House Marik" forces.
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:* '''Mission 3''': 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Assassination Mission on [[Hyde]] to kill the [[Draconis Elite Strike Teams|DEST]] commander ''Tai-i'' [[Jules Tanaka]] and put an end to the false flag attacks.
  
==="Forceful Negotiations" - [[Labouchere]] - Duchy of Tamarind Conflict Zone===
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==="Forceful Negotiations" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Duchy of Tamarind .28Reputation 10.29|Duchy of Tamarind]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The [[Tamarind Mining Corporation]] wants to hire the Cavaliers to eject local civilians from lands above radioactive mineral deposit the [[Free Worlds League Parliament]] has ceded to the company, but the locals fanatical religious devotion for [[Star League era]] ruins located there mean they will not go easy.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Tamarind Mining Corporation]] (Subsidiary of [[House Marik]])
:*'''Rewards:''' 2,305, 621 C-bills and 2,500 Reputation
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[Clifton's Rangers]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 340 tonnage limit Difficulty 75 Raid Mission on Labouchere to destroy the region's communication relay towers with such ferocity to hopefully frighten the civilians into leaving.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Tamarind Mining Corporation wants to hire the Cavaliers to eject local civilians from lands above radioactive mineral deposit the [[Free Worlds League Parliament]] has ceded to the company, but the locals' fanatical religious devotion for [[BattleTech eras|Star League-era]] ruins located there mean they will not go easy.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 340 tonnage limit Difficulty 75 Demolition Mission on [[Alula Borealis]] with the TMC ordering the Cavaliers to destroy the ruins in question, with the civilians hiring the [[Clifton's Rangers]] mercenary unit to defend their sacred site.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 2,305,621 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation
:*'''Mission 3:''' 340 tonnage limit Difficulty 75 Warzone on [[Promised Land]] with the incensed and inconsolable civilians using every last C-Bill remaining to them to send the Clifton's Rangers to destroy the Cavaliers.
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Raid Mission on [[Labouchere]] to destroy the region's communication relay towers with such ferocity to hopefully frighten the civilians into leaving.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Demolition Mission on [[Alula Borealis]] to destroy a portion of the ruins the locals hold dear, while the Clifton's Rangers have been hired to defend their sacred site.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Warzone on [[Promised Land]] with the incensed and inconsolable civilians using every last C-bill remaining to them to send the Clifton's Rangers to destroy the Cavaliers.
  
==="Bring Her Home" - [[Raman]] - Kurita/Davion Frontline Conflict Zone===
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==="Bring Her Home" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Kurita.2FDavion Frontline .28Reputation 6.29|Kurita/Davion Frontline]] (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Save Duke Cole's daughter
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:Date Available: 12 January 3023
:*'''Rewards:''' 304.825 C-Bills, 2,500 Reputation, [[Victor#Apocryphal Variants|VTR-BSK ''Victor'']] - Last mission guarantees enemy spawn of [[Marauder II|MAD-4A ''Marauder II'']].
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Cole]] (Subsidiary of [[House Davion]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 270 tonnage limit Difficulty 65 Defense mission on [[Raman]] to save and meet Duke Cole.
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Kurita]]
:*'''Mission 2:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Beachhead mission on [[Raman]] to secure landing zone for [[Draconis March Militia]].
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' After receiving information from the [[MIIO]] about a threat on his life, [[Duke of Raman|Duke]] [[Thaddeus Cole]] hires the reputable Cavaliers to reinforce his security detail but not in time before his estate is attacked and daughter [[Samantha Cole|Samantha]] is captured.
:*'''Mission 3:''' 340 tonnage limit Difficulty 75 Raid mission on [[Matar]] to destroy communication facilities.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, [[Victor#VTR-BSK|VTR-BSK ''Basilisk'']] (damaged)
:*'''Mission 4:''' 400 tonnage limit Difficulty 80 Assassination mission on [[Reisling's Planet]] to eliminate Shadow Unit leadership.
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 65 Defense Mission on [[Raman]] to save and meet Duke Cole.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Beachhead Mission on Raman to secure a landing zone for [[Draconis March Militia]] reinforcements.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Raid Mission on [[Matar (system)|Matar]] to destroy communication facilities.
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:* '''Mission 4:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Assassination Mission on [[Reisling's Planet]] to eliminate the Shadow Unit leadership.
  
'''Notes:''' The final mission gives you a choice between a head-on assault on the Shadow Unit base, or a longer route around the edge of the facility. The latter route will allow you to reduce the number of aerospace defenders somewhat, but also forces you to deal with 2-3 lances worth of Light and Medium 'Mechs and miscellaneous other ground vehicles. Engaging the base head on only requires dealing with the final mixed Heavy/Assault lance and the aerospace craft.
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Note: The final mission gives you a choice between a head-on assault on the Shadow Unit base, or a longer route around the edge of the facility. The latter will require you to engage 2–3 lances of light and medium 'Mechs and miscellaneous [[combat vehicles]], but spread-out along the path. Engaging the base directly only requires dealing with the garrison's assault lance and swarm of [[VTOL]]s and [[Demolisher]]s, but all simultaneously while moving uphill through a choke point.
  
 
==Reputation 11==
 
==Reputation 11==
==="Defend the Enhanced" - [[Sheridan]] - Stewart Commonality Conflict Zone===
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==="Defend the Enhanced" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Stewart Commonality .28Reputation 11.29|Stewart Commonality]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Cavaliers are hired by [[Enhancements Diversified]], a Free Worlds League [[:Category:Cybernetic Enhancements and Implants|Bionics manufacturer]] whose clinics and facilities are under attack by rabid anti-bionic fanatics.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Marik]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 304,600 C-Bills, 2500 Reputation, two Medium Lasers, one Large Laser
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:* '''Targeting:''' Bandits (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on [[Sheridan]] to protect one of ED's bionics facilties and the city around it from fanatic attack.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Cavaliers are hired by [[Enhancements Diversified]], a Free Worlds League [[:Category:Cybernetic Enhancements and Implants|bionics manufacturer]] whose clinics and facilities are under attack by rabid anti-bionic fanatics.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Warzone Mission on [[Bedeque]] to hold back a large fanatic attack group from reaching one of ED's clincs.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,600 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, two Tier 4 medium lasers, one Tier 4 large laser
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on [[Sheridan]] to protect one of ED's bionics facilities and the city around it from fanatic attack.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Warzone Mission on [[Bedeque|Bedeque IV]] to hold back a large fanatic attack group from reaching one of ED's clinics.
  
==="The Shadow Coup" - [[Eaton]] - Lyran Strongholds Conflict Zone===
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==="Lyran Independence" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Rebellious Lyran Province .28Reputation 11.29|Rebellious Lyran Province]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' An anonymous group of Lyran officers are offering contracts on the lives of [[Lyran Guards]] "[[Social General]]s" in order to prevent needless deaths of soldiers by ineffective leaders.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Federation of Skye#The Succession Wars|Free Skye Movement]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
:*'''Rewards:''' 305,275 C-Bills, 2500 Reputation, two Tier 3 PPCs and Capt. [[Louise Fenstrom]]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Steiner]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 360 Tonnage Limit 80 Reputation Assassination Mission on [[Veckholm]] to kill Colonel [[Angus Kempf]] while he's engaged in pointless parade in his overly equipped assault 'Mech.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Aid the Free Skye Movement in their attempt to secede from the [[Lyran Commonwealth]].
:*'''Mission 2:''' 360 Tonnage Limit 80 Reputation Raid Mission on [[Leganes]] to kill Leutnant General Stevens, hiding in his regimental HQ.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,283 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, [[Firestarter (BattleMech)#Variants|FS9-A ''Firestarter'']], four Tier 4 [[flamer]]s
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Raid Mission on [[Trent (system)|Trent]] against [[Fourteenth Lyran Guards]] installations.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on [[Mariefred]] to defend primary supply depot.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Warzone Mission on [[Canonbie]] to hold of Steiner forces.
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:''alternately after two missions''
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:'''The Cost of Loyalty'''
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Switch sides and join House Steiner.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,283 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, two Tier 4 SRM-6, one Tier 4 large laser
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:* '''Mission:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Warzone Mission on [[Trent]] to destroy retreating enemy forces.
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'''or'''
  
==="X Marks The Spot" - [[Somerset]] - [[Pirate Worlds]] Conflict Zone - DLC Mission===
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==="Lyran Rebellion" - Rebellious Lyran Province===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Interstellar Expeditions has previously hired elements of [[Jake Kalmar]]'s band of pirates led by [[Yaros Regas]] to support its investigations in the [[Deep Periphery]], but the band is now on the losing side of an escalating conflict with the [[Oberon Confederation]]. Seeking to protect IE's involvement, Sebastian Speers hires the Cavaliers as new recruits to reinforce and resupply Regas' "privateers".
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Steiner]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-Bills, 2500 reputation, [[Corsair_(BattleMech)#Custom Variants|COR-PVT ''Corsair Privateer'']] (damaged)
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[Federation of Skye#The Succession Wars|Free Skye Movement]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 340 Tonnage Limit 60 Difficulty Raid mission on [[Somerset]] to gain the trust of pirates by raiding a Lyran Commonwealth logistical facility.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Aid House Steiner in putting down a rebellious portion of the [[Federation of Skye|Isle of Skye's]] populace.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 340 Tonnage Limit 70 Difficulty Raid mission on [[Winfield]] to hit a military supply depot on behalf of the pirates.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,283 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, [[Griffin|GRF-1N ''Griffin'']], one Tier 4 PPC
:*'''Mission 3:''' 340 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Demolition mission on [[Icar]] to eliminate a Steiner monitoring station and provide cover for the pirate smuggling operation.
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on [[Soilihull]] to aid in the defense of supply depot.
:*'''Mission 4:''' 380 Tonnage Limit 90 Difficulty Campaign mission on [[Star's End]] which sees an attempt to parlay with Yaros Regas at his moon base interrupted by the arrival of forces led by [[Tyler Erickson]] of the Oberon Confederation.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Raid Mission on [[Uzhgorod]] to destroy Free Skye's primary supply depot.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on [[Aristotle]] to prevent escape of Free Skye's leaders.
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:''alternately after two missions''
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:'''The Cost of Freedom'''
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Switch sides and join the Free Skye Movement to protect them during their evacuation off-world.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 1,545,000 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, ten double heat sinks
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:* '''Mission:''' 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Warzone Mission on [[Aristotle]].
  
==="Lyran Rebellion" - [[Mariefred]] - Rebellious Lyran Province Conflict Zone===  
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==="The Shadow Coup" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Lyran Military Strongholds .28Reputation 11.29|Lyran Military Strongholds]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Aid the anti-sovereignity party.
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:* '''Employer:''' Anonymous Lyran Generals (Subsidiary of House Steiner)
:*'''Rewards:''' 304,283 C-Bills, 2500 Reputation, [[Griffin|GRF-1N ''Griffin'']] Tier 4 PPC
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Steiner]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on [[Soilihull]] to aid in the defense of supply depot.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' An anonymous group of Lyran officers are offering contracts on the lives of [[Lyran Guards]] "[[Social General]]s" in order to prevent needless deaths of soldiers by ineffective leaders.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Raid Mission on [[Uzhgorod]] to destroy Free Skye's primary supply depot.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 305,275 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, two Tier 3 PPCs, pilot [[Louise Fenstrom|Capt. Louise Fenstrom]] (19/42)
:*'''Mission 3:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on [[Aristotle]] to prevent escape of Free Skye's leaders.
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Assassination Mission on [[Veckholm]] to kill Colonel [[Angus Kempf]] while he's engaged in pointless parade in his overequipped assault 'Mech.
:''alternately after 2 missions''
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Raid Mission on [[Leganes]] to kill [[Lieutenant General#Lyran Commonwealth and Lyran Alliance|Leutnant General]] [[Stevens (Lyran Guards)|Stevens]], hiding in his regimental HQ.
:'''The Cost Of Freedom'''
 
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Switch sides and join Free Skye's to protect evacuation attempt.
 
:*'''Rewards:''' 1,545,000 C-Bills, 2500 Reputation, 10x Double Heat Sinks.
 
:*'''Mission 1:''' 360 tonnage limit Difficulty 80 Warzone Mission on [[Aristotle]].  
 
'''or'''
 
  
==="Lyran Independence" - [[Mariefred]] - Rebellious Lyran Province Conflict Zone===  
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==="X Marks the Spot" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Pirate Worlds .28Reputation 6-7.29|Pirate Worlds]] (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Aid the pro-independence party by fighting its enemies.
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:Date Available: 19 April 3026
:*'''Rewards:''' 304,283 C-Bills, 2500 Reputation, [[Firestarter|FS9-A ''Firestarter'']], 4x Tier 4 Flamer.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Pirate]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]], Missions 1-3), [[Interstellar Expeditions]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]], Mission 4)
:*'''Mission 1:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Raid Mission on [[Trent]] against [[14th Lyran Guards]] installations.
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Steiner]] (Missions 1-3), [[Oberon Confederation]] (Subsidiary of Outlaws, Mission 4)
:*'''Mission 2:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on [[Mariefred]] to defend primary supply depot.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Interstellar Expeditions had previously hired elements of [[Jake Kalmar]]'s band of pirates led by [[Yaros Regas]] to support its investigations in the [[Deep Periphery]], but the band is now on the losing side of an escalating conflict with the Oberon Confederation. Seeking to protect IE's involvement, Sebastian Speers hires the Cavaliers as new recruits to reinforce and resupply Regas' "privateers."
:*'''Mission 3:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Warzone Mission on [[Canonbie]] to hold of Steiner forces.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 reputation, [[Corsair (BattleMech)#Custom Variants|COR-PVT ''Privateer'']] (damaged)
:''alternately after 2 missions''
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Raid Mission on [[Somerset]] to gain the trust of pirates by raiding a Lyran Commonwealth logistical facility.
:'''The Cost Of Loyalty'''
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Raid Mission on [[Winfield (LC)|Winfield]] to hit a military supply depot on behalf of the pirates.
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Switch sides and join Davion.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Demolition Mission on [[Icar]] to eliminate a Steiner monitoring station and provide cover for the pirate smuggling operation.
:*'''Rewards:''' 304,283 C-Bills, 2500 Reputation, 2xTier 4 SRM6, Tier 4 Large Laser.
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:* '''Mission 4:''' 380 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Warzone-like Mission on [[Star's End]] which sees an attempt to parlay with Yaros Regas at the moon base Port Aliveri, Jake Kalmar's main storage facility, interrupted by the arrival of forces led by [[Tyler Erickson]] of the Oberon Confederation.
:*'''Mission 1:''' 315 tonnage limit Difficulty 70 Warzone Mission on [[Trent]] to destroy retreating enemy forces.
 
  
 
==Reputation 12==
 
==Reputation 12==
==="Raise Of The Black Dragon" - [[Altenmarkt]] - [[Lower Class Kuritan Worlds]] Conflict Zone===
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==="A Dragon in Sheep's Clothing" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Steiner.2FKurita Border .28Reputation 12.29|Steiner/Kurita Border]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Play as a decoy to draw out the [[Kokuryu-kai]].
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Kurita]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 4,578,000 C-Bills, 3,2500 reputation, Tier 4: 2x LRM 20, 2x ER PPC
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Steiner]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 360 Tonnage Limit 80 Difficulty Defense mission on [[Altenmarkt]] to protect local duke during his tour.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' With the [[ISF]] learning of rumors of an [[Federated Commonwealth|alliance between Houses Steiner and Davion]], the Cavaliers are hired to raid Steiner outposts masquerading as a Davion unit to spoil any such relations.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 360 Tonnage Limit 80 Difficulty Warzone mission on [[Maule]]. Engage and defeat Black Dragon forces.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 444,856 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation, [[Dragon|DRG-1N ''Dragon'']] (damaged)
:*'''Mission 3:''' 360 Tonnage Limit 80 Difficulty Assassination mission on [[Sternwerde]] to eliminate [[Kokuryu-kai]] leader.
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:* '''Mission 1''': 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Demolition Mission on [[Tomans|Tomans III]] to destroy an [[Arcturan Guards]] forward base while broadcasting Davion IFF codes.
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:* '''Mission 2''': 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Demolition Mission on [[Bessarabia|Bessarabia II]] to destroy an Arcturan Guards defended ice mining complex as "House Davion" to allow the ISF to hack Lyran communications to discover the route of secret Davion caravan.
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:* '''Mission 3''': 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Raid Mission on [[Cusset]] to destroy the meeting site of Steiner and Davion envoys while masquerading as House Steiner forces to try and shatter any lasting Steiner-Davion alliance.
  
