[quote=@GreivousKhan] Son of a bitch this is my Cataphracts idea exactly, what with them being walkers created at the height of imperial technology and being so advanced they can just be handed down with few upgrades needed. GET OUT OF MY HEEAAD! OOOUUUT! [/quote] Well great minds etc. The Kesselbrood's whole shtick is that they are arch-conservatives and seperatists, which (perhaps ironically) means they are the most/one of the most xenos-friendly factions in the game. They are pro-aristocracy and pro-enlightened despotism, but anti-monohumanist totalitarian, since back in the day humans/the centralized govt didnt have the power or option to exterminate aliens willy-nilly and developed working relationships with many xenos peoples, and the Kesselbroods are all about bringing us back to back in the day. Point is: the Kesselbroods have been preserving their shit for a long, long time, and would have a much higher than average number of archeo-tech stuff (perhaps gene-coded to their family). BUT the downside is they've relied on their ancient weapons for so long they never bothered to develope any mass mobilization or serious industrial capacity outside of facilities to maintain their treasured artifacts, so they are forced to rely on semi-reliable xenos and mercs for the vast, vast majority of their manpower.