Editing Oystein Tannerbaum

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| affiliation         = [[Free Rasalhague Republic]]
| rank                = ''[[Kapten]]''
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| profession          = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]
| parents             = [[Lars Tannerbaum]] (father)
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'''Oystein Tannerbaum''' was an officer in the [[KungsArmé]].<ref name=MGCp137>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', pp. 137–138: "Kapten Oystein Tannerbaum"</ref>

==History==
He was born on [[New Oslo]], the son of one of the executives from [[Gorton, Kingsley, and Thorpe Enterprises]] who enjoyed a live of luxury during his youth, and who was sent to military school by his father to avoind him turning to be a spoiled brat.

Taking military training seriously, he applied and was accepted for MechWarrior training at the [[Radstadt Academy]], receiving additional training in [[combat vehicle|conventional armor]] and officer training. At twenty-two he was a ''Löjtnant'' assigned to the [[2nd Drakøns (Free Rasalhague Republic)|Second Drakøns]].

In [[3050]] he found himself fighting [[Clan Wolf]] in [[New Caledonia]], where he saw half of his unit die, and then in the defense of [[Rasalhague]], where we was wounded and had to be evacuated. Left with heavy scarring on his right hand that included nerve and muscle damage but did not incapacitate him for piloting a [['Mech]], the loss of his unit and of his homeworld, coupled with the loss of his parents who were not among the refugees, left him with a deep hatred of the [[Clan]]s.

He was able to get a post in the [[4th Drakøns]], though he was passed twice for promotion by ''[[Överste]]'' [[Carl Sleipness]] himself for his personal vendetta against the Clans.

He joined his unit with the [[Second Star League]] was formed and created [[Task Force SERPENT]] and fought with near suicidal tactics on [[Huntress]]. When his unit was deemed too heavily damaged to continue and disbanded, he was sent to serve as part of Sir [[Paul Masters]]' garrison force in Lootera as a reward.

He was able to gain a post as part of the [[Inner Sphere]] delegation to [[Strana Mechty]].<ref name=MGCp137/>

There, he and part of the [[Inner Sphere]] delegation are visiting a marketplace with his escort, [[Star Commander]] [[Randall]], when a [[Ghost Bear]] [[Elemental]] tries to challenge Oystein. Randall steps in and does not allow the fight, asking for a [[Circle of Equals]] to the elemental. The fight is quick, and though Randall gets a few punches, he makes the Elemental fall into a trap and leave the circle, hence losing the battle.<ref>''Welcome to the Land of Dreams''</ref>

When he met in [[3062]] the commanding officer of the [[Katyusha Keshik]], [[Star Colonel]] [[Bispham]], the two of them hatched a plot with [[Dark Caste]] [[Varsus]] to strike a blow into [[Strana Mechty]] and inflame the tensions to restart the war between the [[Clan]]s and the [[Inner Sphere]] just one year after the [[Great Refusal]]. The plan failed prior to setting a bomb against the Master Genetic Repository. Star Colonel Bispham was stopped by a group of Clan members and detained by the [[Ebon Keshik]], though Oystein Tannerbaum and Varsus escaped.<ref name=MGCp134>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 134: "The Katyusha Keshik"</ref>

After the bombing's failure, he and Varsus would strike a deal that would allow Tannerbaum to be smuggled back to the [[Inner Sphere]] and try to vanish there, while Varsus would have new opportunities for wealth and power and the two would take a small force of bandit ships to the Inner Sphere in a six month journey.<ref name=MGCp128>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 128: "The Escape"</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]''

[[Category:Rasalhague Characters|Tannerbaum, Oystein]]
[[Category:Draconis Combine Characters|Tannerbaum, Oystein]]