Eternal Zealots

"In the name of the Gods! Before all species, go forth and enlighten! Let none be spared the truth of the Primordial!"

Aubrey, speaking out to his Legion moments before descending on Terra.

Eternal Zealouts
Battle Cry	"We march eternally!" "For the Dark Gods!"
Number	XVI
Founding	First Founding
Primarch	Aubrey
Homeworld	Lazerus(Purged)
Strength	120,000
Specialty	Generalists, Chaos Undivided
Allegiance	Chaos Undivided

This page details people, events, and organisations from The /tg/ Heresy, a fan re-working of the Warhammer 40,000 Universe.

Summary of Legion XVI

Numeration: The XVIth Legion

Primogenator: Aubrey the Grey (also known as "The Surgeon")

Cognomen (Prior): The Emerald Doom

Observed Strategic Tendencies: Close Combat, Strategic Strikes, Tactical Decapitation, Planetary Pacification.

Noteworthy Domains: The Lazerus System (Primary), Tithe Rights to five systems in tributary fiefdom.

Alliegence: Traitoris Maximus

"The enemy has a collection of tumorous growths in their head. It is not their fault. We shall take but a moment to cure them of their cancerous leadership."

Legion Chaplain Zachery Irisus, M.30

Proud, passionate, and self-righteous, the Eternal Zealots fought with barely matched enthusiasm during the Great Crusade. Their tolerance and acceptance of Xenos assistance painted them with scorn by their fellow humans, leading ultimately to their censure when the Xenos they so ardently professed for betrayed them. The Legion's Primarch Aubrey, dismayed at the response of humanity towards the actions of only a few was easy to deceive by Uriel Starikov. Now the Legion pledges themselves to the four Dark Gods of Chaos, having special sects dedicated to exemplifying their worship on the battlefield.

Legion Doctrine

As the Legion expanded beyond the early years of the Great Crusade a tendency towards close combat and fast attack developed within them. With Aubrey's guidance, many became trained in the ways of medicine and surgery. The Imperial Army forces positioned alongside the Zealots became glad to share the front with them, always having easy access to great minds of healing and recovery. It was believed every man in the Legion had to be not only to save his brothers from a wound, but also themselves. This methodology allowed them to throw themselves into bloody clashes where chainsword and bolter were met with blade and axe. Unlike the Sons of Fire or the Gorgers however, they would not continue to throw themselves at the enemy or commit to costly and dangerous assaults. Zealotry tempered with reason was the motto of the Legion.

Aubrey began to use his Zealots own ferocity into more elaborate forms of waging war. The people of the worlds he fought usually didn't want to oppose the Imperium, but were forced to do so. Eliminating the corrupt or misguided heads of these states allowed the Legion to peacefully occupy the rest of the world as army after army surrendered. This grew from Aubrey's old saying, "The patient is not at fault for the disease. Kill it, not the one you are caring for." Though this tactic grew and grew as they faced myriad horrors along the Great Crusade. Their focused wrath came down upon the foolish Corsair Captains and blithering Orkish Warbosses, who once dead, saw the rest of their cobbled together forces crumble in moments.

As the Zealots desired to be shining examples of what medicae and fair tolerance to all castes and Xenos alike, they used a Xenos Auxiliary which served with distinction but was always second guessed and reviled by the Imperial Army and other Legions. On the worlds they came to conquer, they and their auxiliaries became known as 'The Healers with their Helpers'. Weeks, sometimes months after a world had been taken the Eternal Zealots would stay on its surface teaching science, medicine, and repaired the damage they had caused to the planet after the war was over. This endeared many worlds to them, making it easy to sow the seeds of corruption.

After the Heresy, they favor to simply crush their foes. The duties of doctoring is now handled by the weird fusion of Techmarine and Sorceror that are the Psyteks of the Legion, with the majority of the ranks focusing only on beating the foes present on the field. Heavy infantry supports them in the form of the Disciples of Juggernaut. Many Artisans of the Prince help sow terror into the ranks of men while the indomitable Everlasting press on the attack. These assaults are supported by huge throngs of Xenos and Human troops whom fervently serve their masters.

