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Current "Out of every hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are targets, nine are the real fighters, for they make the battle. But one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back." -Heraclitus
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"I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies." -King Charles XII 'Carolus Rex' of Sweden, 1700
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“Civilians are like beans; you buy 'em as needed for any job which merely requires skill and savvy. But you can't buy fighting spirit.” -Robert A. Heinlein
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"The soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country” -General George S. Patton Jr.
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"Wine has drowned more than the sea." -Roman proverb
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Nation: The Kingdom of Arcanain
Monarch: King Liam III (Born Edmund Liam Sheridan)

Ques, Camp Valor (23.241° N, 58.566° E)
0820 hours, 15:6, 4 ABY


The lights hummed their dull sound as they slowly began to grow from dim dots to what felt like the brightness of suns to Elias. He rustled from his position on his bunk, grunting before throwing his feet to the side, his head throbbing for a second and his vision blurring as he struck the ground. His first steps were sluggish, but he picked up pace as his men streamed by him into the open canteen. A pot of the bitter powdered coffee was already steaming on the counter, and all made way for Elias to receive a cup, which he then began to sip from. His appetite was not there, but nor was his strength, so he opted to gather what one might consider 'marching food'. Some hardtack and thin cuts of heavily seasoned Bantha meat would do, and he went to work as he sat down, a datapad produced from its carrier as he swiped along.

His typing and swiping carried on for a good amount of time, and his plate slowly cleared, the mug of coffee becoming empty, and he called upon his Sergeant, the faithful second-in-command and advisor he had fought with for some time, and he rose, announcing, "Quiet! All teams to the operations quarters by 0930 hours." And as he sat, continuing to sift through his messages, he again looked at the time, which had passed quickly: 0920. The canteen around him was now barren, his troops getting their head-start. He rose, disposed of his dishes, and stretched, stifling a yawn before turning to head outside.

And he was met now with a downpour. Monsoon season on Ques. It reminded him of home, but it was inconvenient, the ground turned to thick mud and everything coated in a deep blanket of rain, obscuring the ability to see. He pulled his cowl around himself tightly before making for the command post, trudging through the thick brown sludge which constituted the ground. He arrived at the command post drenched with his boots coated in mud, but it did not bother him, his own experience having produced the same result throughout his childhood. He hung his cowl at the door and exchanged his boots for casual plimsolls, allowing them both to dry.

He turned towards the operations quarters and headed within. He was met with the entire detachment seated by team in three rows, five chairs long, and a podium at the front, a holoscreen display situated behind it. He coughed, taking the podium and producing his datapad once more, starting to speak. "Right. We've got our first contract for our cover. Got some illicit goods traders called the Golden Exchange wanting us to protect an arms deal about 100 klicks west of here. I know nobody's a fan of protecting some gunrunners, but Central says their word's good seeing as they sold to the Alliance before. Not to mention the credits and potential information involved. Objectives entail securing the AO and keeping away 'prying eyes'. The prying eyes weren't specified, so expect anything from rival gangsters to the boys in white themselves. I want the E-Web dug in where it can get maximum coverage of all possible angles. I want Alpha team to position themselves with a hardpoint at the Northwest approach, stretching along the North and West, with Bravo doing the inverse at the Southeast approach, stretching along the South and East. Am I clear?" The troops responded in unison, "Aye, Staff Sergeant."

"Good," replied Elias. "Carry on about yourselves. We depart tomorrow at 0730 on the Ark. And remember, no unit flashers or patches, maintain complete OPSEC." The troops began to disperse and Elias was left in an empty room with only his thoughts. He noticed his tenseness, his age despite his youth, and he sat in one of the chairs, producing a cigarra and slipping it between his lips, striking his electric lighter, allowing the sweet-scented smoke to drift from the item, and he relaxed.

Ques, Camp Valor (23.241° N, 58.566° E)
0640 hours


The Ark Royal's engines blared and whined as the large grey body of the Rigger descended towards the marked clearing. The stubby landing legs extended with a forced motion as the force of the engines roused dust and blew the tufts of trees and blades of grass. The deck of the vessel shuddered as the gear made contact with the uneven ground, and the engines cut swiftly and reduced the noise to the idle whirr of the door beginning to shift. The top of the door retracted first, slowly, and the ramp dropped, slapping the mud. Elias set off first, traversing down the ramp with the light drizzle of rain striking him.

He was greeted by a skeleton crew which had already set up and began maintaining the base. A particular Sergeant came to greet him. "Staff Sergeant." Remarked the grizzled supply sergeant, which looked beyond the years of Elias, with greying hair and a full beard. "You boys from Company D?" Inquired Elias, beckoning his men off of the Ark, turning back to see them already unloading the crates of supply. The supply sergeant replied, "Aye. Welcome to Camp Valor. Name's courtesy of the good Colonel himself. Will we be expectin' him or any more of you boys?" Elias retorted. "'Fraid not. We're it for now, at least." The supply sergeant's shook his head. "Well, let's be gettin' ya' unpacked."

