The Order of the Burning Rose
The Reformed 6th Mission of the Wreath of Casita
The Wreath of Casita is a holy burial wreath laid upon the Shrine to the Lost established on Leanna's Rest upon the Planes of Cruciatu, where once verdant farmland has become a shrine to the countless butchered by the
Nightmare Given Form. It is at this sacred site that several of the Order of the Burning Rose's Missions have been formed, their oaths to their newfound Sisterhood sworn upon an altar to those who perished at the hands of the Archenemy. It is common tradition for the Sisters to leave a burnt offering there, in remembrance to the dead. So it was with the Reformed 6th Mission, carrying on the banner of the prior one after its dissolution a century ago by the order of the Cannoness-Superior.
The 6th Mission of the Wreath of Casita is a newly raised Mission, that is yet drawing in new members, consisting of a mixture of novices and veterans from other commands. All have the discipline, training and faith of a Sororitas. The Mission has only recently undergone a Crusade of Faith on Almium Magna, but has been in service for several months on the hiveworld of Treyin. It is hoped by many that they will live up to the memory of the prior 6th Mission.
Order Battlecry: We bring Leanna's mercy!
Order Colors: Red (Leanna's Blood and fire), White (The color of purity), and black (Ash). Notably all three are colors found in roses, with white and red being common in the holy Leannan roses. Silver is occasionally used, in honor of the Argent Shroud which some histories suggest the Order is descended from.
Members of the Mission
Mission Officers
Palatine Rathitta
A harsh and unrelenting figure, Rathitta's spent much of her career as a majordomo for shrine garrisons across the Sector, or serving as the second in command of larger formations of Sisters. Her record is long and without flaw, maintaining steadfast security at many a shrine, and her battles against heretic uprisings and xenos raiders are noted to be executed with swift and decisive action-a solid, if generally unremarkable career. This Mission is her first solo command, and she has proven herself a reliable and uncompromising commander. There are some rumors among the Mission that some of her 'garrison work' were in fact missions in service to the Holy Inquisition, but few believe the tales.
She is a tall woman, her eyes a light blue and skin bronzed, and her hair a shock of scarlet in the image of the Saint herself.
Legatine Lethicia Gereth dal Emedius
Second in command of the Mission, Lethicia is noted to have had an unusually extensive number of engagements for a Sister of her young age of 31. She is heavily augmented as a result of grievous wounds suffered in combat against Malefactor House forces in the Veraul Reaches, augmentations that have led to occasional absences as her body struggles to adapt to the bionics. Lethicia is well known for a warm disposition, rumored by some to even be that rare breed of optimist. She remains indomitable and unflinching even in the face of the greatest of horrors, so stalwart is her faith.
She walks stiffly where she walks. Her armor is wreathed in honor markings, and a refractor shield bearing the coat of arms of the House of Emedus is sat into her gorget. Her freckled skin has an unhealthy pallor, and her red hair is thin. A brass augmetic juts from her throat, and cables that run from the back of her skull down her spine. She is obviously young.
Sisters
Battle-Sister Squad Palais
Sister-Superior Palais Kavarea
Your commander, a former Dominion. Although stern and responsible, at times her former role speaks through. She can be deeply passionate, and has a certain fondness for grandstanding and one-liners. Her love for flame is certainly far from diminished. She is known to have come from a grand Void Lord family, having been born aboard the cruiser
Legacy of Piety. Half her fair skinned face is mangled by burn scars-something she calls 'the fire's kiss' with a wry smile. Her brown hair is trimmed to little more than fuzz, and her green eyes shine like emeralds.
Battle-Sister Squad Derosa
Sister-Superior Derosa
One of the older members of the Mission, Sister-Superior Derosa is rumored by some to be a former member of the Orders Pronatus. She is a contemplative and cautious woman, who apparently once served as Palais' superior. She is known to lightly-tease Palais. A fair-skinned woman, whose black hair is finely braided. She wears golden contact lenses and is entirely lacking in tattoos, even the fleur-de-lys.
Retributor Greiland
Born from the world of Vreln Ranth, Sister Greiland is known as much for her extensive musculature and talent with heavy weapons as she is her poetic inclinations. She is responsible for establishing a small acting troupe among the Mission, acting out religious plays of the Saints in the rare periods they have free time. Modest. A burly woman with impressive musculature and a gleaming right augmetic eye.
Sister-Eloheim Liandra
A veteran Sister with the rank of Eloheim, entrusted with command responsibilities in the absence of a Sister-Superior. Has little respect for the common Imperial citizen, but much patience. Nearing pre rejuvenate middle age, her tanned and freckled face edged with just a hint of wrinkles. Numerous tattoos adorn every part of her exposed skin, many of them glowing electoos, all of them religious in aspect. Violet hair, in a pixie cut.
