Sector Report VIII - Revision history

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 Alongside these major assaults there are many hundreds of matching uprisings of the forces of the Dark Gods, but the worst has yet to come…
 '''4-431.594.M41 – The Martyrdom of Olethros Secunda'''
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 Across the sector, statues of the God Emperor, but most of all statues in makeshift shrines to the little-known Saint Gearwright, cry tears of purest water, as blue as the seas of Olethros where it pools.
 '''4-524.594.M41 – Holy Crusade and the Million Pyres'''

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	Rumours escape from the ''St Sanguinius'' that Warmaster Durovera was aboard and was likely killed in the hijack attempt; the Inquisition allows these to circulate amongst the nobility for some time before finally confirming to the High Administrator of the Sector that this is true. The reaction from Terra takes several long months to return, but the news ripples outwards. Lady-Captain Autokrator Durovera officially and legally reclaims the leadership of her House and thusly the hereditary right to the Sector Governor’s throne, as recognised by the servants of Terra and the Administratum present on Duroverum. She does not, however, make any attempt to put a knife to the throat of [[House Di Firro]] or [[House Vilas-Lobo]] by accusing them of sedition against the Imperium for not recognising her rule immediately.		Rumours escape from the ''St Sanguinius'' that Warmaster Durovera was aboard and was likely killed in the hijack attempt; the Inquisition allows these to circulate amongst the nobility for some time before finally confirming to the High Administrator of the Sector that this is true. The reaction from Terra takes several long months to return, but the news ripples outwards. Lady-Captain Autokrator Durovera officially and legally reclaims the leadership of her House and thusly the hereditary right to the Sector Governor’s throne, as recognised by the servants of Terra and the Administratum present on Duroverum. She does not, however, make any attempt to put a knife to the throat of [[House Di Firro]] or [[House Vilas-Lobo]] by accusing them of sedition against the Imperium for not recognising her rule immediately.

	Neither rival House formally recognises her ascendance, nor do they openly oppose it; shortly after the announcement, Subsector Tertius Praefector Julianus Durovera chokes on his own dinner, after writing a will leaving his titles to his youngest daughter, Ykaterina, who is married into House Vilas-Lobo. The House of Jackals seizes control of the Subsector government, with Quintus (né Quinta) Clemens ~~Montforte~~, Chief Warden of Lubyanka, accepting a gracious offer to marry into House Vilas-Lobo to protect his position – his wife Elaheh (one of the three daughters of Śikārī Vilas-Lobo, Head of the House) is rumoured to have delivered both an alliance with House Ruttyer, and the news from the St. Sanguinius, to her father.		Neither rival House formally recognises her ascendance, nor do they openly oppose it; shortly after the announcement, Subsector Tertius Praefector Julianus Durovera chokes on his own dinner, after writing a will leaving his titles to his youngest daughter, Ykaterina, who is married into House Vilas-Lobo. The House of Jackals seizes control of the Subsector government, with Quintus (né Quinta) Clemens [[Monforte]], Chief Warden of Lubyanka, accepting a gracious offer to marry into House Vilas-Lobo to protect his position – his wife Elaheh (one of the three daughters of Śikārī Vilas-Lobo, Head of the House) is rumoured to have delivered both an alliance with House Ruttyer, and the news from the St. Sanguinius, to her father.

	House Di Firro is not so overt in its seizure of power. Avoiding entangling itself with the Subsector Governance of Subsector Secundus, it simply reinforces its control of vital space-lanes and dispatches its scions to various worlds around the sector to court support. For the most part, Lady-Captain Di Firro seems to be take a balanced stance on the disagreements with her rivals, protecting her assets without seeking to expand her power any further, and avoiding the appearance of defying the will of Terra and the right of succession of the Sector Throne.		House Di Firro is not so overt in its seizure of power. Avoiding entangling itself with the Subsector Governance of Subsector Secundus, it simply reinforces its control of vital space-lanes and dispatches its scions to various worlds around the sector to court support. For the most part, Lady-Captain Di Firro seems to be take a balanced stance on the disagreements with her rivals, protecting her assets without seeking to expand her power any further, and avoiding the appearance of defying the will of Terra and the right of succession of the Sector Throne.

