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| image   = [[File:Opacus Venatori.jpg|150px]]
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| image         = [[File:Opacus Venatori logo.png|150px|Insignia of the Opacus Venatori]]
| nickname = The Shadow Hunters
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| Designation    = Opacus Venatori
| parent formation = [[52nd Shadow Division]]  
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| formed        = [[3066]]
| formed  = [[3066]]
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| Disbanded      =
| year    = 3075
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| Previous Designation =
| unitname = Opacus Venatori
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| Nickname      = The Shadow Hunters
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| Affiliation    = [[Word of Blake]]
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| Parent Command = [[52nd Shadow Division]]
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| Sub-Command    =  
 
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==Unit Description==
 
 
The '''Opacus Venatori''' were the [[Word of Blake]]’s elite independent operations unit, designed for espionage and head-hunting. Loosely attached to the [[52nd Shadow Division]], in a similar fashion to the [[McKinnon's Company|Fox’s Teeth]] and [[Sorenson’s Sabres]], the unit was used as a troubleshooter unit, for "special" operations.
 
The '''Opacus Venatori''' were the [[Word of Blake]]’s elite independent operations unit, designed for espionage and head-hunting. Loosely attached to the [[52nd Shadow Division]], in a similar fashion to the [[McKinnon's Company|Fox’s Teeth]] and [[Sorenson’s Sabres]], the unit was used as a troubleshooter unit, for "special" operations.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Originally formed from two special operation units, ''Opacus'' (Shadow or Obscured) from the [[Light of Mankind]] and ''Venatori'' (Hunters) from the [[Manei Domini]], which were merged into the Opacus Venatori in [[3069]]. When the [[Black Warriors]] tried to warn the [[Inner Sphere]] about the Manei Domini and Word of Blake, Opacus was sent to stop them. They did so, killing everyone. The Venatori were used instead to disrupt all [[Wolfnet]] activities in the [[Chaos March]]. <ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 34</ref> The two highly skilled units clashed with each other several times, reflecting the dislike their creators (Apollyon and Cameron St. Jamais, respectively) felt for each other. A series of wargames resulted in the death of a soldier from each team. The Precentor Martial declared a moratorium on training. In 3069 the Master declared the two units would merge.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', pp. 35-36</ref>
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Originally formed from two special operation units, ''Opacus'' (Shadow or Obscured) from the [[Light of Mankind]] and ''Venatori'' (Hunters) from the [[Manei Domini]], which were merged into the Opacus Venatori in [[3069]]. When the [[Black Warriors]] tried to warn the [[Inner Sphere]] about the Manei Domini and Word of Blake, Opacus was sent to stop them. They did so, killing everyone. The Venatori were used instead to disrupt all [[Wolfnet]] activities in the [[Chaos March]].<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 34</ref> The two highly skilled units clashed with each other several times, reflecting the dislike their creators (Apollyon and Cameron St. Jamais, respectively) felt for each other. A series of wargames resulted in the death of a soldier from each team. The Precentor Martial declared a moratorium on training. In 3069 the Master declared the two units would merge.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', pp. 35–36</ref>
  
 
At the beginning of the [[Jihad]] in [[3067]], the unit was involved in a number of operations, including the elimination of [[WolfNet]] operatives in the former [[Chaos March]]. In June [[3068]], they captured the [[Dictionary#Heir-designate|Heir-Designate]] of the [[Draconis Combine]], [[Hohiro Kurita II|Hohiro Kurita]] on [[Dieron]].
 
At the beginning of the [[Jihad]] in [[3067]], the unit was involved in a number of operations, including the elimination of [[WolfNet]] operatives in the former [[Chaos March]]. In June [[3068]], they captured the [[Dictionary#Heir-designate|Heir-Designate]] of the [[Draconis Combine]], [[Hohiro Kurita II|Hohiro Kurita]] on [[Dieron]].
  
In [[3069]], the unit aided the [[22nd Division (Word of Blake)|22nd Division]] in a lightning assault on [[Moore]].<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 100 - "22nd Division Unit profile - secretly Opacus Venatori operatives aided in assault".</ref>
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In [[3069]], the unit aided the [[22nd Division (Word of Blake)|22nd Division]] in a lightning assault on [[Moore]].<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 100: "22nd Division Unit profile - secretly Opacus Venatori operatives aided in assault"</ref>
  
 
Elements of the unit were involved in the execution of the ruling family of [[Achernar]] in [[3070]].
 
