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'''Ravid Stroud''' was a [[Free Worlds League]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and diplomat turned commander of the [[Ravid's Reckoning]] pirate band.<ref name=MW5M/>
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'''Ravid Stroud''' was a [[Free Worlds League]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] and diplomat who became an outlaw under the influence of a toxin.<ref name=MW5Mcg/>
  
==Biography==
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==History==
The eldest son of [[Ishmael Stroud]], Ravid would serve the Free Worlds League as a MechWarrior.<ref name=MW5M/>
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The eldest son of [[Nobility#Free Worlds League|Baron]] [[Ishmael Stroud]], Ravid Stroud was a trained diplomat and former Free Worlds League soldier. While on a diplomatic mission to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], Ravid's [[JumpShip]] suffered a misjump which stranded the crew and passengers on [[Vakarel]], along the League's rimward fringe, with no means of outside contact. Ravid quickly took command, but the isolation and dwindling supplies caused the survivors to turn on each other. Unknown to them, it was a nonlethal toxin in the water that made them increasingly paranoid and violent, a state that they called the "Reckoning."<ref name=MW5Mcg/>
  
While on a diplomatic mission to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]], Ravid's [[JumpShip]] suffered a misjump which stranded the crew and passengers on [[Vakarel]] along the League's rimward fringe with no means of outside contact. Ravid quickly took command of the survivors, but the isolation and dwindling supplies soon lead to increasing tensions and eventually leading the survivors to turn on each other. Unknown to the survivors, a non-lethal toxin in the water increasingly made them more paranoid and violent, a state that they called "the Reckoning", fueling them to attack each other.<ref name=MW5M/>
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It's possible they would have eventually killed each other, were it not for a ship passing through the system which detected signs of habitation and sent a [[DropShip]] to investigate. Ravid led the survivors in attacking and taking command of the ship full of 'Mechs and equipment, including [[Star League era]] [[LosTech]] weaponry, ultimately using it to launch a reign of terror as "[[Ravid's Reckoning]]." But no matter how far they roamed they returned to their homebase on Vakarel. Unbeknownst to Ravid and his band, the toxin in the water had an addictive effect that effectively tied them to that world forever, as going without it for extended periods sickened them.<ref name=MW5Mcg/>
  
Its possible they would have eventually killed each other if it was not for a ship passing through the system, which detected signs of habitation and sent a [[DropShip]] to investigate. Ravid led the survivors in attacking and taking command of the ship, ultimately using to launch a rain of terror as "Ravid's Reckoning". Ravid's band proved highly successful, aided in part by locating [[LosTech]] [[Star League era]] weaponry, but no matter how far they roamed they returned to their homebase on Vakarel. Unbeknownst to Ravid and his band, the toxin in the water had an addictive effect that effectively forever tied them to that world, going without it for extended periods sickened them.<ref name=MW5M/>
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When Baron Stroud received a new lead about a decade later from a [[Capellan Confederation|Capellan]] merchant vessel passing through the area, he hired a [[mercenary]] unit to investigate Reckoning facilities on [[Gouderak]] and [[Watermael]], hoping to finally learn the fate of his son. This led them to Vakarel, where despite attempts to incapacitate Ravid's [[BattleMech]], he ultimately died in the fighting.<ref name=MW5Mcg/>
 
 
Lasting for about a decade, Ravid Stroud's career of piracy was ended thanks to the [[Nik's Cavaliers]] [[mercenary unit]]. Hired by his father to try to make one last effort to discover the fate of his son after receiving a new lead, [[Baron]] Stroud would be appalled to learn of what Ravid had become following successful strikes against Reckoning facilities on [[Gouderak]] and [[Watermael]]. Though refusing to believe it, hoping perhaps he was brainwashed or merely an imposter using his name, Baron Stroud ultimately implored the Cavaliers to either capture or kill his son. Despite the Cavalier's best efforts they were forced to kill Ravid Stroud, log books and journals found among the ruins of the pirate's base filling in the gaps of why such a kind and even-tempered man would become a cruel and brutal pirate and give his father the closure he had sort.<ref name=MW5M/>
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
*Despite the request to capture him alive, the only possible fate is Ravid's death.<ref name=MW5M/>
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Despite the request to capture him alive, the only possible fate is Ravid's death.<ref name=MW5Mcg/>
  
 
== References ==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' (Video Game)
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* ''[[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]]'' (video game)
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 12 April 2023

Ravid Stroud
Personal
AffiliationHouse Stroud
Ravid's Reckoning[1]
Career
ProfessionDiplomat (previously)
Pirate
Family
ParentsIshmael Stroud (father)

Ravid Stroud was a Free Worlds League MechWarrior and diplomat who became an outlaw under the influence of a toxin.[1]

History[edit]

The eldest son of Baron Ishmael Stroud, Ravid Stroud was a trained diplomat and former Free Worlds League soldier. While on a diplomatic mission to the Magistracy of Canopus, Ravid's JumpShip suffered a misjump which stranded the crew and passengers on Vakarel, along the League's rimward fringe, with no means of outside contact. Ravid quickly took command, but the isolation and dwindling supplies caused the survivors to turn on each other. Unknown to them, it was a nonlethal toxin in the water that made them increasingly paranoid and violent, a state that they called the "Reckoning."[1]

It's possible they would have eventually killed each other, were it not for a ship passing through the system which detected signs of habitation and sent a DropShip to investigate. Ravid led the survivors in attacking and taking command of the ship full of 'Mechs and equipment, including Star League era LosTech weaponry, ultimately using it to launch a reign of terror as "Ravid's Reckoning." But no matter how far they roamed they returned to their homebase on Vakarel. Unbeknownst to Ravid and his band, the toxin in the water had an addictive effect that effectively tied them to that world forever, as going without it for extended periods sickened them.[1]

When Baron Stroud received a new lead about a decade later from a Capellan merchant vessel passing through the area, he hired a mercenary unit to investigate Reckoning facilities on Gouderak and Watermael, hoping to finally learn the fate of his son. This led them to Vakarel, where despite attempts to incapacitate Ravid's BattleMech, he ultimately died in the fighting.[1]

Notes[edit]

Despite the request to capture him alive, the only possible fate is Ravid's death.[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, "Chasing Ghosts"

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