Field Report: The Clans
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS…
Over ten years ago¸ as the second Star League died¸ the Word of Blake unleashed its wrath against the combined realms of the Inner Sphere and the Clans. Using every weapon in their arsenal¸ from strategic misdirection and the exposure of state secrets¸ to biological¸ nuclear¸ and chemical attacks¸ the Word's war struck every power where it hurt most. Factories were razed¸ capitals fell¸ and loyalties were shattered.
But eventually¸ the leaders of the Inner Sphere's ancient warring factions recognized the true threat¸ and united behind a bold new freedom fighter to bring down the Word of Blake's bastion of power: Terra. Though the war still rages on¸ and the Blakists' Master yet lives¸ the followers of Devlin Stone know all too well that victory today may only pave the way for the wars of tomorrow.
Field Report: Clans describes the state of the various Clan factions now based in the Inner Sphere following the events described in Jihad Hot Spots: Terra¸ including the overall military and logistical condition of the Clans that now claim many worlds and regions across of the war-ravaged Inner Sphere. Emerging from their own secret conflicts¸ battered by Word of Blake actions¸ and struggling to find their way in a hostile Sphere¸ far from their Homeworlds¸ these lost children of Kerensky now face a strange new era in the wake of one of mankind's most savage wars…