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	==Celeste and Cloudburst==		==Celeste and Cloudburst==
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	\|galacticposition= [[Setting:~~TriSector~~\|Cloudburst Sector]], Celeste Subsector		\|galacticposition= [[Setting:Tri-Sector\|Cloudburst Sector]], Celeste Subsector
	\|systemoverlord= The Overlord of the system is also the Lord Sector Cloudburst, presently Rhemortho Quintus; the Subsector Lord is Lady Celeste Magnolia Clement		\|systemoverlord= The Overlord of the system is also the Lord Sector Cloudburst, presently Rhemortho Quintus; the Subsector Lord is Lady Celeste Magnolia Clement
	\|planets= Six, one inhabited		\|planets= Six, one inhabited

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1d4chan>Someone else.: /* Cloudburst and Celeste Military */

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Cloudburst and Celeste Military

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	Cloudburst Defenders are best deployed for urban campaigns, as they have few other places to train, and are uniformly equipped with the heaviest Carapace armor and Padded Carapace armor they can find, down to the last soldier. While this is expensive, it makes them tenacious in close-in battle.		Cloudburst Defenders are best deployed for urban campaigns, as they have few other places to train, and are uniformly equipped with the heaviest Carapace armor and Padded Carapace armor they can find, down to the last soldier. While this is expensive, it makes them tenacious in close-in battle.

	The martial traditions of Celeste and Cloudburst are not concealed from outsiders. The few large cities on Celeste on land often host large military parades, sometimes even proudly flaunting strategic and theater-level weapons on huge transports. As the regiments most often called to defend individual worlds that cannot raise enough troops on their own, such as Underbar and Fathon Prime, Celestial Guard troops rarely get to return home, and even more rarely find themselves blessed with Colonization Rights of Conquest. However, the regiments raised from the offspring of the Sector nobility can sometimes afford to return home after a mission by pooling their money and buying passage.		The martial traditions of Celeste and Cloudburst are not concealed from outsiders. The few large cities on Celeste on land often host large military parades, sometimes even proudly flaunting strategic and theater-level weapons on huge transports. As the regiments most often called to defend individual worlds that cannot raise enough troops on their own, such as Underbar and Fathon Prime, Celestial Guard troops rarely get to return home, and even more rarely find themselves blessed with Colonization Rights of Conquest. However, the regiments raised from the offspring of the Sector nobility can sometimes afford to return home after a mission by pooling their money and buying passage.

	In combat, the Celestial Guard enjoy the use of Cognomen precision rifles. These expensive but highly accurate weapons are a sort of catch-all term for the rifled-barrel projectile auto and slug guns and the long lasguns of the lonely Forge. As one of the oldest continually deployed military forces in the Sector not under Forge World control, the Celestial Guard have a long and proud tradition of marksmanship contests. The PDF holds these contests in the great Red Sand basin in Munkaero, which contains the largest military base in the system. The base, so named because of the non-arable land that surrounds it, boasts a seventeen-mile long firing range. Of course, that is a range far beyond even Martian las-weapons and slug sniper rifles, but the range also sees use in testing Hunter-Killer Missile upgrade pods, freshly attached to the Celestials’ tanks.		In combat, the Celestial Guard enjoy the use of Cognomen precision rifles. These expensive but highly accurate weapons are a sort of catch-all term for the rifled-barrel projectile auto and slug guns and the long lasguns of the lonely Forge. As one of the oldest continually deployed military forces in the Sector not under Forge World control, the Celestial Guard have a long and proud tradition of marksmanship contests. The PDF holds these contests in the great Red Sand basin in Munkaero, which contains the largest military base in the system. The base, so named because of the non-arable land that surrounds it, boasts a seventeen-mile long firing range. Of course, that is a range far beyond even Martian las-weapons and slug sniper rifles, but the range also sees use in testing Hunter-Killer Missile upgrade pods, freshly attached to the Celestials’ tanks.

