Burghead Bulls

"Those damn Bulls... Those men put some of us to shame! Their pure strength and zealotry, I would say, are comparable to that of our Black Templar brothers!"

- Gofraidh the Eagle-Eyed when he was Lord of the Isles

Long before the Imperial colonization of the Scottorum Sector and the birth of the Clanranald, it was the Clans that ruled over the planets. And long before Terralba Majoris became the capital for the Imperium in the Sector, the planet was already governed by the most powerful Clan Marr.

The seat of Clan Marr control was an impressive fortress known as the Burghead Fort, guarded by the elite Highlander Burghead Bulls. Now Burghead Fort has become the Great Hall of the mighty Space Marine Chapter, the Golden Lions, and the Astartes have kept a hold on the ancient tradition.

The Burghead Bulls are a large mixed Platoon of Imperial Guard veterans specially chosen to watch over and protect the sacred grounds of the Golden Lion Fortress-Monastery from external threats alongside the elder Honour Guard.

Relation with the Adeptus Astartes
The Ninth Lord of the Isles, Gofraidh the Eagle-Eyed, was especially fond of and impressed the Battalion even since his time as a Neophyte. Once he reached the title of Chapter Master, he formally requested on multiple occasions for their induction into his Crusades but these requests were refused by the Platoon Lieutenant at every occasion saying that their duties to the Holy Emperor were to preserve the Fortress of His Grandsons and their Burghead Fort. These pure acts of faith and zealotry to the Emperor furthered Gofraidh's admiration.

Recruitment and Training
Unlike most Guardsman recruitment, the Burghead Bulls are specifically chosen by Brothers of the Golden Lions. The Guardsmen in question can be any rank from any Regiment throughout the Imperium that have fought alongside the Chapter. The Brother will note his admiration of the Guardsman's mental strength and zealotry and will request their repositioning to the Burghead Bulls to the Commissioned Officer responsible for that Guardsman. To this day, there has never been a refusal to this great honour because requests come few and far between.

Every day, Guardsmen of the

Currently, there are only 42 Burghead Bulls but during the age of the Great Somerled and Gofraidh Eagle-Eyed, their numbers were in the hundreds - being full regiments. While information like this as to why their numbers are so depleted are excluded to those outside the Chapter, many members of Scottorum Bureaucracy theorize that it is due to the fact that the Chapter have not been Crusading outside the bounds of Imperium-Space, but focusing on the many often etreme threats found within the Sector.

Uniform
Much like the Golden Lions themselves, the Guardsmen of the Burghead Bulls lace their Flak Armour with Terralban Gold. This armour is given to them