Vornskr Battalion

Vornskr Battalion
Unit Information
Allegiance:	Clan Taldryan
Branch:	Mercenary Company
Type:	Infantry Special Forces
Size:	3 Line Companies 1 Assault Company 1 Attack Armour Company
Nickname:	Vornskrs
Motto:	We fight to win.
Possession Item:	Vornskr Battalion Container The Harbinger
Commander(s)
Commanders:	General Zentru'la
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The Vornskr Battalion is a private military company that’s not officially connected to Taldryan; they lease their equipment from the Clan in exchange for a share of the profits and give Taldryan “preferred client” status, but are otherwise a fully independent mercenary unit that takes its own contracts. Members who are willing to fight for Taldryan but would prefer not to fly the Clan’s colours can serve with the Vornskrs instead. The battalion is led by General Zentru'la under agreement with Consul Appius Wight.

History

Founding

Following Zentru'la's discharge from the Imperial Scholae Army with the loss of all ranks and titles as a result of participating in a Battleteam Tavros raid on Sentinel Station, the General was in a period of flux with a lack of available funding, and contacted Erinyes to try to work something out. Erinyes was looking into creating a private military company, officially an independent group that would treat Taldryan as a priority client in exchange for the provision of funding and military hardware.

In practice, the Vornskrs were given virtually free rein to manage its day-to-day operations as it saw fit; the only condition that Taldryan's Clan Summit imposed was that the unit refused contracts to strike at known Taldryan assets. Beyond that limitation, the unit readily accepted contracts from other clients in any region of the galaxy they saw fit, and sometimes sub-contracted other mercenary groups to assist them in their operations.

Organisation

Naval Forces

• The Spear - A Marauder-class Corvette previously assigned to Battleteam Tavros, The Spear is the heaviest and most powerful warship available to the Vornskr Battalion, armed with 8 dual turbolaser cannons and 3 tractor beams, capable of carrying 80 passengers
  • Helos Squadron - Docked in The Spear is a squadron of 12 T-70 X-Wing starfighters

• The Harbinger - The command ship of the Vornskr Battalion, the Harbinger is a state-of-the-art upgraded Upsilon-class shuttle that also acts as the home of Zentru'la's team. The ship is primarily used for getting Zentru'la's team in and out of hostile locations, but with Rohla Trugaim at the helm it is also an effective fighting craft.

• Sentinel-class Landing Craft Flight - Four shuttles capable of carrying 75 troops each, the Sentinel-class landing crafts are the Vornskr Battalion's main vehicle for infantry deployment

Ground Forces

The Vornskr Battalion is primarily a Battalion strength infantry unit, with one attached attack armour company. The line companies are a standard infantry unit of 152 troops primarily armed with E-11 blaster rifles, broken into 4 platoons (38 troops) which are then divided into squads of 8-12. The assault company has 80 soldiers (4 platoons of 20) usually equipped with BlasTech T-21 light repeating blasters and 72 soldiers broken into 24 different 3-man weapons details each usually operating a BlasTech E-Web heavy repeating blaster.

• Vornskr Infantry Battalion
  • First Vornskr Line Company - a standard infantry unit of 152 mercenary soldiers with blaster rifles
  • Second Vornskr Line Company - a standard infantry unit of 152 mercenary soldiers with blaster rifles
  • Third Vornskr Line Company - a standard infantry unit of 152 mercenary soldiers with blaster rifles
  • Vornskr Assault Company - a heavy assault unit 152 soldiers operating heavy repeating blasters, or their own weapons of choice. Soldiers with more exotic weapon preferences often fight with this company.

• Vornskr Attached Companies
  • Vornskr Attack Armour Company - The Vorsnkr Battalion's only source of armour, this company is reserved for large open battlefield combat
    • ATST Platoon - 8 ATST walkers, used primarily for scouting the battlefield
    • 2-M Hover Tank Platoon - 8 repulsor tanks, used primarily for supporting infantry in battle
    • ATTE Platoon - 8 heavy walkers bringing the heaviest firepower available to the Vornskr Battalion
  • Vornskr Special Missions Company - Mostly comprised of elite mercenaries who often have significant combat experience before joining the Vornskr Battalion, the special missions company are the best troops available to the Vornskr Battalion
    • Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) Squadron

Elegibility and Rank Structure

Membership of the Vornskr Battalion is open to any members of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood and their associated crew (NPCs). While serving with the Vornskr Battalion, members are often referred to as their equivalent loyalist ranks.

Command of sub-units is not restricted to Taldryan personnel. Starting from the rank of journeyman, one can command a squad. From the equite ranks, command of an entire platoon is available, while command of a company is restricted to those of equite 3 or higher.

Equipment

The Vornskr Battalion will provide new recruits with standard-issue gear: units in the line companies are equipped with Imperial Stormtrooper Armor and E-11 blaster rifles, while units in the assault company are equipped with Imperial Heavy Trooper Armor T-21 light repeating blasters. However, all Vornskr Battalion troops are permitted, even encouraged, to bring their own gear into battle as long as they can work with the troops around them. As a result, the force can look rather heterogeneous, with a mixture of armour types, weapons, and approaches to combat. No-one is sure exactly what to expect when fighting the Vornskr Battalion, or which random Private might be a Jedi with a lightsaber up their sleeve.

Gundark Squad

Gundark Squad is Zentru'la's personal elite crew. Stationed aboard the Harbinger, Gundark Squad consists of Masakado, Lilina Mirin, and Rohla Trugaim, and specialise in Tactical Assault. Gundark Squad is the point of the spear when the Vornskrs attack as a unit, but often run missions alone.

Known Clients

Clan Taldryan

The Vornskr Battalion is contractually obliged to treat Clan Taldryan as a priority client, and to not take on any contracts that directly or indirectly harm Clan Taldryan or its allies. In return, Clan Taldryan is the primary source of funding for the Vornskr Battalion.

Severian Principate

During the Rite of Supremacy: Escalation conflict, General Zentru'la aligned with the Severian Principate's Restorer faction, seeing the Severian Principate as the more stable source of income, and were contracted to take the Screeching Osprey.

Dark Jedi Brotherhood

The Vornskr Battalion often take contracts from across the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, and in the Fourteenth Great Jedi War were tasked with eliminating the Collective Hive Mind Marines.

The Voice of the Brotherhood

In the wake of the Rite of Supremacy: Escalation and the emergence of The Children of Mortis, Voice of the Brotherhood Idris Adenn contracted General Zentru'la and the Vornskr Battalion to learn more about the new threat.

Notable Members

Zentru'la

Commanding officer, General Zentru'la is a twi'leki weapons specialist that places his trust in heavy weapons and heavy armour

Masakado

Executive officer, Eminent Masakado is a cyborg infiltrator with Shistavenan blood, specialises in stealth and slicing, while skilled with bladed weapons

Lilina Mirin

Miralukan light side Jedi Defender, Vanguard Lilina Mirin is a talented medic and healer, also skilled with battle meditation and the Soresu lightsaber form

Rohla Trugaim

While a highly skilled Duros ace pilot, Captain Rohla Trugaim's alcohol dependence is not conducive to a more formal military role. Pilots the Harbinger