HISTORY
The original legions were formed by God-Empress Mara to unify humanity. The first ever use was to conquer the various warlords on the Throneworld-to-be. Then the legions marched out to conquer with a Primarch commanding each. Every Ultra Marine undergoes heavy augmentations through both cybernetics and genetics. Those original Ultra Marine were clones grown in pods, but from the Third Generation of Legions and onward they were all recruited as children. Besides training and augmentation, children are heavily indoctrinated. Besides their size and superhuman senses and strength, they are immortal when it came to aging, like the Primarchs that originally led them. They are therefore seen as demigods by the Galactic Imperium's people.
After the civil war known as the Great Suffering the Primarchs slowly agreed to forbid the legions from continuing their growth and new generations of Marines would be capped out at 1,000 per force. These new generations were called Chapters. The genes the god-empress used to grow those original legions were used to grow the clones of the second generation (minus those legions lost in the Great Suffering. Their genes were discarded). Before that the original eighteen legions all numbers in 100,000 at the dawn of God-Empress Mara’s Grand Crusade to unify the shattered territories of humanity and species subjugated by the old empire.
It took ten years to fully grown a clone and in the Third Generation, it was discovered that it took an equal amount of time to train and augment a regular human into becoming a demigod legionnaire. The cloning practice was abandoned all chapters eventually picked humans to turn into demigods. The cloning facilities in the Imperial Palace was kept maintained and intact. The facilities on Menatulis was deconstructed, as would those of Easgorum and Ultima Sevestium. Those of Commenor was kept and maintained by the Imperial Fist (one of the original legions), with the permission of the line of emperors and empresses that followed God-Empress Mara.
Ultra Marines are brothers and sisters and members of the same Chapter was extremely close. To outsiders, regular mortals, they often appeared cold and heartless. How long can you live before regular people that passes you by stops mattering?
BLOOD WORLDS
The ability to declare a Blood World is often the headache of administrators and governors and even high ranking military officer. A Blood World is, simply put, a homeworld of the c Chapter in question, a world under their full control. A Blood World has a great deal of autonomy, as examples they do not have a governor and does not pay taxes to the government and anyone desiring to do business there has to go through the Marine Chapter that owns it. while these planets themselves at worst respect or at best worship the Ultra Marine, the troubles comes from outside their system. If High Command wishes to build supply or other station there, or station troops and ships, they have to submit an official request to the Chapter. Troops and ships placed in a Blood World’s space will be partially under the Chapter’s control, meaning that they might countermand previous orders. Though it should be said that High Command can withdraw troops whenever they like, so most Chapters don’t misuse additional defenders.
AUGMENTATIONS
Before receiving the augmentations a legionnaire go through psychological and physiological trials to mentally and physically prepare them and give them a good chance to survive the worst parts of the process of augmentation.
Age 10-14
They are selected as children and sent to official schools for Ultra Marine. Chapters with a Blood World pick children from the planet to train. They are trained and tested physically and psychologically throughout the ten-year training, but they are educated in various other subjects, like mathematics, history and much more. The education programs red thread is to indoctrinate them to the right way of thinking.
Age 10
Memory enhance implant is implanted in the brain.
Age 14
Omophalum is implanted, enabling them to require no more than three hours of sleep.
Age 15
The secondary heart is implanted.
Nausumii, Oculobe, and Aurisome are implanted. To improve the sense of smell, sight, and hearing respectively.
Age 16
Enhanced lungs implanted.
Primary heart replaced with an enhanced heart.
Age 17
Regeneration genome introduced on the cellular level.
Decontamination organ implanted to allow them to breathe in toxic and poisonous environments, to an extent. the organ can be overwhelmed, which will result in the Marine’s eventual death.
Age 18
Anti-motion induced nausea gland implanted.
Morteplagosis gland implanted in the right cheek. If The Marine dies a toxin is released that destroys the augmentations and makes them unrecoverable by hostiles. The body is over wise left unscathed. If the Marine chooses to bite down on the gland it will release and in seconds kill the Marine, ensuring that Marines won’t be captured alive.
Age 19
Skeletal enhancing drugs are given.
Age 20
Muscle enhancing hormones are given.
If the initiate survives the final procedure he/she is a fully-fledged legionnaire.
2 of 10 dies of the final augmentation. The process can cause Keniosis (see deceases). Those that are afflicted with Keniosis are placed on a government welfare program that takes care of them for the rest of their lives.
They grow to a minimum of 2.5m in height.
POWER ARMOR SUIT
Each suit has a VI (Virtual Intelligence in it to maintain all functions.
POWER ARMOR SUIT COMPONENTS
HELMET
Reinforced armored headgear to protect the Legionnaires head.
HUD---Standing for Heads Up Display that includes:
Friend and Foe Identification System
Tactical Display
Virtual Intelligence to maintain suit functions
Communications Link
Targeting System
Communications Scrambler (to protect transmissions)
Suit Diagnostic Tool
Night Vision Mode
Temperature Regulator
Reinforced Lenses---Thick visor that can resist a strong pounding.
Respirator---Filters out toxins. Connected to the suit’s oxygen tank.
