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'''Kalkas Tygian''' was a member and eventually leader of the Cult Mechanicum during the period of the [[Great Crusade (Hektor Heresy)|Great Crusade]] and [[Hektor Heresy]].  He was a devout believer in the tenets of the Machine Cult and saw the Emperor of Mankind as the true coming of the Omnissiah. Tygian's fanaticism would be a source of strength and a cause of division among the tech-priests, but his loyalty to the Imperium was unquestioned.
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{{Topquote|To comment on such a man is to invite controversy - what can be said of Tygian without reproach is this. He was loyal.|Halycen Markus, successor to Kalkas Tygian as Fabricator General}}
 
'''Kalkas Tygian''' was the leader of the Cult Mechanicum, the '''Fabricator-General''', during the period of the [[Great Crusade (Hektor Heresy)|Great Crusade]] and [[Hektor Heresy]].  He was a devout believer in the tenets of the Machine Cult and saw the Emperor of Mankind as the true coming of the Omnissiah. Tygian's fanaticism would be a source of strength and a cause of division among the tech-priests, but his loyalty to the Imperium was unquestioned.


==History==
==History==
Of the many figures that were to shape the Imperium, few are as widely known and yet misunderstood as Fabricator General Kalkas Brord Tygian. He was speaker of the Martian Parliament, Lord of Olympus Mons, Primus of the Machine Cult and disciple of the Omnissiah. To those outside the Mechanicum, he is a hero, a steadfast supporter of the Emperor who held the Mechanicum to oaths sworn. To those more knowledgeable and those within the Mechanicum, Tygian is a far more divisive figure. Some see him as a zealot who tried to force all within the Mechanicum to believe his own limited vision of the tenets of the Machine Cult. Others see his desire to force all the many daughter-forges of Mars to bend the knee as the mark of a tyrant, determined to destroy any who dared stand up against him.


Of the many figures that were to shape the Imperium and the events of the Heresy, few are as widely known and yet misunderstood as Fabricator General Kalkas Brord Tygian, speaker of the Martian Parliament, Lord of Olympus Mons, Primus of the Machine Cult and disciple of the Omnissiah. To those outside the Mechanicum, he is a hero, a steadfast supporter of the Emperor who held the Mechanicum to the oaths sworn on Olympus Mons. To them, were it not for Tygian there may have been a Fabricator General who could have sided with [[Hektor Cincinnatus]], and the entire Mechanicum might have sided with the archtraitor, instead of being cleft down the middle. However to those more knowledgeable and those within the Mechanicum, Tygian is a more divisive figure. Some see him as a zealot who tried to force all within the Mechanicum to believe his own limited vision of the tenets of the Machine Cult, while others see his desire to force all the many daughter-forges of Mars to bend the knee as the mark of a tyrant determined to destroy any who dared stand up against him. The truth is all of these things and more. For Kalkas Tygian was a complex figure, someone who truly believed that the Emperor was the prophesized Omnissiah, a being who though there were many different visions as to who or what he was, all agreed was closely linked to the Machine God and would come to unite all man as one. Tygian saw himself as chosen by the Omnissiah, blessed by him and charged by him to unite the Mechanicum as one. Toward this end Tygian was willing to destroy any outpost of Mars who rejected the primacy of the birth-rock of the Machine Cult or whose beliefs deviated too far from the doctrine of Mars. His actions both divided the Mechanicum, and at the same time united it. For when treachery tore the young Imperium apart, it was Tygian who rallied the Mechanicum to the defence of the Emperor’s dream, and he fought to the very end for that dream, finally falling before the very doors of his forge against the hosts of hell unleashed by Hektor’s betrayal.
===The Disciple of the Omnissiah===
{{Topquote|Reason provides a vision to the stars. Faith gives you the will to achieve that vision.|Kalkian Teachings, p.g. 359}}


===The Disciple of the Omnissiah===
'''Kalkas Tygian''' was born under the rule of his uncle, Fabricator General '''Leton Tygian'''. Kalkas showed his talents as techno-savant from an early age, being tutored under his relative for an unknown period of time. This continued until supervision over the forges upon Deimos was given to Kalkas. Overseeing the production of war material at the age of twenty-one, Kalkas endeavored himself to prove his worth. Working himself and the Adepts under him to their limits, efficiency peaked shortly on Deimos. Kalkas's devotion to manufacture was deeply religious, making him ignore his uncle's requests for further education on the political nature of Mars. In the last correspondence, Leton stressed the importance of a stable succession from one generation to the next. To him, it was crucial to seeing the Omnissiah's will.
Kalkas Tygian began as simply one among the countless minor menials of the Mechanicum, the lowest rank of the Machine Cult. Surviving records show a serious, dutiful man who took to his implants like a fish to water and absorbed the beliefs of the Machine Cult like a sponge. None of this singled him out, and he could have easily simply faded into the background, had he not uncovered during his duties a copy of ‘The Principals of Singularitarianism’ by Pico della Moravec, an outcast of the Mechanicum, but one who was still venerated in secret on Mars. His beliefs that the works of the Mechanicum would create a single united intelligence which would allow the Machine God to commune to his people were adopted by Tygian. But more importantly was the revelations brought about by a copy of his final work, ‘The Coming of the Omnissiah’. Tygian now believed that the Omnissiah was coming, and that he had to lay the groundwork for his arrival. From this point Tygian was a man possessed, every fiber of his being turned to ensuring that he could be the chosen instrument for the Omnissiah’s arrival. He rose to the rank of Magos, then Archmagos, then finally Adept of the mightiest of all the forges of the Mechanicum, Olympus Mons. Dark rumors circulated about him, that he had cultivated an alliance with the tech-assassins of the Cydonian Sisterhood, that he was involved in the death of the Previous Lord of Olympus Mons and that he had blackmailed other members of the ruling council of Olympus Mons to become the ruler of that mighty forge. But no evidence could be found to use against him, and he was certainly wise enough, learned enough and devoted enough that no other candidate could be found as Lord of the first forge of Mars.  
 
The lesson would come too late for Kalkas, when Leton died shortly thereafter.
 
After Leton's demise Mars descended into upheaval. The Fabricator-General was so beloved, few had considered his untimely departure from the Omnissiah's creation. Valran Burija, long time rival to Leton, moved swiftly. The Martian Parliament voted him in as Fabricator-General. His initial aim was to secure political power for himself, by lining positions in with his supporters. The issue of war with Terra weighed heavy on everyone's minds, but Valran was slow to move. After assembling a punitive force ten years after ascending to his post, Valran lead an [[Mars (Hektor Heresy)|attack on Sol-III]]. His abject failure and death sent a shockwave through Mars.
 
