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After graduating, Ronan was assigned to the less prestigious [[3rd Lyran Regulars|Third Lyran Regulars]], which wounded his pride. After a few years in the service, during which he served in KSK 9, where he met [[Jennifer Kipping]], Ronan met General [[Sarah Regis]] at a war games conference. That meeting advanced Ronan's career. Recognizing the young officer's potential, Regis incorporated him into her [[Twenty-sixth Arcturan Guards|26th Arcturan Guards]], and soon Ronan commanded the Second Company, Third Battalion of the unit. He arranged his sister's transfer to the unit when she graduated from the CMA in [[3150]].<ref name=BT:Lp152/><ref name=TRp95 /> | After graduating, Ronan was assigned to the less prestigious [[3rd Lyran Regulars|Third Lyran Regulars]], which wounded his pride. After a few years in the service, during which he served in KSK 9, where he met [[Jennifer Kipping]], Ronan met General [[Sarah Regis]] at a war games conference. That meeting advanced Ronan's career. Recognizing the young officer's potential, Regis incorporated him into her [[Twenty-sixth Arcturan Guards|26th Arcturan Guards]], and soon Ronan commanded the Second Company, Third Battalion of the unit. He arranged his sister's transfer to the unit when she graduated from the CMA in [[3150]].<ref name=BT:Lp152/><ref name=TRp95 /> | ||
| − | Ronan and his sister followed the Twenty-sixth to [[Arcturus]], believing they were on a legitimate mission. They only uncovered the truth on 13 August 3151, when they heard General Sarah Regis' announcement about the resurrection of the [[Tamar Pact]]. Ronan discussed it with his sister, and they agreed to find how many Lyran loyalists were in the ranks. In a later meeting of the troops, General [[Kathleen McQuade]] announced the official defection of the Twenty-sixth; those who wanted to remain in the LCAF had to leave. Ronan and Isobel exited from the ranks, but only a handful followed them, to Ronan's distress.<ref>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 1</ref> | + | Ronan and his sister followed the Twenty-sixth to [[Arcturus]], believing they were on a legitimate mission. They only uncovered the truth on 13 August 3151, when they heard General Sarah Regis' announcement about the resurrection of the [[Tamar Pact]]. Ronan discussed it with his sister, and they agreed to find out how many Lyran loyalists were in the ranks. In a later meeting of the troops, General [[Kathleen McQuade]] announced the official defection of the Twenty-sixth; those who wanted to remain in the LCAF had to leave. Ronan and Isobel exited from the ranks, but only a handful followed them, to Ronan's distress.<ref>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 1</ref> |
Ronan was the highest-ranking officer of the 216 loyalists, so he took command. Once their commercial [[DropShip]] arrived in the Lyran system of [[Garrison]], he sent a report about the 26th's defection to the planetary authorities. He was surprised to see Hauptman-Kommandant Kipping receiving him, and even more when she arrested him and all his people. After a week of interrogation, Ronan was freed and dishonorably discharged from the LCAF, along with all the other loyalists, by orders of the garrison commander, Hauptmann-General [[Timofey Bondayehr]], who considered them possible defectors or Tamar spies.<ref>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 2</ref> | Ronan was the highest-ranking officer of the 216 loyalists, so he took command. Once their commercial [[DropShip]] arrived in the Lyran system of [[Garrison]], he sent a report about the 26th's defection to the planetary authorities. He was surprised to see Hauptman-Kommandant Kipping receiving him, and even more when she arrested him and all his people. After a week of interrogation, Ronan was freed and dishonorably discharged from the LCAF, along with all the other loyalists, by orders of the garrison commander, Hauptmann-General [[Timofey Bondayehr]], who considered them possible defectors or Tamar spies.<ref>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 2</ref> | ||
| − | Ronan sent a message to his parents, and while awaiting the answer, he, along with his sister and most of his people, who continued to follow him, went to a salvage yard property belonging to his family. The manager gave it to him so the loyalists could search it. Ronan's intentions were to obtain enough money to buy a ticket to Odessa, but on 14 September, after finding a Clan ''[[Gargoyle]]'' [[OmniMech]], his sister told him that most of their people wanted to remain together, under his command. They took the first steps toward creating a [[mercenary]] unit.<ref name=TPoDc4 /> | + | Ronan sent a message to his parents, and while awaiting the answer, he, along with his sister and most of his people, who continued to follow him, went to a salvage yard property belonging to his family. The manager gave it to him so the loyalists could search for it. Ronan's intentions were to obtain enough money to buy a ticket to Odessa, but on 14 September, after finding a Clan ''[[Gargoyle]]'' [[OmniMech]], his sister told him that most of their people wanted to remain together, under his command. They took the first steps toward creating a [[mercenary]] unit.<ref name=TPoDc4 /> |
===Mercenary Career=== | ===Mercenary Career=== | ||
