![]() The contract the unit came under turned out to be for the renegade faction of the Draconis Combine known as the Black Dragon Society or Kokuryu-kai. Though this period, the Snipers were unaware where they were and whom they were working for. They were then shipped through series of cargo ships to undisclosed location. A mysterious individual only known as Emerald now took over their contract. ![]() ![]() However, within two weeks of their garrison mission, they were reassigned to new duty. In September 3067, they were contracted by the Word of Blake to garrison the world Caph in the newly formed Word of Blake Protectorate. This also allowed Snipers become independent of support for long periods of time, but also sparked internal problems in mercenary unit history. Under the Blakists' lucrative contract the unit expanded into include a second battalion, with addition of Assault Triumph DropShip and additional equipment. In 3062, the Snipers took a contract in employee of the Word of Blake. Her ascendancy as active leader of the unit led the unit in new direction, a direction which is questioned in grumbling among her people. In the early 3060s, Major Branden Kesteel turned active combat leadership of the unit to his daughter Illuminada Kesteel. The unit had some success against the Clans due to its unusual tactics. In their early times as Snipers, the unit took on pirate hunting for various factions. Much of lack of its heavy BattleMech force was part of these guise of protection. As part of their survival tactics, the unit kept itself small. Kesteel's character and his means giving unit sense of family became the cornerstone of their survival as a unit. The unit's escape including bringing like-minded JumpShip and DropShip crews with them. Choosing to make sure the unit origins were never revealed and never take contracts with their former homeland. He then knowing the consequences of being associated with renegade Captain-General, choose to undertake a quiet exodus from House Marik and become a freelance mercenary unit. He managed to get majority of his force (its families) off world at the cost of his heavier 'Mech units. When Anton Marik murdered the Dragoons' dependents (including the Black Widow's lover), Kesteel's battalion was fought defensive actions to keep his command alive against the elite mercenary unit. Kesteel had been the commander of the Planets garrison battalion, carefully kept his unit separated by the conflict of Marik Civil War ( 3014-3015). Founded by a Marik Force Commander Branden Kesteel in 3015, in the aftermath of Wolf's Dragoons assault on New Delos. The unit's origins were relatively unknown until late 3060s, and for good reasons. History Marik Civil War, Formation, and Early Years Originally a single combined-arms Battalion of medium/ light BattleMechs, which mixes up 'Mech and conventional forces tightly, while maintaining separate aerospace company.
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