Hmm? When did Vald's Khanship became part of the discussion?
There's been past debates on these boards where Vlad's treatment of the Wardens in the '60s were
heavily criticized. Many of the same people have defended Ulric for doing the same thing, on a grand scale.
Than they must absorbed parts of clan Hydra, because when I look at the faction list, it seems two more clan Wolf, have taken it's place. HAIL HYDRAWOLF! >:D
Clan Wolf was Absorbed on Dec 10th 3057, at which point it had ceased to exist. Had it not been for Vlad outmaneuvering Ulric's plan at the last step, Clan Wolf would not have been resurrected.
While there are
many 'Wolf' Factions, under Clan Law:
- Clan Wolf (in Exile) are
technically former Falcons, as they were Abjured by their saKhan, Vandervan Chistu, on Wotan.
- Nicholas Kerensky's Clan Wolf is dead. It was Absorbed on Dec. 10th 3057 for being guilty of High Treason.
- The 21st Clan, Clan Jade Wolf, ceased to exist ~24th of Dec. 3057
- The 22nd Clan, Clan Wolf, was founded by Khan Vlad Ward of Clan Jade Wolf.
Ordering the Jags to withdraw from a campaign is within the Ilkhan's purview. However, he cannot advise how they should withdraw unless invited to do so. (Lost Destiny indicates that Ulric was responsible for the terms of the Trial but not for its execution. For the Trial itself, he was in fact limited to an advisory role. The other Khans do not appear to fault him for failing to volunteer advice.)
Ulric ordered only Alpha and Beta Galaxies to withdraw. Beta complied, while Alpha continued to fight and was nearly wiped out as a result.
...interestingly enough, the Comstar sourcebook notes that the Smoke Jaguars nearly crippled Comstar and won the Clans a victory on Tukayyid as Alpha Galaxy managed to get within
30km of Focht's Command bunker before they were wiped out.
Assuming you aren't discussing this in-character, there are three problems with your argument. First, the Truce merely delays the invasion; it does not stop it. Second, a victory on Tukayyid (potential Warden IlClan) was not incompatible with Ulric's agenda. Third, assuming* that Ulric could have guaranteed the victory, guaranteed victory is antithetical to the Clan Way; the kind of meddling you suggest would undercut Ulric's political capital, and may have been sufficient grounds for his removal.
*Source for the IlKhan being able to dictate bidding limits?
1) Multiple sources state that Tukayyid bought the Inner Sphere
significant time to better prepare a defense. The charge that finally convicted Ulric was based around the 15 year Truce, as it was too long due to the quicker generations the Clans have. Finally, halting the Invasion also allowed Ulric more time to prevent the Invasion. See the Refusal War.
2) It is
absolutely incompatible with Ulric's agenda. See
Warriors of Kerensky, Field Manual: Warden Clans, or
Mechwarrior's Guide to the Clans. The
Wolf Clan Sourcebook too.
The Falcon and The Wolf outright states it's against everything he believes in. The Warden belief is to remain
outside the Inner Sphere and only return until invited as a new Star League's Defense Force. The goal of the Invasion was to take Terra- so a victory by the Clans on Tukayyid would mean the Invasion was a success which is against everything Ulric believed in. His ensuring a Clan Wolf victory was simply a safety net should the Clans succeed: He'd be able to minimize the damage of the Clans conquering the Inner Sphere.
Again, Phelan asks why Natasha and Ulric are trying to 'win' in the
Blood of Kerensky trilogy. It's the same reason that Phelan himself joins Clan Wolf: It's to minimize damage. Natasha (as I recall) states that
IF they can't stop the Inner Sphere from falling to the Clans, falling to a Warden Clan is better than falling to a Crusader one.
3) Ulric guaranteed a
defeat instead of doing his job. Phelan himself states on Page 54 of
Warriors of Kerensky something to the effect of: "
Ulric abused his position as ilKhan to further the Warden cause on Tukayyid"
* - The
Batchall entries in any Clan sourcebook (such as
Warriors of Kerensky, Mechwarrior's Guide to the Clans or the
Wolf Clan Sourcebook) . The Attacker sets the cutdown and minimum bids, and the Subcommanders then bid amongst themselves. See page 54 of
Warriors of Kerensky under the ilKhan section: Phelan states that the ilKhan cannot do anything about
internal bidding by on the forces on the ground within a Clan. I.e, he cannot prevent the internal bidding between Alpha and Beta Galaxies within Smoke Jaguar, but he can influence External bidding between, say, Smoke Jaguar and Nova Cat.
Both of which, by the way, are noted in the Comstar sourcebook (among other sources on Tukayyid) that they bidded dangerously
close to the cutdown (which would have been set by Ulric...) to attempt at regaining their honour after their defeat at Luthien.
And again, we
know Ulric used his position as ilKhan to engineer a loss from both Focht (
Lost Destiny) and Phelan (
Warriors of Kerensky)
Now that I've provided numerous examples and sources- including past posts in this thread- where are
your sources? I see plenty of people defending Ulric, and even so far as going to say he didn't work against the invasion.
Do you have a source that says that Ulric did his job on Tukayyid? That he actively
tried to say, help the Clans win?
I've seen people suggest that he activated reserve Clans to help out the Invasion but page 20 (as I recall) of
Warriors of Kerensky has Phelan stating that Ulric
finally activated reserve Clans (Nova Cats, Steel Vipers and Diamond Sharks) because he was
pressured to do so by the other Clans' Khans.