IoM | Cadian Shock Troops

THE CADIAN 8TH, "THE LORD CASTELLAN'S OWN"                   
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LOYAL TO THE EMPEROR
"CADIA BROKE BEFORE THE GUARD DID" 
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CONSCRIPTED IN LARGE NUMBERS FROM THE FORTRESS WORLD OF CADIA, THE CADIAN 8TH ARE HIGHLY DISCIPLINED GUARDSMEN WHO ARE PRIMARILY CHARGED WITH THE STAFFING OF THE IMPERIUM'S PREEMINENT BASTION AGAINST THE FORCES OF CHAOS UPON THE BROKEN PLANET OF CADIA. FOR TEN THOUSAND STANDARD SOLAR YEARS HAS CADIA ENDURED THE CONSTANT BARRAGE OF ASSAULTS FROM THE FORCES OF CHAOS WITHIN THE EYE OF TERROR, AND YET HAS REMAINED UNBOWED AND UNCONQUERED

ARISING FROM THIS CONSTANT CONFLICT, THE CADIAN 8TH STAND AS A TEXTBOOK EXEMPLARY REGIMENT AT THE IMPERIUM'S DISPOSAL, PRACTICALLY BRED TO LIVE AND DIE IN A STATE OF CONSTANT WAR - PERFECT SOLDIERS
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