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Line 24: }} }} − '''''Black Mist Rising''''', by [[Randall N. Bills]], is a 10-part serial short story/novella published on [[BattleCorps]]. The individual parts narrate scenes just before the beginning of the [[Jihad era]] containing signs and portents of what is to come; the serial does not properly conclude, however. + '''''Black Mist Rising''''', by [[Randall N. Bills]], is an 10-part serial short story published on [[BattleCorps]]. The individual parts narrate scenes just before the beginning of the [[Jihad era]] containing signs and portents of what is to come. ==Plot summary== ==Plot summary== ===Prologue=== ===Prologue=== :''published 29 May 2005 :''published 29 May 2005 − {{quote|''Now we bring you [[house Kurita]] as it moves into the [[Jihad]]. Randall Bills tells a tale of Samurai and ''[[Kokuryu-kai]]'', Dragons and Yellow Birds.''}} + {{quote|''Now we bring you [[house Kurita]] as it moves into the [[Jihad]]. Randall Bills tells a tale of Samurai and [[Kokuryu-kai]], Dragons and Yellow Birds.''}} − On 15 August [[3067]], old [[Hassid Ricol|Jogen]] of the ''Kokuryu-kai'' receives a mysterious message on [[Luthien]]. Elsewhere on the planet, [[Shin Yodama]] cuts off his left pinkie finger at the first knuckle in preparation for a quest to infiltrate the [[Yakuza]] and the ''Kokuryu-kai''. He places the severed limb into a modified [[Preserving Sleeve]] so that it may be reattached if he fulfills his mission quickly enough. + On [[Luthien]], old Jogen of the Kokuryu-kai receives a mysterious message. Elsewhere on the planet, [[Shin Yodama]] cuts off his left pinkie finger at the first knuckle in preparation for a quest to infiltrate the [[Yakuza]] and the Kokuryu-kai. He places the severed limb into a modified preserving sleeve so that it may be reattached if he fulfills his mission quickly enough. ===Chapter One=== ===Chapter One=== :''published 05 June 2005 :''published 05 June 2005 − {{quote|''[[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] & [[Andrew Redburn]], ancient enemies & good friends.''}} + {{quote|''[[Hohiro Kurita]] & [[Andrew Redburn]], ancient enemies & good friends.''}} In the aftermath of a training exercise on [[Tukayyid]], Hohiro Kurita and Andrew Redburn discuss the current political situation. In the aftermath of a training exercise on [[Tukayyid]], Hohiro Kurita and Andrew Redburn discuss the current political situation. Line 44:
Line 44: ===Chapter Three=== ===Chapter Three=== :''published 22 June 2005 :''published 22 June 2005 − {{quote|''How does one go from the guarding the [[Coordinator]] to being a Black Dragon? Through a manufacturing plant of course!''}} + {{quote|''How does one go from the guarding the [[coordinator]] to being a Black Dragon? Through a manufacturing plant of course!''}} Under the assumed identity of maintenance worker "Taro Toguchi", Shin Yodama contacts the Yakuza and pretends to be a survivor of the destroyed ''Ryugawa-gumi'', hoping to pique their interest. Under the assumed identity of maintenance worker "Taro Toguchi", Shin Yodama contacts the Yakuza and pretends to be a survivor of the destroyed ''Ryugawa-gumi'', hoping to pique their interest. Line 50:
Line 50: :''published 30 June 2005 :''published 30 June 2005 {{quote|''Forget dogs... Intel is a man's best friend.''}} {{quote|''Forget dogs... Intel is a man's best friend.''}} − Hohiro Kurita ponders his misgivings about the weak rule of First Lord [[Christian Månsdottir]] while on his way to a secret, informal meeting with [[Caradoc Trevena]]. They exchange their respective realms' latest intelligence reports to build trust. Trevena is especially concerned about vague reports about a strange [[Erinyes (Individual WarShip)|mining ship]] in the periphery (reportedly a modified ''[[Faslane]]''-class vessel), because none other than [[Alexander Kernoff]] solicited the plans for the ship in [[3043]] and because another partially intercepted message reads "Gabriel. Miningship. Relocate." Trevena and Kurita agree that they are possibly looking at a