Elements of the unit were involved in the execution of the ruling family of [[Achernar]] in [[3070]].
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In [[3071]], a new branch of [[Alys Rousset-Marik]]'s resistance group made its existence known in violent fashion at the start of the new year by blowing up an [[Irian System Services]] building in downtown Ruckabal. The local efforts by the still-training [[Rochelle Protectorate Militia Division]] had failed and the [[WoB]] sent part of the [[Opacus Venatori]] to hunt them. [[Demi-Precentor]] [[Kendali Morris]] and [[Adept]] [[Achillius St. John]] along two squads of [[battle armor]] crushed the rebels after breaking their ambush, ending their resistance.<ref name=SBWBSM>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake Scenario: Muckraker''</ref>
  
 
In [[3073]] they were attached to a task force consisting of the [[40th Shadow Division]] and [[2nd Division (Word of Blake)|2nd Division]], and coordinated the assault on [[Arcturus]]. Despite their skill, they were unable to overcome [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]]'s mercenary forces, and they withdrew from the world.<ref>''Turning Points: Arcturus'', p. 10</ref>
 
In [[3073]] they were attached to a task force consisting of the [[40th Shadow Division]] and [[2nd Division (Word of Blake)|2nd Division]], and coordinated the assault on [[Arcturus]]. Despite their skill, they were unable to overcome [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]]'s mercenary forces, and they withdrew from the world.<ref>''Turning Points: Arcturus'', p. 10</ref>
  
In late March [[3075]] the Opacus Venatori raided the Draconis Combine world of [[Isesaki]]. The Venatori leveled the headquarters of [[Isesaki Shipping]] along with a wide swathe of the commercial district of Ukonsoi City, and killed Viscount [[Ernest Machida]].<ref name="JHS:Tp15">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 15, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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In late March [[3075]] the Opacus Venatori raided the Draconis Combine world of [[Isesaki]]. The Venatori leveled the headquarters of [[Isesaki Shipping]] along with a wide swath of the commercial district of Ukonsoi City, and killed Viscount [[Ernest Machida]].<ref name="JHS:Tp15">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 15: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp53">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 53: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
 
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3066===
 
===3066===
*2 estimated [[Level II|Level IIs]].<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake, p. 32''</ref>
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*2 estimated [[Level II|Level IIs]]<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 32</ref>
 
:*Level II - Opacus
 
:*Level II - Opacus
 
::*[[Precentor]] [[Avitue]] [[Wyvern|WVE-10N ''Wyvern'']]
 
::*[[Precentor]] [[Avitue]] [[Wyvern|WVE-10N ''Wyvern'']]
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:*Level II - Venatori<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 33</ref>
 
:*Level II - Venatori<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 33</ref>
 
::*Precentor Arthur Nihjo [[King Crab|KGC-000 ''King Crab'']]
 
::*Precentor Arthur Nihjo [[King Crab|KGC-000 ''King Crab'']]
::*Adept Tremonti [[Albatross|ALB-3U ''Albatross'']]  
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::*Adept Tremonti [[Albatross|ALB-3U ''Albatross'']]
::*Acolyte Bryn Rievenschild [[Tarantula|ZPH-1A ''Tarantula'']]
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::*Acolyte Bryn Rivenschild [[Tarantula|ZPH-1A ''Tarantula'']]
 
::*Acolyte Markus Cale [[Blackjack (OmniMech)|BJ2-OF ''Blackjack'']]
 
::*Acolyte Markus Cale [[Blackjack (OmniMech)|BJ2-OF ''Blackjack'']]
 
::*Adept Calvin [[Toyama (BattleMech)|TYM-1A ''Toyama'']]
 
::*Adept Calvin [[Toyama (BattleMech)|TYM-1A ''Toyama'']]
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===3068===
 
