Background

During the Second Exodus War, the Jade Falcons established one of the best combat records of all the Clans. Only the Wolves were as successful. The Falcon Khans were optimistic that ilKhan Nicholas Kerensky would choose their Clan to host his BloodHeritage. ilKhan Kerensky's decision to join his future with the Wolves shocked the entire Falcon community. Many warriors bitterly complained to the Khans about this turn of events. The Falcons had proved themselves to be at least the equals of the Wolves during the war - was the sentiment commonly expressed. The situation bordered on outright mutiny until word came that the ilKhan was preparing to make an inspection tour of the Falcons' holdings. The Falcon Khans response was characteristically brutal and abrupt. In what is now referred to as "the Culling," the leaders of the rebellious movement were rounded up and executed.

During the Golden Century following the death of ilKhan Kerensky, the Falcon leaders withdrew from interacting from the other Clans, a result of intercaste conflict. The Khans sold much of their civilian fleet to other Clans, an act which would come back to haunt them in the future. Only the quick thinking of a few merchants prevented the collapse of Jade Falcon commerce. By establishing themselves as middlemen and bankers, the Falcon merchants were able to enrich the Clan despite their many restrictions.

The Falcons became one of the most conservative Clans, banning the lower castes from having any voice in Clan affairs. Their strict adherence to conformity and strength through unity is one of their greatest assets.

Call to Crusaders

Ward's plan to send an expeditionary force to learn the status of the Successor States proved resourceful enough that enough Clans agreed to the proposal. Many contended, however, that the force should be led and manned by trueborn warriors claiming that freeborns would be unsuitable and untrustworthy of such a mission, but that motion was swiftly defeated. In 3005, Wolf's Dragoons entered the service of House Davion.

Over the next thirty years, the reports from the Dragoons were received further and further apart until they finally stopped in the early 3030's. The Crusaders used this to prove their point that the freeborn force was as untrustworthy as predicted. The Crusaders, particularly Falcon ristar Elias Crichell, argued eloquently that the time had come for invasion. It took another fifteen years and the accidental arrival of the Comstar vessel Outbound Light to bring matters to a head.

In 3047, Smoke Jaguar Khan Leo Showers presented evidence, gained from the interrogation of the Outbound Light's crew, to the Grand Council that showed that their worst fears were coming true. Far from what they had believed, the Successor States were on the road to recovery and rapidly gaining back their technological edge. Technology which had long been denied the Inner Sphere was being rediscovered and rebuilt at a tremendous rates. Scientific advances in all areas, especially military, were given highest priorities and the Federated Commonwealth appeared as though it would emerge victorious over its rivals. 

Invasion

The battle for the planet Strang, however, nearly proved a disaster for the Falcons. The planet Strang is long-reviled in Clan history as the homeworld of one of Stefan Amaris' most sadistic commanders, Baron Gunthar Von Strang. Khan Crichell personally led the Turkina Keshik in an assault on the planet, confident that his forces would quickly destroy the defenders. Fortune favored the defenders and Strang's forces managed to slow the approaching Falcon forces. The Falcons continued their approach, this time sending a flight of recon fighters ahead to scout the terrain. The Falcons advanced, fighting into the rain-filled night, and smashed their way into Von Strang's citadel. The tide nearly turned when a Falcon fighter, returning to refuel, spotted the remainder of Strang's military positioned to ambush the Keshik from behind. This warning save the Turkina Keshik. The Falcons wheeled around and fought Von Strang's forces at pointblank ranges. The battle raged on until finally Von Strang's forces crumbled under the assault. Victorious, the Falcons renamed the capital city and then moved on to the next phase of the invasion.

The first wave of attacks on the unsuspecting Federated Commonwealth highlighted the differences between the two societies. The hard hitting Falcon Clusters, led by the Turkina Keshik and the Falcon Guards, mercilessly crushed every FedCom unit it opposed. The Falcon's frontal assault strategy was effective in a number of instances, primarily because FedCom troops were trained in every strategy except that. The concept of mounting a full frontal assault was unheard of by most Inner Sphere strategists, because of the logistics and high attrition rates assigned to that method of battle. The Falcons strings of success's shattered that concept entirely and planetary defenders found themselves resorting to small scale hit and run tactics to survive. These efforts rarely worked, but did allow the defenders to evacuate many elements to safety.

The Falcons suffered their first defeat on Twycross in 3051, when Prince Victor Steiner-Davion led an elite force to retake the world. The plan nearly collapsed entirely when it was discovered that the elite Falcon Guards Cluster was still on Twycross. Caught between a Falcon PGC and the Falcon Guards, the FedCom forces attempted to blast their way through the PGC. Only the efforts of Kai Allard-Liao prevented the Falcon Guards from smashing through the FedCom rear.

