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* PatrioticFervour: Silas, and pretty much the entirety of Bloody Platoon are firm believers in the God-Emperor and incredibly proud of their [[ProudWarriorRaceGuys Cadian military tradition]]. This [[ConflictingLoyalty causes some problems]] when Barlocke starts teaching Silas his [[WideEyedIdealist utilitarian values]] and calling out some of the [[ChildSoldiers less]] [[WeHaveReserves savoury]] [[MandatoryMotherhood aspects]] of the culture he reveres.
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''Marsh Silas'' is a series of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' fanfics by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/7607347/AmbroseVox AmbroseVox]], following the journey of the eponymous protagonist, a [[SergeantRock Staff Sergeant]] in the Cadian Shock Troops, as he simultaneously battles the vile forces of Chaos and [[ConflictingLoyalty struggles with his own beliefs]].
It is 974.M41. The great Fortress World of Cadia stands firm against foul xenos incursions, heretical uprisings, and unimaginable horrors spewing from the Eye of Terror. Staff Sergeant Silas Cross, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname known to all as "Marsh Silas"]] and [[BadassCrew Bloody Platoon]], the Veteran 1st platoon of the 1st company of the 1333rd Cadian Regiment, find themselves denied leave and placed under the command of Inquisitor Barlocke of the Ordo Hereticus. Working with their inexperienced new commanding officer, [[EnsignNewbie Lieutenant Sean Hyram]], they are charged with purging the foul heresy which has taken root in a remote coastal region of Cadia and the ruins of a long-abandoned city.
But once the mercurial Inquisitor takes a shine to the young NCO, Silas begins to discover that there's much more to the Imperium of Man beyond his simple soldiering life -- that is, if he can keep himself and [[BandOfBrothers his men]] from being killed by heretic cultists, rogue psykers and the dreaded Traitor Legions first.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: Junior Commissar Lilias Carsenden. So action-y, in fact, that she has bigger (metaphorical) balls than every single member of Bloody Platoon, who are all battle-hardened soldiers.
* ArmchairMilitary: Lieutenant Hyram starts off as a bookish weakling who's spent most of his career working in non-combat desk jobs [[spoiler:[[IJustWantToBeBadass against his own wishes]]]].
* CartwrightCurse: [[spoiler:So far, both people who have become romantically interested in Silas -- Inquisitor Barlocke and Commissar Carsenden -- have wound up dead. Though ZigZagged considerably in the former's case, given that they NeverFoundTheBody and [[SharingABody he implanted a fragment of his soul in Silas]]]].
* DetrimentalDetermination: Lilias Carsenden is almost completely fearless, as any good Commissar should be. Problem is, this leads to her facing down a [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Daemon of Nurgle]] and a [[MechanicalAbomination Defiler]] from which the rest of Bloody Platoon [[KnowWhenToFoldThem immediately retreats to a better position]] upon seeing. Silas is forced to physically pull her out of danger both times.
* DoomedByCanon: Cadia itself will be destroyed by Abaddon's 13th Black Crusade 26 years after the events of Volume I. The chance of any of the main characters surviving is minimal, though not totally impossible.
* DrJerk: Honeycutt, the [[CombatMedic platoon medic]], has an awful bedside manner but is known to be intelligent and very good at his job.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Lance Corporal Fifth Class Gladwin, Bloody Platoon's Voxman (radio operator) is referred to almost exclusively as "Drummer Boy". No explanation for the nickname is given.
* IJustWantToBeBadass: Eventually, it's revealed that [[spoiler:Hyram had always wanted to serve in the Shock Troops, but his parents kept pulling strings to get him placed in non-combat positions, such as a liaison officer to the [[VastBureaucracy Departmento Munitorum]]. [[AmbitiousSituation It's unclear if they just wanted to protect their son, or were worried he would be unsuited to frontline combat]]]].
