Presence of Totem Animals in the Spheroid Clans

[Southern Coyote]

Alright, so the physical presence of a Clans totem animal can be important to different clans.  The Coyotes, for example, made a habit of releasing their totem on every planet they had a hold on.  So my question is this:

Do the Spheroid clans do the same thing?  The Ghost Bears, for example.  They have ritual huntings of Ghost Bears and other things.  Did they release their totem on their I.S. worlds?  Same goes for the other clans.  Did they bring their totems with them to the I.S. or did they leave them in the Homeworlds?

Thanks in advance.

[Zeruel]

the ghost bear animal was released on alshain and rasalhague i believe, it's been a while since i read it though, could just be one of them
there's an illiegal market for smuggling hunters into these areas to complete their own clawing ritual, but none have ever returned alive

[Guardsman]

Alright, so the physical presence of a Clans totem animal can be important to different clans.  The Coyotes, for example, made a habit of releasing their totem on every planet they had a hold on.  So my question is this:

Do the Spheroid clans do the same thing?  The Ghost Bears, for example.  They have ritual huntings of Ghost Bears and other things.  Did they release their totem on their I.S. worlds?  Same goes for the other clans.  Did they bring their totems with them to the I.S. or did they leave them in the Homeworlds?

Thanks in advance.

I bet they've smuggled some onto Hunter's Paradise too. ;D

[Fatebringer]

Good question. I could not fathom any clan not bringing the genetics and actual animals from their totem with them to the Inner Sphere.

In our game, this turn I actually acquired the territy I have saught for a long time, New Caledonia. The Terran species of "New Caledonian Crow" has been expoused as one of the smartest animals alive ;).

I intend to release those birds in that habitat if they have not already been and find a nice arctic region for the Snow Ravens (If one exists, I don't know the layout of New Caledonia :P) And possibly other totem animals.

[ClarkeMarek]

IIRC, the Nova Cats brought some of their namesake into the Combine after the establishment of the Prefecture.  From what I hear, several Sea Foxes get brought into the Inner Sphere.  Oh, and Wolves.  I'd place money that at least half of the worlds in both Wolf occupation zones have wolves on them in one form or another.

[Dragon Cat]

Nova Cats are released on Irece by the namesake clan in 3062 shortly after the Nova Cat arrival, some are kept in the Ways of Seeing Park for use in rituals.

[Decoy]

I wonder how many worlds coyotes exist on.

[ravensword]

I wonder how many worlds coyotes exist on.

If it's anything like Earth, probably a fair number given how they've expanded across the United States.

Of course, it is much harder to move between worlds than between states...

[Deadborder]

One of the MW3 rulebooks established that thev Jade Falcon had been imported and released into the wild across the JFOZ where, by all repoerts, they were busy driving local predatory birds into extinction.

[Guardsman]

One of the MW3 rulebooks established that thev Jade Falcon had been imported and released into the wild across the JFOZ where, by all repoerts, they were busy driving local predatory birds into extinction.

Awe, isn't that cute? Mass extinction. O0

[Southern Coyote]

Sounds about right for the Falcons...

[Guardsman]

I wonder how the Steel Vipers released into their worlds of the old shared corridor are doing?

[SteveRestless]

Eaten. by Jade Falcons.

[jklantern]

Eaten. by Jade Falcons.

And not the birds, either.  We mean an entire Galaxy of warriors was assigned to hunt down and eat every single Steel Viper in the Invasion Corridor.  They managed to pull it off surprisingly efficiently.

[Fatebringer]

LOL, aaah, the efficiency of it all :)

[Guardsman]

And not the birds, either.  We mean an entire Galaxy of warriors was assigned to hunt down and eat every single Steel Viper in the Invasion Corridor.  They managed to pull it off surprisingly efficiently.

Well, that does explain the force depletion.

[Southern Coyote]

Actually, they had Joanna eat them all.  I mean, the venom running in her veins is more potent in than that of a Steel Viper.  But then she went on a killing rampage and killed three entire sibkos, so it wound up costing the Falcons in the end.

True story.

[Kit deSummersville]

Somehow I doubt the Diamond Sharks wrangled up any of their totem animal to transport it to another world.

[Carbon Elasmobranch]

Somehow I doubt the Diamond Sharks wrangled up any of their totem animal to transport it to another world.

They wouldn't need to, what with being able to grow them in iron wombs and all.  The pups would be managable for captivity as well.

[Trajan Helmer]

Somehow I doubt the Diamond Sharks wrangled up any of their totem animal to transport it to another world.

Easier to transport Sea Foxes. Hence the re-renaming of their Clan. Plus the foxes are nice enough to bow in respect before they eat you.

[Southern Coyote]

Yeah, but with all of the genetic tech that the Clans have, it wouldn't be anything at all to take the genes of several different sharks to the I.S. and grow some...

[Stormcrow]

I bet they've smuggled some onto Hunter's Paradise too. ;D

Where they would be more prey than predator. And that's just when they are introduce to the local fauna

[Nibs]

One of the MW3 rulebooks established that thev Jade Falcon had been imported and released into the wild across the JFOZ where, by all repoerts, they were busy driving local predatory birds into extinction.

That's fairly impressive for a relatively short amount of time.

[Decoy]

....and then you go to HB:HS Where Lyran nobles are releasing a bird known to make short work of Jade Falcons in Falcon OZs. Isn't Ecowarfare fun?

[jklantern]

....and then you go to HB:HS Where Lyran nobles are releasing a bird known to make short work of Jade Falcons in Falcon OZs. Isn't Ecowarfare fun?

The Falcons and the Lyran DiscoHawk are currently in discussions to overthrow their human oppressors, and to secure a more steady supply of Steel Vipers to eat.  This is, once again, all part of the plot by the Tanite Brain Slugs.

[Jaim Magnus]

Mock not the slugs, for they are well positioned to nom on your brain.

[Arkansas Warrior]

....and then you go to HB:HS Where Lyran nobles are releasing a bird known to make short work of Jade Falcons in Falcon OZs. Isn't Ecowarfare fun?

I wonder how many worlds this happens naturally on.  Totems get released....only to be slaughtered wholesale by native fauna.  And if the Clan would hunt those animals to extinction in order to successfully introduce their totem.

[Jaim Magnus]

It would depend on the Clan I think.  Wolves and Jade Falcons probably would hunt the offending animal down.  Can't really see any of the other Clans jumping on that bandwagon though.

[Trajan Helmer]

Quote from: Decoy on Today at 12:18:45

    ....and then you go to HB:HS Where Lyran nobles are releasing a bird known to make short work of Jade Falcons in Falcon OZs. Isn't Ecowarfare fun?

I wonder how many worlds this happens naturally on.  Totems get released....only to be slaughtered wholesale by native fauna.  And if the Clan would hunt those animals to extinction in order to successfully introduce their totem.

Quite petty for all that. Of course, the Falcons ought to take a big freakin' eagle, engineer it to replace the falcon and "Diamond Shark" themselves afterward.  ;D If genetic engineering made the Jade Falcon four times it's natural size (ignoring bio physics of course), couldn't an eagle similarly modified grow the same? Imagine the hilarity of jade eagles been trained to swoop down and pick up conventional infantry when their backs were turned like the rocs of old!  :D

[Southern Coyote]

They wouldn't risk it.  By that point, the engineered bird would have a level of intelligence that would allow it to see its creators as inadequate and a food source, and therefore eat the entire Jade Falcon clan.

Which, you know, isn't a bad idea....