Unit
I Tion Legion
"Sons of Seraph"

Leader
General Achille De Laurentiis

Background
The Sons of Seraph were a mercenary group of Republic Judiciary and Senate Guard veterans, in addition to many members of the Royal Deralian Military Forces who resigned, that was formed following the Battle of Geonosis and before birth-born recruitment into the Republic military was authorized, that formed to fight the Separatists; particularly in the Greater Tion Region.

Serving as the main fighting force, and otherwise primary trainers and organizers of armed resistance to the Separatists in the region, the group received heavy support from the Senate Bureau of Intelligence, being the primary go-between for the Republic, and in many cases, acting as an auxiliary to Republic operations in the area. Upon victory in the Clone Wars and the dissolution of the Separatists, the Sons of Seraph helped the Tionese maintain their current governments, rather than setting up new ones as many Separatist worlds had, leading to a favorable outlook upon the group in the region. After a year of rebuilding governments in the region, the Sons of Seraph formally organized themselves into the I Tion Legion, harkening back to the days of foreign service by Deralian legionaires, especially to the Tionese, with the Legion formally serving the Tione Hegemony.

Organized around the Deralian legion of the First Aurelius Reforms period, rather than that of the Deralius Reforms or the modern Second Aurelius Reforms, the Legion is smaller than most forces it would face, but is often bolstered by Auxiliaries from the Tion Hegemony. They have aquired Clone Wars era equipment to match their original government, and outfit themselves the same. They utilize GAR weaponry and wear modified Phase II Clonetrooper Armor, which is marked as the I Legion, albeit in black coloring. They have also aquired Republic military uniforms of that time as well, using the same rank system as Deralia, however the uniform has been turned to black to reflect their color scheme, with many opting to replace the traditional cap for a black beret, which many wear when not wearing the helmet to their armor as well.

With their leader, General De Laurentiis, now being called upon by the Auril Union to lead its surface units, the I Tion Legion has been placed on-loan to the Auril Union by the Tion Hegemony for the duration of the war to act as General De Laurentiis' praetorian unit. It is not allowed to operate outside of his personal command, and he and the I Tion Legion will return to the service of the Tion Hegemony upon the conclusion of the crisis, with this being the only actual war effort support the Tion Hegemony will lend to the Auril Union.

5,120 Legionaires
4 All Terrain Tactical Enforcers
4 All Terrain Open Transports
8 All Terrain Personal Transports
8 All Terrain Experimental Transports
8 Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery-Turbolaser Walkers
16 Heavy Assault Vehicle/wheeled A6 Juggernaut
16 TX-130 Saber-class Fighter Tanks
24 TX-130T Fighter Tanks
24 Republic Troop Transports
16 AV-7 Antivehicle Cannons