Just because I don't have the original recruit thread bookmarked, DuPierre is the tank commander, yes?  In fact, it might be useful if we do limited introductions of our characters and cast directly related to us.  To that end, have a dossier covering information that would be easy to discover.  This is not complete, and there are other supporting cast who may or may not show up depending on events and permissiveness of the GM.<br/><br/>Alaric Whitecliff, third in line to inherit the Duchy of Emerald Shore and the Barony of Whitecliff, is a disappointment to his family.  Classic rich, spoiled idiot.  Rumours about him suggest that he's a vapid, arrogant ass-hat of a nobleman.  He uses a modified, jump-capable Panther light 'mech that sacrificed the SRM pack it might have in exchange for machine guns and communication gear, useful for skirmishing.<br/><br/>Isaiah Marks is a mechwarrior, bodyguard, and soldier.  He is also a man-at-arms in the service of the Whitecliff dynasty.  Politically a non-entity, he's a tired old man with the job of teaching a vapid, arrogant punk of a nobleman.  He uses a Trebuchet medium 'mech with good long-ranged fire support options. It is also jump-capable.<br/><br/>James Connolly, manservant to Alaric, is also a decent cook.  He is also not an idiot, though he is more likely than anyone else to actually respect Alaric.  He seems convinced there is more to Alaric that being a vapid, arrogant ass-hat.  Everyone else seems to think he's crazy.<br/><br/>Alicia Corleone is Alaric's tutor.  She's taught him everything from chemistry to political science, and she has had significant education herself in the fields of economics, political science and history.  She also puts together information about where Alaric is going and who he's going to meet, though such information is hardly a high-quality professional dossier, such as from an intelligence agency.