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Line 1: − {{Update Needed|[[Clan Spaniel Sourcebook]]}} + {{refimprove}} − {{InfoBoxOrganization+ The '''Warden Clans''' were those [[Clans]] who adhered to the Warden ideology in Clan politics. The essence of the Warden ideal was that [[Aleksandr Kerensky|Aleksandr]] and [[Nicholas Kerensky]] had never intended for the Clans to reestablish the [[Star League]] by force or conquer the [[Inner Sphere]], but to remain aloof from its corrupting influence while standing ready to intervene should the Inner Sphere require saving from an existential threat. − | image = − | Type = Political Group − | Founded = − | Dissolved = − | Parent Organization = [[Clans]] − | Headquarters = − }} − The '''Warden Clans''' were those [[Clans]] who adhered to the Warden ideology in Clan politics. The essence of the Warden ideal was that [[Aleksandr Kerensky|Aleksandr]] and [[Nicholas Kerensky]] had never intended for the Clans to reestablish the [[Star League]] by force or conquer the [[Inner Sphere]], but to remain aloof from its corrupting influence while standing ready to intervene should the Inner Sphere require saving from an existential threat. − The Wardens succeeded for decades in preventing the [[Crusader Clans|Crusaders]] from spearheading an invasion of the Inner Sphere until an [[Outbound Light|unforeseen event]] in [[3048]] finally resulted in a [[Operation Revival|Crusader-led assault]] upon the [[Great Houses]]. The ultimate failure of that invasion, eventually [[Great Refusal|defeated]] in accordance with the Clans' own laws, left the Wardens temporarily triumphant before events after [[3060]] saw the Crusader-Warden divide rendered moot by a [[Wars of Reaving|permanent rupture]] between the [[Home Clans|Home]] and [[Invader Clans]]. + The Wardens succeeded for decades in preventing the [[Crusader Clans|Crusaders]] from spearheading an invasion of the Inner Sphere until an [[Outbound Light|unforeseen event]] in [[3048]] finally resulted in a [[Operation Revival|Crusader-led assault]] upon the [[Great Houses]]. The ultimate failure of that invasion, eventually [[Great Refusal|defeated]] in accordance with the Clans' own laws, left the Wardens temporarily triumphant before events after [[3060]] saw the Crusader-Warden divide rendered moot by a [[Wars of Reaving|permanent rupture]] between the [[Home Clans|Home]] and [[Invading Clans]]. ==History== ==History== Line 19:
Line 11: ===Stemming the Crusader Tide=== ===Stemming the Crusader Tide=== − The Falcon motion was defeated but the invasion debate had now become too prominent to ignore. As a result the Wardens spent the next seven decades fighting an ultimately losing battle against the rising support for the Crusader cause. The first measure they supported was the formation of [[Intelser]]; intended to rectify the lack of solid information on the Inner Sphere, this organization's members infiltrated several [[Periphery]] states throughout the 2980s. This secondhand information proved of limited value and Intelser's failure would provide a compelling argument for the Warden's next move.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 16</ref><ref name=WC24>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 24</ref> + The Falcon motion was defeated but the invasion debate had now become too prominent to ignore. As a result the Wardens spent the next seven decades fighting an ultimately losing battle against the rising support for the Crusader cause. The first measure they supported was the formation of [[Intelser]]; intended to rectify the lack of solid information on the Inner Sphere, this organization's members infiltrated several [[Periphery]] states throughout the 2980s. This second-hand information proved of limited value and Intelser's failure would provide a compelling argument for the Warden's next move.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 16</ref><ref name=WC24>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 24</ref> By [[3000]] the Crusader cause was on the verge of triumph as pro-invasion support reached overwhelming levels. But when Khan [[Nadia Winson]] of the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bears]] put the motion to the Grand Council, Khan [[Kerlin Ward]] of Clan Wolf pulled off a victory for the Wardens. Arguing that the lack of useful intelligence made an invasion too risky, Ward convinced most of the Grand Council to support the formation of a mercenary unit intended to remedy this defect: [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. The Dragoons would serve each of the Great Houses and report back on their strengths and weaknesses, but this odyssey would take several years - possibly up to three decades - to complete. Despite protests from the Jade Falcons and Smoke Jaguars, and rebellious elements of [[Clan Ice Hellion]] nearly launching their own solo invasion, the Wardens had successfully staved off a Crusader assault upon the Inner Sphere for years to come.