	The Commissariat strictly regulates these competitions; they see this as a valid if theatrical means of upholding morale and skill. Traditionally, each battalion participating in the contest sends its ten best rifle shooters to the contest, and the PDF sometimes sends troops as well. The contests consist of moving and stationary target tests, and time trials. The winners divide into laser and slug rifle categories, and prizes are awarded for most consistent accuracy, longest kill shot, and fastest response time for moving targets. Champions in each category earn a ribbon for their uniform that can’t be earned any other way, and a chance to volunteer for service in the Guard for PDF members.		The Commissariat strictly regulates these competitions; they see this as a valid if theatrical means of upholding morale and skill. Traditionally, each battalion participating in the contest sends its ten best rifle shooters to the contest, and the PDF sometimes sends troops as well. The contests consist of moving and stationary target tests, and time trials. The winners divide into laser and slug rifle categories, and prizes are awarded for most consistent accuracy, longest kill shot, and fastest response time for moving targets. Champions in each category earn a ribbon for their uniform that can’t be earned any other way, and a chance to volunteer for service in the Guard for PDF members.

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	When they do fight together, the two forces complement each other well, to their irritation. Defenders are the clenched fist of Cloudburst urban war, with their heavy shields, heavy armor, and Thimble uniforms. Individual Cloudburst troopers are hard to kill with conventional weapons in the best of circumstances, and when they form an Arbites-style lockwall or lay down a curtain of smoke and advance behind polarized masks, they are an intimidating force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. Celestial Guard are the masters of rivers, plains, and mountains. The range of their weapons and the speed of their deployments allow them to forge a beachhead in nearly any terrain, and hold tenaciously.		When they do fight together, the two forces complement each other well, to their irritation. Defenders are the clenched fist of Cloudburst urban war, with their heavy shields, heavy armor, and Thimble uniforms. Individual Cloudburst troopers are hard to kill with conventional weapons in the best of circumstances, and when they form an Arbites-style lockwall or lay down a curtain of smoke and advance behind polarized masks, they are an intimidating force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. Celestial Guard are the masters of rivers, plains, and mountains. The range of their weapons and the speed of their deployments allow them to forge a beachhead in nearly any terrain, and hold tenaciously.

	Because the command and control of the Cloudburst Navy is not centralized, but instead distributed over several anchorages at the Subsector Capitals, Septiim, and Coriolis, the Lord Admiral Maynard commands the fleet from the deck of the Vulpes Ferrum. However, the capital of the sector needs some connection to its fleet, and so Cloudburst and Celeste share a small Navy anchorage in orbit. It is too small to build ships, but it is large enough to house a dedicated Astropathic temple and several suites of offices for whichever officers may be present at the time. The orbitals of Cloudburst moon are colossal, and include the mighty Stormwell Station, which is not far smaller than a Ramilies star fort, and houses nearly all of the command and control offices of the region’s Navy, as well as Lord Admiral Maynard’s office, which he hasn’t used in five years.		Because the command and control of the Cloudburst Navy is not centralized, but instead distributed over several anchorages at the Subsector Capitals, Septiim, and Coriolis, the Lord Admiral Maynard commands the fleet from the deck of the ''Vulpes Ferrum''. However, the capital of the sector needs some connection to its fleet, and so Cloudburst and Celeste share a small Navy anchorage in orbit. It is too small to build ships, but it is large enough to house a dedicated Astropathic temple and several suites of offices for whichever officers may be present at the time. The orbitals of Cloudburst moon are colossal, and include the mighty Stormwell Station, which is not far smaller than a Ramilies star fort, and houses nearly all of the command and control offices of the region’s Navy, as well as Lord Admiral Maynard’s office, which he hasn’t used in five years.

	===The Order of the Sanguine Soul===		===The Order of the Sanguine Soul===

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	==~~CELESTE AND CLOUDBURST~~==		==Celeste and Cloudburst==
	{{CloudburstSystemFull		{{CloudburstSystemFull
	\|galacticposition= [[Setting:TriSector\|Cloudburst Sector]], Celeste Subsector		\|galacticposition= [[Setting:TriSector\|Cloudburst Sector]], Celeste Subsector

