Liber Sororitas Ordos Minoris

[Caduceus-kun]

+++ Subject: Data entry of Minor Order Millitant...

 

+++ Thought for the day: For every enemy without there are a hundred within...

 

As per the order of the Immortal Emperor of Mankind, we humbly submit the following:

 

ORDER NAME: Order of the Sacred Blood

 

ORDER FOUNDING: 023.M37

 

ORDER MASTER: Canoness Superior Maribelle "Bloody Mari" Uanda, under advisement from the Living Saint Alexandra Oricola

 

ORDER CONVENT: Convent Prioris

 

ORDER HISTORY: The exact origins of the Order of the Sacred Blood have been lost to the shroud of history, but are believed to originate in the merging of two missions from the major Orders of the Sacred Rose and the Bloody Rose after serious battlefield casualties in a campaign against a particularly horrible Death Cult of Korne on the planet of Gramyre Primaris, approximately halfway between the cardinal world of San Leor and the Attila system, just outside the Mordant zone. The Gramyre system is a relatively typical Imperial system, with Primaris being an industrial hive city, providing goods for the Gramyre system and several nearby systems, and Secondus, as well as several other planets, being given over to agriculture to feed the insatiable population of Primaris. The remains of the mission, after the Death Cult had been sucessfully purged, set up their Fortress Monestary on Gramyre Secondus, one of the most naturally beautiful worlds in the subsector.

 

The position of the Order of the Sacred Blood's homeworld has put them in prime position to face off against almost every foe the Imperium posesses in the almost 3,000 years since they were founded, from regiments of heretical traitor Guard, to warbands from the World Eaters, Word Bearers, and Iron Warriors legions of Chaos Marines, to Biel-Tan and Ulthwé Eldar strike forces, many an Ork Waaaugh, through Necrons and Tyranid splinter fleets. At any one time around a quarter of the Orders forces are kept dedicated to battling the expanding Tau Empire, and, under the orders of the Inquisition, they have found themselves in conflict with the Space Wolf Chapter of Space Marines on a number of occasions.

 

The Order of the Bloody Rose has a long and close relationship with the Inquisition, and since the breaking of the Cadian Gate, a full third of the Orders strength has acted as the bulk of the forces of an Inquisitional Strike Force, supported by a small force of Grey Knight terminators and a Death Watch Kill Team. This strike force, concieved of as a rapid response force to situations threatening to get out of hand around the Imperium, is led by Inquisitor Beatrix Archaiah of the Ordo Malleus and Inquisitor Gilead Verbam of the Ordo Xenos, and overseen by the aged Inquisitor Lord Jarochial Sloop of the Ordo Hereticus, and travels in three Black Ships of the Inquisition, which bear many similarities to Space Marine Strike Cruisers.

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD: Gramyre Secondus

 

ORDER HERALDRY: A single drop of blood on the tip of a rose thorn.

 

ORDER STANDARD: As per heraldry.

 

ORDER LIVERY: The Order of the Sacred Blood does not posess standard livery throughout its forces; rather, there are four "Cloisters," each with a different combination of white, black, and red for armor and robes. Cloister Faith has dark red armor and black robes, Cloister Purity dark red armor and white robes, Cloister Harmony white armor and dark red robes, and Cloister Vigilence black armor and dark red robes. Almost all Sister Serephim come Cloister Harmony, while when a sister is promoted to the level of Celestian, she is transfered to Cloister Purity. While usually a squad will come from a single Cloister, each Cloister has a limited number of sisters trained with special weapons, which means occasionally specialists will be assigned to a squad primarily from a different cloister. A primary example of this is the anti-armor Dominion Squad the Order frequently fields, consisting of a melta-gunner from each cloister led by a Veteran Superior from Cloister Faith or Purity.

 

(Basically, this layout is so I can distinguish my squads, especially since Celestians, Battle Sisters, Dominions, and Retributors all use the same models in varying combinations, and I don't want to confuse them on the battle field. I evenually plan to have four full cloister squads, with each paint scheme have seven sisters with bolters, two (or possibly three) with storm bolters, one flamer, one heavy flamer, one meltagun, one heavy bolter, and one superior with plasma pistol and chainsword/eviscerator, which I will be able to put together in varying combinations to do whatever I need to do.)

 

Serephim Superior Cordelia

The Living Saint Alexandra

Inquisitor Lord Sloop, with Inferno pistol and force sword

Inquisitor Beatrix, with daemonhammer and bolt pistol

Melta-gunner from Cloister Vigilence

Celestian Heavy Flamer Carrier Harmonia. In the course of a long and bloody battle against a waaagh of orks, Sister Harmonia, then a mere rank and file sister lugging around a heavy flamer, witnessed her entire squad, including her squad's veteran superior, struck down by the four surviving orks from a mob which her squad had barraged with flamers and bolter fire. Her superior struck down two of the remaining orks before she died, leaving Harmonia facing two of the massive beasts alone. She rose to the challange, smashing both their skulls with the end of her flamer while evading their return blows. Then she used her superior's chain sword to remove one of their heads and mount it on the end of her weapon. (True story. Over two rounds of close combat, I rolled four sixes in a row for her to-hit-and-wound rolls for her single attack. Killed boths orks, made all my saves.)

Sister Harmonia displaying her trophy.

Celestian Superior Coraline, with plasma pistol and eviscerator

Canoness Maribelle "Bloody Mari" Uanda with inferno pistol, the blessed Sword of the Saints, a most holy relic, and a halo jump pack. Bloody Mari gained her moniker by her propensity to get up close and personal with even the most fearsome foes, trusting the the Emperor and her holy weapon to see her through the battle.

Arco-flagellant Kappa 19.

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Edited May 25, 2006 by Caduceus-kun

[WallEye]

Ordre du Ciel Sanglant

(Order of the Blood-soaked Sky)

 

 

ORDER NAME: Ordre du Ciel Sanglant

ORDER FOUNDING: 767. M41

ORDER MASTER: Canoness Fleur de Beaute Mortelle

ORDER CONVENT: Le Couvent de la Flamme

ORDER HISTORY: See section below.

ORDER HOMEWORLD: Orbital Convent above Aquitaine IV, Ecossian system

ORDER HERALDRY: White fleur-de-lys on red background

ORDER STANDARD: White fleur-de-lys, background of bloody rain, black border

 

 

Order History

 

During the late 41st Century, the Imperium?s Planetary Ruler of Rutiane Minor, Lord Atla Stadt , declared himself a new God and made worship of the Emperor a capital offence. Using his loyal planetary forces to crush any opposition, he forced worship at his temples and executed those who refused to deify him. At first the Imperium was slow to react, and in the 5 years following his declaration, other planets in the system were bent to his will. It was not until the valuable world of Oreious was cut-off from the Imperium?s control that plans were prepared to scour the system of the heretical Stadt?s influence.

 

Due to its remoteness, the first forces to attempt to regain control of the system were a single mission of Adeptas Sororitas, under the young and newly appointed Palatine Fleur de Beaute Mortelle of the Order of the Bloody Rose. Making planet fall on Oreious, the Sisters began a rein of terror on all those worshipping the false Emperor. Burning temples and devotees of Stadt the Sister?s soon drew the attention of Stadt?s loyal forces. Distracted from their campaign of colonising other worlds the heretic?s legions were reoriented to defend Oreious against the ongoing terror campaign. Utilising lightning fast hit and run tactics the Sisters made their small presence felt, avoiding many of the Legions attempted attacks, and destroying much of their logistical support. However, this was soon to change.

 

The heretical Lord soon devised a trap to draw the Sisters to their doom, deploying with his personal guard to act as bait. Upon hearing of the Lord?s presence on Oreious, Fleur de Beaute Mortelle decided that although risky, a strike aimed at removing the false Emperor would be worth the sacrifice of herself and her Sisters. Along with her Battle Sisters, Seraphim and favoured Celestian retinue, Palatine de Beaute Mortelle, led her force deep into the heart of Lord Stadt?s palace-fortress.

