The Crimson Imperium
History:
Pre Era:
At first it began, a small 3 system empire you could call. While numbers are one thing, eras of war can forge a people to it. At first they are humans lost in space with a single leader. During times of hard is when one could earn a title of god hood from others. Why could one be aware though.... The times of hard are what forge strong men and woman. They live through hard times so that the next can have a softer and easier life. But those can only truly be dreams in ones eye. The eternal eye of the portal that watches over, crimson painted in color over it. A single time every 15 years leads to crimson being exposed over the 3 systems of the small star empire. Originally dubbed the 'crimson rain celebrations' before the forth coming. Instability happens for everyone. War can erupt with the smallest pulls. Or maybe even falls in a society. They were your normal humans that lived happy lives before war erupted and consumed their small prospering civilization.
The Fall:
Sounds of war spring over, the small empire had remained isolated for many years in its old age. A couple hundred had it lasted. Outside invaders break ones back when they breach. Combat goes from range to mass infantry. The enemy lied in other humans, they arrive like for comers and friends but in reality did it to cause civil war. With the help of some others xenos. They used beasts of war that went tow to tow with armor. And slammed through defensive lines. The old ones are what serve to protect, they were the first to turn into the ‘Astartes’, space marines you could call them. They lead the counter attack in order to preserve themselves. One of the first inventions of war for survival. The warriors were like iron shattering the enemy lines that could not be breached in ages of battle. Counter attack after counter saw the retreat of the enemy that haunted them for years. Peace could be known… but the price payed was it worth or not?... The ‘Astartes’ of old still live to the modern day, with the centuries of skill and knowledge behind them. The 4 originals earn the title of ‘The Lions’ They lead some of the different parts of militaristic combat in the small empire. The age of time pass over the small 3 system empire as they slowly grow. The portal of Crimson they lived near found to release strange effects onto children born on the ‘Night of Crimson’, children found with special powers, they aged slower than the normal man, and held a psychic ability. Being dubbed Psykers. The warriors of iron and warriors of mind could bring forward the battle to the enemy. As they crushed into enemy lines, but they are few to a many. The ground shook of battles as with each victory cosseted lives. Many captured and many fell, eternal battles saw entire ships vanish from view, as they were ripped away by something. What they felt would be loss, war lost towards time. Shackled and slaved, great warriors to workers. Forced to work for the few food to be given. What felt like decades of slavery lied on them. A leader rises from the slaves, a single man who would only be known as ‘Lord’. He was a young man, but he seemed different from the day of his birth. He was born anew it felt, the world was a dark crimson red but it was different to ones of past, most of the blessed kids born on nights of crimson saw death ride on them, they were a threat as saw from the overlords. War erupts again, but with a turned table, allies’ cladded in white, an army that fought…
The Return, the Awakening:
The time was then to strike for a freedom, of peace ounce lost. Decades of time leave decades of anger. The battles were brutal as armies clashed, the armies of overlords and those of the young leader. He dressed in a golden armor with a crimson cape as he led his men into battle. The men of white left technology for weapons of war, they helped lead the battle, superhuman soldiers are good, but when equipped with the right gear is stronger. First maybe only a few dozen still lived, but those dozen lead the harsh attacks, they were the ‘Knights of Gold’ who spearheaded it. They moved around the three systems, leading attack after attack as the spearhead, with the sole leader being the ‘lord’, the young man who gave his people a heart to fight again. And lead them to victory; he was cunning, leading ambushes and raids on the enemy. Slaughtered their troops as he moved swiftly in their numbers and lines. When they reached the forge world of the ‘sword’ system the battle was most intense, that forge was the heart of the enemy supply lines, where they unleashed new weapons to hold it. Titanic war machines attacked the freedom wanters. But they fought on, into the planets depths of battle on multiple levels of forges. Men died left and right as they pushed to take the forge. One could call the battle a disgrace to any sentient being as they fought like barbarians I the halls of the forge. The blood filled war called for a new attempt at a weapon, they were the ‘Grey Knights’ The attempts to mix psyker and astartes. The ideal plan didn’t work out, the different genetics used didn’t mix well causing mutations and deaths. But out of every dozen there was a few who came out perfect, a psyker astartes. While not all grey knights are psykers. For every 5 psykers, there is 25 normal marines in the grey knight ranks. Along with psyker marines are not limited to other groups. The elite force of the greys crashed through the enemy lines with carvings of destruction. As battles burn across worlds as cities fall to the ground. A worlds peace held by power… After order was established expansion was seen as a way to find new territory, a rapid expanse saw many ships fly forward into the void of space… With some never being seen again. Multiple colonies were grown across a wide expanse, but an internal struggle saw them lost to the void and distance of space. Androids were deployed in a multitude of different types to try and make up missing manpower. Battles were costing lives faster than they could be replaced. A group of outer ring colonies harness a new energy that they use to break away, as if they just vanish… They are unknown as to what happened to them.
