The Theories About The Dragoon's Origins
As Wolf's Dragoons appeared in the Inner Sphere, no one knows about their real mission. Of course
they didn't bring any Clan equipment with them, but even the Mechs considered old by Clan means
were the best machines the Inner Sphere had seen since the Star League era. Because their estimated
jump path originated from outside known space and Wolf giving no further information on this until
the Clan Invasion started, many theories developed about this mysterious unit. The most important
ones are listed here.
The Star League Army Spy Theory:
As we all know this is the most correct theory on the Dragoons' origins. Most of the researching
was done by ComStar and they came frightingly close to our real mission.
ComStar assumed that Wolf's Dragoons were sent by descendants of the Star League Regular Army in
exile, carrying out a spy mission throughout the Inner Sphere to collect information in preparation
of a glorious return of the SLDF. Adding to this theory were also careles remarks of Cranston
Snord, dating his association with the Dragoons from 3000, five years before the unit arrives in
the Inner Sphere. What they didn't know of course, was that the former SLDF, the Clans, plan to
conquer the Inner Sphere.
The Terran Descent Theory:
Natasha Kerensky is a direct descendant not only of the famous Star League General Alexandr
Kerensky, but of the ancient historical figure who led the provisional Soviet government before the
Bolsheviks took power. Being obsessed with ancient history, both she and her friend, Jaime Wolf, a
former history professor and military archivist whom she met in her college days in Moscow, Terra,
set out to re-establish Humanity's homeworld as the cultural and political center of the galaxy.
They formed a mercenary band designed to reconnoiter the Successor States and recruit from among
the best troops each House had to offer, then seize Terra and declare a new Hegemony that could
negotiate a lasting peace within the Inner Sphere.
The Universal Collection Theory:
Jaime Wolf is from the Periphery where he had either a cache of Star League equipment or a pipeline
to advanced manufacturing capabilities. In this theory, he is obsessed with the reunification of
Humanity, but lacks the statesmanship of his long-deceased kindred spirit, Ian Cameron. After two
decades in the regular military of a state such as the Outworlds Alliance, Wolf developed the
elaborate pipe dream of a military unit to consist of representatives from every inhabited world
from Inner Sphere and Periphery alike. Being a financial as well as tactical wizard, he uses
profits from substantial investments in BattleMech manufacturing, research and development and
founded his own mercenary unit. His goal, in this theory, was not to conquer anybody, do
reconnaisance work, or even make good living, but to collect warriors from everywhere.
The Götterdämmerung Theory:
Named after both the planet and the incident in Norse mythology, the Götterdämmerung Theory is
popular in Rasalhague, where a disproportionate number of people are of Norse origin and whose
ancestors suffered the worst calamities of the Amaris War. It is also sometimes known as the
Berserker Theory. According to the Rasalhagians, Wolf and his Dragoons hail from Hendrik Grimm's
Oberon Confederation, whose worlds were once part of the Rim Worlds Republic. Wolf is gathering
power to confront the evil Grimm from a power base on Terra, so that one day the two commanders can
refight the Kerensky / Amaris civil war, with the entire Inner Sphere as the prize.
The Seperated Twins Theory:
Jaime Wolf is the long-lost, ne'er-do-well twin brother of Thelos Auburn, court historian and
advisor to Katrina Steiner. That Wolf appears to be several years younger than Auburn is beside the
point. As a youth, Wolf was so rebellious that all record of his existence was expunged from Lyran
- and family - archives. As a young man, Wolf changed his name, departed for the Periphery, and
founded the Dragoons. After honing his, and their, skills by battling pirates for several years, he
decided that there was more money to be made in the Inner Sphere. According to this theory, the
Dragoons have no ulterior motives such as reconnaissance or long-range plans for conquest.
A variant on this theory is that Natasha Kerensky is the long-lost twin of Misha Auburn. Again,
Kerensky being several years older than the junior Auburn is beside the point. One drawback to this
variant on the twins theory is that it does not explain anything, neither who the Dragoons are,
where they came from, or what their intentions are.
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