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| image              = Morgan Kell.jpg
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| caption            = Morgan Kell
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| name                = Morgan Finn Kell
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| birthdate          = [[2986]]<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 89, "Morgan Kell"</ref>
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| died                = [[3083]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p.157, "Mercenaries Today"</ref>
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| othernames          =
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| affiliation        = [[House Kell]]
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| rank                = [[Colonel]]
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| title              = [[Grand Duke of Arc-Royal]]<br/>[[Baron von Arc-Royal]]<br/>[[Member of the Order of the Tamar Tigers]]
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| profession          =
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| parents            = [[Margaret Maybelle Kell]] (mother)<ref name=ATSORc4>''A Tiny Spot of Rebellion, Ch. 4</ref>
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| siblings            = [[Patrick Kell]]
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| spouse              = [[Salome Ward]]
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| children            = [[Megan Kell]] (illegitimate)<br/>[[Phelan Kell]]<br/>[[Caitlin Kell]]
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[[File:Morgan Kell 3052.jpg|right|thumb|Morgan Kell at age 64 in [[3050]]]]
 
[[File:Morgan Kell 3052.jpg|right|thumb|Morgan Kell at age 64 in [[3050]]]]
[[File:Morgan Kell.jpg|right|thumb|Morgan Kell at age 90 in [[3076]]]]
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'''Morgan Kell''' ([[2986]] &ndash; [[3083]]) was the co-founder of the [[Kell Hounds]] mercenary unit along with his younger brother, [[Patrick Kell]].  He also held the title of Grand Duke of [[Arc-Royal]].<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', p. 94: Colonel Kell is announced at the Archon's [[3028]] New Year's party. He was, at the time, a baron.</ref>
  
'''Morgan Kell''' ([[2986]]<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 89, "Morgan Kell"</ref> &ndash; [[3083]]<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p.157, "Mercenaries Today"</ref>) is the co-founder of the [[Kell Hounds]] mercenary unit along with his younger brother, [[Patrick Kell]].  He also holds the title of Grand Duke of [[Arc-Royal]].<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', p. 94: Colonel Kell is announced at the Archon's [[3028]] New Year's party. He was, at the time, a baron.</ref>  
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==History==
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===Academy===
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Morgan would graduate from the [[Nagelring]] academy in [[3004]] after attaining stunning marks.<ref name=TKHp14>''The Kell Hounds'', p.14 - "Service Timeline"</ref>
  
==Biography==
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===Early Military service===
===Early Life===
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Morgan would rise to the rank of [[Colonel]] in the [[10th Skye Rangers]] during the early 3000's.
After attaining stunning marks at the [[Nagelring]], Morgan rose to the rank of [[Colonel]] in the [[10th Skye Rangers]] during the early 3000's.
 
  
In [[3006]], Morgan, [[Katrina Steiner]], and his cousin (future husband of Katrina) [[Arthur Luvon]] were attacked by [[LIC]] and [[Loki]] on [[Poulsbo]].  Then-Archon [[Alessandro Steiner]] had sent forces to assassinate Katrina due to her opposition to his [[Operation Concentrated Weakness]].  Members of the loyal opposition force, [[Heimdall_(organization)|Heimdall]], saved them and allowed them to flee to the [[Periphery]].  This was made famous as they took on the personae of the Red Corsair and her henchmen.  Acting as undisclosed pirates through the Periphery, they re-entered the Inner Sphere through [[House Marik]]'s border.  Leading to Katrina's return to Tharkad and helping her "retire" Alessandro.<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', pp. 99-101 - Morgan Kell & Katrina Steiner remember their adventures of twenty years ago as "Red Corsair".</ref> During this time Morgan met a woman named "Tempest", who is believed to be his first love.
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In [[3004]], Morgan, [[Katrina Steiner]], and his cousin (future husband of Katrina) [[Arthur Luvon]] were attacked by [[LIC]] and [[Lyran Intelligence Corps|Loki]] on [[Poulsbo]].  Then-Archon [[Alessandro Steiner]] had sent forces to assassinate Katrina due to her opposition to his [[Operation Concentrated Weakness]].  Members of the loyal opposition force, [[Heimdall_(organization)|Heimdall]], saved them and allowed them to flee to the [[Periphery]].  This was made famous as they took on the personae of the Red Corsair and her henchmen.  Acting as undisclosed pirates through the Periphery, they re-entered the Inner Sphere through the [[Free Worlds League]]'s border.  Leading to Katrina's return to Tharkad and helping her to "retire" Alessandro.<ref>''Warrior: Riposte'', pp. 99-101 - Morgan Kell & Katrina Steiner remember their adventures of twenty years ago as "Red Corsair".</ref> During this time Morgan met a woman named "Tempest", who is believed to be his first love.
  
