1st Officer Sasha Kromisha

1st Officer Sasha Kromisha is a character from a homebrew campaign for Deathwatch and Rogue Trader.

Born to one of the noble houses of Vostroyan, she was the firstborn and therefore offered up to the Imperium as a soldier. As she grew she began to express talent and interest in void travel and combat. This talent propelled her through the Naval Academy and quickly saw her through officer school. However, she was caught up in a scandle during her time in the Officer's Academy and was assigned a position on the Happenstance, an Imperial Naval vessel that had a history of mechanical failures and mysterious disappearances among its decks. It was an assignment where embarrassments and troublemakers were sent to be forgotten in time. Sasha moved quickly through the ranks to 1st Officer and second only to the Captain in all decisions aboard the vessel, circumventing the orders of the various groups on board.

Adventures

Voyage of the Happenstance

On a routine travel to the Jericho Reach Sector, the Happenstance accepted five Astarties as passengers to transit to the Deathwatch Keep. Ordered by the Captain to receive their guests Sasha took the task begrudgingly. In a brief exchange with Davious from the Maverick Marines, Sasha became offended and her temper flared. Ordered by the Imperial Fist Draxes, the 1st Officer was to show Davious to an area in which he would be able to set up a makeshift forge. Though the Maverick Marine attempted to make amends he only worsened the situation when it was asked about an ancient looking pistol that was strapped to the 1st Officer's thigh. Taking her leave she returned to her duties telling Davious the final directions to the area designated he would be able to set up his forge. A month passed and few interactions with the Astaries ever took place or when they did it was always with Drexes who appeared to be in command of the misfit squad.

    Sasha peered down at her reheated cup of caffeine and rationed meal. It was pitiful at best, but it was better and substantially more than what was given to the enlisted members of the crew. The doors to the mess hissed open drawing her gaze. The hulking figure of an Astarties clad in dark blue with red trimmed shoulders stalked in. Four servo arms protruded from his back, a stanch reminder that he was more machine than flesh. On his thighs sat two distinct black headed hammers with short handles only three to four times the breath of the armored gauntlet. In one hand he carried what appeared to be an ammo crate and the other - well, that didn't matter. She looked back down wishing that he would disappear. 
    "You're a hard woman to find." The crate thudded into place at her table. Quick glances from the other officers gave way to hushed whispers of rumor and conspiracy. The weight of the armored warrior made the crate groan as he sat.
    "Apparently I didn't hide well enough."
    "I understand that you hold resentment for me. I can do nothing to change this, but I wish for you to understand something. I, as I am sure you are aware, I am more machine than flesh. Though this does not excuse my actions, there are elements of humanity that have been forgotten in the faces of war. In hopes to make amends with you, I have a gift."
    Sasha looked up as the mass of the warrior shifted and took a knee in front of the 1st Officer. His arms rose presenting a sword sheathed in a dark blue leather sheath etched and outlined with intricate workings of silver that appeared as waves across an ocean. The grip was made of a deep reddish-purple wood that curved forward and flawlessly into a silver pommel decorated with an ornate amber gem with swirls of green almost as if another galaxy resided within. Unable to formulate a complete thought her first instincts were to flee from the scene. The other officers present began to whisper with greater intensity. 
    "What are you doing?"
    "I am Davious of the Maverick Marines. I am but a humble servant of humanity in service to the Emperor of Mankind and the Imperium of Man. I humbly request that you accept this gift as a token of friendship. May it serve you well in service to your fellow man, and act as a reminder of humility in your service to the Imperium."
    Sasha took told of the hilt and drew the opposing curved blade from the scabbard. The blade was made of a light blue metal that appeared to reflect with an inner light. She thumbed the activation stud. Arcs of green energy erupted from the blade and sparked off the tip. It was a masterpiece, a true work of art and craftsmanship. As the arcs danced across the blade the words etched into the blade became visible: 'Every great river begins with but a single drop of water'. Deactivating the sword she quickly sheathed it and accepted the gesture Davious was attempting to make.

In minutes of the acceptance, the emotions of the the officers in the mess had grown to intense jealousy attracting denizens of the Warp. Giving into their inner most desires three Demonetts broke through the gellar field and onto the ship. They made quick work of the officers attempting to flee and quickly turned their attention to 1st Officer Sasha. They charged. Davious took up a defensive stance pushing the 1st officer behind him and spread his servo arms and drawn thunder hammers like a defensive spider. In lightning movements the battle commenced. The Demonetts moves at lightning speeds but the Maverick Marine match it lashing out with both hammer and servo arm. In seconds the Demonetts were banished back to their realm but more appeared amassing themselves from the corpses of the slain officers. This time one managed to slip though the defenses of Davious and cut Sasha open across the abdomen. She did everything she could to keep from passing out as she crumpled to the floor. Enraged Davious entered a blurred frenzy giving no regard to his safety to protect the fallen officer. With a strength unknown Sasha draw the blade and lunged forward eviscerating a demon of Slannesh that managed to evade a barge of attacks. The rest of the Astaries poured into the mess drawing the attention of the remaining demons from Davious and the fallen officer. Darkness consumed Sasha as she lost consciousness. Thinking quickly, Davious applied cementing paste over the wound in attempt to stem the bleeding until proper medics could arrive. When the medics arrived and put the 1st Officer onto the stretcher the Maverick Marine placed the sword on her chest before being carried off. The actions that took place would play a defining moment in the life and career of Sasha Kromisha.

