44th Fidea

History
The history of the Fidea system is known to very few outsiders due to its relative isolation from the rest of the Imperium. This is in part due to their deployment against a single enemy from 790 to 823 M41 and only with their defeat have they begun to see limited service elsewhere. However the 44th remains in system, clearing the resistance in the Fidea system. It is impossible to discuss their history without discussing their chief enemy.

The Wel’Kor’cha
The Imperial Guard raised from Fidea Prime were deployed against a single enemy. They were unknown until they emerged from their cities beneath the ice on Fidea Secundus and elsewhere in the system in 790 M41. While not a threat to the Imperium as a whole they were a threat to the people of Fidea Prime. After surviving the first assault 44 Imperial Guard regiments were raised to take the system in the name of the Emperor. Their name was unprouncable to humans, but not the name of the Warchief(as commanders are known in Fidea parlance) in overall command. Wel’Kor’cha led his armies against the Fidea Imperial Guard for decades before falling in battle. With their leadership gone, resistance collapsed.

Unique traits
The people of this Fidea Prime have a few distinct traits that set them apart from the rest of the Imperium- as a whole they have very pale skin, icy blue eyes and pale gray hair which they wear long. They are also uniquely suited to fight in cold environments. That trait has served them well as every inhabitable world in the Fidea system is a frozen ball of ice much like Fidea Prime. Due to their isolation from the rest of the Imperium they are seen by those who are aware of them as being half barbarian and half civilized. The people of Fidea do nothing to disprove this. While the worship the Emperor as their chief deity they also retain an animist tradition, one extended to an almost fanatical belief in Machine Spirits as well. In addition to all of this they also carry various good luck chams.

Fidea Snow Flea
An animal native to Fidea roughly the size of a Terran wolfhound. Not truly a flea or even insectoid, more like a spider than an insect it earned its name due its habit of jumping away from danger on 6 powerful legs. They congregate around the geyers and geothermal pools that make life on Fidea Prime possible. While weak on their own they hunt in groups, feeding off the great Snow Aurochs that roam the frozen plains. Within the 44th, a bit of superstition has arisen regarding the Fidea Snow Flea. In taking on their name and carrying images of this animal alongside their Aquila they take on the traits of Snow Flea, or so they believe.

Equipment
•	M37 pattern lasgun

•	Fidea Pattern autopistol

•	Fidea “Ice Fang” pattern fighting knife

•	Fidea “Iron Grip” pattern ice axe

•	Fidea pattern flak armor/ coat

•	Ammo belt with 4 extra charge packs

•	Aquila Icon(worn around the neck)

•	Snow Flea charm(unique to the 44th)

•	Imperial Guardsman’s Uplifting Primer

Structure
5 Warbands of 440 each commanded by a Warlord (the Warchief commands the 1st Warband personally)

Each Warband is 5 War Parties of 88 commanded by a War Leader