disguised [[WarShip]] built by the [[Word of Blake]] at the mythical [[Ruins of Gabriel]]. + Hohiro Kurita ponders his misgivings about the weak rule of First Lord [[Christian Månsdotter]] while on his way to a secret, informal meeting with [[Caradoc Trevena]]. They exchange their respective realms' latest intelligence reports to build trust. Trevana is especially concerned about vague reports about a strange [[Newgrange#Variants|mining ship]] in the periphery, reportedly a modified ''[[Faslane]]''-class vessel, because none other than [[Alexander Kernoff]] solicited the plans for the ship in [[3043]] and because another partially intercepted message reads "Gabriel. Miningship. Relocate." Trevana and Kurita agree that they are possibly looking at a disguised [[WarShip]] that the [[Word of Blake]] built at the mythical [[Ruins of Gabriel]]. ===Chapter Five=== ===Chapter Five=== :''published 28 July 2005 :''published 28 July 2005 {{quote|''We rejoin the Commanding officer of the [[SLDF]] on his way to [[Tharkad]].''}} {{quote|''We rejoin the Commanding officer of the [[SLDF]] on his way to [[Tharkad]].''}} − On his way to the Star League conference aboard the ''[[Merchant]]''-class [[JumpShip]] ''[[Star of Cameroon]]'' in the Orestes system, Hohiro Kurita learns from a decidedly unhealthy-looking First Lord Christian Månsdottir that someone just attempted to poison him. + On his way to the Star League conference aboard the ''[[Merchant]]''-class [[JumpShip]] ''Star of Cameroon'' in the Orestes system, Hohiro Kurita learns from a decidedly unhealthy-looking Christian Månsdotter that someone just attempted to poison the First Lord. ===Chapter Six=== ===Chapter Six=== Line 67:
Line 67: Shin Yodama waits to meet a contact in a seedy bar, but finally leaves when it seems his contact failed to show. On his way home he is surprised to find the data disk in his pocket was exchanged for a key. Shin Yodama waits to meet a contact in a seedy bar, but finally leaves when it seems his contact failed to show. On his way home he is surprised to find the data disk in his pocket was exchanged for a key. − Kyle confronts Isoroku and tells him that he has proof that Abbess [[Tomade Yamiro]] is a ''Kokuryu-kai'' member. + Kyle confronts Isoroku and tells him that he has proof that Abess [[Tomade Yamiro]] is a Kokuryu-kai member. ===Chapter Eight=== ===Chapter Eight=== :''published 05 November 2006 :''published 05 November 2006 {{quote|''The Royal Black Watch had been a hidden sect of the Northwind Highlanders for many years. When the Highlanders are recalled to [[Northwind]] following the sudden death of several clan elders, [[Loren Jaffray]] takes it upon himself to see if the Royal Black Watch will follow...''}} {{quote|''The Royal Black Watch had been a hidden sect of the Northwind Highlanders for many years. When the Highlanders are recalled to [[Northwind]] following the sudden death of several clan elders, [[Loren Jaffray]] takes it upon himself to see if the Royal Black Watch will follow...''}} − Aboard the ''Star of Cameroon'', Hohiro Kurita discusses the attempt on Månsdottir's life with Neil Campbell. They are joined by [[Loren Jaffray]], who cautions Campbell about possible ties between [[Word of Blake]] and [[Vicore Industries]], who licensed the LGB-12C ''[[Longbow]]'' to the Highlanders' [[Cosara Weaponries]] and insists there is more behind the recent deaths of four Clan Elders within a few weeks than meets the eye. + Aboard the ''Star of Cameroon'', Hohiro Kurita discusses the attempt on Månsdotter's life with Neil Campbell. They are joined by [[Loren Jaffray]], who cautions Campbell about possible ties between [[Word of Blake]] and [[Vicore Industries]], who licensed the LGB-12C ''[[Longbow]]'' to the Northwinds' [[Cosara Weaponries]] and insists there is more behind the recent deaths of four Clan Elders within a few weeks than meets the eye. ===Chapter Nine=== ===Chapter Nine=== :''published 02 December 2006 :''published 02 December 2006 {{quote|''Perceptions and preconceptions are always, yet never what they seem in the [[Draconis Combine]] culture. No matter who or where you are. What you see is always what you never get.''