Pirates on Crastom Port

Recovering from her wounds Sasha resumed her duties as 1st Officer. Putting in at Crastom Space Station the crew was given a 24 hour pass for R&R. Essential crew was to remain on board until proper relief by another officer would allow for them to also participate in respite. While the crew was away a gang of unsavory individuals boarded the Happenstance. Unable to repel the invaders the order to hide and wait of opportune moments to strike back were issued by Sasha who also disappeared into the labyrinth of corridors and dark places of the underbelly. Over the course of a month Sasha successfully conducted hit and run tactics against the pirates forcing the crew to retreat to the bridge. With the aid of the surviving members of the original crew she forced her way onto the bridge and slaughtered the remaining pirates. Returning to Crastom Station the crew of retrieved and Sasha was elevated to Captain taking the place of the former Captain who had died under mysterious circumstance when the Happenstance had been taken.

Rescue at Xon

Receiving an urgent distress call from an Imperial outpost on the planet of Xon, all Imperial ships in the area were to respond. As it stood, the Happenstance was the only ship in the area not engaged in other affairs. Captain Sasha Kromisha ordered the crew to prepare for the unknown upon their arrival. As the ship arrived in orbit the planet had come under attack from a Tyranid splint fleet and the distress calls became for frequent. Braving the insurmountable odds, the Happenstance engaged the fleet entering low orbit to meet the Imperial ships attempting to escape the atmosphere in hopes of better odds out in the void. Sergeant Kell made contact with the ship and helped in coordinating the mass evacuation of the Imperial soldiers planet side. Kell also made mention of a Deathwatch team, Talon Squad, on a mission to aid an Inquisitor but the shuttle had crashed to the south of the outpost. He had furthermore attempted to contact the team and appraise them of the current situation but interference did not allow it. Leaving the ship in the hands of her 1st Officer, Sasha assembled a small envoy of Storm Troopers and Mechanicum Skitarii to accompany her to alert the Deathwatch in person. The reentry into the atmosphere was made nearly impossible with the swarms of the Tyranids but the shuttle managed to punch through and maneuver to the last known position of the Inquisitor.

It only took them an hour to locate and establish a short range Vox frequency where the Deathwatch Team was given the dire state of the world. Unable to break from their mission they ordered Sasha to return to the ship and come back another time to retrieve them, or what remained of their corpses if there was indeed anything left. Disobeying the orders she feigned a crash after sending orders to the Happenstance to break orbit and return with reinforcements and joined forces of the Deathwatch and Inquisitor. Be it far from the time or place, Davious was glad to see the Captain in good spirits and fiery as ever. The allies marched across field and through forest until reaching their intended destination, a set of caves at the base of the southern mountain ranges. Inside lay the prize sought by the Inquisitor.

Talon Squad provided the rear guard as the advancing Tyranids forced the party inside the caves. Drexes led them deep inside the caves and caverns eventually loosing the forward Tyranid threat for a time. In one of the larger caverns the Inquisitor began their work while the other humans rested. Sasha sought out Davious to regale him with the tales of her travels but he was nowhere to be found. When asking the whereabouts of the Maverick Marine Jo'Rana replied:

    "The Maverick goes to recount his demons of the dark in the light that blocks the sun."

Unable to decipher its meaning she set her troops to fortifying their position. An hour or two had passed and the screeching of Tyranids could be heard echoing throughout the caves drawing nearer. The defensive line held using the narrow caves to their advantage, stemming the flow of the onslaught. They would be overwhelm, it would only be a matter of time. Talon Squad lended their support as the Inquisitor unearth an ancient looking box. As the lines were overrun Sasha held fast using the powerful sword to hack at anything that moved against her. Drexes had to physically remove her from combat as the squad moved on leaving the Storm Troopers and Skitarii to fight to their last, giving much needed time to make it to safety.

After being retrieved by the Happenstance and a small fleet of Imperial vessels, Sasha received an order from Davious to return to the Profanus System with a shipment that was to be taken to the Maverick Marines Chapter Master, The True Maverick. The orders further stated that she was to accept a new station under Admiral Floppycock; a naval commander of resound strategy and efficiency assigned to the Rouge Trader House, House Bellend.

Imperial Surprise

(Upon arrival to the Maverick Marine's Chapter, Sasha is intercepted by an embedded Inquisitor sent to spy on the Chapter. Sasha is ordered to aid in the gathering of information.)

Rules

Armory

Master Crafted Maverick Power Sword - Crafted by Davious of the Maverick Marines Chapter Relic heirloom Las-pistol Modified Flak armor - Modified by 1st Captain Krious of the Maverick Marines Chapter

Retinue

Cyber Raven - Gifted by the Inquisitor at Xon for her assistance in recovery of the artifact and rescue. Sergeant Kell