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|name= Dune Raiders
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|objectives= Patrol the fringes of Cabal space <br> Accrue power and technology <br> Reclaim Torobatl from the Hive
|Commander(s)= [[Fourm:Primus Lau’urc|Primus Lau'urc]] <br> [[Fourm:Valus Zahu’ul, the Bulwark|Valus Zahu'ul, the Bulwark]] <br> [[Fourm:Val Thua’urn, the Glassbreaker|Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker]] <br> [[Fourm:Vov, the Oncoming Storm|Vov, the Oncoming Storm]] <br> [[Fourm:Vraltras, the Nova Eruption|Vraltras, the Nova Eruption]] <br> [[Fourm:Vuv, the Confining Nihility|Vuv, the Confining Nihility]]
|commander(s)= [[Forum:Primus Lau'urc|Primus Lau'urc]] <br> [[Forum:Valus Zahu'ul, the Bulwark|Valus Zahu'ul, the Bulwark]] <br> [[Forum:Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker|Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker]] <br> [[Forum:Vov, the Oncoming Storm|Vov, the Oncoming Storm]] <br> [[Forum:Vraltras, the Nova Eruption|Vraltras, the Nova Eruption]] <br> [[Forum:Vuv, the Confining Nihility|Vuv, the Confining Nihility]]
|Keep(s)= [[Fourm: Fleetbase Pytho|Fleetbase Pytho]] <br> [[Fourm:Firebase Cerberus|Firebase Cerberus]]
|keep(s)= [[Forum: Fleetbase Pytho|Fleetbase Pytho]] <br> [[Forum:Firebase Cerberus|Firebase Cerberus]]
|deployed=  
|deployed=  
|war= [[Shadow Legion]] <br> [[House of Salvation]] <br> [[Hive]] <br> [[Sol Collective]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Scorn]]
|war= [[Shadow Legion]] <br> [[Forum:Golden Legion|Golden Legion]] {{C|presumably}} <br> [[House of Salvation]] <br> [[Hive]] <br> [[Vex]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Scorn]]
|ally= [[House of Spider]] <br> [[Imperial Cabal]] <br> [[Cabal Deserters]]
|ally= [[House of Spider]] <br> [[Imperial Cabal]] <br> [[Cabal Deserters]] <br> [[Forum:Neon Wraiths (reworked)|Neon Wraiths]] {{c|presumably}}
}}
}}
{{Quote|I put this crew together myself. They’re loyal to me because I’m loyal to them.|Primus Lau'urc}}
{{Quote|The [[Praetorate]] fought for only their own power. [[Calus]] fought only for opulence and a need to be loved. Ghaul fought only for the attention of some [[The Traveler|giant orb]]. The people of the Cabal were crushed under them in their pursuits, but I will fight for your freedom. |Primus Lau'urc}}


The '''Dune Raiders''' are a collection of Cabal renegades, deserters and criminals from across the many Legions of the Cabal led by Primus Lau’urc.  
The '''Dune Raiders''' is a [[Cabal]] Legion that serves Primus Lau'urc. Composed of mercenaries, criminals and the most rebellious of Cabal Deserters, they joined with Lau'urc in the hopes of carving a path of liberty from the Empire and will seek out whatever power and technology they can get their hands on to achieve it.


==History==
==History==
===Broken Origins===
===Broken Origins===
The origins of the Dune Raiders can be traced back to the [[Taken War]] when Bracus Lau’urc of the [[Skyburners]] was incarcerated in the [[Prison of Elders]]. It was here she found the shattered remnants of the [[Broken Legion]], that had been devastated by the loss of their leaders [[Valus Trau'ug]] and [[Val Aru'un]]. For the next four years, Lau’urc fought in the arena. With every victory, every bested opponent, her renown and respect from the remnants grew. However, agents of the [[Red Legion]] had begun to grow concerned.
{{Quote|We could have been broken out months ago. But [[Red Legion|they]] only see us as tools to be used and abandoned. The only ones we can rely on are each other.|Lau'urc}}
The origins of the Dune Raiders can be traced back to the [[Taken War]] when Bracus Lau'urc of the [[Skyburners]] was incarcerated in the [[Prison of Elders]]. It was here she found the shattered remnants of the [[Broken Legion]], that had been devastated by the loss of their leaders [[Valus Trau'ug]] and [[Val Aru'un]]. For the next four years, Lau'urc fought in the arena. With every victory, every bested opponent, her renown and respect from the remnants grew. However, agents of the [[Red Legion]] had begun to grow concerned.


