Paragonian Regiments - Notable Paragonian Regiments Personnel: Warmaster Ban Lo Kism Verkerigen - Veteran of both the Dentares Suppression and the Kalidar War, the then- General Ban Lo Kism Verkerigen served under Captain-General Iskhandrian at the head of the combined Paragonian Regiments, a post he kept throughout the following campaigns. Verkerigen's rise to higher office began in the wake of the Geratomran Reconquest and Iskandrian's loss of favour with the Imperial High Command.General Maden Heldor Lo Basteen - General Maden Heldor Lo Basteen was the commander-in-chief of the Second Gulem Recovery Force which was made up of the 477th Paragonian Foot, the 84th Paragonian Armoured and the 109th Paragonian Artillery as well as the Tempestus Scions of the Black Suns and the 8th Paragonian Super Heavy Company. General Lo Basteen brought the rebellious world of Genthus back into Imperial Compliance in a little less than four standard weeks. General Lo Basteen continued to command these same regiments during the Geratomran Reconquest. Lord Colonel Bannick Vardamon Vor Anselm Lo Bannick - Brother to the Clan Auditor of Clan Bannick and uncle to Colaron Vor Artem Lo Bannick, Lord Colonel Bannick was an esteemed military figure within his clan. Having fought for more than 20 Terran years in the Astra Militarum, Lord Colonel Bannick Vor Anselm Lo Bannick is a figure of great authority within the Paragonian Regiments. It was thanks to his efforts that his nephew was accepted within the Imperial Guard and again through his efforts that Colaron Lo Bannick made peace with his cousin, Jonas Lo Bannick. As a high-ranking noble and experienced officer, the Lord Colonel was one of Captain-General Iskhandrian's many advisors during the Gertomran Reconquest. With the near failure of this campaign, Iskhandrian's loss of favour with Segmentum authorities left the generals under him vying for power, especially since the rights of colonisation for Geratomro had been given to the Paragonian Regiments.Colonel Gueptera Assis Sholana - Veteran of the Dentares Suppression, Colonel Gueptera Assis Sholana was selected as commander-in-chief for the newly-raised 42nd Paragonian Armoured Regiment in 393.M41. While not a Paragonian, Colonel Sholana was deemed a fitting choice to lead this new regiment. Where other officers were hopeless dogmatists, Sholana was of a different kind. One of his quirks was to invite his subalterns to "informal chats" rather than rely upon the decorum of official convocations and hearings. With the heavy losses sustained by the 42nd on Kalidar, Sholana's main concern was the morale of his regiment and that of the wider army, which is why he agreed to promote Lieutenant Bannick to the 7th Super Heavy Company rather than having him shot for disobeying a direct order by ordering the rear-guard to retreat during the Kostoval Rout. An honourable man, Colonel Sholana offered to resign in the wake of that disastrous retreat of the Kalidar War, but his request was denied by the campaign's commander, Captain-General Iskhandrian of Atraxia. Colonel Sholana succeeded in maintaining the 42nd as a cohesive fighting force throughout the entire campaign on Kalidar, but the 42nd Paragonian Armoured Regiment was disbanded in the wake of the Kalidar War, and his current disposition is unknown.Colonel Vertor Lo Strabannick - Commander of the 477th Paragonian Foot.Honoured Captain Colaron Vor Artem Lo Bannick - Heir to the prestigious position of Clan Auditor of Clan Bannick, Colaron Vor Artem Lo Bannick was promised a life of wealth and luxury. Colaron was even due to marry Kaithalar Beyn Lo Turannigen, which would have effectively propelled him to the head of Clan Turannigen and made him one of the most influential people on Paragon. But this was before he was challenged to an illegal duel by his own cousin Turparillo. Having fallen in love with Colaron's bride-to-be, Turparillo forced the outcome of the duel, almost throwing himself on his cousin's blade. Having become a kin-slayer, Colaron's guilt at his cousin's death led him to enlist in the Astra Militarum in order to escape Imperial justice. Initially attached to the newly-raised 42nd Paragonian Armoured Regiment, Colaron Vor Artem Lo Bannick served as a lieutenant and