182nd Inquisitorial Army

## 182nd Inquisitorial Army "Rallying Remnants"

The 182nd Inquisitorial Army (Formerly The 182nd Armageddon Steel Legion), also known as the "Rallying Remnants" is the primary Guardsman Regiment of Crusade Networks: The Inquisitor's War. A Mixed Regiment sporting everything from Cadians to Steel Legionnaires, the 182nd is a flexible fighting force containing a wide variety of characters, tactics, and strategies.

### **History of the 182nd**

#### **Honorable Beginnings (440-444 M.41)**

Brought to service at the end of 440 M.41, The 182nd Armageddon Steel Legion originally was formed as a Grenadiers Regiment, equipped with explosive and devastating weapons able to lay low most anything the galaxy could endeavor to throw at them, in an effort to combat the inflamed tensions gripping the populace on the imperial world of Armageddon. Deployed to quickly and brutally lay low the beginnings of the larger armed revolution soon to grip their home world, the 182nd were seen as blessed lawbringers to the still loyal hive residents of Armageddon. Sound in body and in faith, even as the conflict began to escalate into entire hives rebelling against the blessed God Emperor the 182nd stood vigilant in their duty. They would continue to lay down their lives in the name of imperial order up until the beginnings of The First War For Armageddon.

As The First War for Armageddon began in 444 M.41, The 182nd, already weakened from the prolonged conflict that had gripped their homeworld, where some of the first forces mobilized against The Archenemy as they made planetfall, tasked with slowing the beginning invasion while other regiments were mustered. Thrust into brutal combat with little to no time to prepare, few expected the 182nd to hold for long, but hold they did. Every line that broke, every position the Archenemy took, the 182nd made them pay dearly for. No matter their losses, rather than crumble or flee outright, the gallant men and women of the 182nd would instead withdraw to the next defensible position, rally, and then rain hell on the Archenemy as they renewed their advance. No matter their losses, no matter their number, they would continue to rally, until only a handful of the 182nd remained, earning their moniker “The Rallying Remnants”.

Reduced in number to only one tenth of their original strength, The Rallying Remnants would eventually be reinforced by other Steel Legion Regiments as they were pushed into the quickly forming battle lines of the conflict. Restocked and refreshed, having never lost their sense of honor and duty, the 182nd would serve with distinction throughout the conflict. As The First War for Armageddon began to draw to a close, the 182nd “Rallying Remnants” would bare witness and participate in the events of Minos Bridge, boasting only a few hundred Guardsmen left within their ranks by the time the conflict had come to a close.

#### **The Great Odyssey (444-760 M.41)**

Escaping the from the Inquisitorial Containment Campaign following the conflict like many of the other Veterans of The First War for Armageddon, the 182nd would flee their homeworld with the aid of the Space Wolves Astartes Chapter, but true to their name, not even this would break them. Refusing to simply abandon their duty to the Imperium, they would instead remuster what few elements of their regiment they could, and on the order of the last remaining regimental leaders, the 182nd would swear an oath of silence regarding their service in The First War for Armageddon, the tales of their heroic sacrifices passed down only to those assuming the positions of high regimental command staff within the 182nd.

Reorganizing into a small Salvage and Recovery Regiment 2, the 182nd would set out to rebuild itself, harvesting otherwise discarded equipment from any campaigns they came across. Lacking manpower, the 182nd would not only harvest equipment, but wounded men lost in the tides of war, conscripting them into the reforming 182th, muddling their heritage, the echoes of which can still be seen today, leading them to become a Mixed Regiment 3. The Rallying Remnants would serve across many battlefields of the Imperium during their centuries long great Odyssey, fighting alongside the likes of the Death Korps of Krieg, Catachan Jungle Fighters, Cadian Shock Troopers, Vostroyan Firstborn, and many others, absorbing any survivors willing to join them.

Learning new tactics and organizations with each new element of Imperial Guard forces they absorbed, the 182th quickly learned to adapt their fighting to fit the field of battle they found themselves on, and gained fame for their success on battlefields across the northern expanse of the Galaxy. This fame, however, did not come without consequence, and even with The First War for Armageddon now fading into the annals of history, the Inquisition would not turn a blind eye to their involvement in the campaign, and began to pursue the 182nd with the aim to put them to the sword. Unwilling to simply turn their arms against the servants of the Imperium unnecessarily , however, the Rallying Remnants instead chose to uphold their long standing tradition of Honor and Service. They began to make for the Eye of Terror, seeking to die not as condemned men, but as servants of The God Emperor, striking one final blow against the Legions of the Archenemy.

#### **Salvation Through Service (760-Ongoing M.41)**

Not all within the Inquisition, however, saw fit to waste a skilled and well organized regiment whilst other, more pressing matters where afoot.  Lord Inquisitor Kaven was one such servant of the God Emperor. Learning of their flight to the Eye of Terror, and seeing that their path of travel would lead them to stumble across his fleet, he laid in wait for their arrival. The 182nd was surrounded upon arrival into the Chimir system by Lord Inquisitor Kaven’s fleet, but as they prepared to make their final stand, they would receive a vox transmission requesting a parlay. Few know what inspired the leaders of the 182nd to agree to such a meeting, but it would prove to be their salvation.

Lord Inquisitor Kaven’s terms were simple. The 182nd and their rag tag fleet would be absorbed into his own, and they would relinquish the title of Steel Legion, instead becoming the 182nd Inquisitorial Army, bound in service to The God Emperor. In return, Lord Inquisitor Kaven would absolve them of their crimes, and would allow them to keep their long standing title, The Rallying Remnants, their blood in his coming war paying any debts they might owe to mankind. Unable to refuse the chance at redemption, the high command of the 182nd agreed to his terms, and now seek to obtain their promised salvation through service.