Korkiran Legions

The 42nd Korkiran Regiment is a Astra Militarum regiment that come from the Hive World of Korkir, within the Segmentum Obscurus.

The soldiers from this regiment are also known as the "Korkiran Battle Pilgrims" because of their fanaticism towards the Imperial Cult and for their cold and brutal efficiency in urban guerilla warfare.

History
This regiment has been created in 666.M41 to solve a growing crime problem in the poorest parts of the planet, the low levels of the Hives, that started to gain the upper levels.

Then, the Planetary Governor, a deeply pious man, ordered that every children age between 12 and 16 standard years old and that lives in the lowest part of the Hives should be sent be sent to the Ministorum cathedral which has been turned into a military school, in order to train them to be devout soldiers of the God-Emperor.

After some years, the Departmento Munitorum created a new regiment with these new soldiers, and the results were amazing. The Korkiran Battle Pilgrims are now renown throughout the Imperium for their devotion to the God-Emperor and their efficiency in close urban areas.

Homeworld
The regiment homeworld is the Hive World of Korkir. This is a bleak world with almost nothing of value beside its sheer manpower. Thus, the soldiers that come from that world are used to fight in an enclosed or artificial environment (such as a hive city, starship or similar), and they often suffer from agoraphobia in open places, due to their continued unfamiliarity with them.

Beliefs
The Korkiran Battle Pilgrims are fanatics of the Imperial Cult, all of them have been trained and raised by the Ministorum to become fierce and brutal soldiers of the God-Emperor. They often chant prayers in High Gothic before and during an assault, except when they need to use stealth and subltety of course.

They view themselves as the Emperor’s hunters, the ones who will track down His foes and will execute them without even being seen. Because of this religious fervor, even the others Imperial guard regiments from Korkir are uncomfortable in their presence.

Combat Doctrine
The Battle Pilgrims, as much of the Korkiran regiments, are specialists in urban guerilla and close assault warfare, approaching their prey as much as possible in the utmost discretion, before slicing their throats without a sound.

They are also very good at close combat, handling various kind of melee weapons and hand-to-hand fighting techniques.