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[[File:William Blane 1.jpg|right|thumb|At Age of 60 in 3060]] | [[File:William Blane 1.jpg|right|thumb|At Age of 60 in 3060]] | ||
| − | '''William Blane''' ([[2992]]<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 111 - "William Blane"</ref> – | + | '''William Blane''' ([[2992]]<ref>''Shattered Sphere'', p. 111 - "William Blane"</ref> – 5 December 3067), the former [[ComStar]] [[Precentor]] of [[Gibson]], served as the de facto [[Primus of ComStar|Primus]] of the [[Word of Blake]] following [[Thomas Marik]]'s resignation as Primus-in-exile. A political moderate within the Word of Blake, Blane also served as the organization's public face prior the the [[Jihad]]. |
Blane's life-long friendship with the false [[Thomas Marik]] all but assured that the [[Word of Blake]] would find a home in the [[Free Worlds League]] after the [[ComStar Schism|Schism]]. | Blane's life-long friendship with the false [[Thomas Marik]] all but assured that the [[Word of Blake]] would find a home in the [[Free Worlds League]] after the [[ComStar Schism|Schism]]. | ||
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| + | ==Gibson== | ||
| + | When the nascent Word of Blake settled on Gibson, it fanned the fires of an ongoing civil war on the planet. Blane contacted his friend, [[Captain-General]] [[Thomas Marik]] (or rather, his [[Thomas Halas|double]] who sent Sir [[Paul Masters]] of the [[Knights of the Inner Sphere]] back to Gibson with Blane to evaluate the situation in early [[3055]]. | ||
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| + | Masters discovered gruesome guerilla fighting going on, and eventually vanished after fighting with the Word of Blake 'Mech lance he had been assigned to. Blane, trusting in the Captain-General and Paul Masters more than in his own troops, immediately reported this to the Captain-General. Shortly afterwards, Assistant Precentor Starling assumed command over the Word of Blake on Gibson and had Blane arrested. In the subsequent chaos, Blane was freed by Masters with the help of local rebels concurrently with the arrival of the Captain-General in person. | ||
Blane conceived and planned [[Operation Odysseus]], through which the Word of Blake gained control of [[Terra]] in early [[3058]]. | Blane conceived and planned [[Operation Odysseus]], through which the Word of Blake gained control of [[Terra]] in early [[3058]]. | ||
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| + | ==Death== | ||
| + | The exact time and circumstances of William Blane's death are unknown. However, it has been established<ref>In an [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,7870.0/all.html official in-character chat] that took place on 10 July 2011, [[The Master]] answered a question about Blane's fate with the words "Spaced over Tharkad". The veracity of this statement was confirmed in an official chat with [[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] on 22 October 2011, who added that "Cameron" (presumably [[Cameron St. Jamais]]) had enough of him. The fact of Blane having been spaced was once confirmed by Herb Beas in an [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,18964.0/topicseen.html official answer] on the BattleTech forum, with the added notion that it happened off-camera, i.e. the event was not detailed in any published material so far.</ref> that he died of unnatural causes, namely having been "Spaced over [[Tharkad]]" (implying the Word of Blake action there on 5 December 3067, one of the opening shots of the Jihad). It was also suggested that [[Cameron St. Jamais]] was behind putting William Blane to death. | ||
==Portrait Gallery== | ==Portrait Gallery== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'' | + | * ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'' |
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* ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | * ''[[Shattered Sphere]]'' | ||
* ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel) | * ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel) | ||
* ''[[The Fall of Terra (scenariobook)]]'' | * ''[[The Fall of Terra (scenariobook)]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Word of Blake Characters|Blane, William]] | [[Category:Word of Blake Characters|Blane, William]] | ||
[[Category:ComStar Characters|Blane, William]] | [[Category:ComStar Characters|Blane, William]] | ||
[[Category:Precentors|Blane, William]] | [[Category:Precentors|Blane, William]] | ||
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William Blane (2992[1] – 5 December 3067), the former ComStar Precentor of Gibson, served as the de facto Primus of the Word of Blake following Thomas Marik's resignation as Primus-in-exile. A political moderate within the Word of Blake, Blane also served as the organization's public face prior the the Jihad.
Blane's life-long friendship with the false Thomas Marik all but assured that the Word of Blake would find a home in the Free Worlds League after the Schism.
Gibson
When the nascent Word of Blake settled on Gibson, it fanned the fires of an ongoing civil war on the planet. Blane contacted his friend, Captain-General Thomas Marik (or rather, his double who sent Sir Paul Masters of the Knights of the Inner Sphere back to Gibson with Blane to evaluate the situation in early 3055.
Masters discovered gruesome guerilla fighting going on, and eventually vanished after fighting with the Word of Blake 'Mech lance he had been assigned to. Blane, trusting in the Captain-General and Paul Masters more than in his own troops, immediately reported this to the Captain-General. Shortly afterwards, Assistant Precentor Starling assumed command over the Word of Blake on Gibson and had Blane arrested. In the subsequent chaos, Blane was freed by Masters with the help of local rebels concurrently with the arrival of the Captain-General in person.
Blane conceived and planned Operation Odysseus, through which the Word of Blake gained control of Terra in early 3058.
Death
The exact time and circumstances of William Blane's death are unknown. However, it has been established[2] that he died of unnatural causes, namely having been "Spaced over Tharkad" (implying the Word of Blake action there on 5 December 3067, one of the opening shots of the Jihad). It was also suggested that Cameron St. Jamais was behind putting William Blane to death.
Portrait Gallery
- William Blane.jpg
At Age of 70
References
- ↑ Shattered Sphere, p. 111 - "William Blane"
- ↑ In an official in-character chat that took place on 10 July 2011, The Master answered a question about Blane's fate with the words "Spaced over Tharkad". The veracity of this statement was confirmed in an official chat with Line Developer Herbert A. Beas II on 22 October 2011, who added that "Cameron" (presumably Cameron St. Jamais) had enough of him. The fact of Blane having been spaced was once confirmed by Herb Beas in an official answer on the BattleTech forum, with the added notion that it happened off-camera, i.e. the event was not detailed in any published material so far.