Thomas Brubaker

Thomas Brubaker
Personal
Born	3093
Died	6 June 3151
Affiliation	Wolf's Dragoons
Profile
Rank	General
Profession	MechWarrior

Thomas Brubaker assumed the role of commanding officer of the Wolf's Dragoons mercenary unit in 3137.

History

In 3139, when the Dragoons signed a new contract with the Draconis Combine, Brubaker was determined to recover the old prestige and independence of the unit and show it to all the Inner Sphere states. To avoid antagonizing their new masters, and after arriving to Gandy's Luck, warned his men to respect the Kuritans and to not carry visible weapons. Under Brubaker's command, the Dragoons, with assistance of a Ryuken regiment, easily conquered the Draconis Rift, a independent ten-worlds region. By 3140, several of their regiments have even launched a daring incursion inside Federated Suns space, targeting the planet Glenmora, but found themselves trapped on planet. The Ryuken lead a recovery mission, rescuing them. After returning to Combine space, Brubaker congratulated the mission leader, Colonel Henry Kincaid for his survival.

But the relations between the Dragoons and their employers became worse after the fall of New Avalon. In 3150, the Kuritans began putting the mercenaries to a garrison duty, and erased their participation in their victories. At the end of November, Brubaker travelled to Parma to address the problems of Gamma Regiment of the Dragoons, as several of their officers have been arrested and put on a jail by the Kuritans. Despite the fact than their "crimes" are for minor matters, when no deliberately fabricated, Brubaker blamed Gamma's leader, Colonel Nicholas Crews, and refused to put pressure on the Kuritan liaison, Tai-sa Reiko Akamine.

The same day, a Clan Wolf envoy arrived on planet. The envoy, Marotta Kerensky was a cunning and patient officer, who knew a lot about the Dragoons' history and admired them. He was there to invite the Dragoons to join Clan Wolf again, at least temporarily to help their former clan defend Terra against the Clan Jade Falcon imminent attack. Marotta's arguments were very convincing, but Brubaker didn't want to compromise his contract with the Combine. However, many officers do not think as he does. When Crews sided actively with Marotta, Brubaker furiously stripped him of his post. But the General had made a big mistake: Crews took his regiment and along with Marotta, rescued their people from the Kuritan prison, preparing to leave the planet to Terra. Brubaker kept all the inside conflict hidden to the Kuritans, and with their command company, chased Crews' men, expecting to capture them and prevent a new Dragoon civil war. Unfortunately, he failed: Brubaker's unit fell to an ambush of Crews' and Marotta's Dragoons, and his 'Mech was almost destroyed by Crews' mech. Reluctantly, Brubaker ordered his surviving men to cease the fight.

As a prisoner, the General could not prevent Gamma's departure, and warned Crews than his acts will initiate a new Dragoon Civil War, but Marotta convinced him to hide all what happened under the excuse of a "training accident", and Brubaker agreed to do so, terminating the contract with the Combine and sending all the Dragoons units he had to Terra to fight alongside the Wolves.

ilClan Trial and Aftermath

The Dragoons, along with the exiled Wolves would join Clan Wolf in their final battle against Clan Jade Falcon. The mercenary unit, under the command of Thomas Brubaker was charged with leading the attack with a frontal assault against their foes. During this duel, Wolf's Dragoons were taking heavy losses (with Brubaker injured in the process) as they and their allies were inflicting their own damage to the Jade Falcon Clan. When Alaric Ward spotted his rival, Malvina Hazen, he ordered Wolf's Dragoons to extract to their dropship and allow Anastasia Kerensky to make the kill. Confused by the order, the remaining Dragoons complied as the Wolves pressed forward, causing their victory.

After the ilClan ceremony concluded, General Brubaker and his officers, along with Marrotta were honored by being given gray BloodRibbons as rewards for their participation. After the ceremony, Brubaker asked the new ilKhan why he wanted him and his men to retreat after beating down the Falcons. Alaric stated that the final blow to the Clan Jade Falcon was to be dealt with by Clan Wolf trueborn warriors and revealed that he was using them as tools. As a further blatant disrespect to them, Alaric would give them thirty pieces of silver for their efforts along with his gratitude, while reminding them that while they are of Clan Wolf origin, the unit has turned its back to its parent clan so long ago. Angered by these revelations, General Brubaker and his crew would leave declaring a vendetta on Alaric and his Wolves for his manipulation of them (as was the plan of Alaric from the start). Marotta tried to calm down the irate General, only to get knocked on the ground. Brubaker and his Dragoons would also discard their BloodRibbons in disgust of the new ilKhan as they left his office. Given the Dragoons' weakened status (80% combat loss as stated by Chance) and reputation, it will be some time before Brubaker can make good on his word.

Death

After being charged with treason after returning to the Wolf's Dragoons from Terra, he committed suicide.

BattleMechs

Brubaker's 'Mech in 3150 was an Annihilator. During the ilClan Trial in 3151 Brubaker operated a Tundra Wolf.

Bibliography

• Divided We Fall (novella)
• Era Report: 3145
• Field Manual: 3145
• Hour of the Wolf (novel)
• Redemption Rift (novel)
• Redemption Rites (novel)