- Location
- Ohio
That is much easier and less stressful.
An Extra Primarch
- Thread starter ilbgar123
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That is much easier and less stressful.
- Location
- LEO
But people know that they Should Not join a hard C Cult. They know they should steer towards anything that has been vetted throughly. You don't want to be taken into one of those wierd Cults. Nobody knows what they do.
An example would be food inspection. There isn't a list of approved restaurants, but you assume that any restaurant you go into has passed inspection. Some places might have the inspection information posted. If someplace refuses when you ask if they passed inspection, or they show you a forgery and you can't find any record of them in the database, first you say no, then you get outta there.
Anyway, I had a point for all this. I'd imagine that all religions and cults need to submit themselves to inspection by a witchhunter or several on a regular basis, to keep thier good standing under the law. What if someone wanted to start a Serras worshipping cult? What would the reaction be? Rejection? Imprisionment? Memory wipes? What basis would you reject a religion if not chaos?
- Location
- Here & There
Serras allows cults of her to spring up because well it'd be too much of a pain. Since none of her aspects empowers Chaos she doesn't mind outside of personal annoyance.
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- Location
- New Mexico
Awesome, thank you for pointing that out; I've fixed that.
Yep; I'm working on a part 2 right now.
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Arcologies(Canon)(Latter entries used later)
A little flavour text omake, speculating how our Arcologies could develop in the future. Not enturely sure how I feel about this one but its based on my feeling that our Arcologies as they are now would be woefully underprepared for the future and would likely be developed into larger, more fortified, even more capable versions of what we have. Our technology and the nobledark setting we have likely kicked WH40K into becoming will likely mean they wont be the hell holes canon hives are.
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Its surprisingly hard to find good images of Arcologies. If anyone can recommend some good image archives, I can swap out some of the ones above for better ones as some of the ones arent quite what I meant in my descriptions.
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>HISTORY OF THE ARCOLOGY SELECTED. OVERVIEW PREPARED.
Pre-Great Crusade – The Salnusian Arcology
The Serrassian arcology was the first design series of the Arco-Hives the Imperium uses today. Designed to be self-sufficient, ecologically friendly, efficient and versatile, these buildings were designed to hold anywhere from 45,000 to 55,000 individuals in safety and comfort. By building these Arcologies in mutually supporting clusters of varying sizes, hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of civilians could be housed without causing ecological damage to the planet through the use of efficient building designs.
These Arcologies were eventually enlarged, upwards, downwards and outwards with the intention of holding yet more people, due to the ever growing number of humans needing secure, comfortable homes. Advancements in materials technology meant that the replacement of old materials like concrete and plascrete with much tougher and durable materials like Rockcrete, Brightsteel, Adamantium, Mythril and Voidsteel, as well as the inclusion of multiple versions of every system either as redundant systems ranging from crystal based to technological or in all'active configurations to allow much greater throughput and efficiency, meant that arcologies could be greatly enlarged whilst also improving or maintaining current efficiency levels. This led to Arcologies that could each hold and service up to one million people, a massive increase from the ~50000 people the originals could hold, with minimal to no ecological effects.
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
The Serrassian arcology was the first design series of the Arco-Hives the Imperium uses today. Designed to be self-sufficient, ecologically friendly, efficient and versatile, these buildings were designed to hold anywhere from 45,000 to 55,000 individuals in safety and comfort. By building these Arcologies in mutually supporting clusters of varying sizes, hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of civilians could be housed without causing ecological damage to the planet through the use of efficient building designs.
These Arcologies were eventually enlarged, upwards, downwards and outwards with the intention of holding yet more people, due to the ever growing number of humans needing secure, comfortable homes. Advancements in materials technology meant that the replacement of old materials like concrete and plascrete with much tougher and durable materials like Rockcrete, Brightsteel, Adamantium, Mythril and Voidsteel, as well as the inclusion of multiple versions of every system either as redundant systems ranging from crystal based to technological or in all'active configurations to allow much greater throughput and efficiency, meant that arcologies could be greatly enlarged whilst also improving or maintaining current efficiency levels. This led to Arcologies that could each hold and service up to one million people, a massive increase from the ~50000 people the originals could hold, with minimal to no ecological effects.
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
Pre-Great Crusade – The Dornian Arco-Fortress
The Dorninan Arco-Fortress was the inevitable development of the arcology from a purely civilian construct to a more general purpose or, at least, defensible construct suitable for a galaxy full of dangers. Inspired by The Bastions wars against the Ork menace as well as Dorns own experiences on his homeworld, Rogal Dorn designed arcologies in which most of their mass was sunk into the ground and reinforced, to protect it against both orbital bombardment and subterranean enemies. An additional armoured done was added over the top of the arcology, bristling with weapons and shield generators to allow the arcologies to not just survive orbital attacks but also hit back with equal power.
Further improvements in industrial processes, replicator technology and materials science as well as improved access to resources due to the stellar bellows being built in both the Bastion and, later on, throughout the nascent Imperium allowed for further enlargements of both Arcologies and Arco-fortresses. Population levels were further increased to two million residents per arcology. Due to most new arcologies being built mostly submerged, and with most if not all polluting aspects deep underground where their emissions could be easily controlled and processed due to the very close proximity to eco-maintenance facilities, this increase had at most marginal effects on the ecology of hiveworlds whilst increasing both population caps and the military resilience of said worlds.
