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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 Python]] <br>  
|keep(s)= [[Forum: Fleetbase Pytho|Fleetbase Pytho]] <br> [[Forum:Firebase Cerberus|Firebase Cerberus]]
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|war= [[Shadow Legion]] <br> [[House of Salvation]] <br> [[Hive]] <br> [[Vex]] <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}}
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{{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 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.
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.


===Escape and reformation===
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.
In the chaos of the Scorned Barons’ escape from the Prison of Elders, Lau’urc and the Broken Legion would also escape. They commandeered an old Skyburners Carrier and hid from the Awoken in an uncharted part of the Reef. It was during this time that Gu’uam and his loyalists attacked Lau’urc on the bridge.
 
But Lau’urc had caught wind of his plan in the weeks before the prison break. She and her crew successfully fought back, killing two commanders and forcing Gu’uam to flee. However, during the battle, the Carrier crashed into asteroid 87 Sylvia with the controls and engines seemingly rendered damaged beyond repair. Lau’urc would later take full control of the Broken Legion’s remnants, dub 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.
 
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. This included the Battle of Eunomia, which resulted in the destruction of the asteroid and the recruitment of Dhozoz, the Silent Brawn.
 
Armageddon
 
Prior to the events of Armageddon, the Broken Legion’s raids on Red Legion outposts in the Reef had been lacking, with many of them having already been cleared out. A contact of the Spider belonging to the Legion, Sha’arun, would be summoned as the Don was dealing with similar issues. As Sha’arun was leaving, he was almost assassinated by Fra’er, the Enlisted, of the Unbowed Legion. But he was able to escape thanks to the aid of local Guardians, an Associate of the Spider and a retrieval team.
 
Once back at their base, he relaid what he could to his Primus. When the Spider was putting together a team to strike at the Unbowed, Lau’urc was quick to join. Bringing the Flayer Twins with her, the team of them and the Guardians assaulted the Unbowed’s base, killed Fra’er, boarded their ship and killed two of the Unbowed’s Primarchs. Though the latter was thanks to the aid of Dominus Gar’hool, as was the death of Valus Legatl.
 
Following the supposed destruction of the Unbowed Legion, Lau’urc had begun to question the purpose of the Broken Legion. While they were victorious, she had started to view the group as forever being in Ghaul’s shadow due to their original function as a Trojan Horse, regardless of who was leading it. So, she decided to change the Broken Legion into something new, something unified, something more.


===Rise of the Raiders===
===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.


With the Broken Legion transformed into the Dune Raiders, they made their reemergence during Season of the Chosen where they sought to take what they could from the remnants of the Unbowed. They had also even begun pillaging the Battlegrounds of Caiatl’s army to bolster their own forces.
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.


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 Guardians would seek out the Dune Raiders to join them, bringing supplies, weapons and ships with them. With the supplies from both Vraltras and the Spider as a reward for her role in destroying the Unbowed Legion, Lau’urc’s next order would be to turn the asteroid Sylvia into their new base.
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.


With the help of Vraltras and her crew, they were able to repair the controls and engines of the Thanatos Transfuga. With the asteroid’s surface clear, they hallowed it out and converted it into Fleetbase 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.


Battle for the Reef
===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.


During the events of Season of the Lost, a Dune Raider force led by Valus Zahu’ul attacked a Kell’s Scourge force at Sorik’s Cut, intent on destroying the two Brigs and taking whatever Black Armoury tech they could get from them. However, they abandoned their mission when they discovered destroying the Brigs would destroy the Shore, as well as the Scourge recalling their Brigs as they retreated. He would also attempt to claim a new trophy from a Ghostless Hunter named Rain but gave up on it to assist in containing the forces of the Ascendant Knight Gulrurk.
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.


After a gruelling battle, with many assists and interference from other factors, they successfully managed to push the Hive back. After the threat of a hijacked Eclipsed Blade ship, which forced Zahu’ul’s troops to pull back to his Warship, was quickly dealt with thanks to a rogue asteroid, Zahu’ul and his forces readied to start plundering the wrecked EB Carrier.
==Structure==
{{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}}


However, they would be interrupted by the arrival of Lau’urc aboard her Carrier, the Thanatos Transfuga, who had come in search of the new Evocate General of the Empire in hopes of rejoining it due to the oncoming war with the Darkness. After a meeting between him and her old friend Tlau’ark, where she had inadvertently condemned an experiment of his to death, she had received the Dominus’ approval. She would return to her crew to reveal the news and, while most reacted with positivity, some like Vraltras and Shumuv were more negative, with the latter even defecting to Emperor Calus.
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.


Expanding horizons
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.


During Season of the Haunted, Lau’urc had been brought to the EB fortress to see his newest invention dubbed RELIC. However, her visit was cut short due to the sudden appearance of both the Soul Scorchers and a fleet of Hive ships belonging to the Arbiters of Sorrow. During the chaos, Lau’urc had requested the Dominus to allow her to build a base on the moon of Titania under the guise of keeping an eye on the EB and ensuring they wouldn’t make anything that went against the Empire.
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]].


