Roane Deepers

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The Roane Deepers are Imperial Guard Regiments.

Overview

Hailing from the world of Roane, the Regiments are Light Infantry and said to be poorly equipped due to neglect by the Departmento Munitorum. Despite being tenacious fighters, they still have a reputation of being lax and laid back.^[1a][1c][3a]

The Roane Deepers are known to have fought alongside the Tanith First and Only during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.^[1a]

Known Regiments

• 2nd Roane Deepers — Fought in the Monthax campaign.^[3a]
• 5th Roane Deepers — Fought in the Siege of Vervunhive.^[1a]
• 7th Roane Deepers — Fought in the Siege of Vervunhive.^[1a]

Known Members

• Nash — General.^[1a] Killed in the Siege of Vervunhive.^[1c]
• Alef — Major.^[3b]
• Relf — Major.^[1d]
• Willard — Captain.^[1b]
• Jaharn — Commissar.^[3b]
• Volovoi — Commissar.^[3a]

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

According to Dan Abnett, the Roane Deepers are based off of the ANZAC units of the First World War.^[2]

See also

• List of Astra Militarum Regiments

Sources

• 1: Necropolis (Novel) — The Founding (Omnibus)
  • 1a: Chapter Three
  • 1b: Chapter Eleven
  • 1c: Chapter Thirteen
  • 1d: Chapter Fifteen
• 2: Dan Abnett's Blog
• 3: Ghostmaker (Novel) — The Founding (Omnibus)
  • 3a: Chapter Ten
  • 3b: Chapter Eleven