===Stop the Launch - [[Muphrid]] - [[Farm Territories]] Conflict Zone===
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==="Rise of the Black Dragon" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Lower-Class Kuritan Worlds .28Reputation 12.29|Lower-Class Kuritan Worlds]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' [[Lionel Stanz]] is going to set launch a nuclear strike.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Kurita]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-Bills, 2500 reputation, [[King Crab#Apocryphal Variants|KGC-CAR ''King Crab'']]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[Kokuryu-kai|The Black Dragon]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
:*'''Mission 1:''' 400 Tonnage Limit 90 Difficulty Demolition mission on [[Muphrid]] against Militia to destroy relay station.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Fearing that a member of the Kuritan Royal Family is in danger, the [[ISF]] hire the Cavaliers to pose as decoys to draw the ''Kokuryu-kai'', also known as the Black Dragon Society, out of hiding.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 400 Tonnage Limit 90 Difficulty Demolition mission on [[Muphrid]] against Militia to destroy second relay station.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 4,578,000 C-bills, 3,250 reputation, two Tier 4 LRM-20, two Tier 4 ER PPCs
:*'''Mission 3:''' 400 Tonnage Limit 90 Difficulty Raid mission on [[Muphrid]] to secure detonators.
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Defense Mission on [[Altenmarkt]] to protect a local duke who's conducting a tour of the worlds under his authority.
:*'''Mission 4:''' 400 Tonnage Limit 90 Difficulty Assassination mission on [[Summer]] to kill Lionel Stanz.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Warzone Mission on [[Maule]] to engage the pursuing Black Dragon forces, having revealed the Cavaliers' subterfuge.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Assassination Mission on [[Sternwerde]] to eliminate ''Kokuryu-kai'' leader [[Sebastian Tseng]].
  
==="A Dragon in Sheep's Clothing" - [[Tomans|Tomans III]] - Steiner/Kurita Border Conflict Zone===
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==="Shadow War: Dragon's Breath" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Rogue Cluster .28Reputation 12.29|Rogue Cluster]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' With the [[ISF]] learning of [[Federated Commonwealth|rumors of an alliance between Houses Steiner and Davion]], the Cavaliers are hired to raid Steiner outposts masquerading as a Davion unit to spoil any such relations.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Kurita]]
:*'''Rewards:''' 444,856 C-bills, 3250 Reputation, [[Dragon|DRG-1N ''Dragon'']]
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[Order of Five Pillars|Order of the Five Pillars]] (Subsidiary of House Kurita)
:*'''Mission 1''': 340 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Demolition Mission on [[Tomans]] to destroy an [[Arcturan Guards]] forward base while broadcasting Davion IFF codes.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Cavaliers find themselves drawn into internal Draconis Combine intrigue when they are offered a contract from the Internal Security Force to remove an Order of Five Pillars-backed politician.
:*'''Mission 2''': 340 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Demolition Mission on [[Bessarabia|Bessarabia II]] to destroy a Arcturan Guards defended ice-mining complex as "House Davion" to allow the ISF to hack Lyran communications to discover the route of secret Davion caravan.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 4,442,500 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation, four Tier 4 medium lasers, one Tier 3 AC/20-BF
:*'''Mission 3''': 340 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Raid Mission on [[Cusset]] to destroy the meeting site of Steiner and Davion envoys while masquerading as House Steiner forces to try and shatter any lasting Steiner-Davion alliance.
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 88 Defense Mission on [[Kaus Media]] against a preemptive attack by O5P on the ISF strike base.
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 88 Warzone Mission on [[Alya]] against another O5P preemptive attack.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 88 Assassination Mission on [[Shimosuwa]] to eliminate O5P leader [[Order of Five Pillars#Organization|Neophyte]] [[Jasmine (Draconis Combine)|Jasmine]] and help the ISF permanently remove [[Edward Nakamura|Chairman Nakamura]] from office.
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:''alternately after two missions''
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:'''Shadow War: Order of the Five Pillars'''
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Join O5P's efforts to protect Chairman Nakamura.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 224,800 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation, two Tier 4 AC/5, one Tier 3 large pulse laser
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:* '''Mission:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Defense Mission on [[Minakuchi]] to protect the Chairman's headquarters.
  
==="Shadow War: Dragon's Breath" - [[Kaus Media]] - [[Rogue Cluster]] Conflict Zone===
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==="Stop the Launch" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Farm Territories .28Reputation 11.29|Farm Territories]] (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The Cavaliers find themselves drawn into internal Draconis Combine intrigue when they are offered a contract from the Internal Security Force to remove a [[Order of Five Pillars]] backed politician.
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:Date Available: 1 March 3028
:*'''Rewards:''' 4,442,500 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation, Tier 4 4x Medium laser, Tier 3 Autocannon/20 BF.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[House Steiner]]
:*'''Mission 1:''' 400 Tonnage Limit 88 Difficulty Defense Mission on [[Kaus Media]] against a Order of the Five Pillars pre-emptive attack against the ISF strike base.
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:* '''Targeting:''' Militia (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
:*'''Mission 2:''' 400 Tonnage Limit 88 Difficulty Warzone Mission on [[Alya]] against Order of the Five Pillars.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' Retired general and former member of the Steiner High Command [[Lionel Stanz]] is opposed to the Davion-Steiner alliance and is hellbent on sowing seeds of discord and starting a war using a rare [[Killer Whale#Variants|nuclear device]] in his possession.
:*'''Mission 3:''' 400 Tonnage Limit 88 Difficulty Assassination Mission on [[Shimosuwa ]]. Eliminate O5P leader Neophyte Jasmine to help ISF permanently remove Chairman Nakamura from office.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 reputation, [[King Crab#KGC-CAR|KGC-CAR ''Carapace'']] (damaged)
:''alternately after 2 missions''
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:* '''Mission 1:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Demolition Mission on [[Muphrid]] against Stanz's [[Federation of Skye|Isle of Skye]] militia forces to destroy one of the warhead's relay stations.
'''Shadow War: Order of Five Pillars '''
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:* '''Mission 2:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Demolition Mission on Muphrid to destroy a second relay station.
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Join O5P's efforts to protect Chairman Nakamura.
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:* '''Mission 3:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Raid Mission on Muphrid to secure the device's detonator.
:*'''Rewards:''' 224,480 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation, Tier 4 2x Autocannon/5, Tier 3 large pulse Laser.
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:* '''Mission 4:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Warzone-like Mission on [[Summer]], joining the [[Fifth Lyran Guards]] to capture the warhead and kill Lionel Stanz and his supporters.
:*'''Mission 1:''' 400 tonnage limit Difficulty 90 Defense Mission on [[Minakuchi]]. Protect Chairman headquarters.
 
'''Notes:''' All Shadow War missions result in only positive reputation to both House Kurita and O5P.
 
  
 
==Reputation 13==
 
==Reputation 13==
==="Charity Case" - [[Predlitz]] - [[Drought Worlds]] Conflict Zone===
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==="The Strength of Tradition" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#The Graveyard .28Reputation 13.29|The Graveyard]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' A humanitarian-aid mission from the [[Inter-System Advocacy]] has gone missing in the Drought Worlds region, with the Cavaliers hired to attack the pirate band suspected of being responsible, only to be dragged into a much more murky situation involving early Succession War [[WMD]]s and a population pushed too far.
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:* '''Employer:''' [[Yakuza|Lagom-gumi]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
:*'''Rewards:''' 850,750 C-bills, 4500 Reputation, Tier 3: ER PPC, Large Pulse Laser. Tier 4: LB 10-X Autocannon Solid Slug, 4x Small Pulse Laser, 4x LB 10-X Ammo.
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:* '''Targeting:''' [[Pirate]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
:*'''Mission 1''': 400 Tonnage Limit Difficulty 95 Raid Mission on [[Predlitz]] to destroy the bandit's comms towers as a distraction, allowing the ISA to access bandit communications to search for clues to location of the lost volunteers.
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:* '''Mission Brief:''' The Lagom-gumi ''yakuza'' clan approach the Cavaliers to protect a region close to the Periphery from pirate attacks after attempts to convince the DCMS to do so have failed.
:*'''Mission 2''': 400 ton 95 difficulty Raid on [[Polcenigo]] to smash the Bandits' command center in this region to impact their effectiveness while hopefully providing leads on the whereabouts of the ISA volunteers.
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:* '''Rewards:''' 410,000 C-bills, 7,860 Reputation, two Tier 1 LRM-15 with Artemis IV, two Tier 1 SRM-6 with Artemis IV, one Tier 4 Ultra AC/5, four tons of SRM Artemis ammo, four tons of LRM Artemis ammo
:*'''Mission 3''': 400 ton 95 difficulty Demolition mission on [[Luzerne]] to shatter ancient ruins housing chemical weapons the fanatical locals are using to as leverage against their rulers to free the ISA volunteers held hostage.
+
:* '''Mission 1:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Defense Mission on [[Hermagor]] to protect a civilian outpost from the [[Werewolf Legion]] pirate band.
 +
:* '''Mission 2:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Demolition Mission on [[Susquehanna]] to destroy the stronghold of the [[Bredäng Warriors]] pirate band before they can strike another defenseless populace.
 +
 
 +
==="Charity Case" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Drought Worlds .28Reputation 13.29|Drought Worlds]]===
 +
:* '''Employer:''' [[Inter-System Advocacy]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
 +
:* '''Targeting:''' Bandits (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
 +
:* '''Mission Brief:''' A humanitarian aid mission from the Inter-System Advocacy has gone missing and the Cavaliers are hired to attack the pirates suspected of being responsible, only to be dragged into a much murkier situation involving early Succession War [[WMD]]s and a population pushed too far.
 +
:* '''Rewards:''' 850,750 C-bills, 4,500 Reputation, one Tier 3 ER PPC, one Tier 3 large pulse laser, one Tier 4 LB 10-X AC Solid Slug, four Tier 4 small pulse lasers, four tons of LB 10-X AC ammo
 +
:* '''Mission 1''': 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Raid Mission on [[Predlitz|Predlitz III]] to destroy the bandits' comms towers as a distraction, allowing the ISA to access bandit communications to search for clues to location of the lost volunteers.
 +
:* '''Mission 2''': 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Raid Mission on [[Polcenigo]] to smash the bandits' command center in this region to impact their effectiveness while hopefully providing leads on the whereabouts of the ISA volunteers.
 +
:* '''Mission 3''': 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Demolition Mission on [[Luzerne]] to shatter ancient ruins housing chemical weapons the fanatical locals are using to as leverage against their rulers to free the ISA volunteers held hostage.
 +
 
 +
==="Pirate Hunt" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Draconis Badlands .28Reputation 13.29|Draconis Badlands]]===
 +
:* '''Employer:''' [[House Kurita]]
 +
:* '''Targeting:''' [[Ranta's Bandits]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]])
 +
:* '''Mission Brief:''' Incensed at repeated ill-treatment by the DCMS, Rasalhagian ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Luukas Ranta]] of the [[First Altenmarkt Militia]] has gone rogue, forming a pirate band around those troops loyal to him to strike the Combine. Wishing to eliminate this embarrassing problem before any other members of the showcase Altenmarkt Militia might rise up and shame the Coordinator, the Cavaliers are hired to kill Ranta and his subordinates.
 +
:* '''Rewards:''' 3,202,500 C-bills, 4,500 Reputation, one Tier 1 Gauss rifle, one Tier 2 [[Extended Range Large Laser|ER large laser]], one Tier 4 large laser, three tons of Gauss ammo
 +
:* '''Mission 1:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Assassination Mission on [[Irece]] to eliminate ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Shane Shimizu]], one of Ranta's subcommanders, to liberate a captured farm.
 +
:* '''Mission 2:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Assassination Mission on [[Outer Volta]] to eliminate Ranta's second-in-command ''[[Chu-sa]]'' [[Lucius Ueda]], to lure Ranta into the open.
 +
:* '''Mission 3:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Assassination Mission on [[Unity]] to eliminate ''Tai-sa'' Luukas Ranta himself.
 +
 
 +
=Career Mode (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)=
 +
The thirty-three Core Campaign Mode HRQs are present in Career Mode but with dramatically different reputation levels, tonnage, and difficulty requirements along with altered [[C-bill]] and Reputation rewards in response to the six different starting locations. The mission types, briefings, and locations remain the same.
 +
 