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	'''4-071.594.M41 – Foul Treachery Afoot'''		'''4-071.594.M41 – Foul Treachery Afoot'''

	Into a lull in the hostilities between [[[House Durovera]], [[House di Firro]] and [[House Vilas-Lobo]] comes chaos. In the months following the ringing in of the new year and the Candlemass celebrations, a campaign of betrayal and sabotage erupts across the Prosperitas Sector at the bidding of some unseen agent of the Archenemy. Thousands of servants of the Imperium thought loyal are unmasked as traitors and cultists in service to the Archenemy as they reveal their true origins in a series of suicide attacks on Imperial institutions, martyring themselves in the name of the Dark Gods. On Duroverum an Administratum scribe detonates an explosive inside the audit office, utterly destroying centuries of tax records and census data; on the front lines of the Prosperitas Crusade regiments thought loyal, even Militarum Tempestus stormtroopers, turn their guns on loyal troops. Worse still, Commissars – the bastions of human will – are seen turning on troops and even leading these traitors.		Into a lull in the hostilities between [[House Durovera]], [[House di Firro]] and [[House Vilas-Lobo]] comes chaos. In the months following the ringing in of the new year and the Candlemass celebrations, a campaign of betrayal and sabotage erupts across the Prosperitas Sector at the bidding of some unseen agent of the Archenemy. Thousands of servants of the Imperium thought loyal are unmasked as traitors and cultists in service to the Archenemy as they reveal their true origins in a series of suicide attacks on Imperial institutions, martyring themselves in the name of the Dark Gods. On Duroverum an Administratum scribe detonates an explosive inside the audit office, utterly destroying centuries of tax records and census data; on the front lines of the Prosperitas Crusade regiments thought loyal, even Militarum Tempestus stormtroopers, turn their guns on loyal troops. Worse still, Commissars – the bastions of human will – are seen turning on troops and even leading these traitors.

	These betrayals are only prevented from becoming utterly devastating by Inquisition forces alerted to this by Commissar Demelza Quinn of the Officio Praefectus, who has unveiled the rot within her own branch, but unfortunately it comes too late to stop the saboteurs – with the traitors made aware they have been exposed by a botched Inquisitorial investigation.		These betrayals are only prevented from becoming utterly devastating by Inquisition forces alerted to this by Commissar Demelza Quinn of the Officio Praefectus, who has unveiled the rot within her own branch, but unfortunately it comes too late to stop the saboteurs – with the traitors made aware they have been exposed by a botched Inquisitorial investigation.
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	An Ordo Xenos strike-team dispatched to the surface of [[Persephon IV]] successfully infiltrate the central Ork fortification on Persephon IV to decapitate the Waagh! by killing its leader-beast, the creature known as ‘Gazbag’. Much to their surprise and horror, they discover the creature is not only a potent psyker but possessed by a neverborn creature of the warp. After overwhelming the team and killing a member of the Adeptus Astartes, the possessed creature performs a ritual of ruinous origin.		An Ordo Xenos strike-team dispatched to the surface of [[Persephon IV]] successfully infiltrate the central Ork fortification on Persephon IV to decapitate the Waagh! by killing its leader-beast, the creature known as ‘Gazbag’. Much to their surprise and horror, they discover the creature is not only a potent psyker but possessed by a neverborn creature of the warp. After overwhelming the team and killing a member of the Adeptus Astartes, the possessed creature performs a ritual of ruinous origin.

