Undying Scions
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I remember the names of the fallen. All of them. Not only those interred in dreadnought sarcophagi, for they are not truly lost to us. I remember those torn from life entirely in one fell swoop by the arms of the Ork savage, the traitorous slave, the Eldar witch. When a giant falls, I remember them too. Their names echo in my head when the Legion is called to war, a private litany of vengeance that steels the mind in preparation for battle.
-from the memoirs of Captain Venthros, senior councilor of the Faranin system.
Summary of Legion XVIII
Numeration: The XVIII Legion
Primogenator: Sarco Funerus
Cognomen (Prior): Coleopterans, Space Panthers
Observed Strategic Tendencies: Heavy use of dreadnoughts, siege warfare
Noteworthy Domains: Unyielding Vigil
Allegiance: Fidelitas Constantus
Homeworld
Amaranth is a world of steamy jungles and stalking predators. Located near the border between the segmentums Ultima and Tempestus, its feral inhabitants face a daily fight for survival against the beasts that lurk beneath the cannopy. When Sarco Funerus arrived on the world after being flung through the warp by the Ruinous Powers, he lived in seclusion for years before he was discovered by other humans, wrapped in the furs of indigenous megapanthers and bristling with a savage cunning. It was not long before Funerus became the chief of his new tribe. Eventually he led them to a secluded valley, safe from the vicious beasts that had plagued them for so long. It was here that the Emperor found Sarco Funurus and here where the Undying Scions erected their first fortress complex.
Legion Tactics
Before the interment of Sarco Funerus, the Imperial Scions (as they were then known) were experts at infiltration, sabotage, and guerrilla warfare. After their primarch was felled and during his recovery, the legion toured with the Emperor and its tactical dogma was changed dramatically from a focus of fast-paced combat to grueling siege warfare. After recovering from his injuries, Sarco returned to his legion a changed man. Aside from his new dreadnought sarcophagus, he was humbled by his experience at the hands of the Eldar Wraithlord that struck him down. He realized that war was not for personal glory, but for the good of the Imperium.
Legion Organization
The miriad worlds of the Undying Vigil are ruled by a high council of the legion's oldest dreadnoughts, seated on Amaranth. Most of the legion's successor chapters have similar councils, but all defer to the high council of Amaranth.