MORE THAN A CENTURY IN THE MAKING
Since the Clan Invasion of 3050 ended in failure, there have been those who have not forgotten Nicholas Kerensky’s ultimate goal: The conquering of Terra, and the rise of one clan above all others…to become the ilClan, and rule over both the rest of the Clans and the Inner Sphere...Now, in 3151, two Clans make the final jump into the shattered remains of the Republic of the Sphere. Their target: the cradle of humankind…and the ultimate symbol of the Inner Sphere…Terra. But Clans Jade Falcon and Wolf will face a powerful, tenacious enemy in the remaining forces of the Republic, led by their resurrected leader, Devlin Stone. The impending battle will engulf the entire planet, and when it is over, only one shall stand supreme.
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HIDDEN HOPE
General Order 137, issued by General Aleksandr Kerensky on 5 October 2785, later known as the Hidden Hope Doctrine, formed the basis for the Clan belief that they would eventually return to the Inner Sphere.After his death, his son Nicholas also gave the Hidden Hope doctrine to those who joined him on his Second Exodus and formed the Clans, and they viewed it as bordering on a divine revelation from his father.
ENTER REVIVAL
Clan Crusaders took the Hidden Hope as a direct order to raise a new Star League from the ashes of Inner Sphere civilization with them at its head. Leading an invasion, the Clans were stalled by ComStar at the Battle of Tukayyid, leaving the Crusaders thwarted and Terra outside their grasp.
THE REAVINGS
With the invasion stalled and finally ended with a Great Refusal, the Clans turned on each other. Their Wars of Reaving were devastating, but the invading clans were left stronger for it. For those that remained the way forward was clear: Terra would be theirs. They only needed to wait...
A DARK AGE
While peace endured, the Clans waited, ever watchful. Then, without warning, the HPG Network went dark and the Inner Sphere descended into chaos. Decades of peace disappeared overnight and the drums of war began to beat. The time for the Invading Clans to fulfill their destiny was at hand. The Fortress Walls of the Republic have fallen and the way to Terra is laid bare. It is a race to the finish as the Children of Kerensky face the dangers that await them on humanity's homeworld.
Gray Monday. Hyperpulse generators begin failing throughout the Inner Sphere due to an unknown cause. Within a week, fewer than twenty percent remain operational.
In the wake of the HPG collapse, micro-factions form within the Republic of the Sphere.
Over the next few years numerous forces would test the weakened Republic, with House Liao and the Jade Falcons both invading.
Additional woe befalls the Republic as Exarch Redburn steps down, Palandin Victor Steiner-Davion is murdered, and the Steel Wolves raid Terra.
Exarch Levin disband the Senate after a coup attempt. The defeated separatists form the Senatorial Alliance.
Fortress Republic is declared by Exarch Levin
Terra and the core of the Republic is locked away behind an impenetrable wall.
The Draconis Combine invades the Republic.
Warlord Mitsura Sakamoto's forces breach Phoenix Dome on Al Na'ir. Thirty million die.
With the Fortress Wall up, it is only a matter of time before the rest of the Republic is conquered.
The Nova Cats are crushed by the Draconis Combine. They are virtually annihilated.
Every world outside of the Republic Remnant and the Fortress has been conquered.
The Jade Falcons invade Tharkad and Clan Wolf forces kill Archon Melissa Steiner
Alaric Ward becomes Khan of Clan Wolf and the Wolf Empire.
He also claims the Archonship of the Lyran Commonwealth.
After following every lead and searching for him for months, Tucker Harwell eventually finds and revives Devin Stone from cryogenic sleep. Devlin is devastated to learn what has happened to the Republic.
The Jade Falcons briefly capture Hesperus II.
Eslewhere, Chancellor Daoshen Liao arrives on New Syrtis to personally oversee the trial and execution of Duchess Amanda Hasek after the planet is captured by the CCAF.
Rebuilding of the RAF behind the Fortress Walls continues at a frantic pace.
