General Order 137
To this day, General Order 137, the Hidden Hope Doctrine, is inscribed just above eye level in the common rooms of all Clan vessels as a reminder of the Great Father and his ideals, as well as forming the basis of the Clans justice system.
"Return to the Inner Sphere is impossible for us. Our heritage and our convictions are different from those we left behind. The greed of the five Great Houses and the Council Lords is a disease that can only be burned away by the passing of decades, even centuries. And though the fighting may seem to slow, or even cease, it will erupt again as long as there are powerful men to covet one another's wealth. We shall live apart, conserving all the good of the Star League and ridding ourselves of the bad, so that when we return, and return we shall, our shining moral character will be as much our shield as our BattleMechs and fighters."
Clan Wolf - Blessing of Kerensky
Here, with the Strana Mechty wolf, we see what may be the epitome of a warrior, cunning
matched with instinct and stealth, joined with a final, terrifying attack. For this mighty
creature, I name you. You are Clan Wolf.
Nicholas Kerensky, 2810
The Remembrance, Passage 2
Passage 2
“ Where nature's laws threatenend the weary;
When food, water, even air itself ran low,
It took just a command, a word, a smile,
From the General to light the way.
He was comfort, stem courage, compassion,
To our sires as he led them from the fires
That grew and fed on those they left behind.
“ There will be a time when our descendants
“ About the fallen hero they gathered
None able to give voice to his shock.
Khan Jerome Winson knelt, tears streaming,
To cradle Nicholas Kerensky's head.
To wipe the blood from the cold brow,
To close the lightless eyes. Peace great Hero.
Choked with sadness and anger[
Khan Jerome Winson spoke. "Khan Cal Jorgensson,
I cry, not for myself, nor for others.[/color]
I weep for your Clan Widowmaker. There is a price for such a crime[/color]
As you have committed. A price you
And your Clan will pay."
”
“ Tyra of the Rasalhague led,
Forth her fiery flighing Drakons,
Gallant in bronze. A warrior woman whose hands
Where unskilled int the ways of hearth and home,
In skills of war she was hard and trained
To leave behind the airy winds and fight
]
Where the void is eternal and life fleeting.
”
-- The Remembrance, Passage 294, Verse 8, Lines 17-23
“ Tyra and her warriors fought
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Like crazed demons above Radstadt.
When her fighter crippled by ours,
And her life leaked away into the endless night,
She chose to die
And sent her fighter like a spear
T
hrough the Dire Wolf, claiming as isorla
Our mighty ilKhan's life. Sing of our loss, warriors!
Sing, but of Tyra also
For though an enemy, her courage none can deny.
”
“ Sons and daughters of the blood legacy
Inspire me as I sing,
Of the deaths dealt out on Tukayyid
And of what our warriors faced and bravely fought:
Help me paint a portrait of an apocalypse.
”
-- The Remembrance, Passage 328, Verse 1, Lines 1-5
And the ilKhan gave us his final words,
Charging us to protect those
With whom we found refuge in our time of need.
In this, our final duty, we shall not fail. ” — The Remembrance (Clan Wolf in Exile), Passage 411, Verse 16, Lines 1-4
If you are undecided, the best option would be the most famous lines from the Wolf Remembrace:
We are Clan Wolf, children of Kerensky We carry the Honour Of his name on our shoulders, As our fathers did before us. The Remembrance speaks to us Of the Evil in Man's will, Of the reasons for Exodus, And the Rights of the traveller. Arcadia is our Destiny and our Right. Enlightenment is our Gift. By the Bloodnames of our Founders We must return, Return and protect that which is unique Among the Stars. Terra awaits us as it was written. We are the last of the Wardens, The sole hope for Earth.
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