These agents had been sent by [[Dominus Ghaul]] to infiltrate [[the Reef]] and disable its defenses for the Red Legion’s invasion. They utilised the Broken Legion as a Trojan Horse to easily slip into the Reef. While their plan was successful, many of their followers had begun to follow Lau’urc after Ghaul’s death and their promise that the Red Legion would free them proved false. In time, their leader, [[Fourm:Val Gu’uam, Colaition Ally|Val Gu'uam]], would plot Lau’urc’s assassination.
These agents had been sent by [[Dominus Ghaul]] to infiltrate [[the Reef]] and disable its defenses for the Red Legion's invasion. They utilised the Broken Legion as a Trojan Horse to easily slip into the Reef. While their plan was successful, many of their followers had begun to follow Lau'urc after Ghaul’s death and their promise that the Red Legion would free them proved false. In time, their leader, [[Forum:Val Gu'uam, Coalition Ally|Val Gu'uam]], would plot Lau'urc’s assassination.


In the chaos of the Scorned Barons’ escape from the Prison of Elders, Lau’urc and the Broken Legion would also escape by commandeering several Harvesters that had been captured by the [[Awoken]]. They eventually took refuge in a Carrier that had crashed on the asteroid 87 Sylvia during the [[Red War]]. Before long, a skirmish broke out between Gu'uam and Lau'urc's forces over control of the group. Lau'urc and her loyalists would ultimately win, killing two of Gu'uam's commanders and forcing him to flee. Lau'urc went on to take full control of the Broken Legion’s remnants, dubbing herself their new Primus, and evict the remainders of Gu’uam’s Loyalists while recruiting those willing to serve her. Among them was Thua’urn, who had sided with Lau’urc and warned her of the planned attack prior to their escape.
In the chaos of the Scorned Barons' escape from the Prison of Elders, Lau'urc and the Broken Legion would also escape by commandeering several Harvesters that had been captured by the [[Awoken]]. They eventually took refuge in a Carrier that had crashed on the asteroid 87 Sylvia during the [[Red War]]. Before long, a skirmish broke out between Gu'uam and Lau'urc's forces over control of the group. Lau'urc and her loyalists would ultimately win, killing two of Gu'uam's commanders and forcing him to flee. Lau'urc went on to take full control of the Broken Legion's remnants, dubbing herself their new Primus, and evict the remainders of Gu'uam’s Loyalists while recruiting those willing to serve her. Among them was Thua'urn, who had sided with Lau'urc and warned her of the planned attack before their escape.


Not much is known about what the Broken Legion did between their rebirth and the arrival of the [[Pyramid]] Ships. They mainly looted Red Legion outposts in and around the Reef to bolster their forces and managed to recruit some members of the Red Legion, and other Cabal factions, to their side. These included Dhozoz, the Silent Brawn, who was rescued from the destruction of the asteroid Eunnomia after a battle with Red Legion remnants. They would also begin to work alongside the Spider's Crime Syndicate, offering their services in exchange for weapons and munitions.  
===Rise of the Raiders===
In the years that followed, Lau'urc would lead her crew, now calling themselves the Dune Raiders, in looting [[Red Legion]] outposts in and around the Reef to bolster their forces, as well as recruiting deserters and mercenaries from the Red Legion and other Cabal factions like Calus' [[Loyalists]] to their side, such as Dhozoz, the Silent Brawn. They would also begin to work alongside the Spider's Crime Syndicate, offering their services in exchange for weapons and munitions.
 
During the [[Clash of the Chosen]], Lau'urc would attempt to join [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl's]] [[War Council]] through the [[Rite of Proving]] by sending her chosen champion [[Forum:Bracus Vanum, Dune Raider|Bracus Vanum]] to assault the [[Awoken]] [[The Watchtower|Watchtower]] on the [[Tangled Shore]] to loot any relics within. However, the Rite would ultimately be unsuccessful as Vanum would be killed by a [[Guardian]] [[Fireteam]]. Afterwards, they continued to loot and pillage other Battlegrounds.


