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by Grand Indochina » Wed Jun 10, 2020 4:24 pm
by Lunas Legion » Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:08 pm
Name: Indrania Stratia Megasa
Alias: The Last Daughter, Warden of the Halo Stars
Appearance:
Personality: Indrania is a warm, if arrogant and selfish figure; firm and unwavering in her beliefs and convictions until definitively proven otherwise, confident in the superiority of her methods and those of her Legion. Intolerant of failure and very prickly when it comes to her lack of accomplishments, always pushing herself harder and further to test and prove herself, especially being the last Primarch discovered. More at home behind a desk than a battlefield, Indrania prefers to oversee her legion as a whole rather than commanding a single front or Expeditionary fleet.
Backstory: Indrania Stratia Megasa was the first Primarch created and last to be found, cast to the distant Vulkan System on the Eastern Fringes of the Galaxy, more specifically Vulkan Prima. A pleasure world dedicated to the preservation and advancement of human arts of all forms, Vulkana Prima was a steel-ringed beacon of light in the darkness beyond the Eastern Fringes.
Like all on Vulkana Prima, Indrania received an education in the arts that would have put that of most nobles to shame. She learned history, rhetoric, mathematics, the very basics of technology and science, philosophy and music, and most importantly, the art of warfare. Vulkana Prima's main contribution to the system was it raised officers for the surrounding fortress worlds, but war held little interest for Indrania. Rather than entering the Vulkanan Guardians, she instead entered the Vulkanan government.
Her intelligence quickly showed itself, and she rose rapidly through the ranks of the governmental bureaucracy, amassing favours and allies along the way. Eventually, she would come to lead the Vulkan system after passing through its meritocratic regime and would turn the system outwards, to the construction of more ships, intent on expanding its domains, having realised that the Vulkan System alone, despite its arsenals and fortresses, was incapable of surviving against a power that controlled much of the Galaxy, that passing traders brought word was slowly moving their direction. They established a few mining colonies, but found no civilisation in the barren edges of the Eastern Fringes, until they encountered Xana II.
A vast Forge World on the very edge of the Galaxy and distant from both Mars and Terra, its nominal overlords, Xana II was only too happy to ally itself with Indrania, having recognised what she was; a Primarch, and more importantly for them, a bargaining chip with the rest of the Imperium. The Lords of Xana and Indrania have never disclosed how much time they were in contact before the Lords of Xana introduced her to the rest of the Imperium, but eventually they did so, claiming to have encountered a ship from Indrania's small fiefdom. The I Legion, then known as the Emperor's Heralds, rejoiced to have finally found their long-lost Primarch.
Suddenly thrust into a much larger role than her little fiefdom required of her, Indrania set out to prove herself once again; but this was not a role she knew how to play. Her siblings had far longer records than her, but she would attempt to rival them regardless. She spread her legion out, across the Eastern Fringe, seeding them across expeditionary fleets that she could command from the known, safe ground of Vulkana. She knew her weaknesses; she was not a field commander, never having commanded a battle in her life, so she left that to her veteran marines, instead focusing on the larger picture. Logistics were not glamorous, and her personal record remained low, but her legion's grew in those few short years under her before the present.
War Gear:
- Decimator, Nanite Pistol
Golden Phalanx
Numeration: I
Primogenitor: Indrania Stratia Megasa
Noteworthy Domains: Vulkan Petrarchy: The five worlds of the Vulkana System are an odd quartet; three fortress worlds housing ancient archeotech defensive systems, Vulkana Secunda, Tertia and Quatra, and the pleasure world of Vulkana Prima and the hive world of Vulkana Quinta that they defend. The Petrarchy also includes several other, lesser worlds in nearby, primarily home to mining stations to provide raw resources to Vulkana Quinta to lessen the strain on Vulkana's asteroid mines.
Xana II: The distant Forge World of Xana II, located far to the Galactic Northwest and near to the Vulkan Petrarchy has always been a close ally of Indrania for its own ends, and is the primary source of much of her legion’s materiel.
Combat Doctrine: The combat doctrine of the Golden Phalanx is less a combat doctrine, more of a school and philosophy of warfare based around Indrania’s learnings while on Vulkana Prima codified in the Codex Indrania.
The Codex Indrania states that defensive operations have an innate superiority over offensive operations, and that offensive operations only succeed because of insufficient logistical preparations on the part of the defender. Therefore, their offensive operations are less active operations, but are rather more focused on emplacement of defensive siegecraft and the denial of resources, usually by besieging major population centers and sites of military infrastructure until they surrender.
Although time-consuming, the lack of losses suffered by the Golden Phalanx, and the usually intact nature of planetary infrastructure means planets taken by them requires minimal infrastructure to be repaired, enabling faster integration into the wider Imperium. Their focus on siege warfare extends to having a focus on void combat, as they view a planetary blockade as just as effective as a siege for achieving the same end goal.