}} {{quote|''Perceptions and preconceptions are always, yet never what they seem in the [[Draconis Combine]] culture. No matter who or where you are. What you see is always what you never get.''}} − At the Star League conference reception, Hohiro Kurita is surprised to meet his cousin [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]], who ominously tells him of the importance of the conference and that he came here on his own accord to conduct unspecified business. + At the Star League conference reception, Hohiro Kurita is surprised to mees his cousin [[Chandrasekar Kurita]], who ominously tells him of the importance of the conference and that he came here on his own accord to conduct unspecified business. − Meanwhile at a secret ''Kokuryu-kai'' meeting, Jogen is shocked to be confronted by one powerful member seriously suggesting that the Combine is corrupted beyond redemption, and should be allowed to die instead of being reformed. + Meanwhile at a secret Kokuryu-kai meeting, Jogen is shocked to be confronted by one powerful member seriously suggesting that the Combine is corrupted beyond redemption, and should be allowed to die instead of being reformed. ==Featured characters== ==Featured characters== − * [[Neil Campbell]] + *[[Neil Campbell]] − * [[Takashi Inega]]+ *[[Loren Jaffray]] − * [[Loren Jaffray]] + *[[Hassid Ricol|"Jogen"]] − * [[Hassid Ricol|"Jogen"]] + *[[Chandrasekar Kurita]] − * [[Chandrasekhar Kurita]] + *[[Hohiro Kurita]] − * [[Hohiro Kurita (31st c.)|Hohiro Kurita]] + *[[Christian Månsdotter]] − * [[Christian Månsdottir]] + *[[Isis Marik]] − * [[Isis Marik]] + *[[Andrew Redburn]] − * [[Jason McDermitt]] (mentioned)+ *[[Caradoc Trevena]] − * [[Annette McHenry]]+ *[[Shin Yodama]] − * [[Andrew Redburn]] − * [[Kenneth Redburn]] − * [[Caradoc Trevena]] − * [[Shin Yodama]] ==Featured worlds== ==Featured worlds== Line 105:
Line 101: ==Featured BattleTech== ==Featured BattleTech== − * ''[[Akuma]]'' + *''[[Akuma]]'' − * ''[[Black Watch]]'' + *''[[Black Watch]]'' − * ''[[Daishi]]'' + *''[[Daishi]]'' − * ''[[Highlander]]'' + *''[[Highlander]]'' − * ''[[No-Dachi]]'' + *''[[No-Dachi]]'' − * ''[[Raptor]]'' + *''[[Raptor]]'' − * SDR-C ''[[Spider]]'' + *SDR-C ''[[Spider]]'' − * ''[[Supernova]]'' + *''[[Supernova]]'' − * ''[[Tai-sho (BattleMech)|Tai-sho]]'' + *''[[Tai-sho]]'' − * ''[[Viking]]'' + *''[[Viking]]'' − * ''[[Merchant]]''-class [[JumpShip]] (''[[Star of Cameroon]]'') − [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Short Stories]] [[Category:Works by Randall N. Bills]] [[Category:Works by Randall N. Bills]]
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| publisher = [[BattleCorps]] | | publisher = [[BattleCorps]] | ||
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| − | | year = 29 May 2005 | + | | year = 29 May 2005—02 December 2006 |
| ISBN10 = | | ISBN10 = | ||
| ISBN13 = | | ISBN13 = | ||
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| content = | | content = | ||
| era = [[Jihad era]] (prelude) | | era = [[Jihad era]] (prelude) | ||
| − | | timeline = 15 August | + | | timeline = 15 August—27 November [[3067]] |
| series = | | series = | ||
| precededby = | | precededby = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | '''''Black Mist Rising''''', by [[Randall N. Bills]], is | + | '''''Black Mist Rising''''', by [[Randall N. Bills]], is an 10-part serial short story published on [[BattleCorps]]. The individual parts narrate scenes just before the beginning of the [[Jihad era]] containing signs and portents of what is to come. |
==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
===Prologue=== | ===Prologue=== | ||
:''published 29 May 2005 | :''published 29 May 2005 | ||
| − | {{quote|''Now we bring you [[house Kurita]] as it moves into the [[Jihad]]. Randall Bills tells a tale of Samurai and | + | {{quote|''Now we bring you [[house Kurita]] as it moves into the [[Jihad]]. Randall Bills tells a tale of Samurai and [[Kokuryu-kai]], Dragons and Yellow Birds.''}} |
