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In Life, we fight
In Death, we rest
In Dishonor, we die
We march forward to our Atonement
for Death, we Greet
There is no Retreat
History
The Death Corps: History & Lore
I. The Origin of the Broken Battalion (2681–2690)
The Death Corps traces its roots to the final decade of the First Tevarin War’s lingering aftermath. When the UEE absorbed Tevarin territories, hundreds of human frontier regiments were abandoned in the chaos — forgotten by Command, cut off by bureaucracy, and left to survive on shattered colonies near the Elysium system.
One such regiment, the 17th Marine Expeditionary Strike Battalion, became infamous for refusing to surrender after receiving no extraction order. Their commander, Colonel Adrien Kael, ordered his troops to continue their mission — defending refugees and colonists from raiders long after the war had officially ended.
For years, they fought in silence, scavenging gear, building makeshift fortresses, and carving their survival into the bones of barren worlds. They began to call themselves “the Dead Who March” — a phrase later stylized into Death Corps.
“They called us dead because Command forgot us. They were right. We died out there — but we kept fighting anyway.”
— Colonel Adrien Kael, 2688, Elysium Field Journal
II. The Schism and the Rebirth (2691–2720)
When a UEE reclamation fleet finally made contact, they found the survivors unrecognizable — battle-hardened, feral, and distrustful of authority. The UEE declared them deserters. Dozens were executed. The rest fled into outlaw space, disappearing beyond recognized borders.
These survivors formed the first true Death Corps — not an army, but a brotherhood. Bound by their shared belief that honor is forged through endurance, they sold their blades as mercenaries, refusing to bend a knee to any government again.
The Corps became known across fringe systems for its unmatched discipline and refusal to retreat. Their contracts were brutal but precise — they would finish the mission no matter the cost.
It was during this period that the Creed of the Death Corps was written — a collection of oaths and philosophies carved into the armor plates of fallen soldiers, eventually becoming the organization’s sacred text.
III. The Atonement Wars (2810–2830)
As humanity expanded deeper into the void, new wars brought old soldiers new purpose. The Corps found themselves fighting across Kabal, Hadrian, and Oberon, not as UEE troops but as independent contractors.
However, corruption crept into their ranks — greed, ego, and power divided them. A faction led by Captain Rorik Dhael betrayed a major contract on Oberon III, massacring civilians to seize payment directly from the client. This act nearly destroyed the Corps’ reputation overnight.
In response, the High Command purged itself through fire. Those responsible were hunted, executed, and erased from the Corps’ records — a penance remembered as The Atonement Wars. From that crucible emerged the modern Death Corps: leaner, colder, and devoted to the doctrine of Redemption through Suffering.
“We do not fight for victory. We fight for Atonement. We fight to remember what we once were — and what we can never become again.”
— Marshal Cira Valen, 2831
IV. The Ghost Centuries (2900–2940)
During the centuries that followed, the Corps operated from the shadows — a myth whispered in backwater taverns and black market hangars. They became a contractor’s legend: appearing when wars reached their darkest hour, leaving nothing but silence in their wake.
By the 29th century, the Death Corps were believed extinct. But fragments of their insignia began resurfacing — a skull crowned by laurels — on wreckage in Pyro, Nul, and Odin systems. Rumors spoke of a hidden fortress-world, “Atonement,” a drifting base carved from a derelict Bengal carrier lost during the Messer Era.
V. The Reclamation (2945–Present)
When the UEE faced renewed instability following the Vanduul incursions, the Corps reemerged — not as pirates, but as soldiers-for-hire under their resurrected banner. Veterans of the UEE Navy, advocacy deserters, and ex-Marine operators found new purpose under the Death Corps’ black insignia.
Their operations are defined by brutal efficiency:
Pyro: They cleanse outpost infestations with surgical strikes.
Stanton: They act as mercenary enforcers for corporations seeking deniable muscle.
Nyx: They conduct “purity campaigns” against traitors and oath-breakers — their form of penance.
Today, the Death Corps operates under a decentralized structure of Cells, each led by a Death Marshal, all adhering to the ancient Creed. Every initiate must swear the Oath of Atonement before being accepted — a blood rite honoring those who came before.
Their motto, derived from the closing line of the Creed, endures across centuries:
“For Death, We Greet. There is No Retreat.”
VI. The Creed of the Death Corps (Founding Doctrine)
(In Life, we fight
In Death, we rest
In Dishonor, we die
We march forward to our Atonement
For Death, we Greet
There is no Retreat
is treated as the sacred writing — known among members as “The Marching Oath” or “The Last Litany.”)
