(Computer is bugging out so just gonna re post my updated stuff) (WIP) Name of Faction:The Black scorpions Species: Traitor Marine chapter Leadership: Highlord Carolus Rex, Planets: 5: 1x Capital/hive world 1x Minor forge world 1x Agri world 1x mining world 1x recruitment/death world - Name [hider=Capital world/hive world: Aegis Gamma]- Name - Type: Hive world acting as Capital - Population: 100 billion - Industry: Basic only basic guard kit (flak armor,las guns,knives,etc) and civilian needs (machine parts,primitive vehicles, etc) - PDF: 34,000,000 - Garrison:500 black scorpions, 6,000,000 Aegis Rifle regiments - Orbital Defense Station: 2x Ramilles Class Star-fort with four squadrons of fury class interceptors each, Dozens Imperial Space Stations in orbit. [/hider] [hider=Jericho ] - Name: Jericho - Type: recruitment dessert world/death world/ empires military hub and training grounds - Population: estimated around 650,000,000 - Industry:Recruits for the Guard and for the Scorpions - PDF:500,000 - Garrison: 200 Marines, dozens regiments the following are the most prominent The 51st Jericho Infantry (4,000),The 1st Jericho Armored (2,000 armored vehicles)the 234th Jericho Special Activities regiment (1,000) the 123rd Jericho infantry (4,000) 23rd Jericho mechanized infantry (4,000) the 8th Jericho infantry(4,000), the 12th Special activities Regiment(1,000), The 92nd Rapid Reaction force (4,000 Drop infantry) of 100,000 Orbital Defense Station: Total of 30 Orbital Defense Station's used for defense and over a dozen to train soldiers totaling [/hider] [hider=bounty ] - Name:Bounty - Type Agri World - Population: two billion - Industry:Large amounts of food stuffs (meat,vegetables,fruit, etc) - PDF:60,000,000 - Garrison Several bounty Guardsmen regiments(30,000) Orbital Defense Station: 26 Imperial Space Stations [/hider] [hider=planet 23-212 ] - Name: 23-212 - Type: Minor Forge world - Population: 18 billion - Industry: capable of creating Power armor,Armored vechciles and everything need for the guard. Capable of creating Ships on a very slow basis. - PDF: ,57,000,000 - Garrison: 500,000 Adeptus Mechanicus Skitarii (not counted among the population.) Orbital Defense Station: 20 [/hider] [hider=Eden] - Name:Eden - Type:Mining wasteland - Population: 3,000,000 - Industry: Ore for armor,tanks,weapons,ammo,and civilian needed things. - PDF: 100,000 - Garrison: 50,000 Eden Guardsmen Orbital Defense Station: 20 [/hider] Fleet: Rapid response fleet (RRF) 2 battle barge, 1 Retribution Class Battleship,two strike cruisers, 13 imperial guard assorted cruisers,3 Nova Class Frigate, 12 Gladius Class Frigate, 15 Cobra Destroyer, 35 Imperial Transports, 5 Escort Carrier (freighters whose cargo bays have been converted into makeshift carrier decks), dozen Fuel Transports Army:1st army group (this lists the number of Units not used for garrison duty and counts as the offensive capability of the mini empire) - Numbers: 1200 marines 320,000,000 of all combined planets -Fleet: - Hardware: Marines: various types of tanks and vehicles Mark 4 armor painted a sandy tan with their shoulder guard painted with black scorpions tail.,Phobos pattern bolter Guardsmen: regular guardsmen: the men and women of the first army along with their PDF and garrison forces use a standardized universal camouflage able to do the jobs in all environments but less effective then theater specific camo,with carapace armor chest plates and flak armor the rest. The commando units are equipped with fully sealed carapace armor with the paint on them changing depending on the mission. Background:The black scorpions originally from the salamanders legion the Black scorpions were created in the second founding. Sadly before they could even see battle the entire chapter was lost to warp storm. The chapter seems to have grown from the 1,000 marines it started out with, it is unclear how many black scorpions exist, but more then 1,523 confirmed marines are counted. From recovered Imperial records Reports of the chapter appearing fighting both loyalist and chaos alike through out history. In the early years of M40 A major Assault lead by The black scorpions and rebel guardsmen took and Held Jericho without a single shot being fired, by taking the leaders of the planet and having them Feign loyalty to the emperor. When the warp storms arrived the planet received little to no damage. Currently The Black Scorpion forces have engaged in a cold war The Terran Initiative, with a few skirmishes going the Scorpions way. The Chapter it self is very secretive and before their discovery would allow ships to pass close to their planets without the passing ships to its inhabited. With few even landing on their planets before action would be taken. of the few they would let live would speak of haunted planets that the Damned had claimed for themselves. They way they do this is they hide their fleets and stations in the debris and asteroid belts that orbits the planets. The Regular soldiers while still legion are trained to a higher degree then their previous guards forebears.Called Guardsmen they retain only the guard name due to their oaths to protect this free federation of planets. as part of the agreement between the planets the marines vowed to protect the planets and in return the planets will give volunteers and material to bolster the marine forces. over the many years of this agreement military service is held as the single most honorable and valued part, with working in the factories to keep the guard alive. after signing up the volunteers go through a brutal training regime designed by the marines. For the Best and brightest there is the option to go to the camp. A secretive military installation located in the high mountains of the dead kings to become commandos, and join one of the special activities regiments. The black Scorpions a word once almost synonymous with the words Loyal,strong and faithful. consisting of many of the salamanders who had fought in the great crusade and the heresy, they were made up of a thousand strong veteran force under the command of High lord Carolus Rex a relatively young chapter master at the time. Granted access to the STC for the mark 4 armor Imperial Maximus Suit, and the Phobos Pattern Bolter. Within the first year the entire fleet of the Black scorpions, along with all their full fledged marines were lost in the warp en route to their new planet Jericho leaving behind only a company of scouts to fill the void left. The scouts would become the basis for the second generation of marines known as the the rust scorpions(rust marines due to the color of their armor) a small chapter of only 400 marines. over the next ten centuries the Scorpions would make returns. At first to assist loyalist forces in trouble,their arrival was considered a good omen. They would appear from the warp and obliterate any non Imperial forces before being sucked back into the warp. as time went on These marines began to fire on loyalist vessel. The first and most notable being the Salamanders chapter in 32m causing them to be branded traitors. Disgusted by the Imperium's worship of the emperor and the fact it has fallen so far from the greatness they fought for the scorpion marines sought vengeance for the weakness of the marines currently fighting in vain for a long dead empire, for the inability to do anything other then protect what little is left. Having finally returned to real space in m42 The Scorpions arrived at the Planet Jericho. At first The Marines known as the Rust scorpion attempted to engage the Black scorpions. Before any shots were fired The Chapter master Carolus teleported onto the flag ship "Eternal judgment" The single battle barge the Rust marines had. little is known as to what happened on board but the results were clear, the two chapters of marines were merged into one, The rust marines being treated as brothers and bolstering the ranks of the scorpions.Changing their armor color from the Red armor with the black scorpion tail to rust colored armor with the same emblem. While still counted as a chapter the marines call themselves a legion and soldiers of this legion are legionaries. Carolus Rex: A terran, born 13 years before the the great crusade. He was there when the Primarch arrived to save the remaining marines in the Taras Division.He was there at the heresy's end where he was granted command of the black scorpions. He now leads the "True sons of the empire" as they create a free empire untouched by the lies the imperium says and by the tainted touch of chaos. (will update later numbers of pdf and garrisons will change as of now i placed down only a few, and the hive world may grow some.)