Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26084195-20161220202810

The Valkyries are some very special Centurions. They are those Centurions assigned to work for the grand Alliance Navy, rather than the army. In most Alliance art, these Power-armoured warriors are shown facing off against Razorbird Clerics and other soldiers.

Valkyries, much like their Centurion brothers and sisters, are deployed in squads of 10. Any humanoid member of the Alliance can become a Centurion, so any can become a Valkyrie. For further image reference, here is a standard Centurion:

http://middle-earth-roleplay.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:221352

The primary difference between a standard Centurion and a Valkyrie is this jetpack:

Their jetpack is more compact and doesn't have any extensions to grab hold of, but this should give you a general idea. The jetpack is hooked up to their cybernetic systems and AI just like the rest of their equipment. The Valkyries have two different roles. The first, their role in the void. They are a part of the Navy, not the Army, and are used as elite boarding units. While each Alliance starship comes with a contingent of Legionnaires, these are the guys that really shine in boarding combat. Their jetpacks have two settings, the first for use in space. These jetpacks allow them to glide flawlessly between ships. They can use their boots to magnetize onto enemy ships, and their equipment turns the magnetization on and off automaticall so they can walk normally across a ship's hull. They also have special plasma cutter gauntlets, which they use to actually board the vessel. This allows them to perform surgical boarding operations, rather than the brute force assaults that Legionnaires perform. Often, the two will work in tandem.

Valkyries may aso be sent in atmosphere-capable strike cruisers to jump down from the upper atmosphere and hit ground targets, such as surface-to-orbit weapons or strategic targets. They are best deployed in urban areas. Here, their jetpacks allow them to achieve exceptional grace and agility on the battlefield, soaring from building to building, as confined spaces are where they fight best.

Most are armed with a pair of specially designed laser based SMG like weapons. They are compact enough to allow one to be wielded in each hand. They are relatively short ranged weapons, designed to carve through enemies in the confines of ship corridors and rooms. However, it can be mentally switched to fire off a round more similar to a pistol, but packing a much greater punch and range, used against enemies on ships that might be more powerful.

However, Valkyries cannot equip the camouflage cloaks that the Centurions can, due to their bulkier size, speed, and general lack of stealth. 