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	The [[Deathwatch]] are recent guests of the [[Setting:~~TriSector~~\|Cloudburst Sector]] on their current scale. The Sector had suffered relatively few alien invasions in the time between its founding and the middle M41 era. However, after the invasion of the Glasians and the discovery of their evil patron, the Inquisition sprang into action and sent Marines to Cloudburst. After the second, even worse Migration, the Deathwatch answered the Ordo Xenos’s call to expand permanently into the region. Some in the ancient order of Xenohunters did not agree with the necessity, given the preponderance of local Deathwatch assets in the northern Ultima region, but the Ordo Xenos insisted on the pressing need outweighing logistical costs. The great Forge Yards of Fabique reconditioned a Ramilies star fort to serve as the headquarters of the local Deathwatch, while Cognomen berths constructed the smaller Watch Stations.<br>		The [[Deathwatch]] are recent guests of the [[Setting:Tri-Sector\|Cloudburst Sector]] on their current scale. The Sector had suffered relatively few alien invasions in the time between its founding and the middle M41 era. However, after the invasion of the Glasians and the discovery of their evil patron, the Inquisition sprang into action and sent Marines to Cloudburst. After the second, even worse Migration, the Deathwatch answered the Ordo Xenos’s call to expand permanently into the region. Some in the ancient order of Xenohunters did not agree with the necessity, given the preponderance of local Deathwatch assets in the northern Ultima region, but the Ordo Xenos insisted on the pressing need outweighing logistical costs. The great Forge Yards of Fabique reconditioned a Ramilies star fort to serve as the headquarters of the local Deathwatch, while Cognomen berths constructed the smaller Watch Stations.<br>

	The Deathwatch in Cloudburst rely on good relations with their member Chapters and with the Blue Daggers to accomplish anything. Distinctly undergunned compared to older Vigils like Jericho or Pykman, and also not as fully staffed, Dascomb provides coverage against alien incursions and subversions as far away as the Oldlight Exo-zone and the border of the Drumnos Voids, and even as far as the Pox Cluster in Naxos. The Blue Daggers are enthusiastic proponents of Deathwatch operations in the Sector, for the most part. The fact that the Deathwatch are allowed to deploy Exterminatus in their own backyard can put a damper on relations at times, but the Deathwatch is, if anything, even more stingy with this power than the Ordos, and has not employed their terrible weapons yet in Cloudburst.<br>		The Deathwatch in Cloudburst rely on good relations with their member Chapters and with the Blue Daggers to accomplish anything. Distinctly undergunned compared to older Vigils like Jericho or Pykman, and also not as fully staffed, Dascomb provides coverage against alien incursions and subversions as far away as the Oldlight Exo-zone and the border of the Drumnos Voids, and even as far as the Pox Cluster in Naxos. The Blue Daggers are enthusiastic proponents of Deathwatch operations in the Sector, for the most part. The fact that the Deathwatch are allowed to deploy Exterminatus in their own backyard can put a damper on relations at times, but the Deathwatch is, if anything, even more stingy with this power than the Ordos, and has not employed their terrible weapons yet in Cloudburst.<br>
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	Revenge can house three Marines but rarely houses more than one, as well as four Tech-adepts from Cognomen to maintain the equipment. Most of the guns are cogitator-controlled, but the mortars are not, and have a dedicated crew of thirty-two Inquisitorial volunteer Guardsmen. The bunkers also use a long-range communication antenna disguised as a huge tree, with its own combination of solar and geothermal power that could let it contact a ship in the Oort Cloud if needed.		Revenge can house three Marines but rarely houses more than one, as well as four Tech-adepts from Cognomen to maintain the equipment. Most of the guns are cogitator-controlled, but the mortars are not, and have a dedicated crew of thirty-two Inquisitorial volunteer Guardsmen. The bunkers also use a long-range communication antenna disguised as a huge tree, with its own combination of solar and geothermal power that could let it contact a ship in the Oort Cloud if needed.


	'''Watch Point Cyan:'''		'''Watch Point Cyan:'''

	[[Setting:~~CloudburstAuleWindows~~\|Aule Windows]] is a system of beautiful blue gas giants, each brimming with all sorts of valuable chemicals. Small moon bases siphon gas and asteroid minerals from the planets. The stream of freighters and patrol ships through the system generally make it a valuable stop for vessels that need supplies or fuel. The Deathwatch is not greatly concerned about alien vessels in the system thanks to the constant stream of Navy and Mechanicus ships passing through. The problem, in their eyes, is the deposit of strange alien technology on one of the moons of the fifth gas giant, Aule 5. The planet itself shows signs of enormous alloy blocks on the surface of the solid core of the planet, perhaps the remains of harvesting stations. The largest moon has more xenotech on it. Some craters and artificial depressions on the surface have over eighty megatons of alloys, polymers, and constructions in them.		[[Setting:Cloudburst/Aule Windows\|Aule Windows]] is a system of beautiful blue gas giants, each brimming with all sorts of valuable chemicals. Small moon bases siphon gas and asteroid minerals from the planets. The stream of freighters and patrol ships through the system generally make it a valuable stop for vessels that need supplies or fuel. The Deathwatch is not greatly concerned about alien vessels in the system thanks to the constant stream of Navy and Mechanicus ships passing through. The problem, in their eyes, is the deposit of strange alien technology on one of the moons of the fifth gas giant, Aule 5. The planet itself shows signs of enormous alloy blocks on the surface of the solid core of the planet, perhaps the remains of harvesting stations. The largest moon has more xenotech on it. Some craters and artificial depressions on the surface have over eighty megatons of alloys, polymers, and constructions in them.

	Why they’re there is hardly relevant. What troubles the Deathwatch is the fact that some of the ruins still have active power cells, and even void shields. Keeping troublesome Mechanicus scavengers away from the sites is an ordeal, and the Inquisition handles that independently of the Deathwatch, thanks to automated warning beacons.		Why they’re there is hardly relevant. What troubles the Deathwatch is the fact that some of the ruins still have active power cells, and even void shields. Keeping troublesome Mechanicus scavengers away from the sites is an ordeal, and the Inquisition handles that independently of the Deathwatch, thanks to automated warning beacons.
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	Repent is named after the world’s driving motivation. After Archbishop Haggar’s psychic heresy was uncovered and punished, the populace was understandably driven to make up for their misconduct. The station remains under Ordo Xenos control despite the codename, however. The station maintains a teleporter, in case the one Marine stationed there needs to head down to the surface very quickly. It also enjoys an extensive three-dimensional hololibrary of feral Ork weapon configurations, to help the Deathwatch identify any potential Warbosses emerging from the hordes of feral vermin.		Repent is named after the world’s driving motivation. After Archbishop Haggar’s psychic heresy was uncovered and punished, the populace was understandably driven to make up for their misconduct. The station remains under Ordo Xenos control despite the codename, however. The station maintains a teleporter, in case the one Marine stationed there needs to head down to the surface very quickly. It also enjoys an extensive three-dimensional hololibrary of feral Ork weapon configurations, to help the Deathwatch identify any potential Warbosses emerging from the hordes of feral vermin.


