Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Templar Lord

"The soldiers of the Lady, deployed for cleanse."

-Templar Lord

The Templar Lord is an Grey Steel infantry unit. Planned to be voiced by.

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Overview
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History
"We are servants of our Lady."

-Templar Lord

As the Voshkod examined the wreckage of a shrine in (Sarajevo), field engineers recorded evidence of 4th degree burns to nearly all of the horrifically disfigured corpses. This extreme injury is caused by temperatures well in excess of 2500 degrees Celsius. The burns were so severe that most victims were nearly reduced to ash. Unbeknownst to the Voshkod investigators, these horrific burns were caused by the "Leonardo" L-25 thermobaric cannon, a devastating weapon system fielded by the Grey Steel Order Templar Lords.

The position of Templar Lord is among the more senior in the Knights Templar. They are the elite cadre of the Templar Order, commanding groups of their fellow brethren in battle. A Templar Lord will have given many years of service to the Order, and slain countless foes in battle. The one consolation that foes of the Talon have are that these formidable warriors are few in number; one is unlikely to see more than a few dozen of them on the battlefield at any one time.

This doesn't limit their effectiveness in battle, however, and each Templar Lord is a deadly foe in his own right, capable of vanquishing many times their number of foes before going down. Up to the 20th century, most of their equipment was the same as it had been for centuries; a sword and a shield. However, with the Hawke War, Templar Lords received several powerful additions to their arsenals. Their swords and shields are no longer used; though Templar Lords still have swords, they are now used for ceremonial functions.

Instead, Templar Lords are armed with the aforementioned L-25 thermobaric cannon, a weapon capable of delivering powerful fuel-air blasts that can extinguish the life of anything foolish enough to get to challenge a Templar Lord. The power this weapon affords has seen that Templar Lords need no other (though more experienced Templar Lords often add extra weapons to their arsenal), it can roast infantry, melt tank armour, and demolish buildings with ease. The only failings of the "Leonardo" are its inability to target aircraft and its minimum range.

In addition, Templar Lords are also outfitted with powerful thermobaric jumpjets; using the explosive power of a directed fuel-air blast, the jumpjets are able to propel the heavily armoured Templar Lord long distances. The force created by the jumpjets is strong enough to send infantry head over heels, while also wreathing the ground that a Templar Lord was just standing on in deadly flames. This allows a Templar Lord to make a getaway in the event that he finds himself in an unfavourable situation, while also giving the enemy a send.

The Templar Lord themself is protected by the thick armour that they wear; each suit a carefully crafted masterpiece, with plates of Talon Steel covering a complicated steam-powered, clockwork exoskeleton that enhances the wearer's strength and mobility. The thick Talon Steel plate armour of Templar Lords is capable of weathering hundreds of blows and sustaining tremendous temperatures and pressures without visible signs of damage, granting a Templar Lord unparalleled protection for an infantryman, surpassing even that of the Brotherhood cyborgs.