Cataphract Cetrati ready to meet the enemy
Cataphract Cetrati embody perfect Skorne discipline and fearless tenacity as they charge across the battlefield as a wall of locked shields wielding wicked pole arms, crushing lines of unprepared infantry. They steadfastly occupy strategic ground and then lock into formation, cutting down any enemy unfortunate enough to engage them.[1]
Among the skorne, combat is more than a means to an end, it has its own intrinsic meaning. The grueling discipline and training required to become a cetrati is welcomed not as an obstacle to be overcome but as a transformation to be relished. Cetrati spend many years intensively training to master the difficult formation fighting of their caste. They are expected to fight as a seamless machine, each only part of a larger, more capable whole. Cetrati are aware that they descend from an esteemed tradition stretching back for millennia and that many of the most exalted skorne ancestors were once members of their proud fraternity.[1]
The sheer weight of arms and equipment borne by the cetrati is difficult to fathom, for they are nearly engulfed by massive, overlapping armor plating that seems too heavy to allow them to move. When one considers the bulky curved shields and long halberds the cetrati also bear, it is no wonder that only the strongest skorne can withstand the rigors of this caste.[1]