My IW fluff

[Hally]

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-IRON WARRIORS 6TH GRAND COMPANY-

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The 6th loathes Chaos and its followers, using it strictly as a tool. They are pure renegades, trading their extraordinary for supplies and geneseed, or raiding ships that come to close to their homeworld Ixion V, near Medrengard. Though they are currently mercinaries, they still heed the call of Perturabo completely, and will follow his orders anywhere. They also possess the hate of Imperial Fists that is so common among the Iron Warriors. While they do live as mercinaries, that does not mean that they are strictly mercinaries; if, say, they discover a specially equipped Forge World, they will most likely capture it.

Background:

Acerbus and Ferrus fought in The Great Crusade, in which they both served as Sergeants in the 6th. Together they rose in the hierarchy until the two of them were second only to the Warsmith himself.
When the Heresy came, they sided with Perturabo and the rest of the Legion. In a ferocious battle against the Imperial Fists Acerbud was mortally wounded;

He saw the Warsmith fall, his body smashed beyond recognition. The killer, a Dreadnought of the Imperial Fists, turned against the only Marine he had ever thought of as a friend, Ferrus.
Running against the iron fortress, he hacked at anything in his way. He saw Ferrus geting knocked over, screaming curses. The armoured beast raised its great piston-driven siege hammer.
In a matter of seconds his only friend would be broken like the Warsmith. He knew that the Grand Company would not recover quickly from losing two of its greatest leaders. Acting on reflexes, he rolled and pushed the semi-conscious Ferrus away. Hacking away at one of its legs, he brought it down. He did not see the hammer before it smashed him to the ground. The only thing intact after the blow was his upper torso and head. His spine had snapped and his torso and legs were impaled by pieces of his own armour. There was no pain. He saw Ferrus rip the Dreadnought open, his face a mask of bitterness and hate. The darkness consumed him, and there was nothing.

After this battle, Ferrus became Warsmith. His first command was to rebuild Acerbus' body. Years later he was once again ready for battle, fitted with two servo-arms and carrying a plasma pistol and a meltagun. Later, the two have shared the rank of Warsmith, Ferrus giving away full half of his power to Acerbus for sacrificing himself. One always consults the other before going to battle.


Ferrus has made, with help from his comrade Acerbus, a new mark of Power-Armour; the Canis Domus. It is bigger and has better defensive capabilities than normal Power-Armour. These suits are all hand-made by Ferrus and Acerbus, and are therefore only granted to the greatest champions of the 6th.

Characters:

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Ferrus wears an ornate suit of Terminator armour, and carries a lightning claw and an ancient artefact of a weapon called the Mechanicus Mortis. This weapon is deadly, but flawed; it is very unstable, and seems to have a life of its own. Several times it has attacked the wielder.

He is thorough and ruthless. His every blow strikes its designated spot, and he doesn't waste a single movement. Ferrus normally knows how his enemy will strike before the enemy has even thought it. Millenia of experience have not gone to waste.


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Phew. This took a few hours to type (and make) up. Any suggestions/spelling mistakes/fluff errors?

Constructive criticism is also appreciated :P

[Roultox]

Not here for the fluff but as to mind you about "If the 6th is taken" - I'm sure there is at least a few dozen other 6th "Grand" Companies. (They're grand companies) its just like there's a thousand space wolf players and they play different grand companies, but there are bunches who play the same companies.

 

Dont worry about if someone else uses the same # company. (Companies are so large, some much larger then 10k marines at one point or another, dont worry, really!)

[DeathsHead]

Yeah. Consider how many Dark Angels/Blood Angels/Ultramarines/Etc players there are - a little odd when you take into account that it's only 1000 guys.

 

It will be the same with any Grand Company you pick, though a little less so. This is why I made up my own Warband.

