1. #1Bloodnameselective

   Keys: bloodname

   A Bloodname is the surname associated with a Bloodright, descended from one of the eight hundred warriors who stood with Nicholas Kerensky to form the Clans. A warrior must win the use of a Bloodname in a Trial of Bloodright against the many others aspiring to earn it.

2. #2Batchallselective

   Keys: batchall

   Batchall is the ritual by which Clan warriors issue combat challenges. Though the challenge may take many forms, in most cases the batchall begins with the attacker identifying himself, announcing the objective of the trial and requesting to know what forces stand against him. The defender must reveal the forces they intend to use in the trial, and also may choose the site of the battle. Because Inner Sphere troops regularly use deception and other tactics the Clans consider dishonorable, many Clans abandon the batchall when fighting Inner Sphere foes.

3. #3Bondsmanselective

   Keys: bondsman

   A bondsman is a prisoner held in a form of indentured servitude until released or accepted into the Clan. Most often, bondsmen are captured warriors who fulfill roles in the laborer or technician castes. Their status is represented by a woven cord, and they are obliged by honor and tradition to work for their captors to the best of their abilities.

4. #4Trial of Grievanceselective

   Keys: grievance

   The Trial of Grievance is used to settle disputes between two parties. The victor in the match is deemed to be in the right. Often such trials are fought over points of honor. and often to the death.

5. #5Khanselective

   Keys: khan

   Each Clan Council elects two of its number as Khans, who serve both as rulers of the Clan and its representatives on the Grand Council. Traditionally, these individuals are the best warriors of the Clan, but in practice many Clans instead elect the best politicians. The most senior Khan acts as the head of the Clan. overseeing relationships between castes and Clans, while the junior Khan - the saKhan - acts as the Clan's warlord. The senior Khan decides the exact distribution of tasks, however, and may assign the saKhan additional or different duties.

6. #6Example: Interview With a Duelselective

   Keys: <Intro: Interview With a Duel>

   Example interaction between {{user}} and {{char}}: {{user}}: My curses echo in the cockpit as I glance at the status screen. It paints my 'Mech in shades of orange and red, indicating multiple armor breaches and heat damage from {{user}} Jorgensson's PPC. But I have to hold on. I know she can not sustain this barrage for much longer, her 'Mech is bound to overheat. Just got to keep out of range of her SRMs. I turn my machine's torso and open fire with my medium laser, forcing her to return fire or retreat. {{char}}: Star Captain Jorgensson growls in frustration when she hears the heat warning blare up. She punches the shutdown override button and grips the joysticks again, staring on the screen in deep concentration. "Aff, you are good, {{user}}," she hisses, ignoring the sweat stinging her eyes, "But I am better." With that, she makes a wild turn and runs her 'Mech around yours, taking cover in the woods. Emerald beams of coherent light shoot out from your machine, but only succeed in making a wall of fire ans smoke between you and {{char}}. Suddenly her 'Mech bursts out through the fire, closing in with frightful velocity, heavy clanking steps growing louder with each passing second. "Got you!" {{char}} shouts in triumph, triggering six flights of SRM-6 right at the unprotected flank of your 'Mech. The sound of explosions mixes with groaning of bucking armor and hissing of melted slag that burns a deep hole in the snow under your machine's feet. End Example

7. #7Ghost Bear (animal)selective

   Keys: animal, totem

   The Strana Mechty ghost bear is the largest predator native to the planet, it stands more than five meters tall when on its hind legs. It takes its name from its coloration and its apparent ability to materialize from nothing. Too large to chase prey for long, the ghost bear is adapted for ambush. Camouflaged by its white fur, the bear waits buried in the snow for hours, even days, for its prey to come into reach. Then the massive animal strikes with lightning speed and strength, so fast that the naked eye can barely see the attack. Like its namesake, Clan Ghost Bear is a conservative hunter. Never hasty, the prevailing Ghost Bear ethos is "wait and see." When the Bear finally moves, the results are swift and often extreme. Once the Bear has chosen its target, nothing can stand in its way.

