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The Zaythine 73rd Mobile Infantry – Iron Circulators

Origins

The Zaythine 73rd Mobile Infantry, known as the "Iron Circulators," hail from Zayth, a war-scarred world in the Calixis Sector where massive hive-vehicles—city-sized fortresses armed with ancient weaponry—traverse a single macro-continent. Zayth’s surface, barren for millennia, is a toxic wasteland of shell craters, strip-mined gouges, and radiation, churned by these mobile clans. Each hive-vehicle shields its population from the lethal environment, their red fatigues a blood-hued mark of survival, black armor a steel embrace against the void. Knowledge of crafting these machines is lost—great generators hum behind sealed copper doors, guarded by hereditary Engine Orders who preserve clan traditions with chants and silver-wired ingots as coinage.

The 73rd unites warriors from multiple hive-vehicles, their red-and-black garb reflecting Zayth’s unyielding spirit. A stranded Catachan regiment, the DCCXIV, crashed on Zayth after a warp mishap—two squads, Gunnery Sergeant Harker, a mortar team, and a jungle-camo Valkyrie with shark’s teeth—merged into the 73rd, adopting red shirts to match. Armed with the compact Ursid-pattern heavy stubber, a Zaythine design favored for its portability and drum-fed reloads, they embody mobile warfare honed on a world that never stops rolling.

History

The Forging (M39): Zayth’s hive-vehicles united to repel an Ork Waaagh!—the 73rd rose from survivors, red fatigues stained with blood, black armor dented but unbroken. Their banner, the Iron Cog, symbolizes their rolling fortresses.

The Pact of the Rose (M40): Supporting the Order of the Rose Veil against a Chaos cult, the 73rd earned the Veil of Amalia—a dusky rose banner from the Sisters, carried by their Standard Bearer, cementing a sacred alliance.

Lucky’s Stand (M41): Sergeant "Lucky," then of the Tin Squad, faced a Traitor Chaos Marine Lord — his laspistol’s improbable shot pierced the heretic’s eye slit, felling him. Promoted to Lieutenant, he earned his Power Fist and legend.

The Catachan Merge (M41): The DCCXIV crashed on Zayth—Harker’s squad joined, red shirts aligning with Zaythine fatigues, green camo a nod to their roots. The Valkyrie became a predator in their ranks.

The Iron Stand (M42): With the Star Knights and Rose Veil, the 73rd held a hive-vehicle against Tyranid swarms—Ursid stubbers roared, mortars pounded, and the Valkyrie dropped Catachans to break the xenos tide.

Culture and Beliefs

Iron and Motion: Red fatigues (blood of Zayth) and black armor (hive-steel) define them—circulation is life, their motto "We roll, we endure" echoing their world. Ursid stubbers, silver-detailed for enlisted, gold for officers, are clan heirlooms.

Clan Legacy: Six Zaythine squads (Copper, Iron, Steel, Brass, Tin, Lead) and two Catachan squads form the regiment—silver-wired ingots mark their pay and pride.

Faithful Pact: The Veil of Amalia binds them to the Rose Veil—rose banners flutter beside Iron Cogs, a creed of endurance and equality. Sisters often ride hive-vehicles, white armor stark against red-and-black.

Catachan Grit: Harker’s fighters wear red shirts under green camo—their Valkyrie a skyborne beast.

Equal Burden: Every trooper shares the load, Zaythine or Catachan.

Notable Figures and Relic

Colonel Varkis Creed: Red coat, black trim, gold detailing—tactical mind of the hive.

Sergeant Kell: Iron Cog banner with Veil of Amalia—voice of the 73rd, gold-trimmed.

Major Schaeffer: Black armor, red scars, silver detailing—ruthless enforcer.

Lieutenant "Lucky": Red fatigues, black armor, gold detailing—Laspistol and Power Fist, killed a Chaos Marine Lord with a lucky shot as a Sergeant.

