Hearthkyn Warrior
The Hearthkyn Warriors are the common soldiers of the Squat Leagues of Votann and are armed with high-tech weaponry.[1] Hearthkyn squads are made up of both organic Kin and robotic Ironkin.[1]
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These cloned warriors form the core of the Kinhosts. They possess Cloneskeins that make them well suited for war such as improved strength, speed, eyesight, and regenerative capabilities. Moreover, they often benefit from augmentic organs or limbs, cerebral communications chips, ocular targeting implants, and other valuable additions. Once emerging from their Crucible near fully developed, they are rigorously trained to prove their worth and discipline.[3]
While Hearthkyn possess the genetic aptitudes for war, they differ from the likes of Imperial Space Marines in that they are not bred solely for it. These soldiers are a citizen militia drawn from the populace of the Holds and disregard gender, occupation, or social role. While warriors, they also live fulfilling lives outside of war and in peacetime have side trades and interests.[3] Despite this, Hearthkyn are nonetheless well-trained and equipped for war and drill themselves as much as the elite warriors of many other races. They boast excellent discipline and prodigious martial skill, for a Hearthkyn can not join a band until they are able to pass a rigorous series of tests.[2b] Despite being technically classified as militia, no Hearthkyn is treated as expendable, and field medics are common amongst their ranks. Strong bonds of loyalty bind the individual Hearthkyn together and ensure comradeship of one squad to the next.[2b]
Hearthkyn are led into battle by Theyns, in squads of up to 20 soldiers and can stand against the best the Galaxy has to offer. This is due to a combination of their rigorous martial tradition, which gives them the ability to stay in close combat, and assistance from the Votann, which provides the Hearthkyn with solid void-hardened armour. They are armed with a variety of weapons, such as Bolt Revolvers, Etacarn Plasma Pistols, Ion Blasters, Etacarn Plasma Guns, Autarch-pattern Bolters, HYLas Auto-Rifles, Concussion Grenades, and Plasma Axes.[1] Those warriors that show sufficient apitude are given additional training to wield specialist weapons, such as L7 Missile Launchers, EtaCarn Plasma Beamers, and Magna-Rail Rifles.[2b]
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- 1 : Warhammer Community: The Mighty Hearthkyn Are the Core of the Leagues of Votann’s Armies – And Here They Are (posted 20/6/2022) (last accessed 21/6/2022)
- 2: Codex: Leagues of Votann (9th Edition):
- 3: Codex: Leagues of Votann (10th Edition), pg 14
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