<ref name=TCWK17>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 17</ref> By [[3000]] the Crusader cause was on the verge of triumph as pro-invasion support reached overwhelming levels. But when Khan [[Nadia Winson]] of the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bears]] put the motion to the Grand Council, Khan [[Kerlin Ward]] of Clan Wolf pulled off a victory for the Wardens. Arguing that the lack of useful intelligence made an invasion too risky, Ward convinced most of the Grand Council to support the formation of a mercenary unit intended to remedy this defect: [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. The Dragoons would serve each of the Great Houses and report back on their strengths and weaknesses, but this odyssey would take several years - possibly up to three decades - to complete. Despite protests from the Jade Falcons and Smoke Jaguars, and rebellious elements of [[Clan Ice Hellion]] nearly launching their own solo invasion, the Wardens had successfully staved off a Crusader assault upon the Inner Sphere for years to come.<ref name=TCWK17>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 17</ref> − Even with the apparent defection of the Dragoons around [[3019]] and rumors of the new [[Federated Commonwealth]] superstate threatening to dominate the Inner Sphere, the Wardens, now led by [[Ulric Kerensky]], still managed to prevent a Grand Council 'go' vote on the invasion throughout the mid-[[thirty-first century]].<ref name=TCWK17>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 17</ref> But the Crusaders found a charismatic and fanatical spokesman of their own in Khan [[Leo Showers]] of the Smoke Jaguars, and during this era Showers and his allies steadily chipped away at Kerensky and the Wardens' support base in the Grand Council. Nonetheless, the Wardens managed to thwart Showers at every turn, until [[3048]] when fate delivered him the [[Outbound Light|intelligence coup]] he needed to tip the scales.<ref name=IC52>''Invading Clans'', p. 52: "Wolfnet Archive File:07765-ER3-21/3/7"</ref> + Even with the apparent defection of the Dragoons around [[3019]] and rumors of the new [[Federated Commonwealth]] superstate threatening to dominate the Inner Sphere, the Wardens, now led by [[Ulric Kerensky]], still managed to prevent a Grand Council 'go' vote on the invasion throughout the mid-31st century. <ref name=TCWK17>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 17</ref> But the Crusaders found a charismatic and fanatical spokesman of their own in Khan [[Leo Showers]] of the Smoke Jaguars, and during this era Showers and his allies steadily chipped away at Kerensky and the Wardens' support base in the Grand Council. Nonetheless, the Wardens managed to thwart Showers at every turn, until [[3048]] when fate delivered him the [[Outbound Light|intelligence coup]] he needed to tip the scales.<ref name=IC52> ''Invading Clans'', p. 52, "Wolfnet Archive File:07765-ER3-21/3/7"</ref> ===Operation Revival=== ===Operation Revival=== − After secretly interrogating the ''Outbound Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s personnel, Showers then presented his findings to the Grand Council. Swayed by his arguments that the Steiner-Davions were on the brink of recreating a new Star League without the Clans' input, and that the [[Clan Homeworlds]] themselves would be discovered and possibly attacked, the pro-Warden bloc collapsed, leaving only Clan Wolf to oppose the invasion. The Wolves narrowly lost a [[Trial of Refusal]] over the vote and with Leo Showers' subsequent election as [[ilKhan]] to oversee [[Operation REVIVAL]] the Warden cause appeared doomed.<ref name=IC52>''Invading Clans'', p. 52: "Wolfnet Archive File:07765-ER3-21/3/7"</ref> + After secretly interrogating the ''Outbound Light's'' personnel, Showers then presented his findings to the Grand Council. Swayed by his arguments that the Steiner-Davions were on the brink of recreating a new Star League without the Clans' input, and that the Clan Homeworlds themselves would be discovered and possibly attacked, the pro-Warden bloc collapsed, leaving only Clan Wolf to oppose the invasion. The Wolves narrowly lost a [[Trial of Refusal]] over the vote and with Leo Showers' subsequent election as [[ilKhan]] to oversee [[Operation REVIVAL]] the Warden cause appeared doomed.<ref name=IC52> ''Invading Clans'', p. 52, "Wolfnet Archive File:07765-ER3-21/3/7"</ref> − After Clan Wolf was added to the invasion force, however, the Wardens would receive an unexpected change of fortune. Khan Kerensky ensured that the Wolves became the most successful of the [[Invader Clans]] during the first year of REVIVAL, outdoing the Crusaders in their own cause and making it likely that Clan Wolf would seize [[Terra]] first, resulting in a Warden ilKhan. Sensing as much, ilKhan Showers tried to stymie the Wolves' advance and eventually arranged for a [[Grand Kurultai]], presumably as part of this effort. Whatever Showers intended would remain unknown, as the [[Free Rasalhague Republic|Rasalhagian]] convoy carrying their Elected Prince blundered into the Clan fleet at [[Radstadt]], and Showers was killed when [[Tyra Miraborg]] rammed her fighter into the ''[[Dire Wolf (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Dire Wolf's]]'' bridge.