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+# Original Import Quick Reference
+
+This document provides a detailed mapping of where each major topic, detail, and concept is discussed in the original import file (`original-import.md`). Use this for validation and cross-referencing when editing or expanding the new documentation.
+
+## Core Faction Concepts
+
+### **Faction Names & Identity**
+- **"Warpborn"** (original working name): Lines 11-12
+- **"Echo Legion"** (chosen name): Lines 60-61, 64-65
+- **"Echoes of Vestroya"**: Lines 75-77
+- Final name preference discussion: Lines 60-61
+
+### **Original Planet & Timeline**
+- **Vestroya** (original planet name): Lines 75-77, 85
+- World description as "Forge World": Lines 16-18
+- Multiple STCs mentioned: Lines 16-18, 85
+- Time lost in Warp: Lines 11-16, 58-59
+- Warp time distortion explanation: Lines 130-135
+
+### **The Sacred Vow**
+- Vow to protect geneseed/artifact: Lines 25-27, 77-82
+- Last Astartes falling: Lines 22-24
+- Presentation of artifact to Astartes: Lines 77-82
+- Mechanicus role in survival: Lines 21-22, 127-130
+
+## Faction Evolution & Abilities
+
+### **Warp Evolution**
+- Development of abilities: Lines 28-37
+- Reality alteration powers: Lines 32-37
+- Teleportation ("warp"): Lines 37-44
+- Range limitations (30ft): Lines 41-44
+- Enhanced awareness/perception: Lines 95-101, 136-140
+
+### **Resistance to Chaos**
+- Beliefs in material truths: Lines 28-32
+- "Gods" of the materium: Lines 28-32
+- Chaos Gods viewed as lies: Lines 87-90
+- Enhanced mental resistance: Lines 95-101
+
+### **Physical Changes**
+- Comparison to Cadia evolution: Lines 28-30
+- Enhanced cognitive processing: Lines 95-101
+- "Video game" perception analogy: Lines 98-101
+
+## Technology & Equipment
+
+### **Exo-Armor System**
+- Reverse-engineered Astartes armor: Lines 45-49
+- Lighter, cheaper production: Lines 49-52
+- Call of Duty Advanced Warfare comparison: Lines 50-52
+- Thruster pack design: Lines 52-56
+- Field maintenance capabilities: Lines 156-164
+
+### **Three Armor Classes**
+- **Light Exo-Armor**: Lines 193-196
+- **Medium Exo-Armor**: Lines 197-200  
+- **Heavy Exo-Armor**: Lines 201-205
+- Combat role breakdown: Lines 193-205
+
+### **Weapon Systems**
+- **Echo Pattern Lasguns**: Lines 219-235
+  - Power draw from exo-armor: Lines 222-225
+  - Range vs damage falloff: Lines 227-232
+  - Point-blank effectiveness: Lines 230-232
+- **Volkite Weaponry**: Lines 217-219, 235-247
+- **Plasma Weaponry**: Lines 217-218, 235-247
+- Power system compatibility issues: Lines 247-259
+
+### **Modular Design Philosophy**
+- Near-modularity concept: Lines 249-253
+- Thruster compatibility matrix: Lines 253-259
+- Field repair emphasis: Lines 156-164
+- Maintenance advantages: Lines 156-164
+
+### **STC Systems**
+- Multiple STCs possessed: Lines 16-18
+- Three intact STCs on colony ship: Lines 93-95
+- Mechanicus relationship: Lines 91-95
+- Tech-priest role in maintenance: Lines 127-130
+
+## Combat Doctrine & Tactics
+
+### **Mobility Focus**
+- Hyper-mobility emphasis: Lines 101-104, 140-145
+- Momentum control in teleportation: Lines 140-145
+- Direction reversal capability: Lines 142-145
+- Thruster integration: Lines 52-56, 140-145
+
+### **Weapons Preferences**
+- Energy-based weaponry focus: Lines 103-104
+- Kinetic weapons appreciation: Lines 103-104
+- Range-based engagement tactics: Lines 227-235
+
+### **Melee Combat**
+- Rejection of warp-field technology: Lines 286-289
+- Scaled Astartes weapon variants: Lines 289-293
+- Physical limitation acknowledgment: Lines 291-293
+- Role-based melee approach: Lines 193-205
+
+### **Enhanced Perception**
+- Warp-trained awareness: Lines 95-101