 
===The Kell Hounds===
 
===The Kell Hounds===
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In [[3059]], Kell met with his cousin [[Victor Steiner-Davion]], and secretly gave him the support of his forces should they ever be needed to retake his place as [[Archon-Prince]] of a reunited [[Federated Commonwealth|FedCom]]. While on Tharkad during the [[Whitting Conference]], he had a private meeting with Katherine/Katrina Steiner-Davion and his son Phelen Kell.  The meeting started amicably at first, where she tried to court him to her side.  He soundly refused, stating boldly that he knew she had ordered the murder of her mother, which led to his wife's death. In a fit of rage, she threatened his life, only to be threatened herself--as Phelan Kell began strangling her on the spot.  Morgan calmly called off Phelan to spare her life, while Phelan warned her that his Wolves would come for revenge should anything happen to him or his father.  This latter part of the incident was a ploy to deceive Katherine in the hopes that she would slip up and reveal any incriminating evidence she was hiding.
 
In [[3059]], Kell met with his cousin [[Victor Steiner-Davion]], and secretly gave him the support of his forces should they ever be needed to retake his place as [[Archon-Prince]] of a reunited [[Federated Commonwealth|FedCom]]. While on Tharkad during the [[Whitting Conference]], he had a private meeting with Katherine/Katrina Steiner-Davion and his son Phelen Kell.  The meeting started amicably at first, where she tried to court him to her side.  He soundly refused, stating boldly that he knew she had ordered the murder of her mother, which led to his wife's death. In a fit of rage, she threatened his life, only to be threatened herself--as Phelan Kell began strangling her on the spot.  Morgan calmly called off Phelan to spare her life, while Phelan warned her that his Wolves would come for revenge should anything happen to him or his father.  This latter part of the incident was a ploy to deceive Katherine in the hopes that she would slip up and reveal any incriminating evidence she was hiding.
  
After the outbreak of the [[FedCom Civil War]], Morgan helped to plan some of the campaigns of the war, and took over as leader of the allied forces for Victor when his lover [[Omi Kurita]] was murdered.
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After the outbreak of the [[FedCom Civil War]], Morgan helped to plan some of the campaigns of the war, and took over as leader of the allied forces for Victor when his lover [[Omiko Kurita]] was murdered.
  
 
He was also a key leader in the retrieval of [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] from [[Zaniah|Zaniah III]]'s St. Marinus House to lead the assault on Tharkad.
 
He was also a key leader in the retrieval of [[Peter Steiner-Davion]] from [[Zaniah|Zaniah III]]'s St. Marinus House to lead the assault on Tharkad.
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He was married to [[Salome Ward]] who bore him a son, Phelan Kell, as well as a daughter, Caitlin Kell. He also had an illegitimate daughter, [[Megan Kell]], who ended up marrying [[Dan Allard]].  He help raised his nephew [[Christian Kell]], whom he met in [[3042]] at age 16.<ref>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=text&page=Kell_Hounds] - Kell Hounds main history</ref>
 
He was married to [[Salome Ward]] who bore him a son, Phelan Kell, as well as a daughter, Caitlin Kell. He also had an illegitimate daughter, [[Megan Kell]], who ended up marrying [[Dan Allard]].  He help raised his nephew [[Christian Kell]], whom he met in [[3042]] at age 16.<ref>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=text&page=Kell_Hounds] - Kell Hounds main history</ref>
  
===Character Notes===
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==Titles and Positions==
*Morgan Kell graduated in [[3004]] from the [[Nagelring]] Academy.<ref>''The Kell Hounds'', p.14 - "Service Timeline"</ref>
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===Notes===
 
*He is noted as being an elite pilot of an ''[[Archer]]'' BattleMech.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 296 - "Archer notable pilots"</ref>  He continued to pilot the red/black painted machine until his "final" retirement from active military service in [[3055]].
 