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
The Dorninan Arco-Fortress was the inevitable development of the arcology from a purely civilian construct to a more general purpose or, at least, defensible construct suitable for a galaxy full of dangers. Inspired by The Bastions wars against the Ork menace as well as Dorns own experiences on his homeworld, Rogal Dorn designed arcologies in which most of their mass was sunk into the ground and reinforced, to protect it against both orbital bombardment and subterranean enemies. An additional armoured done was added over the top of the arcology, bristling with weapons and shield generators to allow the arcologies to not just survive orbital attacks but also hit back with equal power.
Further improvements in industrial processes, replicator technology and materials science as well as improved access to resources due to the stellar bellows being built in both the Bastion and, later on, throughout the nascent Imperium allowed for further enlargements of both Arcologies and Arco-fortresses. Population levels were further increased to two million residents per arcology. Due to most new arcologies being built mostly submerged, and with most if not all polluting aspects deep underground where their emissions could be easily controlled and processed due to the very close proximity to eco-maintenance facilities, this increase had at most marginal effects on the ecology of hiveworlds whilst increasing both population caps and the military resilience of said worlds.
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
Great Crusade Era – The Salnusian-Fulgrimian Super-Arcology
As the Emperor brought his children together and the resources available became ever greater, even larger than ever before, so did Humanities homes. The super-arcology combined the technical brilliance of Serras Salnus and the aesthetic skills of Fulgrim to create interlocked, tiered arcologies, no longer independently standing towers, that looked as though they were more pieces of art than the homes of tens of millions. Utilising rock-solid frames, cores and foundations of Adamantium-Mythril reinforced Rockcrete, these huge super-arcology Hives gleamed in the suns of thousands of worlds both a testament to Humanities resurgence and to their aesthetic skills. Some Eldar have likened the beautiful constructs to their own cities of gleaming metal and wraithbone and have admitted that they are very nice to look at.
Industry, processing plants, waste disposal, water processing, transport hubs, massive security bunkers to house the population in the event of a siege and other necessary functions of a hive world were built in the subterranean sections of the super-arcologies to make them much easier to manage. The commerce and residential sections of the new generation of arcologies were the beautiful, towering monuments to humanity whose hundreds of mighty spires stretched dozens of miles into the sky.
But even at this size, these hives didn't interfere with the ecology of the planets they were built on. Rivers and other obstacles were built around, with sweeping arches and solid columns allowing the arcologies to be build over and around the rivers, valleys, gorges and other natural obstacles. The plenty of open space allowed by these beautiful designs allowed sunlight and other necessities for the local flora and fauna to get to where it was needed. Urban gardening designs built into the arcologies gave the massive hives an almost organic feel, especially when combined with the sweeping aesthetics. Beautiful gardens, suspended parks and other natural areas were built into the designs, to make sure Humanity doesn't lose touch with nature. Inter-Arcology and Inter-Cluster transport networks and their massive transport hubs were instead built underground rather than interrupt the natural ecology and migrations of the planets fauna.
These new tiered arcologies also needed to be defended. For this, Serras Salnus turned to her brothers Rogal Dorn and Perturabo. Although they were in the midst, at this time, of designing the Hive-Citadels (also later known as Kasrs by various military planets), they turned their fantastic defensive warfare skills and knowledge into fortifying these art-like hives designs. The brothers recommended that on each tier's wall, thousands of weapons emplacements, bastions, bunkers and shield generators were to be added, with the lowest tier and every second tier after that being he most heavily armed, armoured and shielded. The towering spires were to have powerful void and ion shielding all the way to their peaks, as well as servitor-controlled weapons emplacements to counter flying enemies and, on the larger and/or more sturdy spires, even anti-orbit weapons emplacements. Further additions to the super-arcology hives were large military bunkers inside the arcology to house large numbers of PDF forces as well as extensive military production facilities for supplies, vehicles and aircraft which were to be operated by the planets Astra Militarum and Adeptus Mechanicus branches. Ringing each arcology on the planet would be a series of massive military bunkers, connected to the arcologies by deep-subterranean highways and railroads (each with dozens of thick, heavy adamantium blast doors to prevent breaches should one of the satellite bunkers fall to an assault). These satellite bunkers would house more PDF forces and/or any Astra Militarum forces stationed on the planet as well as a wide variety of defensive turrets, from small turrets to massive super-heavy anti-orbitals and anti-titan weapons arrays.
These designs are what are still used today in the 42nd millennium on Imperial Hive, Civilised and other worlds, leading to both a life of comfort and security for the Imperial citizens living within.
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
As the Emperor brought his children together and the resources available became ever greater, even larger than ever before, so did Humanities homes. The super-arcology combined the technical brilliance of Serras Salnus and the aesthetic skills of Fulgrim to create interlocked, tiered arcologies, no longer independently standing towers, that looked as though they were more pieces of art than the homes of tens of millions. Utilising rock-solid frames, cores and foundations of Adamantium-Mythril reinforced Rockcrete, these huge super-arcology Hives gleamed in the suns of thousands of worlds both a testament to Humanities resurgence and to their aesthetic skills. Some Eldar have likened the beautiful constructs to their own cities of gleaming metal and wraithbone and have admitted that they are very nice to look at.
