[color=#FFFFFF] The former members of the Royal Navy group Legion des Damnes successfully escaped the clutches of the GRN, but suffered heavy losses in doing so. A once proud hundred thousand men and women was whittled down to two thousand in a single day.
Struggling to escape with what they had left, the Legionnaires regrouped deep inside the Nievre asteroid field, with brave pilots fighting swarms of GRN ships, to buy the time needed for the Grande Guillotine, to escape.
With few options, and the GRN closing in on them quickly, due to damage caused to the Guillotines engines, the Legionnaires set a course for Montbard base, their only salvation. Intending to assault and capture the base, despite the impossibility of the task with their weakened forces.
However, the Legionnaires did not send in an all out reckless assault. Tactics and skill were in their blood, and because of that, there remained a slim hope that they would survive the coming battle.
In the end, unforeseen circumstances intervened. Certain Brigand elements aboard the base, who were assisting in the co-ordination of the defence, enacted a plan that would, if successful, allow both sides to survive against the GRN fleet coming in to wipe out the remains of the legion forces.
The plan was successful. Depending on your view of successful. Montbard still stands, despite heavy damage. The Legionnaires survived, despite heavy losses. And the Royalist fleet was tricked into turning back, preventing the complete destruction of either sides forces.
However, there were unexpected effects of these facts. The Legion changed. It still stands strong, but now, the surviving Legionnaires fly more for themselves than for a common goal. They still understand teamwork, and the bonds they forged together so long on the battlefield.
But now they have turned to a life of crime. Won over by the destruction of their lives, and their time on Epernay with the Brigands instead of fighting for the crown, they steal for themselves. Instead of boasting about their skills as pilots and warriors, they instead brag about their latest spoils.
They themselves have become Brigands. United, as other small gangs of Brigands are, by their lifetime of working together, they steal and smuggle as one, fighting for the best spoils from a lonely tradesman, or fighting for dominance over each other.
But they have survived.
They are the Legion des Damnes.
[color=#CC6600]Objectives
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Grow in numbers and higher influence over Gallia
Smuggling and Pirating to keep supplies up
Find Sirian allies or partners, and expand into Sirius
Plain and simple, Profit
[color=#FFFFFF][color=#FF0000]Primary ZoI: Systems where Brigand bases are located, and piracy/smuggling areas.
[color=#FF6600]Secondary ZoI: Since the minefield has been cleared, Brigands will now also travel to the part of Sirius that is near to Gallia, reasons for this are: Establishing Connections to Sirian (unlawfuls), possible Sirius-Gallia smuggle or piracy
Diplomacy
[color=#FFFFFF][color=#33FF33]Allied
Those who we will assist without question.
Unione Corse, [UC]
[color=#33CC00]Friendly
Those who have proven useful to us. Aid them if its worth it.
Council, [C], RdG
Maquis
Zoners, (]C[)
Neutral
Keep an eye on them. Especially if they're carrying something nice.
Junkers
Sirians
IMG
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Hostile
Enemies of the Legion. Act in accordance with the situation:
Gallic Companies (pirate only if you're sure that they're not well-guarded; the Legion needs no losses)
Gallic Police (try bribing them and they might turn a blind eye on your actions)
Gallic Navy (extremely dangerous, avoid if possible; if it's impossible... you know the drill)
The La Brise de Mer Unione Corse Familie - they control Bourbon base fully, so avoid it. Take them out whenever you see them, until they call off their arrogant war.
Ranks
[color=#FFFFFF][color=#FFFFFF]While Brigands are "criminals", they are not all unorganized. The Legion is one of the few organised groups within the Brigands. The Lord has made a clear rank structure with the purpose of keeping the Legion, like already stated, organized and planned for anything. Furthermore, the legionnaires are used to the hierarchy. However, the command chain became shorter.
Ranks Description
[color=#FFFFFF]Leaders
[color=#FFFFFF]Lord: he has the supreme power over the Legion, he is representing the gang both militarily and politically, if needed. Every legionnaire has to listen to the Lord's call, failure to do so will end in execution.
