Kell Hounds
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Kell Hounds: 1st Regiment: Experience: Elite / Loyalty:
Fanatical / Employer: Steiner
Kell Hounds: 2nd Regiment: Experience: Elite / Loyalty: Fanatical
/ Employer: Steiner
Warrior: En Garde (author Michael A. Stackpole)
THE ARCHON-DESIGNATE UNDER SIEGE! Melissa Steiner, heir-apparent
of the Lyran Commonwealthh, has been hijacked aboard her
interstellar Jumpship, just when her secret betrothal to Prince
Hanse Davion of the Federated Suns would cement the most powerful
alliance in the Inner Sphere... Meanwhile, two half-brothers,
Justin & Daniel Allard, find themselves fighting on opposite
sides of the Inner Sphere's endless battles. Stripped of his
rank, honor, and even name, Justin Xiang Allard is exiled to
Solaris VII, and there wages war agianst Hanse Davion's
surrogates in the gladitorial arenas. His brother, Daniel, a
lance commander in the dreaded Kell Hounds mercenary battalion,
uncovers the plot agianst Melissa Steiner and undertakes to
ensure her safety - and along with it, the safety of the Inner
Sphere. Both men face fierce fights, but in the Inner Sphere,
where nobles have schemed for centuries to win ultimate power,
those who interfere with the Successor Lords are sometimes called
heroes, and sometimes called victims. Will the beautiful Melissa
be rescued? Will Justin Xiang redeem himself? Find out
in...WARRIOR: EN GARDE
Warrior: Riposte (author Michael A. Stackpole)
For over 250 years, war, petty hatreds, and slowly failing
technology have halted all attempts to unify the Inner Sphere.
Five Successor States, splintered remnants of the great Star
League, now struggle for control. But all that will soon change
when Hanse Davion and Melissa Steiner marry. As the cement an
alliance betweentheir two powerful Houses, the balance of power
among the Warlords of the Inner Shpere irrevocably changes. A new
golden age of peace and prosperity may soon replace hundreds of
years of interstellar war. A golden age is not part of Maximilian
Liao's plan. He has just joined with Duke Micheal Hasek-Davion
and Justin Xiang, a former Davion officer, to set in motion a
sinister plot to rip apart the Federated Suns asunder. And in
Kurita space, Yorinaga Kurita has suddenly reappeared to claim
his place as one of the finest warriors of all time. Though many
had thought him dead, Yorinaga is very much alive as he prepares
his unit for their final confrontation with the Kell Hounds.
Warrior: Coupe (author Michael A. Stackpole)
THE HONEYMOON IS OVER. The armies of Prince Hanse Davion continue
to advance through the Capellan Confederation all but unopposed.
Maximilian Liao's realm crumbles around him, yet within the
madman's court, his two faithful advisors plot Hanse Davion's
downfall. Justin Xiang, disgraced and exiled by the prince
himself, devises a that wil use Davion's own technological
advances against him. Justin's partner, Tsen Shang, executes an
even more crippling blow - a strike into the heart of the
Federated Suns meant to destroy the ability of Davion's forces to
travel between the stars... Half a galaxy away, assassins stalk
Archon Katrina Steiner and her daughter, Hanse's wife, Melissa
Steiner, through the secret passages of her own palace whle
scheming nobles form treacherous power alliances that threaten to
deleiver the Lyran Commonwealth to Katrina's enemies. Theodore
Kurita masterminds an invasion of the Commonwealth that will cut
it off from its ally, the Federated Suns. Yet the only MechForce
capable of blunting that invasion - the Kell Hounds - are
invovled in a deadly game of search and destroy with the most
fearsome Kurita unit ever formed - the Genyosha! In a world where
10-meter-tall war machines are the soul of the battle, assassins
are tools of state policy and a spy's loyalty is always for sale,
nothing but death and destruction are certain. Who can you trust,
and for how long? And, in the bitter end, how will you be
betrayed? Hanse Davion's forces are winning. For now...
Lethal Heritage (author Michael A. Stackpole)
THEY ARE COMING. From beyond the Periphery comes a threat. A
military force of unknown origin. NOTHING WE HAVE CAN STOP THEM.
Their power speed and ferocity are unparalleled. Some of the
finest warriors and ablest units have challenged them and failed.