 

Although the preliminary incursion was successful, with few casualties, Lord Stadt?s personal guard of drug-crazed fanatics awaited the Sisters in the inner sanctum. Upon their penetration of the Lord?s final stronghold, wave after wave of loyal troopers charged the outnumbered Sisters. As they began to fall under the sheer weight of numbers the palace-fortress was rocked by a series of huge explosions. With entire wings of the fortress collapsing, the Sisters were confronted by advanced elements of the Storm Front Chapter assaulting the complex. With his loyal forces reeling under the combined offensive operations, Lord Stadt retreated to his personal ante-chamber with his few select Guards ready to fight to the death. Seeing his retreat, Palatine de Beaute Mortelle and a small retinue of surviving Serapahim and Celestians blasted their way into the ante-chamber to confront the Heretic. Chainswords and Sarissas blurring the last few guards died in a spray of blood, the Lord?s chamber spattered with the gory remains of his last followers until Fleur de Beaute Mortelle faced Lord Stadt alone. Pronouncing her judgement of his heresy and high treason, the Palatine swung her Blessed Sword, and with the Fury of the Emperor flowing through her arm, cut through Lord?s own upraised Powersword and removed his head in the same mighty blow. The fountain of blood raining on those faithful Sisters seemed to wash away the stench of heresy as the reign of Lord Stadt ended.

 

For her unflinching devotion to the Emperor and lack of hesitation in committing her forces to fight this ultimate heresy to the very end, Palatine de Beaute Mortelle was recognised as a true hero of the Imperium. The efforts of her and her Sisters prior to the Assault on Lord Stadt effectively halted the spread of the heretical cult and weakened the hold of Lord Stadt by drawing much of his loyalist forces away from their oppression of many of the captured worlds. This allowed those worlds to be retaken with far fewer casualties than may have otherwise expected. For her efforts in the assault on Lord Stadt?s fortress, Fleur de Beaute Mortelle was raised to the position of Canoness and sanctioned to form her own Order in the very same system that her Sisters fought and died in. Naming it the Ordre du Ciel Sanglant (Order of the Blood-drenched Sky) Canoness de Beaute Mortelle thus remembered those that died on the day when Lord Stadt and his minion?s blood rained from above.

 

Le Couvent de la Flamme

 

Le Couvent de la Flamme, or the Convent of Flames, is an Orbital Station above Aquitaine IV, a verdant planet in the Ecossian system . Drawing girls from the most pious families in the system, the Sisters of Le Couvent are a small but devout and highly trained force, ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for their beloved Emperor. Due to their proximity to the Storm Front Chapter, and their intertwined history, the Sisters of the Blood-soaked Sky often ally with the Marines on their crusades to purge heretics from the nearby regions of the Galaxy.

 

As a young Order, of less than 10 years, they are still building and only rarely to they lead missions to hunt heretics themselves. The Order is still growing and, with the Sisters exposure to battle alongside the stalwart Storm Front Marines, they continue to develop into a potent force for the Emperor in this far corner of the Galaxy. The Canoness Fleur de Beaute Mortelle leads her Sisters to battle with the same fearlessness and devotion that she displayed on that day on Oreious, guiding the Celestians, Seraphim and Battle Sisters under her command in the name of the Emperor.

 

Vive l?Empereur

Edited July 1, 2009 by WallEye

[Phendrana]

+++ Subject: Data entry of Minor Order Millitant...

 

As per the order in the name the Immortal Emperor of Man, we humbly submit the following:

 

ORDER NAME: Order of Our Lascivious Bosom

ORDER FOUNDING: 288.M38

ORDER MASTER: Canoness Nichola

ORDER CONVENT: Convent Prioris

 

ORDER HISTORY: The Order of Our Lascivious Bosom was officially founded as an Order Dialogus just prior to the fall of the apostate cardinal Jenif. In reality, the sisters were far from a group of scribes, as clerics and other members of the Ecclesiarchy serving Jenif saw a far more sinister purpose for the order, serving as slaves to the voracious and perverted appetites of those in power. With the fall of Jenif by the sisters of battle of the Order of the Sacred Rose, the Order of Our Lascivious Bosom was to be dissolved and the members burned as abominations, the Abbess Samus Aran pleaded to allow them to redeem their order and serve the Imperium and overcome their status as victims.

 

The order left Terra to chronicle the shrines on Nemi, a world envisioned as an official vacation residence for the Emperor. The world had since fallen under the control of corrupt governors and cardinals more interested in lining their pockets than venerating the Emperor.

 

With the local clergy a willing participant in the greed and corruption, the sisters of the Order of the Lascivious Bosom had no one to turn to than themselves in cleansing the holy soil of the Nemi. Seven years of meticulous planning by Abbess Aran and the covert support of the Order of the Sacred Rose converted the humble abbey of scribes and nuns into a full-fledged Order Militant of the Adepta Sororitas. The Order of Our Lascivious Bosom then cleansed the planet, torturing and burning the population who had spat on the memory of the Emperor by turning his paradise into a world of sin and perversion.

 

The Order of Our Lascivious Bosom still maintains watch over the planet of Nemi and its moons as a shrine to the Emperor.

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD: Ophelia VII / Nemi

ORDER HERALDRY: A red heart at the centre of a white rose

ORDER STANDARD: Red with a picture of a naked Abbess Aran, sitting cross-legged over the words “VENUSTAS

Edited November 14, 2007 by Phendrana

[Mebob]

+++ To: High Lords of Terra

 

+++ From: Sister Ithela Pyre

 

+++ Subject: Data entry of Minor Order Millitant for accountability and tithe.

+++ Priority: Ultra High, Immediate Action Requested...

 

+++ Message Type: Warp stream litho --- *Zzzt*

 

+++ Adept Scribe: L. Avalon -- Data storage and purging...

 

+++ Dat begun: 999.M41 (Terminal)

 

+++ Brief: *crackle*

 

All Canoness Commanders are to announce their Orders in an orderly an timely fashion to the High Lords.

 

By authority of the Immortal Emperor of Mankind, we request the following:

 

+++ Thought for the day: a single thought from the pure is worth a thousand lives of the impure...

 

ORDER NAME.... Order of Sanctuary

ORDER FOUNDING... Unknown

ORDER MASTER.......Sister Ithela Pyre

ORDER CONVENT...Covenant Sanctorum

ORDER HISTORY.....

Founded from the larger order of Our Forsaken Lady, the Order of Sanctuary was created after the tragedy of Rukarth II, to ensure that purity within the sector was kept at all times all known data concerning the order of Our Forsaken Lady and exact details on the founding our Order have been long purged.

Our order is a small one located on the militant planet of Rukarth V, our order is one that follows the truth left behind by our glorious Emperor, and we follow the light, and enforce it upon all those. My sisters within the order do have no any outside contact unless the circumstances dictate so. Our covenant focuses on many activities such as art and music, as well as these we have a very strict doctrine with 5 prayer sessions every day and constant combat drills. We ensure that all sins taken by any of our members must be confessed and repented and punishments depending on the seriousness of the sin ranging from repentia to execution, purity must be kept at all cost.

 

During wartime our sisters will raise arms and will be aided by the zealous militants of our planet, routine purity checks are made throughout our system, and any sign of impurity must be purged to avoid anything like the tragedy of Rukarth III in which an exterminatus was ordered to cleanse the planet, and our previous Sister Cannoness Juiliette Strathorme defected to repentia due to her failure, who was matyred by the blasphemous forces of chaos at the cleansing of Terrakor II.

 

We have been contacted several times by the Ordo Heriticus Inquisitor Lord Alexandra Lokh, whom we hold strong ties to aid him on a purge of the impure.