1d4chan>Someone else. at 17:52, 27 August 2021

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	As could be expected, Civitavecchia has a bustling black market. Its population lives in varying degrees of discomfort from the constant flow of traffic. Soundproofing kits and sub-surface padded homes and apartments command a high price, as do the self-tinting window kits used by high-rise residents to block the glare from a thousand aerospace ships. For non-residents (and wealthier natives), the black market offers a neat cross-section of the infinitely variable wares sold in the department stores and auction houses of the resort cities. Gangs of thugs and brutes make themselves known to prospective buyers under the auspices of the House of Lending, a fanciful name for the local Thieves’ Guild. The Inquisition has infiltrated its ranks so thoroughly that the group can take effectively no action without Inquisitorial oversight, which allows the fact that there are other, more subtle mercenary groups operating in Civitavecchia to escape their notice.		As could be expected, Civitavecchia has a bustling black market. Its population lives in varying degrees of discomfort from the constant flow of traffic. Soundproofing kits and sub-surface padded homes and apartments command a high price, as do the self-tinting window kits used by high-rise residents to block the glare from a thousand aerospace ships. For non-residents (and wealthier natives), the black market offers a neat cross-section of the infinitely variable wares sold in the department stores and auction houses of the resort cities. Gangs of thugs and brutes make themselves known to prospective buyers under the auspices of the House of Lending, a fanciful name for the local Thieves’ Guild. The Inquisition has infiltrated its ranks so thoroughly that the group can take effectively no action without Inquisitorial oversight, which allows the fact that there are other, more subtle mercenary groups operating in Civitavecchia to escape their notice.

	Over two hundred noble houses of the Cloudburst Sector and nearby space maintain noble estates on Celeste, and they are expressions of pure avarice. The poorer ones, commanding only a few tens of millions times more Thrones than the average family will ever earn, make do with sprawling mansions and hunting lodges in the high mountains of the southern continent. These look out over magnificent vistas of snow and herds of frolicking forest mammals, past picturesque mountains of colorful marble and hot springs older than mankind, and sadly ask how it could have come to this.		Over two hundred noble houses of the Cloudburst Sector and nearby space maintain noble estates on Celeste, and they are expressions of pure avarice. The poorer ones, commanding only a few tens of millions of times more Thrones than the average family will ever earn, make do with sprawling mansions and hunting lodges in the high mountains of the southern continent. These look out over magnificent vistas of snow and herds of frolicking forest mammals, past picturesque mountains of colorful marble and hot springs older than mankind, and sadly ask how it could have come to this.
	Wealthier families, able to buy Coastal Licenses from the Celeste Administratum and thus build mansions on the vast beaches of Celeste, build vertical estates and boat launches on the pristine waters. These often take the shape of Imperial warship hulls, with huge, multi-story boat launches sticking out into the salty water, protruding from bloated manor houses on the water’s edge. The manor houses reign over dozens of smaller buildings nearby. Popular for the nobles who buy such things are small hothouses and farms, allowing them to treat guests to their own, personal stashes of food, and spartan steam rooms for sauna-goers. The mansions often loom many, many stories over the water, with integrated VTOL pads on their rooftops to allow nobles to travel directly to them without setting foot on the planet’s surface. Many noble families conduct fierce but impeccably polite contests to build the most diverse and well-stocked mansions they can, in the identically-sized plots of land their Coastal Licenses grant.		Wealthier families, able to buy Coastal Licenses from the Celeste Administratum and thus build mansions on the vast beaches of Celeste, build vertical estates and boat launches on the pristine waters. These often take the shape of Imperial warship hulls, with huge, multi-story boat launches sticking out into the salty water, protruding from bloated manor houses on the water’s edge. The manor houses reign over dozens of smaller buildings nearby. Popular for the nobles who buy such things are small hothouses and farms, allowing them to treat guests to their own, personal stashes of food, and spartan steam rooms for sauna-goers. The mansions often loom many, many stories over the water, with integrated VTOL pads on their rooftops to allow nobles to travel directly to them without setting foot on the planet’s surface. Many noble families conduct fierce but impeccably polite contests to build the most diverse and well-stocked mansions they can, in the identically-sized plots of land their Coastal Licenses grant.

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	The Sanguine Sisterhood, however, are vicious and utterly fearless combatants, each more than capable of flensing a heretic or burning a rebel in the Emperor’s name. Though perhaps somewhat undersupplied compared to Ophelian or Terran Battle Sisters – the lack of Inferno Pistols for their Senior Seraphim is especially annoying – they make do with unbreakable faith, a wise and generous demeanor, and an unmatched victory record in infantry combat. Even the Daggers have known defeat in past engagements; the Sanguine Soul remains unbeaten. Of course, they also field at a strength of five battalions, which even the Black Templars can’t.		The Sanguine Sisterhood, however, are vicious and utterly fearless combatants, each more than capable of flensing a heretic or burning a rebel in the Emperor’s name. Though perhaps somewhat undersupplied compared to Ophelian or Terran Battle Sisters – the lack of Inferno Pistols for their Senior Seraphim is especially annoying – they make do with unbreakable faith, a wise and generous demeanor, and an unmatched victory record in infantry combat. Even the Daggers have known defeat in past engagements; the Sanguine Soul remains unbeaten. Of course, they also field at a strength of five battalions, which even the Black Templars can’t.

