bluntblade Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hi, been lurking for a while and Simison said I could hop on board to do a little bit of writing and throwing ideas around. Just a couple of questions about recruitment- in this universe would the Legions continue to draw their recruits from particular Terran regions (if they continue to draw them at all- in Scars it's mentioned that most drew their recruits from right across the planet, with the Luna Wolves taking the very best). And if I remember correctly, Cthonia was marked as a good supply of aspirants regardless of Horus' presence. So I guess they could be shared among the legions, at least to begin with. I could see Raktra wanting to call dibs on them. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4309833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigismund229 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Welcome on board bluntblade! To answer your questions, yes our legions do recruit from specific regions of Terra, off the top of my head the recruitment regions are: III-Crimson Lions: North Albyon and Norsca. IV-Void Eagles: Ursh V-Halycon Wardens: Prussia/Jermania VI-Iron Bears: Nod Merica VII-Berzerkers of Uran: Sud Afrik XII-Wardens of Light: Albyon(?) XIII-Eagle Warriors: Sud Merica XVI-Drowned: Atlantean basin. XVII-Warriors of Peace: Chin XVIII-Stygian Jackels: Australia as far as I remember those are the only ones we've mentioned. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4309859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Squig Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 VIII - Godslayers: Nord-Merican Ice Wastes (Canada) And, greetings! Always good to have more forumites taking part in our little project! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4309863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slips Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 XIX Scions Hospitalier -> Pan-Pacific Trenches or something to that effect. Essentially the Mariana's Trench after having been emptied of its water and the surrounding regions. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4309874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalpynock Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 IV-Void Eagles: Ursh Don't know where you've read that, because the Terran Void Eagles were recruited from Thumli-Cambay (Northern India) and the various suborbital plates above Terra. As for the Warbringers, their initial recruits were from Pansylvania, Ursh, and Jermani. If I remember right, the Wardens of Light were not merely from Albyon, but all of Europa. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4309875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigismund229 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hmm...I could've sworn I read somewhere that they came from Ursh... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4309879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikhalLeNoir Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 The Wardens recruit from all over the world but mostly from basquia, france( what would that be in 30k?) and kreolia ( south west france and Spain) And to be clear: Inigo Montoya is a Warden of Light;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4309921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I know the canon legions recruited heavily from particular areas, but that changed over time (though to be honest, Scars has the only depiction I've seen of Terrain aspirants in the middle of the Crusade). But then again the Scars carried on favouring recruits from Asiatic territories, so it's not stretching things too much for legions to hang on to their preferred regions. France is Frank. With Belgium added, I think. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4309951 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demus Ragnok Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 The Fire Keepers were originally drawn from several locals Europe, the Mid East, and Africa. Or rather those places on Terra. Once the primarch is found all recruits were then drawn from Obsailes. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4309953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grifftofer Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 The Grave Stalkers are originally drawn from Hy Braesil. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4310220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigismund229 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 The Crimson Lions originally drew their recruits from northern Albyon(modern day northern england and scotland) and the Scandinavii tribes on Terra. While they continued to draw the majority of their recruits from Terra after the Great Crusade, they also drew recruits from any world which they viewed as suitable whenever possible(so some of them would likely be Cthonian). Once Hectarion was found, they began to draw the majority of their recruits from Mycenae, although they still draw on recruits from other suitable astartes recruitment worlds in their empire or from places like Cthonia in order to bolster their numbers(as they frequently take heavy casualties through specializing in boarding actions) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4310228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 A question I forgot to follow up with: did any BotL Legions retain their "fiefs" for recruitment, or did Terra shift to the same system of recruitment as seen in Scars, post-Unification? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4327713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigismund229 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 As far as I'm concerned, I always imagined the Crimson Lions keeping their recruitment zones and not expanding outside of them much(although if they come across somewhere like Barbarus they'll recruit a load of people there and then move on and if they're really impressed by the ppl of that world then a Clan may occasionaly go back and draw more recruits from there) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4327722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I figured that Barbarus would have a bunch of aspirants taken and then be terraformed. Maybe it just tickles me to have one of the canonverse Death Worlds turned into an inoffensive agri-planet, but from an ethical and logistical standpoint there's no reason to leave Barbarus in its pre-Mortarion state except for. Tiny pool of potential aspirants. Considering the sorcerous nature of those overlords, maybe the Fire Wardens should play a part too. Then again, given that Mortarion got his anti-psyker ideas from their example, that's probably too close to the canonverse. It'd be good to add another Legion though (perhaps a contingent of The Drowned). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4327735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikhalLeNoir Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 The Wardens recruit mainly from terra and their home caerbannog. They continue to draw aspirants from terra as Gwal thinks, thst forging these bonds increases the bonds to the imperium. If on their crusade they come across worthy aspirants, they send them to caerbannog in order to become marines. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4327741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigismund229 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I was thinking Clan Karakal+the Drowned or Grave Stalkers (as Karakal are most brutal of the CL clans) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4327742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skalpynock Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 A question I forgot to follow up with: did any BotL Legions retain their "fiefs" for recruitment, or did Terra shift to the same system of recruitment as seen in Scars, post-Unification? Short answer: no for both legions under my supervision, but the Void Eagles recruitment process is a particular matter which ought be clarified. I might as well do it here. When Yucahu was reunited with his legion, he was at the head of a multi-systems pseudo-empire, though he regarded himself purely as a conqueror and left the task of ruling and administrating to others. As this cluster was integrated into the Imperium, many young soldiers in his fleet were inducted in the IVth Legion, forming the initial wave of Void Eagles. However, as the legion was reorganised and spread across the Galaxy, recruiting from any single source proved to be a logistical nightmare. Combined with the heavy losses inflicted during ship-based battles, the Eagles resorted to induct the people of the worlds they conquered, orphans of bloody massacre. Perhaps is it the source of the character of the legionaries of the Fourth, brothers sharing not only the same gene-seed, but also an origin as those liberated by the legion's fire. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4327782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigismund229 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I figured that Barbarus would have a bunch of aspirants taken and then be terraformed. Maybe it just tickles me to have one of the canonverse Death Worlds turned into an inoffensive agri-planet, but from an ethical and logistical standpoint there's no reason to leave Barbarus in its pre-Mortarion state except for. Tiny pool of potential aspirants. Considering the sorcerous nature of those overlords, maybe the Fire Wardens should play a part too. Then again, given that Mortarion got his anti-psyker ideas from their example, that's probably too close to the canonverse. It'd be good to add another Legion though (perhaps a contingent of The Drowned). Unless by some perverse twist of fate Barbarus had some kind of extremely valuable resource in it and it became a penal colony or something... Also, given the nature of the overlords this might be a perfect warzone in which to deploy one of the pariah legions who haven't seen much screen time yet(Warriors of Peace?) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4327786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
simison Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 The Halcyon Wardens would continue draw recruits from Terra. If anything, when Alex becomes Warmaster, he, the Emperor, or the Council might expand those recruiting rights into the areas abandoned by other legions. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4327817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I'm gonna stick to canon law on Barbarus' "value". I like the idea of giving the Warriors of Peace a little screentime, I'll dream up something else for The Drowned. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4327999 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomus Sardauk Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 What about the Fire Keepers? I imagine Niklaas "the Witchbreaker" would jump at the chance to burn some filthy Xeno Necromancers, perhaps a joint operation with the Warriors of Peace? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4328064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Well, we've established via another scene that it was primarily Hectarion's gig (although the Lions will be in the background). I reckon I'll go with the Warriors of Peace, but the Fire Keepers will have their chance to shine. I like this, gradually building up a solid mental image of each Legion. The Berserkers now stand apart from any other :cusshole Legion or chapter in my head. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4328072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigismund229 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 bluntblade, given the nature of the foe that they'd be fighting on Barbarus, possibly elements of 3 different legions showed up. From the Lions I'd behappy if only Clan Karakal was present and the show was Niklaas' as the Lions have already received a fair amount of screen time Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4328080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demus Ragnok Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Well Niklaas was the fifth primarch found so it could have been that the legions of later found primarch's served under his command for a time before their primarchs were found. Hesh and I have a fluff connection between the Drowned and FK already. Hennasohn fought with the FK for a time. Crimson Lions along side Fire Keepers is an interesting contrast as the CL are shield line centric and the FK seldom use shields. "We will scatter your ashes with our steps." Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4328142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigismund229 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I could see the CL, FK and WoP organizing themsleves into tri legion kill teams(CL for shields, FK for killing power&WoP to neutralise Pyskers) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/315460-ref-loc-map-of-the-galaxy/page/3/#findComment-4328148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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