Khan Asa Taney is the senior Khan of Clan Ice Hellion. He is an warrior with the small physical frame and large head of the Clan aeropilot phenotype. He has red hair and a temper that often turns his head as red as his hair.

An avid Crusader, he has been pressing for the dissolution of the Truce of Tukayyid and a resumption of the invasion. However, Taney also advocates that the homeworld Clans aid in the effort, citing the "ineffectiveness of our allegedly most powerful Clans" as the reason. Such statements have earned him few friends among the invaders, who remain a potent force.

Khan Taney rose to power after the death of Khan Stephen Tyler at the hands of the bandit caste. Though Taney's record as a pilot was exemplary and his Bloodline, the fact that he was only a Star Colonel at the time of his eleciton has raised some eyebrows among the Grand Council. Enemies of the Khan have tried to implicate him in Khan Tyler's death, but have so far produced no evidence.

Taney's attempt to open the door to invasion for the homeworld Clans was recently thwarted by the Wolf and Jade Falcon Khans. Angered by their actions, Taney is now seeking to renew his effort and avenge himself on the Khans who stopped it.

Khan Taney's plans for the renewed invasion ground to a halt with the death of Clan Smoke Jaguar. The destruction of the Smoke Jaguars and much of their holdings on Huntress by Star League forces led to a Trial of Refusal, now known as the Great Refusal, to decide the fate of the Inner Sphere. The Star League forces, led by Prince Victor Steiner-Davion and aided by Clan Nova Cat, defeated the Clans in the Great Refusal. Khan Taney nearly died in the fighting when his fighter was shot down by the Nova Cats.