===3068===
**Level II - Venatori<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p.34</ref>
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:*Level II - Venatori<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 34</ref>
***Precentor Arthur Nihjo [[King Crab|KGC-000 ''King Crab'']]
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::*Precentor Arthur Nihjo [[King Crab|KGC-000 ''King Crab'']]
***Adept Bryn Rivenschild [[Lightray|LGH-4W ''Lightray'']]
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::*Adept Bryn Rivenschild [[Lightray|LGH-4W ''Lightray'']]
***Adept Portia Thomas [[Buccaneer (BattleMech)|BCN-3R ''Buccaneer'']]
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::*Adept Portia Thomas [[Buccaneer (BattleMech)|BCN-3R ''Buccaneer'']]
***Adept Candice Petrokovsky [[Grand Titan|T-IT-N 10M ''Grand Titan'']]
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::*Adept Candice Petrokovsky [[Grand Titan|T-IT-N 10M ''Grand Titan'']]
***Adept Marks [[Initiate|INI-02 ''Initiate'']]
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::*Adept Marks [[Initiate|INI-02 ''Initiate'']]
***Adept Cassius Montague [[Shootist|ST-8A ''Shootist'']]
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::*Adept Cassius Montague [[Shootist|ST-8A ''Shootist'']]
  
 
===January 3069===
 
===January 3069===
**Level II - Opacus
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:*Level II - Opacus
***Precentor [[Avitue]] [[Grim Reaper|GRM-R-PR62A ''Grim Reaper'']]
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::*Precentor [[Avitue]] [[Grim Reaper|GRM-R-PR62A ''Grim Reaper'']]
***Adept Tomitaki [[Blue Flame|BLF-21 ''Blue Flame'']]
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::*Adept Tomitaki [[Blue Flame|BLF-21 ''Blue Flame'']]
***Adept Achilleus St. John [[Gurkha|GUR-2G ''Gurkha'']]
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::*Adept Achillius St. John [[Gurkha|GUR-2G ''Gurkha'']]
***Adept Morris [[Shadow Hawk|SHD-7CS ''Shadow Hawk'']]
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::*Adept Morris [[Shadow Hawk|SHD-7CS ''Shadow Hawk'']]
***Acolyte Havalah Cazer [[Marauder II|MAD-5W ''Marauder II'']]
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::*Acolyte Havalah Cazer [[Marauder II|MAD-5W ''Marauder II'']]
***Acolyte Vanessa Reilly [[Legacy|LGC-01 ''Legacy'']]
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::*Acolyte Vanessa Reilly [[Legacy (BattleMech)|LGC-01 ''Legacy'']]
  
**Level II - Venatori
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:*Level II - Venatori
***Precentor Arthur Nihja [[King Crab|KGC-000 ''King Crab'']]
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::*Precentor Arthur Nihja [[King Crab|KGC-000 ''King Crab'']]
***Adept Bryn Rivenschild [[Lightray|LGH-4W ''Lightray'']]
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::*Adept Bryn Rivenschild [[Lightray|LGH-4W ''Lightray'']]
***Adept Candice Petrokovsky [[Grand Titan|T-IT-N 10M ''Grand Titan'']]
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::*Adept Candice Petrokovsky [[Grand Titan|T-IT-N 10M ''Grand Titan'']]
***Adept Lysander [[Longbow|LGB-13C ''Longbow'']]
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::*Adept Lysander [[Longbow|LGB-13C ''Longbow'']]
***Adept Robeson [[Initiate|INI-02 ''Initiate'']]
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::*Adept Robeson [[Initiate|INI-02 ''Initiate'']]
***Adept Cassius Montague [[Viking|VKG-2G ''Viking'']]
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::*Adept Cassius Montague [[Viking|VKG-2G ''Viking'']]
  
