EVERARD ROCH



Found in the thick of combat, slick with the blood of his enemies, Everard leads by example in clear sight of his battle brothers. He does not act recklessly, however, preferring to lie in wait, hidden from view, but eager to jump onto an opportunity when it presents itself. He is adorned with the few sets of artificer armour available to the chapter, a pre-heresy jump ppack equipped with a lightning claw and a rare Kreol-Pattern Powerfist, whose armour piercing capabilities work in conjunction with a wide dispersal plasma beam.



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Found in the thick of combat, slick with the blood of his enemies, Everard leads by example in clear sight of his battle brothers. He does not act recklessly, however, preferring to lie in wait, hidden from view, but eager to jump onto an opportunity when it presents itself. He is adorned with the few sets of artificer armour available to the chapter, a pre-heresy jump ppack equipped with a lightning claw and a rare Kreol-Pattern Powerfist, whose armour piercing capabilities work in conjunction with a wide dispersal plasma beam.=====================================================Gotta plughere as this piece of artwork inspired the image:

During an unknown founding, a new space marine chapter was commissioned by the High Lords of Terra, to be sent into the maelstrom of battle that was the Louisianos Subsector. Their mission was to liberate Hive World Neorlan, a swamp engulfed world that held many technological secrets from the Dark of Technology. It was threatened on all sides: Hive Fleet Cetus, a splinter of Hive Fleet Kraken, stretched itself dangerously close to gather the plentiful biomatter, Word Bearer Apostles attempted to reestablish the cults of Neorlan’s dark past and Necron Lord Tekhranenkhan rose from his tomb on the furthest planet of the system.Supposedly created from Salamander genestock, the newly christened marines were trained in arts of highly mobile warfare, emphasizing flanking maneuvers and lightning attacks before quickly retreating to safety before reprisal falls upon them — which caused some Raven Guard speculations. They were given vehicles and armaments highly specialized for Neorlan’s environment, which consisted of humid swampland and thick jungle. It was unheard of for the Astartes to be focused so singularly on a specific mission, but so desperate was Neorlan’s circumstances that a conventional force would not do. They would be the planet’s stalwart defenders, turning the entire planet into their fortress. It is unknown to Imperium at large as to just what happened to the space marine chapter after they landed on Neorlan, for what remains active to this day is a far cry from Adeptus Astartes.What is understood is that after securing their position of Neorlan, the marines stationed there faced a growing epidemic their ranks. Some were mutating at an alarming rate, turning into hulking monsters that rampaged through the Hive cities. Much of the first wave mutants escaped into the jungle while others were caught early on and turned over the resident Adeptus Biologis. Their gene sequence was indeed flawed, consisting of a dormant mutation that was activated by a native particle of the planet’s atmosphere. The mutation was irreversible and all of them were at risk, it was just a matter of time of when they were overcome by its effects. Unwilling to accept this fate, they maintained the defense of Neorlan until the very last man changed into a horrid beast and vanished into the mists of the swamp.The planet and the sub sector was now without their protectors, their enemies now taking advantage of the situation, but we're surprised at the resistance that was met. Space marines appeared from the techtemples and the hive cities in far greater number than first thought, ferocious and blood hungry. It was impossible to believe, as none remained thanks to the mutation.The truth behind this is a well kept secret of the Biologis and the Chapter Master. Clones of the original marines were created in the deepest dungeons of the techtemples, their gene sequence altered and rewritten to stabilize their rampancy. While they are no longer driven by primal instincts in their altered forms, they are no longer quite human, as reptilian features dominate their appearance. Wide jaws with razor sharp teeth, a hide of thick scales and robust tails to name a few, all working in fragile harmony with the astartes geneseed. A craving for flesh nearly overcomes their senses while in battle, forcing many to feed on the dead and carrion they come across. Such tech heresy is unprecedented, but desperate times call for desperate measures.These are the Bayou Warriors, Protectors of Neorlan.If it bleeds, we can kill it.Make them bleed!+ Thick hide protects against damage that would outright kill other astartes.+ Trained in brutal guerrilla warfare.+ Specialized “swampspeeder”: a modified landspeeder storm made for carrying a squad of space marines.+ Hoverbikes that easily skim over top of difficult terrain and a heavily armed gunbike variant equipped with two heavy bolter mounts.+ Repulsor equipped rhinos, razorbacks and whirlwinds for navigating the swampy jungle.- Mass produced Neorlan-pattern power armour is inferior to the standard marks normally equipped by space marines.- Lack of heavy fire support such as predators, demolishers and landraiders.- Repulsor tech requires specialists trained in their maintenance.- Unable to send marines to Mars for techmarine training, so instead are trained on Neorlan in limited numbers.- Appearance and history is dangerously heretical, much of their way is steeped in secrecy which doesn't do them any favours.