Quartermaster: the right hand of the Lord Marechal and leads the Legion in his absence, or aids him in imporant decisions. A Quartermaster is elected.
[size=small][color=#FF6600]Commanders
Warden: The 3 Brigand Wardens are front-line leaders that operate in the most imporant areas. Only the best and most dangerous pilots can become Wardens, and only if they are able to lead a large attack and piracy formation.
Fence: A Bandit who proved he's a cut above the rest. He's trusted enough to lead a raid himself, but you wouldn't send him after a juicy target.
Lower ranks
Bandit: A Bandit knows what he's doing. you give him a job, he'll get it done. He's your typical front-line man.
Grunt:Grunts are the maggots who think they have what it takes. If they want to live, they'll have to earn their keep.
Ships used by the Legion of the Damned
[color=#3333FF]Rescued Navy ships
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Lynx - limited amount, was docked on Grande Guillotine (SRP needed for that)
Cougar - limited amount, was docked on the Flagship (SRP needed aswell)
The Grande Guillotine, that managed to flee heavily damaged (SRP needed for that ship; until then it's floating somewhere near Epernay under repairs)
[color=#CC6600]Brigand Ships
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Mistral - Brigand Light Fighter (can be used by everyone)
Cuirassier - Brigand Heavy Fighter (can be used by everyone except Grunts)
Jaguar - Brigand Bomber (can be used by everyone except Grunts; Bandits can request, if approved by a Warden)
Courier ' Brigand Freighter (can be used by everyone)
L'Ane - Brigand Transport (can be used by everyone except Grunts)
Asco - Brigand Gunboat (can only be used by Wardens or higher; one chosen Fence can also command a gunboat)
[color=#ffffff]Civilian Ships
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Moonbeam ' Civilian Light Fighter (can be used by everyone) Sunbeam ' Civilian Heavy Fighter (can be used by everyone)
[color=#CC6600]Weapons used by the Legion
Access to all Civilian weaponry lines
Access to all Brigand weaponry lines
Access to some Codename weapons
Access to Council Missile Turrets
Naming Conventions:
The Lord: Lord.
Quartermaster: Qm.
Warden: Wd.
Fence: Fc.
Bandit: Bt.
Grunt: Gt.
For Fighters/Bombers: +LE+Rank.Name.Lastname
For Capital-Class vessels and Transports: +LE+Shipname
ID/IFF: Gallic Brigands
For joining the Legion des Damnes PM Etien, or contact a Legion member in-game. It is preferable to attempt an RP encounter to join the Legion.
'The Legion des Damnes was becoming a heavier presence in Gallia every day.
Every time an enemy insurgent force was detected, as always, as we swore, we were the first to
respond. Fighting for crown and honor, we did what we were taught to do, without remorse, without
mercy, we fought to the death. Such blind loyalty can only be retrieved from the purest of hearts. This
being the strength of the Legion was evidently our weakness. This very fact would soon prove to be
too much for some to take.'
- Unknown Legionnaire pilot, 818 A.S.
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Two powerful structures can not exist without colliding at some point. Eventually, that collision
happened, even if it was sudden and unexpected. Now not many people know what caused it. Enzo
believed that it was the plot of the Grand Marshall of the Royal Navy, whereas the common point
states that the Legion was accused of assisting Sirians. The GRN officials claimed that the Legionnaires
were using sirian weaponary. The fact that Legion of the Damned developed their own advanced
weapon systems would explain both the wrath ot the Royal Navy (who considered those guns Sirian,
or at the very least unauthorised) and Enzo's confidence of the Legion's innocence. We shall never
know if the Legion's scientists developed their own powerful weapons, since most of the Legion's
ships using those guns were destroyed in the battles that followed afterwards. But those guns were
one of the main reasons this came about.