Where the Golden Phalanx shines is on the defensive and after combat, as after their conquests they will frequently construct defenses for the planet, as well as create stockpiles of vehicles, arms and other supplies, effectively creating a logistics hub for further campaigns in the region. Due to Indrania's focus on logistics and larger scale strategy, most Morae are scattered across expeditionary fleets otherwise without Astartes contingents, and the use of Imperial Army and Solar Auxilia troops can easily be accounted for, as these are the types of forces possessed by the Vulkana system that the Codex Indrania was written for.
Appearance:
Origins and History: See Primarch.
Legion Organisation and Structure: See below.
Legion Command Hierarchy:
- Indrania (135,000 Marines)
- Mora (135 Mora, Myrmidon, 1,000 marines)
- Phratra (2 per Mora, Chymidon, 500 marines)
- Motai (5 per Phratra, Decarch 100 marines)
Specialist Units:
Xanatra: A unit of specialised Techmarines, the Xanatra are responsible for commanding the attached Legio Cybernetica battle-automata from Xana II through use of the arcane technology known as the Cortex Controller. Numbering 60 at most, they are scattered across the legion, with the battle-automata being used as the legion's heavy shock troops. Their loss is considered to be irreplaceable, while their battle-automata are considered disposable, as more can be supplied by Xana II.
Legion Wargear: Due to possessing a close relationship with Xana II, the Golden Phalanx is noted to have a higher than usual concentration of archeotech and relic weaponry.
Legion Vehicles: Noted to have a larger than usual contingent of artillery, especially super-heavy pieces like the Minotaur, and rarer vehicles such as the Valdor Tank Hunter.
Legion Fleet: The Phalanx has one of the larger legion fleets, at around 200 Capital Class Ships and 500 Escort Class Ships.
Legion Relics: N/A- The I Legion's short time with its Primarch has prevented it from amassing anything it considers to be a relic, except the Gloriana-class Battleship Thalassa.
by Imperialisium » Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:18 pm
Lunas Legion wrote:2nd Primarch app be done.”To win without fighting is the greatest victory of all.”Name: Indrania Stratia Megasa
Alias: The Last Daughter, Warden of the Eastern Fringes
Appearance:
Personality: Indrania is a warm, if arrogant and selfish figure; firm and unwavering in her beliefs and convictions until definitively proven otherwise, confident in the superiority of her methods and those of her Legion. Intolerant of failure and very prickly when it comes to her lack of accomplishments, always pushing herself harder and further to test and prove herself, especially being the last Primarch discovered. More at home behind a desk than a battlefield, Indrania prefers to oversee her legion as a whole rather than commanding a single front or Expeditionary fleet.
Backstory: Indrania Stratia Megasa was the first Primarch created and last to be found, cast to the distant Vulkan System on the Eastern Fringes of the Galaxy, more specifically Vulkan Prima. A pleasure world dedicated to the preservation and advancement of human arts of all forms, Vulkana Prima was a steel-ringed beacon of light in the darkness beyond the Eastern Fringes.
Like all on Vulkana Prima, Indrania received an education in the arts that would have put that of most nobles to shame. She learned history, rhetoric, mathematics, the very basics of technology and science, philosophy and music, and most importantly, the art of warfare. Vulkana Prima's main contribution to the system was it raised officers for the surrounding fortress worlds, but war held little interest for Indrania. Rather than entering the Vulkanan Guardians, she instead entered the Vulkanan government.
Her intelligence quickly showed itself, and she rose rapidly through the ranks of the governmental bureaucracy, amassing favours and allies along the way. Eventually, she would come to lead the Vulkan system after passing through its meritocratic regime and would turn the system outwards, to the construction of more ships, intent on expanding its domains, having realised that the Vulkan System alone, despite its arsenals and fortresses, was incapable of surviving against a power that controlled much of the Galaxy, that passing traders brought word was slowly moving their direction. They established a few mining colonies, but found no civilisation in the barren edges of the Eastern Fringes, until they encountered Xana II.
A vast Forge World on the very edge of the Galaxy and distant from both Mars and Terra, its nominal overlords, Xana II was only too happy to ally itself with Indrania, having recognised what she was; a Primarch, and more importantly for them, a bargaining chip with the rest of the Imperium. The Lords of Xana and Indrania have never disclosed how much time they were in contact before the Lords of Xana introduced her to the rest of the Imperium, but eventually they did so, claiming to have encountered a ship from Indrania's small fiefdom. The I Legion, then known as the Emperor's Heralds, rejoiced to have finally found their long-lost Primarch.