GORGET
It protects the throat.
PAULDRON
Shoulder guard that are formed to deflect blows and absorb kinetic damage. Some Legions use ornamented pauldrons.
CUIRASS
It protects the chest and all vital organs of the Legionnaire. Standard is to adorn it with an ornament insignia or other honors, such as medals.
BACKPACK
The armored pack on the back.
Fusion core---It powers the suit.
Life Support---oxygen tank.
Nutrient System---It provides nutrients to provide nourishment without a need for the helmet to be removed.
COUTER
Protects the elbows.
VAMBRACES
The part that protects the forearm.
GAUNTLET
The glove section of the armor, covering hand and wrist both.
GROIN GUARD
It protects the groin area.
Waste Management System---It handles the excrement.
CUISSE
The part protecting the thigh.
POLEYN
Protecting the knee.
GREAVE
Protecting the lower leg.
SABATON
An armored boot that protects the foot.
REGULAR RANKS
GRANDMASTER/GRAND MARSHAL
The leader of the legion. Grand marshal is rarer.
MARSHAL
The commander of a cohort before the Second Generation. After the Great Suffering, it slowly fell out of use.
LEGATE
Led a battalion. The rank of legate, like the marshal, was not used by the Second Generation and following Legion Generations.
CAPTAIN
Led a company.
LIEUTENANT
Leads a platoon.
SERGEANT
Leads a squad.
SPECIAL RANKS
FLEETMASTER
An Ultra Marine marshal can be given the post of fleetmaster is the legion has a fleet of their own.
MASTER CAPTAIN OF TRAINING
A captain chosen to oversee training of all initiates on the legionary fleet or Blood World. The Venerated Sergeants are his subordinates.
STANDARD BEARER
The Legionnaire that carries the standard into battle.
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Carries a long range communicator.
VENERATED SERGEANT
An Ultra Marines that has proven himself and holds at least 200 years of service. He is tasked with training initiates.
HONORARY RANKS
Hastati
An Ultra Marine that has served for 100 years.
Principe
An Ultra Marine that has served for 300 years.
Triarii
An Ultra Marine that has served for 500 years.
Centurion
An Ultra Marine that has served for 1,000 years.
Tribune
An Ultra Marine that has served for 2,000 years.
Triarch
An Ultra Marine that has served for 3,000 years.
Pritarch
An Ultra Marine that has served for 4,000 years.
Execiarch
An Ultra Marine that has served for 5,000 years.
Veneratii
An Ultra Marine that has served for 6,000 years.
Legiarch
An Ultra Marine that has served for 7,000 years.
Imperatorii
An Ultra Marine that has served for 8,000 years.
PRE-GREAT SUFFERING LAYOUT
Legion: minimum of 100,000
Cohort: 10,000
Battalion: 1,000
Company: 100
Platoon: 20
Squad: 5
Combat Team: 2-3
POST-GREAT SUFFERING LAYOUT
Chapter: 1,000
Company: 100
Platoon: 20
Squad: 5
Combat Team: 2-3
Each legion has ten companies and each company five platoons. Each platoon has four squads and each squad has two combat teams.
ADVANCEMENT AND AUTHORITY
New recruits join the highest number of a company and those with veterancy are advanced. If An Ultra Marine of 1st Company dies An Ultra Marine from 2nd Company transfers to take his place.
The captain of 1st Company outranks the captain of 2nd Company and the 2nd outranks the 3rd, and so on down the line. Same with battalions and squads.
BATTALIONS
Veteran Battalion (Alpha Battalion)
The veterans of millenniums of campaigning find a place in the Veteran Battalion.
Bravo Battalion
The second most veteran battalion.
Crusader Battalion
The third most veteran battalion.
Delta Battalion
The fourth most veteran battalion.
Echo Battalion
The fifth most veteran battalion.
Foxtrot Battalion
The sixth most veteran battalion.
Gene Battalion
The seventh most veteran battalion.
Hospitaller Battalion
The eighth most veteran battalion.
Imperia Battalion
The ninth most veteran battalion.
Jupiter Battalion
While no Marine Legionnaire can be claimed a novice or anything less than an elite soldier, the newest members of the legion join Jupiter.
SPECIALIZED COMPANIES
Hoverbike Company
They move around on hoverbikes and can perform swift assaults.
Crusader Company
They are equipped with a thick Scutum shield and a chainsword. In close quarters they were extremely deadly.
SPECIALIZED SQUADS
SCOUT SQUAD
These squads are specialized on stealth and scouting ahead. they wore the light combat plate used by army troops.
Armor choice: Combat Plate
BREACHER SQUAD
They are equipped and specialized in heavy weaponry. From flamethrowers to rocket launchers.
Armor choice: Breacher-class Power Armor
JETPACK SQUAD
Equipped and perfectly trained in using jetpacks they can swiftly assault enemy positions and launch surprise attacks from above.510Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ308If7Ne7e
BANNERS AND SYMBOLS
Legion Standard
Their colors and insignia.
Company Standard
Legion colors and insignia with the numeral of the company. The Standard Bearers can be honored to carry the legion standard in special circumstances.
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