Ordo Maledictum: 164th Detachment "Ash Vultures"

Affiliation: Ordo Maledictum

Role: Rapid Retrieval and Purification Unit

Doctrine: Grav-chute insertions into rift-proximate warzones to recover warp-tainted artifacts, terminate psy-reactive entities, or destroy evidence of corruption.

Motto: “By any means necessary.”

Symbol: A black shoulder pad or knee guard bearing a red Inquisitorial “I” pierced by a downward silver sword — the blade representing “containment from above.”

Uniform:

• Fatigues: Smoke-grey and dust-tan mix, worn and scorched.

• Carapace Armor: faded olive.

• Markings: Red wiring, faded purity seals, patches of melted paint.

Lore:

Once part of the Harakoni Warhawks, the 164th were deployed for 11 years on the planet Armageddon.

16 months after the fall of Cadia, the 164th were transferred to the Vigilus Sector.

Officially “lost during transit,” they were instead redirected for special duties: retrieval of warp-tainted relics, purging of psychic outbreaks, and sterilization of contaminated outposts, by the Ordo Maledictum.

The Ordo Maledictum emerged after the birth of the Great Rift, and were given a near impossible task: Close the Great Rift.

The 164th operate without backup, without oversight, and without limits.

Each Grav Chute descent is a death sentence delayed by discipline. They’ve fought daemons, foul xenos, cultists, rogue Guardsmen, and even loyalist Astartes who impede the Ordos mission to save the Imperium of Mankind.

The 164th's orders are simple: Save Humanity from Chaos... by any means necessary.