hh9节译：烙印皆同

Branded All As One

Tales and theories beyond count surround the Thunder Warriors and their sudden disappearance from the Imperium's history, most being fabrications and sophistry of the worst kind, though a few warrant further regard. One such tale in particular is of note, a tale told among the nomadic tribes that inhabit the wastelands around Mount Ararat, and speaks not only of the Thunder Warriors but also of an army "clad all in grey, dark as the clouds of a storm, and branded all as one. 

关于雷霆战士和他们从帝国历史上的突然消失，有不可胜数的传说和理论围绕着他们，其中大多数是最糟糕的捏造和诡辩，但也有一些传有必要进一步关注，其中的某个传说尤其如此——这个故事流传在居住于阿拉拉特山周边废土中的游牧部落当中，故事中不仅讲述了雷霆战士，而且提及了一支"身覆灰色铠甲，(色泽)如风暴云版暗淡，而且烙印皆同"的军队。

These warriors, so say the hill nomads, awaited the return of the few surviving Thunder Warriors, exhausted by their victory, and rather than giving salute to their valour cut them down in a thunderous volley of bolt and plasma. This tale is far different from the heroic tale told by remembrancers to mark the end of the wars of Unity, but in keeping with the brutal necessities of the Emperor's far reaching plans. It is possible that the warriors "branded all as one' could be the First Legion, who all bore the sigil of their numeration bold upon their plate, for battles of that Legion were oft removed from Imperial record, the details expunged and forgotten.

如同山区牧民们所说，这些战士们等待着少数幸存幸存雷霆战士的归来，（后者）因他们的胜利而精疲力竭 。战士们并未向雷霆战士们的英勇表示敬意，而是用一阵雷霆般的爆弹与电浆齐射打倒了他们。这个传说远不同于记述者们为统一战争画上终点时所讲述的史诗神话，但符合皇帝深远计划的残酷必要性。可能这些“烙印皆同”的战士们就是第一军团，他们的板甲上全都大胆地佩戴着代表他们编号的纹章。由于这个军团的（这次）战斗被从帝国记录中移除了，细节也被遗忘和删除了。

Actual proof however, does not exist, not even in the archives of the Imperial Palace. Yet, several anecdotes from the latter years of the Great Crusade do seem to support the theory, all related to a near-obsessive preoccupation with the hunting down and destruction of those few renegade Thunder Warriors that survived and fled Terra, over and above the standing orders of the Imperial Court to suppress all such renegades. On at least three occasions, fleets of the First Legion have altered course in order to engage and destroy Thunder Warrior survivors, often making wide detours based on simple rumours of such activity. Such an obsession is notable for an otherwise stoic Legion, and would seem to hint at a more personal interest in the resolution of any encounter with surviving Thunder Warriors, perhaps even a sense of shame in having allowed any to escape some previous engagement. Given the renowned secrecy of the First Legion and the frequency with which their campaigns and deeds are obfuscated by Imperial decree, it is unlikely that the truth of this matter will ever be known.

但事实上的证据并不存在，甚至在帝国宫的档案馆中都不存在。然而，来自大远征后期的多项传闻似乎支持这一理论，所有这些传闻都与近乎强迫般专注于追捕和消灭少数幸存并逃离泰拉的叛变雷霆战士的内容相关，他们逃过了帝国镇压此类叛乱的常规命令。在至少三条传言中，第一军团的舰队转变了行驶方向去剿灭雷霆战士幸存者，而且第一军团通常会因为基于此类活动的简单谣言而绕道远行。对于一个在其他情况中都坚忍禁欲的军团而言，这种分神痴迷（的行为）是很显眼的，而且这种行为似乎暗合了某种更为私人的关注，这种关注又和解决与雷霆战士的任何偶遇相关，这甚至可能是一种耻辱感——（第一军团）竟然允许有雷霆战士从之前的交战中逃离。不过，考虑到第一军团那出了名的保密性，以及帝国判决法令中模糊掩盖第一军团战役和行为的频率，可能这些事件中的真相也永远不会为人所知。

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