Suddenly thrust into a much larger role than her little fiefdom required of her, Indrania set out to prove herself once again; but this was not a role she knew how to play. Her siblings had far longer records than her, but she would attempt to rival them regardless. She spread her legion out, across the Eastern Fringe, seeding them across expeditionary fleets that she could command from the known, safe ground of Vulkana. She knew her weaknesses; she was not a field commander, never having commanded a battle in her life, so she left that to her veteran marines, instead focusing on the larger picture. Logistics were not glamorous, and her personal record remained low, but her legion's grew in those few short years under her before the present.
War Gear:
- Decimator, Nanite Pistol
Golden Phalanx
Numeration: I
Primogenitor: Indrania Stratia Megasa
Noteworthy Domains: Vulkan Petrarchy: The five worlds of the Vulkana System are an odd quartet; three fortress worlds housing ancient archeotech defensive systems, Vulkana Secunda, Tertia and Quatra, and the pleasure world of Vulkana Prima and the hive world of Vulkana Quinta that they defend. The Petrarchy also includes several other, lesser worlds in nearby, primarily home to mining stations to provide raw resources to Vulkana Quinta to lessen the strain on Vulkana's asteroid mines.
Xana II: The distant Forge World of Xana II, located far to the Galactic East and near to the Vulkan Petrarchy has always been a close ally of Indrania for its own ends, and is the primary source of much of her legion’s materiel.
Combat Doctrine: The combat doctrine of the Golden Phalanx is less a combat doctrine, more of a school and philosophy of warfare based around Indrania’s learnings while on Vulkana Prima codified in the Codex Indrania.
The Codex Indrania states that defensive operations have an innate superiority over offensive operations, and that offensive operations only succeed because of insufficient logistical preparations on the part of the defender. Therefore, their offensive operations are less active operations, but are rather more focused on emplacement of defensive siegecraft and the denial of resources, usually by besieging major population centers and sites of military infrastructure until they surrender.
Although time-consuming, the lack of losses suffered by the Golden Phalanx, and the usually intact nature of planetary infrastructure means planets taken by them requires minimal infrastructure to be repaired, enabling faster integration into the wider Imperium. Their focus on siege warfare extends to having a focus on void combat, as they view a planetary blockade as just as effective as a siege for achieving the same end goal.
Where the Golden Phalanx shines is on the defensive and after combat, as after their conquests they will frequently construct defenses for the planet, as well as create stockpiles of vehicles, arms and other supplies, effectively creating a logistics hub for further campaigns in the region. Due to Indrania's focus on logistics and larger scale strategy, most Morae are scattered across expeditionary fleets otherwise without Astartes contingents, and the use of Imperial Army and Solar Auxilia troops can easily be accounted for, as these are the types of forces possessed by the Vulkana system that the Codex Indrania was written for.
Appearance:
Origins and History: See Primarch.
Legion Organisation and Structure: See below.
Legion Command Hierarchy:
- Indrania (135,000 Marines)
- Mora (135 Mora, Myrmidon, 1,000 marines)
- Phratra (2 per Mora, Chymidon, 500 marines)
- Motai (5 per Phratra, Decarch 100 marines)
Specialist Units:
Xanatra: A unit of specialised Techmarines, the Xanatra are responsible for commanding the attached Legio Cybernetica battle-automata from Xana II through use of the arcane technology known as the Cortex Controller. Numbering 60 at most, they are scattered across the legion, with the battle-automata being used as the legion's heavy shock troops. Their loss is considered to be irreplaceable, while their battle-automata are considered disposable, as more can be supplied by Xana II.
Legion Wargear: Due to possessing a close relationship with Xana II, the Golden Phalanx is noted to have a higher than usual concentration of archeotech and relic weaponry.
Legion Vehicles: Noted to have a larger than usual contingent of artillery, especially super-heavy pieces like the Minotaur, and rarer vehicles such as the Valdor Tank Hunter.
Legion Fleet: The Phalanx has one of the larger legion fleets, at around 200 Capital Class Ships and 500 Escort Class Ships.
Legion Relics: N/A- The I Legion's short time with its Primarch has prevented it from amassing anything it considers to be a relic, except the Gloriana-class Battleship Thalassa.
by Grand Indochina » Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:04 pm
by Lunas Legion » Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:06 pm
Grand Indochina wrote:Hold on... I can create an application for the second Primarch if I finish the first one ?
by Grand Indochina » Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:07 pm
by Imperialisium » Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:21 pm
by Parcia » Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:28 am
Grand Indochina wrote:Okay... nice... thank for the info.
by Krugmar » Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:20 pm
The Morioka Domain is one of the most recognisable of the Imperium's elite forces. It is composed of a Knightly House, the Morioka Clan, and a private Imperial Army regiment, the Tarakin Prefects. They operate under a unique Warrant, acquired for them by the Primarch of the V, Vasilisa Sanguina.