Industry, processing plants, waste disposal, water processing, transport hubs, massive security bunkers to house the population in the event of a siege and other necessary functions of a hive world were built in the subterranean sections of the super-arcologies to make them much easier to manage. The commerce and residential sections of the new generation of arcologies were the beautiful, towering monuments to humanity whose hundreds of mighty spires stretched dozens of miles into the sky.
But even at this size, these hives didn't interfere with the ecology of the planets they were built on. Rivers and other obstacles were built around, with sweeping arches and solid columns allowing the arcologies to be build over and around the rivers, valleys, gorges and other natural obstacles. The plenty of open space allowed by these beautiful designs allowed sunlight and other necessities for the local flora and fauna to get to where it was needed. Urban gardening designs built into the arcologies gave the massive hives an almost organic feel, especially when combined with the sweeping aesthetics. Beautiful gardens, suspended parks and other natural areas were built into the designs, to make sure Humanity doesn't lose touch with nature. Inter-Arcology and Inter-Cluster transport networks and their massive transport hubs were instead built underground rather than interrupt the natural ecology and migrations of the planets fauna.
These new tiered arcologies also needed to be defended. For this, Serras Salnus turned to her brothers Rogal Dorn and Perturabo. Although they were in the midst, at this time, of designing the Hive-Citadels (also later known as Kasrs by various military planets), they turned their fantastic defensive warfare skills and knowledge into fortifying these art-like hives designs. The brothers recommended that on each tier's wall, thousands of weapons emplacements, bastions, bunkers and shield generators were to be added, with the lowest tier and every second tier after that being he most heavily armed, armoured and shielded. The towering spires were to have powerful void and ion shielding all the way to their peaks, as well as servitor-controlled weapons emplacements to counter flying enemies and, on the larger and/or more sturdy spires, even anti-orbit weapons emplacements. Further additions to the super-arcology hives were large military bunkers inside the arcology to house large numbers of PDF forces as well as extensive military production facilities for supplies, vehicles and aircraft which were to be operated by the planets Astra Militarum and Adeptus Mechanicus branches. Ringing each arcology on the planet would be a series of massive military bunkers, connected to the arcologies by deep-subterranean highways and railroads (each with dozens of thick, heavy adamantium blast doors to prevent breaches should one of the satellite bunkers fall to an assault). These satellite bunkers would house more PDF forces and/or any Astra Militarum forces stationed on the planet as well as a wide variety of defensive turrets, from small turrets to massive super-heavy anti-orbitals and anti-titan weapons arrays.
These designs are what are still used today in the 42nd millennium on Imperial Hive, Civilised and other worlds, leading to both a life of comfort and security for the Imperial citizens living within.
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
Great Crusade Era - Dornian-Perturabian Arco-Citadels.
The Great Crusade era saw the creation of a second type of Arcology, designed by the defensive and siege military specialist Primarchs Rogal Dorn and Perturabo. Due to the great number of enemies the Imperium had during this period, it was decided that the creation of fortress worlds and fortress systems was a necessity in order to guard the other Imperial planets.
Thus, the primarch brothers produced a design that was almost the exact inverse of the Salnusian-Fulgrimian Super-Arcology. To reduce the transport times of new soldiers, the design needed to hold large numbers of people in order to have a large population to pull fresh recruits from. All the same amenities and comforts were afforded to these residents however unlike the Super-arcologies, these residents lived in residential sections that were mostly underground and extremely heavily fortified. Gone was the beautiful neo-gothic and neo-art nouveau architecture of the Super-Arcologies, instead replaced with regimented, regular hexagonal and octagonal military-efficient designs, heavily fortified with millions of weapons emplacements of all sizes. Commercial and residential sectors were mostly if not entirely subterranean, as were most of the services such as waste processing, food processing, recycling etc. Industrial and military production sectors were instead the protruding, heavily fortified megastructures that could be seen above ground, allowing new equipment, vehicles, planes and other constructions immediate access to the open world.
These heavily fortified designs were used on fortress planets on the Imperial frontier, to protect against the rival empires and superpowers Humanity had to defend against as well as on the warp frontiers, on planets such as Cadia to prevent Chaos incursions into Human space. Some societies and systems in the Imperium gave these Citadel Arcologies special names, such as the Cadian sectors Kasrs and the Archolan Sectors Bastia.
Needless to say, these arcologies do have a much higher impact on the worlds they are built on out of necessity. They are designed for defence and with military operations in mind and thus the ecological impact is a secondary concern.
These designs are still used today in the 41st millennium on newly designated fortress worlds.
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
The Great Crusade era saw the creation of a second type of Arcology, designed by the defensive and siege military specialist Primarchs Rogal Dorn and Perturabo. Due to the great number of enemies the Imperium had during this period, it was decided that the creation of fortress worlds and fortress systems was a necessity in order to guard the other Imperial planets.
Thus, the primarch brothers produced a design that was almost the exact inverse of the Salnusian-Fulgrimian Super-Arcology. To reduce the transport times of new soldiers, the design needed to hold large numbers of people in order to have a large population to pull fresh recruits from. All the same amenities and comforts were afforded to these residents however unlike the Super-arcologies, these residents lived in residential sections that were mostly underground and extremely heavily fortified. Gone was the beautiful neo-gothic and neo-art nouveau architecture of the Super-Arcologies, instead replaced with regimented, regular hexagonal and octagonal military-efficient designs, heavily fortified with millions of weapons emplacements of all sizes. Commercial and residential sectors were mostly if not entirely subterranean, as were most of the services such as waste processing, food processing, recycling etc. Industrial and military production sectors were instead the protruding, heavily fortified megastructures that could be seen above ground, allowing new equipment, vehicles, planes and other constructions immediate access to the open world.
