Old Dominion: Athanatoi/Varangian Guard (Dual Kit)

Precursors to the lauded Praetorians, the origin of the Athanatoi is shrouded in the myths and legends that churned around the birth of the Dominion and its early forces. Faceless and remorseless, they were the God’s Will made manifest in mortal hands. The ranks of these Athanatoi were capped at one thousand, to be replenished from a pool of the most talented warriors the Dominion had to offer should one of them fall in battle. Now, even in death, they serve, bringing their god’s judgment on all those foolish enough to think they can stand before these immortals.It is the nature of power to corrupt. Few individuals were as aware of this universal truth as the Caelesors of the Old Dominion. Like the Praetorians replaced the Athanatoi and their unbending devotion to the writ of Hazlia, so were the Varangians established upon the ashes of the Praetorian Guard when their mortal weakness and thirst for power saw them betray their leaders. Through the centuries of unrest and the Fall that followed, the Varangians have stood guard over the Caelesors and those closest to them, bringing bloody death and vengeance to any who would dare harm them.