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"It would seem there is a canon conflict here." Olis leaned over to Aquilanus' workstation. Indeed there was. "What do we do?" asked Ly. "What we do is..." rumbled Aquilanus before being cut off. "What we do is"Olis interupted, his tone warning, "Is to send this report back to the drawing board. Start from the top." "Our way was far more fun," growled the many man. But still... Olis took out a small device from a storage pouch and with a flourish added his sigil to the data slate. The device squealed, but complied. Welcome to the third Liber Challenge! Previous challenges are available to view here. The aim is to create an Imperial Guard regiment, a Traitor Guard regiment or Cultist band. Submitted articles should have the following as a minimum requirement: Name of Regiment/Warband/Cult Home planet/planet army is based upon Name of its Founder(s) Notable characters History Significant battles joined Those who enter are entitled to show this banner in their signature: Those who complete the challenge are entitled to show one of these in their signature: Warband/Cultists: Loyalist regiment: EDIT: Some very cool alternative banners etc for those who want to keep multiple images in their signature and wish to keep within B+C rules This challenge will end on 17th June 2015 at 6pm GMT+1 To enter, make the following vow in this topic to make your commitment known! I, [insert name] vow in the name of the God-Emperor/Dark Gods/Specfic God* to create an Imperial Guard Regiment/Warband/Cult*. This I shall vow or be forever damned! *Delete as applicable Good luck! Challengers: Aquilanus - Gehum's 87th "The Boomers" COMPLETE! Barabbas Sogalon - Brother SP - Captain Baranov - Vostroyan Firstborn Regiment COMPLETE! Carraigf (Eces Fachtna) - CommissarZac - Joutenheim 798th COMPLETE! Conn Eremon - Demus Ragnok - Ferrus Manus - Grand Master Belial - 45th Imperial Regiment COMPLETE! Gunmonkey88 - Task Force 18 - Death Dealers Icechiang - The Orion 13th Combined Arms COMPLETE! Iron Aquilifer - Kierdale - 88th Kierdale’s Shrineworld Expedition COMPLETE! Kilofax - Lord Asvaldir - Lord Thørn - 14th Mezlan EngineersCOMPLETE! Mehman - 93rd Ostheim, 7th Company "Timber Wolves" COMPLETE! Musketeer12 - Olis - ]The Forten Yellowbacks, 134th Regiment COMPLETE! Pauljam - 8th Silvestris infantry regiment COMPLETE! Pudelhund - Sitnam - Fiends of the Apocalypse COMPLETE! SlavetoDarkness - Teetengee - Cult of the Inverted rebirth COMPLETE! TDF - Harjinn Mamelukes and Harjinn Ghilmen COMPLETE! Ulrik Ironfist - The Black Devils brigade COMPLETE! WarriorFish - 144th Arukan Regiment COMPLETE!

The Halls of the Liber Astartes were abuzz with the arrival of many new Adepta Sororitas Orders. Getting them all catalogued was a tiring, but rewarding task, but the Moderati had another task to complete. "The Administratum has decreed that our focus should now turn to recording the Adeptus Mechanicus," Ly read the vellum out aloud for the benefit of his fellows. "And not just our Martian allies either." Olis turned to Aquilanus, who was staring into space. Ly noticed too and was going to rouse him, but Conn shook his head. "Our Brother is currently distracted. Best not to disturb him for now..." It's happening again. No kidding the second voice retorted. I would never have guessed... Seriously, who or what is coming now?! Brothers and Sisters, the third voice replied noticing the two Sisters had started to seethe.Let us welcome this new arrival warmly. Graaaaah! I don't know what he said, but I agree. Leave the 'Reaver alone, replied the seventh voice. 01001001 00100000 01100001 01101101 00100000 01000100 01100001 01110010 01101011 00100000 01001101 01100001 01100111 01101111 01110011 00100000 01001101 01101001 01110010 01101111 01110011 01100001 00100000 01101111 01100110 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01001010 01100001 01100111 01100111 01100101 01100100 00100000 01100101 01100100 01100111 01100101 00100000 01000101 01111000 01110000 01101100 01101111 01110010 01100001 01110100 01101111 01110010 01111001 00100000 01000011 01101100 01100001 01101110 00101110 00100000 01000110 01101111 01110010 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01000100 01100001 01110010 01101011 00100000 01000111 01101111 01100100 01110011 00100001 Eww! Scrap Code! Ignore the others. Warned the ninth voice. Welcome! Welcome to Part II of the Liber Challenge!. The aim is to create a DIY force of Adeptus Mechanicus, Dark Mechanicus or Knight House. A Skittari only force is most welcome too! To enter vow using the following statement: Adeptus Mechanicus vow: 01001001 [enter Forum name], 01110110 01101111 01110111 00100000 01110100 01101111 00100000 01100011 01110010 01100101 01100001 01110100 01100101 00100000 01100001 01101110 00100000 01000001 01100100 01100101 01110000 01110100 01110101 01110011 00100000 01001101 01100101 01100011 01101000 01100001 01101110 01101001 01100011 01110101 01110011 00100000 01000101 01111000 01110000 01101100 01101111 01110010 01100001 01110100 01101111 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100110 01101100 01100101 01100101 01110100 00100000 01101001 01101110 00100000 01101000 01101111 01101110 01101111 01110101 01110010 00100000 01101111 01100110 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01001111 01101101 01101110 01101001 01110011 01110011 01101001 01100001 01101000 00100001 00100000 01100010 01111001 00100000 00110110 01110000 01101101 00100000 01000111 01001101 01010100 00101011 00110001 00100000 01101111 01101110 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 00110001 00110111 01110100 01101000 00100000 01001101 01100001 01111001 00101110 Dark Mechanicus vow: 01001001 [enter Forum name], 01110110 01101111 01110111 00100000 01110100 01101111 00100000 01100011 01110010 01100101 01100001 01110100 01100101 00100000 01100001 00100000 01000100 01100001 01110010 01101011 00100000 01001101 01100101 01100011 01101000 01100001 01101110 01101001 01100011 01110101 01110011 00100000 01000011 01100001 01100010 01100001 01101100 00100000 01101001 01101110 00100000 01101000 01101111 01101110 01101111 01110101 01110010 00100000 01101111 01100110 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01000100 01100001 01110010 01101011 00100000 01000111 01101111 01100100 01110011 00100001 00100000 01100010 01111001 00100000 00110110 01110000 01101101 00100000 01000111 01001101 01010100 00101011 00110001 00100000 01101111 01101110 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 00110001 00110111 01110100 01101000 00100000 01001101 01100001 01111001 00101110 Knight Houses vow: I, [insert name] vow to create one of the noble Knights Houses, by 6pm GMT+1 on the 17th May. For Him on Earth! Those who wish to create a Titan Legion can do so too! Those that vow can proudly display the following in their signature to show their participation (as long as the signature follows the guidelines set in this topic ) : The specific medallions to go with the banner: Skitarii: Dark Mechanicum: AdMech: Imperial Knights: Medallions created by Grotsmasha! Each topic made by members should have at least the following: Name of Exploratory Fleet/Forgeworld/Cabal/Battle Group/Knight House/Titan Legion Home planet/planet army is based upon Name of its Founder(s) Notable characters (including names of Titans, Knights etc) History Significant battles joined Hope to see your participation soon!

