Khurasan Miniatures: The Soriog Empire is the greatest alien threat to the Federation. Having blasted their way through Four Nations space, they are now on the Federal frontier and have begun launching incursions into border systems. The rulers of this empire, the Soriogs themselves, are impressive in many ways. Much larger and stronger than humans, their technology is also more advanced, and indeed the first grav tech that the Federation developed was actually reverse-engineered from Soriog drives provided to the Federation by the Four Nations. Adult male Soriogs themselves are almost two and a half meters tall, their biology and physical appearance being akin in some ways to Terran snakes and birds. They are cunning and fearless warriors.
The Soriogs are driven by their spiritual faith, which is at the centre of their lives and is the root of their drive to conquer and govern. This religion has startlingly real manifestations, for their priests can be seen to faith heal on the battlefield, function as medics – whether this is accomplished by advanced psionic power has yet to be determined, but it is every bit as effective as Federal medical technology. Some of the War Harness battlesuits are said to be driven by the spirits of dead magnates; precisely how this works has not been confirmed, but it’s clear that the Spirit-Driven War Harness is too small to accommodate a living Soriog pilot.
The Soriogs have an aristocracy, their leadership being a many-tiered caste of magnates. These magnates are treated with great reverence by Soriog commoners. The eldest male son in a magnate family will usually join one of the religious military orders as a magnate-officer, dedicating himself to strategy and tactics, the second oldest usually taking up the cloth and becoming a priest, dedicating himself to the spirit world, healing, and the transferal of the spirit to a holder vessel so that deceased Soriog officers may continue to serve the Empire.
The Soriogs rule over a vast interstellar empire, ruling many alien species, some of whom provide soldiers for the empire – in fact, the most commonly encountered Imperial soldier is not a Soriog at all, but rather the Raug Ceepay (soldier) who serve in their tens of millions. However, it is without question that the Soriog Imperial Regiments are the most powerful in the empire and the core of Imperial strength. Infantry sculpted by Mike Broadbent. Vehicles painted by dwartist, infantry by Tengu.
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