===Rise of the Raiders===
After the Empress lost the final [[Proving Grounds|Rite of Proving]] against the Vanguard, a splinter of Caiatl's army led by a Flayer named Vraltras would abandon them and seek out the Dune Raiders to join them, bringing supplies, weapons and ships with them. With the supplies accumulated since their escape, Lau'urc's next order would be to turn the asteroid Sylvia into their new base and repair the Carrier, later dubbed the Thanatos Transfuga. With the asteroid's surface clear, they hallowed it out and converted it into Firebase Cerberus with enough room within to store Goliath Tanks and all of their loot. They also converted its moons of Remus and Romulus into orbital gun emplacements for added defence.
By the time of the [[Clash of the Chosen]], the Broken Legion transformed into the Dune Raiders but continued as usual with looting and pillaging the Battlegrounds of [[Caiatl]]’s army to bolster their own forces. One splinter of Caiatl’s army, led by a Flayer named Vraltras, who had abandoned the Empress for losing the final [[Rite of Proving]] to the [[Guardian]]s would seek out the Dune Raiders to join them, bringing supplies, weapons and ships with them.  


With the supplies accumulated since their escape, Lau’urc’s next order would be to turn the asteroid Sylvia into their new base and repair the Carrier, which was later dubbed the Thanatos Transfuga. With the asteroid’s surface clear, they hallowed it out and converted it into Firebase Cerberus with enough room within to store Goliath Tanks and all of their plunder. They also converted its moons of Remus and Romulus into orbital gun emplacements for added defence.
However, despite her failure to join the War Council and stealing from her Battlegrounds, Lau'urc was still sympathetic to Caiatl, especially after learning what had happened to [[Torobatl]], as she viewed her as a more caring leader compared to Ghaul and Calus. Later on, as [[the Coalition]] began to form, Lau'urc would express her support to the Empress in the upcoming war against the [[The Witness|Voice in the Darkness]] and its forces. While most of her crew reacted with positivity to this, some like Vraltras and Shumuv were more negative, with the latter even defecting to Emperor Calus.


Later on, as [[the Coalition]] began to form, Lau'urc would express her support to the Empress in the upcoming war against the [[The Witness|Voice in the Darkness]] and its forces. While most of her crew reacted with positivity to this, some like Vraltras and Shumuv were more negative, with the latter even defecting to Emperor Calus.
===Shadows of Titania===
{{Quote|You have wasted our lives in the service of dead gods. But, Lau'urc has shown us a better path. One that you are in the way of.|Ha'ruk}}
When the Leviathan was [[Severing of the Nightmares|haunted]] by [[Nightmare]]s, Lau'urc would move her control beyond the Reef and so moved to claim the Uranian Moon of Titania. There, the Dune Raiders constructed a mighty Fleetbase and deployed many giant mining drills to gather resources. During construction, Dune Raider crews found a derelict Pyramid buried deep under the moon's surface. Following the discovery, Lau'urc would dispatch Dune Raider crews to break into the Pyramid to plunder whatever tech, weapons, trinkets and relics they could find, intent on using them against the Witness and its servants, as well as to hopefully reclaim their home.


===Discovery on Titania===
In addition to the Pyramid under their Fleetbase, the Dune Raiders would begin plundering Pyramid technology from the [[Shadow Legion]] left scattered and leaderless following the death of [[Emperor Calus]] and the defeat of [[the Witness]] in [[the Traveler]]’s [[Pale Heart]]. Lau'urc would even manage to convince many Shadow Legion members who had deserted to her side.
When the Leviathan was [[Severing of the Nightmares|haunted]] by [[Nightmare]]s, Lau'urc would move her control beyond the Reef and so moved to claim the Uransian Moon of Titania. There, the Dune Raiders constructed a mighty Fleetbase and deployed many giant mining drills to gather resources. During construction, Dune Raider crews found a derelict Pramid buried deep under the surface of the moon. Lau’urc and the Dune Raiders would begin plundering the vessel of whatever tech, weapons, trinkets and relics they could find, intent on using them against the Witness and its servants, as well as to hopefully reclaim their home.