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	\| Vacuum Bulwark \|\| Thunder Shield \|\| [[Setting:~~CloudburstBlueDaggers~~\|Blue Daggers]]		\| Vacuum Bulwark \|\| Thunder Shield \|\| [[Setting:Cloudburst/Blue Daggers\|Blue Daggers]]
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	\| Eraser \|\| Conversion Beamer \|\| Bone Knives		\| Eraser \|\| Conversion Beamer \|\| Bone Knives

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	The hub of the Ordo Xenos Chamber Militant in the sector, the mighty Watch Fortress Dascomb, sits in a desolate and uninhabited system in the Cloudburst Sector’s trailing edge. The fortress has a small permanent garrison of lightly crewed Defense Monitors, but its main defenses consist of the default weapons of a Ramilies starbase, with the heaviest void shields the Inquisition could cram into it. The Fortress is large enough to dock any ship smaller than 18 kilometers in length, and contains numerous residency wings for both Deathwatch Brothers and guests. All systems extraneous to the goal of defending Cloudburst from aliens have long been stripped away, replaced with extra power generators, hydroponic bays, armor, and heavily shielded stasis cells. All of this was done to harden the security of the station, against threats from without and within.		The hub of the Ordo Xenos Chamber Militant in the sector, the mighty Watch Fortress Dascomb, sits in a desolate and uninhabited system in the Cloudburst Sector’s trailing edge. The fortress has a small permanent garrison of lightly crewed Defense Monitors, but its main defenses consist of the default weapons of a Ramilies starbase, with the heaviest void shields the Inquisition could cram into it. The Fortress is large enough to dock any ship smaller than 18 kilometers in length, and contains numerous residency wings for both Deathwatch Brothers and guests. All systems extraneous to the goal of defending Cloudburst from aliens have long been stripped away, replaced with extra power generators, hydroponic bays, armor, and heavily shielded stasis cells. All of this was done to harden the security of the station, against threats from without and within.

	A permanent posting of the Inquisition Ordo Xenos sits beneath the axis of the station, with its own docking clamp. The main feature of the station, however, is in one of its wings, where the largest library of alien ship hull classifications and shield signatures in the entire Segmentum Ultima lies, staffed at all times by five Inquisitorial scribes. This massive archive of starship configurations allows the Imperium to identify potential attackers and targets of xeno vessels, ranging from the Klirith Needles that are barely larger than a civilian car, to the colossal Planet-Killer of Abaddon, which Gothic savants eventually identified as a stolen alien vessel. Less impressive but still valued, the ~~Fortress’~~ archive of human ship profiles allows its Deathwatch Brothers and visiting Inquisitors to help identify any vessel of human build they may encounter, going back to before the Unification Wars. The archive also includes images of non-Imperial human ships, which occasionally end up in the hands of pirates or in Space Hulks.		A permanent posting of the Inquisition Ordo Xenos sits beneath the axis of the station, with its own docking clamp. The main feature of the station, however, is in one of its wings, where the largest library of alien ship hull classifications and shield signatures in the entire Segmentum Ultima lies, staffed at all times by five Inquisitorial scribes. This massive archive of starship configurations allows the Imperium to identify potential attackers and targets of xeno vessels, ranging from the Klirith Needles that are barely larger than a civilian car, to the colossal Planet-Killer of Abaddon, which Gothic savants eventually identified as a stolen alien vessel. Less impressive but still valued, the Fortress’s archive of human ship profiles allows its Deathwatch Brothers and visiting Inquisitors to help identify any vessel of human build they may encounter, going back to before the Unification Wars. The archive also includes images of non-Imperial human ships, which occasionally end up in the hands of pirates or in Space Hulks.

	Dascomb’s other major asset is that it is, as noted before, not a stock Ramilies. The internal systems for the many thousands of extra crew the platform doesn’t have were removed long ago, and replaced with power generators, capacitor and battery banks, power conduits, and transformers. This allows Dascomb to power its overstrength Void shields, and achieve absurd ranges for its heavy energy weapons; perfect for fighting off aggressive aliens with a reduced crew complement.		Dascomb’s other major asset is that it is, as noted before, not a stock Ramilies. The internal systems for the many thousands of extra crew the platform doesn’t have were removed long ago, and replaced with power generators, capacitor and battery banks, power conduits, and transformers. This allows Dascomb to power its overstrength Void shields, and achieve absurd ranges for its heavy energy weapons; perfect for fighting off aggressive aliens with a reduced crew complement.