These heavily fortified designs were used on fortress planets on the Imperial frontier, to protect against the rival empires and superpowers Humanity had to defend against as well as on the warp frontiers, on planets such as Cadia to prevent Chaos incursions into Human space. Some societies and systems in the Imperium gave these Citadel Arcologies special names, such as the Cadian sectors Kasrs and the Archolan Sectors Bastia.
Needless to say, these arcologies do have a much higher impact on the worlds they are built on out of necessity. They are designed for defence and with military operations in mind and thus the ecological impact is a secondary concern.
These designs are still used today in the 41st millennium on newly designated fortress worlds.
>WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
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Its surprisingly hard to find good images of Arcologies. If anyone can recommend some good image archives, I can swap out some of the ones above for better ones as some of the ones arent quite what I meant in my descriptions.
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- LEO
I imagine some human endlessly bothering thier friend to get this quote.
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska
Heh I wonder what else we will bring to the table?
Because we will become the lynchpin to the family to bring them together for super taco days!
Priestly Order Part 2(Canon()(+10 to roll of your choice)
- Location
- New Mexico
Priestly Orders
(Part 2)
(Part 2)
A month later, Ticha Ruumas had reached a conclusion and, summoning his apprentice, was determined to share it with him, for he was sure of one thing: Lady Serras Salnus must be the Omnissiah, because if she wasn't the resulting schisms would tear the Mechanicus apart.
There were several prophecies about the Omnissiah, many of which she could arguably fulfill, but they needed something that was inarguable — a law, as it were, and there just so happened to be one in the Sixteen Universal Laws: A soul can be bestowed only by the Omnissiah.
Given Lady Serras was proficient in manipulating souls, such as with the Soul Stones ro the Soul Surgery — both so far advanced as to be in the realm of deity in and of themselves — it seemed obvious that the next step was that she should bestow a soul and thus prove herself the Omnissiah for the universe.
The door opened and Ticha sent a scan that direction… his apprentice had arrived.
"Master." Yuu bowed in greeting, "You wished to speak."
"Indeed." Ticha sent a coded-pulse to his apartment's cogitator, sealing the room. "I believe I know who the Omnissiah is."
Yuu stood, paused, staring at his master for a long second before realizing the Magos was expecting a response, "Who?"
"The Lady Serras Salnus."
"And what led you to that conclusion?"
"Many things: (1) The many advances in technology credited to her name/work; (2) the ability to create from a mere asteroid and sheer force of will void-ship hulls; (3) the ability to move souls, as evidenced by her gift of Soul Stones to the Eldar; (4) the ability to operate upon souls, as evidenced by the so-called 'Soul Surgery' techniques; (5) the gifts of technology she has rained down upon Bastion and its allies, of which we are recipients; (6) all of this combined… the only thing missing, I believe, is #7 — the bestowing of a soul."
"I understand; but, master, I fail to see what this has to do with us… what practical impact this has on the here and now, and what acts this should motivate." Yuu shrugged, "This sounds like a topic for Synodic Conversation, not anything concerning us."
Ticha deflated — the emotional neuro-gates obviously set at full-open — "It is of utmost importance, and our part is obvious: we must both induct her into the Cult Mechanicum and make the way for her ascension and public-declaration."
"How, master?"
"For the latter purpose: Unknown; for the former: I have secured from Ties Jorl accession of two favors — the first is that of proposing a Monastic University upon the surface of the Bastion homeworld, which will double as an AdMech recruiting facility, and the second is consideration for my placement as AdMech advisor/diplomat to Lady Serras."
"While I see how the ambassadorship could help you get in contact with Serras, I fail to see how a school/recruitment facility will bolster the claim of Omnissiah." Yuu replies, skeptically — sometimes the trait was good, such as when endeavoring upon the Quest for Knowledge, but sometimes it was… annoying.
"I will explain, at length, later; for now, how would you do so?" Ticha replied, sending his Optical Mechandendrite to inspect the unaugmented face of his apprentice.
Yuu stood still, except for rubbing the stubble on his chin, thinking for several minutes.
"Items 3 & 4 of your list — perhaps we could bolster her case and eliminate a potential schism simultaneously."
"Interesting; continue." Ticha prompted, intrigued at what his apprentice may have come up with.
"There has been growing concern over the inhabitants of a world called Neth, where I was tasked as part of an Explorater expidetion, the reason: these beings are full-robotic artificial intelligence. Thus far, only the Bastion's extreme liberality and Lady Serras's pronouncement of these Nethi being possessed of souls has stayed the hand of the Prefecture Magisterium, and it is only a matter of time before the issue must be resolved."
"Therefore," Yuu paused stroking his chin-stubble to grin, "What would be the outcome of transferring one of the Nethi souls into a human body? Moreover, what would be the outcome of transferring a human soul into the Android body? —" Yuu inhaled deeply and dropped his hand to his side, finished thinking. "It's still not bestowing a soul, but it is exponentially closer than current."
