Prophet of Bogan
- Intent: Make use of my new species and flesh out the Sangnir forces for my cult.
- Image Credit: Generated using Midjourney
- Role: Frontline Sith Warriors meant to bring dread to their foes and inspire feats of heroism in their peers on the battlefield.
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: Strosite Sangnir, Inspired by: Harrower Assassins, Reborn
- Unit Name: Clerics of Strosius | Chosen of Wonosa
- Affiliation: Order of Wonosa
- Classification: Sith Warrior
- Description: Of all the forces of the Order of Wonosa only one sect bears such as similar visage to their leader as His very own clerics. Fearsome and fearless Sangnir Sith that stride right to the heart of their foes and care little for whatever wrath and firepower may greet them along the way. Strosite Clerics represent the raw power and dogma of their cult, unflinching in their conviction and terrible in their heavy handed assaults.
- Unit Size: Small
- Unit Availability: Rare
- Unit Experience: Veteran
- Equipment:
- Leidimas Sith Plate
- Karza Asmenys
- Lightsaber
- Combat Function: Strosite Clerics often serve either dispersed across a front as pillars of the battle's main conflict, whether defensive or offensive in their position matters little. They mingle with the common soldiers of the Order of Wonosa, and in some instances the wider Sith Order as well, where the fighting is thickest. Acting as vanguards in most engagements they seek out either opposing Force Users in order to engage them in duels that keep them from aiding their own forces or tear into the most populated areas of a front in order to carve a bloody path through them. Regardless of what foe they face they fight with an odd sort of brutish fluidity. They dispatch their foes as quickly and decisively as possible, almost always going for singular killing blows that position them in a prime stance to continue onto the next target. They have been known to leap into the fray alongside or even in front of their peers, making themselves prime targets for retaliation in order to provide openings and opportunities for their allied forces.
- Force Abilities (Force User Units Only): Telepathy, Inertia, Telekinesis, Force Lightning, Hatred
- Reborn in Bogan: Each Cleric is no mere Sith or trained soldier, rather they are all Sangnir sired by Darth Strosius, granting them incredible physical prowess and remarkable abilities. By and large, Strosite Clerics can react far faster than most anyone aside from other Force Sensitives and have strength enough to challenge even imposing species such as Wookies in unarmed combat whilst being agile and swift all in one deadly package. This is of course supplemented by their inherent regenerative capability, making most injuries short of grievous or fatal wounds a minor inconvenience and one taken easily enough in order to accomplish their mission.
- Chosen of Strosius: As one might assume given that they are His Clerics and sired from Him, Darth Strosius does directly train each of the Clerics into effective living war machines. From Him they embrace their Sangnir nature fully, wielding themselves as unshakeable and fearless bastions on the battlefield that have few equals and no superiors. They fight with a trained fluidity and grace yet each blow they deliver has their full strength and ruthless intent behind it, seeking to cleave into each foe that cross their paths. This training extends to Force Abilities as well of course, with them using their power set in practical applications with deadly efficiency.
- Creatures of the Dark: Being not only Sangnir but heavily Sithspawned as well, the Clerics of Strosius boast several prominent weaknesses including incendiary weaponry and various Light Side aligned Force Abilities such as Force Light. Most of them couldn't even physically survive being within the influence of a Light Side Nexus and all of them will flinch and cower away from flame to some degree.
- Paragons of Fellowship: A sort of sacrificial attitude is instilled into each Cleric during their training and is often already somewhat present even before their transformation into Strosite Sangnir. They have no qualms about throwing themselves into danger for the sake of their more mortal and amassed peers on the battlefield, and this extends to them being more than willing to take wounds during duels if they believe that they can maneuver themselves into a more advantageous position by doing so. In this manner they can often be their own downfall and ruin as it were.
The armed forces and Sith of the Order of Wonosa have been influenced and inspired by their founder and leader Darth Strosius since their inception and for many of them before their recruitment into any militarized portions of the cult at all. An armored figure wielding a crimson blade, fearless of His enemies and undeniable in His advance. A figure more akin to folk tales or action holofilms rather than anything real, yet very real He was. His presence and image inspire all who follow Him to some degree but by His own decrees and insistence none could exactly follow in His footsteps.
Even the Sith of Wonosa were restricted to less direct combat roles, still undeniable integral parts of the overall conflict and strategy yet not allowed to simply exist in the fray as their beloved Prophet did. This was largely for their own good of course. Darth Strosius, due to His own Sangnir existence and His extensive self-Sithspawning was simply far more capable in heavy engagements than any of His followers could be. There was no reason to waste the lives of others when He was more durable than most and able to heal from anything short of a fatal blow after all. Yet the desire to properly recreate His presence and effect on the battlefield never quite faded from the minds of His followers.
A desire which would finally manifest into reality when the method for creating Sangnir sired by Darth Strosius was perfected and put into practice. While the exact criteria for who becomes Chosen by the Prophet to become His Clerics is unclear, often the selected candidates have some similar traits. Primarily outstanding loyalty or attachment to their brothers and sisters in faith within the Order of Wonosa, or intense passions and determination that bring them to strive to heights far beyond their origins and capabilities. Once transformed into Strosite Sangnir these Chosen are trained personally by Darth Strosius and cultivated into His Clerics.
Clerics of Strosius do not simply bear armor similar to their leader and namesake, they fight just like Him as well. Aggressive and heavy handed yet precise and agile, apex predators on the battlefield that pounce from prey to prey with a brutal fluidity. This is tempered however by their own care and consideration for their allies in combat, not often straying too far from whatever squads they may be assigned to assist or whom they find themselves shoulder to shoulder with during engagements. Unusually for Sith they do genuinely watch out for the soldiers alongside them and many of their final moments will be spent blocking shots or fending off forces that would have devastated their more common peers.
When they are unattached from a frontline battle however, grouped into their covens of kindred Sangnir and set loose upon a foe however is when they are at their most fearsome. Their inherent telepathic connection to their blood siblings allows for seamless communication and coordination, even just a pair of Clerics working together can present a threat to entire enemy formations and elite Force Users. A full coven of them, which typically ranges from four to six Clerics, with no soldiers to protect are nothing short of a maelstrom of blades and sanguine fury upon whatever might lie before them.