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	* Ghost Finder) The Deathwatch holds the unhappy responsibility of second contact with many alien races, if the first contact was found to merit the race’s extinction. While no Brother of the Deathwatch would be anything but pleased to see xenos species rendered extinct, the first contact with hostile aliens is rarely one that allows the Imperium of Man a detailed understanding of those aliens’ strengths, numbers, anatomical features, and other combat factors. The auspex known as Ghost Finder was designed specifically for the Deathwatch and built on the Forge World of Cognomen for the purpose of scanning and recording the most expansive and esoteric information about any possible life form. This model of auspex was originally designed by the Raven Guard, and has proliferated slowly to the Forge Worlds that supply the Deathwatch over the centuries. Bulkier than usual but quite robust, Ghost Finder can track any object the user manually confirms to be a life-form, through walls, water, total darkness, sub-zero temperatures, and even hard vacuum. The machine tirelessly records data about whatever is tagged as a life-form, in rich detail, and serves thusly as a cataloguer as well as a tool of battle. After all, the Deathwatch is usually the first organization to whom Rogue Traders and Inquisitors turn when an alien race suddenly reappears after being declared extinct, and it would not do for the Deathwatch to be lacking information about defeated foes.		* Ghost Finder) The Deathwatch holds the unhappy responsibility of second contact with many alien races, if the first contact was found to merit the race’s extinction. While no Brother of the Deathwatch would be anything but pleased to see xenos species rendered extinct, the first contact with hostile aliens is rarely one that allows the Imperium of Man a detailed understanding of those aliens’ strengths, numbers, anatomical features, and other combat factors. The auspex known as Ghost Finder was designed specifically for the Deathwatch and built on the Forge World of Cognomen for the purpose of scanning and recording the most expansive and esoteric information about any possible life form. This model of auspex was originally designed by the Raven Guard, and has proliferated slowly to the Forge Worlds that supply the Deathwatch over the centuries. Bulkier than usual but quite robust, Ghost Finder can track any object the user manually confirms to be a life-form, through walls, water, total darkness, sub-zero temperatures, and even hard vacuum. The machine tirelessly records data about whatever is tagged as a life-form, in rich detail, and serves thusly as a cataloguer as well as a tool of battle. After all, the Deathwatch is usually the first organization to whom Rogue Traders and Inquisitors turn when an alien race suddenly reappears after being declared extinct, and it would not do for the Deathwatch to be lacking information about defeated foes.
	* The Smith’s Glove) Many find this relic annoying. Its performance in combat is sterling, and its Machine Spirit easily supplicated and hungry for blood, but the name is quite offensive. The Celestial Knights Chapter, an ancient Successor of the Dark Angels, holds it to be that the Iron Hands and Salamanders had the same Primarch, a being they call The Smith. This weapon was bequeathed as a gift from the Chapter to the Deathwatch, to help bind together their alliance against the hated Glasians, but the Knights’ insistence on naming it after a being that transparently did not exist vexes the Salamander and Iron Hands brothers of the Vigil. In combat, however, it is extraordinarily effective, and cleaves through ceramite, titanium, plasteel, and ferrocrete as if they were not there. Between the need to maintain close ties with the well-equipped Knights and the weapon’s admirable effectiveness, the Deathwatch shall probably not choose to change its name any time soon.		* The Smith’s Glove) Many find this relic annoying. Its performance in combat is sterling, and its Machine Spirit easily supplicated and hungry for blood, but the name is quite offensive. The Celestial Knights Chapter, an ancient Successor of the Dark Angels, holds it to be that the Iron Hands and Salamanders had the same Primarch, a being they call The Smith. This weapon was bequeathed as a gift from the Chapter to the Deathwatch, to help bind together their alliance against the hated Glasians, but the Knights’ insistence on naming it after a being that transparently did not exist vexes the Salamander and Iron Hands brothers of the Vigil. In combat, however, it is extraordinarily effective, and cleaves through ceramite, titanium, plasteel, and ferrocrete as if they were not there. Between the need to maintain close ties with the well-equipped Knights and the weapon’s admirable effectiveness, the Deathwatch shall probably not choose to change its name any time soon.
	* Alloy-Bane) The Doom Eagles are an ancient and well-honored, if somewhat moody and dour, Chapter of Ultramarine Successors. In the never-ending task of shielding the easternmost portions of the galaxy from aliens that dwell beyond the range of easy reprisal for attacks, the Chapter has developed a need to repulse and destroy foul xenos armor as rapidly as can be safely managed. Rather than build up their own armor fleet, however, the mobile and rapid Chapter has built weapons such as these. The Alloy-Bane is a cut-down and light multimelta that uses two parallel thermic expansion coils and a tight zero to punch through nearly any metallic substance. Built with its barrels side-by-side and drawing power from the backpack feed of the user, this weapon is wielded like a comically-oversized shotgun by Assault Marines of the Deathwatch, punching through tanks and bunkers and darting away before escorting infantry can retaliate. Quite how these rare thermal weapons could have parted from their origin Chapter is unclear, but Watch Fortress Dascomb’s records claim the weapon was abandoned by a Doom Eagle sometime in the 900.M39 era with no further detail.		* Alloy-Bane) The Doom Eagles are an ancient and well-honored, if somewhat moody and dour, Chapter of Ultramarine Successors. In the never-ending task of shielding the easternmost portions of the galaxy from aliens that dwell beyond the range of easy reprisal for attacks, the Chapter has developed a need to repulse and destroy foul xenos armor as rapidly as can be safely managed. Rather than build up their own armor fleet, however, the mobile and rapid Chapter has built weapons such as these. The Alloy-Bane is a cut-down and light multimelta that uses two parallel thermic expansion coils and a tight zero to punch through nearly any metallic substance. Built with its barrels side-by-side and drawing power from the backpack feed of the user, this weapon is wielded like a comically-oversized shotgun by Assault Marines of the Deathwatch, punching through tanks and bunkers and darting away before escorting infantry can retaliate. Quite how these rare thermal weapons could have parted from their origin Chapter is unclear, but Watch Fortress Dascomb’s records claim the weapon was abandoned by a Doom Eagle sometime in the 900.M39 era with no further detail. However, Dascomb did not exist at that time, so this record is somewhat contentious.
	* Wildfire Engine) Flamers are especially useful in large-scale operations of xeno extermination. The cleansing power of fire against spores and emissions of aliens is well-documented and easily-verified. For the same reason that the Blue Daggers like to use combi-Flamers on their bolters, the Deathwatch often brings this beautiful Heavy Flamer with them when doing battle against large numbers of aliens in the field. The Celestial Lions donated this weapon to the Deathwatch in 420.M41, and the Techmarines of Dascomb are grateful for their willingness to part with this work of art. The flamer’s hull is made of an expensive alloy of tungsten, titanium, and adamantine that is effectively immune to all small-arms fire and thermal damage. The alloy is difficult to work and must be forged at insanely high temperatures, which apparently did not stop the master smiths that forged it from decorating its every inch with expressive imagery of Space Marines setting whole alien towns and armies aflame. Its flames burn dark blue with air-rippling heat, matching the subtle gradients of metal color in its case and making the flames look like part of the weapon itself. It is a treasured tool of Dascomb’s elite Kill-teams, who rarely take to the field in large numbers without it.		* Wildfire Engine) Flamers are especially useful in large-scale operations of xeno extermination. The cleansing power of fire against spores and emissions of aliens is well-documented and easily-verified. For the same reason that the Blue Daggers like to use combi-Flamers on their bolters, the Deathwatch often brings this beautiful Heavy Flamer with them when doing battle against large numbers of aliens in the field. The Celestial Lions donated this weapon to the Deathwatch in 420.M41, and the Techmarines of Dascomb are grateful for their willingness to part with this work of art. The flamer’s hull is made of an expensive alloy of tungsten, titanium, and adamantine that is effectively immune to all small-arms fire and thermal damage. The alloy is difficult to work and must be forged at insanely high temperatures, which apparently did not stop the master smiths that forged it from decorating its every inch with expressive imagery of Space Marines setting whole alien towns and armies aflame. Its flames burn dark blue with air-rippling heat, matching the subtle gradients of metal color in its case and making the flames look like part of the weapon itself. It is a treasured tool of Dascomb’s elite Kill-teams, who rarely take to the field in large numbers without it.
	* Tome of Hatred) This book was donated to the Watch Fortress Dascomb by a pair of Emperor’s Falchions Chaplains who were invited to the Fortress specifically for a mission. Among the very first missions undertaken by direct Inquisitorial request after Dascomb was finished and set in its place, it was an unqualified failure that saw millions slaughtered by ravenous alien marauders from a mongrel fleet of multi-racial spacers, driven mad by exposure to Warp energies from the Terminus Shock Warp Storms. After the mission, the two Chaplains together crafted this metal-clad book of prayers, historical anecdotes, tactical advice, and doctrinal chastisements for the Deathwatch to encourage and enable success in later missions. This book instills a certain superstition in the Marines who see it, thanks to its ugly history and biting tone of critical recrimination towards any Marine who would deserve the recitation of its contents in the field. Marines in Kill-teams whose [[Chaplain]] feels the need to bring along this book fight like men possessed.		* Tome of Hatred) This book was donated to the Watch Fortress Dascomb by a pair of Emperor’s Falchions Chaplains who were invited to the Fortress specifically for a mission. Among the very first missions undertaken by direct Inquisitorial request after Dascomb was finished and set in its place, it was an unqualified failure that saw millions slaughtered by ravenous alien marauders from a mongrel fleet of multi-racial spacers, driven mad by exposure to Warp energies from the Terminus Shock Warp Storms. After the mission, the two Chaplains together crafted this metal-clad book of prayers, historical anecdotes, tactical advice, and doctrinal chastisements for the Deathwatch to encourage and enable success in later missions. This book instills a certain superstition in the Marines who see it, thanks to its ugly history and biting tone of critical recrimination towards any Marine who would deserve the recitation of its contents in the field. Marines in Kill-teams whose [[Chaplain]] feels the need to bring along this book fight like men possessed.

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	Sempre floats through the cold void beyond Hapster, surrounded by a halo of tiny satellites. Each satellite is a copy of the ones that protect Septiim Tertius’s outer platforms. No larger than a Sparrow aircar, each one has four micro-missile pods and one larger anti-fighter missile tube. Were all thirty pods to fire on a target at the same time, the missile storm would overwhelm all but the best point defense systems. The station itself sports a few multilasers and a trio of plasma cannons for defense, but its only long-range gun is a Cognomen-built heavy defense laser, with barely half the power of that of a destroyer. However, given the small size of Sempre and the arduous task of finding it in the frigid vacuum of space outside a star system, that may be all it needs.		Sempre floats through the cold void beyond Hapster, surrounded by a halo of tiny satellites. Each satellite is a copy of the ones that protect Septiim Tertius’s outer platforms. No larger than a Sparrow aircar, each one has four micro-missile pods and one larger anti-fighter missile tube. Were all thirty pods to fire on a target at the same time, the missile storm would overwhelm all but the best point defense systems. The station itself sports a few multilasers and a trio of plasma cannons for defense, but its only long-range gun is a Cognomen-built heavy defense laser, with barely half the power of that of a destroyer. However, given the small size of Sempre and the arduous task of finding it in the frigid vacuum of space outside a star system, that may be all it needs.

