MEKWARS: LEGENDS
CLAN NOVA CAT (CNC)
Before a battle, a Nova Cat warrior, like the Greeks of old, will sit placidly before a flickering flame and seek omens. After the last foe has fallen, the Nova Cat will collect a token from the battlefield to carry with them for the rest of their lives. Indeed, Clan Nova Cat feels itself propelled by fate through the vast galaxy and it is this spiritual nature which has separated them from their secular brethren.
While only minor players in the Clan Invasions, the Nova Cats were greatly impressed by their own defeat at the hands of the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery in the Battle of Luthien. In the samurai spirit of the Dragon's soldiers, Clan Nova Cat saw themselves. Later, the Battle of Tukayyid was ruled a defeat for the Nova Cats, though they devastated their foes like no other clan. Still, the dual defeats decimated Nova Cat forces, so at the urging of a prophetic Nova Cat Oathmaster, the clan began reconstructing its forces within the conquered Draconis territory and sparked diplomatic talks with the Combine. The creation of the Second Star League seemed to vindicate Nova Cat prophecy, and when the Star League considered its target for Operation Bulldog, the Cats suggested- through their Draconis allies- their old nemesis Clan Smoke Jaguar. Smoke Jaguar died, and during the Great Refusal, the Nova Cats were the only clan to side with the forces of the Inner Sphere, a betrayal that would see them exiled from clan space.
Not satisfied with mere exile, the Crusader Clans attacked the fleeing Nova Cats, arguing their betrayal warranted them no honor. Though it cost them the majority of their homeworld military, the Nova Cats saw their civilian castes safely settled within the Draconis Combine. The Clan had little time to rebuild before they were at war with Clan Ghost Bear, rescuing their new ally, the Combine, from grievous losses. The Nova Cats are now nestled in their new Inner Sphere home and foes surround. What do the fires forebode?
CNC STATS
Base Piloting: 4
Base Gunnery: 3
Starting Techs: 400
DCMS Notable Designs
Novacat
Shadow Cat
Huntsman
Void BattleArmor
Griffen IIC
Shadow Hawk IIC
Supernova
Clan Medium BattleArmor
Jenner IIC
Phoenix Hawk IIC