 

We believe that purity must be kept at all costs, even the slightest sin could corrupt the soul if not dealt with imideitly, all heritical artifacts and tomes must be destroyed imeddiantly and all trace of the impure destroyed. This belief clashes with that of our friend and ally Inquisitor Lord Lokh, although I can see the purity in his heart, he has gone the wrong way about it believing that the artifacts of heresy should be twisted against their blasphemous masters and used against them.

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD.. Rukarth V

 

ORDER HERALDRY... Every sister wears blue robes and tabards during all times, and are issued with standard golden power armour in times of conflict. Every sister has dyed part of their hair red to remberance of the sacrifices our sisters of Rukarth III and that of our holy lady Juilliete Strathorme who found the path to true redemption.

 

ORDER STANDARD.. <<DATA MISSING>>

 

+++ End of Message

[Inquisitor_Greyjoy]

+++ To: High Lords of Terra

 

+++ From: High Cannoness Mitchell Anjeka, of the Order of the Obsidian Cross

 

+++ Subject: Re: Data entry of Minor Order Millitant for accountability and tithe.

+++ Priority: Ultra High, Immediate Action Requested...

 

+++ Thought for the day: "Ruthlessness is the kindness of the wise.

 

As per your orders, I have relinquished the information as you requested. Below is a compilation (though in places incomplete) of my order's statistics.

 

In the grace of the Immortal God-Emperor of Mankind,

 

High Cannoness Anjeka

 

ORDER NAME: Ordor of the Obsidian Cross

ORDER FOUNDING: Between 660-669.M41

ORDER MASTER: High Cannoness Mitchell Anjeka

ORDER CONVENT: Convent Prioris

ORDER HISTORY: The order was formed between 360-369.M38 from the remnants of a mission of the Order of the Sacred Rose, who had formerly been fighting with Chaos forces in the Fyodas desert region. It was they who chanced upon a gathering of Word Bearers in the mountains, whilst the sisters were on their way back to their transports. The word bearers were engaging in a summoning rite, and were apparently using the newly captured Arch-Deacon Malachai Estric (who would eventually be named saint). Outraged, the battered sororitas engaged the heretics, blasting down bolter fire from the cliffs in an attempt to save the doomed priest. The resulting gunfight lasted for more than half-an-hour, and resulted in the deaths of more than half of the sisters and half of the marines as well. It would have come to close-combat, had it not been for the completion of the ritual. The Word-Bearer chaplain thrust his sword into Malachai's heart, killing him instantly. The result was the summoning of a Greater Daemon, who would have quickly spelled the doom for the diminishing sisters.

 

However, the timely arival of a large group of Gray Knight terminators, led by the young Allister Greyjoy, (former) Inquisitor of the Ordo Malleus (Allister later switched ordos in 673.M41 to the Ordo Hereticus, and was later pronounced as inquisitor Lord of the Haephost System). The allies made short work of the traitors, but the Battle Sisters were unhappy nonetheless. Sister superior Anita Montres, who would later become a Canoness, tore her helmet from her head, and broke her sword in two over the armor of her leg. She cried aloud that she would never again fail the emperor as she had that day, by not saving the Arch-Deacon. She then quickly, with the help of two sisters who would later succeed her as leader, took the bloody body of Estric down from the carven block of obsidian. Anita then, with strength suprising even the inquisitor, bore the cross across her shoulder, swearing that she would bear it for eternity, as pennance for the failure she believed she had made. The late Arch-Deacon was made a Saint within the year, and his body was interred beneath the Cathedral of Angels with full honors.

 

The remaining sisters then retired, instead of to their homeworld, to a ruined monastary in the mountains north of Arkandrek's (former) capital, Rosewood (It was later stormed in 996.M41 by chaos forces, and the capital was moved to Ecclaris. Rosewood is now known as The Necropolis, and is an area of constant fighting, though it has devolved into a war of attrition). Between the years of 660 and 669, they formed the Convent, rebuilding the monastary, and recruiting from the outlying towns. It was during that time that they established their leadership (though the positions remained empty until the order was legitimacized), doctrines, and training methods. Records were rather sketchy until 675, when the convent was sanctioned and granted funding from the Ecclesiarchy. From there, they chose Anita Montres to be canoness, who established a true records system and supervised the inducting and training of new sisters. She died in 725, and had carried the Obsidian Cross from her shoulder every day since she first made her vow. With a unanimous vote from the leading Ministorum members of the planet, she was interred beside the one she had sought to save in the catacombs below the cathedral. The obsidian cross remained at their convent, and was placed in a specially gilded reliquary.

 

She was succeeded by Marie Severa, who also focused the order on growth. however, in order to keep the sisters battle-ready, she lead them on missions against Chaos forces, who at that time had pushed their assaults on Arkandrek. The sisters first moment of notice was at the Battle of Arghast (731.M41), located on an important Isle in the Sea of calm. A mission of about one hundred sisters (led by the canoness herself), aided by two regiments of Arkandreki Imperial Guard and fifty space marines of the Angelic Templar chapter, fended off a Chaos assault (comprised of cultists and Word Bearers) on the island for three months, inflicing horrific casualties on the Heretics, while suffering remarkably few themselves. In the end, however, they were forced to retreat, and the Traitor legion took Arghast. The forces against them had been too great in number.

 

Though it was a loss, the sisters had proven to be a strong force, and continued to serve the Emperor in battle, winning many more battles than they lost. Cannoness Sevara died in 752.M41, and was succeeded by Freya Martell. Sevora was interred in a newly built Crypt below the convent. Freya continue the focus on growth, but passed asway in 754.M41. The Order continued it growth, and today has about five thousand members. All of the Cannonesses, except Anita Montres, have been buried in the Convent Crypts.

ORDER HOMEWORLD: Arkandrek, 5th planet in the Haephost system. (Located In the Segmentum Pacificus, bordering the Segmentum Obscurus)

ORDER HERALDRY: A bone colored shield, bordered in blue-gray, inset with a Black cross (usually made of Obsidian or Onyx). The Shield top is surrounded by an Iron halo, within which is a Sororitas helm, black with an iron visor. The halo is interwoven with thorny, black roses.

ORDER STANDARD. The Standard bears the figure of a man, garbed in white robes, with his head surrounded by a silver halo. He bears the Heraldic Shield of the order in his left hand, holding it directly in front of him and obscuring his chest and upper legs. His right hand cradles against the back of a large Obsidian Cross. He stands on a sandy landscape, with the image of a mountain to his back. The sand is a gray color. The man is known to be Saint Estric, a devout Arch-Deacon who was captured and later crucified by Space Marines in the traitorous Word Bearer legion.

 

~~ [Picts of the order are Pending] ~~

 

+++ End of Message +++

 

(Will add more soon.)

[VetSgtNamaan]

The Abbey of St. Augstine, Order of our Martyred Lady

 

 

 

The Abbey of Saint Augustine on Armageddon was not a well know abbey of the Order of our Martyred Lady till the latest Ork Invasion. Though small in comparision to many of the others of the orders militant that exist through out the galaxy it has made its impact felt keenly in the area surrounding the abbey grounds. It was one of the Veteran Seraphim Squad commanders a Veteran Sister Superior by the Name of Louisa who told Cannoness Birgitte of her vision one night. A vision that would engulf all of Armageddon in a horrible green tide. Though a first hesitant to believe the spark of the emperor shown in the womens eyes, and while many an imperial commander might have spent years trying to navigate the tangled morass of bureaucracy that comfounds all who must deal with the Departmento Minastratum the Orders MIlitant of the Adeptas Soritas are under the jurisdication of the Imperial Ecclesirachy and thus the Cannoness was able to quickly secure the addtional man power and equipment to prepare for the coming storm. And come it did, with a swiftness to make any Imperial Officer shake his head with disbelief. Though the preparations to the battlements and defences of the abbey were not yet complete when the orc invasion began the Abbey was initially built and designed to serve as a forward base of operations for all imperial forces in the region. Though the orcs swiftly massed to attack everything in the area they only found death and righteous fire at the Adeptas Soritas manning the walls.