	Inside, Sempre is sterile, quiet, and meditative, just the way the Deathwatch like it. The station’s cogitators hum in the chill air, under the eye of a trio of Techpriests in the Ordo ~~Xenos’~~ employ. The station’s long-range sensors sweep the Hapster system for any sign of Warp energies to indicate ships coming and going, or the spatial displacement of the dirty xenotech drives that propel Glasian vessels between galaxies. Sempre’s corridors ring with metal footsteps as Kill-Brothers on the Vigil walk between the sensor stations and their isolation cells, and the station’s spartan eatery.		Inside, Sempre is sterile, quiet, and meditative, just the way the Deathwatch like it. The station’s cogitators hum in the chill air, under the eye of a trio of Techpriests in the Ordo Xenos’s employ. The station’s long-range sensors sweep the Hapster system for any sign of Warp energies to indicate ships coming and going, or the spatial displacement of the dirty xenotech drives that propel Glasian vessels between galaxies. Sempre’s corridors ring with metal footsteps as Kill-Brothers on the Vigil walk between the sensor stations and their isolation cells, and the station’s spartan eatery.

	Sempre watches Hapster for any sign of invasion or corruption. It is the only Watch Station that fields Kill-Marines. The platform is a frequent stop for Deathwatch vessels that are collecting or preparing Kill-Marines for service with Rogue Traders or Imperial Commanders. The largest chamber in Sempre is a training hall, with extensive records of Imperial diplomatic protocol and communications. There, a Kill-Marine can hone their non-battlefield skills. Occasionally, the Inquisition will dispatch a diplomatically-trained Throne Agent or apprentice to the station, to assist a Kill-Marine with their task. Sempre predates the establishment of Dascomb by one thousand years; it is the only one to do so. Before the Glasians came, Sempre was the sole Watch Station in the Sector. Now, it is one of seven.		Sempre watches Hapster for any sign of invasion or corruption. It is the only Watch Station that fields Kill-Marines. The platform is a frequent stop for Deathwatch vessels that are collecting or preparing Kill-Marines for service with Rogue Traders or Imperial Commanders. The largest chamber in Sempre is a training hall, with extensive records of Imperial diplomatic protocol and communications. There, a Kill-Marine can hone their non-battlefield skills. Occasionally, the Inquisition will dispatch a diplomatically-trained Throne Agent or apprentice to the station, to assist a Kill-Marine with their task. Sempre predates the establishment of Dascomb by one thousand years; it is the only one to do so. Before the Glasians came, Sempre was the sole Watch Station in the Sector. Now, it is one of seven.
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	For defense, Hammer has only a few point defense weapons, but the fleets of Cognomen are all it really needs. Cognomen supplies Hammer with its precious cargo by sending up Cetacean shuttles whenever Hammer’s internal cogitators calculate that enough supplies have been drained to warrant it.		For defense, Hammer has only a few point defense weapons, but the fleets of Cognomen are all it really needs. Cognomen supplies Hammer with its precious cargo by sending up Cetacean shuttles whenever Hammer’s internal cogitators calculate that enough supplies have been drained to warrant it.

	With Dascomb’s arrival in-sector, many of the Cognomen Magos have asked if Hammer even still serves a purpose. However, it is undeniably more convenient for Cognomen to deliver things to its own orbit than a secure system a dozen lightyears away, and so it stays, at least for now. The forges of Master Asutori on Watch Fortress Dascomb are now producing enough ammunition for all of Dascomb’s own Marines, and ~~Discus’~~ too, and so the shipments from Hammer are becoming less frequent by the decade.		With Dascomb’s arrival in-sector, many of the Cognomen Magos have asked if Hammer even still serves a purpose. However, it is undeniably more convenient for Cognomen to deliver things to its own orbit than a secure system a dozen lightyears away, and so it stays, at least for now. The forges of Master Asutori on Watch Fortress Dascomb are now producing enough ammunition for all of Dascomb’s own Marines, and Discus’s too, and so the shipments from Hammer are becoming less frequent by the decade.

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	The [[Deathwatch]] are recent guests of the [[Setting:TriSector\|Cloudburst Sector]] on their current scale. The Sector had suffered relatively few alien invasions in the time between its founding and the middle M41 era. However, after the invasion of the Glasians and the discovery of their evil patron, the Inquisition sprang into action and sent Marines to Cloudburst. After the second, even worse Migration, the Deathwatch answered the Ordo ~~Xenos’~~ call to expand permanently into the region. Some in the ancient order of Xenohunters did not agree with the necessity, given the preponderance of local Deathwatch assets in the northern Ultima region, but the Ordo Xenos insisted on the pressing need outweighing logistical costs. The great Forge Yards of Fabique reconditioned a Ramilies star fort to serve as the headquarters of the local Deathwatch, while Cognomen berths constructed the smaller Watch Stations.<br>		The [[Deathwatch]] are recent guests of the [[Setting:TriSector\|Cloudburst Sector]] on their current scale. The Sector had suffered relatively few alien invasions in the time between its founding and the middle M41 era. However, after the invasion of the Glasians and the discovery of their evil patron, the Inquisition sprang into action and sent Marines to Cloudburst. After the second, even worse Migration, the Deathwatch answered the Ordo Xenos’s call to expand permanently into the region. Some in the ancient order of Xenohunters did not agree with the necessity, given the preponderance of local Deathwatch assets in the northern Ultima region, but the Ordo Xenos insisted on the pressing need outweighing logistical costs. The great Forge Yards of Fabique reconditioned a Ramilies star fort to serve as the headquarters of the local Deathwatch, while Cognomen berths constructed the smaller Watch Stations.<br>

	The Deathwatch in Cloudburst rely on good relations with their member Chapters and with the Blue Daggers to accomplish anything. Distinctly undergunned compared to older Vigils like Jericho or Pykman, and also not as fully staffed, Dascomb provides coverage against alien incursions and subversions as far away as the Oldlight Exo-zone and the border of the Drumnos Voids, and even as far as the Pox Cluster in Naxos. The Blue Daggers are enthusiastic proponents of Deathwatch operations in the Sector, for the most part. The fact that the Deathwatch are allowed to deploy Exterminatus in their own backyard can put a damper on relations at times, but the Deathwatch is, if anything, even more stingy with this power than the Ordos, and has not employed their terrible weapons yet in Cloudburst.<br>		The Deathwatch in Cloudburst rely on good relations with their member Chapters and with the Blue Daggers to accomplish anything. Distinctly undergunned compared to older Vigils like Jericho or Pykman, and also not as fully staffed, Dascomb provides coverage against alien incursions and subversions as far away as the Oldlight Exo-zone and the border of the Drumnos Voids, and even as far as the Pox Cluster in Naxos. The Blue Daggers are enthusiastic proponents of Deathwatch operations in the Sector, for the most part. The fact that the Deathwatch are allowed to deploy Exterminatus in their own backyard can put a damper on relations at times, but the Deathwatch is, if anything, even more stingy with this power than the Ordos, and has not employed their terrible weapons yet in Cloudburst.<br>
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	Unlike the Blue Daggers, the Deathwatch of Cloudburst does not seek constantly to expand their fleet. A large battlefleet would defeat the purpose of the Deathwatch, in the minds of the Cloudburst Inquisition. The Deathwatch is to be a precise and unstoppable small-unit strike force, able to insert a team quietly, exert shattering force, and disappear. Instead, the Deathwatch of Dascomb focus their shipbuilding assets on upgrading and maintaining their existing forces to the highest possible standard. They do not allow their fleet of Thunderhawks and precious Blackstars to leave their bays with a single bolt untightened or cable out of place. Their shuttles and gunships bristle with weapons, and their small collection of Strike Cruisers are built to a standard of manufacture so high, Saturnyne Grand Yards could scarcely do better. In addition, the Deathwatch of Watch Fortress Dascomb maintain a small fleet of heavy escorts, mostly Destroyers and Frigates, as well as three Kill-ships. For emergency trips out into the Cloudburst Circuit, which is somewhat beyond the single-flight capacity of a Strike or Rapid Strike Cruiser, the fleet also maintains an Inquisitorial Longstrike ship, though it is only employed in the direst of circumstances. The Cloudburst Deathwatch would not refuse more ships, they simply prioritize maintaining what they have.		Unlike the Blue Daggers, the Deathwatch of Cloudburst does not seek constantly to expand their fleet. A large battlefleet would defeat the purpose of the Deathwatch, in the minds of the Cloudburst Inquisition. The Deathwatch is to be a precise and unstoppable small-unit strike force, able to insert a team quietly, exert shattering force, and disappear. Instead, the Deathwatch of Dascomb focus their shipbuilding assets on upgrading and maintaining their existing forces to the highest possible standard. They do not allow their fleet of Thunderhawks and precious Blackstars to leave their bays with a single bolt untightened or cable out of place. Their shuttles and gunships bristle with weapons, and their small collection of Strike Cruisers are built to a standard of manufacture so high, Saturnyne Grand Yards could scarcely do better. In addition, the Deathwatch of Watch Fortress Dascomb maintain a small fleet of heavy escorts, mostly Destroyers and Frigates, as well as three Kill-ships. For emergency trips out into the Cloudburst Circuit, which is somewhat beyond the single-flight capacity of a Strike or Rapid Strike Cruiser, the fleet also maintains an Inquisitorial Longstrike ship, though it is only employed in the direst of circumstances. The Cloudburst Deathwatch would not refuse more ships, they simply prioritize maintaining what they have.