*He is noted as being an elite pilot of an ''[[Archer]]'' BattleMech.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 296 - "Archer notable pilots"</ref>  He continued to pilot the red/black painted machine until his "final" retirement from active military service in [[3055]].
  
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===Honors and Titles===
 
===Honors and Titles===
 
*[[Member Order]] of the [[Tamar Tigers]]
 
 
*[[Knight Defender]] of the [[Draconis March]]
 
*[[Knight Defender]] of the [[Draconis March]]
 
*[[Regimental Holder]] of [[St. George]]
 
*[[Regimental Holder]] of [[St. George]]
*[[Baron von Arc-Royal]] (later [[Grand Duke]])
 
  
 
==Portrait Gallery==
 
==Portrait Gallery==
 
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Image:MorganKell_BT_VG.png|Morgan Kell at age 39 (BattleTech Video Game)<ref name=BTVG>"BattleTech Video Game", Planet Profile</ref>
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Image:Morgan Kell 2.jpg|Morgan Kell at age 42
 
Image:Morgan Kell 2.jpg|Morgan Kell at age 42
 
Image:Morgan Kell 3.jpg|Morgan Kell at age 66
 
Image:Morgan Kell 3.jpg|Morgan Kell at age 66
 
Image:Morgan Kell 4.jpg‎|Morgan Kell at age 75
 
Image:Morgan Kell 4.jpg‎|Morgan Kell at age 75
 
Image:Morgan Kell (Grand Duke).jpg|Grand Duke Morgan Kell
 
Image:Morgan Kell (Grand Duke).jpg|Grand Duke Morgan Kell
Image:Battle of Luthien (35).jpg|Morgan Kell's ''[[Archer]]'' at the [[Battle of Luthien]]
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Image:Battle of Luthien (35).jpg|Morgan Kell's ''[[Archer]]'' at the [[Battle of Luthien (Clan Invasion)|Battle of Luthien]]
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
*''[[Blood Legacy]]''
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* ''[[A Tiny Spot of Rebellion]]'' (novella)
*''[[Endgame]]''
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* ''[[Blood Legacy]]'' (novel)
*''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Endgame]]'' (novel)
*''[[Lost Destiny]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]''
*''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
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* ''[[Lost Destiny]]'' (novel)
*''[[Natural Selection]]''
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* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
*''[[Not the Way the Smart Money Bets]]'' BattleCorps Story
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* ''[[Natural Selection]]'' (novel)
*''[[Operation Audacity]]
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* ''[[Not the Way the Smart Money Bets]]''
*''[[Storms of Fate]]''
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* ''[[Operation Audacity]] (novel)
*''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]
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* ''[[Storms of Fate]]'' (novel)
*''[[Warrior: Riposte]]'' - Character's first appearance.
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]
*''[[Warrior: Coupé]]''
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* ''[[The Kell Hounds]]'' (sourcebook)
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* ''[[Warrior: Riposte]]'' (novel)
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* ''[[Warrior: Coupé]]'' (novel)
  
[[Category:House Steiner Characters|Kell, Morgan]]
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[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Characters|Kell, Morgan]]
 
[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Kell, Morgan]]
 
[[Category:Mercenary Characters|Kell, Morgan]]

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Morgan Finn Kell
Character Profile
Born 2986[1]
Died 3083[2]
Affiliation House Kell
Rank Colonel
Title(s) Grand Duke of Arc-Royal
Baron von Arc-Royal
Member of the Order of the Tamar Tigers
Parents Margaret Maybelle Kell (mother)[3]
Siblings Patrick Kell
Spouse Salome Ward
Children Megan Kell (illegitimate)
Phelan Kell
Caitlin Kell
File:Morgan Kell 3052.jpg
Morgan Kell at age 64 in 3050

Morgan Kell (29863083) was the co-founder of the Kell Hounds mercenary unit along with his younger brother, Patrick Kell. He also held the title of Grand Duke of Arc-Royal.[4]

History

Academy

Morgan would graduate from the Nagelring academy in 3004 after attaining stunning marks.[5]

Early Military service

Morgan would rise to the rank of Colonel in the 10th Skye Rangers during the early 3000's.

