I awakened from the eternal fire of my prison, filled with a thirst for blood and battle, a desire for vengeance against those who dared to defy the will of Khaine.
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[Pictured above: Ranger Cpl. Isenryna, Specialist Markswomen of the 717th Cadian-Ulthwe Combined Infantry Division]
Cadian-Ulthwe Regiments
Over the many thousands of years, the Alliance has stood, the Imperium and the Eldar have fought together across countless worlds. While an Imperial Guard regiment can typically rely on integrated Aspect Warriors, Guardian support, or other xenos allies, few are as interconnected as the Cadian-Ulthwe regiments.
Cadians are said to be able to field strip a lasgun by age 5, learn basic Eldar at age 8, perform artillery drills by age 12, and swear in Eldar at age 15. They have fought alongside Ulthwe for generations, Kasrkin training alongside Aspect Warriors and experienced Guardians giving lessons to new White Shields. Whenever the forces of Chaos seep from the Eye of Terror, it is Ulthwe and Cadia who are the first line of defense. The Craftworld itself houses the second largest force of stationed Imperial defenders on a Craftworld, behind only the highly militarized and extremely aggressive Biel-Tan.
The Eldar of Ulthwe are known to favor the use of Imperial patterns of equipment with many wearing adapted flak armor or using lasguns. Those who do prefer the harsh utilitarianism of Imperial wargear, whose destruction is calculated in its production value, as opposed to the graceful technology of the Eldar. It is easier to replace a laspistol than a shuriken catapult after all.
Ulthwe farseers are sometimes attached as liaisons and advisors for field commanders, allowing some level of prediction to aid the army's advance. In rare cases, they may even take up the mantle of command in a more direct route, such as in the case of Colonel-Farseer Taldeer of the Cadian 412th, her service record often compared to that of Colonel-Commissar Ibrahim Gaunt.
It is perhaps because of this close working relationship that actual relationships between Cadians and Ulthwe are common. The long lives of Eldar mean that many Cadians families are familiar with an Eldar " great uncle/aunt" who personally knew their great grandparents. Likewise, some Eldar have become adopted "god-guardians" of Cadian families or are named as such upon the birth of a child. It is said that the legendary Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed was first found by a passing Ulthwe Farseer who took notice of his sharp mind, even as a starving orphan. He then tutored him personally in his adult years for command, honing Creed's tactical brilliance into something truly incredible.
Cadia and Ulthwe also see the largest number of Human-Eldar relationships and marriages anywhere in the Imperium. While no children have been born of such a union, it is certainly not due to a lack of trying.
"Ulthwe may have never escaped the grasp of Hell, but Cadia makes sure it never gets pulled in. Cadia may have to face the Great Enemy first, but Ulthwe makes sure we never have to face them alone."
~ Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed
“It came to me, as many things do, in a vision. Surrounded by the ruin of my kin’s war host, torn apart in retribution by the Blood Angels of the Imperium. Entangled by so much death, I beheld something in the glinting lights between sundered wraithbone and tattered bodies as I laid claim to lost spiritstones and derelict armor we could not lose to the waking Dynasty nor the hand of Man.
For many cycles, I knew not what to make of it, this ever-shifting beacon of deepest scarlet, that was as much seeming creature as it was living energy. When focused upon, it evaded me; never did I see a complete picture, not even of late...when it was right in front of me. I was not the only one called by it, to feel its presence at the edges of my every thought, and feel a sense of hope I could not give name to. The sensation was not wholly pleasant. It was no dream...It weighed upon us as an unspoken, unknown responsibility. My elders spoke of a phoenix when I described what I foresaw, and so I dubbed it thus...I could not know then what I know now. Could never have guessed it was so much more.” - Lithirill Andethil, Warlock of the Fourteen Feathers
Outcast of Ulthwe, Macalaure the Crimson Spectre, a follower of Farseer Falcalade. Such a fighter is she that even after her exile and departure from the Path of the Warrior, she dons herself in the style of the Bloody Handed One.
I am having a brain rot that Guilliman is just Eldrad Ulthwe’s rebound after Fulgrim.
*Eldrad gets visions from the Aeldari gods*
Gods: “You must go and warn the humans, they are about to do the same mistakes as we did. They are falling for the allure of chaos. This cannot happen.”
Eldrad: “who do I warn?”
Gods:” I dont fucking know, the blonde one with the roman inspired legion.”
Eldrad: “Check. Also, isnt it kind of funny how every civilisation have their Roman period?”
Gods: “I know right, I think there was a Star Trek episode about it.”
Eldrad: “yeah I saw that one. Also, the orks got so weird with their second one.”
Gods: “shit, dont remind us about that.”
Eldrad: “well, off I go.”
*a few moments later*
Eldrad, screaming: “that did not go according to plan!”
Gods: “what do you mean? You haven't even talked to him.”
Eldrad: “oh I did, it did not go well. He got a Slaaneshi sword and everything.”
Gods: “what? No he doesnt, he is literally over here doing nothing” *points to the Ultramar system*
Eldrad: “shit. I got the wrong brother. I didnt know there were two blonde romans... I’ll guess I’ll go again.... And also, can I borrow another Avatar of Khaine?”
"haha i could never paint minis my hands are too shaky" i have naturally shaky hands and i drank an energy drink and i freehanded these runes ok i don't wanna hear it