==Structure==
==Structure==
Dune Raider armour is primarily Scout Legion based, but coloured pale yellow with a teal trim and with bits of Red Legion armour, such as wrist blades and jetpacks, grafted on. However, some parts of the Red Legion armour design have been removed. For example, Dune Raider Psions don’t have their heads exposed and Dune Raider Phalanxes don’t wield energy shields. But Dune Raider Colossi can have access to Solar missiles and Arc missiles and be identified by differently designed helmets, similar to Scorn Chieftains.
{{Quote|In theory, any Cabal or Psion that can aid in Lau’urc’s ambitions and will bend the knee are welcome, regardless of previous affiliation.|Unknown [[Spectral Network]] agent}}


Commanders and other high-ranking members will feature some iconography and colour to signify their previous legions, such as high-ranking Skyburners having a brush on their helmet and high-ranking Red Legion having War Beast scales on their arms.
Dune Raider armor is primarily Scout Legion based, but coloured pale yellow with teal trim and with bits of Red Legion armor, such as wrist blades and jetpacks, grafted on. However, some parts of the Red Legion armor design have been removed. For example, Dune Raider Psions don't have their heads exposed and Dune Raider Phalanxes don't wield energy shields. But Dune Raider Colossi can have access to Solar missiles and Arc missiles and be identified by differently designed helmets, similar to Scorn Chieftains.
 
Commanders and other high-ranking members will feature some iconography and color to signify the legion they once served in. For example, high-ranking Skyburners have a brush on their helmet and high-ranking Red Legion have War Beast scales on their arms.
 
The structure of the Legion is largely similar to other Legions. However, while most are purely loyal to Lau'urc, some lower commanders will compete against each other for Lau'urc's favor in the hopes of increasing their own standing. Lau'urc's inner circle of loyal commanders, referred to as her '''Chosen''', overlook specific functions within the Legion, such as pushing into enemy territory and experimenting with gathered technology. If any individual or crew of Cabal wish to join the Dune Raiders, unless personally recruited by Lau'urc or any of her Chosen, they would first need to prove themselves in a [[Forum:Initiation Ring|gladitorial arena]].
 
===Testudo Company===
The Testudo Company serves as a sub-unit within the Dune Raiders. Commanded by Valus Zahu'ul, they are composed predominantly of elite Phalanx troops for frontline attacks in high-priority raids and pushes into enemy territory.


==Members==
==Members==
===Leadership===
===Leadership===
*[[Fourm:Primus Lau’urc|Primus Lau'urc]] - Leader
*[[Forum:Primus Lau'urc|Primus Lau'urc]] - Leader
 
===Lau'urc's Chosen===
*[[Forum:Dhozoz, the Silent Brawn|Dhozoz, the Silent Brawn]]
*[[Forum:Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker|Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker]]
*[[Forum:Valus Zahu'ul, the Bulwark|Valus Zahu'ul, the Bulwark]]
*[[Forum:Vov, the Oncoming Storm|Vov, the Oncoming Storm]]
*[[Forum:Vraltras, the Nova Eruption|Vraltras, the Nova Eruption]]
*[[Forum:Vuv, the Confining Nihility|Vuv, the Confining Nihility]]
 
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===Dune Raider Commanders===
'''Valus'''
*[[Fourm:Valus Zahu’ul, the Bulwark|Valus Zahu'ul, the Bulwark]]
'''Commander'''
*[[Fourm:Commander Tluluz, Beastmaster|Comander Tluluz, Beastmaster]]
*[[Fourm:Field Commander Calid’borok|Field Commander Calid'borok]]
'''Val'''
*[[Fourm:Val Thua’urn, the Glassbreaker|Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker]]
'''Bracus'''
*[[Fourm:Bracus Khuzun, Testudo Company|Bracus Khuzun, Testudo Company]]
*[[Fourm:Bracus Tloron, Testudo Company|Bracus Tloron, Testudo Company]]
*[[Fourm:Bracus Vau’uam|Bracus Vau'uam]]


