CO: Jeremiah Rose. Experience: Regular. Loyalty: Reliable. Employer: Kurita (?)
Main Event (author James D. "Jim" Long)
Dispossessed in the battle of Tukayyid, former Com Guard soldier
Jeremiah Rose wants nothing more than to strike back at the Clans
who destroyed his 'Mech and his career. Dreams of swift vengeance
turn to nightmares when every effort he makes to rejoin the fight
to protect the citizens of the Inner Sphere is rejected. Forced
to win a new BattleMech by fighting on the game world of Solaris
VII, Rose recruits other soldiers from the arenas to create a new
mercenary unit and take his grudge back to the invaders.
Unfortunately, Rose is long on battle experience and desperately
short on business skill. Turning a band of mismatched
MechWarriors into an elite fighting unit becomes harder than he
imagined when Rose is forced to fight his fellow MechWarriors in
order to fight the Clans. Synopsis: The creation of the
Black Thorns.
D. R. T. (author James D. "Jim" Long)
DEAD RIGHT THERE Jeremiah Rose and the Black Thorns, flush with
their success against the Jade Falcons on Borghese, head to
Harlech to draw a new assignment. Their only requirement: Their
new job must let them face off against the Clans. They find more
than they bargained for. Their assignment: Garrison duty on
Wolcott-a Kurita planet deep in the heart of the Clan Smoke
Jaguar occupation zone. Wolcott is besieged, but protected from
further Clan aggression by the Clan code of honor. Wolcott makes
a useful staging area for Kurita raids on Smoke Jaguar-occupied
territory. The pay is good. The advance is unbelievable. But they
have to live to spend it. Synopsis: The Black Thorns are
sent to garison Wolcott, and must fight the Clans to stay alive.
1686 The Black Thorns (c)1994
EVERY ROSE HAS A THORN...
For Adept Jeremiah Rose, ComStar's stunning victory on Tukayyid
was a crushing personal defeat. After losing his 'Mech and his
command to the Clans, Rose resigned his commission with the Com
Guards and returned home to seek a place with his family among
the famed Northwind Highlanders. When the Highlanders rejected
him, Rose refused to give up. He set out for Solaris VII, where
he gained a new BattleMech, new comrades, and a renewed sense of
purpose. Thus the Black Thorns were born...
Recreate the exciting adventures of Jeremiah Rose and his Black
Thorns in this scenario pack for BattleTech. Based on the events
of the novels Main Event and D.R.T., this book includes a history
of the Black Thorns, as well as MechWarrior game statistics for
the main characters of this elite mercenary unit.