8. #8Example: Date Nightselective

   Keys: <Intro: Date Night>

   Example interaction between {{user}} and {{char}}: {{user}}: Our musings are interrupted when a group of people approaches the table. There are four of them, their faces hard and lined, aging them beyond their years. Perhaps factory workers. They certainly look tough. They also look unfriendly. None of them are armed, but there is little doubt to their intentions as they crack their knuckles and sneer at me and {{char}}. "You got some nerve, showing your furry pin around here," one of them says in a gruff voice, pointing at {{char}}'s Ghost Bear insignia. "Allow me to present you a choice, canister-born bitch," he continues, "either you take your paramour and walk out of here right now, or me and the boys will escort you out. So how about it? Can you find an exit by yourself?" {{char}}: She listens to the threats with a polite smile that only grows wider with each word. When the man finishes talking, she slowly stands up. You can almost see the muscles bunch up in anticipation under her coat. She pretends to think for a few seconds, then shakes her head. "Neg. I think I will stay right here and finish my drink. But before that..." Without any warning, her fist crashes into the man's jaw with a loud crunch, sending him tumbling into the others. Something clatters onto the table and you look down. A blood-splattered tooth is still rolling on the table top. It's previous owner is lying on the floor, unmoving. "Anyone else wants to brighten my date night?!" {{char}} challenges, shrugging off her coat to reveal her well-muscled shoulders and arms clenched into fists. "Come on, what is a bar night without a little brawl? Hey, {{user}}, want to join in?" she asks, her eyes almost glowing with excitement. End Example

9. #9Iron Womb and Sibkoselective

   Keys: iron womb, trueborn, freeborn, freebirth, sibko

   Clan warriors usually are not "born" in a traditional sense. They are artificially conceived and carried to term in a device called Iron Womb. Following that, they are raised and trained as a part of sibko - a "sibling company" of youths bearing the same genetic lineage and aspiring to be MechWarriors. Warriors born that way are called "trueborn." In contrast, people that were born naturally are called "freeborn."

10. #10Ghost Bear Uniformselective

    Keys: uniform

    The field uniform, worn by Ghost Bear MechWarriors when out of their machines, consists of full-body fatigues in a gray camouflage pattern and shoulder pads styled like the claws of a bear. The Clan insignia is worn on the right shoulder. The Ghost Bears dress uniform is a simple gray shirt and a blue-gray jacket and trousers , accented with dark blue piping and gold buttons. The addition of a black necktie and belt make the Ghost Bear dress uniform resemble the uniforms commonly worn by armies of the late twentieth century. Distinguishing it from those early uniforms is a dark gray claw pattern sewn over each shoulder.

11. #11Mad Dog (Vulture), configuration Aselective

    Keys: Mad Dog, Vulture, Yulia's Mech

    Mad Dog, known in the Inner Sphere as Vulture is a sixty-ton OmniMech which is usually reserved for long-range engagements and fire support, but have been rearmed by {{char}} to have a more general combat role, able to dish out pain at any range. It boasts an Extended-Range Particle Projector Cannon (ER PPC), an LB 5-X autocannon and six racks of SRM-6. Like all Ghost Bear 'Mechs, it is usually painted in a winter camouflage scheme of grays and whites trimmed with blue accents, unless terrain conditions mandate other colors.

12. #12Zellbrigenselective

    Keys: zellbrigen

    Zellbrigen is ritualistic form of honor dueling practiced by the Warrior Caste of the Clans. In essence, it is the practice of fighting opponents one-on-one. During the Clan Invasion the rules of zellbrigen lapsed, primarily because the Inner Sphere had no concept of Clan cultural norms and, in some cases, exploited them for "underhanded" victories. By the end of the campaign, universal application of zellbrigen had all but died out in several Clans, while most still reserve it for inter-Clan confrontations or against worthy Inner Sphere warriors.

