SG is looking to add a chapter of the Unforgiven's exploits on Medusa V to the Fortress. We wrote lots of fluff stories and there are tidbits of the DA presence in the Med V webstories. Let's put it together into one article for the fortress.
This thread will be for ideas you think should be considered.
From the Official Fluff (I have to go through the others. This is only Space Marine for now.)
WEEK 1
Brother Captain, contact was made with forward elements of the greenskin forces in Battle Zone Verdia. Land Speeder recon units easily located enemy forces due to the clouds of exhaust fumes (and the enemys apparent disregard for remaining covert) and engaged them from above before they could reach their target: Kastians farm. Aerial units pinned the greenskins in place, while rapid reaction ground units moved to encircle them. Enemy return fire was inaccurate and random, suggesting that air superiority in Battle Zone Verdia will be of paramount importance in coming battles. Ground units quickly established a perimeter and destroyed the greenskin force. Early inspections of wreckage and corpses suggest that this was but a scouting party and that the enemy will return in greater numbers.
Sounds like this can be spun to reflect the abilities of the Ravenwing and Battle Companies.
- In honour of their valour in the face of base foes and a cunning enemy, the 3rd Company Dark Angels in the Edethor sector have been saluted as Heroes of the Imperium and Captain Lucius has been awarded the Imperial Laurel.
- In honour of their valour in the face of base foes and a cunning enemy, the Fallen Angels in the Hydra sector have been saluted as Heroes of the Imperium and Hephaestion has been awarded the Imperial Laurel.
Obviously, too little too late as far as the Unforgiven is concerned.
For Fluff purposes, here's the description of the Chaos Aetherion.
WEEK 2
- Despite the successes of the previous weeks fighting, forces fighting in Battle Zone Verdia have suffered grievous losses. The Raven Guard, while providing invaluable reconnaissance on the deployment of greenskin forces, has been unable to cope with the increasing numbers of enemy movements. Through means unknown, the greenskins have been able to flank many of our forces, causing grievous losses to many Astartes detachments. Disciplinary measures have been instigated upon those responsible for this failure, though the greenskins continue to evade our strikes with a preternatural skill that bodes ill for the coming campaign. In relation to this, Techmarines are investigating a moving source of high-energy spikes recorded in Battle Zone Verdia.
I smell a friendly recon rivalry between the Raven Guard and the Raven Guard. Plus early signs of the tellyporta.
- Hydra - The horrendous defeat inflicted on the Space Marines guarding Iron Hill by the Eldar, have tainted the notable victories won by the Adeptus Astartes in this region. Fears that the Traitor Legions have since seized the battleground, and the geneseed of the fallen abound and a counter attack is already being planned.
That blasted treaty the astartes and guard participated in has already soured.
WEEK 3
- Investigation into the mysterious energy spikes in Battle Zone Verdia has uncovered the existence of an Ork tellyporta, similar to that employed on the war-torn worlds of the Piscina system. Cooperation with the savants of Inquisitor Baptiste has revealed that this Orkish tech is mounted upon a giant, tracked vehicle that appears to have been constructed from cannibalised farm machinery. Evidently, this machine is how the Ork hordes have been outmanoeuvring the Astartes forces in this region. Priority level alpha is to be given to obtaining real-time intelligence on this tellyporta to ensure its immediate destruction.
Belial and elements of the 1st, 3rd & 10th to take this task on. Piscina is to be avenged.
- Perseus - In the Laurentius Mines, Space Marine forces have been bloodied and battered by the warriors of the Eldar. Not only have the Astartes been forced to withdraw, but Apothecaries have been unable to recover all of the lost Geneseed. A full strength counterattack is expected within the week.
- Tisiphone - Adeptus Astartes forces in Tisiphone have been seriously damaged by twin assaults from the Orks and Eldar. The Charybdis Crest and the Tomb of General Caine have both been lost to the Greenskins. Further defeats in this sector will begin to cost the war effort dearly.
And they wonder why we are Xenophobic.
- The Mithras Breach - The outer sections of the Mithras Bastion of Hive Euryales has been breached by enemy artillery and now forms the focus of the enemy infantry assault. Traitors hurl themselves into the breach and we shall choke the walls with their dead! Should the Mithras Bastion fall, each bastion eastwards will suffer as flanking artillery will no doubt be brought to bear. All loyal warriors of the Imperium must fight with greater determination, for the Emperor knows the hearts of Man and sees those who do not fight their hardest. Fight hard, fight proud and take not one step backwards!
