Anvils Hammer
24-05-2005, 21:03
some fluff i wrote for my army, hope you like it.
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……Phineaus, captain of the Tetra guard, slammed the butt of his auto rifle into the jaw of the chaos scum standing before him, ripping the mutants face off in a shower of gore. Rolling under the viscous blade of another cultilist, Phineaus rose to his feet, slammed a fresh magazine into his gun and tearing the corridor apart in a hail of armour piecing bullets. Phineaus stepped over the body of one of his enemies, his boots sloshed through the gore and body parts littering the floor, he turned his back on the carnage, there were still heretics to kill….
While the emperor watched over him he would never die…
Sethra is a forge world located in the heart of the Imperium, the capital city, Sethra Prime, is home to almost 7 billion people and covers almost half the land mass of Sethra, the area outside this is a desert of ash and snow with few natural resources, and It is rare for anyone to venture outside the towering walls of the city.
Sethra is a caste based society, where the lowest class, the serfs, make up 40% of the population and are treated little better than animals.
The Tetra Grammaton, the highest caste, are seen as divine interpreters of the emperors will and command total obedience from all other classes, ruling with an Iron fist over one of the most theocratic and totalitarian societies in the Imperium.
The only part of Sethran society that is not controlled by the caste system is the military forces of the Sethra. The military will accept anyone who can pass the 1st trial of Fire. This is an extensive course of physical and metal conditioning, culminating in aspirants being paired up and fighting in gladiatorial style battles to the death to earn the right to join the Sethra 2nd, Sethra’s largest fighting unit.
After 4 years in the Sethra 2nd, a soldier earns the right to undertake the 2nd trial of Fire, an even tougher trial than the first, culminating in the recruit going unarmed into the Ash wastes to bring back the head of a Feral Ork.
Only a third of applicants return and earn the right to carry the shield of Sethra and Join the ranks of the elite Sethra 1st.
The Sethra 1st are lead into battle by the clerics of the Tetragrammaton, and assuming the soldier survives long enough, he will eventually be chosen to join the Tetra Guard, the body guards of the Tetragrammanton and the most experiences fighting force on Sethra.
The fighting forces of Sethra are well equipped with armoured vehicles, body armour and high tech weapons, and make excellent use of this equipment to strike the enemies of the Emperor hard and fast.
A typical assault involves waves of Infantry softening up the enemy, before elite units of Sethra 1st move in to destroy the enemy at close range, supported by the powerful siege tanks from the forges of Sethra. The Sethran's real expertise is in urban combat, where extensive drilling and powerful close range weapons can be used to full effect.
The disciplined relentless assaults of the Sethran Regiments have turned the tides in war zones all across the sector.
Phineaus laughed hysterically as he slashed left and right, cutting down the Ork’s heedless of the wounds they inflicted in return, the emperor was with him and he would never die!
All around him the Ork’s were falling back before the onslaught, heavy guns blasted great chunks out of theOork mobs as disciplined auto rifle fire ripped apart every counter attack, Several tanks has been destroyed and dozens of Sethran’s lay dead, but the tide of battle was turning against the greenskins.
Phineaus reached the top of the breech in the wall, shouting his challenge to the orks as the prepared for another attack.
.. for the First time, Phineaus became aware of the pain in his chest, he looked down and saw the blood running from scores of wounds in his flesh through the gashes in his battered armour.
Light head through the pain, he knew he was going to die… but not yet!
“Rally Sons of Sethra!, for Sethra, for the Emperor… Charge!!
As one, the elite of the Sethra armed forces leaped out of their cover and hurled themselves at the Ork’s…
Phineaus lay on the ground, he saw the lips of the medics move, they seemed to be shouting about somthing but he coulden’t hear their words.
Phineaus smiled as life slipped away from him, he had not failed in his Duty..
It is recorded in the Tetra Guard role of honour that Captain Phineaus slew 27 Orks at the battle of Atharan’s ridge and fought on valiantly despite his wounds , leading the Sethra 1st to victory before finally succumbing to his wounds.