Hello! I've decided to add to my ever growing list of armies to start! I had originally wanted to do a Flesh Tearers army sometime ago, but I was waylaid by various other projects and real life. I was sorting out my bedroom earlier and rediscovered my Shield of Baal box set I'd bought. When I got it, I also bought the new Sanguinary Priest, a box of Blood Angel tactical Marines (half of whom are partly painted as a Blue armoured Successor, the Sons of Cruor ). I also got a never painted, metal Gabriel Seth model. I got a Deredeo Dreadnought that was for a XIII Legion project that I lost interest in, as well as a metal (never painted) Techmarine with harness. I have a few other bits and bobs too that I might be able to add into this. This blog will also resurrect my Flesh Tearers Space hulk models project too. I don't have any progress yet, short of finding the box: . I'll be reading Index: Imperium 1 to see what options I should give the Tactical squad etc and take it from there. I wouldn't normally start a topic without at least something to show, but I could do with some advice. I've spent the last few days looking high and low for a recipe for the shade of Flesh Tearer I want. The trouble is, whilst there are a lot of links via google which can be previewed, clicking the link results in telling me the picture was hosted by Photobucket and thereby unusable I'm sure that Morticon had exactly the right shade I wanted, a dark red, some might call it a claret. Any advice on achieving such a shade would be most welcome. I just need to order copious amounts of shoulder pads to make this a lot easier! Thanks for looking and for any advice you can give

+++Greetings Inquisitor Elene Amigos. Your will?+++ ++Accessing records+++ +File Loaded+ +Known Name: Slaa'Nez Nah'mahnica, She who deceives. +True Name: Unknown. +Affiliation: Slaanesh. +Daemonic Classification: Daemon Princess. +Latest known sighting: Byzantium, Segmentum Pacificus. Home-world of the Order of the Dauntless Spirit. +Subject threat status: Extremis ++Details follow: The subject was first encountered by a small Convent of the Order of the Valorous Heart on the former Shrine world of Sydar. The planet was attacked by the forces of Chaos, eventually being lost to Exterminatus. The Sisters were confronted by one of their own in the throes of possession by a malevolent being, previously thought to be a Keeper of Secrets. The Sister, Annabelle Chrysanthemum, managed to free herself of the creatures vile bondage, but was executed by a Sister called Saffron Sera before she was taken over again in her weakened state. The Daemon has since taken a perverse interest in the affairs of Sera, more notably after the formation of the Order of the Dauntless Spirit under her command. Every appearance hence, Slaa'Nez Nah'mahnica has taken the appearance of a corrupted Annabelle Chrysanthemum, her armour in disarray and adorned with ugly sigils of She who thirsts. Her objective is to turn the Order, corrupt them to her purpose. She preys on weakness in spirit, chinks in mental armour. Thus far, she has failed in every attempt. She is confident that she will succeed soon enough... ++Typical appearance. Her corporeal form has varied over the years, but generally, she has long flowing hair in every possible shade of pastels, or eye aching variations of the visible spectrum. She wears a parody of Sororitas armour, physical deformations, piercings and tattoos laid bare, literally to tempt the viewer. Her form has wings on occasion, feathered and pure white. Her weapon is a beautiful sword, one similar to that which Saint Lucia herself carried in battle. She is very capable in combat, rarely calling upon her subordinates, a cabal known as the Learnéd to support her. The group of six women are themselves equally deadly in close combat, ignoring injuries that would instantly kill others. They are unable to die, their bodies eventually recovering from death strokes, even decapitation. They adore their mistress, devotion driving them to great and greater acts of depravity. They favour long knives with poisoned edges, getting close, their merest touch able to turn even the most devout to their cause. Their beauty is ugly, an ersatz, saccharin parody of the female form. Other notable warband members: Grim A former Arbites who's addictions left him no choice to flee his former colleagues. His changed form makes him ideal for situations where brute force is needed. His drug addled brain is a shadow of formerly bright mind. He has no cares, or desires other than his next fix, and follows his Daemonic mistress wherever she goes. Dan'Ill The spoilt Daughter of a Socialite on the planet Be'lachor, bored of her high born status. She distracted herself by joining and eventually becoming a ranking member of a Cult devoted to Slaanesh. A natural predator, she was convicted of killing over two thousand unwitting members of the public before her capture. Her subtle mutations, gifts from her patron, allowed her to escape, leaving another two hundred dead or joining her. Most of those who became her followers were themselves murdered, sacrifices unwilling or otherwise. Her lust for bloodletting is never sated, her other unmentionable inclinations are horrifying in their nature. She might have been the leader of a Warband in her own right, were it not for her lack of insight or ability to see anything other than a target. The warband has approximately thirty Cultists, the number fluctuating due to Dan'Ill. Notable conflicts: The Warband has met the forces of the Imperium on many occasions, but their most telling was against the combined forces of the Order of the Dauntless Spirit and the Order of Machaeram. Unable to resist the possibility of corrupting two Orders, Slaa'Nez Nah'mahnica assaulted a Shrine left in honour of Saint Lucia, knowing that such an act would not be unanswered. The fury of both Canoness Sera and Canoness Stengovitch brought over four million Cultists death at their hands. An appearance of another winged figure, one believed by the Sisters of the Dauntless Spirit to be that of Annabelle Chrysthanemum herself soared above the battlefield. Angered by this others' audacity, the Daemon Princess attacked her quarry, the failure to corrupt this Sister a wound that would be heal, a blemish to her achievements. The conflict below had actually paused to witness the titanic struggle of pure Angel and her dark shadow, the fate of the planet in the balance. Both were weary, the toll extreme, but Chrysanthemum managed to fly higher than her opponent to get the advantage. Even as the blade struck her mortal body, Slaa'Nez Nah'mahnica screamed her hatred, her voice filled with anguish that she could not complete her one true desire. Banished to the other realm, she was not privy to her followers' rout. The only combatants not accounted for weeks later was her personal retinue. She has not been seen since, but it will only be a matter of time before she appears once again... +++Report ends+++ +++Heresy grows from idleness+++