Possible to include the stubborness of the Unforgiven here.
WEEK 4
- Loyal commanders, be forewarned: Within our ranks festers a love of the unclean that threatens to destroy us all! Look to your fellow commanders for signs of this threat and act immediately should you notice it.
There is no excuse for inaction against heresy, there is no forgiveness for betrayal.
Despite the slaughters enacted by the Eldar in Telosia, Edethor and Hydra, within our ranks, scores of faithless commanders have begun to exhibit and alarming and treacherous desire: To ally themselves alongside the godless alien scum who caper on the surface of this, the Emperors sovereign domain.
Let there be neither mistakes nor misconceptions: The Eldar and the Tau are a dangerous xenos menace. They are not to be treated with and no mercy is to be extended to them. Here follows the beginnings of a list of seditious commanders. If they are known to you, take heed they are unsound. They have attempted parlay with xenos, broken faith with the Emperor of Mankind and earned the wrath of the Imperial Inquisition.
Commander Xaron, Dark Slayers Chapter
General Seedykay 12th Army Group (and by extension, all upper echelons of said group)
Commander Septimus, Stormbringers (and by extension the Council Imperio)
Mantis Warriors 7th Company (in entirety)
Tiberius (rank unknown), Sons of Corax (and by extension all members of said Chapter serving on Medusa V)
Master Librarian Scientia Venator, Blood Ravens Chapter (and by extension all members of said Chapter serving on Medusa V)
The Silver Lances (and by extension all members of said Chapter serving on Medusa V)
These brazenly heretical individuals have flouted the dictates of the Imperial Creed and openly flirt with the attentions of the xenos and it will not be permitted. A warning is therefore issued:
Commencing immediately all supposed treaties and alliances with the perfidious and malign Eldar and Tau are to be severed. Any Eldar or Tau presence is to be met with terminal force.
Failure to comply with this directive will result in the shaming of your Chapters, Regiments and home worlds respectively. The full weight of the Inquisition will be brought against you and your fellow collaborators and the Emperors fiery judgement shall be meted out upon you.
Suffer not the alien to live.
Inquisitor Baptiste.
The end of the treaty.
WEEK 5
- Edethor The vile Eldar warriors showed their true colours this week as they formed a despicable compact with the forces of Chaos and shattered the Ultramarine strongpoint Generatorium Tertius. Inquisitor Baptistes stern warning was neither in jest, nor in vain.
- Lucius the Eternal - Imperial vox networks are scrambled by an unknown signal and communications break down for over an hour. Embedded within the signal is a pict capture of a warrior of Chaos identifying himself as Lucius the Eternal. Calculus-logi of Inquisitor Baptiste verify the identity of this traitor as he issues a challenge to the warriors of the Imperium, defying any to slay him in personal combat. Chaplain Aggripus of the Ultramarines demands the honour of destroying this vile heretic, and Captain Sicarius grants him leave to travel to the Hydras Tooth to make an example of this traitor.
- Hells Crucible (Geothermal anomalies) - My Lord Magos, though undoubtedly you are busy with communications monitoring and the proper recording of the wars progress, I feel I must bring to your attention several anomalous readings that have come to my attention. As you are no doubt aware, the volcano our facility is built upon has long been dormant and gives us no reason to believe that it will revert to its former active state. However, recent readings have given me cause for concern that all is not well beneath us. Higher concentrations of metallic returns in the magma chambers far beneath the caldera suggest that there are, for want of a better expression, objects of some sort moving about within the magma. How such a thing can be possible is beyond a lowly Adepts understanding, hence why I felt the need to bring the matter to your attention.
WEEK 6
- Thus far, over 1,000 traitors (of command status) across the varying Imperial Forces participating in this war have been executed during this conflict thus far. These foul cowards betrayed the The Emperor, their allies, their friends and themselves by stealing vital supplies, creating fake news reports, cheating others out of their food rations, spreading villainous rumours and offering support to enemy forces.
