Well you've been here for a hellva long time so you know what's up as far as I've seen. I'm just starting to try to get into this more than I have been, information is gold
Glad to help, though mostly I just have a very bizarre memory.
Sounds about right, the original 14 must be beyond stoked at this turn of events. Though going by the data sheet on the trust it seems like they've done a nice job of refilling their numbers since said original numbers arrived. We have more than a company's worth hanging around and who knows how many scouts at the moment. Scouts that will become even more likely to survive to become Astartes thanks to Recon Armor. If we get a good roll on it I could see the our Marines growing a lot faster.
Yep the first intake was over 100 recruits with a potential hero marine thanks to omakes (Sar about 10 feet of silent Jotunhiem raised by Avernite, silent death) and 10 Lexicanium.
We could always offer to do some cross training with him or something. Dueling with Jane might pick him up some good traits.
We can certainly try, we can also offer to help them an anti psyker doctrine, though the witch hunter books may have made that irrelevant.
Do you know if they have any terminator armor left even? Though sort of outdated by now they do mount teleporters so it should be worth the action to upgrade them at some point eventually.
Yeah we could also offer to help them with smoothing out anti psyker doctrine if they let us.
Nope when they arrived they'd been taking damage for a while and they're techmarine was only capable of maintenance.
The unique bits they have are 2 Dreadnoughts, 2 sets of Centurion Armour (which we have a better version of Elite Destroyer) and relics.
No Terminator, which makes sense they're the remnants of the 2nd and 7th companies after all.
What I'd love to see more is Tranth getting his hands on one of their Dreadnoughts to examine. The very thought of a Trust upgraded Dreadnought makes me so giddy. Plus it helps preserve the knowledge of their pilot. Much better to have a Dreadnought than a dead Maeine after all.
I'm pretty sure both are occupied at the moment, which isn't too bad most of the Dread we have better versions of assuming its the standard Castaferrum pattern.
The issue is the life support system is the one thing we don't have an I don't think prodding its a good idea if active.
As for upgrades well defiantly up to the level of the Contemptor pattern maybe even the venerable patterns used by Custodes, though I doubt it.
Well I think you'll be glad to know that my thoughts on the Quartok changed. I used to think they were a massive political drain but now that they have been bleeding for the trust? They're good in my book!
Long term investment mon ami

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Best to start now so it'll pay dividends quicker.
Didn't we get help from the Inquisition, Midgard, and Musselphiem for batch one?
Inquisition: Inquistorial storm trooper augments and genetics stuff
Midgard: Chosen trainers to help iron out problems with the training regime
Muspelhiem: Subspace communicator
Niflehiem: Genesplicing device and Enhanced learning devices
Space Marines: 1000+ scout sergeant gave our plans a look through.
Svart: Nothing really, promise of master crafted gear.