The defense of Mars became the sole issue surrounding the next election. The Parliament had at first discounted Kalkas because of his age. Now he was a decade older, and the memory of Leton's rule was fresh in the minds of the delegates. Kalkas Tygian saw this as the moment his uncle had told him of, and accepted. Work immediately began to strengthen Mars against invasion. But it was an attempt to project strength than a serious effort to achieve lasting victory. The Emperor's force of arms would leave Mars smashed, and weak to further attacks from beyond the Sol System.


Tygian began to expand and spread his influence among the other Forges of Mars, forging a particularly close alliance with the second-strongest Forge on Mars, Mondus Occulon and its powerful and secretive mistress, [[Motoka Isidore]]. It helped that at this time Martian expeditions to Earth were coming under increased attack by the armies of a new Warlord calling himself the Emperor, and that Tygian claimed that only united could the Mechanicum face him, should that eventuality arise. Some Forges willingly sided with him, forging binding pacts with Olympus Mons, sharing power and information in a mutual exchange. Others took longer to unite. And some utterly refused to bend before Olympus Mons. It was those Forges that would be the first to taste Tygian’s ire. When Titans of the Legions Tempestus and Ignatum burned the Forge of Hebes Chasma on a charge of tech-heresy it served as a warning to any other Adept of Mars who would dare speak out against him. He was more than willing to use physical force to back up his claims. Though several Forges had allied Titan legions, none could come close to matching the three mighty Legions, over a thousand Titans at Tygian’s call and ready to march at any time. Finally, the Martian Parliament was founded, and Tygian was elected as Fabricator General, head of the entire Mechanicum. Though few of the Lords of Mars considered him a friend or an ally, even fewer were ever willing to move against him, and those that did never lasted long. Tygian proved himself an ideal Fabricator General, allowing all the Adepts under him to pursue whatever course each wished to take, provided they abided by the tenets of the Machine Cult. His first item of business was to begin mass production of weapons, armor and ships in anticipation of the coming War with Terra that most on Mars feared was an inevitability. However Tygian was of another mind. For he saw in the Emperor someone who seemed to show similar beliefs to himself, a master of science and technology. And he knew that there was a growing movement within the orders of Techpriests that saw the Emperor as an avatar of the Omnissiah, or even as the Omnissiah himself. Debate was growing over whether the Emperor would be a saviour or an enemy, and Tygian was not blind to this. He began sponsoring secret missions to Terra to find out more about the Terran Emperor and his intentions, infiltrators and spies, data-taps and hacking missions. As the reports filtered back, Tygian began more and more to believe that the Emperor was machine-touched, that some spark of the Machine God lurked within him. His mastery of Machines was unseen, even among the Mechanicum. He could be a powerful ally, and help the Mechanicum rise again to the heights lost during Old Night. Now he began to provide covert support to those who wanted peace with Terra, trying to grow the movement within the Mechanicum. He could see that a war between Mars and Terra would destroy both to no benefit. He called a session of the Martian Parliament to discuss the Emperor, but events now overtook him.
Tygian was elected for a particularly deplorable reason. Mars did not want war, it wanted to explore the stars and reunite with its expeditions. As a result, amenable terms were on everyone's mind. No one wanted to be the Fabricator-General who signed peace with a foreign invader. It would be Kalkas's legacy to accept such a fate, and he knew this yet still volunteered. It was the will of the Omnissiah to him, unquestionable and required. Instead of being kept in ignoble infamy, his name would echo across the Milky Way.


===The Emperor and the Fabricator-General===
===The Emperor and the Fabricator-General===
Tygian had been at prayers within the heart of the great Forge of Olympus Mons when news arrived that a massive warship had somehow slipped past the Ring of Iron and landed on the very peak of Olympus Mons. For the first time in millennia it was raining on Mars, and Tygian knew that the prophecies of Moravec spoke of the Omnissiah coming with the rain. Tygian immediately went out to see this mystery ship, and it was there that he met a Golden Giant, who could heal machines with but a single touch. The Emperor and Tygian retired to the heart of the Olympus Mons forge, and while we do not know what happened within, it is believed that Tygian quizzed the Emperor intensely on the tents of the Machine Cult and the beliefs of the Mechanicum. For Tygian wanted to believe that this was the Omnissiah, and he was desperate to prove this belief and vindicate his entire life. And when the Emperor answered correctly, Tygian was convinced. This was the Omnissiah, the Machine God made flesh. Here was the savior of all mankind and the one who would bring the gifts of knowledge and science to the Mechanicum. When they emerged, Tygian declared that the Omnissiah had come, and that Mars and Terra were to be united.
The arrival of the Emperor was an occurrence thought inconceivable by every rational mind in the Mechanicum. Not only did the Emperor's ship fly past innumerable defenses, including a ring of space stations and countless ships, Mars had begun to rain. Water had touched its soil for the first time in thousands of years. Some Adepts have records placing eye witnesses with Tygian, remarking he was crying upon seeing the sight. As the Emperor descended from the heavens upon a golden vessel, his touch mended machine effortlessly. Kalkas swore fealty to him upon the muddy ground outside of Olympus Mons. The Omnissiah had been made manifest, and the Fabricator-General would be his servant on Martian soil.
 
At first the movements of Kalkas were subtle. He worked tirelessly for rest of the day establishing contacts with trusted officials, Secutors of honorable repute, and establishing lasting alliances with key figures such as [[Motoka Isidore]] of Mondus Occulum. During the second day, still without rest, Kalkas stormed the Martian Parliament. Inside its walls, he declared his formation of a Chamber of Repentance. All those who had voted against the ordained Treaty of Mars would be given a singular chance to ask for penance. If they accepted, the souls would lowered to the rank of Enginseers and made to service the Emperor's Legions.