- The warriors of the Ultramarines swear mighty oaths of vengeance against Lucius the Eternal, for the dismembered corpse of Chaplain Aggripa has been planted on a Chaos standard at the crest of the Mithras Breach. Captain Sicarius himself fought through legions of Chaos cultists to recover the body of his dearest friend, finding a message from the Champion of Chaos boasting that he would best any warrior sent to face him a personal challenge to the honour of the Ultramarines.
Just throwing this one in there for historical purposes.
- Scattered reports from Battle Zone Verdia indicate that the Blood Angels have succeeded in destroying the Ork tellyporta. However, initial intelligence that only one such machine existed now appears to have been overly optimistic. Much of Verdia has been razed in the fighting and those that took part in these battles have clearly been affected by the sheer amount of bloodshed, for a strange, frenzied mania has become the hallmarks of the Blood Angels who have returned from Battle Zone Verdia.
- Edethor - At the north end of the Scylla pass, it is alleged that a demi-company of the Grey Knights were attacked and completely overwhelmed by Orkish Speed Freaks. Necrontyr attacks in the same area may have contributed to the calamity, but what is certain is that even with the rapid reinforcement of additional Astartes, Imperial Guard and Adepta Sororitas reinforcements the defensive position has not been held and the Orks have established a significant presence there.
- Hydra - Across the Battle Zone psykers ranging from Astropaths to Ordos Malleus Inquisitors have be plagued by dream-visions of a mighty Blood Angels hero being blessed by a being of magnificent power. Some of these dreams include dire portents of a terrible battle against a powerful, unknown menace. Blood Angels Captain Achilleron, currently operating against Chaos forces around Sybilla Primus is believed by many to be the subject of these dreams and Space Marines from a dozen chapters have flocked to join his force, ready to offer their aid against whatever may come.
- Tisiphone - A general alert has been sounded, for all available forces to return to Hive Tisiphone to defend it against inevitable Ork attack.
- Death in the Jungles (Reported by the Crimson Furies)
+++ Location: Mangrove swamps, Battle Zone Armidia +++
Captain Sicarius, in response to your directive to find out why the garrisons stationed around the mangrove swamps have ceased reporting, it is my duty to inform you that this location is compromised beyond redemption. Where once there were cities teeming with life and abundant food production facilities, there is now nothing but death and decay. Entire regiments are now little more than pools of dissolved slime, their tanks and weapons rusted hulks of corroded metal. What fate befell them, I cannot guess, but there are daubings on those buildings that still stand that are of an obviously Chaotic nature. Attached to this missive are several pict scans which may help to identify the attackers [sigils identified as belonging to the Death Guard Traitor Legion]. Suffice to say, there will be no edible foodstuffs coming from this region for many years, if ever again. Early indications are that the foe is still present within the swamps and we are beginning a sweep through the region in an attempt to engage the enemy and make them pay for this atrocity.
The Dark Angels assist here in the End Report
WEEK 7
- Hydra - A massive daemonic army lead by the unholy Ka'Bhandha was destroyed by Captain Achilleron of the Blood Angels and other Imperial forces led by Inquisitor Lord Kurlin. The Inquisition has denied initial reports of Eldar also present and fighting against the daemons - these rumors can only lead to fraternization with the xenos and must be avoided. The Iron Hands also destroyed an Emperor's Children strike force led by a heretic claiming to be Lucius the Eternal; this vile creature was captured and is now in the hands of the Inquisition.
Could this be the Voice of the Emperor (Cypher)?
- Cracking the Tooth - In response to the overt challenge of Lucius the Eternal, Inquisitor Baptiste accompanies a detachment of Astartes warriors, led by Captain van Garda of the Imperial Fists and Egil Iron Wolf of the Space Wolves to the Hydras Tooth. Hundreds of Astartes warriors clash in the toxic wastelands, but before any resolution can be reached, the cowardly warriors of the enemy withdraw. The Hydras Tooth is secured and the bodies of fallen comrades are recovered, ready for return to their homeworlds.
- Tremors
Sensor relay 4454: Multiple mass readings emanating from Edethors Mouth region.
Sensor relay 3484: Fault lines developing along Euryales plain. East to west vector.
Sensor relay 3432: Multiple mass readings 5 kilometres beneath Hive Euryales. Rising.
