Clan Blood Spirit
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Clan Blood Spirit is a member of The Clans in the popular sci-fi universe BattleTech owned by WizKids Games Inc. This information is specific to Clan Blood Spirit, more general information can be found on one of the previous three links.
One of the smallest of Clans, and considered by some to be the weakest, the Blood Spirits are nonetheless a potent fighting force. They are also one of the most isolationist Clans as well, due to several traumatic events during their history. In the wake of the Annihilation of the Not-Named Clan (Clan Wolverine), the Spirits were persecuted for supporting 'unClanlike' attitudes and were subsequently censured by the Grand Council. Furthermore, predations by the former Burrock Clan caused the Spirits to abandon from many of their colonies and otherwise withdraw largely, from Clan society. In their isolation, the Spirits have become xenophobic and disdain all the other Clans for "deviating" from what they see as the Way of the Clans, laid down by the Founder. Although the Spirits have one of the smallest forces among the Clans, the also have some of the most elite warriors in Clan space as well due to their demanding training protocols. Despite these elite troops, the Spirits were unable to hold off the Burrocks appreciably and despise them greatly; this was, until the Burrocks were absorbed for their connection to the Dark Caste in 3059. The Star Adders gained the right to absorb the Burrocks and the Spirits were furious, for they, and they alone wanted to exact retribution on their long-time foe. During the Adder absorption the Spirits attacked with such savagery that the Burrocks gave up to the Adders with little more than a token engagement and the two Clans joined forces to crush the Spirit interlopers. The Spirit's offensive force was shattered by the Absorption Debacle and after 3060, the Spirits retracted even further from Clan society almost entirely. The Blood Spirits have few allies: the Diamond Sharks, who are used in a merchant and broker capacity; the Snow Ravens, distant allies who helped the Spirits obtain hundreds of second-line mechs in the late 2900's; and the Fire Mandrills, who are perhaps their closest consort, although they rarely deal with kindraa other than Mick-Kreese. In recent years, however, this has been changing as the Spirits have opened talks with Clan Cloud Cobra as well as dealing more widely with the other Fire Mandrill kindraa. The Spirits are also rumored to be courting the Goliath Scorpions as well, although this has not been proven. The Spirits wish to further prosecute their war with the Star Adders (now that the Burrock feud has now been transferred to them) in the near future with the help of their circle of allies, although this still remains to be seen. In the Mechwarrior: Dark Age storyline, it is hinted that the Blood Spirits no longer exist, though the reference is vague and is not mentioned more than once.
