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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #30 on: 13 December 2011, 20:25:21 »
There's more than just one Clan, hatchling.  :D


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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #31 on: 13 December 2011, 21:19:37 »
There's more than just one Clan, hatchling.  :D

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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #32 on: 13 December 2011, 23:23:13 »
What kind of Falcon are you?!
The kind that believes we are the best of the Clans. And for that belief to be true, other Clans need to exist, whether we like it or not. You can't be the best of anything if you're the only one of that thing in existence.


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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #33 on: 14 December 2011, 18:27:51 »
After all, if there are no other Clans, who will there be to acknowledge the Falcon's awesomeness?
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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #34 on: 14 December 2011, 19:25:09 »
After all, if there are no other Clans, who will there be to acknowledge the Falcon's awesomeness?

Do any of them do that now :P?

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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #35 on: 14 December 2011, 19:31:52 »
Do any of them do that now :P?

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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #36 on: 14 December 2011, 19:35:37 »
Truth does not require your belief. But if you want to believe on our behalf, we will not stop you  8)

i see what you did there  :D
"Warriors, not war machines, are the backbone of the Hell's Horses. While others worship the BattleMech as the ultimate weapon, the men and women of this Clan see even this awesome piece of technology as the tool it is. We have held to this philosophy since the days of our first Khan, who knew that the value of the common soldier far outstripped the brute force of the BattleMech. It is one reason our Clan possesses fewer mechs than most, and has led many to underestimate our fierceness and courage. Our survival against all challengers when others have fallen proves the folly of such arrogance, and testifies to the wisdom of our founders."
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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #37 on: 14 December 2011, 20:08:57 »
Back to the relevant topic, I do still plan on finishing all of the "true warrior" blurbs. I have a few written on a different computer; I just need time to finish them. But, y'know… day job, deadlines, etc.


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« Reply #38 on: 15 December 2011, 10:06:58 »
What makes a True Blood Spirit Warrior?

The Courage to hold your course when all the world is against you.
The Tenacity to never admit defeat while there is still a shred of a chance of victory.
The Will to do whatever it takes to win, to The Inner Sphere with the consequences.
The Patience to plan for the future that you might never see.

And the ability to look past your recent history of violating all of those unto the death...
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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #39 on: 23 January 2012, 11:04:16 »
Nearly done. Here are a few more:

A true Snow Raven warrior fights with words, not with weapons. Both on and off the battlefield, he tells his enemies what they want to hear, and he maneuvers them into believing that what they want to hear was actually their own idea, not some seed planted by the Raven's misdirection. A Snow Raven upholds the power of his navy and the cutting might of his aerospace support. Even if he belongs to a ground unit, he believes with ultimate fervor that to win on the ground, his Clan must first win in the air.

A true Goliath Scorpion warrior walks a unique path that goes backwards, not forwards, for she knows that looking to the blunders and triumphs of the past is the only true way to advance with any real certainty, and she will employ any method necessary—be it physical, mental, or chemical—to set her in this direction. Studying the past failings of other warriors has shown her the merit of uncompromising accuracy in battle. Because of this she will strike with uncanny precision or she will not strike at all, for a shot that she knows will not hit is wasteful and is not a shot worth worth taking.

A true Hell's Horses warrior holds to the spirit of the individual warrior, not the weapon he chooses. Although other Clans may look down upon him for disbelieving the ideal that the MechWarrior alone is the pinnacle of Clan eugenics, he feels such idolatry is a misguided way of thinking: a warrior who does not use all the tools at his disposal is not fit to be a warrior at all. Whether he chooses a 'Mech, a suit of battle armor, an aerofighter, a tank, an infantry rifle, or even his bare hands, he believes to his very core that he will conquer any enemy that stands before him.

The true Blood Spirit warrior knows his original mission has failed. He has survived through fire, and he knows his self-imposed isolation will forge his resolve and temper his focus into an unparalleled implement of Kerensky's vision. Only by removing all outside distractions of his Clan's petty and unfocused siblings can he see his true path forward, through the carnage of those who seek to destroy him, through those who dismissed his Clan's initial outreach of brotherhood and camaraderie and branded his people heretics. He believes his righteousness will some day lead his people to see these naysayers utterly destroyed just like they deserve.

