Xyleran Kataphraktoi
Summary: The Xylerantine Kataphraktoi are an incredibly unique regiment from the Feudal World of Xyleran. They well represent the pious people they are raised from, and are overjoyed to serve as the vanguard of Scandivus Imperial Guard assaults. Their entry into the battlefield is preceded by their echoing battlecries. They specialize in airborne assaults using jump packs and powerful melee weapons.
Regimental History: The Kataphraktoi can find their origins at the birth of the Xylerantine Empire, when the Imperial Planetary Governor came down from Sjerba to support one of the planets vying nations in their conflicts in order to promote a stable unified planet that could pay its tithes. He did this by providing the first Autokrator with superior weapons, armor, and equipment. The flintlock firearms, crank-operated machineguns, and mono-edged spears proved invaluable in the unification of Xyleran. Ever since it's unification, the planet has had strong ties with the Ecclesiarchy, and it's people are incredibly pious. When the first regiment of Imperial Guard was to be raised from a unified Xyleran, it was slated to be a Drop Lancer regiment, although they never received any of the standard issue specialty items that a drop regiment would receive. Instead, they gained Ecclesiarchy-inscribed jump packs, reinforced portable shrines, and most of the Departmento Munitorum universal standard kit. With the already impressive quality of their Xyleran-made equipment, the Kataphraktoi took to the skies against the enemies of the Imperium across the Scandivus Sub-Sector. Homeworld: Xyleran, a Fuedal World rich in minerals and zealotry. Xyleran produces much of the Kataphraktois equipment, and while it is primitive in nature, its quality and effectiveness is without dispute. Recruitment: The Kataphraktoi are raised from the combined military and noble class of Xylerans population, providing noble Guardsmen with a strong sense of duty, loyalty, and honor, as well as considerable combat experience. Regimental Organisation: The Kataphraktoi are led by Autostrategos (Equivalent of an Imperial Guard General) Maximos of Xyleran. The one-hundred-thousand man regiments themselves are led by a Lord Strategos (Colonel) and divided into ten separate ten-thousand man Themai led by Strategoi (Lieutenant Colonel). The Themai are further divided into four separate two-thousand and five-hundred man Tourmai each led by Tourmarches (Major). Each Tourma is divided into five separate five-hundred man Droungoi each led by a Droungarios (Captain). A Droungos is further divided into two separate two-hundred and fifty man Banda each led by a Komes (Lieutenant). Every Bandon is made up of two separate one-hundred and twenty-five man Kentarchiai each led by a Kentarches (Veteran Sergeant). Each Kentarchia is again divided into five separate twenty-five man Kontoubernia each led by a Dekarchos (Sergeant). A Kontourbernion is composed of a fifteen man 'Vanguard' led by a Pentarches (Corporal) and a ten man 'Rearguard' led by a Tetrarches (Corporal). Wargear: Individual Equipment
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