 
===October 3069===
 
===October 3069===
**Level II - Opacus
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:*Level II - Opacus
***Precentor Avitue [[King Crab|KGC-000 ''King Crab'']]
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::*Precentor Avitue [[King Crab|KGC-000 ''King Crab'']]
***Adept Mi Tomitaki [[Legacy|LGC-02 ''Legacy'']]
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::*Adept Mi Tomitaki [[Legacy (BattleMech)|LGC-02 ''Legacy'']]
***Adept Lysander [[Longbow|LGB-13C ''Longbow'']]
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::*Adept Lysander [[Longbow|LGB-13C ''Longbow'']]
***Adept Morris [[Seraph|C-SRP-O ''Seraph'' Invictus]]
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::*Adept Morris [[Seraph|C-SRP-O ''Seraph'' Invictus]]
***Adept Havalah Cazer [[Marauder II|MAD-5W ''Marauder II'']]
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::*Adept Havalah Cazer [[Marauder II|MAD-5W ''Marauder II'']]
***Adept St. John [[Preta|C-PRT-O ''Preta'' Dominus]]
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::*Adept St. John [[Preta|C-PRT-O ''Preta'' Dominus]]
  
**Level II - Venatori
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:*Level II - Venatori
***Adept Arpi Ussali [[Vanquisher|VQR-2A ''Vanquisher'']]
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::*Adept Arpi Ussali [[Vanquisher|VQR-2A ''Vanquisher'']]
***Adept Bryn Rivenschild [[Lightray|LGH-4W ''Lightray'']]
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::*Adept Bryn Rivenschild [[Lightray|LGH-4W ''Lightray'']]
***Adept Candice Petrokovsky [[Mercury|MCY-102 ''Mercury'']]
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::*Adept Candice Petrokovsky [[Mercury (BattleMech)|MCY-102 ''Mercury'']]
***Adept Aflonse Parchènt [[Initiate|INI-02 ''Initiate'']]
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::*Adept Aflonse Parchént [[Initiate|INI-02 ''Initiate'']]
***Adept Vaclav Emerson [[Raijin|RJN-200-R ''Raijin II'']]
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::*Adept Vaclav Emerson [[Raijin (Fujin)|RJN-200-A ''Raijin II'']]
***Adept Cassius Montague [[Viking|VKG-2G ''Viking'']]
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::*Adept Cassius Montague [[Viking|VKG-2G ''Viking'']]
  
 
===3070===
 
===3070===
**Level II - Opacus
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:*Level II - Opacus
***Precentor Berith [[Archangel|C-ANG-O ''Archangel'' Infernus]]
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::*Precentor Berith [[Archangel|C-ANG-O ''Archangel'' Infernus]]
***[[Demi-Precentor]] Morris [[Preta|C-PRT-O ''Preta'']]
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::*[[Demi-Precentor]] Morris [[Preta|C-PRT-O ''Preta'']]
***Adept Mi Tomitaki [[Malak|C-MK-O ''Malak'']]
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::*Adept Mi Tomitaki [[Malak|C-MK-O ''Malak'']]
***Adept Black Bear [[Grigori|C-GRG-O ''Grigori'' Infernus]]
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::*Adept Black Bear [[Grigori|C-GRG-O ''Grigori'' Infernus]]
***Adept Havalah Cazer [[Seraph|C-SRP-O ''Seraph'']]  
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::*Adept Havalah Cazer [[Seraph|C-SRP-O ''Seraph'']]
***Adept St. John [[Deva|C-DVA-O ''Deva'' Infernus]]
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::*Adept St. John [[Deva|C-DVA-O ''Deva'' Infernus]]
  
**Level II - Venatori
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:*Level II - Venatori
***Adept Arpi Ussali [[Vanquisher|VQR-2A ''Vanquisher'']]
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::*Adept Arpi Ussali [[Vanquisher|VQR-2A ''Vanquisher'']]
***Adept Bryn Rivenschild [[Lightray|LGH-4W ''Lightray'']]
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::*Adept Bryn Rivenschild [[Lightray|LGH-4W ''Lightray'']]
***Adept Elizabeth Rodriguez [[Gurkha|GUR-2G ''Gurkha'']]
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::*Adept Elizabeth Rodriguez [[Gurkha|GUR-2G ''Gurkha'']]
***Adept Portia Thomas [[Buccaneer (BattleMech)|BCN-3R ''Buccaneer'']]
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::*Adept Portia Thomas [[Buccaneer (BattleMech)|BCN-3R ''Buccaneer'']]
***Adept Cassius Montague [[King Crab|KCG-008 ''King Crab'']]
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::*Adept Cassius Montague [[King Crab|KCG-008 ''King Crab'']]
***Adept Jaqueline Norman [[Raijin#Variants|RJN-200-R ''Raijin II'']]
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::*Adept Jaqueline Norman [[Raijin (Fujin)#Variants|RJN-200-A ''Raijin II'']]
  
