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Line 18: ==History== ==History== − Internal monologue reveals that Askai was previously tied in some way to a dangerous employer, implicitly the [[Word of Blake]] or perhaps one particular faction within. Askai had unspecified important knowledge for which his former employer wanted him back and for which he felt they would likely torture him, while he mused that another agency would prefer him dead to seeing these secrets revealed.<ref name=TC>''The Only One That Matters'', pp. 4–7</ref><br/>Askai's thoughts also frequently returned to his unnamed "former mentor-turned-traitor."<ref name=TC/> + Internal monologue reveals that Askai was previously tied in some way to a dangerous employer, implicitly the [[Word of Blake]] or perhaps one particular faction within. Askai had unspecified important knowledge for which his former employer wanted him back and for which he felt they would likely torture him, while he mused that another agency would prefer him dead to seeing these secrets revealed.<ref name=TC>Short story ''The Only One That Matters'', introductory fiction to ''Total Chaos'' (pp. 4-7)</ref><br />Askai's thoughts also frequently returned to his unnamed "former mentor-turned-traitor".<ref name=TC/> − By 11 October [[3067]], Askai already had a reputation for getting jobs done if an employer could afford his implicitly high price. He was approached by one [[Reiner Wooden|Mr. Wooden]] from [[Interstellar Expeditions]]—one of IE's CEOs—on [[Outreach]] with an offer to hire him as a negotiator. Although Askai felt that this was a high-profile offer that might just save him from his former employer and allow him to build his life yet again he kept his cool during the negotiations. Just when Wooden agreed to hire Askai, three gunmen stormed the restaurant in an attack that Askai thought "had written 'Word of Blake' all over it." Askai was wounded in the shootout, but fought the gunmen off; Wooden then saved Askai by shooting the traitor who had sold them out, just before he would have shot Askai. Having saved each other's life, Askai and Wooden agreed to start their negotiations over and discuss a few more points.<ref name=TC/> + By 11 October [[3067]] Askai already had a reputation for getting jobs done if an employer could afford his implicitly high price. He was approached by one [[Reiner Wooden|Mr. Wooden]] from [[Interstellar Expeditions]] — one of IE's CEOs — on [[Outreach]] with an offer to hire him as a negotiator. Although Askai felt that this was a high-profile offer that might just save him from his former employer and allow him to build his life yet again he kept his cool during the negotiations. Just when Wooden agreed to hire Askai, three gunmen stormed the restaurant in an attack that Askai thought "had written 'Word of Blake' all over it". Askai was wounded in the shootout, but fought the gunmen off; Wooden then saved Askai by shooting the traitor who had sold them out, just before he would have shot Askai. Having saved each other's life, Askai and Wooden agreed to start their negotiations over and discuss a few more points.<ref name=TC/> Askai would subsequently hire several mercenary commands as a middle man, with a reputation for being always good on the money but not entirely trustworthy. Many missions brokered by him involved false-color operations. In particular, he frequently had dealings with [[Cumberland's Missiliers]], [[Gannon's Cannons]], and [[Grandin's Crusaders]], plus numerous others. Askai would subsequently hire several mercenary commands as a middle man, with a reputation for being always good on the money but not entirely trustworthy. Many missions brokered by him involved false-color operations. In particular, he frequently had dealings with [[Cumberland's Missiliers]], [[Gannon's Cannons]], and [[Grandin's Crusaders]], plus numerous others. Line 34:
Line 31: *The September [[3068]] attack on [[Gienah]] by numerous mercenary units who were contracted independently from each other. Though they achieved their goal of sacking the [[Gienah Automotive]] and [[Gienah Combat Vehicles]] sites, stronger-than-anticipated resistance from local forces, accidents, mistrust and poor coordination hampered the attackers and led to the destruction of at least one mercenary command, [[Hal's Heinous Halberds]], by the end of the year at the hands of reinforcements for the defenders who arrived later. Named units involved were Cumberland's Missiliers, Gannon's Cannons, and Hal's Heinous Halberds.