In 3004, Morgan, Katrina Steiner, and his cousin (future husband of Katrina) Arthur Luvon were attacked by LIC and Loki on Poulsbo. Then-Archon Alessandro Steiner had sent forces to assassinate Katrina due to her opposition to his Operation Concentrated Weakness. Members of the loyal opposition force, Heimdall, saved them and allowed them to flee to the Periphery. This was made famous as they took on the personae of the Red Corsair and her henchmen. Acting as undisclosed pirates through the Periphery, they re-entered the Inner Sphere through the Free Worlds League's border. Leading to Katrina's return to Tharkad and helping her to "retire" Alessandro.[6] During this time Morgan met a woman named "Tempest", who is believed to be his first love.

The Kell Hounds

The Kell Hounds were born even before Morgan and Patrick had thoughts of running their own mercenary command. Arthur Luvon, future husband of Lyran Archon Katrina Steiner and Morgan and Patrick's cousin, dubbed the two brothers the Kell Hounds after witnessing them as young boys running around and terrorizing a neighbor's flock of sheep. Arthur drew up the Kell Hounds' crest and predicted that the two would grow up to become great MechWarriors. When Arthur died, Morgan and Patrick used the money left to them to form the Kell Hounds mercenary unit, which they created in 3010. Though initially mocked as rich boys playing mercenary, the two made quite the impression with their surprisingly advanced grasp of strategy and tactics, as well as a top-notch technical support staff.

In a battle on Mallory's World in 3016, Morgan saved his unit by using the Phantom 'Mech skill in single combat against the commander of the 2nd Sword of Light, Yorinaga Kurita.

After that incident, Morgan reduced the Kell Hounds to a single battalion and went to a MechWarrior monastery, the St. Marinus House on the planet Zaniah. Eleven years later, following the death of Patrick Kell at the hands of Yorinaga Kurita, he re-formed the Kell Hounds into a full regiment to defeat Kurita. He traveled to Tharkad at New Year's Eve of 3027 to ask Archon Katrina Steiner to release the unit's contract so he could pursue Yorinaga. He was asked by Melissa Steiner to give her away in place of her father.[7] As his unit reformed and trained he and Captain Daniel Allard traveled to Terra for his cousin's wedding in August 3028. In the course of the events of the wedding, he briefly allied with Wolf's Dragoons commander Jaime Wolf and arch-enemy Yorinaga Kurita to rescue Yorinaga's son after he discovered hidden Star League era BattleMechs under ComStar's compound on Hilton Head Island.[8]

By January 3029 Morgan had his forces destroy the Genyosha's base on Nashira[9] and create a makeshift map out of the ruins of the base to direct the Genyosha to a world on which to meet.

During the Clan invasion he received word of the "loss" of his son Phelan to what was later discovered to be the Wolf Clan on The Rock in 3049. Near the end of the war he led the Kell Hounds on Luthien alongside the Wolf's Dragoons against the Smoke Jaguars and Nova Cats.

Assassination and FedCom Civil War

On June 19th, 3055 Morgan was caught in an explosion which killed his cousin Archon Melissa Steiner and his wife, Salome. The explosion also tore his right arm off, requiring him to wear a bionic replacement prosthetic, but he seldom wore the device, because he disliked it. He learned later that his cousin's daughter Katherine Steiner had arranged for the assassination of her mother to make way for her ascension as the new Archon. As he gathered evidence he also began to isolate his patrol region along the Lyran-Clan border, beginning what he later called the Arc-Royal Defense Cordon.

After the Refusal War between the Wolves and Falcons he created the Arc-Royal Defense Cordon on the border area with Clan Jade Falcon. During this time, the Cordon was technically part of the Lyran Commonwealth, but was, for all intents and purposes, under the authority of the Kell Hounds. His son, Phelan Kell, later relocated to Arc-Royal with the remaining Warden Wolves as Clan Wolf-in-Exile. Notable units in the Cordon were the 4th Skye Rangers, 17th Skye Rangers, the entire Clan Wolf-in-Exile touman, The Blue Star Irregulars, the Dioscuri, and the Kell Hounds.