Legion Equipment

During the Loyalist days of Eternal Zealots they made frequent use of the rare Centaur Exo-Suit, which was latter known as the Lazeriun Pattern Additio-Arma. Few Forgeworlds produced the pattern as most focused on the production of Power Armor rather than producing upgrades for it. These units allowed for them to cleave through throngs of opposing infantry, racing straight to their leadership and dispatching them with ease. These suits are now produced on several Daemon Forges, melding a Juggarnaut to the technology with a final ritual once a Devastator has proven himself able. The Legion makes use of the odd warp-based technology devised by their skilled Psyteks craftsmen and honored Cyfecti allies. These weapons are able to bring down Titans and rend apart armor and flesh as if they are nothing. Thankfully for the Zealots enemies, these weapons are few and far between. Most of the weaponry produced by the Cyfecti and Psyteks is odd warp-powered thrusters for dropships, more accurate teleportation devices, and bolt shells infused with the power of the Immaterium.

The Cults of the Gods

The Psyteks of Tzeentch

The Librarius and Frater Astrotechnicus melded into one whole during the Heresy, combing metal with mental. With the flesh bolstered by the machine, these minds have become great figures within the Legion. Each take on several human apprentices, who they are able to always match the Legion's geneseed through means both mundane and infernal. All that matters is the pupil's psychic potential and aptitude for learning. The Psyteks are in trusted with not only keeping track of mankind's inventions and archeotech, but also the replication and advancement from this building block of the past.

The Artisans of the Prince

The Disciples of Juggernaut

Following on from their Loyalist days, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Companies, who were the foremost users of the "Astartes Centaur Exo-Suit" found themselves presented by their Xeno allies, the Juggernaut, a daemonic steed. The Captains, Cyllarus, Hylonome and Kinnaras, slaughtered over 10,000 souls in battle to gain the honor using such wonderful steeds to ride into battle. They had a battle hunger and lust to for slaughter, making them perfect to serve Khorne.

Khorne listened. The Blood God was amused at this display, giving these 3,000 Astartes the gift they so desired. He had already pledged his support to Infernox and his Sons of Fire, and these measly offering was nothing compared to the glories he wrought in Khorne's name without any demand made yet. Let it not be said that Khorne has no sense of honor, for he still rewarded these souls for their devotion. In a flurry of red energies, the Astartes changed. Their legs shifted and changed into the headless bodies of the steeds they had once seen. Made of living metal and burning blood, soon the armorers equipped their bodies with the heavy weapons they once wielded, so the Cult of Juggernaut was born.

Devastators would continue to use the Centaur suit, until they would be interred by a Khornate ritual, becoming a shard of the Legions rage. Half Daemon, Half Astartes.

Aubrey The Grey, Primarch of The Eternal Zealots

He was gifted in the medical arts but it was a narrow understanding at best, for Aubrey did not see the parallel between the human body and the human society. A healthy immune system does not let "tolerance" prevent the elimination of foreign bodies or diseased cells. The Great Crusade taught the rest of us that this truth of nature also applies to politics.

(Excerpt from Gaspard Lumey's private correspondence.)

Appearance

A lean physique, coupled with a gaunt and angular face, tends to have a certain warmth to his face. His skin tone is pale, almost pure white in colour, his hair is silver, parted towards the right of his face and flowing, a pair of emerald coloured eyes, a pair of curved scars under his left eye which curl towards the edge of his lip, the outer scar dwarfing the smaller scar and curling around it.

If he isn't seen with a pondering look on his face, he is either in battle, or conversing with his valued brothers, normally with a small smile on his face.

When out of his armour, he wears a black coat, seemingly made of scales and leather, with a green lining made of the same material, underneath a soft leather cuirass, made of weaves. Inside of his armour, he wears a cloak made of this material, purely green over his armour.

Youth

Aubrey's childhood was an oddity, even for a primarch, when he was lost he was thrown onto a planet that was already inhabited...by Xenos by the name of Tarellians. It was a grand debate on whether or not the small primarch should live, only upon the mercy of a sadistic general, deciding to see whether or not the small child could survive the rough life of a Tarellian.

Aubrey was brought up in the lowest caste of Tarellian culture; The Doctors. In Tarellian culture, it was the doctors who were the disgrace, for a warrior, the highest honour and caste of the Tarellian, to have his blood spilled in anything but combat, thus the surgeon, was the most vilified. Aubrey showed prowess in learning, quickly becoming one of the most renowned doctors of the Tarellians in his early twenties.

It was then his life came to a twist as he saved the life of the general who decided to save his life...the General and Aubrey made a pact, if he told no-one of his surgery, he would allow Aubrey to become a warrior.

Aubrey rose through the ranks as quickly as his rise through the medical world, becoming a valiant warrior and leader, he soon took the place of the now retired general.

