As part of the Tale of Gamers we’ve been challenged to come
up with our own fluff or back story.
I’ve not completed it but here’s what I have so far.
He stood there in the silent bay, outside you could here the
sounds and vibrations coming through the metal walls but in here it was quiet,
nothing moved. The imperial navy had
already prepped the drop ships and support and the tech priests had blessed all
the vehicles, so now it was a time to wait, the rest of the regiment were in
their quarters gambling most like, or finding some other way to relieve
tensions, he had noticed that one of the areas of the bulk transporter had some
less salubrious activity so there was a good bet that the les pious were off
exploring ways to spend their wages.
The bay was cavernous, and contained everything that the regiment
needed to fight a reasonable sized war.
The transports from the Imperial navy lined up with the exhaust ports
and intakes covered with cloth and tied to the deck plate rings so they
wouldn’t move about in transit, safety pins with red ribbon streamers hanging
from parts that were locked in place.
Across from the landers rank upon rank of Tauros Assault and
scout vehicles and sentinel walkers were also secured to deck rings, and wire
cages holding everything from Lasguns and charged energy packs to rations and
spare clothing. In this one giant room
was everything that the regiment would need and in fact anything they would
take with them when they dropped, he hoped they had not forgotten anything!
He knew that when he left the room there would be his aide
and a Navy ensign who were going to tell him that the briefing was ready, he
did not know where they were headed, or why or even when but one thing he knew,
he was the commander of the best drop regiment Elysia had ever produced!
His regiment was made up of veterans, in reality they were
drawn from 2 regiments that had been heavily involved in the Sabat worlds
crusade, and a newly arrived company from Anaheim campaign. They were all fit and tested troops, true
there were a few that had grown tired of the life of A guardsman but no
regiment was without them, but there was something strange about the new
arrivals, they were slightly fitter, and generally all round better soldiers
than he had ever seen before, which while refreshing was also slightly
unnerving in its own way.
As he turned to leave the hanger, he thought to himself,
whatever else happens the 10th/1st Elysian Drop Regiment
would perform with professionalism and dedication to each other, the Elysia and
the Golden Throne.
