Biographies
Kraz Norizuchi - Born October 3rd, 3000. Kraz was considered a ristar early in his career, and was one of the first non-bloodnamed warriors to be honored with the then-new Wolf Hunter Omnimech. To this day, he is one of the handful of Ice Hellions to still possess one with the original serial number, WFHNT-0024. This is a particular source of pride for him, and he has made it his goal throughout his career to 'reclaim' as many Ice Ferret Omnimechs as he can from his battles. Kraz won his bloodname in 3026, when as a Star Captain he lead a series of successful trials against the Cloud Cobra and Diamond Shark clans on Babylon. After winning his bloodname, he was promoted to command of Gamma Trinary in the 200th Attack Cluster, where he developed a fierce rivalry with another ristar, the future Khan Stephen Tyler. Upon Tyler's ascend to the Khanship, Kraz's career came to a screeching halt. He was not demoted, but was passed over for every promotion and countless opportunities to prove himself. When Khan Tyler's 7th Attack Cluster failed to earn the Ice Hellions a place in the invasion, Kraz found his opening - the Khans announced plans for an expansion of the touman in preparation for a major campaign, and when Kraz was again passed over for the position, he challenged saKhan Danielle Lienet to a Trial of Refusal. She exercised her right to select a champion, deliberately selecting an up and coming ristar fresh from the sibko as an insult to Kraz's age. Unfortunately for him, his youth was not enough. Kraz snapped the young woman's neck in hand to hand combat before she even had a chance to strike him, securing him both the command of the new Beta Galaxy cluster and the ire of the blood house Lienet.
Kellen Taney - Born November 11th, 3027. Graduating at the top of his sibko, Kellen was an instant ristar when he passed his trial of position with three kills at the helm of an Arctic Cheetah. He quickly developed a reputation for being able to wreak havoc upon an opponent, disorienting them with his ability to disappear and reappear in unexpected places behind cover. His high-ranking placement out of the sibko drew him the attention of Geirmund Taney, Star Colonel of the 14th Hellion Lancers. Geirmund was a prominent voice within the Taney bloodhouse, seeing himself both as the future leader of the House and a future candidate for Khan. He took it upon himself to become both a mentor and sponsor to the young Kellen, and when Star Commander Vanya Taney was killed in battle against Clan Wolf, saw to Kellen's nomination in the trial of bloodright to replace her. He first defeated Point Commander Clint, an Aerospace pilot, in unaugmented combat. His second opponent was Drake, a Kit Fox pilot from the 7th Attack Cluster, and his final opponent was Xena, an elemental who he faced in augmented combat in front of the Hector Mechworks site. His limited exploits managed to put him into the list of candidates for command in Kraz Norizuchi's new cluster, though it was the urgings of his mentor Geirmund that finally convinced Kraz to select the young and relatively untested Star Captain.
Tanya Carns- Born March 19th, 3020. Upon graduating from her sibko as a mechwarrior, Tanya was a rare moderate amongst the Wolf Clan. She stood unconvinced by the Warden's doctrine of protecting the Inner Sphere from the other Clans, but found the zeal and arrogance of the Crusader leadership tiresome and short sighted. It was unfortunate for her that her first unit assignment was under a fanatically Warden Star Colonel, who took her questioning of the Warden doctrine and suggestions of compromise between the two sides as a declaration of Crusader loyalties. She quickly found herself amongst the cluster's Gamma trinary, the home to all the unit's outcast Crusaders. Her commander took great delight in sending gamma trinary on both suicide missions and humiliating bandit hunting campaigns, attempting to either kill or dishonor his Crusader subordinates at every turn. While entire stars of warriors passed through the trinary, Tanya managed to thrive, adapting and finding ways to strike victory from the jaws of defeat even when outnumbered, outgunned, or outskilled. She won her Bloodname in 3039, her sponsorship built upon her reputation as a master marksman and - perhaps more importantly - a bitter enemy to the Warden cause. The years of neglect and deliberate undermining had turned Tanya from a moderate into a near-fanatical crusader, winning her the attention of Conal Ward and progressively more suicidal missions for her star. When word came down of Conal Ward's attempt to have Tanya - now a Star Commander - reassigned to the Red Keshik, her deployments against neighboring Clans doubled. Honor was showered upon her as gamma trinary was put through a grueling month-long string of campaigns, culminating in a battle against Clan Ice Hellion's 33rd Striker Irregulars on Hoard. After her narrow victory, in which she downed three Hellion Mist Lynxes, she found herself the recipient of an unusual challenge. A Mechwarrior named Andrzej Urgans, a renowned Ice Hellion duelist, arrived at the border of the new Wolf enclave to issue a personal challenge to her. "I have been victorious in my last 9 duels", the Hellion declared, "and I seek a worthy opponent for my tenth victory. My challenge is for the warrior named Tanya Carns, who killed Star Captain Damien Rood and half his star in honorable Zellbrigen." Tanya herself was inclined to deny the challenge, and very well would have, had Star Colonel Raymond Fetladral not taunted her into accepting. The duel was long and grueling, but in spite of the advantage Tanya's Timber Wolf held against Andrezj's Hellbringer, she was unable to land a shot on the same place twice. In frustration, she stopped moving entirely to take a shot at the Hellbringer's vulnerable side torsos, but managed only to take off it's arm before an alpha strike from the Hellbringer ruptured her mech's engine shielding. She and her mech were claimed as Isorla, but her skills as a marksman and understanding of mobile warfare, along with her hatred-tempered Crusader's zeal, saw her reclaim her warrior status within the year. When Kraz Norizuchi recruited Andrezej Urgans for the 2nd Hellion Lancers, Andrzej insisted that his former bondswoman be included on the roster. She defeated all opponents in a trial of position and claimed command of the cluster's heavy trinary, fittingly designated Gamma trinary.
Andrzej Urgans - Born January 2nd, 3019. Andrzej has turned down more promotions than most warriors are nominated for in their lifetime. Having established himself as a crack shot and one of the most decorated duelists in the Clan, Andrzej has been pressured to accept command duties by countless superior officers, but has declined each one. He has even gone as far as to challenge his commanding officers to trials of refusal when they attempted to force him into command. In spite of this, Andrzej's voice carries massive weight among the bloodnamed of the Clan. Andrzej lives by a code more familiar to a Coyote than an Ice Hellion, prizing his personal prowess and victory in duels above even the victories of the Clan. He is one of the few bloodnamed Hellions to speak out against Pack Hunting Zellbrigen, though he has not gone so far as to actively oppose its use. He simply refuses to take part in it himself, preferring more traditional forms of zellbrigen.
Mechwarrior Dorian - Born November 4th, 3015. Born on Huntress to a Weaver-Showers sibko, Dorian graduated with only a single kill, having only distinguished himself in his sibko by virtue of simply surviving. He never truly excelled or drew attention to himself, but steadfastly held on throughout the rigors of Clan upbringing. His mundane performances lead him to be assigned directly into the 10th Jaguar Regulars, where he all but rotted away in obscurity for decades. He picked up a handful of kills to his name in various small time trials, but was never nominated for a bloodline or promotion. The spectre of a solahma assignment was beginning to loom over Dorian's head when he was defeated and taken bondsman by then-Mechwarrior Margaret of Alpha trinary. Having managed to disable Margaret's mech in the battle, and with the cluster having an empty slot after the death of Lydia Cage, Dorian was given the opportunity to fight again in the cockpit of a salvaged Shadow Hawk IIC.