The Coming of The Emperor

When Aubrey had put down the fourth "Aubreyian Rebellion." Tarellian purists, mostly from the far flung planets in the system, he was prepared to launch a colonisation effort, when the crusade ships appeared on Lazarus.

Hektor, the Emperors most trusted son had descended to Lazarus, seeking to meet his brother, which he had learned the location of such a man through the whisperings of communications, within the Tarellians small empire. Hektor made a show of appearing before the Xenos and asked for Aubrey, Aubrey presented himself, dressed very well in a very fine coat of black, scaled leather. Hektor proceeded to converse with him however, his tongue was...different, he was somewhat shocked himself to hear his brother Primarch speaking in a serpentine tongue, as well as his standing infront of Aubreys own legion, attempting to stop them from purging the Xenos around him, realising that these Xenos were under Aubreys command...

After a few months, Hektor, being the first human Aubrey had ever laid eyes on, began to form a bond and trust, as a mentor and student bond developed. Aubrey had the beginnings of Higher Gothic under his belt and he was finally ready to see the Emperor.

Aubrey was a devout atheist, he never stopped the faith of his Tarellian subordinates, of their old gods, but Aubrey could never relate to a god of lizardian visage, but when he saw the Emperor, he could not help be feel, awed. Aubrey had began to debate with his father, a long arduous week of debating, of which Hektor interjected his opinions, some for the tarellians but some against, he wished to side with his brother, however he knew the dangers of manipulative xenos.

By the skin of his teeth, as well as an agreement of quarantine, the Emperor allowed the Xenos to live.

The Great Crusade

After years of inspiring Xenos, beings fundimentally different to him to his core, it did not take the Primarch long to gain the trust of his legion.

It was then that with caution and the Emperors unknowing, that the Tarellians formed an Auxiliary under his legion, careful to keep his secrets from his brothers.

The Betrayal

Aubrey was leading his Legion, upon the Warmasters orders, to recapture a human colony, to bring it back to the Imperium, however, things had been set in motion by Uriel, Primarch of the Children of Armok. Whilst in combat with the heavily fortified foe, the Tarellians, the Zealots Xeno Auxiliary, as well as the host of the homeworld of Aubrey and his legion, had began their Coup.

The Captain of the 1st Company had been felled, and a number of the Xenos were beset upon him and his Legion.

He survived, wounded and set out a message to his homeworld, the third of the Legion stationed there to keep an eye on the Xenos, on the Emperors strict orders. There was no response from the homeworld and he feared the worst, however his hands were tied, he couldn't pull out of the world without withstanding un-needed losses, so he called out to one of his brothers, Bohemond.

Bohemond rushed to the planet, vengeance in his heart, these filthy xenos had betrayed his brother, regardless of his Naivety, when he landed, he was received with the glares of the Captains of the Eternal Zealots as the Knights of Justice opened fire on the Tarellians, only for the Zealots to return fire.

The messages from the Primarch had been intercepted by the group responsible for the betrayal, a large anti-Imperium faction, they had manipulated the message, reporting the Captains stationed there that Aubrey had been slain by Bohemond and he had come to the planet; Lazarus, the homeworld to finish the job.

The fighting lasted for a week before A wounded Aubrey and Uriel, who arrived in time to bolster his forces on the world, for him to arrive there. Aubrey was livid, most of his forces were killed, he shouted, bellowed and threatened to beat Bohemond, they were about to come to blows before Uriel stepped in, saying his must return to his legion...

Aubrey was contacted by the Emperor, his face stern and unamused. He bereted the Primarch for allowing this to happen, reminding him of what he said the day he arrived to Lazarus, that Xenos were never to be trusted, that they were treacherous, selfish beings that wanted nought but their own advancement, not theirs. Aubrey was silent through the entire communcation, until the Emperor, after reminding him of his naivety and his disappointment with him, that Bohemond has been ordered to purge the system of the Xenos and he was to stand down while they did their work. The Primarch said with a sorrowful heart that he understood, he went then to watch, as the people who raised him from infancy burned for their betrayal. He felt it was unjust. He felt sorrow. He felt rage.

After his Xeno allies betrayed him and were then destroyed, planet and all, by the orders of his father, whom he admired greatly, who passed the task onto one of his brothers Bohemond and his legion, he festered a hate, deep inside him for Bohemond and his faith in the Emperor shaken.

Aubrey became distraught, the normal life and warmth in his face began to fade, becoming a much darker man, throwing himself in the pursuits of sorcery.

