Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170521211125

The great and mighty legions, the all powerful, all conquering, awe inspiring legions. No matter what bravado one has when the legions are sent to a world their heart sinks and fear sets in. For anyone even the average citizen and grunt have heard the legendary tales and brutality of the legions the finest military force the Empire has to wield upon it's foes.

A legion itself is a self functioning army comprised of what can be described as either 'Walking Tanks' or 'Demons of Hell', take your pick. Each legion is built around a core of 100,000 legionaries (The number is always kept constant leading to legionaries to also be known as 'immortals') which is supported by much larger formations of Auxilia, Acolytes, and religious fanatics.

The Legionary himself is by our standards (Terran, terran alliance) a super human warrior of pure destruction and not much else. A Legionary has one purpose that purpose being to bring death to the foes of the Emperor. These foes can be traditional military foes, heretics, heathens, and everything in between. A Legionary is trained pretty much from birth to this purpose and can be described as rather fanatical both morally and militarily.

The Legions are also in a way a hereditary brotherhood of sorts as each legion runs it's own fief within the Empire (Normally a solar system) from this fief the Legion recruits, trains, arms, and manages it's Legionaries and also governs it's own affairs. In exchange for the autonomy of the Fief the Legions are required to devote almost the entire Legion to the wars of the Empire.

Each Legion is lead by a individual known as the 'Proprimus' who is both the military leader of the Legion and the ruler of the Legion's fief. Under the Proprimus are the Primus (10 in total, one for each Cohort) who are the acting generals of the Legion. The ranks go on with Centurions, Captains, and finally Optios these are the officers of the Legion and most are renowned warrior heroes within the Empire and great champions.

Within the Empire Legionaries are seen at a almost divine status as they are direct servants to the Emperor and seemingly invincible. They are ranked up their with the nobles when it comes to social status and each Legionary has a host of servants to attend to his needs and in some legions to follow him into battle.

It is from this the Legionaries are given their nick name, Angels of Death. They are far from Angels, their brutality is legendary for they are a cold and merciless judge. They follow ancient codes and laws that dictate every action and atrocity they commit. 