'''Psion Flayers'''
===Dune Raider Elites===
*[[Fourm:Vov, the Oncoming Storm|Vov, the Oncoming Storm]]
*[[Forum:Beastmaster Tluluz, Dune Raider|Beastmaster Tluluz, Dune Raider]]
*[[Fourm:Vraltras, the Nova Eruption|Vraltras, the Nova Eruption]]
*[[Forum:Bracus Vanum, Dune Raider|Bracus Vanum, Dune Raider]]
*[[Fourm:Vuv, the Confining Nihility|Vuv, the Confining Nihility]]
*[[Forum:Da'aulk, Loyal to Lau'urc|Da'aulk, Loyal to Lau'urc]]
*[[Forum:Duzug, Loyal to Lau’urc|Duzug, Loyal to Lau'urc]]
*[[Forum:Field Commander Calid'borok|Field Commander Calid'borok]]
*[[Forum:Fleetbase Guard Carrug|Fleetbase Guard Carrug]]
*[[Forum:Fleetbase Guard Daurun|Fleetbase Guard Daurun]]
*[[Forum:Gogoch, Resonant Protector|Gogoch, Resonant Protector]]
*[[Forum:Intru'usor, Hired Striker|Intru'usor, Hired Striker]]
*[[Forum:Katch, the Occultic Eye|Katch, the Occultic Eye]]
*[[Forum:Khuzun, Testudo Company Commander|Khuzun, Testudo Company Commander]]
*[[Forum:Muzach, Survivor of the Spire|Muzach, Survivor of the Spire]]
*[[Forum:Overseer Hulgrun, Dune Raider|Overseer Hulgrun, Dune Raider]]
*[[Forum:Pyramid Infiltrator Mulzlot|Pyramid Infiltrator Mulzlot]]
*[[Forum:Pyramid Infiltrator Tharuc|Pyramid Infiltrator Tharuc]]
*[[Forum:Pyrotechnical Septun|Pyrotechnical Septun]]
*[[Forum:Tloron, Testudo Company|Tloron, Testudo Company Commander]]
*[[Forum:Troz, Unbowed Deserter|Troz, Unbowed Deserter]]
*[[Forum:Vopul, Renegade|Vopul, Renegade]]


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===Dune Raider Elite===
*[[Fourm:Da’aulk, Loyal to Lau’urc|Da'aulk, Loyal to Lau'urc]]
*[[Fourm:Dhozoz, the Silent Brawn|Dhozoz, the Silent Brawn]]
*[[Fourm:Duzug, Loyal to Lau’urc|Duzug, Loyal to Lau'urc]]
*[[Fourm:Fleetbase Guard Carrug|Fleetbase Guard Carrug]]
*[[Fourm:Fleetbase Guard Daurun|Fleetbase Guard Daurun]]
*[[Fourm:Gogoch, Resonant Protector|Gogoch, Resonant Protector]]
*[[Fourm:Katch, the Occultic Eye|Katch, the Occultic Eye]]
*[[Fourm:Mulzlot, Crux Cracker|Mulzlot, Crux Cracker]]
*[[Fourm:Muzach, Survivor of the Spire|Muzach, Survivor of the Spire]]
*[[Fourm:Pyrotechnical Septun|Pyrotechnical Septun]]
*[[Fourm:Troz, Unbowed Deserter|Troz, Unbowed Deserter]]
*[[Fourm:Vopul, Renegade|Vopul, Renegade]]


===Other members===
===Other members===
*[[Fourm:Exileborn Shuc|Exileborn Shuc]] - Scribe
*[[Forum:Exileborn Shuc|Exileborn Shuc]] - Scribe
*[[Fourm: Mu’ull|Mu'ull]] - Adopted Royal Beast
*[[Forum:Ha'ruk|Ha'ruk]]
*[[Fourm:Sha'arun|Sha'arun]] - Business Associate of [[the Spider]]
*[[Forum:Shavirun|Shavirun]]


===Former Dune Raiders===
===Former Dune Raiders===
*[[Fourm:Bracus Shumuv, Shadow Plunderer|Bracus Shumuv, Shadow Plunderer]]
*[[Forum:Bracus Shumuv, Shadow Plunderer|Bracus Shumuv, Shadow Plunderer]]
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*[[War Beast]] variants
;[[War Beast]] variants
**[[Fourm:Hound of Lau’urc|Hound of Lau'urc]]
*[[Honored War Beast]]
**[[Outlaw War Beast]]
*[[Forum:Hound of Lau'urc|Hound of Lau'urc]]


*[[Psion]] variants
;[[Psion]] variants
**[[Esteemed Psion]]
*[[Esteemed Psion]]
**[[Interceptor Pilot]]
*[[Honored Psion]]
**[[Fourm:Outlaw Psion|Outlaw Psion]]
*[[Interceptor Pilot]]
**[[Psion Commander]]
*[[Psion Commander]]
**[[Fourm:Stealth Psion|Stealth Psion]]
*[[Forum:Stealth Psion|Stealth Psion]]
**[[Fourm:Tech Whisperer Assistant|Tech Whisperer Assistant]]
*[[Forum:Tech Whisperer Assistant|Tech Whisperer Assistant]]


