Editing Vampires Stables

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| image = 
| Founded = 
| Dissolved = 
| Previous Names = 
| Sport = 'Mech Dueling
| League = [[Solaris Games]]
| Affiliation = None, but tendencies towards [[Lyran Commonwealth]] and [[Federated Suns]]
| Home = [[Solaris VII]]
| Colors = White vampire fangs, trimmed in dripping red blood
}}

==Description==
'''Vampires Stable''' is a 'Mech fighting stable based on [[Solaris VII]]. Officially it is an unaffiliated stable, but [[Federated Commonwealth]] leanings have been noted.

==History==
The Vampires were a rising stable for almost two years, but a string of losses cost the stable the vast majority of its income and some of its most talented MechWarriors. As things deteriorated, their scruples slid and in [[3054]] they were caught tampering with their opponents' ammunition and banned from the primary arenas. They relocated to [[Xolara]], but additional issues and charges of theft ended up with the stable only being accepted in the [[King of the Mountain]] arena.<ref name=SRp13>''Solaris the Reaches'', p. 13, "Vampires Stable"</ref>

Around [[3055]] the Vampires became embroiled in a barroom brawl with the newly formed [[Hombres Stables]], spawning a feud between the stables that resulted in a series of memorable grudge matches.<ref name=SVIIMP>''MapPack: Solaris VII'', p. 26, "Stables of Solaris VII - Hombres Stables"</ref>

After robbing a [[VEST]] prototype, what followed was a spectacular loss to VEST in a grudge match. That and the increasing evidence that they were engaged in underworld work, made the Vampires Stable reportedly collapse. By [[3067]] the Stable had closed<ref name=SVIIMP /> but despite this, frequent tales exists of a Vampire Stables supposedly fighting out in the boondocks of Solaris VII in Class One and Two matches.<ref name=TRO3055U-168>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 168 "Solaris VII BattleMechs - SQS-TH-002 ''Sasquatch''"</ref>

==Stable Master and Owners==
* [[Dick Benson]]<ref name=SRp13/>

==Notable Personnel==
===Technician===
* [[Annis McKaffry]], the stable's Senior Tech and former [[Leftenant]] of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], is the head of the Vampires' 'Mech repair and modifications crews. He served with the [[Tenth Lyran Guards]] on [[Skondia]] prior to the [[Clan invasion]]. He started working with the [[Silver Dragons Stables]], but after several failures in 'Mechs he worked on, one of them that cost the life of a MechWarrior, he was forced leave them, and only found work with the Vampires. It is said that the Silver Dragons have a contract out on his life.<ref name=SRp13/>

===Instructor===
* [[Velma Jankara]] - Master Instructor
* [[Gomez Long]] - When a disabling injury in his right arm during a match left him incapable of Arena Combat, he started working as an instructor for Stables, and in [[3054]] he was hired by [[Joshua Ling]] to instruct the Vampires Stables pilots.<ref name="SolarisTheReachesp14">''Solaris: The Reaches'' p. 14 - Wrath Stable profile</ref><ref name=MPS7-31>''MapPack: Solaris VII'', p. 31 "Stables of Solaris VII - Wraiths Stables"</ref>

===MechWarriors===
14 MechWarriors were fighting for '''Vampires Stables'''.

====Known MechWarriors====
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! MechWarrior
! Era
! Comments
! References
|-
| [[Dick Benson|Dick "The Blade" Benson]]
| [[FedCom Civil War|Civil War]]
| Doubles as stablemaster
| <ref name=SRp13/>
|-
| [[Velma Jankara]]
| Civil War
| Doubles as master instructor
| <ref name=StRp13>''Solaris VII: The Reaches'', p. 13, "Gangs and Stables" - Vampires Stable.</ref>
|-
|}

===Others===
====Ghost====
* [[Robby France]]<ref name="STRp11">''Solaris: The Reaches'', p. 11 "A Matter of Respect - Part 1"</ref>

==Facility==
The Vampires have a small 'Mech repair shop in Xolara that is gradually deteriorating as it is in dire economic straits.<ref name=SRp13/>

==Stable Characteristics==
* Experience =
* Rating = C- in 3055
* BattleMech = 10 in 3055

==Notes==
In [[3055]] - the stable has a 25% cut of its MechWarriors' winnings.  The MechWarriors receive a 800 C-Bill salary a month.

The Vampires have started cheating and thieving to make ends meet recently. The stable has 19 'Mechs. It is expected that Warrior magazine will lower the stable's rating to a "D" or lower in the next annual review.<ref name=SRp13/>

==Rules==
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===Game Rules===
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[MapPack: Solaris VII]]''
* ''[[A Matter of Respect]]''
* ''[[Solaris: The Reaches]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''

[[Category:Solaris Stables|Vampires Stables]]