Battlegroup Epsilon

## Battlegrup Epsilon

**Battlegrup Epsilon** was formed to keep the Astra Militarum regiments in the Kasva Sector, more organized and coordinate better plans of defense and attack.

## History

### Goal

The goal of the battlegroup is like any other force in the Imperium. Complete extermination of xenos and chaos. Securing the Emperors territory by any means.

### Formation

Battlegroup Epsilon is an Imperial Battlegroup that was formed on the border of Imperial and Tau space. The Leader Alysha Kyner was a Colonel of the 242nd Regiment when the Imperial forces where scattered and unorganized in the sector. The General of the sector, had not organized force ready for the Tau. Since Rosliv was under siege when the Cadians arrived. the defenders where decimated. A few hold outs where Commissar Crawns forces. Sometime after the battle, Crawn and Thrax went to contact about getting a new battlegroup. The response they got was do it yourself. Since the warp storms cut the Imperium apart.

Epsilon is known to work with one other Imperial Battlegroup hence why Kyner is a Lord General.

## Sector

Rislov the Battlegroup's "homeworld" is in the Kasva sector.

Epsilon also goes to support any other Imperial groups that are close by or just other planets being attacked.

## Regiments and Support

### Astra Militarum Regiments

The Battlegroup regiments are always on the move to support in the defense of the planets in the sector or initiate assaults on hostile worlds.

* **242nd Cadian Mechanized Regiment (Kyners Fighters)** - This Cadian regiment is considered the Founders and leader regiment of the battlegroup. The 242nd are equivalent to the 1st Company of a Space Marine Chapter in terms of status. It is also the Regiment that Lord General Kyner came from before she took position as Lord General. She still leads her Regiment into battle, but she also does it alongside the other forces in the group.

* **762nd Cadian Support Regiment**

* **166th Elysian Drop Troop Regiment** - The Elysians were brought into the battlegroup by chance. Their transport ship was disabled and under attack by Ork forces. When the Navy rescued their ship, the Elysians where brought to Polea during a siege and dropped them behind Tau lines. With Epsilon breaking through, the Elysians were brought in after that.

* **1st Rislov Line Regiment** - Fought in the capital of Rosliv and held the city's capitol building until the Cadians arrived. Bought into the battlegroup to show respect to Rosliv.

* **78th Polea Line Regiment** - Kyner described Polea being similar to Cadia because it was a Fortress world. Which made her like the Guardsmen of the planet mroe than the rest of the sector. She requisitioned a for a Polea regiment to join the group and she was given the 78th.

* **29th Rislov Armored Regiment** - Known to operate atleast 1 Lucius pattern Baneblade.

* **573rd Krieg Siege Regiment** - This Krieg regiment was sent to Rislov to teach the garrison on building defences.

* **574th Krieg Artillery Regiment** - The 574th was attached to the 573rd as support artillery.

* **144th Necromunda Line Regiment** - One of four Necromundan Regiments that are in BattleGroup Epislon. the 144th is entirely made up of Escher Gang members. The 144th has had a distrust of the men of the battlegroup but they have been able to put those issues to the side after fighting over the years. The 144th has had another Necromunda Regiment fold into their ranks. The 167th Necromunda Line Regiment was folded into the Regiment after they took heavy losses.

* **254th Necromunda Mechanized Scout Regiment** - The second Necromunda regiment another Escher only Regiment, this time they are scouts and utilize their Death Maidens as recon support and assassination.

* **91st Polea Air Wing** -

* **1st Epsilon Mixed Regiment** -

* **12th Armadeus Super-Heavy Armoured Regiment**

### Sisters of Battle

The Order of the Azur Sky is in Sector Kasva and the battlegroup and SoB fight together on multiple occasions. They set up a Cathedral on Rosliv to be able to coordinate with the Battlegroup easier. So the sisters can be notified of any planned attacks on the enemy or if defense is needed. This is also works for the Guard to be notified as well.

### Imperial Navy

The Imperial Fleet that is stationed in the Sector has their headquarters at space station Armadeus above Polea. Having 2 Dictator Heavy Cruisers as Carriers, 1 battleship, 1 battle cruiser, 4 cruisers, 1 light cruiser, 6 escorts ( 1 destroyer, 3 frigates, 2 corvettes) and various transports for the Imperial Guard forces in the sector.

## Planets

Battlegroup Epsilon uses a sub-sector of worlds that they can call home and use to reinforce and defend.

### Rislov

Rislov is a civilized world that was under siege and captured by the Tau. It was Liberated by the 242nd Cadian Regiment and other Cadian Regiments. The HQ planet of the Battle group. It is also the capital of the sector. The Sisters of Battle that entered the Sector built a Cathederal and set up camp here as well.

The Imperial Guard Headquarters in planet and sector, is built around a destroyed Capitol Imperialis. The super heavy vehicle is out of commission and was refitted the Command staff and forge battle plans. The rest of the base is built around it. A few miles from the capital of Rislov.

### Stravastea

Forge World the main supplier of gear and vehicles to the Azure Ravems and Epsilon.

### Polea

A cold Fortress World that is on the border of Tau and Imperium space. Polea is called the (Sector) Gate. A play on the Cadian gate as a lot of the soldiers there are Cadian. Polea has become a thorn in the side of the Tau Cadres that come into the sector. It is very hard for them to root out the Guard. Most of the time they try to go around it and jump to other planets but regardless, the Tau will have to face the planet. The Imperial Fleet at Polea can easily travel to any other worlds in the sub sector and save their support worlds from falling. Polea is on the border of being a world that is constantly cold with 3/4s of its year spent in the winter and a 1/4 spent in somewhat pleasurable warmth.

### Moanus

Another Agri world but constantly sieged by Tau.

### Notable Leaders

* **Lord General Alysha Serina Kyner** - Cadian born, throughout her life in the Imperial Guard, Kyner served in the 242nd Regiment in J company. She considers herself an unlucky woman or the wrong woman in all the right places. After every battle she fought, and campaign she survived. Kyner would find herself promoted higher and higher either from sheer luck, faith, or skill. There is also a couple times just because their leaders were killed.

* **Comissar Dorf Crawn** - Originally commissar of the 3rd Rislov regiment, after the 242nd Cadian regiment came to re-secure the planet's capitol, the remains of the 3rd were brought into the 242nd to replenish their losses. Crawn and his Apprentice Junior Comissar Thrax, were both transferred into the regiment. Crawn was killed during one of the many sieges of Crurax, a former Imperial world owned by the Tau.

* **Commissar Varas Thrax** - A junior Comissar that took Crawn, his master's place.

* **Cannoness Sabriya** - Sabriya is the leader of one of the Preceptors that has been attached to the Battlegroup. She was voted out of the Sister of battle command staff that she would lead both Preceptors into battle.

* **Colonel Kalli "Queen" Venomblade** -

* **Colonel Antenor Gambell** -

## Trivia

Battlegroup Epsilon is very blue. as I mean very blue. the sisters of battle, and most of the Guard has blue along with the space marines, hence Azure Ravens. Even the Tau sept they fight are blue.