In reality, Lau’urc had wanted a base on Titania to expand her territory beyond the Reef, in addition to their new fortress on Mars constructed by Val Mau’uard. However, as they were building their new fleetbase, the Dune Raiders discovered something buried under the surface. A derelict Pyramid left during their return to the system. 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.
===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.


Many of the Dune Raiders, Lau’urc included, were concerned with how other legions of the Cabal would react to this news. Eventually, Lau’urc would find out when she was summoned to a meeting of other Cabal HICOM, where she would reveal the Pyramid’s existence. While many expressed concern, or even outright anger, at the reveal, Lau’urc assured she would take what precautions and measures she would to keep her crew safe.
==Members==
 
===Leadership===
==Structure==
*[[Forum:Primus Lau'urc|Primus Lau'urc]] - Leader
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.


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.
===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]]


The Testudo Company, commanded by Valus Zahu’ul, is composed primarily of Phalanx troops with some Legionaries, Centurions, Colossi and War Beasts. They serve as frontline troops designed for high-priority raids and holding positions in enemy territory. The Phalanx Shields are said to form a wall almost nothing can get through.
The Psions in the Dune Raiders fall under a cohort led by the three Psion Flayers Vraltras, Vov and Vuv. They work with designing weapons for the Dune Raiders and studying whatever new technology or power they discover to find a use.
==Members==
===Leadership===
*[[Fourm:Primus Lau’urc|Primus Lau'urc]] - Leader
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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'''
===Dune Raider Elites===
*[[Fourm:Val Thua’urn, the Glassbreaker|Val Thua'urn, the Glassbreaker]]
*[[Forum:Beastmaster Tluluz, Dune Raider|Beastmaster Tluluz, Dune Raider]]
 
*[[Forum:Bracus Vanum, Dune Raider|Bracus Vanum, Dune Raider]]
'''Bracus'''
*[[Forum:Da'aulk, Loyal to Lau'urc|Da'aulk, Loyal to Lau'urc]]
*[[Fourm:Bracus Khuzun, Testudo Company|Bracus Khuzun, Testudo Company]]
*[[Forum:Duzug, Loyal to Lau’urc|Duzug, Loyal to Lau'urc]]
*[[Fourm:Bracus Tloron, Testudo Company|Bracus Tloron, Testudo Company]]
*[[Forum:Field Commander Calid'borok|Field Commander Calid'borok]]
*[[Fourm:Bracus Vau’uam|Bracus Vau'uam]]
*[[Forum:Fleetbase Guard Carrug|Fleetbase Guard Carrug]]
 
*[[Forum:Fleetbase Guard Daurun|Fleetbase Guard Daurun]]
'''Psion Flayers'''
*[[Forum:Gogoch, Resonant Protector|Gogoch, Resonant Protector]]
*[[Fourm:Vov, the Oncoming Storm|Vov, the Oncoming Storm]]
*[[Forum:Intru'usor, Hired Striker|Intru'usor, Hired Striker]]
*[[Fourm:Vraltras, the Nova Eruption|Vraltras, the Nova Eruption]]
*[[Forum:Katch, the Occultic Eye|Katch, the Occultic Eye]]
*[[Fourm:Vuv, the Confining Nihility|Vuv, the Confining Nihility]]
*[[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
**[[Honoured War Beast]]
*[[Honored War Beast]]
**[[Fourm:Hound of Lau’urc|Hound of Lau'urc]]
*[[Forum:Hound of Lau'urc|Hound of Lau'urc]]


*[[Psion]] variants
;[[Psion]] variants
**[[Esteemed Psion]]
*[[Esteemed Psion]]
**[[Honoured Psion]]
*[[Honored Psion]]
**[[Interceptor Pilot]]
*[[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
**[[Honoured Legionary]]
*[[Esteemed Legionary]]
**[[Fourm:Stealth Legionary|Stealth Legionary]]
*[[Honored Legionary]]
**[[Fourm:Legionary, Testudo Company|Legionary, Testudo Company]]
*[[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
**[[Honoured 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]]
**[[Honoured Incendior]]
*[[Forum:Glassbreaker's Torcher|Glassbreaker's Torcher]]
*[[Honored Incendior]]


*[[Gladiator]] variants
;[[Gladiator]] variants
**[[Honored 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]]
**[[Honoured Centurion]]
*[[Esteemed Centurion]]
**[[Flayer Guard]]
*[[Flayer Guard]]
**[[Infiltrator Valus|Infiltrator Val]]
*[[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]]
**[[Honoured Colossus]]
*[[Excavator Valus]]
**[[Fourm:Lau’urc Devotee|Lau'urc Devotee]]
*[[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]]
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**[[Forum:Thanatos Transfuga|Thanatos Transfuga]] (Flagship)
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Dune Raiders are heavily inspired by 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}}
 
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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[edit]

Broken Origins[edit]

"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[edit]

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[edit]

"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[edit]

"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[edit]

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[edit]

Leadership[edit]

Lau'urc's Chosen[edit]

Dune Raider Elites[edit]

Other members[edit]

Former Dune Raiders[edit]

Command Structure[edit]

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

Technology[edit]

Weapons[edit]

Vehicles[edit]

Other[edit]

Trivia[edit]

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

List of appearances[edit]

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