"Perhaps you are right… An intriguing question; no doubt the answer will be enlightening." Ticha sent a coded burst to his apartment cogitator —
— "The establishment of a university does not, in itself, provide us with the advancement of establishing the claim of Lady Serras; is does serve several purposes: (1) it is a manner in which we may show our support; (2) it provides actual investment into the Bastion polity from AdMech; (3) it will provide AdMech with the unique perspective of evaluating Bastion's citizenry, human & xeno alike; (4) it will provide an excellent staging ground for our campaign; (5) it will provide me a secondary route of communication; (6) as well as providing an excuse to requisition supplies useful in promoting/advancing our cause; (7) it can be used as meeting-site for those joining our cause; (8) or a staging-ground for further operations; and (9) we can 'disassemble' some of our plans and delegate these sub-components to the students as projects."
"I… see." Yuu replied, eyeing his master, "You have more planned, that you're not telling me, don't you?"
"I cannot answer that question at this time, apprentice." Ticha Ruumas stood up straight as he slammed shut his emotional neuro-gates, "Tell me everything about your expedition to Neth… and your relationship with the native girl."
Yuu Senson stood gobsmacked, mouth agape… how had Magos Ticha Ruumas ascertained that? The communications were secure, and coded! — Yuu felt blood rush to his face, even as he stammered a denial.
There were several prophecies about the Omnissiah, many of which she could arguably fulfill, but they needed something that was inarguable — a law, as it were, and there just so happened to be one in the Sixteen Universal Laws: A soul can be bestowed only by the Omnissiah.
Given Lady Serras was proficient in manipulating souls, such as with the Soul Stones ro the Soul Surgery — both so far advanced as to be in the realm of deity in and of themselves — it seemed obvious that the next step was that she should bestow a soul and thus prove herself the Omnissiah for the universe.
The door opened and Ticha sent a scan that direction… his apprentice had arrived.
"Master." Yuu bowed in greeting, "You wished to speak."
"Indeed." Ticha sent a coded-pulse to his apartment's cogitator, sealing the room. "I believe I know who the Omnissiah is."
Yuu stood, paused, staring at his master for a long second before realizing the Magos was expecting a response, "Who?"
"The Lady Serras Salnus."
"And what led you to that conclusion?"
"Many things: (1) The many advances in technology credited to her name/work; (2) the ability to create from a mere asteroid and sheer force of will void-ship hulls; (3) the ability to move souls, as evidenced by her gift of Soul Stones to the Eldar; (4) the ability to operate upon souls, as evidenced by the so-called 'Soul Surgery' techniques; (5) the gifts of technology she has rained down upon Bastion and its allies, of which we are recipients; (6) all of this combined… the only thing missing, I believe, is #7 — the bestowing of a soul."
"I understand; but, master, I fail to see what this has to do with us… what practical impact this has on the here and now, and what acts this should motivate." Yuu shrugged, "This sounds like a topic for Synodic Conversation, not anything concerning us."
Ticha deflated — the emotional neuro-gates obviously set at full-open — "It is of utmost importance, and our part is obvious: we must both induct her into the Cult Mechanicum and make the way for her ascension and public-declaration."
"How, master?"
"For the latter purpose: Unknown; for the former: I have secured from Ties Jorl accession of two favors — the first is that of proposing a Monastic University upon the surface of the Bastion homeworld, which will double as an AdMech recruiting facility, and the second is consideration for my placement as AdMech advisor/diplomat to Lady Serras."
"While I see how the ambassadorship could help you get in contact with Serras, I fail to see how a school/recruitment facility will bolster the claim of Omnissiah." Yuu replies, skeptically — sometimes the trait was good, such as when endeavoring upon the Quest for Knowledge, but sometimes it was… annoying.
"I will explain, at length, later; for now, how would you do so?" Ticha replied, sending his Optical Mechandendrite to inspect the unaugmented face of his apprentice.
Yuu stood still, except for rubbing the stubble on his chin, thinking for several minutes.
"Items 3 & 4 of your list — perhaps we could bolster her case and eliminate a potential schism simultaneously."
"Interesting; continue." Ticha prompted, intrigued at what his apprentice may have come up with.
"There has been growing concern over the inhabitants of a world called Neth, where I was tasked as part of an Explorater expidetion, the reason: these beings are full-robotic artificial intelligence. Thus far, only the Bastion's extreme liberality and Lady Serras's pronouncement of these Nethi being possessed of souls has stayed the hand of the Prefecture Magisterium, and it is only a matter of time before the issue must be resolved."
"Therefore," Yuu paused stroking his chin-stubble to grin, "What would be the outcome of transferring one of the Nethi souls into a human body? Moreover, what would be the outcome of transferring a human soul into the Android body? —" Yuu inhaled deeply and dropped his hand to his side, finished thinking. "It's still not bestowing a soul, but it is exponentially closer than current."
"Perhaps you are right… An intriguing question; no doubt the answer will be enlightening." Ticha sent a coded burst to his apartment cogitator —
[[Mail; Compose; To: (Giin Senson, Genetor); Body:
Greetings, my friend,
I wish to have your assistance in a matter requiring some discretion; for a practical experiment, I find myself in need of two human bio-forms: superb physical and genetic condition, Spiritum Vacua, Nullus Cogitatio. There is no rush upon maturation, any physical age between one and two standard decades is acceptable; certain properties may prove more inline with the greater brain/mental plasticity of the young, but this is a minor factor in the experiment.
