Name: Angelii, or the full translated title ‘The Heavenly and Wrathful Angels of the Great Goddess Ashira’. Some abbreviation is advisable as can be seen!
Intent: To codify the elite Eldorai Force using Royal Guard and shock troops. These troops have been in many, many battles in RPs and in the background for centuries. They are highly elite and now they are armed with modern weapons they are even more formidable.
Affiliation: (In order) The Star Queen, the Eldorai, Kaeshana Confederation
Availability: Rare
Quality: B (Veteran)
Type: Elite shock infantry
Strength:
Tactically the Angelii fight in small groups. They are rarely used for mass assaults. The basic tactical unit is the Squad, or Wing as the Eldorai call it. This consists of 6 Angelii, one which is a ‘Wing Leader’ or Corporal.
Four squads form a Company, this is led by a ‘Talon’ or Sergeant. (24)
Four Companies form a Great Company led by a Captain. (96 + 4 specialists)
Five Great Companies form a Legion led by a High Captain equal to a Colonel. (500)
Larger formations are rarely used, but there are 10,000 Angelii in total always. At least, in theory there is always 10,000, but in reality the number can range by up to 5% either way as new recruits are trained, or battle casualties are accounted for.
Description:
The Angelii are a curious mix of Holy Order, Imperial Knight and Priestess. Formed many centuries before during the early days of the Eldorai Matriarchy as a bodyguard for the Star Queen, the Angelii have retained a vital place in Eldorai society to this day.
The Queen who formed the Angelii is unknown, but it was definitely in place by Esterlea II (r. 1878-1714BBY) as she was sent off to them by her mother. Historical consensus places the creation in the hands of the very first Star Queen Tassaria I, who needed shocktroops to unite the Eldorai and defeat the Kar’zun.
Over time the Angelii moved from the informal retainers of the Star Queen to be the bodyguards, pre-eminent shock troops and prestige posting for all Eldorai. At times, especially during the Time of Troubles, their power became almost too strong when they crowned and dethroned Queens. The later dynasties until the present saw this and broke the power of the Angelii, distributing them in small groups so they could not use their combined strength to plot again.
The Angelii are entirely Force users, or as the Eldorai call them, Sciians. All Eldorai who exhibit Force sensitivity are taken for standardised training so they can control their abilities and/or be allocated to jobs which suit them. The best, the ones with the most powerful of abilities and the strongest, are sent to the Angelii. The catch is that all Angelii are female, another concession to the somewhat backward racial policies of the Eldorai.
After several years of gruelling physical training and mental conditioning the recruits are trained to use their abilities for battle. Primarily this means elemental abilities as they are the most common of the Eldorai Force skills. Those who fail either of these two steps are sent to the regular military or sent home. Those who pass eventually become Angelii.
The Angelii maintain a regulation strength of exactly 10,000, though as mentioned above the actual amount is more fluid depending on circumstance. These are broken down into four ‘Houses’, each with a name, distinctive colour and emblem and unit identity. Though this is of great use for building morale and a sense of unity, it can manifest in unfortunate ways as rivalry on the battlefield.
The leader of all the Angelii is the Grand Seraph, a position of enormous importance and trust. The current Grand Seraph is Aeda Shaytari, the (secret) cousin of the Star Queen. As the Grand Seraph commands and leads the Queen’s bodyguard she must have utter faith in her protector. Fortunately in this case the loyalty of Aeda to the Queen is unquestioned.
In battle the Angelii traditionally fought in a tight phalanx formation using the Taegis shield combined with Sarix, Sarzmigar and Staser. Once the enemy position is reached more open order fighting develops. Modern weapons have changed the armament but not necessarily the techniques of the Angelii.
Angelii fight in squads of 6, trained to fight in pairs. The concept of teamwork, unity and comradeship are of vital importance to the Angelii. In battle they typically form two ranks. The front rank uses their shields and melee weapons to protect themselves and their ‘sister’. The second rank uses her ranged weapons or Force abilities to strike the enemy. Either can take the front or rear rank, and during long battles they often switch. In more open battles or in rough terrain the Angelii fight in their pairs and squads and take down enemies together. Discipline, teamwork and courage are all valued; rashness, bravado and flash are not.
Each Angelii today is armed with a Cylix bolt pistol for close combat, a Sarix and wears the new Omicron armour. From there, armament is based on the mission, but usually one of each pair carried a Sarzmigar and Taegis whilst the other uses a Mk 2 boltgun with APE rounds. Sometimes the situation will demand that both carry a Taegis in which case they rely on their Cylix pistols or lighter blaster weapons. Sometimes the ‘sister’ of the squad’s Host Leader carries a heavier weapon like a missile launcher or heavy repeating blaster
Service in the Angelii is for 25 years, after which an Eldorai can elect to continue or return to normal life. Those who resign their commissions are eligible to emergency call-up though and undergo training each year to keep their abilities honed.
Recently a move to allow male Angelii has begun. So far it has been resisted by the more conservative Eldorai who fear that adding males would make the unit weaker and be a disruptive element. Some point to the common Eldorai belief that males are inherently weaker and more prone to emotions, whilst others point to the potential trouble of combined gender units. The debate is ongoing, though probably the Angelii will eventually join the rest of the galaxy, it is only the amount of feet-dragging required first.
One final group bears special examination; the elite bodyguards of the Queen known as the Sacred Band. This unit of 50 pairsare chosen by merit from the rest of the Angelii to be the personal guards of the Star Queen. Each of them are incredibly loyal and dedicated to their cause and the Queen, and receive incentives for good service.
Links:
Armour:
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/85302-sentinel-battle-armour/
http://starwarsrp.ne...-battle-shield/
Weapons:
http://starwarsrp.ne...ic/21177-sarix/
http://starwarsrp.ne...255-sarzmigar/#
http://starwarsrp.ne...-staser-pistol/(Obsolete)
http://starwarsrp.ne...-omega-boltgun/
http://starwarsrp.ne...ix-bolt-pistol/
http://starwarsrp.ne...gun-ammunition/
http://starwars.wiki...peating_blaster(modern equivalent)
http://starwars.wiki...issile_launcher(modern equivalent)
RPs:
http://starwarsrp.ne...ed/#entry629935
http://starwarsrp.ne...-hell-firemane/
http://starwarsrp.ne...f-tygara/page-1
http://starwarsrp.ne...inion-of-arkas/
http://starwarsrp.ne...ion-of-sullust/
http://starwarsrp.ne...na/#entry752319
(And many more smaller appearances)
