>>5308121>INTENT:>Work on transforming/endearing the non-skitarii mortal Auxilia of the Federation to be desensitized to Transhuman Terror and fight with some parity alongside Skitarii and Astartes>HOW:>Hire known mercenaries/auxilia from Terra who are already desensitized i.e. the Magdan Freekorps>Offer voluntary fear/pain suppression cybernetics en masse + courage/duty boosters>Transform the idea of Tech-Thrall from that of punishment, to that of a great honor to those mortal auxilia that show battle prowess yet aren't of the intelligence calibre to become a skitariiIn canon, there are those regiments from Terra who have fought with Marines for so long they not only were used to them but also even had the nerve to fight them, like on Prospero when the Space Wolves attacked without warning or mercy. The Magdan Freekorps defended the planet against what seemed to be an evil invasion.
We should be able to offer our mortals the ability to fight without fear or pain, for these are the weaknesses of flesh and do not benefit anyone. Rather, we can map out the parts of the brain responsible for devotion to duty and instilling courage (not agression, let's not go butchers nails here), and give the soldiers a little help. This can be done chemically or electronically, and there are canon regiments that do similar things (Geno-52 Chilead/Afriel strain) only instead of mutation we can try electronics.
Tech-Thralls are a cost effective way to boost the strenght of mortals without being as expensive as Skitarii. However in canon they were more a punishment. What if instead we marketed it to guardsmen as a great honour, to be seen as so gifted and willing to fight that they have earned such great augmentations to truly serve the Imperium in the highest capacity?
