Editing The Atalantos Worlds (section)

====RJ-874-S9 Iota Prime, "Object Eighteen"====
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Even the War Scribes' librariums do not contain the sum of all Imperial knowledge.

Within the vastness of space is ample room to hide almost anything, and the Atalantos Worlds are no exception. 

In the early 34th Millennium, a growing number of Inquisitors became concerned that the War Scribes might be operating too independently. It was well known across the Imperium that the Atalantos Worlds were largely self-sufficient, possessed of a hearty resilience both industrially and in the people's mindset. Forged by a commonality of purpose, the Atalantos Worlds traditionally presented a unified front to external threats, even if they often quarreled amongst themselves. What then might happen if they decided the Imperium itself was an "external threat"? No human could be above suspicion, even less so a collection of worlds capable of stifling Imperial trade and communication to the Ultima Segmentum!

The War Scribes too came under the Inquisiton's baleful gaze. Though Primarch Arelex had long ago consented to break his Legion apart and form Codex-adherent Chapters, the "familial" mentality never truly died. His Successor Chapters regularly communicated with one another, and would often rally together to defeat larger foes. Chapter Masters traveled to Atalantos in order to share their knowledge with one another, and Marines occasionally exchanged themselves across Chapters to foster cooperation and renew ancient trust. To many Inquisitors, this reeked of covert Legion-building. Something would have to be done.

Quietly, without alerting the ever-vigilant Scribes, Inquisitorial operatives gained access to many of the oldest surveys of the Galactic Core. Some of these were even penned by Arelex himself! Scouring these maps took decades, but at last a suitable world was chosen for the Inquisition's purposes. RJ-874-S9 Iota Prime, "Object Eighteen".

Notable for its utter non-notability, RJ-874-S9 Iota Prime is the eighteenth and final planet discovered by Imperial survey probes in a mostly empty sector. Nothing is known about it, for the Inquisition secretly erased virtually every trace that the planet ever existed in Imperial records. It can only be assumed that the planet is now some sort of listening device, and most likely a forward operating base deep in the Atalantos Worlds. But a single planet could never truly threaten the War Scribes or their Successors through force of arms or naval power, even stocked to the brim with weapons and men at arms. 

But the darkest rumors whisper of mysterious vessels sighted from time to time, flickering in and out of sensor images like ghosts. Every so often, a crusty old voidship captain or jaded planetary defense officer will tell tall tales of such things in local drinking establishments. And usually, the crowd buys such people a drink or two in appreciation of their tall tales. But some people, wiser and more knowledgeable of the Imperium's capabilities discern more from these riddles. 

The Inquisition works subtly and quietly most of the time. But occasionally they cannot. And ancient vessels are dispatched, a single one per rebellious world. Then they are gone, doomed world and midnight-black voidcraft alike.

These vessels have yet to be unleashed upon the Atalantos Worlds or the War Scribes, if indeed they are real. But the Inquisition never sleeps. And tomorrow is a new day.