Clan Protectorate

[jklantern]

Well, Shark Foxes and Cat survivors will now be neighbors of the crazy incarnate, whether or not they step it up. 

Goodbye, cruel Kerensky Cluster... 

Hello, XIN SHENG!   ;D

A Shark Fox/Cappie/Cat Alliance...now THERE'S something I'd like to see at work!   ;D

[rebs]

Might as well call it the Spanish Inquisition.  No one expects it.   :)

[WONC]

They thought the fire mandrills were crazy, but in the words of ol jack,"Wait till they get a load of me!" and by load they mean -lots- of artillery and mines.

Hey now, the Mandrills weren't crazy. Well, not all of them. Just the ones in power.  ;D

[Kitsune413]

Well, one can remain "pure" while also allowing others to join them.  The Spirit Cats didn't want to join back up with Jacali Nostra's Nova Cats, but that doesn't mean other Nova Cats can't 'see the light' and come join up on Marik. :)

Pure yes. But it says seperate and pure. Which makes me wonder.

Im personally not against it. But I think the cata in marik might suspect the other cats of rosse's death.

I really like the spirit cats. They are like distilled nova cats. The tattoos. The piercings. The spirit reverence and the visions really make them what the nova cats could have been.

[Foxx Ital]

Maybe the novacats should have moved to Eugene oregon instead of the FWL, they would have fit in with our hippys  ;D

[Kitsune413]

Maybe the novacats should have moved to Eugene oregon instead of the FWL, they would have fit in with our hippys  ;D

They love campfires. They are pushing a native american aesthetic hard. Its a good fit. However. They are still violent clansmen.

[Foxx Ital]

*snickers* So are some of our hippys  ;D

[Kitsune413]

Considering their new supplier spirit cats are going to have mountains of mad cats.

[SteveRestless]

Considering their new supplier spirit cats are going to have mountains of mad cats.

New Supplier?

[Kitsune413]

New Supplier?

Sorry. Wrote it on my phone. The Spirit Cats have the collective funds of the protectorate, live on a world that the sea foxes will build out factories on because its backed by the free worlds league.

So the spirit cats are going to be stacked with savage wolves, vulture iv's and warhammer iic's

[jklantern]

Sorry. Wrote it on my phone. The Spirit Cats have the collective funds of the protectorate, live on a world that the sea foxes will build out factories on because its backed by the free worlds league.

So the spirit cats are going to be stacked with savage wolves, vulture iv's and warhammer iic's

"Okay, the Spirit Cats are attacking us with one Cluster.  It is entirely Warhammer IICs.  And there's a Shark Fox with a T-shirt that says 'Dibs on his stuff' on it."

"WE SURRENDER!"

[Kitsune413]

Im really expecting the league to become the sea fox home base. (Other than the isles) its the only place where a stellar empire will back us up if attacked. Protectorates are good business.

[jklantern]

Im really expecting the league to become the sea fox home base. (Other than the isles) its the only place where a stellar empire will back us up if attacked. Protectorates are good business.

I like to think we have a giant manufacturing annex in the Isles.  Preferably making some "extinctish" designs, like the Mongrendel, the Ebon Jaguar, and various Steel Viper Mechs.

Well, that and our Pizza R&D center.

[Kamose]

Im really expecting the league to become the sea fox home base. (Other than the isles) its the only place where a stellar empire will back us up if attacked. Protectorates are good business.

I like your way of thinking, Kitsune... this has gotten me even more excited about the Spirit Cats and the Clan Protectorate in general.  In essence, the Sea Foxes get a free world to base from, without the hassles of governing, taxing, maintaining, or garrisoning it.  In exchange, the Cats get a refuge for their people, membership in a sovereign nation that is NOT the Republic (and is gaining its strength), plus a supplier of premium armaments and the promise of military aid from the Foxes as well.  Nicely done, my friend.  Your Clan bids well!
Cheers,
Kamose

[Kamose]

I like to think we have a giant manufacturing annex in the Isles.  Preferably making some "extinctish" designs, like the Mongrendel, the Ebon Jaguar, and various Steel Viper Mechs.

Well, that and our Pizza R&D center.

Pizza?  I thought your bargain was for a Denny's on Twycross.  Does this mean more Trials of Posession for Pizza?
Regards,
Kamose

[jklantern]

Pizza?  I thought your bargain was for a Denny's on Twycross.  Does this mean more Trials of Posession for Pizza?
Regards,
Kamose

Josh Steiner-Davion has the Denny's on Twycross.  I can't remember why pizza came up in the Shark Foxes thread, but I'm almost positive it wasn't ENTIRELY my fault this time.  But the Shark Foxes shall be the most bitching pizza chain in all of existence.  Aerospace Pizza Delivery (imagine trying to bilk THEM out of a tip), superior Clan Sciencetoppings, it's gonna be awesome!

[Kitsune413]

I like your way of thinking, Kitsune... this has gotten me even more excited about the Spirit Cats and the Clan Protectorate in general.  In essence, the Sea Foxes get a free world to base from, without the hassles of governing, taxing, maintaining, or garrisoning it.  In exchange, the Cats get a refuge for their people, membership in a sovereign nation that is NOT the Republic (and is gaining its strength), plus a supplier of premium armaments and the promise of military aid from the Foxes as well.  Nicely done, my friend.  Your Clan bids well!
Cheers,
Kamose

Another fun fact is that rikkard nova cat learned from ian davions ghost to sacrifice his honor to protect his people.