There is no need to make the specimens above Charlie level, yet, I would not object to Alpha or Super Alpha level 1–3; should you choose Alpha, I will consider your debt to me for apprenticing your son to be paid, and should you chose a Super Alpha level you may consider me in your debt according to the enumeration thereof.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter;
Communique Termination: Ticha Ruumas
Send.]]
Greetings, my friend,
I wish to have your assistance in a matter requiring some discretion; for a practical experiment, I find myself in need of two human bio-forms: superb physical and genetic condition, Spiritum Vacua, Nullus Cogitatio. There is no rush upon maturation, any physical age between one and two standard decades is acceptable; certain properties may prove more inline with the greater brain/mental plasticity of the young, but this is a minor factor in the experiment.
There is no need to make the specimens above Charlie level, yet, I would not object to Alpha or Super Alpha level 1–3; should you choose Alpha, I will consider your debt to me for apprenticing your son to be paid, and should you chose a Super Alpha level you may consider me in your debt according to the enumeration thereof.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter;
Communique Termination: Ticha Ruumas
Send.]]
"I… see." Yuu replied, eyeing his master, "You have more planned, that you're not telling me, don't you?"
"I cannot answer that question at this time, apprentice." Ticha Ruumas stood up straight as he slammed shut his emotional neuro-gates, "Tell me everything about your expedition to Neth… and your relationship with the native girl."
Yuu Senson stood gobsmacked, mouth agape… how had Magos Ticha Ruumas ascertained that? The communications were secure, and coded! — Yuu felt blood rush to his face, even as he stammered a denial.
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska
Oh boy this is gonna be Gud!
Rescuing Clone-grim Or Perhaps That's Backwards(Noncanon Crossover)(+10 to roll of your choice)
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
The Hunt for Fulgrim
Magnus: FUCKING AAAAAAHRIMAAAAAAAAN!
Serras: Magnus, surely he didn't-
Magnus: IT WAS CURED! IT WAS FUCKING CURED, AND THAT FORTUNE-SHITTING BLUEBERRY STILL TURNED MY SONS TO DUST!
Serras: How could he have known that-
Magnus: HE WAS CHIEF OF THE CORVIDAE! HIS FUCKING JOB DESCRIPTION IS KNOWING SHIT!
Serras: And Tzeentch wouldn't block his precognition?
Magnus: NO! BECAUSE AHRIMAN WOULD BLOODY WELL BE ABLE TO TELL! OR HE COULD'VE-oh, I don't know- LEFT SORITARIUS TO INVESTIGATE PERSONALLY!
Serras: Your sons were in hiding, there's no way he would have found them.
Magnus: Sister, it's not the Blood Ravens themselves, it's the geneseed! The fact that this was even possible means that Ahriman just fucked up even more!
Serras: You said Ahriman cast the Rubric barely a decade after the Burning of Prospero, so there's no way the geneseed would have existed by that point.
Magnus: Exactly! He was so damn impatient that he would sooner try to use the power of Change to cure a mutation by the God of Change than to look elsewhere!
Kitten: Alright, as amusing as it is to watch you have a tantrum over what should by all accounts be good news for you, we still have a Primarch to retrieve.
Magnus: *Sigh* Fine. And just so you know, I am happy that a true cure for the Flesh Change was found. Even if it makes me want to punch my First Captain's teeth in for being so stupid.
Kitten: Right. Your brothers should have gotten their successor Chapters ready by now. We should go.
Serras: Next stop: Solemnace!
*One Warp Trip Later*
Serras: Brother, are you sure this plan will work?
Magnus: I've already made all the arrangements. If one of us can just distract Trazyn for two hours, Apollo and Gabriel will be able to quietly secure Fulgrim and make it back to their ship. Trust me. I know my own sons, after all.
Kitten: What about Ahri-
Magnus: We don't talk about him!
Serras: Regardless, that Necron is hailing us. Who's gonna handle the distraction?
Vulkan: It would be best if it were someone with extensive knowledge of their kind...
Corvus: Someone who has experience with Xeno negotiation tactics...
Magnus: Someone who actually enjoys spending their time talking...
Kitten: Someone whose very existence would be fascinating to Trazyn the Infinite...
Serras: ... It's me, isn't it?
YES!
Serras: Alright, fine!
*Vox Noises*
Serras: This is Serras Salnus of the Imperium of Man. Identify yourself.
Trazyn: Oh, how odd. I've never actually heard of you before. Well, I am Trazyn the Infinite, collector of antiquity and preserver of history... But then again, you knew that already, didn't you? After all, why else would you come here other than to observe my exhibits? Well, that or become one...
Serras: Actually, I'm here to negotiate the release of one of your more lively pieces. A particular white-haired giant that you got from Fabius Bile.
Trazyn: Well, isn't that strange? I don't recall announcing the new addition yet. Oh, what does it matter? You want the clone? Well, I'm afraid I cannot do that. The Phoenician is a vital part of history, and I must maintain it for posterity.
Serras: I'm sure there is something that you would be willing to give him up for.
Trazyn: Now that you mention it... No, that's impossible. I'm sorry, but there is likely nothing you have that I would give this specimen up for.
Serras: Humor me.