 +
Following the table are four HRQs that are exclusively available within Career Mode introduced by ''Heroes of the Inner Sphere''.
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable mw-datatable" style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
 +
|-
 +
! scope="col" style="max-width:3.5em" | Rep
 +
! scope="col" style="padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em;" | Quest
 +
! scope="col" style="max-width:5.5em" | Difficulty
 +
! scope="col" style="max-width:4.5em" | Tonnage Limit
 +
! scope="col" style="padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em;" | Rewards
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| Armed Robbery
 +
| 15
 +
| 160
 +
| 150,000 C-bills, 20 Rep, LCT-3V ''Locust'', 2x Tier 2 M Laser
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| Chasing Ghosts
 +
| 15
 +
| 160
 +
| 289,070 C-bills, 40 Rep, Tier 1 L Laser, 3x Heat Sink
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| Errant Signal
 +
| 15
 +
| 160
 +
| 337,000 C-bills, 100 Rep, Tier 0 LB 10-X, 2x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]], 2x LB 10-X ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| The Strength of Tradition
 +
| 15
 +
| 160
 +
| 290,700 C-bills, 40 Rep, Tier 2 SRM-6, Tier 2 SRM-4, 4x SRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 3
 +
| Charity Case
 +
| 15
 +
| 160
 +
| 330,520 C-bills, 100 Rep, Tier 3 LRM-10, 4x Tier 2 SP Laser, 4x LRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 4
 +
| Picking at the Scraps
 +
| 22-26
 +
| 200
 +
| 612,500 C-bills, 170 Rep, Tier 1 MP Laser, 2x Tier 2 SP Laser, 2x Heat Sink, 2x Class V Jump Jet
 +
|-
 +
| 4
 +
| Picking up the Pieces
 +
| 22-26
 +
| 200
 +
| 612,500 C-bills, 170 Rep, CDA-2B ''Cicada'', Tier 2 LRM-10
 +
|-
 +
| 4
 +
| No Pilot Left Behind
 +
| 28
 +
| 200
 +
| 599,800 C-bills, 170 Rep, [[Dimitri Shenzeng]]
 +
|-
 +
| 4
 +
| The Cerberus Hounds
 +
| 30
 +
| 200
 +
| 610,500 C-bills, 170 Rep, 4x Tier 2 S Laser, Tier 3 L Laser
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 5
 +
| Pirate Hunt
 +
| 38
 +
| 230
 +
| 705,300 C-bills, 220 Rep, Tier 3 L Laser, 5x Heat Sink
 +
|-
 +
| 5
 +
| Destabilization
 +
| 40
 +
| 230
 +
| 680,750 C-bills, 680 Rep, QKD-4G ''Quickdraw''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| Corporate Interests
 +
| 60
 +
| 270
 +
| 674,000 C-bills, 220 Rep, 3x Tier 0 AC/10-BF, 3x Tier 0 AC/5-BF, 3x Tier 0 AC/2-BF
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 6
 +
| Invasion Defense - Davion
 +
| 30-40
 +
| 200-230
 +
| 810,400 C-bills, 320 Rep, Tier 0 LB 10-X, 2x LB 10-X ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 6
 +
| Frontline Invasion - Liao
 +
| 40
 +
| 230
 +
| 790,300 C-bills, 320 Rep, ENF-4R ''Enforcer'', Tier 3 L Laser, 3x Tier 2 Machine Gun
 +
|-
 +
| 6
 +
| A Dragon in Sheep's Clothing
 +
| 40
 +
| 230
 +
| 796,300 C-bills, 320 Rep, DRG-1N ''Dragon''
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 7
 +
| Frontline Support - Davion
 +
| 32
 +
| 230
 +
| 1,186,561 C-bills, 500 Rep, PNT-9R ''Panther'', Tier 3 PPC
 +
|-
 +
| 7
 +
| Frontline Support - Kurita
 +
| 32
 +
| 230
 +
| 1,146,530 C-bills, 500 Rep, SDR-5K ''Spider'', Tier 3 AC/10-BF, 2x Tier 3 SRM-6
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 8
 +
| Defending the Honor
 +
| 55
 +
| 270
 +
| 1,302,500 C-bills, 680 Rep, Tier 4 LRM-15 + Art IV, Tier 4 PPC
 +
|-
 +
| 8
 +
| Uprising, Quelled
 +
| 58
 +
| 270
 +
| 1,261,779 C-bills, 680 Rep, 2x Tier 4 LRM-20, 5x LRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 8
 +
| Rise of the Black Dragon
 +
| 58
 +
| 270
 +
| 1,390,700 C-bills, 680 Rep, Tier 4 LRM-20, Tier 3 PPC, 5x LRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 9
 +
| The Enemy of My Enemy
 +
| 70
 +
| 315
 +
| 1,350,900 C-bills, 1,557 Rep, ON1-VA ''Orion''
 +
|-
 +
| 9
 +
| Lyran Independence
 +
| 70
 +
| 315
 +
| 1,379,060 C-bills, 800 Rep, FS9-A ''Firestarter'', 4x Tier 4 Flamer, Tier 4 AC/20-BF
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| The Cost of Loyalty
 +
| 70
 +
| 315
 +
| 1,376,030 C-bills, 800 Rep, 2x Tier 4 SRM-6, Tier 4 L Laser, 3x SRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 9
 +
| Lyran Rebellion
 +
| 70
 +
| 315
 +
| 1,426,000 C-bills, 800 Rep, GRF-1N ''Griffin'', 2x Tier 4 PPC
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| The Cost of Freedom
 +
| 70
 +
| 315
 +
| 1,369,000 C-bills, 800 Rep, 10x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 10
 +
| Forceful Negotiations
 +
| 70
 +
| 315
 +
| 1,955,090 C-bills, 940 Rep, Tier 4 AC/20-BF, 6x Tier 4 Flamer, Tier 4 LRM-20 + Art IV
 +
|-
 +
| 10
 +
| Industrial Espionage
 +
| 70
 +
| 315
 +
| 1,985,600 C-bills, 940 Rep, VND-1R ''Vindicator''
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 11
 +
| Shipping Disruption
 +
| 75
 +
| 340
 +
| 2,100,900 C-bills, 1,200 Rep, Tier 4 AC/10-BF, Tier 4 L Laser, 4x Tier 4 S Laser
 +
|-
 +
| 11
 +
| A Cunning Decoy
 +
| 80
 +
| 360
 +
| 2,350,500 C-bills, 1,200 Rep, 2x Tier 4 LRM-5, 2x Tier 4 Machine Gun, 10x Heat Sink
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 12
 +
| The False Flag
 +
| 80
 +
| 360
 +
| 2,382,890 C-bills, 1,557 Rep, Tier 4 AC/20, Tier 4 LRM-10, Tier 4 SRM-2, Tier 4 SRM-6
 +
|-
 +
| 12
 +
| The Shadow Coup
 +
| 80
 +
| 360
 +
| 2,452,800 C-bills, 1,557 Rep, 2x Tier 4 PPC, [[Louise Fenstrom]]
 +
|-
 +
| 12
 +
| Shadow War: Dragon's Breath
 +
| 80
 +
| 360
 +
| 2,312,800 C-bills, 1,557 Rep, 4x Tier 4 M Laser, Tier 4 AC/20-BF, 3x AC/20 ammo
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| Order of the Five Pillars
 +
| 88
 +
| 400
 +
| 2,310,800 C-bills, 470 Rep, 2x Tier 4 AC/5, Tier 4 LP Laser, 2x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 12
 +
| The Traitor
 +
| 82
 +
| 400
 +
| 2,410,800 C-bills, 1,557 Rep, 2x Tier 4 AC/2-BF, 2x Tier 4 AC/10-BF, 2x Tier 4 AC/20-BF, 2x AC/2 ammo, 2x AC/10 ammo, 2x AC/20 ammo
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 13
 +
| Defend the Enhanced
 +
| 87
 +
| 400
 +
| 3,101,605 C-bills, 1,800 Rep, Tier 5 PPC, 2x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 13
 +
| Defense Support - Davion
 +
| 90
 +
| 400
 +
| 3,223,218 C-bills, 1,800 Rep, 2x Tier 0 LB 10-X, 2x LB 10-X ammo
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| An Intriguing Offer
 +
| 90
 +
| 400
 +
| 3,123,218 C-bills, 1,800 Rep, Tier 4 PPC, Tier 4 LRM-10
 +
|-
 +
| 13
 +
| Invasion Support - Kurita
 +
| 90
 +
| 400
 +
| 3,123,240 C-bills, 1,800 Rep, Tier 4 AC/5-BF, 4x Tier 4 Machine Gun
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| A Back Channel Deal
 +
| 90
 +
| 400
 +
| 3,165,218 C-bills, 1,800 Rep, 2x Tier 4 LRM-15-ST
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==="Return of the Rangers" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Outworld Systems .28Reputation 3-5.29|Outworld Systems]]===
 +
:* '''Reputation Level:''' 3
 +
:* '''Employer:''' [[Premana Pacers]] (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
 +
:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Steiner]]
 +
:* '''Mission Brief:''' In the Lyran Outworld Systems, baseball is big business and the return of the [[Twentieth Skye Rangers]] and their storied regimental baseball team has electrified the [[Premana]] league. Recognizing the Premana Pacers don't stand a chance against them, team representative [[Nicholas Haas]] hires the Cavaliers to ensure the Skye Rangers are too tied up with military matters to be able to play.
 +
:* '''Rewards:''' 464,500 C-bills, 130 Reputation, two Tier 2 PPCs
 +
:* '''Mission 1:''' 145 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 7 Raid Mission on [[Rijeka]] to destroy a Twentieth Skye Rangers manufacturing and storage facility providing material and sports equipment for the regiment's baseball team.
 +
:* '''Mission 2:''' 145 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 10 Demolition Mission on [[Mezzana]] to destroy the planned administrative space and team barracks to tie up the Rangers and prevent them from playing.
 +
:* '''Mission 3:''' 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 15 Warzone Mission on [[Acrux]] to draw out members of the Rangers team who are also enlisted in the military, the theory being that enough Steiner casualties would amount to a weakened roster.
  
==="Pirate Hunt" - [[Irece]] - Draconis Badlands Conflict Zone===
+
==="Bowie Electronics" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Alarion Province .28Reputation 2-4.29|Alarion Province]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Incensed at repeated ill-treatment by the DCMS, Rasalhagian ''[[Tai-sa]]'' [[Luukas Ranta]] of the [[First Altenmarket Militia]] has gone rogue, forming a [[Ranta's Bandits|pirate band around those troops loyal to him]] to strike the Combine. Wishing to eliminate this embarrassing problem before any other members of the showcase Altenmarket Militia might rise up and shame the Coordinator, the Cavaliers are hired to kill Ranta and his subordinates.
+
:* '''Reputation Level:''' 4
:*'''Rewards:''' 3,202,500 C-bills, 4500 Reputation, one Gauss Rifle, one ER Large Laser, one Large Laser, 3 tons of Gauss ammo.
+
:* '''Employer:''' [[Bowie Industries|Bowie Electronics]] (Subsidiary of Independents)
:*'''Mission 1''':400 Tonnage Limit 95 Difficulty Assassination Mission on Irece to eliminate ''[[Sho-sa]]'' [[Shane Shimizu]], one of Ranta's subcommanders, to liberate a captured farm.
+
:* '''Targeting:''' [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]] (Missions 1-2), [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]] (Mission 3)
:*'''Mission 2''':400 Tonnage Limit 95 Difficulty Assassination Mission on [[Outer Volta]] to eliminate Ranta's second in command ''[[Chu-sa]]'' [[Lucius Ueda]], to lure Ranta into the open.
+
:* '''Mission Brief:''' A representative of Bowie Electronics, Alarion Branch accuses [[TharHes Industries]] of sending disavowed forces to steal several BattleMechs fitted with prototype proprietary equipment, secretly hiring the similarly disavowed Cavaliers to prevent TharHes from reverse engineering the equipment.
:*'''Mission 3''':400 Tonnage Limit 95 Difficulty Assassination Mission on [[Unity]] to eliminate ''Tai-sa'' Luukas Ranta himself.
+
:* '''Rewards:''' 601,562 C-bills, 170 Reputation, two Tier 2 PPCs
 +
:* '''Mission 1:''' 145 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 11 Raid Mission on [[Tiruppur]] to destroy a series of workshops that Bowie believes are being used to reverse-engineer their products.
 +
:* '''Mission 2:''' 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 15 Demolition Mission on [[Nuneaton]] to raze a reportedly off-the-books TharHes facility that the operatives used as a staging area to equip themselves before making their theft.
 +
:* '''Mission 3:''' 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 15 Assassination Mission on [[Kostinbrod]] to eliminate the real party who stole the Bowie 'Mechs: the [[Pete Williams|Willy Pete Gangers]].
  
==="The Strength of Tradition" - [[Hermagor]] - The Graveyard Conflict Zone===
+
==="Competitive Edge" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Core Systems .28Reputation 2-5.29|Core Systems]]===
:*'''Mission Brief:''' The [[Lagom-gumi]] ''[[yakuza]]'' clan approach the Cavaliers to protect the region from pirate attacks from the Periphery after attempts to convice the DCMS to do so have failed, but are they really doing it out the kindness of their hearts or the secure the loyalty of the populous in return for ''yakuza'' protection.
+
:* '''Reputation Level:''' 5
:*'''Rewards:''' 410,000 C-bills, 7860 Reputation, two [[LRM-15]]s with Artemis IV, two SRM-6 with Artemis IV, one Ultra AC/5, four tons of SRM Artemis ammo, four tons LRM artemis ammo
+
:* '''Employer:''' [[House Steiner]]
:*'''Mission 1''':400 Tonnage Limit Difficulty 90 Defense Mission on Hermagor to protect a civilian outpost from the [[Werewolf Legion]] pirate band
+
:* '''Targeting:''' [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Outlaws|Outlaws]]
:*'''Mission 2''':400 Tonnage Limit Difficulty 90 Demolition Mission on [[Susquehanna]] to destroy the base of the [[Bredäng Gang]] pirate band before they can strike another defense less populace.
+
:* '''Mission Brief:''' Learning one of their competitors is arranging for a number of [[Eire MechWorks]] facilities to suffer a "setback," the company hires the Cavaliers to defend against the attack.
 +
:* '''Rewards:''' 684,860 C-bills, 220 Reputation, one Tier 2 AC/5-BF, one Tier 3 LRM-15-ST
 +
:* '''Mission 1:''' 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 15 Defense Mission on [[Wrociaw]] to protect the Eire facilities from "Outlaw" attack.
 +
:* '''Mission 2:''' 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Raid Mission on [[Zanderij]] to counterattack and destroy warehouses belonging to Eire's competitor to teach them a lesson.
  
=Career Mode=
+
==="The Powder Keg" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Steiner.2FKurita Linchpin .28Reputation 10-12.29|Steiner/Kurita Linchpin]]===
:''Exclusive to '''Heroes of the Inner Sphere'''''
+
:* '''Reputation Level:''' 10
Career Mode features the High Reward Quests of the Campaign Mode listed above but with tweaks in location and required reputation level, as well as a number of exclusive High Reward Quests.
+
:* '''Employer:''' Anonymous (Subsidiary of [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#Independents|Independents]])
==Reputation 3==
+
:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Steiner]] (Missions 1 and 3), [[House Kurita]] (Mission 2)
==="Return of the Rangers" - [[Rijeka]] - Outworld Systems Conflict Zone===
+
:* '''Mission Brief:''' A mercenary broker named [[Miller (Broker)|Miller]] approaches the Cavaliers with an anonymous backer's contract to strike key strategic targets belonging to both House Steiner and House Kurita, seemingly trying to incite the next war.
:*'''Mission Brief:''' In the Lyran Outworld Systems, Baseball is big business and the return of the [[Twentieth Skye Rangers]] and their storied regimental baseball team has electrified the [[Premana]] league. Recognizing the reigning champs the [[Premana Pacers]] don't stand a chance against them, team manger [[Nicholas Haas]] hires the Cavaliers to ensure the Skye Rangers are too tied up with military matters to be able to play.
+
:* '''Rewards:''' 1,985,000 C-bills, 940 Reputation, two Tier 5 LRM-15-ST with Artemis IV, five tons of LRM Artemis ammo
:*'''Rewards:''' 464,500 C-Bills, 130 Reputation, two PPCs
+
:* '''Mission 1:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on [[Accrington]] to destroy a heavily defended Steiner military base along the border.
:*'''Mission 1:''' 145 Tonnage Limit 7 Difficulty Raid Mission on Rijeka to destroy a Twentieth Skye Rangers storage facility providing material and sports equipment for the regiment's baseball team.
+
:* '''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Raid Mission on [[Port Moseby]] to take out a camouflaged Kuritan communications relay monitoring Steiner transmissions in the region.
:*'''Mission 2:''' 145 Tonnage Limit 10 Difficulty Demolition Mission on [[Mezzana]] to destroy an abandoned Steiner military facility to tie up the Twentieth Skye Rangers to prevent them from playing.
+
:* '''Mission 3:''' 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Assassination Mission on [[Sakhalin (LC)|Sakhalin]] to remove [[Wilhelm Shaw]], an old-guard LCAF general who has learned the real goals of the plot, which is actually to prevent tensions in the region from escalating.
:*'''Mission 3:''' 160 Tonnage Limit 15 Difficulty Warzone Mission on [[Acrux]] destroy enough Twentieth Skye Rangers forces to please the increasingly desperate Premana Pacers.
+
 
 +
=Bounty Hunter (Rise of Rasalhague)=
 +
Starting at Reputation Level 5, the following rewards are available in both Campaign and Career Modes with [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries#Rise of Rasalhague|''Rise of Rasalhague'']] and presented by the [[Bounty Hunter]] after encountering friendly and enemy [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Factions#The Bounty Hunter|mercenary units]] in procedurally generated missions.
 +
 
 +
===Rival Intel===
 +
{| class="wikitable mw-datatable" style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
 +
|-
 +
! scope="col" style="max-width:4.0em" | Level
 +
! scope="col" style="max-width:4.5em" | C-bills
 +
! scope="col" style="padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em;" | Paint Skin
 +
! scope="col" style="padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em;" | Weapons / Equipment / Other
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
|
 +
| Tier 3 M Laser, Tier 3 SRM-4, Tier 4 AC/2, 3x SRM ammo, 3x AC/2 ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| 1,100,000
 +
| Blood Pact Light
 +
| 2x Tier 4 Machine Gun, 2x Tier 4 M Laser, Tier 4 SRM-6, 5x Machine Gun ammo, 5x SRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 3
 +
| 1,200,000
 +
| Platinum Light
 +
| FS9-A ''Firestarter'', 2x Tier 4 M Laser, 2x Tier 4 LRM-5, 2x Tier 4 SRM-6, Tier 4 SRM-4, 3x SRM ammo, 3x LRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 4
 +
| 1,500,000
 +
| Blood Pact Medium
 +
| 2x Tier 4 Machine Gun, 5x Tier 4 S Laser, 2x Tier 4 MP Laser, 2x Tier 4 SRM-4 + Art IV, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]], 3x SRM Artemis ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 5
 +
| 1,700,000
 +
| Platinum Medium
 +
| KTO-19b ''Kintaro'', Tier 4 ER L Laser, 2x Tier 4 UAC/5, Tier 4 LRM-10 + Art IV, 3x UAC/5 ammo, 3x LRM Artemis ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 6
 +
| 2,000,000
 +
| Blood Pact Heavy
 +
| 4x Tier 4 M Laser, 2x Tier 4 L Laser, Tier 4 PPC, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 7
 +
| 2,500,000
 +
| Platinum Heavy
 +
| CRD-2R ''Crusader'', 2x Tier 5 Gauss, 2x Tier 5 LRM-20 + Art IV, 2x Tier 5 ER PPC, 3x Gauss ammo, 3x LRM Artemis ammo, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 8
 +
| 3,000,000
 +
| Blood Pact Assault
 +
| [[Raptor (MechWarrior)|"Raptor"]] pilot (31/60)
 +
|-
 +
| 9
 +
| 5,000,000
 +
| Platinum Assault
 +
| HGN-732 ''Highlander'', 3x Tier 5 LB 10-X, 4x Tier 5 MP Laser, 5x Tier 5 SP Laser, 3x LB 10-X ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 10
 +
| 10,000,000
 +
|
 +
| 10x Double Heat Sink
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==="Head Hunting" - [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Apex Mining Syndicate .28Reputation 5.29|Apex Mining Syndicate]]===
 +
:* '''Reputation Level:''' 15
 +
:* '''Employer:''' [[The Bounty Hunter]]
 +
:* '''Targeting:''' [[House Davion]]
 +
:* '''Mission Brief:''' Impressed with Mason's intel gathering efforts, the Bounty Hunter enlists the assistance of the Cavaliers on a particularly difficult bounty: the assassination of [[Martin Sandoval]]. Having built up a sizeable debt with a loan shark and trying to get away with it by using his family's political clout to have them arrested, the lender's parent organization places a bounty on his head too large for the Hunter to refuse.
 +
:* '''Fixed Payout:''' 10,000,000 C-bills, 1,000,000 Insurance
 +
:* '''Rewards:''' 2,000,000 C-bills, 200 Reputation, [[Marauder#MAD-BH3015|MAD-BH ''Marauder'']]
 +
:* '''Mission:''' 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 110 Assassination Mission on [[Robinson]] to eliminate Martin Sandoval and his [[Robinson Rangers]] entourage as they are conducting training exercises at the base of a large mountain range. Aided by two of the Bounty Hunter's team in [[ECM Suite|ECM]]-equipped 'Mechs to screen Mason's lance as they advance, the Hunter wants them to leave no survivors. Meanwhile, the Hunter himself lies in wait, having approached the outpost from the rear.
 +
 
