Cassandron Grave Guard
Origin: Cassandron
Type: Heavy Infantry
History: The vampire lords of Cassandron are mighty and powerful, it is true, but they still must slumber - caused by lack of sufficiently potent blood, great injury that requires rest to heal, or mundane malaise. In such times, they retreat to personal crypts, within which they will be sealed, able to slumber away centuries. In such a state however, they are vulnerable. While they may have scions or peers, it is a sad fact that often it was their fellow vampires that were most likely to invade their slumber, and so they turned to mortal servants. By the time the Protectorate came to Cassandron, these forces had long since been formalised and specially trained, with dedicated formations having spent centuries serving their lords, members joining and returning without their master ever rising from their slumbers. As the vampires began to leave Cassandron to join the Protectorate's armed forces, so did their loyal troops.
The standard Guard is equipped with Helfurt pattern las-guns, frak, frag and flash grenades, as well as honour blades. Specialist formations include Sternsmen, who carry heavy weaprony such as lascannons and plasma guns, and the shield bearing Wights, equipped with long Power Halberds or Great Swords. There are also the Wraiths, specialists in scouting or infiltration, and the Black Knights, most commonly deployed alongside Blood Knights - although they ride Verek pattern assault bikes, instead of the jetbikes of their masters, they are appreciated for their ability to keep "lesser" foes from disrupting their masters' duels.