A true Cloud Cobra warrior subscribes to the knowledge of something larger than herself—be it a deity or a faith in the all-encompassing power of human imagination and drive. Her beliefs, whether secular or spiritual, are subservient to her drive and focus of being a warrior. They guide her along a path only she can follow, yet she considers them an extension of herself rather than truly defining the core of her being. At his root she is a warrior; everything else is secondary.
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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #40 on: 23 January 2012, 13:10:35 »


A true Hell's Horses warrior holds to the spirit of the individual, not the weapon he chooses. Although other Clans may look down upon him for eschewing the Clan interpretation of the MechWarrior-glorifying Lorix Creed, he feels such misguided idolatry was bred from the corruption of the Inner Sphere and thus should be disregarded. Whether he chooses a 'Mech, a suit of battle armor, an aerofighter, a tank, an infantry rifle, or even his bare hands, he believes to his very core that he will conquer any enemy that stands before him.



i suppose i disagree with this description. I think you've misinterpreted individual in this case. The hell's horses believe in the warrior over the machine, not the individual; in fact i've always thought of the hell's horses as having the most collectivized outlook of how the clans should function. the tenets of cooperation between everyone in every caste, not the glorification of the individual. I don't want to create a Utopian view of the horses, they're still a clan, but i see the hell's horses the opposite way you do apparently.

I also don't see how how they would believe that the glorification of the mechwarrior is a corruption of the inner sphere?

I'm also curious to see what the spirit and raven fans have to say about these as well, being to of the most vocal fan bases.
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"Warriors, not war machines, are the backbone of the Hell's Horses. While others worship the BattleMech as the ultimate weapon, the men and women of this Clan see even this awesome piece of technology as the tool it is. We have held to this philosophy since the days of our first Khan, who knew that the value of the common soldier far outstripped the brute force of the BattleMech. It is one reason our Clan possesses fewer mechs than most, and has led many to underestimate our fierceness and courage. Our survival against all challengers when others have fallen proves the folly of such arrogance, and testifies to the wisdom of our founders."
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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #41 on: 23 January 2012, 14:09:53 »
i suppose i disagree with this description. I think you've misinterpreted individual in this case. The hell's horses believe in the warrior over the machine, not the individual

That's just semantics:
"individual" = warrior
"weapon he chooses" = machine

Thus: "warrior over machine." Basically the same thing you were saying. Adjusted the original so it's clearer.

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I also don't see how how they would believe that the glorification of the mechwarrior is a corruption of the inner sphere?
The Lorix Creed, which idolizes MechWarriors above any other kind of soldier, comes from Inner Sphere culture. All aspects of Inner Sphere culture—especially military culture—were expunged with the creation of the Clans, yet somehow the ideals of the Lorix Creed still found their way into Clan culture…

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I'm also curious to see what the spirit and raven fans have to say about these as well, being to of the most vocal fan bases.
Did you like them? My goal with all of these is to be inspiring to each Clan's respective fans.
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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #42 on: 23 January 2012, 18:12:42 »
Basically the same thing you were saying. Adjusted the original so it's clearer.
The Lorix Creed, which idolizes MechWarriors above any other kind of soldier, comes from Inner Sphere culture. All aspects of Inner Sphere culture—especially military culture—were expunged with the creation of the Clans, yet somehow the ideals of the Lorix Creed still found their way into Clan culture…

This is a capellan thing, not really a general inner sphere thing. i suppose it's fair to say that mechwarriors are the top; they are the 'knights.' for the clans i just think it was the notion that mechs are the kings/queens of the battlefield, but i wouldn't be comfortable saying that this attitude stem from the lorix creed (a distinctly capellan idea) when it seems to be a general sentiment to varying degrees in the IS