WEEK 8
- The forces of the Ruinous Powers press ever harder into Hive Euryales, as the armies of Ygethmor finally capture the Euryales cathedral. Priority alerts are flashed to all Astartes units to recapture this location. The exact purpose of Ygethmor in seizing this location is unknown, but for him to have invested such resources to do so indicates that such purpose must be thwarted. Captain Sicarius himself has pledged to lead this final assault and should this battle claim his life, it is but a small price to pay to deny the forces of Chaos their ultimate victory.
- Euryales - Detachments from the Ultramarines and Dark Angels won victories in fierce fighting in hotly contested areas. We will prevail!
- Hydra - Brother Captain Gaeus Marius of the Dark Angels 3rd Company "Swords of Caliban"
FINAL REPORT
- In the mangrove swamps beside the Armida Sea, Dark Angels and Crimson Furies Space Marines fought a bloody war among the shattered trunks of the immense, dark trees first against the Kroot and later the cursed traitors of the Death Guard.
- In Verdia, the Blood Angels unleashed their wrath upon the greenskins in an explosion of violence. Hundreds of red-armoured sons of Sanguinius later emerged from the valleys and hills of that region, their armour battered, but their mission accomplished.
- The Black Templars, true to their creed, launched a series of daring attacks throughout Tisiphone to cripple Nazdregs Hulk and scatter all before them on the slopes of the mountains.
- Greatest of all were the battles in Euryales Hive, where Captain Sicarius, the Hero of Medusa, valiantly held back the combined forces of the Traitor Legions. Without number are the minions of the Dark gods who died by his hand, and beyond compare was the leadership and courage he showed there.
Other Notes
- The Black Templars invaded Nazdreg's hulk. DA in Tisiphone attempted to assist but events over the Orphium Gulf has made the Templars suspicious.
- The Warmaster of Edethor, could he have been the mysterious Cypher on the planet.
This thread will be for ideas you think should be considered.
From the Official Fluff (I have to go through the others. This is only Space Marine for now.)
WEEK 1
Brother Captain, contact was made with forward elements of the greenskin forces in Battle Zone Verdia. Land Speeder recon units easily located enemy forces due to the clouds of exhaust fumes (and the enemys apparent disregard for remaining covert) and engaged them from above before they could reach their target: Kastians farm. Aerial units pinned the greenskins in place, while rapid reaction ground units moved to encircle them. Enemy return fire was inaccurate and random, suggesting that air superiority in Battle Zone Verdia will be of paramount importance in coming battles. Ground units quickly established a perimeter and destroyed the greenskin force. Early inspections of wreckage and corpses suggest that this was but a scouting party and that the enemy will return in greater numbers.
Sounds like this can be spun to reflect the abilities of the Ravenwing and Battle Companies.
- In honour of their valour in the face of base foes and a cunning enemy, the 3rd Company Dark Angels in the Edethor sector have been saluted as Heroes of the Imperium and Captain Lucius has been awarded the Imperial Laurel.
- In honour of their valour in the face of base foes and a cunning enemy, the Fallen Angels in the Hydra sector have been saluted as Heroes of the Imperium and Hephaestion has been awarded the Imperial Laurel.
Obviously, too little too late as far as the Unforgiven is concerned.
For Fluff purposes, here's the description of the Chaos Aetherion.
Quote:
+++The Aetherion +++
Following the slaughter enacted at the Geryon strip mines, we have begun the holy task of raising the first of the Aetherion towers that will draw Warp energy to Medusa V. Already the mutated digger-spawn burrow through the rock, with captured mining machines shaping the tunnels to allow for maximum resonance and saturation of Warp energies into the atmosphere. Forged by the hand of Perturabo himself on Medrengard, each Aetherion shall fill the air with hellish song and sonorous voices that will gnaw at the minds of the Imperial defenders and drive them to madness! With each Aetherion raised, the influence of the Warp will grow stronger, spreading across the surface of Medusa V and filling the warriors of the true path with the blessed power of Chaos.
