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| name                = Abraham Chi-Li
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| died                = [[3055]]<ref name=FMCC-103>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 103</ref>
| affiliation         = [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
| rank                = [[Star Colonel]]
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| profession          = [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]
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==Overview==
[[Star Colonel]] '''Abraham Chi-Li''' was a trueborn [[MechWarrior]], decanted and raised in a mixed [[Malthus_(Bloodname)|Malthus]]/[[ChiLi_(Bloodname)|Chi-Li]] ''[[sibko]]'', serving in the [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Clan Jade Falcon ''touman'']] during [[Operation Revival]]. He commanded the [[124th Striker (Clan Jade Falcon)|124th Striker Cluster]] of [[Vau Galaxy (Clan Jade Falcon)|Vau]] and later [[Gamma_Galaxy_(Clan_Jade_Falcon)|Gamma]] Galaxies.<ref name=JFsb-091>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 91, "Star Colonel Abraham Chi-Li"</ref>

==History==
===Conquest of Beta VII===
Abraham Chi-Li would lead his unit in the Jade Falcon attack on Beta VII in June [[3050]].  Beta VII was lightly defended and fell quickly.  Abraham personally accounted for the only [[BattleMech]] [[Lance]] the [[Beta VII Militia]] could field.  He later stated that he found it less of a challenge than his first [[Trial of Position]].<ref name=JFS39>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 39, "Beta VII"</ref>

===The Fallout from Twycross===
Abraham Chi-Li was a friend to [[Adler Malthus]], who perished on [[Twycross]] in the early stages of Operation Revival.<ref name=LH266-269-1>''Lethal Heritage'', pp. 266-269, Kai Allard-Liao challenges and destroys the Falcon Guards</ref> They were born to the same ''sibko'', fought through their [[Trial of Position|Trials of Position]] together, and even served with each other early in their careers. Adler's demise at the hands of an Inner Sphere MechWarrior outraged Abraham, and he took a harsh line against any warrior under his command who showed anything less than total ruthlessness towards the "cowardly" enemy. His fellow officers in the Falcon ''touman'' were concerned by his all-consuming anger and how it might affect his ability to lead his unit.<ref name=JFsb-091/>''

===The Camelot Debacle===
When the Jade Falcons mounted an attack on Camelot Command in May [[3054]], [[saKhan]] [[Vandervahn Chistu]] ordered Abraham's 124th Striker Cluster and the [[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|8th Falcon Regulars Cluster]] to seize the old [[SLDF]] naval station from the [[Snord's Irregulars]] [[mercenary]] unit.

Their assault failed completely, thanks in part to the intense competition between Abraham and Star Colonel [[Brikai Buhallin]] of the [[8th Falcon Regulars (Clan Jade Falcon)|Eighth Falcon Regulars Cluster]]. Each of them, eager to win glory for capturing Camelot Command, began to bid away parts of their respective forces. They left out important aerospace and Elemental support. By the time they landed on Camelot's outer surface, the defenders led by [[Rhonda Snord]] were ready for them.

Both Falcon commands suffered severe losses and were forced to leave empty-handed. Khan Chistu, disgusted by their miserable performance, made an example of Abraham Chi-Li and Brikai Buhallin; he stripped them of their commands and reassigned them both to ''[[solahma]]'' units.<ref name=MH3055p68>''Mercenary's Handbook: 3055'', p. 68, "The Falcon attack on Camelot Command"</ref>

===Death===
Labeled a "strict disciplinarian," Abraham was killed in a [[Trial of Grievance]] in [[3055]] after accusing [[Fallon Hazen]]'s unit of cowardice. [[Vandervahn Chistu|SaKhan Chistu]] deemed the action justified, and Hazen took command of the 124th Striker Cluster.<ref name=FMCC-103/>

==BattleMechs==
As of early [[3053]] he piloted a ''[[Timber Wolf]]'' heavy OmniMech.<ref name=JFsb-089>''''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 89, "124th Striker Cluster"</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook]]''
* ''[[Mercenary's Handbook: 3055]]''

[[Category: Clan Jade Falcon Characters|Chi-Li, Abraham]]