Natalia Chesterton was the third daughter of Baroness Moira Chesterton, vassal to the Countess of Luxen in the the Magistracy of Caonopus. With no real hope of inheriting the title and family wealth, Natalia was dissatisfied with the career choices made for her my her mother: modeling and legal work. She secretly arranged for mechwarrior training, and when she came of age she ran away.

She eventually wound up in the Taurian Concordat, where she fell into the arms of dashing young Lieutenant Emmerson Conte (who would later be called 'the Black Wolf'). Her life took a sudden and very unexpected turn when her mother and elder sisters all died within a short time. Recalled to Canopus to claim her title, the pull of blood and duty proved stronger than love, and she parted ways with Emmerson.

Natalia married slightly above her station, taking Lama (Marquis) Wolfgang Liao of the Capellan Confederation for her husband. It caused quite the ruckus at the Sian court, as the House of Hargreaves felt slighted by a Liao (however far down the line of succession) choosing to marry a Chesterton. Within a year of their marriage they had a daughter, Ilsa.

The couple divorced when Ilsa was 10. The reason was never publicly announced, but in the event it was related to rare hereditary genetic disorder. A disease that made neural interfacing - there therefore piloting - impossible. It was a selfless thing: to give up her marriage to save Wolfgang's descendants from this genetic curse. Rumor has it that she walked away with quite a bit of money.

In 2997 she registered the Black Wolf Lancers as a battalion-sized mercenary company with the Mercenary Review Board on Galatea. Commanding Officer: Emmerson Conte. Owners: Natalia Chesterton (75%), Ilsa Chesterton-Liao (10%), Emmerson Conte (10%), Konrad Satyanarayana (5%).

Natalia Chesterton, former mechwarrior, founder and chief owner of Black Wolf Lancers, photographed at Valhalla, Solaris 7, 2997.