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History:
The Pale Horse Mercenaries were founded in 3021 by
Commander William of Comstar. Dissatisfied with inadequate pay and
equipment, William filed a complaint against the military ops commander
of Comstar. He was fired for his actions, which were deemed
"treasonous". Angry with his former employers, William struck out for
the Solaris gaming world to make some quick cash. While there, he met
with a sponsor who was hunting for fresh meat. This sponsor, while
unwilling to enter William in any immediate contest, was glad to fund
William on a series of one-man mercenary missions. As his repute grew
from these fast and deadly "lightning" missions, William's employer
began to send him on more dangerous missions. On October 17, 3020,
while on one of
these missions, a bomb destroyed the vehicle William was escorting,
killing his employer and the VIP. William completed the assignment, and
filed papers to claim all of his employer's assets as his own.
Now realizing that he needed more warriors, William
ventured to Terra in search of fellow MechWarriors. Here, he met
Philip. After a short talk, Philip admitted to being asked by Comstar
to join their ranks, but he had refused on monetary grounds.
William offered Philip a place in his mercenary group, still
without a name but now taking a definite shape. Philip agreed to
William's terms, but only if his friend, Victor, could have a place in
the group as well. A little reluctant to agree, William did so
nonetheless. His next stop to find Mechwarriors was in Kurita space. An
old friend had contacted him, informing him of a potential client. Once
there, William ventured to a local bar, as directed by his friend. Here
he met Adams, who was to become William's second Mechwarrior. Now
running out of cash, he began to look for a client in need of his
services.
The anti-mercenary hostilities of the locals quickly
became apparent when William and his comrades were set upon by a local
gang. The gang wanted to fight his people in a highly-illegal
competition between two lances of 'mechs. At the time, with access only
to a run-down AS7-D Atlas, two Dragons, and a Jenner, William appeared
to be the sure loser. This was not the case. William, using his skills
in a smaller 'mech, was able to use his Dragon to put down two of the
enemy 'mechs. Adams stayed behind in the Jenner, and Philip and Victor
took down the other two gangsters. The gang proceeded to offer William
their respect, and suggested the name "Pale Horse Mercenaries" after
the biblical Apocalyptic Horseman of death. By now, it was late May of
3021.
In less than a year, William had built up a
massive reputation and a small fortune. They were not always able to
complete a job but were hired over and over nonetheless. With the money
came engineers, technicians, and scientists to upgrade his machines.
His forces had grown to eight people, two lances. The first lance,
Kappa Lance, consisted of William, Victor, Philip, and Adams. The
second lance, Delta Lance, consisted of Harris, Perez, and Blake. The
clan attack changed everything.
In the year before the clans attacked the Inner
Sphere, jobs were plentiful, and tensions were high. William and his
crew were doing very well. Then, they were sent on a job to the borders
of explored space. Here, William and his warriors clashed with Jade
Falcon warriors. The Falcons were sent packing, but William recognized
an advantage when he saw one. His warriors managed to capture a Jenner
IIC, but they had suffered heavy losses. He quickly reorganized into
Stars, after the clan warriors, and hired a woman named Greer. She
seemed very shifty, always seeming to suggest she wanted contact with
the Falcons for some reason.
While finishing up a recon mission for Steiner in
3059, William was cornered by a clanner in a Warhammer IIC. The warrior
fought with great skill, nearly destroying William's new Blood Asp, but
he prevailed in the end. He got out of the Blood Asp to examine the
remains of the enemy vehicle, only to discover the strangest sight he
had ever seen. Not only was the expert fighter a woman, but she was
apparently not a clanner by birth. Intrigued, he took the unconscious
pilot back to headquarters with him. After roughly a year, they were
married.
The ultimate goal of the Pale
Horse is to help you get your goals. Have a nice day.
Contact
the CEO of the Pale Horse Mercenaries for hiring.
LAST UPDATED: 03/23/2006
