Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Scouts Marines

"Scouts reporting for duty."

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The Scout Marines is the main scout infantry of the Karak Overlord Coalition. Planned to be voiced by Steve Blum.

History
Every Chapter of Space Marines must recruit new warriors into its ranks in order to survive. The process varies from Chapter to Chapter, many recruiting from their own homeland. Whatever the tradition of a particular Chapter, warriors must always be chosen when they are still young before their bodies become too mature to accept the many bio-implants.

Once accepted, the genetic implantation and induction of the Space Marine organs begin. The warrior has taken their first steps to becoming a full-fledged Space Marine. During those years, the warrior is known as a Neophyte, or Space Marine Scout -- they is neither fully a Space Marine nor entirely a normal human. The Scout is then placed under the tutelage of a Sergeant who will oversee their induction and training and also lead the Scouts in battle.

Not yet ready to join a company, the young Scouts live alongside their siblings in the 10th Company halls where they will sleep and train, learning the history of their Chapter. Space Marine Scouts are neither as tough nor as experienced as full Space Marines. Scouts can fight alongside other Space Marines in the main battle lines and often do so during moments of desperation. Only after a Scout has served five years in the chapter or proven themself in combat will their Sergeant judge them worthy of the title of Space Marine, and declare them ready to join one of the companies.

A Space Marine Scout has much to learn; not only must they become accustomed to the many biologically engineered enhancements which are at work on their body, but they must learn the litany of battle that will fortify and strengthen them. They will undergo several phases of initiation into the Chapter's own secret cults, and they will get their first chance to fight in battle.

This process often runs parallel to the bio-genetic treatments the aspirant must undergo. As the physical transformation proceeds, so a spiritual change occurs. Both are tempered by ongoing experience on the field of battle and the rituals in which the aspirant must participate. The nature of such rites varies enormously from one Chapter to the next.

Some are solemn affairs recalling the horrors and betrayal of the Heresy. Others are raucous celebrations drawing on the culture of the Neophyte's homeland. All are vital to the arcane workings of the Chapter, and their participation is a prerequisite for the aspirant's acceptance by their would-be kin-in-arms.