1st Nova Cat Provisionals (Clan Protectorate)
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| First Nova Cat Provisionals | |
| Formed | 3140s[1] |
| Disbanded | 3153[2] |
| Affiliation | Clan Protectorate |
| Parent Command | Free Worlds League Military |
History
Origins
The Nova Cat Provisional Cluster was a relatively new formation predominantly staffed by Clan Nova Cat refugees seeking asylum in the Clan Protectorate after fleeing the Republic's collapse.[1]
The Nova Cat refugees were offered a place within the Protectorate military, but many of them didn't fully trust the Spirit Cats—who they still viewed as fanatical cultists—or the Free Worlds League government. At the beginning of the IlClan Era they were the only confirmed survivors of the Nova Cats.[1]
IlClan Era
The birth of the IlClan shook the roots of the Protectorate, which reluctantly decided to help Clan Sea Fox defend the Wolf Empire. Meanwhile, the Provisionals—expecting to curry favor with IlKhan Alaric Ward—launched an attack alongside Clan Sea Fox's Beta Strike Cluster against the invaders on their own initiative. After clashing with Marik forces on Stewart, the Provisionals were defeated and subsequently chose to return to Angell II in order to salvage their relationship with the Clan Protectorate, asking for surkai.[3]
Upon returning with barely two trinaries of functional Battlemechs Star Colonel Janus sought out Surkai for their loss. However, the Sea Foxes refused and the Spirit Cats began talk of annihilation, all before even departing the system jump point. In the night as Star Colonel Janus slept she had a vision or dream of a distant Nova Cat calling her. After waking up she organized her people and departed the system with the First Nova Cat Provisionals. With little more than two trinaries the Sea Foxes and Spirit Cats decided to let the Inner Sphere consume the Nova Cats than waste their own resources to hunt them down.
Star Colonel Janus led the Provisionals away from the Clan Protectorate and to the Berenson system. After arriving in the system, she was contacted by Kisho Nova Cat, who also had a vision to go here. After reuniting and joining together for a Chronicle of Battles the two Nova Cat groups merged into one and joined Nomad Republic's War Party fleet. [4]
With this union the Provisionals are now part of the renewed Clan Nova Cat.
Officers
| Rank | Name | Command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commanding Officers of the 1st Nova Cat Provisionals (Clan Protectorate) | |||
| Star Colonel | Janus | 3145[5] | |
Other Officers
- Point Commander Fiorina, artillery commander during the Dark Age.[6]
Tactics
Unknown.
Composition History
According to reports, the Cluster consists of three Trinaries of partially functional 'Mechs—and the occasional OmniMech—that have yet to see proper repairs from fighting in the Republic.[1]