Story... Hmm, here's an early draft:
OK, remember that Clan Smoke Jaguar was destroyed by the Inner Sphere forces? Now, one of their top mechwarriors, a guy by the name of Ancetius Mercer (nickname: Black Cloud), escaped this purge, fleeing not to one of the other Clans, but travelling deep into IS territory on his own - no mech, no friends, no allies. He then ends up on a remote IS planet, St. Augustus. Here, he starts a rebellion, and leads an uprising of mercenaries and locals aginst the IS garrison. Taking control of the IS hardware won over from the rebellion, and seizing control of some merchant liners on the planet, his forces strip the planet and leave, eluding the IS retaliation force by mere hours. In honour of the exterminated Clan Smoke Jaguar, Ancetius leads his motley army out towards the Outlands in a voyage similiar to that of General Kerensky so many years ago. Settling on some remote(insert desolated-sounding name) planet, he starts rebuilding his forces, recieving help from many mercenary groups who are swayed by his charismatic personality and convincing nature. Hybrid as his forces were, Ancetius eventually shaped them into a new clan, Clan Black Cloud, using his old callsign as he leaves the life of the mechwarrior behind and concentrates fully on leadership of the fledgling clan. Soon however, the repercussions of the St, Augustus rebellion, coupled with clashed from the original Clans(who refused to accept Clan Black Cloud as a true clan), lead to war on the primary world (same unknown name as above), pitting the forces of the IS, the Clans, and the mercenary conglomerate of Clan Black Cloud against each other.
Rough draft, outline effect - still under consideration and subject to (many) changes. You can squeeze several factions into the storyline - the IS, the Clans, Clan Black Cloud(mercenary-ish), the Draconis Combine(the primary planet of Clan Black Cloud is close to the Draconis border), random other mercs, etc., etc.
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