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Ronan hoped to receive a posting in the Royal Guards Brigade upon graduation from the [[Coventry Military Academy]] in [[3148]]. That year he testified in favor of his sister, who was the subject of a disciplinary hearing. The hearing was cut short by the arrival of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] forces, beginning the [[Battle of Coventry (3148)|Battle of Coventry]]. Ronan fought in the battle, defending the [[Coventry Metal Works]] industriplex. He was threatened by [[Elementals]], but Isobel's arrival saved him, with her charging to his rescue.<ref name=BT:Lp152 />
 
Ronan hoped to receive a posting in the Royal Guards Brigade upon graduation from the [[Coventry Military Academy]] in [[3148]]. That year he testified in favor of his sister, who was the subject of a disciplinary hearing. The hearing was cut short by the arrival of [[Clan Jade Falcon]] forces, beginning the [[Battle of Coventry (3148)|Battle of Coventry]]. Ronan fought in the battle, defending the [[Coventry Metal Works]] industriplex. He was threatened by [[Elementals]], but Isobel's arrival saved him, with her charging to his rescue.<ref name=BT:Lp152 />
  
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After graduating, Ronan was assigned to the less prestigious [[3rd Lyran Regulars|Third Lyran Regulars]], which wounded his pride. After a few years in the service, during which he served in KSK 9 where he met [[Jennifer Kipping]], Ronan met General [[Sarah Regis]] at a war games conference. Recognizing the young officer's potential, Regis incorporated him into her [[Twenty-sixth Arcturan Guards|26th Arcturan Guards]] and soon Ronan commanded the Second Company, Third Battalion of the unit. He arranged his sister's transfer to the unit when she graduated from the Coventry Military Academy in [[3150]].<ref name=BT:Lp152/><ref name=TRp95 />
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After graduating, Ronan was assigned to the less prestigious [[3rd Lyran Regulars|Third Lyran Regulars]], which wounded his pride. After a few years in the service, during which he served in KSK 9 where he met [[Jennifer Kipping]], he fought at least one battle against the Flacons. There, he was ordered to leave Kipping behind, but he refused, fighting alone two Clan OmniMechs to rescue her.<ref>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 10</ref>
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Sometime later, Ronan met General [[Sarah Regis]] at a war games conference. Recognizing the young officer's potential, Regis incorporated him into her [[Twenty-sixth Arcturan Guards|26th Arcturan Guards]] and soon Ronan commanded the Second Company, Third Battalion of the unit. He arranged his sister's transfer to the unit when she graduated from the Coventry Military Academy in [[3150]].<ref name=BT:Lp152/><ref name=TRp95 />
  
 
Ronan and his sister followed the Twenty-sixth to [[Arcturus]], believing they were on a legitimate mission. They only uncovered the truth on 13 August 3151, when they heard General Sarah Regis' announcement about the resurrection of the [[Tamar Pact]]. After discussing it with his sister, both Carlyles agreed to find out how many Lyran loyalists were in the unit's ranks. In a later meeting of the troops, General [[Kathleen McQuade]] announced the official defection of the Twenty-sixth; those who wanted to remain in the LCAF had to leave. Ronan and Isobel exited from the ranks, but only a handful of others followed them, much to Ronan's distress.<ref>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 1</ref>
 
Ronan and his sister followed the Twenty-sixth to [[Arcturus]], believing they were on a legitimate mission. They only uncovered the truth on 13 August 3151, when they heard General Sarah Regis' announcement about the resurrection of the [[Tamar Pact]]. After discussing it with his sister, both Carlyles agreed to find out how many Lyran loyalists were in the unit's ranks. In a later meeting of the troops, General [[Kathleen McQuade]] announced the official defection of the Twenty-sixth; those who wanted to remain in the LCAF had to leave. Ronan and Isobel exited from the ranks, but only a handful of others followed them, much to Ronan's distress.<ref>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 1</ref>

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Ronan Carlyle
Ronan Carlyle
Personal
Born3125[1]
AffiliationHouse Carlyle
Profile
RankHauptmann[2]
ProfessionNoble
Family
ParentsGardner Carlyle (father)[3][1]
SiblingsIsobel Carlyle[2][1]

Ronan Carlyle was a Lyran Commonwealth noble, LCAF officer and finally leader of the reborn Gray Death Legion mercenary unit.

