Godslayer Marauder Company

The badge of the Godslayer Marauder Company depicting a "Wairbear" with large antlers.

## Regimental Data

### **Nickname(s)**

Sons of Reech, The Marauders of Man, Horde of the Imperium, Kislev Reborn.

## Commanders

### **Notable Commanders**

Buska Blindsight, Alfrie Stiens

Renowned for being able to ride bears into battle, the **Godslayer Maurauder Company**, also known as the 'Imperium Horde', are a skirmish specialist rough rider regiment of the Astra Militarum. This unit consists mostly consist of the Reech Abhumans that live upon the planet Kuruvin Baal alongside the ratlings that they tend to get along with more than the Chief King's children.

## History

The Godslayer Marauder Company regiment was formed sometime in M30, right after the Reech-Imperium Civil War at the point of their defeat, they became a small tribal star kingdom akin to the Realm of Ultramar within the Imperium of Man. Those who had survived from the battles against the Forces of Imperium they were at first faced with had been conscripted to form the first Guardsmen Regiment of the Reech, calling themselves the Godslayer Marauder Company, while the first of the Chief Warriors known as Trajan Masagh was made to kneel before an Astartes of the Salamander’s Legion alongside the Queen of that time to pledge their allegiance to the Imperium and The God Emperor of Man.

## Notable Engagements

### Tempting Fates

During the first contact with the Ratlings of the homeworld, a Wairbear was slain due to an unknown Ratling who became frightened and attacked it causing it to die, this outraged the Godslayer Marauder Company into escalating the situation into a full-blown War against their neighbors from all the infighting causing for not only the Regiment’s Commissar to lose his temperament upon being given the report that he threatened to kill them both if they had not stopped but also getting the Death Korps of Kreig to be involved and nearly killing the planet.

### The Slaid Downfall

One of the most important engagements of the Regiment, it was a campaign to retake control of a heretic-controlled planet upon growing desperate as the cultist were quickly being wiped out throughout the weeks due to the relentless attacks of both the zealous Black Templars and the Imperium Horde riders, the Heretic’s leader cried out to the daemon gods for aid and a traitor legion had arrived in short notice accompanied by a Titan, extending the fight into another month before finally one of the Rough Riders had blasted off one of its legs with a well-placed rpg shot leading to it tumbling to its demise like a tower crashing down onto its brothers as the fight soon ended after that with the Imperium flag flying through the sky and the sound of Reech happily taking rest, almost not caring to loot for the spoils of their campaign.

### The Horde of Might

During a Costa Vereian Campaign against a small group of Chaos Astartes in the Warband known as the Foretoken on a Raiven-riddled Forge World known as Yetov-6 by the Adeptus Mechanicus who controlled over it for the most part except for parts of it that were under Costa Vera’s Space, while they had lost quite a lot of their own it was a victory due to the help of Loyalist Space Marines aiding them against the small group of Chaos Astartes.

### Night of Raids

One of the most heart wrecking engagements had by the Godslayer Marauder Company had faced in their history, As they were forced to battle against a horde of Druhkari that already managed to have the battle in their favor, to the Godslayer Marauder’s surprise due to the Druhkari’s Superior technology combined with the Ratling of their homeworld Slaid Tal having stoop to such a level of petty that they had sabotaged the Regiment by stealing ammunition as well as making it so they wouldn’t call for back up on that day with the disrupting of Vox Communications.

## Regimental Home World

The homeworld of the Godslayer Marauder Company is called Slaid Tal, after a campaign they were part of where they had managed to help fight against and kill a renegade Titan, calling it Slaid as in the Reech Word for Glory. The planet itself is a decently sized world of about 40,075 kilometres and can be found within the Reech Planetary Systems, which is a collection of planets that have been settled surrounding the world known as Riekishland in (system name), located at Kastorel-Severus Subsector of the Ultima Segmentum.

### Classification of Homeworld

#### Ratling World

The Homeplanet of Slaid Tal is known as a Desert-Jungle Ratling World within Reech Tribal land space. The entirety of the homeworld is swathed in either vast deserts and Jungles that make up the land’s environment, despite the population being, as anyone would've guessed, mostly consisting of the Short and Rotund abhumans, The Reech Folk of the regiment had come to settle upon the planet have seemed to get along well with the "Imperial Raised Brats" as some would no doubt describe or call the Ratlings of the planet, although, for the most of it, the relationship between the two species of Abhumans seems to be more of an On-Again Off-Again friendship due to the account of them being both Imperium Citizens and distrusted.