Olis, LySiMachus, Conn Eremon and Aquilanus looked at the sigil. Their faces showed concern. "Bugger", Aquilanus sighed with an odd echo, as if he spoke with more than one voice... "Less of that", Olis retorted. "They have no authority here. You know that." "Yeah, but you try telling them that..." "In any case, I think we can let them know that their...sojourn will be restricted to certain areas." Conn continued. "We don't want them wandering off into certain parts of the Liber, now do we?" "Aye." "Aye." "Aye." The four of them remembered the last time they visited. Their initial panic was due to them finding certain things. The Moderati were more concerned now about having to explain to the Administratum on their whereabouts if they...disappeared. "Still, I don't understand that phrase..." Aquilanus said puzzled. "And what's that, Brother?" "Why doesn't anybody expect them? You'd think that if you're a Heretic, then it'd be the foremost thing on ones' mind. "And of course, we've been expecting them for four months now..." The others just shook their heads. "Brother," Olis emphasised the word, more to remind himself of the fact, lest he do something the Many Man would regret. "Make them feel welcome. And by welcome, I don't mean, send them to the dungeons on a tour of the torture equipment." "Oh." Aquilanus looked rather down at that. "They can look at that tomorrow. You know Ace is in the middle of repairing it all..." Welcome to the FOURTH Liber Challenge! This month centres on the Agents of the Imperium! Previous Challenges are available to view here So, we hope to read of Inquisitors, Adeptus Arbites, Adeptus Custodes and Imperial Assassins! The format will be a little different this month, because, as you'd understand, Inquisitors wouldn't have a "Founding date", although a history that explains when they rose to the ranks is expected instead. So the format will be: Name Planet of origin (if applicable) Theatres of War engaged in (if applicable) Notable characters engaged with (if applicable) To enter, all you have to do is make this vow: I, [insert name], vow to create [inquisitor/retinue/Assassin/Adeptus Arbites unit/Adeptus Custodes], by the 17th July 2015 at 18:00 (GMT). This I vow or will be eternally damned by Him on Earth! The rewards: Good luck to every one who enter!

++++Password override - Denied.++++ +++Denied+++ ++Denied++ +Deni...Accepted+ ++++Welcome, Inquisitor. Request?++++ +++Accessing...+++ ++Access denied. Upsilon level security. Security group inbound++ +Access granted - request for data transfer to connected data slate granted+ Fusilis Forgeworld, Proximia Fusilis, Segmentum Pacificus The Cabal of the Molten Flow was originally based on Fusilis, a Forge World known for its production of crystals used in Power armour and Titan weapon systems. The planet is volcanically active, the various land masses covered in a black ash, the skies perpetually dark. The natives are indentured slaves put to work in bringing materials to the surface, many having never seeing the outside world. Fusilis was originally a penal colony, the convicted put to work constructing weapons that would be put to use defending the local systems. When the discover was made, the Adeptus Mechanicus petitioned the High Lords of Terra to administer the world. Permission was granted. Founding The Cabal of the Molten Flow was founded by Magos Hernafso's predecessor, Magos Bovane around 774.M41. A small group of exploratory Mechanicus were diverted to investigate the viability of the planet as a Forgeworld after learning of it's volatile nature. Magos Bovane died due to severe old age, his augmetics finally unable to keep him alive. Hernafso was named his successor. Cabal of the Molten Flow The Cabal takes its name from the perpetual volcanic activity on the planet. The main continent which housed the Mechanicus' fortress was sited next to the largest lava flow. Vast machines designed only to hold and control that flow channelled the heat, turning it into viable energy. Every initiate to the Mechanicus priesthood was required to thrust their right arm into a rivulet of Lava channelled off for the purpose. The ritual was to show their dedication to the Omnnisiah and to the Priesthood itself. The lost limb was replaced with one that was appropriate to their specific task and function. The crystal After centuries, the Forgeworlds ruling Magos, Hernafso had turned away from the Mechanicus' doctrines, although his betrayal went unnoticed for some time. He had discovered a crystal that, despite his best efforts could not be pierced to sample, would not break, it's hardness far tougher than anything else on the Mohs scale and would not yield its secrets to every form of scanning device known to the Mechanicus. It's appearance was that of a yellow diamond, its facets flawless to the naked eye. He became more and more reclusive, often spending weeks at a time alone in its study leaving mundane details such as monitoring the worlds output to menials. After many years, he had finally surfaced from his quarters a changed man. His augmetics had changed drastically, their number increasing sharply to an extent that it was almost impossible to see any flesh left in his form. The crystal he had spent so long studying was never mentioned, never seen by his underlings, who dared not enquire of it. Only his direct subordinate and rumoured successor, a Tech priest named Mirosa suspected anything in his drastically changed demeanour. Mirosa made no attempt to hide her own curiosity, much to Hernafso's amusement, a rare sign of emotive behaviour. Slowly, the magos revealed some of the secrets he was privy to, but everything pertaining to the crystal and some other data Mirosa was desperate to obtain, were kept from her. The Mechanicus of Mars eventually saw the downward spiral of the Forgeworlds annual output and sent a fleet to investigate. Units of Skitarii were sent along with another Magos and agents of the Inquisition to bring Hernafso to account. He was never found, leaving the planet before they arrived. He took some of his trusted subordinates with him , Mirosa included. The others were found disected and worse, their corpses defiled by someone fervently wishing to learn what made them function. The Imperium officially declared them to be Hereteks, every system within the area told to be vigilant for signs under pain of extreme retribution. Rare are the accounts that place them in Imperial space again. Betrayal, and an alliance The Cabal met with disaster when it encountered a small force of Eldar on an unnamed planet it had taken refuge upon to avoid Imperial forces in the area. Much of the Skitarii had been heavily damaged or destroyed, but they had held out long enough for the Xenos to withdraw, their mercurial interests taking them elsewhere. Dissent grew amongst the Tech Priests that remained, Mirosa being the most outspoken. Her own attempts to expand her knowledge was stunted by blocks to the main portion of the Cabals Noosphere and data storage system. By know, she had become powerful in her own right, her knowledge in biomechanical manipulation second only to the Magos. Her ultimate intention was to wrest such knowledge from him, but to do that, she needed a way of deposing him... Arrival of the Bahltimyr Reavers How the Warband of Rai Lurweiss came to form an alliance with the Cabal is a question that few have solid answers to. Some Imperial scholars posit that the Reavers had found the Cabal out through their own raids, slowly recognising their handiwork. Others think that the Cabal had contacted the Warband, a dangerous gambit, especially when it is known that Lurweiss himself has a volatile and duplicitous nature. In any case, a meeting was called to forge and pact to ensure both parties would continue. In reality, the meeting was a double cross, Mirosa having made an agreement with the Lord of Bahltimyr already. With Hernafso deposed, the sum of his work was now hers. Or so she thought. The data cache she had forcibly removed from his corpse was encrypted, the data only becoming available in small portions. It has not stopped her turning her attention to the problem the Reavers have - wild mutations and extreme psychosis. Notable members Magos Hernafso A man of renown in his field of Archaeological Geo-meta physics, he guarded his secrets from everyone in his Cabal. When the Forgeworld he oversaw fell into decline, the Adeptus Mechanicus saw fit to punish him. The crystal he found was reputed to have been lost. It is susected that Mirosa might know of its wherabouts, and of its origin... Mirosa. Was originally loyal to her Magos, but her frustrations grew when she realised that her own work was hampered by the lack of data that Hernafso had access to. She was also intrigued by the changes wrought to her mentors body. Even for a Magos, he had changed drastically. Her frustations eventually led to her betraying him and entering into a pact with Rai Lurweiss to solve his Warbands inclination to mutations and madness. Significant battles joined The battle of Mica Weir The remnants of the Cabal were seen to be supporting the Warband known as the Bahltimyr Reavers. Much of the remaining Skitarii augmented with horrifying augmetics and unnatural organics. They have not been seen since... Feedback most welcome!

