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Son of Death (30k Mortarion Quest)

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I like this version of Big E.

[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.

[X]Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
SideVermin13 said:
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.

The faithful confidants that Mortarion will need in the coming tribulations, He's going to need some actual friends (or the closest a Primarch can get to friendship)

[X]Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.

I like the symbolism of this alot, it feels like an acceptance that you and your brothers in arms are going to die, likely in a very horrible and messy manner, but you'll be fighting for something that will live on and grow long after you have passed away, it'll give each aspirant space-marine a legacy, whether they succeed or fail. They'll be remembered, they'd have helped to turn Barbarus green with life again. And maybe, maybe they'll do the same with other worlds once the ash finally settles.

That is our legacy, so it is written.
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Exactly, it's about leaving good behind!
 
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.

Yeah, Mortarion honestly needs to have solid comrades.
 
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
[X] The Dauntless Host. Every man and woman who called themselves Death Guard will have a place by his side, if they wish to claim it.
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
[X] The Dauntless Host. Every man and woman who called themselves Death Guard will have a place by his side, if they wish to claim it.
[X]Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.

I just like the trees as an idea for a vanity project. Editing the seeds themselves so they can prosper in any climate and then planting them wherever a Death Guard falls. Would be extremely hard but a helluva talking point. Fun visuals there.
 
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.
 
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Question for those more familiar with 30k than I am:
If we take The Unbroken Few, these are just the first generation of people from Barbarus joining the Death Guard right? We'll still be recruiting from there (and perhaps elsewhere?).
 
[X] The Dauntless Host. Every man and woman who called themselves Death Guard will have a place by his side, if they wish to claim it.
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.

[X]Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.

[X]Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
[] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.
Mortarion needs friends. Enough said. I'm hoping for a happier version of Mortarion in this AU.

[X] The Dauntless Host. Every man and woman who called themselves Death Guard will have a place by his side, if they wish to claim it.
Edit: changed my mind. As I said elsewhere, I'd like Mortarion to be taken aback in a good way with how many choose to follow him. Though my first set of reasoning still applies.

[X]Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.

This is a beautiful write-in.

As for the update itself, hoo boy, it was fantastic. I love how nuanced all the interactions were, how wise Mortarion was at some points and how painfully flawed at others - just like his assessment of the Emperor, honestly. I enjoyed it immensely and you've set up a fascinating character arc that I am incredibly excited to see develop.

The character work in Breaker of Chains was absolutely stellar so I know I'm going to have a good time regardless, but it really does feel like each time I read one of your quests you've gotten even better at it.
 
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[X] The Dauntless Host. Every man and woman who called themselves Death Guard will have a place by his side, if they wish to claim it.
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
There's part of me that's still really conflicted over The Unbroken Few vs The Dauntless Host. But what clinched it for me (for the Few) was that Mortarion is pretty misanthropic right now and it's made clear in the update that the Few are closer to him than anyone else and aren't scared away by his brooding. So I really want to see Mortarion have his buddies with him and help him become a bit more healthy emotionally speaking.
 
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.
[X]Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
I like the new write-in. Let's do it!

[X] The Dauntless Host. Every man and woman who called themselves Death Guard will have a place by his side, if they wish to claim it.
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.
[X] The Scouring. With the aid of the Emperor and his machines destroy all remnants of the Overlords and their works. Let the people know your work is done forever.
 
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.

I like that Mortarion isn't going with Big E out of a sense of loyalty but because there are more monsters to kill.
 
[X] The Unbroken Few. The seven comrades who stood with him against Necare, last survivors of a brotherhood chosen for their lack of remaining ties as much as their quality.
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
Maugan Ra said:
"Don't thank me yet," your Death Guard grins, "I'm going to make you regret not leaving me on this shithole to die, just you wait and see."
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Ominous.

[X] The Dauntless Host. Every man and woman who called themselves Death Guard will have a place by his side, if they wish to claim it.

Yes, the seven who came with us deserve this. There is no doubt. But as great as any one man may be, you did not fight alone. Not here, and not up there either.

[X] A Grim Reprise. Mortarion shall hold his own funeral, and that of all who follow him. Barbarus shall mourn the deaths of those who go to the stars, but they shall also be proud, for it will be a worthy end indeed.

I like the idea of a warrior attending his own funeral, sue me. Also makes for a nice tradition for the Death Guard.

Unrelated, but it might also be a source of the divide between Terran and Barbaran that I'm not convinced won't be there.

[X]Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.

This would also be a nice tradition, and speak more to Mortarion's desire to make life flourish.

Czes said:
Looking at it, I think the Emperor would have proven a point against Mortarion no matter what we chose.

Companions? Mortarion, irregardless of the farmer vote, has been set to work alone and would have to look at all those people following him willingly. Endurance? Probably just insight that whatever he achieved would have been topped by the Emperor. We saw humility.

It probably would have led to similar outcomes. Same with laws and philosophy. This was likely done to show Mortarion's own weaknesses in regards to failures and his own hypocrisy. It's also important to take away the positive parts. Mortarion does have goals he wishes to achieve and there are those who are not just willing to stand beside him, but who he is willing to stand beside. At least that's my reasoning for why I go with the Unbroken Few. Who knows. Maybe they will become the unbroken many sometime in the future.

Rather focus on that. No point in moping.
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The Emperor did, ultimately, prove himself to Morty even if it wasn't in the way the reaper man wanted. Mortarion can do good here on his own, yes, and there would've been no shame in that if he'd never been found. But now that he knows the galaxy is full of Overlords, that with Big E's help his life's work can be completed in a mere fraction of the time, that his talents can do *so much more* up there than down here... what would it say about him if he chose to stay despite that?

This was always going to end with Mortarion going into space.
 
[X] The Dauntless Host. Every man and woman who called themselves Death Guard will have a place by his side, if they wish to claim it.
[X] Let the Past Bear Fruit: No ceremonies, no. No grand speeches. But before each warrior leaves, they plant a tree as a memory, and take a seed of the same to bring with them. Lest they forget their past.
 
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