Drookian Fen Guard

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	- Drookian Fen Guard - Homeworld: Drook VI Regiment Name: Drookian Fen Guard Specialities: Scouting, Infiltration

The Drookian Fen Guard are the Imperial Guard Regiments from the bog-covered world of Drook VI. They are predominantly light infantry, although there are a number of light cavalry squadrons, and are known for their scouting and infiltration abilities.^[2]

Overview

The regiments' home world, Drook VI is covered almost entirely in bogs and mist-shrouded swamps. The only Imperial presence on the planet is a handful of cities, so that the population is governed almost completely by their own laws, except when, once per generation, they are called to recruit men for the Imperial Guard.^[2]

The people of Drook live for the honour of their clan names, and see any foreigner as an enemy that has hardly any right to continue breathing. The clans wage constant wars with each other, conducting raids on the ancestral territories of their neighbors, murdering, and looting everything that can be carried on the backs of the hairy riding beasts called rekhorns.^[2]

Commissars assigned to Drookian regiments have discovered that the best way to motivate their men is to exploit their hatred toward foreigners, identifying the enemy with a clan enemy and, if necessary, tell them they have insulted the ancestors of the regiment.^[2]

Combat Doctrine

Drookian regiments are often sent to worlds and areas where their natural abilities can be put to best use. The most violent and skilled soldiers are used as harassers, scouts and infiltrators.^[2]

Mounted Drookian units often employ tactics based on quick and silent infiltration, followed by a deadly assault if the situation is favourable. However, the Drook cavalry are not reputed for iron discipline when facing a superior enemy and tend to disperse rather than risk a confrontation which they are unlikely to win. This fact has led to a high number of desertions in the past, so attacks against formidable enemies are never attempted, unless the regiment is accompanied by a fair number of Commissars.^[2]

Appearance and uniform

The Drookians do not often use unit markings lower than company level, thus maintaining a fluid organisation appropriate to their status as light infantry.

Notable regiments

• 53rd Drookian Fenguard — Fought for Cadia during the 13th Black Crusade.^[1]
• 72nd Drookian Fenguard — Fought in the Battle of Traitors Moss.^[2]
• 83rd Drookian Fenguard — One of several Drookian regiments involved in the defense against the 13th Black Crusade.

Notable Members

• Grawnya Ironbrow — Former Drookian Fen Guard. Later transferred to the Cadian 101st.^[3]

See also

• List of Astra Militarum regiments

Sources

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• 1: Cadia Stands (Novel), Part Three, Chapter Nine
• 2: Codex Guardia Imperial - La Guardia del Pantano del Drook Games Workshop website (in Spanish). (Last accessed 18 Feb 2025. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007)
• 3: Warhammer Community: Black Library Celebration – Who are the heroes of Hell’s Last? (posted 17/2/2025) (saved archive page, dated 19 February 2025, last accessed 20 February 2025, original link here)

Uncited appearances

• White Dwarf 284 (UK), pg. 82 – Eye of Terror: Famous regiments of the Imperial Guard