 
===3072===
 
===3072===
**Level II - Opacus
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:*Level II - Opacus
***[[Precentor]] [[Berith]] [[Archangel|C-ANG-O ''Archangel'']]
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::*[[Precentor]] [[Berith]] [[Archangel|C-ANG-O ''Archangel'']]
***[[Demi-Precentor]] [[Kendali Morris]] [[Preta|C-PRT-O ''Preta'']]
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::*[[Demi-Precentor]] [[Kendali Morris]] [[Preta|C-PRT-O ''Preta'']]
***[[Adept]] [[Mi Tomitaki]] [[Malak|C-MK-O ''Malak'']]
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::*[[Adept]] [[Mi Tomitaki]] [[Malak|C-MK-O ''Malak'']]
***Adept [[Rufus Black Bear]] [[Grigori|C-GRG-O ''Grigori'']]
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::*Adept [[Rufus Black Bear]] [[Grigori|C-GRG-O ''Grigori'']]
***Adept [[Havalah Cazer]] [[Seraph|C-SRP-O ''Seraph'']]
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::*Adept [[Havalah Cazer]] [[Seraph|C-SRP-O ''Seraph'']]
***Adept [[Achillius St. John]] [[Deva|C-DVA-O ''Deva'']]
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::*Adept [[Achillius St. John]] [[Deva|C-DVA-O ''Deva'']]
  
**Level II - Venatori
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:*Level II - Venatori
***Demi-Precentor [[Kari Marita]] [[King Crab|KGC-008 ''King Crab'']]
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::*Demi-Precentor [[Kari Marita]] [[King Crab|KGC-008 ''King Crab'']]
***Adept [[Bryn Rivenschild]] [[Lightray|LGH-6W ''Lightray'']]
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::*Adept [[Bryn Rivenschild]] [[Lightray|LGH-6W ''Lightray'']]
***Adept [[Elizabeth Rodriguez]] [[Gurkha|GUR-2G ''Gurkha'']]
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::*Adept [[Elizabeth Rodriguez]] [[Gurkha|GUR-2G ''Gurkha'']]
***Adept [[Portia Thomas]] [[Buccaneer (BattleMech)|BCN-5W ''Buccaneer'']]
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::*Adept [[Portia Thomas]] [[Buccaneer (BattleMech)|BCN-5W ''Buccaneer'']]
***Adept [[Cassius Montague]] [[Mercury|MCY-102 ''Mercury'']]
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::*Adept [[Cassius Montague]] [[Mercury (BattleMech)|MCY-102 ''Mercury'']]
***Adept [[Jaqueline Norman]] [[Raijin|RJN-200-R ''Raijin II'']]
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::*Adept [[Jaqueline Norman]] [[Raijin (Fujin)|RJN-200-A ''Raijin II'']]
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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PRIORITY ALPHA-OMICRON-RHO is a complete [[Opacus Venatori]] target list added from [[the Master]] to Precentor [[Apollyon]], to kill all.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 39</ref>
PRIORITY ALPHA-OMICRON-RHO is an complete [[Opacus Venatori]] target list added from [[the Master]] to Precentor [[Apollyon]], to kill all.<ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 39''</ref>
 
  
 
* Classification: Primoris Domini
 
* Classification: Primoris Domini
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::: [[Devil's Brigade]] - [[Alex Keller]]
 
::: [[Devil's Brigade]] - [[Alex Keller]]
 
::: Ghost of the Black Watch - [[Loren Jaffray]]
 
::: Ghost of the Black Watch - [[Loren Jaffray]]
::: Dragoon Commander - [[Tara Lucas]]
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::: Dragoon Commander - [[Tara Lucas (31st c.)|Tara Lucas]]
  
 
* Classification: Manus Eversor
 
* Classification: Manus Eversor
 
:Target: [[Bounty Hunter]]
 