Current Time:
The modern era of time in the Imperium saw it small, and shrunk down to a single 3 systems, the ancient relics left across countless worlds left to their own doing. The imperium remained small, with the information of past greatness lost, the countless collapse and other events to plague the Imperium. They began with a small expansion to secure few systems in order to expand their territory hold. Becoming 9 systems, to where they held. The time of peace saw people living more better lives then the ones in the past, as the conflicts seemed to end and never return to cause trouble. After the battle with the ancient dread it saw a push outward to secure some more territory, bringing the circle shaped empire to 27 systems. Because the attack from the deltas had happened in the internal territories it saw the HI defense grid moved there in order to serve as a well, defensive grid. The expansion found a devastated city with a mega structure under it on one of the planets, it turned out to be a storage area of Titans and other machines of war, with some lost archives of technology. Thanks to this discovery it saw a number of fleets launched out to locate other lost planets in hole of finding similar knowledge troves.
[Military ranking and Formations] (This is the US army system with some edits of mixes from other nations, but yeah basically same formatting as the Army.)
Squad. A small military unit consisting of ten to eleven soldiers, normally led by a staff sergeant.
Platoon. A platoon is four squads: generally three rifle squads and one weapons squad, normally armed with machine guns and anti-tank weapons. Lieutenants lead most platoons, and the second-in-command is generally a sergeant first class.
Company. Company-sized units, 130 to 150 soldiers, are normally commanded by captains. They consist of four platoons, usually of the same type, a headquarters unit, and some logistical capabilities. Companies are the basic elements of all battalions. In the artillery corps, a company would be called a battery. Cavalry units refer to this unit level as a troop.
Battalion. A battalion, usually about 400-strong, is comprised of three rifle companies, a combat support company, and a headquarters company. Battalions often blend companies with different fighting specialties to take on tasks no existing unit is properly configured to tackle. Battalions normally fight enemy forces they can see and engage. This is defined as an area extending from less than 100 yards in forests, urban areas, and other close terrain out to about two to three miles from the battalion’s direct and indirect weapons-fire.
Regiment. Formerly a major organizational unit comprised of five battalions—about 2,000-strong to as large as several battalions.
Brigade. Traditionally, the brigade provides mobility, counter-mobility and survivability, topographic engineering, and general engineering support to the largest unit—the corps—and augments the corps’ various divisions. Brigades can range from 3,000 to 5,000 troops, generally three-plus battalions, led by a colonel.
Division. Divisions perform major tactical operations for the corps and can conduct sustained battles and engagements. One division is made up of at least three maneuver brigades with between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers, they are normally commanded by major generals and tend to be on the lighter side of the headcount. Divisions can have specialties such as light infantry, armored or mechanized infantry, airborne, and air assault. Division sizes vary widely, some can be generally comprised of three brigades with a mix of infantry, armor, or armored cavalry. Some others generally favored much larger formations—12,000 plus, with big ones going up to 25,000.
Corps. The corps is the largest tactical. The corps is responsible for translating strategic objectives into tactical orders. It synchronizes tactical operations, including maneuvering, the firing of organic artillery, naval firing, supporting tactical air operations, and actions of their combat support, bringing together these operations on the battlefield. Each corps has between two and five divisions, and specialized brigades depending on the mission.
Standard Infantry armor look:
Standard Astartes look:
[Ships]
104 Unlisted Gen 3 warship
30 Gen 3 Battleships
1 Unlisted warship
59 Gen 2 Battleships
108 Battleships
238 Heavy cruisers
408 Cruisers
507 Light cruiser
1408 frigates
2482 corvettes
32 heavy cruiser, 78 cruiser, 190 frigates, 338 corvettes are all in storage on the storage planet of ke'thi located in the 'sword' sector.
Corvettes make up a large amount of ships filling multiple roles from transports to warships to expedition ships.
