Editing Konstantyn Ibirien (section)

=Service in the Strelky=
After completing his long spent traveling, Konstantyn thought he'd receive a full commission to command troops. But old man Trilyen had other plans. Ensign Ibirien came to his office in the 224th Strelky Regiment. His section was dedicated reconnaissance, putting him close to the battle but still far away to ensure his relative safety. It was during this time Konstantyn learned the ins and outs of the Strelky, their beating heart and growing culture. An odd mix of the millions of influences from the worlds picked up from, mixing in with the Rosskan forced down their throughts. This would only be the start of the soon to be vibrant Scouring Strelky culture.

Konstantyn served as an Ensign for three years until becoming a Junior Lieutenant. His rise was rapid, aided by his keen intellect, decades of experience over his peers, and total disregard for his own safety. On one occasion against the Xenos-Human Hybrids of the Hive World Gelmni he suffered a chitineous projectile wound to the leg, but continued to lead the assault for eleven hours before receiving care. 



==Supreme Commander Ibirien==
After assuming command of the Strelky, Konstantyn's first act was to assemble a highly skilled cadre of scribes to assist in the administration of the Strelky. After having the assistance he needed, the entire warmachine was yet again rebuilt. Some regiments were deprived of mechanical support, and others had a greater allotment of vehicles overnight. Regimental types of such as artillery, armored, mechanized infantry, light infantry, etc. were made. Konstantyn believed if the Auxilia was to truly support the Legion, they needed an element of specialization unseen in the wider Imperial Army.


His next step was to improve the understanding of the Rosskan dialect of Low Gothic across the many billions at his disposal. Communication would be key to the necessary combination of regiments on campaign, after suffering too many causalities to be combat effective. All outdated equipment was handed over as well, including looted weaponry. Standardization from now on would be the hidden strength of the Strelky. At first, the actions put into place lowered morale and a period of unease arose in the ranks. The Silver Cataphracts equally felt unsure of the new commander's abilities after several failures in the field due to his specialized regiments.


But as the decades rolled on, officers learned how to handle themselves with their new roles. Soldiers began to show greater skill working in a single field. The specialized regiments, when working together, were far greater than their singular parts. Rather than attempt to resemble other Imperial Army forces which had to act independent of one another due to logistical and cultural reasons, the inter-dependency brought hidden strength. Because of this, Alexandri allotted a great more amount of Rhino APCs and Gaudin tanks to the Strelky to help boost mobility and combat effectiveness. Plasma and melta weaponry found its way into the hands of at least one specialist per squad. During warp travel, Strelky regiments would be trained by their Cataphracts brethren in the ways of war. 


But upon the Exile of the Winged Victory, Konstantyn put the entire future of the Strelky at stake when he spoke out against Alexandri. He called him a coward for not bringing up a defense for his brother, who had only ever served the Imperium faithfully. Ciban and Rosskar were sister-worlds of the Imperial Truth, and the Silver Cataphrcats and Void Angels the sentinels of the Segmentum Pacificus. But it was not just his love of Ciban that drove Konstantyn, for he also mentioned that with the Mastodontii in the Ultima Segmentum, their own region of space was bereft of strength. And that how long would it be until the War Council next turned its eye to him for what transpired in the Lenard Depths? But it did not matter. Alexandri punished the impudent commander by limiting supply and forcing vast amounts of the Strelky to remain on garrison duty, the exact opposite of what Konstantyn desired for the fighting force that had been built up so long to be respected alongside the Legion.


This act would inadvertently lead to the salvation of Rosskar, and the rebirth of the Strelky once more.

==The Heresy==

==The Scouring==