[Khestra the Unbeheld]

The only thing that has me scratching my head is the "we hate Chaos, but we'll follow Perturabo" bit. The man is a Daemon Prince, a total follower of Chaos, and it's no secret. How's this Grand Company going to justify using Chaos as a tool while being led as tools by their Daemon Primarch at his whim? Bit of an inconsistency there, don't you think? If they're going to be renegades, they're going to have to cut the cord completely, or they're just ready reserve at the beck and call of Chaos. They don't have to worship a Chaos god, obviously, but denying the Warp while being a part of it seems a little. . .hypocritical. :tu:

[Hally]

The only thing that has me scratching my head is the "we hate Chaos, but we'll follow Perturabo" bit. The man is a Daemon Prince, a total follower of Chaos, and it's no secret. How's this Grand Company going to justify using Chaos as a tool while being led as tools by their Daemon Primarch at his whim? Bit of an inconsistency there, don't you think? If they're going to be renegades, they're going to have to cut the cord completely, or they're just ready reserve at the beck and call of Chaos. They don't have to worship a Chaos god, obviously, but denying the Warp while being a part of it seems a little. . .hypocritical. ;)

Oh, you're absolutely right, I'll fix that right now!

 

This thread is about how to convert Acerbus too. Suggestions appreciated.

[Contaminus]

The only thing that has me scratching my head is the "we hate Chaos, but we'll follow Perturabo" bit. The man is a Daemon Prince, a total follower of Chaos, and it's no secret. How's this Grand Company going to justify using Chaos as a tool while being led as tools by their Daemon Primarch at his whim? Bit of an inconsistency there, don't you think? If they're going to be renegades, they're going to have to cut the cord completely, or they're just ready reserve at the beck and call of Chaos. They don't have to worship a Chaos god, obviously, but denying the Warp while being a part of it seems a little. . .hypocritical. ;)

Oh, you're absolutely right, I'll fix that right now!

 

This thread is about how to convert Acerbus too. Suggestions appreciated.

 

I thought all Iron Warriors used Chaos only as a tool and cut off any mutations they recieved before replacing them with bionics?

[davidren2401]

The only thing that has me scratching my head is the "we hate Chaos, but we'll follow Perturabo" bit. The man is a Daemon Prince, a total follower of Chaos, and it's no secret. How's this Grand Company going to justify using Chaos as a tool while being led as tools by their Daemon Primarch at his whim? Bit of an inconsistency there, don't you think? If they're going to be renegades, they're going to have to cut the cord completely, or they're just ready reserve at the beck and call of Chaos. They don't have to worship a Chaos god, obviously, but denying the Warp while being a part of it seems a little. . .hypocritical. :ph34r:

Oh, you're absolutely right, I'll fix that right now!

 

This thread is about how to convert Acerbus too. Suggestions appreciated.

 

I thought all Iron Warriors used Chaos only as a tool and cut off any mutations they recieved before replacing them with bionics?

 

Common misconception. While this is strictly speaking the truth for the majority of Iron Warriors there are breakaway cults in every legion. That's what makes Chaos . . . well Chaotic

[DeathsHead]

Just thought of something. Hally - isn't Acerbus the name of high ranking Night Lord? I'm pretty sure that Krieg Acerbus is a Daemon Prince in the Night Lords Legion.

[Loketh]

As far as if the company is taken or not, this is useful.

 

http://z4.invisionfree.com/ironwarriors/in...?showtopic=3423

 

Nice fluff so far, but in the respect of spelling, it's "mercenaries" :huh: .

 

 

 

Yours truly,

Warsmith Loketh :)

[Hally]

Ah, I see. I probably won't change it though, as Roultox really has a point.

 

And thanks for the mercenaries part. Typed it all up in notepad without a spell-checker. Probably should've used one :confused:

 

Oh and one last thing; if I'm going to change Acerbus (not sure yet) what do suggest I replace it with?

[Rain]

Ok as to the whole not following chaos but following Perturabo controversy, yes it is completely possible and even somewhat likely. Perturabo did not become a daemon prince from being direcly loyal to chaos, he simply sacrificed some Imperial Fist geneseed from the iron cage and in exchange became a prince. It was basically a business transaction and I think we can all agree that sometimes you do business with people you don't exactly worship.

 

That said, some Iron Warriors are definitely followers of chaos and many have even apparently turned to khorne worship but I'm sure that there are some hardline secularists, especially in a legion known for its "lack of faith".