Note: Cargo vessels and merchant ships are not counted and commercial vessels number in the thousands and range from a few hundred meters to multi km cargo ships.
[Naval Organization]
While in the Imperium most battleships are stationed inside of one of the 3 main systems, unless deployed to reinforce a battle of lead as a flagship. Most fleet organizations include the largest ship serving as a command ship which can be from a corvette to even a heavy cruiser. To be called a fleet it requires 3 or more ships to be in it. Most common fleet formation are patrol fleets that protect the border, which are usually made up of a Heavy cruiser and around a dozen other warships.
[HI Defense Grid]
Currently located within the inner 3 systems, as a last line of defense. Were transported via placed Tenshika portals and pushed in.
[Planets]
City planets-1
Highly developed worlds- 5
Agriculture-9
Mining-14
Gas mining-22 Gas giants
Forge worlds-1 1/2, also a forge moon is what I mean by the 1/2
Orbital shipyard: 1 Double ring orbital shipyard around the forge world
Artificial habitats-3, also used to classify large space stations
Keystone fortresses: 6
Fortresses: 140
Modified laser long range weapon strategic platform planets: 20
Any planet not mentioned is barren of Imperium assets.
Total of 27 solar systems, 69 planets, 72 moons
[Government organization and Ethics]
The government is made up of a commanding council under the control of a single leader. 2 council members represent each planet, each of the 2 rule half of the planet, with them both having their own council made up of 2 representatives from each city on their half. While the Imperium is not Xenophobic, they are untrusting, but will most of the time try to find peaceful encounters as conflict can be costly in lives that could be used somewhere else. During most of the time borders are closed and people from other nations are not allowed in unless under strict supervision. They show a more militaristic style to living but the military is volunteer and not required as to hold their defense, drafts can occur in hard times of war to make up mass losses. The government is more electoral and representative in a sense but they are more suggestions said as to what to do told towards a sole in power leader. While people are not banned from having free thoughts they are monitored as for peoples safety for any chaotic thoughts or terror like ideas that can endanger security of the empire. Most assets are under the governments control instead of companies, with production and mining industry being controlled along with medical and teaching. With the government also providing for public safety.
[Tech]
Drakon Torpedo: A high explosive payload torpedo equal to the strength of multiple atomic bombs, highly destructive to targets impacted by it.
Vortex Torpedo: A different kind of torpedo that rips reality almost in order to absorb parts of the enemy warship into a sub dimension.
Plasma Weaponry: Viewed as some of the strongest guns in use, they are also highly unstable and have tendencies of overheating and exploding.
Tenshika Drive: The main form of FTL travel for the Imperium, it utilizes a sort of portal system in which it rips open a portal that appears purple and crimson in color that when a ship pierces it can send them to a new location in which another hole would open. Though there is slight chances of being sent to another unknown dimension, no records hold what happens when one is accidentally sent.
Desinolar Cannon: The main super weapon for the Imperium to help even large battlefields and large enemy ships. The weapon is equipped on the battleships of the Imperium and is capable of two different firing abilities. One ability includes a large area that can explode to a diameter depending on ship power from 30km to 500km on an overcharged battleship. The 2nd firing mode is when all the destructive energy is focused down a single point, with the raw power to punch into a planet’s surface for far deep or straight through an enemy dreads shields.
Gene Seed: used in the Astartes project in order to grant the warriors the advanced human abilities, gene seeds are grown and implanted into a normal human during a surgery, a standard rundown is a gene seed is basically an implanted organ, an astartes has over a dozen gene seeds implanted and the way to make a seed is hard and complex, they are also harvestable from dead astartes bodies and when implanted also grow as a pair for one set to be harvested.
Angilus: A sort of farming machine, it allows for the easy clearing of large amounts of land in order to be used for farmlands, while doing so it fertilizes the land to help make crop harvest more bountiful.
Cinchula: A more ancient and hard to replicate device that lies in the heart of the forge planet, it burns like a star and is what powers the massive forges among the forge world, like a beeting heart, the way it functions is unknown and is being looked an and attempted to be reverse engineered for more practical use in ships and other areas.
Lunacomms: The main form of communications technology used, it allows for information to be sent faster the light from the sender to receiver. It utilizes a decent amount of power to use and is equipped on most star ships for fast communications.
ALR: New standard infantry weapon, fires high impact beams of energy at targets that can easily impact on lightly armored enemy units and infantry. Holds a 2nd firing mode that allows it to slice into objects like blast doors for breaching etc.