The death of ilKhan Leo Showers sent the invading Clans home for a years conferring and to elect a new ilKhan. Khans Crichell and Chistu conspired with other Crusader Clans to elect a new ilKhan who would have to do their bidding. Together, they nominated Clan Wolf Khan Ulric Kerensky to the post of ilKhan. Their plan was to force the Wolf Khan to bend to their desires, thus slowing the Wolves while their own Clans caught up. To the surprise of many, ilKhan Ulric refused to play their game. Instead, he brought forth the Steel Vipers and Nova Cats into the invasion force. The Nova Cats were teamed with their longtime rival the Smoke Jaguars. Being teamed with the hated Steel Vipers galled the Falcon Khans, but ilKhan Ulric's requirement that the Jaguars and Falcons cede worlds for their new "partners" made things even worse. Although the Smoke Jaguars and Nova Cats quickly reached an accommodation regarding the exchange of worlds, the Jade Falcons made the Vipers fight Trials of Possession for every world. Even so, in 3052, the invasion resumed as the trueborn of six Clans returned to begin the conflict anew.

The resumption of hostilities brought many more new battles for the Jade Falcons. However, the Falcons felt the sting of defeat again in November 3051 on Alyina when Prince Victor Steiner-Davion barely escaped a trap laid by the Second Falcon Jaegers. This minor setback was more than compensated by an impressive string of victories over Federated Commonwealth forces.

When ilKhan Ulric Kerensky announced that there would be a proxy battle for Terra on the planet Tukayyid, the Falcon Khans were as enthusiastic about the battle as any others. The battle for Tukayyid was perhaps one of the most intense battles fought by the Clans. Although the Jade Falcons fought with valor and skill, in the end, the superior numbers and sheer guile of the Com Guards prevailed and the Falcons were awarded a draw.

Tukayyid

The following excerpt is from Jade Falcon Galaxy Commander Mar Helmer's report on the battle for Tukayyid. 

  "My Khan, this is my report. Gamma, Delta, and Vau Galaxy DropShips entered the atmosphere of Tukayyid without incident and landed unopposed on the Prezno Plain. Star Colonel Aidan Pryde led the Falcon Guards to cover the right flank of our advance, the Second Falcon Jaegers of Delta Galaxy covered the left flank, and the First Falcon Jaegers and Twelfth Falcon Regulars attempted to seize Robyn's Crossing and Plough Bridge, the two vital spans crossing the Prezno River..." 

The First Falcon Jaegers encountered a series of heavily fortified positions two kilometers out from Robyn's Crossing. Star Colonel Rard Hoyt sent his Cluster's faster 'Mechs out to enfilade the ComGuard's 403rd Division, while his heavy OmniMechs launched a direct attack on the enemy positions. The battle was long and fierce, but the 403rd held its positions, even in the face of fighter strafing and Arrow IV bombardment. The Falcons' first break came when a Star of Elementals managed to slip behind the ComGuard lines and attack the 403rd's HQ. This "headhunter" attack killed Precentor Robert Maigatter, commander of the 403rd, and destroyed vital supplies and communication equipment. The ComGuard troops broke, allowing the Jade Falcon galaxy to penetrate their lines and annihilate more than 70 percent of the 403rd Division. In a simultaneous attack, the 305th Assault Cluster, backed by the 124th Striker Cluster, smashed through the troops of the 214th Division guarding the approaches to Plough Bridge. The 214th broke and scattered under the heavy Jade Falcon fire. 

Meanwhile, Star Colonel Senza Oriega began her assault on the Robyn's Crossing bridge approaches. The ComGuards 388th Division (the White Banshees) dropped back to pick up the remnants of the 403rd Division and occupy preset artillery and heavy concrete emplacements for tanks and infantry, and the Twelfth Falcon Regulars could make no headway against this determined defense. Star Colonel Aidan Pryde of the Falcon Guards broke the stalemate by leading several stars of jump-capable OmniMechs and Elementals on an unexpected flanking attack. The ComGuards, now under fire from multiple directions, fought hard, but to no avail. The Falcon Guards' Star Captain Joanna seemed to take particular pleasure in blasting ComGuard units out of their pillboxes and then ruthlessly destroying them. Twenty minutes after the tide of the battle turned, Clan Jade Falcon controlled Robyn's Crossing. With the 124th Striker Cluster and the 305th Assault Cluster in command of Plough Bridge, Clan Jade Falcon prepared to cross the Prezno River. 

Khan Chistu awarded the honor of crossing first to Star Colonel Senza Oriega and the Twelfth Falcon Regulars, a decision the Falcon Guards protested, as it was their assault that allowed the Clan warriors to seize the bridge. Their protests had no effect. The Falcon Guard warriors knew that the Khan's decision added further shame to their unit's tainted history and reflected badly on their unorthodox commander, but there was no time for bidding or Trials of Refusal. Clans Wolf and Ghost Bear were already making rapid advances in their operational areas, and every Falcon warrior wanted to beat the Wolves. Star Colonel Senza Oriega, in her Executioner, led the Twelfth across the bridge. Just as she reached the center of the span, explosions ripped the bridge as hidden ComGuard demolition charges detonated. With a sickening screech of tearing metal, the bridge collapsed into the Prezno River, carrying two full Trinaries of the Twelfth Cluster with it and killing Senza Oriega, among others. Almost immediately, ComGuard fighters and artillery began to pound the Falcon positions, with 'Mechs and tanks from the 111th and 201st ComGuard Divisions taking up positions on the opposite side of the river. 