He was confronted by the Primarch Kranios, who openly mocked him for his trust in xenos, laughing at his expensive, before the pair came to blows, the two Primarchs already began to hate eachother after Nikaea Council. After an seemingly endless number of hours, Kranios bellowed and chortled, it was the final straw for Aubrey, he struck his brother with a violent fist of rage, knocking out the other Primarch, fostering a rivalry that would continue for millennia to come.

The Heresy

After the betrayal, their Primarch threw himself further into his studies of magicks, to be used for an alternate form of healing, It was then that Uriel, Primarch of the Children of the Armok, introduced to a race of Chaos worshiping Xenos; The Cyfecti.

A race close to the Eye of Terror, who worshipped the Great Eye and the mighty beings that dwelt within. Uriel had kept this secret, in the hopes it could be used and no other would be so easy to fall to this bait then Aubrey. When contacted by the Zealots, they invited them down and Aubrey was witness to a summoning of a Daemon, which spoke to him. Thus was his eyes opened, showing him the proof of these magicks, giving Aubrey the deal he could never refuse, in the name of medicine.

Aubrey used these powers to corrupt the wounded Warmaster Hektor and cause him to fall to Chaos.

Aubrey wanted an Imperium, a better Imperium, where men and xenos could live in prosperity, this was his vision and no one could get in his way now he had a god on his side, His legion believed now, fully, that they would be the ones to lead a new Imperium, A perfect Imperium. The Eternal Zealots then soon believed that the loyalists were beneath them and should therefore, die, the name of Aubreys new Imperium.

Now with zealotry and fanaticism, the Eternal Zealots pursue Mankind and the Imperium, world by world, shrugging off their hippocratic oaths of healing, in favour of cutting out the tumour that is corpse emperors followers, so that he may heal the Imperium and shape it into his own image.

Post-Heresy

Aubrey resides on the planet of the Cyfecti, just outside of the eye of terror, with an ancient rune placed on the planet, it seems to have blinked out of existence, an aura surrounding the planet making whomever gazed upon it, un-ease and discouraged to go near it.

He continues to hunt for the rest of the Knights of Justice, as well as any high priority target in the Imperium, to cut out the cancer of the Imperium, wishing to keep most of the Imperium intact so that he may instate his own "perfect" Imperium, free of any xenophobia.

Game Material

Aubrey the Grey, the Betrayed, the Chosen of the Gods, Primarch of the Eternal Zealots

WS6 BS5 S6 T6 W5 I5 A4 LD10 SV2+/4++

Unit Composition •1 (Unique)

Unit Type •Infantry (Character)

Wargear •Armour of Lazarus •Jörmun and Gandr •Archeotech Pistol

Special Rules •Primarch •The Scapel •Dark Fortune •Sire of the Eternal Zealots •Very Bulky

Sire of the Eternal Zealots Aubrey is the spiritual heart of his Legion, the epitomie of all that his sons stand for and all they wish to achieve. Aubrey has the Crusader Rule, and confers this on any squad he joins. In addition, all models with the Legiones Astartes (Eternal Zealots) rule may re-roll failed leadership tests, and all apothecaries in a force containing Aubrey may re-roll a single failed FnP test once per turn.

The Scapel Aubrey likes to be on the front line, doing his part to keep his sons safe, challenging the leaders and champions of the enemy armies, like a surgeon cutting out the cancer of his foes. Aubrey must issue a challenge if possible, gains Preferred Enemy while in a challenge, and if he wins, all allied forces within 24” of him gain +1 to Combat Resolution to determine who was won an assault.

Dark Fortune The player may re-roll any failed Deny the Witch Rolls for Aubrey. In addition, once per game, Aubrey may elect to force a single enemy model or squad to re-roll all successful hits on Aubrey, both from shooting and close combat in a given player turn. Note you must accept the re-rolls, even if they are better.

Armour of Lazarus The Armour of Lazarus confers a 2+/4++ save, and in addition he may re-roll his It Will Not Die rolls and gains 5+ FnP.

Jörmun and Gandr These matched serpentime Blades, made by dark powers in the heart of the Eye, are fast as quicksilver and can slice any foe apart with ease.

Jörmun and Gandr Range: Melee Strength: User Ap: 2 Type: Melee, Duellists Edge, Paired (+1 Attack), Soulrend Soulrend: For every wound caused in a challenge, the enemy suffers -1 to both WS and I, and it stacks.