Arkan Confederates

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The Arkan Confederates (also erroneously spelled "Arkhan", see note) are the Imperial Guard Regiments hailing from the world of Providence.^[1a] Known actions include battling the Tau Empire and their rebellious Human allies on the world of Phaedra.^[1]

Equipment

The Arkan Confederates employ modified patterns of Sentinels, designed with hooves suited for Providence's savannahs in place of the standard claws.^[1a] Locally produced heirloom power armor known as Stormsuits and Thundersuits are employed as heavy infantry, operating outside of the standard company structure in a noble brotherhood known as the Steamblood Zouaves. Each suit is unique to its bearer, though most are armed with heavy stubbers and melee weapons such as saws or drills. Though tough, the suits are unsubtle and difficult to maintain, closer to status symbols than military equipment^[1b]

Tech-Priests attached to the Arkan Confederates, named professors by Guardsmen after their pre-Imperium equivalents,^[1b] were known to make significant alterations to regimental equipment, such as retrofitting standard Sentinels with jump packs and stabilizers to emulate Elysian Drop Sentinels.^[1a]

Notable Regiments

19th Arkan Confederates - Participated in the Phaedra campaign and the civil war on Providence.^[1a]

Note

While Arkan is the only spelling used throughout the novel Black Library itself seems to have mispelled it as Arkhan in its abstract on the product website.^[2], a spelling mistake that has since found its way onto many other websites.

Sources

• 1: Fire Caste (Novel)
  • 1a: Chapter One
  • 1b: Chapter Two
• 2: Black Library: Fire Caste (last accessed 9 July 2019)