	Imperial forces across Persephon IV report static build-up and a growing storm before, almost simultaneously, bolts of green lightning rain from the sky causing Orks to disintegrate where they stand, leaving nothing but scorch-marks of energy where they once were. The Imperium hails this as a miracle, and celebrates the deliverance of the world from the foul Greenskins; a few Orks are isolated from the storm and remain a threat to Imperial forces gathered on the world, but without the guidance of a leader-beast they are reduced to little more than feral creatures as the Imperial Guard drive them into the wildlands of the world and reclaim cities long under Greenskin occupation. Strangely, many of the Ork ‘Konskripts’ are missing too, likely struck by the same energies. Major Giancarlo Firenze is hailed by Crusade High Command as a hero before being placed on leave aboard the cruise ship St. Sanguinius, a move believed by some to be intended to remove a potential political rival in the aftermath of the fighting.		Imperial forces across Persephon IV report static build-up and a growing storm before, almost simultaneously, bolts of green lightning rain from the sky causing Orks to disintegrate where they stand, leaving nothing but scorch-marks of energy where they once were. The Imperium hails this as a miracle, and celebrates the deliverance of the world from the foul Greenskins; a few Orks are isolated from the storm and remain a threat to Imperial forces gathered on the world, but without the guidance of a leader-beast they are reduced to little more than feral creatures as the Imperial Guard drive them into the wildlands of the world and reclaim cities long under Greenskin occupation. Strangely, many of the Ork ‘Konskripts’ are missing too, likely struck by the same energies. Major Giancarlo Firenze is hailed by Crusade High Command as a hero before being placed on leave aboard the cruise ship ''St. Sanguinius'', a move believed by some to be intended to remove a potential political rival in the aftermath of the fighting.

	Inquisitor Duplesis of the Ordo Xenos meets with Inquisitors of the Ordo Malleus to discuss the latest revelation of an unusual…servant of the Archenemy. It is agreed upon that the lack of reports about where the Orks are is not good news at all, and prognosticators and seers are tasked immediately with locating the missing horde before it reappears.		Inquisitor Duplesis of the Ordo Xenos meets with Inquisitors of the Ordo Malleus to discuss the latest revelation of an unusual…servant of the Archenemy. It is agreed upon that the lack of reports about where the Orks are is not good news at all, and prognosticators and seers are tasked immediately with locating the missing horde before it reappears.
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	'''4-204.594.M41 to 4-359.594.M41 – The Journey of the St Sanguinius and the Ruin of House Monforte'''		'''4-204.594.M41 to 4-359.594.M41 – The Journey of the ''St Sanguinius'' and the Ruin of House Monforte'''

	The HMVL St Sanguinius, widely regarded as the last hope for [[House Monforte]] to recover its damaged reputation and finances, goes missing. In the shadow of various uprisings this goes unnoticed for months, until it finally appears again on the edge of the Korimesta system arriving via sublight, heavily damaged. The vessel is immediately ordered to surrender by Imperial Navy picket ships patrolling the system in the aftermath of the suppression of the Rebellion before Inquisition vessels arrive and take control of the vessel, quarantining it on the extreme reaches of the system. The official story that emerges from the passengers leaving the vessel, and the one supported by the Inquisition, is that a team of Rising Flame commandos attempted to seize control of the vessel only to be thwarted by embedded servants of the Inquisition there to intercept the hijacking. This narrative works well with the Imperial populace, who become more pliable to the presence of the Inquisition whilst retaining a healthy fear; there is a marked rise in denunciations of seditious activities in the aftermath of these events.		The HMVL ''St Sanguinius'', widely regarded as the last hope for [[House Monforte]] to recover its damaged reputation and finances, goes missing. In the shadow of various uprisings this goes unnoticed for months, until it finally appears again on the edge of the Korimesta system arriving via sublight, heavily damaged. The vessel is immediately ordered to surrender by Imperial Navy picket ships patrolling the system in the aftermath of the suppression of the Rebellion before Inquisition vessels arrive and take control of the vessel, quarantining it on the extreme reaches of the system. The official story that emerges from the passengers leaving the vessel, and the one supported by the Inquisition, is that a team of Rising Flame commandos attempted to seize control of the vessel only to be thwarted by embedded servants of the Inquisition there to intercept the hijacking. This narrative works well with the Imperial populace, who become more pliable to the presence of the Inquisition whilst retaining a healthy fear; there is a marked rise in denunciations of seditious activities in the aftermath of these events.

