Falcon Ptomaine

Location: Tomans
Status: Success

Grant’s Station Tango, Nuevo Roma
Tomans, Lyran Alliance
1 August 3068

A standard downtime clause in your contract with IE allows roughly two months rest every year. When you ended up close enough to IE’s main research complex on Tomans—a sprawling university with its own mini-DropPort, seconds from a decent beach—your CO decided now was a good time to invoke that clause.

Officially, you’re under a garrison contract, though IE recognizes the need for R&R. With the Falcons not too far away, it made sense to stay on guard. Only half your people were on leave when the Green Ghosts dropped in without calling first. People like that rarely get invited back.

To: Star Colonel Lee Newclay
From: Star Commander Petar
Subject: Tomans Raid
Date: 2 August 3068

The Tomans raid was disastrous for our trinary. After landing in Nuevo Roma, we moved to engage a local mercenary garrison force named the Flaming Devil Monkeys. What we did not realize was that the Flaming Devil Monkeys were already engaged in a battle with the dezgra pirates known as the Green Ghosts. The treacherous mercenaries led us directly into the midst of the Green Ghosts and then circled around and hit us from behind. Despite being outnumbered our forces performed well, downing several of the Green Ghost mechs even as the treacherous Monkeys hit us from behind. Star Captain Oskar Pryde was killed by a shot to the head, placing me in command. It was at that time that the commander of the Monkeys made contact in order to offer me hegira. Imagine my shock to learn that their commanding officer was none other than Mechwarrior Taharqa, a bondsman from the Fire Mandrills that we made a warrior. He was lost in the Coventry campaign and assumed dead. He was my starmate in the Coventry campaign as well.

Normally, I would not have accepted hegira from dezgra mercenaries, but at that point we only had three functional mechs and a few battle armor points left. Given Taharqa’s background, I relented. I agreed that I would accept hegira after we collectively dealt with the Green Ghosts, which we did in short order. I understand that my protocol may have been inappropriate and I seek surkai in this matter.

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01 August 3068
Status: Victory

The Monkey’s downtime turned into a raging three-way battle when elements of the mysterious Green Ghosts and a trinary of Jade Falcon troops dropped onto Nuevo Roma at the same time. Shaking sand off from the beach, they quickly mounted up.

After-Action Report

Using their maneuverability, the Monkeys were able to lead the Jade Falcons directly into the Green Ghosts and then circle around and hit both groups from behind. The Jade Falcons accepted hegira and retreated from the field, but the Green Ghosts were destroyed to the last pilot.