Editing Helios Angels (section)

==Support Formations==

'''Apothecarion'''

Strong ties with the gene-wrights of Luna gave the First some of the best-trained Apothecaries among the Legions, second only to the Eternal Zealots and Life Bringers.  Their commander was '''Machaon Empiricus''', but they revered [[Pallas Eugenesis]] as their teacher and "mother of the Legion". As in all of the Legions, these specialists were mainly responsible for recovering the gene-seed of fallen and healing the wounded on the battlefield. They also took charge of the Legion's Neophytes, performing the surgical implantation of the gene-seed and watching for any genetic impurities. By the second century of the Great Crusade, the influence of the Apothecaries over the Scholae Astartes fostered a cult-like veneration of Hektor Cincinnatus and Pallas Eugenesis in the Legion's domains and younger members.


'''Armorium'''

The First Legion were exalted above all others in the eyes of the Tech-Priests of Mars. No other Legion would have their requests granted so swiftly - or sometimes even anticipated.  These ties were essential in building Hektor's formidable artillery train. The Legion's Armorium was commanded by '''Daedalus Appius''', a veteran of the Sacred Band who had witnessed the signing of the '''Treaty of Mars'''. His Techmarines were extensive enough to field their own elite formation, dubbed the '''Olympians''' and equipped with swift and deadly Jetbikes.


'''Castra'''

When the Castra was split off from the Armorium, it was placed under the supervision of the highly-capable [[Sebastion Rex]].  The great fortresses built by the First Legion were not merely defensive emplacements and arsenals.  Each sheltered substantial manufactorums and hydroponic farms to replenish the Legion's Expeditionary Fleets.  Sebastion Rex was also highly innovative and experimented with new weapons and forms of "mobile" fortresses.


'''Librarus'''

Initially the First Legion's Librarus was a small but prestigious component of the Victualary, and its mainly mortal staff worked to chronicle the campaigns of the Legion, paying close attention to the difficult problem of supply.  Their work was little-noticed by the wider bodies of the Imperium but the Hetairoi paid close attention to the findings of the Legion Librarians.  However, the discovery of the psychically potent Primarchs [[Shakya Vardhana]] and [[The Voidwatcher]] led to a fundamental change in the Imperium's policy on psykers.  Previously, inductees to the Legiones Astartes had been taught the discipline to restrain their powers, and mainly benefited from the uncanny insights of latent ability.  However, from the fourth decade of the Great Crusade, these gifted Marines began to explore their powers.  '''Cassandor Honorius''' was given much broader license in overseeing the Librarus' investigation of the powers of the Warp.  Due to their long history as a communication and intelligence arm, the First Legion's Librarians specialised in the arts of telepathy and mind-reading.  Their efforts were often coordinated with the ''Frumentarii'' of the Victualary.  Some suggested that the most powerful in their ranks could read minds at long distance.

The Librarians' Households were somewhat different to those of their Battle Brothers.  In order to meet the need for psychic recruits, they drew many of their Adoptati from the Scholastica Psykana.


'''Victualary'''

Hektor Cincinnatus commanded the Victualary himself, citing the old Terran maxim, ''An army marches on his stomach''.  Though his interest in logistics was sincere and his efforts in the realm of supply both innovative and energetic, this department also served as a front for the Legion's military intelligence.  The First Legion benefited greatly from Hektor's many admirers, both mortals and the Space Marine veterans of the Sacred Band.  Those taken in by the Sun King's charm were often eager to impress him by disclosing the secrets they held.  This informal network was supplemented with hired scouts and information-brokers, usually granted ''Warrants of Trade'' in order to further their efforts.  Permanent factors set up shop on the centres of trade within the Imperium, and in major non-Imperial human domains such as the [[Komra|Core Worlds Confederation]].