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 67 (Track "One for the Money"), 78</ref> *The September [[3068]] attack on [[Gienah]] by numerous mercenary units who were contracted independently from each other. Though they achieved their goal of sacking the [[Gienah Automotive]] and [[Gienah Combat Vehicles]] sites, stronger-than-anticipated resistance from local forces, accidents, mistrust and poor coordination hampered the attackers and led to the destruction of at least one mercenary command, [[Hal's Heinous Halberds]], by the end of the year at the hands of reinforcements for the defenders who arrived later. Named units involved were Cumberland's Missiliers, Gannon's Cannons, and Hal's Heinous Halberds.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 67 (Track "One for the Money"), 78</ref> − *The October 3068 reconnaissance mission by Grandin's Crusaders on [[Kittery]], ostensibly for the [[Capellan Confederation]] but in truth reportedly for the Word of Blake.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 69–70: Track "Leading Edge"</ref> + *The October 3068 reconnaissance mission by Grandin's Crusaders on [[Kittery]], ostensibly for the [[Capellan Confederation]] but in truth reportedly for the Word of Blake.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 69-70, Track "Leading Edge"</ref> − *The May [[3069]] action where Cumberland's Missiliers squared off against [[Reed's Brew]] on [[Tohelet]] under suspicious circumstances.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 78–79: Track "Brew-Ha-Ha"</ref> + *The May [[3069]] action where Cumberland's Missiliers squared off against [[Reed's Brew]] on [[Tohelet]] under suspicious circumstances.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 78-79, Track "Brew-Ha-Ha"</ref> − *The September 3069 attack against site 2B in the Cassini Belt in the [[Caselton]] system that saw Cumberland's Missiliers attacking [[Federated Suns]] assets against their wishes.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 80–81: Track "Brute Force"</ref> + *The September 3069 attack against site 2B in the Cassini Belt in the [[Caselton]] system that saw Cumberland's Missiliers attacking [[Federated Suns]] assets against their wishes.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 80-81, Track "Brute Force"</ref> − *The July [[3070]] attack by Gannon's Cannons against the Ennis Weapons Range on [[Kalidasa]] and the Word of Blake's [[3rd Division (Word of Blake)|Third Militia Division]], with a side mission to capture [[Precentor]] [[Timothy Mayo]].<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 90: Track "Binge-Purge-Flush"</ref> + *The July [[3070]] attack by Gannon's Cannons against the Ennis Weapons Range on [[Kalidasa]] and the Word of Blake's [[3rd Division (Word of Blake)|Third Militia Division]], with a side mission to capture [[Precentor]] [[Timothy Mayo]].<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 90, Track "Binge-Purge-Flush"</ref> − *The September 3070 attack by the [[Dragon's Breath (Mercenary Command)|Dragon's Breath]], augmented by Grandin's Crusaders (in Dragon's Breath colors), on Beilin on [[Sian]], a distraction raid in support of the Word of Blake's real attack against the Forbidden City. The Dragon's Breath ran afoul of [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] forces and [[Death Commando]]s and folded under their counterattack. The diversion raid disintegrated, and Grandin's Crusaders ended up with the main Word of Blake force.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 91–94: Tracks "Celestial Calamity," "Signs of things to come," and "Final Stand"</ref> + *The September 3070 attack by the [[Dragon's Breath (Mercenary Command)|Dragon's Breath]], augmented by Grandin's Crusaders (in Dragon's Breath colors), on Beilin on [[Sian]], a distraction raid in support of the Word of Blake's real attack against the Forbidden City. The Dragon's Breath ran afoul of [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] forces and [[Death Commando]]s and folded under their counterattack. The diversion raid disintegrated, and Grandin's Crusaders ended up with the main Word of Blake force.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 91-94, Tracks "Celestial Calamity", "Signs of things to come", and "Final Stand"</ref> − *The February [[3071]] contract by which Gannon's Cannons were to defend a facility on [[Chamdo]], having previously received a contract offer from another party to attack that very facility. Only during the mission did it turn out the objective was a regional HPG substation operated by civilian Word of Blake personnel that was under attack by angry Capellan citizens.