The Fifth and Fourteenth Fighter Trinaries swept the ComGuard fighters from the sky and followed up with ground attacks against the 201st Division artillery positions and ground forces. Meanwhile, the Falcon Guards and Second Falcon Regulars used jump-capable OmniMechs to leap across a narrow part of the swift-moving Prezno, losing eleven 'Mechs and a Star of Elementals in the process. Once across, the units split up, the Falcon Guards moving to secure Robyn's Crossing and the Second Falcon Regulars taking Plough Bridge. The 111th and 201st Divisions fought a brave delaying action, but the damage suffered in the massed fighter attacks combined with the unexpected speed of the two-pronged Falcon attack forced them to retreat toward Olalla. When both sides of the wrecked bridges were secure, engineers brought construction equipment to build pontoon bridges and allow the bulk of the Clan forces to advance across the Prezno. 

The Falcon Guards and Second Falcon Regulars, meanwhile, moved closer to Olalla. Weak resistance by the tanks and light 'Mechs of the 77th Division resulted only in ComGuard deaths. Star Colonels Aidan Pryde and Marthe Pryde led their troops into the outskirts of Olalla before realizing that the city did not match intelligence information gathered during the bidding for Tukayyid. Suspecting a trap, Star Colonel Aidan Pryde ordered his units back out of the fake city, but even as he gave the order, the survivors of the 111th and 201st Divisions, along with the main part of the 77th Division, charged from concealed positions and engaged the Falcon forces. 

Alpha Trinary's Heavy Star bore the brunt of the fierce fighting, but the ComGuards lost many 'Mechs in the initial skirmish, the Crockett piloted by the commander of the Second Battalion of the ComGuard 201st Division being the first to fall when struck in the head by an ER PPC from Star Commander Jula Huddock's Executioner. The ComGuards retaliated by destroying a Mad Dog with a massed laser barrage, executing the pilot as he ejected. The remainder of Alpha Heavy, now surrounded and cut off from the rest of the Falcon guards, annihilated an entire company of ComGuard 'Mechs before being overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of their opponents. Star Commander Huddock's Executioner fell last, toppling to the ground surrounded by the wreckage of ComGuard 'Mechs. Aerospace support allowed the Falcon Guards to break out of the ComGuard trap, in the process wiping out the last of the 201st and 77th Divisions in return for the ruthless executions of the brave warriors of Alpha Heavy. 

The 89th and 94th Falcon Clusters and the First Falcon Velites crossed the pontoon bridges as soon as they were completed and joined the Falcon Guards and Second Falcon Regulars. The combined Clan force moved relentlessly though the city of Olalla, driving the ComGuards before them. Just as it seemed that the Falcons controlled the city, the entire uncommitted reserves of the ComGuard Third and Eleventh Armies, six divisions strong, arrived from Humptulips by DropShip. These fresh units immediately assaulted the Falcon advance forces while the ComGuard Fourth Army, reinforced by the remnants of the 388th and 214th Divisions, began an all-out attack on the Falcon bridgeheads. Khan Chistu committed Peregrine Galaxy to support Robyn's Crossing, and Gyrfalcon Galaxy to Plough Bridge, leaving no reinforcements available for Star Colonel Aidan Pryde. 

With the bulk of the Jade Falcon forces pinned down at the bridges, a second DropShip assault, bringing the forces of the First ComGuard Army led by Precentor Katherine Luarca, began on Olalla. A lucky air strike by ComGuard fighters destroyed the Jade Falcon Galaxy's ammunition depot at Robyn's Crossing, and later analysis showed this to be the turning point of the campaign. The 89th and 94th Falcon Striker Clusters and the Second Falcon Regulars had begun to run low on ammunition, The Falcon Guards barely noticed the loss, as Star Colonel Pryde had outfitted most of the Guard 'Mechs with energy weapons. Khans Crichell and Chistu realized even if they defeated the current assault, their troops carried insufficient ammunition and supplies to take both their objectives. They reluctantly ordered a withdrawal. 

Supported by the Fifth Fighter Trinary, the Falcon Guards, Second and Seventh Regulars, and First Falcon Velites began to withdraw towards the bridgeheads. Clan orbital surveillance vessels showed the ComGuard 309th Division in position to cut off the Falcon retreat, and Star Colonel Marthe Pryde moved her Second Falcon Regulars in an intercept course. This battle ranks among the bloodiest on Tukayyid, exceeded only by the ComGuard Seventh Army's annihilation of Clan Nova Cat's Alpha Galaxy. The Second Falcon Regulars suffered nearly 70 percent casualties, but obliterated the 309th Division so completely that it never re-formed. Marthe Pryde alone destroyed nine ComGuard 'Mechs, including the Atlas piloted by Precentor Rennard Thordarson, commander of the 309th. 