 +
===Prestige===
 +
Starting at Rival Intel: Level 11, the tiers switch to "Prestige."
 +
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
 +
{| class="wikitable mw-datatable" style="font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"
 +
|-
 +
! scope="col" style="max-width:4.0em" | Level
 +
! scope="col" style="padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em;" | C-bills
 +
! scope="col" style="padding: 0em 1em 0em 1em;" | Weapons / Equipment
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 1
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 LB 10-X, 3x LB 10-X ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 2
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 PPC, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 3
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 PPC, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 4
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 LRM-10, 3x LRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 5
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 LRM-10, 3x LRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 6
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 Gauss Rifle, 3x Gauss ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 7
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 Gauss Rifle, 3x Gauss ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 8
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 AC/20, 3x AC/20 ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 9
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 AC/20, 3x AC/20 ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 10
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 AC/20-BF, 3x AC/20 ammo
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 11
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 ER Large Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 12
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 ER Large Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 13
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 Large Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 14
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 Large Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 15
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| 2x Tier 5 Medium Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 16
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| 2x Tier 5 Medium Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 17
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| 2x Tier 5 SRM-6, 3x SRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 18
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| 2x Tier 5 SRM-6, 3x SRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 19
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 LRM-20, 3x LRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 20
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 LRM-20, 3x LRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 21
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 Ultra AC/5, 3x Ultra AC/5 ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 22
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 LB 10-X, 3x LB 10-X ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 23
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 LB 10-X, 3x LB 10-X ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 24
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 PPC, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 25
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 PPC, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 26
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 LRM-10, 3x LRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 27
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 LRM-10, 3x LRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 28
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 Gauss Rifle, 3x Gauss ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 29
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 Gauss Rifle, 3x Gauss ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 30
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 AC/20, 3x AC/20 ammo
 +
|-
 +
! colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |
 +
|-
 +
| 31
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 AC/20-BF, 3x AC/20 ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 32
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 AC/20-BF, 3x AC/20 ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 33
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 ER Large Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 34
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 ER Large Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 35
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 Large Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 36
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| Tier 5 Large Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 37
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| 2x Tier 5 Medium Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 38
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| 2x Tier 5 Medium Laser, 3x [[Double Heat Sink|DHS]]
 +
|-
 +
| 39
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| 2x Tier 5 SRM-6, 3x SRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
| 40
 +
| 1,000,000
 +
| 2x Tier 5 SRM-6, 3x SRM ammo
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
{{div col end}}
 +
Note: The Prestige levels continue indefinitely with the same twelve weapons rewarded in the same order as shown.
 +
 
 +
=Transmissions=
 +
==="Heya Ryana, I'm Back!" (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)===
 +
:''Exclusive to Microsoft Store/X-Box''
 +
:* '''Transmission:''' Former Nik's Cavaliers member Cornelius Kaffenberger III, callsign "Goblin," left under bad terms with Nikolai Mason. Now down on his luck after [[Daron's Demons]]' disastrous last mission and hearing Nikolai has passed on, Goblin has reached out to Ryana seeking employment.
 +
:* '''Rewards:''' [[Phoenix Hawk#Apocryphal Variants|PXH-KB ''Kobold'']], pilot [[Cornelius Kaffenberger III|"Goblin"]] (15/46)
 +
:* '''Objective:''' Reach Reputation 4–5
 +
 
 +
==="Hidden Cache Found"===
 +
:* '''Transmission:''' Ryana discovers hidden transmission codes embedded within a historical document and broadcasts them shortly after arriving in [[Valentina]], amazed to receive a ping back from a long-range beacon originating from an asteroid field within the system. It leads to an [[SLDF]]-marked BattleMech orbital drop cocoon which had been masked by the ore-rich asteroid it had been attached to.
 +
:* '''Rewards:''' [[Wolverine II#WVR-7H|WVR-7H ''Wolverine II'']]
 +
:* '''Objective:''' Reach the Valentina System
 +
 
 +
==="Old Friend" (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)===
 +
:* '''Transmission:''' An old friend of Nikolai, [[Colonel]] [[Richard Markson]] of the [[Markson's Marauders]] mercenary unit contacts Jake Mason to offers his condolences and to discuss the existence of contract options outside the purview of the [[ComStar]]-backed [[Mercenary Review Board]]. If Mason can prove he has what it takes without his father around, Markson promises to hook him up with how to find these additional sources of work.
 +
:* '''Rewards:''' [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Cantinas|Cantinas]] and Career Path system unlocked
 +
:* '''Objective:''' Reach Reputation 4
 +
 
 +
==="The Alarion Periphery" - [[Timbuktu]]===
 +
:''Available after completing [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Campaign Missions|Campaign Missions]]''
 +
:* '''Transmission:''' Ryana informs that there is a collection of nations out on the most remote regions of Lyran space. They're so far from Lyran eyes that they are practically independent nations, and with that freedom comes conflict and opportunity.
 +
:* '''Rewards:''' 300,000 C-bills, 1,000 Reputation
 +
:* '''Objective:''' Reach the [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Alarion Periphery .28Reputation 13-15.29|Alarion Periphery]] Conflict Zone
 +
 
 +
==="The Outworlds Alliance" - [[Tabayama]]===
 +
:''Available after completing Campaign Missions''
 +
:* '''Transmission:''' Ryana has received word of a particularly dangerous conflict zone. Wedged between Fed Suns and Draconis space, the [[Outworlds Alliance]] is a valuable tactical area for the two houses.
 +
:* '''Rewards:''' 300,000 C-bills, 1,000 Reputation
 +
:* '''Objective:''' Reach the [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Outworlds Alliance Border .28Reputation 13-15.29|Outworlds Alliance Border]] Conflict Zone
  
==Reputation 4==
+
==="The Rasalhague Reaches" - [[Kirchbach]]===
==="Bowie Electronics" - [[Tiruppur]] - Alarion Province Conflict Zone===
+
:''Available after completing Campaign Missions''
:*'''Mission Brief:''' A representative of [[Bowie Electronics]] Alarion Branch accuses [[TharHes Industries]] of sending disavowed forces to steal several BattleMechs fitted with prototype propriety equipment, secretly hiring the the similarly disavowed Cavaliers to prevent TharHes from reverse engineering the equipment.
+
:* '''Transmission:''' Ryana informs that a revolution is brewing in the Rasalhague region. The residents there have long sought to be free from Draconis rule and the Lyran Commonwealth is backing Rasalhague freedom, since a new territory would create a buffer between them and Draconis space.
:*'''Rewards:''' 601,562 C-Bills, 170 Reputation, two PPCs
+
:* '''Rewards:''' 300,000 C-bills, 1,000 Reputation
:*'''Mission 1:''' 145 Tonnage Limit 11 Difficulty Raid Mission on Tiruppur to destroy a series of workshops that Bowie believes are being used to reverse engineer their products.
+
:* '''Objective:''' Reach the [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Rasalhague Outer Reaches .28Reputation 13-15.29|Rasalhague Outer Reaches]] Conflict Zone
:*'''Mission 2:''' 160 Tonnage Limit 15 Difficulty Demolition Mission on [[Nuneaton]] to destroy a reportedly off-the-books TharHes facility used to steal the Bowie prototypes and prevent any further thefts.
 
:*'''Mission 2:''' 160 Tonnage Limit 15 Difficulty Assassination Mission on [[Kostinbrod]] to eliminate [[Willy Pete Gangers|the real party who stole the Bowie 'Mechs]].
 
  
==Reputation 5==
+
==="The Taurian Corridor" - [[Brockway]]===
==="Eire Mechworks" - [[Wrociaw]] - Core Systems Conflict Zone===
+
:''Available after completing Campaign Missions''
:*'''Mission Brief:''' Learning one of their competitors is arranging for a number of [[Eire Mechworks]] facilities to suffer a "setback", the company hires the Cavaliers to defend against the attack.
+
:* '''Transmission:''' Ryana informs that fighting has broken out in the Taurian Corridor, a territory on the periphery of Federated Suns space. Contracts offered are highly lucrative, but also quite dangerous.
:*'''Rewards:''' 684,860 C-Bills, 222 Reputation, AC/5 Burst Fire, LRM-15 Stream Fire
+
:* '''Rewards:''' 300,000 C-bills, 1,000 Reputation
:*'''Mission 1:''' 160 Tonnage Limit 15 Difficulty Defense Mission on Wrociaw to protect the Eire facilities from "Outlaw" attack.
+
:* '''Objective:''' Reach the [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries/Conflict Zones#Taurian Corridor .28Reputation 13-15.29|Taurian Corridor]] Conflict Zone
:*'''Mission 2:''' 175 Tonnage Limit 20 Difficulty Raid Mission on [[Zanderij]] to counter-attack and destroy warehouses belonging to Eire's competitor to teach them a lesion.
 
  
==Reputation 10==
 
==="The Powder Keg" - [[Accrington]] - [[Steiner/Kurita Linchpin]] Conflict Zone===
 
:*'''Mission Brief:''' A mercenary broker named [[Miller]] approaches the Cavaliers with an anonymous backer's contract to strike key strategic targets belonging to both House Steiner and House Kurita, seemingly trying to incite the new war.
 
:*'''Rewards:''' 1,985,000 C-Bills, 940 Reputation, LRM 15 Stream + Artemis IV, LRM Artemis Ammo
 
:*'''Mission 1:''' 315 Tonnage Limit 70 Difficulty Demolition Mission on Accrington to destroy a heavily defended Steiner military base along the border.
 
:*'''Mission 2:''' 315 Tonnage Limit 70 Difficulty Raid Mission on [[Port Moseby]] to take out a camouflaged Kurtian communications relay monitoring Steiner transmissions in the region.
 
:*'''Mission 3:''' 340 Tonnage Limit 75 Difficulty Assassination Mission to remove an old-guard LCAF general who has learned the real goals of the plot.
 
  
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Contents

Overview[edit]

Halfway between MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries' procedurally generated Contracts and the story-progressing Campaign Missions, High Reward Quests (HRQs) are scripted missions with increased difficulty and enhanced rewards. Though they feature scripted lines from Cavaliers Operations Officer Ryana Campbell and others, they are not fully scripted like the Campaign Missions and thus still have a degree of variability in map design and enemy 'Mech selection in each playthrough. The HRQs introduced in the DLCs, however, feature a larger degree of preset events and more missions with enhanced, unique map layouts.

Similar to the BattleTech video game's Flashpoints, MW5's HRQs are mini-stories often relating to background topics from the BattleTech universe. Unlike Multi-Mission Operations, HRQ missions do not have to be completed consecutively and will generally take place across multiple systems inside the same Conflict Zone. They will openly list the C-bill and Reputation rewards they offer, but will sometimes hide any additional rewards until the completion of the final mission. These predetermined, hidden bonuses are listed below.

While most quests are for a single employer, some give the player the option of choosing only one set of missions from two opposing factions or allow the player to change sides before the final mission. Additionally, there are some quests with missions that do not have to be played in any particular order.

Most HRQs require the player to reach the specific Reputation Level of the Conflict Zone in which they are hosted. Unlike the time-locked, linear campaign missions offered with the DLCs, they do not expire so it is possible to return to them later, even after the Campaign is completed. The HRQ rewards, difficulty, and tonnage restrictions do not scale and are static. They are entirely optional and can be skipped.

Campaign Mode[edit]

The following HRQs are available within the Nik's Cavaliers Campaign. Thirty-three of them are featured in the core game along with seven Hero 'Mech quests added by Heroes of the Inner Sphere, an additional seven with Legend of the Kestrel Lancers, and a single five-mission quest added with Call to Arms.

Reputation 3[edit]

"Armed Robbery" - Mercenary Row[edit]

  • Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Targeting: Independents
  • Mission Brief: With numerous mercs pulling out of Mercenary Row, Sebastian Spears of Interstellar Expeditions offers the Cavaliers a contract to strike one of the withdrawing Harlock's Warriors 'Mech repair depots for much needed supplies for his clients, attempting to overcome their reservation about hitting a fellow mercenary unit by offering the desperate Cavaliers a healthy cut of the resale value.
  • Rewards: 78,125 C-bills, 70 Reputation, LCT-3V Locust, two Tier 2 medium lasers
  • Mission: 145 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 7 Assassination Mission on Pascagoula to kill the much despised Harlock's Warriors head of security Anders Willman, which will convince the rest of the Warriors to bug out.

"Those in Need" - Steiner/Kurita Border (Call to Arms)[edit]

Date Available: 10 January 3025
  • Employer: Independent People of Skye (Independents)
  • Targeting: House Steiner
  • Mission Brief: The introduction of the Hatchetman, the first newly designed BattleMech in centuries, has excited the entire Lyran Commonwealth, despite the fact initial distribution of the 'Mech is flowing to the most politically connected units. Seething that the under-attack Skye has been slighted while the green Social General–heavy Nineteenth Arcturan Guards received an entire company of the 'Mechs, the Independent People of Skye hire the Cavaliers to "reappropriate" some for those they deem more worthy.
  • Mission 1: 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Assassination Mission on Benfled to locate and defeat a lance of Hatchetmen at a small base near the Nineteenths' garrison so that the IPS can swoop in and salvage them.
  • Mission 2: 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Objective Raid Mission on Benfled at three Arcturan Guard supply depots for rare parts unique to the Hatchetman. While the IPS was able to salvage the four 'Mechs, the damage inflicted by the Cavaliers means they will need extensive repair to be made combat ready.
  • Mission 2 Rewards: HCT-3F Hatchetman, one Tier 2 Medium Hatchet
  • Mission 3: 165 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Assassination Mission on Benfled to eliminate Tobias Klein and his family's Catapult. Having learned that Defiance Industries board member Emma Klein's son Tobias serves in the Nineteenth and is likely the reason they've received so many Hatchetmen, the angry IPS orders him eliminated to send a humiliating message that they are undeserving of such preferential treatment.
  • Mission 4: 165 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Demolition Mission on Benfled to destroy a redundant Arcturan Guard data center. Concerned that the LCAF may deduce the real motives for the strikes against the Nineteenth, the IPS sends the Cavaliers to destroy an outpost housing a backup data center to give the impression of a real clandestine military raid.
  • Mission 4 Rewards: one Tier 2 Medium Claw, one Tier 2 Medium Mace, two Tier 2 Medium Knuckles
  • Mission 5: 165 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Warzone-like Mission on Benfled to destroy the Nineteenth's last few Hatchetmen. With false reports convincing the Nineteenth that a Kuritan raiding party operating from an early Succession War era junkyard known as "The Heap" is behind the strikes, the IPS stations the Cavaliers there to ambush them and "leave these spoiled brats buried with the rest of Benfled's trash."
  • Mission 5 Rewards: ASN-25 Assassin

Reputation 4[edit]

"Picking up the Pieces" - Inferno's Wake[edit]

  • Employer: Coalition of Farmers (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: In the wake of Black Inferno's drive through the region, the pirate Vogel's Vandals have taken advantage of the situation to raid now defenseless farm worlds. The Coalition of Farmers have pooled their meager funds to hire the Cavaliers to deal with the pirate threat.
  • Rewards: 0 C-bills, 105 Reputation, CDA-2B Cicada (damaged), one Tier 2 LRM-10
  • Mission 1: 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 14 Defense Mission on Keytesville to protect valuable farm equipment needed for the imminent harvest.
  • Mission 2: 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 18 Assassination Mission on Macomb to eliminate the pirates' leader Victor Vogel to end the threat and drive the rest of the Vandals off once and for all.

or

"Picking at the Scraps" - Inferno's Wake[edit]

  • Employer: Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Targeting: Coalition of Farmers (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Mission Brief: Most of the worlds caught in the wake of Black Inferno's march are simple farming and extraction planets, but still contain valuable resources Spears' clients are looking to acquire. By staging diversionary raids, Spears can send in his salvage crews while the local militias are engaged.
  • Rewards: 568,125 C-bills, 105 Reputation, three Tier 3 medium pulse lasers, four Tier 3 small pulse lasers, seven Single Heat Sinks, eight Class V Jump Jets
  • Mission 1: 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 14 Demolition Mission on Verde III to take out a militia garrison complex.
  • Mission 2: 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 15 Raid Mission on Quincy to destroy the primary comm center to prevent the local militia from coordinating their defense.