In 3059, Kell met with his cousin Victor Steiner-Davion, and secretly gave him the support of his forces should they ever be needed to retake his place as Archon-Prince of a reunited FedCom. While on Tharkad during the Whitting Conference, he had a private meeting with Katherine/Katrina Steiner-Davion and his son Phelen Kell. The meeting started amicably at first, where she tried to court him to her side. He soundly refused, stating boldly that he knew she had ordered the murder of her mother, which led to his wife's death. In a fit of rage, she threatened his life, only to be threatened herself--as Phelan Kell began strangling her on the spot. Morgan calmly called off Phelan to spare her life, while Phelan warned her that his Wolves would come for revenge should anything happen to him or his father. This latter part of the incident was a ploy to deceive Katherine in the hopes that she would slip up and reveal any incriminating evidence she was hiding.

After the outbreak of the FedCom Civil War, Morgan helped to plan some of the campaigns of the war, and took over as leader of the allied forces for Victor when his lover Omiko Kurita was murdered.

He was also a key leader in the retrieval of Peter Steiner-Davion from Zaniah III's St. Marinus House to lead the assault on Tharkad.

Death and Legacy

Morgan survived the Jihad and died in his sleep in 3083; with his death, both his title and command of the Kell Hounds passed to his daughter, Caitlin Kell, who began the process of rebuilding the mercenary command from the dozen or so survivors of Operation SCOUR.[10] One of the more unfortunate legacies of Morgan's life was the difficult position Clan Wolf-in-Exile found itself in after the Jihad; Morgan's long life left the exiled Clan as the occupants of restricted enclaves, rather than a true part of the population of the Kell fiefdom, something that might have been avoided if Morgan's son Phelan had been able to inherit Morgan's title.[11]

Marriage and Children

He was married to Salome Ward who bore him a son, Phelan Kell, as well as a daughter, Caitlin Kell. He also had an illegitimate daughter, Megan Kell, who ended up marrying Dan Allard. He help raised his nephew Christian Kell, whom he met in 3042 at age 16.[12]

Titles and Positions

Preceded by
none
Colonel of Kell Hounds
3010-3083
Succeeded by
Preceded by
unknown
Grand Duke of Arc-Royal
30??-3083
Succeeded by

Notes

  • He is noted as being an elite pilot of an Archer BattleMech.[13] He continued to pilot the red/black painted machine until his "final" retirement from active military service in 3055.
  • As of 3067, he was the only MechWarrior alive with the frightening Phantom 'Mech ability. It is not known if he is still able to use this since being injured by the bombing in 3055.
  • He carried a note written by Archon Katrina Steiner that gave him access to anything he needed.

Written as:

Deny this man, Morgan Kell, nothing. Katrina Steiner, 22 July, 3007

The letter was Katrina's second act as Archon after gaining power.[14]

  • During his time in the Periphery, it was unclear if "Tempest" was in fact the mother of Morgan's illegitimate daughter, Megan Kell.

Honors and Titles

Portrait Gallery

References

  1. Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 89, "Morgan Kell"
  2. Field Manual: 3085, p.157, "Mercenaries Today"
  3. A Tiny Spot of Rebellion, Ch. 4
  4. Warrior: Riposte, p. 94: Colonel Kell is announced at the Archon's 3028 New Year's party. He was, at the time, a baron.
  5. The Kell Hounds, p.14 - "Service Timeline"
  6. Warrior: Riposte, pp. 99-101 - Morgan Kell & Katrina Steiner remember their adventures of twenty years ago as "Red Corsair".
  7. Warrior: Riposte, pp. 114-115 - "Melissa asks Morgan to give her away to Hanse Davion. Which he accepts".
  8. Warrior: Riposte, pp. 198-202 - "Chu-sa Akira Brahe reveals to Morgan, Jaime Wolf, at urging of his father of his discovery of Star League era BattleMechs being maintained under ComStar Compound".
  9. Warrior: Riposte, p. 281 - "Akira Brahe is told of the destruction of their base at hands of the Kell Hounds".
  10. Field Manual: 3085, p. 157, "Lyran Commonwealth"
  11. Field Manual: 3085, p. 112, "Clan Wolf (in-Exile)"
  12. [1] - Kell Hounds main history
  13. Technical Readout: 3039, p. 296 - "Archer notable pilots"
  14. Warrior: Riposte, p. 92 - Dan Allard reads Morgan's "note" from Archon.
  15. "BattleTech Video Game", Planet Profile

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