The four withdrawing Jade Falcon Clusters crossed the bridge at Robyn's Crossing, smashing through the ComGuard 90th Division to reach their DropShips, which landed at the Falcon's original LZ. The ComGuards managed to land two Overlord Class DropShips carrying the 104th Division behind Jade Falcon lines, with orders to stop the Falcons from leaving Tukayyid. This operation was timed to coincide with an all-out rear assault on the retreating Falcons. The ComGuards' plan to crush the Jade Falcon between the two forces failed when a Trinary of Jade Falcon Elementals led by Elemental Star Commander Selima attacked the ComGuard landing zone before the Overlords deployed their 'Mechs. Star Commander Selima damaged a ComGuard Highlander in such a way that it fell back into the 'Mech bay of the DropShip and exploded, causing a chain reaction of blasts which reduced the massive ship to a blazing ruin. The Elementals withdrew before the forces in the second DropShip could recover from the shock of this loss, and the Elemental counterstrike, in addition to fighter strafing and massive Arrow-IV missile attacks, allowed most of the Jade Falcons to safely board their DropShips and leave the planet. Star Colonel Aidan Pryde almost single-handedly foiled the final, desperate attempt by ComStar to interdict the evacuation by destroying more than a company of ComGuard 'Mechs before he himself was killed. 

Refusal War & Coventry

The next and most devastating ploy the Khans involved themselves in resulted in the bloody Refusal War. When Wolf Supremists put Ulric Kerensky on trial for genocide, the Grand Kurultai forced him out of office. The Crusader element in the Kurultai attempted to repudiate the peace treaty, but Ulric declared a Trial of Refusal. The Jade Falcons won the right to battle the Wolves, but, in a surprise move, Ulric declared his intent on striking at every Jade Falcon world in the Inner Sphere. The ensuing battles resulted in the deaths of Ulric Kerensky and Wolf Khan Natasha Kerensky. Khan Phelan Kell led the best of the Wolf Clan Wardens to the world of Morges where his forces, along with the Kell Hounds, defeated two Jade Falcon Galaxies. The Wolf forces then retreated to Arc-Royal, Phelan Kell's homeworld, to rest and rebuild their forces.

In a blatant power play, saKhan Chistu declared that the Wolves had been absorbed by the victorious Jade Falcons. This plan fell apart when Wolf warrior Vlad denied Chistu's version of Ulric Kerensky's death. The two warriors battled and Chistu fell to Vlad. Vlad, in a deal he made with Khan Crichell, then arranged for all the surviving Wolf Supremist and Crusader warriors to form the core of a new Clan, the Jade Wolves. Shortly afterward, Khan Elias Crichell was elected ilKhan by a narrow margin. Crichell's tenure as ilKhan was probably the shortest in Clan history. Khan Vlad Ward of the then Jade Wolves declared a Trial of Grievance, claiming that Crichell was not qualified for the position. Brutally killing the aging Khan in hand-to-hand combat, Khan Ward declared Clan Wolf lived again and it was decided to postpone another ilKhan vote for six months. Marthe Pryde then stepped forward and assumed the position of senior Jade Falcon Khan.

Though damaged by the Trial of Refusal, Clan Jade Falcon may yet gain the pinnacle of power that both its Khans so coveted. It will take at least five years to build the Falcon military to the strength it possessed before the Trial of Refusal, and so during that time the Jade Falcons must maneuver to keep the other Clans from declaring Trials of Possession to gain control of Falcon holdings. In addition, the Refusal War so depleted the Jade Falcons' military resources that any further losses could well make them easy targets for a Trial of Grievance over their place in the invasion force, or even a Trial of Absorption. Like the Wolves, the same weakness that makes them possible targets for absorption also gives them every incentive to launch daring strikes against the Inner Sphere or the exiled Wolves, to prove that they are not to be trifled with. 

To restore their lost prestige, the Jade Falcons are likely to conduct as many military operations as possible with the limited troops at their disposal. To keep casualties low, however, they likely will avoid engaging better-armed Inner Sphere forces and target the formerly Falcon-occupied worlds "liberated" by Khan Natasha Kerensky during the Refusal War. On many of these planets, the citizens have protested violently against the Jade Falcons' attempts to bring them back under control and will likely resist such attempts with any means at their disposal. But perhaps the gravest threat Clan Jade Falcon may face comes from within the Clan itself, for the Falcon lower castes are bearing the brunt of the hardships the Clan now must endure, and their growing resentment may produce widespread unrest at any time. 

Eager to prove themselves strong despite their weakened condition and convince the other Clans not to attack them, Khan Pryde recruited warriors from the ranks of the freebirths and transferred aging solahma warriors, promising sibcadets, and sib trainers to the front-line units. Jade Falcon Khan Marthe Pryde and saKhan Samantha Clees then initiated a short-lived invasion of the Inner Sphere with Cluster-sized forces against Lyran Alliance forces. Driving a path toward Tharkad to draw out the best possible units out for battle, Khan Pryde assured the inexperienced new Jade Falcons receive their trial by fire, blooding them sufficiently to prepare them for true front-line duty. The invasion culminated in one of the most violent battles in Inner Sphere history on the planet Coventry, a vital planet only one jump above the treaty line. The Falcon forces initially overwhelmed the defending Lyran forces, but the battle turned into a stalemate as two regiments of the elite Wolf Dragoons, the entire Eridani Light Horse and the Waco Rangers arrived to relieve the besieged defenders, the 10th Skye Rangers. A cunning flanking maneuver by the Jade Falcons destroyed the Waco Rangers not long into the campaign. The remaining Inner Sphere forces settled into a long, grinding campaign of attrition.

