82nd Inquisitorial Platoon

## 82nd Inquisitorial Platoon "Hive Slickers"

82nd Platoon Badge

Cadian of the 82nd

### **Strength**

32 Veterans, 4 Flamer troops, 5 Kasrkin, 2 Inquisitorial Crusaders, 1 Inquisitor

## Other information

### **Specialty**

Genestealer Suppression, Incendiary Weapons

### **Heavy Weapons**

2 Field Ordnance guns (Weaponry on the guns is often changed for the occasion)

## Commanders

### **Acting**

Inquisitor Ignatius Kysnanor

The **82nd Inquisitorial Platoon**, colloquially referred to as the "Hive Slickers", consists of 44 troops and is a requisitioned force of Imperial Guardsmen, all veterans, and a squad of Kasrkin led by Inquisitor Ignatius Kysnanor and his Crusader bodyguards.

Much of the composition is made up of Cadians, all veterans of the final battle for Cadia, however, there are a few notable members from Penal Legions who were particularly interesting to Kysnanor for reasons unknown.

## History

Before the unit's indoctrination into the Inquisition, they were formerly part of the 79th Cadian Infantry Regiment, 2nd Platoon. At the Battle for Cadia, these troops were cut off from the 79th and inevitably left behind after the main evacuation. However, the 79th's Commissar stayed with the beleaguered platoon to urge them on, giving them the courage to fight their way towards an abandoned spaceport finding a small transport.

Suffering surprisingly low casualties, out of the original 48 troops, 30 survived. By the time they were out of orbit and in relative safety, they were unable to contact the larger evacuation fleet. For a week the soldiers lived off of strict rationing, floating in space and praying to the God-Emperor for deliverance.

The Merciful One must have been listening, for the Inquisition Cruiser *Pure Talon* picked up the faint vox signal and swiftly investigated. They found a meager and weakened crew of 23, but still held on to their last strength. One trooper later lamented that they resorted to cannibalizing those who starved to death.

Inquisitor Ignatius Kysnanor was the captain of the *Pure Talon*, and upon seeing the ragged but determined company, he immediately ordered their indoctrination into his posse. Some of his advisors and acolytes, namely Fernand Jaek, opposed this, saying that they would be a liability. He argued that they had lost their minds aboard the transport and had gone feral. He persisted despite Medicaes admitting that the troops had no serious mental abnormalities. Ignatius finally ended the debate by silencing Fernand and saying that if their humanity had truly been lost, then that would be an asset to their grim mission of the Inquisition.

And so the 82nd Inquisitorial Platoon was born. Aboard the "Pure Talon", they trained and gained strength, itching for revenge. Luckily for them, the rousing and eccentric Inquisitor Ignatius led them to many battles against Genestealers, Heretics, and even to slay a Daemon rumored in the underhives of ...

## Company Organization

### Officer Ranks

**Lieutenant -** Second in command of the platoon, however when Inquisitor Ignatius is not available, they take overall command on any operation.

### Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks

**Sergeant -** Commands individual squads

### Specialist Ranks

**Flame Trooper (also nicknamed a "Crisper") -** Any member of the platoon designated to wield a Flamer.

### Line Ranks

**Corporal -** Given access to more unusual weaponry than a Trooper and is regarded as a second in command for a Sergeant.

**Trooper -** The title of "Trooper" is rarely used outside of reports or professional conversation, most refer to each other as just Veterans.

## Notable Personnel

* **Inquisitor Ignatius Kysnanor -** Ignatius is a member of the Ordo Xenos, and follows the practices of Monodominant. Monodominants are an extremist Puritan faction of the Inquisition known for their uncompromising prosecution of perceived enemies of the Imperium. Monodominants are among the most militant Inquisitors and resort to Exterminatus more readily than any other Inquisition philosophical faction. They seldom work in secret, and instead use their presence to stir up widespread xenophobia and hatred, leading mobs of frenzied citizens to purge their ranks of those deemed filthy and impure. Above all else, Monodominants are inflexible and intolerant and are generally the youngest and most hot-headed members of the Inquisition.

His past is not very well known, but he does not have much to tell as he is a fairly young inquisitor, only 34 years of age, and serving as an Inquisitor for 5 of those years. In his time serving, he has stopped multiple Genestealer infestations and brought many more Genestealer Cultists to their knees.

## Standard Wargear & Equipment

* **Lasguns** - All troops are given lasguns of various types, however, some have turned these down for alternative weapons like autoguns, shotguns, and even bolt weapons specially designed for normal soldiers to use.
* **Chainswords** - Most members have a chainsword for melee situations
* **Gas mask**
* **Rucksack**
* **4 frag grenades**
* **1 incendiary grenade**
* **Combat Knife**

### Specialised Equipment

* **Flamers** - Extensively used to cause as much chaos to the enemy as possible, and is a very useful weapon in the close and cramped areas of Hives that the Hive Slickers operate in.
* **Autocannons and Heavy Bolters** - These are requisitioned to disperse crowds or hold down bottlenecks when faced with massive hoards of cultists and genestealers.

## Regimental Appearance

### Regimental Colours

The guardsmen of the 82nd wear deep red fatigues with dark grey flack armor. Each trooper has a red, horizontal marking with white outlines on their helmet and right shoulder.

Exceptions exist, as some members, like Jaerish Fallel, were previously members of various penal legions. They retain their penal jumpsuit, but in most cases, they are swaddled in rags and cloaks, and armored by scraps they fashion into armor. They still are required to have the regimental badge.

### Regimental Badge

The left shoulder shows the number "82", with the mark of the Inquisition splitting the number.