It's the very first time I've tried my hand at T'au. In my own mind, they, like Sisters, Dark Eldar and Necrons are still "New Races" as my first foray into 40k back in Rogue Trader and early Second edition, they didn't exist. With that in mind, I never really looked into them all that much when I returned at the back end of fifth edition. That said, I have a substantial Sisters army (circa 3-4k, half unpainted) and a few Drukhari that might see paint one day. That leads me to T'au. I'm not entirely sure what has lead me to the Greater Good, but having read a little in the Xenos II book, it piqued my interest somewhat. It's pure coincidence that they're getting their Codex this weekend. So far, i have a squad of Fire Warriors from the Kill Team box. I intend to get a few more models and get assembling soon. For now, i can only show you all what im working towards in the list below. Bear in mind I've never made a T'au lost before, so if I'm making any glaring errors, please let me know! :lol: It centres around Shadowsun and like most of my armies, my decisions on what to take are based on rule of cool just as much as strategic soundness. Hidden Content ++ Battalion Detachment +3CP (T'au Empire) [83 PL, 1497pts] ++ + HQ + Commander in XV86 Coldstar Battlesuit [8 PL, 166pts]: Advanced targeting system, Early warning override, High-output burst cannon, Missile pod, 2x MV4 Shield Drone, Puretide Engram Neurochip Commander Shadowsun [9 PL, 184pts]: Exemplar of the Mont'ka, MV52 Shield Drone, MV62 Command-link Drone, Warlord + Troops + Breacher Team [6 PL, 116pts]: DS8 Tactical Support Turret w/ Missile pod, 9x Fire Warrior, Fire Warrior Shas'ui, MV1 Gun Drone, MV4 Shield Drone Breacher Team [6 PL, 116pts]: DS8 Tactical Support Turret w/ Missile pod, 9x Fire Warrior, Fire Warrior Shas'ui, 2x MV4 Shield Drone Strike Team [6 PL, 116pts]: DS8 Tactical Support Turret w/ Missile pod, 2x MV1 Gun Drone . Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Pulse rifle . 4x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Carbine . 5x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle Strike Team [6 PL, 116pts]: DS8 Tactical Support Turret w/ Missile pod, 2x MV1 Gun Drone . Fire Warrior Shas'ui: Pulse rifle . 4x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Carbine . 5x Fire Warrior w/ Pulse Rifle + Elites + XV25 Stealth Battlesuits [6 PL, 90pts] . 3x Stealth Shas'ui w/o support system: 3x Burst cannon XV25 Stealth Battlesuits [13 PL, 174pts]: 2x MV4 Shield Drone . Stealth Shas'ui w/ Early warning override: Burst cannon, Early warning override . 3x Stealth Shas'ui w/o support system: 3x Burst cannon . Stealth Shas'vre: Burst cannon XV8 Crisis Battlesuits [14 PL, 223pts]: 6x MV4 Shield Drone . Crisis Shas'ui: Burst cannon . Crisis Shas'ui: Burst cannon . Crisis Shas'vre: Burst cannon, Early warning override, Plasma rifle + Heavy Support + XV88 Broadside Battlesuits [9 PL, 196pts] . Broadside Shas'ui: 2x Smart missile system, Early warning override, Heavy rail rifle, Seeker missile ++ Total: [83 PL, 1497pts] ++ Created with BattleScribe I'm also mulling over a few colour schemes. Whilst I want to stay fluffy with Shadowsun being in white, I'd prefer to honour my Liber roots and create a DIY Sept. I'll get back to you on what I decide on :) Thanks for looking! ^_^

The Liber Moderatii faced the enemy spectres along side their equally ghostly allies with grim determination. They were used to unusual or downright weird phenomena in their day to day lives but this, well this was a first. Marines on both sides sported insignia that were either vaguely familiar to completely unknown. Olis had noticed that more than a few had the same symbols but were attacking each other. Some had an early example of the Aquila emblazoned on their chest armour, others had a Thunderbolt motif, others still had an eye, one that gave the viewer a headache if stared at for too long. "Aqs! To the left!" His colleague faced a Marine that loomed over him by a clear foot and entirely maddened by rage, his form showing signs of corruption. Mark III plate twisted into shapes that should not be possible. Spittle flying from his maw, the teeth were sharp, bestial. Barely raising a chainsword in time to parry the blow, Aquilanus sidestepped to allow the foe to sweep past him, his Melta pistol aimed squarely at his head. The discharge should have incinerated everything over his shoulders, but the Marines form seemed to turn to an echo. Not having time to ponder on this, he looked over to Olis, who had experienced a similar outcome. In fact, all of the combatants were fading and disappeared. "What the hell is going on?!" Conn snarled, his usual calm demeanour rattled by what he experienced. "Not a clue..." Ly saw an object on the floor away from them. Stooping to inspect it, he glanced at the others and blinked in surprise. Their faces seemed to change and twist, making faces of anger, hate, avarice and bitter betrayal. Ly blinked again and their faces were...normal. The look of confusion on his face was shared by the others. "Did...did you see that?" "Yes, Olis." Aquilanus spoke slowly, his weapon pointed to the floor, but his form was poised, ready to attack. Attack? he thought, but...why? The others' faces had changed over and over, mocking and taunting him. The Many Man shook his head, trying to clear his own thoughts, but try as he did, he could feel them clouded, befuddled. Thoughts of honour, fraternity warred with anger, betrayal and lust for power. Could he really trust the others? Well, could he? All at once, four weapons were raised at another. The whine of Melta and Volkite pistols cut the silence, deafening the four as each struggled to clear their minds. Fingers slowly pulling back a trigger. Before firing. Welcome to the Liber Challenge, part EIGHT! This is the last part of the challenges, save next months' "mop up" round allowing members to revisit failed challenges. This month focuses on the Age of Darkness, so members are encouraged to sign up and create a force appropriate to the latter part of the Great Crusade, Horus Heresy and the Scouring! This could take the form of: A Company, Chapter (or appropriately named group) of one of the eighteen Legiones Astartes A Mechanicum or Dark Mechanicum force An Imperial Army force A Knights House A "Shattered Legions" force Or any mixture of the above. The main stipulation is that any force created for the challenge should not contradict with existing fluff that is current. Certain areas of the setting which could be considered a "grey area" (i.e. something that either has contradictory evidence, or something we don't know about, but could be viewed as "true" or "possible" are admissible at discretion). Valid Example: Member 1 decides to create a force based around the survivors of the Isstvan massacre that arrived on Macragge that doesn't