Chaos Consume Us [Warhammer 40k Chaos Quest CK2]

062.017.M41
Ulitma Segmentum
Ibricus Expanse
Subsector Exilea
Navigation Point: 060.035

Coming out of the warp was messy, and a few subsystems went out.
Three habitable planets with one or more moons in the Inner Circle, an asteroid belt with many planetoids and then two gas giants and two planets, also with many moons. Plan was simple, recon. With only three thunderbirds it was slow, but consistent, and the data were surprisingly coherent and promising. Three planets and some of the moons had habitations.
Closest to the sun (designated name: Akoips) where xenos, reptilian, post-industrial breed with space faring capabilities, cogitators sign name Sang'hlei Shogunate.
Two human nations, imperial pre-heresy era with some abnormalities, nothing concrete. From vox waves we got information about their names, Ospium Conclave and Deflye Hegemony. Also defences, you have seen them and all three nations got a lot. Xenos were especially well prepared, space stations, monitor ships and raiders scouts. All three nations didn't go out of the asteroid belt to last four planets. Understandable, who had the belt, had the road to the Outer Circle of star system. And skirmishes between the three were happening even now. Also there were some bases in the Belt. We can assume piracy also existed in the system.
Lack of Astropaths and Daemon Machines constant occupation with warp didn't make it easier. Especially about their contact with the wider Imperium of Man. Too many questions without an answer.

Strategium (1 Action) - lack of everything, monitors not working and lack of staff. What happened to you and your Warband.

Munitorium (1 Action)

Oratorium (1 Action)

Apothecarion (1 Action) - medical and bio-engineering department, where you preserved gene-seeds and practise your medical expertise.

Librarius (1 Action)

Forges and Armouries - there are a lot of war engines and sleeping brothers in their confines of steel. You have no one to wake them up.


Temple-Shrine (1 Action)

Observation Dome (1 Action) home of the self proclaimed God of Folded Space, where you can look into the Universe and choose your next destination.

Personal (1 Action)

Ambition (1 Action)

Now it is time to choose hero units for each assigment. Remember that each hero unit can be attach to one action, so if your character bonus is used in Apothecarion, it cannot be used anywhere else, but you can add more than one character for each action, that means the second character uses 1/2 of his stats, 3 - 1/3 and so on:

Apedemak:
[ ][Apedemak] Recon Asteroid Belt (Martial) - we need more informations about place everyone fight for DC 35; Turns: 1
[ ][Apedemak] Simple Repair (Stewardship) - Make some simple repairs to the starship, it really needs them DC 25; Turns: 1
[ ][Apedemak] Rumors (Intrigue) - what rumors go around your starship DC: 10; Turns: 1
[ ][Apedemak] This is Astertes Mind on Battle Drugs (Learning) - research into new battle stimulants and enhancers DC: 45; Turns: 1
[ ][Apedemak] Commune with Dark Powers (Piety) - try to gain insight by enveloping yourself with the power of the Warp. DC: 25/50/75/100 (thresholds of how many and how much Dark Powers you take in); Turns: 1
[ ][Apedemak] Find more about denizens of the Warp (Learning) - try to expand your knowledge about "life" on the other side DC: 30; Turn 1
[ ][Apedemak] Devote time - gain action in another place, write in action from another DC: as action performed; Turns: as action performed: -[X] Census (Stewardship) - Who exactly is on your ship? You do not keep any information about it, and if you do then they are lost in the vast spaces of your starship. DC: 10: Turns: 1
[ ][Apedemak] Find more about mysterious ship from the vision (Learning) DC: ???; Turns: ???

Behtor Kaelon:
[ ][Behtor Kaelon] Recon Asteroid Belt (Martial) - we need more informations about place everyone fight for DC 35; Turns: 1
[ ][Behtor Kaelon] Simple Repair (Stewardship) - Make some simple repairs to the starship, it really needs them DC 25; Turns: 1
[ ][Behtor Kaelon] Rumors (Intrigue) - what rumors go around your starship DC: 10; Turns: 1
[ ][Behtor Kaelon] Commune with Dark Powers (Piety) - try to gain insight by enveloping yourself with the power of the Warp. DC: 25/50/75/100 (thresholds of how many and how much Dark Powers you take in); Turns: 1
[ ][Behtor Kaelon] Find more about mysterious ship from the vision (Learning) DC: ???; Turns: ???