	Daily life in the convent is one of reflection, but unlike those of most Orders of the Sisterhood, Sororitas of the Sanguine Soul are encouraged by the Ecclesiarchy to serve in the local chapels and cathedrals of the Emperor as direct clergy. It is common for places of worship in the Celeste system to have a Sister or two serving within. The Sanguine Soul Sisters have distinctive uniforms they wear on duty in this role. Clad in armless cloaks with an angular front flap, a matte black dress beret with the classic fleur-de-leis in embroidered silver, muted blue and grey service robes and tabards, and pleated black dresses or trousers at their choice, they stand out against the bright gold robes and capes of local Ecclesiarchs. In cold weather, they add a layer of leather or synth-~~woll~~ under the robe. The Sisters serve as genetic counselors for new nobility in the expanding Sector, and since many nobles in the Circuit and Sector’s new worlds are former military, they also perform screenings and confessorships for these veterans.		Daily life in the convent is one of reflection, but unlike those of most Orders of the Sisterhood, Sororitas of the Sanguine Soul are encouraged by the Ecclesiarchy to serve in the local chapels and cathedrals of the Emperor as direct clergy. It is common for places of worship in the Celeste system to have a Sister or two serving within. The Sanguine Soul Sisters have distinctive uniforms they wear on duty in this role. Clad in armless cloaks with an angular front flap, a matte black dress beret with the classic fleur-de-leis in embroidered silver, muted blue and grey service robes and tabards, and pleated black dresses or trousers at their choice, they stand out against the bright gold robes and capes of local Ecclesiarchs. In cold weather, they add a layer of leather or synth-wool under the robe. The Sisters serve as genetic counselors for new nobility in the expanding Sector, and since many nobles in the Circuit and Sector’s new worlds are former military, they also perform screenings and confessorships for these veterans.

	Sisters of the Order also serve other secular roles in Celeste and Cloudburst governing, such as administrating the larger Schola Progenum and training the Frateris Militia that sometimes accompanies Missionaries into the Circuit. Primarily, of course, their role is a spiritual and martial one, and hundreds of Sisters have served alongside the Ordo Hereticus as their Chamber Militant. The Sanguine Soul has somewhat better relations with the Astartes than most Orders, but this does not make them friendly. The present view in the Order is that the Astartes are as much a part of the Emperor’s plan as they are, despite their genetic deviancy.		Sisters of the Order also serve other secular roles in Celeste and Cloudburst governing, such as administrating the larger Schola Progenum and training the Frateris Militia that sometimes accompanies Missionaries into the Circuit. Primarily, of course, their role is a spiritual and martial one, and hundreds of Sisters have served alongside the Ordo Hereticus as their Chamber Militant. The Sanguine Soul has somewhat better relations with the Astartes than most Orders, but this does not make them friendly. The present view in the Order is that the Astartes are as much a part of the Emperor’s plan as they are, despite their genetic deviancy.
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	Among the responsibilities of the Orders here are preserving the master templates of the genetic stock of the Subsector Overlord families, to ensure that the families that rule in the Emperor’s name are not inbred. For this reason, water-tight and over-pressurized vaults sit below the ground level in the core of the huge Convent building. The Order Famulous oversees the vaults, and trains the gene-techs who work here to predict strains of mutantcy. The gene-techs have another role: predicting the rise of a Living Saint of the Emperor. So far, the Sector has produced none.		Among the responsibilities of the Orders here are preserving the master templates of the genetic stock of the Subsector Overlord families, to ensure that the families that rule in the Emperor’s name are not inbred. For this reason, water-tight and over-pressurized vaults sit below the ground level in the core of the huge Convent building. The Order Famulous oversees the vaults, and trains the gene-techs who work here to predict strains of mutantcy. The gene-techs have another role: predicting the rise of a Living Saint of the Emperor. So far, the Sector has produced none.
	The Hospitallers of the Sanguine Soul are known as being unambiguously the best field chirurgia in the Sector, eclipsing even the Astra Militarum Battle Surgeons and rivalling the Blue Dagger Apothecarion (who have understandably more specialized skills). The Hospitallers of Celeste take just pride in this, and their skills in healing the wounded and curing the sick have even reached the Deathwatch, who have consulted with the Hospitallers of the Sanguine Soul when they have encountered odd alien diseases in the Circuit. The Hospitallers enjoy a whole wing of the Convent to themselves, guarded around the clock by six Cryo-Shock Seraphim elites, wearing state of the art power armor with full environmental seals and liquid nitrogen sprayers. The security measures ensure that no strange illnesses escape the wing, but also prevent any of the hundreds of daily visitors to the Convent from entering the Hospitaller quarter.		The Hospitallers of the Sanguine Soul are known as being unambiguously the best field chirurgia in the Sector, eclipsing even the Astra Militarum Battle Surgeons and rivalling the Blue Dagger Apothecarion (who have understandably more specialized skills). The Hospitallers of Celeste take just pride in this, and their skills in healing the wounded and curing the sick have even reached the Deathwatch, who have consulted with the Hospitallers of the Sanguine Soul when they have encountered odd alien diseases in the Circuit. The Hospitallers enjoy a whole wing of the Convent to themselves, guarded around the clock by six Cryo-Shock Seraphim elites, wearing state of the art power armor with full environmental seals and liquid nitrogen sprayers. The security measures ensure that no strange illnesses escape the wing, but also prevent any of the hundreds of daily visitors to the Convent from entering the Hospitaller quarter.
	Among the non-militant orders, the Dialogous are the smallest in number, but the Ministorum regards them as no less holy or indispensable for it. The Cloudburst Circuit still contains dozens of regressive human worlds, and many more that could be colonized; a Dialogous Sister is invaluable to a Missionary or Rogue Trader active in the region. The ~~Diologous~~ Sisters of Celeste are also responsible for copying certain texts from religious thinkers and Missionaries of Cloudburst’s past, like the great Missionary Maskos or the Arch-Deacons of Jodhclan. The sisters then send copies of the texts along with ships that travel into the Exo-zone or the Circuit, to spread the word of Cloudburst’s finest to the heathens beyond.		Among the non-militant orders, the Dialogous are the smallest in number, but the Ministorum regards them as no less holy or indispensable for it. The Cloudburst Circuit still contains dozens of regressive human worlds, and many more that could be colonized; a Dialogous Sister is invaluable to a Missionary or Rogue Trader active in the region. The Dialogous Sisters of Celeste are also responsible for copying certain texts from religious thinkers and Missionaries of Cloudburst’s past, like the great Missionary Maskos or the Arch-Deacons of Jodhclan. The sisters then send copies of the texts along with ships that travel into the Exo-zone or the Circuit, to spread the word of Cloudburst’s finest to the heathens beyond.

