Sachiko Ravenwater

Sachiko Ravenwater
Character Profile
Born 3063[1]
Affiliation Clan Hell's Horses
Profession Loremaster

Sachiko Ravenwater is the Loremaster of Clan Hell's Horses and the last surviving warrior from the sibkos born in the first occupation zone of the Horses.

Character History[edit]

Early Career[edit]

Born on Stanzach but raised in the Clan Homeworlds; when the Hell's Horses returned to carve out their second occupation zone, she showed distinction against Clan Wolf which earned her promotion to an officer.[1]

Sachiko was a part of the Clan Hell's Horses exchange program that was created by Khan Kabrinski which sent a Binary of warriors to travel to the Horses enclave within the Republic of the Sphere and see how they are integrating with the new nation. Her observation took two years and she returned to the occupation zone to report her findings; she then was able to take part and win her Bloodname of Ravenwater and a promotion to Star Colonel.[1]

Sachiko chose to be transferred to the newly created First Horde Cluster which meant that she also accepted the demotion that was required to fill in the open position. Between the success of the Cluster and her fountain of information on both Clan and Inner Sphere way of life, she easily was elected to the position of Loremaster in 3098.[1]

Dark Age Era[edit]

In some date, she began hearing talk about a promising ristar, Star Commander Peter Cobb. Seeing his potential, she began helping his career indirectly, giving opportunities for him to participate into a Branding Ritual and to fought for a Cobb (Bloodname), to which he succeeded in both. In 3145, Sachiko knew a Lyran Commonwealth special ops Hauptmann, Laila Renwick, which had crippled her bondholder, and saved her life in exchange for a future favor.[2]

About 3148, she requested Peter for the First Horde, putting him in command of Kol Trinary , and making him her military aide, teaching him to led someday the Clan. Cobb was a student of history which wrote essays condemning the Mongol Doctrine and the forced alliance to which the Horses were part, the Golden Ordun. Sachiko distributed them around the Clan, which gave Peter a great reputation. By then, the clan was almost ripping himself appart because of fights through all castes, as the Horses were divided between followers of the Khan Gottfried Amirault and SaKhan Fulk Lassenerra. The essays made Cobb a target of Trial of Grievance from followers of one or other, but in vain, as he always defeated them. The 10 May 3150, after defeating another opponent, she had a meeting with Cobb, sending him to became the bondholder of Laila, to made her train a Horses' recon unit.[3] The 21 September, she travelled to Csesztreg, the Horses' capital, with Cobb, to assist at a Bloodnamed officers. she interrupted an argument between both Horses' Khans, and demanded Peter to participate in the preparation of the imminent Operation STAMPEDE, to which the Khans reluctantly agreed.[4] She participated in the first part of Stampede, at Shaula, the 6 February. When Khan Amirault decided to turn Stampede into a race to Terra, Cobb objected, pointing it would be futile, but the Khan simply ignored him, and Sachiko had to order him to leave the room.[5]

IlClan Era[edit]

Once on Terran's system, Scahiko was appalled when saw the McKenna's Pride, which she had seen on Strana Mechty when was young. Once in Terra, when Gottfried argued with now IlKhan Alaric Ward, Sachiko attempted to made him contain himself, but he refused to listen her. in a later meeting, she scolded both Khans for their words or lack of actions, and as the Khan refused to recognize Alaric as IlKhan, she began making plants to escape if the Wolves turned against them.[6]

During the Battle of Sudeten (3152), Sachiko advised caution, but to no avail. After the campaign ended in defeat, Sachiko, which secret special ops unit had captured several Falcon's holoprojectors, testified they were genuine. After Gottfried had been killed by Fulk and he became SaKhan, Sachiko was chosen by the new SaKhan, Patricia DeLaurel, to command Fire Horse Galaxy. She nominated Peter as her successor in command of the First Horde Cluster.[7]

Physical Description[edit]

Sachiko, by 3150, was described as a woman of medium height, broad-shouldered, with brownish-black hair and unremarkable face except for ice-blue eyes.[8]

BattleMech[edit]

Sachiko's only known 'Mech was a Hellstar3.[9]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Era Report: 3145, p. 101, "Sachiko Ravenwater profile"
  2. Elements of Treason: Honor ch. 3
  3. Elements of Treason: Honor ch. 1-3
  4. Elements of Treason: Honor ch. 7
  5. Elements of Treason: Honor ch. 19
  6. Elements of Treason: Honor ch. 21-22
  7. Elements of Treason: Honor ch. 36-39
  8. Elements of Treason: Honor ch. 1
  9. Elements of Treason: Honor ch. 6

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