Editing Clan Jade Falcon

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'''Clan Jade Falcon''' is one of the original twenty [[Clans]] created by [[Nicholas Kerensky]]. It was named for the [[Jade Falcon (species)|Jade Falcon]], a genetically engineered mix of peregrine and gyrfalcon, which the Clan's founding [[Khan]] [[Elizabeth Hazen]] was the first to tame. A strict traditionalist and ardent [[Crusader Clans|Crusader Clan]], the Jade Falcons became a leading power in the [[Clan Homeworlds]] and long viewed [[Clan Wolf]] as their most hated rival for their strength, ideological position, and (most of all) possession of the coveted Kerensky [[Bloodname]].

The Jade Falcons participated in the initial [[Clan Invasion|invasion]] of the [[Inner Sphere]] and carved out an [[Occupation Zone]] from the Lyran half of the [[Federated Commonwealth]]. Achieving a draw with the [[Com Guards]] in the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], they later schemed and plotted to undo the resulting [[Truce of Tukayyid|truce]]. This led to the Clan's near destruction in the [[Refusal War]], though their [[Marthe Pryde|new Khan]] restored her Clan's strength with [[Battle of Coventry (3058)|an attack]] on [[Coventry]] in the [[Lyran Alliance]] and then the [[Harvest Trials]]. During the 3060s they drove the [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Vipers]] out of their shared Occupation Zone and claimed more Lyran worlds during the [[FedCom Civil War]], before sustaining heavy losses from [[The Society|The Society's]] rebellion during the [[Wars of Reaving]] and the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]].

Following the [[Blackout|HPG collapse]] of [[3132]], the Jade Falcons under [[Malvina Hazen]] with her brutal [[Mongol Doctrine]] greatly expanded their territory. After ravaging the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and pushing into the [[Republic of the Sphere]], the Falcons battled the Wolves during the [[ilClan Trial]] on [[Terra]] in [[3151]], hoping to establish themselves as the [[ilClan]]. Instead, the Falcon warriors were nearly wiped out, after which the surviving Falcons and their new Khan [[Stephanie Chistu]] were given a new role as the small but elite bodyguard of the [[Third Star League|reborn Star League's]] [[ilKhan]] and [[First Lord of the Third Star League|First Lord]]. Elsewhere the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone by mid-[[3152]] had transformed into [[The Hinterlands|the Hinterlands]], where Falcon control was reduced to a small remnant centered on [[Sudeten]] under [[Jiyi Chistu|a different Khan]] and new factions and neighboring powers had taken most of the Falcons' former territory.

==History==
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===Founding===
Among those who joined [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] during the initial [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]] from the Inner Sphere were four individuals who would be recognized as founders of Clan Jade Falcon. First and foremost among them was [[Elizabeth Hazen]], a commander in the [[Royal Black Watch Regiment]] at the time of the [[Amaris Civil War]] who led a resistance movement against [[Stefan Amaris]] on Terra. She became a lover to [[General]] [[Aaron DeChavilier]] and joined Kerensky's command staff for the Exodus. [[Daniel Mattlov]] was a fighter pilot of the [[11th Royal BattleMech Division]] and fought against Amaris through to the [[Operation LIBERATION|liberation of Terra]], when he was badly injured. His loyalty to General Kerensky caused him to join the Exodus and forsake his title as [[Duke]] of [[Caph]]. [[Carl Icaza]] was a commander in the [[17th Jump Infantry Division]] when his unit was wiped out during a rescue mission to [[Epsilon Eridani]] and he was taken prisoner; by some miracle he survived the Usurper's prison camp and joined the Exodus, probably hoping to put this experience behind him. The last was [[Lisa Buhallin]], rumored to have been a member of the [[Blackhearts]] special operations group, who served with Hazen in her guerrilla unit and later joined Kerensky's security staff.<ref name=JFS14>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', pp. 8–14</ref><ref name=FMCC90>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', pp. 90–91</ref>

During the journey, Major Hazen was among the troops sent in to quell the [[Prinz Eugen Mutiny]]. Afterward, when the [[Pentagon Worlds]] were settled and the [[Star League-in-Exile]] was set up, the four founders went about trying to build new lives. This was also the time when the [[Legend of Turkina]] began to take shape, as Elizabeth Hazen became the first person to tame a jade falcon. It wasn't long before the Pentagon Worlds erupted into [[Pentagon Civil War|civil war]] though and all four were again compelled to choose the path of Exodus, this time following [[Nicholas Kerensky]] to [[Strana Mechty]].<ref name=JFS14/><ref name=FMCC90/>

On Strana Mechty the four founders were instrumental not only in shaping their new Clan but the others as well. Elizabeth Hazen became the Clan's senior Khan, endowing the Jade Falcons with her tenacity, and Lisa Buhallin became the Clan's [[saKhan]] and [[Loremaster]], using her scholarly background to help Kerensky shape the Clans' laws and traditions. Daniel Mattlov, who had become friends with Hazen during their time together, displayed the same sense of determination when his injuries prevented him from flying anymore by successfully becoming a Jade Falcon 'Mech pilot. And it was Carl Icaza who rose to command of the Jade Falcon Clan's infantry forces and was responsible for training all Clan infantry units in new formations and tactics, though only the Jade Falcons continue to recognize his contributions in this field.<ref name=JFS14/><ref name=FMCC90/>

===Operation KLONDIKE===
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====Eden====
The Jade Falcons were assigned to [[Eden]] along with [[Clan Wolf]], [[Clan Hell's Horses]], and [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]. During the Trials to determine which Clans would have the right to take Eden, the Falcons narrowly beat out [[Clan Burrock]].<ref name=HOKp89>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 89</ref>

The Jade Falcons landed in the rolling hills of Yakut, which was the breadbasket of [[Eden]] and heavily contested during the [[Pentagon Civil War]] that started the [[Second Exodus]]. The two factions in charge of the area, the [[McDonald Collective]] and [[People's Congress]] were minimal threats to the Falcons and only required a limited series of show of force to cow the populace. The operation was over in three days. The Warriors voiced protest at the dishonorable action of rounding up farmers but Khan Hazen counted on the true target, the Sarbat Khanate, as she realized that assaulting their fortresses would be a waste of effort and instead sought to control their food supply and force them to confront her and deal with this threat.<ref name=HOKp90>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 90</ref>

Initially, the Khanate forces thought the Clans were representatives of the Levic Ascendancy, a rival to the Khanate. Khan Hazen led two Stars of 'Mechs against the company-sized Khanate force. Though well-equipped and disciplined by Eden standards the Sarbat troops stood little chance. After they lost eight 'Mechs to the Clans' three, the remaining lance fled toward the border. Hazen allowed them to go wanting to instill fear in the Khanate. As they grew more fearful her disciplined troops would have a bigger advantage. More probes came over the next week but were turned back by the Falcons who always deployed a numerically inferior force that inflicting more serious losses on the opposition.<ref name=HOKp90/>

The ilKhan assigned two Horse Stars to bolster the Falcons and that caused the first major confrontation of the campaign. Although the ilKhan ordered it their arrival did not sit well with either Clan. The Falcons took it as an insult as they felt the ilKhan implying their numbers were insufficient or their tactics flawed. To the Horses, it was as if they were only good enough to stand as reserves to another force, not lead their own. On 19 July, the Khanate made a probing attack toward the Clan positions, and elements of both Falcons and Horses moved to intercept. They raced to engage each other, trying to interfere with the other's efforts. It seemed the lighter Horse force had prevailed, but before they could engage, the Falcons fired their weapons at long-range past them. The weapons fire lanced past into the Khanate formation which veered away believing itself under attack by a large Clan force. The Horses, however, thought the Falcon warriors had intended to attack them and immediately turned. 'Mechs traded physical blows and sporadic weapon fire. In their blood lust, they realized the punishments Nicholas would inflict on them and so exercised restraint.<ref name=HOKp90/>

