Lore

The Story So Far
NAME: Archangel 4

SEGMENTUM: Eastern Fringe

SECTOR: Hades Majorus

SUBSECTOR: Thanatos Glacial

SYSTEM: Archangel

POPULATION: Census Exemptia

AFFILIATION: Imperium

TITHE GRADE: Aptus Non

ArchAngel II- ArchAngel II is an agri world. It is not very populated and only partially developed. ArchAngel II was once teaming with Orks from the 'Roksmasha' clan but have since been obliterated by 'The Sons of Steel' Astartes chapter. Now the planet has a very small Ork population that is kept at bay by resident Sisters of Battle and frequent visits by the Sons of Steel. This has slowed planetary development a bit as it requires SOB and/or SOS to push back the Ork presence every time a major expansion is planned.

Order of the Sacred Rose- Order of the Sacred Rose has a cathedral on ArchAngel II. Ever since the Sons of Steel cleaned out the Orks the SOB have had a presence there and have encouraged colonization of the planet- often finding themselves to be the only ones interested in the solar system, they often end up it's warden/guardian. Originally it was their presence on ArchAngel II which made ArchAngel a supply drop for ships on their way to the sector capital, Stortzen III. As the system itself began to develop, the Sisters/Ecclesiarchy began sending missionaries to the primitive humans of ArchAngel III.

ArchAngel III- A relatively small planet with no resources and little to no land mass- this planet was largely ignored. "Scattered islands with primitive humans" was the only entry on the subsector database. Missionaries from ArchAngel II were sent to 'Educate' the primitive inhabitants of these islands but were quickly recalled when they found widespread warp use, heresy and even demonic communication. The Sisters of Battle reported these developments immediately and requested assistance from the Sons of Steel. Sons of Steel quickly responded to the threat but was asked (by Ordo Malleus) to stand off and wait for the arrival of a nearby black fleet.

Having suspected Chaos influence in this subsector for quite some time now- the Ordo malleus arrived with a substantial naval presence, three brigades of inquisitorial stormtroopers and an entire company of Grey Knights. The black fleet met up with the Sons of Steel battle barge and they organized an exploritory expedition to ArchAngel III. They moved in groups entered into limited engagements only. Their precautions were validated when they encountered a greater daemon of Tzeentch on the planet. Rather than continue with surface combat, all ground forces were recalled and ArchAngel III's database entry was editted to read 'Asteroid Belt'. At the conclusion of the ArchAngel III exterminatus- a warp anomaly appeared right outside the solar system and the once uninhabited planet 'ArchAngel I' erupted with activity and presented itself as a Daemon World.

ArchAngel I- Once an uninhabited vulcanic planet- it became a Daemon World after the destruction of ArchAngel III. The Ordo Malleus Black fleet attempted to barrage it with cyclonic torpedoes but found it to be protected by warp rifts and spatial anomalies. Even landing on the planet proved impossible. Limited range teleportation became the only means of assaulting the planet- the grey knights and the sons of steel both moved to engage the daemonic presence (In the Melee Range). The Sons of steel lacked a large enough presence to support a prolonged engagement however and have been playing a reserve role while they await reinforcements of their own. The Grey Knight company have been 100% deployed upon the planet's surface. They gain ground every day.

The Black Fleet- Having observed warpstorms in this subsector for quite some time now, the Ordo Malleus was waiting for something like this to happen. The presence of a Greater Tzeentch Daemon as well as the eruption of a Daemon world came as no surprise. They closed their assets in around ArchAngel I and are careful to cycle ships in and out of service, keeping enough in reserve to respond to other threats in the subsector. For the moment they have ArchAngel I contained. Although they can not bombard it from space, the Grey Knights have done a remarkable job on the surface and reinforcements are on route. The Sons of Steel have been providing ample support and also have reinforcements on route. The Sisters of Battle have filled in the gaps by policing the rest of the solar system and even sending exploratory groups to nearby systems to investigate insurrection. This has freed up the Black fleet to focus ALL of it's attention on ArchAngel I. Daemonic forces have attempted to extradite themselves from the planet but with out much success. At several stages, Chaos Marines have emerged from the warp and attempted to break the siege of ArchAngel I, but the Black fleet was ready for them.. The Siege continues.

