Skalpynock

His fate is mentioned in Hidden Content Two Metaphysical Blades, as one of the many slain by Valdor at the Siege. Finished the book yesterday, a fantastic read. While I loved the Solar Wars and Saturnine, I would rate Warhawk higher for the sheer emotional poignance of it — and I say that despite having never read the previous instalments of the Scars arc! Wraight's take on the fall of the Fourteenth, already foreshadowed in Terminus, is a pleasant alternative to The Buried Dagger. Mortarion's characterisation, until now described as pure delusion, is given much needed agency, and all the delusion given to the book's other antagonist: Erebus, who at this point deserves a mustache to twirl. Hidden Content I won't get into too much opinion about either duels, others have already exposed good thoughts on them. But there is one aspect I have not yet read of them: how both these duels are won by sheer inhumanity, be it Mortarion's unability to comprehend the idea that the Khan has nothing to lose, or Sigismund's denial of any brotherhood he may have known with Khârn. The sheer exhaustion of months of warfare is showing throughout the book, with even Dorn entirely baffled at suffering what are, to the reader, the symptoms of basic sleep deprivation. As stated in the afterword, this book marks the very point the Imperium becomes its 40k incarnation. Sigismund has gone from First Captain of the Imperial Fists to described, if I didn't read it wrong, in yellowless plate; but the shift is in mentality, really. No pity for the innocent, no remorse for those he once called brothers, no fear of what he is becoming. Keeler's discussion with Loken is scary, with her beginning the series are rather idealistic, but having by now grown into a fanatical warlord. The Perpetuals subplot was pretty good, if completely uneventful. Their respective conspiracies are not clear, but it's good seeing non-combattants occasionally. Erda being killed by Erebus was weird. Well written, but weird, like tying loose ends with a plasma torch. Archeta's insight into the cultural split within the XVI was interesting. At that point, with neither Curze nor Alpharius having shown up, and Perturabo recently left, Abaddon is the last leader intent on chaosless victory, but even his leverage doesn't counteract his legion's gradual fall. The weakest plot thread to me has to be Basillio Fo, who serves mostly as a plot device to show even Valdor has come to acting on his own individuality. And even that was written decently! Assorted notes and interesting tidbits: - Shiban telling his warriors that they entered the siege as the Brothers of the Storm, but shall leave it as its Lords, pretty much confirms he is bound to found the Storm Lords chapter - The Leman Russ tank sucks - Malcador's Chosen wear power armour - Tsolmon Khan shows up. He doesn't do much beyond naysmithing, but FW characters showing up in BL books is always cool. - Skarr-Hei shows up. The fact that I remembered him from Two Metaphysical Blades is weird. - Jangsai Khan's brotherhood is stated as the Iron Axes. Considering the use of the axe as symbol for several latter-foundings WS successors, I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up important post-siege. - Jaghatai will make it, but I wouldn't be against him not. I love plot twists, and "There will always be a Great Khan" cannot just but said lightly.

I am, quite obviously. Such things happen in a number of AUs, I'm not gonna claim the concept as my own.

I, Skalpynock, hereby withdraw from further participation in the Brotherhood of the Lost Project. Based on the criteria identified above, I withdraw the following content: - The Void Eagles legion, and all associated characters, units, planets* - The Lightwings auxilia - The Warbringers legion, and all associated characters, units, planets - The Novadeka regiments - Legio Apollo - House Garin - The Genesis Legion - The Suzerainty - The Acheryan Vanguard - Forge world Caelenia *Exception can be made of the Morning Stars, as long as I am asked and notified by either party of their intended use of them.

I'd be up to move Yucahu somewhere between Azus and Gwalchavad, at the turn of the century.

