Perception of Victory
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| Perception of Victory | |
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| Product information | |
| Type | Novella |
| Author | Michael J. Ciaravella |
| Pages | 64 |
| Cover Artwork | David Allen Kerber (design) |
| Interior Artwork | Alan Blackwell Harri Kallio Chris Lewis Duane Loose Franz Vohwinkel David White |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Catalyst Game Labs |
| First published | 8 March 2023 |
| MSRP | $1.99 (EPUB) |
| Content | |
| Era | ilClan era |
| Timeline | 14 July 3151 |
| Series | The Mercenary Tales |
| Preceded by | Innocent, and Defenseless |
Perception of Victory (subtitled: The Mercenary Tales, #3) is a novella by Michael J. Ciaravella that was published in EPUB format on 8 March 2023. It is the third and so far last installment of the The Mercenary Tales series. The story ties in with the previous events of The Highlander Covenant duology and was included in the combined omnibus edition of The Highlander Covenant.
From the Back Cover[edit]
| “ | A WORLD UNDER SIEGE...
After repelling the brutal Capellan Confederation's vain attempt to capture their planet’s working HPG, the people of Northwind had hoped to get a break from the growing conflict in the wake of the splintering of the Republic of the Sphere. But Capellan ruler Daoshen Liao has other plans for the beleaguered world, sending wave after wave of mercenaries to grind Northwind’s defenses into bloody dust. Standing against them is what is left of the legendary Northwind Highlanders, particularly the Grey Watch. Already heroes for driving the Capellans off-planet, the valiant warriors of the Watch are now fighting a campaign of attrition, hoping to beat back the rampaging mercenary hordes. But when a Knight of the Republic arrives with universe-changing news, the men and women of the Grey Watch must face a remade Inner Sphere and find their place in it... or perish. |
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Plot Summary[edit]
On 14 July 3151, Declan Casey is defending Tara, Northwind's planetary capital, against mercenaries under contract with the Capellan Confederation. Since the end of the Battle of Northwind in December 3150, the Capellans have continuously sent mercenary units to trouble the defenders of Northwind. The battle rages on and both sides have to pay a high price by the time the mercenaries retreat.
In the meantime, Casey has received news that a DropShip has arrived from Terra and will land soon on Tara's DropPort. The new arrivals are Knight of the Republic of the Sphere Maeve Stirling and Cadha Jaffray of the Northwind Highlanders, who went to Terra in December 3150 to fight for the Republic of the Sphere.
The guests are brought to a bar in Tara and questioned about the recent events on Terra. They report on the defeat and the end of the Republic of the Sphere, and the capture of Tara Campbell by Clan Wolf. Maeve then hands over two messages to the Northwind Highlanders, of which the first describes the origin of the covenant between the Northwind Highlanders and the Republic of the Sphere and the second include the message that the Highlanders have fulfilled their part of the covenant and are now released from it.
After these revelations, the XII Hastati Sentinels officially join the First Kearny Highlanders and Maeve Stirling is asked by Cadha Jaffray, the new commander of the First Kearny Highlanders, to remain on Northwind and help expel the Capellan mercenaries who continue to attack their homeworld.
Featured Characters[edit]
- Declan Casey
- Maeve Stirling
- Cadha Jaffray
- Luis McNamara
- Bonnie Reid
- Branson Davis
- Tom Halloran
- Allen O'Dell
- Andrea Stirling
- Emil
- Thomas Slattery (mentioned)
- Daoshen Liao (mentioned)
- Tara Campbell (mentioned)
- Devlin Stone (mentioned)
Featured Units[edit]
- XII Hastati Sentinels
- Grey Watch
- First Kearny Highlanders
- Whirlwind Strikers
- Waxie's Dargle
- Stirling's Fusiliers (mentioned)