It is whispered before every major operation, inscribed into the armor of every initiate, and spoken over the bodies of the fallen.
VII. Legacy
The Death Corps do not seek fame, power, or wealth. Their contracts are chosen by purpose, not payment. They believe every mission is a trial, every Death a lesson, and every survival a debt yet unpaid.
To outsiders, they are mercenaries.
To those within, they are the damned seeking Redemption through war.
“We are the Dead who march. Our duty is never done. For Death, we greet.”
— Death Corps Motto, 2949
Manifesto
Death Corps Divisional Structure
“Every soldier has a purpose. Every division is a legacy. Together, we are the hand of Death itself.”
Death Corps (Ground PvP Division)
Designation: Core Infantry Command
Role: Territory Control | Close-Quarters Combat | Assault & Recon Operations
The beating heart of the Corps, the ground infantry is forged in relentless close-quarters combat. Whether storming bunkers on Daymar or securing footholds in the ruins of Jumptown, these are the warriors who claim ground and hold it. Their boots are the first to touch the soil, their banners the first to rise.
Death Corps infantry operate in fireteams and strike squads, trained for rapid insertion, room clearing, and sustained defense under extreme conditions. Recon elements serve as the Corps’ eyes and ears, marking targets for artillery or air strikes.
Sub-specialties:
- Assault Teams: Breach and overwhelm.
- Recon Scouts: Infiltrate, mark, and extract intelligence.
- Heavy Infantry: Shield and suppress.
Motto: “We bleed so the Corps may stand.”
Death Wing (Aerial PvP Division)
Designation: Aerospace Combat Command
Role: Air Superiority | Dropship Operations | Interdiction | CAS (Close Air Support)
The Death Wing are the angels of war — pilots who own the skies and rain death upon the ground below. From nimble fighters conducting orbital intercepts to heavy gunships delivering troops into combat zones, they maintain constant overwatch over the Corps’ advance.
Coordinating seamlessly with ground units, the Death Wing ensures total dominance across airspace, providing cover, transport, and precision firepower when needed most. Anti—air specialists embedded with infantry relay real-time target data to Death Wing squadrons for surgical strikes.
Sub-specialties:
- Interceptor Squadrons: Eliminate enemy air threats.
- Gunship Units: Suppress and support ground assaults.
- Drop Command: Execute hot-zone insertions and extractions.
Motto: “The sky is ours to burn.”
Death Provider (Logistics & Support Division)
Designation: Combat Sustainment Command
Role: Supply Chains | Field Repairs | Vehicle Support | Medical Evacuation
The unsung heroes of the Corps. Death Providers ensure that every bullet, every drop of fuel, and every life-saving medkit reaches the front. Without them, campaigns stall and soldiers die.
Operating behind — and often alongside — frontline units, these specialists manage mobile supply lines, repair stations, and field hospitals. In the chaos of prolonged engagements, the Providers are the ones who keep the war machine running.
Sub-specialties:
- Combat Engineers: Maintain and fortify field positions.
- Vehicle Technicians: Repair, refuel, and refit under fire.
- Medevac Teams: Extract and stabilize the wounded.
Motto: “We build so Death can march.”
Disposal Unit (Salvage & Requisition Division)
Designation: Recovery & Reclamation Command
Role: Battlefield Salvage | Resource Extraction | Asset Reclamation
When the smoke clears, the Disposal Unit moves in — scavengers, salvagers, and specialists in reclamation law and covert acquisition. They strip the dead battlefields of the ‘Verse bare: wreckage, munitions, intel, tech, even enemy corpses. Everything of value returns to the Corps.
Their crews often operate under “gray-zone” contracts, navigating legal and illegal recovery operations with equal precision. To outsiders, they are vultures. To the Corps, they are the lifeblood of sustainability — the ones who turn destruction into currency.
Sub-specialties:
- Reclaimers: Heavy-lift salvage and debris recovery.
- Extraction Teams: Secure high-value enemy tech or cargo.
- Forensic Operatives: Data and blackbox retrieval.
Motto: “From ruin, we rise.”
Command Hierarchy
Each division is led by an appointed Commander, answerable to the High Command Council — the ruling body of Death Corps leadership. The Council directs overall strategy, approves primary operations, and oversees the Corps’ mercenary contracts across UEE and fringe space.
Task Forces — specialized detachments such as Infiltration Cells, Sniper Teams, and Electronic Warfare Units — operate cross-division, attached where needed to ensure mission flexibility and operational superiority.
Unified Doctrine
“War is eternal. Only Death endures.”
Every division, every soldier, every strike aligns with the Corps’ singular belief: to fight is to live, to fall is to be remembered.
