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| image         = [[File:12th Division (Word of Blake).jpg|160px]]
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| image   = [[File:12th Division (Word of Blake).jpg|160px]]
| Designation    = 12th Division
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| nickname = ''Harbingers of Blake''
| formed        = [[3066]]
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| parent formation = [[Word of Blake Protectorate Militia]]
| Disbanded      =
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| formed  = [[3066]]
| Previous Designation =
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| year    = 3070
| Nickname      = Harbingers of Blake
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| unitname = 12th Division - Harbingers of Blake
| Affiliation    = [[Word of Blake]]
 
| Parent Command = [[Word of Blake Militia]]
 
| Sub-Command    =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Unit Brief==
 
==Unit Brief==
One of the first "hidden" [[Word of Blake]] Divisions to be revealed, the unit was noted for operating in the former Marik space of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] during the [[Jihad]].
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One of the first "hidden" [[Word of Blake]] Divisions to be revealed, the unit was noted for operating in former Marik space of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] during the [[Jihad]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The ''Harbingers of Blake'' was thought at the time of its appearance to be a unit that existed only on paper from various intelligence sources in '66.  By Last of the Whitting Conferences, its existence was revealed.  The unit became strengthened in 3070 with the mass defection of the [[Free Worlds League]]'s [[6th Free Worlds Legionnaires]] on [[Oliver]].  The Legionnaires were split up and formed the Harbingers' ''Dreams of Sunrise'' and ''Blessed Converts'' [[Level III]] units.  Within a month of the Legionnaires' defection, the 12th Division was assaulted by a mercenary company, [[Legion of the Rising Sun]]. The ''Harbingers'' were victorious over them and shattered the mercenary command.  Later that year in December, rebel Marik forces led by [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] attacked the ''Harbingers'' and extracted the last remaining company of the Legion of the planet.   
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The ''Harbingers of Blake'' was thought at time of its appearance to be a unit that existed only on paper from various intelligence sources in '66.  By Last of the Whitting Conferences, its existence was revealed.  The unit became strengthened in 3070 with mass defection of the [[Free Worlds League]]'s [[6th Free Worlds Legionnaires]] on [[Oliver]].  The Legionnaires were split up and formed the Harbingers' ''Dreams of Sunrise'' and ''Blessed Converts'' [[Level III]] units.  Within month of the Legionnaires' defection, the 12th Division was assaulted by mercenary company, [[Legion of the Rising Sun]]. The ''Harbingers'' were victorious over them and shattered the merenary command.  Later that year in December, rebel Marik forces led by [[Alys Rousset-Marik]] attacked the ''Harbingers'' and extracted the last remaining company of the Legion off the planet.   
  
 
As of 3075, the 12th Division is part of forces operating in the "Marik Quarter" of the Blake Protectorate.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 90 - "12th Division unit profile"</ref>
 
As of 3075, the 12th Division is part of forces operating in the "Marik Quarter" of the Blake Protectorate.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 90 - "12th Division unit profile"</ref>
  
During [[Devlin Stone]]'s [[Operation: SCOUR|invasion]] of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] in [[3078]], the Twelfth was stationed on [[New Earth]] with the [[10th Division (Word of Blake)|10th Division]]. It was one of the few Divisions to have escaped the Coalition forces, being listed as Missing In Action with its fate left as a mystery.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 126-127 - Legacies of the Word "The 12th Division's later years assignment and disappearance.</ref>
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During [[Devlin Stone]]'s [[Operation: SCOUR|invasion]] of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]] in [[3078]], the Twelfth was stationed on [[New Earth]] with the [[10th Division (Word of Blake)|10th Division]]. It was one of the few Divisions to have escaped the Coalition forces, being listed as Missing In Action with it's fate left as a mystery.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 126-127 - Legacies of the Word "The 12th Division's later years assignment and disappearance.</ref>
 
 
The 12th Division was moved from base on orders from [[Precentor Martial of the Word of Blake|Precentor Martial]] of the [[Word of Blake Militia]] [[Cameron St. Jamais]] to locate the mercenary command [[Blanc's Coyotes]], most probably in their homeworld of the [[Union of Samoyedic Colonies (system)|Samoyedic Colonies]]. It is not known what happened there, but prior to the Regulan sterilization of [[Circinus]], Precentor Decline Chaney ordered the remaining 12th to hide, and this one of the WoB units missing in action.<ref name=3135PDAJp40/>
 
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
 
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
 
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 12th Division'''
 
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|[[Precentor]]||[[Decline Chaney]]||[[3078]]<ref name=3135PDAJp40>''3135 PDA Journals'', p. 40 "03 May 3135"</ref>
 
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|}
 
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
The 12th Division was specialized in defensive actions.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 140 - "Rule Annex" - (Special ability) mentions that the unit gets a bonus when it is the defender.</ref>
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The 12th Division specialized in defensive actions.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 140 - "Rule Annex" - (Special ablity) mentions that the unit gets a bonus when it is the defender.</ref>
  
 
==Composition==
 
==Composition==
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
As of this writing, it has not been made clear what the Twelfth Division was doing prior to the unit disappearing from the Protectorate after Operation: SCOUR. 
 
  
 
==Rules==
 
==Rules==
 
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===Game Rules===
 
===Game Rules===
Players may roll against the Random Rolling Table for House Marik.  When the 12th Division is being used as the defender, it gains a positive modifier to its initiative rolls.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 140, "Rules Annex"</ref>
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Players may roll against the Random Rolling Table for House Marik.  When the 12th Division is being used as the defender, it gains a positive modifier to its inititive rolls.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 140, "Rules Annex"</ref>
 
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*''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''  
 
*''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]''  
 
*''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
*''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Dark Age: 3135 PDA Journals|3135 PDA Journals]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Word of Blake Commands|Division, 12th|{{PAGENAME}}]]
 
[[Category:Word of Blake Commands|Division, 12th|{{PAGENAME}}]]

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