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Prior to the creation of the 597th, Sulla had been the quartermaster general of the Valhallan 296th, an all-female regiment, and was one of the more vocal protestors of the dissolution of the 296th as part of the merger with the all-male 301st, being a firm believer in the traditions of the regiment (in fact, a fight had broken out in the mess hall of the troopship the future 597th was being transported on, as the men of the 301st disliked the use of the 296th's regimental crockery for their meals, part of the traditions advocated by then-Lieutenant Sulla for a regimental Founding Day). She later adjusted to the combination and served the regiment faithfully, going on to become the only [[Lord General|Lady General]] of the Imperial Guard. She would later write two memoirs: ''Like a Phoenix From the Flames: The Founding of the 597th'' and ''Like a Phoenix on the Wing: The Early Campaigns and Glorious Victories of the Valhallan 597th''.
In the memoirs of [[Ciaphas Cain]], the 597th's regimental commissar and reluctant Hero of the Imperium, [[Ordo Xenos]] [[Inquisitor]] [[Amberly Amberley Vail]] uses Sulla's texts (albeit reluctantly, as Sulla's prose style apparently left something to be desired; Inquisitor Vail often added disclaimers along the lines of "readers with an appreciation of the Gothic language may wish to skip past this") to fill the gaps in Cain's typically self-centered narrative. She was a rough and tumble officer who had a distaste for junior officers. She worked closely with the Regiment's female Colonel Kasteen, and detested the regiment's male Major Brocklaw. Sulla also looked up to Cain as something of a mentor, which is somewhat ironic as Cain felt what could at best be described as mild antipathy for her; he described her as headstrong and reckless, often committing herself to actions that would get her and her troops (and possibly Cain himself, which concerned him the most) killed. Whatever Cain's misgivings about her, the troops under her command were extremely loyal and trusted her with their lives.
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