Tempestus Scions are elite special forces of the Astra Militarum, well-trained in numerous combat styles at the Schola Progenium, equipped to the highest standard, and protected by reinforced carapace armour. Primed for a wide variety of specialist missions and prepared for aerial drops into warzones that most would consider suicidal , their most common armament is an armour-piercing hot-shot lasgun fitted with advanced sights.