<ref name=TCWK20>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 20</ref> + After Clan Wolf was added to the invasion force, however, the Wardens would receive an unexpected change of fortune. Khan Kerensky ensured that the Wolves became the most successful of the [[Invading Clans]] during the first year of REVIVAL, outdoing the Crusaders in their own cause and making it likely that Clan Wolf would seize [[Terra]] first, resulting in a Warden ilKhan. Sensing as much, ilKhan Showers tried to stymie the Wolves' advance and eventually arranged for a [[Grand Kurultai]], presumably as part of this effort. Whatever Showers intended would remain unknown, as the [[Free Rasalhague Republic|Rasalhagian]] convoy carrying their Elected Prince blundered into the Clan fleet at [[Radstadt]], and Showers was killed when [[Tyra Miraborg]] rammed her fighter into the ''[[Dire Wolf (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Dire Wolf's]]'' bridge.<ref name=TCWK20>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 20''</ref> − Ulric Kerensky's subsequent election as ilKhan, intended as a Crusader bid to replace him with a sympathetic Wolf Khan and sideline him as an opponent, backfired when instead the Warden [[Natasha Kerensky]] succeeded him to the post. The addition of Clans [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]] and [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]] to the invasion force also aided Warden goals; while the Cats were Crusaders and the nominally Warden Vipers were also pro-invasion, each shared an invasion corridor with a historic enemy and the resulting conflicts further undermined the Crusaders' two leading Clans. Meanwhile the Ghost Bears were also shifting towards a Warden standpoint.<ref name=TCWK20>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 20</ref> + Ulric Kerensky's subsequent election as ilKhan, intended as a Crusader bid to replace him with a sympathetic Wolf Khan and sideline him as an opponent, backfired when instead the Warden [[Natasha Kerensky]] succeeded him to the post. The addition of Clans [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]] and [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]] to the invasion force also aided Warden goals; while the Cats were Crusaders and the nominally Warden Vipers were also pro-invasion, each shared an invasion corridor with a historic enemy and the resulting conflicts further undermined the Crusaders' two leading Clans. Meanwhile the Ghost Bears were also shifting towards a Warden standpoint.<ref name=TCWK20>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 20''</ref> When the invasion resumed in late [[3051]] the Crusaders continued to struggle - and suffered a [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|humiliating defeat]] on [[Luthien]] - while the Wolves again outstripped the other Clans in their pace of conquest. When the invasion resumed in late [[3051]] the Crusaders continued to struggle - and suffered a [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|humiliating defeat]] on [[Luthien]] - while the Wolves again outstripped the other Clans in their pace of conquest. ===The Refusal War=== ===The Refusal War=== − After the conclusion of the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], many Wardens saw this as a blow to the Crusader cause. This would have an effect on some of the Crusader Clans who have resided in the Inner Sphere during the rest of the mid-3050s. Clan Ghost Bear's time in the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] gave them a change of heart, changing their Crusader views into that of Wardens, believing that they were meant to return to the Inner Sphere. Clan Nova Cat would take extreme measures changing from Crusader to Warden by siding with the Draconis Combine (and later the Inner Sphere as a part of the reborn Star League) due to their visions. Many Crusaders would turn their anger on Clan Wolf, by successfully framing ilKhan [[Ulric Kerensky]] for his crimes against the Clans. + After the conclusion of the [[Battle of Tukayyid]], many Wardens saw this as a blow to the Crusader cause. This would have an effect on some of the Crusader Clans who have resided in the Inner Sphere during the rest of the mid 3050's. Clan Ghost Bear's time in the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] gave them a change of heart, changing their Crusader views into that of Wardens, believing that they were meant to return to the Inner Sphere. Clan Nova Cat would take extreme measures changing from Crusader to Warden by siding with the Draconis Combine (and later the Inner Sphere as a part of the reborn Star League) due to their visions. Many Crusaders would turn their anger on Clan Wolf, by successfully framing ilKhan [[Ulric Kerensky]] for his crimes against the clans. − Ulric would fight this claim in a [[Trial of Refusal]] against any Clan, bidding his entire Wolves to the Trial. With the Smoke Jaguars weakened from Draconis and Nova Cat raids and the Ghost Bear's isolationism, that left Clan Jade Falcon as the only viable competitor to challenge the Warden-minded Wolves. This campaign would be known as the [[Refusal War]], causing casualties on both sides of the Wolves and Falcons, leaving both Clans mauled. The war was a victory to the Jade Falcons, by not only killing the Warden-minded