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Legio Xiii Dracones

the Thirteenth · the Dragoons · dragoons

The favored Praetorian legion of the Ash Lord and Aja, thirty thousand elite killers marked with a sea dragon and a marrow-deep hatred of lowColors.

Story so far

Legio XIII Dracones, the Dragoons, are the favored Praetorian legion first of the Ash Lord and now of his daughter Aja—an independent army of thirty thousand chosen to be the Sovereign's hand away from Luna. Their soldiers are hardened veterans festooned with combat tech and thermal optics, tattooed on the neck with an XIII clutched by a sea dragon over little heaps of ash, and infamous for a racism toward lowColors even Golds can't match. Holiday and Trigg pose as Dragoons of the Thirteenth to infiltrate the Jackal's prison.

The unit Danto rides with tortures the ruined Darrow in a processing room until the disguised Sons cut them down.

Appearance

Veteran soldiers in black combat gear filigreed with faint purple dragons, optic implants and embedded hunting tech, an XIII-and-sea-dragon tattoo over ash at the base of the neck.

Role

An elite Praetorian legion serving the Sovereign through Aja; brutal enforcers and lowColor-hunters across the worlds.

Relationships

Aja au Grimmus — Their commander, who chose the thirty thousand of the Thirteenth as her personal army.
Darrow — The Ruster they revile and torture, unaware Sons wear their colors to free him.
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Chapter 4
  • The favored Praetorian legion of the Ash Lord and Aja, thirty thousand elite killers marked with a sea dragon and a marrow-deep hatred of lowColors.
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