| − | On 26 October, Ronan's people already had a functional unit | + | On 26 October, Ronan's people already had a functional unit and received another visit from Kipping. The 26th Scout Company had defected to try to free some [[Hinterlands]] planets, and all Lyran units were unavailable to stop them – but Ronan's unit was. Despite his objections to working with or for her again, she contracted him and his still-unnamed unit. They had three working BattleMechs, including Ronan's ''Gargoyle'', several tanks, and infantry armored and unarmored, but the defectors far outnumbered them.<ref>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 6</ref> |
| − | At Bel's suggestion, the newly formed unit took the name of the Gray Death Legion | + | At Bel's suggestion, the newly formed unit took the name of the Gray Death Legion and then intercepted the defectors. Ronan proved his tactical genius, using the Legion's three 'Mechs as an anvil – while the 26th attacked them head-on, the Legion's VTOL, infantry, and hoverbikes attacked them from the flanks, immobilizing their support vehicles. Knowing that her mission was doomed, the 26th's leader, Kommandant [[Liesl Wagner]], surrendered.<ref>''The Price of Duty'', chs. 8–9</ref> |
Two days later, Ronan presented himself to General Bondayehr, meeting Wagner, who congratulated him for his victory. Facing the general, Ronan was polite but cold. When the general attempted to pay the Legion less than promised and denied him all salvage from the 26th, Ronan threatened to denounce him to the [[MRBC]] before leaving, knowing he had won. | Two days later, Ronan presented himself to General Bondayehr, meeting Wagner, who congratulated him for his victory. Facing the general, Ronan was polite but cold. When the general attempted to pay the Legion less than promised and denied him all salvage from the 26th, Ronan threatened to denounce him to the [[MRBC]] before leaving, knowing he had won. | ||
| − | The next day, Ronan met with his sister in a hotel, and she gave him a message from Odessa. In it, their father congratulated both for their actions and gave them more funds. Ronan was surprised to see the | + | The next day, Ronan met with his sister in a hotel, and she gave him a message from Odessa. In it, their father congratulated both for their actions and gave them more funds. Ronan was surprised to see the defect General McQuade there. She informed them of the Lyran plan to cashier all the 26th's members, and offered the newly born Legion a contract with the new Tamar Pact in a few months, if they were big enough. |
After the general departed, Ronan and Isobel departed too, to receive the 26th's people and make sure they knew they weren't alone and had a place in the Legion if they wanted it.<ref>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 11</ref> | After the general departed, Ronan and Isobel departed too, to receive the 26th's people and make sure they knew they weren't alone and had a place in the Legion if they wanted it.<ref>''The Price of Duty'', ch. 11</ref> | ||
| − | After the legion recruited most of the 26th members, growing to battalion strength, they accepted to work for Tamar. Their first | + | After the legion recruited most of the 26th members, growing to battalion strength, they accepted to work for Tamar. Their first destination was the newly incorporated planet of [[Crimond]]. There, the 2 February, Ronan, and Isobel were in a cafe in Sol City, the planetary's capital, nearby a government building, when a bomb destroyed it. Ronan escaped unscathed, and Isobel received a minor wound. Then it became evident they would have a lot of work.<ref>''Mercenary's Honor'', ch. 2</ref> |
| − | Two days later, Ronan and Isobel meet with their liaison officer, Haputmann Eldon. He was very hostile with mercenaries, and Isobel attacked him with words soon, but Ronan managed to | + | Two days later, Ronan and Isobel meet with their liaison officer, Haputmann Eldon. He was very hostile with mercenaries, and Isobel attacked him with words soon, but Ronan managed to defuse the situation and obtain work assignations for the Legion, two exactly. After reviewing them, Ronan asked his sister which of the two works will suit them better, and she suggested accepting both at the same time, dividing the Legion. Reluctantly, Ronan agreed, and he took the legion's main body to the north to assist the local police forces in terrorist hunting, while Isobel took her group, which she called [[Carlyle's Commandos]] to another continent to inspect and claim an old [[Star League]] fort.<ref>''Mercenary's Honor'', ch. 4</ref> |
| − | Ronan's group didn't find too much trouble completing the mission; her sister too; she only contacted him once. When both gathered again was the 7 February, to announce Elson both his success. She had not only completed her mission, but also | + | Ronan's group didn't find too much trouble completing the mission; her sister did too; she only contacted him once. When both gathered again was the 7 February, to announce Elson both his success. She had not only completed her mission, but also obtained new recruits: a MechWarrior of Clan origin, [[Curtain]], and several infantrymen and tankers. Ronan, at the beginning, was reluctant to accept them, but finally agreed and gave Curtain the welcome into the Legion.<ref>''Mercenary's Honor'', ch. 16</ref> |
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
| − | As a Lyran officer, Ronan was well aware of the reality of the Lyran ''social generals'' but simply didn't take them as role models. As leader of the Legion, he led the unit with a strong sense of responsibility to those in his charge and a collaborative leadership role, slowly assuming a father-figure role within the Legion. He was very protective of his little sister. | + | As a Lyran officer, Ronan was well aware of the reality of the Lyran ''social generals'' but simply didn't take them as role models. As the leader of the Legion, he led the unit with a strong sense of responsibility to those in his charge and a collaborative leadership role, slowly assuming a father-figure role within the Legion. He was very protective of his little sister. |