Meanwhile, Prince Victor Davion brought together a coalition force of elite forces from across the Inner Sphere to stop the Jade Falcon advance. Prince Victor consulted with Wolf Khan Phelan to enlist the Clansman's aid, but was rebuffed. Instead, Khan Phelan sent Wolf warrior, Ragnar, to provide strategic and tactical advise to the Inner Sphere forces.

Ten of the most elite regiments from the Successor States, led by Precentor Martial Focht and Prince Davion, landed on Coventry. Working on the advise of Ragnar, the Precentor Martial and Prince Davion arranged a meeting with Falcon Khan Marthe Pryde at the small town of Whitting. There, the leaders of both forces met to conclude the batchall. In a surprise move, the Inner Sphere coalition offered Khan Pryde the custom of hegira. Such a move would allow the Jade Falcons to withdraw from battle with their honor intact. To the relief of the coalition leaders, she accepted and the Jade Falcons withdrew from Coventry.

Unknown to the Inner Sphere leaders, Khan Pryde's position was badly compromised. She had received earlier in the day a message from Khan Vlad Ward of the Wolves a message stating that he was preparing to conquer a number of worlds in the Jade Falcon Occupation Zone. Trapped between losing worlds to the Wolves and a evenly matched battle with an elite Inner Sphere force, Khan Pryde took the only option which would allow her to maintain her grip on the Falcon worlds and quit the battlefield with much of her force intact.

Operation Bulldog

In May 3059, the resurrected Star League Defense launched a major campaign into Smoke Jaguar/Nova Cat space. None could imagine that the Successor States could muster the unity and manpower to launch a full-scale counter invasion. Even as the SLDF regiments ripped through the Smoke Jaguar/Nova Cat occupation zones, Khan Marthe Pryde increased surveillance along her borders with the Lyran Alliance. Though no activity was detected, Khan Marthe ordered her forces to maintain an higher state of preparedness in case of a Lyran sneak attack on her flank.

Death of a Clan

The Jade Falcons were pitted against the ComGuards in the mountains of Strana Mechty. Khan Marthe Pryde planned a masterful battle. She committed one Star of assault 'Mechs against the ComGuards. The heavy ComGuard force reeled under the Falcon's furious attack. The ComGuards managed to inflict significant damage upon the Clan force but failed to dislodge it. The Falcons crippled several ComGuard mechs before the second Falcon Star led by Khans Marthe Pryde and Samantha Clees swooped in. Within minutes, the remaining ComGuards surrendered to Khan Pryde.

However elated she was over avenging the Falcon's performance against the ComGuards, Khan Marthe was soon notified of the results of the other battles. The SLDF companies had won five of the eight battles. The SLDF had won the Trial of Refusal. The invasion was over.
 
Society

The Falcons believe wholeheartedly in the right of the warrior caste to rule.  Trueborn warriors look down on freeborns, and all warriors look down on the other castes.  Unlike the extremist Smoke Jaguars, however, the Falcons recognize the importance of the civilian castes to the war effort.  While often brusque in the dealings with civilians, Falcon warriors recognize that the Touman would suffer without their efforts.  Falcon civilians therefore enjoy a standard of living above the average for the Clan worlds, in recognition of their contribution to society.

Given their martial bent, the Falcons have a unusually large mercantile network, second only to that of the business minded Diamond Sharks.  Without the materials to fight, warriors are nothing; because the merchant caste provides those materials, its members receive considerable support.  Similarly, members of the scientist caste command considerable respect for their wide ranging work on behalf of the Clan.   However, this respect does not translate into much personal freedom; the Falcons have always crushed rebellion without mercy.  such a hard line approach works well with Clansmen, who know what to expect, but has caused problems with the Falcons' Inner Sphere populations.  Clan wolf exploited Falcon heavy handedness during the Refusal War, as did Archon Princess Katherine Steiner-Davion more recently when she sent agents to incite unrest on Falcon held worlds.

The Falcons frequently take bondsmen.  though a bondsman is often harshly treated while wearing the bondcord, little stigma is attached to those accepted into the Clan.  The sole exceptions are Fire Mandrill warriors taken as isorla during the recent Harvest Trials, largely because they have refused to integrate with the Falcons, a situation that leaves the proud Falcons completely mystified.

