Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20161105012622

(With all the new lore I think my favorite fighting force in my lore needs a little bit of a revamp)

"They shall be my Finest warriors, men who serve with unwavering devotion."

"For they will know only loyal devotion and war."

"For in clay embodied with loyalty and devotion they where molded, and in the furnace of war they where forged."

"They will be of steel skin and unbreakable will."

"They will be untouched by the heretical and chaotic forces of the universe."

"They will be the defenders of the empire, the defenders of the people."

"They are the legions of the empire."

"And they shall know no fear."

- The script read by Augustus himself when the Legion was born with the original 13 legions.

The finest fighting force within the Empire (And most likely the universe as a whole) they are the Legionaries of the empire. They are themselves heavy shock troops standing far above the heads of the common people with armor that is untouched by most weapons and standing firm and tall against the enemies of the empire.

Each Legionary is hand picked by the Chapter master from the military forces of the empire or from native populations. They go through rigorous and brutal training to seed out the weak and to find the strongest from the entirety of the empire.

Now a Legionary himself is already a mighty and hulking figure by himself but to make the legionary a fighting machine worthy of the emperor and the gods they are given the finest everything. Finest armor, Finest weapons, and the Finest vehicles.

They as a military force are a shock force beyond compare. A company of legionaries (around 200) is enough to conquer worlds or to stop entire armies in their tracks.

the Legionary is a super warrior (To get something straight the Rin themselves re already biologically far stronger then the average terran). Although all are naturally are strong they are also made stronger through genetic enhancements, added organs, and steroids.

Each Legionary is part of a legion. A brother hood of warriors lead by a Primus. Each legion is given a star system to claim as their own (They are called Militum Regnus) and from which to gather recruits and to be a home of the legion. Each Legion is also required to have a Base of sorts the more religious have a monastery while the more militant have huge fortresses. Each fortress has a large number of Battle Brothers (Monks) who help maintain the fortress, address the legionaries needs, and do the menial work that is too lowly for the Legionaries.

Each Legionary wears a heavy suit of armor made out of a mixture of metals from throughout the empire (The actual formula is kept a closely guarded secret). They also bear weapons so heavy the body lifters of our day would struggle to life them. They also carry what they call power swords in battle as they cut down the foes of the emperor.

The legionaries themselves are individuals fully devoted to the empire and the emperor. They are respected as demi-gods within the empire with the common folk (And even high ranking officers) falling to their knees when they approach. Such is the reputation of the Legions.

Even to the Rin high and mighty the Legionaries seem far removed and almost another species when compared to the normal Rin. Such is so that they have been Deemed the Angels of old that once protected the Home World in the dark ages.

The Legions are rarely seen past the massive crusades or the highly contested border regions. To any foe of the empire that dares fight a legionary I pray mercy for thee. 