This however led to a period of bloody internal strife as several Forges declared Tygian deluded and worse, enslaved by the Emperor and willing to turn Mars into a mere satrap of Terra. Tygian did not take this well, declaring them ‘Excommunicate Traitoris’, enemies to the Machine Cult and all the Mechanicum. Once again the Titans walked as Tygian unleashed his full wrath upon those who denied the Omnissiah. Hekates Tholus was utterly destroyed, every single trace of that Forge scoured until nothing was left of the ancient fortress but dust and rubble, while nearby Albor Tholus was stormed, its entire ruling council dragged back to Olympus Mons in chains. After that none dared raise dissent, and the Martian parliament met with the Emperor and after an address by the Emperor Himself, agreed to his terms. The Mechanicum was given complete independence, and would not be subject to any of the Emperor’s laws and mores. For most, it was the best deal they could have gotten, but still many saw Tygian as selling out the Mechanicum. Not all believed as he did, that the Emperor was the Omnissiah. And these beliefs would soon get tested by foes beyond Mars, as the Mechanicum now set off beyond Mars to rediscover what had become of their children.
Not all agreed with this. Urbis Juventas openly declared rebellion, but paid a dear price when their city as razed in an attack led by [[Zorr Yenser]]. But even as that battle went on, the Chamber was faced with a dilemma. Not all the delegates who had refused the accord with Terra had repented. Knowing their crime was without a doubt, Kalkas sanctioned lengthy interrogations against these individuals to coerce confessions from them. As they gave in, Tygian decided to add another act of penance upon them. They must surrender any individuals who have committed injustices against the creed of the Cult.  


As the Great Crusade began, the Forges of Mars were busy. All the stockpiles of weapons made before the union were given up to feed the Emperor’s armies, and soon more items were being made, including Power Armor, Bolters and other weapons for the Emperor’s foremost weapon, the Legiones Astartes. Titan Legions now marched alongside them, and Taghmata Forces were sent off to support the Legions in expanding humanity’s domain. Most of those Taghmama were drawn from those Forges who were most opposed to the Fabricator General, as he used the opportunity to weaken his rivals and strengthen his own position. Agitation against the Emperor still continued, even as the Crusade began to get underway and Tygian was caught between looking inward against these foes and outward as the first Forge Worlds beyond Mars started to come into contact with the Great Crusade.
Kalkas collapsed after seventy-four hours of action, allowing the members in the Chamber of Repentance to continue the work. The Magi of Mars saw this as a cleansing of sorts, expected to come after communion with their literal lord. More doubtful members of the Priesthood kept their mouths silent, but used the upheaval to bring opposition to the Chamber to remove them. Many willingly came to seek repentance, having a religious reawakening and an honest desire to atone. A plethora of punishments developed for any number of crimes.  


===The Forgeworld Wars===
Some like the ''Cybellatici'' - those who had taken augments without proper reverence for them - faced extreme penance. Techno-expurgation was a unique punishment under Kalkian canon law. The Adept would be stripped of every augment they possessed, replaced with vat-grown organs sufficient to keep them alive, and cast out of Mars. Kalkas justified the punishment by explaining it showed the true heart of the individual. Not one for the Omnissiah, thus their crimes to the cause would be removed by removing them from his sight. Without their augments, their flesh would fail them in short order. Living testaments to the tenats of the Mechancium.
During the Age of Strife, Mars had sent hundreds of sleeper Arks and other expeditions across the Galaxy, and many of them had created Forge Worlds of their own, enclaves of the Mechanicum across the Galaxy. Some of these had become mighty in their own right, such as Phaeton, Voss, Tigris and Anvillus. However, these swiftly proved a problem for Tygian. Some of them had beliefs that had deviated from those held as sacred on Mars, while others were reluctant to sacrifice their independence to Mars. Both cases were compounded by Tygian himself. He believed that he had been chosen by the Omnissiah Himself to unite the Mechanicum under his aegis, and any who refused to bow before Mars or accept the primacy of Martian Doctrine were going against the Omnissiah Himself, were conducting Tech-Heresy. They had to be brought into line, one way or another. And if they wouldn’t listen to reason, he would use force, the same as he did on Mars itself.
One of the earliest examples of this was the fate of the Forgeworld Dieseleium, the heart of a major enclave of humanity in the Solar/Obscuras border region. That Forge was a powerful and industrious realm, but one which had long discarded the basic tenets of the Machine Cult, including belief in the Machine God itself. When the Imperium arrived, the cluster of worlds all willingly joined the Imperium, all except Dieseleum. They saw the Mechanicum as hopelessly backwards, and Mars as a den of outmoded beliefs. They would never bend the knee to Mars. When he learned about this, Tygian flew into a rage, and personally led aa mighty army of over five million men and five hundred Titans, along with 50,000 Space Marines of the VIth Legion who had close ties to the Mechanicum and were willing to join his forces. Against this force Dieseleum couldn’t stand, though the Forge held out for three months before it finally fell. Several more examples of this took place across the Imperium during the first hundred years of the Crusade. The Rad-Forge of Neutros Scrayaer orbiting a Neutron Star was stormed by Skitarii Legions when it too refused compliance, while Titans trod the white soil of Asimovania, Galatia, Cyraxus II and over a dozen others. There were just as many confrontations, as Tygian used the threat of force to get his way. The Phaeton Incident between Mars and the second strongest Forgeworld in the Imperium Phaeton is the most famous of these, when Warships from both Forges confronted each other over Phaeton and disaster was only narrowly averted. Fear of the Martian Mechanicum soon grew and dozens of Forges meekly submitted, leaving Tygian to proudly proclaim that he was the great uniter of the Mechanicum. And yet every one of these incidents drained his military might. Tens of thousands of Martian warriors loyal to the Fabricator General personally had fallen in these battles, thousands of war machines and hundreds of Titans. His grip on power was weakening, and a series of events were about to take place which would sorely test Tygian’s doctrines and still weaken his grip upon power.