Historically, the Jade Falcons preferred deeds over words, but recent years have seen a number of politically astute Khans.  After the political power games of Khan Elias Crichell brought the Falcons to the brink of destruction, his successor, Marthe Pryde, immediately returned to the Clan's more action oriented tradition and launched an invasion of the Lyran Alliance to prove her Clan's strength.  The events of the past few years, however, have convinced Khan Pryde not to neglect politics completely.  In recent months, she shook the foundations of Clan society when she allowed a freeborn, albeit one born of two trueborns to compete in Trials for the Pryde Bloodname.

Military

Despite being badly bloodied during the Refusal War, the Falcon military remains strong.  Upon taking office, Khan Pryde took a number of actions to rebuild her forces, including an invasion of the Lyran Alliance to blood new recruits.  though under strength on paper, the Falcons remain more than a match for most of the home Clans, and demonstrated their potency against Clan Steel Viper.

Historically, the Falcon Touman contained a broad mix of troops, with no one branch dominant.  Since the Refusal War, the Touman has been forced to rely more on second line equipment, though this will likely change as the Clan continues to rebuild.  Falcon front line Clusters comprise of five Trinaries, usually three of OmniMechs, one of Elementals and one of AeroSpace fighters.  Second line Clusters contain between two and four Trinaries.

Allies and Enemies

As staunch Crusaders and often boastful advocates of their own strength, the Falcons frequently enrage the other Clans.  However, they have collected a surprisingly small number of long term enemies.  For many years, Clan Wolf was the Falcons' primary foe, though the ascension of Marthe Pryde and Vlad Ward to the Clans' respective Khanships has led to a degree of rapprochement.  However, the odds of a lasting alliance seem slim.  The Falcons also nurse a long running feud with the Steel Vipers.  After suffering multiple humiliations at Viper hands in the years following the Battle of Tukayyid, Khan Pryde finally solved "the Viper problem" by handing them a stunning defeat in the summer of 3061.  The Falcons' troubles with Clan Snow Raven are more recent vintage, resulting from the latter's political and territorial machinations.  Since they trounced the Vipers, however, the Ravens have attempted to resume friendly contact with the Falcons.

The Falcons have no firm allies, save their fellow Crusaders, and even those ties are not strong.  The relationship between the Falcons and the equally Crusader minded Smoke Jaguars soon soured, and the Falcons do not mourn the Jaguars' passing.  Similarly the adversarial relationship between Home and Invading Clans has prompted the Falcons to distance themselves from the Home Clan Crusaders.

Possessions

Worlds: 62 (Clan Space: 9 worlds; 2 exclusive, 7 shared. Inner Sphere: 53)

Despite their losses in the Refusal War, the Jade Falcons remain one of the most powerful Clans.  In addition to the fifty three worlds they hold in the Inner Sphere, fourteen recently taken from Clan Steel Viper, they have enclaves on nine Clan worlds.  Ironhold, which the Falcons hold outright, is the Clan's capital and the location of its primary training facility.  The planet serves as the Clan's administrative capital, though the Khans usually work from either Strana Mechty or the new Inner Sphere "provincial capital" on Sudeten.

The Falcon Clan increased its holdings in the shakeup that followed the elimination of Clans Smoke Jaguar and Nova Cat, and the Ghost Bears' virtual departure from the homeworlds.  The Falcons' most significant and infamous gain is Huntress, formerly the Smoke Jaguar capital, where Falcon forces occupy almost half of the Jaguar Prime continent.  Less well known is the Jade Falcons' loss of their possessions on York when the Blood Spirits went into isolation.  The Clan has similarly downplayed the losses sustained at the hands of the Diamond Sharks on Tokasha.
 
The Remembrance
 
The Remembrance is an ongoing heroic saga detailing Clan history from the time of the Exodus from the Inner Sphere to the present day. The Remembrance is continually expanded to include contemporary events. Each Clan has a slightly different version reflecting their own opinions and experiences. All Clan warriors can quote whole verses of this marvelous epic from memory, and it is common to see passages from the book lovingly painted on the sides of OmniMechs, fighters, and even battle armor. 

Then Warrior Hazen grew cold
Watching noble DeChevalier die.
She heard her mind whisper
Urging her to fly,
To forget her duty.
But with a defiant cry
Proud Turkina dove
From the realm of death
To seize Hazen's heart
And shake it free of fear
Leaving pure her soul
And her duty clear. 
-- The Remembrance (Clan Jade Falcon), Passage 8, Verse 36, Lines 58-66 

Remember those events that brought these fifteen years of shame.
But remember also those who fell to restore the glorious Star League. 
Above all, remember the blood legacy of Aidan Pride, child of Kerensky; 
he made the final sacrifice so that his Clan could continue.
For eternity shall we praise him; 
in fifteen years shall we avenge him. 
-- The Remembrance (Clan Jade Falcon), Passage 417, Verse 29, Lines 74-79 