:Target: [[Bounty Hunter]]
::: [[Wolfnet]] (Seventh Commando) - [[Peter Whitehorse]]
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::: [[Wolfnet]] (Seventh Kommando) - [[Peter Whitehorse]]
 
::: [[ComStar]] [[Precentor]] [[ROM]] - [[Victoria Parrdeau]]
 
::: [[ComStar]] [[Precentor]] [[ROM]] - [[Victoria Parrdeau]]
 
::: [[AMC]] unit The Battle Corps - [[Joey Nicole]]
 
::: [[AMC]] unit The Battle Corps - [[Joey Nicole]]
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==Opacus Venatori Members==
 
==Opacus Venatori Members==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Image: Berith.jpg|Precentor [[Berith]]
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Berith.jpg|Precentor [[Berith]]
Image:Kendali Morris.jpg|Zombie Demi-Precentor Delta [[Kendali Morris]]
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Kendali Morris.jpg|Zombie Demi-Precentor Delta [[Kendali Morris]]
Image:Mi Tomitaki.jpg|Phantom Adept Tau [[Mi Tomitaki]]
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Mi Tomitaki.jpg|Phantom Adept Tau [[Mi Tomitaki]]
Image:Rufus Black Bear.jpg|Ghost Adept Beta [[Rufus Black Bear]]
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Rufus Black Bear.jpg|Ghost Adept Beta [[Rufus Black Bear]]
Image:Havalah Cazer.jpg|Wraith Adept Beta [[Havalah Cazer]]
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Havalah Cazer.jpg|Wraith Adept Beta [[Havalah Cazer]]
Image:Achillius St. John.jpg|Poltergeist Adept Omega [[Achillius St. John]]
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Achillius St. John.jpg|Poltergeist Adept Omega [[Achillius St. John]]
Image:Bryn Rivenschild.jpg|Adept Omicron Rho IX [[Bryn Rivenschild]]
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</gallery>
Image:Elizabeth Rodriguez.jpg|Adept Psi/Mu [[Elizabeth Rodriguez]]
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<gallery>
Image:Cassius Montague.jpg|Adept Psi Rho XVIII [[Cassius Montague]]
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Kari Marita.jpg|Demi-Precentor [[Kari Marita]]
Image:Portia Thomas.jpg|Adept Omicron Rho X [[Portia Thomas]]
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Bryn Rivenschild.jpg|Adept Omicron Rho IX [[Bryn Rivenschild]]
Image:Jacqueline Norman.jpg|Adept Omicron Rho II [[Jacqueline Norman]]
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Elizabeth Rodriguez.jpg|Adept Psi/Mu [[Elizabeth Rodriguez]]
Image: Kari Marita.jpg|Demi-Precentor [[Kari Marita]]
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Cassius Montague.jpg|Adept Psi Rho XVIII [[Cassius Montague]]
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Portia Thomas.jpg|Adept Omicron Rho X [[Portia Thomas]]
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Jacqueline Norman.jpg|Adept Omicron Rho II [[Jacqueline Norman]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''
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* ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Starterbook Wolf and Blake Scenario: Muckraker|Muckraker]]'' ([[BattleCorps]] scenario)
 
* ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]''
 
* ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]''
 
* ''[[Turning Points: Arcturus]]''
 
* ''[[Turning Points: Arcturus]]''
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[[Category:Word of Blake Commands|Opacus Venatori]]
 
[[Category:Word of Blake Commands|Opacus Venatori]]

Latest revision as of 08:25, 22 January 2024

Insignia of the Opacus Venatori
Opacus Venatori
Formed 3066
Nickname The Shadow Hunters
Affiliation Word of Blake
Parent Command 52nd Shadow Division

The Opacus Venatori were the Word of Blake’s elite independent operations unit, designed for espionage and head-hunting. Loosely attached to the 52nd Shadow Division, in a similar fashion to the Fox’s Teeth and Sorenson’s Sabres, the unit was used as a troubleshooter unit, for "special" operations.

