Editing Silver Blades (section)

=Legion Characteristics=
==Doctrine==

The Silver Blades are a [[Choppy|very melee-oriented]] Legion. Each Legionnaire has been trained to excel at close combat with most of the melee weapons that the Imperium of Man can provide, although they are most proficient with swords and derivatives. It is said that rank-and-file Silver Blades cannot be beaten in close combat by their cousins in other Legions by sheer skill alone.  They usually charge towards the enemy as soon as they can, if the situation allows it. The extreme focus on melee fighting makes the Silver Blades mediocre gunners at best, surpassed by pretty much every other Legion, but still leagues above the average Imperial soldier. 

One of their favorite tactics is massed deployment by [[Steel Rain|drop-pod right into the enemy lines]]. This means that everything that cannot be drop-podded into the battlefield sees little use in the initial phases of the engagement, and is usually relegated to a second or third wave. Their orbital assault method includes a variety of Deathstorm drop-pods, sent first in the "Wave 0", right into the enemy's center. This strikes chaos and fear this in the enemy ranks, as the pods that were supposed to deliver the Astartes suddenly open fire with assault cannons and missile launchers, wreaking havoc and disorganizing the lines before the bulk of the Legion deploys. Sometimes, drop-pods are used as artillery shells by modifying the landing cogitators, so that they try to land right on top of enemy soldiers, to then disembark their deadly payload of fiery Astartes. 

The Legion lacks heavy support options. They won't field anything heavier than a Land Raider because the Legion would become sluggish otherwise. They have a below-average number of battle tanks, relying mostly on Dreadnoughts and Devastator squads to provide heavy support. 

==Culture & Personality==

The Silver Blades are known for being loud, impulsive and generally friendly, traits found in most of the Kadirian population. They are open to the normal people, treating them with respect and sometimes, like equals, because Astartes are humans after all. Beefed-up soldiers, but still human. Their bases and training grounds are usually filled with laughter and excessively loud chatter, and it is very common for them to drop by the closest cantina in their free time, and drown themselves in beer while playing cards, eating whatever they can get served, or just conversating between them. Rarer are the cases of Legionnaires pranking each other, mainly because past pranks ended up really badly, which resulted in an increase in the severity of the punishments. Some Legionnaires prefer to brew their own beers in their free time, take care of their wargear, or customize it. For most of the other Legions, this is a sign of lack of discipline and procastination, but it's not the case of the Silver Blades. The Legion keeps the Kadirian culture of its recruits while maintaining discipline and diligence. 

===The Great Jousts===

==Organization==

When the Legion left Kadir for the first time after reuniting with Linares, it was divided in 3 Tercios of the same size and the same capabilities. Each Tercio was further divided in Chapters and Companies, following the usual Legion organization. The Legion Vehicles were distributed evenly among the Chapters. This organization aimed to deploy great numbers of Astartes in a certain sector, operating as a mostly unified unit. This prevented them from covering big amounts of space, but allowed them to focus their strenght and exploit their shock tactics as much as possible. After all, a rain of Drop Pods deploying thousands of superhuman soldiers right into your lines is just another way to shock the enemy.

==Special units==

Special units only this legion has

==Special equipment==

Special equipment only this legion has

==Gene-Seed==

The Silver Blades' gene-seed is pretty unstable, usually mutating if replicated incorrectly. This was unknown to the Emperor. He raised the Legion using this faulty Gene-seed, but the gene-seed proved so impure that it hardly created functional organs. Sus-An membranes malfunctioned , Ossmodulas overworked themselves, marines grew much larger than usual, Larraman's Organs could be missing entirely, Catalepsean nodes did not work properly, Preomnor and Oolitic kidneys ignored lesser venoms and toxins such as alcohol, Lyman's ear did not work at all and Betcher's gland was often missing. At first, recruits received this gene-seed, but in time the Emperor forbade them from recruiting more until a solution was found. The lack of recruits, the casualties during the Compliance of Retuh, and the lack of a proper solution, lead to the Emperor setting an ultimatum for the IVth Legion's Apothecarion: Fix the gene-seed, or be terminated. Once Linares was reunited with his sons shortly after, he immediately began working with the Apothecarion to find the needed solution. The next few months were overwhelming for the Apothecarion. On their shoulders rested the lives of the entire Silver Blades Legion. When the ultimatum was about to expire, Linares, along with his Apothecaries, presented the now functional gene-seed and new replication process to avoid future mishaps.

Some organs could not be fixed. The Ossmodula and the Biscopea were left untouched, as being big even for an Astartes wasn't considered a flaw worth fixing. Instead it became a famous trait of the Legion. The kidneys organs were mostly fixed, but were still susceptible to the effects of alcohol. 

The gene-seed of the Silver Blades would forever be damaged and relatively unstable, but it was now in a state where it could be effectively used in order to build a strong IVth legion. In the wake of the Brotherwar and the ten thousands years leading up to the 41st millenium, many attempts would be made to fix the gene-seed, particularly upon the creation of new successors. With mixed results.