| − | On | + | On [[Luthien]], old Jogen of the Kokuryu-kai receives a mysterious message. Elsewhere on the planet, [[Shin Yodama]] cuts off his left pinkie finger at the first knuckle in preparation for a quest to infiltrate the [[Yakuza]] and the Kokuryu-kai. He places the severed limb into a modified preserving sleeve so that it may be reattached if he fulfills his mission quickly enough. |
===Chapter One=== | ===Chapter One=== | ||
:''published 05 June 2005 | :''published 05 June 2005 | ||
| − | {{quote|''[[ | + | {{quote|''[[Hohiro Kurita]] & [[Andrew Redburn]], ancient enemies & good friends.''}} |
In the aftermath of a training exercise on [[Tukayyid]], Hohiro Kurita and Andrew Redburn discuss the current political situation. | In the aftermath of a training exercise on [[Tukayyid]], Hohiro Kurita and Andrew Redburn discuss the current political situation. | ||
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===Chapter Three=== | ===Chapter Three=== | ||
:''published 22 June 2005 | :''published 22 June 2005 | ||
| − | {{quote|''How does one go from the guarding the [[ | + | {{quote|''How does one go from the guarding the [[coordinator]] to being a Black Dragon? Through a manufacturing plant of course!''}} |
Under the assumed identity of maintenance worker "Taro Toguchi", Shin Yodama contacts the Yakuza and pretends to be a survivor of the destroyed ''Ryugawa-gumi'', hoping to pique their interest. | Under the assumed identity of maintenance worker "Taro Toguchi", Shin Yodama contacts the Yakuza and pretends to be a survivor of the destroyed ''Ryugawa-gumi'', hoping to pique their interest. | ||
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:''published 30 June 2005 | :''published 30 June 2005 | ||
{{quote|''Forget dogs... Intel is a man's best friend.''}} | {{quote|''Forget dogs... Intel is a man's best friend.''}} | ||
| − | Hohiro Kurita ponders his misgivings about the weak rule of First Lord [[Christian | + | Hohiro Kurita ponders his misgivings about the weak rule of First Lord [[Christian Månsdotter]] while on his way to a secret, informal meeting with [[Caradoc Trevena]]. They exchange their respective realms' latest intelligence reports to build trust. Trevana is especially concerned about vague reports about a strange [[Newgrange#Variants|mining ship]] in the periphery, reportedly a modified ''[[Faslane]]''-class vessel, because none other than [[Alexander Kernoff]] solicited the plans for the ship in [[3043]] and because another partially intercepted message reads "Gabriel. Miningship. Relocate." Trevana and Kurita agree that they are possibly looking at a disguised [[WarShip]] that the [[Word of Blake]] built at the mythical [[Ruins of Gabriel]]. |
===Chapter Five=== | ===Chapter Five=== | ||
:''published 28 July 2005 | :''published 28 July 2005 | ||
{{quote|''We rejoin the Commanding officer of the [[SLDF]] on his way to [[Tharkad]].''}} | {{quote|''We rejoin the Commanding officer of the [[SLDF]] on his way to [[Tharkad]].''}} | ||
| − | On his way to the Star League conference aboard the ''[[Merchant]]''-class [[JumpShip]] '' | + | On his way to the Star League conference aboard the ''[[Merchant]]''-class [[JumpShip]] ''Star of Cameroon'' in the Orestes system, Hohiro Kurita learns from a decidedly unhealthy-looking Christian Månsdotter that someone just attempted to poison the First Lord. |
===Chapter Six=== | ===Chapter Six=== | ||
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Shin Yodama waits to meet a contact in a seedy bar, but finally leaves when it seems his contact failed to show. On his way home he is surprised to find the data disk in his pocket was exchanged for a key. | Shin Yodama waits to meet a contact in a seedy bar, but finally leaves when it seems his contact failed to show. On his way home he is surprised to find the data disk in his pocket was exchanged for a key. | ||
| − | Kyle confronts Isoroku and tells him that he has proof that | + | Kyle confronts Isoroku and tells him that he has proof that Abess [[Tomade Yamiro]] is a Kokuryu-kai member. |