History

Early Life

Ronan was the eldest child of Gardner Carlyle, Count of Odessa, and great-grandson of Grayson Death Carlyle, founder of the famed mercenary unit the Gray Death Legion, and grew up the future heir to his father's title. Ronan, like his little sister Isobel, decided to serve in the LCAF, unlike their forefathers.[1]

LCAF Service

Ronan hoped to receive a posting in the Royal Guards Brigade upon graduation from the Coventry Military Academy in 3148. That year he testified in favor of his sister, who was the subject of a disciplinary hearing. The hearing was cut short by the arrival of Clan Jade Falcon forces, beginning the Battle of Coventry. Ronan fought in the battle, defending the Coventry Metal Works industriplex. He was threatened by Elementals, but Isobel's arrival saved him, with her charging to his rescue.[2]

After graduating, Ronan was assigned to the less prestigious Third Lyran Regulars, which wounded his pride. After a few years in the service, during which he served in KSK 9 where he met Jennifer Kipping, he fought at least one battle against the Flacons. There, he was ordered to leave Kipping behind, but he refused, fighting alone two Clan OmniMechs to rescue her.[4]

Sometime later, Ronan met General Sarah Regis at a war games conference. Recognizing the young officer's potential, Regis incorporated him into her 26th Arcturan Guards and soon Ronan commanded the Second Company, Third Battalion of the unit. He arranged his sister's transfer to the unit when she graduated from the Coventry Military Academy in 3150.[2][1]

Ronan and his sister followed the Twenty-sixth to Arcturus, believing they were on a legitimate mission. They only uncovered the truth on 13 August 3151, when they heard General Sarah Regis' announcement about the resurrection of the Tamar Pact. After discussing it with his sister, both Carlyles agreed to find out how many Lyran loyalists were in the unit's ranks. In a later meeting of the troops, General Kathleen McQuade announced the official defection of the Twenty-sixth; those who wanted to remain in the LCAF had to leave. Ronan and Isobel exited from the ranks, but only a handful of others followed them, much to Ronan's distress.[5]

Ronan was the highest-ranking officer of the 216 loyalists Arcturan soldiers, so he took command. Once their commercial DropShip arrived in the Lyran system of Garrison, he sent a report about the 26th Arcturan's defection to the planetary authorities. He was surprised to see Hauptman-Kommandant Kipping receiving him and was even more shocked when she arrested him and all of his people. After a week of interrogation, Ronan was freed and dishonorably discharged from the LCAF, along with all the other loyalists, by orders of the garrison commande Hauptmann-General Timofey Bondayehr, who considered them possible defectors or Tamar spies.[6]

Ronan sent a message to his parents, and while awaiting their response, his sister and most of his people followed him to a salvage yard belonging to the Carlyle family where the manager transferred control to the Arcutran loyalists. Ronan's intentions were to obtain enough money to buy a ticket to Odessa by searching through the scrap, but on 14 September, after finding a Clan Gargoyle OmniMech, his sister told him that most of their people wanted to remain together and under his command. This inspired Ronan to take the first steps toward creating a mercenary unit.[3]

Mercenary Career

On 26 October, Ronan's people already had a functional unit and received another visit from Kipping. The Twenty-sixth Scout Company had defected to try to free some Hinterlands planets and all other Lyran military units were unavailable to stop them – leaving Ronan's fresh mercenary command. Despite Ronan's objections to working with or for Kipping again, she contracted him and his still-unnamed unit. They had three working BattleMechs, including Ronan's Gargoyle, several tanks, and both armored and unarmored infantry, but the defectors far outnumbered them.[7]