The Sarhund Strike Not all events in the Insurrection were military in nature. During the opening months of the civil war, the mining world of Sarhund --notable as the birthplace of Mili Ayelat, 8th Admiral of the Void Eagles-- declared for the Stormlord, possibly unaware of the wider implications of revolt on a galactic scale. But months after months, the supply demands for the Nova Imperium's war effort became too much. Unions organized against the Stormlord's pressing demands, and their impact on the workers' lives. Their requests were denied, the administrators in charge of transmitting orders from Madrigal far too convinced of their masters' righteousness. Then one day Sarhund went black. All over the planet, every miner, every steelworker, every machine operator went on strike. And the next day, and the one after that. Production went nil. The occupation forces, including the vaunted 703rd Neo-Geddon Varaguard, resisted but were soon overwhelmed by the masses and their weaponised mining lasers. The world was frozen for weeks, while the Revolutionary Comitees rose the Aquila and the Terranic Star on their banners. Pleas for help were sent to Terra, that the sector be brought back to the Imperium. And surely enough the Astartes came. But these were the First Legion, who now called themselves Harbingers. A full company of the Stormlord's sons, vanguarded by a newly born unit. Clad in fearsome Arkonak Terminator plate, bedecked in hurricane motifs, they slaughtered the planet's population. Within the extraction tunnels, the fighting was the hardest, the resistance collapsing entire sections to prevent the Astartes from coming for their lives. They were the Vortice Enforcers, iron fist of the Stormlord's will, and the price for insubordination was death. Weeks later, the Void Eagles' Eighth fleet finally arrived in-system, only to find a dead world of servitors. Furious yet filled with melancholy, Admiral Ayelat ordered his troops deployed on-planet to mourn the dead for three days, covering their plate in the world's ashen sand. During the Great Scouring, the Ash Walkers would retake Sarhund, and establish their fortress-monastery on its asteroid moon, always to keep vigil on their Grandmaster's world, that it may never fall again to the Arch-Enemy. Ayelat's Vigil would in time become the common name for the moon, and later the whole stellar system.

The Void Eagles would be fervent users of the Lodges, serving as a way to create bounds of brotherhood between the sons of a thousand worlds.

Krita is a great midpoint, being both a purpose-made artistic software and free software (both monetarily and copyrightly).

I love this course of thinking, as it provides a lot of possible archaeotech for Niklaas to retrieve when acquiring space-faring capacities (regardless whether it happens before or with the Emperor's coming).

Title: The Legio Apollo Ordo Titanica Militaris Grade: Tertius Patent: Post-Unification, Anvilan Mechanicum Warden Domain: Korol (Forge World), lost on the Day of Revelation, the Legio resorted to pillaging Traitor forges until its extinction during the Scouring Cognomen: The Star Reavers Allied War Houses: House Garin Allegiance: Fidelitas Tenebrae A relatively minor Titan Legion, Legio Apollo's fate would be deeply linked with that of the Sons of Nothingness. Assigned to the Fourth Legion on an ad-hoc basis, it lended its God-Machines to the Fleets on a rotational basis. Perhaps tragically, it waged war alongside the 5th Fleet during its exploration of the Pale Stars, and its disappearance from the Galaxy for several years. Aware of this fact, and believing the Expeditionary Fleet lost, Icarion gave his Mechanicum allies carte blanche to claim their home-forge of Korol. As confused as their Astartes allies upon their return, the Princeps of Apollo and Scions-Elect of Garin would spend years as Blackshields, scavenging and comandeering any war materiel they could lay hand upon. Ultimately declaring for the Emperor and Warmaster, Titans, Knights, and Astartes remained together and kept their renegade tactics, brutal surprise assaults on the weak. They would be responsible for the reconquest of Kermon and the third genocide of 48-83.

Yucahu switched through all of his armour's autosenses. All these centuries of development had made the Nemoan Plate one of the finest suits of Tactical Dreadnought Armour in this galaxy. While his brothers were humouring themselves, he was more tense. He had lived through the Rangdan Xenocides, the Qarith Campaign, the reign of the Black Orks, the Taslob Voidbeasts Incursion, and many more massive wars. But this new foe was unlike any seen before. It was coming from everywhere at once. He turned to Niklaas, his hulking figure rotating far more swiftly than it should have. "This shall be the greatest war we will have fought to this day, brother. Do you hold high hopes?" The War-Mason nodded "There is no hope to hold, Yucahu. We shall fight as we have always have, and we shall prevail. The Imperium withstands. Our ten-thousand years reign shall be broken by no beast nor man nor machine. You of all brothers should know that."

Wow, fantastic! Did you really name that last Destroyer after the Gunslinger?

The Void Eagles psykers have an average number. Those displaying Deepgazing abilities are assigned to Librarium-analogue structures, while most others keep standard duties. High-ranking Void Eagles who happen to be psykers maintain the usual independance of the IV Legion, using their powers with little restraint. The Morning Stars use the Blind Watchers as battle-psykers, preternaturally skilled swordsmen who just know where your blade is, and where your squad's projectiles are, and that reinforcements are coming.

Here only the X and XIV don't.