Post by MechWarrior Aisa Thastus on Jul 15, 2005 12:53:55 GMT -5
Name: Aisa Thastus
Date of birth: UNKNOWN
Place of Birth: UNKNOWN
Citizen ID # : NONE
Age: 28
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 61.23 kg (135 lbs)
Eyes: Green
Hair: Brown
Current Rank: Bondsman (former Jade Falcon Star Colonel)
SERVICE HISTORY:
Former member of Clan Jade Falcon. Captured by Wolf's Dragoons forces on New Exford during contract operations for the Lyran Commonwealth.
BIOGRAPHY:
During a campaign on New Exford, a planet that lies dangerously close to the Clan Occupation Zones of both the Jade Falcons and Vlad's Wolves, the forces of the Wolf's Dragoons were called in to help drive out a small force of Jade Falcons, who had landed on New Exford as part of a much larger push into the ARDC and Lyran Alliance.
In the midst of this Op, the Dragoons encountered Star Colonel Aisa Thastus, a Jade Falcon commander who followed Clan protocol to a near-fanatical degree. When her unit was confronted with twin lances of Dragoons, who had arrived to remove her from New Exford through whatever means necessary, she immediately issued a batchall for a Trial of Posession.
The Dragoon commander accepted the challenge, and the opposing forces faced off on a nearby beach the following morning. The fighting was long and savage, but in the end, the Wolf's Dragoons defeated the Falcons.
According to tradition, Clans can keep prisoners taken during combat. These are called bondsmen, and are considered members of the laborer caste unless and until the capturing Clan releases them or promotes them back to warrior status. A bondsman is bound by honor, not by shackles. Custom dictates that even Bloodnamed warriors captured in combat can be held for a time as bondsmen. All bondsmen wear a woven bracelet called a bondcord. The base color of the bondcord indicates to Clan the individual is now bound, and the striping is which unit captured him.
The Dragoon commander, who happened to have a keen understanding of Clan culture (as well as a strange sense of humor), invoked this tradition, and took the honor-bound Star Colonel Thastus and the rest of her surviving warriors as bondsmen. In the years following this encounter, Thastus has served under the banner of Wolf's Dragoons, eventually earning herself the title of MechWarrior once again. Her cunning understanding of battlefield tactics, as well as her superlative conditioning as a trueborn warrior, have made her a force to be reckoned with. She has earned the respect of her superiors, and has been called upon to provide guidance to Dragoon MechCommanders in several critical campaigns.
Date of birth: UNKNOWN
Place of Birth: UNKNOWN
Citizen ID # : NONE
Age: 28
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 61.23 kg (135 lbs)
Eyes: Green
Hair: Brown
Current Rank: Bondsman (former Jade Falcon Star Colonel)
SERVICE HISTORY:
Former member of Clan Jade Falcon. Captured by Wolf's Dragoons forces on New Exford during contract operations for the Lyran Commonwealth.
BIOGRAPHY:
During a campaign on New Exford, a planet that lies dangerously close to the Clan Occupation Zones of both the Jade Falcons and Vlad's Wolves, the forces of the Wolf's Dragoons were called in to help drive out a small force of Jade Falcons, who had landed on New Exford as part of a much larger push into the ARDC and Lyran Alliance.
In the midst of this Op, the Dragoons encountered Star Colonel Aisa Thastus, a Jade Falcon commander who followed Clan protocol to a near-fanatical degree. When her unit was confronted with twin lances of Dragoons, who had arrived to remove her from New Exford through whatever means necessary, she immediately issued a batchall for a Trial of Posession.
The Dragoon commander accepted the challenge, and the opposing forces faced off on a nearby beach the following morning. The fighting was long and savage, but in the end, the Wolf's Dragoons defeated the Falcons.
According to tradition, Clans can keep prisoners taken during combat. These are called bondsmen, and are considered members of the laborer caste unless and until the capturing Clan releases them or promotes them back to warrior status. A bondsman is bound by honor, not by shackles. Custom dictates that even Bloodnamed warriors captured in combat can be held for a time as bondsmen. All bondsmen wear a woven bracelet called a bondcord. The base color of the bondcord indicates to Clan the individual is now bound, and the striping is which unit captured him.
The Dragoon commander, who happened to have a keen understanding of Clan culture (as well as a strange sense of humor), invoked this tradition, and took the honor-bound Star Colonel Thastus and the rest of her surviving warriors as bondsmen. In the years following this encounter, Thastus has served under the banner of Wolf's Dragoons, eventually earning herself the title of MechWarrior once again. Her cunning understanding of battlefield tactics, as well as her superlative conditioning as a trueborn warrior, have made her a force to be reckoned with. She has earned the respect of her superiors, and has been called upon to provide guidance to Dragoon MechCommanders in several critical campaigns.