Exiled from the now barren world of Midori by a Xenos menace, those who were survived were brought to safety by the Sun Angels, and would eventually start a new life on the world of Hinan. The only Knightly House to survive, the Morioka, swore eternal loyalty to the V Legion and the Imperium. They have vowed not to rest until the Great Crusade has ended.
Morioka Clan
Retainers
Tarikan Prefects
by Grand Indochina » Fri Jun 12, 2020 6:38 pm
by Segmentia » Fri Jun 12, 2020 6:39 pm
Grand Indochina wrote:About the Warmaster... in the canonical 40K universe, the Emperor chose Horus to be the Warmaster after Ullanor Crusade. In this alternate universe, who is the Warmaster ?
by Grand Indochina » Fri Jun 12, 2020 8:38 pm
Parcia wrote: Yo, dude, you do know by this point almost none of us Know what the ruinous powers are, right? and openly decrying the Emperor isn't really good.
Segmentia wrote:Titus Ironborn, Primarch of the Imperial Wardens.
by Lunas Legion » Sun Jun 14, 2020 4:33 pm
Sil Arion wrote:Oh, tag! Primarch app inbound! Though, what numbers remain?
by Imperialisium » Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:24 pm
by Lunas Legion » Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:33 pm
by Endem » Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:51 pm
by Imperialisium » Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:53 am
by Imperialisium » Mon Jun 15, 2020 7:33 pm
Sil Arion wrote:Heavy WIP! I'll return to finish it tonight or tomorrow morning when I've a bit more free time!
THE PRIMARCH
Name: Solomon Helel.
Epithets: The Morning and Evening Star, Prince of Serenity, Architect of Miracles, and Angel of Song.
Appearance: In battle. His helm. Height reflects psychic biomancy but averages around twelve feet tall.
Personality: Per the widespread consensus of Imperial commentators, Primarch Solomon Helel can be broadly characterized as an intensely charming, compassionate, methodical, rational, shrewd, and utterly devious visionary who wields logic, rhetoric, and dangerously savvy mind as means to ends only he and his Legion may know. Quick to joy and slow to anger, Solomon is known to view all Mankind as an extended family, generously giving of his time, affection, efforts, and resources to fellow Primarchs, Astartes, and normal humans. Records archived by those who have met the Primarch often note how his personality is like a physical force and captures his audiences with his immense charisma, incredible intellect, mastery of manipulation, and boldness of action on behalf of the Emperor and His Imperium. Rumors still circulate in the Imperial Palace as to how wide and deep his influence reaches there and across the Galaxy, but such hearsay is unworthy of investigation when Primarch Solomon’s loyalty goes unquestioned by the Emperor.
History:
Wargear:
THE LEGION
Numeration: II Immortals.
Primogenitor: Solomon Helel.
Noteworthy Domains: Venus. Sedna.
Combat Doctrine: To begin, it must be recognized that the II Legion is commonly regarded as the most secretive of the Legiones Astartes by Imperial commentators due to the lack of confirmed, much less complete, intelligence regarding its combat doctrine, combat record, or organizational structure. The entries below are therefore mostly speculation based on available records and observations.
Overall, the II Legion appears to be exceptionally versatile and mobile, balancing conventional and unconventional warfare with negotiation and nonlethal means of accomplishing missions if possible. The II Legion is most recognized for its use of auxiliary forces, concealment, deception, electronics, information, and psychic abilities for hit-and-fade tactics via leveraging superior intelligence, mobility, training, and technology. The II Legion is also noted to disfavor attrition warfare, frontal assaults, needlessly holding position, or recklessly entering close-quarters combat if they can instead engage from range. Some commentators remark the II Legion ‘has no honor.’ Yet the II Legion has displayed a curiously uncharacteristic stubbornness at times, twice fighting to the last in defense of the Emperor.
Origins & History: While the II Legion has one of the longest and most prestigious combat records amongst the Legiones Astartes, much of it is redacted, restricted, or outright missing. The entries below represent the most exhaustive list of confirmed II Legion deployments or events in which its Qliphoth branch made its involvement noticeable for reasons unknown.
Legion Organization & Structure: Once again, the II Legion is commonly regarded as the most secretive of the Legiones Astartes by Imperial commentators due to the lack of confirmed, much less complete, intelligence regarding it. The entries below are therefore mostly speculation based on available records and observations. Overall, the II Legion seems to follow a standardized disposition, being broadly organized into three divisions comprising the tactical, operational, and strategic levels, with three further subdivisions comprising related ranks and roles. A tenth division exists and is believed to serve as a senior cadre of general staff officers who serve directly under the Primarch Solomon Helel. These ten divisions operate across the two distinct branches of the Legion, separately comprised of Psykers and Pariahs.
Legion Wargear:
Legion Vehicles:
Legion Fleet:
Legion Relics:
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