Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Crimson Cardinal

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The Crimson Cardinal is a Grey Steel Order infantry. Planned to be voiced by.

Overview
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History
"Nobody expects the Grey inquisition!"

-A common phrase whenever the Crimson Cardinal reveals themselves

The Grey Steel Order has enfolded many Sigmarite and quasi-Sigmarite cults, orders, and denominations over its long centuries of struggle. While on the surface an outsider may simply classify the Order as a whole as simply "religious", anyone within the Order is well equipped to explain the doctrinal and practical differences between their sect and all the others.

The Priests of Judas are just one of these "cults". Cells of their longcoat-wearing initiates are infamous among those who know of their existence, as are the men who lead them into battle; the Crimson Cardinals.

Originally, the leaders of the Iscariot were simply those who had survived the battlefield longest, indicating that they were chosen to remain on the terrestrial plain for the time being to lead those who sought to invade the underworld. While convoluted, this logic led to the most experienced of the Judas Priests becoming leaders of their cells.

This tradition continued after the Iscariot was incorporated into the Grey Steel Order, at least for a while. Then, in the late 1480 V.C., Ferdinand II and Isabella I of (insert Gaiaterra equivalent of Spain) formed the Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición, commonly known as the Inquisition, to combat Jewish, Protestant, Muslim, and heretical influences.

The Order soon saw the benefit of using this office for their own purposes, redirecting the Inquisition where they could to hunt down one cult in particular. Many Order personnel, particularly Iscariot cell leaders, secretly became agents of the (Spanish) Inquisition for this purpose. Even after the Order was chased from (Spain) by (Napoleon), the Iscariot cell leaders kept the trappings of the old Inquisition, particularly the red robes, which lent them their name, as well as their location; while most of the Order fled (Spain), many Crimson Cardinals remained to watch over the Glade of Embers Mausoleum, eventually making it their training ground for Priests of Judas seeking to rise through the ranks.

Today, the Crimson Cardinals go into battle armed with heavy thermobaric lances, supporting their fellows by destroying vehicles and aircraft with jets of molten copper. They eagerly plant explosives on anything, including thermobaric bombs that they strap to themselves. Like the Priests of Judas, they will detonate these bombs should they feel themselves succumbing to their wounds.