	The majority of the crew and passengers aboard the stricken vessel are checked over for taint and, where needed, mind-wiped to forget their experiences aboard the ship, but barring a few who have been twisted irrevocably into ghoul-like mutants, they are permitted to leave the vessel, their souls preserved by the actions of the servants of the Inquisition aboard the vessel. Fittingly for the narrative that the Inquisition has supported.		The majority of the crew and passengers aboard the stricken vessel are checked over for taint and, where needed, mind-wiped to forget their experiences aboard the ship, but barring a few who have been twisted irrevocably into ghoul-like mutants, they are permitted to leave the vessel, their souls preserved by the actions of the servants of the Inquisition aboard the vessel. Fittingly for the narrative that the Inquisition has supported.

	House Monforte, on the other hand, is not so lucky; its head, Jules Monforte, has been killed in the hijacking and most of its wealth is tied up on the St. Sanguinius, which remains impounded by the Inquisition and is towed into space forbidden to all but its servants. In the wake of this, the House’s monopolies are challenged by House Durovera, House Vilas-Lobo and House Di Firro in a rare show of unity between the opposed Houses – unless it can pay a significant tithe, the House will be declared financially insolvent and its charters withdrawn. Over the next few months the surviving House Monforte scions scrabble to gather their resources and secure support; there is a glimmer of hope before they finally secure the funding they need, and their tithe-fleet sets out for [[Duroverum]]. It never arrives.		House Monforte, on the other hand, is not so lucky; its head, Jules Monforte, has been killed in the hijacking and most of its wealth is tied up on the ''St. Sanguinius'', which remains impounded by the Inquisition and is towed into space forbidden to all but its servants. In the wake of this, the House’s monopolies are challenged by House Durovera, House Vilas-Lobo and House Di Firro in a rare show of unity between the opposed Houses – unless it can pay a significant tithe, the House will be declared financially insolvent and its charters withdrawn. Over the next few months the surviving House Monforte scions scrabble to gather their resources and secure support; there is a glimmer of hope before they finally secure the funding they need, and their tithe-fleet sets out for [[Duroverum]]. It never arrives.

	Months later, a free trader vessel finds the remains of the tithe fleet lost in the void, its hulls blasted open, the frozen corpses of the last scions of House Monforte free-floating in the void alongside hundreds of thousands of thronegelts worth of wealth. The site becomes a haven for opportunistic treasure hunters before Imperial Navy forces finally arrive to secure it; investigation of the wreckage shows unknown alien weaponry, with damage consistent with acid burns and claws and teeth rather than conventional weapons encountered before. The Ordo Xenos immediately quarantines the area, but official reports will claim that the House fell victim to some voidbound terror, a void kraken or some other near-mythological void-creature. But some of those who raided the site claim that the slaughter was too methodical for that, with every ship destroyed. Claims of a curse put on the House or act of vengeance abound, but are rapidly suppressed.		Months later, a free trader vessel finds the remains of the tithe fleet lost in the void, its hulls blasted open, the frozen corpses of the last scions of House Monforte free-floating in the void alongside hundreds of thousands of thronegelts worth of wealth. The site becomes a haven for opportunistic treasure hunters before Imperial Navy forces finally arrive to secure it; investigation of the wreckage shows unknown alien weaponry, with damage consistent with acid burns and claws and teeth rather than conventional weapons encountered before. The Ordo Xenos immediately quarantines the area, but official reports will claim that the House fell victim to some voidbound terror, a void kraken or some other near-mythological void-creature. But some of those who raided the site claim that the slaughter was too methodical for that, with every ship destroyed. Claims of a curse put on the House or act of vengeance abound, but are rapidly suppressed.
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	'''4-359.594.M41 – The Death of the Warmaster'''		'''4-359.594.M41 – The Death of the Warmaster'''