WEEK 2
- Despite the successes of the previous weeks fighting, forces fighting in Battle Zone Verdia have suffered grievous losses. The Raven Guard, while providing invaluable reconnaissance on the deployment of greenskin forces, has been unable to cope with the increasing numbers of enemy movements. Through means unknown, the greenskins have been able to flank many of our forces, causing grievous losses to many Astartes detachments. Disciplinary measures have been instigated upon those responsible for this failure, though the greenskins continue to evade our strikes with a preternatural skill that bodes ill for the coming campaign. In relation to this, Techmarines are investigating a moving source of high-energy spikes recorded in Battle Zone Verdia.
I smell a friendly recon rivalry between the Raven Guard and the Raven Guard. Plus early signs of the tellyporta.
- Hydra - The horrendous defeat inflicted on the Space Marines guarding Iron Hill by the Eldar, have tainted the notable victories won by the Adeptus Astartes in this region. Fears that the Traitor Legions have since seized the battleground, and the geneseed of the fallen abound and a counter attack is already being planned.
That blasted treaty the astartes and guard participated in has already soured.
WEEK 3
- Investigation into the mysterious energy spikes in Battle Zone Verdia has uncovered the existence of an Ork tellyporta, similar to that employed on the war-torn worlds of the Piscina system. Cooperation with the savants of Inquisitor Baptiste has revealed that this Orkish tech is mounted upon a giant, tracked vehicle that appears to have been constructed from cannibalised farm machinery. Evidently, this machine is how the Ork hordes have been outmanoeuvring the Astartes forces in this region. Priority level alpha is to be given to obtaining real-time intelligence on this tellyporta to ensure its immediate destruction.
Belial and elements of the 1st, 3rd & 10th to take this task on. Piscina is to be avenged.
- Perseus - In the Laurentius Mines, Space Marine forces have been bloodied and battered by the warriors of the Eldar. Not only have the Astartes been forced to withdraw, but Apothecaries have been unable to recover all of the lost Geneseed. A full strength counterattack is expected within the week.
- Tisiphone - Adeptus Astartes forces in Tisiphone have been seriously damaged by twin assaults from the Orks and Eldar. The Charybdis Crest and the Tomb of General Caine have both been lost to the Greenskins. Further defeats in this sector will begin to cost the war effort dearly.
And they wonder why we are Xenophobic.
- The Mithras Breach - The outer sections of the Mithras Bastion of Hive Euryales has been breached by enemy artillery and now forms the focus of the enemy infantry assault. Traitors hurl themselves into the breach and we shall choke the walls with their dead! Should the Mithras Bastion fall, each bastion eastwards will suffer as flanking artillery will no doubt be brought to bear. All loyal warriors of the Imperium must fight with greater determination, for the Emperor knows the hearts of Man and sees those who do not fight their hardest. Fight hard, fight proud and take not one step backwards!
Possible to include the stubborness of the Unforgiven here.
WEEK 4
- Loyal commanders, be forewarned: Within our ranks festers a love of the unclean that threatens to destroy us all! Look to your fellow commanders for signs of this threat and act immediately should you notice it.
There is no excuse for inaction against heresy, there is no forgiveness for betrayal.
Despite the slaughters enacted by the Eldar in Telosia, Edethor and Hydra, within our ranks, scores of faithless commanders have begun to exhibit and alarming and treacherous desire: To ally themselves alongside the godless alien scum who caper on the surface of this, the Emperors sovereign domain.
Let there be neither mistakes nor misconceptions: The Eldar and the Tau are a dangerous xenos menace. They are not to be treated with and no mercy is to be extended to them. Here follows the beginnings of a list of seditious commanders. If they are known to you, take heed they are unsound. They have attempted parlay with xenos, broken faith with the Emperor of Mankind and earned the wrath of the Imperial Inquisition.
Commander Xaron, Dark Slayers Chapter
General Seedykay 12th Army Group (and by extension, all upper echelons of said group)
Commander Septimus, Stormbringers (and by extension the Council Imperio)
Mantis Warriors 7th Company (in entirety)
Tiberius (rank unknown), Sons of Corax (and by extension all members of said Chapter serving on Medusa V)
Master Librarian Scientia Venator, Blood Ravens Chapter (and by extension all members of said Chapter serving on Medusa V)
The Silver Lances (and by extension all members of said Chapter serving on Medusa V)
These brazenly heretical individuals have flouted the dictates of the Imperial Creed and openly flirt with the attentions of the xenos and it will not be permitted. A warning is therefore issued:
Commencing immediately all supposed treaties and alliances with the perfidious and malign Eldar and Tau are to be severed. Any Eldar or Tau presence is to be met with terminal force.