Not merely content to simply wait for the next attack Seraphim Superior Louisa counciled for strong and swift attacks against the Orcs to keep the preoccupied with defend thier own landing zones over the continuing attack. The coming weeks would see the Seraphim meteing out the emperors justice to all the foul xenos it would ambush leaving only carnage and utter destruction of the imperiums enemies in its wake. As the missions continued they would sometimes find beleagured remnants of imperial guard regiments who were only too happy to be pressed into the service once more back at the abbey. Not all survived the dangerous journey for the Seraphim would give them no protection merely directions and often the Bendiction 'The Emperor Protects' . It would not be long before despite the Serahims best Efforts that the massive hordes landing would eventually be organised(at least by Ork standards) into a horde ready to attack the biggest threat in the region. Warlord Gorfang was the first to assail the mighty walls of the Abbey with a massive almost unending greren tide his pressed the attack. It was not till Warlord Gorgutz with his three Gargants arrive and horde of trukkboyz arrive that things turned grim. Assailed by the mightest of ork weapons with no titans of thier own they relied on thier most ancient of wweapons systems to some how protect them. THe massive exorcist missile launchers targeted the hulking behemoths and in a feat of unimaginable dropped the first gargant with in an hour of it being sighted. Though each Awesome engine of ork destruction was capable of massive firepower with only small vehicles and infantry to target and with typical ork accuracy the Gargants did only strcutural damage to the abbey and few casualties considering.The second day fo the attack it started to look as if the orks would break through but it was Cannoness Birgitte that had anticipated a great rush and had place all the flamer units to the fore of the lines and with the numerous jets of flame roasting the orks as they stood the first offensive of the morning was brutally and utterly crushed. While the Soritas regrouded for the next assault it was Seraphim Superoir would lead a charge out of the abbey gates through the fleeing orcs killing everything around her and her seraphim with each landing till at last they came to the warlords encampement. Though she herself was struck several times by ork antitank weaponry not only was she still alive it appears the ordance did not even singe her robes. Like Angels from the Golden throne the Seraphim savagely attacked ork encampment leaving nothing to survive, of the actual battle none of the seraphim would talk about it save that the emperors will was done and they saw miracles performed by Louisa before they lost sight of her in the mobs. Unpon thier return Sister Louisa was born aloft not by her jump paack any more but by feathering wings. In one hand she had recovered a sacred relic to the order the Blade of Retribution and in the other held aloft like a trophy the heads of both Warlords take by her in single combat. Of the Serpahim that joined her that day not a single casuality was recorded. With the loss of leadership the orks turned to thier typical infighting and where easily pushed out of the area by the Sisters strike teams. Her transforamtion has a remarkable effective on the Imperial Guardsmen who had still survived they whispered that even the orks were now afraid to venture near the abbey and thier normally questionable morale had becomes as solid as Adeptas Soritas Faith in the Emperor.

Because of her actions in defence of the abbey and her obvious favour with the emperor she was granted the Title Canoness, though it is not a common practice to have two canoness' at a single abbey the events and conditions on Armageddon seem to warrant such actions. Though most of the Soritas from the abbey were not to spend much longer at the abbey as the Condtions around the cadian Gate worsened most of them were called to its Defence the Cadian System being placed in higher priority than the fate of Armageddon. On Cadia those from the Abbey of Saint Augustine once more proved thier worthy counting kill ratioes easily inexcess of ten to one. At the forefront of all the fighting would be Canoness Louisa and the devastating charge of her seraphim. Equally deadly Canoness Birgitte and her Dominon squad saving the life of Inquisitor Taldare from a grissly death at the hands of Chaos Terminators as the blessed promethium carved through the armour of the Tactical Dreadnought Suits as if it did not exist. Sixteen of the wretched fell to thier cleansing fire before the day was done, the Inquisitor gave the Ecclesarchy high praise in regards to the Orders fighting prowness and zeal at which it combats the foes of the imperium.

 

 

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[cryptomancer]

+++TO: Senatorum Imperialis/Convent Prioris (Ophelia VII)+++via Astropathic duct Wn21F-4

 

+++AUTHOR: Sister-Scrivener Nithella -- by the authority & with the blessings of Lord Cardinal Hieronymous Byron

 

+++SUBJECT: Data entry of Minor Order Militant

 

+++Thought for the day: Strength through Unity, Unity through Faith

 

As per the order of the Immortal Emperor of Mankind, we humbly submit the following:

 

ORDER NAME: Order of the Winter Rose

 

ORDER FOUNDING: 071.M39

 

ORDER MASTER: Canoness Alexandra Weiss, called "Daemonslayer"

 

ORDER CONVENT: Tempelum of the Winter Divine (formerly the Temple of the Northern Wall), St. Ursula's Shrineworld

 

ORDER HISTORY: (From the desk of Lord Cardinal Byron)

 

My most esteemed Lords,

 

The origin of the Order of the Winter Rose begins, as do so many momentous events in the glorious history of our most holy Imperium, with a war. Originally used as a staging point and recruitment centre by the Order of the Bloody Rose, the Temple of the Northern Wall (located in the foothills of a great mountain range, leading to the gravitic if somewhat unimaginative title) came under siege during a vicious Eldar invasion that swept the face of the Shrineworld. The raiders struck from nowhere, cripling much of the Adeptus on the planet, its defenses weakened by the "requisition" of much of the PDF into the Guard the previous year. As the foul aliens drew in around the defenses of the Temple and the defenses of the Sisterhood and their remaining Adeptus allies (largely Arbites and Mechanicus, records show), a miracle came down upon their enemies. A great blizzard, howling and freezing, descended on the besieging aliens. For seven days and nights the torrent of sleet and snow continued and the defenders huddled within the Temple fastness, perplexed by the storm outside the armoured walls. On the day it abated, the Sisters tentatively sallied forth to find the entirety of the enemy army a frozen wreck. In honour of the miraculous deliverance granted to them by the Emperor, the Temple was resanctified, and the Order Minoris of the Winter Rose was founded. Ever since that day, there has been snow on the grounds of the Tempelum.

 

ORDER DOCTRINE: The Order's miraculous foundings and their honorary position as Defenders of the Shrineworld have drawn recruits from across the sector to swell their ranks; unlike many Orders who recruit solely from the Schola Progenia, the Winter Rose has adopted the practice of allowing the entrance of pilgrims as well, and thus have a great many Battle Sisters in their armies. The Canoness of the Order has traditionally been a strong military leader, and Alexandra is no exception, leading her forces from the front, borne aloft on the wings of her Jump Pack in the midst of her Seraphim. The Order's old ties to the Mechanicus are evidenced by their plethora of vehicles; the rumble of Rhinos, Immolators and even the ancient and temperamental Exorcist tanks accompanies any military effort of the Order. Their arsenal even boasts Land Raider of unique configuraion. Employed against the myriad of alien and heretical threats deep on the Eastern fringe, their primary battlefield role is that of an elite strike force, though recent developments in the region known locally as the Cluster ("Globular Mf1v-27" to the High Administratum) have provided the catalyst to transform the Order into a proper Crusade army, a force of thousands supported by Guardsmen, militias and even the local Navy forces. {+Ref. 90049105a2 -- "Living Saint"+}

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD: Saint Ursula's Shrineworld; a once neglected centre of the Ministorum restored to its former glory over the past two millenia, due in large part to the influence of the Order.

 

ORDER HERALDRY: Dark red armour and white robes to honour the miracle. Rose motifs and tattoos are common.

 

ORDER STANDARD: A red rose rising from a field of snow, superimposed over the silhouette of a tower in the background.