include known characters. Some interaction with known characters is okay, but the force itself should not have them included. Invalid Example: Member 2 decides to create a force of Vlka Fenryka that arrive on Calth to assist the XIII Legion survivors exterminate XVII Legion remnants. To enter members must make the following vow in this topic: "I [insert forum name], vow to create [insert name of force], in the name of [insert Primarch or commanding head of said force], by 6pm GMT on the Twenty-fifth of November 2015. This I swear in the name of [insert name of Horus, Him on Earth or other]!" Each entry must have as a minimum, the following: Name of Primarch/Mechanicum faction/Imperial Army name, etc (or a suitable collective name) Faction side (Horus or the Emperor) Colour scheme (either a representation using the B+C painters, pictures of models, or a detailed description if it's not possible to use images) General Background Notable campaigns/battles Notable characters Battle cry/catechism Any other pertinent information To show your participation in this event Grotsmasha has created the following for members to place in their signatures. Members are asked to bear in mind the rules regarding signatures when adding the graphics below The rewards for completion: I hope to see your participation in this! The Vows: Archidamus - 9th Company, 1st Fellowship,XVth Legion, "Thousand Sons" Aquilanus - LXXV Chapter - Invidos Umbram, "the Hateful Shadow", VIII Legion "The Night Lords" Athrawes - The 97th Company Lightning Bearers, II Legion Audemus - 1905th Solar Auxilia, Rust Scorpions (Quick off the mark "award"! ) Barabbas Sogalon - 26th Company "the Noctis Infernae", VIII Legion "The Night Lords" Conn Eremon - To be decided. Dizzyeye - Strike Force Artemis of the Knights Errant EesiOh - The Silent Laughter Iron Hands Fanatic - Clan Brannsar of the Xth Legion, "Iron Hands" Helterskelter - The 123rd company, VIII Legion, "Night Lords" Kelborn - The exiled and forgotten XI Legion Astartes Lord Thørn - XCIIIrd Grand Battalion of the IV Legion, "Iron Warriors" marine7312000 - The 206th Company of the IX Legion, "Blood Angels" Marshal Rohr - Full order of battle of the Kali-Gandaki District MikhalLeNoir - the 53th Company of the Wardens of Light, XI Legion MindOfMetal - 17th Chapter of Clan Sorrgol, X Legion "Iron Hands" Ninjasuperspy - XLII Special Task Battalion 'Striking Serpents' XX Legion, "Alpha Legion" Nevindar - Mechanicum Force: Charon (Sol Fleet) Olis - Patrol Group Arachne, VII Legion, "Imperial Fists" Perth - The Lernaean Brotherhood, XX Legion, "Alpha Legion" "The Boater - Followers of the Iron Disciple, X Legion "Iron Hands" Wolf_Pack - Ikarion's 27th Battle Company (World Eaters)

The...strategic withdrawal had not gone well. Ly had found Conn and whilst he was not harmed, he was shaken and reluctant to speak of what he had seen. Olis' Volkite had been smashed, the precious weapon was beyond he ability to repair it. Hopefully, someone will be able to. Aquilanus was still speaking in the singular, which unnerved them all the most. "Aqs, which way?" Olis had taken a Bolter from a fallen Renegade. He didn't know which Warband the traitor belonged to, and it didn't matter. The body was evaporating before his eyes. "I think we need to go down this corridor..." he had already disappeared, the gloom swallowing his form. "Come on Conn. Ly take the rear!" Ly hefted a Heavy Bolter, also taken from the fallen. Their pursuers had not given up the chase and there was no certain way of knowing how much further they had to travel. A fully five minutes run had led them to another ante room, one with only one other door. "Blast!" Aqs snarled, spinning on his heel to face his enemies. The others fell in step. "We're outnumbered, at least ten to one!" Olis shouted. "And now they know that too!" Ly retorted. "Weapons free, Brothers!" Conn cut in. "If we go down, they will have to pay dear for it!" "That won't be necessary, Brothers." the voice came from behind them. All four Liber Moderati turned, startled by the noise. Vestigial forms were forming, seemingly from nothing, coalescing, their figures becoming more and more solid. The owner of the voice was not known to any of them, but they wore the Aquila proudly, his armour denoting many honours. The other forms were too many to count, but all were Loyal to Him on Earth. "Attack, my Brothers! Let them know what day this is!" The new found allies charged, leaving the Moderati confused. "What day is it?" asked Aquilanus "Another day that we still breathe." Olis slapped him on the shoulder. "And that is enough! "Charge!" Welcome to the Liber Challenge part Seven! This month, the challenge is to create a Loyal Space Marine Chapter, Black Templar Crusade or Space Wolf Great Company! As ever, there are some minimum requirements to complete this task: Chapter name Descended from if known Founding number if known Descendants if known Chapter origins Chapter History (notable battles etc) Battle Cry Notable Characters Colour scheme and Chapter symbol To declare your interest, post the following vow in this topic: I [insert name], vow to create a [space Marine Chapter, Black Templar Crusade or Space Wolf Great Company], by the Twentieth of October 2015, this I vow in the name of Him on Earth and [insert Primarch]! The finished topic can be posted in the Liber, or in the appropriate subforum (eg - an Imperial Fists successor would go in the Fists subforum) The rewards! The above were done by the talented Grotsmasha! Good luck to everyone who enters! The Vows: Ace Debonair - The White Hawks, Champions of Athlum, Warminds and Brotherhood of Crows - better known as the Circle of Iron Akuro Adennyciia - The Steel Errants Aquilanus - Amber Dragons COMPLETE! Barabbas Sogalon - Grey Wardens Chapter Bloodspeaker - TheEmperor's Vengeance and GoldenRavens Chapters Brother SP - Interdictor Brother Tyler - Nova Hawks Chapter COMPLETE! Castellan Snaeper - Eternal Fists Charlo - Sanguine Visions COMPLETE! Conn Eremon - Storm Bearers (+18 mini DIYs) COMPLETE! EesiOh - Imperial Taipans Excubitor - Tempest Sentinels Grand Master Belial - Flowing Blades Iron_Aquilifer - Inculpators jad4400 - Steel Dragons Kassill - Lost CompanyCOMPLETE! Kelborn - The Dark Knights Storm Riders COMPLETE! Lord Thørn - The Griffin Knights Markham82 - The Doom Reapers COMPLETE! Mehman - Clerics Olis - Red Sentinels pauljam -Death Forge COMPLETE! Redmapa - Tormentors Sir Perfluous - The Knights RevenantCOMPLETE! Stercus - Gatekeepers Harvesters Sons of Aetius COMPLETE! The Burt - The Sable Hawks COMPLETE! Warriorfish - Legio Venator Chapter