The Sarbat Khanate forces thought that the Clan force had broken down into warring factions and turned to attack the Falcons. While this would break a lesser force Khan Hazen rallied her forces. The Horses withdrew and the Falcons were victorious once more though at a greater cost. She did however have words with the commanders claiming she would never work with "amateurs" once more. Ironically the clash with the Horses ultimately played into Khan Hazen's plans and the Sarbat Khanate thought the attackers were having discipline problems rather than they were different Clans. On 24 July the full Khanate forces, a combined arms regiment, drove directly at the two Falcon companies encamped on the coast. The Sarbats were in high spirits but the Falcons laid down a heavy firing line that resulted in major casualties yet their commanders pressed forward as the Falcons gave ground until their reinforcements rose from the deep waters of the bay and crashed into their flank.<ref name=HOKp91>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 91</ref>

On 5 August the Falcons occupied the Khanate capital of Rubat having lost almost a quarter of their Warriors to death or injury and a third of their 'Mechs. They used the second half of August to refit almost back to their initial strength. They had conducted one of the best campaigns during KLONDIKE and had every reason to believe the ilKhan who intended to join his bloodline to the best-performing Clan would choose them.<ref name=HOKp91/>

By 24 August, what would be remembered as Founding Day, the Clans launched their joint attack on the Levic Ascendancy in what would be called "The Grand Campaign." The Jade Falcons were part of the initial assault cornering a reconnaissance troop in Yang's Bazaar. A local Ascendancy Martial Foundation commander launched a daring raid to rescue his troops which came perilously close to annihilating the Falcon leadership. The shock of the precision raid caused the operation to stall as they shook off the complacency of the easy portion of the assault on Eden. They warned the Wolves and Smoke Jaguars which likely saved them a close encounter with commandos.<ref name=HOKp93-94>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 93–94</ref>

The Wolves and Smoke Jaguars were first to launch their assault on Novy Moscva and the Falcons were given the northeastern front securing a massive Foundry complex as their base of operations after a bloody two-day assault under fire from emplaced infantry with man-pack PPCs and heavy weapons. Large swaths of the city came under the control but only aggressive patrolling by the Clans prevented the Ascendancy forces from massing for a counterattack. The battle continued until the Falcons detected a signal from an abandoned maglev station that was serving as a base for the remaining Levic forces on 11 November. They immediately surrounded the area and an ad hoc force from all four Clans fought long into the night before the Levic Ascendancy forces surrendered, among the prisoners was Major-General Mathieu Tillam, the head of the Ascendancy and one of the men responsible for thwarting Nicholas Kerensky's ambitions to succeed his father.<ref name=HOKp96>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 96</ref>

====Dagda====

At the start of 2822 there was only one holdout among the Pentagon Powers — the Brotherhood of Donegal continued to maintain control of the continent of San Biagio safely ensconced in a cache-fortress known as the [[Black Brian]]. It was presumed that the four Clans assigned to Dagda would undertake a joint operation to capture the fortress but the ilKhan was not convinced they could pull it off and redeployed Clan Wolf and Jade Falcon for the operation. This infuriated the Khans, particularly the Goliath Scorpions who took offense that the Jade Falcons were assigned the prestigious lead operation to assault the fortress while they were performing rearguard missions. Carl Icaza, the Falcon infantry commander, didn't help matters by denigrating Goliath Scorpion saKhan Scott, likening her to a cadet. The two were former lovers who had parted less than amicably and the ilKhan used this personal animosity to bench the Scorpions who joined the Fire Mandrills in sitting out the final battles of Dagda. Clans Burrock and Widowmaker were assigned secondary objectives to secure the surrounding area in March.<ref name=HOKp86-87/>

The Wolves led the initial assault on the Black Brian but tasked Lisa Buhallin's assault troops to eliminate the exterior defenses which she did in a series of hit-and-run raids that earned her great praise from the ilKhan and Khan Elizabeth Hazen. She sustained career-ending injuries and was appointed as the Falcons' first saKhan and Loremaster by Khan Hazen as a reward for her service and her records provide the most poignant brief for the Pentagon Wars. With the exterior defense defanged, the ilKhan formed his final assault plan, Operation FERRET: the Dagda Clans would form a security cordon, the Wolves would breach the doors, and then the Falcons would launch the final assault deep into the fortress itself.<ref name=HOKp86-87/>

The Operation began on 2 April 2822 with a simultaneous assault on all three gates by the Wolves. By midnight the doors were breached at heavy cost to the Wolves and the Falcons advanced into the fortress interior. Hopes for a quick victory were dashed as Lisa Buhallin described it as "A game of cat and mouse where the mouse has a 200mm Autocannon." All of the Brotherhood's 'Mechs were destroyed within ten days but the last troopers held out for 54 days of hard-fought subterranean campaign the longest such operation in the Pentagon Campaign. The Jade Falcons refused aid from the Wolves, determined to finish the fight by themselves. By the time Khan Elizabeth Hazen walked out with the final prisoner she was surprised to see all of the other Khans assembled for a Grand Council.<ref name=HOKp86-87>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 86–87</ref>

===The Culling===
When [[ilKhan]] Nicholas Kerensky chose to tie himself and his bloodline to Clan Wolf, publicly the Jade Falcons greeted the news with oaths of fealty to the ilKhan and his new command. Privately though they were shocked and appalled by his decision. Many felt the Jade Falcons had fought as well if not better than Clan Wolf and should have deserved the honor. Khans Hazen and Buhallin would eventually settle on the idea that while the Wolves had fought just as well they lacked the same foresight as the Jade Falcons, requiring the Great Founder to take a hand in their development. Among the rank and file though the discontent was more treasonous; many questioned that, if Kerensky was not wise enough to pick Clan Jade Falcon as his home, then perhaps his wisdom was lacking elsewhere.<ref name=JFS15>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 15</ref><ref name=FMCC91>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 91</ref>

The Jade Falcon Khans did little to combat these rumblings until July [[2823]] when a group of Jade Falcon warriors made public their misgivings about ilKhan Kerensky's leadership and their willingness for the Clan to forge its own path. Days after this public statement, the ilKhan contacted Hazen and Buhallin to let them know he was planning on visiting [[Eden]] to meet with them. Whether this meeting was entirely coincidental or directly in response to the growing unrest within the Jade Falcon ranks was never known. It did however spur the Jade Falcon leadership into action.<ref name=JFS15/><ref name=FMCC91/><ref name=ERA9>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 9</ref><ref name=HOKp99>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 99</ref>

In what became known as "The Culling", all those who had questioned the creation of Clan society or the Jade Falcons' role within it were dealt with harshly. The ringleaders were executed and their bodies put on public display. Of the rest, some were subjected to corporal punishment, while others were sent on "exploratory missions" to marginally inhabited worlds of the [[Kerensky Cluster]].<ref name=HOKp99/> By the time the ilKhan had arrived, the Culling was over and all opposition had been repressed. For Clan Jade Falcon, the Culling would forever serve as a symbol of their devotion to the ideals and traditions created by Kerensky, and a stark contrast to when similar discontent led to the destruction of the [[Not-Named Clan]] a year later.<ref name=JFS15/><ref name=FMCC91/> It also served as the first unofficial act of [[Reaving]], leading to the destruction of the Jae-Hyouk, Ustone, and Yont Bloodnames.<ref name=ERA9/><ref name=HOKp99 />

