Editing Corsairs Gallant (section)

===Legion Apart===

The Corsairs Gallant in many ways simply do not operate like a normal legion, and also are both oddly integrated and kept at arms length by other organizations. Though they do operate as the primary force in a number of expeditionary fleets, such the primarch's own 36th Expeditionary fleet, a great number of Corsairs Gallant forces were instead attached to other fleets and forces. Operating a larger fleet than most legions despite their small size, they would often attach strike cruisers in numbers as high as a dozen to as small as only a single craft to other expeditionary fleets, and serve as a sort of dedicated strike force to them. This simultaneously made them more used to working with other forces and also often somewhat standoffish, as their habits could put them at odds with other legions. However, this also meant that the Corsairs Gallant often had the greatest access to information, and had a reputation for being conniving and duplicitous to some; more than a few legions simply did not like them, considering their ways very unbecoming for an astartes. However, the human components often enjoyed having a Corsairs Gallant attachment; it usually also presaged merchant and traders coming aboard as well at regular intervals, allowing for access to goods and services often hard to come by.

Operating in this way, the Corsairs Gallant served as a the role of storm troopers to many, and indeed operated with Imperial Army and Solar Auxilia forces to the point of direct integration. Several other legions also often deployed with them. This continued even into the Brotherwar, when until quite late a number of legions and forces could be found employing them on all sides of the conflict, though never in opposition to each other. Such strike cruisers would come and go at odd intervals, and it was not until Rahman's actions to both save his Separatist brothers from Mot Hadad's dire grasp and declare for them that the Corsairs became far rarer sights among other forces. Indeed, there were reports of Corsairs Gallant troops operating in support of Loyalist forces for a significant time after, which both contributed to the duplicitous reputation of the legion... and to their mastery of information on the conflict.