Halfway through the Great Crusade, Tygian was at the height of his power. The many Forgeworlds of the Mechanicum were all pledged to the Primacy of Mars and the superiority of the Martian Doctrines of the Machine Cult. The Emperor’s armies were being fed and fuelled as fast as possible and ever-expanding. Tygian could well feel complacent with how things were turning out. And yet that power was no longer as secure as it once had been. The Forgeworld Wars had drained his power considerably, and some of the Adepts of Mars could see his weakness and were beginning to move against him. This was aided by the fact that Tygian spent long periods away from Mars, visiting newly compliant Forgeworlds personally and leading assaults he deemed critical to the Mechanicum’s interest. Tygian redeployed much of his forces to Mars, there to threaten any on Mars who would dare turn against him. Over fifty Titans of the Legio Mortis including the famed Imperator Titan ‘Aquila Ignis’ retuned to Mars as a show of force. While this secured his grip on power, it meant that he could no longer project it out in the galactic sphere, at a time when more and more Forgeworlds were coming into the fold, and many of those were far from the Martian template in terms of beliefs and allegiance. With the reputation Tygian had already achieved, most of those worlds simply fell into line of their own accord, or were given a threat of war, subtle or otherwise to make them see the light. However all it would take was for one world to stand up to Tygian and the whole façade of his power would be exposed.
Positions for the faithful were secured. Those who had shown reverence to the Omnissiah Incarnate, as the Emperor became known, were given the largest bounty. Zorr Yenser was given control of Hebes Chasma. Kalkas's sister, '''Areta Tygian''' replaced his position over Deimos. Her daughter [[Modra Tygian]] being assigned to his personal staff, to learn more directly under him than he did from Leton. '''Arch-Magos Alycon Markus''', the grandfather of the later Fabricator-General Halycen Markus, was given command over ten Titan Legions. '''Amark Callus''', who had stopped the Rebellion of the crew aboard the Ordinatus Mars, gained authority over the ancient vessel.  
 
Mars was pacified, the filth washed away - according to Kalkas. Instead those foolish enough to have their heretical activities known or marked by fate had been claimed in zealous wrath. All others astute to understand the situation and cautious of their views remained in their positions. Kalkas had only strengthened those he wished to remove utterly, a lesson he would keenly learn in the years to come. For now all of Mars focused on a singular goal; sovereignty over its many distant Forgeworlds.
 
===Mars Triumphant===
{{Topquote|With you anything can be achieved. United are we in purpose - endeavor then to never falter!|Kalkas Tygian, upon swearing in the First Hundredth.}}
 
Mars was united on the surface, but laid divisive underneath a veneer of absolute loyalty to Fabricator-General and Emperor. The mechanisms in place to dethrone Kalkas were stalled utterly. To reproach him would challenge the might of the Emperor, who grew more powerful with every passing day. Worse than this, the Emperor appeared to be the Omnissiah made genuine. Though whispered in circles as usurper, no one could openly accuse him. Discontent was left to ferment underneath the surface of Mars without an avenue to vent. The only task that united Mars was in bringing together the Forgeworlds. It was time to call upon the expeditions sent out millennia ago.
 
The Mechanicum was disorganized, barely centralized, and in need of firm leadership. Kalkas aimed to bring it together as one. Multiple Forgeworlds were provided with permanent additions to their Forges, the technology of the red planet subsuming outdated or lost machines in their sister foundries. Assembly lines churned out with greater efficiency than every before. A singular doctrine was proselytized above divergent sects, mirroring the views of Mars and Tygian himself. Peaceful integration became a hallmark of the Fabricator-Generals overall strategy.
 
To those Forgeworlds too distant or theologically divergent, Kalkas was known as a reserved ruler. He only demanded a tithe in production be paid to Mars to provide proper arms to the Imperium, and that he was seen as the suzerain arbiter of religious matters. This would be the only contract made between the red planet and its sister-forges outside of the Segmentum Solar. To ask upon assistance would invite further sacrifices of autonomy. First would come the ''Logynods'', assemblies of the most pious individuals handpicked by Tygian himself. These individuals would both share knowledge and direct faith, but only act after being welcomed in. 
 
Tygian knew with the immensity of the stars, and the passage of time, not everyone would know the correct path. His aim always was to bring the lost towards understanding. An assembly of Magii from the first hundred Forgeworlds brought into contact with Mars was summoned. These became known as the '''Meeting of the First Hundredth''', as it brought together otherwise impossibly separate dominions together under a single ruler. Punctuating the month long talks was a surprise visit from the Emperor, who thanked all those who had arrived.
 
To Kalkas, political power came second to proper devotion. Worship had to be monitored under his watchful gaze. This would be challenged soon enough.
 
====Military Campaigns====
'''827.M30 Liberation of Farilicen V'''. Taken over by the megalomaniac tyrant X-228, Farilicen grew to be an infamous state. Trading openly with Xenos for technology, the Forgeworld's Priesthood was shackled to their dictator's whims. Fabricator-General Kalkas Tygian personally led the assault upon X-228's realm, killing him after breaking apart his mockery Titans. The freed Priesthood renamed the world to Tygios in his honor. 
 
'''854.M30 Firestom of Duillal'''. The Forgeworld Duillal saw Mars as a tyrannical state with no place ruling over them. After requesting more aid from Mars to use against it, they welcomed a Logynod within their realm. Butchering the representatives from Mars, they attempted to form their own empire in rebellion. Zorr Yenser leads thirteen Titan Legions and elements of the [[War Scribes]] Legion in its extermination.


===The Defiance of Al-Sherar===
===The Defiance of Al-Sherar===
That world would be found on the fringes of Segmentum Pacificus, close to the Homeworld of the [[Void Angels|Vth Legion]]. The Forgeworld of [[Al-Sherar]] was a power in its own right, possessing of a Titan Legion, the Legio Antsar as well as two large Knight Households, the [[Order of Bahri]] and the Maryannu Brotherhood. It had carved out a stellar empire of its own called the ‘Dar al-Amn’ that fed it with food and minerals, and in terms of power was as potent as any Forgeworld save Mars itself. In terms of Doctrine though Al-Sherar had deviated a considerable distance from the Martian norm, particularly in regards to xenotech. In addition, Al-Sherar had already been welcomed into the Imperium by the Primarch [[Gaspard Lumey]] so when the first Ambassadors from the Fabricator General came to Al-Sherar, the Kabeer Al-Mufteen – as the High Lord of Al-Sherar was known – stated he was already a part of the Imperium and refused to recognize the Fabricator-General as his overlord, both temporally or spiritually and would not submit to ‘enslavement’ by Mars. The Ambassadors of Mars responded by providing data-records of the purgation actions conducted against Dieseleum, Neutros Scrayaer and other Forgeworlds who had refused compliance. This came as no surprise though to the Kabeer Al-Mufteen, who had already studied the records of the [[Rogue Traders (Hektor Heresy)|Rogue Traders]] who had discovered the sector. He had made a bet that the Fabricator General could no longer afford to force a long and bloody compliance against Al-Sherar without seriously undermining his own position, and he was willing to risk it all upon this bet. The diplomatic standoff continued even as war gripped the region surrounding Al-Sherar and several Taghmata from Mars itself were redeployed to take part in offensive operations. Al-Sherar would not meekly submit, and Tygian would not simply let their heresy and refusal to submit slide. When news came that a Martian Fleet of several hundred vessels along with Titans and Skitarii Legions was mustering at Stygies, the largest Forgeworld in the Segmentum, the Kabeer Al-Mufteen made a deal - the so-called '''Stygies Accord''' of 899.M30 - with the Fabricator general’s representatives. Mars was declared as primus inter pares, the first of all Forgeworlds. Al-Sherar would not bow, but they would acknowledge that Mars was the head of the Mechanicum. Though Tygian was deeply unhappy, it at least allowed him to save face and preserve his strength, which was desperately needed as the Second Ruavu Grun Xenocide was in full swing and troops were desperately needed in the galactic north to deal with the resurgent threat.
{{Topquote|My flesh is my burden - not your defense!|Tygian, answering criticisms over his to be augmented form}}
 