Elias went ahead, lifting the helmet from his head. In truth, he was exhausted. It had been a long journey, checking into every outpost from the New Republic capital at Chandrila to their new station on Ques. He dragged his feet towards the bunks, and his men began to trickle behind him in a ragged line into the barracks, with the skeleton crew taking the supplies they brought. Elias entered the drab prefabricated structure and made a deliberate walk to his own isolated quarters, upon which he entered, undoing the buckles on his webbing, stringing it about across his wardrobe, and removing his jacket with armored vest, leaving him in his thin white shirt and his slacks fastened by a rigger's belt. He nestled his blaster in its holster near in reach to his bed before collapsing upon the mattress, pulling the field cap he wore over his eyes and drifting off instantly.
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CS submitted.
Granted just because I made a Storm Trooper doesn't necessarily mean it's gonna be shoot-and-run 24/7. I presume there'll be some combat, though. Think of my dude as more of tactical reassurance were we to need to eliminate some filthy daemons.
Name: Nathanael Cotant

Gender: Male

Role: Tempestus Scion (Storm Trooper)

Demeanour: Indoctrinated at a young age, Nathan’s driving motivation is undying service to the Emperor and his superiors, with a certain underlying pride and honor. This pride often shows, his tangents of the Emperor’s goodwill are a staple of his speech when given downtime. It is a matter of honor for him to defend these statements. But make no mistake, he is cold and calculating, and will not pass up the chance to defeat an enemy while they’re down, a lesson taught in his years as a Progena.

Specialty: Asymmetrical Tactics & Maneuvers

Rank: Tempestor Corporal

Description: Standing at a respectable 5’10” and weighing in at a stocky 162 lbs, Nathan is well-built, the regimen which was ingrained into him by the Drill Abbots keeping him fit. He has sandy blonde hair kept into a neat high-and-tight buzzcut, and an utter absence of facial hair as a result of grooming standards imposed. His eyes are a dull blue.

Upon his person he wears at the most basic the crimson fatigue jumpsuit, the staple of the Inquisitorial Storm Troopers, with a distinct lack of markings that normally would adorn such a uniform, with only the two stripes in a upward-facing chevron stitched on its left shoulder. Additionally, he wears only the standard steel-toed combat boots upon his feet, keeping accessories to the minimum.

His armor consists of the standard carapace set. Alloyed of armaplas and ceramite, stenciled in a dull greyish-black, it is standard for every Storm Trooper to arm themselves with. The primary and most protective of the set is the chestplate, encompassing the entire upper torso. Secondary is that which protects the groin and shoulders, being the aptly named pelvic plates and pauldrons, respectively. Lastly is the helmet, perhaps being the most important of each piece. Curved around the cranium and extending to the nape of the neck, the helmet protects primarily from shrapnel, but can take limited abuse from other weaponry. The helmet, with its accessories, is padded with synthetic hide for comfort and equipped with top-of-the-line electronics, including a target acquisition eyepiece, low-light lenses (night vision), and a short-range vox-caster suite.

History: Born to a commoner family of Cadian descent, Nathan’s first years were spent knowing nothing of his own parents. As the same story for most Progena, his parents were dedicated soldiers, his father an infantry sergeant and his mother a litter-bearer, and true to the story of the Progena still, both perished on the battlefield before Nathan had reached the age of two. Inducted into the Schola Progenium the following year, his primary schooling and basic training began.

Rigorous and grueling, he bent and broke under the Drill Abbots, and much like his comrades, was built up into a fighting machine at the age of merely eleven. His course was decided in the months following. He had no psychic ability to be a psyker, nor the intimidation or aptitude to be a commissar or an arbites, and most definitely not the cunning to become an acolyte. His own skill was lent to his ferocity in battle. But it was not the Imperial Guard, nor the Imperial Navy, to see this. He instead was sponsored by the Inquisition.

Now dictated to be one of the elite Inquisitorial Storm Troopers, his secondary training began. The Drill Abbots now returned and were ever more cruel. Educated further in the tactical application of all equipment at his disposal, along with the maneuvers accompanying, Nathan was molded from a Progena, a blank slate, into a Tempestus Scion, a Storm Trooper.

Shipped off for service, a bureaucratic lull of a year saw him idle, bounced between fortresses and black ships before finally transferred. The Ordo Malleus had called upon him, and he was given a place on the retinue of Inquisitor Makram Gaetano.

Equipment:

  • Ryza-pattern Hot-Shot Lasgun (Hellgun)
  • Cadia-pattern Hot-Shot Laspistol (Hellpistol)
  • 15-kg Back-mounted powerpack
  • Bayonet (10-inch clip-point)
  • Fighting Knife (8-inch clip-point)
  • Inquisition-issue fatigues
  • Carapace Armor
  • Rucksack
  • Combat Rations (x7)
  • Canteen
  • 9-70 Entrenching Tool (E-Tool)
  • Chemical Rebreather (Gas Mask)
  • Holy Weapon Maintenance Kit
  • Imperial Infantryman’s Uplifting Primer
  • Any miscellaneous equipment I might’ve missed.


Miscellaneous: N/A
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