 

+++Vidpict corrupted!+++ (It is my understanding that a Remembrancer has been dispatched to document the Order. I await his or her arrival with great interest. --Byron)

 

+++MESSAGE ENDS+++ENCRYPTION KEY ********** +++

Edited January 29, 2008 by cryptomancer

[Panzerkopf]

{Deleted because I thought of a cooler backstory and Order name} Edited May 23, 2010 by Panzerkopf

[beat]

+++ Subject: Data entry of Minor Order Millitant....

 

+++In submission to His divine will, we provide:

 

 

ORDER NAME: Order of the Rose Furious

 

ORDER FOUNDING: 431.M39

 

ORDER MASTER: Currently Canoness Superior Eliza Valentia

 

ORDER CONVENT: Convent Sanctorum

 

ORDER HISTORY: Founded as a sentinel mission of the Order of the Bloody Rose, the Rose Furious was accorded the honour of secession in 431.M39 after completely annihilating the forces of the Tzeentch Cult “Children of Wisdom” from the surface of Persephone XII with fire and holy fervour. After the example of the Blessed St. Mina the sisters took the fight to the treacherous heretics with furious wrath, and eradicated the witches and their traitorous kin in fierce street fighting. Though faced with dreadful foes in bloody hand-to-hand combat, the sisters did not flinch and ultimately the will of the God-Emperor prevailed.

 

Since then the Rose Furious have participated in countless conflicts in furtherance of His Will. In 222.M41, a small commandery under the then Canoness Commander Eliza Valentia successfully defended the forge world Faiston from a raid by the Night Lords traitor legion. The Adeptus Mechanicus rewarded the Rose Furious with a custom-built Macharius Vulcan heavy tank, named St. Mina's Fury.

 

Currently the Order is engaged in its traditional sentinel duties, and in addition has seconded several major elements to the service of the Emperor’s most Holy Inquisition, in the person of Inquisitor of the Ordo Hereticus John Cavendish.

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD: 4th moon of Skythia II

 

ORDER HERALDRY: Bronze-finish power armour, dark brown robes. Superiors may wear blood red robes; all ranks may affect scarlet rose iconography.

 

ORDER STANDARD: Image of the Blessed St. Mina wielding bloody daggers.

 

++ Livery Illustration Pending ++

 

++ End Transmission ++

Edited March 13, 2008 by beat

[dark_melancholy]

+++ Subject: Data submission for Liber Ordo Minoris

 

+++ Thought of the Day: Impurity of flesh betrays impurity of mind

 

 

ORDER NAME: Order of the Crimson Fury

 

ORDER FOUNDING: 736.M41

 

ORDER MASTER: Canoness Superior Anthalya Lucia

 

ORDER CONVENT: Convent Sanctorum (de jure)

 

ORDER HISTORY: Created as a subsidiary mission, perhaps to the Order of the Valorous Heart, the Order of the Fiery Heart was tasked with the localization, defense and eventual recovery or destruction of lost artifacts. This was done in response to the unsuspecting activation of an ancient warp gate on Tamuris IX and the planets subsequent destruction from daemonic forces. It's entire strength on board the cruiser Glorious Vengeance, the Order suddenly disappeared en route to Anthaeus Segundus, it's records mysteriously deleted and fragmented. It was recently discovered through research conducted by Lord Inquisitor Anto Reitzmann after four centuries of isolation on the sparsely inhabited feral jungle world, Urda. Reports made by the esteemed Inquisitor suggest no problem in reintegrating the Order, now under its new name, into Imperial society.

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD: Urda Prima

 

ORDER HERALDRY: A crimson fist gripping a black heart

 

ORDER STANDARD: The radiant St. Aelia descending from the sky towards the pleading inhabitants of Urda

 

ORDER LIVERY: Sister of Battle

 

++ End Transmission ++

Edited February 1, 2008 by dark_melancholy

[Chaplain Erasmus]

ORDER NAME: Order of the Blessed Damsel

 

ORDER FOUNDING: Late M39

 

ORDER MASTER: Prioress Invigilata

 

ORDER CONVENT: Cathedral of Deliverence, Nantus

 

ORDER HISTORY: In middle M38, a warp-storm that had blanketed the Nantus sector lifted, revealing a cluster of human-inhabited worlds ready for conversion. Almost all of these worlds had backwards, feudal societies, and one of them, Nantus, was one of the first to recieve missionaries.

 

A small commandery of Sisters of the Argent Shroud was sent to oversee and protect the missionaries on Nantus. However, when a virulent plague broke out that killed off almost all of the missionaries and hundreds of thousands of people, the Sisters were left on their own. The Sisters' leader, Germaine, took it upon herself to continue the missionaries' work, and, in the now-fabled Mass of Deliverence, miraculously healed several thousand plague victims through prayer. After this incident, the people of Nantus flocked to Germaine and her Sisters, revering them as saintly figures, and when the feudal lords of Nantus tried to have the Sisters killed, the entire planet's populace rose up in a revolution and overthrew their masters, openly embracing the Imperium.

 

The Order of the Argent Shroud was so stunned by Nantus' overnight conversion that they sent more Sisters to Nantus, along with a sizeable contingent of Hospitallers to help fight the plague. Over the years to come, the plague was eventually defeated, and, more notably, the Sisters managed to fend off a vicious Dark Eldar raid on Nantus. Over time, more and more Sisters were transferred to Germaine's command, until the Prioress of the Argent Shroud finally decided that the Nantus Convent would be turned into an Order Minoris, at which point Germaine was promoted to Canoness Superior (despite the fact that the notoriously humble Germaine repeatedly refused the position).

 

Seeing that the rest of the Nantus Sector still needed to be reclaimed, Germaine led her new Order in what is now known as the Crusade of Deliverence. The order moved from world to world, liberating the local populations from the tyranny of their rulers, the oppression of xenos, or from the blight of despair. Everywhere the Order went, they won great victories in the Emperor's name, and every world they left behind was a solid bastion of Imperial faith. Germaine was an inspirational figure whose selfess acts of bravery, her humble faith, and her compassion for even the lowliest of peasants won many hearts and minds across the sector.

 

It was on Rosamunda that Germaine finally fell at the hands of foul Traitor Marines of the Word Bearers Legion. The Order was defending a large number of refugees whom the traitors wished to sacrifice to their foul gods. It is said that, in that final battle, countless Traitors fell to Germaine's blade, and that no bullet, sword or shell could lay her low. In the midst of the battle, the foul Dark Apostle summoned a Greater Daemon of the Warp that began to slaughter its way through the Sisters, but Germaine, shouting prayers to the Emperor, slew it with a single blow from her blade. Only after the battle, after she had personally slain the Dark Apostle, did she fall, but not a single Traitor remained alive on the battlefield.

 

Upon the Crusade's completion, the Sisters took the name of the Order of the Blessed Damsel, naming themselves after a Nantine title for Germaine. Germaine, in turn, was posthumously declared a saint, and people across the sector now refer to her as Germaine the Deliverer. The Order now maintains its vigil over the Nantus sector, and are renowned for both their compassion and mercy towards the Emperor's subjects and their tireless defence of those among the Emperor's subjects who cannot defend themselves.

 

ORDER COMBAT DOCTRINE: The Sisters of the Blessed Damsel prefer to employ mechanized tactics, due to the lack of roads on the worlds of the Nantus sector, and possibly due to their emulation of the knights of Nantus' prehistory. They are also unique in that they allow aspirants to accompany them under the battlefield, under the stern tutelage of Repentias (who, if they fail to attain death by a certain period, are nonetheless allowed to instruct aspirants on the battlefield.)

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD: Nantus (though they have multiple convents and bases stationed throughout the Nantus Sector)

 

ORDER HERALDRY: (in progress)

 

ORDER COLOURS:

 

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t227/LoNCman/sister.png

 

 

ORDER STANDARD..

