Editing Clan Jade Falcon Remnants

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The '''Clan Jade Falcon Remnants''' are an independent splinter group of [[Clan Jade Falcon]], separated from the main Clan forces on [[Terra]]. They are the last remaining Jade Falcon presence in the [[Hinterlands]], led by [[Khan]] [[Jiyi Chistu]].<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 69</ref>
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| crest = [[Image:Clan Jade Falcon.jpg|center|200px]]
| factionname = Clan Jade Falcon Remnants
| year = 3151
| timeperiod = Early 3150s - present
| classification = Splinter Faction
| systems = 4
| capital = [[Sudeten]]
| rulertitle = [[Khan]]
| military = [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman]], Mercenaries
| secretservice = [[Watch#Clan Jade Falcon|Clan Jade Falcon Watch]]
}}
==History==
After Chinggis Khan [[Malvina Hazen]] took nearly all of the [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Falcon ''touman'']] to participate at the [[Battle of Terra (3151)|Battle of Terra]], all that was left behind were a few barely operational ''[[solahma]]'' units.

While the Falcons as a whole had left their Occupation Zone, not every member of the Clan followed. Of those left behind, two in particular rose to prominence. Jiyi Chistu had been a [[Star Captain]] serving under [[Malvina Hazen]], until he grew disillusioned with her methods. Reassigned to protect one of the Falcons' precious [[VaultShip|VaultShips]], he cultivated the loyalty of those serving under him and grew to respect the merchants who crewed the ship. By mid-3151, Chistu and his comrades were cut off from central leadership, left only with confusing reports coming from Terra ranging from a Falcon victory to a resurgent [[Word of Blake]]. It was then that his ship received a recall order from the Clan's [[Merchant Factor]], [[Marena]].<ref>''Tamar Rising'', pp. 50–51</ref>

Marena had risen through the ranks of the Falcon merchant caste for decades, gaining great influence for her skilled management of the Falcons' economy. After the chaos erupted in the prior Falcon occupation Zone, which became the Hinterlands, she saw her opportunity. Moving swiftly to secure the planet [[Alyina]], Marena overthrew the ruling warrior caste as she sought to build a new nation based on commerce. On 20 July, 3151, Marena declared herself the Syndic of a new government, the [[Alyina Mercantile League]].<ref>''Tamar Rising'', pp. 42–44</ref> She sent out a recall order to all the Falcon VaultShips scattered throughout space, ordering them to return to Alyina.

While most of the VaultShips heeded the recall order and fell in line behind the new Syndic, VaultShip Gamma, the ship to which Chistu had been assigned, was impeccably loyal to Chistu and, through him, Clan Jade Falcon. Rather than join the AML, the VaultShip crew created a council made up of both warriors and lower castes that unanimously elected Chistu their new Khan. Among his first actions was to secure [[Sudeten]], arresting the planetary leader, Scientist General Axle after a short battle. Another of Chistu's acts was to invite Marena to his capital to find a path forward together. Marena informed Chistu that she and her nation were no longer subject to Clan rule, and offered Chistu a place as the leader of her armies. Unable to fathom swearing fealty to a merchant, the talks ended almost as soon as they began.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', pp. 51–52</ref>

Chistu didn't lose any time expanding the Remnants' holdings: he quickly and easily secure the nearby planets of Graus and Dompaire, reducing their garrison, and reinforcing his forces, which initially were barely a [[Trinary]], to more than two, recruiting more warriors from the lower castes.

The next step of the new Khan was a bold one: taking his best two Trinaries, traveled to [[Quarell]], where engaged with the planet's [[Ghost Bear]]s garrison, in a [[Trial of Possession]] to take several training ''[[sibko]]s'', putting up ''VaultShip Gamma'' as prize. The local commander, Star Colonel [[Emilio Hall]], agreed Trial was a total success for the Falcons, which took the ''sibkos'', though they lost about a Trinary of their forces.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 54</ref>

Chistu, after returning to Sudeten, put down a rebellion on Dompaire with minimal losses. Soon after, Marena "helped" the Remnants sending them a JumpShip filled of warriors of technicians who preferred to live as "true" Falcons. More "help" arrived sooner, when the [[mercenary]] group [[Lone Wolves]] traveled to Sudeten, searching for work. And the 3 March [[3152]], a fleet of [[Clan Hell's Horses]] followed: [[Operation Stampede]] had reached the remnants' space.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', pp. 55–56</ref>

The [[Battle of Sudeten (3152)]] was a survival test for the Remnants. Ironically, both Horse's Khans aided in the defense, by refusing to recognize the Falcons as a "true" Clan. When they treated the Remnants as ''dezgra'', freed them to fight in any way they wanted. Using cunning tactics, the Horses' losses mounted, and though the Falcons suffered losses too, the invaders suffered most. When Khan [[Gottfried Amirault]] attempted to negotiate, the Falcons ignored him. Even the theoretically neutral Lone Wolves took part for the Falcons, ultimately driving off the Horses.

The Falcons had high losses, but the surviving were more united and stronger than ever.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 67</ref>

In May 3151, another enemy appeared: the nearby [[Tamar Pact]] sent forces to attack Blair Atholl, also under the Remnants' control. The reduced Falcon garrison managed to hold off the invaders and the battle soon became a stalemate, with neither able to defeat the other withour reinforcements, which was a small victory for the Remnants.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', pp. 68–69</ref>

==Diplomatic Relationships==
Now ruling as the Clan Jade Falcon's Remnants Khan, Jiyi Chistu has not communicated with the original Jade Falcon force, which now serve the [[IlClan]] on [[Terra]]. It is unknown how the new Khan [[Stephanie Chistu]] will react to Jiyi Chistu's changes or if she will move to depose him should they ever return, which makes the Remnants a ''de facto'' separate entity.<ref name=TRp88>''Tamar Rising'', p. 88</ref> 
Clan Hell's Horses have made their hostility clear toward the Falcon Remnants, and it is unknown if after the Sudeten debacle, their new Khan, Fulk Lassenerra will treat them as a "real" Clan.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 93</ref> The [[Lyran Commonwealth]] is another possible enemy for the Remnants, along with the AML, as Marena had sought help from the Tamar Pact against the Falcon Remnants. To date, the Remnants' enemies appear to be the Hell's Horses and Tamar Pact, to which they already had clashed.<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 69</ref>

==Military==
The military forces of the Clan Jade Falcon Remnants are very limited, described as a "rather motley assortment of Clan Warriors, robbed from the cradle or rescued from the nursing home", forcing them to accept the help or even contract mercenaries like the Lone Wolves. Initially a Trinary, they grow to be at least a full [[Cluster]].<ref name=TRp88 /> <!-- robbed is idiomatically wrong; is this quote from a translation? -->
* [[First Falcon Sentinels]]
* [[Sudeten Garrison Cluster]]
* [[Lone Wolves]]

==Systems==
* [[Sudeten]] (capital)
* [[Graus]]
* [[Dompaire]]
* [[Blair Atholl]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Tamar Rising]]''