Tempest Stryker
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Overview
Character History
Precentor XIV-Delta Tempest Stryker was a senior officer in ComStar Intelligence (non-ROM).[citation needed]
On August 1, 3067, Stryker sent a confidental message to his long-time associate, Precentor ROM Victoria Parrdeau.[1]
In this message, Stryker states the following facts and his personal opinions:
- Stryker was a harsh critic of former Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht. Stryker blamed Focht for inciting the FedCom Civil War and also criticized Focht for being obsessed with fighting the Clans during the Battle of Tukayyid, Operation Bulldog and Operation Serpent.
- The Marian Hegemony attempted to conquer the Circinus Federation in 3064.
- Primus Myndo Waterly gave Star League-era BattleMechs to the Draconis Combine during the War of 3039.
- Stryker despised the Word of Blake and had a few conspiracy theories about the Blakists:
- 1. The Circinus Federation obtained technology and blueprints for several Star League-era 'Mechs that were allegedly redesigned by the Word of Blake, which helped the Federation prevent the takeover of their nation by the Marian Hegemony.
- 2. The technology given to the Federation was not only Star League-era, but also included innovations exclusive to the Capellan Confederation, which has known ties to the Word of Blake.
- 3. Giovanni Estrella de la Sangre, planetary governor of Demeter and CEO of Vicore Industries, was strongly suspected of being a Blakist collaborator. The refitted Blakist 'Mechs are identical to those designed by Vicore, as part of De La Sangre's "Project Phoenix" initative, which he sold to several Inner Sphere manufacturers such as Defiance Industries, Earthwerks Incorporated and General Motors.
Death
On the 31st of October Republic of the Sphere-affiliated forces attempted to ambush surviving elements of the 49th Shadow Division and the notorious Opacus Venatori Precentor, Berith, at the location known as the Gates of Hades on Devil's Rock. The Republican forces were acting on information provided by Damocles, who accompanied them into battle; the ambush was actually the result of intelligence planted by Berith, who was determined to kill Damocles. In this, Berith succeeded; having goaded Damocles into a berserk, suicidal rage, three Opacus Venatori BattleMechs combined their fire on the charging Com Guard agent when he charged, killing him. The Blakist forces then retreated in good order, leaving the remaining Republican forces alive. During the ambush, Berith referred to Damocles as "Stryker".[2]
Notes
- Demi-Precentor X-Omega Martin Overstreet is apparently in league with Stryker, as Overstreet's report on the redesigned 'Mechs elaborates on Blakist conspiracy theories.[3]
- Most of the conspiracy theories about the Word of Blake were later proven true, exposed during the Jihad.