History[edit]

Originally formed from two special operation units, Opacus (Shadow or Obscured) from the Light of Mankind and Venatori (Hunters) from the Manei Domini, which were merged into the Opacus Venatori in 3069. When the Black Warriors tried to warn the Inner Sphere about the Manei Domini and Word of Blake, Opacus was sent to stop them. They did so, killing everyone. The Venatori were used instead to disrupt all Wolfnet activities in the Chaos March.[1] The two highly skilled units clashed with each other several times, reflecting the dislike their creators (Apollyon and Cameron St. Jamais, respectively) felt for each other. A series of wargames resulted in the death of a soldier from each team. The Precentor Martial declared a moratorium on training. In 3069 the Master declared the two units would merge.[2]

At the beginning of the Jihad in 3067, the unit was involved in a number of operations, including the elimination of WolfNet operatives in the former Chaos March. In June 3068, they captured the Heir-Designate of the Draconis Combine, Hohiro Kurita on Dieron.

In 3069, the unit aided the 22nd Division in a lightning assault on Moore.[3]

Elements of the unit were involved in the execution of the ruling family of Achernar in 3070.

In 3071, a new branch of Alys Rousset-Marik's resistance group made its existence known in violent fashion at the start of the new year by blowing up an Irian System Services building in downtown Ruckabal. The local efforts by the still-training Rochelle Protectorate Militia Division had failed and the WoB sent part of the Opacus Venatori to hunt them. Demi-Precentor Kendali Morris and Adept Achillius St. John along two squads of battle armor crushed the rebels after breaking their ambush, ending their resistance.[4]

In 3073 they were attached to a task force consisting of the 40th Shadow Division and 2nd Division, and coordinated the assault on Arcturus. Despite their skill, they were unable to overcome Chandrasekhar Kurita's mercenary forces, and they withdrew from the world.[5]

In late March 3075 the Opacus Venatori raided the Draconis Combine world of Isesaki. The Venatori leveled the headquarters of Isesaki Shipping along with a wide swath of the commercial district of Ukonsoi City, and killed Viscount Ernest Machida.[6][7]

Officers[edit]

Rank Name Command
Commanding Officers of the Opacus Venatori
Precentor Avitue 3066 - 3069
Precentor Berith 3069 - 3072

Tactics[edit]

Independent Operations, head hunting, covert operations.

Composition History[edit]

3066[edit]

  • Level II - Opacus
  • Level II - Venatori[9]

3068[edit]

  • Level II - Venatori[10]

January 3069[edit]

  • Level II - Opacus
  • Level II - Venatori

October 3069[edit]

  • Level II - Opacus
  • Level II - Venatori

3070[edit]

  • Level II - Opacus
  • Level II - Venatori

3072[edit]

  • Level II - Opacus
  • Level II - Venatori

Notes[edit]

PRIORITY ALPHA-OMICRON-RHO is a complete Opacus Venatori target list added from the Master to Precentor Apollyon, to kill all.[11]

  • Classification: Primoris Domini
Target: Black Widow Company - Stacy Church
Devil's Brigade - Alex Keller
Ghost of the Black Watch - Loren Jaffray
Dragoon Commander - Tara Lucas
  • Classification: Manus Eversor
Target: Bounty Hunter
Wolfnet (Seventh Kommando) - Peter Whitehorse
ComStar Precentor ROM - Victoria Parrdeau
AMC unit The Battle Corps - Joey Nicole
House DeFallay - Sayyid DeFallay
  • Classification: Balatro Domini
Target: Star Seeds - Marcel Webb
Precentor Garin Latronis
Dameon Guillome - Head of Blackwell Corporation
"Prometheus"

Opacus Venatori Members[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Starterbook: Wolf and Blake, p. 34
  2. Starterbook: Wolf and Blake, pp. 35–36
  3. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 100: "22nd Division Unit profile - secretly Opacus Venatori operatives aided in assault"
  4. Starterbook: Wolf and Blake Scenario: Muckraker
  5. Turning Points: Arcturus, p. 10
  6. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 15: "Timeline of the Jihad"
  7. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 53: "The Jihad in Review"
  8. Starterbook: Wolf and Blake, p. 32
  9. Starterbook: Wolf and Blake, p. 33
  10. Starterbook: Wolf and Blake, p. 34
  11. Starterbook: Wolf and Blake, p. 39

Bibliography[edit]