“See before you men! In the distance, the wretched xenos known as Tau await our attack. Their weapons are powerful, but not as powerful as our determination to serve the God-Emperor and wipe this entire species out of existence. Forward to victory. Death to the xenos!“—Colonel Willem Vance, […]
“No weapon draws our wrath as does the Tau railgun. It does not simply kill our battle-brothers upon impact but it often destroys the progenoid glands that our Apothecaries normally harvest from the fallen. Without their recovery on the battlefield, we cannot replenish our numbers. It is a […]
“The skies grow dark. The sound of battle fades. Here I lay, wounded beyond hope of another day. As my eyes close, I think of the Greater Good that I served, and I am at peace.”—a High Gothic translation of “Remembrances of a Warrior,” a book of Tau […]
“Shut it, private. I don’t care if you think this patrol is beneath your vaunted talents. You keep your head in a fight. You keep men alive. So get on with your orders, or you’ll be working latrine duty for a month.“—Captain Faltz of the 728th Cadian Regiment, […]
“The path of a guardsman is straightforward. With few exceptions, the path leads through war, bloodshed, and fear—and ends in death. A guardsman must accept this. Duty ends only in death.“—Immaculus, a humble priest serving during the war on Verghast * * * Continued from Page 1 . […]
“The mantra, ‘Suffer not the xeno to live,’ is proven by the existence of the Tau. The species takes an opportunistic, subversive approach to diplomacy. How else to explain how the xenos infiltrated our more isolated worlds and turned them from the light of the Emperor. The sooner […]
“One must not abide the heretic. He must be hunted down. He must suffer for his sins. He must beg for redemption and, whether he renounces his heresy or not, he must die.“—Master Inquisitor Garren Usal, Ordo Hereticus, M39 * * * Prelude On the feudal world of […]
“To serve a daemon is to condemn yourself. The daemon lies. The daemon betrays. The daemon exploits and damns. Those who fall into the worship of evil are not just evil themselves, they are fools who have condemned themselves to eternal damnation.”—Confessor Guidonis Bernard, militant priest fighting on […]
“Trust in the God-Emperor. But trust your blade, too.“—Inquisitor Atellus Thrax * * * Journal Entry 6 746 745.M41 Acolyte Konrad Gallas Ordo Hereticus It has been two years since the death of the cultist leader Maug Ra and the cultists’ success in seizing the first key to […]
“I’m bored.” Lady Adriana, consort to Count Johann Feracci, lord of House Feracci and holder of a sacred Warrant of Trade, raised her wine glass to her perfectly formed lips and took a sip. “I find that statement astonishing . . . and a tad amusing.” Adriana turned […]
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