"And so it was that after everything, we were no wiser than we were when the whole thing started. The entries gathered allowed our knowledge of both Loyalist and Traitorous factions to be expanded, but as always, the search for knowledge is without end. "For the four of us, our journey will go on..." Welcome to the final month of the Liber Challenge! Apologies for the delay in posting, but things in real life have prevented me from being able to give the required amount of time Anyway, here's the low down: This month will give members who have failed in their Challenge(s) a final chance at redemption: The rules and criteria apply as they had done in the rest of the Challenges. Should the resubmitted topics be completed this time, then the member will be more than welcome to take the banner relevant to that Challenge Here are the links to the previous Challenges: Adepta Sororitas Adeptus Mechanicus/Dark Mechanicus (Including Knight Houses) Astra Militarum/The Lost and the Damned Grey Knights/Inquisition/Agents of the Imperium Daemon Warbands Chaos Space Marines Space Marines Age of Darkness The final month is also open to those who missed out on entering the last time. The member must complete the challenge in the appointed time with a link to their completed work just as the other members have done in the previous eight challenges. To (re)apply for any of the above challenges, post the vow from the relevant challenge in this topic. The FINAL close date for this Challenge is the FIRST (01) January 2016 at 22:00 hours (TEN PM) GMT the extra time is to allow for the Christmas period. Good Luck to everyone who enters! The Challengers: Acemund Debonair - The Circle of Iron COMPLETE! Aquilanus - Bahltimyr Reavers, Night Lords 75th Chapter Archidamus - 9th Company, 1st Fellowship, the XVth Legion COMPLETE! Barabbas Sogalon, vow to create the VIII Legion 26th Company "the Noctis Infernae" CommodusXIII - Agent of the Officio Assassinorum COMPLETE! Conn Eremon - Astra Militarum muster world, Inquisitorial Cohort, The Highborn and a Legiones Astartes force Demus Ragnok - The Etehoma Rifles 27th Rifles Imperial Guard Regiment as well as Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor Kon Tormelion and his merry band of misfits EesiOh - The Silent Laughter Iron Hands Fanatic - Clan Brannsar of the Xth Legion Lysimachus - Blackhammers Chapter Lord Thørn - XCIIIrd Grand Battalion of the Iron Warriors, Raven Guard Experimental Company X19 marine7312000 - 206th Company of the IX Legion Sitnam - Fiends of the Apocalypse COMPLETE!

Before I go any further, INP, thade if this topic is inappropriate please let me know, or lock it as applicable. Okay, as some may know, I write a few stories in the Librarium's Short stories section and would like some feedback from the members of this sub forum if possible on an SoB story. I'm currently writing a story that covers the origins of my DIY Order, The order of the Dauntless Spirit, and would like to know if it conveys in any accuracy, a Convent and it's Sisters accurately. The story itself is mainly about one Sister Saffron Sera who eventually becomes the Founder and first Canoness of this order. The Convent in question is a small branch of the main order, the Order of the Valorous Heart. Whilst I have read as much as I can about the various Orders of Sisters and know that there are a few Black Library stories with Sisters in (I've only read Daemonifuge), I'd like to know whether what I'm writing is any good. I have had feedback from other members of the board (although I haven't had any for a while ), but who else better than to ask those who are true aficionado's? I'd appreciate any opinions that you might have. I don't have a problem with critical comments, after all, how else is one to improve otherwise? For those who are interested the link for the story is here: A Valorous Heart, a Dauntless Spirit Thank you in advance

The ritual was met with some apprehension. Whilst such things, needs be, existed within the halls of theLiber Astartes, most Liberites did not truck with such Heretical knowledge. Three members of the Mournival of the Liber watched the fourth warily. The last few months had put a significant amount of pressure upon him and it was starting to show. The Moderatii was twitching, occasionally muttering to himself, a different voice decrying the very thing he was trying to complete. "We really need to get him to go to counselling." Whispered Olis. "No, I think that we really need to get him to pull himself together. I mean Daemons?! Seriously? Doesn't anyone else have a problem with this?" "Conn. You know that if we are serious about cataloguing every entry in these hallowed Halls, it needs to be done." "Ly, I understand the reason. I'm simply questioning the method..." "I'm questioning why we need to clarify our work...No! I'm talking!" "Brother, are you nearly complete? The last time we had this many candles, Brother Tyler and Kurgan nearly revoked our budget..." Aquilanus turned to his Brothers. "We have a budget?!" The three couldn't quite look him in the eye at this. "Ahem...well, what can we do to help." Olis tried to divert the conversation away from that sore point and hid his brand new Calliver behind his back. "The procedure is complete. However, we think that something has gone....WHO DARES SUMMON US?!" The three pushed themselves as far back towards the wall as they could. Aquilanus had gone. Not with a puff of smoke, not with a bang...not even a whimper. He just wasn't there. In his place was something that looked worse than something that came out of an Ork's nose. It had eyes where there was no need for them...and that wasn't the worst thing either... "Where is he?!" Snarled Conn, despite the creature had grown so huge that its head was scraping the considerably high ceiling. A snuffling noise that could conceivably be laughter emanated from a truly alien throat. "I WOULD WORRY ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE GOING!" What? Without any arcane effect at all, the remaining members of the Liber Moderatii disappeared as well, replaced with beings that made reality scream in horror at their existence... Welcome to the FIFTH Liber Challenge! Like the ones that precede this one, a vow must be made to indicate interest: I [insert forum name], vow to create a Daemon Warband, by 17 August 2015 at 18:00pm GMT. This I vow to [insert Chaos God], or spend an eternity as a Spawn! The entry must have: Warband Leader's name, origins, ultimate aim (if applicable) Notable members of Warband Notable battles or conflicts joined Any other information of interest The banners that denote your vows to put in your signature or "About me" page: The Boons should you succeed: The one stipulation is: The Warband must be devoted to ONE God, no Pantheon-centric ones unfortunately. Good luck! The Gods will ensure that you will need it! The list of Vows: Aquilanus - Praevaricatrix Soror COMPLETE! Brother SP - The Binder of Truths Conn Eremon - The Antecruorian COMPLETE! Dizzyeye Grand Master Belial - The followers of Murv'hee COMPLETE! Knurd - The Ethereal Swarm COMPLETE! Lord Thørn - Bloodsteam Warmongers Olis TDF - The Maceran Fellowship Teetengee - The Thought stealer Plague Uveron - The Cohort of Bloodied Brass

