Sariana Pryor
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Sariana Pryor | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Affiliation | Word of Blake |
| Profile | |
| Rank | Precentor |
| Profession | MechWarrior |
Sariana Pryor was the commanding officer of the Twenty-fifth Division from 3068 to 3072.[1][2]
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History[edit]
Sariana Pryor was a native Circinus Federation citizen born on Andiron.[2] She went back to Circinus to raise her Division from small cadre of people from that sandy world. She then brought them to Terra, where she whipped them into shape. Her Division existence was widely known among Federation's people consisting entirely of native Circinians.[3]
Her unit trained under the brutal proving grounds of the Australian and Siberian training camps.[2]
The core personnel were all veterans of the fighting in the Lothian League and the Marian Hegemony Invasion of Circinus.[2]
In the planning meetings at Sandhurst she was told that she that Solaris was an untenable position that her division should hold as long as possible.[2]
Her division made its mysterious appearance in June of 3068, flying nonstandard colors as it assaulted and occupied Solaris VII. This was part of one of the Word of Blake's military operations, coded name Operation SHOWTIME. The Twenty-fifth Division used nonstandard paint schemes and using mix military formations (Stars, Level IIs, and Lances) which left many wondering who they were. The Twenty-fifth arrived with reportedly three regiments worth of troops, which left folks wondering if another Blakist unit was mixed in with them. The confusion in the initial assault, left Solaris City's defenders scattered and the city easier to occupy. Many of the scattered Solaris Stables warriors reorganized to form a Solaran resistance group called the Solaris Home Defense League. Where they waged a guerrilla war against the Twenty-fifth Division's occupation of Solaris. Through attrition of years of fighting wore out the 25th.[2]
By June 3071, the Word of Blake forces had withdrawn from Solaris City and destroyed the planetary HPG. Though the SHDL claimed victory, the alliance fractured scant days later with Erik Gray unable to keep hold on them. Numerous firefights erupted as gladiators, fueled by the media's constant coverage, sought out rivals and settled grudges. Blakist forces took advantage of the fragmentation in mid-August by reclaiming the International Zone in a blitzkrieg assault. Knowing they couldn't hold the sector for long, Precentor Sariana Pryor staged artillery in the warehouse district. Under the cover of their guns and the continuing chaos, the Blakists slowly advanced through Solaris City.[4]
The three years of combat affected the unit, as the new replacements she got confirmed the Inner Sphere stereotypes on the Word of Blake, that of rabid fighters with a chip on their shoulder.[2]
The Division withdrew from the planet in December of 3071.[5]
BattleMechs[edit]
Sariana Pryor piloted an Assassin.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ Battletech writers name precentor as original commanding officer (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [03/03/3072]: "All in a Day's Work" - Part 1
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 238 - "25th Division raised from solely Circinus citizens".
- ↑ Total Chaos p. 100-101-102 "Solaris VII"
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 92 - "25th Division unit's brief history".