	The composition of the Dascomb detachment of Marines is as flexible as any other ~~Fortress’~~ would be. There are those Marines there for a short Vigil, those there on longer tasks, and those who joined and feel no compulsion to leave. One constant is the presence of a ten-Marine squad of the neighboring Celestial Knights. This Chapter of Dark Angel Successors has been present in the north of Ultima for thousands of years, and have contributed at least ten Marines to Dascomb’s Vigil continuously since M41.545. Although many Deathwatch veterans consider the Knights a provocative presence for their unconventional ‘recollection’ of the Primarchs, their presence is still welcome when the Centennial Migrations roll through the Cloudburst Sector.		The composition of the Dascomb detachment of Marines is as flexible as any other Fortress’s would be. There are those Marines there for a short Vigil, those there on longer tasks, and those who joined and feel no compulsion to leave. One constant is the presence of a ten-Marine squad of the neighboring Celestial Knights. This Chapter of Dark Angel Successors has been present in the north of Ultima for thousands of years, and have contributed at least ten Marines to Dascomb’s Vigil continuously since M41.545. Although many Deathwatch veterans consider the Knights a provocative presence for their unconventional ‘recollection’ of the Primarchs, their presence is still welcome when the Centennial Migrations roll through the Cloudburst Sector.

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	High in orbit over Nauphry IV, the Deathwatch waits. The space station known to planetside stargazers as ‘Object 1532,’ local government as ‘Death-posting,’ and the SDF as ‘stay the hell away,’ is actually Watch Station Discus. The Station is the largest offshoot of Dascomb, and was built in place over Nauphry while Fabique reconditioned Dascomb for its new role as a Deathwatch fort. As it was purpose-built for the Deathwatch, it has none of the extraneous space or systems a reconditioned station would have. Its interior vaults are far smaller than Dascomb’s, but its armory holds hundreds of bolters, flamers, plasma guns, and other common Astartes weapons. Like many Deathwatch postings, Discus has a specialization, and ~~Discus’~~ is energetic forensics: identifying energy weapons and their owners by the radiation or burns that they leave behind. Over one hundred task-built Servitors work on samples brought in by Rogue Traders, Deathwatch Killbrothers, and Imperial Navy scouts, and process their results for wider dissemination. This makes Discus one of the few Deathwatch Stations in the galaxy with routine interaction with non-Inquisitorial assets, as the results of its research are highly valuable to the Mechanicus.		High in orbit over Nauphry IV, the Deathwatch waits. The space station known to planetside stargazers as ‘Object 1532,’ local government as ‘Death-posting,’ and the SDF as ‘stay the hell away,’ is actually Watch Station Discus. The Station is the largest offshoot of Dascomb, and was built in place over Nauphry while Fabique reconditioned Dascomb for its new role as a Deathwatch fort. As it was purpose-built for the Deathwatch, it has none of the extraneous space or systems a reconditioned station would have. Its interior vaults are far smaller than Dascomb’s, but its armory holds hundreds of bolters, flamers, plasma guns, and other common Astartes weapons. Like many Deathwatch postings, Discus has a specialization, and Discus’s is energetic forensics: identifying energy weapons and their owners by the radiation or burns that they leave behind. Over one hundred task-built Servitors work on samples brought in by Rogue Traders, Deathwatch Killbrothers, and Imperial Navy scouts, and process their results for wider dissemination. This makes Discus one of the few Deathwatch Stations in the galaxy with routine interaction with non-Inquisitorial assets, as the results of its research are highly valuable to the Mechanicus.

	Discus is a circular space station of roughly three-kilometer diameter and two-kilometer height, and carries cruiser-weight defense weapons and void shields. It has no fighter complement, but it does carry a pair of Corvus Blackstars for emergency transport. The station can dock any vessel of up to Frigate weight, and its extensive sensor baffling systems render it all but invisible in the darkness of space. At all times, one of the five Companies of the Deathwatch in Cloudburst sorties from Discus, usually the one with the longest continual leadership. As such, the Watch Captain assigned to Discus is usually the de facto second in command of the Cloudburst Sector Deathwatch.		Discus is a circular space station of roughly three-kilometer diameter and two-kilometer height, and carries cruiser-weight defense weapons and void shields. It has no fighter complement, but it does carry a pair of Corvus Blackstars for emergency transport. The station can dock any vessel of up to Frigate weight, and its extensive sensor baffling systems render it all but invisible in the darkness of space. At all times, one of the five Companies of the Deathwatch in Cloudburst sorties from Discus, usually the one with the longest continual leadership. As such, the Watch Captain assigned to Discus is usually the de facto second in command of the Cloudburst Sector Deathwatch.
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	Inasmuch as one of Cloudburst’s distinct Watch Stations can be called ‘standard,’ Sempre is probably closest to standard. Small, matte-black, armed to the gills, and staffed by a solemn Kill-Brother with secret orders, Sempre sits vigil in the darkness outside Hapster’s Oort cloud, tasked with watching over the oldest human colony in the Sector.		Inasmuch as one of Cloudburst’s distinct Watch Stations can be called ‘standard,’ Sempre is probably closest to standard. Small, matte-black, armed to the gills, and staffed by a solemn Kill-Brother with secret orders, Sempre sits vigil in the darkness outside Hapster’s Oort cloud, tasked with watching over the oldest human colony in the Sector.

	Sempre floats through the cold void beyond Hapster, surrounded by a halo of tiny satellites. Each satellite is a copy of the ones that protect Septiim ~~Tertius’~~ outer platforms. No larger than a Sparrow aircar, each one has four micro-missile pods and one larger anti-fighter missile tube. Were all thirty pods to fire on a target at the same time, the missile storm would overwhelm all but the best point defense systems. The station itself sports a few multilasers and a trio of plasma cannons for defense, but its only long-range gun is a Cognomen-built heavy defense laser, with barely half the power of that of a destroyer. However, given the small size of Sempre and the arduous task of finding it in the frigid vacuum of space outside a star system, that may be all it needs.		Sempre floats through the cold void beyond Hapster, surrounded by a halo of tiny satellites. Each satellite is a copy of the ones that protect Septiim Tertius’s outer platforms. No larger than a Sparrow aircar, each one has four micro-missile pods and one larger anti-fighter missile tube. Were all thirty pods to fire on a target at the same time, the missile storm would overwhelm all but the best point defense systems. The station itself sports a few multilasers and a trio of plasma cannons for defense, but its only long-range gun is a Cognomen-built heavy defense laser, with barely half the power of that of a destroyer. However, given the small size of Sempre and the arduous task of finding it in the frigid vacuum of space outside a star system, that may be all it needs.