ilKhan Kerensky, but for splitting the mighty Wolves into two. The Warden portion expelled by the Jade Wolves would become Clan Wolf-in-Exile. + Ulric would fight this claim in a [[Trial of Refusal]] against any clan, bidding his entire Wolves to the Trial. With the Smoke Jaguars weakened from Draconis and Nova Cat raids and Ghost Bear's isolated, that left Clan Jade Falcon as the only viable competitor to challenge the Warden-minded Wolves. This campaign would be known as the [[Refusal War]], causing causalities on both sides of the Wolves and Falcons leaving both sides mauled. The war was a victory to the Jade Falcons, by not only killing the Warden-minded ilKhan Kerensky, but for split the mighty Wolves into two. The Warden portion expelled by the Jade Wolves would become Clan Wolf-in-Exile. ===The Great Refusal=== ===The Great Refusal=== − During the eve of the Great Refusal, ilKhan [[Lincoln Osis]] and the rest of the [[Invader Clans]] tried to force the remaining Home Clans to fight against the Inner Sphere's re-formed Star League Defense Force led by [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]. This plot would be prevented by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] who announced that they have abandoned their Crusader ways and embraced the Warden philosophy. The Ghost Bears would withdraw from the Great Refusal. The other Warden Clans would follow suit and chose not to participate in the Great Refusal, leaving the remaining Crusader Clans to fight the Inner Sphere on their own. With the defeat of the Crusader Clans and the death of the Smoke Jaguars, the Warden philosophy would be seen as victorious. + During the eve of the Great Refusal, the ilKhan [[Lincoln Osis]] and the rest of the [[Invader Clans]] tried to force the remaining homeworld clans to fight against the Inner Sphere's reformed Star League Defense Force led by [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]. This plot would be prevented by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] who announced that they have abandoned their Crusader ways and embraced the Warden philosophy. The Ghost Bears would withdraw from the Great Refusal. The other Warden Clans would follow suit and chose not to participate in the Great Refusal, leaving the remaining Crusader Clans to fight the Inner Sphere on their own. With the defeat of the Crusader Clans and the death of the Smoke Jaguars, the Warden philosophy would be seen as victorious. − ===Post–Wars of Reaving=== + ===Post-Wars of Reaving=== − After the Wars of Reaving, the remaining Home Clans saw that the old Crusader-Warden split was tainted after the Invader Clans' contact with the Inner Sphere, believing them to be corrupted. The two viewpoints died off and in its place was the Bastion-Aggressor philosophy. Both espoused the invasion of the Inner Sphere but differed on when the invasion would resume. While those Spheroid Clans do not call themselves "Wardens" by any means, in the Inner Sphere in the [[thirty-second century]], the notion of protecting the Inner Sphere lives on within those Clans, proving that the Warden viewpoint is still espoused in spirit if not in name. + After the Wars of Reaving, the remaining Home Clans saw that the old Crusader-Warden split was tainted after the Invader Clans' contact with the Inner Sphere believing them to be corrupted. So the two viewpoints died off and in its place was the Bastion-Aggressor philosophy. Both espousing the invasion of the Inner Sphere but differ on when the invasion would be re-attempted. While those Spheroid Clans do not call themselves "Wardens" by any means in the the Inner Sphere in the 32nd century, the notion of protecting the Inner Sphere lives on within those clans, proving that the Warden viewpoint is still espoused in spirit if not in name. ==Legacy== ==Legacy== Line 49:
Line 41: ==Membership== ==Membership== − Though its membership changed over the years, Clans [[Clan Wolf|Wolf]] and [[Clan Coyote|Coyote]] led the Warden bloc from its beginnings until after the [[Refusal War]], when the Wolves were split between a reborn Crusader-dominated Clan Wolf and the Abjured [[Clan Wolf in Exile]] who continued to support the Warden cause. [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] traditionally supported the Warden cause as well, while the majority of [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Clan Cloud Cobra's]] [[Clan Cloud Cobra#Great Cloisters|cloisters]] were inclined towards the Warden philosophy. + Though its membership changed over the years, Clans [[Clan Wolf|Wolf]] and [[Clan Coyote|Coyote]] led the Warden bloc from its beginnings until after the [[Refusal War]], when the Wolves were split between a reborn Crusader-dominated Clan Wolf and the Abjured [[Clan Wolf in Exile]] who continued to support the Warden cause. [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] traditionally supported the Warden cause as well, while the majority of [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Clan Cloud Cobra's]] [[Clan Cloud Cobra#Great Cloisters|cloisters]] were inclined towards the Warden philosophy. While nominally Warden, Clans [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Raven]] and [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]] were in reality fence-straddlers. The Ravens would support Crusader motions that suited their goals, while the Vipers agreed with the Crusader aim of returning to the Inner Sphere and restoring the Star League under Clan leadership. While nominally Warden, Clans [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Raven]] and [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]] were in reality fence-straddlers. The Ravens would support Crusader motions that suited their goals, while the Vipers agreed with the Crusader aim of returning to the Inner Sphere and restoring the Star League under Clan leadership. − Clans [[Clan Diamond Shark|Diamond Shark]] and [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]], while pro-Crusader for much of their history, were motivated by benevolent intentions towards the Inner Sphere and so moved into the Warden camp after the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]]. The [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bears]] were also Crusaders until some time prior to the [[Great Refusal]], when they officially announced their shift to the Warden stance. + Clans [[Clan Diamond Shark|Diamond Shark]] and [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]], while pro-Crusader for much of their history, were motivated by benevolent intentions towards the Inner Sphere and so moved into the Warden camp after the [[Battle of Tukayyid]]. The [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bears]] were also Crusaders until some time prior to the [[Great Refusal]], when they officially announced their shift to the Warden stance. − While considered a Crusader Clan, some of [[Clan Fire Mandrill|Clan Fire Mandrill's]] [[Kindraa]] were supporters of the Warden philosophy. During the 3050s and early 3060s, the rank and file of [[Clan Hell's Horses]] were pro-Warden despite their Clan's staunch Crusader leadership. After 3065, the Horses would effectively shift to the Warden camp. + While considered a Crusader Clan, some of [[Clan Fire Mandrill|Clan Fire Mandrill's]] [[Kindraa]] were supporters of the Warden philosophy. During the 3050s and early 3060s, the rank and file of [[Clan Hell's Horses]] were pro-Warden despite their Clan's staunch Crusader leadership. After 3065, the Horses would effectively shift to the Warden camp. ==List of Warden Clans from c. 3050 to c. 3067== ==List of Warden Clans from c. 3050 to c. 3067== Line 71:
Line 63: ==See also== ==See also== − * [[Bastions| Bastion Clans]]+ [[Bastions| Bastion Clans]] <br> − * [[Aggressors|Aggressor Clans]]+ [[Aggressors|Aggressor Clans]] ==References== ==References== Line 78:
Line 70: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' * ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' * ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' * ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)|Invading Clans]]'' * ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)|Invading Clans]]'' * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' + * ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' − − [[Category:Political Groups]] [[Category: Clan Terms]] [[Category: Clan Terms]]
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| − | The Wardens succeeded for decades in preventing the [[Crusader Clans|Crusaders]] from spearheading an invasion of the Inner Sphere until an [[Outbound Light|unforeseen event]] in [[3048]] finally resulted in a [[Operation Revival|Crusader-led assault]] upon the [[Great Houses]]. The ultimate failure of that invasion, eventually [[Great Refusal|defeated]] in accordance with the Clans' own laws, left the Wardens temporarily triumphant before events after [[3060]] saw the Crusader-Warden divide rendered moot by a [[Wars of Reaving|permanent rupture]] between the [[Home Clans|Home]] and [[ | + | The Wardens succeeded for decades in preventing the [[Crusader Clans|Crusaders]] from spearheading an invasion of the Inner Sphere until an [[Outbound Light|unforeseen event]] in [[3048]] finally resulted in a [[Operation Revival|Crusader-led assault]] upon the [[Great Houses]]. The ultimate failure of that invasion, eventually [[Great Refusal|defeated]] in accordance with the Clans' own laws, left the Wardens temporarily triumphant before events after [[3060]] saw the Crusader-Warden divide rendered moot by a [[Wars of Reaving|permanent rupture]] between the [[Home Clans|Home]] and [[Invading Clans]]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Stemming the Crusader Tide=== | ===Stemming the Crusader Tide=== | ||
| − | The Falcon motion was defeated but the invasion debate had now become too prominent to ignore. As a result the Wardens spent the next seven decades fighting an ultimately losing battle against the rising support for the Crusader cause. The first measure they supported was the formation of [[Intelser]]; intended to rectify the lack of solid information on the Inner Sphere, this organization's members infiltrated several [[Periphery]] states throughout the 2980s. This | + | The Falcon motion was defeated but the invasion debate had now become too prominent to ignore. As a result the Wardens spent the next seven decades fighting an ultimately losing battle against the rising support for the Crusader cause. The first measure they supported was the formation of [[Intelser]]; intended to rectify the lack of solid information on the Inner Sphere, this organization's members infiltrated several [[Periphery]] states throughout the 2980s. This second-hand information proved of limited value and Intelser's failure would provide a compelling argument for the Warden's next move.<ref>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 16</ref><ref name=WC24>''Wolf Clan Sourcebook'', p. 24</ref> |
