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==Organisation==
Tempestus Scions are the elite fighting force of the [[Ordo Tempestus]], a quasi-independent agency within the [[Administratum]] that also includes [[Commissars]].{{Fn|1e}} By virtue of its members having been recruited from the [[Progena]] of the [[Schola Progenium]], their [[Regiment]]s are made up of soldiers from worlds throughout the Imperium.{{Fn|1c}} {{CMS}}While individual Regiments are routinely deployed for independent actions, it is also common practice for individual companies or battalions to be sent to war zones and from there have individual Scion squads join [[Imperial Guard Regiment]]s as required.{{CMEFn|1d}}
The regiments to which these elite troops are attached to often regard the inimitable dedication and better equipment of the Scions with a certain amount of animosity, referring to them by such names as 'Glory Boys' and 'Big Toy Soldiers'. Regardless of the opinion of the average Guardsman, none who witness Scions in action can deny their effectiveness.{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|15a}}
The Militarum Tempestus has occasionally been known to send Scion squads to permanently assist regiments of the Imperial Guard, particularly those skilled at aerial assault, such as the [[Elysian Drop Troops]] and [[Harakoni Warhawks]]. Whilst not native to these regiments, the attached Scions will still form up to act as their most elite and deadly troops.{{Fn|19b}}
Troublesome Scions who have disciplinary problems or fail to follow orders are grouped together into their [[Regiment]]'s '''Eradicant Formations'''. Composed of individual squadrons, they are given names like '''First Eradicant''' and so on. The Eradicant Squadrons are then given extremely difficult missions to accomplish, which fulfills the two goals that Tempestus Scion Regiments have for for the Formations. The first is the successful completion of a mission, which retrains these wayward Scions enough that they are deemed suitable to be able to rejoin their Regiment. The second is that the Eradicants die in battle and either result is seen as a positive for their Regiments. There is also a chance, though, that even after successfully completing a mission, a Scion can still be deemed to be not ready to leave the Eradicants. In that case, the survivors will remain with their squadrons, which will receive replacements for their losses, or they will be merged with other Eradicant squadrons, as they await their next mission. However it is considered unusual and surprising, if a Scion is still an Eradicant after eight months. This is because entire squadrons are frequently wiped out during their missions, with only the squadron's name living on after it is reformed with new Eradicants.{{Fn|33}}
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===Kasrkin===
[[File:KasrkinArtPlasma.jpg|thumb|right|190px|A '''Kasrkin{{Fn|26}}'''.]]
[[File:Deathkorps.jpeg|thumb|right|170px|A '''Death Korps Grenadier'''.]]
{{main|Death Korps Grenadiers}}
Although comparable to Scions, Grenadiers are fully part of their regiment, having been recruited into the regiment at the time of its creation along with the rest of the Guardsmen. Those individuals who prove themselves to be superior soldiers are given special training and equipment that can be equal to a Scion and formed into their own squads. Unlike Scions though, Grenadiers do not deep-strike or infiltrate, instead fighting alongside their fellow Guardsmen.{{Fn|5b}} Grenadiers often make up part of the ranks of the more elite and shock oriented regiments, most notably the [[Death Korps of Krieg]].{{Fn|5f}} {{CMS}}These guardsmen are highly respected by their regiments and are often sent to where the fighting is at its thickest.{{CMEFn|5f}}
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==Images==
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TempestusScionSquad.jpg|Tempestus Scions Squad (7th Edition){{CMEFn|38}}ScionsCommand.jpg|Tempestus Scions Command Squad (7th Edition){{CMEFn|38}}IGStormies.jpg|Storm Troopers with hotshot lasguns (2000){{CME}}
ST2nd.jpg|2nd Edition Stormtroopers (1996){{Fn|28}}
HereticScions.jpg|Heretic Scions{{Fn|32}}
*{{Endn|36}}: [[Shield of Baal: Leviathan]], pgs. 124-125
*{{Endn|37}}: [https://archive.ph/LC4Gf Warhammer Community: The Warhammer Preview Show: Operation Hivestorm – Descend From the Skies Into the Next Great Leap for Kill Team] ''(Saved archive page, dated 17 Aug 2024, last accessed 17 Aug 2024, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2024/08/17/the-warhammer-preview-show-operation-hivestorm-descend-from-the-skies-into-the-next-great-leap-for-kill-team/)''
*{{Endn|38}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20200616220821/https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Militarum-Tempestus-Scions-2017 Games Workshop webstore : Militarum Tempestus Scions] (saved archive, last accessed 03/07/23)
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