Editing Mastodontii (section)

===Auxilia and Allies===

The Mastodontii attempted to keep their Auxilia from front-line service throughout the Great Crusade.  This decision was not underscored by chauvinism, as some suggested, but by the belief that mortal soldiers were vulnerable - and worse, reliant on imprecise, destructive weapons.  For these reasons, Tollund Ötztal and his captains kept the Auxilia to the back areas.  The Eighth's attached formations became adept at pacification efforts and policing operations.  It was once a point of pride for the Legion that their auxilia rarely had to resort to lethal force in carrying out their duties.

Due to their unique skills and complementary mindset, the [[Motroit Enforcers]] were particularly valued by the Mastodontii.  Motroit regiments under the Legion's command were typically assigned to Expeditionary Fleets as their role was to spearhead pacification efforts on particularly unruly planets rather than to engage in frontline combat.  Once a world was brought to heel, less formidable security personnel would be rotated in to allow the Enforcers to rejoin the leading edge of the Great Crusade.