Commanding Officer

Executive Officer

Colonel

Major

Current Employer: Star League

Current Contract: FW-DC-06-01

Game Type: Play By Forum Board

Unit Description

Xavier Steele has been the commander of The Restless Souls Mercenary Unit since its inception in 3069. Although plagued by a shortage of ‘MechWarriors, he has grown the unit into somewhat of a mini-Regiment with combined arms of tanks, infantry, as well as ‘Mechs. Some at the DMM have suggested that he resign due to his getting along in years and allow new blood circulate through the ranks. This is unlikely to happen. Steele considers himself a mentor to all the Souls Captains and Lieutenants and so will stay on until he thinks one of his Senior Staff is ready to pick up the controls. "After that," as he always says, "I'll consider retirement."

Senior Lieutenant Brandi Rodriguez, the units former-Executive Officer, has turned around the moral of the unit from an all-time low to above average high. This has been attributed to her background, that having been a lowly grunt herself, and her unorthodox style of command. The XO position has hit some hard times. After Brandi redirected her efforts to Battalion Adjutant, Nariko Matsuhita was recalled, however; within four short months she was Court Marshaled. With the serious injury that was sustained by Brandi in combat she was no longer an option for the XO position. Nariko’s replacement was Christian Levesque who within a month of becoming the Restless Souls Executive Officer accepted an alternate posting to a Davion Guard Unit. Then came one of the Soul’s lieutenants, namely Alex McCray. Alex took the reins of the XO seat and seemed to grab on to it for the long haul. He impressed by the sheer hours he spent every day deep into paperwork or at the controls of his mech. He was the winning ticket, but Lady Luck had something else in store for the Restless Souls and Alex succumbed to a terrible disease that kept him away from his posting for a long time. Without an XO for a long time Steele had to replace Alex with the Chief Logistics Officer, Anakin, an ‘adopted’ Wolf clanner. Anakin became one of the first clanners to obtain a senior posting in a DMM unit. He ‘rejuvenated’ the unit with new training programs that were a reminder of the enemy that almost conquered the Inner Sphere years back. He has been XO for over three years now, but if he keeps up fighting like he does, the Colonel might need to consider for yet another replacement.

Each Lance of the Restless Souls excels in a particular art of warfare. The Command Lance, Reaper Lance, can defend a piece of property like it was an entire Battalion all by itself, and is considered the Souls' defensive experts. The Assault Lance, called Mastodon, does best in the attack, using its massive size and long range firepower to blast through enemy positions. The Recon Lance, nicknamed Cheetah, is best at raiding and recon. With the increased size to Battalion and then to Regiment the lances have grown in size and in numbers. And so Wolverine, Dingo, Bronco and Headhunter have added their names to the lance roster. Their AeroWing now more of a Squadron, The Iron Falcon can appear behind enemy lines at will and wreck havoc, even through the most heavily defended strong points. The Restless Souls Vehicle Lances, Rhino, Gaur, Coyote and Warthog as well as its infantry units provide the Souls with the staying power they need to stay viable.

The Regiment as a whole is considered a leader when it comes to defense. The Restless Souls have an uncanny ability to use the terrain and resources around them to their best advantage. Enemies who think a field is empty find themselves shocked when Restless Souls 'Mechs suddenly spring up around them.

Commanding Officer

Executive Officer

Colonel

Major

Retainer Employer: Free Worlds League

Retainer Registry : FWL-01

Game Type: Play By Group Email List

Unit Description

Founded in 3067, primarily from the remnants of the shattered mercenary company Matzura's Ronin, the Shadow Lancers Mercenary Group has grown from a single company of mismatched Mechs to a light combined arms regiment. Created and lead by Micah Kerran, a former officer in both the Free Worlds League and later the Grey Death Legion, the Shadow Lancers have seen action all across the Inner Sphere as well as the Periphery against a variety of foes ranging from pirates to the Word of Blake to the Clans and completed their contracts with honor. Currently, they are listed as Heroes of the State with both the Capellan Confederation and the Star League.

The Shadow Lancers Mercenary Group is currently comprised of 40 BattleMechs, two squadrons of Aerospace fighters, two companies of Battle Armor equipped infantry, a company of tracked artillery, and a total of eight dropships of various classes, enough to carry the entire unit. While they are a unified force, the Shadow Lancers are actually made up of several mercenary units that have banded together, contractually and organizationally, to create a stronger single force. In addition to this, the units' BattleMechs are organized into a self sufficient non-company structure, leaving local command to the lance leaders while giving them an integrated support structure to work with. This structure allows the Lancers to send the most suited portions of the regiment to a contract with no fears of a lack of support for any portion or the unit as a whole.

Selected with speed, maneuverability, and endurance in the field as primary requirements, all of the Lancers' BattleMechs are jump capable and most are armed with primarily energy based weapons. These assets have been a large contribution to the success of the unit especially when combined with the skills of the warriors that used them and the hard hitting attitude of the unit as a whole. The Shadow Lancers prefer to follow a mobile combat doctrine and practice combined arms warfare to best utilize all of the assets at their disposal. Preferring hard hitting raids and offensive actions over defensive or garrison contracts, the Shadow Lancers do their best to live by their motto : "Strike First, Strike Fast, Strike Hard".