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The staccato roar of Ork weaponry gave wings to his heels as he fled through the dark underhive. An explosion close by made him dive under a large promethium pipeline to his left. He crawled along under the pipe for a few yards until he found a small alcove in which he could hide. He backed himself in and searched for something to help conceal him. He grabbed a chunk of broken metal that appeared to have once been part of a storage tank and propped it up against the walls around him, hoping it was enough to keep him hidden. The sound of gunfire coming closer told him that the greenskins hadn’t given up pursuit. He held his breath and cursed the circumstances that had brought him to this place.

He was a member of the Cadian 327th, one of the 15 Regiments deployed to Armageddon. This was his first deployment as a full member of the Imperial Guard and he had rejoiced at the opportunity to serve in the grand cause of the Imperium. His rejoicing had quickly turned to resentment and fear when his platoon had been ambushed while on a routine patrol. He had joined in with the rest of his squad as they formed a firing line to defend themselves but their formation had quickly been ripped apart by a horde of Orks led by a giant, crudely fashioned metal beast. The commissar attached to their platoon tried his best to keep the men together but they had fled when the commissar’s torso disintegrated. The survivors ran in multiple directions and he didn’t know how many had got away. He also didn’t have time to think about it as was pursued almost immediately by a group of the green brutes. And now here he was, hiding in the ashes and dirt of the sprawling hive, waiting for what would likely be his death. He gripped his lasgun tighter, prepared to take at least one of the foul xenos with him when they found him.

Then he heard the familiar sound of las-fire, accompanied by the louder booms of solid fire weapons. Orkish roars of murderous intent quickly turned to grunts of pain and shouts of fear. Eventually the noise of battle faded. Still he did not move, not knowing if this was some new foe worse than the Orks. Suddenly the makeshift cover he had formed was torn away. A surge of adrenaline pumped through his body at the surprise and he raised and fired his lasgun in one quick motion. A boot descended and kicked the gun from his hand. He looked up and saw a man in a long, heavy commissar’s coat standing over him. Another man approached and addressed the officer.

“Looks like he was right where you thought he’d be sir.”

The officer looked briefly at the soldier who had spoken to him then back to the trooper on the ground before kneeling down in front of him. The trooper felt the officer’s eyes on him and knew he was being judged in some way. Behind the officer, he saw a rag tag group of soldiers scavenging the bodies of a group of Orks, taking anything that could be of use. After what seemed to be an eternity the officer spoke.

“Tell me son, how many of those Orks did you think you were gonna kill sitting in this hole?”

“Uh…uh…well…I, uh…”

“That’s what I thought. Listen to me kid. This place is hell. We got Xenos scum and heretics aplenty. Ain’t no shortage of things lookin’ to kill you here. If you wanna stay alive you better kill them first. Understand?”

Without waiting for a response the officer stood up and turned to the soldier beside him.

“Mac, get him up. Get him ready.”

“Aye sir.”

Mac extended his hand to the trooper on the ground as the officer walked away. Pulling the trooper to his feet he smiled and said, “Welcome to the Sole Survivors.”

 

 

The Sole Survivors are a group of guardsmen brought together under the leadership of the enigmatic character known only as “The Colonel.” Each member of the team is the only survivor of their squad and are actually believed to be dead by the Imperium, wiped out with the rest of their squads. They survive now by scavenging the battlefields of Armageddon and taking what they need from the dead. Their only purpose is to destroy the enemies of humanity.

 

 

+++++NAME: Unknown; aka The Colonel+++++

+++++STATUS: Leader++++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Unknown+++++++++++++++++

Nothing concrete is known about The Colonel, hearsay and legends are the only source of information available. The stories shared about him by his followers tell of a man captured while fighting a Chaos warband. This man was brave enough to stand toe to toe in combat with an Aspiring Champion of the dark gods. Brave enough, but not skilled enough. He lost his left arm in the fight and was taken prisoner along with the other survivors of his command. He was forced to watch as his men were mercilessly tortured and sacrificed in preparation for some daemonic ritual. It became clear that he was to be the vessel used to summon the daemon as the cultists began to scar his flesh with a forbidden symbol. Each day, as one of his men died, a new cut was made in his chest, forming into a circle. Before the ritual could be completed the officer somehow managed to escape. Since then he has roamed the Underhive taking his vengeance on aliens and heretics wherever he can. He has rescued others from similar fates, inspiring them to adopt his cause as their own. These followers call themselves the Sole Survivors.

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+++++NAME: Callum “Mac” MacGregor+++++

+++++STATUS: Corporal++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Alba Highland Militia+++++++

How Mac came to be on Armageddon at all is unknown as the Alba Highland Militia had no official presence on the planet during the war. He seems to be second in command to The Colonel, acting as his most trusted advisor and the man responsible for inducting new recruits into the team.

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+++++NAME: Ando “Hothead” Jones++++++++

+++++STATUS: Specialist++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Catachan Jungle Fighter++++++

As typical a Catachan as they come, Hothead loves to use his flamer to torch anything that isn’t human (and some things that are). Originally deployed in the jungles of Armageddon, his squad was devoured one at a time by a Lictor class xenos beast. Hothead eventually managed to kill the alien by using his best friend as bait. Now he refuses to make friends at all, engaging with the other members of the team only during battle.