Sister Anna Sudlend Rekanov
A Battle-Sister from Squad Derosa. Somewhat excitable, and prone to informal language. Pale skinned, red-haired and freckled.
Sister Arina
A Battle-Sister from Squad Derosa. She possesses a particular understanding of tech-lore and respects the Mission's tech-priest cohort. Tawny-skinned, with her black bowl-cut, receded along the right side to make room for the plating of her augmetic eye.
Sister Katherine
A Battle-Sister. You know little about her.
Battle-Sister Squad Selveria
Sister-Superior Selveria
You don't know much about her.
Battle-Sister Squad Resedes
Sister-Superior Resedes
Very fond of sports. A tall woman with the long legs and athletic frame.
Dominion Squad Ophania
Dominion-Superior Ophania
A former Repentia who is known to have served with the Order of the Silent Vigil. According to rumor, she removed her own tongue as part of her penance, and only had it regrown after redeeming herself in the battle of Sanor's Valley. She is a taciturn individual by nature, rarely speaking more than absolutely necessary, and is well known for her humility. She is known to have once served in the squad of Cannoness Leanna, a Sister many believe may one day become the Order's leader-To the fear of those who find her sharing the name of the Saint most confusing. Her ebony skin covered in a patchwork of scars and brands. Her thin black hair is buzzed away nearly to the scalp and she possesses a penitent's mark on her throat.
Sister Katia Salvus
A Battle-Sister under Ophania's command. A very personable sort, quick to make amends and close friends with Gwynais. She is a tall woman and lean of build, with blonde hair in a short military cut, and pale skin. She has no scars, but her hands are brass bionics etched with the fleur-de-lys.
Dominion Gwynais
A Dominion under Ophania's command. Friendly, but got off on a bad foot with Eriko. Close friends with Katia. Her skin color and hair color are both black, the latter left in a bob-cut. She is broad and tough.
Dominion Junith
Deeply tanned with a pony-tail colored red in honor of Saint Leanna.
Dominion Catiro
Retributor Squad Galena
Retributor-Superior Galena
A very friendly individual, with an easy sense of humour and fondness for physical affection. Stocky.
Retributor Squad Morane
Sister Macharius, "Macha"
A very sardonic Sister, though helpful in her own sarcastic fashion. Hates Eriko. A veteran of fighting xenos and pagans, particularly ivory traders. Heavily muscled and scarred, with a fading tan that suggests many days in the sun. She paints her nails scarlet, unusual for a Sister, and her bowl-cut hair is also red.
Support Staff
Magos-Minoris Maloc Tundrish
Master of the Mission's Armorium, native to the Scarlet Stair. Despite his crude and vulgar nature, his care for the machine-spirits of your wargear is second to none, and he is deeply respectful of the Adepta Sororitas. A member of a minor Aeon Libertas sect known as the Machina Aeternam. His face has been replaced with an augmetic skull mask, and what little else is visible beneath his robes is a nest of metal and cables.
Enginseer Alicia
A modestly young but skilled enginseer with a particular talent for armor-work and maintenance. Hails from the Forgeworld of Sideros. Adores the Adepta Sororitas, and even wished to be one as a child before joining the Machine Cult-presumably before finding out Battle-Sisters had to be orphans. The left side of her face is dominated by an augmetic eye with surrounding skull plating and data cables. Her left leg ends in a steel claw, and cables run down her spine. Her dark skin is without blemish to the point of being almost uncanny.
Sister-Hospitaller Meria Theodosius: A Hospitaller of the Order of Pure Water, assigned to the Mission as a medical officer. Though young, she is experienced. She is highly composed and straightforward in her speech. Black-skinned, silver-eyed and brown-haired, the solemnity of her expression belies her youth.
Deacon Celine Laertes
Charged with the Mission's logistics. She is a long-suffering woman with little patience for fools. She has the appearance of a middle-aged woman who's gone through at least one rejuvenat cycle. Possesses an augmetic monocle over her right eye, and high-quality scribe tines replacing her fingers and hands. Barely noticeable scars surround her mouth, indicating the removal of an integrated respirator bionic. Likely she came from a world with a deadly or polluted atmosphere before going on to another world.
Protodeacon Badr
His bald and skull-like visage gives him a menacing appearance that's belied by his jovial mood, bad jokes, and easy smile. Possesses cheap augmetic hands and crude cranial augmetics. Dark skinned.