Pale Hounds
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| Battle Cry | "Let Loose The Hounds of War!" and "Rend with Fang and Claw!" | |
| Number | XVII | |
| Founding | First Founding | |
| Primarch | Valorn Adras | |
| Homeworld | Manaan | |
| Strength | 120,000 | |
| Specialty | Infiltration. Shock and Awe. Guerilla Warfare. Assassinations. | |
| Allegiance | Separatist | |
| Colours | Camo Green, Tan | |
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History
Pre-Primarch History & Reunion
Brotherwar
Post-Brotherwar
Homeworld
Fleet-based. Valorn's homeworld of Taiga was destroyed in a great cataclysm not long after he was rediscovered by the Emperor.
Legion Doctrine
Combination of Guerrilla warfare and blitzkrieg. Drop troops behind enemy lines to disrupt operations and erode the strength of the frontline then smash it with a sudden, ferocious and above all else unrelenting assault.
Legion Culture & Personality
Self-reliant, independent and stubborn, the Pale Hounds dislike being forced to call on outside forces for aid. In fact, their willingness to accept offers of assistance often decreases as the difficulty of their mission grows. This causes some to see them as glory hounds (Heh), though it comes more from the Hound’s underestimation of normal humans and over estimation of themselves. They are also perfectionists and will obsess over every mistake/failure and the rectification of such mistakes/failures.
As for Valorn himself the first thing any would notice about him is that he is meticulously clean. Valorn always keeps his chin bald and his hair cropped, with nary a single strand out of place. If one met him after a battle one might notice a few new licks of paint on Valorn's armour, covering scorch marks and other minor battle damage. The second thing one might notice is Valorn's grave and serious demeanour. Valorn is good at concealing his emotions and so isn’t particularly emotive. However, if he was in a particularly good mood that day you might play audience to flashes of dry sarcastic wit that rarely saw the light of day outside the company of Valorn's close friends.
Whilst Valorn knows how to talk he also knows how to listen. As such conversations with him can be rather one-sided, with Valorn's only vocal contributions being short and to the point.
Gene-seed flaws
A small percentage of the marines have an extremely overactive Betcher Glands that constantly produce highly corrosive acid and mix it with the marine’s saliva. If not treated properly most afflicted marines will melt from the inside out, starting with the mouth. It is treated by connecting tubes to the Betcher glands that drain them of their acid and transfer it to a pair of acid proofed canisters attached to the marine’s back. Most afflicted marines will connect a pair of chem sprayers to these canisters so that their mutation does not limit their combat effectiveness. These “Accursed” marines often find themselves as part of Guerrilla operations. Other than that? The Pale Hounds often have pale almost sickly looking skin tones.
Legion Organization
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Special units
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Special equipment
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Notable Members
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Rules
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