Edited February 26, 2008 by Chaplain Erasmus

[Bloodcookie]

+++ Subject: Re: Data entry of Minor Order Millitant for accountability and tithe

 

+++ Daily Contemplation: Scalpel or Flame - either will excise infection

 

ORDER NAME: Ordo Aeneum Porta; Order of the Brazen Gate; "Clavigers"

 

ORDER FOUNDING: 993.M41

 

ORDER MASTER: Canoness Merica Odessa

 

ORDER CONVENT: charter authority derives from Convent Prioris of Terra

 

ORDER HISTORY: Named for the great bulwark that excludes all but the most blessedly worthy from the sanctum sanctorum the Emperor of Mankind, the Order of the Brazen Gate derives its name from the role it plays as symbolic warden of Humanity’s purity. But whereas most of the Orders Militant reporting to the Ordo Hereticus concern themselves primarily with purity of doctrine and the threat of those corrupted by Chaos, the Brazen Gate are equally, if not more, focused on protecting Mankind’s genetic purity.

 

Established in the wake of Hive Fleet Kraken’s incursion in 993.M41, the Order traces its lineage to a convent of the Hospitalier Order of the Cleansing Water on the paradise world of Elizabeta, tasked with ministering to the multitudes of refugees swept up in the violence and hysteria preceding the Tyranid invasion. Soon after the Hive Fleet was finally halted, however, the Sisters came to discover the insidious legacy of the Tyranid assault. Terrifying, unprecedented mutations began to appear among the populace, and the Order eventually traced their occurrence to one of the apocalyptic cults that had sprung up as harbingers of the Hive Fleet’s arrival. By some means unknown, the cult had acquired a sample of Tyranid genetic material, and begun introducing it into the population at large, as well as its own members. Thankfully, the Sisters’ diligence allowed them to send word to the Inquisition in time, and direct the Ordo Xenos in eliminating the infestation.

 

In light of their evident bravery and efficiency in managing the crisis, the Ordo Xenos Inquisitor recommended to his superiors that the convent be inducted into the service of the Inquisition as a Militant Order, to address such threats to the continued coherence of the human genome, whether genestealer infiltration or Warp-spawned mutation – for if Man ceased to be Man, the very survival of the Empire would cease to have any meaning. The suggestion was ratified, and a delegation of the Order of the Argent Shroud was dispatched to Elizabeta to join with and train the formerly civilian Sisters. Thus, the Order of the Brazen Gate was born.

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD: Elizabeta

 

ORDER HERALDRY: an archaic golden skeleton key

 

ORDER STANDARD: a stylized representation of the Eternity Gate

 

Livery: armor is of polished bronze, with white tabards symbolizing purity as well as signifying their origin as a medical Order.

[captain maximus]

ORDER NAME = the order of the unlelenting rain

ORDER FOUNDING m.41.760

ORDER MASTER = cannoness superior cassandra

ORDER CONVENT covenant sanctorum

ORDER HISTORY

 

only recorded major battle was the replusing of the chaos cult "ave domnus nox" on sephia prime, all other battles are limited skirmishes with bandits to defend pilgrim convoys

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD sephia prime

ORDER HERALDRY blue armor and green tabards, order heraldry is red and black, with an armored gauntlet holding a cross seated on a red velvet cushion

ORDER STANDARD green border with blue field depicting the saint sylvanas, the orders founder.

[Melissia]

I hadn't seen this thread until now, but here goes:

 

ORDER NAME: Order of the Sapphire Blade

 

ORDER FOUNDING: 174.M38

 

ORDER MASTER: Canoness Emelia Stone

 

ORDER CONVENT: Sapphus Sanctorum (essentially, the Sanctuary of Sapphus-- named after the ancient female greek poet)

 

ORDER HISTORY: The Order of the Sapphire Blade was formed shortly after the end of the Age of Apostasy, to protect the relics preserved on the shrine world of Tellarin III, as well as to assist in protecting the ancient STC of their namesake. They have a long history of warfare against the traitorous legions that hide within the Maelstrom, having coordinated with the PDFs of the three planets to fend them off time and again over the ages, but until recently have never gone on the offensive. Indeed, it was complained that the order had become wasteful and even almost tyrannical to Tellarin III and its sister planet, Tellarin II (a forgeworld, where the population is underground due to the planet being too close to the sun).

 

That changed with the recent succession of Canoness Emelia Stone, who-- while the seat of power was still from her predecessor, who died in a sudden raid that caught everyone by surprise. Through her reforms, the people of the two inhabited Tellarin planets began to revere the Sisters once again, and the Sisters themselves became an efficient military force without taking away any of their religiosity, and made the various Sisters that aspired to become Sister Superiors or higher ranked study military tactics along with Ecclesiarchal philosophy and doctrine, ensuring that their minds became as sharp as their swords.

 

Since then, the Canoness began a series of crusades, coordinating with the regiments of Telarin Prime. With the blessing of the Ecclesiarchy, the Canoness has consolidated the worlds in systems surrounding the Telarin System, and now stands poised to strike at a world just inside the Maelstrom itself. Canoness Emelia Stone is now in her seventies, although she appears and fights as if she were in her late twenties or early thirties due to rejuvenat treatments. Due to her organizing the starting of a local Schola Progenium college, a new batch of Sisters have graduated and the order is now at its highest level, over nine thousand members, ready to expand her crusade with the help of the Tellarin Rifle Regiments.

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD: Tellarin III is a civilized shrine world with balanced population and aggriculture production, dedicated to producing food for its sister planet, Tellarin II, and Imperial Guard forces that use the equipment Tellarin II creates. The equipment that the Order uses is produced almost entirelly at Tellarin II and surrounding systems.

 

ORDER HERALDRY: A sapphire-blue sabre crackling with white lightning, upon a quartered shield. Upper left and lower right have navy blue blackgrounds and golden Fleur De Lis, while the other corners have black backgrounds with a golden Aquila on it.

 

ORDER STANDARD: A golden Aquila clutching a sapphire-blue sabre.

[Imperialis_Dominatus]

Order of the Tolling Bell

A Sister of the Order of the Tolling Bell.

Founding: 746.M40

Convent/Homeworld: Nurau IV <Shrine World>. The Convent is built around a bell tower housing the Mourning Bells, which toll for the death of those considered heroes in the galaxy Edited August 19, 2009 by Imperialis_Dominatus

[Adeptus Templar]

Oops sorry. My knowledge of w40k is very limited. Edited July 7, 2009 by Adeptus Templar

[Melissia]

(psst, an Order Minoris is a minor order of the Adepta Sororitas, not a section fo the Grey Knights chapter)

[Doomaflatchi]

++ AMMENDUM GRAVIS MINORIS ++

 

Due to warp stroms in the immediate vicinity, **crackle** requests that all **hiss** Grey Knights report organization and **dead air**

 

++ Error ++

 

<span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>(Okay, all you GK Brother-Captain's, post your warbands and fluff too!)</span>

Reposted for reference purposes.

[wizard12]

Order name: order of the redeming flame

 

Order founding: around 975.M38

 

Present Canoness superior: Canoness superior Yustina Photine

 

Order convent: Convent Sanctorum

 

Order history (some of it):

210.M39 the 33rd Canoness superior comitted heresy, refused to carry out orders (the order has been seeking redemption ever since

Angevin Crusade (until end of the bleak years)

994.M40 the order joined lord commissar Solar Macharius and aided him in his conquest of the western reaches

the Preceptory of the Martyred Flame (read post in the geral section) joined the Ophidian Campaign in the Calixis sector

 

Order Homeworld:Their home world is known as Pereatia, a planet in the Spartus Sector. In the beginning of the order, it got all its weapons and vehicles from the forge world Stratix, though Dark Eldar raids restricted the orders efficiency to grow

 

Order helraldry:Their armour is purple with orange and red cloth

 

Order standard:Their standard consists of a burning sword or a burning heretic

Edited July 18, 2009 by wizard12

[Brother Swas]

+++ To: High Lords of Terra

 

+++ From: High Lords of Terra

 

+++ Subject: Re:Data entry of Minor Order Millitant for accountability and tithe.