===Golden Century===
[[Image:Clanjadefalconbanner.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Banner of Clan Jade Falcon]]
The beginning of what became known as the [[Golden Century]] was a period of progress and setbacks for Clan Jade Falcon. The death of ilKhan Kerensky led to the [[Trial of Absorption|Absorption]] of [[Clan Widowmaker]] by Clan Wolf, a prospect that vexed the Jade Falcons. The seizure of all Widowmaker assets by the Wolves would make that Clan more powerful, potentially causing other Clans to pay more heed to their dangerously liberal ideas. In the [[Grand Council]] the Jade Falcon Khans argued that the spoils of the Widowmaker Absorption be distributed evenly among all the Clans, but the motion was roundly rejected as going against the teachings of Kerensky. The Jade Falcons' worst fears came to fruition as Clan Wolf's pillaging of Clan Widowmaker made it the most powerful force in the Grand Council and a powerful foil to Clan Jade Falcon and other conservative Clans.<ref name=JFS16>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 16</ref><ref>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 4</ref>

Seeking to grow economically and expand their territory to match Clan Wolf, the Jade Falcons founded new colonies in the [[Kerensky Cluster]] and stepped up production of civilian [[JumpShips]] to manage the flow of colonists and raw resources. Many of these colonists however balked at the caste-based restrictions placed on them, seeking greater freedoms in order to operate more productively. Such blasphemous ideas did not sit well with the Jade Falcon leadership, and disputes between the warrior caste and civilian castes grew among these new colonies. Events threatened to get out of control when a Jade Falcon colony petitioned the Grand Council for permission to join another Clan - preferably Clan Wolf.<ref name=JFS16/>

As they had during the Culling, the Jade Falcon Khans acted swiftly, decisively, and harshly. Military units were deployed to all civilian colonies in the Kerensky Cluster to seize control and kill any civilians who openly rebelled. The rest were sent back either to the Pentagon enclaves or those Kerensky colonies which were more developed. The now abandoned Jade Falcon holdings were sold off to the other Clans, as was a greater part of the civilian JumpShip fleet.<ref name=JFS16/><ref>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 5</ref>

Many Clans foresaw this development as the Jade Falcons hobbling their chances of becoming a great Clan (and indeed the sell-off of the fleet would come back to haunt them during the Inner Sphere invasion). However, the Clan's [[Merchant Caste]] came to their rescue, becoming an instrumental part in the nascent [[Clans#High Finance|Clan economic system]] by providing loans and facilitating commerce between different castes and Clans. The sharp banking practices of the Jade Falcon merchants more than made up for the loss of the colonies and helped to make their Clan an economic powerhouse by the end of the Golden Century. The success of the Jade Falcons had the added benefit of winning back many other Clans to their traditionalist views.<ref name=JFS16/>

Even as they grew in power the Jade Falcon Clan was continually at odds with Clan Wolf, especially with the acquisition of [[OmniMechs]] and [[battle armor]]. The Jade Falcons were the first to win OmniMech technology from [[Clan Coyote]] in [[2863]], defeating two [[Star]]s with just one of theirs and claiming a single Coyote OmniMech to use in reverse engineering the technology. However, the Coyotes immediately passed on information about the attacking Jade Falcon unit to their Wolf allies, who used this information, in turn, to defeat the Jade Falcons and claim the technology for themselves. The situation was reversed when Clan Wolf unveiled their new [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]] armor. It took the Jade Falcons two years of [[Trials]] before they could finally claim the technology for themselves, but when it was over the Wolves passed along information about the victorious unit to the Coyotes and [[Clan Fire Mandrill|Fire Mandrills]], who used this information themselves to defeat the Jade Falcons in turn and win battle armor to their ranks. This continual back-and-forth between the Jade Falcons and Wolves would only compound the feud between the two Clans and keep it going for many years.<ref name=FMCC91/><ref>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 10</ref>

===Political Century===
====Crusaders and Wardens====
As the Golden Century came to a close, a wave of restlessness was starting to sweep Clan society. The [[Hidden Hope Doctrine]] and the various mythologies it created — that the [[Great Houses]] were responsible for Kerensky leaving the Inner Sphere, and those who stayed behind were savage barbarians living in an Eden — were starting to affect everyone, from the lowliest laborer to the Khans themselves. Many began to believe it was time to take action and return to the Inner Sphere as conquerors. Such people rose to power in the various caste councils and [[Clan Council]]s, and at the forefront of these [[Crusader Clans|Crusaders]] was Clan Jade Falcon. Not only did their traditionalist views compel them to see the Crusader view as in accordance with Kerensky's grand vision, but their merchant caste also saw the Inner Sphere as an untapped resource of limitless wealth. When they tried to have the issue debated in the Grand Council, the traditionally powerful Khans of Clans Wolf and Coyote prevented even its deliberation, becoming the leadership of the [[Warden]] political bloc in the process.<ref name=JFS17>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 17</ref>

At first, the Crusaders could do little but grumble, but as the years progressed more and more Clansmen began to shift to their viewpoint. [[Trial of Grievance|Trials of Grievance]] were fought over the issue, resulting in a distressingly large number of deaths. This caught the attention of the Grand Council, and when the Jade Falcon Khans successfully introduced a measure to invade in [[2980]], it could no longer be ignored. The vote was defeated, but it did result in the creation of [[Intelser]], an intelligence agency meant to investigate the Inner Sphere and report back on conditions. The picture they provided was hazy and incomplete, but it seemed to indicate that the Inner Sphere had suffered great loss and was ready for the taking. Spurred on by this information, Clans Jade Falcon and [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguar]] became the leaders of the Crusader movement.<ref name=HOKp127>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 127</ref> They sent representatives all across the Pentagon worlds, evangelizing to the local populace and whipping them into a riotous frenzy in favor of an invasion.<ref name=JFS17/><ref name=WCS24>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 24</ref>

Clan Jade Falcon likewise had economic concerns that pushed for a return to the Inner Sphere as well. Known as shrewd bankers (see [[Clan_Jade_Falcon#Culture|Jade Falcon Culture below]]), new markets that the barbarians of the Inner Sphere were incapable of exploiting called to them. Much of the [[Kerensky Cluster]] was limited, while the Inner Sphere was a bounty to be taken.<ref name=JFS17>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 17</ref>

====Compromise====
In [[3000]], Khan [[Nadia Winson]] of [[Clan Ghost Bear]], sensing the Crusaders were gaining the upper hand, put forth another proposal to the Grand Council to invade the Inner Sphere. This was stopped again by Clan Wolf, with Khan [[Kerlin Ward]] countering with what became known as the [[Dragoon Compromise]]. The Wolf Khan argued that it would be folly to invade given the limited and confusing information the Clans had about the Inner Sphere. To rectify the situation, a group of Clan warriors disguised as [[mercenary|mercenaries]] would travel the breadth and width of the Inner Sphere and return with firsthand information about the Great Houses. Such a plan was too logical for the Crusaders to defeat with arguments, and the Grand Council approved Clan Wolf to implement the measure.<ref name=WCS24/><ref name=JFS18>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 18</ref>