	Rumours escape from the St Sanguinius that Warmaster Durovera was aboard and was likely killed in the hijack attempt; the Inquisition allows these to circulate amongst the nobility for some time before finally confirming to the High Administrator of the Sector that this is true. The reaction from Terra takes several long months to return, but the news ripples outwards. Lady-Captain Autokrator Durovera officially and legally reclaims the leadership of her House and thusly the hereditary right to the Sector Governor’s throne, as recognised by the servants of Terra and the Administratum present on Duroverum. She does not, however, make any attempt to put a knife to the throat of [[House Di Firro]] or [[House Vilas-Lobo]] by accusing them of sedition against the Imperium for not recognising her rule immediately.		Rumours escape from the ''St Sanguinius'' that Warmaster Durovera was aboard and was likely killed in the hijack attempt; the Inquisition allows these to circulate amongst the nobility for some time before finally confirming to the High Administrator of the Sector that this is true. The reaction from Terra takes several long months to return, but the news ripples outwards. Lady-Captain Autokrator Durovera officially and legally reclaims the leadership of her House and thusly the hereditary right to the Sector Governor’s throne, as recognised by the servants of Terra and the Administratum present on Duroverum. She does not, however, make any attempt to put a knife to the throat of [[House Di Firro]] or [[House Vilas-Lobo]] by accusing them of sedition against the Imperium for not recognising her rule immediately.

	Neither rival House formally recognises her ascendance, nor do they openly oppose it; shortly after the announcement, Subsector Tertius Praefector Julianus Durovera chokes on his own dinner, after writing a will leaving his titles to his youngest daughter, Ykaterina, who is married into House Vilas-Lobo. The House of Jackals seizes control of the Subsector government, with Quintus (né Quinta) Clemens Montforte, Chief Warden of Lubyanka, accepting a gracious offer to marry into House Vilas-Lobo to protect his position – his wife Elaheh (one of the three daughters of Śikārī Vilas-Lobo, Head of the House) is rumoured to have delivered both an alliance with House Ruttyer, and the news from the St. Sanguinius, to her father.		Neither rival House formally recognises her ascendance, nor do they openly oppose it; shortly after the announcement, Subsector Tertius Praefector Julianus Durovera chokes on his own dinner, after writing a will leaving his titles to his youngest daughter, Ykaterina, who is married into House Vilas-Lobo. The House of Jackals seizes control of the Subsector government, with Quintus (né Quinta) Clemens Montforte, Chief Warden of Lubyanka, accepting a gracious offer to marry into House Vilas-Lobo to protect his position – his wife Elaheh (one of the three daughters of Śikārī Vilas-Lobo, Head of the House) is rumoured to have delivered both an alliance with House Ruttyer, and the news from the St. Sanguinius, to her father.
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	* A popular rhyme has started to arise despite suppression by the Ordo Malleus:		* A popular rhyme has started to arise despite suppression by the Ordo Malleus:
	** ''Mother, our friend, so dear''<br>		''Mother, our friend, so dear''<br>
	''Throughout our lives, you’re always near.''<br>		''Throughout our lives, you’re always near.''<br>
	''A Tender Hand to Guide the Way''<br>		''A Tender Hand to Guide the Way''<br>
	''You’re the only comfort I’ll know this day.''<br>		''You’re the only comfort I’ll know this day.''<br>

	* There have been limited comms coming out of [[Mawson’s Wake]] until recently, leading some to worry that the world has potentially fallen to some threat from within, or indeed has revolted against the Imperium, but the planet is too distant for investigations to be mounted now.		* There have been limited comms coming out of [[Mawson’s Wake]] until recently, leading some to worry that the world has potentially fallen to some threat from within, or indeed has revolted against the Imperium, but the planet is too distant for investigations to be mounted now.