Tori Ishihara

Tori Ishihara
Personal
Affiliation	Draconis Combine
Career
Rank	Tai-sho
Profession	MechWarrior

History

Tori Ishihara was the commanding officer of the Ryuken-go in 3139.

Ishihara served as the Professional Soldiery Liaison to Wolf's Dragoons during the time that the Dragoons were employed by the Draconis Combine to conquer the worlds of the Draconis Reach.

While working with the Dragoons, Ishihara shared a professional respect and then affectionate feelings towards Colonel Henry Kincaid, commander of the Spider's Web Battalion and Ishhara's counterpart in operational planning.

Ishihara made the decision to go against Kanrei Matsuhari Toranaga's orders that the Ryuken-go was not to enter Federated Suns space by deciding to mount a rescue operation for Dragoons forces stranded on Glenmora.

At the completion of the campaign to conquer the Draconis Reach, Ishihara not only wasn't punished by Toranaga, she received the warlord's full approval, and he even promoted her to Tai-sho of the Ryuken on 23 September 3140, the first Tai-sho that the Ryuken had had since Minoru Tetsuhara.

After Tori's superb performance on the Draconis Reach Campaign, she was awarded a prestigious Shiro BattleMech, the first one given to the Ryuken, a privilege highly sought.

Tori did an excellent job keeping the Dragoons in the Combine; but after the fall of New Avalon, in 3146, the Combine began sidelining them. In the middle of 3150, Tori was replaced as liaison officer. Her successor, Tai-sa Reiko Akamine, was a hard-liner with a severe disdain for mercenaries. Her actions enraged the Dragoons who, barely three months later, considered their contract void after several offenses, and left the Combine service.

BattleMech

Ishihara piloted a Sphinx 'Mech during the Draconis Reach Campaign, but after it she was given a Shiro (BattleMech).

Bibliography

• Divided We Fall (novela)
• Era Report: 3145 (sourcebook)
• Redemption Rift (novel)
• Technical Readout: Dark Age