Regentrophen- A small escort ship en-route to the sector capital. On it's way they have collected supplies for the black fleet and an unattached Krieg company. The supplies are to be delivered and the Krieg unit are to be brought to the sector capital for processing/redeployment. Current location: ArchAngel I, unloading supplies to the black fleet.

Krieg- he Krieg commander is not happy with the current state of affairs. After gaining some experienced officers, they picked up a fresh batch of recruits and were on their way to join an ongoing battle at Zhetis VII. Unfortunately the battle at Zhetis VII resolved with an unexpected victory and all assets in transit have been ordered to the sector capital for redeployment. While the Regentrophen resupplies the black fleet, the Krieg company may find an opportunity to prove their value to the inquisition by assisting with ArchAngel IV. If successful they may not have to return to the sector capital for reassignment- they could very well be offered a prolonged assignment with the black fleet.... doing the Emperor's work.

Tau- Where the hell are we?!

Lord Bradigan- Lord Inquisitor Bradigan, Ordo Xenos, has become something of an embarrassment to the inquisition. Having deciphered ancient alien texts- he requisitioned a great deal of imperial supplies and manpower with the promise of relics, artifacts and ancient power. His efforts proved fruitless time and time again. After the last expedition to an uncharted system revealed only the location of a dead world- Lord Bradigan suffered a nervous breakdown and threw a tantrum in front of a Millitant Millitia Segmentum Commander and swore that exterminatus would be declared on the entire subsector minorus. Rather than make good on this threat, Ordo Xenos recalled him. It has taken Lord Bradigan five years to regain his position with in Ordo Xenos and doubts about his stability persist to this day. During that time, Lord Bradigan appealed to anyone who would listen for permission to conduct a new expedition. An expedition to ArchAngel IV where he is convinced an ancient battle took place. This permission came (unexpectedly) from a Lord of Terra. Lord Bradigan was authorized to conduct his examination of 'ArchAngel IV' but all request for resources were denied.

In order to get around this stipulation, Lord Bradigan decided to beg, borrow and steal his way to success. Having convinced (the player, Lord Inquisitor) to accompany him on this expedition he has procured a variety of finance options and uses the player as his diplomat to all other factions. This is largely because the player would command more fear and respect than he himself could. Lord Bradigan solicited Segmentum command and received a small group of imperial undesirables that had at some point made enemies with in the ranks of their own command structures. One of these was even a Lord General. With these personnel as well as the resources that the player provided, Lord Bradigan could effectively build and staff a lab/logistic outpost on ArchAngel IV and conduct his search of the planet. All he had to do was get everything there.

Lord Bradigan stole a ship. I am not going to sugar coat it. Pretending as if it was loaned to his expedition, he located a Large Imperial Battleship, drydocked for a retrofit. He crewed it with the Imperials loaned to him by segmentum command and he made off with the ship before anyone knew it was missing. Renaming it the 'Bradigan's Fist'- he had hoped to find powerful xeno arftifacts on ArchAngel IV before he had to answer to the Ordo Xenos for his gross breech of protocol..

After arriving in ArchAngel, he made contact with the Ordo Malleus and found them to be completely engrossed with ArchAngel I. Bradigan learned that Segmentum command had granted Ordo Malleus full tactical authority of the ArchAngel system, but Ordo Malleus had no issue with him, his project or his use of ArchAngel IV. Additionally they advised that he may be able to solicit support from the Sisters of Battle on ArchAngel II as they seem to be handling all non Daemon world logistics and issues in the area.