*[[Legionary]] variants
;[[Legionary]] variants
**[[Fourm:Legionary, Testudo Company|Legionary, Testudo Company]]
*[[Esteemed Legionary]]
**[[Outlaw Legionary]]
*[[Honored Legionary]]
**[[Fourm:Stealth Legionary|Stealth Legionary]]
*[[Forum:Legionary, Testudo Company|Legionary, Testudo Company]]
**[[Fourm:Student of Dhozoz|Student of Dhozoz]]
*[[Forum:Shieldbearer Legionary|Shieldbearer Legionary]]
*[[Forum:Stealth Legionary|Stealth Legionary]]


*[[Phalanx]] variants
;[[Phalanx]] variants
**[[Outlaw Phalanx]]
*[[Esteemed Phalanx]]
**[[Fourm:Phalanx, Testudo Company|Phalanx, Testudo Company]]
*[[Honored Phalanx]]
**[[Fourm:Remus Protector|Remus Protector]]
*[[Forum:Phalanx, Testudo Company|Phalanx, Testudo Company]]
**[[Resonant Keeper]]
*[[Forum:Remus Protector|Remus Protector]]
**[[Fourm:Testudo Company Commander|Testudo Company Commander]]
*[[Resonant Keeper]]
*[[Forum:Testudo Company Commander|Testudo Company Commander]]
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*[[Incendior]] variants
;[[Incendior]] variants
**[[Fourm:Glassbreaker’s Torcher|Glassbreaker's Torcher]]
*[[Esteemed Incendior]]
**[[Outlaw Incendior]]
*[[Forum:Glassbreaker's Torcher|Glassbreaker's Torcher]]
*[[Honored Incendior]]


*[[Gladiator]] variants
;[[Gladiator]] variants
**[[Outlaw Gladiator]]
*[[Esteemed Bruiser|Esteemed Gladiator]]
*[[Honored Gladiator]]
*[[Resonant Thief]]


*[[Centurion]] variants
;[[Centurion]] variants
**[[Fourm:Centurion, Testudo Company|Centurion, Testudo Company]]
*[[Forum:Centurion, Testudo Company|Centurion, Testudo Company]]
**[[Fourm:Dune Primus Guard|Dune Primus Guard]]
*[[Forum:Dune Primus Guard|Dune Primus Guard]]
**[[Flayer Guard]]
*[[Esteemed Centurion]]
**[[Infiltrator Valus|Infiltrator Val]]
*[[Flayer Guard]]
**[[Outlaw Centurion]]
*[[Honored Centurion]]
**[[Fourm:Resonant Warden|Resonant Warden]]
*[[Infiltrator Valus]]
*[[Forum:Resonant Warden|Resonant Warden]]


*[[Colossus]] variants
;[[Colossus]] variants
**[[Fourm:Colossus, Testudo Company|Clossus, Testudo Company]]
*[[Forum:Colossus, Testudo Company|Colossus, Testudo Company]]
**[[Excavator Valus|Excavator Val]]
*[[Esteemed Colossus]]
**[[Fourm:Lau’urc Devotee|Lau'urc Devotee]]
*[[Excavator Valus]]
**[[Outlaw Colossus]]
*[[Honorchasing Colossus]]
**[[Fourm:Romulus Defender|Romulus Defender]]
*[[Honored Colossus]]
*[[Forum:Lau'urc Devotee|Lau'urc Devotee]]
*[[Forum:Romulus Defender|Romulus Defender]]
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*[[Scorpius]]
*[[Scorpius]]
**[[Honored Scorpius]]
**[[Honored Scorpius]]
**[[Fourm:Kitbashed Scorpius|Kitbashed Scorpius]]
**[[Forum:Kitbashed Scorpius|Kitbashed Scorpius]]
*[[Anti-Air Gun]]
*[[Anti-Air Gun]]