Petr kalasa learned to care about all of his people the hard way.

They are fast friends. But I like the basis of the relationship.

[Kitsune413]

Josh Steiner-Davion has the Denny's on Twycross.  I can't remember why pizza came up in the Shark Foxes thread, but I'm almost positive it wasn't ENTIRELY my fault this time.  But the Shark Foxes shall be the most bitching pizza chain in all of existence.  Aerospace Pizza Delivery (imagine trying to bilk THEM out of a tip), superior Clan Sciencetoppings, it's gonna be awesome!

And we share a world with the ex samurai spirit (pizza) cats.

[jklantern]

And we share a world with the ex samurai spirit (pizza) cats.

That's clearly a sign if there ever was one!

[Arkansas Warrior]

Josh Steiner-Davion has the Denny's on Twycross.  I can't remember why pizza came up in the Shark Foxes thread, but I'm almost positive it wasn't ENTIRELY my fault this time.  But the Shark Foxes shall be the most bitching pizza chain in all of existence.  Aerospace Pizza Delivery (imagine trying to bilk THEM out of a tip), superior Clan Sciencetoppings, it's gonna be awesome!

How does an ASF pick up the tip?  Fulton surface-to-air recovery system?

[WONC]

Josh Steiner-Davion has the Denny's on Twycross.  I can't remember why pizza came up in the Shark Foxes thread, but I'm almost positive it wasn't ENTIRELY my fault this time.  But the Shark Foxes shall be the most bitching pizza chain in all of existence.  Aerospace Pizza Delivery (imagine trying to bilk THEM out of a tip), superior Clan Sciencetoppings, it's gonna be awesome!

Hmm, I'd thought the SharkFoxes would've gone with some kind of orbital bombardment delivery system. Hot and fresh under 30 seconds or you're dead!

[jklantern]

Hmm, I'd thought the SharkFoxes would've gone with some kind of orbital bombardment delivery system. Hot and fresh under 30 seconds or you're dead!

That's for orders of 30 pizzas or more.

Yes, that does happen.

[Arkansas Warrior]

Hey, the Claws of the Ghost can put some deep dish away, man.

[Kitsune413]

http://bg.battletech.com/download/MWDA_Uniques.pdf


Deadborder posted this over in the Nova Cat page.

For those interested in the Spirit Cats it has a lot of Spirit Cat warriors. Read them all and you get a bigger picture of the faction. Keep in mind the 'Purifiers' which are the really, really spiritual ones are the ones that conquered Marik.

Edit: They still do the Solahma thing, but they're far more tolerant of older warriors. Spirit Quest a lot.

Second Edit: The first Sea Fox you run into in those dossiers is called 'The Snake' and leaves a bit to be desired.
Third Edit: Though the second one calls the notion that Clan Sea Fox has lost its edge, 'out dated' so I suppose a lot of the clans that thought we were more merchant than warrior learned a bitter lesson.

[Captain of C-21]

The Purifiers were a cluster in the Spirit Cat Touman, but Rikkard's force to Marik had more than just Purifiers in it.  He himself was the Star Colonel of the Shiva Keshik Cluster.  I think he actually managed to gather up a majority of the Spirit Cats for taking the planet, and had a bit of every cluster there.

I own most of those dossiers myself.  Always fun to reread them all. :)

[roosterboy]

Keep in mind the 'Purifiers' which are the really, really spiritual ones are the ones that conquered Marik.

It was actually a mix from the three clusters. Rikkard Nova Cat, for instance, was not a Purifier.

[Kitsune413]

The Purifiers were a cluster in the Spirit Cat Touman, but Rikkard's force to Marik had more than just Purifiers in it.  He himself was the Star Colonel of the Shiva Keshik Cluster.  I think he actually managed to gather up a majority of the Spirit Cats for taking the planet, and had a bit of every cluster there.

I own most of those dossiers myself.  Always fun to reread them all. :)

Are you sticking to the clickytech? Or considering expanding into classic battletech with the new 3145 stuff?

[Kitsune413]

It was actually a mix from the three clusters. Rikkard Nova Cat, for instance, was not a Purifier.

Ahh. I was going off of Janis, who was with him. I had read his dossier, but didn't notice he was part of the Shiva Keshik.

Omicron sounds like they're spoiling the party! Also was surprised he piloted a FireStarter. Having blown up one recently I didn't think much of the design, but that could have been a fluke.

[Captain of C-21]

Are you sticking to the clickytech? Or considering expanding into classic battletech with the new 3145 stuff?

Probably a bit more appropriate to a PM, but I don't know.  Definitely will keep up on the story.  I may look into Alpha Strike, which is supposed to eventually get to 3145, but right now I'm just trying to get a hardy group of clix players back together and showing up regularly.  Probably need to find some CBT players in the area already if I wanted to really learn that one. :D

On other more related news, I'm thinking of making a unique Shadow Hawk IIC for Rikkard in clix fashion.  Just got to get my hands of a worthless Shadow Hawk mech from the FP expansion and I'll be good to go.

[Kitsune413]

While I'm quoting a novel, a quote relevant to our current discussion here.

“This is a transaction, an investment in the future,” Petr said, reminding his friend of ground they had covered. “For the Clan Protectorate to flourish, the Free Worlds League must be strong. Though there is no tangible return in the short run, our Clans and the worlds we protect are best served through this action.”