+++ Priority: Ultra High

 

+++ Message Type: *CORRUPTED DATA*

 

+++ Adept Scribe: G. CYPHER

 

+++ Dat begun: 999.M42 (Terminal)

 

+++ Brief: *zzzzz...* DATA CORRUPTED, RECOVERY COMMENCING

 

ORDER NAME-Grail Bearers

ORDER FOUNDING-*BBBBZZZZZ* *REPAIRING DATA*

ORDER MASTER-Grand Master Swas

ORDER HISTORY-Formed recently, this order was created with the intent purpose of cleansing Daemons, whatever the cost. The order is an experiment into delicacy, a new foray for the Ordo Malleus. This order is particularly adept at working with other sources to clear the Daemon threat- it is rumored sometimes even allies outside the imperium. As such, their homeworld is close to the main base of Titan, but not close enough to pose risk should a member of the chapter become tainted due to such contact with xenos and other unsavories. This order is taken from those among the Grey Knight recruits with the highest loyalty to the Emperor, the most resistant to corruption, and those who have the highest empathy. So far, the "experiment" has been a success, working with non-chaos allies where avaliable to destroy chaos forces much larger than would be possible should they attempt to go forward alone. Only then do they purge those who have witnessed such depths of the evils that lie in the warp. Due to the extreme peril this chapter risks, they exhibit an extraordinarily low amount of Psychic Powers, instead focusing on neutralizing and countering such powers. ##INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE FOR CONTINUED ACCESS - ORDO CLEARANCE REQUIRED##

ORDER HOMEWORLD- Rhea, one of Saturn's Moons

ORDER HERALDRY-Grail Per Pale Argent and Guiles

ORDER STANDARD- A Grail, Radient, on a banner.

ANNECDOTAL KNOWLEDGE-The Grail used as a symbol is said to be in reference to a story where the Emperor made temporarily allies in order to defeat a great evil feared by all. Together, the threat was easily defeated. His allies had plans to turn on him after their glorious victory. The Emperor learned of this, and held a celebratory dinner in which his allies were invited. The Emperor proposed a toast, and all drank from the same chalice he did. The Chalice itself was coated with a poison the Emperor was immune to. The deaths were cleverly insinuated to be the work of traitors, who were purged. Thus, the Emperor triumphed over all foes. The allies and the evil are different, depending on the telling.

IMAGE-*CORRUPTED IMAGE- DECODING PROGRESSING*

+++ End of Message

[Gyson_Vore]

++To The High Lords of Terra, by order of the will of the God-Emperor of Mankind

 

++Regards: Founding of Ordo Minoris

 

++Thought of the Day: No Army is big enough to conquer the galaxy, but Faith along can overturn the Universe.

 

 

 

 

ORDER NAME.... Order of the Azure Rose

ORDER FOUNDING... 697150.M40

ORDER MASTER.......Canoness Ludmilla Rivough

ORDER CONVENT... Convent Prioris

ORDER HISTORY...... ((Data Damaged, repair in progress))

ORDER HOMEWORLD.. Ortus V

ORDER HERALDRY... Blue armor with white trim and cloth

ORDER STANDARD..

http://imageshack.us/thumbnmail.png

 

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4342/sisterphp.th.jpg

[Captain Hajime]

+++ Subject: Data entry of Minor Order Millitant...

 

+++ Thought for the day: Heresy Begets Retribution..

 

As per the order of the Immortal Emperor of Mankind, we humbly submit the following:

 

 

ORDER NAME: Order of the Blue Sakura

 

ORDER FOUNDING: 970.M39

 

ORDER MASTER: Canoness Ogami Motoko

 

ORDER CONVENT: Convent Sanctorum

 

ORDER HISTORY: The Order of the Blue Sakura Was founded by sisters from the Order of the Bloody Rose.

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD: Fuji IV

 

ORDER HERALDRY: http://www.daimyo-shi.net/war40k/inquisition/blue.jpg

 

ORDER STANDARD: As per Heraldry.

 

++ NO ATTACHMENTS ++

 

++ End Transmission

[Cpt. Salvatore]

INDEX SORORITAS: Order of the Red Angel

 

I)Order name: Order of the Red Angel

 

II)Order founding: 867.M41

 

III)Order master: current Canones Superior is sister Camellia (due to age, her position will most probably be replaced soon, valid candidate is Canones Sylvia)

 

IV)Order Convent: Convent Sanctorum

 

V)Order History

Somewhere around year 803.M41 (Precise date is lost in the archives), not so long after defeat of WAAAGH! Big Skorcha at the very gates of Baal, the flow of young men to the Angel's fall grew larger. Many decided to undertake the dangerous journey that leads to that most sacred place in order to be accepted into the ranks of Blood angels, the protection of the Angels of Sanguinius once more apparent after defeat of the Orks.

And, on that fateful year, a young female also decided to partake in the journey to Angel's fall. Women were not welcomed there for the Space marines have no interest in them due to incompatability of the gene-seed, but there is no rule forbidding them to try. And so that young woman went on the dangerous trials, vision of Sanguinius and the Emperor guiding her and her never faltering faith giving her the strenght to prevail where many men failed. When she finally reached the sacred ground itself, her undeniable talent and strenght would most probably went unnoticed and she would be forgotten...But not on Lord Dante's watch.

The lord of the Blood Angels, upon hearing the news of a woman completing the trial of blood, immediatelly sent word to Adepta Sororitas, knowing well that a woman this strong will most probably catch their interest for she had to be truly blessed to overcome the ordeals prepared for chapter's prospects.

It was the Order of the Bloody Rose, one with the best standing relationship to the Sons of Sanguinius who answered Dante's call. And so it happened that in few weeks, the young female was aboard of one of the Inquisitorial warships and transported to the nearest Cathedral-world of the Order. There she was meant to be trained in the ways of Adepta Sororitas and inducted to the Order for her falling to the watchful eye of Lord Dante must truly have been Emperor's guidance. And she was blessed, last doubts of that was destroyed quickly. Tales are told about ugly, slightly disfigured woman that was brought to the Cathedral-city of the sisterhood and, during her first terms of prayer was miraculously changed into beautiful and perfect being almost like all Blood Angels are in their Sarcophagi on Baal. And that was only the begining. The Sister has soon became known as Sister Margareta and her legend started to grow amongst the sisterhood and local people.

Sister Margareta got quickly famous by her furious behaviour in battle, resembling Saint Mina, founder of the Order of the Bloody Rose herself. Also she got famous by one thing: Though the sisterhood revere The Emperor and many of his Saints, Sister Margareta had her thoughts always only to The Father of Mankind and Sanguinius, who is also an Imperial Saint but scarcely worshipped by the sisterhood. Margareta's devotion to the martyred primarch was so absolute that when she finally reached the status of Canones as everyone expected, her ambition was already set outside of the boundaries of her Order.

So it came to pass that upon her elevation to the rank of Canones, Margareta asked for permission to create an Order Minoris under the protective wing of The Bloody Rose. And because nobody doubted her blessing and prowess now, her plea was granted. And thus, Order of the Red Angel was founded. A few dozens of sisters that adopted Margareta's worship of Sanguinius was all she had a that time, but she remained strong as she did before many years on Baal. She took a ship and, led by a vision from Sanguinius as all sisters would say now, pointed it towards Baal system.