By [[3000]] the Crusader cause was on the verge of triumph as pro-invasion support reached overwhelming levels. But when Khan [[Nadia Winson]] of the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bears]] put the motion to the Grand Council, Khan [[Kerlin Ward]] of Clan Wolf pulled off a victory for the Wardens. Arguing that the lack of useful intelligence made an invasion too risky, Ward convinced most of the Grand Council to support the formation of a mercenary unit intended to remedy this defect: [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. The Dragoons would serve each of the Great Houses and report back on their strengths and weaknesses, but this odyssey would take several years - possibly up to three decades - to complete. Despite protests from the Jade Falcons and Smoke Jaguars, and rebellious elements of [[Clan Ice Hellion]] nearly launching their own solo invasion, the Wardens had successfully staved off a Crusader assault upon the Inner Sphere for years to come.<ref name=TCWK17>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 17</ref> | By [[3000]] the Crusader cause was on the verge of triumph as pro-invasion support reached overwhelming levels. But when Khan [[Nadia Winson]] of the [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bears]] put the motion to the Grand Council, Khan [[Kerlin Ward]] of Clan Wolf pulled off a victory for the Wardens. Arguing that the lack of useful intelligence made an invasion too risky, Ward convinced most of the Grand Council to support the formation of a mercenary unit intended to remedy this defect: [[Wolf's Dragoons]]. The Dragoons would serve each of the Great Houses and report back on their strengths and weaknesses, but this odyssey would take several years - possibly up to three decades - to complete. Despite protests from the Jade Falcons and Smoke Jaguars, and rebellious elements of [[Clan Ice Hellion]] nearly launching their own solo invasion, the Wardens had successfully staved off a Crusader assault upon the Inner Sphere for years to come.<ref name=TCWK17>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 17</ref> | ||
| − | Even with the apparent defection of the Dragoons around [[3019]] and rumors of the new [[Federated Commonwealth]] superstate threatening to dominate the Inner Sphere, the Wardens, now led by [[Ulric Kerensky]], still managed to prevent a Grand Council 'go' vote on the invasion throughout the mid- | + | Even with the apparent defection of the Dragoons around [[3019]] and rumors of the new [[Federated Commonwealth]] superstate threatening to dominate the Inner Sphere, the Wardens, now led by [[Ulric Kerensky]], still managed to prevent a Grand Council 'go' vote on the invasion throughout the mid-31st century. <ref name=TCWK17>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 17</ref> But the Crusaders found a charismatic and fanatical spokesman of their own in Khan [[Leo Showers]] of the Smoke Jaguars, and during this era Showers and his allies steadily chipped away at Kerensky and the Wardens' support base in the Grand Council. Nonetheless, the Wardens managed to thwart Showers at every turn, until [[3048]] when fate delivered him the [[Outbound Light|intelligence coup]] he needed to tip the scales.<ref name=IC52> ''Invading Clans'', p. 52, "Wolfnet Archive File:07765-ER3-21/3/7"</ref> |
===Operation Revival=== | ===Operation Revival=== | ||
| − | After secretly interrogating the ''Outbound Light'' | + | After secretly interrogating the ''Outbound Light's'' personnel, Showers then presented his findings to the Grand Council. Swayed by his arguments that the Steiner-Davions were on the brink of recreating a new Star League without the Clans' input, and that the Clan Homeworlds themselves would be discovered and possibly attacked, the pro-Warden bloc collapsed, leaving only Clan Wolf to oppose the invasion. The Wolves narrowly lost a [[Trial of Refusal]] over the vote and with Leo Showers' subsequent election as [[ilKhan]] to oversee [[Operation REVIVAL]] the Warden cause appeared doomed.<ref name=IC52> ''Invading Clans'', p. 52, "Wolfnet Archive File:07765-ER3-21/3/7"</ref> |
