++Date: 2 154998/M41
+Astropathic Duct: Melathor Locus
++From: Acolyte Inquisitor Sterns (Bio Scan verified - Pic capture attached)
+++To: Lord Inquisitor Swales
+++RE: Brief history of Alpheca III - Early
I have had access to the governor's archive for several days now, but I have yet to get my audience with the governor himself.
+Astropathic Duct: Melathor Locus
++From: Acolyte Inquisitor Sterns (Bio Scan verified - Pic capture attached)
+++To: Lord Inquisitor Swales
+++RE: Brief history of Alpheca III - Early
+++ Thought for the day: Those that live under the Emperor's light have nothing to hide.
Attched is a historical timeline of the early history of Alpheca III.
While the government here has given me access, have the a suspicion that they do not trust me. Some of the data was locked to me for some reason. There has also been a guard present the entire time I was in the archive. I am hoping to be able to splice a servo-skull into the databank in order to access any hidden data.
I will report more on this as time goes.
++++Begin Attachment: File 2516957.L En:G+++++
Early History of Alpheca III
cM20-M21 _ Alpheca III settled early in the days of human space colonization. Like all human settlements, contact with Terra lost in the dark age of Technology.
M31 _ The Emperor arrives during beginning of Great Crusade. Alpheca joins Imperium without conflict. Planet quickly assimilated. Manufacturing facilities erected to aid in Crusade effort.
M31 _ [The records regarding the Alpheca during the Great Heresy are locked to me. However, other records allude to conflict on the planet during this period. - Sterns]
M32-M35 _ Considered my many historians on Alpheca as this planets “Golden Age”. High production and relative peace lead to an era prosperity.
M35 _ Age of Aposty. Alpheca invaded by an army loyal to Lord Vandire. Planetary defense forces and citizens resist, but after ruthless attacks by invading forces, Alpheca succumbs to Vandire’s rule.
After Vandire is defeated, Alpheca quickly returns to rule of Terra.
M35 - M36 _ Era known commonly referred to as “The second Age” or the Second Golden Age. Again, prosperity reigns.
M36 (Late) _ Prosperity begins to take it’s toll as planet experiences wide-spread pollution. Many areas become uninhabitable. Production slows as resources begin to fail. Population begins mass migration to urban centers. Many minor settlements abandoned completely.
M37 (Early) _ Despite the fact that most of the population now living in one of two hive cities (Primus and Secondus), some chose to remain in the wild, scrapping together an existence from the ruins of failed settlements. Early in the 37th millennium, these scavengers claim to have been visited by a large brutish-looking stranger. Other’s claim to have seem this man in visions. Most of them claim that this is the Primarch, Leman Russ, come to Alpheca to guide it back to prosperity. This leads many pilgrims to leave the hive cities and begin reviving settlements in the wastes.
The planetary governor takes a lenient view to the pilgrims until it come to light that they are arming themselves. The group starts preaching that Russ is among them to lead them on the “final battle.” It is at this point the group is dubbed the “Wolf Cult of Alpheca.”
The governor tries to suppress the cult but underestimates its power. The cult turns its weapons on the planetary defense forces and soon anarchy rules.A call for aid summons an Inquisitional task force to eradicate the cult. The planet is quarantined while the cult could be purged by the Ordo Hereticus. Soon, several strike cruisers of the Space Wolves chapter arrive in the system to investigate the Russ sightings.
The Space wolves demand to be allowed to the surface to investigate rumors for themselves. When the witch hunters refused, the Wolves start landing operations anyway.The wolf cult had been mostly purged by this point, so the Inquisitional forces turn their attention the newly arrived Space wolves. Hostilities ensue between the Space wolves and several Imperial guard regiments under Inquisitional command.
The conflict ends when Lord Inquisitor Balum Phineas captures the Wolf Lord Strom Gunderbail. The Inquistor frees the Space wolf, but on the condition that his forces leave the system.
After order is restored to the planet, travel outside the hives is strictly limited. Workers in the planets mining operations and PDF are noted exceptions.
The Imperial Governor is executed for incompetence. The Ecclesiarchy is granted control of the planet until a replacement can be found. This will prove to take many generations.
M31 _ The Emperor arrives during beginning of Great Crusade. Alpheca joins Imperium without conflict. Planet quickly assimilated. Manufacturing facilities erected to aid in Crusade effort.
M31 _ [The records regarding the Alpheca during the Great Heresy are locked to me. However, other records allude to conflict on the planet during this period. - Sterns]
M32-M35 _ Considered my many historians on Alpheca as this planets “Golden Age”. High production and relative peace lead to an era prosperity.
M35 _ Age of Aposty. Alpheca invaded by an army loyal to Lord Vandire. Planetary defense forces and citizens resist, but after ruthless attacks by invading forces, Alpheca succumbs to Vandire’s rule.
After Vandire is defeated, Alpheca quickly returns to rule of Terra.
M35 - M36 _ Era known commonly referred to as “The second Age” or the Second Golden Age. Again, prosperity reigns.
M36 (Late) _ Prosperity begins to take it’s toll as planet experiences wide-spread pollution. Many areas become uninhabitable. Production slows as resources begin to fail. Population begins mass migration to urban centers. Many minor settlements abandoned completely.
M37 (Early) _ Despite the fact that most of the population now living in one of two hive cities (Primus and Secondus), some chose to remain in the wild, scrapping together an existence from the ruins of failed settlements. Early in the 37th millennium, these scavengers claim to have been visited by a large brutish-looking stranger. Other’s claim to have seem this man in visions. Most of them claim that this is the Primarch, Leman Russ, come to Alpheca to guide it back to prosperity. This leads many pilgrims to leave the hive cities and begin reviving settlements in the wastes.
The planetary governor takes a lenient view to the pilgrims until it come to light that they are arming themselves. The group starts preaching that Russ is among them to lead them on the “final battle.” It is at this point the group is dubbed the “Wolf Cult of Alpheca.”
The governor tries to suppress the cult but underestimates its power. The cult turns its weapons on the planetary defense forces and soon anarchy rules.A call for aid summons an Inquisitional task force to eradicate the cult. The planet is quarantined while the cult could be purged by the Ordo Hereticus. Soon, several strike cruisers of the Space Wolves chapter arrive in the system to investigate the Russ sightings.
The Space wolves demand to be allowed to the surface to investigate rumors for themselves. When the witch hunters refused, the Wolves start landing operations anyway.The wolf cult had been mostly purged by this point, so the Inquisitional forces turn their attention the newly arrived Space wolves. Hostilities ensue between the Space wolves and several Imperial guard regiments under Inquisitional command.
The conflict ends when Lord Inquisitor Balum Phineas captures the Wolf Lord Strom Gunderbail. The Inquistor frees the Space wolf, but on the condition that his forces leave the system.
After order is restored to the planet, travel outside the hives is strictly limited. Workers in the planets mining operations and PDF are noted exceptions.
The Imperial Governor is executed for incompetence. The Ecclesiarchy is granted control of the planet until a replacement can be found. This will prove to take many generations.
3 comments:
...anarchy rules.
ANARCHY RULES!
spoken like a true ork.
I'm really liking your approach to telling the story. Stoked.
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