L-III-2949
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Commander
Lord Commander Ilya Sebastian. The Conqueror of Darin. The Winged Astartes.
History
Background
The XVI company is an ad-hoc force, comprising of the remains of the 8th Millennial of the Emperor's Children. Under the orders of the Primarch Fulgrim the Millennial had been dispatched to the Terion System alongside Imperial Army support in order to bring the worlds into the Imperial fold. However what was thought to be a peaceful, if archaic system turned out to be under the control of a form of unknown psychic Xenos. With enemy armies controlled by these shady figures similar to a hive mind, the Emperor's Children found themselves fighting a protracted campaign against an unforgiven force that inflicted heavy attrition on the Imperial Forces. It would be 5 Terran years before the fourth and final planet in the system had been brought under Imperial rule, and the Emperor's children had lost no less than 15% of their Legionnaires, whilst the Imperial Army suffered roughly 40% casualties. During this period of isolation, the mood of the 8th Millennial had shifted to one of deep cynicism, criticism of the Warmaster and the Great Crusade was spoken of in hushed tones in the Officer's lodge, and amongst the Imperial Army campaign fatigue had settled in, with many forces requesting colony rights in the new system - something vehemently denied by civilian administrators.
It was then with great pleasure Lord Commander Sebastian received news of an approaching Emperor's Children fleet fresh from the Istvaan System, bringing the news of the Primarch's latest deeds. When the fleet arrived it hailed the 8th Millennial as brothers in arms and it was agreed a great mustering would take place on the planet of Terion Primus. As the new boarded their landing craft, the 8th Millennial arrayed its full might in the planetary capital below, some 1700 Legionnaires, supported by thousands of Imperial Army men and war machines, their armour polished and repaired, banners weighed down with battle honours. At the head of these massed ranks stood Lord Commander Sebastian and his Officers, facing forward to meet their arrivals. Except the Astartes who emerged from the landing storm eagles was no longer the 8th's battle brothers. Filthy, deformed, corrupt marines strolled out of opening doors, the stench of perfume rolling along the ground like phosphex. The leader of this force, a Centurion by the name of Allois, swaggered at the head of his force. As more drop ships disgorged ranks of traitor legionnaires Allois approached Sebastian, greeting him as a battle brother. The exact words of this engagement have been lost to time, but the actions are seared into the memory of all there.
As he was regaled with the story of Istvaan; the murder of his brothers on Istvaan III and the betrayal on Istvaan V, the Lord Commander was filled with a great rage, and a swift movement beheaded the treacherous Allois on the spot, cutting short the torrent of apparent lies. Refusing to believe the fall of his beloved Primarch and Legion, Sebastian was rocked to the core as the arriving force retaliated to the death of their commander en masse, cutting down the 8th's Legionnaires where they stood with a vicious torrent firepower. The ensuing battle was bloody, and many of the 8th were slaughtered like cattle, as companies attempted to organise reactions to the enemy attacks. The fight would take nearly twenty hours, and it saw the 8th Millennial put to death every last traitor Legionnaire, war machine and orbital vessel. The heresy had come to the 8th Millennial, and it had torn them asunder. From its starting 2000 Legionnaires and 200 armoured vehicles there now remained around 800 men and 60 machines, whilst its army support by this stage stood at around 20% of its starting size (some 22,000 fighting men).
Shattered, broken, but not defeated Lord Commander Sebastian Rallied and reorganised his forces into a cohesive fighting unit, assembling the Astartes into the 16 independent battle companies, each outfitted to fight on its own or as part of a larger operation. With this change Sebastian also introduced the new name 'XVI Company' as a show of separation from their old roots and fallen legion. During this period of reorganisation reports slowly leaked into the system of the wider galaxy at war, and the Officer's soon fell around discussing just where the company's loyalties lay. Their Legion, at the Warmaster who commanded them, were denounced as traitors and betrayers, however the Imperium was referred to as the unwanted taskmaster, who had driven the legionnaires and men into the meatgrinder with no reward or respect. Fears were also raised that, as Sebastian refused to remove the purple and gold livery, their forces may be labelled traitors by their more zealously loyal brothers. With this in mind the company elected to fight as a fleet based operation, using their low numbers and mobility to wreak bloody havoc among Horus' stolen territories - a vengeance for brothers lost.
Combat Reports for L-III-2949
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