| − | After Clan Wolf was added to the invasion force, however, the Wardens would receive an unexpected change of fortune. Khan Kerensky ensured that the Wolves became the most successful of the [[ | + | After Clan Wolf was added to the invasion force, however, the Wardens would receive an unexpected change of fortune. Khan Kerensky ensured that the Wolves became the most successful of the [[Invading Clans]] during the first year of REVIVAL, outdoing the Crusaders in their own cause and making it likely that Clan Wolf would seize [[Terra]] first, resulting in a Warden ilKhan. Sensing as much, ilKhan Showers tried to stymie the Wolves' advance and eventually arranged for a [[Grand Kurultai]], presumably as part of this effort. Whatever Showers intended would remain unknown, as the [[Free Rasalhague Republic|Rasalhagian]] convoy carrying their Elected Prince blundered into the Clan fleet at [[Radstadt]], and Showers was killed when [[Tyra Miraborg]] rammed her fighter into the ''[[Dire Wolf (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Dire Wolf's]]'' bridge.<ref name=TCWK20>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 20''</ref> |
| − | Ulric Kerensky's subsequent election as ilKhan, intended as a Crusader bid to replace him with a sympathetic Wolf Khan and sideline him as an opponent, backfired when instead the Warden [[Natasha Kerensky]] succeeded him to the post. The addition of Clans [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]] and [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]] to the invasion force also aided Warden goals; while the Cats were Crusaders and the nominally Warden Vipers were also pro-invasion, each shared an invasion corridor with a historic enemy and the resulting conflicts further undermined the Crusaders' two leading Clans. Meanwhile the Ghost Bears were also shifting towards a Warden standpoint.<ref name=TCWK20>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky | + | Ulric Kerensky's subsequent election as ilKhan, intended as a Crusader bid to replace him with a sympathetic Wolf Khan and sideline him as an opponent, backfired when instead the Warden [[Natasha Kerensky]] succeeded him to the post. The addition of Clans [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]] and [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]] to the invasion force also aided Warden goals; while the Cats were Crusaders and the nominally Warden Vipers were also pro-invasion, each shared an invasion corridor with a historic enemy and the resulting conflicts further undermined the Crusaders' two leading Clans. Meanwhile the Ghost Bears were also shifting towards a Warden standpoint.<ref name=TCWK20>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky, p. 20''</ref> |
When the invasion resumed in late [[3051]] the Crusaders continued to struggle - and suffered a [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|humiliating defeat]] on [[Luthien]] - while the Wolves again outstripped the other Clans in their pace of conquest. | When the invasion resumed in late [[3051]] the Crusaders continued to struggle - and suffered a [[Battle of Luthien (3052)|humiliating defeat]] on [[Luthien]] - while the Wolves again outstripped the other Clans in their pace of conquest. | ||
===The Refusal War=== | ===The Refusal War=== | ||
| − | After the conclusion of the [[ | + | After the conclusion of the [[Battle of Tukayyid]], many Wardens saw this as a blow to the Crusader cause. This would have an effect on some of the Crusader Clans who have resided in the Inner Sphere during the rest of the mid 3050's. Clan Ghost Bear's time in the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] gave them a change of heart, changing their Crusader views into that of Wardens, believing that they were meant to return to the Inner Sphere. Clan Nova Cat would take extreme measures changing from Crusader to Warden by siding with the Draconis Combine (and later the Inner Sphere as a part of the reborn Star League) due to their visions. Many Crusaders would turn their anger on Clan Wolf, by successfully framing ilKhan [[Ulric Kerensky]] for his crimes against the clans. |
| − | Ulric would fight this claim in a [[Trial of Refusal]] against any | + | Ulric would fight this claim in a [[Trial of Refusal]] against any clan, bidding his entire Wolves to the Trial. With the Smoke Jaguars weakened from Draconis and Nova Cat raids and Ghost Bear's isolated, that left Clan Jade Falcon as the only viable competitor to challenge the Warden-minded Wolves. This campaign would be known as the [[Refusal War]], causing causalities on both sides of the Wolves and Falcons leaving both sides mauled. The war was a victory to the Jade Falcons, by not only killing the Warden-minded ilKhan Kerensky, but for split the mighty Wolves into two. The Warden portion expelled by the Jade Wolves would become Clan Wolf-in-Exile. |
===The Great Refusal=== | ===The Great Refusal=== | ||
| − | During the eve of the Great Refusal, ilKhan [[Lincoln Osis]] and the rest of the [[Invader Clans]] tried to force the remaining | + | During the eve of the Great Refusal, the ilKhan [[Lincoln Osis]] and the rest of the [[Invader Clans]] tried to force the remaining homeworld clans to fight against the Inner Sphere's reformed Star League Defense Force led by [[Victor Steiner-Davion]]. This plot would be prevented by [[Clan Ghost Bear]] who announced that they have abandoned their Crusader ways and embraced the Warden philosophy. The Ghost Bears would withdraw from the Great Refusal. The other Warden Clans would follow suit and chose not to participate in the Great Refusal, leaving the remaining Crusader Clans to fight the Inner Sphere on their own. With the defeat of the Crusader Clans and the death of the Smoke Jaguars, the Warden philosophy would be seen as victorious. |