	Inside, Sempre is sterile, quiet, and meditative, just the way the Deathwatch like it. The station’s cogitators hum in the chill air, under the eye of a trio of Techpriests in the Ordo Xenos’ employ. The station’s long-range sensors sweep the Hapster system for any sign of Warp energies to indicate ships coming and going, or the spatial displacement of the dirty xenotech drives that propel Glasian vessels between galaxies. Sempre’s corridors ring with metal footsteps as Kill-Brothers on the Vigil walk between the sensor stations and their isolation cells, and the station’s spartan eatery.		Inside, Sempre is sterile, quiet, and meditative, just the way the Deathwatch like it. The station’s cogitators hum in the chill air, under the eye of a trio of Techpriests in the Ordo Xenos’ employ. The station’s long-range sensors sweep the Hapster system for any sign of Warp energies to indicate ships coming and going, or the spatial displacement of the dirty xenotech drives that propel Glasian vessels between galaxies. Sempre’s corridors ring with metal footsteps as Kill-Brothers on the Vigil walk between the sensor stations and their isolation cells, and the station’s spartan eatery.

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	The station’s senior-most Keeper, usually hand-chosen by the Watch Commander, must check in with the Basilikon at the slightest hint of alien incursion in the Subsector. In exchange, the Mechanicus has vowed to share with the Deathwatch any information about xenotech they recover with their Explorator fleets. Other regions of Imperial space practice this partnership, but rarely is it codified into a binding agreement between the Ordo Xenos and the Mechanicus as it is here. The Deathwatch are the premiere alien hunters in the galaxy, while Cognomen stood alone for thousands of years in the hot darkness of the Circuit. Any alien threat to the future Knight World merits the highest and best-informed response that can be mustered, after all.		The station’s senior-most Keeper, usually hand-chosen by the Watch Commander, must check in with the Basilikon at the slightest hint of alien incursion in the Subsector. In exchange, the Mechanicus has vowed to share with the Deathwatch any information about xenotech they recover with their Explorator fleets. Other regions of Imperial space practice this partnership, but rarely is it codified into a binding agreement between the Ordo Xenos and the Mechanicus as it is here. The Deathwatch are the premiere alien hunters in the galaxy, while Cognomen stood alone for thousands of years in the hot darkness of the Circuit. Any alien threat to the future Knight World merits the highest and best-informed response that can be mustered, after all.

	For its part, the Deathwatch does not like being entrusted – some would say burdened – with the ~~Mechanicus’~~ dirty secret. In practice, the Ordo Militarum would not greatly care that a single world in the absolute edges of the galaxy has a few technically illegal machines on it, but the Martian Priesthood could have significantly different ideas about Knight propriety. However, a compact is a compact, and a free, massive, hard-to-build space platform is a space platform the Inquisition need not pay for out of its own pocket. Redshield is no mere bulwark against prying aliens, either, for its internal databanks and laboratories are at the bleeding edge of the ~~Mechanicus’~~ state of the art.		For its part, the Deathwatch does not like being entrusted – some would say burdened – with the Mechanicus’s dirty secret. In practice, the Ordo Militarum would not greatly care that a single world in the absolute edges of the galaxy has a few technically illegal machines on it, but the Martian Priesthood could have significantly different ideas about Knight propriety. However, a compact is a compact, and a free, massive, hard-to-build space platform is a space platform the Inquisition need not pay for out of its own pocket. Redshield is no mere bulwark against prying aliens, either, for its internal databanks and laboratories are at the bleeding edge of the Mechanicus’s state of the art.

	Redshield stores extensive knowledge of the Webway and the Eldar holofield technology. On the face of it, this may seem an odd focus for the huge station, given the very low density of Eldar ruins and Webway portals in Cloudburst. However, the Mechanicus asserts and Deathwatch agrees that that is part of why Redshield is perfectly located for such research. There is little chance of the research the Deathwatch and Mechanicus perform here accidentally activating a Webway gate, and the Eldar do not seem to know of the world at all (at least, not the ones from the Black City).		Redshield stores extensive knowledge of the Webway and the Eldar holofield technology. On the face of it, this may seem an odd focus for the huge station, given the very low density of Eldar ruins and Webway portals in Cloudburst. However, the Mechanicus asserts and Deathwatch agrees that that is part of why Redshield is perfectly located for such research. There is little chance of the research the Deathwatch and Mechanicus perform here accidentally activating a Webway gate, and the Eldar do not seem to know of the world at all (at least, not the ones from the Black City).

