The '''Colchisian Torquatii''' were [[Solar Auxilia]] [[Regiments]], that [[Legiones Auxilia|served ]] the [[Word Bearers]] and were raised from [[Traitor Legion|Legion]]'s [[Adeptus Astartes Homeworld|Homeworld]], [[Colchis]], during the [[Great Crusade]] and the [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1}}==History==They were originally composed of citizens from [[Colchis]]' great coastal cities and wore sombre funerary black and grey. However the Torquatii would later adopt the same red color used by the [[Word Bearers]], which was applied to the [[Regiments]]' chest armor and helmets. These were first adorned with script and runic devices from Colchis' esoteric traditions, but they were later replaced by the teachings of the Word Bearers' [[Primarch]], [[Lorgar]]. This also applied to the [[Regiment]]'s vehicles, whose red panel honor livery were penned with lines of votive text and runic icons.{{Fn|1}}

==Images=History===They were originally composed of citizens from [[Image:ColchisSAColchis]]' great coastal cities and wore sombre funerary black and grey. However, the Torquatii would later adopt the same red colour used by the [[Word Bearers]], which was applied to the [[regiments]]' chest armour and helmets. These were first adorned with script and runic devices from Colchis' esoteric traditions, but they were later replaced by the teachings of the Word Bearers' [[Primarch]], [[Lorgar]]. This also applied to the regiments' vehicles, whose red panel honour livery were penned with lines of votive text and runic icons.jpg|thumb|center|120px|{{PAGENAME}}{{Fn|1}}]]

==Sources==*{{Endn|1}}: [https://archive.ph/LAsta Warhammer Community: Solar Auxilia – The Heraldry of Honour Part 3 (posted 13/6/2024)] ''(Saved archive page, dated 30 July 2024, last accessed 30 July 2024, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/07/30/solar-auxilia-Colchisian Torquatii were far more disciplined than the-heraldry-of-honour-part-3/)'' - for details see standard [[Colchisian TorquatiiCultist]] rabble that often followed in the wake of the Word Bearers. However they were just as fanatical in their devotion to the XVIIth Legion. Many were drawn from worlds surrounding Colchis and named honorary Colchisians in exchange for service.{{Fn|2}}

===Images===<gallery heights="250px" widths="250px" mode="packed" caption="">ColchisSA.jpg|Colchisian Torquatii Trooper{{Fn|1}}ColchisianTanks.jpg|Colchisian [[CategoryLeman Russ Vanquishers]]{{Fn|1}}</gallery> ===Sources===*{{Endn|1}}: [https://archive.ph/LAsta Warhammer Community:Word BearersSolar Auxilia – The Heraldry of Honour Part 3 (posted 13/06/2024)]''(archived from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/07/30/solar-auxilia-the-heraldry-of-honour-part-3/ the original]30 July 2024, last accessed 30 July 2024)'' *{{Endn|2}}: [[Category:Traitor GuardLiber Auxilia (3rd Edition)]], pg. 78 [[Category:Imperial Army RegimentsSolar Auxilia]]