No force from the Inner Sphere has faced them and won. THE CLANS
An alien juggernaut whose sole reason for being is battle. A race
that selectively breeds itself for combat. HUMANITY'S ONLY HOPE
IS AN ALLlANCE OF MORTAL ENEMIES. The Federated Commonwealth and
The Draconis Combine, interstellar empires at war for 300 years,
must now stand side by side or face certain destruction.
Blood Legacy (author Michael A. Stackpole)
THEY HAVE ARRlVED. The Clan invaders have chosen their next
objective - Luthien, capitol of the Draconis Combine. House
Kurita must now fight for survival on its homeworld. NOTHING WE
HAVE CAN STOP THEM. Hanse Davion is presented with a situation
undreamt of... final defeat of the Dragon - House Kurita. Should
he attack his distracted foe and destroy the enemy his family has
battled for over 300 years? Or should he reinforce a fellow House
of the Inner Sphere against a force that Davion ond the Federated
Commonwealth might not otherwise defeat when the time comes? THE
CLANS. Since appearing in the Inner Sphere, the Clans have moved
from planet to planet with utter disregard for any opposing
force. Their technology is superior to anything the Inner Sphere
possesses. Their race is selectively bred for combat. They appear
to be unstoppable. HUMANlTY'S ONLY HOPE - AN ALLIANCE OF MORTAL
ENEMIES - MAY BE DOOMED. ComStar, the semi-mystic sect that
controls interstellar communication, moves to engineer
circumstances that will hurl Davion, Kurita, and the Clans into a
war that will leave ComStar in a position to dominate what was
once the Star League.
Lost Destiny (author Michael A. Stackpole)
THEY HAVE CONQUERED The Clan invaders are driving toward their
ultimate objective - Terra, cradle of humankind and hub of the
Comstar communications network. NOTHING WE HAVE CAN STOP THEM The
heir to the throne of the Draconis Combine is missing. Whole
regiments of BattleMechs lie smashed like abondoned toys.
Rasalhague is overrun. The Clans are sweeping toward the center
of the Inner Sphere in a relentless tide. THE CLANS Invaders from
beyond the Periphery, the Clans have beaten the forces of the
Inner Sphere repeatedly. Warriors bred for battle and mated to
fantastic war machines, Clansmen live for victory and pray for
death before defeat. HUMANITY'S ONLY HOPE IS THE INNER SPHERE'S
MOST POWERFUL TRAITOR Comstar betrayed the Inner Sphere by aiding
the Clans in their conquest. Now the mystic sect that controls
all interstellar communications must face the Clan hordes alone.
The untested warriors of Comstar are the Inner Sphere's lasat
defense against total defeat.
1652 The Kell Hounds (c)1988
When Morgan and Patrick Kell first formed the mercenary Kell
Hounds in 3010, few thought they'd survive for long. When Katrina
Steiner gave them a contract, the Hounds wasted no time in
becoming one of the most feared and respected merc units in the
Inner Sphere.
It was not the first or the last time that the fate of the Kells
would become intricately bound up with House Steiner. Morgan Kell
helped to save Katrina's life during an assassination plot even
before she became Archon. Then it was an inheritance from
Katrina's husband, Arthur, a cousin of the Kells, that permitted
the brothers to finance their dream of founding a merc unit. Much
later, Patrick Kell gave his life to rescue Melissa Steiner, heir
to the Lyran throne and Hanse Davion's fiancée, when she was
kidnapped by agents of the Draconis Combine.
The Kell Hounds played key roles in Davion history, too. They
were there when Yorinaga Kurita killed Ian Davion on Mallory's
World. They held off the Second Sword of Light long enough for
Davion forces to recover the Prince's body, but Kurita escaped.
From that day, Yorinaga Kurita and the Kell Hounds were destined
to face one another in a series of climactic battles. When Morgan
and Yorinaga dueled in one of these, a legend was born. The
mystical nature of that battle left Morgan so shaken that he
disbanded most of his regiment and joined a monastery.
The Kell Hounds survived under the leadership of Patrick Kell.
After Yorinaga killed Patrick on Styx, Morgan Kell came out of
exile to rebuild his unit. He knew it was only a matter of time
before he and Yorinaga would meet again on a day of final
reckoning.
THE KELL HOUNDS is a scenario pack containing 11 BATTLETECH, 2
BATTLEFORCE, and 2 MECHWARRIOR scenarios. It also provides
personality profiles on the principal members of the Kell Hounds,
a unit roster, and a history of the unit.