Harbinger
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Create an Elite Special Forces Unit
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- Role: Special Forces & Black Ops.
- Permissions: N/A
- Links: N/A
- Unit Name: The Dread Wolves
- Affiliation: Mal Crus
- Classification: Black Ops
- Description:
- The Dread Wolves move and think as one, their mindset forged in the crucible of strict military doctrine that demands precision, loyalty, and silence. To outsiders, they appear almost isolationist, preferring the company of their own squad over any other unit, sharing unspoken languages and rituals that bind them tighter than blood. Each man and woman know their position, their role, and the weight of the emblem they bear; a wolf and crossbones etched into armor and flags alike, a symbol of cunning, ferocity, and unity. In the field, they operate like a single organism: trust absolute, instincts honed, and bonds reinforced by countless shared trials. To them, the world beyond their pack is peripheral and unpredictable; their loyalty and camaraderie exist first within the Dread Wolves, a family of warriors where every eye, every step, every breath is in service to the whole.
- Unit Size: Small
- Unit Availability: Rare
- Unit Experience: Elite
- Equipment:
- Combat Function:
- The Dread Wolves operate at the edge of conventional warfare; a specialized force trained for missions no other squad or company would dare accept. Black ops, surgical strikes, infiltration, sabotage; they execute each task with ruthless efficiency, moving in silence where others would falter. Secrecy is their creed, precision their constant companion, and obedience their law; orders are neither debated nor questioned, only received, interpreted, and executed with exacting fidelity. In the field, they are ghosts: shadows that strike, vanish, and leave no trace, their loyalty not to glory or recognition but to the chain of command and the mission itself. Every action is deliberate, every decision measured, for the Dread Wolves understand that hesitation is a luxury the world of shadows and fire cannot afford.
- Force Abilities (Force User Units Only): N/A
- Efficient
- The Dread Wolves' strength lay in their relentless efficiency, executing every mission with meticulous planning and flawless coordination. Their precision and discipline ensure success even in scenarios where failure seems inevitable to others. Every task laid before them is completed not just effectively, but decisively, leaving no room for error or second-guessing.
- Cohesive Unit
- The Dread Wolves' greatest strength is their cohesiveness, moving with a synchronicity that makes them appear as a single, living entity. Each member anticipates the others' movements instinctively, responding without hesitation or spoken command. This bond transforms them from a mere combat unit into a family, where trust, loyalty, and shared experience are as vital as any weapon or tactic.
- Replacements
- One of the Dread Wolves' greatest weaknesses lies in replacing a fallen member. Their training is long, rigorous, and exacting, designed to forge both skill and instinct, but even after completion, a new recruit must earn the unwavering trust of the pack. Until that bond is fully formed, the unit operates at a subtle but critical vulnerability, for cohesion, their greatest strength, cannot be instantly rebuilt.
- Loyalty
- A key weakness of the Dread Wolves is their absolute loyalty to Captain Mal Crus above all else. Though officially part of the Imperial Confederation Imperator Corps, their allegiance lies not with the Confederation, its rules, or its chain of command, but solely with their commander. This disregard for external authority draws disapproval from other units, yet the Wolves remain indifferent, bound entirely by the trust and respect they hold for Captain Crus alone.
- Size Matters
- The Dread Wolves operate in a unit far smaller than any traditional squad, their numbers deliberately kept lean to avoid drawing attention or presenting an easy target. This reduced size makes them dangerously vulnerable to being overrun if discovered, forcing them to rely on precision, speed, and discipline rather than brute force. To survive and succeed, they must preserve their black-ops secrecy at all costs, striking from the shadows and avoiding large-scale engagements entirely.
The Dread Wolves were born from the exacting mind of Captain Mal Crus, a man whose vision of warfare extended far beyond conventional military doctrine. He recognized that some missions required a combination of physical endurance, mental acuity, and an almost preternatural instinct for survival; tasks that no ordinary unit could reliably execute. From the outset, he sought to forge a team capable of moving in silence through chaos, of striking decisively where others could only falter, and of completing objectives that demanded both cunning and courage in equal measure. The idea was not merely to assemble soldiers, but to craft a unit that could operate as an extension of his own tactical thought, a pack attuned to his instincts and discipline.
At the unit's inception, Captain Crus handpicked each of the original members, observing them under extreme conditions, testing not only their skills but their capacity for trust, loyalty, and composure under pressure. Every selection was deliberate, every trial designed to reveal both strength and flaw, until only those who met his exacting standards remained. These founding Wolves were forged in fire and shadow, trained to operate as one, and imbued with the ethos that would define the pack: secrecy, precision, and unwavering obedience. They were not merely soldiers, but extensions of Crus' will, capable of black ops and special missions that skirted the boundaries of legality and risked the ire of the Confederation itself.
As time passed and the inevitability of loss struck the pack, Crus maintained the same exacting standards in choosing replacements. Only those academy recruits who displayed promise; exceptional skill, intelligence, and the ability to adapt under pressure were considered for induction, and even then, each newcomer had to earn the trust of the Wolves before being fully accepted into the fold. The unit's purpose remained singular and uncompromising: to execute missions that no other squad would attempt, to strike where others could not, and to exist as a shadow of lethal precision under Crus' guidance.
The Dread Wolves are not just a military asset; they are a testament to a commander's vision of what warriors could become when shaped by discipline, trust, and an unbreakable bond.
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