Lord Enzo du Sable's forces were spread dealing with what on report seemed to be one of the largest
council insurgency attempts on record, he himself had to respond. Leaving the bridge of the Legions
flagship to the ships hangers, he entered his private Lynx. It was at this moment that Enzo received a
transmission from a wing of his fighters; they were claiming they were sent into an ambush; the GRN
had opened fire from behind and were massacring the Legions forces. Enzo was not sure what to
believe, but as all men and women under the Legion flag were considered equal in opportunity, he
took his soldiers word as the communication abruptly ended. Leaving his Lynx in the hangar, he
returned to the bridge, where reports from almost every fighter wing were coming in. All the same
message. The GRN had ambushed and attacked them. Enzo closed his eyes, listening to the screams as
men and women were vaporized, or sucked into the vacuum. Then he regained his composure, and
ordered an emergency broadcast be sent to any remaining Legionnaires.
'This is lord Marechal Enzo du Sable. It seems the GRN have turned against us. All ships receiving this
message, regroup at sector G8, in the Burgundy system. Avoid tradelanes and jumpgates, and be sure
to steer clear of known patrol routes. Do not, under any circumstances, share any information with
non-Legionnaire forces, and do not regroup with us if you are being followed. If you can't get here,
comrades, I advise you to follow your instinct. Survive by any means necessary.'
Confusion swept through the Legionnaires around Gallia. A retreat had never been issued in the
history of the Legion. Fighting to the death was preferable to surviving and fighting another day.
Half an hour later, the Legion forces who had survived the GRN massacre had made it to the
rendezvous point. Two cruisers and five gunboats floated near the flagship, the Grande Guillotine.
Hundreds of fighters and bombers patrolled in a 5 kilometre perimeter, and scouts patrolled 15k away,
ensuring that the Legionnaires would not be caught by surprise.
Standing on the bridge of the Guillotine, Enzo was disappointed by the meager handful of ships
around him. His second in command, Brigitte Bardot, had been sent to what was deemed the heart of
the insurgency.
Enzo composed himself, then nodded to one of his bridge crew. An encrypted comm. Went to all
Legionnaire ships in the area, sending Enzo's message out to the pitiful remains of a once proud fleet.
"Dark times are upon us, mes amis, it seems the very crown we serve has turned against us, why? I do
not know, all I know is we have no choice but to move. Times will get tough, supplies will dwindle,
forces may weaken, but we will not give up. As I speak our activity may be traced, keeping a fleet as
large as this isn't easily hidden. Regardless, our forces are as we see here weakened; we have no base
of operation other than the Guillotine, and only a handful or gunboats and cruisers left. I ask not for
loyalty, which has already been shown, I ask however for ruthlessness, the power to fight on through
anything you can. We will need supplies; we will need to gather what we can from where we can. I am
not proud to have to order this upon you, but, I have no choice. If we are to pull through to our former
glory will need to embrace our fall now and prosper from it as best we can."
There was a atmosphere of sheer confusion, tension and after a few minutes of almost complete
silence, Enzo said openly: "Are you with me, mes amis?"
The response was bigger and better than Enzo could have hoped for, almost as soon as Enzo had
finished speaking, a massive roar of applause, the legion's battle cry erupted from every ship's
transmissions box, the roar echoed through the Guillotine and hung thick in the heads of all around.
The moment could only be savoured for so long, however, before two royalist cruisers and three
gunboats showed up, sending only threats of death to the Legion ships, before attacking.
On another day Enzo might have valued the bravery of those ships crews, but today he ordered the
escape pods burned as they flew from the burning hulks that remained of the ships, easily dispatched
by the guillotinestrebuchets.
Enzo knew that the Legion's position would have been marked by those ships, and ordered an
immediate retreat into the Morvan asteroid field. Scouts flew ahead of the Guillotine, and the
gunboats blasted apart the asteroids too large for the Guillotine to push past. It was slow, but inside
the asteroid field the navy ships would have difficulty following them.
Enzo's mind wandered as he tried to think of solutions to his problem. He had no reinforcements. He
had no safe place to go. And he had, no doubt, a large navy force bearing down on him.