* IncompatibleOrientation: The interactions between Silas and Barlocke have ''heaps'' of HomoeroticSubtext, and the latter eventually kisses the former on top of a tower in Kasr Sonnen. Silas is mostly confused at this, much to the Inquisitor's disappointment -- though given that Silas, like all Cadians, is indoctrinated to believe that [[MandatoryMotherhood having as many children as possible]] to produce more soldiers is a duty to the Emperor, he may not be aware that gay people ''exist''.
* SergeantRock: Staff Sergeant Marsh Silas himself, of course. A tough-as-nails platoon sergeant who purges Emperor knows how many heretics across the series and once [[BadassNormal killed two Iron Warriors in hand-to-hand combat]], while [[AFatherToHisMen being beloved by every other member of Bloody Platoon]]. Though given that the main characters are all [[ProudWarriorRaceGuys Cadian]], ''every'' other sergeant in the series is also a SergeantRock in his or her own right.
* TookALevelInBadass: Midway through Volume I, Marsh Silas begins training the bookish [[EnsignNewbie Lieutenant Hyram]] to make him into a proper soldier -- it works, and Hyram becomes a capable leader and GeniusBruiser.
* WeaponBasedCharacterisation: Instead of a [[ChainsawGood Chainsword]] or [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Power Sword]], as would be expected, Junior Commissar Carsenden wields a PowerFist. Given that this requires a lot of strength and requires one to be even more up close and personal than a blade, it demonstrates that not only does she lead from the front, [[BloodKnight she really enjoys doing it]].
* WideEyedIdealist: Barlocke is a Radical Inquisitor of the [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans Recongregationist]] persuasion -- he believes ''very'' strongly in brightening up the grim dark future of the 41st millennium, purging corruption while encouraging meritocracy and equality. But given that [[CrapsackWorld this is 40k we're talking about]], there's very little he's going to be able to do by himself, given that the flaws of the Imperium are InherentInTheSystem and/or NecessarilyEvil. Silas, perhaps unfortunately, has inherited some of these beliefs. [[spoiler:[[FallenHero Amilios]] used to think the same way, before becoming convinced that [[ItIsBeyondSaving the Imperium is beyond help]] and becoming a servant of Nurgle to help the rot spread faster.]]
''Marsh Silas'' is a series of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' fanfics by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/7607347/AmbroseVox AmbroseVox]], following the journey of the eponymous protagonist, a [[SergeantRock Staff Sergeant]] in the Cadian Shock Troops, as he simultaneously battles the vile forces of Chaos and [[ConflictingLoyalty struggles with his own beliefs]].
It is 974.M41. The great Fortress World of Cadia stands firm against foul xenos incursions, heretical uprisings, and unimaginable horrors spewing from the Eye of Terror. Staff Sergeant Silas Cross, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname known to all as "Marsh Silas"]] and [[BadassCrew Bloody Platoon]], the Veteran 1st platoon of the 1st company of the 1333rd Cadian Regiment, find themselves denied leave and placed under the command of Inquisitor Barlocke of the Ordo Hereticus. Working with their inexperienced new commanding officer, [[EnsignNewbie Lieutenant Sean Hyram]], they are charged with purging the foul heresy which has taken root in a remote coastal region of Cadia and the ruins of a long-abandoned city.
But once the mercurial Inquisitor takes a shine to the young NCO, Silas begins to discover that there's much more to the Imperium of Man beyond his simple soldiering life -- that is, if he can keep himself and [[BandOfBrothers his men]] from being killed by heretic cultists, rogue psykers and the dreaded Traitor Legions first.
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!!This series contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: Junior Commissar Lilias Carsenden. So action-y, in fact, that she has bigger (metaphorical) balls than every single member of Bloody Platoon, who are all battle-hardened soldiers.
* ArmchairMilitary: Lieutenant Hyram starts off as a bookish weakling who's spent most of his career working in non-combat desk jobs [[spoiler:[[IJustWantToBeBadass against his own wishes]]]].
