Void Stalkers, The ninth, The Shadows of Emperor.
Number 9th Legion
DomainsHome system, Ocean world. Fairly extensive outposts, logistics, recruitment and repair hubs situated in the fringe sectors.
Legion Appearance

Dark Grey armour trimmed with Platinum coloured metal, secondary colour being a dark blue. Legions symbol is a bright white set of Tentacles or a Sea Dragon depending on if they are from Home worlds or Terra. Combat Doctrine Deep Void Operations
Legion Organization Divided into Fleet based units that are built and taken apart based upon mission needs, each fleet is often unique to their purpose. However Its main organisation is divided into 5 main sub commands Polar, Lion, Bear, Ascendant and Nebula. Each part is tasked to continue the legions wider aims autonomously for long periods as needed.
The bulk of the forces start from established bases and logistics along their assigned territory and conquest plans, fleets independent and able to operate deeper strike at enemy from deep often in entirely unexpected thrusts and surprise attacks heavily coordinated between ships.
Strength. 90k Legionnaires as of closest estimate divided between The five sub commands.
First Captain Peraclus “Beomoths Bane” (Earned after leading a strike force that slew an enraged void whale.
4 Kiaros Lords of the fleet.
Pretors. Per 1000 marines.
Captains Per 100 Marines.
Legion Special Units
1st Company Terminators (The Nightkin, the Elite unit and honour guard,Cataphractii mostly.
Heavy Void Assault Company. (Void slayers). Veterans. Experts in boarding, inter ship defense and attack and breach of ship light environments such as hive cities and underground environments.
Kraken Assault teams. Heavy Mk3 , boarding shields, las cutters and such.
Night Stalker pilots. The Legions best pilots, often in command of rarer aircraft such as storm birds, advanced fighters and such. Daring pilots who push the limits of even space marines.
Legion Equipment The legions maintain th4 standard array of gear from land, air, space and auch forms of warfare as required, their distance at times operating further from imperial supply lines means they sometimes are slower to get the cutting edge gear.
Legion Vehicles Pretty standard, many of the fighters and gunships are more prioritised to anti star ship and so purposes but can be reconfigured as needed. Most of the vehicles are impeccably maintained though a little patched by the more distant supply chains. Replacements are not always quickly available.
Legion Fleet
Flagship.Gloriana Class. The Shadow Light. Designed for long range self sustained operations and ability to repair / support itself and fleet around it.
Dark grey with long dark blue markings down its length with a bright silver set of Tentacles that rose along its hull. From what was learned its hull was augmented with the best sensor baffling, jamming and decoy technology available.
Honour Class Star forts, the adapted Ramilies class with increased manufacturers capacity at expense of some of the firepower.
Forge class heavy repair ships built on the frames of Emperor Class BB And used to assist in fleet support. Well armoured, gunned and often used to support larger formations. Heavily fitted with the ability to Refine, make and maintain war materials, construct and sustain needs.
Capable in firepower but less than a original Emperor Class.
The Thunderbolt class fast recon vessels, designed for pure speed, long range and enlarged warp drives. Lower on weaponry and armour in exchange for their speed and exceedingly powerful Main engines able to rapidly Evade enemies instead of direct conflict.
The total fleet is sizable with extensive logistical ships, light escorts and support vessels to keep its forces far flung in the fight at the tip of crusades spear. Heavy Assets are well screened and often at the heart of larger formstions with imperial army, supply formations, allies groups and other forces gathered together.
Legion Relics Golden Spear of Granus. An ornate and highly valued power weapon believed to date back to DAOT. Only one who can break the will of it may use it.
The Glory of Terra. An exceedingly rare ship found, archeotech with highly advanced stealth technology. It's technology is still yet to be fully understood or if they even reached its full potential at all. Almost impossible to detect but unique and its technically copied from but never bettered or matched.
The Drake pattern storm birds. Custom rebuilt for more speed and fitted with heavy EW systems to spood other attempts to get a firing lock.
Can be deployed as part of a wider decoy combination defensive measure.
BackgroundOriginallly founded from the former pascicus region of Terra, the Legion was quickly singled out in their ability to push deeper and with a concentration on establishing ships and infrastructure to push into the darkest voids where the Emperors light shines the brightest.
Their homeworld is a water world of tribes who live and make their way o a world of almost 95% endless seas.
They glitter a deep blue from the musted star at the system's heart.
The Legion has not always been the most famed of the number but they have always executed and succeeded pushing deeper into places others would not. They attained a great success when they found and managed to bring a system of lost humans to the light, unlocking a future forge world and a foothold into a much wider region previously unmapped and known to sustain future crusade fleets. True to their nature they did not sit back and kept moving on towards the unknown.
This route the found bypassed a dangerous area of warp space that had claimed at least 2 scout fleets alone known, maybe more.