Part 542: State of the Inner Sphere 3035: Part 5

State of the Inner Sphere 3035: Part 5
Pulling Back the Curtain

“We’ve got a good bunch,” Jason Youngblood mused as he watched the latest training exercise. They’d finally settled on a roster for their Mercenary Company, but they still hadn’t settled on a name. The Kalma-Youngblood Mercenary Company LLC may have been descriptive, but it wasn’t the kind of name that brought in contracts. And they’d need a contract soon, the money they’d made from the Bounty Hunter’s operation in Clan space was, while not running out, exactly, lower than Jason liked. “Crescent Hawks,” he reiterated. “Crescent Hawks.”

“I’ve told you, I don’t like it,” Duncan glowered, the indecisive Free Worlder crossing his arms petulantly. “I know you want to honor your old man’s lance, and that’s great. But no offense, Jason, he lost, and that’s not the kind of legacy I think we should be aiming for.”

Jason flipped him off, and Duncan shook his head. “We’ll come up with something. We just need some more time to think—we can still be the Hawks. The something-other-than-Crescent Hawks, honor your old man that way while still being something new. Y’know?”

“That your crew out there?” the range master asked, his face nearly lost behind his thick, bushy beard. When Duncan nodded, the man clapped his hands on his rotund belly. “A good crew. They fight like demons. Planning on taking the Inner Sphere by storm?”

“If necessary,” Jason replied with a shrug. “But hopefully it won’t come to that.”

The man laughed, but he was already moving on. Box seats cost money, and he had to make sure nobody had snuck in. Jason slouched almost bonelessly in his chair and rubbed his eyes. “Demon Hawks?”

Duncan sighed. They hadn’t come up with anything better. “Yeah, sure. Why the hell not?”



State of the Clans 3035
Triumvirate Task Force
The forces of Clan Snow Raven, Clan Sea Fox, and one trinary of Clan Ghost Bear have entered the boundaries of the Duchy of Andurien. They’re now running silent as they approach the reported New Rim World Republic capitol and the waiting Stefan Amaris VII

New Rim Worlds Republic
Is feeling pretty confident about their chances.

Clan Wolverine / Minnesota 331st
Has arrived on Andurien en masse in anticipation of the arrival of the Clan invasion force. They’re scattered strategically, so their elite, highly-trained division can bolster the regiments of the Republic Marshalls and regular line troops.

Demon Hawks
Formerly Kalma-Youngblood Mercenary Company LLC, the Demon Hawks have a full roster and are now actively shopping for Mercenary contracts.

17th Recon Regiment
The 17th Recon Regiment has taken a contract with the Free Worlds League. They’ve seen several front-line actions against the Capellan Confederation

Kell Hounds
Serving the Republic of Skye directly as the Red Corsairs.

Gray Death Legion
Still dead.