Reputation 5[edit]

"Frontline Support - Davion" - Davion/Kurita Frontline[edit]

  • Employer: House Davion
  • Targeting: House Kurita
  • Mission Brief: The Federated Suns is seeking mercenaries to engage in support missions for their invasion thrust into the Combine.
  • Rewards: 348,500 C-bills, 260 Reputation, PNT-9R Panther (damaged), one Tier 2 PPC
  • Mission 1: 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Raid Mission on Marlowe's Rift against First Amphigean Light Assault Group defended communication towers to assist the Davion offensive.
  • Mission 2: 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Demolition Mission on Misery V against a McGee's Cutthroats firebase to end their raids against Davion supply lines.

or

"Frontline Support - Kurita" - Davion/Kurita Frontline[edit]

  • Employer: House Kurita
  • Targeting: House Davion
  • Mission Brief: The Draconis Combine is seeking mercenaries to engage in support missions for their defense against a Davion invasion thrust.
  • Rewards: 348,500 C-bills, 260 Reputation, SDR-5K Spider, one Tier 3 AC/10-BF, two Tier 2 SRM-6
  • Mission 1: 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Demolition Mission on Bergman's Planet against a Forty-first Avalon Hussars command post to prevent them from launching yet another successful raid on a Draconis world.
  • Mission 2: 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Raid Mission on Gandy's Luck to destroy a Forty-first Avalon Hussars ammo depot, diminishing their invasion effectiveness.

"Dire Circumstances" - Taurian Corridor (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)[edit]

Date Available: 20 August 3025
  • Employer: Taurian Concordat (Subsidiary of Periphery Realms)
  • Targeting: Pirate (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: The Cavaliers are approached by a representative of the Taurian Concordat with a contract to investigate and destroy a suspected Federated Suns raiding party that struck Cyrton to determine their origins and intentions before Protector Calderon rashly orders a preemptive counterinvasion of the Federated Suns.
  • Rewards: 0 C-bills, 150 Reputation, MAD-3D Marauder
  • Mission 1: 220 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 30 Warzone Mission on Montour to defeat the raiders and determine if they are really are AFFS troops or pirates engaged in a false flag deception.
  • Mission 2: 220 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 35 Warzone-like Mission in Pirates Haven, joining the Taurian Guard in neutralizing the pirate forces and their artillery defenses.
  • Mission 3: 250 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 50 Warzone-like Mission in Pirates Haven attacking the pirates' last redoubt in the so-called "Black Cliffs," again with support from the Taurian Guard.

"Tributes for the Imperator" - Bethonolog (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)[edit]

Date Available: 15 March 3020
  • Employer: Magistracy of Canopus (Subsidiary of Periphery Realms)
  • Targeting: El Giza Ghost Riders (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: The Cavaliers are contracted by the Magistracy of Canopus to support Colonel Kimathi and the First Canopian Fusiliers in their efforts track down and destroy a Marian Hegemony employed pirate unit called the El Giza Ghost Riders.
  • Rewards: 1,104,825 C-bills, 250 Reputation, WHM-6R Warhammer
  • Mission 1: 220 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 30 Beachhead Mission on Bethonolog to clear the way for the incoming First Canopian Fusilier defense forces.
  • Mission 2: 265 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 30 Warzone-like Mission on Bethonolog joining the First Canopian Fusiliers to fight back the raiders.
  • Mission 3: 265 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 30 Assassination Mission on Bethonolog to eliminate Captain Blackburn and the rest of the El Giza Ghost Riders leadership.

Reputation 6[edit]

"The Traitor" - Davion Borderlands[edit]

  • Employer: House Kurita
  • Targeting: House Davion
  • Mission Brief: The Draconis Combine hires the Cavaliers to track down and kill two high value defectors who have crossed into Federated Suns space to show the fate of those would betray House Kurita.
  • Rewards: 337,250 C-bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 2 AC/2-BF, one Tier 2 AC/20, one Tier 3 AC/10-BF
  • Mission 1: 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 24 Assassination Mission on Ronel to kill Tai-i Hester Troy, now serving in the Blue Star Irregulars mercenary unit.
  • Mission 2: 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 24 Assassination Mission on Tigress to kill Sho-sa David Osumi, now serving in the Crater Cobras mercenary unit.

"Invasion Support - Kurita" - Kurita/Davion Frontline[edit]

  • Employer: House Kurita
  • Targeting: House Davion
  • Mission Brief: The Draconis Combine is launching an invasion thrust into the Federated Suns, offering mercenary units supporting contracts to strike Federated Suns–employed mercs and force them to withdraw.
  • Rewards: 237,250 C-bills, 450 Reputation, one Tier 3 AC/5-BF, four Tier 3 machine guns
  • Mission 1: 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 27 Demolition Mission on Kentares to destroy the command post of the Blue Star Irregulars and to weaken the Davion defenses in the region.
  • Mission 2: 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 27 Assassination Mission on David to eliminate an MIIO agent, code name "Vulpes," before his evacuation by the Addicks Draconis March Militia and prevent damaging intelligence on the Kurita offensive efforts reaching Davion hands.
alternately
A Back Channel Deal
  • Mission Brief: Noting the Cavaliers' success on Kentares, House Davion offers a contract to betray the Draconis Combine to ensure the safety of MIIO Agent Vulpes with critical intel on the Combine's efforts.
  • Rewards: 340,350 C-bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 2 LRM-15-ST
  • Mission: 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 25 Defense Mission on Kentares to hold back the Thirty-sixth Dieron Regulars and ensure Vulpes' extraction.

or

"Defense Support - Davion" - Kurita/Davion Frontline[edit]

  • Employer: House Davion
  • Targeting: House Kurita
  • Mission Brief: With its hands full with the Draconis Combine invasion in the region, the Federated Suns is seeking small and agile mercenary units to engage in behind the line raids in Combine territory to take the pressure off.
  • Rewards: 237,250 C-bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 2 SRM-4, two Tier 2 medium lasers
  • Mission 1: 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 27 Raid Mission on Matar to destroy a water purification plant to delay the Combine invasion thrust.
  • Mission 2: 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 27 Assassination Mission on Homam to eliminate Tai-sa Richard Saito of the Fifteenth Dieron Regulars, the Kurita high commander involved in the hiring of mercenaries to support the invasion thrust into Federated Suns–space, to shatter the morale of both the Fifteenth's and the mercs fighting under his banner.
alternately
An Intriguing Offer
  • Mission Brief: Noting the Cavaliers' success on Matar, House Kurita offers a contract to betray the Federated Suns and eliminate the commander of the Crater Cobras, shattering the Davion defensive efforts.
  • Rewards: 240,725 C-bills, 450 Reputation, one Tier 2 PPC, one Tier 2 LRM-10
  • Mission: 200 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 25 Assassination Mission on Raman to eliminate the Crater Cobras commander Major Roland Colt.

"A Cunning Decoy" - Shipping Route[edit]

  • Employer: Avalon Shipping (Subsidiary of House Davion)
  • Targeting: Pirate (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: The Cavaliers are hired by Avalon Shipping to serve as bait, garrisoning insignificant targets whose locations have been leaked to lure pirates away from the real ones.
  • Rewards: 1,250,000 C-bills, 450 Reputation, two Tier 3 LRM-5, two Tier 3 machine guns, ten Single Heat Sinks.
  • Mission 1: 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 36 Warzone Mission on Barstow to draw Jessup's Avengers away from Avalon Shipping's latest large shipment.
  • Mission 2: 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 36 Warzone Mission on Listowel against Castell's Pillagers responding to false intel about Avalon Shipping's fake depot.

"Crimson Crusade" - Lower-Class Kuritan Worlds (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)[edit]

Date Available: 15 February 3019
  • Employer: House Kurita
  • Targeting: Crimson Inclination (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: The Draconis Combine hires the Cavaliers to assist the Sixth Arkab Legion in destroying the rebel Crimson Inclination group, led by the charismatic High Lord Fransson, who've taken over Najha.
  • Rewards: 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, DRG-SDW Sidewinder (damaged)
  • Mission 1: 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 55 Beachhead Mission on Najha to clear the Crimson Inclination artillery to allow the Arkab Legion to breach the capital city's defenses.
  • Mission 2: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Demolition Mission on Mannedorf to destroy a bolt hole used by the escaping Crimson Inclination located by the ISF.
  • Mission 3: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on Ardoz to hopefully put an end to the Crimson Inclination by defeating Fransson and his top lieutenants.
  • Mission 4: 50 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Raid Mission on Marawi to speedily and stealthily destroy radio towers to prevent the surviving members of the Crimson Inclination from connecting with the martyred Fransson's LOKI agents, before leading their remaining five 'Mechs into a narrow, muddy ravine where the Sixth Arkab Legion will be waiting to ambush them.

"Heir of Nothing" - Penobscot (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)[edit]

Date Available: 2 October 3027
  • Employer: House Steiner
  • Targeting: House Marik
  • Mission Brief: Duke Elias von Richter has excluded his younger brother Emil from his will. An incensed Emil has been rumored to be forming a mercenary force to take the dukedom by force, with the Cavaliers hired to investigate further.
  • Rewards: 2,304,830 C-bills, 250 Reputation, three Tier 4 medium lasers, three Tier 4 SRM-6, three Tier 4 AC/10
  • Mission 1: 240 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 35 Assassination Mission on Penobscot with the Duke Richter sending the Cavaliers to investigate and defeat key members of the "mercenary" forces gathering on world.
  • Mission 2: 240 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 40 Warzone-like Mission on Penobscot which sees the Cavaliers help Penobscot's Honor Guard hold the line against the Free Worlds League forces assisting Emil's coup against the Duke.
  • Mission 3: 240 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 40 Warzone-like Mission on Penobscot against Emil and the retreating League forces, where the Cavaliers and Honor Guard must strike the heavily defended mountain pass leading to his mountain villa to capture the usurper.

Reputation 7[edit]

"Uprising, Quelled" - Duchy of Tsitsang[edit]

  • Employer: House Liao
  • Targeting: Rebel Uprising (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: Duchy of Tsitsang is a collection of five system in the Sarna Commonality harshly ruled with an iron fist by Duchess Karis So. With her people openly rising up in rebellion, the Cavaliers are hired to deal with this insurrection quickly, only to escalate matters.
  • Rewards: 312,554 C-bills, 658 Reputation, two Tier 3 LRM-15, ten Single Heat Sinks
  • Mission 1: 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 41 Demolition Mission on Bora III to destroy the rebel base as an example to those who would oppose Duchess So and the Celestial Wisdom.
  • Mission 2: 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 45 Assassination Mission on Ovan to eliminate rebel leader Josh Vorsythe and shatter the rallying point for the rebellion against Duchess So.

"Industrial Espionage" - Rashpur-Owens Manufacturing Worlds[edit]

  • Employer: Rashpur-Owens Incorporated (Subsidiary of House Liao)
  • Targeting: New Syrtis Shipyards (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Mission Brief: Seeking to drive the last surviving Capellan DropShip manufacturer out of business, Davion-based DropShip builder New Syrtis Shipyards is undercutting the prices of vessels built by Rashpur-Owens Incorporated, additionally negating the losses by illegal smuggling goods over the Davion-Liao border in the newly built vessels intended for Capellan buyers. Rashpur-Owens hires the Cavaliers to destroy key NSS facilities used in this trade to put a stop to the scheme.
  • Rewards: 312,554 C-bills, 658 Reputation, VND-1R Vindicator
  • Mission 1: 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 45 Demolition Mission on Ares V to destroy the transfer station used by New Syrtis Shipyards to sell to the Confederation under the table.
  • Mission 2: 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 45 Raid Mission on Bethel to destroy facilities housing important components used to maintain New Syrtis Shipyards fleet of Mammoth-class DropShips utilized in their smuggling efforts.

"The Conspirators" - Rashpur-Owens Manufacturing Worlds (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)[edit]

Date Available: 9 August 3025
  • Employer: Eyes on Democracy (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Targeting: House Davion (Missions 1-2), Anonymous (Subsidiary of Independents, Mission 3), Eyes on Democracy (Mission 4)
  • Mission Brief: Silvan Vaughn of the independent watchdog group Eyes on Democracy contacts the Cavaliers with concerns that the leading candidate for a regional trade federation presidential election, Casper Owens, may soon be assassinated so that Duke Hasek-Davion can install a puppet candidate who will be more amenable to his demands, thereby gaining more influence over local administrative and logistical operations.
  • Rewards: 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, RFL-DNA Diana (damaged)
  • Mission 1: 290 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Defense Mission on Cammal to prevent an assassination attempt.
  • Mission 2: 295 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 55 Raid Mission on Monhegan on a regional Eighth Syrtis Fusiliers armory to discourage them from making another assassination attempt.
  • Mission 3: 310 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 65 Demolition Mission on Bethel to preemptively strike a nearby Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers garrison.
  • Mission 4: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 65 Assassination and Defense Mission on Novaya Zemlya supposedly to attack Count Anton Vitios' remote base and end his attempts on the candidate's life, only to discover that Silvan Vaughn was using the Cavaliers to break through the Syrtis Fusiliers' defenses to assassinate Casper Owens himself.

"Project Cold Snap" - Kajikazawa (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)[edit]

Date Available: 20 August 3026
  • Employer: House Kurita
  • Targeting: House Steiner
  • Mission Brief: The ISF have learned of rumors that House Steiner is planning to attack a Cosby BattleMech and Myomer Research Firm facility that is home to "Project Cold Snap," an attempt to develop 'Mech Myomer that is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions. The Cavaliers are hired to defend then retaliate against the Lyran attack.
  • Rewards: 3,214,820 C-bills, 250 Reputation, one Tier 4 large laser, one Tier 4 AC/20-BF, one Tier 4 LRM-20 with Artemis IV, one double heat sink, four tons of LRM Artemis ammo, four tons of AC/20 ammo
  • Mission 1: 250 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 50 Warzone-like Mission on Kajikazawa as the Lyran attack against the research facility in the frigid wastes begins.
  • Mission 2: 250 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 50 Demolition Mission on Borghese to destroy a Defiance Industries armor manufacturing plant to make the Lyrans pay for trying to steal Cold Snap.

"Blood Minerals" - Amity (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)[edit]

Date Available: 15 March 3027
  • Employer: House Marik
  • Targeting: House Steiner
  • Mission Brief: With the backing of a Protectionist Minister of Trade, the Obsidian Harvest Corporation was able to secure an exclusive fixed-price contract from the Free Worlds League Parliament for an unexpectedly rich vein of rare minerals. With the greedy company now offering their full supply to Lyran traders for three times the market value and refusing to honor the League contract, a Free Worlds League representative approaches the Cavaliers to deal with the situation delicately before word gets out.
  • Rewards: 3,404,425 C-bills, 250 Reputation, one Tier 4 AC/20, one Tier 4 Gauss rifle, four tons of Gauss ammo, four tons of AC/20 ammo
  • Mission 1: 250 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 55 Raid Mission on Amity with the Cavaliers performing a surgical strike to cripple Obsidian's communication relays to convince the company to cease its rogue activity.
  • Mission 2: 320 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 55 Warzone-like Mission on Amity to assist the planet's militia forces attack Obsidian's headquarters in the primary dig site, the rogue company hunkering down with the Homer's Hooligans mercenary unit as defenders as they attempt to blackmail the League to save themselves.