When [[Wolf's Dragoons]] were presented before the Grand Council, Jade Falcon Khan [[Yvonne Hazen]] was horrified to discover the unit composed of [[freeborn]] warriors taken from the Wolves' military police and led by two freebirth brothers. She took it as a sign that the Wolves purposefully meant for the mission to fail and so delay the invasion; she and the Smoke Jaguar Khans also questioned the loyalty of the unit to Clan traditions. Kerlin Ward's argument that it was better to send expendable freebirths instead of the more valuable [[trueborn]]s fell on deaf ears. In the end, the plan was pushed through in the Grand Council over the strong objections of the Jade Falcons and Smoke Jaguars. Khan Hazen intended to challenge Ward to a [[Trial of Refusal]], but she was dissuaded by her ''[[ristar]]'' adviser [[Elias Crichell]].<ref name=JFS18/>

====The Go-Vote====
As Elias Crichell rose through the ranks and his oratory skills won more converts to the Crusader cause, Khan Hazen was increasingly convinced he was better suited to assume leadership of both the Jade Falcons and the Crusader cause and helped in his rise. Standing in Crichell's way however was saKhan [[Sejanus Buhallin]], who was equally ambitious to take on the position of senior Khan, and their rivalry split the Clan into two camps. However, saKhan Buhallin made the error of placing trust in Wolf's Dragoons, arguing they were necessary for the success of an Inner Sphere invasion. When reports from the Dragoons stopped arriving in [[3028]], Crichell and his supporters were quick to call the Dragoons traitors and Buhallin both a fool for trusting this Wolf Clan plot and weak for having liberal attitudes towards freebirths. Such accusations weakened saKhan Buhallin's position and attempted to redress these slights through Trials, but Khan Hazen interceded to end the feud and laid the blame for it at her saKhan's feet. Sejanus Buhallin died shortly thereafter — officially due to an accident during training — and his death opened the way for Crichell to assume the position of saKhan.<ref name=JFS19>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 19</ref>

In spite of the Dragoons' apparent defection the Wardens still had enough support in the Grand Council to stop the invasion. It wasn't for several more decades until success was finally achieved in [[3048]] thanks to [[Leo Showers]]. The Smoke Jaguar Khan shocked the Grand Council by presenting evidence seized from the ''[[Outbound Light]]''. It painted a picture of an Inner Sphere slowly being united under the banner of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and that soon they would learn the location of the Clans. The possibility of a new Star League created without their guidance and a united Inner Sphere invading the Clan Homeworlds was too much for the Khans. All but Clan Wolf voted to approve the immediate invasion of the Inner Sphere.<ref name=JFS19/>

Clan Wolf attempted one final effort to stop the invasion with a Trial of Refusal, but Clan Jade Falcon was among the four Clans which bested them in this last contest (albeit just barely). Basking in the glow of victory, Clans Jade Falcon and Smoke Jaguar convinced the Grand Council to vote in Leo Showers as the new ilKhan and leader of the invasion force. Certain Jade Falcon warriors were not happy with this result though, believing their own Khan Hazen more deserving of such a reward. Their objections were silenced when Yvonne Hazen voluntarily stepped down as senior Khan, paving the way for Elias Crichell to assume the position.<ref name=JFS20>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 20</ref>

===Operation REVIVAL===
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====The Falcon soars====
[[Image:Elemental bt25yaf.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental Armor]] in Jade Falcon colors]]
Khan Elias Crichell ingratiated himself with ilKhan Showers, becoming a trusted adviser and one of the primary planners for [[Operation REVIVAL]]. Crichell and Showers were responsible for creating the outline of the invasion, determining which Clans would participate, and the stipulation that whichever Clan reached Terra first would become the [[ilClan]]. Through success in the Trials, the Jade Falcon Clan won themselves an "invasion corridor" that traveled through the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and celebrations were held for the coming victory. Unfortunately, far less attention had been given to less glamorous matters such as logistics when the invasion fleet left Clan space in June [[3049]].<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', pp. 20–21</ref><ref name=HOKp127/>

The Jade Falcons swept through the [[Periphery]] with ease, conquering backwater worlds that were barely populated. The conquest of [[Von Strang's World]], whose leader was directly descended from Stefan Amaris himself, was particularly pleasing to the Jade Falcons. The fight for that world was fiercer than expected though and served as a rude awakening for Crichell, who nevertheless suppressed the particulars in order to maintain the image of easy victory. Likewise, they responded with disdain to Clan Wolf's warnings to not take these easy victories for granted and to expect harder competition going forward.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', pp. 22–24</ref>

The first wave of the invasion proper was launched on 20 March, [[3050]], with Clan Jade Falcon striking nine worlds of the Federated Commonwealth. The Falcons achieved great success against the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]], smashing aside their units and taking their resource-rich worlds. Unfortunately, the first wave also exposed one apparent vulnerability in the Jade Falcon war plan: the defenders rarely had the good grace to stop resisting their Clan overlords once the battle concluded.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', pp. 24–27</ref> The second wave kicked off in May with the targeting of twelve FedCom worlds. Resistance to this wave was weaker than in the first and the Clan succeeded in capturing their all targeted planets. Jade Falcon leadership however was growing more concerned with what they saw as serious issues in their initial plan. Increasingly larger numbers of units were held back in order to quell uprisings and a new convoy system was set up to start bringing badly needed supplies forward from the Homeworlds.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 27</ref>

====The Falcon falters====
Clan Jade Falcon launched the third wave of attacks in June, but the problems that had begun cropping up at the start of the invasion had become more pronounced. Their ability to resupply units in the field was severely strained and an outbreak of rebellions on previously conquered worlds required more forces to be held back for garrison duty. Only five worlds were conquered during this wave, an embarrassingly low number, especially in comparison to the success Clan Wolf was enjoying. By the end, the supply situation had been somewhat resolved and the deployment of [[Provisional Garrison Cluster]]s helped to tamp down on the revolting populace. However, morale within the Clan was low and a sense that momentum was being lost was pervasive.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 28</ref>

The start of the fourth wave promised brighter days as the Jade Falcon Clan targeted fifteen worlds. That sense of optimism was dashed in the disastrous [[Battle of Twycross]] when the Inner Sphere scored their first-ever victory against the Clan invaders. Although the Jade Falcons had succeeded in taking all other worlds, the loss at Twycross had destroyed one of their premier combat units, the [[Jade Falcon Guards (Clan Jade Falcon)|Jade Falcon Guards]], and forced [[Adler Malthus]] and all those of the Malthus Bloodname to return to the Homeworlds in shame. The embarrassment of the defeat was only further compounded when Clan Wolf surpassed the Jade Falcons in capturing more worlds. IlKhan Showers attempted to slow down the Wolves by holding a meeting aboard the ''[[Dire Wolf (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Dire Wolf]]'' at [[Radstadt]], but his death at the hands of [[Tyra Miraborg]] would have the opposite effect of putting a stop to the entire invasion.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', pp. 28–29</ref>

====Wings clipped====
As the invasion Clans returned to the Homeworlds to elect a new ilKhan, the Jade Falcons, Smoke Jaguars, and Ghost Bears conspired to blame the Wolf Khan [[Ulric Kerensky]] for Leo Showers' death and have him executed; if that failed, their backup was to vote him in as the new ilKhan. While granting their greatest rival such power seemed a perverse plan, as ilKhan Ulric would be forced to do the bidding of the Crusader-dominated Grand Council, and it would leave his position as senior Wolf Khan open for a more Crusader-minded warrior to assume. Unfortunately, their plans were completely undone: the vote to find Ulric guilty failed, and while he was elected to the ilKhanship, his position as leader of the Wolves was taken by [[Natasha Kerensky]], late of the traitorous Wolf's Dragoons. In retaliation for their ploy, ilKhan Kerensky activated [[Clan Steel Viper]] from their reserve status and assigned them to share the Jade Falcon corridor.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 29</ref>