	Of course, when the average citizen thinks of Adepta Sororitas, he thinks of lethal warriors in power armor, burning heretics and hedge witches with holy flame and hate. True enough, the Battle Sisters of the Convent are the most highly trained mortal soldiers in the Sector (with the possible exception of the Night Slaughter). The Sisters would reject the word ‘soldier’ as a description, though. Nobody could mistake them for unfit fighters, of course, but soldiers are professional military and nothing more, the Sisters here claim, while they have responsibilities most soldiers never will, and they also do not follow a traditional Astra Militarum hierarchy. The Battle Order of the Sanguine Soul are ruthless, potent, and awe-inspiring warriors and paramilitary enforcers of the Ecclesiarchy’s will, and the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Hereticus Cloudburst. On no fewer than fifteen occasions, the Ordo Hereticus has mobilized over one thousand Sisters from Celeste or Maskos to engage and destroy heretics and witches in the Sector, once destroying an entire planet in the process during the scouring of Brotherhood.		Of course, when the average citizen thinks of Adepta Sororitas, he thinks of lethal warriors in power armor, burning heretics and hedge witches with holy flame and hate. True enough, the Battle Sisters of the Convent are the most highly trained mortal soldiers in the Sector (with the possible exception of the Night Slaughter). The Sisters would reject the word ‘soldier’ as a description, though. Nobody could mistake them for unfit fighters, of course, but soldiers are professional military and nothing more, the Sisters here claim, while they have responsibilities most soldiers never will, and they also do not follow a traditional Astra Militarum hierarchy. The Battle Order of the Sanguine Soul are ruthless, potent, and awe-inspiring warriors and paramilitary enforcers of the Ecclesiarchy’s will, and the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Hereticus Cloudburst. On no fewer than fifteen occasions, the Ordo Hereticus has mobilized over one thousand Sisters from Celeste or Maskos to engage and destroy heretics and witches in the Sector, once destroying an entire planet in the process during the scouring of Brotherhood.