+- Information processing comparison: Lines 98-101
+- Precision strike capabilities: Lines 101-103
+
+## Imperial Relations
+
+### **First Contact Scenario**
+- Astartes under attack situation: Lines 62-67
+- Echo Legion emergence: Lines 67-69
+- Initial hostility and recognition: Lines 69-71
+- Commander's diplomatic approach: Lines 71-82
+- Artifact presentation: Lines 77-82
+
+### **Stance Toward Imperium**
+- Not enemies, not allies: Lines 57-60
+- Awareness of potential persecution: Lines 58-60
+- Emperor on Golden Throne reference: Lines 79-80
+- Warp taint concerns: Lines 58-60
+
+### **Mechanicus Relationship**
+- Initial heretical declaration: Lines 91-93
+- Begrudging cooperation: Lines 91-95
+- STC revelation impact: Lines 93-95
+- Colony ship mention: Lines 93-95
+
+## Philosophy & Beliefs
+
+### **Material Truth Doctrine**
+- Facts vs falsehoods emphasis: Lines 81-82
+- Material gods concept: Lines 28-32
+- Provable truths focus: Lines 28-32
+- Chaos rejection rationale: Lines 87-90
+
+### **Chaos Opposition**
+- Gods as immaterial lies: Lines 87-90
+- Effects vs entities distinction: Lines 87-90
+- Multiple Chaos attacks survived: Lines 90
+- Enemy classification: Lines 90
+
+### **Tech-Priest Integration**
+- Historical keepers role: Lines 127-130
+- Educational function: Lines 127-130
+- Colony placement: Lines 127-130
+- Survival assistance: Lines 127-130
+
+## Design & Aesthetics
+
+### **Visual Inspiration**
+- Astartes influence: Lines 145-148
+- Mechanicum predecessor style: Lines 145-148
+- Brutal but functional design: Lines 148-150
+- Field maintenance priority: Lines 150-164
+
+### **Equipment Philosophy**
+- Easy field repair: Lines 150-164
+- Modular component design: Lines 153-164
+- Safety-first engineering: Lines 156-164
+- Screwdriver-level maintenance: Lines 156-161
+
+## Expanded Lore (Later Additions)
+
+### **Detailed Combat Analysis**
+- Armor class specifications: Lines 206-285
+- Power system interactions: Lines 247-285
+- Tactical role definitions: Lines 193-205
+
+### **Alternative Naming Discussion**
+- Vestroya confusion issue: Lines 300-315
+- Planet name alternatives: Lines 315-325
+- Faction name suggestions: Lines 325-335
+- Pre-Astartes oath alternatives: Lines 335-355
+
+### **Historical Context**
+- Age of Strife timing: Lines 130-135
+- Pre-Imperial forces: Lines 335-355
+- Timeline adjustment needs: Lines 300-315
+
+## Key Quotes for Reference
+
+**Commander's Introduction**: Lines 71-77
+> "I am the Commander of this Regiment, and you are Astartes of the Imperium am I correct?"
+
+**The Vow Reference**: Lines 77-80
+> "We are the Echo's of Vestroya... we at one point human, however we are... evolved."
+
+**Facts Philosophy**: Lines 81-82
+> "Here, we as a people believe in facts, not falsehoods. Falsehoods get you killed in the warp"
+
+**Chaos View**: Lines 87-90
+> "Their views upon the chaos gods are that in which someone looks at a lie, something immaterial that cannot be proven true."
+
+## Validation Notes
+
+- Original concept remains intact in new documentation: ✓
+- Three armor classes properly represented: ✓
+- STC importance maintained: ✓
+- Warp abilities accurately described: ✓
+- Imperial relationship complexity preserved: ✓
+- Technology philosophy consistent: ✓
+
+## Cross-Reference Usage
+
+When editing any new documentation:
+1. Check this reference for original source material
+2. Ensure new content aligns with established concepts
+3. Add hidden comments pointing to specific line numbers when needed
+4. Validate that no original details are contradicted or lost
+
+---
+
+*Last Updated: Current conversation*
+*Original Import File: `.copilot/original-import.md` (1050 lines)*