Reputation 8[edit]

"The Cerberus Hounds" - Sian Commonality[edit]

  • Employer: House Liao
  • Targeting: House Davion
  • Mission Brief: The Capellan Confederation hires the Cavaliers to defend the descendants of a group of former Federated Suns MechWarriors who defected from the Ninth Avalon Hussars in 2862, nicknamed the Cerberus Hounds. After over a century of living within the Confederation, their location has been discovered by the Federated Suns who are now determined to destroy them.
  • Rewards: 340,797 C-bills, 1,044 Reputation, five Tier 3 small lasers, one Tier 3 large laser
  • Mission 1: 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 38 Defense Mission on New Westin to protect the Cerberus Hounds from attacking First Kittery Borderers forces.
  • Mission 2: 230 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 38 Warzone Mission on Grand Base I to hold back the vengeful First Kittery Borderers to allow the Cerberus Hounds to evacuate Capellan civilians.

"Errant Signal" - Backwater Region[edit]

  • Employer: House Liao
  • Targeting: House Davion
  • Mission Brief: The Capellan Confederation has detected a weak coded signal coming from a planet on the Liao Periphery border that should be uninhabited. Though they are unable to decode the message, the Cavaliers are hired by the Confederation to investigate what is a suspected pirate or wildcatter colony.
  • Rewards: 350,000 C-bills, 1,044 Reputation, one Tier 0 Gauss rifle, one Tier 0 LB 10-X, five tons of Gauss ammo, four tons of LB 10-X ammo, five double heat sinks
  • Mission 1: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Raid Mission on Egress that sees the Cavaliers sent to destroy the illegal colony's communication relays only to encounter heavily armed House Davion defenders.
  • Mission 2: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Warzone Mission on Repulse III to confront the deciphered source of the errant transmissions: a House Davion strike team preparing to raid the Capellan industrial world as a means to field-test prototype Lostech equipment rediscovered by the New Avalon Institute of Science.

"Frontline Invasion - Liao" - Liao/Davion Border[edit]

  • Employer: House Liao
  • Targeting: House Davion
  • Mission Brief: The Capellan Confederation is seeking mercenaries to directly partake in a frontline invasion into Davion space in order to reclaim historically Capellan worlds.
  • Rewards: 240,797 C-bills, 1,044 Reputation, ENF-4R Enforcer (damaged), one Tier 3 large laser, one Tier 4 machine gun
  • Mission 1: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Demolition Mission on Bacum to destroy a spaceport headquarters being used by the retreating Seventh Crucis Lancers, thereby slowing their withdrawal and giving the Capellans more time weaken their forces further.
  • Mission 2: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Assassination Mission on Narellan to kill Fifth Davion Guards commander Walter Jackson to disrupt his battalion's planned deployment into Liao space.

or

"Invasion Defense - Davion" - Liao/Davion Border[edit]

  • Employer: House Davion
  • Targeting: House Liao
  • Mission Brief: House Liao is invading Federated Suns territory on the border of the Kittery salient. House Davion is unable to redeploy significant portions of their forces away from other battlefronts and requests the services of a dependable mercenary outfit for a staunch defense.
  • Rewards: 240,797 C-bills, 1,044 Reputation, two Tier 4 LB 10-X AC, two Tier 4 Ultra AC/5, six tons of LB 10-X AC ammo, six tons of Ultra AC/5 ammo
  • Mission 1: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Warzone Mission on Teng III against the First St. Ives Lancers, who are using the planet as the tip of the spear for a larger assault on Davion territory. The Cavaliers are tasked with holding them back until Davion reinforcements can make landfall.
  • Mission 2: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Warzone Mission on Bacum to supplement the Fifth Syrtis Fusiliers defenses and hold off the Second St. Ives Lancers for as long as possible.

"No Pilot Left Behind" - Duchy of Andurien[edit]

  • Employer: House Liao
  • Targeting: Pirate (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: Pavel Shenzeng's son was downed in battle and taken captive by a band of pirates who are holding him and several others for ransom. Unwilling to bow to such a request, Pavel seeks the services of a mercenary to help rescue the prisoners.
  • Rewards: 440,797 C-bills, 1,044 Reputation, pilot Capt. Dimitri Shenzeng (19/42)
  • Mission 1: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Raid Mission on Lopez to destroy the pirates' main command center which will disable power to the prison facility and allow the POWs escape.
  • Mission 2: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Warzone Mission on Ryerson X to distract and draw the pirates away from their true operating base to give an infiltration team enough time to extract the prisoners.

"Bow and Arrow" - Occupied Marik Territory (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)[edit]

Date Available: 20 December 3023
  • Employer: House Marik
  • Targeting: Outlaws (Mission 1), Bowen's Arrow (Subsidiary of Independents, Missions 2-4)
  • Mission Brief: Baron Oliver Kincaid, an old friend of Mason's father, has died and bequeathed his custom Archer to Mason - but the 'Mech is the center of a family disagreement between the Baron's daughter Kate and his estranged son, Bowen, that will require the Cavaliers to unravel.
  • Rewards: 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, ARC-AGC Agincourt
  • Mission 1: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 65 Demolition Mission on Holt to destroy a bandit-held compound that may have picked up the Agincourt after looting one of the four possible locations where Oliver Kincaid might have stored it.
  • Mission 2: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Raid Mission on Ibstock to destroy satellite stations used by Bowen's Arrow at the second location to spread increasing misinformation and interest on the location of the Agincourt.
  • Mission 3: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Defense Mission on Bernardo at the third location to protect a decommissioned base once used to store the Agincourt from capture by Bowen's newest employees, elements of the storied Waco Rangers.
  • Mission 4: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Beachhead and Demolition Mission on Berenson which forces the Cavaliers to choose between first securing a nearby civilian city or striking a Waco Ranger forward operating base, before eventually killing Bowen Kincaid to protect and claim the Agincourt.

Note: In the final mission, securing the city first will result in the arrival of a friendly lance of light 'Mechs to support the attack on the Waco FOB, at the cost of additional enemy 'Mechs overall.

"The Only Truth That Sticks" - Vestallas (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)[edit]

Date Available: 30 March 3030
  • Employer: House Liao
  • Targeting: St. Ives Compact (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Mission Brief: With Romano Liao seeking to show her sister Candace that the Confederation can strike her secessionist St. Ives Compact at will, the Cavaliers are hired to assist the Second Confederation Reserve Cavalry to cripple the St. Ives Sentinels to teach them the price of their betraying House Liao.
  • Rewards: 3,504,825 C-bills, 250 Reputation, one Tier 4 PPC, three Tier 4 SRM-4, twenty Single Heat Sinks, nine tons of SRM ammo
  • Mission 1: 310 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Warzone-like Mission on Vestallas III assist the Reserve Cavalry to capture a heavily guarded interplanetary communications relay on an isolated tropical island to prevent the Sentinels on Vestallas IV from learning of the upcoming attack.
  • Mission 2: 310 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 55 Raid Mission on Vestallas IV to cripple satellite relays in Wong Tai Sin City to ensure the Sentinels remain in the dark about the ambush.
  • Mission 3: 310 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Warzone-like Mission on Vestallas IV to eliminate a detachment of St. Ives Sentinels responding to a supposed pirate raid preparing to strike Jinshan, not realizing the Reserve Cavalry and Cavaliers lie in ambush.

Reputation 9[edit]

"Chasing Ghosts" - Vacant Worlds[edit]

  • Employer: House Marik
  • Targeting: Outlaws
  • Mission Brief: Baron Ishmael Stroud hires the Cavaliers to follow up on rumors of the fate of his son, thought lost for over a decade in suspected pirate space.
  • Rewards: 20,905 C-bills, 1,467 Reputation, two Tier 3 large pulse lasers, one Tier 3 ER PPC, one Tier 4 small pulse laser, one Tier 3 AMS, three tons of AMS ammo
  • Mission 1: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 67 Raid Mission on Watermael I to destroy the pirates' storage facilities holding their loot to search for clues and weaken them.
  • Mission 2: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 67 Demolition Mission on Gouderak II to strike at pirate base in the region.
  • Mission 3: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on Vakarel against the leader of Ravid's Reckoning - Ravid Stroud himself.

"Defending the Honor" - Free Worlds Commerce Hub[edit]

  • Employer: House Marik
  • Targeting: Marik Extremists (Subsidiary of House Marik)
  • Mission Brief: The Cavaliers are hired by Gibson-born elements of the Fourth Regulan Hussars serving as the honor guard for Count Derrick Cameron-Jones convinced that traditionalists who view those from Gibson as traitors to Regulus will launch a false-flag attack during a goodwill tour to prove they are unworthy of the position.
  • Rewards: 1,290,905 C-bills, 1,467 Reputation, one Tier 3 LRM-15, one Tier 3 PPC, three Tier 3 medium lasers
  • Mission 1: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on Kearny as the Cavaliers must protect the base where the Count is currently being guarded
  • Mission 2: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Warzone Mission on Mauripur to stand between the rogue elements of the Hussars and the Count's evacuation DropShip.
  • Mission 3: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on Diass II with the Count sending the Cavaliers to eliminate lead conspirator Daxa Mahat to teach the dissidents a lesson.

"The Enemy of My Enemy" - Marik/Liao Border[edit]

  • Employer: House Marik
  • Targeting: House Davion (Missions 1-2), House Marik (Mission 3)
  • Mission Brief: The Free Worlds League intelligence agency SAFE hires the Cavaliers to quietly deal with the Federated Suns-employed Lexington Combat Group from escalating tensions in the region, having secretly infiltrated League space to launch attacks against the Capellan Confederation wearing Free Worlds League Military colors to trick the Capellans into launching counterattacks against House Marik.
  • Rewards: 290,905 C-bills, 1,467 Reputation, ON1-VA Orion (damaged), two Tier 3 SRM-4
  • Mission 1: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on Anegasaki II to eliminate Captain Venessa Jym, commander of the Lexington Combat Group detachment in League space before the Davion mercenaries can launch their attack.
  • Mission 2: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on Calloway to protect a local colony from the anger of the still disguised Lexington Combat Group, lashing out at the nearest League site for preventing its planned attacks against the Confederation.
  • Mission 3: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on Daneshmand VII to destroy the true mastermind of the plan, a rabidly anti-Liao colony supported by rogue elements of the Fourth Fusiliers of Oriente who hired the Lexington Combat Group, or so it would seem...

"Destabilization" - Free Worlds Interior[edit]

  • Employer: Anonymous (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Targeting: House Marik
  • Mission Brief: An anonymous group of "concerned citizens" seek to hire the Cavaliers to strike at manufacturers in the region to purportedly prove that the Captain-General must devote more resources to the defense of this supposedly safe interior region. Yet curiously all the attacks are seemingly against just one of the many manufacturers in the area.
  • Rewards: 290,905 C-bills, 1,467 Reputation, QKD-4G Quickdraw
  • Mission 1: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on Ngake IV against an Earthwerks-FWL manufacturing hub, with Earthwerks security quick to respond.
  • Mission 2: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission against an Earthwerks-FWL food plant on Wallis IX, their employer promising nobody will truly go hungry.
  • Mission 3: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Raid Mission against a trio of heavily defended Earthwerks-FWL supply depots on Norfolk.
alternately after two missions
Corporate Interests
  • Mission Brief: A disgusted soon-to-be ex-employee of Quickscell, Inc. reveals that the Cavaliers have been lied to and the whole contract is actually an attempt to weaken Earthwerks purely to increase sales for Quickscell products in the region, offering an alternate contract and a more modest reward if the Cavaliers instead betray the duplicitous Quickscell.
  • Rewards: 100,00 C-bills, 1,467 Reputation, five Tier 0 AC/20-BF, five Tier 0 AC/10-BF, six Tier 0 AC/5-BF, eight Tier 0 AC/2-BF
  • Mission: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Raid Mission to destroy three Quickscell depots on their regional headquarters on Regulus (location may vary).

"Hazing of the Weak" - Sian Commonality (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)[edit]

  • Employer: House Liao
  • Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: Doomsday cult Church of Kali member Aditi Whidbey has gone rogue, forcing the normally highly secretive zealots to hire an outside mercenary unit to deal with her, but the Cavaliers efforts are complicated by the liaison Will of Kali's increasingly threatening tone as well as the surprise appearance of advanced BattleMechs unseen in centuries.
  • Rewards: 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, ON1-YAJ Yad al-Jauza (damaged)
  • Mission 1: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 65 Defense Mission on Sendalor to protect innocent settlers from attack from Whidbey's rogue forces.
  • Mission 2: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on Housekarle to destroy a base of operations used by Whidbey's forces protected by unusually advanced 'Mechs.
  • Mission 3: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Assassination Mission on Grand Base to kill Aditi Whidbey's high-ranking adjunct Captain Warner and his Royal-equipped forces.
  • Mission 4: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Assassination Mission on Claxton to assault Aditi Whidbey's final redoubt among the remains of the 309th Royal BattleMech Division in a horrific toxic and lava filled canyon to finally kill the heretic and her remaining followers.

Note: For the final mission, a jump-capable 'Mech is required in order to find and destroy the auxiliary base, a secondary objective worth 987,654 C-bills in bonus payout.

"Operation Onoda" - Dehgolan (Legend of the Kestrel Lancers)[edit]

Date Available: 15 March 3036
  • Employer: Free Rasalhague Republic
  • Targeting: House Kurita
  • Mission Brief: Despite the Free Rasalhague Republic's disdain for mercenaries in the wake of the Ronin War, the Cavaliers are hired to assist against a resurgent group of ronin led by former Fifth Amphigean Light Assault Group member Satoshi Takeda who has captured an FRR world in the name of the Coordinator despite the Kanrei denouncing them.
  • Rewards: 3,904,825 C-bills, 250 Reputation, ON1-M Orion
  • Mission 1: 220 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Beachhead Mission on Dehgolan to secure a landing zone for First Tyr to take back the system.
  • Mission 2: 325 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Warzone-like Mission on Dehgolan to assist elements of the First Tyr defeat Takeda's artillery-protected forces.
  • Mission 3: 325 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on Dehgolan to hunt down Takeda's lieutenants before they can enact retribution upon the planet's civilian population for their leader's death.

Reputation 10[edit]

"Shipping Disruption" - Free Worlds League Shipping Lane[edit]

  • Employer: Gienah Automotive (Subsidiary of House Marik)
  • Targeting: DuraPaq Solutions (Subsidiary of House Marik)
  • Mission Brief: A joint venture on the production of Land Trains centuries ago has proven highly successful for both Gienah Automotive and DuraPaq Solutions, but the terms are heavily biased toward DuraPaq who get the lion's share of the profit. The Cavaliers are hired by an aggressive Gienah Automotive executive seeking to secretly strike at DuraPaq facilities, damaging them enough to cause delays that would trigger contract penalty clauses that would "rebalance" the flow of profit more favorably toward Gienah.
  • Rewards: 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, one Tier 3 AC/10-BF, one Tier 3 large laser, four Tier 4 small lasers
  • Mission 1: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on Kilarney II to destroy DuraPaq's transport facility.
  • Mission 2: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Raid Mission on Schererville targeting communication relays to prevent a spy leaking word to DuraPaq that Gienah was behind the Kilarney strike and avoid shattering the joint venture entirely.

"The False Flag" - Marik/Steiner Border[edit]

  • Employer: House Steiner
  • Targeting: House Marik (Missions 1-2), House Kurita (Mission 3)
  • Mission Brief: Following a dual SAFE and Lyran Intelligence Corps investigation, the Lyran Commonwealth suspects an unknown party of attempting to provoke a war by raiding both sides of the Free Worlds League/Lyran Commonwealth border using 'Mechs painted in the colors of the other nation.
  • Rewards: 305,750 C-bills, 2,500 reputation, one Tier 3 AC/20, one Tier 3 LRM-10, four Tier 4 SRM-2
  • Mission 1: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Defense Mission on Colfax to protect an agricultural facility against a "House Marik" raiding force.
  • Mission 2: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Warzone Mission on Nestor to capture as much BattleROM footage as possible of the "House Marik" forces.
  • Mission 3: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Assassination Mission on Hyde to kill the DEST commander Tai-i Jules Tanaka and put an end to the false flag attacks.

"Forceful Negotiations" - Duchy of Tamarind[edit]

  • Employer: Tamarind Mining Corporation (Subsidiary of House Marik)
  • Targeting: Clifton's Rangers (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: The Tamarind Mining Corporation wants to hire the Cavaliers to eject local civilians from lands above radioactive mineral deposit the Free Worlds League Parliament has ceded to the company, but the locals' fanatical religious devotion for Star League-era ruins located there mean they will not go easy.
  • Rewards: 2,305,621 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation
  • Mission 1: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Raid Mission on Labouchere to destroy the region's communication relay towers with such ferocity to hopefully frighten the civilians into leaving.
  • Mission 2: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Demolition Mission on Alula Borealis to destroy a portion of the ruins the locals hold dear, while the Clifton's Rangers have been hired to defend their sacred site.
  • Mission 3: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Warzone on Promised Land with the incensed and inconsolable civilians using every last C-bill remaining to them to send the Clifton's Rangers to destroy the Cavaliers.

