Seraphim

Jump infantry can use their jump packs (or equivalent) and move up to 12" in the Movement phase. This is optional and they can choose to move as normal infantry if they wish. When using jump packs, they can move over all other models and all terrain freely. However, if a moving jump infantry model begins or ends its move in difficult terrain, it must take a dangerous terrain test. Jump infantry models may not end their move on top of other models or impassable terrain, except that they can end their move on top of impassable terrain if it is actually possible to place the models on top of it. If they do that, however, they treat the impassable terrain as dangerous terrain. All jump infantry units may enter the battle by ‘deep strike’.


Jump infantry fall back 3D6", because they always use their jump packs when doing this. They move over any terrain and models when falling back, but if they end their move in difficult terrain (or on top of flat impassable terrain) they must still take a dangerous terrain test. They cannot end their move on top of other models, and must alter the direction of their fall back move as little as possible in order to avoid them, just as a normal unit would when falling back on foot. If they cannot do this, they are trapped and destroyed. 


Jump infantry assault 6" like normal infantry. This move is slowed by difficult terrain in the same way as other infantry, because the unit always covers the last few yards of an assault on foot.

An Act of Faith can be attempted immediately before a Sisters of Battle unit acts during a phase; e.g. immediately before the unit moves in the Movement phase, shoots (or runs) in the Shooting phase, or strikes blows in the Assault phase. To attempt an Act of Faith, select the unit and reduce your Faith Point total by 1, then roll a D6 and add the following:




+1 if the unit is led by at least one of the following: Sister Superior, Retributor Superior, Dominion Superior, Seraphim Superior, Celestian Superior or Mistress of Repentance. 




+1 if the unit has been joined by at least one of the following independent characters: Canoness, Ecclesiarchal Confessor, Saint Celestine, Uriah Jacobus or Arch-Confessor Kyrinov. 




+1 if the unit has taken at least 1 casualty. 




Note that all modifiers are cumulative. If the total is less than 5, then the Act of Faith fails. The Faith Point is lost and nothing happens. If the total is equal to or greater than 5, the Act of Faith is successful. The unit immediately gains a bonus and/or special rules until the end of the phase. The nature of the bonus depends upon the unit that is using the Act of Faith, as detailed later.




Independent characters that have the Acts of Faith rule benefit from any bonuses received by the unit they are with when an Act of Faith is used. Similarly, units that have the Acts of Faith rule benefit from any bonuses received by an independent character that has joined the unit when an Act of Faith is used. 
If both a unit and an independent character have an Act of Faith that takes effect in the same phase, you must attempt each Act of Faith separately. 




For example, if a Canoness joins a unit of Celestians then you would require two Faith Points (and two Acts of Faith) to use both the Passion and the Hand of the Emperor Acts of Faith in the Assault phase.