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The Crimson and gold of the XVIII legion is associated with daring & dashing behaviour on the battlefield paired with boisterous but charming behaviour off the battlefield. The legion makes extensive use of bikes, jetpacks and anything else they can acquire that goes fast.

History

Sanguis Clibanarii

The XVIII legion earned the name Sanguis Clibanarii (blood cavalry) during the wars of Unification on Terra. It stems not from a single incident but from the Legion tendency to rush into the thickest parts of battle to support the hardest pressed. Be they Astarte or Imperial Guardsmen. There tendency to move to support others in battle lead to greater mobility - which in turn lead to an ever increasingly fluid style of battle - which in turn lead to greater mobility and so the cycle developed.

As the Great Crusade left Sol the Legion adopted Crimson as their main colour but with black detailing. With the treaty of Mars was signed they approached the Adeptus Mechanicus for ever greater numbers of Assault Bikes, Jump packs and Jump packs in return they have been punctilious in handing over technology that has come there way.

During the early portion of the Crusade Commander Jean-Armand gained a reputation for a willingness to reach peaceful resolutions where Human worlds were involved and a tendency towards swift action when confronting anything Xenos related.

Overall there compliances were slower then many other Legions which at first brought complaints from the bureaucracy. These complaints dried up when statistical analysis demonstrated that they brought in comparable resources to the other Legions due to the better condition of the planets they conquered and there methods had a lower rate of Recidivism.

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Legion Organisation

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Unique Formations

Galloping Death

The Legions love of speed and manoeuvrability comes to it's zenith in their elite Jet bike units - summed up by their motto 'Admissos Mortem' or 'Galloping Death'.

The Galloping Death will make use of any template of jet bike, equipped with any weaponry they can acquire. They even have a number of the highly sought after Dawneagle Jetbikes which are believed to have been 'acquired' by Alighieri through some unknown means from the Adeptus Custodes.

Combat Doctrine

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Legion Homeworld

Main Article Risa

Since he lacked any claim to the world there Primarch grew up - the XVIII legion was free to pick any unclaimed world as it's home. The criteria chosen for the selection of Risa is not fully understood, however it is not based on industry, resources or strategic location since Risa has none of these.

A heavily terraformed "vacation" planet during the Age of Technology it consists of innumerable small islands each one beautiful and unique get away spot. Once the age of strife began the stranded vacationers devolved into a primitive stone age society that was saved from descent into a decadent idleness due to the cultural importance of sailing and travel.

The XVIII Legion has set up it's base on the four moons that surrounded Risa. This has left the culture generally untouched. There is some contact between the two groups - not least because members of the legion have been known to travel down to the surface for 'shore leave'. This has lead the legion to start some recruiting from the planet below; the most daring and bold sailors volunteer to be taken "on the longest journey".

In terms of industry what is present came with the Legion itself. Upon learning the history of the Alighieri the Adeptus Mechanicus gifted the legion with a small number of mobile refineries and factories to accompany them to where ever they made there home. These are currently based in the sole asteroid belt the system posses.

Primarch

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Culture and Beliefs

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Geneseed

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Legion Attributes

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Exemplary Actions

Action One

Main Article: The Fall of the Stellar Federation
The Stellar Federation was a human multi system civilisation encountered early in the crusades. It refused to join what it saw as an upstart Empire. When discovered they were under attack by an Ork Warghggh which many viewed as a golden opportunity.

The XVIII legion instead of attacking assisted the armed forces of the Stellar Federation in driving away the Ork Warghggh. Many considered that each Ork they killed and each Marine they lost was a comparative gain for the Federation. But despite the pressure the Jean-Armand always replied "We fight the enemies of Man - everything else can wait".

At the victory celebrations for the defeat of the Warghggh Jean-Armand demonstrated that the best case scenario for the Federation was to hold out for a year before losing.

"I have a mission to bring these worlds into the Imperium of Man - and now the enemies of man are gone that will happen. By working together you have remained in charge for three times as long as you ever could through forces of arms and you have saved countless lives in doing so. You have seen what we can do - and you know now that to resist is to waste all that you have saved for no gain....... Accept the inevitable - I offer my hand in friendship. It will not be offered again."

With that the Stellar Federation joined the Imperium of man without a shot being exchanged between them.

Action Two

Main Article: The Battle of Felicia

Felicia is a minor agri-world and an unlikely host for a significant conflict between the Imperium of Man and a Dark Elder force lead by a Coursair known as Ourabros.

Escalation lead to a direct confrontation between the Crimson Hussars and a equally powerful group of Dark Elder. This was the first significant conflict of the legion since the arrival of there Primarch and as such the conflict came under a great deal of scrutiny to see what the changes there might be.

The Crimson Hussar used a flexible defence based around strike groups of Bikes and Jetpacks - using movement and manoeuvre to leave the Elder unclear of what they would face. While some Dark Elder attacks would get through untouched, others were heavily harassed and driven off, and some would be wiped out. Any attempt by the Dark Elder to concentrate on a key target would be met with the deployment of the less mobile reserve forces from orbit.

As Dark Elder loses mounted it became clear that this was no longer a conflict worth fighting - however Ourabros pride would not let him be driven off. As such he drew out the legions reserves before launching a strike against the flagship of the Legion intending to kill Alighieri.

They reached the bridge only to discover that Alighieri had slipped past them somehow - leaving the fusion reactor to go critical blasting the flagship and Ourabros to smithereens - ending the threat to Felicia.

It is reported that shortly afterwards Alighieri was asked if this was a victory appropriate to the Honour of a Primarch given the lose of his legions flag ship. His response is recorded as "Honour be Damned!"

Notable Members

Primarch
Alighieri
High Command
Jean-Armand - Commander