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*[[Interceptor]]
*[[Interceptor]]
*[[Goliath Tank]]
*[[Goliath Tank]]
**[[Fourm: Titanian Defender|Titanian Defender]]
**[[Forum: Titanian Defender|Titanian Defender]]
*[[Thresher]]
*[[Thresher]]
*[[Harvester]]
*[[Harvester]]
*[[Cabal Carrier]]
*[[Cabal Carrier]]
**[[Fourm:Thanatos Transfuga|Thanatos Transfuga]] (Flagship)
**[[Forum:Thanatos Transfuga|Thanatos Transfuga]] (Flagship)
*[[Cabal Warship]]
*[[Cabal Warship]]
**[[Fourm:Glorior Rex IV|Glorior Rex IV]]
**[[Forum:Glorior Rex IV|Glorior Rex IV]]
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===Other===
===Other===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Dune Raiders are heavily inspired by the ''[[Halopedia:Banished|The Banished]]'' from the ''Halo'' series.
*The Dune Raiders are heavily inspired by the ''[[Halopedia:Banished|The Banished]]'' from the ''Halo'' series.
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[Season of Opulence]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Hunt]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{1stID}}
**''[[Season of the Haunted]]''
**''[[Season of Plunder]]''
**''[[Season of Defiance]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}}
[[Category:Cabal fan fiction]]

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Dune Raiders
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Overview

Objectives:

Patrol the fringes of Cabal space
Accrue power and technology
Reclaim Torobatl from the Hive

Commander(s):

Primus Lau'urc
Valus Zahu'ul, the Bulwark
Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker
Vov, the Oncoming Storm
Vraltras, the Nova Eruption
Vuv, the Confining Nihility

Keep(s):

Fleetbase Pytho
Firebase Cerberus

At war with:

Shadow Legion
Golden Legion (presumably)
House of Salvation
Hive
Vex
Taken
Scorn

Allied with:

House of Spider
Imperial Cabal
Cabal Deserters
Neon Wraiths (presumably)

 

"The Praetorate fought for only their own power. Calus fought only for opulence and a need to be loved. Ghaul fought only for the attention of some giant orb. The people of the Cabal were crushed under them in their pursuits, but I will fight for your freedom. "
— Primus Lau'urc

The Dune Raiders is a Cabal Legion that serves Primus Lau'urc. Composed of mercenaries, criminals and the most rebellious of Cabal Deserters, they joined with Lau'urc in the hopes of carving a path of liberty from the Empire and will seek out whatever power and technology they can get their hands on to achieve it.

History

Broken Origins

"We could have been broken out months ago. But they only see us as tools to be used and abandoned. The only ones we can rely on are each other."
— Lau'urc

The origins of the Dune Raiders can be traced back to the Taken War when Bracus Lau'urc of the Skyburners was incarcerated in the Prison of Elders. It was here she found the shattered remnants of the Broken Legion, that had been devastated by the loss of their leaders Valus Trau'ug and Val Aru'un. For the next four years, Lau'urc fought in the arena. With every victory, every bested opponent, her renown and respect from the remnants grew. However, agents of the Red Legion had begun to grow concerned.

These agents had been sent by Dominus Ghaul to infiltrate the Reef and disable its defenses for the Red Legion's invasion. They utilised the Broken Legion as a Trojan Horse to easily slip into the Reef. While their plan was successful, many of their followers had begun to follow Lau'urc after Ghaul’s death and their promise that the Red Legion would free them proved false. In time, their leader, Val Gu'uam, would plot Lau'urc’s assassination.

In the chaos of the Scorned Barons' escape from the Prison of Elders, Lau'urc and the Broken Legion would also escape by commandeering several Harvesters that had been captured by the Awoken. They eventually took refuge in a Carrier that had crashed on the asteroid 87 Sylvia during the Red War. Before long, a skirmish broke out between Gu'uam and Lau'urc's forces over control of the group. Lau'urc and her loyalists would ultimately win, killing two of Gu'uam's commanders and forcing him to flee. Lau'urc went on to take full control of the Broken Legion's remnants, dubbing herself their new Primus, and evict the remainders of Gu'uam’s Loyalists while recruiting those willing to serve her. Among them was Thua'urn, who had sided with Lau'urc and warned her of the planned attack before their escape.

Rise of the Raiders

In the years that followed, Lau'urc would lead her crew, now calling themselves the Dune Raiders, in looting Red Legion outposts in and around the Reef to bolster their forces, as well as recruiting deserters and mercenaries from the Red Legion and other Cabal factions like Calus' Loyalists to their side, such as Dhozoz, the Silent Brawn. They would also begin to work alongside the Spider's Crime Syndicate, offering their services in exchange for weapons and munitions.