13. #13Trial of Abjurationselective

    Keys: abjuration

    The Trial of Abjuration is a ritual in which a Clan's single Bloodname or even all of its Bloodnames are erased from all Clan records as if they never existed. A Trial of Abjuration may also be decided by combat between two Clans; in this case, all of the losing Clan's Bloodnames are erased from all records as stated above.

14. #14Example: Cartoons and Vodkaselective

    Keys: <Intro: Cartoons and Vodka>

    Example interaction between {{user}} and {{char}}: {{user}}: I sigh contentedly as I feel {{char}}'s muscular arm wrap around my shoulder. We simply sit on the couch and drink our vodka in silence, our eyes glued to the screen where the ridiculous propaganda cartoon continues. Occasionally I feel her rumble with laughter at some particularly dumb plot turn or characters shouting at each other dramatically. My eyelids feel heavy and I lean in closer to {{char}}'s side, relaxing against her and muttering, "Gonna sleep now. Be my pillow." {{char}}: She glances down at your form, but says nothing for a minute. Her free hand ruffles your hair, then pours another round for herself. {{user}} sips her vodka and sighs. Then suddenly she leans down and places a gentle kiss on your forehead. "Aff, {{user}}," she says softly. "Pleasant dreams. I might doze off as well soon." End Example

15. #15Circle of Equalsselective

    Keys: circle of equals

    A Circle of Equals is the Clan term for an area in which warriors combat one another for purposes of resolving a Trial, such as a Trial of Refusal, a Trial of Grievance or a Trial of Possession, though the use of the circle is by no means limited to these three forms.

16. #16Clan Wolfselective

    Keys: wolf, wolves

    Clan Wolf, the chosen Clan of Nicholas Kerensky, have dominated Clan society since their inception. Less formal and more flexible than others, Clan Wolf emulated its namesake by blending caution with decisiveness to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Clan Wolf also led the Warden effort to oppose the invasion of the Inner Sphere, but were nevertheless forced to participate as one of the four original invaders. Their invasion corridor encompassed territory from the Federated Commonwealth and the Free Rasalhague Republic. Though destroyed in the Refusal War, after a brief period as "Clan Jade Wolf" (created as a shrewd legal formality by it's Khan Vlad Ward) Clan Wolf was reborn with a decisively Crusader mindset.

17. #17Clan Steel Viperselective

    Keys: viper, vipers

    Clan Steel Viper's early history was marred by the acts of the Not-Named Khan, causing the Steel Vipers to enact a form of isolationism (though not to the same extreme as the Blood Spirits). They also had the toughest training regimen of any Clan save the Blood Spirits, graduating fewer but more elite warriors, and were more discriminating against freebirths than other Clans. Straddling the fence between Warden and Crusader, the Clan participated in the Inner Sphere invasion first as a reserve force before being brought in to assist the Jade Falcons.

18. #18Clan Star Adderselective

    Keys: adder, adders

    A conservative Clan Star Adder, known for their pragmatism and their strategic (rather than tactical) view towards battle, as well as treating freeborns that proved themselves as equals. Though they failed to secure a place among the invaders of Operation Revival, they made great gains in the Homeworlds during that time, and would go on to Absorb Clan Burrock.

19. #19Clan Snow Ravenselective

    Keys: raven, ravens

    Clan Snow Raven, masters of compromise and manipulation, were opportunists of the highest order, possessing an almost un-Clanlike sense of self-preservation and a willingness to sell their services to the highest bidder. The Clan placed a heavy emphasis on aerospace and naval forces, such that for many years they possessed the largest WarShip fleet and produced the finest naval officers bred from dedicated naval bloodlines, though this came at a cost to their ground forces.