The Jade Falcons knew that their long-standing rivals would serve only to slow down their progress, and their fears were born out when the fifth wave commenced in November [[3051]]. The Steel Vipers fought with the Jade Falcons as much as they did with the Inner Sphere, contesting their every move and proving to be a constant thorn. A paltry four worlds were taken by Clan Jade Falcon, whose leadership was further embarrassed by the actions of the so-called "[[Clan Snord]]" operating in their territory. It was only reluctantly that the Jade Falcon Khans agreed to Kerensky's plan to fight a proxy battle against the [[Com Guards]], which would take place on [[Tukayyid]].<ref name=JFS30>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 30</ref>

====Battle of Tukayyid====
{{main|Battle of Tukayyid (3052)}}
Bidding three galaxies,<ref>''BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid'', p. 114</ref> and attempting to prove the ComGuards inferiority by including the ''[[dezgra]]'' [[Falcon Guard]] into the bid, the Jade Falcons targetted the Tukayyid cities of Olalla and Humptulips. Briefly crossing the Prezno River at Plough Bridge and Robyn's Crossing, and occupying Olalla with a single OmniMech star before most of the city was destroyed in a ComStar sapper set inferno, the bulk of the Jade Falcon force was saved in a rear guard action by the heretofore disgraced [[Aidan Pryde]]. The damage inflicted on the ComGuard was deemed serious and technically seizing Olalla enough to earn the Jade Falcons a Draw.<ref name=JFSB-30>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', pp. 30–32: "Battle of Tukayyid"</ref>

===Red Corsair===
Jade Falcon forces were implicated in the [[Red Corsair]] attacks of 3054 and 3055, attempting to overturn the Truce of Tukayyid. Clan Wolf forces were known to operate alongside the "pirate" group,<ref>''Operational Turning Points: The Red Corsair'', p. 27</ref> though the attacks were never openly sanctioned by a Clan or their Khans. The leader of the band, [[Nekane Hazen]], used a known Jade Falcon Bloodname<ref>''Bred for War'', p. 242</ref> and was later confirmed as a clan member.<ref>''Operational Turning Points: The Red Corsair'', p. 9</ref>

===Refusal War===
{{main|Refusal War}}
In [[3057]], [[Ulric Kerensky]], [[ilKhan]] of the [[Clans]], was accused of genocide against the Clans by negotiating the [[Truce of Tukayyid]] because generations of Clan warriors would be denied the chance at warfare against the [[Inner Sphere]]. [[Khan]] [[Elias Crichell]] of the Jade Falcons led the [[Crusader Clans|Crusader]] faction of the [[Grand Council]] against the [[Warden]] faction of ilKhan Kerensky. If ilKhan Kerensky were to be found guilty, then the Truce of Tukayyid would be revoked and the Jade Falcons would be prepared to renew the invasion with the goal of becoming [[ilClan]].<ref name="F&W12">''The Falcon and the Wolf'', p. 12</ref> On August 8th, 3057, the Grand Council found Ulric guilty. Ulric declared a [[Trial of Refusal]]. He bid the entire [[Clan Wolf Touman|Clan Wolf ''touman'']] against the entirety of Clan Jade Falcon in a ploy to destroy the Crusaders in his own ranks and weaken the forces of one of the strongest Crusader Clans.<ref name="CWoK22">''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 22</ref>

===Rebuilding and Coventry===
: ''Main Article: [[Battle of Coventry (3058)]]''
After the Falcons' victory over the Wolves during the Refusal War in 3057, they developed a new influx of strength. As a result of the Jade Falcon's revitalization, they would launch an incursion into the Lyran Alliance to test their strength and show their dominance over the Inner Sphere. This campaign would be known as the Battle of Coventry as the Falcons were making repeated attacks on the world. The aftermath of the Battle of Coventry would convince Victor of the threat that the Clans were and re-establish the Star League. This new Star League would determine the fate of the Clans a few years later.<ref name=HOKp127/>

===Great Refusal===
{{refimprove}}
After Operation BULLDOG, the Reborn Star League would decide to take the fight to the Clan Homeworlds. There, Victor Steiner-Davion would make an ultimate challenge that the Clans could not refuse: The right to continue the Clan Invasion. If the Clans won, they would resume their [[Operation REVIVAL|drive]] to Terra completely nullifying the [[Truce of Tukayyid]]. Should the forces of the Inner Sphere win, the Invading Clans would honor the terms of the 15-year truce. IlKhan Lincoln Osis would accept this challenge in the form of a Trial of Refusal, thus giving this war the name, of the Great Refusal. Already weakened from constant attacks from both the Draconis Combine and Clan Nova Cat, ilKhan Osis would attempt to force the remaining Home Clans to fight the Inner Sphere, but in a surprise twist, Clan Ghost Bear announced their change from Crusader to Warden views. They pointed out that since Operation REVIVAL was a Crusader-driven plot, only the Crusader Clans should fight the Reborn Star League without resorting to the assistance of the rest of the Clans. As Clan Ghost Bear opted out of the Great Refusal, many Warden Clans followed suit, leaving the remaining Crusaders to take up arms against the Inner Sphere.{{cn}}

During the Great Refusal, Clan Jade Falcon would be pitted against ComStar's [[Invader Galaxy]]. The defensive positions used by the Jade Falcons ensured their success over ComStar, allowing their opponent to enact the right of ''[[hegira]]'' to end the conflict. Despite their victory in the battle, however, most other Clans had lost their battle against the Inner Sphere. Thus the Great Refusal would be over, resulting in the Crusader Clans' defeat, the Jaguars' destruction and the truce unscathed for seven years.{{cn}}

===Incursion of 3064===
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===Jihad===
During the early stages of the [[Jihad]], the Jade Falcons launched another attack on the Lyran Alliance; the first planet to be seized was [[Graus]], captured on the 7th of October [[3068]]. The Jade Falcons followed this up with attacks that conquered [[Black Earth]], [[Blackjack (system)|Blackjack]], [[Blue Hole]] and [[Roadside]] by late January [[3069]]. The Falcons would continue to take worlds from the Lyrans throughout [[3069]] and [[3070]], although [[Clan Wolf]] launched an invasion of their own, shadowing the Falcons' advances. The Wolves also snapped up three Falcon worlds during the first two weeks of March 3069: [[Bessarabia]], [[Biota]] and [[Cusset]].<ref name="J:FRp46">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 46: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Despite losing these three worlds to the Wolves, the Falcons pressed on against the Lyrans, capturing [[Mkuranga]] and [[Pasig]] between the 10th and 14th of June 3069 and [[Deia]] on the 15th of August.<ref name="J:FRp47">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 47: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> The Falcons launched an attack on [[Zanderij]] in the second week of June 3070, but the campaign wouldn't be a quick occupation; defending LAAF and Clan Wolf-in-Exile forces pushed the Falcons back off Zanderij on the 12th of August.<ref name="J:FRp48">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> An attack on the heavily fortified world of [[Great X]] also didn't go the Falcons' way, turning instead into a grinding quagmire of a campaign.<ref name="J:FRp49">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 49: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>

