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Above continued
The Pit, however, is nearly impossible to find in actuality. Only the Captains and the senior warriors of the Chapter know the true entance to the base; many people are thrown by false entrances, booby traps and psychic trickery. The Chapter Master, Victor Akturius, takes it upon himself to personally recruit the Chapter's intake, posing mental and physical tests for those wily enough to locate him in the hive cities' dark alleys. In return for its services, the planet's population is shielded from the uncountable foes that make contact with the planet. Inevitably for a world shrouded in darkness, the planet of Parthus attracts frequent raids from the Dark Eldar, forcing a great deal of caution among the civilian population, but honing the martial skills of the Shades Incarnadine. Each of the 10 man squads in a company (8 Scout Squads, 2 Devastator Squads and 2 Land Speeders) are so finely trained that each Dark Eldar assault is either turned about on its face, or summarily obliterated by disciplined waves of bolter fire from concealed positions). When the Shades Incarnadine are drawn abroad, their prepared positions are manned by countless chapter serfs, as the guerilla tactics employed by their forces are best employed in a widespread action, isolating as many segments of the enemy force to create a mass of confusion.
Next Time: Fallon Magnus and the 3rd Company
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