Failure to comply with this directive will result in the shaming of your Chapters, Regiments and home worlds respectively. The full weight of the Inquisition will be brought against you and your fellow collaborators and the Emperors fiery judgement shall be meted out upon you.
Suffer not the alien to live.
Inquisitor Baptiste.
The end of the treaty.
WEEK 5
- Edethor The vile Eldar warriors showed their true colours this week as they formed a despicable compact with the forces of Chaos and shattered the Ultramarine strongpoint Generatorium Tertius. Inquisitor Baptistes stern warning was neither in jest, nor in vain.
- Lucius the Eternal - Imperial vox networks are scrambled by an unknown signal and communications break down for over an hour. Embedded within the signal is a pict capture of a warrior of Chaos identifying himself as Lucius the Eternal. Calculus-logi of Inquisitor Baptiste verify the identity of this traitor as he issues a challenge to the warriors of the Imperium, defying any to slay him in personal combat. Chaplain Aggripus of the Ultramarines demands the honour of destroying this vile heretic, and Captain Sicarius grants him leave to travel to the Hydras Tooth to make an example of this traitor.
- Hells Crucible (Geothermal anomalies) - My Lord Magos, though undoubtedly you are busy with communications monitoring and the proper recording of the wars progress, I feel I must bring to your attention several anomalous readings that have come to my attention. As you are no doubt aware, the volcano our facility is built upon has long been dormant and gives us no reason to believe that it will revert to its former active state. However, recent readings have given me cause for concern that all is not well beneath us. Higher concentrations of metallic returns in the magma chambers far beneath the caldera suggest that there are, for want of a better expression, objects of some sort moving about within the magma. How such a thing can be possible is beyond a lowly Adepts understanding, hence why I felt the need to bring the matter to your attention.
WEEK 6
- Thus far, over 1,000 traitors (of command status) across the varying Imperial Forces participating in this war have been executed during this conflict thus far. These foul cowards betrayed the The Emperor, their allies, their friends and themselves by stealing vital supplies, creating fake news reports, cheating others out of their food rations, spreading villainous rumours and offering support to enemy forces.
- The warriors of the Ultramarines swear mighty oaths of vengeance against Lucius the Eternal, for the dismembered corpse of Chaplain Aggripa has been planted on a Chaos standard at the crest of the Mithras Breach. Captain Sicarius himself fought through legions of Chaos cultists to recover the body of his dearest friend, finding a message from the Champion of Chaos boasting that he would best any warrior sent to face him a personal challenge to the honour of the Ultramarines.
Just throwing this one in there for historical purposes.
- Scattered reports from Battle Zone Verdia indicate that the Blood Angels have succeeded in destroying the Ork tellyporta. However, initial intelligence that only one such machine existed now appears to have been overly optimistic. Much of Verdia has been razed in the fighting and those that took part in these battles have clearly been affected by the sheer amount of bloodshed, for a strange, frenzied mania has become the hallmarks of the Blood Angels who have returned from Battle Zone Verdia.
- Edethor - At the north end of the Scylla pass, it is alleged that a demi-company of the Grey Knights were attacked and completely overwhelmed by Orkish Speed Freaks. Necrontyr attacks in the same area may have contributed to the calamity, but what is certain is that even with the rapid reinforcement of additional Astartes, Imperial Guard and Adepta Sororitas reinforcements the defensive position has not been held and the Orks have established a significant presence there.
- Hydra - Across the Battle Zone psykers ranging from Astropaths to Ordos Malleus Inquisitors have be plagued by dream-visions of a mighty Blood Angels hero being blessed by a being of magnificent power. Some of these dreams include dire portents of a terrible battle against a powerful, unknown menace. Blood Angels Captain Achilleron, currently operating against Chaos forces around Sybilla Primus is believed by many to be the subject of these dreams and Space Marines from a dozen chapters have flocked to join his force, ready to offer their aid against whatever may come.
- Tisiphone - A general alert has been sounded, for all available forces to return to Hive Tisiphone to defend it against inevitable Ork attack.