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……Phineaus, captain of the Tetra guard, slammed the butt of his auto rifle into the jaw of the chaos scum standing before him, ripping the mutants face off in a shower of gore. Rolling under the viscous blade of another cultilist, Phineaus rose to his feet, slammed a fresh magazine into his gun and tearing the corridor apart in a hail of armour piecing bullets. Phineaus stepped over the body of one of his enemies, his boots sloshed through the gore and body parts littering the floor, he turned his back on the carnage, there were still heretics to kill….
While the emperor watched over him he would never die…
Sethra is a forge world located in the heart of the Imperium, the capital city, Sethra Prime, is home to almost 7 billion people and covers almost half the land mass of Sethra, the area outside this is a desert of ash and snow with few natural resources, and It is rare for anyone to venture outside the towering walls of the city.
Sethra is a caste based society, where the lowest class, the serfs, make up 40% of the population and are treated little better than animals.
The Tetra Grammaton, the highest caste, are seen as divine interpreters of the emperors will and command total obedience from all other classes, ruling with an Iron fist over one of the most theocratic and totalitarian societies in the Imperium.
The only part of Sethran society that is not controlled by the caste system is the military forces of the Sethra. The military will accept anyone who can pass the 1st trial of Fire. This is an extensive course of physical and metal conditioning, culminating in aspirants being paired up and fighting in gladiatorial style battles to the death to earn the right to join the Sethra 2nd, Sethra’s largest fighting unit.
After 4 years in the Sethra 2nd, a soldier earns the right to undertake the 2nd trial of Fire, an even tougher trial than the first, culminating in the recruit going unarmed into the Ash wastes to bring back the head of a Feral Ork.
Only a third of applicants return and earn the right to carry the shield of Sethra and Join the ranks of the elite Sethra 1st.
The Sethra 1st are lead into battle by the clerics of the Tetragrammaton, and assuming the soldier survives long enough, he will eventually be chosen to join the Tetra Guard, the body guards of the Tetragrammanton and the most experiences fighting force on Sethra.
The fighting forces of Sethra are well equipped with armoured vehicles, body armour and high tech weapons, and make excellent use of this equipment to strike the enemies of the Emperor hard and fast.
A typical assault involves waves of Infantry softening up the enemy, before elite units of Sethra 1st move in to destroy the enemy at close range, supported by the powerful siege tanks from the forges of Sethra. The Sethran's real expertise is in urban combat, where extensive drilling and powerful close range weapons can be used to full effect.
The disciplined relentless assaults of the Sethran Regiments have turned the tides in war zones all across the sector.
Phineaus laughed hysterically as he slashed left and right, cutting down the Ork’s heedless of the wounds they inflicted in return, the emperor was with him and he would never die!
All around him the Ork’s were falling back before the onslaught, heavy guns blasted great chunks out of theOork mobs as disciplined auto rifle fire ripped apart every counter attack, Several tanks has been destroyed and dozens of Sethran’s lay dead, but the tide of battle was turning against the greenskins.
Phineaus reached the top of the breech in the wall, shouting his challenge to the orks as the prepared for another attack.
.. for the First time, Phineaus became aware of the pain in his chest, he looked down and saw the blood running from scores of wounds in his flesh through the gashes in his battered armour.
Light head through the pain, he knew he was going to die… but not yet!
“Rally Sons of Sethra!, for Sethra, for the Emperor… Charge!!
As one, the elite of the Sethra armed forces leaped out of their cover and hurled themselves at the Ork’s…
Phineaus lay on the ground, he saw the lips of the medics move, they seemed to be shouting about somthing but he coulden’t hear their words.
Phineaus smiled as life slipped away from him, he had not failed in his Duty..
It is recorded in the Tetra Guard role of honour that Captain Phineaus slew 27 Orks at the battle of Atharan’s ridge and fought on valiantly despite his wounds , leading the Sethra 1st to victory before finally succumbing to his wounds.