Enzo knew that certain pirate groups had bases in this field'¦.In fact, he had their locations. Many a
scouting party had disappeared before that first one had discovered the base. Since then, scouting
parties avoided the base, and with the powerful defense platforms, coupled with the asteroid field, it
was believed that taking the base would cost resources that couldn't be wasted on pirates. But Enzo
was desparate. His only chance to survive meant taking that base. Reaching the champagne jumphole
wouldn't help in the slightest ' the council didn't seem likely to help them. And heading to Lorraine
would put them at the mercy of the royalists stationed there.
Enzo gave an order for scouts to move towards Montbard, and the rest of the ships to follow
them.
Legion des Damnes
+LE+
[color=#FF0000]On Montbard
<div align="right] 'He's always got a plan. He hops from one contact to another, going through
many groups, making deals with dozens just to get to one man. Some people say he is demented, not
right in ze head. But he definitely sees opportunities zat no-one else does.'
- Narbonne base bartender, 818 A.S.
[color=#ffffff]Etien was sitting behind a desk in a conference room on Montbard. A guard stood just inside the door,
watching the man who had come to see Etien. Short and balding, Etien knew not to underestimate
him. He was sure he had some weapons still on him, despite the search Etien had ordered.
A weapons smuggler, Dean Petit knew the best ways to keep a weapon hidden, as well as knowing
where weapons could be obtained. Etien had arranged this meeting the other day, since he needed to
supply weapons to his thugs and supporters, and also because he needed parts for his own small
projects.
'It may take some time to obtain those particular models, but I can have them to you in a week at the
latest' Dean finished, standing with his hands behind his back. A habit from his time in the Royal Police,
Etien wondered.
'Be sure you're discreet. I would rather as few people as possible know.' Etien replied, standing and
gesturing for Dean to leave, which he did, taking back his dagger and handgun from the guard before
walking out the door, which was an airlock in case the asteroid depressurized during an attack, or one
of the more violent riots.
Etien gestured for the bulky guard to leave, then started scrolling through the list of projects he didn't
have the resources to undertake. 'soon' he whispered softly, before being interrupted by a message
on the base's emergency PA.
'We got some navy ships coming in, grab your ships and get the hell out there!'
Always so polite and formal, Etien thought sarcastically, before pulling up scout reports and the reports
on the station sensors.
'ACCESS DENI-'
Etien muted the warning, before typing in the codes he had stolen to get access to the defense
systems sensors. A Valor, a two Obstinates and five Perilous class vessels, along with a huge swarm of
fighters and bombers. Etien had no intention of taking flight himself, he preferred planning things than
being in dogfights. But he did make sure his less important and more annoying associates took to
space. If they died, it meant less fools to deal with each day.
Montbard shook as a mortar blast impacted on the rocky surface. Unless that Valor was disabled, The
base would fall. And considering what co-ordination was usually like, the defense ships would be
targeting the fighters and bombers first.
Etien quickly found a trio of bomber pilots willing to let him choose their target, for a small fee.
Ordering them to aim for the command bridge, he left them to their task, praying they wouldn't fail.
Then Etien focused on what exactly he could say to convince these fools to give up. He opened the
latest news reports, searching for anything that might help.
Etien peered at the text rolled across the screen, then pulled up the IFF from the ships attacking the
base. He looked at the news report a second time just to be sure, then smiled.
'Legion des Damnes, eh? This will be easier than I thought.'
Legion des Damnes
+LE+
[color=#FF0000]During the battle
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'Whatever he had in mind, he saved us all. Gave us a new purpose. Reminded
us of a life doing what we wanted, taking what we wanted, and not listening to anyone unless they
were worth it.'
'He gave us hope, in a future where there was none.'
- Legionnaire pilot, 818 A.S.
[color=#FFFFFF]The Legionnaires were fighting harder than they had in years. Their natural
instinct for survival had kicked in, that, and the fact that this was no normal mission, made them even
more dangerous than they usually were. Despite this, however, they were taking heavy damage.
Three of the gunboats and one of the cruisers had fallen, and the Guillotines shields were failing. The
Legionnaires fell back temporarily to re-evaluate their enemy, and find a way to better a terrible
situation.