Asgyll Svartveld:
[ ][Asgyll Svartveld] Recon Asteroid Belt (Martial) - we need more informations about place everyone fight for DC 35; Turns: 1
[ ][Asgyll Svartveld] Simple Repair (Stewardship) - Make some simple repairs to the starship, it really needs them DC 25; Turns: 1
[ ][Asgyll Svartveld] Rumors (Intrigue) - what rumors go around your starship DC: 10; Turns: 1
[ ][Asgyll Svartveld] Find more about denizens of the Warp (Learning) - try to expand your knowledge about "life" on the other side DC: 30; Turn 1
[ ][Asgyll Svartveld] Commune with Dark Powers (Piety) - try to gain insight by enveloping yourself with the power of the Warp. DC: 25/50/75/100 (thresholds of how many and how much Dark Powers you take in); Turns: 1
[ ][Asgyll Svartveld] Present Warp Storm (Power) - Take a look through the eyes of the warp into the Tyrants Jaw DC: 30; Turns: 1
[ ][Asgyll Svartveld] Find more about mysterious ship from the vision (Learning) DC: ???; Turns: ???

Daemon Machine Spirit Navigator:
[ ][Daemon Machine Spirit Navigator] Recon Asteroid Belt (Martial) - we need more informations about place everyone fight for DC 35; Turns: 1
[ ][Daemon Machine Spirit Navigator] Simple Repair (Stewardship) - Make some simple repairs to the starship, it really needs them DC 25; Turns: 1
[ ][Daemon Machine Spirit Navigator] Rumors (Intrigue) - what rumors go around your starship DC: 10; Turns: 1
[ ][Daemon Machine Spirit Navigator] Find more about denizens of the Warp (Learning) - try to expand your knowledge about "life" on the other side DC: 30; Turn 1
[ ][Daemon Machine Spirit Navigator] Commune with Dark Powers (Piety) - try to gain insight by enveloping yourself with the power of the Warp. DC: 25/50/75/100 (thresholds of how many and how much Dark Powers you take in); Turns: 1
[ ][Daemon Machine Spirit Navigator] Present Warp Storm (Power) - Take a look through the eyes of the warp into the Tyrants Jaw DC: 30; Turns: 1
[ ][Daemon Machine Spirit Navigator] Find more about mysterious ship from the vision (Learning) DC: ???; Turns: ???

Lady Inquisitor Sarissa Eleaniro of the Ordo Hereticus:
[ ][Lady Inquisitor Sarissa Eleaniro of the Ordo Hereticus] Simple Repair (Stewardship) - Make some simple repairs to the starship, it really needs them DC 25; Turns: 1
[ ][Lady Inquisitor Sarissa Eleaniro of the Ordo Hereticus] Recon Asteroid Belt (Martial) - we need more informations about place everyone fight for DC 35; Turns: 1
[ ][Lady Inquisitor Sarissa Eleaniro of the Ordo Hereticus] Rumors (Intrigue) - what rumors go around your starship DC: 10; Turns: 1
[ ][Lady Inquisitor Sarissa Eleaniro of the Ordo Hereticus] Commune with Dark Powers (Piety) - try to gain insight by enveloping yourself with the power of the Warp. DC: 25/50/75/100 (thresholds of how many and how much Dark Powers you take in); Turns: 1
[ ][Lady Inquisitor Sarissa Eleaniro of the Ordo Hereticus] Present Warp Storm (Power) - Take a look through the eyes of the warp into the Tyrants Jaw DC: 30; Turns: 1
[ ][Lady Inquisitor Sarissa Eleaniro of the Ordo Hereticus] Find more about mysterious ship from the vision (Learning) DC: ???; Turns: ???

Sorry for the dice throw I was checking how this works.

