games-pc mechwarrior 2-ghost bear s legacy User Manual
INTRODUC
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The Star League, established in 2571, united the five powers of the Inner Sphere into a treaty of peace
and economic cooperation in an attempt to end decades of strife. By the twenty-eighth century, greed
and years of peace had overshadowed the hatred of war that had resulted in the League. In 2784, Alek-
sandr Kerensky, deposed leader of the Star League, assembled his loyal officers and departed from the
Inner Sphere on an exodus to begin a new civilization. The destiny of this civilization, its Hidden Hope,
was to one day return to the Inner Sphere and reform the Star League.
and economic cooperation in an attempt to end decades of strife. By the twenty-eighth century, greed
and years of peace had overshadowed the hatred of war that had resulted in the League. In 2784, Alek-
sandr Kerensky, deposed leader of the Star League, assembled his loyal officers and departed from the
Inner Sphere on an exodus to begin a new civilization. The destiny of this civilization, its Hidden Hope,
was to one day return to the Inner Sphere and reform the Star League.
In 2786, Kerensky founded the five planets of the Pentagon, which would be the refugees’ new home.
Fifteen years later, tensions among the different peoples again turned into war. After Aleksandr Keren-
sky’s death, his son Nicholas gathered together 800 loyal subjects, who left on another exodus to the
cluster world of Strana Mechty, “Land of Dreams.” Without the influence of a Kerensky, a two-decade
war broke out among the planets of the Pentagon.
Fifteen years later, tensions among the different peoples again turned into war. After Aleksandr Keren-
sky’s death, his son Nicholas gathered together 800 loyal subjects, who left on another exodus to the
cluster world of Strana Mechty, “Land of Dreams.” Without the influence of a Kerensky, a two-decade
war broke out among the planets of the Pentagon.
On Strana Mechty Nicholas Kerensky restructured his society. He divided his 800 followers into 20
Clans, based on a caste system that placed the warrior at the head of the hierarchy. This is a Clans-
man’s family, he has no other. All allegiance is paid to one’s Clan.
Clans, based on a caste system that placed the warrior at the head of the hierarchy. This is a Clans-
man’s family, he has no other. All allegiance is paid to one’s Clan.
The Clans returned to and conquered the planets of the Pentagon, and Kerensky continued to remove all
vestiges of Inner Sphere life. He established a eugenics program through which all those of the warrior
caste, the leaders of Clan society, are created through genetic manipulation of the original members of
themselves in battle. Freeborns, those not genetically created, are reviled.
vestiges of Inner Sphere life. He established a eugenics program through which all those of the warrior
caste, the leaders of Clan society, are created through genetic manipulation of the original members of
themselves in battle. Freeborns, those not genetically created, are reviled.
Now, in 3058, the Clans are in the midst of an invasion to retake the Inner Sphere and take back their
rightful place as heads of the Star League. Each of the Clans strives to be the first to take Terra, the
cradle of the species. Although the Clans are presently bound by a truce, they await the time when they
will be able to resume their attack on those planets closest to Terra. Clan Ghost Bear, the mightiest of
Kerensky’s warriors, must head the Clans’ return home.
rightful place as heads of the Star League. Each of the Clans strives to be the first to take Terra, the
cradle of the species. Although the Clans are presently bound by a truce, they await the time when they
will be able to resume their attack on those planets closest to Terra. Clan Ghost Bear, the mightiest of
Kerensky’s warriors, must head the Clans’ return home.
Ghost Bear’s Legacy
Introduction