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'''Diane Jameson''' was, as of 3132, an officer of the Swordsworn.<ref name=BfA/>
'''Diane Jameson''' was an officer on the Swordsworn.<ref name=BfA/>
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Diane Jameson desired to be an aerospace pilot and was accepted into the prestigious [[Lloyd Marik-Stanley Aerospace School]] in the [[Marik Commonwealth]] where she excelled, and by her third year was at the top of her class.
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Jameson grew up in the former [[Free Worlds League]]. Initially desperate to be an aerospace pilot, she was accepted into the prestigious [[Lloyd Marik-Stanley Aerospace School]]. There, she excelled, and by her third year was at the top of her class.<ref name=DADossiers18/> She reached the rank of [[lieutenant]] in the [[Free Worlds League Military]].<ref name=DAINNp96>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 96: "Interesting Times, Dangerous Places: #350 "Fight or Flight""</ref>
 
 
During her third year the entire school divided along political lines as students chose sides in the conflict between the three heirs to the [[House Marik]] throne: [[Anson Marik]], [[Jessica Marik]] and [[Fontaine Marik]] and combat actually occurred before one side gained ascendancy. Diane was horrified to see her best friends and classmates killing each other, so she fled to the [[Republic of the Sphere]].
 
 
 
Her terrible memories kept her from an [[aerospace fighter]], so instead she retrained and was able to become a top-rate MechWarrior. How she ended in the Swordsworn is not known, but they do not remember her of her broken yesterdays.<ref name=XX/>
 
 
 
While on [[Tikonov]], [[Duke]] [[Aaron Sandoval]] sent her and some Swordsworn to [[Ankaa]].<ref name=BfA/> The arrival of the Steel Wolves had arrived to [[Ankaa]] and had been initially viewed with some optimism, due to the manner in which Jacob Bannson had treated the employees of the DiNapoli Industries plants the Steel Wolves had come to annex.<ref name="DA3132p77"/>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 77: "Ankaa Targeted"</ref>
 
  
She took a daring gamble trying to take taking the Wolves by surprise, the Swordsworn forces made an orbital combat drop directly into Ankaa's capital city of Anqabad. [[Star Captain]] [[Sadia Wolf]] had prepared her Wolves well and were prepared and pushed the Swordsworn to the twisted canyons of the North Pole's
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In her third year at Lloyd Marik-Stanley, the school fell into violence. Students splintered along the lines of the [[House Marik]] claimants, siding with [[Anson Marik|Anson]], [[Jessica Marik|Jessica]], or [[Fontaine Marik]] in their conflict. As the students she'd spent so long with killed each other, Jameson, horrified, fled to the [[Republic of the Sphere]]. There, still shaken by events at school, she largely abandoned her dream of aerospace pilothood and focused on becoming an expert [[MechWarrior]]. Post-[[Blackout]], she joined the [[Swordsworn]], taking up arms for a cause detached from her Free Worlds past. She ended up among the [[Prince's Men (Swordsworn)|Prince's Men]].<ref name=DADossiers18/>
Great Maze. Diane formulated a plan to give her forces back the initiative. They pulling back to the base of Al Kazim (the third largest mountain in Ankaa's north polar region) and set up a fake field command post, leaving her own machine in the open to act as bait while the rest of her troops went hiding surrounding her and she reviewed the zone on her ''Shiva'' aerospace fighter. The battle was savage, and both sides took extensive damage. Both of them saw that they needed to hold [[DiNapoli Industries]] complex, and both tried to reach them first, with the Steel Wolves beating the Swordsworn and forcing them to try to eject a defensive force entrenched in a city. She was knocked off and unconscious after defeating a ''[[Spider]]''.<ref name=BfA/> The battle left hundreds dead and thousands injured in and around Anqabad.<ref name="DA3132p77">''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 77: "Ankaa Targeted"</ref>  
 