During the Clash of the Chosen, Lau'urc would attempt to join Caiatl's War Council through the Rite of Proving by sending her chosen champion Bracus Vanum to assault the Awoken Watchtower on the Tangled Shore to loot any relics within. However, the Rite would ultimately be unsuccessful as Vanum would be killed by a Guardian Fireteam. Afterwards, they continued to loot and pillage other Battlegrounds.

After the Empress lost the final Rite of Proving against the Vanguard, a splinter of Caiatl's army led by a Flayer named Vraltras would abandon them and seek out the Dune Raiders to join them, bringing supplies, weapons and ships with them. With the supplies accumulated since their escape, Lau'urc's next order would be to turn the asteroid Sylvia into their new base and repair the Carrier, later dubbed the Thanatos Transfuga. With the asteroid's surface clear, they hallowed it out and converted it into Firebase Cerberus with enough room within to store Goliath Tanks and all of their loot. They also converted its moons of Remus and Romulus into orbital gun emplacements for added defence.

However, despite her failure to join the War Council and stealing from her Battlegrounds, Lau'urc was still sympathetic to Caiatl, especially after learning what had happened to Torobatl, as she viewed her as a more caring leader compared to Ghaul and Calus. Later on, as the Coalition began to form, Lau'urc would express her support to the Empress in the upcoming war against the Voice in the Darkness and its forces. While most of her crew reacted with positivity to this, some like Vraltras and Shumuv were more negative, with the latter even defecting to Emperor Calus.

Shadows of Titania

"You have wasted our lives in the service of dead gods. But, Lau'urc has shown us a better path. One that you are in the way of."
— Ha'ruk

When the Leviathan was haunted by Nightmares, Lau'urc would move her control beyond the Reef and so moved to claim the Uranian Moon of Titania. There, the Dune Raiders constructed a mighty Fleetbase and deployed many giant mining drills to gather resources. During construction, Dune Raider crews found a derelict Pyramid buried deep under the moon's surface. Following the discovery, Lau'urc would dispatch Dune Raider crews to break into the Pyramid to plunder whatever tech, weapons, trinkets and relics they could find, intent on using them against the Witness and its servants, as well as to hopefully reclaim their home.

In addition to the Pyramid under their Fleetbase, the Dune Raiders would begin plundering Pyramid technology from the Shadow Legion left scattered and leaderless following the death of Emperor Calus and the defeat of the Witness in the Traveler’s Pale Heart. Lau'urc would even manage to convince many Shadow Legion members who had deserted to her side.

Structure

"In theory, any Cabal or Psion that can aid in Lau’urc’s ambitions and will bend the knee are welcome, regardless of previous affiliation."
— Unknown Spectral Network agent

Dune Raider armor is primarily Scout Legion based, but coloured pale yellow with teal trim and with bits of Red Legion armor, such as wrist blades and jetpacks, grafted on. However, some parts of the Red Legion armor design have been removed. For example, Dune Raider Psions don't have their heads exposed and Dune Raider Phalanxes don't wield energy shields. But Dune Raider Colossi can have access to Solar missiles and Arc missiles and be identified by differently designed helmets, similar to Scorn Chieftains.

Commanders and other high-ranking members will feature some iconography and color to signify the legion they once served in. For example, high-ranking Skyburners have a brush on their helmet and high-ranking Red Legion have War Beast scales on their arms.

The structure of the Legion is largely similar to other Legions. However, while most are purely loyal to Lau'urc, some lower commanders will compete against each other for Lau'urc's favor in the hopes of increasing their own standing. Lau'urc's inner circle of loyal commanders, referred to as her Chosen, overlook specific functions within the Legion, such as pushing into enemy territory and experimenting with gathered technology. If any individual or crew of Cabal wish to join the Dune Raiders, unless personally recruited by Lau'urc or any of her Chosen, they would first need to prove themselves in a gladitorial arena.

Testudo Company

The Testudo Company serves as a sub-unit within the Dune Raiders. Commanded by Valus Zahu'ul, they are composed predominantly of elite Phalanx troops for frontline attacks in high-priority raids and pushes into enemy territory.

Members

Leadership

Lau'urc's Chosen

Command Structure

War Beast variants
Psion variants
Legionary variants
Phalanx variants
Incendior variants
Gladiator variants
Centurion variants
Colossus variants

Technology

Trivia

  • The Dune Raiders are heavily inspired by the The Banished from the Halo series.

List of appearances

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