| − | A strong tactician himself, Ronan proved to be a master of combined-arms tactics, using infantry, tanks and VTOLS as his main attack units while relegating BattleMechs to a decoy and distraction role. He was also very open to the ideas of others.<ref name=TRp95 /> | + | A strong tactician himself, Ronan proved to be a master of combined-arms tactics, using infantry, tanks, and VTOLS as his main attack units while relegating BattleMechs to a decoy and distraction role. He was also very open to the ideas of others.<ref name=TRp95 /> |
==BattleMechs== | ==BattleMechs== | ||
Revision as of 20:43, 19 June 2023
Ronan Carlyle | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 3125[1] |
| Affiliation | House Carlyle |
| Career | |
| Rank | Hauptmann[2] |
| Profession | Noble |
| Family | |
| Parents | Gardner Carlyle (father)[3][1] |
| Siblings | Isobel Carlyle[2][1] |
Ronan Carlyle was a Lyran Commonwealth noble, LCAF officer and finally leader of the reborn Gray Death Legion mercenary unit.
Contents
History
Early Life
Ronan was the eldest child of Gardner Carlyle, Count of Odessa, and great-grandson of Grayson Death Carlyle, founder of the famed mercenary unit, the Gray Death Legion, and grew up the future heir to his father's title. Ronan, like his little sister Isobel, decided to serve in the LCAF, unlike their forefathers.[1]
LCAF Service
Ronan hoped to receive a posting in the Royal Guards Brigade upon graduation from the Coventry Military Academy in 3148. That year he testified in favor of his sister, who was the subject of a disciplinary hearing. The hearing was cut short by the arrival of Clan Jade Falcon forces, beginning the Battle of Coventry. Ronan fought in the battle, defending the Coventry Metal Works industriplex. He was threatened by Elementals, but Isobel's arrival saved him, with her charging to his rescue.[2]
After graduating, Ronan was assigned to the less prestigious Third Lyran Regulars, which wounded his pride. After a few years in the service, during which he served in KSK 9, where he met Jennifer Kipping, Ronan met General Sarah Regis at a war games conference. That meeting advanced Ronan's career. Recognizing the young officer's potential, Regis incorporated him into her 26th Arcturan Guards, and soon Ronan commanded the Second Company, Third Battalion of the unit. He arranged his sister's transfer to the unit when she graduated from the CMA in 3150.[2][1]
Ronan and his sister followed the Twenty-sixth to Arcturus, believing they were on a legitimate mission. They only uncovered the truth on 13 August 3151, when they heard General Sarah Regis' announcement about the resurrection of the Tamar Pact. Ronan discussed it with his sister, and they agreed to find out how many Lyran loyalists were in the ranks. In a later meeting of the troops, General Kathleen McQuade announced the official defection of the Twenty-sixth; those who wanted to remain in the LCAF had to leave. Ronan and Isobel exited from the ranks, but only a handful followed them, to Ronan's distress.[4]
Ronan was the highest-ranking officer of the 216 loyalists, so he took command. Once their commercial DropShip arrived in the Lyran system of Garrison, he sent a report about the 26th's defection to the planetary authorities. He was surprised to see Hauptman-Kommandant Kipping receiving him, and even more when she arrested him and all his people. After a week of interrogation, Ronan was freed and dishonorably discharged from the LCAF, along with all the other loyalists, by orders of the garrison commander, Hauptmann-General Timofey Bondayehr, who considered them possible defectors or Tamar spies.[5]
Ronan sent a message to his parents, and while awaiting the answer, he, along with his sister and most of his people, who continued to follow him, went to a salvage yard property belonging to his family. The manager gave it to him so the loyalists could search for it. Ronan's intentions were to obtain enough money to buy a ticket to Odessa, but on 14 September, after finding a Clan Gargoyle OmniMech, his sister told him that most of their people wanted to remain together, under his command. They took the first steps toward creating a mercenary unit.[3]
Mercenary Career
On 26 October, Ronan's people already had a functional unit and received another visit from Kipping. The 26th Scout Company had defected to try to free some Hinterlands planets, and all Lyran units were unavailable to stop them – but Ronan's unit was. Despite his objections to working with or for her again, she contracted him and his still-unnamed unit. They had three working BattleMechs, including Ronan's Gargoyle, several tanks, and infantry armored and unarmored, but the defectors far outnumbered them.[6]
At Bel's suggestion, the newly formed unit took the name of the Gray Death Legion and then intercepted the defectors. Ronan proved his tactical genius, using the Legion's three 'Mechs as an anvil – while the 26th attacked them head-on, the Legion's VTOL, infantry, and hoverbikes attacked them from the flanks, immobilizing their support vehicles. Knowing that her mission was doomed, the 26th's leader, Kommandant Liesl Wagner, surrendered.[7]
Two days later, Ronan presented himself to General Bondayehr, meeting Wagner, who congratulated him for his victory. Facing the general, Ronan was polite but cold. When the general attempted to pay the Legion less than promised and denied him all salvage from the 26th, Ronan threatened to denounce him to the MRBC before leaving, knowing he had won.