The Death Corps is not an army — it’s a legacy of warriors bound by blood, forged through fire, and devoted to the art of war.
Charter
Death Corps Charter
“The Eternal Oath of the Fallen and the Living”
I. Founding Doctrine
“In life, we fight not for glory, not for wealth, but for the strength that comes from enduring the struggle.”
The Death Corps was born from the ashes of forgotten wars — a gathering of soldiers, mercenaries, and outcasts who refused to kneel to empire or law. Forged during the closing chaos of the Second Tevarin War, remnants of shattered legions banded together beneath one truth: survival is not a gift — it is earned through struggle.
As centuries passed and empires rose and fell, the Corps endured, their name whispered in fear and reverence across the stars. No nation claimed them. No banner owned them. They became something more — a brotherhood of purpose, bound not by politics or creed, but by discipline, loyalty, and the pursuit of mastery through conflict.
II. The Purpose of the Corps
“Every battle we face tempers our resolve, hardens our will, and reminds us that survival is earned, never given.”
The Death Corps exists as both a mercenary force and a spiritual order — warriors who fight not merely for contract, but for atonement. Each mission, each engagement, serves a dual purpose: the execution of duty and the personal crucible of the warrior’s soul.
To fight within the Corps is to embrace suffering as a teacher, Death as an inevitability, and endurance as the measure of worth. Glory fades, wealth corrupts — but the strength gained through struggle endures eternally.
III. The Code of the Fallen
“In Death, we rest.”
To die in service of the Corps is the highest honor. The fallen are never forgotten; their names are etched into the Obsidian Ledger, a sacred record stored within the Corps’ databanks aboard their flagship — the DCS Revenant.
Each fallen brother and sister becomes part of the Eternal Watch, their memory guiding those who remain. They live in their name, and when their time comes, they join the chorus of the honored dead. Death, to the Corps, is not defeat — it is graduation.
IV. The Law of Honor
“In dishonor, we die — not by blade nor by bullet, but by the corruption of our own souls.”
The Corps is bound by its Code of Iron Honor — the immutable law that governs every action and judgment. To lie, abandon, betray, or disgrace one’s brothers and sisters is the greatest crime imaginable.
Dishonor is Death.
Not by execution, but by erasure. The dishonored are struck from the Obsidian Ledger, their name forbidden to be spoken — their memory consumed by silence.
In this, Death Corps ensures that integrity is immortality.
V. The Path of Atonement
“We march forward to our Atonement.”
Each warrior who joins the Corps carries a burden — a past marked by failure, exile, or regret. The Corps does not judge the sins of the past, but demands payment through action.
Every mission, every scar, is a step toward redemption.
Atonement is never granted; it is earned through endurance, obedience, and sacrifice.
Through the fires of combat, warriors cleanse their souls, forging themselves anew in the crucible of war.
VI. The Embrace of Death
“For Death, we greet — not with fear, but with open arms.”
To be in the Death Corps is to understand that mortality is the great equalizer. Every member, from the lowest recruit to the highest commander, marches beside Death herself. She is not to be feared — she is to be honored.
To greet Death with open arms is to embrace courage — to know fear, yet move forward regardless. The Corps holds no illusion of immortality; they seek instead to make their Death meaningful, to leave behind a legacy carved into the bones of the universe.
VII. The Eternal March
“There is no retreat. No surrender.”
The Corps does not retreat. They do not yield. Whether outnumbered, outgunned, or outmatched, they stand as one. Each member is taught from their first day:
“We are not soldiers of convenience. We are warriors of conviction.”
As long as breath fills their lungs and steel rests in their hands, they march forward — unbroken, unyielding, and eternal.
VIII. The Seal of Brotherhood
“We are Death Corps — bound by blood, strengthened by struggle, and eternal in purpose.”
The final Seal of the Charter binds every member in oath and spirit.
When one swears the Oath of the Fallen, they are reborn — their name is entered into the Obsidian Ledger, their life forfeit to the Corps until Death claims them.
The Corps recognizes no kings, no corporations, no government—only the chain of command, the unity of the brotherhood, and the will of the mission.
The Seal bears their timeless motto, etched upon every helm and ship:
“For Death, We Greet. There Is No Retreat.”
IX. Closing Declaration
Let all who read this know:
To stand among the Death Corps is to walk beside Death herself.
To falter is to be forgotten.
To endure is to become eternal.
This is the Charter of the Corps — written in blood, sealed in battle, and spoken only by those who have earned the right to wear the skull and the sigil.
We are the Death Corps.
We do not die. We ascend.
