Iron Revenants - Presupported

Ironbound Revenants: Aspirant Ironbound who achieve veterancy of three battles are candidates to become Revenants. The final step before ascension, Revenants are honored and feared by the aspirants. Augmented beyond mortal capability, the Revenants are infused with the eternal flame. They are not dead, are mortal only just; sustained by techno-sorcery and flame, they linger at the threshold of death. Revenants are utilized as elite troops for the most arduous missions; their success marks them for transfiguration.  Failure does not consign them to scrap, they are too useful to be discarded outright, yet the winnowing is harsh, and those Revenants who fail their testing are ascended to the ranks of the Forgefire Knights and Belchers, or into Forged constructs. A Revenant is guaranteed ascension, but only the most deserving may become true Transfigured. It is a closely guarded secret among the ranks of the Revenants and the Forgefire; the fear and shame of failure, to have come so far but fail at the final step. Yet every creation has its place, and Fer’agosh does not waste wantonly; Forgefire battalions are fearsome indeed, and there is always the hope of future transfiguration. In battle, the Revenants are vicious killers, each burning with ardor to distinguish themselves for transfiguration. The do-or-die mentality drives the Revenants to the extreme limit of mortality, yet therein lies Fer’agosh’s design; by combining physical liminal existence with the emotional, Revenant souls burn bright with potential, and therefore are the most useful.