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| − | After the Wars of Reaving, the remaining Home Clans saw that the old Crusader-Warden split was tainted after the Invader Clans' contact with the Inner Sphere | + | After the Wars of Reaving, the remaining Home Clans saw that the old Crusader-Warden split was tainted after the Invader Clans' contact with the Inner Sphere believing them to be corrupted. So the two viewpoints died off and in its place was the Bastion-Aggressor philosophy. Both espousing the invasion of the Inner Sphere but differ on when the invasion would be re-attempted. While those Spheroid Clans do not call themselves "Wardens" by any means in the the Inner Sphere in the 32nd century, the notion of protecting the Inner Sphere lives on within those clans, proving that the Warden viewpoint is still espoused in spirit if not in name. |
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
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==Membership== | ==Membership== | ||
| − | Though its membership changed over the years, Clans [[Clan Wolf|Wolf]] and [[Clan Coyote|Coyote]] led the Warden bloc from its beginnings until after the [[Refusal War]], when the Wolves were split between a reborn Crusader-dominated Clan Wolf and the Abjured [[Clan Wolf in Exile]] who continued to support the Warden cause. [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] traditionally supported the Warden cause as well, while the majority of [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Clan Cloud Cobra's]] [[Clan Cloud Cobra#Great Cloisters|cloisters]] were inclined towards the Warden philosophy. | + | Though its membership changed over the years, Clans [[Clan Wolf|Wolf]] and [[Clan Coyote|Coyote]] led the Warden bloc from its beginnings until after the [[Refusal War]], when the Wolves were split between a reborn Crusader-dominated Clan Wolf and the Abjured [[Clan Wolf in Exile]] who continued to support the Warden cause. [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] traditionally supported the Warden cause as well, while the majority of [[Clan Cloud Cobra|Clan Cloud Cobra's]] [[Clan Cloud Cobra#Great Cloisters|cloisters]] were inclined towards the Warden philosophy. |
While nominally Warden, Clans [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Raven]] and [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]] were in reality fence-straddlers. The Ravens would support Crusader motions that suited their goals, while the Vipers agreed with the Crusader aim of returning to the Inner Sphere and restoring the Star League under Clan leadership. | While nominally Warden, Clans [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Raven]] and [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]] were in reality fence-straddlers. The Ravens would support Crusader motions that suited their goals, while the Vipers agreed with the Crusader aim of returning to the Inner Sphere and restoring the Star League under Clan leadership. | ||
| − | Clans [[Clan Diamond Shark|Diamond Shark]] and [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]], while pro-Crusader for much of their history, were motivated by benevolent intentions towards the Inner Sphere and so moved into the Warden camp after the [[ | + | Clans [[Clan Diamond Shark|Diamond Shark]] and [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]], while pro-Crusader for much of their history, were motivated by benevolent intentions towards the Inner Sphere and so moved into the Warden camp after the [[Battle of Tukayyid]]. The [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bears]] were also Crusaders until some time prior to the [[Great Refusal]], when they officially announced their shift to the Warden stance. |
| − | While considered a Crusader Clan, some of [[Clan Fire Mandrill|Clan Fire Mandrill's]] [[Kindraa]] were supporters of the Warden philosophy. During the 3050s and early 3060s, the rank and file of [[Clan Hell's Horses]] were pro-Warden despite their Clan's staunch Crusader leadership. After 3065, the Horses would effectively shift to the Warden camp. | + | While considered a Crusader Clan, some of [[Clan Fire Mandrill|Clan Fire Mandrill's]] [[Kindraa]] were supporters of the Warden philosophy. During the 3050s and early 3060s, the rank and file of [[Clan Hell's Horses]] were pro-Warden despite their Clan's staunch Crusader leadership. After 3065, the Horses would effectively shift to the Warden camp. |
==List of Warden Clans from c. 3050 to c. 3067== | ==List of Warden Clans from c. 3050 to c. 3067== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' | * ''[[Historical: Operation Klondike]]'' | ||
* ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)|Invading Clans]]'' | * ''[[Invading Clans (sourcebook)|Invading Clans]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' | * ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky]]'' | ||
* ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | * ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Clan Terms]] | [[Category: Clan Terms]] | ||