In the Deep Periphery of the Hanseatic League, Klemens, the son of a wealthy merchant family, returns home from a long trip abroad in the Inner Sphere. His first stop? Visiting his eccentric geriatric grandfather, Opa Karl, the progenitor of his family's successes today and supposedly a renowned MechWarrior of yesteryear. However, having now witnessed the glorious might of the Successor States, Klemens has his doubts around the legends surrounding both Opa Karl and his beloved Scorpion BattleMech's pasts. Is there any truth behind his tall tales or are they merely the fantasizes of an old geezer with more money and bravado than sense?