Editing Darmine (section)

==Darmine Marshalls==
The Darmine Marshalls refers to the elite troopers and veterans of Darmine's armed forces, forming the backbone of the army structure. The rest is filled out with penal legionnaires.

The Marshalls themselves are fitted for desert environments and rough terrain, experienced in both. Every Marshall has a wide-brimmed heat-repellant hat and longcoat issued to them, a luxury the legionnaires are not granted. They also employ widespread use of heavy-duty goggles in order to combat the effects of sandstorms and other harsh weather conditions. They are renowned as crack-shots and serve as an additional constant motivation for the convicts within the army to do their jobs.

The convicts are issued bright orange [[Flak Armor]] to go over their standard jumpsuits. They are then fitted with explosive collars and issued [[Lasgun|lasrifles]], being told that they will be pardoned if they perform exceptional service to the [[Emperor]].

The Marshalls employ mass infantry tactics, using the convicts as shields to take enemy fire while supporting and shoring up the line with their Marshalls, which are efficient and trusted veterans who have earned their salvation the hard way. 

Use of Chimera transports is generally reserved for the Marshalls themselves, with the convicts within regiments being forced to march en masse. When unavailable, many of the Marshalls make use of horses specially bred within the Equestrarium on [[Ferdain]] as their mounts. They are most often used those driving chain gangs of mining teams deep within Ferdain's deserts, however.

Even among the elite Marshalls, there are those who stand head and shoulders above the rest. These are fitted with specialised [[Carapace Armor]] and filtration helmets (still topped with their signature wide-brimmed hats) and dubbed "Rangers". The Rangers are the most elite of the planet's forces, excelling in most forms of combat. They have taken to the phasing-out of the [[Hellgun]] (and its subsequent replacement with the Hotshot Lasgun) extremely well, utilising these new powerful weapons with their own sharpshooting nature and making short work of even the most heavily armoured foes. The [[Departmento Munitorum]] usually keeps a rather firm grip on these weapons being released beyond the rank and file [[Stormtrooper]] regiments, and one would think that their mildly soured relationship with Darmine would make this arrangement seem a further impossibility. However, the planet's strategic placement alongside the border of both the Tau Empire and the Farsight Enclaves means that they are likely the first response to any Tau-originated disturbance or invasion, forcing the Munitorum to reluctantly issue this high quality gear to Darmine's greatest marksmen.

As with many unorthodox Imperial Guard forces (such as the [[Catachan Jungle Fighters]]), the [[Commissariat]] occasionally experience resistance when asserting their authority within a Marshall regiment. Often this simply means excuses being made to keep them away from the troops, many of them being composed of the most murderous scumbags in the galaxy that have gone on to win their freedom through fierce fighting under the only officers they trust and respect as being tougher and meaner than even themselves, and who don't take kindly to "fancy-dressed folk pokin' their pointy caps" in their business.