Editing Hearthkyn Warrior (section)

== The New Fluff ==

With the revamped [[Leagues of Votann]], these troopers, now called the aforementioned '''Hearthkyn Warriors''' are the main form of 'grunts' (Grunts being used in the [[Rape|''loosest sense of the term'']]) that forms an entire Kinhost army. By all purposes, despite being clone warriors designed by cloneskeins, their fluff [[Lulz|ironically]] puts them more akin to the [[Eldar|Elfdar]] [[Guardian]]s than [[Space Marines]]. As stated in their own Codex, the Hearthkyns are a citizen militia drawn from the populace of the Holds and disregard gender, occupation, or social role rather than just some poor conscript bugger or child soldier press-ganged into war. While bred to be warriors, they also live fulfilling lives outside of war, meaning that they actually have a life and touch actual grass once in a while.

The Leagues use of a volunteer military force means that the Warriors are pound-for-pound, considered pretty fucking elite for something that should be considered as low-ranking fodder; being well-trained and equipped for war and drilling themselves as much as the elite warriors of many other races. Due to be designed as warriors, they are often engineered with particular cloneskeins that allow them to specialize in combat such as heightened senses, improved stamina, and night vision. Others augment their bodies for battle with mechanical limbs and synthetic organs. Despite being technically classified as militia, no Hearthkyn is treated as expendable, and field medics are common amongst their ranks. Strong bonds of loyalty bind the individual Hearthkyn together and ensure comradeship of one squad to the next.

Hearthkyn are led into battle by [[Theyn]]s, in squads of up to 20 soldiers and can stand against the best the Galaxy has to offer. This is due to a combination of their rigorous martial tradition, which gives them the ability to stay in close combat, and assistance from the Votann, which provides the Hearthkyn with solid void-hardened [[Void Power Armour]]. They are armed with a variety of weapons, such as [[Bolt Revolver]]s, [[EtaCarn Plasma Pistol]]s, [[Ion Blaster]]s, [[EtaCarn Plasma Gun]]s, [[Autoch Pattern Bolter]]s, [[HYLas Auto Rifle]]s, [[Grenades_&_Explosives#Gravitic Concussion Grenade|Gravitic Concussion Grenades]], alongside the standard-issue [[Plasma#Plasma Knife|Plasma Knife]] and [[Plasma#Plasma Axe|Plasma Axe]]s. Those warriors that show sufficient aptitude are given additional training to wield specialist weapons, such as [[L7 Missile Launcher]]s, [[EtaCarn Plasma Beamer]]s, and [[Magna-Rail Rifle]]s.