"Bring Her Home" - Kurita/Davion Frontline (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)[edit]

Date Available: 12 January 3023
  • Employer: House Cole (Subsidiary of House Davion)
  • Targeting: House Kurita
  • Mission Brief: After receiving information from the MIIO about a threat on his life, Duke Thaddeus Cole hires the reputable Cavaliers to reinforce his security detail but not in time before his estate is attacked and daughter Samantha is captured.
  • Rewards: 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, VTR-BSK Basilisk (damaged)
  • Mission 1: 270 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 65 Defense Mission on Raman to save and meet Duke Cole.
  • Mission 2: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Beachhead Mission on Raman to secure a landing zone for Draconis March Militia reinforcements.
  • Mission 3: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Raid Mission on Matar to destroy communication facilities.
  • Mission 4: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Assassination Mission on Reisling's Planet to eliminate the Shadow Unit leadership.

Note: The final mission gives you a choice between a head-on assault on the Shadow Unit base, or a longer route around the edge of the facility. The latter will require you to engage 2–3 lances of light and medium 'Mechs and miscellaneous combat vehicles, but spread-out along the path. Engaging the base directly only requires dealing with the garrison's assault lance and swarm of VTOLs and Demolishers, but all simultaneously while moving uphill through a choke point.

Reputation 11[edit]

"Defend the Enhanced" - Stewart Commonality[edit]

  • Employer: House Marik
  • Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: The Cavaliers are hired by Enhancements Diversified, a Free Worlds League bionics manufacturer whose clinics and facilities are under attack by rabid anti-bionic fanatics.
  • Rewards: 304,600 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, two Tier 4 medium lasers, one Tier 4 large laser
  • Mission 1: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on Sheridan to protect one of ED's bionics facilities and the city around it from fanatic attack.
  • Mission 2: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Warzone Mission on Bedeque IV to hold back a large fanatic attack group from reaching one of ED's clinics.

"Lyran Independence" - Rebellious Lyran Province[edit]

alternately after two missions
The Cost of Loyalty
  • Mission Brief: Switch sides and join House Steiner.
  • Rewards: 304,283 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, two Tier 4 SRM-6, one Tier 4 large laser
  • Mission: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Warzone Mission on Trent to destroy retreating enemy forces.

or

"Lyran Rebellion" - Rebellious Lyran Province[edit]

  • Employer: House Steiner
  • Targeting: Free Skye Movement (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Mission Brief: Aid House Steiner in putting down a rebellious portion of the Isle of Skye's populace.
  • Rewards: 304,283 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, GRF-1N Griffin, one Tier 4 PPC
  • Mission 1: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Defense Mission on Soilihull to aid in the defense of supply depot.
  • Mission 2: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Raid Mission on Uzhgorod to destroy Free Skye's primary supply depot.
  • Mission 3: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Assassination Mission on Aristotle to prevent escape of Free Skye's leaders.
alternately after two missions
The Cost of Freedom
  • Mission Brief: Switch sides and join the Free Skye Movement to protect them during their evacuation off-world.
  • Rewards: 1,545,000 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, ten double heat sinks
  • Mission: 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Warzone Mission on Aristotle.

"The Shadow Coup" - Lyran Military Strongholds[edit]

  • Employer: Anonymous Lyran Generals (Subsidiary of House Steiner)
  • Targeting: House Steiner
  • Mission Brief: An anonymous group of Lyran officers are offering contracts on the lives of Lyran Guards "Social Generals" in order to prevent needless deaths of soldiers by ineffective leaders.
  • Rewards: 305,275 C-bills, 2,500 Reputation, two Tier 3 PPCs, pilot Capt. Louise Fenstrom (19/42)
  • Mission 1: 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Assassination Mission on Veckholm to kill Colonel Angus Kempf while he's engaged in pointless parade in his overequipped assault 'Mech.
  • Mission 2: 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Raid Mission on Leganes to kill Leutnant General Stevens, hiding in his regimental HQ.

"X Marks the Spot" - Pirate Worlds (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)[edit]

Date Available: 19 April 3026
  • Employer: Pirate (Subsidiary of Outlaws, Missions 1-3), Interstellar Expeditions (Subsidiary of Independents, Mission 4)
  • Targeting: House Steiner (Missions 1-3), Oberon Confederation (Subsidiary of Outlaws, Mission 4)
  • Mission Brief: Interstellar Expeditions had previously hired elements of Jake Kalmar's band of pirates led by Yaros Regas to support its investigations in the Deep Periphery, but the band is now on the losing side of an escalating conflict with the Oberon Confederation. Seeking to protect IE's involvement, Sebastian Speers hires the Cavaliers as new recruits to reinforce and resupply Regas' "privateers."
  • Rewards: 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 reputation, COR-PVT Privateer (damaged)
  • Mission 1: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 60 Raid Mission on Somerset to gain the trust of pirates by raiding a Lyran Commonwealth logistical facility.
  • Mission 2: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Raid Mission on Winfield to hit a military supply depot on behalf of the pirates.
  • Mission 3: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Demolition Mission on Icar to eliminate a Steiner monitoring station and provide cover for the pirate smuggling operation.
  • Mission 4: 380 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Warzone-like Mission on Star's End which sees an attempt to parlay with Yaros Regas at the moon base Port Aliveri, Jake Kalmar's main storage facility, interrupted by the arrival of forces led by Tyler Erickson of the Oberon Confederation.

Reputation 12[edit]

"A Dragon in Sheep's Clothing" - Steiner/Kurita Border[edit]

  • Employer: House Kurita
  • Targeting: House Steiner
  • Mission Brief: With the ISF learning of rumors of an alliance between Houses Steiner and Davion, the Cavaliers are hired to raid Steiner outposts masquerading as a Davion unit to spoil any such relations.
  • Rewards: 444,856 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation, DRG-1N Dragon (damaged)
  • Mission 1: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Demolition Mission on Tomans III to destroy an Arcturan Guards forward base while broadcasting Davion IFF codes.
  • Mission 2: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Demolition Mission on Bessarabia II to destroy an Arcturan Guards defended ice mining complex as "House Davion" to allow the ISF to hack Lyran communications to discover the route of secret Davion caravan.
  • Mission 3: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Raid Mission on Cusset to destroy the meeting site of Steiner and Davion envoys while masquerading as House Steiner forces to try and shatter any lasting Steiner-Davion alliance.

"Rise of the Black Dragon" - Lower-Class Kuritan Worlds[edit]

  • Employer: House Kurita
  • Targeting: The Black Dragon (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: Fearing that a member of the Kuritan Royal Family is in danger, the ISF hire the Cavaliers to pose as decoys to draw the Kokuryu-kai, also known as the Black Dragon Society, out of hiding.
  • Rewards: 4,578,000 C-bills, 3,250 reputation, two Tier 4 LRM-20, two Tier 4 ER PPCs
  • Mission 1: 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Defense Mission on Altenmarkt to protect a local duke who's conducting a tour of the worlds under his authority.
  • Mission 2: 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Warzone Mission on Maule to engage the pursuing Black Dragon forces, having revealed the Cavaliers' subterfuge.
  • Mission 3: 360 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 80 Assassination Mission on Sternwerde to eliminate Kokuryu-kai leader Sebastian Tseng.

"Shadow War: Dragon's Breath" - Rogue Cluster[edit]

  • Employer: House Kurita
  • Targeting: Order of the Five Pillars (Subsidiary of House Kurita)
  • Mission Brief: The Cavaliers find themselves drawn into internal Draconis Combine intrigue when they are offered a contract from the Internal Security Force to remove an Order of Five Pillars-backed politician.
  • Rewards: 4,442,500 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation, four Tier 4 medium lasers, one Tier 3 AC/20-BF
  • Mission 1: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 88 Defense Mission on Kaus Media against a preemptive attack by O5P on the ISF strike base.
  • Mission 2: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 88 Warzone Mission on Alya against another O5P preemptive attack.
  • Mission 3: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 88 Assassination Mission on Shimosuwa to eliminate O5P leader Neophyte Jasmine and help the ISF permanently remove Chairman Nakamura from office.
alternately after two missions
Shadow War: Order of the Five Pillars
  • Mission Brief: Join O5P's efforts to protect Chairman Nakamura.
  • Rewards: 224,800 C-bills, 3,250 Reputation, two Tier 4 AC/5, one Tier 3 large pulse laser
  • Mission: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Defense Mission on Minakuchi to protect the Chairman's headquarters.

"Stop the Launch" - Farm Territories (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)[edit]

Date Available: 1 March 3028
  • Employer: House Steiner
  • Targeting: Militia (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: Retired general and former member of the Steiner High Command Lionel Stanz is opposed to the Davion-Steiner alliance and is hellbent on sowing seeds of discord and starting a war using a rare nuclear device in his possession.
  • Rewards: 304,825 C-bills, 2,500 reputation, KGC-CAR Carapace (damaged)
  • Mission 1: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Demolition Mission on Muphrid against Stanz's Isle of Skye militia forces to destroy one of the warhead's relay stations.
  • Mission 2: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Demolition Mission on Muphrid to destroy a second relay station.
  • Mission 3: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Raid Mission on Muphrid to secure the device's detonator.
  • Mission 4: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Warzone-like Mission on Summer, joining the Fifth Lyran Guards to capture the warhead and kill Lionel Stanz and his supporters.

Reputation 13[edit]

"The Strength of Tradition" - The Graveyard[edit]

  • Employer: Lagom-gumi (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Targeting: Pirate (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: The Lagom-gumi yakuza clan approach the Cavaliers to protect a region close to the Periphery from pirate attacks after attempts to convince the DCMS to do so have failed.
  • Rewards: 410,000 C-bills, 7,860 Reputation, two Tier 1 LRM-15 with Artemis IV, two Tier 1 SRM-6 with Artemis IV, one Tier 4 Ultra AC/5, four tons of SRM Artemis ammo, four tons of LRM Artemis ammo
  • Mission 1: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Defense Mission on Hermagor to protect a civilian outpost from the Werewolf Legion pirate band.
  • Mission 2: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 90 Demolition Mission on Susquehanna to destroy the stronghold of the Bredäng Warriors pirate band before they can strike another defenseless populace.

"Charity Case" - Drought Worlds[edit]

  • Employer: Inter-System Advocacy (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Targeting: Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: A humanitarian aid mission from the Inter-System Advocacy has gone missing and the Cavaliers are hired to attack the pirates suspected of being responsible, only to be dragged into a much murkier situation involving early Succession War WMDs and a population pushed too far.
  • Rewards: 850,750 C-bills, 4,500 Reputation, one Tier 3 ER PPC, one Tier 3 large pulse laser, one Tier 4 LB 10-X AC Solid Slug, four Tier 4 small pulse lasers, four tons of LB 10-X AC ammo
  • Mission 1: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Raid Mission on Predlitz III to destroy the bandits' comms towers as a distraction, allowing the ISA to access bandit communications to search for clues to location of the lost volunteers.
  • Mission 2: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Raid Mission on Polcenigo to smash the bandits' command center in this region to impact their effectiveness while hopefully providing leads on the whereabouts of the ISA volunteers.
  • Mission 3: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Demolition Mission on Luzerne to shatter ancient ruins housing chemical weapons the fanatical locals are using to as leverage against their rulers to free the ISA volunteers held hostage.

"Pirate Hunt" - Draconis Badlands[edit]

  • Employer: House Kurita
  • Targeting: Ranta's Bandits (Subsidiary of Outlaws)
  • Mission Brief: Incensed at repeated ill-treatment by the DCMS, Rasalhagian Tai-sa Luukas Ranta of the First Altenmarkt Militia has gone rogue, forming a pirate band around those troops loyal to him to strike the Combine. Wishing to eliminate this embarrassing problem before any other members of the showcase Altenmarkt Militia might rise up and shame the Coordinator, the Cavaliers are hired to kill Ranta and his subordinates.
  • Rewards: 3,202,500 C-bills, 4,500 Reputation, one Tier 1 Gauss rifle, one Tier 2 ER large laser, one Tier 4 large laser, three tons of Gauss ammo
  • Mission 1: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Assassination Mission on Irece to eliminate Sho-sa Shane Shimizu, one of Ranta's subcommanders, to liberate a captured farm.
  • Mission 2: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Assassination Mission on Outer Volta to eliminate Ranta's second-in-command Chu-sa Lucius Ueda, to lure Ranta into the open.
  • Mission 3: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 95 Assassination Mission on Unity to eliminate Tai-sa Luukas Ranta himself.

Career Mode (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)[edit]

The thirty-three Core Campaign Mode HRQs are present in Career Mode but with dramatically different reputation levels, tonnage, and difficulty requirements along with altered C-bill and Reputation rewards in response to the six different starting locations. The mission types, briefings, and locations remain the same.

Following the table are four HRQs that are exclusively available within Career Mode introduced by Heroes of the Inner Sphere.

Rep Quest Difficulty Tonnage Limit Rewards
2 Armed Robbery 15 160 150,000 C-bills, 20 Rep, LCT-3V Locust, 2x Tier 2 M Laser
2 Chasing Ghosts 15 160 289,070 C-bills, 40 Rep, Tier 1 L Laser, 3x Heat Sink
2 Errant Signal 15 160 337,000 C-bills, 100 Rep, Tier 0 LB 10-X, 2x DHS, 2x LB 10-X ammo
2 The Strength of Tradition 15 160 290,700 C-bills, 40 Rep, Tier 2 SRM-6, Tier 2 SRM-4, 4x SRM ammo
3 Charity Case 15 160 330,520 C-bills, 100 Rep, Tier 3 LRM-10, 4x Tier 2 SP Laser, 4x LRM ammo
4 Picking at the Scraps 22-26 200 612,500 C-bills, 170 Rep, Tier 1 MP Laser, 2x Tier 2 SP Laser, 2x Heat Sink, 2x Class V Jump Jet
4 Picking up the Pieces 22-26 200 612,500 C-bills, 170 Rep, CDA-2B Cicada, Tier 2 LRM-10
4 No Pilot Left Behind 28 200 599,800 C-bills, 170 Rep, Dimitri Shenzeng
4 The Cerberus Hounds 30 200 610,500 C-bills, 170 Rep, 4x Tier 2 S Laser, Tier 3 L Laser
5 Pirate Hunt 38 230 705,300 C-bills, 220 Rep, Tier 3 L Laser, 5x Heat Sink
5 Destabilization 40 230 680,750 C-bills, 680 Rep, QKD-4G Quickdraw
Corporate Interests 60 270 674,000 C-bills, 220 Rep, 3x Tier 0 AC/10-BF, 3x Tier 0 AC/5-BF, 3x Tier 0 AC/2-BF
6 Invasion Defense - Davion 30-40 200-230 810,400 C-bills, 320 Rep, Tier 0 LB 10-X, 2x LB 10-X ammo
6 Frontline Invasion - Liao 40 230 790,300 C-bills, 320 Rep, ENF-4R Enforcer, Tier 3 L Laser, 3x Tier 2 Machine Gun
6 A Dragon in Sheep's Clothing 40 230 796,300 C-bills, 320 Rep, DRG-1N Dragon
7 Frontline Support - Davion 32 230 1,186,561 C-bills, 500 Rep, PNT-9R Panther, Tier 3 PPC
7 Frontline Support - Kurita 32 230 1,146,530 C-bills, 500 Rep, SDR-5K Spider, Tier 3 AC/10-BF, 2x Tier 3 SRM-6
8 Defending the Honor 55 270 1,302,500 C-bills, 680 Rep, Tier 4 LRM-15 + Art IV, Tier 4 PPC
8 Uprising, Quelled 58 270 1,261,779 C-bills, 680 Rep, 2x Tier 4 LRM-20, 5x LRM ammo
8 Rise of the Black Dragon 58 270 1,390,700 C-bills, 680 Rep, Tier 4 LRM-20, Tier 3 PPC, 5x LRM ammo
9 The Enemy of My Enemy 70 315 1,350,900 C-bills, 1,557 Rep, ON1-VA Orion
9 Lyran Independence 70 315 1,379,060 C-bills, 800 Rep, FS9-A Firestarter, 4x Tier 4 Flamer, Tier 4 AC/20-BF
The Cost of Loyalty 70 315 1,376,030 C-bills, 800 Rep, 2x Tier 4 SRM-6, Tier 4 L Laser, 3x SRM ammo
9 Lyran Rebellion 70 315 1,426,000 C-bills, 800 Rep, GRF-1N Griffin, 2x Tier 4 PPC
The Cost of Freedom 70 315 1,369,000 C-bills, 800 Rep, 10x DHS
10 Forceful Negotiations 70 315 1,955,090 C-bills, 940 Rep, Tier 4 AC/20-BF, 6x Tier 4 Flamer, Tier 4 LRM-20 + Art IV
10 Industrial Espionage 70 315 1,985,600 C-bills, 940 Rep, VND-1R Vindicator
11 Shipping Disruption 75 340 2,100,900 C-bills, 1,200 Rep, Tier 4 AC/10-BF, Tier 4 L Laser, 4x Tier 4 S Laser
11 A Cunning Decoy 80 360 2,350,500 C-bills, 1,200 Rep, 2x Tier 4 LRM-5, 2x Tier 4 Machine Gun, 10x Heat Sink
12 The False Flag 80 360 2,382,890 C-bills, 1,557 Rep, Tier 4 AC/20, Tier 4 LRM-10, Tier 4 SRM-2, Tier 4 SRM-6
12 The Shadow Coup 80 360 2,452,800 C-bills, 1,557 Rep, 2x Tier 4 PPC, Louise Fenstrom
12 Shadow War: Dragon's Breath 80 360 2,312,800 C-bills, 1,557 Rep, 4x Tier 4 M Laser, Tier 4 AC/20-BF, 3x AC/20 ammo
Order of the Five Pillars 88 400 2,310,800 C-bills, 470 Rep, 2x Tier 4 AC/5, Tier 4 LP Laser, 2x DHS
12 The Traitor 82 400 2,410,800 C-bills, 1,557 Rep, 2x Tier 4 AC/2-BF, 2x Tier 4 AC/10-BF, 2x Tier 4 AC/20-BF, 2x AC/2 ammo, 2x AC/10 ammo, 2x AC/20 ammo
13 Defend the Enhanced 87 400 3,101,605 C-bills, 1,800 Rep, Tier 5 PPC, 2x DHS
13 Defense Support - Davion 90 400 3,223,218 C-bills, 1,800 Rep, 2x Tier 0 LB 10-X, 2x LB 10-X ammo
An Intriguing Offer 90 400 3,123,218 C-bills, 1,800 Rep, Tier 4 PPC, Tier 4 LRM-10
13 Invasion Support - Kurita 90 400 3,123,240 C-bills, 1,800 Rep, Tier 4 AC/5-BF, 4x Tier 4 Machine Gun
A Back Channel Deal 90 400 3,165,218 C-bills, 1,800 Rep, 2x Tier 4 LRM-15-ST