Gunnery Sergeant Harker: Red shirt, green camo, silver Ursid stubber—Catachan brawn.

Lord Commissar: Red cape, black armor, gold trim—discipline’s edge.

Enginseer: Red robes, black plating, silver augmetics—Engine Order kin.

Relic – The Veil of Amalia: Dusky rose silk, gold-edged—Rose Veil’s gift, carried by the Standard Bearer.

HQ

Command Squad

• Officer
  • Power Fist, Laspistol
• Officer of the Fleet x2
• Astropath
• Officer of Bombardment
• Regimental Standard
• Medic
• Melta Gun
• Lasgun

Commissariat

• Lord Commissar
• Commissar

Elites

Sniper Team

• Four Guardsmen
  • Sniper Rifles

Adeptus Mechanicus

• One Techpriest
• Two Combat Servitors
  • Heavy Bolter x2

Stormtroopers

• Kasrkin Sergeant
  • Power Sword, Hot Shot Laspistol
• Nine Kasrkin
  • Plasma Gun, Meltagun

Troops

Squad Red

• One Sergeant
  • Chainsword, Laspistol
• Heavy Weapon Team
  • Autocannon
• Seven Guardsmen
  • Grenade Launcher
  • Voxcaster

Squad Blue

• One Sergeant
  • Chainsword, Bolt Pistol
• Heavy Weapon Team
  • Lascannon
• Seven Guardsmen
  • Special Weapon
  • Voxcaster

Squad Yellow

• One Sergeant
  • Chainsword, Laspistol
• Heavy Weapon Team
  • Heavy Bolter
• Seven Guardsmen
  • Grenade Launcher
  • Voxcaster

Squad Green

• One Sergeant
  • Chainsword, Laspistol
• Heavy Weapon Team
  • Mortar
• Seven Guardsmen
  • Flamer
  • Voxcaster

Squad Silver

• One Sergeant
  • Chainsword,
• Heavy Weapon Team
  • Heavy Bolter
• Seven Guardsmen
  • Grenade Launcher
  • Voxcaster

Squad Brown

• One Sergeant
  • Chainsword, Laspistol
• Nine Guardsmen
  • Grenade Launcher x2, Flamer
  • Voxcaster

Special Weapon Squad Red/Black

• Six Guardsmen
  • Plasma Gun x2, Demo Charge

Special Weapon Squad Yellow/Black

• Six Guardsmen
  • Flamer x3

Heavy Support

Heavy Weapons Squad

• Heavy Weapons Team x3
  • Mortar x3

Heavy Weapons Squad

• Heavy Weapons Team x3
  • Heavy Bolter x2, Autocannon

Heavy Weapons Squad

• Heavy Weapons Team x3
  • Lascannon x3

Color Scheme

Zaythines: Red Fatigues: Mephiston Red base, Carroburg Crimson wash, Evil Sunz Scarlet highlights—blood of war.

Black Armor, Lasguns, Boots: Abaddon Black, Eshin Grey edges—hive-steel grit.

Silver Detailing (Enlisted): Stormhost Silver on weapons, ingots—Zayth’s currency.

Gold Detailing (Officers): Retributor Armour, Agrax Earthshade on trim—command’s mark.

Squad Markings: Copper, Iron, etc., stripes on armor (e.g., Copper Brown, Balthasar Gold).

Catachans: Red Shirts: Mephiston Red—Zaythine unity.

Green Camo Pants: Caliban Green, Warpstone Glow—jungle roots.

Black Gear: Abaddon Black knives, boots—shared steel.

Silver Detailing: Stormhost Silver on weapons—enlisted grit.

Valkyrie: Jungle camo (Caliban Green, Deathworld Forest), white shark’s teeth (White Scar)—red interior (Mephiston Red) nods to Zayth.

Details: Officers’ gold (Retributor Armour) on laspistols, insignia—silver (Stormhost Silver) for enlisted.

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