Trazyn: Oh-hohohoho~. I don't see what's the harm in it. What are you willing to offer me?
Serras: How does the sword of Rogal Dorn sound?
Trazyn: Well color me impressed. I did not think that Storm's Teeth would be recovered within this millennium. However, it is insufficient, my dear. Therefore, I shall have to restate my declination.
Serras: But it would look so good next to its partner, Rogal's Fist.
Trazyn: That it would. Although the actual hand of Rogal Dorn would be preferable. Again, I must decline.
Serras: What a shame. And to think I was so close to getting rid of the Dread Maul of Skarbrand... Well, I suppose I'll just have to keep it for now.
Trazyn: Tempting, but Skarbrand's weapon lacks the historical significance of a Primarch.
Serras: The Armor, Bolter, and Flamer of a Custodes?
Trazyn: No, I already have a full Custodes and his equipment.
Kitten: Is that Santodes' stuff?
Serras: Anyway... A lock of the Emperor's hair?
Trazyn: What? I thought it all rotted away centuries ago. Nevermind. As impressive as that is, it's still not enough. Besides, I have blood samples.
Serras: *Checks list* A... Pair of Sisters of Battle Canoness Regulation Holy Panties from the Order of the Bloody Rose? ...Fuck, I hate this Imperium.
Trazyn: HOW DID YOU- Ahem... I am... impressed by this accomplishment, but I must sadly refuse.
Serras: One of Ferrus Manus' arms?
Trazyn: I... No, It's not worth it...
Serras: A 1st Edition copy of the Codex Astartes signed by Roboute Guilliman?
Trazyn: I already have one, actually.
Serras: Damn. A 1st Edition copy of the Lectitio Divinitatus signed by Lorgar Aurelian?
Trazyn: Also have one.
Serras: Erm... Magnus, you got anything?
Magnus: *Warp Summon* I've got a cure for the Wulfen Curse.
Serras: A cure for the Curse of the Wulfen?
Trazyn: Okay, HOW did you get that?! I know for a fact that it was all destroyed!
Serras: Irrelevant. Do we have a deal?
Trazyn: ...Maybe. Land at these coordinates and we'll discuss the-
???: RRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Serras: ...Well, shit.
Varder
Tired Cultist
- Location
- Hell
They all know about Chaos. Their knowledge is better than Emperor's and our advisor still knows more than Serras.
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
Although we have discovered some things that even the eldar don't know. For example, the use of the number "5" as anathema to Chaos was purely our own discovery. As was Soul Surgery.
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
@ilbgar123 what will you be doing about the II Primarch? Will he be an OC? Taken from another fan work?
Travler66
Let her name echo in song!
- Location
- Beyond
I created the II Primarch, his name is Gadreel Karn.
Here are the omkaes:
An Extra Primarch | Page 879
An Extra Primarch | Page 1035
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
Thank you!
Varder
Tired Cultist
- Location
- Hell
Where do you take that from?
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
I don't remember exactly, but I believe it was around turn 10.
Turret Design Fin(Canon)(Small-Structure Turret)
- Location
- LEO
Today is the day. You are standing on the desolate fields of the army testing grounds. The sentry is sitting in a prepared fortification, just waiting to deploy. You are standing in an observation booth, watching as some naval armsmen and army soldiers go over your creation. There are a lot of gold stars, and multicolored medals on this platform.
"What's with all the brass?" you whisper to Satya.
"What!" she jerks over to you incredulously. "Please, for the love ofserr-stars tell me you heard!"
"Heard what?" you were too busy stressing out about the finilizations on the design, nobody could blame you.
She is still staring. "Lady. Serras. Is. Coming."
The words should cause you a panic, but you find yourself resigned. It does explain why there are too many generals for what should be a middling piece of equipment.
Worst case scenario, Serras questions your targeting priority. Maybe you read too much on the wiki of Carnauba war against orks, and maybe your focus on anti air bled too much into your work, but there isn't anything you can do about it now. You yawn, and wipe some more sleep from your eyes.
Satya huffs and walks over to where Dell is nervously smoothing his reflective priest's garb, and straightening his orange religious cap.
Finally. There's the commotion from the gathered armsmen as the preparations are made for the test run. The crowd's buzzing lowers, then cuts off abruptly. You swivel, following everyone's eyes, and see Lady Serras step past the booth, cutting a swathe through the crowd. She makes a beeline straight for the turret. Next to her, comparatively dwarfed, is General Richards. They circle the turret, examining your work, chatting with each other.
They appear to approve of the sentry, returning to the crowd of onlookers, and beginning to mingle with the crowd.
As the sentry is started, and it begins to shoot down drones with startling precision, you see Lady Serras mingling with the crowd. Almost nobody is paying attention to the display of marksmanship as your creation slaughters entire wings of simulated fighters, then switches targets to swarms of orks. Only a few naval armsmen are watching the demonstration, and only a very few, as the rest of them are starting at lady serras. You see an old grizzled captain reach for her camera and snap a discrete picture. You see a less discrete marine jumping up and down, attempting to get a clear shot over the heads of the crowd.
As lady Serras talks with the crowd you cant help but listen in on the mumuring surrounding her. There seems to be a repetitive cycle of thanking people for their service, and ensuring generals that no, we won't be retreating from planets long term. You suddenly see the reason your little invention gathered so much attention. A defense focused weapon is just what skittish world's need, to feel wanted and protected.
