Infinity: Ariadna Scots Guards 6th Caledonian Infantry Regiment

The creation of the Scots Guards Regiment was the response of the most progressive sector of the Caledonian Highlander Army to the painful lessons acquired during the Separatist Wars. It was proposed to create a new unit distanced from the influence of Clan loyalty that is ever-present in all Highlander troops. This new regiment would only answer to the military Command and the Justiciar itself, and never to any Clan. For its formation, training and leadership, Colonel mile Augier was hired, a Merovingian mercenary officer versed in modern combat techniques. The Colonel would make the Sixth Regiment a mobile and flexible unit, highly trained and disciplined, adapted to long distance fighting as well as to close combat. This new regiment, known as the Scots Guards, saw much criticism from the most powerful Clans, who saw it as a clear attack on their political and military influence in Caledonia. The general belief is that this animosity was provoked by the Matr government, always interested in instigating rivalry between the Clans and the Justiciar to keep Caledonia in a politically weak and unstable situation. However, this was never established beyond a shadow of a doubt. The sudden death of Colonel Augier was attributed to the Cossack Intelligence service, but this was also never proven. The Colonels successor was his first officer, commander Clyde Rannoch, a veteran of the Special Ariadnan Service, who continued the innovative training of his predecessor. Under the leadership of commander Rannoch, the second battalion of the regiment was instructed in commando techniques, specializing in ambushes and surprise actions.