Isolation's Weight
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Isolation's Weight | |||
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| Short story by Randall N. Bills | |||
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| Publication | |||
| Published | 30 July 2004 | ||
| Publisher | BattleCorps | ||
| illustrator(s) | Franz Vohwinkel | ||
| Pages | 7 | ||
| Chronology | |||
| Era | Civil War era | ||
| Timeline | 15 April 3067 | ||
| Series | |||
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Isolation's Weight is a short story by Randall N. Bills that was first published online on BattleCorps on 30 July 2004 as the first installment in a loosely grouped series known as Highlander Chronicles. It was one of the stories that was available on BattleCorps when the website went live and it was also included in the free BattleCorps Fiction Sampler and CGL's edition of the Quick Start Rules. The story was later republished in print in the first BattleCorps anthology The Corps in 2008.
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| “ | THE HIGHLANDER CHRONICLES! Northwind has been the home of many Inner Sphere tales and legends involving the storied Highlanders. In this first short tale, Randall Bills takes a look at Highlander devotion and dogged persistence in the face of a Clan enemy. | ” |
Plot Summary[edit]
The short piece follows Lieutenant Cameron Baird as he defends Kiamba from a raid by the First Rasalhague Bears Cluster, one of the newest units in the Clan Ghost Bear touman. During the fight, Baird recalls lessons in leadership from Geoff McFadden, his fatherly superior who pilots a Hatchetman. At a pivotal point in the battle, McFadden performs a suicidal Death From Above maneuver on an enemy Rifleman, turning the tide of the battle at the cost of his life.
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- Broadsword-class 'Mech carrier DropShip
Notes[edit]
- The interior art depicts the crucial scene from this story (Geoff McFadden's Hatchetman drawing fire from the Rifleman's twin rotary autocannon), in addition the PDF document also features a plaid bar on the left side and the Northwind Highlanders insignia on the second page.
- The interior art piece was later reused as cover art for the first BattleCorps anthology The Corps.