As the day finishes, and the assorted generals go home, you know that your device has passed the biggest hurdles. The requisition board will accept it, and tactical schools will begin teaching with it. Someday soon, your little contribution will shift the battle for the forces of the light. From peasant farmer in a world that couldn't concive of the stars, to a member of a state which fights for a thousand world's, your life has shifted drastically. If even a single human, eldar, of any life is saved because your turret freed up people, you consider this job a success. But right now, you three are going for celebratory drinks.
Fin
"What's with all the brass?" you whisper to Satya.
"What!" she jerks over to you incredulously. "Please, for the love of
"Heard what?" you were too busy stressing out about the finilizations on the design, nobody could blame you.
She is still staring. "Lady. Serras. Is. Coming."
The words should cause you a panic, but you find yourself resigned. It does explain why there are too many generals for what should be a middling piece of equipment.
Worst case scenario, Serras questions your targeting priority. Maybe you read too much on the wiki of Carnauba war against orks, and maybe your focus on anti air bled too much into your work, but there isn't anything you can do about it now. You yawn, and wipe some more sleep from your eyes.
Satya huffs and walks over to where Dell is nervously smoothing his reflective priest's garb, and straightening his orange religious cap.
Finally. There's the commotion from the gathered armsmen as the preparations are made for the test run. The crowd's buzzing lowers, then cuts off abruptly. You swivel, following everyone's eyes, and see Lady Serras step past the booth, cutting a swathe through the crowd. She makes a beeline straight for the turret. Next to her, comparatively dwarfed, is General Richards. They circle the turret, examining your work, chatting with each other.
Machine gives sad beep, then detonates.
Dell has fainted
Satya is hurriedly shoveling spaghetti back into her pockets.
The surrounding handmaidens and military personnel have pulled a startling amount of weaponry out of nowhere, and have surrounded you.
Lady Serras has only the slightest disappointed frown on her face.
Flash of psychic might, and she is is in front of you, shaking your shoulders, telling you to wake up, and that the accident wasn't your fault. You wake up with a jolt.
Dell has fainted
Satya is hurriedly shoveling spaghetti back into her pockets.
The surrounding handmaidens and military personnel have pulled a startling amount of weaponry out of nowhere, and have surrounded you.
Lady Serras has only the slightest disappointed frown on her face.
Flash of psychic might, and she is is in front of you, shaking your shoulders, telling you to wake up, and that the accident wasn't your fault. You wake up with a jolt.
They appear to approve of the sentry, returning to the crowd of onlookers, and beginning to mingle with the crowd.
As the sentry is started, and it begins to shoot down drones with startling precision, you see Lady Serras mingling with the crowd. Almost nobody is paying attention to the display of marksmanship as your creation slaughters entire wings of simulated fighters, then switches targets to swarms of orks. Only a few naval armsmen are watching the demonstration, and only a very few, as the rest of them are starting at lady serras. You see an old grizzled captain reach for her camera and snap a discrete picture. You see a less discrete marine jumping up and down, attempting to get a clear shot over the heads of the crowd.
As lady Serras talks with the crowd you cant help but listen in on the mumuring surrounding her. There seems to be a repetitive cycle of thanking people for their service, and ensuring generals that no, we won't be retreating from planets long term. You suddenly see the reason your little invention gathered so much attention. A defense focused weapon is just what skittish world's need, to feel wanted and protected.
As the day finishes, and the assorted generals go home, you know that your device has passed the biggest hurdles. The requisition board will accept it, and tactical schools will begin teaching with it. Someday soon, your little contribution will shift the battle for the forces of the light. From peasant farmer in a world that couldn't concive of the stars, to a member of a state which fights for a thousand world's, your life has shifted drastically. If even a single human, eldar, of any life is saved because your turret freed up people, you consider this job a success. But right now, you three are going for celebratory drinks.
Fin
this thing beat the crud out of me. Nothing technical I could turn into filler lol.
- Location
- Ohio
My mom asked me if the moon is bigger than Earth, and my dad did not know either. Now magnify that across thousands of worlds.
- Location
- New Mexico
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska
we need to get education set up across our worlds STAT!!! its ignorance like that could lead to DOOOOMMMM!!!
hmmm...I wonder if we will find a world with the Doom-Slayer in it? (i mean the full powered, pissed off, and RIP AND TEAR version of it)
- Location
- LEO
We already have. 8 years ago he was a farmer, and now he designed the sentrygun. That's WAY better than a modern system.
Speaking of education, I want to set the emperor crammed in one of those school chairs with an attached desk and teach him all the lessons eldar have learned about chaos.
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska
oh god that would be a hilarious image as we put on the school-teacher clothes...all the while malcador is being the model student and subtly making cracks at Adam about his sole daughter getting shit done.
(malcador has been Vindicated!!!)
Nicholas Brooks
Redeemer and Destroyer
- Location
- United States
The version that grows stronger by absorbing the energies of slain Demons? The one that has a hatred powerful enough to make him immune to the corruption of hatred-born entities? The one that killed a 400 meter tall Champion of Demons naked with nothing but a sword and his wits? The one that destroys Demons so quickly that they cannot reform fast enough to keep up with the speed of his killing? We would only find him on Daemon Worlds, and then they won't be Daemon Worlds for much longer.
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