Comand Office
23 and a half thousand souls. Approximately that many were on your ship. Half of this were cultists, third mutants and the rest beastmens, mostly Tzangors. Thanks for your truly and deceased Daor, if you only knew the spell that allowed others to rebirth you, then you would bring this bastard back just to put all administrative duties on him. Now you have to sit here and go through all this paperwork, list and records. At least you have some idea what was on Pequod. Apart from your Rubrics, Asgyll Wulfen, Navigator Clan of Abomination and people of Lady Sarissa, you had very little. Two predator tanks, three rhino (none of which work), 10 land speeder (3 in working shape), squadron of Interceptors and two Bombers (Chaos Undivided thanks all in working conditions) and three thunderbirds. There were also Dreadnoughts, five beings in their sleep and no one knew how to wake them up. Maybe incantations, but on the other hand they could be possessed as well. Or end like your last experiment.
At least you didn't lose any of you stash. But it appears that you have a long way to go. The only thing you did was waste some of the resources.
You needed a Tech-Priest, and a good one, ok decent one would be enough.
Doors opened with a hiss when Behtor came in.
- If you do not drag with yourself a Tech-Priest then we have nothing to talk about.
Behtor sat and denied with a shake of head. You sweep through your hair and catch a fistful.
- But I do have information and even some of them are good.
- Define good.
- Repairs of the ship have ended and now there is no threat of Void Shields failing, Gellar Field turning off or Engine Room blowing up.
Your eyes go wide.
- You mean...
- We were sitting on a time bomb, and your crew just dismantled it. At least as much as they could.
Thank the Gods of competent but untrained mortals.
- How long will it hold?
- No idea. They know how to change a light bulb, not how long it lasts.
- What about… - you point your finger at a package of maps.
- The Asteroid Belt, of course, that is why I'm here. - Behtor op[ens simple maps and starts pointing.
- There are few points of interest, one is around here. It's an orbital station slash shipyard, at least it was before someone or something turned it to shreds.
- Value?
- With a lot of work, can be changed into an outpost, but there is a problem.
- Why has nobody done this already?
- Exactly. Here come the Pirates. We are talking about at least 5 to 10 groups, which few of them are well organized.
- How many ships?
- Hard to tell, with three thunderbirds this is the most I could do, but I haven't seen anything above raider class. Also before you ask, no we do not know if they have Warp capabilities, but we can assume that no they do not.
Well better something than nothing. Pirates could be a well recruiting ground.
- What about the crew?
- Docile but murmurs. Nothing special.
- No self appointed leaders?
- No. Just normal clan ones, and cultist leaders. Beastman are the most unite, but on the other hand for them we are living demigods.
- We?
- Yes Sire. They see us as a pantheon, children of the Gods that will take them to the promised land of our fathers. I would not bank upon that Sire.
- Why?
- There is no promised land, and there might appear being that will lead them to such a thing.
- Can you spine a tale, make it more coherent for us.
- Doable, Sire.
- Good.
Behtor was already at the door when he turned around.
- What about…
- About what?!
- Our purpose here.
- And how do you know about it?
- Old Hunter is looking at runes and Sarissa and Abomination are closed with all navigators.
Damn it, they took all navigators. Another reason to invest in some psykers, you morbidly needed some way to channel powers of the Warp, in a more controlled way. Oh well, there were always som slaves and cultist willing to givetheir throat.
- Depends, I have a vague idea about our target.
- Which is? - pause - Sire if I knew what we are looking for I could spin a tale around it.-
- Maybe… - you pause - we are looking for a ship that remembers times of Horus Heresy. What I have found is that it took part in the Shadow Crusade and after, it was a foundation upon which the empire was built in these sectors.
- Shadow Crusade, so it was a Word Bearers or Night Lords starship.
- Yes, what's more we are not talking about some ship of the line, but something bigger than a Battle-Barge.
- But it is not the prize, it is only a consolation. What is on this ship that you are looking for?
- That is for me to know, and for you to find out. Spy.
Behtor new this was an end to this conversation, but he will remember, and as glorious leader said. Find out. He always does.
Observation Dome
- Look at him. Old fool is still staring at his runes. Let us see what he is seeing.
Planet in the Storm. On it moving cities, fortresses of tech-mages. Each rising its voice to Gods of Warp and Machine, Demnogonis, Semai, Muawihje, Algeroth and Ilian. Somethings falling down, many little somethings one after the other, to thump into the ground. From each metal something comes out armoured soldiers, mutated and filled with warp power, their faces are of daemons and hearts filled with piety and leashes. Lash came to Kydonia, and set loose his dogs.
- Do not say such things about my toy dear sister Xiombarg.- said Mabelode the Faceless
- Oh dear brother, do not worry. There are always other puppets. Or can't you feel - said Xiombarg the Immortal
- I do sister, and you Arioch, our brother Knight, something is pulling us.
- Yes my brother. Yes my sister.
In the dark room there is a woman, painted in the darkest of languages. In the dark room there is machine that thinks numself a God. In the dark room Navigators sing the song of power, to the Gods that do not care, to the universe that is silent in his rage. In the dark room, there is a daemon that felt like everything went according to plan, and yet he suddenly felt very, very small.
With loud boom, and smoke, and screaming three beings, that were one appeared. Their snake lake tails connected and merged, their humanoid bodies muscled and without a flaw There faces, one male and with red hair, one female and with long hair like silk and eyes like multifaceted obsidians, and one without a face. All covered by the Black Sun, rising above them.
- You cannot be here - screamed Blue Daemon.
- Silence little imp. - Said part without a face waving his hand, and Blue Herald was blown way like a leaf on the wind.
Fucking daemon princes, this was above her weight by far and silence from her voices speaked volumes. Where were they when she needed them most. Ok, let's remember what Apedemak found about these beings and your own training. They couldn't leave the circle, wait a moment they didn't even try to do so, why?
- Lady Sarissa looked at it with growing terror on her face.
- Do not worry little slave, we know your master.- Said male one
- But he does not know us. - Said woman
- We know what he wants. - Said faceless
- We need only blood. Blood and Souls for Us.- all sing in unison
Beast. Lesser. Herald. Prince. Greater. That went the hierarchy of daemons. Every God got their own, and still there were some that belong to more than one God, most commonly to Chaos as a united force. But here. There was something different, like an amalgam of Power, something made and created by Gods.
- I am no slave.- clenched teeth to not show shaking and chattering
- Of course you are puppet, as all are. Only difference is whether you see the string or not. How many pulse yours?
Daemon Machine and it's servants intensify the chant. Navigators Eye's blazing with power catch all three that were one in a crossfire, the daemons screamed.
- I bound you. I imprisoned you. I comply you. WIth a word, and an eye, and a power. With my blood, and their souls I demanded from you.
13 knives in 13 hands sliced 13 sacrificial throats, 13 boodies hit the floor, 13 navigators covered in red mist, their power red and mighty raised in chant.
- Little puppet knows its lessons well. Do not worry we will answer.
- But not your questions.
- Ship he is looking for exists.
- Ship he is looking for is in ruins.
- Ship he is looking for is full of Primarch knowledge.
Sarissa raised her symbol, inquisitorial rosette in chaos star.
- Speak! I command you to tell things we do not know.
- It! Was! Our! Ship!
13 eyes were closed in an instant. God of Folded space started working on top speed. Nu's power growing to catch and control.
- No little cousine. You will not bound us, Godling of Space. You can see, but cannot act. Such is your fate mortal experiment.
- And now back to you.
- To take it. He will need our artifacts, our favor, our children.
- Two there are, my wonderful daughters, swords of black, stealers of life, drinkers of blood, devourers of souls. - Said Arioch - He'll need to wed one. I hope he makes her happy. I demand he makes her fed.
- This little trinket - ruby ring formed at the palm of Xiombarg. - He will need to find it.
- My crown - said Mabelode - He'll need to take it.
Darkness encompass everything, and laughter of the Dark Gods can be heard in the slimes pits of the starship.
- Where is it!!! What is its name!!!

