The Wild Geese are a mercenary outfit based on New Ireland in the Tuatha system. Despite being surrounded by the Federation, New Ireland remains independent. This is due to the utility of the Wild Geese, whom the Federation hire. They also work heavily out of Spacedock VI, which they see as a second home. They are lead by Eamon "Archindar" Flannigan, once a Warrior of House Heraan.
The Federation is their primary client, but they don’t necessarily agree with some of their political views, particularly those of the Bureau. They have also been known to take part in the battles between the Auroran Houses.
The Wild Geese don’t have sufficient resources to maintain a fleet of capital ships, so they favour heavy fighters, relying heavily on the Thunderhead and Lightning. However, they have a few IDA Frigates in service as well. They also favour the Thunderhead Lance, which they consider a divine gift.
The Wild Geese share a bitter rivalry with Raczak's Roughnecks, an elite unit of the Federation Navy.
Historical Reference[]
"The Flight of the Wild Geese was the departure of an Irish Jacobite army under the command of Patrick Sarsfield from Ireland to France, as agreed in the Treaty of Limerick on 3 October 1691, following the end of the Williamite War in Ireland. More broadly, the term Wild Geese is used in Irish history to refer to Irish soldiers who left to serve in continental European armies in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries." ― Wikipedia
Notes[]
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The Wild Geese mission string is available on Earth's Kane Band spaceport bar if you have a combat rating. Accepting it may lead you to the Association Storyline through contacting the Rebels who inform you of your Uncle Olaf (50% chance), the Heraan Storyline (25% chance), or earn you the rank of Knight of the Red Branch (25% chance), which will give 750 credits/day pay without leading to any string.
Hails[]
- May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
- Have you news of Ireland? One day I must see it for myself.
- The Wild Geese are we. Quick to anger, quick to forget.
- May the rains fall gently upon your fields.
- Why do we fight? Because we are all warriors born, and the need to test ourselves against our fellow man goes beyond what any normal man can resist.
- When our drums roll out our call to battle, death walks in our shadow.
- We worship love, beauty and song. For without these our lives would mean nothing.
| Sub-factions: Bureau • Roughnecks • Wild Geese Federation Ships: Viper (v) (i) 100k, Anaconda (v) (i) 150k, Scout Ship (v) (i) 400k, Patrol Boat (v) (i) 500k, Destroyer (v) (i) 2M, RAGE Gunboat (v) (i) 2.5M, Carrier (v) (i) 12M Bureau Storyline (Preamble • Intro Missions • Merrol Filler • Main Story • Final Missions) Federation Outfits • Federation Weapons • Federation Licenses Federation fauna: Knup-Knup • Monkdillo
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