Bradigan met with the Sisters of Battle and found them to be very helpful. They assigned a preacher to ArchAngel IV to minister to the Imperial Guard and also loaned them equipment as well as the small group of Mechanicus assigned to maintain that equipment. Mechanicus was surprised to find a Cybernetica already involved with the project at ArchAngel IV.

Bradigan only has enough personnel to form up a skeleton crew for the battleship. He can fire guns... or move the ship. He can not do both at the same time. The majority of the personnel he had, he sent with the player to the surface of the planet in the hope that they will return with the type of artifacts that will vindicate him in the eyes of Ordo Xenos.

Mechanicus- Mechanicus has a long standing relationship with ArchAngel II and the Cathedral there. It is not often that they can get out to this sector of space but when they do, they have found the Soritas to be respectful, accommodating and extraordinarily pious. The agri world is not very modern however the Soritas have allowed Mechanicus a great deal of authority when it comes to planetary development and this has lead to some amazing feats of architecture. Dams, bridges, elevated tram systems. Even the Cathedral itself sports numerous automations and has a large mechanicus headquarters built into the side. There have been times when Mechanicus feared they had gone too far- only to find that the sisters were more concerned with their own mission of 'Spreading the Emperor's Truth' than with the liberties Mechanicus was taking. Mechanicus is rather scattered in this area of space. It is a long way to the nearest forge world. The small group that eventually collected on ArchAngel II see it as more of a home then anywhere else in the galaxy. When the black fleet arrived, Mechanicus met with their counter parts assigned to Ordo Malleus. Both sides agreed that things would probably get worse before they got better. This is the primary reason they volunteered for a temporary assignment to ArchAngel IV. It is the spirit of solidarity, a rare thing for Mechanicus to express.. But the hope is that if everyone pitches in and does their part- then perhaps the situation with ArchAngel I will also prove to have been temporary- and they can all get back to some level of calm.

Returning Crusade- A multi-chapter crusade consisting of Ultramarines, Salamanders and Raven Guard are on their way back from a recent crusade. The crusade is split up and starting to disperse but- having learned of the Daemon world in advance some have decided to swing by and drop off extra excess supplies at ArchAngel I for their use. Ordo Malleus has not as of yet requested their aid but they appreciate the donation of food and ammunition. And who knows? While they are there, a Chaos fleet might just try to make another run at the blockade! Fun for the whole family.

Roksmasha Orks- WE IS DA ONES DAT OWN DIS HERE ROK! WAIT- WHICH ROK IS DIS? MY ONLY REGRETS WAS EXPLODIN!

Ordo Hereticus- Ordo Hereticus has nothing to do with Ordo Malleus. Their mission to blockade ArchAngel I is completely irrelevant to them. Ordo Hereticus does not like Bradigan. Lord Bradigan has reportedly reviewed various pieces of multimedia from an as of yet unknown xeno race and since then he has been erratic, irrational, volatile and possibly... heretical. Bradigan came to their attention last year when he went on a shooting spree in a crowded square with a laspistol. No one was hurt except for an Arbiter who was hit in the leg. When questioned, Bradigan remarked that he had been having bad dreams and sometimes sees things that are not there.

This could very well be explained by stress HOWEVER- Ordo Hereticus likes to be sure. If it turned out that Bradigan was under some form of alien influence, then Ordo Xenos should be made aware of this so that they can recall him permanently. A low priority was assigned to this right up until Bradigan stole a battleship from the shipyards at the sector capital (Yeah, like no one was going to notice that!). The Escort Cruiser "Stargazer" was dispatched to intercept the 'Bradigans Fist' at a transfer point and follow it all the way to ArchAngel. Once there, the three inquisitors on board decided it was time to make a prolonged inspection of Bradigan and his operations. They are not particularly hateful of anyone. They suspect the Lord General is just some screw up noble and the Ordo Xenos Inquisitor is just a stooge that was taken in by Bradigan. But being careful ultimately pays off in the long run so they are determined to keep a low profile until they figure out whether Bradigan has been overtaken by Xenos, Chaos.... or has just gone insane.