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 96–98: Track "Savage Silence"</ref> + *The February [[3071]] contract by which Gannon's Cannons were to defend a facility on [[Chamdo]], having previously received a contract offer from another party to attack that very facility. Only during the mission did it turn out the objective was a regional HPG substation operated by civilian Word of Blake personnel that was under attack by angry Capellan citizens.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 96-98, Track "Savage Silence"</ref> − *The June 3071 contract for Grandin's Crusaders to operate on [[Tharkad]] under the [[Lowbräu]] in what was essentially a counterinsurgency operation against Lyran guerrillas.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 104: Track "Reasserting Authority"</ref> + *The June 3071 contract for Grandin's Crusaders to operate on [[Tharkad]] under the [[Lowbräu]] in what was essentially a counterinsurgency operation against Lyran guerrillas.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 104, Track "Reasserting Authority"</ref> − *The June [[3072]] attack by Gannon's Cannons (disguised as [[AFFS]] troops) against the [[Clean Kill]] Mercenary Command on [[Althea's Choice]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]], which turned out to be a distraction raid while real AFFS troops attacked the capital. The reported use of chemical weapons in that other battle upset Gannon's Cannons, who felt they'd been "hoodwinked" by Askai.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 120: Track "Clean Sweep"</ref> + *The June [[3072]] attack by Gannon's Cannons (disguised as [[AFFS]] troops) against the [[Clean Kill]] Mercenary Command on [[Althea's Choice]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]], which turned out to be a distraction raid while real AFFS troops attacked the capital. The reported use of chemical weapons in that other battle upset Gannon's Cannons, who felt they'd been "hoodwinked" by Askai.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 120, Track "Clean Sweep"</ref> − *The March [[3074]] attack by Grandin's Crusaders against [[Illyrian Palatinate|Illyrian]] resistance on [[Trasjkis]] together with Word of Blake forces.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 133–134: Track "Roman Candle"</ref> + *The March [[3074]] attack by Grandin's Crusaders against [[Illyrian Palatinate|Illyrian]] resistance on [[Trasjkis]] together with Word of Blake forces.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 133-134, Track "Roman Candle"</ref> − *The retainer contract with the [[Marik Commonwealth]] for Grandin's Crusaders that saw them deployed—against their wishes, and under threats from the [[Manei Domini]]—as bait to lure out [[SAFE]]'s [[Dark Shadows]] battalion on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]]'s moon Wendigo in April [[3075]].<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 139–141: Track "Silencing the Shadows"</ref> The Dark Shadows were massacred by the Word of Blake, and the entire operation was covered up. + *The retainer contract with the [[Marik Commonwealth]] for Grandin's Crusaders that saw them deployed — against their wishes, and under threats from the [[Manei Domini]] — as bait to lure out [[SAFE]]'s [[Dark Shadows]] battalion on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]]'s moon Wendigo in April [[3075]].<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 139-141, Track "Silencing the Shadows"</ref> The Dark Shadows were massacred by the Word of Blake, and the entire operation was covered up. − *The 3075 garrison contract for Cumberland's Missiliers with the [[Malagrotta Cooperative]], where they wound up in pirate battles by October 3075.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 143: Track "Mortis Rictus"</ref> + *The 3075 garrison contract for Cumberland's Missiliers with the [[Malagrotta Cooperative]], where they wound up in pirate battles by October 3075.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 143, Track "Mortis Rictus"</ref> − *The December [[3076]] contract for Gannon's Cannons to—at their discretion—either fight [[Deliah's Gauntlet]], a wayward Word of Blake-employed mercenary unit, on [[Capolla]], or help them. Gannon's Cannons ended up helping the remnant of Deliah's Gauntlet, and fighting the Word of Blake.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 158–159: Track "Watershed"</ref> + *The December [[3076]] contract for Gannon's Cannons to — at their discretion — either fight [[Deliah's Gauntlet]], a wayward Word of Blake-employed mercenary unit, on [[Capolla]], or help them. Gannon's Cannons ended up helping the remnant of Deliah's Gauntlet, and fighting the Word of Blake.