  
Despite the Swordsworn's efforts, the Steel Wolves retained control of the DropShip manufacturing facilities.<ref name="ED:DAp6">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 6: "Important Military Actions of Late 3132"</ref>
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Swordsworn leader [[Aaron Sandoval (32nd c.)|Aaron Sandoval]] placed Sadia in command of the December [[3132]]<ref name=EDDAp10>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 10: "Dark Age Timeline"</ref> attack on [[Ankaa]], an effort to gain the splinter group control of [[DropShip]] manufacturer [[DiNapoli Industries]]' main facility. In doing so, he promoted her straight from leftenant to leftenant colonel.<ref name=BfA/> The Swordsworn arrived on 19 December, three days after the [[Steel Wolves]];<ref name=DAINNp87>''Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN'', p. 87: "Interesting Times, Dangerous Places #345: "Avalanche""</ref>  the [[Battle of Ankaa (3132)|ensuing battle]] ended in a Steel Wolves victory, with Jameson's force fended off.<ref name="ED:DAp6">''Era Digest: Dark Age'', p. 6: "Important Military Actions of Late 3132"</ref>
  
Diane's fate is unknown.{{cn}}
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==Personal Appearance==
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Jameson had auburn hair and brown eyes.<ref name=DADossiers18/>
  
==BattleMech==
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=='Mechs and Vehicles==
* She pilots a ''[[Ryoken II]]'' that she has named ''Olympia''.<ref name=XX/>
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As of 3132, Jameson used a ''[[Ryoken II]]'' that she named ''Olympia''.<ref name=DADossiers18/> At one point during the 3132 battle for Ankaa, Jameson piloted a ''[[Shiva]]'' aerospace fighter.<ref name=BfA/>
* She still flies sometimes in a ''[[Shiva]]''.<ref name=BfA/>
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Federated Suns Characters|Jameson, Diane]]
 
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[[Category:Free Worlds League Characters|Jameson, Diane]]
 
[[Category:Notable Ryoken II Pilots|Jameson, Diane]]
 
[[Category:Notable Ryoken II Pilots|Jameson, Diane]]

Latest revision as of 12:14, 2 January 2024

Diane Jameson
Personal
Born17 March 3098[1]
AffiliationSwordsworn[1]
Career
RankLeftenant Colonel[2]
ProfessionMechWarrior[1]

Diane Jameson was, as of 3132, an officer of the Swordsworn.[2]

History[edit]

Jameson grew up in the former Free Worlds League. Initially desperate to be an aerospace pilot, she was accepted into the prestigious Lloyd Marik-Stanley Aerospace School. There, she excelled, and by her third year was at the top of her class.[1] She reached the rank of lieutenant in the Free Worlds League Military.[3]

In her third year at Lloyd Marik-Stanley, the school fell into violence. Students splintered along the lines of the House Marik claimants, siding with Anson, Jessica, or Fontaine Marik in their conflict. As the students she'd spent so long with killed each other, Jameson, horrified, fled to the Republic of the Sphere. There, still shaken by events at school, she largely abandoned her dream of aerospace pilothood and focused on becoming an expert MechWarrior. Post-Blackout, she joined the Swordsworn, taking up arms for a cause detached from her Free Worlds past. She ended up among the Prince's Men.[1]

Swordsworn leader Aaron Sandoval placed Sadia in command of the December 3132[4] attack on Ankaa, an effort to gain the splinter group control of DropShip manufacturer DiNapoli Industries' main facility. In doing so, he promoted her straight from leftenant to leftenant colonel.[2] The Swordsworn arrived on 19 December, three days after the Steel Wolves;[5] the ensuing battle ended in a Steel Wolves victory, with Jameson's force fended off.[6]

Personal Appearance[edit]

Jameson had auburn hair and brown eyes.[1]

'Mechs and Vehicles[edit]

As of 3132, Jameson used a Ryoken II that she named Olympia.[1] At one point during the 3132 battle for Ankaa, Jameson piloted a Shiva aerospace fighter.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards, p. 18: "Diane Jameson"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Baring the Blade: The Battle for Ankaa!
  3. Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN, p. 96: "Interesting Times, Dangerous Places: #350 "Fight or Flight""
  4. Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 10: "Dark Age Timeline"
  5. Dark Age: 3132-3134 INN, p. 87: "Interesting Times, Dangerous Places #345: "Avalanche""
  6. Era Digest: Dark Age, p. 6: "Important Military Actions of Late 3132"

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