Deathwatch Lore

The vision The Deathwatch Shock Troopers are a cult within the Vanu Technology who were created by an underground group of scientists. They believed that research into Vanu technology should be entirely focused on military applications, in order to crush their enemies and establish dominance on Auraxis. Once dominance has been achieved, only then should the luxury of research into other 'softer' topics be allowed. Technology is might Working together in secret, they made significant advances in the nanite technology that is used to respawn the soldiers on Auraxis. These advances meant that they could create superior cloned bodies, which were physically stronger, more resilient, and with more efficient sensory systems for increase battle awareness. They decided to keep these advances secret from even their Vanu brothers, to ensure that it did not fall into enemy hands. They placed digital markers on their members within the respawn database matrix, so that only clones inhabited by Deathwatch members are constructed in this way. Time passed, and an even greater breakthrough was made in the nanite technology. They discovered how to infuse their chosen cloned bodies with nanites that were directly plugged into the clone bodies' neural network. These infused nanites act like wireless transmitters and receivers of data. The result is that Deathwatch soldiers can communicate with each other on an instantaneous sub-conscious level, allowing them to see, hear, and feel each others experiences simultaneously. This creates a hive mind which allows near super-human levels of communication and teamwork, turning the Deathwatch soldiers into a unified and deadly fighting force. This hive mind also means that every soldier learns from the experiences of one of their fallen brothers, and is the root of the legend that Deathwatch soldiers never die, they only come back stronger. Unity and death The hive mind of the Deathwatch soldiers means that they are comrades in arms, in every sense of the word. They know one another like noone else can,

and would eagerly walk into certain death for one another. Deathwatch soliders are intensely proud of their heritage, and are easily distinguished on the Battlefield in all white armor, with black details, and a skull helmet. This uniform signifies their sacred creed of unity and death. Order of battle Deathwatch are shock troopers in every sence of the word. They have the finest wear gear in the Vanu arsenal to be able to undetake any situation presented to them. They are a combined arms force, which intregrates the use of Air, Armour, and Infantry. Quality over quantity Not all applicants succeed in their attempt to join the Deathwatch ranks. Unity involves every member, and if the hive mind decides that someone is not worthy of the creed, they are expelled. In this way, the quality of the Deathwatch ranks are maintained.