WT Legio II - Golden Mountains (Loyalist)

[Algrim Whitefang]

The Golden Mountains

"The Mountains March!" (Announced by officer)

~"The Earth Trembles!" (Battle-Brothers' response)

A Golden Mountains Tactical Legionary.

Legion Name: Golden Mountains
Legion: Number: II
Primarch: Pacha the Earthquake (Plant Singer, Mountain's Roar, The Juggernaut, The Champion of Suyu, The Smiling Giant)
Legion Size: 90,000
Legion Home World: Suyu IV
Legion Tactics: Melee combat in difficult terrain, particularly mountains, extensive use of librarians as support near the front lines (employment of powers for empowerment of weapons and armour).
Legion Theme: Serendipity, resiliency, and personal sacrifice, seeing the Imperium go from its highest peak to the horrors of the Brotherwar. (Inca-themed Legion)
Loyalty: Loyalist

Legion History

Pacha the Earthquake, Primarch of the Golden Mountains, courtesy of slaine69.

The Champion's Forging
Pacha was found as a child by a farmer couple in the outskirts of a small village in Suyu IV, a Feudal World. The couple hadn't had any children yet, and as such took in the child with joy. He learned the ways of the farmer, how to till the earth, build farming platforms in the mountainside, and to sing to the plants to make them grow better. And while Pacha ate as much as three people, he grew strong and full of energy, capable of working twice as hard as any other. And not only that, his plant singing made the plants grow noticeably healthier and bountiful. Soon enough, the smiling giant was helping the whole village, the harvests becoming comparable to that of the tales of times long ago.
Naturally, this eventually drew the attention of multiple bandit bands, who became intent on raiding the undefended village's copious food supplies. When they found just a handful of villagers holding improvised weapons and an overgrown man using a board as a makeshift shield as the only defenders, they laughed. They stopped laughing when Pacha charged at them, protected by an armor-like layer of psychic power and his empowered arm swatting the outlaws as if they were overgrown insects, a glancing blow sending them flying into their allies. And no matter how many men and webs they tried to use to pin the giant down, both his unnatural strength and the villagers' help, consisting a barrage of stones from a safe distance made such a feat impossible. They were routed, and that night, in the midst of a celebratory feast, Pacha was named the village's guardian and granted a seat among the elders, a great honor for a man that hadn't lived through even thirty summers.

Tales of the battle reached the word of other villages, and many started to gather around Pacha's village, wanting to benefit from both his protection and his ability to make the harvests more bountiful. The giant seemed to naturally command even when not meaning to do so, and as what seemed to be a budding nation formed, the council was more akin to Pacha and his advisers than a circle of equals. The giant didn't mind taking the burden of leading everyone, although he lamented that the time learning the trade of the ruler took time from his farming activities.

Naturally, a quick-growing nation drew the attention of the rest, and in a quick succession of wars where Pacha proved to be a natural at commanding, fighting and tactics (although he never used weapons beyond his fist and the occasional shield bash-for the giant's strength was too much for any weapon available with the planet's technology to withstand after more than a couple strikes). And soon enough, the entirety of Suyu IV was flying The Earthquake's banner, Pacha receiving the title from the rumble of his steps whenever he charged an enemy formation in his armor.

The Emperor's Arrival
Despite being in charge of the planet, Pacha still enjoyed keeping a small farm that he took care off in his few free hours when he wasn't sleeping or attending to his duties. And one day, a weary old man arrived. And, while the planet's ruler, the giant still remembered the lessons from his adoptive parents, and the importance of hospitality. As such, he let the old man enter the farm's abode, and prepared him a veritable feast to relieve him of his fatigue. And as they ate, they talked about a variety of topics throughout the night, particularly about the governance of the planet.

And as dawn approached, the old man signaled for Pacha to follow him outside. And placing himself towards where the sun would rise, The Emperor of Mankind assumed his true form, his golden armor glowing with the first rays of sunlight. He told Pacha of his true identity and purpose, and of the Imperium of Man. The giant was one of his children, a Primarch, whose duty was to bring others under the banner of the Emperor and the Imperial Truth. Although saddened that this meant that he'd have to leave his farm behind, Pacha nodded in acceptance of the duty that had just been bestowed upon him.

And while the Imperium's bureaucrats and the Emperor discussed with the elders about the management of the planet and the recruitment of future space marines, Pacha went to met with his children, the II Legion. Naturally, the first thing he asked of them was not their martial prowess, but their food. And he found it lacking, as while the II Legion needed cooks due to their geneseed defects, they were clumsy at best when handling food. The giant nodded to himself, and ordered all of his children to follow him to his planet. It was extremely important, he said.

Pacha first took them to the highest peak in the planet, as he had them look at the golden color the mountains took while they bathed in the sun. The giant told them that they would be now called the Golden Mountains, and that their armor would take the colors of his people, the gold, red, and black of Suyu's clothes. He then took the marines to the planet's capital, where he organized a veritable feast, and showed them actual cooking. After the celebration and formally leaving the planet in charge of the elders' council, the primarch and his legion returned to their ships, taking with them a considerable amount of the planet's food, so that they may be able to grow it and learn to eat properly. And as Pacha learned the use of weapons (as the Imperium's technology allowed for weapons that he could wield without breaking them with alacrity) while traveling to his first objective, so did his Legion learn in the art of cooking.

Legio Home World
Suyu IV consists of a single, massive landmass majoritarily consistent of mountainous terrain, farmed by the natives with knowledge that was retained from older days. Considerably more bountiful with the unification and reorganization under Pacha Edited May 27, 2018 by Brother Tyler
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