was given command of his own tank, the Leman Russ Indomitable Fury. From the start of the Kalidar War, it was clear that Colaron sought redemption by facing the enemies of the Emperor. His wish for death in the Emperor's service was almost granted when Indomitable Fury was destroyed during the disastrous Kostoval Rout. However, Lieutenant Bannick survived the destruction of his tank and successfully rejoined the Imperial rear-guard covering the army's retreat against the Orks of WAAAGH! Gratzdakka. Taking command of the doomed retreat, Lieutenant Bannick expertly commanded his new troops, a well-timed shot of a Leman Russ Battle Cannon immobilising the towering Psy-Gargant which was decimating the Imperial troops. With the main threat neutralized, the rear-guard and the retreating main advance safely retreated. This first act of heroism nearly cost Bannick his life as during his progress through the battlefield a seal of his Rebreather had broken and he had contracted a very deadly local disease known as "dustlung." Fortunately for the young lieutenant, a group of Tech-Adepts of the Adeptus Mechanicus believed him blessed by the Omnissiah and fated to join the crew of the Baneblade Mars Triumphant and granted him access to the highly expensive lungwash-treatment which saved his life. Bannick's actions and miraculous survival were made into a heroic tale by Imperial propaganda, ending with his transfer to the prestigious Seventh Paragonian Super Heavy Company whose actions would so decisively impact the outcome of the Kalidar War. Serving under one of his great-uncles, the immensely competent Honoured Lieutenant Marken Cortein Lo Bannick, Colaron would learn everything he needed to become a great officer himself. After Cortein's and Mars Triumphant’s glorious sacrifice during the Battle for Orktown, Colaron Vor Artem Lo Bannick was promoted to the rank of Honoured Lieutenant and given command of a newly forged Baneblade which Bannick chose to baptise Cortein's Honour. Seeing the promise in this young officer, the 7th's commander, Honoured Captain Hannick, gradually came to rely on Bannick, training him to become his replacement as the company commander. During the Geratomran Reconquest, Cortein's Honour again proved its worth, allowing the Imperial troops to close on the planetary capital of Magor's Seat by crushing enemy strongholds and successfully eliminating an ambushing force of Emperor's Children Predator Annihilators. With the presence of Chaos Space Marines and elements of the Traitor Titan Legions confirmed on Geratomro, Honoured Lieutenant Bannick and part of his crew were transferred to the Shadowsword Lux Imperator whose Machine Spirit had become increasingly unsettled and needed to be placated. Together, Bannick and Lux Imperator were credited with the destruction of an enemy Warlord-class Titan but were soon beleaguered by heretic Astartes on foot. Rescued by the timely intervention of the Black Templars commanded by Sword-Brother Adelhard, Lux Imperator and the Black Templars confronted the enemy commanders as they were conducting a foul ritual to open a Warp rift and allow a legion of Slaaneshi daemons to overrun the Imperial forces. While the Emperor's Champion duelled the daemon leading the ritual, a direct shot from Lux Imperator’s Volcano Cannon caused the opening Warp rift to collapse in on itself and prevent the daemonic incursion. Having earned another hard victory, Honoured Lieutenant Bannick was selected to succeed Honoured Captain Hannick at the head of the 7th Paragonian Heavy Company after Hannicak died of the dustlung he had contracted on Kalidar.Honoured Captain Kandar Vor Ostrakhan Lo Hannick - Hannick was the commander of the Hellhammer Ostrakhan's Rebirth. Honoured Captain Hannick was the commander-in-chief of the 7th Pargonian Super Heavy Company during his formation's most glorious campaigns such as the Dentares Suppression, the Kalidar War and the Geratomran Reconquest. A competent Tank Commander, Hannick was a good judge of characters and sensible enough to allow those clearly more gifted than him, such as Honoured Lieutenant Cortein, enough leeway to act as they saw fit, often turning the tide of battle in the Imperium's favour. While deployed on Kalidar, following a