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	==CELESTE AND CLOUDBURST==		==CELESTE AND CLOUDBURST==
	{{CloudburstSystemFull		{{CloudburstSystemFull
	\|galacticposition= Cloudburst Sector, Celeste Subsector		\|galacticposition= [[Setting:TriSector\|Cloudburst Sector]], Celeste Subsector
	\|systemoverlord= The Overlord of the system is also the Lord Sector Cloudburst, presently Rhemortho Quintus; the Subsector Lord is Lady Celeste Magnolia Clement		\|systemoverlord= The Overlord of the system is also the Lord Sector Cloudburst, presently Rhemortho Quintus; the Subsector Lord is Lady Celeste Magnolia Clement
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	~~The world of Celeste, and its moon Cloudburst.~~		==CELESTE AND CLOUDBURST==
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	\|galacticposition= Cloudburst Sector, Celeste Subsector		\|galacticposition= Cloudburst Sector, Celeste Subsector

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	Among the non-militant orders, the Dialogous are the smallest in number, but the Ministorum regards them as no less holy or indispensable for it. The Cloudburst Circuit still contains dozens of regressive human worlds, and many more that could be colonized; a Dialogous Sister is invaluable to a Missionary or Rogue Trader active in the region. The Dialogous Sisters of Celeste are also responsible for copying certain texts from religious thinkers and Missionaries of Cloudburst’s past, like the great Missionary Maskos or the Arch-Deacons of Jodhclan. The sisters then send copies of the texts along with ships that travel into the Exo-zone or the Circuit, to spread the word of Cloudburst’s finest to the heathens beyond.		Among the non-militant orders, the Dialogous are the smallest in number, but the Ministorum regards them as no less holy or indispensable for it. The Cloudburst Circuit still contains dozens of regressive human worlds, and many more that could be colonized; a Dialogous Sister is invaluable to a Missionary or Rogue Trader active in the region. The Dialogous Sisters of Celeste are also responsible for copying certain texts from religious thinkers and Missionaries of Cloudburst’s past, like the great Missionary Maskos or the Arch-Deacons of Jodhclan. The sisters then send copies of the texts along with ships that travel into the Exo-zone or the Circuit, to spread the word of Cloudburst’s finest to the heathens beyond.

	Of course, when the average citizen thinks of Adepta Sororitas, he thinks of lethal warriors in power armor, burning heretics and hedge witches with holy flame and hate. True enough, the Battle Sisters of the Convent are the most highly trained mortal soldiers in the Sector (with the possible exception of the Night Slaughter). The Sisters would reject the word ‘soldier’ as a description, though. Nobody could mistake them for unfit fighters, of course, but soldiers are professional military and nothing more, the Sisters here claim, while they have responsibilities most soldiers never will, and they also do not follow a traditional Astra Militarum hierarchy. The Battle Order of the Sanguine Soul are ruthless, potent, and awe-inspiring warriors and paramilitary enforcers of the Ecclesiarchy’s will, and the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Hereticus Cloudburst. On no fewer than fifteen occasions, the Ordo Hereticus has mobilized over one thousand Sisters from Celeste or Maskos to engage and destroy heretics and witches in the Sector, once destroying an entire planet in the process during the scouring of Brotherhood.		Of course, when the average citizen thinks of Adepta Sororitas, he thinks of lethal warriors in power armor, burning heretics and hedge witches with holy flame and hate. True enough, the Battle Sisters of the Convent are the most highly trained mortal soldiers in the Sector (with the possible exception of the Night Slaughter). The Sisters would reject the word ‘soldier’ as a description, though. Nobody could mistake them for unfit fighters, of course, but soldiers are professional military and nothing more, the Sisters here claim, while they have responsibilities most soldiers never will, and they also do not follow a traditional Astra Militarum hierarchy. The Battle Order of the Sanguine Soul are ruthless, potent, and awe-inspiring warriors and paramilitary enforcers of the Ecclesiarchy’s will, and the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Hereticus Cloudburst. On no fewer than fifteen occasions, the Ordo Hereticus has mobilized over one thousand Sisters from Celeste or Maskos to engage and destroy heretics and witches in the Sector, once destroying an entire planet in the process during the scouring of Brotherhood.<br>
	An entire wing of the building holds the vast fleet of vehicles and spare power armor the Sisters here deploy. The garage holds ~~Immolaters~~, Incarcerators, and Repressors, as well as the dedicated Rhino and Penitent Engine fleets of the Sisterhood. Unfortunately, the Sisters do not have the means of making Exorcists, as Cognomen was not issued a copy of the STC. However, the Sisters here do sometimes work alongside the Inquisition, which fields the comparable Whirlwind Artillery Tank.		An entire wing of the building holds the vast fleet of vehicles and spare power armor the Sisters here deploy. The garage holds Immolators, Incarcerators, and Repressors, as well as the dedicated Rhino and Penitent Engine fleets of the Sisterhood. Unfortunately, the Sisters do not have the means of making Exorcists, as Cognomen was not issued a copy of the STC. However, the Sisters here do sometimes work alongside the Inquisition, which fields the comparable Whirlwind Artillery Tank.

