Burrock Absorption
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The Burrock Absorption was a three-way conflict between Clans Blood Spirit, Burrock and Star Adder fought in 3059.
Although it was expected to be a straightforward Trial of Absorption between Clans Star Adder and Burrock, interference by Clan Blood Spirit turned the conflict into a larger struggle with ongoing repercussions for Clan Blood Spirit especially.
Contents
Origins of the Conflict
The roots of the absorption goes back to the earliest days of the Clans. Bitterness at the losses sustained by the Burrock touman during Operation Klondike caused over a thousand lower castemen and a Trinary of warriors to defect to the Dark Caste (Cloud Cobra sources claim that two Trinaries of warriors defected). Both the Burrocks and Clan Cloud Cobra were ordered by the Clan Grand Council to hunt these renegades down, with the Cobras engaging as ordered, but the Burrocks lied and merely claimed they did, allowing their former Clansman to live. Both parties traded supplies and information, both benefiting from a relationship known only to the successive Khans of Clan Burrock.
Clan Burrock was able to successfully hide its ties to the Dark Caste for centuries, however in 3058 shortly after the Refusal War, Khan Cassius N'Buta of Clan Star Adder discovered this long-standing collusion, immediately bringing his evidence to the Grand Council.
The cause of the Blood Spirit interference in the Burrock absorption also goes back to the early days of the Clans. After the Annihilation of Clan Wolverine, several other Clans, including Clan Burrock, saw Clan Blood Spirit's then-extant philosophy of extending help to all other Clans freely as deviating dangerously from the orthodox line.
This feeling came to a head in a December 2824 meeting of the Grand Council where Khan Seth Van Houten of Clan Burrock called for the Annihilation of Clan Blood Spirit. Although the motion was defeated, Clan Burrock especially would not let the matter drop, choosing to demonstrate the Blood Spirits' military weakness by relentless raiding of Clan Blood Spirit holdings. Ultimately, this created a deep-seated hatred between the two Clans.
Absorption Call
Khan N'Buta presented his evidence to the Grand Council in early 3059, which swiftly voted in favor of Absorption.
First Moves
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Enter Clan Blood Spirit
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Outcome and Aftermath
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