- Death in the Jungles (Reported by the Crimson Furies)
+++ Location: Mangrove swamps, Battle Zone Armidia +++
Captain Sicarius, in response to your directive to find out why the garrisons stationed around the mangrove swamps have ceased reporting, it is my duty to inform you that this location is compromised beyond redemption. Where once there were cities teeming with life and abundant food production facilities, there is now nothing but death and decay. Entire regiments are now little more than pools of dissolved slime, their tanks and weapons rusted hulks of corroded metal. What fate befell them, I cannot guess, but there are daubings on those buildings that still stand that are of an obviously Chaotic nature. Attached to this missive are several pict scans which may help to identify the attackers [sigils identified as belonging to the Death Guard Traitor Legion]. Suffice to say, there will be no edible foodstuffs coming from this region for many years, if ever again. Early indications are that the foe is still present within the swamps and we are beginning a sweep through the region in an attempt to engage the enemy and make them pay for this atrocity.
The Dark Angels assist here in the End Report
WEEK 7
- Hydra - A massive daemonic army lead by the unholy Ka'Bhandha was destroyed by Captain Achilleron of the Blood Angels and other Imperial forces led by Inquisitor Lord Kurlin. The Inquisition has denied initial reports of Eldar also present and fighting against the daemons - these rumors can only lead to fraternization with the xenos and must be avoided. The Iron Hands also destroyed an Emperor's Children strike force led by a heretic claiming to be Lucius the Eternal; this vile creature was captured and is now in the hands of the Inquisition.
Could this be the Voice of the Emperor (Cypher)?
- Cracking the Tooth - In response to the overt challenge of Lucius the Eternal, Inquisitor Baptiste accompanies a detachment of Astartes warriors, led by Captain van Garda of the Imperial Fists and Egil Iron Wolf of the Space Wolves to the Hydras Tooth. Hundreds of Astartes warriors clash in the toxic wastelands, but before any resolution can be reached, the cowardly warriors of the enemy withdraw. The Hydras Tooth is secured and the bodies of fallen comrades are recovered, ready for return to their homeworlds.
- Tremors
Sensor relay 4454: Multiple mass readings emanating from Edethors Mouth region.
Sensor relay 3484: Fault lines developing along Euryales plain. East to west vector.
Sensor relay 3432: Multiple mass readings 5 kilometres beneath Hive Euryales. Rising.
WEEK 8
- The forces of the Ruinous Powers press ever harder into Hive Euryales, as the armies of Ygethmor finally capture the Euryales cathedral. Priority alerts are flashed to all Astartes units to recapture this location. The exact purpose of Ygethmor in seizing this location is unknown, but for him to have invested such resources to do so indicates that such purpose must be thwarted. Captain Sicarius himself has pledged to lead this final assault and should this battle claim his life, it is but a small price to pay to deny the forces of Chaos their ultimate victory.
- Euryales - Detachments from the Ultramarines and Dark Angels won victories in fierce fighting in hotly contested areas. We will prevail!
- Hydra - Brother Captain Gaeus Marius of the Dark Angels 3rd Company "Swords of Caliban"
FINAL REPORT
- In the mangrove swamps beside the Armida Sea, Dark Angels and Crimson Furies Space Marines fought a bloody war among the shattered trunks of the immense, dark trees first against the Kroot and later the cursed traitors of the Death Guard.
- In Verdia, the Blood Angels unleashed their wrath upon the greenskins in an explosion of violence. Hundreds of red-armoured sons of Sanguinius later emerged from the valleys and hills of that region, their armour battered, but their mission accomplished.
- The Black Templars, true to their creed, launched a series of daring attacks throughout Tisiphone to cripple Nazdregs Hulk and scatter all before them on the slopes of the mountains.
- Greatest of all were the battles in Euryales Hive, where Captain Sicarius, the Hero of Medusa, valiantly held back the combined forces of the Traitor Legions. Without number are the minions of the Dark gods who died by his hand, and beyond compare was the leadership and courage he showed there.
Other Notes
- The Black Templars invaded Nazdreg's hulk. DA in Tisiphone attempted to assist but events over the Orphium Gulf has made the Templars suspicious.
- The Warmaster of Edethor, could he have been the mysterious Cypher on the planet.
