Company of Martyrs (Warhammer 40K Wargame Quest)

With the fall of Cadia, the Eye of Terror was freed to unleash its hateful and warping energies for the briefest of moments. That single moment was enough to unleash the Cicatrix Maledictum upon reality at large, a series of warp storms that all but split the galaxy in two. The Great Rift, as it is more commonly referred to, threw a millennia of labor into question when the worlds of the Imperium found themselves almost isolated from one another. Even after the flames of the 13th Black Crusade cooled, this legacy of chaotic disruption lingers still.

The sudden disruption of operations due to the Great Rift were almost immediately felt, almost every single Imperial battlegroup finding themselves cut from commands from Holy Terra. The enemies of humanity did not hesitate for a single moment, pouncing now to take advantage of mankind more than ever to finish the job. Yet now, even when all seemed lost, was hope ever forsaken.

So even whilst alone and blind, they fought. Armies and battlegroups across the Imperium never faltering, moving to do what they can to link up and establish a degree of effectiveness. Perhaps direct orders from the High Lords had been drowned or lost in the warp storms that wracked the galaxy, but that was fine. Each of them didn't need to know what grand strategy the Imperium was fermenting, what sacrifices would be asked in service of a greater goal. All of that didn't matter.

All that mattered now was to survive, and to defend light wherever there so was.

Battlegroup Prisilon was one such group, arriving to Segmentum Tempestus just as the Cicatrix Maledictum was unleashed. Whatever grand objective or goal that was to be assigned to the Lord Commander in charge never arrived, only reports of panic and confusion from worlds in the local sector. Faced with the immediate danger, the Lord Commander declared to his armies the intent to first focus on what was here and now, instead of whatever was planned by the disconnected councilors from Holy Terra. This was, in the most generous of considerations, insubordination. At the very worst, it was the start of heresy.

Yet to stand idly by while dark forces ravaged innocents was unacceptable. So did Battlegroup Prisilon, underequipped and unprepared, march bravely out. Intense campaigns soon followed, one after another, liberating or defending worlds from what dangers ailed them so. Their passage through the sector did not go unnoticed, their actions speaking for themselves. It drew attention from other Imperial armies, many of whom were similarly stranded and without direction due to the Great Rift. Those who still had spirit and determination to fight hurried to join with the Battlegroups, eagerly welcomed as much needed reinforcements against the numerous and endless enemies of the sector.

Among those reinforcements was Army Group Oster-1, a collection of Imperial Guard regiments that had the misfortune of having their transports caught in the warp storms that split the galaxy. Much was lost and those who managed to survive by emergency exit into realspace found themselves unfortunately far from their original destination. They wandered about, fighting odd battle here and there, until they learned of the actions of Battlegroup Prisilon and found a way to link up with them. Now, properly integrated back into a command structure, they are being rotated to the Otra system for temporary basing and resupply.

Of course, nothing was ever that easy. Astropathic communication indicated rumblings of a minor rebellion underway on the world of Otra Prime. But if the reports about its size were to be believed, it was nothing that the regiments couldn't handle with support from the local PDF. So did their vessels exit from the Warp and into the system, burning straight for Otra Prime, with you onboard serving in one of the regiments that made up Oster-1.

Choose a regiment from the following list.

[ ] 99th Scintilla Grenadiers, "Vaulters"


[ ] 407th Armageddon Steel Legion "Tread Knights"


[ ] 59th Moebian Regiment "Penitents"


- These are the top three from the last vote, and pretty much are distinct in their own way. You could count the Atoma Prime option as two entries so I just merged them into one to see if people are committed still, or if the other ones sound good as well.
- Please pick between these three. Whoever wins is the chosen unit, and the other two will be accompanying allied units.
- These are just brief backgrounds, I'll probably do a detailed write-up of the winner to match the vibe of whatever commander ya'll decide to go with.