Ranna Kerensky

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Ranna Kerensky (b 3028 – d. ????) Granddaughter of Natasha Kerensky. Bloodnamed MechWarrior within Clan Wolf, and later Clan Wolf in Exile. Romantically linked to Phelan Kell, and aided his assimilation into the Clans. Was a Star Commander when she first encountered Phelan (circa 3050), but held the rank of Star Colonel by the time of the FedCom Civil War.

Biography

Early life and The Clan Era

Ranna was born into the same sibko as Vlad Ward, Evantha Fetladral, and Carew Nygren in 3028 on the Clan world of Stanici. Being both the granddaughter of the great Natasha Kerensky as well as being the cousin of ilKahn Ulric Kerensky, albeit one generation apart. Like many of the Kerensky bloodline, she was renowned for her beauty and tenacity on the battlefield. She always had held high hopes and aspirations in Clan Wolf, regardless of the fact that neither of her genetic parents achieved Bloodnames. Her mother never won a name and it is unclear if she ever even competed, while her father died in his attempt to win one.

When Phelan Kell was captured by Vlad, she was assigned by Ulric Kerensky to help indoctrinate him in the ways of Clan Wolf. At first she found having to babysit a freeborn that was still weak andrecovering from injuries and chemical interrogation a duty that she loathed, eventually she developed very un-Clanlike feelings of love for the freeborn warrior. This was both exciting and terrifying for her at the same time, and it took the intervention of Precentor Marshal Anastasius Focht on both her and Ulric's behalf to make Kell understand her confusion. Later on she would assist in training Kell for his Trial of Position to become a ranked mechwarior in the Wolf Clan, along with further training during his attempt to win a Bloodname. She was not an easy trainer on the mechwarrior who had been outside of the cockpit for over a year, in fact in a private conversation with Natasha Kerensky, Kell described Ranna as "{his} Bane".

She participated in the Battle of Tukayyid as a member of Natasha Kerensky's 13th Wolf Guards, and was one of the few units to complete their objectives during the ill-fated battle unlike most other Clans who did not prepare for an extended engagement. Three years after the True of Tukayyid in 3055 she along with Phelan visited his family and home planet of Arc-Royal. There she met firsthand Prince Victor Steiner-Davion.

Marriage and children

While Ranna is romantically linked and involved with Phelan Kell, there is no "marriage" within the Clan warrior caste. Regardless, the two remain a deadly and feared sight on the battlefield, and both spend as much time off the battlefield together as possible. Khan Kell has stated that he would withold his genetic material from his Clan's eugenics program until Ranna won her bloodname, this way they could jointly achieve virtual immortality in the Clans by having sibkos created from their joint genetic material.

Philosophical and/or political views

Ranna had always been of the Warden mindset, unlike her counterpart Vlad who was a staunch Crusader. She has gained a much greater appreciation for the Inner Sphere and their warriors not only through Phelan, but also other freeborn warrios as well. Now as a member of the Exiled Wolves, her views and position as a defender of the Inner Sphere against Crusader aggression is absolute.

Trivia

Unlike many other members of the Clan Warrior Caste, Ranna indulged in other hobbies outside of warfare, and was a competent painter. All over her cabin aboard the JumpShip Dire Wolf she had various paintings and works of art that she had created.

character Notes

Her preferred 'Mech was the Warhawk (Inner Sphere designation: Masakari). Ranna Kerensky command´s the 4th Wolf Guards' Assault Cluster (Wolf Bane).

References

• Lethal Heritage
• Blood Legacy
• Lost Destiny
• Natural Selection
• Bred For War
• Endgame
• Field Manual: Warden Clans - p, 158
• More Tales of the Black Widow -, 60