Warlords

Warlord

## Overview

The Ogatha, also known as Warlords, are the most prominent member species of the black armor rank of the Serpent Empire. They fall bellow the Pathfinders in ranking.

## Morphology

### Legs

The Ogatha have plantigrade legs with a large foot that posses three sharp toes. These thin toes that they stand on give a very high ground pressure but allow them to move faster.

### Tail

The single long, thin and heavy tail that the Ogatha posses is one of their key features, these tails are there predominant swimming mechanisms. These tails are much like that of an alligators and has lead to the theory that their home world was likely a swampland and that the Ogatha evolved as a predatory species.

### Arms

The Ogatha have large strong forearms with a hand with three fingers.

### Head

The Ogatha have a unique head shape, much like a crocodile with armored plates from their nose over their head and across the back of the neck. They also posses four eyes, two for close range viewing and two binocular eyes that are smaller. They also have a split lower jaw that allows them to catch prey better while under water.

## Types/ranks

### Minors

Lowest ranking amongst the Warlords these simple warriors use a simple plasma repeater. They are the most common unit encountered during the Serpent War. They wear a basic armor set that covers most of their body and their face, with the odd exception of their feet being left exposed. It is believed that this is so they can slash with them in close quarters combat.

### Commander

Higher ranked then the minors these units have stronger shields and posses a type 1 plasma rifle. They tend to be smarter and fight from farther away, not needing to "prove themselves" as much as minors.

### Elite

Stronger faster and deadlier in every sense the Elite units tend to accompany high value Serpent Targets or are part of infiltration groups. They possess even stronger shields and a type 2 plasma rifle which is more powerful and accurate. The elites tend to be less prone to going berserk in combat and it is believed that elite's are picked because of their stability, making them better for high value missions.

### Bruiser

Well it's not clear if this is a rank type or just a designation the title "bruiser" fits appropriately enough. They carry a massive a type 1 heavy plasma turret. This weapon uniquely uses argon gas instead of the typical thallium, its is assumed that this is because they allow the weapon to fire much faster; albeit with weaker damage per shot. Well their shields are not much more powerful then that of a commander their armor is much larger and thicker, allowing them to tank small arms fire at the cost of being much slower then other Warlord units.

### Captain

The highest ranked Warlord known about. They have the strongest armor and shielding and fashion themselves off the design of Juggernauts with silver armor lined with a golden copper color. They are rearly seen on the field and only are employed in situations where a high commanding presence is needed but a Juggernaut is not available. This makes Warlord captains rarer then low ranking Juggernaut's in the field. They are equipped with a type 2 plasma cannon, which fire a massive ball of plasma that detonates upon impact with a 5 meter lethality zone.