'Ground crushers': the new form of mining equipment, they are heavy machinery employed in large number that grind into the ground of a planet or asteroid to harvest and dig out areas. They make supplying of the forge world more efficient allowing more of the forge to be fully used.
Keystone Fortress: A new kind of super fortress one can call it, with a diameter of 300kms across, armed with 4 large Desinolar Cannons that allow it to take on massive enemy fleets, with it's heavily armored hull and powerful shields, the large number of weapon systems on it make them a deadly enemy to fight. They also use an ancient technology that allows them to project a storm like anomaly over Imperium territory, halting communications and FTL travel within, making them the only doors in this storm for entrance and exit.
[Chars]
'The 4 Lions of the Lord'-4 Warriors clad in golden armor, The Lion of Flame, Lion of Strategy, Lion of Stealth, And Lion of Pride. The Lion of Flame is a fierce warrior ranking as the best of the Imperium being unmatched in combat with his foes. The Lion of Strategy is a master commanded along with a master warrior like the others. He leads many ground operations and always ensures a victory in the most disateriouse of situations with hard odds against him. The Lion of Stealth leads a battalion of assassins and spy's. They make up what is basically the special forces branch with most members being masters of stealth. The Lion of Trickery is an ace at infiltration being able to slip into almost everywhere unnoticed. The Lion of Pride is a most gracious warrior who always looks for fair fights and duels against his foes, he marks a massive morale boost behind him as he will lead his troops into battle at the spearhead keeping morale high with normal troops as they charge into combat. The 4 Lions mark the pinnacle of warriors within the Imperium Each in command of their own Legion and fleet that they command.
Sarah and John Celestia-One an officer, the other a pilot, both survivors of the Delta's attack on their cargo ship making first contact. Being able to inform the now destroyed agriculture world of 'Thraxian' of the enemy foes and being able for a evacuation to take place saving billions from the onslaught that devastated the planet.
[Events]
The convoy ambush, Participants, @Fort_Master_Gustav @kola2134
A convoy that sailed through an asteroid belt became under attack, only 2 survivors escaping from the event. The enemy used some sort of blob creature that was capable of incapacitating the crew if the ship with the only survivors having to jump ship and repair a damaged fighter.
The attack of the agriculture world of 'Thraxian', Participants, @Fort_Master_Gustav @kola2134
A fleet of cyan colored ships controlled by the 'Deltas' emerged from FTL near the planet, after a week of survivors that had returned. Their arrival saw a massive attack of bug like creatures that dominated the ground as evacuations take over the city as people where shipped off world to save them from the fate of the planet. The Cyan ships break through the small defense fleet that lied in orbit and bombarded the planet along with destroying the storage moon of 'Centila' that held disabled warships launching a crushing blow. Before leaving the area with all of their ships and debris leaving a dead planet husk and asteroid belt of what use to be a moon. Later on a final battle launched by the Delta’s saw the planet vanish leaving only few remains as later on it would become a part of the ‘Storm’.
The battle against Avurathon, Participants, @kola2134 @Drakador_Chaos [Insert other people I won’t add cause eh]
Following a large meeting of multiple factions saw the Imperium deploy a fleet of almost 300 ships, the fleets from all the factions were briefed on the ancient dread before being deployed at a spotted location of the dread, where a massive space battle erupted, during the beginning barely any losses were sustained among imperial forces but as the fighting dragged on and the ancient dread began focusing firepower on the Imperium fleet is saw many ships begin to slowly be destroyed. Many lives were lost including almost a hundred ships with far more ships being heavily damaged.
[Ground Forces]
Titans-25
Imperial knights-202
30,000 Baneblades and other variants of large tank.
450,000 standard tanks, offer multitude of variants
2.9 Billion Standard troops
14,000 Astartes
30 Knights of Gold
4 Lions of Command
1,500 grey knights
29,000 Crimson psykers
Astartes Organization:
Grey knights: 1,500 members
Innercore Guard: 1,000 members, Lion of Stealth
Red Legion: 2,000 members, Lion of Flame
Patrolers: 3,000 members, Lion of Strategy
Golden Astartes: 1,000 members, Lion of Pride
Imperial Knights of Crimson: 4,000
Chinko Lancers: 1,500
[Relations]
Hey their is nothing here
https://forum.cosmoteer.net/d/11651-the-unveil-finished/0
https://forum.cosmoteer.net/d/12155-production-of-the-quarter