There they found a small planet, only a short way from Baal itself, known as Nessus. The planet, uninhabited and barren reminded Margareta of her home on Baal Secundus and she knew this is the home of her new Order. With help of both Bloody Rose and the Blood Angels, she built a large citadel there named Archangel's peak and terraformed small patches of land under the protection of the citadel's mighty domes where a small population began to live and soon the Order of the Red Angel began to grow in numbers.

But, fate wanted it that, not unlike Sanguinius himself, she would not see her work done. It was when they had the fortress itself almost finished when a splinter fleet of Deffskull tribe WAAAGH! Led by Warboss Gritzbog Gobsplitta, the Orkz saw the nascent monastery as an opportunity of free looting and attacked immediatelly. But what they did not expected was an unyielding resistance from the Sisters led by their Blessed Canoness. Canoness Margareta decreed that there are two options, to win or to die and that nothing is more important than to uphold the Archangel's sacrifice by preventing their monastery from the looters. Inside the great Chapel Archangeli, the heart of the monastery, she led oratory so fierce that many sisters fell into frenzy of holy wrath so strong that they fought so viciously that their unbound fury almost matched that of the fallen battle-brothers of the Blood Angels death company, completely abandoning all concern for their own safety. Finally, the surprised Ork assault was broken and the battle was at standstill. Warboss Gobsplitta was furious and ordered an all out attack on the main Sister's line. There he met face to face with Margareta. Titanic battle they fought but the marauding greenskin fell under the holy hatred burning inside the Canoness, along with his personal bodyguard of Nobz. After she emerged victorious, slick with greenskin blood and cry of victory, the Ork charge crumbled and the greenskins fell back, pushed further by the sisters, inspired by their mistress. The Deffskulls horde was almost wiped out when requested aid from Baal finally arrived. It was a great victory for the young order but at a great cost. Margareta fell victim to her grim wounds on the eve of battle.

The rest of the Deffskulls managed to retreat into safety of space and new Warboss took place, one wich will later be hunted by the Order. But now, the order started rebuilding what was lost in the fight. New Canoness was elected and the order had it's Martyr. Later, request was sent to the Convent and Margareta was proclaimed Saint of the Imperium. And from that day on, the angel wings on Order's symbol featured bloodied feathers to remind the sisters of hard fought birth of their order. Soon, Archangel's peak was completed and the Order of the Red Angel began it's crusade for Glory covered with blood of it's martyrs and enemies of Man.

 

VI)Order Homeworld:

The Order homeworld of Nessus is a Death world bearing many similarities to Baal and Mars in it's status. It is a ball of red deserts mostly, with no real atmosphere to talk about, less to live in. No human can live on the surface of the planet without spacesuit or something to give him air and protect him from dangerous particles. It is located only a relatively short trip away from Baal itself, close enough to allow effective comunication and cooperation between the Order and the Blood Angels. Nessus is of no real strategic importance, only thing that might be noted are it's medicore deposits of basic metals. It's importance is religious from the time that the Order have inhabited it. The planet is relatively small compared to some imperial giants and is moonless.

Only one place on the whole surface is known to be inhabited and that being the Archangel's Peak. Archangel's peak is huge fortress-monastery of the order, a mamoth complex that is able to hold whole order, it's many accesory staff and small population of humans that live there under protection of the sisters and grow food for them. The Archangel's peak is completely self sufficient structure, If not breached, it could outlast any siege. It consists of 6 parts. The most important one being Chapel Archangeli., an insanely huge cathedral built in honour of the angelic Sanguinius. The secon part is Abbatia Rutilus, the Red monastery. This is basically a large barracks holding whole Order and all their assorted instalations like vehicle park. Third part is the Occulum. Occulum is basically a name for great, transparent plate over this part of the fortress wich covers the fields for growing food and all agricultural structres of the Peak. Next parts are Hab block Primaris and Hab block Secundus.Two huge blocks of living space for civilian inhabitants of the Peak, one on each side of the Occulum.Last but not least part are the Lone Twins. These are two mighty towers conjoined by a immense gate. It is practically only entry to the Archangel's peak (If we do not count landing pads in Abbatia Rutilus.) And so it is the first defense line.The gate is opened by very intricate syst

Edited June 18, 2010 by Cpt. Salvatore

[stilettoblade]

++ Subject: Data entry of Minor Order Militant++

 

++ Thought for the day: Fear not, for the Emperor protects His children. ~Saint Avina ++

 

By order of the Immortal Emperor of Mankind, I submit the following:

 

ORDER NAME: Preceptory of the Scarlet Petal, of the Order of the Bloody Rose.

 

ORDER FOUNDING: Early M37

 

ORDER MASTER: Current Acting Canoness Sister Superior Kerila

 

ORDER HISTORY: The Sisters of the Preceptory of the Scarlet Petal were en route to their assigned posting in the thriving Sabbat Worlds when their ship's Navigator was abruptly lost during fluctuations in the ship's Geller field. As the psychic echoes of his death were still reverberating along the ship, a novice named Avina made her way from her quarters to the bridge, her aspect becoming more radiant with each step. Upon reaching the bridge, she told the Captain and her Canoness, "Fear not, for the Emperor protects his children. He has set a candle in the dark, to show me the way back to light." The Canoness noted a shining point upon Avina's forehead like a third eye, before Avina stepped into the Navigator's chambers and guided the ship safely out of the Warp, directly into the shadow of Astor, the primary moon of the second planet of the Kandiis system, upon which their convent was later built. When the ship had arrived safely, the Canoness burst into the Navigator's chambers and found no trace of Avina except her Chaplet Ecclesiasticus lying on the floor. The Chaplet of Avina is occasionally borne into battle by the Canoness Preceptor, and no force carrying this relic has ever lost its way. Astor featured a geyser of flame a hundred meters high on its "dark" side which burned with an argent flame from no apparent source, and was visible within the warp from a distance of several light-years. In honor of Avina, one veteran squad of Celestians has ever since been assigned the duty of protecting the Emperor's Candle.

Recently, a Chaos fleet from the Sanguinary Worlds ravaged the Kandiis system en routh to the Sabbat Worlds. Astor was destroyed and Kandiis II made uninhabitable, and the forgeworld of Kandiis IV had Exterminatus declared upon it by Lord Inquisitor Schain when it became clear that the combined forces of the Kandiis Skitarii, the Scarlet Petal and the contingent of Hellbenders Space Marines within response distance would be unable to prevent the capture of its Titan foundries.

 

ORDER HOMEWORLD: Astor, primary moon of Kandiis IV (destroyed)

 

ORDER HERALDRY: A single red petal over an argent flame, often stylized to a red disc on a silver field

 

ORDER STANDARD: as heraldry

 

ORDER LIVERY: Dark red with blue-gray robes, one squad of veteran Celestians wears silver armor with dark red robes

 

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Edited May 18, 2011 by stilettoblade

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To the High Lords of Terra the most humble Xanthippe sends greetings, and by order of the Most Sacred and Divine Emperor of Mankind we duly submit the following required information for the records of His Most Holy Administratum.

ORDER NAME: Ordo Lucerna Aurea

 

ORDER FOUNDING: Tradition indicates Ascension Day 033M37, but sources are considered apocryphal.

 

ORDER MASTER: Canoness Superior Enyo Xanthippe

 

ORDER CONVENT: Convent Sanctorum

 

ORDER HISTORY: The Ordo Lucerna Aurea was created to follow in the footsteps of the revered Saint Diogenes of Sinope IV, an Imperial mystic who led a mission into the Halo Stars in the Galactic North. After desperate battles with strange and unholy forces most of the mission returned, but the Confessor-Militant and a small group of the most faithful plunged on into the unknown, eventually losing astropathic contact with Sinope IV and never to be heard from again. For many years after, his known planetary stops and final trajectory became sanctus exilio, a holy pilgrimage of no return that only the most zealous or penitent undertook. The Ordo Lucerna Aurea, or

Edited August 31, 2011 by -Max-