Komephoros, like many of the worlds of the former Prefecture
IX, was in a precarious situation by early 3137. Abandoned by the Republic, it
was dangerously close to the Falcon Desant,
leaving its leaders worried that their world might be the next to face the
Falcon’s talons. The result was that it became one of the worlds within the
former prefecture that joined the mutual defense coalition headed by Jasek
Kelswa-Steiner’s Stomhammers.
However, matters changed for the worse in mid-3137 as the
Wolf Clan began their invasion of the former Republic. While Komephoros was
outside the thrust of their initial invasion, the world’s leaders suddenly
became rather worried by their new situation. With the Wolves on one side and
the Falcons on the other, they felt that an invasion of their world by either
clan was inevitable. Or, even worse, that it might become a battleground for
the two Clans.
With their planetary guard depleted (ironically by
defections to the Stormhammers), the Komephoros leadership turned to hiring mercenaries
to supplement their forces and provide some degree of protection. The
government went on something of a spending spree, hiring up mercenaries as fast
as it could, even if many of them were dubious units of questionable quality.
Their hope was that they might serve as a discouragement to clan invasion, or
at the very least serve to slow down one should it occur.