The Falcon campaign against the Lyrans slowed in [[3071]]; after attacking [[Morges]] on the 8th of February, the Falcons found themselves the target of attacks from [[Clan Hell's Horses]], who had been seizing Periphery worlds from [[Clan Wolf]] for some months. The Falcons attacked the Horses on [[Steelton]] in the second week in April, while also sending a small force to [[Arc-Royal]] under a flag of truce. The last ten days of April saw the Falcons invaded themselves, as [[Clan Ice Hellion]] launched a two-part invasion of the Falcon Occupation Zone that would tie up the [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Falcon ''touman'']] for some months.<ref name="J:FRp49">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 49: "The Jihad in Review"</ref> Intelligence obtained by Star Captain [[Brian Pryde]] from a contact within Clan Hell's Horses had indicated in January that ninety percent or more of the [[Clan Ice Hellion Touman|Clan Ice Hellion ''touman'']] had been gathered together at [[Nouveaux Paris]] in the [[Deep Periphery]] over the course of 3070 in preparation for their invasion.<ref name="JHS:3072p20">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 20: "Falcons on Guard"</ref>

{{main|Operation ICE STORM}}

On the 15th of May [[3076]] the Jade Falcon Khan, [[Marthe Pryde]], was assassinated on Sudeten by unidentified agents.<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad in Review"</ref>

===Peacetime prior to the HPG Blackout===
The Falcons took heavy damage during the Jihad; a total of 24 [[Cluster]]s of troops were lost, with the remaining forces reduced down to half strength, and while the foresight Marthe Pryde displayed in dispersing the various Falcon genetic legacies around the Falcon occupation zone saw them avoid a scourging at the hands of the Word of Blake akin to that of the Wolves, for unknown reasons the ''sibkos'' being produced in the early 3080s were smaller than average, leading to a shortage of warriors. This lack of strength prevented the Falcons from taking advantage of the reduced strength of the neighboring Wolves, although some ineffective probes from the Lyran armed forces in [[3080]] drew a swift response from the Falcons.<ref name="J:FRp111">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 111: "Clan Jade Falcon"</ref>

===Dark Age and Republic Incursion===
====The ''Desant''====
In March [[3134]], seeing an opportunity caused by the collapse of the [[HPG]] network, the Falcons staged an incursion into the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. This expedition force consisted of [[Turkina Keshik]], [[Delta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Delta]] and [[Zeta Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Zeta Galaxies]].<ref>''Blood of Isle'', p. 32</ref> The Expedition was led by the political Jade Falcon radicals known as the "Mongols", following Turkina Keshik's "Mongol Doctrine". The expedition masqueraded their actions under the guise of hunting the Clan splinter group, the [[Steel Wolves]]. The invasion focused on [[Prefecture IX]], where they captured a string of worlds in two Prefectures, including the single Lyran Commonwealth world of [[Chaffee]].<ref>''Flight of the Falcon'', p. 93</ref> The Prefecture had been weakened by the uprising and subsequent defection of its own Prefecture military forces, principally the [[Stormhammers]] splinter group. The Expedition Galaxies separated and were able to capture a number of worlds until they reunited at [[Skye]]. In what was named the "1st Battle for Skye", the Falcon force utilized its assets, including the WarShip ''[[Emerald Talon]]'', to cover the Expedition's landings in August. Once on the surface, the Jade Falcon forces were tricked and outmaneuvered by the desperate Republican forces and its allies, led by Prefect [[Tara Campbell]], forcing them to pull back.<ref>''Flight of the Falcon'', p. 279</ref>

However, after months spent regrouping after this initial setback, Falcon forces resumed their battle for Skye in October.<ref>''Blood of Skye'', p. 162</ref> Allied Republican and splinter forces attempted to disrupt Falcon supply chains by liberating various worlds controlled by the Expedition forces. Meanwhile, the Expedition's military leader: "Khan" [[Malvina Hazen]] used nuclear weapons to disrupt the electronics within Skye's capital, forcing the defenders out of the city.<ref>''Blood of Skye'', p. 175</ref> In orbit, the Jade Falcons' ''Emerald Talon'' was badly damaged and forced off as reinforcements led by the Lyran Commonwealth's WarShip, [[Mjolnir#Named Vessels|LAS ''Yggdrasil'']] arrived.<ref>''Blood of Skye'', p. 221</ref> However, in late December, despite their best efforts to regroup for a third strike, Falcon forces were able to overwhelm Skye's defenders and win control of the planet, forcing them to withdraw from the planet entirely.<ref>''Blood of Skye'', p. 278</ref>

====Jade Falcon Civil War====
A year after establishing the Falcon's Reach, Malvina Hazen led the bulk of the Expedition back to Clan Jade Falcon's Occupation Zone. In September [[3135]] Hazen requested a [[Trial of Possession]] against Khan [[Jana Pryde]] for control of the Clan.<ref>''A Rending of Falcons'', p. 56</ref> However, Loremaster [[Julia Buhallin]] denied Malvina her Trial, and Malvina in turn declared herself Khan and began attempts to claim the Expedition zone for herself.<ref>''A Rending of Falcons'', p. 113</ref> By December, Falcon forces had been fighting around the Occupation Zone, favoring Hazen in her success with her Clan Hell's Horses allies. Khan Pryde mustered the entire Jade Falcon ''touman'' at [[Sudeten]] to root out Malvina's forces. The Khans met in early April in an officiated Trial of Possession. In a brutal 'Mech battle, Malvina killed Jana and officially gained Khanship of the Falcons.<ref>''A Rending of Falcons'', p. 291</ref> Hazen then ordered the badly damaged ''Emerald Talon'' to crash into the planetary capital of Sudeten to eliminate the Clan's political rivals.<ref>''A Rending of Falcons'', p. 306</ref> Shortly after this attack, Hazen participated in a Trial of Possession against her Clan Hell's Horses allies, [[Manas Amirault]]. Her victory won control of a Fire Horse Galaxy as well as bolstering support for the Mongol doctrine.<ref>''A Rending of Falcons'', p. 309</ref>

====Breaching the Wall====
While fighting Republic forces, Clan Jade Falcon carved a bloody path toward Terra. Under Malvina Hazen's leadership, this would also include finding a way to break through the defense of the Republic's Wall to get to the planet. True to fashion, Hazen executed any in her Clan that failed to turn up results. The Falcon breakthrough finally came when her hated Galaxy Commander, [[Stephanie Chistu]], gave her the coordinates and codes (via Alaric Ward). At first wary of both Alaric and Stephanie, she eventually took the help and successfully entered Terra to engage Republic forces in Geneva. Among other things, she hoped this would settle the score between her and Ward once and for all.{{cn}}

====ilClan Trial====
With the Republic of the Sphere dismantled, the Jade Falcon Clan would be offered a proposal from Clan Wolf, involving control of Terra. Not only would the winner claim the cradle of humanity, but they would be given the title of ilClan while the Khan would claim the mantle of being the ilKhan and First Lord of the Reborn Star League. Seeing the potential this could have, Khan Malvina Hazen would accept the Trial, with her Clan focusing on a more brutal approach given her Mongol Doctrine philosophy. Both Clans would have separate ceremonies and make battle plans to determine how they should approach the upcoming battle. Both Khans would bid all of their forces and put their entire ''toumans'' on the line in order to make history.{{cn}}

The [[IlClan Trial]] would take place on the North American plains of Canada where both Wolf and Jade Falcon forces would commit to their final battle.<ref>''Hour of the Wolf'', p. 388</ref> The battle took a devastating toll on both Clans as they were giving everything they could for the ultimate prize. The turning point for the Wolves came when Anastasia Kerensky came to fight one-on-one with Khan Hazen, defeating her in battle. During the aftermath, both Clans were heavily damaged and spent months recovering from injuries and repairing equipment. While Malvina survived her defeat against the Wolves, her death would come from the very person she abused from the very start.<ref>''Hour of the Wolf'', p. 562</ref> This would cause Clan Jade Falcon to find new leadership among the Clan.

