Holocaust

"Holocaust doesn't train soldiers. They train war beasts. No discipline or restraint. The only thing they are good for is mauling your enemies to death. In that they are at least useful."

- Anonymous Imperial Guard Officer

The Holocaust is a large mercenary company located in the blighted Gallican Sector. One of the seven companies that form the Swiftblade Consortium, Holocaust has a black reputation among the worlds of the Sector. Holocaust reputation comes from their notorious brutality. Countless atrocities have bee nattributed to Holocaust over the years, and this has lead many to view the company with caution. However there are always demand for bloody-handed killers, and those that don't mind their savage methods, or even desire them will regularly hire them. Holocaust is famous for having some of the toughest, and most fearless infantry in the Sector. Their mercenaries are strong, aggressive, and often further enhanced with powerful combat stimulants. As such they have some of the best CQC and assualt troops in the sector's arsenal.

History
Nobody knows the exact time and place that the Holocaust came into being. The Holocaust seemd to manifest almost out of thin air amongst the blood drenched battlefield of Gallican. What is known is that as time went on the Holocaust became a byword for butchery. When the wealthy and unscrupulous wished to butcher their foes, or drive terror into the hearts of would be enemies they would hire the Holocaust, whose unrestrained savagery often quickly crushed the opposition.

However over time their fel reputation began to work against them. while they were still desired for their ruthlessness against the enemy, and the strength of their men, their willingness to take part in violence towards civilians and neutral parties, and sometimes even allies quickly established them as a force to be wary of.

Eventually it got to the point that the Holocaust could no longer acquire legitimate work. Holocaust was forced to work through backroom deals, and for criminal organization almost to the exemption of anything else. Some within the Sector's Government began to think that it would be best if the Mercenary company was destroyed, as they often proved to be a destablizing element. It looked as though the company would end up as the subject of a purge.

Luckily fortune turned around for the Holocaust at this point. They were appraoched by the leader of the Rogue Legion, Jackson Swiftblade, to form an alliance of Mercenary companies called the Swiftblade Consortium. Seeing an opportunity to get more business the Holocaust begrudgingly agreed. When the Swiftblade Consortium approached the sector about a special contract there was a great deal of apprehension about The Holocaust's involvement, but as part of the deal Jackson promised to keep them in line.

Now legitimately working as a formal military resource of the Gallican sector the Holocaust came into its own. It no longer had to worry as much about legal reprisals from the law enforcement groups of the planets it operated on. Furthermore while Jackson couldn't fully control them he made sure that they were deployed in situations that best suited their methods, usually against non-human opponents, or other factions that the Imperium see's no point in granting quarter.

The savagery of the mercenaries became a boone to the Sector's forces, and the Holocaust would find itself at the forefront of an assualt often in the coming years. It was beneficial to the mercenaries as well as they made substantial profits, and could recruit more actively without fear of reprisal. There are still many that feel uneasy about making use of such beasts, but for the time being they are simply too useful to cast aside.