	The land outside the Convent is a training field for the Sisters. Girls as young as twelve and women in their nineties after juvenat spar, shoot, and exercise, under the frosty eye of Celestian trainers and Retributor practice leaders. The training ground is as much a punishment field as it is a practice one, however. After daily drills have concluded, Sisters and Initiates who have failed in some duty are sent out into the field with magnetic combs, and tasked with picked up every shard of metal scrap and shell casing they can. The next day, if the penance for their failures are deemed insufficient, the penitent Sisters must practice barefoot, so that if they missed a shard, they will be the first to know, a practice that visiting Celestial Guard drill instructors have noted is intimidatingly hardcore.		The land outside the Convent is a training field for the Sisters. Girls as young as twelve and women in their nineties after juvenat spar, shoot, and exercise, under the frosty eye of Celestian trainers and Retributor practice leaders. The training ground is as much a punishment field as it is a practice one, however. After daily drills have concluded, Sisters and Initiates who have failed in some duty are sent out into the field with magnetic combs, and tasked with picked up every shard of metal scrap and shell casing they can. The next day, if the penance for their failures are deemed insufficient, the penitent Sisters must practice barefoot, so that if they missed a shard, they will be the first to know, a practice that visiting Celestial Guard drill instructors have noted is intimidatingly hardcore.

	More experienced Sisters train on elevated platforms, reinforced with steel lattices. The platforms hold grav-plates manufactured in nearby cities and operated by Mechanicus-blessed servitors, and simulate the differing gravities of alien planets. On the platforms’ surfaces, target dummies and ambulatory sparring machines attempt to block Sister trainees from crossing pre-determined pathways to the other side, by either physically obstructing them or setting them on fire. Other platforms have rope assault courses, environmental hazards like whirling blades and electric prongs, or hidden spring panels that can send inattentive Sisters flying back to the start of their courses.		More experienced Sisters train on elevated platforms, reinforced with steel lattices. The platforms hold grav-plates manufactured in nearby cities and operated by Mechanicus-blessed servitors, and simulate the differing gravities of alien planets. On the platforms’ surfaces, target dummies and ambulatory sparring machines attempt to block Sister trainees from crossing pre-determined pathways to the other side, by either physically obstructing them or setting them on fire. Other platforms have rope assault courses, environmental hazards like whirling blades and electric prongs, or hidden spring panels that can send inattentive Sisters flying back to the start of their courses.

	Specialists practice in their own areas of the training fields. Retributors use their heavy weapons in an area cordoned off from the rest of the fields, to prevent friendly fire. Jump pack equipped Sisters train inside a hollow tower of the Convent itself, flying from spar to spar and girder to girder in a simulated construction area, firing their bolt, flame, and limited Inferno weapons in training mode at holographic targets.		Specialists practice in their own areas of the training fields. Retributors use their heavy weapons in an area cordoned off from the rest of the fields, to prevent friendly fire. Jump pack equipped Sisters train inside a hollow tower of the Convent itself, flying from spar to spar and girder to girder in a simulated construction area, firing their bolt, flame, and limited Inferno weapons in training mode at holographic targets.