===IlClan Era===
The ''touman'' was gutted in the fight for Terra and the proceeding ilKhan Trial, with 98% percent of their forces on Terra perishing in the struggles. Those that survived numbered roughly 120, many of those severely injured. After abandoning the Mongol Doctrine and choosing a new Khan, they began serving as a bodyguard Clan vowing to protect the ilKhan and the reborn Star League under new leadership.<ref>''Hour of the Wolf'', ch. 20</ref><ref>''Hour of the Wolf'', p. 562</ref> 
The most intact part of the Falcon's ''touman'' was their Warfleet. The 23 May, some of their units could be seen above Mars, helping the Wolf units to keep watch over the other Clans invited to the IlClan's founding ceremony.<ref>''Elements of Treason: Honor'' ch. 21</ref>

Back in the Occupation Zone, the remaining forces were either conquered by Inner Sphere factions or splintered into newer incarnations of the Clan. One maintains the Clan Jade Falcon identity and is led by Khan [[Jiyi Chistu]]. Another major player, composed by the bulk of the falcon's Merchant Caste, is the [[Alyina Mercantile League]], led by Merchant caste [[Syndic of the Alyina Mercantile League|Syndic]] [[Marena]].<ref>''Tamar Rising'', p. 87: "Fallen Falcons"</ref>

== Culture ==
Throughout its history, Clan Jade Falcon believed strongly in upholding the institutions and conventions that defined Clan society. This included a [[Clan Caste System|caste-based martial society]], with the warriors commanding all in a belief that "might makes right", and the conviction that [[Trueborn]]s are inherently superior to [[Freeborn]]s. Few liberties were allowed to civilian Clansmen, and any divergence from the Clan way or attempt to undermine the authority of the warrior caste was ruthlessly put down.<ref name=TCoK87-88>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', pp. 87–88</ref><ref name=MWGC>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 24</ref>

The Jade Falcon response to a request by a colony to the Grand Council during the Golden Century to join another Clan, preferably Clan Wolf, was met with a particularly brutal response. Warrior leadership sent forces to every civilian Falcon colony, killing any who supported relaxing the caste system. Others were dispersed to the Pentagon or developed Kerensky Cluster planets, and much of the civilian JumpShip fleet was scrapped or sold. This lack of a civilian supply fleet was detrimental in the years of Operation REVIVAL a century later.<ref name=JFsb16>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 16</ref>

Unlike other Clans which took this philosophy to the extreme though, the Jade Falcons never forgot how important the civilian castes were to maintaining their martial edge. Members of the civilian caste, though treated with little courtesy by the warriors, enjoyed a standard of living above those found in most other Clans. The merchant and scientist castes were well respected for their efforts at continually supporting the warrior caste. The merchants in particular were responsible for much of the wealth of the Jade Falcon Clan thanks to their domination of the Clan banking system, second only to [[Clan Diamond Shark]]; "sharp as the talons of a Falcon banker" quickly became a popular expression among the Clans. Jade Falcon merchants were even allowed to conduct numerous trade missions to the Inner Sphere after the invasion.<ref name=TCoK87-88>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', pp. 87–88</ref><ref name=MWGC>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 24</ref>

== Military ==
{{Main|Clan Jade Falcon Touman}}
The military or ''[[touman]]'' of Clan Jade Falcon prided itself on following many of the standards and practices as laid down by Nicholas Kerensky. They made full utilization of [[OmniMech]]s, [[OmniFighter]]s, and [[Elemental]]s in combined-arms formations, favoring no one branch over the other. Jade Falcon warriors were regarded as being aggressive, tenacious, and highly skilled. They believed that ''how'' a battle was won was just as important as whether it was won, and so were strict practitioners of ''[[zellbrigen]]''. This preference for honorable combat was also used in confrontations between armies, which were viewed as simply a series of individual duels on a larger scale. Here the Jade Falcons favored the ''[[Nathaculor]]'' — the strike of the unswerving sword — by launching direct attacks on the enemy's command, control, and communication assets...or if not available, on the largest concentration of enemy troops.<ref name=TCoK87-88/><ref name=FMCC96>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 96</ref>

Adherence to ''zellbrigen'' was not absolute though. A Jade Falcon warrior would set aside the honorable rules of combat if so ordered by a superior officer, or if the honor of the unit or the Clan was at stake.<ref name=FMCC96>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 96</ref> For example, in the [[Trial of Possession]] for control of his genetic legacy, [[Kael Pershaw]] was not above using [[vibrabomb]]s hidden within discarded Elemental missile packs to destroy pursuing Wolf Clan 'Mechs.<ref>''Bloodname'', ch. 12</ref> By the time of the fifth wave of Operation REVIVAL, it had become somewhat more common for Jade Falcon warriors to dispense with ''zellbrigen'' when fighting against Inner Sphere forces.<ref name=JFS30/>

Both Khans had overall command of the Jade Falcon ''touman'', although traditionally the saKhan served as the Clan's warlord and shaped military policy while the senior Khan saw to politics. Day-to-day operations were left up to [[Galaxy Commander]]s, each of whom had authority over a given region (whether covering just part of a world or multiple worlds) in which to respond to threats or conduct limited offensive operations as they saw fit. For major combat operations, this semi-independent chain of command continued, with the Khans creating the overall strategy and directing the actions of [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] and other independent units.<ref name=FMCC95>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 95</ref>

Prior to Operation REVIVAL, training for all Jade Falcon warriors took place at Ironhold, with each ''[[sibko]]'' overseen by a pair of [[Falconer (rank)|Falconers]] and a [[Falconer Commander]] in charge of the training facility.<ref>''Way of the Clans'', ch. 1</ref> In their final [[Trial of Position]], each warrior was forced to first defeat an opponent in unaugmented combat before they were allowed into their 'Mech, fighter or battlesuit.<ref>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 15</ref> After passing this final test, trueborn warriors were then sent to one of each Galaxy's Eyrie Clusters, where they learned how to work as a unit. Such Clusters rarely left Ironhold until Operation REVIVAL, when they were deployed to the Inner Sphere and saw combat firsthand. For freeborn warriors who passed their Trial of Position, they were instead sent to a garrison Cluster, or second-line Cluster if they were lucky.<ref name=FMCC96/>

==Rulers==
===Khans===

See: [[Khan of Clan Jade Falcon]]

===saKhans===

See: [[SaKhan of Clan Jade Falcon]]

===Loremasters===

See: [[Loremaster of Clan Jade Falcon]]

== Bloodnames ==
{{main|List of Bloodnames#Clan Jade Falcon}}
{{Category|Clan Jade Falcon Bloodnames}}

==Inter-Clan Relations==
The traditionalist attitude of Clan Jade Falcon has left them with no true allies among the Clans, apart from whatever like-minded goodwill has been garnered from the other Crusader Clans.