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+++++NAME: Adrien Dahler++++++++++++++

+++++STATUS: Specialist++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Jopall Indentured Squadron+++

Sniper extraordinaire, Dahler was originally assigned to work with the famed Death Korp of Kreig in Hive Tartarus. He watched from his firing position as the platoon he was assigned to was destroyed by a series of booby traps left by Blood Axe Kommandos. Seeing an opportunity to escape the large debts he owed on his homeworld, Dahler wandered into the hive instead of returning to the command post. He joined up with the Sole Survivors after they rescued him from a pack of giant mutated rats, having run out of ammo days earlier.

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+++++NAME: Adeon Ertelt+++++++++++++++

+++++STATUS: Specialist++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Cadian Shock Trooper+++++++

Ertelt says that he is a Cadian but there are some doubts among the team that he is telling the truth. As long as he continues to fight with them and not cause trouble those doubts are overlooked.

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+++++NAME: 37++++++++++++++++++++++

+++++STATUS: Veteran+++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Arphista Penal Legion+++++++

Convict 5,000,037 of the Arphista Penal colony does not remember his own name or the crime for which he was convicted. The psycho-indoctrination he underwent as a prisoner broke his mind and left him programmed to do two things; obey orders and kill the enemies of mankind. He was discovered by the Sole Survivors in the wreckage of a Chaos Space Marine Rhino repeatedly stabbing the corpse of a Black Legionnaire. Recognizing The Colonel as an authority figure, 37 has followed his orders without question ever since.

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+++++NAME: Nortas Grimm++++++++++++++

+++++STATUS: Veteran+++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Ash Wastes Militia+++++++++

Nortas Grimm’s recon squad was discovered trying to infiltrate and sabotage an Ork camp. While the majority of the squad was eaten, Grimm was used for sport, forced to fight snotlings, gretchin and squigs in a crudely built arena. He escaped by using the broken tooth of a squig as a shiv and killing the guard during the night.

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+++++NAME: Hobard Muller+++++++++++++++

+++++STATUS: Veteran+++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Death Korp of Krieg++++++++

Hobard Muller was once a member of the Death Korp of Krieg although little remains to indicate such. His squad was ambushed by a group of Necron Flayed Ones in the Wastes outside of Hive Tartarus. He saw his closest friends flayed alive and only avoided his own demise through the intervention of The Colonel. Muller now wears a mask fashioned from the head of a Necron warrior as part of his battle gear.

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+++++NAME: Jude Mendrala++++++++++++++

+++++STATUS: Veteran+++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Armageddon Steel Legion+++++

A former member of the 141st Legion, Mendrala was left for dead after the battle around the Eumenides Bridge nearly destroyed the whole regiment. He was discovered by the Sole Survivors as they tried to recover supplies from his unconscious body.

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+++++NAME: Rius Chaderton+++++++++++++

+++++STATUS: Recruit+++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Pyran Dragoons++++++++++++

There is a saying that a man can either choose to be humble or he will be humbled. The latter is certainly the case for Rius Chaderton. Through some accident of chance he found himself promoted to be the sergeant of his squad while stationed at Cerbera Base with the rest of the Dragoons, despite his lack of basic leadership skills. When the Dragoons abandoned the perimeter positions they had been ordered to defend, Chaderton was asleep and so his squad was left behind and was caught in the mass Ork assault that followed. Chaderton barely escaped and got lost in the hive trying to find his way back to the Dragoons post. Eventually the Sole Survivors found him and added him to their ranks.

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+++++NAME: Karack Mortz++++++++++++++++

+++++STATUS: Recruit+++++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Cadian Shock Trooper++++++++

Karack Mortz is one of the many Cadians deployed to Armageddon during the third war. He has a particular hatred for the forces of Chaos.

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+++++NAME: Jovian Marbray++++++++++++++++

+++++STATUS: Recruit+++++++++++++++++++

+++++ORIGIN: Cadian Shock Trooper++++++++

The newest member of the Sole Survivors, Marbray was part of the 327th Cadian. Armageddon was his first deployment as a full member of the Imperial Guard.

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Very characterful and colourful squad you've but together there, I really enjoyed reading through the little backstories. And there's some really nice kitbashing in here too.

 

Just one small fluff nitpick ... At least according to the novel Dead Men Walking, Kreig troops do not have names. They just have number -- I believe four digit numbers were used in Dead Men Walking, with one of the main character Gunthar Sorenson became "Trooper 1419" when his PDF unit's training is taken over by Kreig noncoms. This MAY be mentioned in the Imperial Armour Fall of Orpheus book as well but I can't recall (and don't have access to the book at the moment). Apparently only certain high ranking officers are allowed a name (like the special character Colonel Karis Venner) but even they they are just given the name of a long-dead hero of Krieg. Something you may wish to incorporate for the Kreig trooper in the squad.

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