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	* Tome of Hatred) This book was donated to the Watch Fortress Dascomb by a pair of Emperor’s Falchions Chaplains who were invited to the Fortress specifically for a mission. Among the very first missions undertaken by direct Inquisitorial request after Dascomb was finished and set in its place, it was an unqualified failure that saw millions slaughtered by ravenous alien marauders from a mongrel fleet of multi-racial spacers, driven mad by exposure to Warp energies from the Terminus Shock Warp Storms. After the mission, the two Chaplains together crafted this metal-clad book of prayers, historical anecdotes, tactical advice, and doctrinal chastisements for the Deathwatch to encourage and enable success in later missions. This book instills a certain superstition in the Marines who see it, thanks to its ugly history and biting tone of critical recrimination towards any Marine who would deserve the recitation of its contents in the field. Marines in Kill-teams whose [[Chaplain]] feels the need to bring along this book fight like men possessed.		* Tome of Hatred) This book was donated to the Watch Fortress Dascomb by a pair of Emperor’s Falchions Chaplains who were invited to the Fortress specifically for a mission. Among the very first missions undertaken by direct Inquisitorial request after Dascomb was finished and set in its place, it was an unqualified failure that saw millions slaughtered by ravenous alien marauders from a mongrel fleet of multi-racial spacers, driven mad by exposure to Warp energies from the Terminus Shock Warp Storms. After the mission, the two Chaplains together crafted this metal-clad book of prayers, historical anecdotes, tactical advice, and doctrinal chastisements for the Deathwatch to encourage and enable success in later missions. This book instills a certain superstition in the Marines who see it, thanks to its ugly history and biting tone of critical recrimination towards any Marine who would deserve the recitation of its contents in the field. Marines in Kill-teams whose [[Chaplain]] feels the need to bring along this book fight like men possessed.
	* The Mountebank) Named for a legendary trickster from Old Terran storytelling, this Land Raider Ares was a long-term loan from the Celestial Knights Chapter to the Deathwatch. Given the Chapter’s secretive and ancient traditions, a loan such as this is somewhat out of character for them. However, the Chapter believes that the possibility of Cloudburst’s spinward edge being overrun, and the perilous Naxos borders severed from behind, is large enough that the Deathwatch there deserves this rare prize. This mighty tank sports two twin-linked heavy flamers, a twin-linked Assault Cannon, a Siege Shield, a Demolisher Cannon, extra armor plating, a pintle-mounted Storm Bolter, and a full complement of missile and smoke capsule dischargers. Its sheer armored bulk is sufficient to withstand all but the heaviest Glasian weapons.		* The Mountebank) Named for a legendary trickster from Old Terran storytelling, this Land Raider Ares was a long-term loan from the Celestial Knights Chapter to the Deathwatch. Given the Chapter’s secretive and ancient traditions, a loan such as this is somewhat out of character for them. However, the Chapter believes that the possibility of Cloudburst’s spinward edge being overrun, and the perilous Naxos borders severed from behind, is large enough that the Deathwatch there deserves this rare prize. This mighty tank sports two twin-linked heavy flamers, a twin-linked Assault Cannon, a Siege Shield, a Demolisher Cannon, extra armor plating, a pintle-mounted Storm Bolter, and a full complement of missile and smoke capsule dischargers. Its sheer armored bulk is sufficient to withstand all but the heaviest Glasian weapons.
	* Hatred’s Eye) This tiny satellite is disguised as a ruptured Imperial Licensed Cargo storage container. If it were as it appeared to be, it would be one of untold hundreds of trillions of identical steel boxes, fourteen meters wide and six wide. It is large enough to detect with navigation sensors, small enough to not be worth shooting, and common enough to not be remotely worth salvaging. Inside its camouflaged exterior, however, sits a state-of-the-faith observation camera, with high-resolution topographic scanners, thermal and wind pattern analysis cogitators, a radio antenna, and an expensive fusion bottle, of the sort more usually found in Inquisitorial Power Armor. Standard doctrine for Cloudburst Deathwatch is to pay a freighter Captain to discharge this satellite ‘accidentally’ in orbit over a world on which the Deathwatch needs to spy to pick out the ideal landing site for future covert actions. They then ~~retireve~~ it with whatever ship they use to depart when their holy task is complete, with none the wiser.		* Hatred’s Eye) This tiny satellite is disguised as a ruptured Imperial Licensed Cargo storage container. If it were as it appeared to be, it would be one of untold hundreds of trillions of identical steel boxes, fourteen meters wide and six wide. It is large enough to detect with navigation sensors, small enough to not be worth shooting, and common enough to not be remotely worth salvaging. Inside its camouflaged exterior, however, sits a state-of-the-faith observation camera, with high-resolution topographic scanners, thermal and wind pattern analysis cogitators, a radio antenna, and an expensive fusion bottle, of the sort more usually found in Inquisitorial Power Armor. Standard doctrine for Cloudburst Deathwatch is to pay a freighter Captain to discharge this satellite ‘accidentally’ in orbit over a world on which the Deathwatch needs to spy to pick out the ideal landing site for future covert actions. They then retrieve it with whatever ship they use to depart when their holy task is complete, with none the wiser.
	* Fletching and Dart) A matched pair of Corvus Blackstars, and the most heavily armed aircraft of their size in the Cloudburst Sector. These two dropships are the product of Adeptus Mechanicus ingenuity. When the Deathwatch needed to insert four Kill-Teams and a pair of Bikes into the rear of a Glasian formation in the Sixth Migration, they knew that speed and maneuverability would not be enough. They needed to be able to provide withering cover fire for the Kill-Teams as they inserted into the target zone. Thus, the Adepts of Watch Fortress Dascomb undertook the task of radically overhauling two of their precious Blackstars. The two ships mount a twin-linked Assault Cannon, two Blackstar Cluster Launchers, two missile launchers, and two Hurricane Bolters each. The extra weapons are heavy, and the craft have shorter operational range because of high fuel costs and the reduced on-board storage for fuel thanks to the larger ammunition wells, but the sheer volume of fire they can discharge into a landing zone make them well worth the cost for short-range operations.		* Fletching and Dart) A matched pair of Corvus Blackstars, and the most heavily armed aircraft of their size in the Cloudburst Sector. These two dropships are the product of Adeptus Mechanicus ingenuity. When the Deathwatch needed to insert four Kill-Teams and a pair of Bikes into the rear of a Glasian formation in the Sixth Migration, they knew that speed and maneuverability would not be enough. They needed to be able to provide withering cover fire for the Kill-Teams as they inserted into the target zone. Thus, the Adepts of Watch Fortress Dascomb undertook the task of radically overhauling two of their precious Blackstars. The two ships mount a twin-linked Assault Cannon, two Blackstar Cluster Launchers, two missile launchers, and two Hurricane Bolters each. The extra weapons are heavy, and the craft have shorter operational range because of high fuel costs and the reduced on-board storage for fuel thanks to the larger ammunition wells, but the sheer volume of fire they can discharge into a landing zone make them well worth the cost for short-range operations.
	* The Chariot) Despite not being a frontline combat vehicle in any way, the Chariot is a treasured relic of the [[Deathwatch]]. Originally, the [[Aurora Chapter]] donated this Damocles [[Rhino]] to the Deathwatch for temporary use in prosecuting the Fourth Glasian Migration, but after seeing its incredible value therein, decided to turn the loan into a gift. Although the vehicle has no unusual armaments, it does benefit from having the fullest variety of sensory and communication technotheology the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] still knows how to build crammed into its hull. That allows the [[Space Marine]] operating its dispatch center to coordinate whole companies of Marines and other forces with ease. When patched into a satellite or starship overhead, the Chariot can easily contact any ship or formation in range, all the way down to a single solder, and provide full telemetry to them for coordinating fire missions or timed ambushes. It also benefits from a [[Flare Shield]], perhaps the last operational one in the Galactic North, a secret that only the Aurora Chapter and Forgemaster Asutori know. Asutori is so determined to prevent its existence from becoming known to the Imperium’s enemies that he has authorized its use only if the alternative is the loss of the vehicle outright.		* The Chariot) Despite not being a frontline combat vehicle in any way, the Chariot is a treasured relic of the [[Deathwatch]]. Originally, the [[Aurora Chapter]] donated this Damocles [[Rhino]] to the Deathwatch for temporary use in prosecuting the Fourth Glasian Migration, but after seeing its incredible value therein, decided to turn the loan into a gift. Although the vehicle has no unusual armaments, it does benefit from having the fullest variety of sensory and communication technotheology the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] still knows how to build crammed into its hull. That allows the [[Space Marine]] operating its dispatch center to coordinate whole companies of Marines and other forces with ease. When patched into a satellite or starship overhead, the Chariot can easily contact any ship or formation in range, all the way down to a single solder, and provide full telemetry to them for coordinating fire missions or timed ambushes. It also benefits from a [[Flare Shield]], perhaps the last operational one in the Galactic North, a secret that only the Aurora Chapter and Forgemaster Asutori know. Asutori is so determined to prevent its existence from becoming known to the Imperium’s enemies that he has authorized its use only if the alternative is the loss of the vehicle outright.