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!Clan Name
!Symbol
!Relationship
!Reason
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|'''[[Clan Diamond Shark]]'''
|[[Image:Clan Diamond Shark.jpg|100px]]
|Enemy
|Clan Diamond Shark was considered an ally of sorts to the Jade Falcons as a part of Khan [[Ian Hawker]]'s plan to appease Falcon Khan [[Elias Crichell]] during Operation REVIVAL, but the Falcons saw the Sharks as nuisances rather than partners. In turn, following the death of Khan Hawker the Diamond Sharks broke off friendly ties with the Falcons.
|-
|'''[[Clan Snow Raven]]'''
|[[Image:Clan Snow Raven Insignia.png|100px]]
|Enemy
| Clan Snow Raven was once on friendly terms, until the Falcons refused to allow a Bloodnamed Snow Raven warrior to return for Snow Raven affairs after his capture during the Harvest Trials. This soured relations between the two Clans.
|-
|-
|'''[[Clan Wolf]]'''
|[[Image:ClanWolf.gif|100px]]
|Ally
| After the Refusal War, Clan Wolf would be splintered in two. Seeing the Crusader half under Vlad Ward as potential allies, the Jade Falcon would work together with the reborn Clan Wolf. Both Marthe Pryde and Vlad Ward would work together to foil Asa Taney's [[Home Clan Coalition]] with the [[Harvest Trials]], giving them a chance to quickly recover from their losses. As with Clan Smoke Jaguar, both Khans would weaken ilKhan Lincoln Osis' power base, ending in his Clan's downfall and death. Following the ilClan Era, they would become a bodyguard Clan bound to protect ilKhan Alaric and the new Star League given their weakened status.
|-
|-
|'''[[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]'''
|[[Image:SmokeJaguar.jpg|100px]]
|Ally
| Clan Smoke Jaguar, especially during the years leading up to Operation Revival, had become an ally of mutual convenience, given their hatred for Clan Wolf and their Warden views. Both Falcon Khan Elias and Jaguar ilKhan Leo (and, later on, Lincoln Osis) would plot together to bring down Ulric Kerensky and his Wolves during the invasion. However, the relations would change between the Falcons and Jaguars after the latter's brutal actions and behavior made them contemptible to work with, causing the Falcons to turn away from the Jaguars. When the Smoke Jaguars were destroyed by the [[Second Star League|Reborn Star League]], the Falcons did not mourn their passing. However, this would change after the end of the Dark Age Era following their defeat in the [[ilClan Trial]]. Both the Jade Falcons and Smoke Jaguars would be bound to serve the ilKhan and First Lord of the reborn Star League.
|-
|}

When it comes to foes, two Clans have been singled out as being the Jade Falcons' most hated rivals.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"; text-align:center;
|-
!Clan Name
!Symbol
!Relationship
!Reason
|-
|'''[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'''
|[[Image:ClanWolf.gif|100px]]
|Enemy
|The most noteworthy enemy of the Jade Falcons has been Clan Wolf. Through their entire history, Clan Jade Falcon has harbored a grudge for this Clan for two reasons: Nicholas Kerensky joining the Wolves, and the Wolves' leadership of the Warden political faction. Their rivalry continued up until the end of the Refusal War fought between these two great Clans, when the once mighty Wolf Clan was divided in two — the Warden portion going into [[Clan Wolf in Exile|exile]], and the Crusader portion forming the brief Clan Jade Wolf before restoring their name back to Clan Wolf. While the Falcons hold respect for the Crusader half of the Wolves as potential allies, they view Clan Wolf-in-Exile with the same hatred and contempt as the original Clan Wolf.
|-
|'''[[Clan Steel Viper]]'''
|[[Image:Clan Steel Viper.jpg|100px]]
|Enemy
| Clan Steel Viper would (by accident) become a well-known enemy of the Jade Falcons for always opposing their policies. After the death of Viper Khan [[Sanra Mercer]], the Steel Vipers experienced a shift in policy, and began doing everything possible to make the Jade Falcons' lives miserable. However their rivalry would backfire on them when the Falcons pushed the Vipers out of the Inner Sphere forever. While the Steel Vipers would exact revenge by abjuring their rivals out of Clan Space, the Jade Falcons would get the last laugh when the Vipers were Annihilated a decade later.
|-
|'''[[Clan Hell's Horses]]'''
|[[Image:Clan Hell's Horses.jpg|100px]]
|Enemy
| During the Dark Age Era, Falcon Khan Malvina Hazen would forcefully coerce Clan Hell's Horses into working with them while at the same time tainting their Mongol Doctrine. Following the Falcons' defeat on Hesperus II, the Horses would break away from their former allies and purify their doctrine in the form of [[Operation NOYAN]]. They would get revenge on Clan Jade Falcon by launching another operation called [[Operation STAMPEDE]], taking the Falcons' Occupation Zone while they were away for the [[ilClan Trial]].
|}

==Era Specific Data==
===3062===
'''Jade Falcon Demographics'''<br />
Affiliation: Crusader<br />
Capital: Ironhold<br />
Population (Clan Space): 116,264,000 (3060)<br />
Population growth rate: 2.6 percent (72/46)<br />
Self-Sufficiency Index: 93 percent<br />

'''Leaders:'''<br />
Khan: Marthe Pryde<br />
saKhan: Samantha Clees<br />
Loremaster: Kael Pershaw<br />
Scientist-General: Etienne (Balzac)<br />
Merchant Factor: Moriz<br />
Master Technician: Sanders<br />
Senior Laborer: Tae<br />

'''Military:'''<br />
Clusters: 47<br />
WarShips: 23<br />

'''Clan Space Worlds:'''<br />
[[Barcella]] (15 percent)<br />
[[Dagda (Clan)|Dagda]] (9 percent)<br />
[[Eden]] (34 percent)<br />
[[Gatekeeper]] (100 percent)<br />
[[Glory]] (45 percent)<br />
[[Huntress]] (42 percent)<br />
[[Ironhold]] (100 percent)<br />
[[Marshall]] (6 percent)<br />
[[Tokasha]] (64 percent)<br />

'''Total Worlds:'''<br />
62 (9 Clan Space, 53 Inner Sphere)<ref name=TCoK87-88/>

===3067===
====Major Defense Industries====
Source:<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 15</ref>
* [[Olivetti Weaponry]]
* [[Red Devil Industries]]
* [[Trellshire Heavy Industries]]

==Quotes==
{{Quote|"We are Jade Falcon, great among the Clans. We are warriors who fight with the strength of the falcon's claw and ascend to the heavens on the wings of the same. We remember with the clarity of falcon-sight the words of Kerensky. Through the smoke of time he speaks to us, his chosen, and urges us onward with the promise of Eden. We will retake what is ours by right, that shining jewel Terra. Not the vastness of space nor the Wolf's obstinate howl will stay us from our righteous goal. We are Crusaders and will trample all who stand in our way!"<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 96</ref>}}

{{Quote|Praised be the Founders of Clan Jade Falcon!<br>
Daniel Mattlov,<br>
From him came the fire of the first Falcons.<br>
Carl Icaza,<br>
From him came the stubbornness and strength,<br>
Lisa Buhallin,<br>
From her came the will to remember<br>
But all hail mighty Elizabeth Hazen and Turkina<br>
As first among equals,<br>
For she was the first Khan<br>
And Turkina her winged soul.<br>
From them came our spirit and destiny.|From the ''Jade Falcon Invocation''<ref name="Clan Jade Falcon">''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 8</ref>
}}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Blood of the Isle]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Bloodname (novel)|Bloodname]]'' (novel)
* ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]''
* ''[[Elements of Treason: Honor]]''
* ''[[Era Digest: Golden Century]]''
* ''[[The Falcon and the Wolf]]''
* ''[[Falcon Guard (novel)|Falcon Guard]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Flight of the Falcon]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]''
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]''
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: Terra]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[A Rending of Falcons]]'' (novel)
* ''[[Shattered Fortress]]''
* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
* ''[[Tamar Rising]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''
* ''[[Way of the Clans]]'' (novel)
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