They surely wouldn't invite Clan Wolf,
I challenge your supposition. Why would they not?
- Wolf in Exile is unlikely, they could not hold Arc Royal from the Falcons, much less the Republic from all of its foes.
- Clan Jade Falcon, as run by its current Khan, is not the sort of entity that is known for its good treatment of its lower castes and those it conquers. Even if a new bird rules the roost, there'll be ghosts of her legacy around the touman for awhile, unless they're all killed off in which case they're probably not strong enough to hold off the Wolves and the Capellans and the Combine and so forth.
- Clan Ghost Bear would be a strong possibility, aye, but there's virtually nothing in the way of foreshadowing to make it feel likely.
- the ghosts of the cat clans are not numerous enough to make a difference. Even if you combined them with Clan Wolf in Exile's arc royal leftovers.
- The Sharkfoxes are not it. They talk about supplying the contenders, not being one.
- Ravens are too far away, and playing house in the Outworlds.
- Whoever absorbs the republic allows the exarch to continue existing as an office. Short list of clans flexible enough to allow that.
- The Home Clans, last we heard about them, regard the Inner Sphere as tainted, and those who come in contact with it as tainted. If they return, it will most likely be for a cleansing in fire, not a mutually beneficial pact. This is far more prominent than the lack of time it would take to travel there.
-- Additionally, Neither Clan Ghost Bear, nor Clan Hell's Horses, nor the Draconis Combine... or really ANYONE have made reports of a force like that traveling through their territory.
Meanwhile, Clan Wolf:
- Is known for their relaxed and permissive treatment of their lower castes, and is one of the few clans known to care about their wellbeing.
-- Clan Wolf was one of the few untouched by Society, as they could not find enough malcontentment in the scientist caste to take root.
-- It's in the Wolf's Blood. Clan Wolf has cared about the Lower Castes since their early days. The Widowmaker Absorbtion began with a dispute over the treatment of the Widowmaker Lower Castes, and it has strengthened Clan Wolf.
- Clan Wolf is the only clan that has ever been ilClan before.
- A Gencon Scenario depicted Clan Wolf fighting the Republic for control of Terra. Wolf Win.
-- A Second battle was fought, one that looks awfully similar to the scene on the cover o
- The Following Year, a diorama was made, depicting the same battles.
- The Cover art for the mock-up cover of ilClan depicts a battle that looks an awful lot like the fight between Alaric and Stone.
https://i.redd.it/a3wa7v0fazd31.png- Ben Rome made a blog post outlining how ilClan was going to go down on his watch, and it was Clan Wolf that was ilClan. Certainly not binding on the current devs, but Shattered Fortress matches quite close to what was outlined for the first half, and it means that most of the foreshadowing was based on this direction. To change directions now isn't impossible, but it might be hard to do in a satisfying way that doesn't just seem like contrarianism
-Post-Rome foreshadowing is going that direction too. Clan Wolf has secured the assistance of Wolf's Dragoons against the Falcons. They are smaller than their historic size when they were practically a clan unto themselves, but it is going to make for one hell of a Wolfpack to counter the Falcons.
What is the status of ilClan book anyway?
Most recent comment on the timing:
Looks like my comment is being taken too literally. I’ll be more specific then: there is no way in heaven or earth that ilClan can come out in the 3rd quarter 2020.
if I had to guess, I doubt we will see ilClan until the RecGuide and more of the novels leading up to it are out.