Ordo Malleus- The Ordo Malleus have noticed a pattern in the appearance of warp storms lately. Efforts to calculate the time and location of their appearance have been very successful. Due to this, a small group of Ordo Malleus have moved assets into the sector. They made contact with Segmentum command and relayed their intention to patrol a small cluster of systems near the fringe. Various members of segmentum command had become concerned about the recent appearance of warpstorms and eagerly yielded tactical authority to the Ordo Malleus and their 'Black Fleet' (why does it have to be about color?) even going so far as to give them a 'writ of cooperation' ordering all local imperial forces to give them whatever they need if requested.

There were a handful of false alarms through out the sector but things began to heat up when the Sons of Steel and Soritas reported the presence of Daemon worshiping warp users on a primitive backwater world named ArchAngel II. After responding to the crisis and dealing with the threat they found the situation enter into a degenerative cycle with each progressive day getting worse. Early in the siege a small Chaos Marine fleet attacked and attempted to run the blockade. During the scuffle a portion of the siege fleet became scattered through out the system. After the defeat of the Chaos marines (with the help of the Sons Of Steel Battlebarge)- they tracked down a smaller imperial hunter class ship which had passed through the warp anomaly at the far side of the system. Only one crew member remained alive on that ship. The rest killed by thousands of slashes from what appeared to be a tiny blade, no more than an inch in length. When asked what had done this he replied "I had.. no bread.... to give them....." and died.

At the moment there are 20 or so Ordo Malleus with the black fleet. Their members range from Acolyte to Lord Inquisitor. They are confident that they can continue to hold the Daemon planet until reinforcements arrive and are grateful for all of the assistance the Grey Knights have been. Despite being talented at tracking down this incursion, none of them have experience with Daemon worlds and the Grey Knights have been invaluable in that respect.

Ordo Xenos- ....is mortified by Bradigan's behavior. The man stole a battleship and is out digging up an ice planet that by all accounts may never have had any solid land on it to begin with. If this news gets back to the 'Lord of Terra' that authorized his venture, Ordo Xenos realizes that it could damage relations with all factions- not just with Terra itself. Yet they are holding out hope that Bradigan will actually find something worth studying. Should this be the case, all of the other details can be easily explained away as an exaggeration or slanderous jealousy. If Bradigan comes back empty handed however- things will not go well for him. At best he will be stripped of his rank and sent to work in a basement somewhere. At worst, he will spend the rest of his life in prison.

The Sons of Steel- The Sons of Steel feel partially responsible for this mess. Had they done a better job of cleaning out the orks in the first place- the Soritas might have had more time to explore the system and may have put an early end to all this craziness before it started. Their battlebarge in orbit of ArchAngel II is proof of their commitment to the area. They have told Soritas on more than one occasion that they will see this thing through to the end. On rare occasions- Daemons have escaped ArchAngel I and defeated Chaos marines have landed on the surface of ArchAngel II but both times the Sons of Steel moved quickly to eliminate the threat. They have been an essential part of keeping the situation under control. Providing the hammer to the anvil that is the Sisters of Battle.

The Geese- The Geese want your bread. They want your DAMN BREAD. They got to have it. Also you need to stop opening doors. That shit freaks them out. Lay down on the ground, admit your defeat- lay down on the ground and give up your bread.

Tzeentch- Tzeentch screwed up. Tzeentch screwed up bad. Maybe he can try to play it off as 'Well this was all according to plan.' but you and I both know the truth. He screwed up pretty bad. It wasn't bad enough that the primitives were too stupid to put aside their gigantic chaos symbols when the missionaries came around but no.... they had to start a fight as well. Still- this was still salvageable. All tzeentch had to do was move his new creations over to ArchAngel IV were they would go undetected untill the black fleet left. Then all of the sudden ArchAngel I goes full demon world and the black fleet is here for the long haul. This is the worst luck!