"Cowards! I should have nailed your worthless hide to the Bastion you vowed to defend! I will hunt you to the ends of the galaxy! I swear this to Him on Earth!" - the parting exchange between Canoness Superior Sylia Stengovich of the eventual Order of Machaeram and the former Imperial Guard commander, Colonel Buryon J. Mason, latterly known as Buryon the Trecherous. Order name and History[/skullheaderhalf] The Order originates from a small contingent of Sisters of the Order of Our Martyred Lady, based on a world called Machaeram. Dedicated to defending worlds nearby, the Order working in tandem with an Imperial Guard regiment called Gehnum's 87th "The Boomers" a heavy infantry regiment. The Guardsmen were wary of the Order initially, mainly due to their fervour in battle and the measures taken to expose and deal with Heresy. After a decade of fighting, mostly concentrated within the Linna system, both were taken out of rotation to resupply and rest. On the way back to their respective worlds, the Canoness Superior discovered that their allies were Heretics themselves. Turning around to make chase, the Orders' flagship was attacked by a force of Chaos Space Marines. Left crippled and adrift, the Order was unable to pick up the trail of their new quarry. The Order spent many years searching, each world they scoured showed signs that the regiment were looking for a particular artefact, one that would result in the apotheosis of the Colonel by releasing a torrent of Daemons into the material galaxy. They had had no luck, the regiment suffering high casualties. Interrogating a wounded guardsman left behind, they were given the last world the Colonel would search, the Order's own home-world. Horrified that such a thing could exist under their very noses, the Sororitas made haste back to Machaeram, only to find it ablaze, the native populace either dead or turned, willing slaves to the Colonel, who had now taken the moniker of Buryon the Treacherous. On a mountain top, the two fought, their struggle to overcome the other frantic. A landslide made the Colonel fall to the depths below, but the Canoness did not believe he had perished as there were signs of his handiwork on worlds on the outer edges of the Quincy Sector. The Sisters led by Canoness Sylia Stengovitch strove to emulate the feats of the larger Order, ever eager to root out Heresy, ever eager to be acknowledged as equals. The failure to see the corruption of their former allies resulted in being stripped of their heraldry and colours, their deeds struck from record. Forced to wear grey armour and tabards, they were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the distant Shrine World of Romanov II to atone for their foolish pride and to redeem themselves. Their journey took longer than it should have, as they diverted their path following any lead that would bring them closer to the Traitors that brought them low. After twenty years, the Order finally arrived at Romanov II, weary and overstretched. Upon visiting the shrine at the Capitol, Canoness Stengovitch was brought before the Sectors head of the Ecclesiarchy in a private ceremony to determine whether they had truly atoned. The affair was never officially documented, but soon after, the small group was ordered to return, a new determination set in their minds. Armour still dark grey, they now sported green tabards and bore the sigil of a sword. Setting a course, the new Order of Machaeram vowed to destroy the Heretical regiment. The remainder of Machaeram's native population were mostly put to death, their numbers replaced by workers from other worlds nearby. The Sisters' renewed duty has given them an even harder edge, showing no mercy for any transgression against the Emperor. The Order has renewed their vow to end the Heretical Gehnum's 87th "The Boomers" regiments machinations once and for all. Home planet[/skullheaderhalf] Machaeram is primarily an Agri-world, mainly yielding various cereals for the Imperium at large. A small world within the Xeroid system, it's inhabitants are pious and unimaginative, the hard toil in the fields is ambition enough. A yearly tithe of orphaned girls or those who were of age were taken as their due and trained in the Doctrines of the Order to supplement recruitment from the Schola Progenium. The larger inhabited planet, Gehnum was mainly used to muster troops for the Guard and had done so for millennia. The high turnover of recruits had left the planet with a significant dip in population levels, the natives becoming more and more bitter that their destiny was ultimately to die forgotten on a far off battlefield. The seeds of corruption was brought to bear by an unknown instigator, so subtle in their work that the Heresy was not found out until it was too late. Order Founder Sylia Stengovitch was a fierce woman, her pious heart was broken with the knowledge that she has fought along side traitors to the Imperium and Him on Earth. After her Orders' pilgrimage, her fervour became even greater - nothing would stay her hand from destroying that which had brought her Sisters shame and will bring all before her to the flame to accomplish her goal. [skullheaderhalf=206906]Notable Sisters Irene Chang - A Seraphim Superior who, with her biological Sister Reika, were instrumental in rooting out and destroying a Slaaneshi Cult on Eufestus XI Reika Chang - A Seraphim Sister Lisa Vanette - A Celestian Sister who sacrificed her life to save her Canoness. Was latterly known as Lisa the Unyielding. Naoko - A Sister belonging to Canoness Superior Stengovitch's command squad. Sylvie - A Repressor tank driver who smashed the walls of the city known as Lucitant on the planet Gorumn, allowing the Order to gain victory. Anri - A Sister who fought with Iron Lord Hubros's Second Company of the Steel Wings Chapter and was instrumental in helping him prevent the Bahltimyr Reavers from corrupting the planet Mu'kin. [skullheaderhalf=206906]Significant battles joined - The battle of Eufestus XI Fighting alongside the Amber Dragons Chapter, the Order destroyed 10,000 Cultists who were ill prepared for the furious assault launched against them. The Cult leader, Amanos the sickened was torn to pieces by Irene Chang with her chainsword Aypeeteya, named after one of the mountain ranges to the north of the Order's Chapel-fortress. - The sacking Mu'Kin The Bahltimyr Reavers were denied their prize of an artifact of Xenos origin that would have defeated the combined force of the Steel Wings' Second Company and a small detachment of Sisters. Swearing vengeance, Rai Lurweiss would escape and attack the Order in transit to the Ermentia Cascade 15 years later.