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 158-159, Track "Watershed"</ref> − *The January [[3077]] attack by Cumberland's Missiliers against Word of Blake prison camps on [[Yorii]] including camp site [[OWL-4]] (where they encountered [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] prisoners and ended up fighting with them until [[Devlin Stone]] intervened and made them stop fighting).<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 160–161: Track "Ghost Tiger"</ref> + *The January [[3077]] attack by Cumberland's Missiliers against Word of Blake prison camps on [[Yorii]] including camp site [[OWL-4]] (where they encountered [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] prisoners and ended up fighting with them until [[Devlin Stone]] intervened and made them stop fighting).<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 160-161, Track "Ghost Tiger"</ref> − *The August 3077 counterattack by Word of Blake forces including Grandin's Crusaders and suborned pirate forces against [[Marcus]], which firmly tied Grandin's Crusaders to the Word of Blake until the end; Askai had promised that he would destroy the contract records, however.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 172–173: Track "Blood and Fury"</ref> + *The August 3077 counterattack by Word of Blake forces including Grandin's Crusaders and suborned pirate forces against [[Marcus]], which firmly tied Grandin's Crusaders to the Word of Blake until the end; Askai had promised that he would destroy the contract records, however.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 172-173, Track "Blood and Fury"</ref> − *Vetting Gannon's Cannons as reliable mercenaries for [[Stone's Coalition]] in or prior to October 3077, which resulted in Gannon's Cannons being contracted as auxiliaries for liberating [[Dieron]].<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 175–176: Track "My Enemy's Enemy"</ref> + *Vetting Gannon's Cannons as reliable mercenaries for [[Stone's Coalition]] in or prior to October 3077, which resulted in Gannon's Cannons being contracted as auxiliaries for liberating [[Dieron]].<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 175-176, Track "My Enemy's Enemy"</ref> ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The character was used as a shady employer for the players' unit in numerous scenarios throughout the [[Jihad era]]. He is mostly mentioned in briefings or after-action reports. + *The character was used as a shady employer for the players' unit in numerous scenarios throughout the [[Jihad era]]. He is mostly mentioned in briefings or after-action reports. − * ''[[Total Chaos]]'' featured a first-person short story from Askai's point of view named ''[[The Only One That Matters]]''. However, the book's "How to use this book" section wrongly refers to this story by the name ''Foundation Stone'' (a name not used anywhere else). It also announced that a continuing serial of Askai's journey would be published on [[BattleCorps]], which did not come to pass. + *''Total Chaos'' featured a first-person short story from Askai's point of view named ''[[The Only One That Matters]]''. However, the book's "How to use this book" section wrongly refers to this story by the name ''Foundation Stone'' (a name not used anywhere else). It also announced that a continuing serial of Askai's journey would be published on [[BattleCorps]], which did not come to pass. ==References== ==References== Line 73:
Line 70: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' − * ''[[The Only One That Matters]]'' (in: ''Total Chaos'', pp. 4–7) + * ''[[The Only One That Matters]]'' (in: ''Total Chaos'', pp. 4-7) * ''[[Total Chaos]]'' * ''[[Total Chaos]]'' [[Category:Unknown Affiliation]] [[Category:Unknown Affiliation]]
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Internal monologue reveals that Askai was previously tied in some way to a dangerous employer, implicitly the [[Word of Blake]] or perhaps one particular faction within. Askai had unspecified important knowledge for which his former employer wanted him back and for which he felt they would likely torture him, while he mused that another agency would prefer him dead to seeing these secrets revealed.<ref name=TC>''The Only One That Matters'', pp. | + | Internal monologue reveals that Askai was previously tied in some way to a dangerous employer, implicitly the [[Word of Blake]] or perhaps one particular faction within. Askai had unspecified important knowledge for which his former employer wanted him back and for which he felt they would likely torture him, while he mused that another agency would prefer him dead to seeing these secrets revealed.<ref name=TC>Short story ''The Only One That Matters'', introductory fiction to ''Total Chaos'' (pp. 4-7)</ref><br />Askai's thoughts also frequently returned to his unnamed "former mentor-turned-traitor".<ref name=TC/> |