malfunction of his rebreather, Hannick contracted the local affliction known as "dustlung" a pernicious disease where microscopic sand-particles gradually attack the subject's lung-tissues until he eventually drowns in his own blood. By the time of the Geratomran Reconquest, Hannick was dying from this affliction, his muscular frame frequently wracked by violent fits of coughing. Permanently out of breath, the Honoured Captain began carrying a cane with him to support his weight and retched blood several times per day. Despite his grim prognosis, the Honoured Captain still fought in the first lines of the Geratomran Reconquest. Hannick died three solar days after victory was assured on Geratomro, the dustlung finally claiming his life in the medicae bay of an Imperial frigate.Honoured Captain Ardoman Kosigian Lo Parrigar - As commander of the 8th Paragonian Super Heavy Company, the "Lucky Eights", Honoured Captain Ardoman Kosigian Lo Parrigar guided his men through the campaigns on Gulem and Geratomro. Captain Lubin Lo Santelligen - Santelligen was an officer in the 477th Paragonian Foot and the commander of the regiment's 16th Company. During the Geratomran Reconquest, Captain Lo Santelligen was tasked with the capture of a fortified position held by seditious troops. Since the enemy fielded a Destroyer Tank Hunter, he requested the support of the 7th Super Heavy Company. However, the company was ambushed by Geratomran tanks and only Bannick's engine, Cortein's Honour, was left to support the attack.Honoured Lieutenant Marken Cortein Lo Bannick - Last commander of the ancient Baneblade Mars Triumphant, Honoured Lieutenant Cortein was an Imperial hero and is generally considered the greatest military mind in the entire history of Clan Bannick. While his noble sacrifice at the end of the Kalidar War is his most famous action, in his more than 30 standard years of service Honoured Lieutenant Cortein and his crew fought in campaigns like the Dentares Suppression, earning a victory for the Emperor. In what would be his last campaign, Honoured Lieutenant Cortein brought in his nephew, Colaron Lo Bannick, and trained him to become a great tanker. It was in memory of this man that Colaron would name his own tank Cortein's Honour.Honoured Lieutenant Marteken - Marteken was the commander of the Baneblade Artemen Ultrus. In the wake of the Geratomran Reconquest, Honoured Lieutenant Marteken is now the longest-serving tank commander within the 7th Paragonian Super Heavy Company. While an excellent tanker, Marteken lacks the necessary resolve to command his own unit and was therefore passed over for promotion when the command of the 7th Company was ready to change hands.Lieutenant Jonas Artem Lo Bannick - Cousin to the heroic Colaron Lo Bannick, Jonas Artem Lo Bannick was a lieutenant at the head of his own Infantry Platoon within the 477th Paragonian Foot. In the wake of the Gulem Recovery, Jonas' platoon was permanently attached to the 8th Paragonian Super Heavy Company and tasked with the Stormlords' close defence. The two cousins would eventually reunite on Geratomro during the Geratomran Reconquest. After initial tensions, the two men worked well together, Jonas' actions contributing to the defence of the firing position of the army's only two Shadowswords from an attack by Emperor's Children Chaos Space Marines.Lieutenant Lazlo Gratimar Lo Kalligen - Foster-brother to Colaron Vor Artem Lo Bannick, Lazlo's fate is an exemplar of that suffered by countless other minor scions of the powerful fabricator-clans of Paragon. While his birthright as a member of the Kalligen clan elevated him above the commoners, not being the heir to one of his clan's positions of influence made him at best a political bargaining chip in the clan's dealings with others. Like so many others, Lazlo Lo Kalligen enlisted voluntarily for an officer's position in the Paragonian Planetary Defence Forces. Only through sheer bad luck was his brevet transformed into a permanent position within the Astra Militarum when his initial regiment was transformed into the 42nd Paragonian Armoured where he would serve alongside his foster-brother. Lieutenant Lazlo Gratimar Lo Kalligen was declared MIA in the wake of the disastrous Kostoval Rout on Kalidar.