According to Clan history the entire population of Clan Wolverine was utterly destroyed. However it is noted that nearly 20% of the population is unaccounted for and referring to as a "clerical error". During the Trial of Annihilation the front line troops of Clan Wolverine held off the Clan Wolf attackers long enough for a large number of civillians, scientists and second line troops to escape. Included in those escapees is supposedly Sarah McEvedy as she was never accounted for in the Clan Wolverine deaths. saKhan Franklin Hallis was locked in a duel with ilKhan Kerensky for three hours allowing a larger amount of the population to escape. The evacuation of the Wolverine population took place during the invasion. The civillians and troops that could not escape are the ones who were left to be sterilized.
From Sarna:
On January 22,
2824, the Loremaster from Clan Wolf came before the Grand Council to present Clan Wolf's final report on the results of the Trial of Annihilation. The report stated the following facts:
- 1. All Wolverine front-line warriors encountered were annihilated, including saKhan Franklin Hallis.
- 2. Most of the Wolverine second-line troops and civilian castes were unaccounted for.
- 3. Most of the known Wolverine supply caches had been hastily ransacked, presumably by the Wolverines themselves, especially the Brian Cache full of 331st equipment that the ilKhan had ordered be shared with the Snow Ravens.
- 4. Most disturbingly, Khan Sarah McEvedy was missing; whereabouts unknown.
All lore after their "Annihilation" is considered canon rumor. However, in Betrayal of Ideals (Havent read the sourcebook personally, speaking from second hand), if I remember correctly it is noted a Clan Ghost Bear Star Colonel watched the majority of the Wolverine fleet leaving the Pentagon Worlds. Several of their smaller fleets intending on taking some scattered Brian Caches with them did encounter the Clan Wolf forces and were destroyed but the larger portion of the fleet managed to escape intact. The reason I believe this to be true is the McKenna class WarShip named the Zughoffer Weir, AKA Blake's Sword.
More from Sarna:
Evidence provided as
Canon Rumor suggests that the SLS
Zughoffer Weir was a part of a group of survivors from Clan Wolverine which escaped the annihiliation of that
Clan conducted within Clan space in and which escorted the survivors back to the
Inner Sphere, becoming involved in the events surrounding the group known as the
Minnesota Tribe. The presence of the
Zughoffer Weir as a part of the Word of Blake fleet was used as evidence that at least some of survivors of Clan Wolverine - the "Not-Named Clan" - had encountered
ComStarand joined the order during the twenty-ninth century.
Last known record of the Zughoffer Weir before WoB service:
Described as an older
McKenna which had been in service with
Clan Wolverine for some time prior to the
Trial of Annihilation that saw the Wolverines destroyed, the
Zughoffer Weir was last seen by the
Clans during the battle in the
Barbados system in the
Deep Periphery. The bulk of the survivors from Clan Wolverine were resupplying in the system when the Great Fleet assembled by i
lKhan Nicholas Kerensky jumped in via at least two jump points and began engaging the Wolverine WarShips and [/color]
JumpShips. The
Zughoffer Weir - then still known as the SLS
Zughoffer Weir - fought during the naval engagement, and was observed crippling the
Clan Hell's Horses WarShip
CHH Mustang via a point-blank run along her keel that destroyed the
Mustang's CIC. The
Zughoffer Weir had waded into the middle of the various fire arcs for several WarShips to strike at the
Mustang, and then jumped out of the Barbados system before nearby WarShips from
Clan Cloud Cobra could engage it.
The Zughoffer Weir allowed several ships to escape after its maneuver through the battle.
(As a side note, amazing story behind this ship. In service for a long long time and as shown above, an incredibly lucky ship)
So, I think the Zughoffer Weir is pretty firm evidence that Clan Wolverine escaped Clan space with a sizeable fleet and was on their way to the Inner Sphere. The encounter in DCSM space after that with an unknown unit using SLDF total warfare tactics (Clan Wolverine's signature as they never adopted the stereotypical Clan tactics) wielding brand new mechs and advanced SLDF cooling suits with Wolverine patches further solidifies the evidence (Sorry for the run-on).
There are many many disputing opinions, but this is the most believable in my opinion. There are also several theories on what happened after their arrival and disappearance from the Inner Sphere.
Edited by Malekhai, 16 September 2014 - 01:04 PM.