| − | By 11 October [[3067]] | + | By 11 October [[3067]] Askai already had a reputation for getting jobs done if an employer could afford his implicitly high price. He was approached by one [[Reiner Wooden|Mr. Wooden]] from [[Interstellar Expeditions]] — one of IE's CEOs — on [[Outreach]] with an offer to hire him as a negotiator. Although Askai felt that this was a high-profile offer that might just save him from his former employer and allow him to build his life yet again he kept his cool during the negotiations. Just when Wooden agreed to hire Askai, three gunmen stormed the restaurant in an attack that Askai thought "had written 'Word of Blake' all over it". Askai was wounded in the shootout, but fought the gunmen off; Wooden then saved Askai by shooting the traitor who had sold them out, just before he would have shot Askai. Having saved each other's life, Askai and Wooden agreed to start their negotiations over and discuss a few more points.<ref name=TC/> |
Askai would subsequently hire several mercenary commands as a middle man, with a reputation for being always good on the money but not entirely trustworthy. Many missions brokered by him involved false-color operations. In particular, he frequently had dealings with [[Cumberland's Missiliers]], [[Gannon's Cannons]], and [[Grandin's Crusaders]], plus numerous others. | Askai would subsequently hire several mercenary commands as a middle man, with a reputation for being always good on the money but not entirely trustworthy. Many missions brokered by him involved false-color operations. In particular, he frequently had dealings with [[Cumberland's Missiliers]], [[Gannon's Cannons]], and [[Grandin's Crusaders]], plus numerous others. | ||
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*The September [[3068]] attack on [[Gienah]] by numerous mercenary units who were contracted independently from each other. Though they achieved their goal of sacking the [[Gienah Automotive]] and [[Gienah Combat Vehicles]] sites, stronger-than-anticipated resistance from local forces, accidents, mistrust and poor coordination hampered the attackers and led to the destruction of at least one mercenary command, [[Hal's Heinous Halberds]], by the end of the year at the hands of reinforcements for the defenders who arrived later. Named units involved were Cumberland's Missiliers, Gannon's Cannons, and Hal's Heinous Halberds.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 67 (Track "One for the Money"), 78</ref> | *The September [[3068]] attack on [[Gienah]] by numerous mercenary units who were contracted independently from each other. Though they achieved their goal of sacking the [[Gienah Automotive]] and [[Gienah Combat Vehicles]] sites, stronger-than-anticipated resistance from local forces, accidents, mistrust and poor coordination hampered the attackers and led to the destruction of at least one mercenary command, [[Hal's Heinous Halberds]], by the end of the year at the hands of reinforcements for the defenders who arrived later. Named units involved were Cumberland's Missiliers, Gannon's Cannons, and Hal's Heinous Halberds.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 67 (Track "One for the Money"), 78</ref> | ||
| − | *The October 3068 reconnaissance mission by Grandin's Crusaders on [[Kittery]], ostensibly for the [[Capellan Confederation]] but in truth reportedly for the Word of Blake.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. | + | *The October 3068 reconnaissance mission by Grandin's Crusaders on [[Kittery]], ostensibly for the [[Capellan Confederation]] but in truth reportedly for the Word of Blake.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 69-70, Track "Leading Edge"</ref> |
| − | *The May [[3069]] action where Cumberland's Missiliers squared off against [[Reed's Brew]] on [[Tohelet]] under suspicious circumstances.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. | + | *The May [[3069]] action where Cumberland's Missiliers squared off against [[Reed's Brew]] on [[Tohelet]] under suspicious circumstances.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 78-79, Track "Brew-Ha-Ha"</ref> |
| − | *The September 3069 attack against site 2B in the Cassini Belt in the [[Caselton]] system that saw Cumberland's Missiliers attacking [[Federated Suns]] assets against their wishes.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. | + | *The September 3069 attack against site 2B in the Cassini Belt in the [[Caselton]] system that saw Cumberland's Missiliers attacking [[Federated Suns]] assets against their wishes.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 80-81, Track "Brute Force"</ref> |
