Editing Thunder Kings (section)

= Legion Culture =
[[File:Boxume 1439564350019.png|thumb|right|300px|Walled village on Alessia]]
The Thunder Kings, upon being reunited with their primarch, largely replaced their myriad customs with those of Alessian tribes. They were a legion prone to celebration and bold gestures; the ancient sagas speak of massive feasts thrown by the great leaders of the Legion, including Brennus himself. They were quick to give gifts to cement friendships or seal a bargain; often, a gift like this would be an item of the giver's own design. All Thunder Kings wore a fair number or amulets, torcs, and other forms of jewelry. The number and quality of these items had a loose indication of an individual's status, though specific items could always mark a leader. Though they accepted the Imperial Truth, the Thunder Kings did not much change the old beliefs and superstitions of their world. All the beings they once called "gods" were now thought of as the spirits of ancient human heroes. The Thunder Kings in fact thought of themselves and their cousins as the heroes of their age, and expected to pass honorably into the Otherworld when their time was done.

In battle, the Thunder Kings tended towards acts of daring on the front lines of combat. Each man sought to perform deeds of valor that would bring honor to him, and through him the wider Imperium. Squads were encouraged to accept surrender. They would often be seen toting around a small retinue of servants taken from enemies who surrendered, known as ''Banndaor'', or "Bond-slaves". Despite their name, these prisoners were treated quite well. Usually they did little more than polish and maintain the weapons of their captors until returned as part of peace or conquest. Those ''Banndaor'' with valuable or unusual skills are often offered great rewards to stay on after they had been officially released; the Thunder Kings vastly preferred real human servants to servitors. The relationship between the Thunder Kings and the Mechanicum was never warm, but neither was it acrimonious. The emphasis on smithcraft inherent in Alessian culture produced a legion that could forge and maintain their own equipment to a vast degree, and the nature of Brennus' campaigns meant that his Mechanicum contingents were rarely recalled to the Red Planet.