Blades of Azure

The 277th was formed as the first company of what would eventually become a larger Special Forces program under the Triumvirate military. Altogether there are currently 3 known companies designated as Special Forces: the 109th, 133rd, and 277th, of which the 277th was the first. One company is stationed on each Human-controlled planet and is attached to the military division that is assigned there. During the Ascendancy War on Auridia, the 277th was the only active Special Forces unit in the Triumvirate military.

During the Battle of Bridgewater, which was the last major enemy offensive during the Ascendancy War, the Blades of Azure stood alone and grossly outnumbered against a Silvan army that was laying waste to the city. They were able to hold back the enemy until reinforcements arrived, but by that time the Blades had been reduced to only a handful of survivors. Their numbers would soon return to full capacity following a surge of patriotic recruits after the war’s conclusion.

The 277th nicknamed themselves the Blades of Azure after their distinct blue armor and weapons. The name “Blades of Azure” was further ingrained in Human vernacular after the soldiers in the unit were physically augmented with magitech implants which turned all of their magic blue, and then subsequently noticed by the world during the war. This visibility and the heroic deeds they committed were the primary sources for their lasting renown.

Most of the training information and technical specifications of Triumvirate Special Forces soldiers are highly classified, but some data has nevertheless leaked to the public over the years. They undergo brutal physical training that results in an abnormally high failure rate (Triumvirate officials refuse to comment on what the word “failure” actually implies), and the magitech augmentation process itself, which occurs after training is completed, reportedly results in significant rejection percentages (which officials also refuse to elaborate upon). The result is a sort of “super soldier”: one who is physically superior to his enemies.

The details surrounding the actual augmentation process are a closely-guarded secret of the Magitech Division of the Triumvirate government, which views the process as one of their best deterrents in recent military history. The Blades of Azure almost single-handedly turning the tide of the Ascendancy War was yet another reminder to the galaxy at-large that Humanity was not to be trifled with.