"Return of the Rangers" - Outworld Systems[edit]

  • Reputation Level: 3
  • Employer: Premana Pacers (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Targeting: House Steiner
  • Mission Brief: In the Lyran Outworld Systems, baseball is big business and the return of the Twentieth Skye Rangers and their storied regimental baseball team has electrified the Premana league. Recognizing the Premana Pacers don't stand a chance against them, team representative Nicholas Haas hires the Cavaliers to ensure the Skye Rangers are too tied up with military matters to be able to play.
  • Rewards: 464,500 C-bills, 130 Reputation, two Tier 2 PPCs
  • Mission 1: 145 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 7 Raid Mission on Rijeka to destroy a Twentieth Skye Rangers manufacturing and storage facility providing material and sports equipment for the regiment's baseball team.
  • Mission 2: 145 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 10 Demolition Mission on Mezzana to destroy the planned administrative space and team barracks to tie up the Rangers and prevent them from playing.
  • Mission 3: 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 15 Warzone Mission on Acrux to draw out members of the Rangers team who are also enlisted in the military, the theory being that enough Steiner casualties would amount to a weakened roster.

"Bowie Electronics" - Alarion Province[edit]

  • Reputation Level: 4
  • Employer: Bowie Electronics (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Targeting: Independents (Missions 1-2), Outlaws (Mission 3)
  • Mission Brief: A representative of Bowie Electronics, Alarion Branch accuses TharHes Industries of sending disavowed forces to steal several BattleMechs fitted with prototype proprietary equipment, secretly hiring the similarly disavowed Cavaliers to prevent TharHes from reverse engineering the equipment.
  • Rewards: 601,562 C-bills, 170 Reputation, two Tier 2 PPCs
  • Mission 1: 145 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 11 Raid Mission on Tiruppur to destroy a series of workshops that Bowie believes are being used to reverse-engineer their products.
  • Mission 2: 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 15 Demolition Mission on Nuneaton to raze a reportedly off-the-books TharHes facility that the operatives used as a staging area to equip themselves before making their theft.
  • Mission 3: 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 15 Assassination Mission on Kostinbrod to eliminate the real party who stole the Bowie 'Mechs: the Willy Pete Gangers.

"Competitive Edge" - Core Systems[edit]

  • Reputation Level: 5
  • Employer: House Steiner
  • Targeting: Outlaws
  • Mission Brief: Learning one of their competitors is arranging for a number of Eire MechWorks facilities to suffer a "setback," the company hires the Cavaliers to defend against the attack.
  • Rewards: 684,860 C-bills, 220 Reputation, one Tier 2 AC/5-BF, one Tier 3 LRM-15-ST
  • Mission 1: 160 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 15 Defense Mission on Wrociaw to protect the Eire facilities from "Outlaw" attack.
  • Mission 2: 175 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 20 Raid Mission on Zanderij to counterattack and destroy warehouses belonging to Eire's competitor to teach them a lesson.

"The Powder Keg" - Steiner/Kurita Linchpin[edit]

  • Reputation Level: 10
  • Employer: Anonymous (Subsidiary of Independents)
  • Targeting: House Steiner (Missions 1 and 3), House Kurita (Mission 2)
  • Mission Brief: A mercenary broker named Miller approaches the Cavaliers with an anonymous backer's contract to strike key strategic targets belonging to both House Steiner and House Kurita, seemingly trying to incite the next war.
  • Rewards: 1,985,000 C-bills, 940 Reputation, two Tier 5 LRM-15-ST with Artemis IV, five tons of LRM Artemis ammo
  • Mission 1: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Demolition Mission on Accrington to destroy a heavily defended Steiner military base along the border.
  • Mission 2: 315 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 70 Raid Mission on Port Moseby to take out a camouflaged Kuritan communications relay monitoring Steiner transmissions in the region.
  • Mission 3: 340 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 75 Assassination Mission on Sakhalin to remove Wilhelm Shaw, an old-guard LCAF general who has learned the real goals of the plot, which is actually to prevent tensions in the region from escalating.

Bounty Hunter (Rise of Rasalhague)[edit]

Starting at Reputation Level 5, the following rewards are available in both Campaign and Career Modes with Rise of Rasalhague and presented by the Bounty Hunter after encountering friendly and enemy mercenary units in procedurally generated missions.

Rival Intel[edit]

Level C-bills Paint Skin Weapons / Equipment / Other
1 1,000,000 Tier 3 M Laser, Tier 3 SRM-4, Tier 4 AC/2, 3x SRM ammo, 3x AC/2 ammo
2 1,100,000 Blood Pact Light 2x Tier 4 Machine Gun, 2x Tier 4 M Laser, Tier 4 SRM-6, 5x Machine Gun ammo, 5x SRM ammo
3 1,200,000 Platinum Light FS9-A Firestarter, 2x Tier 4 M Laser, 2x Tier 4 LRM-5, 2x Tier 4 SRM-6, Tier 4 SRM-4, 3x SRM ammo, 3x LRM ammo
4 1,500,000 Blood Pact Medium 2x Tier 4 Machine Gun, 5x Tier 4 S Laser, 2x Tier 4 MP Laser, 2x Tier 4 SRM-4 + Art IV, 3x DHS, 3x SRM Artemis ammo
5 1,700,000 Platinum Medium KTO-19b Kintaro, Tier 4 ER L Laser, 2x Tier 4 UAC/5, Tier 4 LRM-10 + Art IV, 3x UAC/5 ammo, 3x LRM Artemis ammo
6 2,000,000 Blood Pact Heavy 4x Tier 4 M Laser, 2x Tier 4 L Laser, Tier 4 PPC, 3x DHS
7 2,500,000 Platinum Heavy CRD-2R Crusader, 2x Tier 5 Gauss, 2x Tier 5 LRM-20 + Art IV, 2x Tier 5 ER PPC, 3x Gauss ammo, 3x LRM Artemis ammo, 3x DHS
8 3,000,000 Blood Pact Assault "Raptor" pilot (31/60)
9 5,000,000 Platinum Assault HGN-732 Highlander, 3x Tier 5 LB 10-X, 4x Tier 5 MP Laser, 5x Tier 5 SP Laser, 3x LB 10-X ammo
10 10,000,000 10x Double Heat Sink

"Head Hunting" - Apex Mining Syndicate[edit]

  • Reputation Level: 15
  • Employer: The Bounty Hunter
  • Targeting: House Davion
  • Mission Brief: Impressed with Mason's intel gathering efforts, the Bounty Hunter enlists the assistance of the Cavaliers on a particularly difficult bounty: the assassination of Martin Sandoval. Having built up a sizeable debt with a loan shark and trying to get away with it by using his family's political clout to have them arrested, the lender's parent organization places a bounty on his head too large for the Hunter to refuse.
  • Fixed Payout: 10,000,000 C-bills, 1,000,000 Insurance
  • Rewards: 2,000,000 C-bills, 200 Reputation, MAD-BH Marauder
  • Mission: 400 Tonnage Limit, Difficulty 110 Assassination Mission on Robinson to eliminate Martin Sandoval and his Robinson Rangers entourage as they are conducting training exercises at the base of a large mountain range. Aided by two of the Bounty Hunter's team in ECM-equipped 'Mechs to screen Mason's lance as they advance, the Hunter wants them to leave no survivors. Meanwhile, the Hunter himself lies in wait, having approached the outpost from the rear.

Prestige[edit]

Starting at Rival Intel: Level 11, the tiers switch to "Prestige."

Level C-bills Weapons / Equipment
1 1,000,000 Tier 5 LB 10-X, 3x LB 10-X ammo
2 1,000,000 Tier 5 PPC, 3x DHS
3 1,000,000 Tier 5 PPC, 3x DHS
4 1,000,000 Tier 5 LRM-10, 3x LRM ammo
5 1,000,000 Tier 5 LRM-10, 3x LRM ammo
6 1,000,000 Tier 5 Gauss Rifle, 3x Gauss ammo
7 1,000,000 Tier 5 Gauss Rifle, 3x Gauss ammo
8 1,000,000 Tier 5 AC/20, 3x AC/20 ammo
9 1,000,000 Tier 5 AC/20, 3x AC/20 ammo
10 1,000,000 Tier 5 AC/20-BF, 3x AC/20 ammo
11 1,000,000 Tier 5 ER Large Laser, 3x DHS
12 1,000,000 Tier 5 ER Large Laser, 3x DHS
13 1,000,000 Tier 5 Large Laser, 3x DHS
14 1,000,000 Tier 5 Large Laser, 3x DHS
15 1,000,000 2x Tier 5 Medium Laser, 3x DHS
16 1,000,000 2x Tier 5 Medium Laser, 3x DHS
17 1,000,000 2x Tier 5 SRM-6, 3x SRM ammo
18 1,000,000 2x Tier 5 SRM-6, 3x SRM ammo
19 1,000,000 Tier 5 LRM-20, 3x LRM ammo
20 1,000,000 Tier 5 LRM-20, 3x LRM ammo
21 1,000,000 Tier 5 Ultra AC/5, 3x Ultra AC/5 ammo
22 1,000,000 Tier 5 LB 10-X, 3x LB 10-X ammo
23 1,000,000 Tier 5 LB 10-X, 3x LB 10-X ammo
24 1,000,000 Tier 5 PPC, 3x DHS
25 1,000,000 Tier 5 PPC, 3x DHS
26 1,000,000 Tier 5 LRM-10, 3x LRM ammo
27 1,000,000 Tier 5 LRM-10, 3x LRM ammo
28 1,000,000 Tier 5 Gauss Rifle, 3x Gauss ammo
29 1,000,000 Tier 5 Gauss Rifle, 3x Gauss ammo
30 1,000,000 Tier 5 AC/20, 3x AC/20 ammo
31 1,000,000 Tier 5 AC/20-BF, 3x AC/20 ammo
32 1,000,000 Tier 5 AC/20-BF, 3x AC/20 ammo
33 1,000,000 Tier 5 ER Large Laser, 3x DHS
34 1,000,000 Tier 5 ER Large Laser, 3x DHS
35 1,000,000 Tier 5 Large Laser, 3x DHS
36 1,000,000 Tier 5 Large Laser, 3x DHS
37 1,000,000 2x Tier 5 Medium Laser, 3x DHS
38 1,000,000 2x Tier 5 Medium Laser, 3x DHS
39 1,000,000 2x Tier 5 SRM-6, 3x SRM ammo
40 1,000,000 2x Tier 5 SRM-6, 3x SRM ammo

Note: The Prestige levels continue indefinitely with the same twelve weapons rewarded in the same order as shown.

Transmissions[edit]

"Heya Ryana, I'm Back!" (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)[edit]

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  • Transmission: Former Nik's Cavaliers member Cornelius Kaffenberger III, callsign "Goblin," left under bad terms with Nikolai Mason. Now down on his luck after Daron's Demons' disastrous last mission and hearing Nikolai has passed on, Goblin has reached out to Ryana seeking employment.
  • Rewards: PXH-KB Kobold, pilot "Goblin" (15/46)
  • Objective: Reach Reputation 4–5

"Hidden Cache Found"[edit]

  • Transmission: Ryana discovers hidden transmission codes embedded within a historical document and broadcasts them shortly after arriving in Valentina, amazed to receive a ping back from a long-range beacon originating from an asteroid field within the system. It leads to an SLDF-marked BattleMech orbital drop cocoon which had been masked by the ore-rich asteroid it had been attached to.
  • Rewards: WVR-7H Wolverine II
  • Objective: Reach the Valentina System

"Old Friend" (Heroes of the Inner Sphere)[edit]

  • Transmission: An old friend of Nikolai, Colonel Richard Markson of the Markson's Marauders mercenary unit contacts Jake Mason to offers his condolences and to discuss the existence of contract options outside the purview of the ComStar-backed Mercenary Review Board. If Mason can prove he has what it takes without his father around, Markson promises to hook him up with how to find these additional sources of work.
  • Rewards: Cantinas and Career Path system unlocked
  • Objective: Reach Reputation 4

"The Alarion Periphery" - Timbuktu[edit]

Available after completing Campaign Missions
  • Transmission: Ryana informs that there is a collection of nations out on the most remote regions of Lyran space. They're so far from Lyran eyes that they are practically independent nations, and with that freedom comes conflict and opportunity.
  • Rewards: 300,000 C-bills, 1,000 Reputation
  • Objective: Reach the Alarion Periphery Conflict Zone

"The Outworlds Alliance" - Tabayama[edit]

Available after completing Campaign Missions
  • Transmission: Ryana has received word of a particularly dangerous conflict zone. Wedged between Fed Suns and Draconis space, the Outworlds Alliance is a valuable tactical area for the two houses.
  • Rewards: 300,000 C-bills, 1,000 Reputation
  • Objective: Reach the Outworlds Alliance Border Conflict Zone

"The Rasalhague Reaches" - Kirchbach[edit]

Available after completing Campaign Missions
  • Transmission: Ryana informs that a revolution is brewing in the Rasalhague region. The residents there have long sought to be free from Draconis rule and the Lyran Commonwealth is backing Rasalhague freedom, since a new territory would create a buffer between them and Draconis space.
  • Rewards: 300,000 C-bills, 1,000 Reputation
  • Objective: Reach the Rasalhague Outer Reaches Conflict Zone

"The Taurian Corridor" - Brockway[edit]

Available after completing Campaign Missions
  • Transmission: Ryana informs that fighting has broken out in the Taurian Corridor, a territory on the periphery of Federated Suns space. Contracts offered are highly lucrative, but also quite dangerous.
  • Rewards: 300,000 C-bills, 1,000 Reputation
  • Objective: Reach the Taurian Corridor Conflict Zone