Rift Tigers

Rift Tigers armorial with Legion iconography.

Rift Tigers Legionnaire armed in Mark II 'Crusade' pattern power armour.

### Warcry

"Remember the Fallen Beast!" Post-Fall of Primarch Dimen, “For Kashisad! For the Emperor!” Pre-Fall of Primarch Dimen

The **Rift Tigers**, formerly known as the **Bloodied Claws** during the Great Crusade, were the VIIIth Legion of the Legiones Astartes. After the fall of their Primarch **Dimen Dilasad** in battle against the enemies of Imperium of Man they remained as one of the Imperium of Man's few remaining Loyalist Legions.

After the events of the Fracturing half of the Rift Tigers were ordered to joinery back home to their Pirmarch's Homeworld of Algmand while the rest stayed on Terra with Dimen Dilasad to prepare for the worse to come, possible raids and sieges targeted towards the Imperium, knowing that now Kindness can't save the brothers of their Primarch and only War will bring the peace.

## Legion History

During the Unification Wars, The Emperor came to the lands of the Achaemenid Empire to recruit warriors for yet another of his legions. In his travels, the Emperor was approached by a group of nobles, who had been forced off their land by their slaves, who were now in open revolt against the local Governor. The nobles asked him if he could assist, hoping that the Emperor would take their side and put the revolt down, thanks to the deal the Achaemenids had made with the nascent Imperium. However, the Emperor had a deep distaste for slavery, and was already familiar with the conditions most slaves on Terra were subject to. So when the Emperor's assistance came, it came to the rebelling slaves. When the last of the noble houses had fallen, the Emperor granted the slaves two gifts - freedom, and the opportunity to join the Legio Astartes and become one of Humanity's best warriors. Those who chose to become Astartes became the core of the 13th Legion - the Bloodied Claws

## Legion Homeworld

### Algmand

The planet of Algmand is a large Agri World filled with plenty of Farms and plantations that span the planet side, The wealthy populace get to enjoy the so called good life while those who live the so called under privileged were made to work as "Free Labourers" being made to do the hard work, the planet itself was known to be only a small inch larger than Holy Terra and its atmosphere is a disgusting: toxins fill the airs and pollute the earth making it non breathable without Gas masks any protection from the environment while the technology level is still in its Industry stages.

## Legion Organization

### Officer Ranks

* **Bestial King -**(Legion Master): The son of Dimen Dilasad who seems the most worthy of leadership over the Legion bares the the title of Bestial King, a title that the barier is also given one of the Legion's most beloved Relics since the death of their Primarch; Dimen's Pelage. The tan brown coat of fur that grew on the primarch and prepared by the most trusted among his sons to “cleanse” it and then fashion it to be an Ornament for the Bestial King to wear with pride. This so called "Cleansing and Preparation" of Dimen's Pelage is a common held tradition that is passed on from Bestial King to Bestial King within the Legion.

* **Legion Commanders -**

* **Ushlem Soreka -**

* **Master of the Fleet -**

* **Battalion Commander -**

* **Company Commander -**

### Specialist Ranks

* **Apothecary**

* **Chaplain**

* **Librarian**

* **Techmarine**

### Veteran Ranks

* **Veteran Sergeant**

* **Sergeant**

* **First Company Veteran**

### Specialist Formations

* **Ushlem**: Often translated in Low Gothic as Shield or Honour, The Ushlem are elite Melee Specialists that are trained excessively some would say in the art of mastering any type of Melee Weaponry alongside the Shield, most commonly a Breach Shield. Aside from melee weaponry they are also equipped with a Combi-Flamer Weapon known as Alnam Zayi or Tiger's Roar. Tasked with being the Oath Sworn Bodyguards to Dimen Dilasad during the time of his Leadership of the Legion and later carrying on the tradition of defending the Legion’s Master and as you could guess often deployed for Shield Walls.

* **The Uharif Musala-Raajin**: Meaning Mutant Gunmen-Riders in the Karshish Language, these warriors and their formation was created after Dimen Diliasad tasked himself to learn more about his adopted Nomadic People of Algmand, during a cultural exploration he had discovered that the people were skilled at Archery and Calvary due to their life style their young would use Goats as mounts at the age of ten years old and use bows or Crossbows to practice on vermin or Birds till they were at the earliest age of twenty where they would master Horses and become proficient at ranged combat, Taking this and the noticing that the lack of fast assaulting ranged units would prove beneficial for his Sons of the Rift Tigers he had used his Family’s wealth in their treasury to acquire mounts which resembles Camels with grostec mutations and had personally trained a Elite Unit and Formation of Ranged Cavalry he armed with Storm Bolters and Astarte Sized Nomadic Shields.To also give reverence to the Algmand Nomads of Old he also had these Mutant Gunmen-Riders donned Mark 2 Helmets fashioned after Spagan Helms often made with cybernetic lenses to aid in the process of aiming while those who preferred to be helmetless wear a pointed Kulaf Hat while having Scaled Power Armor.