It is said that some days the two species could be seen drinking together, talking about their past campaigns other days, they'll be throwing hands over who stole the Chief Warrior's money while throwing insults and racial slurs at each other like a Fenrisian or Nordyc Flytt gone awry.

## Regimental Organisation

Within the Godslayer Marauder Company, there is no over complicated hierarchy and ranking system merely he or she who is titled the Chief Warrior and those who follow their lead. As for those who lead the Godslayer Marauder Company their Chief Warriors are chosen to lead by the regiment's judgment of Wisdom, making the wisest among them to lead the rest akin to how their Kingdom's Monarchy is selected to lead and represent the people out of the Royal family. Making the Regiment a Disjointed Guards Regiment.

### Specialist Ranks

* **Golden Herb Raider (Battle Medics)**: The Golden Herb Raiders or GHR Department are the standard Battle Medics of the Regiment.
* **Deadeye Reaver (Mounted Snipers)**:
* **Stag Guard (Bodyguards)**:

## Regimental Equipment

### Weaponry

* **Silver Pulse Rifle:**

* **Heavy Stubbers.**

* **Inciraze Deyoith:** The Warrior Weapons of the Reech Warriors known in Low Gothic as Fiery Devotion are Reech styled Scimitars and Sabres that are double reinforced so they could cut through Steel and Flesh even more so with ease.

* **Reech Crossbow:** Unlike the crossbows one would suspect from a Tribal or Medieval planet, the Reech Styled Crossbows used by the Regimentate known to have technologically advanced bolts that are capable of Heat Seeking as well as reinforced with the famous Blood-Steel that the Regiment is known for.

* **Charger Spear:**

* **Mortars.**

### Armor

* **Carapace Reech Armor:** The Imperial Guards men and women of the Godslayer Marauder Company Regiment use a variant of Reech Styled Carapace made to look as barbaric as the abhuman people of the Reech tribes decorated with all sorts of “trophies’ from their deeds.

### Relics:

* **Chunk of Slaid:** Taking from the Slaid Downfall Campaign, This rather odd Relic is known to be a chunk of metal from the Chaos Titan that had been called upon against them during the battle by heretics, to avoid any unwanted suspicion among the Imperium the Metal itself had been sanctified with tons of rituals and bathed in holy flames via Flamethrowers followed by covered in wards and sealed, in order to be used as a Relic.

### Other Equipment:

* **Blood-Steel Armored Wamair:** The tamed and vicious beasts of the Reech known as Wamair or simply War Bear is the “National” symbol of the Reech Folk people that are commonly rode literally with pride into battle all armored in a rare metal that has a Shiny Silverish-Crimson hue.

* **Chimeras Tanks:** The Standard Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) of The Icsavian Korps that they use as their go to Ground Troop Transport outfitted to to carry twelve Icsavain Warriors not including the Driver as well as outfitted with a Twin Linked Heavy Bolters and Autocannon armed and controlled by the Gunner.

* **The Marauders Star Pod:** The Marauders Star Pod is a Troop Transport Ship that is tasked to fly in and drop large crate into the zone before enemies would cross to attack and with the Wamair Riders already mounted up so that the moment they hit solid ground the doors open allowing them to quickly charge into the fray.

* **Flįr Monogy**: These Flįr Monogy are a peculiar war beasts that the Godslayer Marauder Company tends to use in their battles, they are savages Caine akin to Dire Wolves that are used Suicider Units as the regiment is known to strap bombs onto them and command them to charge to the foes before the mounted infantry goes in for the attack.

## Tactics and Doctrine

The Godslayer Marauder Company is known to use Divide and Conquer tactics when in battle splitting up their forces to savagely annihilate them, as for their “Doctrine” the regiment prefers to stick to being solely Abhuman forces mainly recruiting from the Wild Star System aka the Reech planets with imperial recruits being less of a priority, only exception being that one would never find a Ratling and possibly Icsavians in their units due to the amount of bad blood they share with them. While there are many non Reech Folk that is in their forces they will not openly proselytize their faith of the “Wild Gods” onto others.