That world would be found on the fringes of Segmentum Pacificus, close to the Homeworld of the [[Void Angels|Vth Legion]]. The Forgeworld of [[Al-Sherar]] was a power in its own right, possessing of a Titan Legion, the Legio Antsar as well as two large Knight Households, the [[Order of Bahri]] and the Maryannu Brotherhood. It had carved out a stellar empire of its own called the ‘Dar al-Amn’ that fed it with food and minerals, and in terms of power was as potent as any Forgeworld save Mars itself. In terms of Doctrine though Al-Sherar had deviated a considerable distance from the Martian norm, particularly in regards to xenotech. In addition, Al-Sherar had already been welcomed into the Imperium by the Primarch [[Gaspard Lumey]] so when the first Ambassadors from the Fabricator General came to Al-Sherar, the Kabeer Al-Mufteen – as the High Lord of Al-Sherar was known – stated he was already a part of the Imperium and refused to recognize the Fabricator-General as his overlord, both temporally or spiritually and would not submit to ‘enslavement’ by Mars.  
 
The Ambassadors of Mars first responded by providing over the wealth of information to be exchanged, as well as fresh Legions of Skitarii ready to defend Al-Sherar. This came as no surprise though to the Kabeer Al-Mufteen, who had already studied the records of the [[Rogue Traders (Hektor Heresy)|Rogue Traders]] who had discovered the sector. Never had the Mechanicum contended with a realm as prosperous as Al-Sherar. Never had Kalkas Tygian been forced into the prospect of slaughtering so many of his own faith. Kabeer made a bet that there would be a long pause as deliberations carried out in the Martian Parliament. He was correct.


Though Al-Sherar had wisely decided to submit, they merely paid lip service to Mars as opposed to true fealty. As the Crusade went along, news of Al-Sherar’s defiance began to spread and several Forgeworlds that were known to be unfriendly to Mars, such as [[Kyuw]] signed trade deals and pacts with Al-Sherar, creating an informal league within the Segmentum Pacificus. Worse was to come when Forgeworlds beyond Pacificus, including the old battleground Dieseleum also signed compacts with Al-Sherar. The ever-suspicious Tygian took this as a sign that Al-Sherar was working to create a faction opposed to him. What had already begun as a coldly cordial relationship now turned into veiled hostility as Tygian began to try and use underhanded methods to do what the threat of war could not, seeking to discredit Al-Sherar and isolate it from the rest of the Mechanicum. This shadow conflict would last until the outbreak of the Heresy, though Al-Sherar was never seriously threatened by it, shielded by its associations with the Vth Legion. The fact that during the Heresy Tygian and Al-Sherar were nominally on the same side is one of the great ironies of history, an irony neither side ever seemed to acknowledge.
The diplomatic standoff continued on into decades, a cold war brewing as Kalkas would make deals to draw up huge levies from other Forgeworlds against Al-Sherar. Kabeer was making his own arrangements, bringing together the desperate and discontent into a league of opposition to Mars. Civil war nearly erupted when news came that a Martian Fleet of several hundred vessels was mustering at Stygies, the largest Forgeworld in the Segmentum. Fearing the worst, Kabeer Al-Mufteen made a deal - the so-called '''Stygies Accord''' of 899.M30 - with the Fabricator-General’s representatives. Mars was declared as primus inter pares, the first of all Forgeworlds. Al-Sherar would not bow, but they would acknowledge that Mars was the head of the Mechanicum. Though Tygian was deeply unhappy, it had at least brought peace and avoided war. The timing was impeccable, the Second Ruavu Grun Xenocide was in full swing and troops were in need deal with the resurgent threat.  


An unexpected beneficiary of this was the Forgeworld of [[Ghalhal]], also part of the [[Al-Sherar Sector]]. Though possessed of a similar independent spirit which had delayed their introduction into the Mechanicum, now Ghalhal sent secret messages to Mars offering a bargain. In exchange for certain concessions, Ghalhal would offer to act as both a watchman and a buffer to Al-Sherar. They would stand with Mars should Al-Sherar ever be declared renegade and ensure that Al-Sherar would never gain absolute power within the Sector itself, with the Markian pact Ghalhal was a part of acting as a counterweight to the Dar al-Amn. Tygian himself came to Ghalhal, the first and only time the Fabricator General would visit the Sector. There in several closed meetings he discussed Al-Sherar and the problems it presented. Nothing remains of what exactly happened, but several fragments belonging to the Vth Legion show that his concern with Al-Sherar bordered on obsession, and he willingly gave copies of several STC printouts to Ghalhal to bind them to his cause. These printouts along with several trade concessions which opened Ghalhal up to shipments from beyond the Sector gave the Forgeworld a new edge that greatly increased its power and prestige. And yet Al-Sherar still prospered, and even grew in influence throughout the wider Imperium. Some believe Ghalhal secretly sent information to Al-Sherar, revealing how fearful of them the Fabricator General was and his moves against them including spies and saboteurs, allowing Al-Sherar to counter his moves against them. If this is true, it shows how Ghalhal prospered from the mutual antagonism between the heart of the Mechanicum and its far-flung outpost.
Al-Sherar had chosen to submit when Kalkas showed the lengths at which he was willing to go towards. The fealty to Mars was hollow, an empty promise without any real foundation. As the Crusade went along, agreements were drafted between Al-Sherar and other dissatisfied Forgeworlds, such as [[Kyuw]] and [[Ghalhal]]. Worse was to come when Forgeworlds beyond Pacificus, including the old battleground Dieseleum also signed compacts with Al-Sherar. Tygian took this as a sign that Al-Sherar was working to create a faction opposed to him. What had already begun as a coldly cordial relationship now turned into veiled hostility. Furious in his outrage, the Fabricator-General resorted to underhanded methods, seeking to discredit Al-Sherar and isolate it from the rest of the Mechanicum. This shadow conflict would last until the outbreak of the Heresy.  