Operation Damnatio captures valuable HPG data and destroys the group responsible for Gray Monday.
Devlin Stone invites Julian Davion to Terra, giving him information on how to bypass the Fortress barrier. Once on Terra the two reaffirm their alliance and future plans.
Anastasia Kerensky becomes saKhan of Clan Wolf. The remaining Wolf Hunters defect to Clan Wolf.
Arc-Royal falls to the Jade Falcons. Grand Duke Martin Kell is killed, and the Kell Hounds forces are routed. Clan Wolf-in-Exile forces abandon the planet and relocate to Donegal.
Khan Alaric Ward offers reconciliation to the Wolves-in-Exile. Few accept his offer.
Armed with RAF equipment, Julian Davion, now First Prince, liberates New Syrtis. However, he is injured in a CCAF counter-attack led by Danai Centrella-Liao
The Jade Falcons invade Coventry. Jasek Kelswa-Steiner is killed, but the Lyrans hold the planet. Galaxy Commander Stephanie Chistu accepts hegira from Roderick Steiner.
The Wolves-in-Exile seize Upano and Incukalns from the Jade Falcons, but are stopped cold on Pobeda. Galaxy Commander Stephanie Chistu offers them hegira.
The Wolves-in-Exile leave all of their garrisons in the hands of the LCAF and depart to an unknown destination, but speculation runs rampant.
Devlin Stone brings down the Wall of Fortress Republic. Operation Shofar begins, ultimately reclaiming several former Republic worlds, some without the need for violence.
Clan Wolf seizes Alhena, Chertan, and Dubhe from the Republic Remnant. At the battle of Dubhe, the crippled Fidelis WarShip Flatus is intentionally scuttled to buy Remnant forces time to withdraw to Callison.
A Clan Wolf fleet arrives at Denebola and discovers evidence of a massive naval fleet near the system’s fringe. A few months later, the Watch discovers the “flotilla” is actually a large-scale deception
Clan Wolf seizes Skye from the Jade Falcons and take ten Republic worlds. It's a full assault against the Republic, forcing Stone and Jonah Levin to conduct a defensive campaign.
Alarmed at the idea of a Wolf ilClan, Malvina Hazen abandons her plans for Lyran space and races toward Terra.
Malvina arrives at Rigil Kentarus and orders the RAF and Clan Wolf defenders destroyed with impunity.
The Clans enter Terran space.
WHO WILL DECIDE TERRA'S FATE?
ALARIC WARD
KHAN OF CLAN WOLF
DEVLIN STONE
EXARCH OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE SPHERE
MALVINA HAZEN
KHAN OF CLAN JADE FALCON
THE BEGINNING
OF THE END
HOUR OF THE WOLF
Now, in 3151, two Clans make the final jump into the shattered remains of the Republic of the Sphere. Their target: the cradle of humankind…and the ultimate symbol of the Inner Sphere…Terra. But Clans Jade Falcon and Wolf will face a powerful, tenacious enemy in the remaining forces of the Republic, led by their resurrected leader, Devlin Stone. The impending battle will engulf the entire planet, and when it is over, only one shall stand supreme.AVAILABLE 01/01/2021
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ILCLAN
In 2825, ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky, the founder of the Clans, gave his exiled, warrior-led people a dream: the first Clan to return to the Inner Sphere and claim Terra, the cradle of humanity, in honorable combat would claim the title of ilClan—ruler of all the Clans—and reestablish the venerable Star League from the ashes of the old, and its Khan would become ilKhan, supreme ruler of all the Clans. Now, 326 years later, the Children of Kerensky have fought their way to Terra with the intent of fulfilling this long-cherished dream. But will this dream lead to a destiny fulfilled…or utter destruction?The IlClan Sourcebook contains everything a BattleTech player needs to know about the brutal, hard-fought battle for the cradle of humanity—Terra. Everything from the various factions warring for control to a timeline of events and information about the campaigns and battles that range across the entire planet is in this brand-new sourcebook.
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