Khorne- So one day Khorne noticed that Tzeentch was screwing around in the ArchAngel system right? So he created a bunch of small warpstorms in the area until the black fleet decided to show up and investigate THEN BOOM! the imperials blew up all Tzeentches shit TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLOLOLOLOLOL!!! Also Skulls for the skullthrone. Then Tzeentch moved the last of his crap to ArchAngel IV to hide out and the black fleet was all like "Well, looks like we are done here." LOL NOPE! Khorne sent a bunch of Daemons to ArchAngel one and said "Where you guys going?" So now the black fleet is sticking around for a while and Tzeentch is playing hide and seek with some scrub imperials on ArchAngel IV. Don't let them find you Tzeentch! LOLOLZZZZZ

Slaanesh- Pffft- Slaanesh really doesn't care. Doesn't care about ArchAngel IV or Khorne or Tzeentch. Slaanesh is off doing his/her own thing. Slaanesh has agents all over the place doing Slaaneshi things but if one of them ends up on ArchAngel, it's just a coincidence. You know what isn't a coincidence though- The Eldar. Slaanesh is REALLY interested in the Eldar. Slaanesh is like the obsessive ex-girlfriend of the Eldar. If the Eldar turn up on ArchAngel IV.... Slaanesh would appreciate it if you could kill them and bring their soulstones back into the warp with you. You would have such a party in your honor. You know it's true. Slaanesh is the pretty prince of parties..

Nurgle- Nurgle really really wishes everyone would quit fucking with the humans. How are these plagues supposed to spread if everyone keeps killing the fucking humans? I mean honestly- can't they go screw with the Tau or something? Doesn't Slaanesh have the Dark Eldar to play with? Oh- it was his Chaos Marines that were annihilated by the black fleet by the way. They weren't actually trying to run the blockade they were just on their way there anyway. Came out right on top of the Black Fleet. Really horrible spot. How embarrassing.

The Eldar-

Year 88989- Two small human colonies on other planets in system. No increase in population. Necrons continue to slumber. No sign of activity. Year 88990- Two small human colonies on other planets in system. No increase in population. Necrons continue to slumber. No sign of activity. Year 88991- Two small human colonies on other planets in system. No increase in population. Necrons continue to slumber. No sign of activity. Year 88992- Two small human colonies on other planets in system. No increase in population. Necrons continue to slumber. No sign of activity. Year 88993- Two small human colonies on other planets in system. No increase in population. Necrons continue to slumber. No sign of activity. Year 88994- Two small human colonies on other planets in system. No increase in population. Necrons continue to slumber. No sign of activity. Year 88995- Two small human colonies on other planets in system. No increase in population. Necrons continue to slumber. No sign of activity. Year 88996- WTF?!

The Imperium- The Lord General did something to anger Segmentum Command. I don't know what it was but whatever it was, it may very well have brought an abrupt end to a very long career. In response, Segmentum Command decided to get rid of him by assigning him to the worst detachment they had. Under the assignment database, this particular assignment was categorized as having a bullshit level of 9610... which is... as we know.... over nine thousand. Determined to halt his downward spiral the Lord General graciously accepted the assignment and went off to meet his guardsmen. He was greeted by a burnt out Sergent, a bizarre local-sector medical team, a munitorum, a low level administratum, a bunch of teenage guardsmen, a cybernetica that wanted to visit ArchAngel IV because he suspected there were slumbering necrons there and it would be great to have a look at their rig (Wow, this guy was right on the nose with that one) and a crazy OrdoXenos that figured they would simply 'Scrounge for building materials' when they arrived.

Strangely the Commissar does not appear to be a screw up. He graduated top of his class, was decorated twice for bravery, fought tyranids, fought tau, won an arm wrestling contest with the Salamander Marines three years in a row. Apparently he had his choice of assignment and specifically requested to be attached to the hardest, most difficult, crappiest, lowliest, worst imperial guard assignment in the galaxy so that he may further prove his loyalty to the imperium by 'shaping up' the absolute bottom of the barrel. That man is a true patriot.