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	* Tome of Hatred) This book was donated to the Watch Fortress Dascomb by a pair of Emperor’s Falchions Chaplains who were invited to the Fortress specifically for a mission. Among the very first missions undertaken by direct Inquisitorial request after Dascomb was finished and set in its place, it was an unqualified failure that saw millions slaughtered by ravenous alien marauders from a mongrel fleet of multi-racial spacers, driven mad by exposure to Warp energies from the Terminus Shock Warp Storms. After the mission, the two Chaplains together crafted this metal-clad book of prayers, historical anecdotes, tactical advice, and doctrinal chastisements for the Deathwatch to encourage and enable success in later missions. This book instills a certain superstition in the Marines who see it, thanks to its ugly history and biting tone of critical recrimination towards any Marine who would deserve the recitation of its contents in the field. Marines in Kill-teams whose [[Chaplain]] feels the need to bring along this book fight like men possessed.		* Tome of Hatred) This book was donated to the Watch Fortress Dascomb by a pair of Emperor’s Falchions Chaplains who were invited to the Fortress specifically for a mission. Among the very first missions undertaken by direct Inquisitorial request after Dascomb was finished and set in its place, it was an unqualified failure that saw millions slaughtered by ravenous alien marauders from a mongrel fleet of multi-racial spacers, driven mad by exposure to Warp energies from the Terminus Shock Warp Storms. After the mission, the two Chaplains together crafted this metal-clad book of prayers, historical anecdotes, tactical advice, and doctrinal chastisements for the Deathwatch to encourage and enable success in later missions. This book instills a certain superstition in the Marines who see it, thanks to its ugly history and biting tone of critical recrimination towards any Marine who would deserve the recitation of its contents in the field. Marines in Kill-teams whose [[Chaplain]] feels the need to bring along this book fight like men possessed.
	* The Mountebank) Named for a legendary trickster from Old Terran storytelling, this Land Raider Ares was a long-term loan from the Celestial Knights Chapter to the Deathwatch. Given the Chapter’s secretive and ancient traditions, a loan such as this is somewhat out of character for them. However, the Chapter believes that the possibility of Cloudburst’s spinward edge being overrun, and the perilous Naxos borders severed from behind, is large enough that the Deathwatch there deserves this rare prize. This mighty tank sports two twin-linked heavy flamers, a twin-linked Assault Cannon, a Siege Shield, a Demolisher Cannon, extra armor plating, a pintle-mounted Storm Bolter, and a full complement of missile and smoke capsule dischargers. Its sheer armored bulk is sufficient to withstand all but the heaviest Glasian weapons.		* The Mountebank) Named for a legendary trickster from Old Terran storytelling, this Land Raider Ares was a long-term loan from the Celestial Knights Chapter to the Deathwatch. Given the Chapter’s secretive and ancient traditions, a loan such as this is somewhat out of character for them. However, the Chapter believes that the possibility of Cloudburst’s spinward edge being overrun, and the perilous Naxos borders severed from behind, is large enough that the Deathwatch there deserves this rare prize. This mighty tank sports two twin-linked heavy flamers, a twin-linked Assault Cannon, a Siege Shield, a Demolisher Cannon, extra armor plating, a pintle-mounted Storm Bolter, and a full complement of missile and smoke capsule dischargers. Its sheer armored bulk is sufficient to withstand all but the heaviest Glasian weapons.
	* Hatred’s Eye) This tiny satellite is disguised as a ruptured Imperial Licensed Cargo storage container. If it were as it appeared to be, it would be one of untold hundreds of trillions of identical steel boxes, fourteen meters wide and six wide. It is large enough to detect with navigation sensors, small enough to not be worth shooting, and common enough to not be remotely worth salvaging. Inside its ~~camoflauged~~ exterior, however, sits a state-of-the-faith observation camera, with high-resolution topographic scanners, thermal and wind pattern analysis cogitators, a radio antenna, and an expensive fusion bottle, of the sort more usually found in Inquisitorial Power Armor. Standard doctrine for Cloudburst Deathwatch is to pay a freighter Captain to discharge this satellite ‘accidentally’ in orbit over a world on which the Deathwatch needs to spy to pick out the ideal landing site for future covert actions. They then retireve it with whatever ship they use to depart when their holy task is complete, with none the wiser.		* Hatred’s Eye) This tiny satellite is disguised as a ruptured Imperial Licensed Cargo storage container. If it were as it appeared to be, it would be one of untold hundreds of trillions of identical steel boxes, fourteen meters wide and six wide. It is large enough to detect with navigation sensors, small enough to not be worth shooting, and common enough to not be remotely worth salvaging. Inside its camouflaged exterior, however, sits a state-of-the-faith observation camera, with high-resolution topographic scanners, thermal and wind pattern analysis cogitators, a radio antenna, and an expensive fusion bottle, of the sort more usually found in Inquisitorial Power Armor. Standard doctrine for Cloudburst Deathwatch is to pay a freighter Captain to discharge this satellite ‘accidentally’ in orbit over a world on which the Deathwatch needs to spy to pick out the ideal landing site for future covert actions. They then retireve it with whatever ship they use to depart when their holy task is complete, with none the wiser.
	* Fletching and Dart) A matched pair of Corvus Blackstars, and the most heavily armed aircraft of their size in the Cloudburst Sector. These two dropships are the product of Adeptus Mechanicus ingenuity. When the Deathwatch needed to insert four Kill-Teams and a pair of Bikes into the rear of a Glasian formation in the Sixth Migration, they knew that speed and maneuverability would not be enough. They needed to be able to provide withering cover fire for the Kill-Teams as they inserted into the target zone. Thus, the Adepts of Watch Fortress Dascomb undertook the task of radically overhauling two of their precious Blackstars. The two ships mount a twin-linked Assault Cannon, two Blackstar Cluster Launchers, two missile launchers, and two Hurricane Bolters each. The extra weapons are heavy, and the craft have shorter operational range because of high fuel costs and the reduced on-board storage for fuel thanks to the larger ammunition wells, but the sheer volume of fire they can discharge into a landing zone make them well worth the cost for short-range operations.		* Fletching and Dart) A matched pair of Corvus Blackstars, and the most heavily armed aircraft of their size in the Cloudburst Sector. These two dropships are the product of Adeptus Mechanicus ingenuity. When the Deathwatch needed to insert four Kill-Teams and a pair of Bikes into the rear of a Glasian formation in the Sixth Migration, they knew that speed and maneuverability would not be enough. They needed to be able to provide withering cover fire for the Kill-Teams as they inserted into the target zone. Thus, the Adepts of Watch Fortress Dascomb undertook the task of radically overhauling two of their precious Blackstars. The two ships mount a twin-linked Assault Cannon, two Blackstar Cluster Launchers, two missile launchers, and two Hurricane Bolters each. The extra weapons are heavy, and the craft have shorter operational range because of high fuel costs and the reduced on-board storage for fuel thanks to the larger ammunition wells, but the sheer volume of fire they can discharge into a landing zone make them well worth the cost for short-range operations.
	* The Chariot) Despite not being a frontline combat vehicle in any way, the Chariot is a treasured relic of the [[Deathwatch]]. Originally, the [[Aurora Chapter]] donated this Damocles [[Rhino]] to the Deathwatch for temporary use in prosecuting the Fourth Glasian Migration, but after seeing its incredible value therein, decided to turn the loan into a gift. Although the vehicle has no unusual armaments, it does benefit from having the fullest variety of sensory and communication technotheology the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] still knows how to build crammed into its hull. That allows the [[Space Marine]] operating its dispatch center to coordinate whole companies of Marines and other forces with ease. When patched into a satellite or starship overhead, the Chariot can easily contact any ship or formation in range, all the way down to a single solder, and provide full telemetry to them for coordinating fire missions or timed ambushes. It also benefits from a [[Flare Shield]], perhaps the last operational one in the Galactic North, a secret that only the Aurora Chapter and Forgemaster Asutori know. Asutori is so determined to prevent its existence from becoming known to the Imperium’s enemies that he has authorized its use only if the alternative is the loss of the vehicle outright.		* The Chariot) Despite not being a frontline combat vehicle in any way, the Chariot is a treasured relic of the [[Deathwatch]]. Originally, the [[Aurora Chapter]] donated this Damocles [[Rhino]] to the Deathwatch for temporary use in prosecuting the Fourth Glasian Migration, but after seeing its incredible value therein, decided to turn the loan into a gift. Although the vehicle has no unusual armaments, it does benefit from having the fullest variety of sensory and communication technotheology the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] still knows how to build crammed into its hull. That allows the [[Space Marine]] operating its dispatch center to coordinate whole companies of Marines and other forces with ease. When patched into a satellite or starship overhead, the Chariot can easily contact any ship or formation in range, all the way down to a single solder, and provide full telemetry to them for coordinating fire missions or timed ambushes. It also benefits from a [[Flare Shield]], perhaps the last operational one in the Galactic North, a secret that only the Aurora Chapter and Forgemaster Asutori know. Asutori is so determined to prevent its existence from becoming known to the Imperium’s enemies that he has authorized its use only if the alternative is the loss of the vehicle outright.