Order name and History The Imperial Guard regiment formerly known as Gehnum's 87th "The Boomers" was a unit that was primarily an armoured division. The remnants of the Gehnum's 75th "Walkers" regiment, an infantry regiment was added to bolster troop numbers after a disastrous attack on a world invaded by the Xenos race known as the Dark Eldar. Discipline was a problem within the ranks to begin with, many troopers disturbed by what they witnessed during that campaign. When the High Command made Colonel Buryon J. Mason the unit leader, morale increased to such a point, that they made significant head way in retaking the planet from the enemy. It was on that planet, known as New Ground, that the Boomers first encountered the Order of Machaeram. Links with the Order, were tenuous to begin with, the Sisters initially believing that the Guard were contaminated by their exposure to the Xenos. The Guard wanted nothing to do with the Sisters, believing them to be over zealous and too willing to sacrifice those Loyal to the Emperor over "trivial" matters. It was not an easy relationship, but trust was eventually gained over the following years, as the regiment was officially ordered to support the Sisters in their undertakings, mainly to rid the sector of the Dark Eldar. The regiment was known for favouring heavy bombardment tactics, before sending the infantry portion to take the enemy in close quarters. Having to support the Sisters, their tactics changed slightly, insofar as their Basilisks now added their firepower to the immolators and Exorcists. The infantry would advance before the Battle Sister groups, acting as snipers and scouts, advising their allies on the best targets to attack. The Betrayal It was upon the return to their homeworld that Mason's turn to Chaos became evident. At the height of the last campaign, an artefact of unknown origin was discovered. The Sisters' Canoness, Irene Chang had ordered the despicable object turned over to the Inquisition to be dealt with. The Colonel was willing to comply, as he had no intention of allowing it to be used against the Imperium. His ship was to be the one to take it to a World near to Gehnum, where an Inquisitor would ensure that it would be destroyed. The voyage was a long one, the Empyrean was in turmoil, to such an extent, that the ship had to leave the Warp and became stranded between systems, even the sub light engines unwilling to function. It was during this time that the betrayal occurred. Details have never been established, but it is assumed that for reasons known only to him, that Mason decided to make the artefact his. Sending a cryptic message to the Canoness he had fought besides for over two decades, he made haste to leave his home forever. The Canoness was enraged at his betrayal, vowing to find him and take his head personally. Spending the next fourteen years, they both fought upon a mountain top, the advantage seemingly belonging to her. His body was flung over the edge, but never recovered. Canoness Chang still pursues any hint of his activity within the Imperium, knowing that he survived the descent. Home planet Gehnum was a world known for commerce, light manufacturing and had a small Mechanicus presence to the south pole. A hardy people due to the harsh winters and hot summers, the natives were surprised when told of the Imperial decree that they would be tithed men and women for the Guard. After Mason's betrayal, the world was put under Inquisitorial review, to establish whether the world was fallen to Chaos. The review is still under way... Regiment Founder Colonel Leon Dally was responsible for the initial raising of the regiments, a veteran of thirty years in other Guard formations. Whilst not of Gehnum, his demeanour made him popular with the Gehnumites. A loud, brash man, his apparent inability to speak at less than a shout, was the inspiration for the nickname for the regiment. He was killed in action, when his custom shotgun misfired as he was trying to take down a Tyranid Broodlord. His loss was greatly lamented. Notable Guardsmen Buryon J Mason (Laterly known as Buryon the Trecherous) Formerly a loyal and circumspect man, Mason's betrayal of the Imperium was a genuine shock to those who had fought at his side. The careful and diligent Colonel was replaced by a slavering maniac, who welcomed mutants, heretics and malcontents to his warband. The specific details of his fall are still unknown. Lieutenant F.T Huw was Mason's second and was one who had doubts about the direction his commander was taking the regiment. Mason forced Huw to endure possession by a Daemon of Slaanesh. The rite nearly killed the Lieutenant, but both man and Daemon have accommodated each other, their tempting whispers in Mason's ear of possible futures all the more difficult to resist. Sergeant Lita L Sommers was also possessed by a Daemon, a Lesser Daemon of Khorne known only by a word physically impossible to utter with a human throat. Unlike Huw, Sommers was more than willing to share her body with a Daemon. Her strength, already formidable was enhanced beyond mortal comprehension. Gunner first class Wallace "Wally" King was another who was possessed by a Daemon. A Tzeentch Lord of Change. However, as King was still inside his Chimera at the time, the fusion of man, machine and Daemon has resulted in a gestalt that is extremely disturbing. Significant battles joined The sacking Mons Hak'te The planet was assaulted by Dark Eldar, their desperation to gather slaves leaving them open to attack. With the help of the Order of Machaeram, the Xenos were routed. The battle of Gehnum The supposed final battle of "the Boomers". The Canoness of the Order of Machaeram had finally cornered Mason atop a mountain and after a furious duel, had forced his body over the mountain edge. Canoness Chang knows that that was not his end, his handiwork appearing in other parts of the sector. There will be another reckoning...

The arrival of the transport aboard my ship left me uneasy, my discomfort well known amongst my crew. An hour earlier another had arrived. I hadn't greeted the occupants of the latter, as they had not graced me with their presence. They were waiting for this ship, late by a standard hour. No doubt a deliberate way of annoying me. But then the owners of the ships were both able to get under my skin as much I could get under theirs... The engines finally shut down. It was an ugly craft, designed to do ugly things. It was squat, box like and painted a dull colour. The sight of the crest on the side made me remember who they were, and who I am. We are Inquisitors, each representing the three major Ordos. Tensions were always high when more than two met, even if they're from the same Ordo. The fact that we three hate each other deeply and have each threatened to kill the other just made it worse. But the situation is desperate. Forces are gathering that we three can not stand against alone. We must put out differences aside. For now. The first crafts belly yawned open, and a woman stepped from the darkness. Her armour was similar to mine. Old, personally tailored to her body. Her face had a few newer scars upon it, but she still had that look of smug arrogance I've come to detest. Behind her stood a group of former Guardsmen who threw their fates in with hers. Their regiment doesn't exist any more, spent in a war that was barely important. Having met those individuals, I reckoned the Holy Imperium could stand to lose a few scum like them. The occupant of the other craft was revealed, her single remaining flesh eye looked at us both with scorn and undisguised contempt. Her minions looked no better. Unkempt, with a Laiss