The next day, Ronan met with his sister in a hotel, and she gave him a message from Odessa. In it, their father congratulated both for their actions and gave them more funds. Ronan was surprised to see the defect General McQuade there. She informed them of the Lyran plan to cashier all the 26th's members, and offered the newly born Legion a contract with the new Tamar Pact in a few months, if they were big enough.
After the general departed, Ronan and Isobel departed too, to receive the 26th's people and make sure they knew they weren't alone and had a place in the Legion if they wanted it.[8]
After the legion recruited most of the 26th members, growing to battalion strength, they accepted to work for Tamar. Their first destination was the newly incorporated planet of Crimond. There, the 2 February, Ronan, and Isobel were in a cafe in Sol City, the planetary's capital, nearby a government building, when a bomb destroyed it. Ronan escaped unscathed, and Isobel received a minor wound. Then it became evident they would have a lot of work.[9]
Two days later, Ronan and Isobel meet with their liaison officer, Haputmann Eldon. He was very hostile with mercenaries, and Isobel attacked him with words soon, but Ronan managed to defuse the situation and obtain work assignations for the Legion, two exactly. After reviewing them, Ronan asked his sister which of the two works will suit them better, and she suggested accepting both at the same time, dividing the Legion. Reluctantly, Ronan agreed, and he took the legion's main body to the north to assist the local police forces in terrorist hunting, while Isobel took her group, which she called Carlyle's Commandos to another continent to inspect and claim an old Star League fort.[10]
Ronan's group didn't find too much trouble completing the mission; her sister did too; she only contacted him once. When both gathered again was the 7 February, to announce Elson both his success. She had not only completed her mission, but also obtained new recruits: a MechWarrior of Clan origin, Curtain, and several infantrymen and tankers. Ronan, at the beginning, was reluctant to accept them, but finally agreed and gave Curtain the welcome into the Legion.[11]
Personality
As a Lyran officer, Ronan was well aware of the reality of the Lyran social generals but simply didn't take them as role models. As the leader of the Legion, he led the unit with a strong sense of responsibility to those in his charge and a collaborative leadership role, slowly assuming a father-figure role within the Legion. He was very protective of his little sister.
A strong tactician himself, Ronan proved to be a master of combined-arms tactics, using infantry, tanks, and VTOLS as his main attack units while relegating BattleMechs to a decoy and distraction role. He was also very open to the ideas of others.[1]
BattleMechs
Ronan piloted a Gauntlet OmniMech in his service to the LCAF. After being dispossessed by the Arcturan Guards' defection, he replaced it with a salvaged Gargoyle OmniMech in the new Gray Death Legion.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Tamar Rising, p. 95: "Ronan Carlyle profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 BattleTech: Legends, p. 152
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Price of Duty, ch. 4
- ↑ The Price of Duty, ch. 1
- ↑ The Price of Duty, ch. 2
- ↑ The Price of Duty, ch. 6
- ↑ The Price of Duty, chs. 8–9
- ↑ The Price of Duty, ch. 11
- ↑ Mercenary's Honor, ch. 2
- ↑ Mercenary's Honor, ch. 4
- ↑ Mercenary's Honor, ch. 16
Bibliography
- BattleTech: Legends
- Mercenary's Honor (novella)
- The Price of Duty (novella)
- Tamar Rising