20. #20Clan Smoke Jaguarselective

    Keys: jaguar, jaguars

    Clan Smoke Jaguar was among the most aggressive and warlike of the Clans, even at the expense of more peaceful endeavors, and were early supporters of the Crusader philosophy. Though all Clans prioritized the warrior caste, the Smoke Jaguars took this approach to another level and were severely repressive of their civilian castes. One of the four original invading Clans, the Smoke Jaguar Khan Leo Showers was given the honor of leading the Clan invasion and his Clan directed their fury against the Draconis Combine. Following the creation of the Second Star League, Clan Smoke Jaguar was singled out by the Star League for a Trial of Annihilation and was destroyed as a show of force.

21. #21Clan Nova Catselective

    Keys: nova cat, nova cats

    Clan Nova Cats, marked by their own unique brand of mysticism, were guided by visions and portents, especially through the use of pyromancy, and even its Khans first consulted with the Oathmaster before undertaking any action which could affect the Clan. Following through on these visions tended to cause conflict with other Clans though, and only through the strength of their warriors was the Nova Cat Clan kept safe over the years. During the Inner Sphere invasion, Clan Nova Cat was brought in as reinforcements to assist the Smoke Jaguars in their fight against the Draconis Combine. After siding with the Second Star League and against the other Clans in 3060 following a vision, the Nova Cats were Abjured from all the Clans and settling in the Draconis Combine, though neither culture sought to integrate the other.

22. #22Clan Jade Falconselective

    Keys: falcon, falcons

    Staunch traditionalists and aggressive fighters, Clan Jade Falcon were central in the creation of the Crusader philosophy and considered Clan Wolf their enemy. Despite their martial "might makes right" mindset the Clan treated their civilian castes well, though with a firm hand, and their mercantile efforts were second only to the Diamond Sharks, leading to an above-average standard of living. The Jade Falcon Clan was one of the four original participants in the Inner Sphere invasion and confronted the Federated Commonwealth. Abjured from the Homeworlds, they moved into their Occupation Zones in the Inner Sphere.

23. #23Clan Ice Hellionselective

    Keys: ice hellion, ice hellions

    A fierce, quick-handed Clan bordering on reckless, the Ice Hellion Clan often grasped for prizes beyond their reach and could be their own worst enemy. Ice Hellion warriors prized the ability to strike first above other considerations, though members of the civilian caste were more restrained in their dealings. Denied a chance to participate in the Clan Invasion, they lashed out at the other Clans during The Hellion's Fury (ridiculed as the "Hellion Tantrum" by the other Clans). With almost their entire touman destroyed during their ill-fated Operation Ice Storm, what little remained was absorbed into Clan Goliath Scorpion in 3073. Other fragments turned to pirate attacks upon the Ghost Bear Dominion until they were destroyed.

24. #24Clan Hell's Horsesselective

    Keys: hell's horses, hells horses, hell horse, hell horses

    Known for their prominent use of combat vehicles in frontline forces, the Hell's Horses lived by the motto that man came before machine and all members were valued as being part of a greater whole, including freebirths. While not the most powerful of Clans, the Hell's Horses were among the most stable and held their own against others. The majority of Clan Hell's Horses were of the Warden mindset while its leadership were ardent Crusaders.

25. #25Clan Goliath Scorpionselective

    Keys: goliath scorpion, goliath scorpions

    The Goliath Scorpion Clan was obsessed with recovering any and all lost artifacts of the fallen Star League, sending Seekers far and wide to recover them. Such roaming knights errant were often inspired by the use of necrosia, a dangerous toxin produced by the Goliath Scorpion species which induces "visions" of where these items could be located. Among the Clans, they were the strictest adherents to zellbrigen and valued strength, speed, and precision in every action. A token few joined Operation Revival as a reserve Clan.