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	Unlike certain other branches of the Ministorum, the Sanguine Soul Order members endure sets of prohibitions against conduct that the Convent Abbess deems inappropriate. Some Orders are simply held to such a high standard (and drilled to such a high standard) that inappropriate conduct is unthinkable to them, but the Sanguine Soul Sisters have these strictures enforced, thanks to the past misconduct of a few who ruined things for all their successors. The partaking of intoxicant chemicals besides alcohol and prescription medication is outright forbidden, as is gambling at a house-cut establishment, and private ownership of a vehicle. The vehicle restriction stems from some highly embarrassing and public incidents of sector noble families from Thimble gifting their skycars to Sisters in thanks for resolving family disputes, and the untrained Sisters promptly crashing them.		Unlike certain other branches of the Ministorum, the Sanguine Soul Order members endure sets of prohibitions against conduct that the Convent Abbess deems inappropriate. Some Orders are simply held to such a high standard (and drilled to such a high standard) that inappropriate conduct is unthinkable to them, but the Sanguine Soul Sisters have these strictures enforced, thanks to the past misconduct of a few who ruined things for all their successors. The partaking of intoxicant chemicals besides alcohol and prescription medication is outright forbidden, as is gambling at a house-cut establishment, and private ownership of a vehicle. The vehicle restriction stems from some highly embarrassing and public incidents of sector noble families from Thimble gifting their skycars to Sisters in thanks for resolving family disputes, and the untrained Sisters promptly crashing them.

	Starting families is not forbidden to the Sisters, though of course few ever find the time. The few Sisters who do usually raise their children within the Scholae Progenum of nearby Civitavecchia until the girls are old enough to train in the Convent and the boys are old enough to do something with their lives. Notably, the present Canoness Superior, Monica Lanbrie, is a grandmother, which some of her critics use as a point against her spiritual purity, but most see as being a piece of trivia at best. Lanbrie is no common Canoness, either, for she is by the direct order of Cardinal Drake the Canoness Extraordinary of the Celeste system, and even visiting Sisters from other Orders must answer to her while present in the Diocese Celeste.		Starting families is not forbidden to the Sisters, though of course few ever find the time. The few Sisters who do usually raise their children within the Scholae Progenum of nearby Civitavecchia until the girls are old enough to train in the Convent and the boys are old enough to do something with their lives. Notably, the present Canoness Superior, Monica Lanbrie, is a grandmother, which some of her critics use as a point against her spiritual purity, but most see as being a piece of trivia at best. Lanbrie is no common Canoness, either, for she is by the direct order of Cardinal Drake the Canoness Extraordinary of the Celeste system, and even visiting Sisters from other Orders must answer to her while present in the Diocese Celeste.

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	The other unique facility is less grim, and unlike the prison, is common knowledge among the Sisters and Initiates. Ironically, many also hold it in contempt; they see it as a sign of the Cloudburst Ecclesiarchy’s carnal corruption. One wing of the ten-armed Convent fortress hosts a resort for the senior members of the Ministorum in the Sector and Circuit, who may come here free of charge to relax and meditate. The wealth-obsessed Cloudburst Ministorum promptly turned the wing into a combination hotel and bar, to the displeasure of their subordinate Sororitas. The suites in the wing are decorated to gaudy extremes, while the rectory kitchen more strongly resembles that of a Rogue Trader gourmand than a monastery. While the Sisters were able to enforce successfully a prohibition on joygirls and joyboys in the building, some priests and Missionaries visiting the facility do insist on bringing rather larger and more youthful retinues than a meditative journey would strictly require.		The other unique facility is less grim, and unlike the prison, is common knowledge among the Sisters and Initiates. Ironically, many also hold it in contempt; they see it as a sign of the Cloudburst Ecclesiarchy’s carnal corruption. One wing of the ten-armed Convent fortress hosts a resort for the senior members of the Ministorum in the Sector and Circuit, who may come here free of charge to relax and meditate. The wealth-obsessed Cloudburst Ministorum promptly turned the wing into a combination hotel and bar, to the displeasure of their subordinate Sororitas. The suites in the wing are decorated to gaudy extremes, while the rectory kitchen more strongly resembles that of a Rogue Trader gourmand than a monastery. While the Sisters were able to enforce successfully a prohibition on joygirls and joyboys in the building, some priests and Missionaries visiting the facility do insist on bringing rather larger and more youthful retinues than a meditative journey would strictly require.
	The Inquisition is aware of this trend, and views it with equal disgust, but has yet to act. The possibility of Slaaneshi corruption in the beating heart of the Ministorum’s military headquarters, however, is not one they are willing to discount. The Ministorum is unaware of how close to ordering a purge of the resort some Inquisitors have come, or how eagerly the Sisters would follow such an order.
			The [[Inquisition]] is aware of this trend, and views it with equal disgust, but has yet to act. The possibility of Slaaneshi corruption in the beating heart of the Ministorum’s military headquarters, however, is not one they are willing to discount. The Ministorum is unaware of how close to ordering a purge of the resort some Inquisitors have come, or how eagerly the Sisters would follow such an order.