* CartwrightCurse: [[spoiler:So far, both people who have become romantically interested in Silas -- Inquisitor Barlocke and Commissar Carsenden -- have wound up dead. Though ZigZagged considerably in the former's case, given that they NeverFoundTheBody and [[SharingABody he implanted a fragment of his soul in Silas]]]].
* DetrimentalDetermination: Lilias Carsenden is almost completely fearless, as any good Commissar should be. Problem is, this leads to her facing down a [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Daemon of Nurgle]] and a [[MechanicalAbomination Defiler]] from which the rest of Bloody Platoon [[KnowWhenToFoldThem immediately retreats to a better position]] upon seeing. Silas is forced to physically pull her out of danger both times.
* DoomedByCanon: Cadia itself will be destroyed by Abaddon's 13th Black Crusade 26 years after the events of Volume I. The chance of any of the main characters surviving is minimal, though not totally impossible.
* DrJerk: Honeycutt, the [[CombatMedic platoon medic]], has an awful bedside manner but is known to be intelligent and very good at his job.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Lance Corporal Fifth Class Gladwin, Bloody Platoon's Voxman (radio operator) is referred to almost exclusively as "Drummer Boy". No explanation for the nickname is given.
* IJustWantToBeBadass: Eventually, it's revealed that [[spoiler:Hyram had always wanted to serve in the Shock Troops, but his parents kept pulling strings to get him placed in non-combat positions, such as a liaison officer to the [[VastBureaucracy Departmento Munitorum]]. [[AmbitiousSituation It's unclear if they just wanted to protect their son, or were worried he would be unsuited to frontline combat]]]].
* IncompatibleOrientation: The interactions between Silas and Barlocke have ''heaps'' of HomoeroticSubtext, and the latter eventually kisses the former on top of a tower in Kasr Sonnen. Silas is mostly confused at this, much to the Inquisitor's disappointment -- though given that Silas, like all Cadians, is indoctrinated to believe that [[MandatoryMotherhood having as many children as possible]] to produce more soldiers is a duty to the Emperor, he may not be aware that gay people ''exist''.
* SergeantRock: Staff Sergeant Marsh Silas himself, of course. A tough-as-nails platoon sergeant who purges Emperor knows how many heretics across the series and once [[BadassNormal killed two Iron Warriors in hand-to-hand combat]], while [[AFatherToHisMen being beloved by every other member of Bloody Platoon]]. Though given that the main characters are all [[ProudWarriorRaceGuys Cadian]], ''every'' other sergeant in the series is also a SergeantRock in his or her own right.
* TookALevelInBadass: Midway through Volume I, Marsh Silas begins training the bookish [[EnsignNewbie Lieutenant Hyram]] to make him into a proper soldier -- it works, and Hyram becomes a capable leader and GeniusBruiser.
* WeaponBasedCharacterisation: Instead of a [[ChainsawGood Chainsword]] or [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Power Sword]], as would be expected, Junior Commissar Carsenden wields a PowerFist. Given that this requires a lot of strength and requires one to be even more up close and personal than a blade, it demonstrates that not only does she lead from the front, [[BloodKnight she really enjoys doing it]].
* WideEyedIdealist: Barlocke is a Radical Inquisitor of the [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans Recongregationist]] persuasion -- he believes ''very'' strongly in brightening up the grim dark future of the 41st millennium, purging corruption while encouraging meritocracy and equality. But given that [[CrapsackWorld this is 40k we're talking about]], there's very little he's going to be able to do by himself, given that the flaws of the Imperium are InherentInTheSystem and/or NecessarilyEvil. Silas, perhaps unfortunately, has inherited some of these beliefs. [[spoiler:[[FallenHero Amilios]] used to think the same way, before becoming convinced that [[ItIsBeyondSaving the Imperium is beyond help]] and becoming a servant of Nurgle to help the rot spread faster.]]