[FerrumIgnatus]

Iron Warriors DO worship Chaos in SOME way, but not in the way that they like to "show off" their mutations and say; "Hey, look at me, I have a spiky, tentacle arm! I worship Chaos!" A great many Iron Warriors USE Chaos for their own benefits, and if I recall correctly, in Storm of Iron, Captain Forrix disliked the Khornate path his rival, Captain Kroeger followed. Of course, Khorne's path is not the only way, as other Iron Warriors would have followed the Path of Nurgle for becoming more resilent and thougher, or the path of Slaanesh for having greater pleasure in tormenting their captives. The Warsmith himself turned into a Daemon Prince in the end, not because he worshipped Chaos, but because -as Rain stated- struck a business deal with the Gods of Chaos to become one. The Warsmith had two options; lay siege to Hydra Cordatus and Thor Christo, break the fortress in a short, brutal siege and capture whatever amount of Gene-Seed lays beneath the citadel, or turn into a spawn if he failed. And we Iron Warriors know what happened, don't we? :o

 

As to your 6th Grand Company background, Hally, I like it. Although I must say that I find the concept of two Iron Warriors being friends is a tad...well...strange. What I mean is that Iron Warriors suffer -slightly :ermm: - from paranoia, so instead of Acerbus and Ferrus being friends, why not say they have great respect for each other. Surely, Ferrus would benefit greatly from the tactical aspects of his fellow Warsmith, as Acerbus would see his carefully thought-through plans being realized with surgical precision.

[Hally]

Iron Warriors DO worship Chaos in SOME way, but not in the way that they like to "show off" their mutations and say; "Hey, look at me, I have a spiky, tentacle arm! I worship Chaos!" A great many Iron Warriors USE Chaos for their own benefits, and if I recall correctly, in Storm of Iron, Captain Forrix disliked the Khornate path his rival, Captain Kroeger followed. Of course, Khorne's path is not the only way, as other Iron Warriors would have followed the Path of Nurgle for becoming more resilent and thougher, or the path of Slaanesh for having greater pleasure in tormenting their captives. The Warsmith himself turned into a Daemon Prince in the end, not because he worshipped Chaos, but because -as Rain stated- struck a business deal with the Gods of Chaos to become one. The Warsmith had two options; lay siege to Hydra Cordatus and Thor Christo, break the fortress in a short, brutal siege and capture whatever amount of Gene-Seed lays beneath the citadel, or turn into a spawn if he failed. And we Iron Warriors know what happened, don't we? ;)

 

As to your 6th Grand Company background, Hally, I like it. Although I must say that I find the concept of two Iron Warriors being friends is a tad...well...strange. What I mean is that Iron Warriors suffer -slightly :D - from paranoia, so instead of Acerbus and Ferrus being friends, why not say they have great respect for each other. Surely, Ferrus would benefit greatly from the tactical aspects of his fellow Warsmith, as Acerbus would see his carefully thought-through plans being realized with surgical precision.

I could make it so that Ferrus ordered Acerbus rebuilt because he was afraid that Acerbus' soldiers (they both had their followers) would fight his. And that they now share the power because they need each other's specific skills. That's a great idea :P

 

I'll change it later today. Thank you all, you're really helping me create my own fluffy grand company, which is something I've always wanted to do!

[Brother Nihm]

Question (and I know it has been covered above but) what is the current leader of the Night Lords doing in your Warband? :P

 

For more info on who Acerbus is, go : here

 

I'm sorry but I have no suggestion for a different name at the moment (mind blank).

[Hally]

Question (and I know it has been covered above but) what is the current leader of the Night Lords doing in your Warband? :P

 

For more info on who Acerbus is, go : here

 

I'm sorry but I have no suggestion for a different name at the moment (mind blank).

I've made up my mind then!

 

Just need some suggestions. If I do think of some names myself, I want some criticism on them first, as I don't want to "official" (in my head anyway) a bad name

[davidren2401]

Here are some names based on weapons from the Soul seris, they all have really cool names:

Balor

Mrtyu

Irkalla

Faust

Ixion

Kopis

Orichalcum

Phlegethon

Gladius