Legion IX: Storm Jaws

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Numeration	IX
Primogenitor	Ranagatira Toki Momoa
Cognomen	Storm Blades
Observed Strategic Tendencies	Explosive hand-to-hand assault from cover.
Noteworthy Domains	Taranga
Allegiance	Fedelitas Constantus
Colours	White and dark green
“They're just gonna kill ya! -Attributed to Toki Momoa

The Storm Jaws are ferocious warriors, driven to seek out and defeat the strongest opposition so they might consume them and absorb their mana, raising their stature with their primarch. Proud of their tribal heritage, it shapes their appearance and the way they fight.

History

Part 1 Pre-Primarch History

Before the return of their Primarch the legion were called Storm Blades. Though their geneseed gave them a propensity for great physical strength, and telepathic communication, they lacked appropriate combat doctrine to take advantage of these attributes. Consequently, the Storm Blades were not a well regarded chapter, often relegated to less important deployments.

Part 2 Arrival of Primarch and Re-forging of Legion

When given charge of his legion by the Emperor, Toki insisted on the shifting of their homeworld to Taranga, and recruiting from the native society he had formed. Toki believed that recruiting from the warrior society would result in making his legion a force to be reckoned with. It would also mean they were utterly devoted to him due to the islanders deification of the primarch. Toki's plan was contingent on keeping the islanders oblivious to the ways of the Imperium, and his true nature. To this end the infrastructure for the legion was constructed underwater, on the far side of the planet from the islands.

Legion Organisation

As a legion the Storm Jaws are shaped by the tribal island society, built by Toki on Taranga, from which they draw their recruits. Recruits are taken from the elite warrior groups that dominate the tribal society. The Legion fight in larger squads than standard doctrine. The islanders fight in 100 man groups called Hapu, led by the strongest warrior who is given the honorific Ranagatira (meaning Chief). Recruits from a Hapu that are selected to be marines and survive the process form a single unit of indeterminate size (typically between 20 and 40), having fought together their whole lives, led as before by a Ranagatira. While such large units might be unwieldy, the unique traits of the Storm Jaws ensure they fight as a highly coordinated, and deadly machine. Prior to a battle each squad performs a war dance with loud and aggressive chanting, originating in their tribal life, designed to intimidate their enemies and charge them with adrenaline. As marines the dance serves an additional purpose, the synchronised actions serving to telepathically synchronise them, so that they operate as if they were a single entity.==Unique Formations==

Formation 1

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Combat Doctrine

On the battlefield the Storm Jaws favour surprise attacks from within cover. Using their telepathic command of indigenous fauna, to ensure their stealthy deployment. When commanded to attack a squad explodes out of cover in a sudden whirlwind of force. Favouring hand to hand combat with their traditional toothed paddle clubs, and generally eschewing non-essential technology. The teeth used in the clubs are taken from the gargantuan shark-like monsters of their homeworld, and are so hard and sharp they rip through armour as well as any chain weapon. Like in their tribal lives warriors seek out the most powerful enemies to defeat and absorb their mana by consuming their flesh.

Legion Homeworld

Main Article Taranga

The homeworld of the Storm Jaws is an oceanic world, with an archipelago on one side of the planet, created using terrafoming technology, and occupied by a primitive tribal warrior society. The marine ecosytem is dominated by several species of large sharklike creatures. The Legion infrastructure is constructed under the ocean.

Primarch

Main Article: Ranagatira Toki Momoa

Toki is a walking slab of muscle, even among other primarchs he seems large and physically imposing. Deified by the islanders, and thus his marine legion, his strength and combat prowess are strived towards by the marines. Off the battlefield his jovial and self assured attitude does not endear him to any outside the military.

Culture and Beliefs

Ranagatira Toki Momoa Toki is a walking slab of muscle, even among other primarchs he seems large and physically imposing. Deified by the islanders, and thus his marine legion, his strength and combat prowess are strived towards by the marines. Off the battlefield his jovial and self assured attitude does not endear him to any outside the military.

Geneseed

The geneseed of the Storm Jaws endows the marines with telepathic abilities, allowing them to communicate silently on the battlefield, coordinate their larger unit formations, and dominate non-sentient life. Due to its synergy with the population recruited from the geneseed is highly stable.

Legion Attributes

• Tactics= Specialized
• Espionage= Competent
• Aggression= Exceptional
• Mitigation= Competent
• Diplomacy= Competent
• Geneseed= Average

Homeworld Attributes

• Population= Specialized
• Fabrication= Average
• Fortification= Average

Exemplary Battles

Battle One

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Story of Battle

Battle Two

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Story of Battle

Notable Members

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Primarch NameRanagatira Toki Momoa
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