- Blood and Souls. Blood and Souls. - Sarissa fall on her knees, her breath heavy.
- Do not worry mistress, I am here. - said Blue Herald taking her in his four armed embrace.

Terribly sorry for the wait. Life happened.

013.018.M41
Ulitma Segmentum
Ibricus Expanse
Subsector Exilea
Navigation Point: 060.035

Year was uneventful for most, if you do not count Lady Sarissa. So we had three beings of the warp, or one with three personalities, it was hard to distinguish. But Nu could became really bothersome. And they knew about the ship, more they said it was theirs. You still knew not enought about it, and there where problems.
Tech-pirestwas first, after census, the number of war machines that could aid you and were in terrible shape was staggering. Also your sleeping brothers, they could be woken up, but do you risk going the occult way in this.
The other were forces, you got Force, but not the Forces. If you would be caught by the Scarab Hunter or others you would not stand a chance.
Last but not least was the sector about you knew nothing.

Strategium (1 Action) - Well at least everything starts to work properly.
Munitorium (1 Action)

Oratorium (1 Action)
Apothecarion (1 Action) - medical and bio-engineering department, where you preserved gene-seeds and practise your medical expertise.
Librarius (1 Action)

Forges and Armouries - there are a lot of war engines and sleeping brothers in their confines of steel. You have no one to wake them up.

Temple-Shrine (1 Action)
Observation Dome (1 Action) home of the self proclaimed God of Folded Space, where you can look into the Universe and choose your next destination.
Personal (1 Action)
Ambition (1 Action)