===The Clouds of Betrayal===
===The Clouds of Betrayal===
As the second century of the Crusade moved on, Tygian was seen less and less on the front lines of the Crusade, spending more and more time on Mars itself, overseeing the ever-increasing production tithes required to fuel the Great Crusade. By the time of Ullanor he had not set foot on a battlefield in nearly thirty years and hadn’t left Mars itself in ten. His paranoia had grown, fearing both Al-Sherar and its allies and potential foes on the Red Planet itself. His devotion to the Emperor was still absolute, and when the Emperor requested the Legio Ignatum ‘Fire Wasps’ be deployed to Primarch Hektor’s own command, he willingly complied even though it weakened his own position on Mars. More and more his supposed slavish devotion to the Emperor was seen as a sign of weakness. After the Emperor’s withdrawal from the Great Crusade and his arrival on Terra, Tygian hurriedly supplied the Emperor with all the equipment he needed for his secret project beneath the Imperial Palace. Much of the cream of the Mechanicum’s rising Magi were sent to the Emperor, causing outcry among many of the Adepts of Mars. Tygian had never been so unpopular. It was at this point that the tides of history shifted, and the abyss opened wide. For already several of Tygian’s most important allies had fallen to the hidden gods, and now as those selfsame gods entrapped the Emperor’s first and brightest son those fallen Adepts were beginning to subvert the Mechanicum from the inside out. Lord of the Ordo Reductor [[Duniya Kanaash]] was spreading the creed of the Lord of Murder and Blood throughout the militant orders of the Mechanicum, while High Genetor [[Lyster Larrey]], confidant of Primarchs and servant of the God of Life and Death was creating new and deadly monsters to unleash upon the Emperor’s forces.  Several Adepts of the Great Forges of Mars were turned, including those Forges closest to mighty Olympus Mons itself who chafed the most at the Fabricator General’s shackles and longed to be free of his influence and restrictions, most notibly including Urbis Tyrrhena, stronghold of [[Vilyon Luthier]], a sworn ally turned bitter foe. All of them knew who their true enemy was, the Emperor’s lapdog who would never turn against the one he called the Omnissiah. And so they drew plans against Tygian, and prepared to paint the Red Planet with blood.
 
====Military Campaigns====
'''988.M30 The Purgation of Jecreon'''. The principal supply forge for the [[Eternal Zealots]], Jecreon had fallen to the sin of Tech-Heresy, studying, replicating and developing Xenotech in cooperation with the Sixteenth Legion. When the Emperor had the Zealots censured, Tygian ordered that Jecreon be purged for its own crimes against the Machine God.
 
==Personality==
There was little else in Tygian except love and appreciation for the works of the Machine God. His life was raised in his splendor, and never through his life did that leave him. Those who met with Kalkas found him to be profoundly humble, diplomatic, and wise. In face of trial, he was resolute. A rock to be unmoved no matter the storm. Few could contend with his silent consideration in the twilight hour of a battle. This would be the state remembered by his prospective foes as they reconsidered testing him. Kalkas never refused handing out clemency to those repentant, and attempted to bring growth to all those peacefully brought into Compliance. His aim was to uplift all, from menial to Magi.
 
This would be a stark contrast to his later years. Tygian would broker no compromise with the resisting, and would no longer attempt to slowly bring in distant elements of the Faith. There was the Creed of Mars, and no other. The Adeptus Mechanicus would grow ruthless from Kalkas's example, and later his successor Halycen Markus.  


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Kalkas Tygian
Title/Honours

Fabricator General, speaker of the Martian Parliament, Primus of the Machine Cult

Distinguishing Traits

Considerate, methodical, resolute

Flaws

Fanatical, forgiving

Role

Loyalist

Dominion

Mars and subject Forgeworlds

This page details people, events, and organisations from the /tg/ Heresy, a fan re-working of the Warhammer 40,000 Universe. See the /tg/ Heresy Timeline and Galaxy pages for more information on the Alternate Universe.

"To comment on such a man is to invite controversy - what can be said of Tygian without reproach is this. He was loyal."

– Halycen Markus, successor to Kalkas Tygian as Fabricator General

Kalkas Tygian was the leader of the Cult Mechanicum, the Fabricator-General, during the period of the Great Crusade and Hektor Heresy. He was a devout believer in the tenets of the Machine Cult and saw the Emperor of Mankind as the true coming of the Omnissiah. Tygian's fanaticism would be a source of strength and a cause of division among the tech-priests, but his loyalty to the Imperium was unquestioned.

History[edit]

Of the many figures that were to shape the Imperium, few are as widely known and yet misunderstood as Fabricator General Kalkas Brord Tygian. He was speaker of the Martian Parliament, Lord of Olympus Mons, Primus of the Machine Cult and disciple of the Omnissiah. To those outside the Mechanicum, he is a hero, a steadfast supporter of the Emperor who held the Mechanicum to oaths sworn. To those more knowledgeable and those within the Mechanicum, Tygian is a far more divisive figure. Some see him as a zealot who tried to force all within the Mechanicum to believe his own limited vision of the tenets of the Machine Cult. Others see his desire to force all the many daughter-forges of Mars to bend the knee as the mark of a tyrant, determined to destroy any who dared stand up against him.

The Disciple of the Omnissiah[edit]

"Reason provides a vision to the stars. Faith gives you the will to achieve that vision."

– Kalkian Teachings, p.g. 359

Kalkas Tygian was born under the rule of his uncle, Fabricator General Leton Tygian. Kalkas showed his talents as techno-savant from an early age, being tutored under his relative for an unknown period of time. This continued until supervision over the forges upon Deimos was given to Kalkas. Overseeing the production of war material at the age of twenty-one, Kalkas endeavored himself to prove his worth. Working himself and the Adepts under him to their limits, efficiency peaked shortly on Deimos. Kalkas's devotion to manufacture was deeply religious, making him ignore his uncle's requests for further education on the political nature of Mars. In the last correspondence, Leton stressed the importance of a stable succession from one generation to the next. To him, it was crucial to seeing the Omnissiah's will.