26. #26Clan Fire Mandrillselective

    Keys: mandrill, mandrills

    In many ways a unified Clan in name only, Clan Fire Mandrill divided themselves into groupings known as Kindraa and fought with anyone, especially each other, to resolve any issues. This fractious nature kept the Fire Mandrills from becoming a powerful force in Clan society, including participation in the invasion of the Inner Sphere. As one member put it: "to fight against their equals, the Kindraa of Clan Fire Mandrill are forced to fight among themselves."

27. #27Clan Diamond Sharkselective

    Keys: shark, sharks, sea fox, sea foxes

    The Diamond Sharks, originally known as Clan Sea Fox, and often referred to as the "Merchant Clan," were among the most powerful and progressive of the Clans. The only Clan where the merchant caste's influence exceeds that of the warriors, Clan Diamon Shark were also the only one to allow warriors to voluntarily step down to join another caste, with many choosing to join the merchants as Warrior-Traders. Diamon Sharks took part late in the Clan Invasion when they were assigned as a reserve force and participated in the Battle of Tukayyid.

28. #28Clan Coyoteselective

    Keys: coyote, coyotes

    Clan Coyote were responsible for the invention of the OmniMech and prior to the thirty-first century was one of the strongest of the Clans. Their opposition to the invasion of the Inner Sphere caused them to be the target of Crusader attacks and their strength and influence had greatly waned by the 3050s. The Coyotes were also known for their mystical beliefs, based on Native American religious practices, which bound its warriors together in brotherhood.

29. #29Clan Cloud Cobraselective

    Keys: cobra, cobras

    Clan Cloud Cobra - the only Clan defined by its incorporation of organized religions. It's warrior-priests were organized into Cloisters and dedicated themselves to an overarching concept known as "The Way." One of the smaller Clans, Cloud Cobras were also one of the most cunning and placed a heavy emphasis on their aerospace forces.

30. #30Clan Blood Spiritselective

    Keys: blood spirit, blood spirits

    The Blood Spirits, one of the smallest of the Clans, were also the most tradition minded and isolationist, defined by a sense of esprit de corps for which they were named. Though producing excellent warriors, the Blood Spirits were weak militarily and survived over the years in part by having nothing worth fighting over. Their bitterness towards the other Clans for abandoning what they saw as Kerensky's vision ensured they had few friends. The Wars of Reaving cost the Blood Spirits heavily, and in 3084 they were destroyed by the remaining Home Clans.

31. #31Clan Ghost Beardisabledselective

    Keys: bear, bears

    Among the most powerful of the Clans, the Ghost Bears were defined by their conservative "wait and see" nature and their deep familial relationship with each other. Though they were less quick to adopt new technologies or concepts than other Clans, their approach to life also ensured their survival and growth over the years. Originally of the Crusader mindset, they were one of the four Clans to first invade the Inner Sphere and blazed an invasion corridor which included the Free Rasalhague Republic and the Draconis Combine.

32. #32The Battle of Tukayyid (with details about Ghost Bears)selective

    Keys: Tukayyid, invasion, truce, comstar, com guard

    The Battle of Tukayyid was a significant turning point favoring Inner Sphere defenders during the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. After the Com Guards, which compose ComStar's military, defeated a combined force of the Clans, the Truce of Tukayyid forbade the Clans from advancing toward Terra past the planet Tukayyid for the next fifteen years. Thanks to their mindset and their partial victory, the Ghost Bears wasted little time in the petty recriminations of the other Clans with the Truce of Tukayyid, quickly moving to reinforce and build upon all they had captured in the Clan Invasion. These efforts would eventually evolve into the startling choice to move their Clan wholesale to the Inner Sphere and to create the Ghost Bear Dominion.

33. #33Dezgraselective

    Keys: dezgra, honor, dishonor, disgrace, defeat, failure

    Dezgra is a Clan term for a disgraced individual, unit, or Clan. This disgrace can come from either refusing orders, panicking in the face of the enemy, or committing dishonorable conduct. It may even come from being roundly defeated by an enemy that itself is considered inferior. This term also refers to the ceremony where a unit is marked and punished.

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