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Adam Vindraff
Mechwarrior
Sex: Male
Year of Birth: 3022
Place of Origin: Capellan Confederation
Gunnery: 5
Piloting: 6
Pilots:
Lance: Strikers’ Hammer Lance – Friendly Sharks
…Gallowglas Photo Link
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Pirate
In the backwater worlds of the Capellan March, Mech skirmishing is a common
scene. Confusion is often wide-spread, with both Davion and Liao forces
curious to whom the locals actually side with. Some, very few in fact, make
profits off of this confusion. Adam Vindraff was one such man. Adam, a native
of the Capellan March, gradually turned his back on both of the militaries who
so often fought to control his home galaxy. Becoming a lone pirate, he
schemed with several of the local politicians in backstabbing both houses.
Using information as ammunition, Adam found military weak points using
political data as well as rumors. He would attack these points himself while
working for any number of the politicians. Adam often worked for multiple sides
in conjunction so that his profits were maximized. This work and its pay
provided him with rather large amounts of money. This could readily be seen
by Adam’s Mech, a Clan upgraded Gallowglas. The Mech is part of the Inner
Sphere’s response to the Clans, containing a Clan ER PPC mounted on a new
Inner Sphere chassis. The Mech also mounts jump jets, which provided him
with increased mobility and an easy escape route when situations went sour.
Adam’s job was quite dangerous, but he had been just the type to welcome
such dangers. He commonly faced multiple, small, guard Mechs. His 70 ton
Gallowglas usually handled any enemies he encountered.
He had an incredibly large set of contacts he has used over the years in finding
his information. He also had thousands of enemies. Over the years he had
come to call his operations "shadowruns" due to their silent, deadly intent.
Adam had signed on with the Strikers in an attempt to give up his old lifestyle.
Finally deciding that his "shadowruns" had become too dangerous, he had
chosen to join a mercenary unit. Adam chose the Strikers because they choose
not to relate to any major House within the Inner Sphere. While his number of
allies began to grow, and his enemies were lost with the past, Adam became
confident he could retire within a few years. Owning his BattleMech provided
him with special benefits as a Striker. Another major contributor to his growing
wealth was the leftovers from his days as a pirate.
Adam was known for fighting dishonorably among the Strikers. Though the
Clan members spread rumors about him, Adam seemed to care little. He often
fought one on one, but used zellbrigen to lure dangerous Clan opponents away
from other members of the Strikers. Adam also liked tricking enemies into a
false sense of security, concealing the Clan nature of his weaponry until an
enemy had become over-confident.
Adam was killed during the nuclear explosion on the Trilobite Moon in 3067. He
was caught in the outer area of the main blast and his Mech was severely
burned. He was killed instantly in the fire, and even little of his Mech remained
after the terrible heatwave had scorched it into the earth around him. Those
present during the attack remember the tragic scene even more vividly because
of the terrain around Adam’s Mech. He had been crossing a sandy portion and
the entire area was left as glass when the heat had finally subsided. His
charred Mech could easily be seen in the vast expanse of naked glass crystals.
Though he’d met an unfortunate end, he’d also earned an impressive number of
kills and much respect from his Inner Sphere lancemates.
This profile was last updated in 3068.
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