The lesson would come too late for Kalkas, when Leton died shortly thereafter.

After Leton's demise Mars descended into upheaval. The Fabricator-General was so beloved, few had considered his untimely departure from the Omnissiah's creation. Valran Burija, long time rival to Leton, moved swiftly. The Martian Parliament voted him in as Fabricator-General. His initial aim was to secure political power for himself, by lining positions in with his supporters. The issue of war with Terra weighed heavy on everyone's minds, but Valran was slow to move. After assembling a punitive force ten years after ascending to his post, Valran lead an attack on Sol-III. His abject failure and death sent a shockwave through Mars.

The defense of Mars became the sole issue surrounding the next election. The Parliament had at first discounted Kalkas because of his age. Now he was a decade older, and the memory of Leton's rule was fresh in the minds of the delegates. Kalkas Tygian saw this as the moment his uncle had told him of, and accepted. Work immediately began to strengthen Mars against invasion. But it was an attempt to project strength than a serious effort to achieve lasting victory. The Emperor's force of arms would leave Mars smashed, and weak to further attacks from beyond the Sol System.

Tygian was elected for a particularly deplorable reason. Mars did not want war, it wanted to explore the stars and reunite with its expeditions. As a result, amenable terms were on everyone's mind. No one wanted to be the Fabricator-General who signed peace with a foreign invader. It would be Kalkas's legacy to accept such a fate, and he knew this yet still volunteered. It was the will of the Omnissiah to him, unquestionable and required. Instead of being kept in ignoble infamy, his name would echo across the Milky Way.

The Emperor and the Fabricator-General[edit]

The arrival of the Emperor was an occurrence thought inconceivable by every rational mind in the Mechanicum. Not only did the Emperor's ship fly past innumerable defenses, including a ring of space stations and countless ships, Mars had begun to rain. Water had touched its soil for the first time in thousands of years. Some Adepts have records placing eye witnesses with Tygian, remarking he was crying upon seeing the sight. As the Emperor descended from the heavens upon a golden vessel, his touch mended machine effortlessly. Kalkas swore fealty to him upon the muddy ground outside of Olympus Mons. The Omnissiah had been made manifest, and the Fabricator-General would be his servant on Martian soil.

At first the movements of Kalkas were subtle. He worked tirelessly for rest of the day establishing contacts with trusted officials, Secutors of honorable repute, and establishing lasting alliances with key figures such as Motoka Isidore of Mondus Occulum. During the second day, still without rest, Kalkas stormed the Martian Parliament. Inside its walls, he declared his formation of a Chamber of Repentance. All those who had voted against the ordained Treaty of Mars would be given a singular chance to ask for penance. If they accepted, the souls would lowered to the rank of Enginseers and made to service the Emperor's Legions.

Not all agreed with this. Urbis Juventas openly declared rebellion, but paid a dear price when their city as razed in an attack led by Zorr Yenser. But even as that battle went on, the Chamber was faced with a dilemma. Not all the delegates who had refused the accord with Terra had repented. Knowing their crime was without a doubt, Kalkas sanctioned lengthy interrogations against these individuals to coerce confessions from them. As they gave in, Tygian decided to add another act of penance upon them. They must surrender any individuals who have committed injustices against the creed of the Cult.

Kalkas collapsed after seventy-four hours of action, allowing the members in the Chamber of Repentance to continue the work. The Magi of Mars saw this as a cleansing of sorts, expected to come after communion with their literal lord. More doubtful members of the Priesthood kept their mouths silent, but used the upheaval to bring opposition to the Chamber to remove them. Many willingly came to seek repentance, having a religious reawakening and an honest desire to atone. A plethora of punishments developed for any number of crimes.

Some like the Cybellatici - those who had taken augments without proper reverence for them - faced extreme penance. Techno-expurgation was a unique punishment under Kalkian canon law. The Adept would be stripped of every augment they possessed, replaced with vat-grown organs sufficient to keep them alive, and cast out of Mars. Kalkas justified the punishment by explaining it showed the true heart of the individual. Not one for the Omnissiah, thus their crimes to the cause would be removed by removing them from his sight. Without their augments, their flesh would fail them in short order. Living testaments to the tenats of the Mechancium.

Positions for the faithful were secured. Those who had shown reverence to the Omnissiah Incarnate, as the Emperor became known, were given the largest bounty. Zorr Yenser was given control of Hebes Chasma. Kalkas's sister, Areta Tygian replaced his position over Deimos. Her daughter Modra Tygian being assigned to his personal staff, to learn more directly under him than he did from Leton. Arch-Magos Alycon Markus, the grandfather of the later Fabricator-General Halycen Markus, was given command over ten Titan Legions. Amark Callus, who had stopped the Rebellion of the crew aboard the Ordinatus Mars, gained authority over the ancient vessel.

Mars was pacified, the filth washed away - according to Kalkas. Instead those foolish enough to have their heretical activities known or marked by fate had been claimed in zealous wrath. All others astute to understand the situation and cautious of their views remained in their positions. Kalkas had only strengthened those he wished to remove utterly, a lesson he would keenly learn in the years to come. For now all of Mars focused on a singular goal; sovereignty over its many distant Forgeworlds.

Mars Triumphant[edit]

"With you anything can be achieved. United are we in purpose - endeavor then to never falter!"

– Kalkas Tygian, upon swearing in the First Hundredth.

Mars was united on the surface, but laid divisive underneath a veneer of absolute loyalty to Fabricator-General and Emperor. The mechanisms in place to dethrone Kalkas were stalled utterly. To reproach him would challenge the might of the Emperor, who grew more powerful with every passing day. Worse than this, the Emperor appeared to be the Omnissiah made genuine. Though whispered in circles as usurper, no one could openly accuse him. Discontent was left to ferment underneath the surface of Mars without an avenue to vent. The only task that united Mars was in bringing together the Forgeworlds. It was time to call upon the expeditions sent out millennia ago.

The Mechanicum was disorganized, barely centralized, and in need of firm leadership. Kalkas aimed to bring it together as one. Multiple Forgeworlds were provided with permanent additions to their Forges, the technology of the red planet subsuming outdated or lost machines in their sister foundries. Assembly lines churned out with greater efficiency than every before. A singular doctrine was proselytized above divergent sects, mirroring the views of Mars and Tygian himself. Peaceful integration became a hallmark of the Fabricator-Generals overall strategy.

