Well its pretty well guessed and almost known that the Jade Falcons will be here before the end of the year, which is likely to be the next set.

And if you've ever seen an Inner Sphere 3067 map, and the INN map, you will know that House Steiner and Jade Falcon spaces are next to each other, and that the Stormhammers have all the worlds right near the Jade Falcons space.

So, with the events that will become unraveled later this year, I predict that the Stormhammers will confront the Jade Falcons in their initial assault to try and save the Republic. We will probably come close to destruction and the Falcons will get to Prefecture X. Liao, the Falcons, and the Republic will be caught in a 3 way struggle for survival/supremecy. So after the SH wave, the next campaigns will be Liao vs Falcons, Falcons vs RotS, and RotS vs Liao. The RotS will be nearly wiped out, and all this time House Steiner has been communicating with whats left of the Stormhammers. They will be absorbed in the House and the House will come in to oppose the weakened Falcons and Capellans. Then another 3 way battle for supremecy/survival will commence. After that, who can guess without seeing all that unravels during this year?

I would say that you may be pretty close there stump...with an exception...

I see a new Exarch (Victor)...who is able (through old ties) to cement a treaty with the StormHammers for the Republic. As the Jade Falcon's drill their way ever closer to Terra, the Stormhammers (along with the WiE) will oppose them. Seeing that the Republic, more importantly Terra uis in trouble, Anastasia Kerensky will "wake up and smell the coffee" and the Steel Wolves will also return to the Republic's aide (for their own reasons of course) and the Jade Falcon's will have to face both the StormHammers and Steel Wolves.

Meanwhile, the Swordsworn and Liao will both cut out a large chunk of Prefectures IV and V. When the time comes both the Republic and the Highlanders will storm into the fray and a three-way melee will ensue between Rep/Highlanders - Swordsworn - Laio/BR.

It will be at this time, that Katana Tormark finally makes her move...swearing for House Kurita...the Dragon's Fury and the SPirit Cats working in league will take there shot at returning the old Military district of Al'Nair to house Kurita...which will lead up to the next expansion...which will see the "Ghost Bears" show up to fight against the Kuritians so as to not let there power base become any stronger...

Somewhere in all of this, the Free Worlds League will start causing trouble (they've already taken back two of their planets ffrom the Republic) and with the last "Major" House back into the fray...all HECK will break loose just in time for WizKids to go bankrupt and not finish the story........

J/K

Y'all are deep.

I agree on the whole Victor concept, but take it further... I wonder if Victor might not deal with the Davions and the Steiners (or SS and SH). He might even bring them back together, or..... What would be an interesting twist, drive them farther apart to the point of war again! Either way, he takes some heat off of Pref. X, maybe adding an ally along the way.

:) I want to see more Crusader clans :p we will crush the inner Sphear, And Steal all your women....i mean Re-Establish the star league. But i think your theory stump would make for an intresting turn of events.

Aren't the JF a crusader clan? Wouldn't that make them almost and instant ally of Anastasia's Steel Wolves? That would provide an impetus for HL and RoTS to form a lasting alliance (goodbye new HL units) as well as be a reason for some of the "great" houses to get in on the action. They don't need two Clans recreating the Star League.

Just some thoughts...

No, the Falcons and the Steel Wolves would not ally. The main reason being that the clan that takes Terra becomes the IlClan and the Falcons would not let Kerensky have another shot at it and Kerensky would not let the Falcons have one either. The other reason is that the Wolves and the Falcons hate one another.


BlackKnight

Hah hah hah! Mighty Jade Falcons Allying with some filthy dogs? now that's a good one! The wolf bastards will be wiped out along with the freebirth that they have allied with in the talons of the Falcons.