#### **Legion Headquarters**

 **Primarch Dimen Dilasad**
**The Ushlem Soreka**
**Fenvar Vargol**
**Master of the Legion**
 **Karza Taki**
**Legion Commanders**
**50 Ushlem Guard**
 **Victuallers**
**Commissary**
**Legion Serfs**
**Indentures**

***Master of the Armoury***
**Unknown Name**
**Techmarines**
**Legion Serfs**
**Tech-Servitors**
**Battle Tanks**
**Artillery**
**Land Raiders**
**Gunships**
**Land Speeders**
**Assault Bikes**
**Attack Bikes**
**Transports** | ***Chief Apothecary***
**Unknown Name**
**Apothecaries**

***Master of the Librarius***
**Unknown Name**
**Epistolaries**
**Codiciers**
**Lexicaniums**
**Acolytes (Initiates)** | ***Fleet Admiral***
**Unknown Name**
***Gloriana-Class 'Overlord'***
**Capital-class Warships**
**Battle Barges**
**Strike Cruisers**
**Escort Vessels**

#### **Battalion Organization**

**Battalion Command Squad**
**Battalion Consuls (Senior Specialists and Advisors)**
**Battalion Vexillarius (Standard Bearers, Subalterns and Equerries)**
**Battalion Command Bodyguard**

**Navigators Ordinary**
**Drop Pods and Rams**
**Gunship Squadrons**
**Super-heavy Detachments**
**Skimmer Strike Detachments**
**Support Artillery Detachments**
**Techmarine Covenants**
**Apothecarion Sections**

**Company Command Squad**
**Company Standard Bearer**
**Company Command Bodyguard Squad**
**Lieutenants**
**Legion Veteran Tactical Squads**
**Legion Terminator Squads** | **Company Commander**
**Company Command Squad**
**Company Standard Bearer**
**Company Command Bodyguard Squad**
**Lieutenants**
**Legion Tactical Squads**
**Legion Tactical Support Squads** | **Company Commander**
**Company Command Squad**
**Company Standard Bearer**
**Company Command Bodyguard Squad**
**Lieutenants**
**Legion Assault Squads**
**Legion Destroyer Squads**
**Legion Heavy Support Squads**
**Legion Breacher Siege Squads** | **Gunships**
**Rhino Armoured Transports**
**Tank Detachments**
**Support Weapons Batteries**
**Dreadnoughts**
**Techmarines**
**Apothecaries**
**Legion Land Speeder Squads**
**Legion Outrider Squads**

**Navigators Ordinary**
**Drop Pods and Rams**
**Gunship Squadrons**
**Escort Vessels**
**Skimmer Strike Detachments**
**Techmarine Covenants**

**Rhino Armoured Transports**
**Techmarines**
**Apothecaries**
**Legion Land Speeder Squads**
**Legion Outrider Squads**

## Legion Gene-Seed

### Radiant Flesh, Bestial Appearance

The Rift Tigers’ Geneseed Flaw is a very noticeable and hard to hide from those around them, due to their homeworld of Algmand having very high amounts of unbearable atmosphere due to the toxins has caused the warriors in the legion from the lowest Aspirint to the leader of the Legion wether Legion Master or The Primarch himself to glow as if they was glow sticks, unnoticeable of course within their power armor but when without a helmet even their skin can be seen as a pale green hue that seemed to radiant light. Such Geneseed doesn't harm the legion of course but it is not the only allegend flaw. It is also known that the elders of the Legion have what is known as Bestial Appearance; Having vertical pupils similar to that of Tiger and large tufts of fur growing around their cheeks down to their chins like a beard or a pair of sideburns. A trait they share with the Primarch, Dimen.

## Quotes

### By the Rift Tigers

“Fear not for today, for tomorrow is a new glory!” - 1st Captain Ruskan.

"Remember the Fallen Beast!" - The Legions battlecry after the death of their Primarch

## Gallery

Rift Tigers Legionary in Mark II 'Iron' pattern power armour displaying post-Primarch coloursLegionary of the Rift Tigers displaying pre-Primarch colours when the Legion was formerly designated as the "Bloodied Claws".A member of The Ushlem Formation sporting a Tiger's Roar Combi-Flamer and Storm Knight Shield.A member of The Ushlem Formation sporting a Power Spear and a Boarding Shield.An Legionary of the Uharif Musala-Raajin formation.