| − | *The July [[3070]] attack by Gannon's Cannons against the Ennis Weapons Range on [[Kalidasa]] and the Word of Blake's [[3rd Division (Word of Blake)|Third Militia Division]], with a side mission to capture [[Precentor]] [[Timothy Mayo]].<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 90 | + | *The July [[3070]] attack by Gannon's Cannons against the Ennis Weapons Range on [[Kalidasa]] and the Word of Blake's [[3rd Division (Word of Blake)|Third Militia Division]], with a side mission to capture [[Precentor]] [[Timothy Mayo]].<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 90, Track "Binge-Purge-Flush"</ref> |
| − | *The September 3070 attack by the [[Dragon's Breath (Mercenary Command)|Dragon's Breath]], augmented by Grandin's Crusaders (in Dragon's Breath colors), on Beilin on [[Sian]], a distraction raid in support of the Word of Blake's real attack against the Forbidden City. The Dragon's Breath ran afoul of [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] forces and [[Death Commando]]s and folded under their counterattack. The diversion raid disintegrated, and Grandin's Crusaders ended up with the main Word of Blake force.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. | + | *The September 3070 attack by the [[Dragon's Breath (Mercenary Command)|Dragon's Breath]], augmented by Grandin's Crusaders (in Dragon's Breath colors), on Beilin on [[Sian]], a distraction raid in support of the Word of Blake's real attack against the Forbidden City. The Dragon's Breath ran afoul of [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] forces and [[Death Commando]]s and folded under their counterattack. The diversion raid disintegrated, and Grandin's Crusaders ended up with the main Word of Blake force.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 91-94, Tracks "Celestial Calamity", "Signs of things to come", and "Final Stand"</ref> |
| − | *The February [[3071]] contract by which Gannon's Cannons were to defend a facility on [[Chamdo]], having previously received a contract offer from another party to attack that very facility. Only during the mission did it turn out the objective was a regional HPG substation operated by civilian Word of Blake personnel that was under attack by angry Capellan citizens.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. | + | *The February [[3071]] contract by which Gannon's Cannons were to defend a facility on [[Chamdo]], having previously received a contract offer from another party to attack that very facility. Only during the mission did it turn out the objective was a regional HPG substation operated by civilian Word of Blake personnel that was under attack by angry Capellan citizens.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 96-98, Track "Savage Silence"</ref> |
| − | *The June 3071 contract for Grandin's Crusaders to operate on [[Tharkad]] under the [[Lowbräu]] in what was essentially a counterinsurgency operation against Lyran guerrillas.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 104 | + | *The June 3071 contract for Grandin's Crusaders to operate on [[Tharkad]] under the [[Lowbräu]] in what was essentially a counterinsurgency operation against Lyran guerrillas.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 104, Track "Reasserting Authority"</ref> |
| − | *The June [[3072]] attack by Gannon's Cannons (disguised as [[AFFS]] troops) against the [[Clean Kill]] Mercenary Command on [[Althea's Choice]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]], which turned out to be a distraction raid while real AFFS troops attacked the capital. The reported use of chemical weapons in that other battle upset Gannon's Cannons, who felt they'd been "hoodwinked" by Askai.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 120 | + | *The June [[3072]] attack by Gannon's Cannons (disguised as [[AFFS]] troops) against the [[Clean Kill]] Mercenary Command on [[Althea's Choice]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]], which turned out to be a distraction raid while real AFFS troops attacked the capital. The reported use of chemical weapons in that other battle upset Gannon's Cannons, who felt they'd been "hoodwinked" by Askai.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 120, Track "Clean Sweep"</ref> |
| − | *The March [[3074]] attack by Grandin's Crusaders against [[Illyrian Palatinate|Illyrian]] resistance on [[Trasjkis]] together with Word of Blake forces.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. | + | *The March [[3074]] attack by Grandin's Crusaders against [[Illyrian Palatinate|Illyrian]] resistance on [[Trasjkis]] together with Word of Blake forces.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 133-134, Track "Roman Candle"</ref> |