At Isobel's suggestion, the newly formed unit took the name of the Gray Death Legion and then moved to intercept the Twenty-sixth Scout Company. Ronan proved his tactical genius during the encounter, using the Legion's three 'Mechs as an anvil – while the Scout Company attacked them head-on, the Legion's VTOL, infantry, and hoverbikes attacked them from the flanks, immobilizing their support vehicles. Knowing that her mission was doomed without support vehicles, the Company's leader, Kommandant Liesl Wagner, surrendered.[8]

Two days later, Ronan presented himself to Hauptmann-General Bondayehr and when the general attempted to pay the Legion less than promised and denied him all salvage from the defeated Scout Company, Ronan threatened to denounce him to the MRBC before leaving, knowing he had won. The next day, Ronan met with Isobel in his hotel and she gave him a message from Odessa; it contained their father's congratulations for both their actions and more funds for their mercenary group. Ronan was also surprised to see his old commander General McQuade there, who informed the siblings of the Lyran plan to cashier all the Twenty-sixth Scout Company's members and an offer for the newly reborn Legion: a contract with the Tamar Pact in a few months, if they built up enough strength. After the general departed, Ronan and Isobel moved to receive the Scout Company's people and made sure they knew they weren't alone and had a place in the Legion if they wanted it.[9]

After the legion recruited most of the Scout Company's members - growing to battalion strength in the process - they accepted the proposed contract from the Tamar Pact. Their first destination was the newly incorporated planet of Crimond where, on 2 February, Ronan and Isobel were present when a bomb destroyed a government building in the planetary capital, Sol City. Fortunately, Ronan escaped unscathed and Isobel received only a minor wound, although it was evident they would have a lot of work to do in order to secure the planet for the Pact.[10]

Two days later, Ronan and Isobel meet with their liaison office - who was very hostile towards mercenaries - and Isobel quickly retaliated with hostile words of her own before Ronan managed to defuse the situation and obtain work assignations for the Legion. After reviewing them, Ronan asked his sister which of the two tasks would suit them better and she suggested accepting both at the same time, dividing the Legion. Reluctantly, Ronan agreed and he took the Legion's main body north to assist the local police forces in terrorist hunting, while Isobel took her group - which she called Carlyle's Commandos - to a neighboring continent to inspect and claim an old Star League fort.[11]

Ronan's group didn't find too much trouble completing their mission, nor did his sister's; Isobel only contacted him once. When both Carlyles regrouped on 7 February, it was to announce their success to their liaison officer. Additionally, Isobel had not only completed her mission but had also obtained new recruits: a MechWarrior of Clan origin named Curtain and several infantrymen and tankers. Ronan, while initially reluctant to accept the recruits, ultimately agreed with his sister and welcomed Curtain and his men into the Legion.[12]

Personality

As a Lyran officer, Ronan was well aware of the reality of the Lyran social generals but simply didn't take them as role models. As the leader of the Legion, he led the unit with a strong sense of responsibility to those in his charge and a collaborative leadership role, slowly assuming a father-figure role within the Legion. He was very protective of his little sister.

A strong tactician himself, Ronan proved to be a master of combined-arms tactics, using infantry, tanks, and VTOLS as his main attack units while relegating BattleMechs to a decoy and distraction role. He was also very open to the ideas of others.[1]

BattleMechs

Ronan piloted a Gauntlet OmniMech in his service to the LCAF. After being dispossessed by the Arcturan Guards' defection, he replaced it with a salvaged Gargoyle OmniMech.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Tamar Rising, p. 95: "Ronan Carlyle profile"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 BattleTech: Legends, p. 152
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Price of Duty, ch. 4
  4. ↑ The Price of Duty, ch. 10
  5. ↑ The Price of Duty, ch. 1
  6. ↑ The Price of Duty, ch. 2
  7. ↑ The Price of Duty, ch. 6
  8. ↑ The Price of Duty, chs. 8–9
  9. ↑ The Price of Duty, ch. 11
  10. ↑ Mercenary's Honor, ch. 2
  11. ↑ Mercenary's Honor, ch. 4
  12. ↑ Mercenary's Honor, ch. 16

Bibliography

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