The brigand bombers stopped firing on the Guillotine as soon as it and the other Legion ships were out
of range of the stations defences. However, one trio of bombers flew out wildly towards the
Guillotine, swerving to avoid the fighters attempting to disable them. The first fired a SNAC, then
engaged his thrusters. The fool flew right into the projectile, and was turned into a large fireball that
quickly extinguished in the vacuum.
The other two pilots fired their SNACs in unison, then strafed to the side and engaged their thrusters.
The first SNAC took out what remained of the shields, and the second hit the bridge dead on. A fireball
erupted from the broken hull, as the Legionnaire fighters fired as one, hundreds of pinpoints of light
boiling away the shields and hull of the bombers in seconds.
The Legionnaire forces floated in space, hundreds of pilots wondering who was to take command. On
board the Guillotine, Enzo lay in the corridor outside the bridge, having barely managed to fling himself
through the door before it sealed, blocking off the bridge entirely.
A comm. suddenly burst through to every Legionnaire ship in the area. Encrypted, badly, coming from
Montbard.
'Your fools of leaders are dead, Legionnaires. You never had a chance to take this base. But I know
what's happened. You defied the Royal Navy, your comrades, and you paid the price. I give you the
option to give up your old ways, survive and fight another day. I can assure you freedom and riches.
But only if you're willing to step into a life of crime.'
Confusion swept through the ranks of the Legionnaires. Some of them were former criminals, so this
offer didn't seem entirely insane to them. Those who weren't realized this might be their only way
out. And a good one at that.
'To the north, by your nav-map orientation, there is a jumphole to Champagne. If you wish for
freedom and life, take it.'
A handful of the Legionnaire fighters instantly began to cruise towards the aforementioned jumphole.
Others took a moment to decide, and followed them. The rest of the Legionnaires simply charged,
unorganized, towards Montbard, leaving the crippled Guillotine behind them, unable to move or fire her weapons.
The Brigand defence platforms lit up as they fired towards the incoming ships. The remaining cruiser
burned, molten metal drifting from her hull then solidifying into cold metal orbs which drifted aimlessly
in the vacuum, among the dead and the dying.
While the ships were being massacred, a L'ane undocked from the base and, ignoring the destruction
around the base, began cruising towards the Champagne jumphole, flanked by a pair of Cuirassiers.
What happened on Epernay is but a blurry memory. Many of the legionnaires arrived unconscious,
having been dragged into an Aurochs class freighter from the Guillotine. Etien had provided them with
quarters on Epernay, as well as new ships, and then set about re-organising them.
These Legionnaires chose crime. However, most of them had fought together for a long time. As such,
they kept the name Legion des Damnes, becoming a gang like any other in the Brigands. However, as
they integrated more into life as criminals, rank began to mean less to them. They were only useful to
each other because they worked well together on raids, and if one controlled the rest, it was because
he was stronger and more powerful than the others. A problem wasn't sorted with a trial,
imprisonment or execution. A Legionnaire would simply beat his opponent to the ground.
Eventually, the resources to repair the guillotine were acquired Once she was stable enough, she was brought through the
Champagne jumphole, to Epernay, where the repairs would go faster, and there was less chance of
attack by Royalists.
Thumbs up from me.
From what I've seen,you guys are awesome.
And by saying that,I also mean the time when you were fighting for the Royal Navy.
Good luck!
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I've purposely avoided the LE in server considering the reputation that was carried. Perhaps I need to re-think that stance.
Overall, great concept and write-up. A thumbs up from me.
thanks guys. I would fix up the roster, but it seems the two posts merged into one, and with the images, i cant do squat.:(
updates that would be made would be...
Alan Sprunk removed. He was banned, told us, and then told us he was banned months ago, and had been playing via a proxy or something. naturally, finding this out, he was removed.(he couldnt do much banned anyways)
Chenzo has come back, and has a ship, I cannot remember the name of it right now...
SebyDeeJay is believed to be coming back next week. If all goes according to plan, that is. which should happen. it better.
and Jasmine/Magnificentness got a Jaguar (bomber).
as well as this, we got a bit of exploration into the omicrons and taus done (mostly by Mag), which is great.
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