Bloodnames

MechWarriors
Helmer
Buhallin
Roshak
Pryde

Elementals
Icaza 
Mattlov 

Pilots
Binetti
Thastus
Von Jankmon

Uniforms & Insignia's

Field Uniform

Dress Uniform

Mechwarrior Coveralls

Aerospace Pilot Coveralls

Cadet Field Uniform

Cadet Dress Uniform

BattleMech Technician Coveralls

Aerospace Technician Coveralls

Rank Insignia's

Star Commander

Star Captain

Star Colonel

Galaxy Commander

Khan

Point Insignia's

Point 2

Point 3

Point 4

Point 5

Mechwarrior Point Insignia's

Point 2

Point 3

Point 4

Point 5

Aerospace Point Insignia's

Point 2

Point 3

Point 4

Point 5

Cadet Point Insignia's

Point 3

Point 4

Point 5

Point 6

BattleMech Technician Specialty Insignia's

Weapons

Structural

Power Systems

Communications

Aerospace Technician Specialty Insignia's

Weapons

Structural

Power Systems

Communications

Other Insignia's

Shoulder Patch

Belt Buckle

Invasion Ribbon

Air Wing Patch

Air to Air Victory Pin

Cadet Shoulder Patch

Cadet Shoulder Patch

Cadet Belt Buckle

3050 Touman

Turkina Keshik (The Chosen of Turkina)
CO: Khan Vandervahn Chistu
Aide: Star Colonel Kael Pershaw
Cluster Designation: K

Jade Falcon Naval Reserve
CO: Star Commodore Vishnu Folkner
Unit Designation: CR Perch

Jade Falcon Galaxy (Gamma Galaxy)
CO: Star Colonel Mar Helmer
Aide: Star Captain Kithan Kyle
Galaxy Designation Prefix: G

Jade Falcon Guards
CO: Star Colonel Aidan Pryde - KIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: GG

3rd Falcon Talon Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Gran Newclay - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: G3T

7th Falcon Regulars Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Devlin Hazen - KIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: G7R

9th Talon Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Dev Iler - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: G9T

12th Falcon Regulars Cluster (Formerly 1st Falcon Assault Cluster)
CO: Star Colonel Senza Oriega - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: G12R

Jade Eyrie Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Collin Buhallin - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: GE

Jade Solahma Cluster (Formerly the Jade Vets)
CO: Star Captain Minaka - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: JS

Gyrfalcon Galaxy (Delta Galaxy)
CO: Galaxy Commander Samantha Clees - WIA
Aide: Star Captain Kelly Buhallin
Galaxy Designation Prefix: D

1st Falcon Striker Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Rard Hoyt - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: D1J

2nd Falcon Jaegers Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Marthe Pryde
Cluster Designation Prefix: D2J

5th Battle Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Diane Anu
Cluster Designation Prefix: D5B

305th Assault Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Evelyn Buhallin - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: D305A

Gyrfalcon Eyrie Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Devin Buhallin
Cluster Designation Prefix: DE

Gyrfalcon Solahma Cluster
CO: Star Captain Cyn - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: DS

Peregrine Galaxy (Vau Galaxy)
CO: Galaxy Commander Angeline Mattlov
Aide: Star Captain Owanna Buhallin
Galaxy Designation Prefix: V

4th Falcon Talon Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Yesukai Shambag - KIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: V4T

4th Falcon Velites
CO: Star Colonel Evak Mattlov - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: V4V

8th Falcon Regulars Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Brikai Buhallin - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: V8R

89th Falcon Striker Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Devinnia Guili - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: V89S

94th Striker Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Kristen Redmond - WIA
Cluster Designation Prefix: V94S

124th Striker Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Abraham ChiLi
Cluster Designation Prefix: V124S

Peregrine Eyrie Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Bosha
Cluster Designation Prefix: VE

Peregrine Solahma Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Cewers
Cluster Designation Prefix: VS

3058 Touman

Turkina Keshik
CO: Khan Marthe Pryde

Gamma Galaxy (Jade Falcon Galaxy)
CO: Galaxy Commander Rozendo Hazen

Jade Falcon Guards (Pryde's Pride)
CO: Star Colonel Ravill Pryde

1st Falcon Hussars (The Tokasha Hussars)
CO: Star Colonel Amelia Icaza

3rd Falcon Talon Cluster (The Jade Claymores)
CO: Star Colonel Cewen Newclay

9th Talon Cluster (The Falcon Lancers)
CO: Star Colonel Dev Iler

Jade Solahma Cluster (The Jade Dark Wing)
CO: Star Captain Tamara

Delta Galaxy (Gyrfalcon Galaxy)
CO: saKhan Samantha Clees

1st Falcon Striker Cluster (The Pursuing Peregrines)
CO: Star Colonel Uvin Buhallin

7th Talon Cluster (The Pride of Ironhold)
CO: Star Colonel Daniel Kyle

8th Talon Cluster (Gyrfalcon's Talons)
CO: Star Colonel Allison Sonoma

Gyrfalcon Solahma Cluster (The Snow Dark Wing)
CO: Star Captain Regina

Omega Galaxy
CO: Galaxy Commander Jared Von Jankmon

4th Falcon Striker Cluster (The Black Falcons)
CO: Star Colonel Jagjit Buhallin

7th Provisional Garrison Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Srac