I like the spirit one, but i haven't had put as much thought into them as some of the fans like Tassa, Col, stormlion and Shocka (just to name a few) have. seriously though, anytime a poster is willing to put stuff out there like your last post we all win (not to sound to after school special), and you know i respect you as a poster and a writer.
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"Warriors, not war machines, are the backbone of the Hell's Horses. While others worship the BattleMech as the ultimate weapon, the men and women of this Clan see even this awesome piece of technology as the tool it is. We have held to this philosophy since the days of our first Khan, who knew that the value of the common soldier far outstripped the brute force of the BattleMech. It is one reason our Clan possesses fewer mechs than most, and has led many to underestimate our fierceness and courage. Our survival against all challengers when others have fallen proves the folly of such arrogance, and testifies to the wisdom of our founders."
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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #43 on: 23 January 2012, 23:49:27 »
What makes a warrior of Clan Hell's Horses?  They can reverse park a Huitzilopochtli!

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« Reply #44 on: 24 January 2012, 00:04:27 »
What makes a warrior of Clan Hell's Horses?  They can reverse park a Huitzilopochtli!

this is an extremely important part of it  O0
"Warriors, not war machines, are the backbone of the Hell's Horses. While others worship the BattleMech as the ultimate weapon, the men and women of this Clan see even this awesome piece of technology as the tool it is. We have held to this philosophy since the days of our first Khan, who knew that the value of the common soldier far outstripped the brute force of the BattleMech. It is one reason our Clan possesses fewer mechs than most, and has led many to underestimate our fierceness and courage. Our survival against all challengers when others have fallen proves the folly of such arrogance, and testifies to the wisdom of our founders."
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« Reply #45 on: 24 January 2012, 00:39:29 »
What makes a warrior of Clan Hell's Horses?  They can reverse parkeasily pronounce a Huitzilopochtli! and not just call them "Hueys."

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« Reply #46 on: 24 January 2012, 07:46:58 »
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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #47 on: 24 January 2012, 10:35:35 »
This is a capellan thing, not really a general inner sphere thing. i suppose it's fair to say that mechwarriors are the top; they are the 'knights.' for the clans i just think it was the notion that mechs are the kings/queens of the battlefield, but i wouldn't be comfortable saying that this attitude stem from the lorix creed (a distinctly capellan idea) when it seems to be a general sentiment to varying degrees in the IS
Handbook: House Liao, p 123: "…his Lorix Creed has become the model of the modern MechWarrior's Creed across not just the Confederation, but the entire Inner Sphere."

Regardless of where it started, "MechWarriors are king" sentiment is an Inner-Sphere-wide phenomena.


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« Reply #48 on: 24 January 2012, 13:10:01 »
Handbook: House Liao, p 123: "…his Lorix Creed has become the model of the modern MechWarrior's Creed across not just the Confederation, but the entire Inner Sphere."

Regardless of where it started, "MechWarriors are king" sentiment is an Inner-Sphere-wide phenomena.

yeah, i said that was the general attitude, but i don't think that stems from the lorix creed in particular, it happened when a mackie smashed ten merkava's (slight exaggeration, but i don't think other nations would have waited for the capellan's to create an ideology for them to follow) i take that to mean the attitude spread, not necessarily the creed itself, they're capellans after all, an i can only assume that the housebook was written by a capellan. (i don't own the book, so i'm assuming when it comes to that)
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"Warriors, not war machines, are the backbone of the Hell's Horses. While others worship the BattleMech as the ultimate weapon, the men and women of this Clan see even this awesome piece of technology as the tool it is. We have held to this philosophy since the days of our first Khan, who knew that the value of the common soldier far outstripped the brute force of the BattleMech. It is one reason our Clan possesses fewer mechs than most, and has led many to underestimate our fierceness and courage. Our survival against all challengers when others have fallen proves the folly of such arrogance, and testifies to the wisdom of our founders."
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« Reply #49 on: 24 January 2012, 13:57:51 »
i take that to mean the attitude spread, not necessarily the creed itself, they're capellans after all, an i can only assume that the housebook was written by a capellan. (i don't own the book, so i'm assuming when it comes to that)
Handbook: House Liao was indeed compiled by a professor from the University of Sian, but this excerpt from House Liao: The Capellan Confederation, which was authored by ComStar, corroborates the history:

"By 2510, The Lorix Creed was required reading for all junior officers in the Confederation armed forces. By the 2530s, Kalvar’s Creed had become the bible of the modern MechWarrior, and was eagerly being exported to hundreds of worlds in each of the major human states."
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« Reply #50 on: 24 January 2012, 14:13:33 »
IMO, it's hard to establish causation in this case. 2530 was nearly 100 years after the first battlemech and by that time the idea that battlemech was the superior weapon could have already proliferated without any influence of the Lorix Creed.

A true Snow Raven warrior fights with words, not with weapons.

Not sure that I agree with this. Sure political maneuvering is more prevalent in the Ravens, but it is still a warrior society and martial excellence is still at the forefront.
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« Reply #51 on: 24 January 2012, 14:15:38 »
that was many years after the creation of the mech. just because the lorix creed was a reading for other soldiers does not mean that it was the cause of the preeminence, the mech was regarded as that before. therefore it's not necessarily correct to link the preeminence of the mech to the spread of the lorix creed. additionally i'm slightly confused when you say the preeminence of the mech and mechwarrior as corruption of the IS in the clan that should be disregarded; that would assume they then believe most clans to be corrupted by the IS, i don;t fallow this logic, need clarification.
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"Warriors, not war machines, are the backbone of the Hell's Horses. While others worship the BattleMech as the ultimate weapon, the men and women of this Clan see even this awesome piece of technology as the tool it is. We have held to this philosophy since the days of our first Khan, who knew that the value of the common soldier far outstripped the brute force of the BattleMech. It is one reason our Clan possesses fewer mechs than most, and has led many to underestimate our fierceness and courage. Our survival against all challengers when others have fallen proves the folly of such arrogance, and testifies to the wisdom of our founders."
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« Reply #52 on: 24 January 2012, 16:13:44 »
The Lorix Creed is far more than just "'Mechs are king." It's more of an ideal of chivalry than anything else, something along the lines of: 'Mechs are the preeminent battlefield unit, thus MechWarriors are the best and most important of all soldiers (and everything else is secondary); however, these idolized soldiers have a greater responsibility to protect the citizenry.

What I meant is this: Clan culture was rebuilt from the ground up. Platoons, lances, companies, battalions, regiments, divisions—all of that was tossed aside into a completely new way of thinking. Warfare itself was repurposed from brutal border disputes into ritualized combat wherein danger to civilians was prevented (as much as humanly possible). All Inner Sphere ways of thinking were discarded because Kerensky felt it would precipitate a return to the old ways, the corrupting influence of the Inner Sphere his father left behind. The Lorix/MechWarrior Creed is an ideal from the Inner Sphere, yet somehow the whole idea behind the Creed—the notion that the MechWarrior is the end-all-be-all of warfare as a whole—still found its way into Clan martial thinking. The Horses reject this idea wholesale, and thus reject the idea behind the Creed, striking it down as the last vestige of the Inner Sphere's corrupted way of thinking.


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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #53 on: 24 January 2012, 16:21:44 »
you're not understanding. i know the lorix creed is a philosophy, and we can flower it up any way we need to, but it boils down to the simple idea that you and i have stated. what i;m saying is that you seem to be linking two things that may be related individually to a result that is not. just because the lorix creed says what it does, does not mean that's where the clans got their own ideas about warfare from. the same goes for other states; just cause they read it does not mean that document was what made them formulate the idea that mechs and mechwarriors are the kings/queens of battle. you seems to be linking several things together that may not be creating the results you think they do.
"Warriors, not war machines, are the backbone of the Hell's Horses. While others worship the BattleMech as the ultimate weapon, the men and women of this Clan see even this awesome piece of technology as the tool it is. We have held to this philosophy since the days of our first Khan, who knew that the value of the common soldier far outstripped the brute force of the BattleMech. It is one reason our Clan possesses fewer mechs than most, and has led many to underestimate our fierceness and courage. Our survival against all challengers when others have fallen proves the folly of such arrogance, and testifies to the wisdom of our founders."
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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #54 on: 24 January 2012, 16:22:12 »
Not sure that I agree with this. Sure political maneuvering is more prevalent in the Ravens, but it is still a warrior society and martial excellence is still at the forefront.
That opening line is meant to be figurative rather than literal. The thing about politics is if you use the right words, sometimes you don't even need to fight. This is part of why the Ravens rely on politics so often: with a small Touman, they only fight the battles they can afford to, so politics becomes their primary battleground.