## Notable Units

* Chief Warrior:The title of the Imperial Guard that leads the Regiments weather into Battle or Pillage, typically seen in light fur like coats decorated with trophies of battles and wars ranging from Weapons of fallen foes to Skulls. Aside from this they wield weapons no different than the rest of the Raiders.

* Reikish Raiders: The name of the warriors that aren't mounted but seek to fight regardless join the Imperial Guard Regiments consisting of Warriors armed with Warrior Weapons and Close Quarters Firearms.

* Kinuse’s Lotrito: Kinuse’s Lotrito meaning Clan’s Nobles in the Reech Tongue, are the commanding riders that follow Elktarius into battle and seemingly act as a collective rather than individuals as they can often been seen behaving like a herd or a pack of wolves when they are in combat working alongside each other to help him lead and kill their enemies.

* Rusinga’s Groxs: The vicious and surprisingly quick Reptile known for also being one of the Imperium’s well known source of meat for making food, the Grox is a commonly used attack animal first Initiated into the Regiment as Attack Animals by Commanding Officer Elktarius the “Stag Prince” to show of his resourcefulness as a means of using the aggression and swiftness of Groxs into their regiment as well as a source of rations if the beasts were ever to fall during combat. As a way to better represent their faith in the Wild Gods both reformed and Ancients the regiment often paints these lizards in Reech Patterns to add to their intimidation.

Mortar Crews.

## Notable Members

Alfrie Stiens is known to be among the first “Imperial” aka Terran to be recruited into the Godslayer Marauder Company as well as being a helping hand in sanctioning Reech pyskers into the Imperium, letting the regiment have access to pysker support units known as the Adeptus Blindsights. On the field however he is no Psyker but a member of the Golden Herb Raiders or GHR Department which for a young lad being forced to fight in a regiment has been known to caused him to lash out more quickly than his brothers and sisters in battle from the severity of stress, perhaps man unfitting life for a “Well-born” Terran Whelp.

Claudia Brass:
One of more renown members within the Godslayer Marauder Company, Claudia Brass was born of nobility akin to Alfrie Stiens and had made her mark upon the Regiment as the most well known Beast Master as well as excellent marksmanship with her sniper rifle that she has been using since she first set foot in the field as it is covered entirely in marks that show how many kills she has earned in the Emperor's name, some of them including shots that ripped through the heads of Traitor legions also there was this one time when she had lead a defense to keep a traitor regiment at bay during a battle long enough for reinforcements to arrive and save them and the base which has been here introduction to meeting the Marauders for the first time as they were also sent to aid as reinforcement and vanguard against the traitor regiment.

## Regimental Appearance

### Regimental Badge

The badge of the Godslayer Marauder Company depicting a "Wairbear" with large antlers bearing the Regimental colours. Earthy Brown and Red.

## Notable Quotes

### By Godslayer Marauder Company:

"Standard Imperium precautions brothers worry not. We shall have our prize no matter how many wards are placed upon it" - Alfrie Stiens on the subject of keeping the Chunk of Slaid.

'Let the men in the trenches stand and stare as we ride into battle atop our great beast. Let the hearts of the heretic sink in despair at the sound of our Chimera Tanks as they fire upon them with the Emperor's wrath. Let the Daemon quiver with fear as the Hordes of Chaos are met with the Vanguard of Reech! The Imperial Horde! The Godslayer Marauder Company!'
-Elktarius leading the victory charge in the Slaid Downfall campaign

'The Emperor sits up with excitement in his throne when we land onto the field of battle. The morale of our allies rises like a phoenix when they hear our beast approach for their next meal. My brothers cry out to the Gods with no fear! As we become the thorned shield of Holy Terra'
-Claudia Brass talking to a Costa Varian about the Marauder Company after aiding them in purging a city of heretics

### About Godslayer Marauder Company:

'Let us get to the battle already boys! Them Maurauders think their going to outshine us just because of their damned Grox? Fuck that, that's our Damned loot to take!'
-An enraged Salvar during a battle with a traitor regiment as the Maurauders came in to assist them

The Sons and Daughters of the Reech Star Tribes are exceptional warriors, despite their more barbaric nature that could cause for some questioning, despite the bad blood between us however or rather between our kin. I would gladly pick up arms to aid them for the glory of the Emperor of Man.” - Shield Maiden Superior Consuela of the Hands of Icsavia about the Godslayer Marauder Company