Omega Solahma Cluster (The Marshall Dark Wing)
CO: Star Colonel Mahan

8th Provisional Garrison Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Patrick

Rho Galaxy
CO: Galaxy Commander Lizabet Danforth

12th Striker Cluster (The Blue Demons)
CO: Star Colonel Fallon Hazen

7th Falcon Regulars (Hazen's Hussars)
CO: Star Colonel Colbert Icaza

12th Falcon Regulars (The Frozen Fears)
CO: Star Colonel Creed Mattlov

Jade Falcon Eyrie Cluster (The Jade Hatchlings)
CO: Star Colonel Mikos Roshak

Iota Galaxy
CO: Galaxy Commander Gran Newclay

2nd Falcon Jaegers (The Frost Falcons)
CO: Star Colonel Taman Malthus

5th Talon Cluster (The Jade Wall)
CO: Star Colonel Mar Helmar

73rd Striker Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Angus

305th Assault Cluster (The Blood Vision)
CO: Star Colonel Tara

Gyrfalcon Eyrie Cluster (The Bloody Hatchlings)
CO: Star Colonel Jurgen Mattlov

51st Garrison Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Marin

Epsilon Galaxy
CO: Galaxy Commander Rard Hoyt

1st Falcon Jaegers (The Golden Wings)
CO: Star Colonel Bjarn Folkner

5th Battle Cluster (The Golden Talons)
CO: Star Colonel Diane Anu

18th Falcon Regulars (The Tercel Cluster)
CO: Star Colonel Teague

10th Talon (The Falcon's Falchions)
CO: Star Colonel Ellym

8th Falcon Regulars (The Scarlet Scythes)
CO: Star Colonel Terrence

6th Provisional Garrison Cluster
CO: Star Captain Hiroe

Mu Galaxy
CO: Galaxy Commander Heston Shi-Lu

1st Falcon Velites (The Wolf's Bane)
CO: Star Colonel Serendine Prentice

5th Provisional Garrison Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Aisling

5th Falcon Regulars (Eden's Hope)
CO: Star Colonel Per Mattlov

9th Provisional Garrison Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Kabir

Lambda Galaxy
CO: Galaxy Commander Joel Thastus

74th Battle Cluster (The Raptor Battle Cluster)
CO: Star Colonel Amado Roshak

22nd Provisional Garrison Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Misha Helmar

Lambda Solahma Cluster (The Periphery Dark Wing)
CO: Star Colonel Ramon

24th Provisional Garrison Cluster
CO: Star Colonel Francis Helmar

Sigma Galaxy
CO: Galaxy Commander Timur Malthus

12th Talon Cluster (The Shooting Stars)
CO: Star Colonel Andrea Pershaw

3rd Battle Cluster (The Falcon's Honor)
CO: Star Colonel Maraig Binetti

1st Falcon Dragoons
CO: Star Colonel Johannes Irons

2nd Falcon Velites (The Falcon's Shield)
CO: Star Colonel Dien

Sigma Solahma Cluster (The Tokasha Dark Wing)
CO: Star Colonel Nicholai Icaza

3rd Falcon Dragoons
CO: Star Colonel Quayne

Zeta Galaxy
CO: Galaxy Commander Yesukai Shambag

3rd Falcon Velites (The Swift Wings)
CO: Star Colonel Jaunie Zywot

53rd Battle Cluster (The Cat Snatchers)
CO: Star Colonel Fyona Koga

2nd Falcon Dragoons
CO: Star Colonel Emer

109th Striker Cluster (The Lightning)
CO: Star Colonel Heston Shu-Li

Zeta Solahma Cluster (Ironhold Dark Wing)
CO: Star Colonel Brikai Buhallin

Naval Reserve

Jade Falcon Unit Types

Talon
Assault Star (Heavy to Assault weight Battlemechs).

Beak
Battle Star (Medium to Heavy weight Battlemechs).

Eye
Striker Star (Light to Medium weight Battlemechs).

Strider
Elemental Star.

Wing
Aerospace Star.

Mix
Non-standard Star.

Shield
Defensive Unit.

Probe
Reconnaissance Unit.

Sweep
Patrol Unit.

Hold
Pinning Unit.

Dark Wing
Solahma Unit.
 
 
Jade Falcon Demographics 
Affiliation: Crusader 
Clan Space Worlds: 
Barcella (15 percent) 
Dagda (9 percent) 
Eden (34 percent) 
GateKeeper (100 percent) 
Glory (45 percent) 
Huntress (42 percent) 
Ironhold (100 percent) 
Marshall (6 percent) 
Tokasha (64 percent) 

Capital: Ironhold 
Population (Clan Space): 116,264,000 (3060) 
Population growth rate: 2.6 percent (72/46) 
Self-Sufficiency Index: 93 percent 
Leaders: 
Khan: Marthe Pryde 
saKhan: Samantha Clees 
Loremaster: Kael Pershaw 
Scientist-Gneral: Etienne (Balzac) 
Merchant Factor: Moriz 
Master Technician: Sanders 
Senior Laborer: Tae 
Military: 
Clusters: 47 
WarShips: 23