There is Only War....: A Search for Warhammer 40,000

[Archmagos Issac]

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"To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruelest and most bloody regime imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be relearned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war. There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods."

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Hail the Emperor! I am Archmagos Issac but you can call me whatever you like haha

I post this thread today because I have recently been on a MASSIVE 40k kick and have been itching to do a couple of different 40k centric ideas and Emperor help me I intend to find SOMEONE to join me in this noble endeavor! My brain has been on a HEAVY Warhammer 40,000 kick and it seems the more I close my eyes and sit back, the more ideas come to the forefront of my brain. Just a few days ago my mind developed the idea for 'Pride of the Guard' and only a few hours ago I began developing the idea for 'Enemy Within'. I have no clue if anyone is going to come a knocking or sniffing around BUT if they do I hope to hear good things and develop a good partnership!
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- Main Plots -

"Your foe is well equipped, well-trained, battle-hardened. He believes his gods are on his side. Let him believe what he will. We have the tanks on ours" - Colonel Joachim Pfeiff, Krieg 14th Armoured Regiment

The Imperial Guard is infamous for many things: breathtaking acts of courage, overwhelming numbers, and earth crushing armor. Our story will be following the last on this list, specifically the crew of a Leman Russ known as 'Pride of the Guard' from the Death World of 'Zima Prime', a world where the cold has fangs just as sharp as the animals that stalk the forests. A world that breeds soldiers as tough as iron and armor crews even tougher. If a tank dies and you don't, you're gonna freeze to death. Your tank is often your home and if you take care of it, it'll take care of you. Now the Pride is on it's way onto another warzone to once more earn it's name as the Pride of the Guard.

Basic idea is we'd be playing as the crew of the Pride, either as an already established crew or having someone(s) new joining the crew from another world. We'd be following them as they survive engagement after engagement. This is very much inspired by the likes of Fury, Das Boot, U-571, and others like this. I can see moments where we see the crew going up against another tank and barely skirting by, the tank being wounded and the crew struggling to get the Pride back up and running again while fending off waves of enemies, maybe engaged in a rivalry against another tank crew or other tank crews within the Imperial Guard that sometimes leads to having to watch their backs around those they call "allies". I can see this going to a multitude of places.
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"Though we stand tall within our Knights, we are not above the laws of men. Let every tyrant tremble in my sight should he think himself immune. As long as I draw breath the guilty will be punished, be they xenos invader, cursed traitor or highborn criminal." - Freeblade Dyros 'The Scorched Knight'

Knights, relics of a forgotten age. Armored machines of war and symbols of the heroes of old. Where ever these noble warriors are found, death is sure to follow. Though many of these knights serve ancient and noble houses, some of these titanic beings have forsaken their houses for one reason or another and have taken to roaming the stars in search of that which drives them: honour, vengeance, penance. These knights often become myths and legends among those lucky enough to be in their shadows; "Atgos the Silent", "Blade of Finality", "Dauntless Valour". Some of these Freeblades are happy to wander the universe alone. Others band together in the darkness, shining beacons that bring hope to the hopeless...

We would be playing a group of Freeblades who have banded together to roam the universe aboard the Dauntless Class Light Cruiser "Break of Dawn" with their own private army. Diligently, they serve the Emperor and go where the fight takes them. These Freeblades operate as an independent entity that serve the Imperium for one reason or another, free of the constraints of their houses and free to seek out any engagement that requires their attention; for these Freeblades have not only learned to be skilled warriors but accomplished diplomats and merchants. I anticipate us playing the main pilots of the Imperial Knights and their respective scouts that make up their packs. I imagine at most we'll be playing a total of 3 unique characters each for a total of 6
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"Many are the faces of the enemy, and many are the hands which do its work. I trust no-one and spare no effort until I am satisfied that all of Chaos' servants are purged from this place" - Inquisitor Silas Hand, Ordo Malleus

Inquisitors. Hunters of the Imperium of Man. While the Imperial Guard receive the glory and honor, the hunters of the Inquisition toil in the shadows of the Imperium weeding out that which wishes to be hidden. Cancers of the Imperium that seek to destroy the Imperium of Man from within rather than without. The traitor, the mutant, the heretic; these are the prey of the Ordo Hereticus and it is this secretive order that our story falls upon. In the underbelly of 'Lorrin's Inferno', a rumor has begun to rise within the ranks of the Hereticus of a traitorous group known simply as 'The Silent Separatists' that has been gaining power within the Hive City. So much so that there are whispers that the Separatists intend to finally step into the light in open defiance. Something known as 'Darkest Night'. The Ordo Hereticus has taken interest in these matters and has assigned it's finest agents to weed out the Separatists and crush the rebellion before they can do harm to the Imperium....

This is obviously an Inquisitor story. One that will not be centered on mutants and aliens but rather the threat of traitors within the Imperium itself. As stated above, we would be playing members of the Ordo Hereticus and be investigating the rumors of the Silent Separatists. As we dig and investigate, slowly our Inquisitors will begin to discover that there is indeed more to the Separatists than was first thought and that they may in fact be a true threat to the very Imperium itself.

Below are some images of some Inquisitors I would love to use as characters. At most, I would like to see a team of 4 but I am perfectly fine playing 2 as well!

Male Inquisitors:
Revaan Garrick
Helstrein Greykin
Barbosa the Swift
Thane von Hroth
Marious Canto

Female Inquisitors:
Celia von Ryke
Danika Thrail
Vakenna van Keel
Tasha Credar
Fae Emeldus​

 

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