To those Forgeworlds too distant or theologically divergent, Kalkas was known as a reserved ruler. He only demanded a tithe in production be paid to Mars to provide proper arms to the Imperium, and that he was seen as the suzerain arbiter of religious matters. This would be the only contract made between the red planet and its sister-forges outside of the Segmentum Solar. To ask upon assistance would invite further sacrifices of autonomy. First would come the Logynods, assemblies of the most pious individuals handpicked by Tygian himself. These individuals would both share knowledge and direct faith, but only act after being welcomed in.

Tygian knew with the immensity of the stars, and the passage of time, not everyone would know the correct path. His aim always was to bring the lost towards understanding. An assembly of Magii from the first hundred Forgeworlds brought into contact with Mars was summoned. These became known as the Meeting of the First Hundredth, as it brought together otherwise impossibly separate dominions together under a single ruler. Punctuating the month long talks was a surprise visit from the Emperor, who thanked all those who had arrived.

To Kalkas, political power came second to proper devotion. Worship had to be monitored under his watchful gaze. This would be challenged soon enough.

Military Campaigns[edit]

827.M30 Liberation of Farilicen V. Taken over by the megalomaniac tyrant X-228, Farilicen grew to be an infamous state. Trading openly with Xenos for technology, the Forgeworld's Priesthood was shackled to their dictator's whims. Fabricator-General Kalkas Tygian personally led the assault upon X-228's realm, killing him after breaking apart his mockery Titans. The freed Priesthood renamed the world to Tygios in his honor.

854.M30 Firestom of Duillal. The Forgeworld Duillal saw Mars as a tyrannical state with no place ruling over them. After requesting more aid from Mars to use against it, they welcomed a Logynod within their realm. Butchering the representatives from Mars, they attempted to form their own empire in rebellion. Zorr Yenser leads thirteen Titan Legions and elements of the War Scribes Legion in its extermination.

The Defiance of Al-Sherar[edit]

"My flesh is my burden - not your defense!"

– Tygian, answering criticisms over his to be augmented form

That world would be found on the fringes of Segmentum Pacificus, close to the Homeworld of the Vth Legion. The Forgeworld of Al-Sherar was a power in its own right, possessing of a Titan Legion, the Legio Antsar as well as two large Knight Households, the Order of Bahri and the Maryannu Brotherhood. It had carved out a stellar empire of its own called the ‘Dar al-Amn’ that fed it with food and minerals, and in terms of power was as potent as any Forgeworld save Mars itself. In terms of Doctrine though Al-Sherar had deviated a considerable distance from the Martian norm, particularly in regards to xenotech. In addition, Al-Sherar had already been welcomed into the Imperium by the Primarch Gaspard Lumey so when the first Ambassadors from the Fabricator General came to Al-Sherar, the Kabeer Al-Mufteen – as the High Lord of Al-Sherar was known – stated he was already a part of the Imperium and refused to recognize the Fabricator-General as his overlord, both temporally or spiritually and would not submit to ‘enslavement’ by Mars.

The Ambassadors of Mars first responded by providing over the wealth of information to be exchanged, as well as fresh Legions of Skitarii ready to defend Al-Sherar. This came as no surprise though to the Kabeer Al-Mufteen, who had already studied the records of the Rogue Traders who had discovered the sector. Never had the Mechanicum contended with a realm as prosperous as Al-Sherar. Never had Kalkas Tygian been forced into the prospect of slaughtering so many of his own faith. Kabeer made a bet that there would be a long pause as deliberations carried out in the Martian Parliament. He was correct.

The diplomatic standoff continued on into decades, a cold war brewing as Kalkas would make deals to draw up huge levies from other Forgeworlds against Al-Sherar. Kabeer was making his own arrangements, bringing together the desperate and discontent into a league of opposition to Mars. Civil war nearly erupted when news came that a Martian Fleet of several hundred vessels was mustering at Stygies, the largest Forgeworld in the Segmentum. Fearing the worst, Kabeer Al-Mufteen made a deal - the so-called Stygies Accord of 899.M30 - with the Fabricator-General’s representatives. Mars was declared as primus inter pares, the first of all Forgeworlds. Al-Sherar would not bow, but they would acknowledge that Mars was the head of the Mechanicum. Though Tygian was deeply unhappy, it had at least brought peace and avoided war. The timing was impeccable, the Second Ruavu Grun Xenocide was in full swing and troops were in need deal with the resurgent threat.

Al-Sherar had chosen to submit when Kalkas showed the lengths at which he was willing to go towards. The fealty to Mars was hollow, an empty promise without any real foundation. As the Crusade went along, agreements were drafted between Al-Sherar and other dissatisfied Forgeworlds, such as Kyuw and Ghalhal. Worse was to come when Forgeworlds beyond Pacificus, including the old battleground Dieseleum also signed compacts with Al-Sherar. Tygian took this as a sign that Al-Sherar was working to create a faction opposed to him. What had already begun as a coldly cordial relationship now turned into veiled hostility. Furious in his outrage, the Fabricator-General resorted to underhanded methods, seeking to discredit Al-Sherar and isolate it from the rest of the Mechanicum. This shadow conflict would last until the outbreak of the Heresy.

The Clouds of Betrayal[edit]

Military Campaigns[edit]

988.M30 The Purgation of Jecreon. The principal supply forge for the Eternal Zealots, Jecreon had fallen to the sin of Tech-Heresy, studying, replicating and developing Xenotech in cooperation with the Sixteenth Legion. When the Emperor had the Zealots censured, Tygian ordered that Jecreon be purged for its own crimes against the Machine God.

Personality[edit]

There was little else in Tygian except love and appreciation for the works of the Machine God. His life was raised in his splendor, and never through his life did that leave him. Those who met with Kalkas found him to be profoundly humble, diplomatic, and wise. In face of trial, he was resolute. A rock to be unmoved no matter the storm. Few could contend with his silent consideration in the twilight hour of a battle. This would be the state remembered by his prospective foes as they reconsidered testing him. Kalkas never refused handing out clemency to those repentant, and attempted to bring growth to all those peacefully brought into Compliance. His aim was to uplift all, from menial to Magi.

This would be a stark contrast to his later years. Tygian would broker no compromise with the resisting, and would no longer attempt to slowly bring in distant elements of the Faith. There was the Creed of Mars, and no other. The Adeptus Mechanicus would grow ruthless from Kalkas's example, and later his successor Halycen Markus.

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