| − | *The retainer contract with the [[Marik Commonwealth]] for Grandin's Crusaders that saw them | + | *The retainer contract with the [[Marik Commonwealth]] for Grandin's Crusaders that saw them deployed — against their wishes, and under threats from the [[Manei Domini]] — as bait to lure out [[SAFE]]'s [[Dark Shadows]] battalion on [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]]'s moon Wendigo in April [[3075]].<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 139-141, Track "Silencing the Shadows"</ref> The Dark Shadows were massacred by the Word of Blake, and the entire operation was covered up. |
| − | *The 3075 garrison contract for Cumberland's Missiliers with the [[Malagrotta Cooperative]], where they wound up in pirate battles by October 3075.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 143 | + | *The 3075 garrison contract for Cumberland's Missiliers with the [[Malagrotta Cooperative]], where they wound up in pirate battles by October 3075.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 143, Track "Mortis Rictus"</ref> |
| − | *The December [[3076]] contract for Gannon's Cannons | + | *The December [[3076]] contract for Gannon's Cannons to — at their discretion — either fight [[Deliah's Gauntlet]], a wayward Word of Blake-employed mercenary unit, on [[Capolla]], or help them. Gannon's Cannons ended up helping the remnant of Deliah's Gauntlet, and fighting the Word of Blake.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 158-159, Track "Watershed"</ref> |
| − | *The January [[3077]] attack by Cumberland's Missiliers against Word of Blake prison camps on [[Yorii]] including camp site [[OWL-4]] (where they encountered [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] prisoners and ended up fighting with them until [[Devlin Stone]] intervened and made them stop fighting).<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. | + | *The January [[3077]] attack by Cumberland's Missiliers against Word of Blake prison camps on [[Yorii]] including camp site [[OWL-4]] (where they encountered [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] prisoners and ended up fighting with them until [[Devlin Stone]] intervened and made them stop fighting).<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 160-161, Track "Ghost Tiger"</ref> |
| − | *The August 3077 counterattack by Word of Blake forces including Grandin's Crusaders and suborned pirate forces against [[Marcus]], which firmly tied Grandin's Crusaders to the Word of Blake until the end; Askai had promised that he would destroy the contract records, however.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. | + | *The August 3077 counterattack by Word of Blake forces including Grandin's Crusaders and suborned pirate forces against [[Marcus]], which firmly tied Grandin's Crusaders to the Word of Blake until the end; Askai had promised that he would destroy the contract records, however.<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 172-173, Track "Blood and Fury"</ref> |
| − | *Vetting Gannon's Cannons as reliable mercenaries for [[Stone's Coalition]] in or prior to October 3077, which resulted in Gannon's Cannons being contracted as auxiliaries for liberating [[Dieron]].<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. | + | *Vetting Gannon's Cannons as reliable mercenaries for [[Stone's Coalition]] in or prior to October 3077, which resulted in Gannon's Cannons being contracted as auxiliaries for liberating [[Dieron]].<ref>''Total Chaos'', pp. 175-176, Track "My Enemy's Enemy"</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * The character was used as a shady employer for the players' unit in numerous scenarios throughout the [[Jihad era]]. He is mostly mentioned in briefings or after-action reports. | + | *The character was used as a shady employer for the players' unit in numerous scenarios throughout the [[Jihad era]]. He is mostly mentioned in briefings or after-action reports. |
| − | * '' | + | *''Total Chaos'' featured a first-person short story from Askai's point of view named ''[[The Only One That Matters]]''. However, the book's "How to use this book" section wrongly refers to this story by the name ''Foundation Stone'' (a name not used anywhere else). It also announced that a continuing serial of Askai's journey would be published on [[BattleCorps]], which did not come to pass. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' | * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[The Only One That Matters]]'' (in: ''Total Chaos'', pp. | + | * ''[[The Only One That Matters]]'' (in: ''Total Chaos'', pp. 4-7) |
* ''[[Total Chaos]]'' | * ''[[Total Chaos]]'' | ||
[[Category:Unknown Affiliation]] | [[Category:Unknown Affiliation]] | ||