===Chapter Eight=== | ===Chapter Eight=== | ||
:''published 05 November 2006 | :''published 05 November 2006 | ||
{{quote|''The Royal Black Watch had been a hidden sect of the Northwind Highlanders for many years. When the Highlanders are recalled to [[Northwind]] following the sudden death of several clan elders, [[Loren Jaffray]] takes it upon himself to see if the Royal Black Watch will follow...''}} | {{quote|''The Royal Black Watch had been a hidden sect of the Northwind Highlanders for many years. When the Highlanders are recalled to [[Northwind]] following the sudden death of several clan elders, [[Loren Jaffray]] takes it upon himself to see if the Royal Black Watch will follow...''}} | ||
| − | Aboard the ''Star of Cameroon'', Hohiro Kurita discusses the attempt on | + | Aboard the ''Star of Cameroon'', Hohiro Kurita discusses the attempt on Månsdotter's life with Neil Campbell. They are joined by [[Loren Jaffray]], who cautions Campbell about possible ties between [[Word of Blake]] and [[Vicore Industries]], who licensed the LGB-12C ''[[Longbow]]'' to the Northwinds' [[Cosara Weaponries]] and insists there is more behind the recent deaths of four Clan Elders within a few weeks than meets the eye. |
===Chapter Nine=== | ===Chapter Nine=== | ||
:''published 02 December 2006 | :''published 02 December 2006 | ||
{{quote|''Perceptions and preconceptions are always, yet never what they seem in the [[Draconis Combine]] culture. No matter who or where you are. What you see is always what you never get.''}} | {{quote|''Perceptions and preconceptions are always, yet never what they seem in the [[Draconis Combine]] culture. No matter who or where you are. What you see is always what you never get.''}} | ||
| − | At the Star League conference reception, Hohiro Kurita is surprised to | + | At the Star League conference reception, Hohiro Kurita is surprised to mees his cousin [[Chandrasekar Kurita]], who ominously tells him of the importance of the conference and that he came here on his own accord to conduct unspecified business. |
| − | Meanwhile at a secret | + | Meanwhile at a secret Kokuryu-kai meeting, Jogen is shocked to be confronted by one powerful member seriously suggesting that the Combine is corrupted beyond redemption, and should be allowed to die instead of being reformed. |
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
| − | * [[Neil Campbell | + | *[[Neil Campbell]] |
| − | + | *[[Loren Jaffray]] | |
| − | * [[Loren Jaffray]] | + | *[[Hassid Ricol|"Jogen"]] |
| − | * [[Hassid Ricol|"Jogen"]] | + | *[[Chandrasekar Kurita]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[Hohiro Kurita]] |
| − | * [[ | + | *[[Christian Månsdotter]] |
| − | * [[Christian | + | *[[Isis Marik]] |
| − | * [[Isis Marik | + | *[[Andrew Redburn]] |
| − | + | *[[Caradoc Trevena]] | |
| − | + | *[[Shin Yodama]] | |
| − | * [[Andrew | ||
| − | |||
| − | * [[Caradoc Trevena]] | ||
| − | * [[Shin Yodama]] | ||
==Featured worlds== | ==Featured worlds== | ||
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==Featured BattleTech== | ==Featured BattleTech== | ||
| − | * ''[[Akuma]]'' | + | *''[[Akuma]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Black Watch]]'' | + | *''[[Black Watch]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Daishi]]'' | + | *''[[Daishi]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Highlander]]'' | + | *''[[Highlander]]'' |
| − | * ''[[No-Dachi]]'' | + | *''[[No-Dachi]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Raptor]]'' | + | *''[[Raptor]]'' |
| − | * SDR-C ''[[Spider]]'' | + | *SDR-C ''[[Spider]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Supernova]]'' | + | *''[[Supernova]]'' |
| − | * ''[[ | + | *''[[Tai-sho]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Viking]]'' | + | *''[[Viking]]'' |
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[[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | [[Category:BattleCorps publications]] | ||
[[Category:Short Stories]] | [[Category:Short Stories]] | ||
[[Category:Works by Randall N. Bills]] | [[Category:Works by Randall N. Bills]] | ||