Cheman Night Breakers

The **Cheman Night Breakers** are an Imperial Army Regiment that served during the Great Crusade and Five Ruins. The Cheman Night Breakers are focused around the tenants of stealth warfare, many enemies of mankind have met their end not in open warfare, but simply sleeping in their beds or encampments as they have their throats slit and supplies stolen.

## **History**

Cheman was a world discovered early on in the Great Crusades lifetime, only 67 years after the Emperor had reunited Terra and the Legiones Astartes left the cradle of the Solar System into the wider universe to reclaim the stars for mankind.

A forest world where beasts stalk outside of the major Hives of the planet, Cheman would be brought into compliance by the World Shakers and the Sightless Fourteenth, readily giving up some of their better trained PDF forces for the cause of the Crusade.

The Vanishing of the Emperor and the snuffing out of the Astronomican for a solar month affected the Cheman’s hard, tens of thousands of men and women disappearing to the tides  of the warp. As chaos gripped the Imperium and worlds flared into open rebellion, Cheman stood as a beacon in its loyal system, sending regiments to put down the worlds closest to them. The Vanishing would affect the Cheman Night Breakers especially hard, 20% of all total regiments active in the galaxy had gone missing with another 60% reduce to half or under-half active combat strength.

After the start of Alexandros Darshan VonSalim’s Regency of the Imperium, the Chemans returned to the Great Crusade with rebuilt strength and renewed hope for the betterment of mankind. During this time, Belita Panova was chosen to take over the 1st and oldest regiment of the Chemans and she would lead them through the decade-long Halcyon Age.

## **Notable Campaigns**

### **Assassination of Governor Phrahnk Ehnis** (“Early” Great Crusade)

The first known combat deployment of Chemans on another planet, the world of Synfior Minor had chosen to not join the Imperium and instead sent the diginaries back to the Expedtionary Fleet in glass jars. Enraged, the 1st Cheman Headhunters, known as the “Eyes of the Jungle”, deployed when the capital city was deep in the cover of night. Taking just a few hours to reach the Governor’s Palace, Phrahnk Ehnis was killed in his sleep as his bodyguards were killed by the Eyes of the Jungle.

### **Invasion of Brycion** (Date Unknown)

The invasion of Brycion was a joint combat deployment fought by the Cheman 2nd Regiment and the Hredrangan 7th Regiment, the Hredrangan took up the role of a diversion, launching a siege on the main capital city while the 2nd Regiment snuck in and launched headhunter operations, assassinating generals and political figureheads with prejudice and the world fell a month later, their cities turned to ash and their most important persons slaughtered.

### **Fall of Vaznor Minoris** (Mid-Great Crusade)

Another joint combat operation fought with the Hredrangan 7th, the world of Vaznor Minoris had been ransacked by a Ork Horde and Lord-Militant Hexanius assigned the 55th Cheman Night Breakers to assist the Hredrangans on their task to bring the world back into the Imperial fold. For months the 55th stalked the fallen Hive World for the Hordes leader until they finally cornered him in one of the largest hive spires, the Hredrangans launching a massive side offensive to distract the Warboss from his incoming death. After a lucky sniper took out the warboss, the 55th claimed the world for the Imperium once again.

## **Regimental Organisation**

* Lead-Hunter: Commands a regiment of 5000 men and women
* Hunter-Minor: Commands a battalion of 1000 men and women
* Chief-Hunter: Commands a Corps of 500 men and women
* Lieutenant-Major: Commands a team of 100 men and women
* Lieutenant: Commands a group of 50 men and women
* Sergeant: Commands a squad of 10 men and women

## **Regimental Combat Doctrine**

To fight the Cheman Night Breakers is to fight the darkness itself, every alleyway or street corner could leave you open for a sniper's bullet or an ambush. When they are fighting side-by-side with another regiment, the Cheman Night Breakers choose to take up the role of decapitation strikes, hunting down important persons which are important for the foes' command hierarchy or government running.

## **Notable Members**

* **Lead-Hunter Belita Panova:** The current Lead-Hunter of the 1st regiment and the de facto leader of all Cheman regiments across the galaxy. Born 55 years before the discovery of Cheman, Belita Panova would quickly rise through the ranks after the disaster known as the Vanishing. A woman of little words, but big action, Panova is said to be loved by her allies and hated by her foes.
* **Lead-Hunter Leif Navappo:** Lead-Hunter of the 2nd regiment and most well known for his custom sniper-rifle that can also shoot plasma. His rise to fame came during The Vanishing where he successfully fought off a Hrud invasion of a world where his regiment had been tossed by the loss of the Astronomican.
* **Lead-Hunter Signe Mozo:** Lead-Hunter of the 3rd regiment and the best melee fighter out of all the Lead-Hunters, armed with a combat knife and bolt pistol, Signe Mozo keeps the trophies of all her kills in her personal quarters.