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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #55 on: 24 January 2012, 16:32:54 »
Fine. Lorix Creed mention is gone. Is this better?

A true Hell's Horses warrior holds to the spirit of the individual warrior, not the weapon he chooses. Although other Clans may look down upon him for disbelieving the ideal that the MechWarrior alone is the pinnacle of Clan eugenics, he feels such idolatry is a misguided way of thinking: a warrior who does not use all the tools at his disposal is not fit to be a warrior at all. Whether he chooses a 'Mech, a suit of battle armor, an aerofighter, a tank, an infantry rifle, or even his bare hands, he believes to his very core that he will conquer any enemy that stands before him.


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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #56 on: 24 January 2012, 21:10:03 »
one for each of the invading Clans:

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Шонхорын хурдаар хурцлан давшъя, Чонын зоригоор асан дүрэлзэье, Тэнхээт морьдын туурайгаар нүргэе, Тамгат Чингисийн ухаанаар даръя | Let’s go faster than a falcon, Let’s burn with the wolf’s courage, Let’s roar with the hooves of strong horses, Let’s go with the wisdom of Tamgat Genghis - The Hu, Wolf Totem

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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #57 on: 24 January 2012, 22:00:46 »
To make a Clan Wolf warrior you must start with the a lot of ingredients.

Attitude of a Jade Falcon
Brotherhood of the Ghost Bear
Martial talent of the Blood Spirit
Social skills of a Shark Merchant or Raven Diplomat
Strategic flexability of a Star Adder

All these & more go into the making of a Clan Wolf Warrior.

Don't forget a healthy admixture of Spheroid talent!

So ... Wolves are a mongrel breed, who need to borrow from the other clans? Curious to boast of such a hybrid mix.

And as for Falcons - one word. Pride.

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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #58 on: 25 January 2012, 23:31:22 »
As a proud member of Clan Smoke Jaguar, I have felt a need to step up (We are still a real Clan I swear!).

Being a warrior in Clan Smoke Jaguar is more than just being able to shed blood, though that is an important aspect, it is about being able to capture the true ferocity of the beast for which our Clan was named.  In reality, a Smoke Jaguar warrior is more akin to a force than a warrior as the Inner Sphere might think of it.  Without being too conceited, the idea is for a Jaguar Warrior to embrace his passions and engage his opponent with everything he has holding back nothing whilst in the midst of combat.  Mercy, compassion, personal doubts, and fears have to be left behind for that one glorious moment.

The idea differs from the other Clans in that a Smoke Jaguar warrior doesn't do this as a matter of mere combat but instead as an expression of animalistic desire that comes from within his or her spirit.  A Wolf warrior might cut loose in a moment of incaution and an Adder Warrior may calculate his own anger into his strategy, but a Jaguar warrior embraces this very passion.  It is why the Clan was known for aggression and ambition because we seek to further our passions in and out of combat.  We push ourselves to embrace this ideal because it does not occur to a Smoke Jaguar warrior that there can be another way.  A life without battle, without passion, without the release from calculated precision to animal cunning is one as good as dead.
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Re: What makes a warrior of Clan ______?
« Reply #59 on: 29 January 2012, 21:03:37 »
As a proud member of Clan Smoke Jaguar, I have felt a need to step up (We are still a used to be a real Clan I swear!).


There.  I fixed.