The Barbed Hook

"What are we talking, wargear? ships?"

"Wargear level"

"Hm, well, a treasure hunt beats citadel cracking."

"Agreed."

"When do we leave?"

"As soon as you're ready"

"It will take some time."

"Well, we aren't going anywhere"

Pyriel: "we need to take care of the wounded, and honour the dead."

"I understand. Let me know when you're done."

Pyriel: "I will... i have a few men still to account for... Some might have been taken by a vindicator blast..."

"mm. In that case, let me know when you are done. I must return to my ship."

"I will, brother. I will." *He stands, and starts walking into the field.*

*If you want to do something with tyren, he's still walking fairly aimlessly*

*not yet i think*

*In that case, timeskip*

*A few hours later, the battlefield has been cleaned up considerably, brother astartes transported back to the hammer, for transport back to nocturne, or for medical attention.*

Pyriel: +We are prepared to move, brother.+

Tyren: *has given up wandering, and after punching a wall into splinters and concrete dust in frustration, heads back to the ship*

*actually one thing....Tyren finds what looks to be an old renegade imperial army camp, from the iron warriors*

+Good to hear+

*Tyren moves slowly through the shattered remains of a building, his stalker bolter raised.*


Pyriel: +20% casualties... 100% of the recruits. *heavy sigh*+

he finds one of the tents...with a box in it. the words 'for tyren' written on it

+Brother...I am sorry+

*He kneels, and carefully opens the box*

Pyriel: +I should not have brought them here, they were not ready for war.+

there's a note
"Tyren, if you find this, and that's a big if, I just want you to know we're safe. We survived. Don't worry. But...as a thankyou for what you did for us, I left you this. Don't ask how I got it. Goodbye, and I hope to meet you again someday.
Lyanna."
in the box is a pistol...clearly archaeotech

+You had no choice brother. Trust me, I've been through this same thing.+

*A sigh of relief leaves tyren's body like a wave. he takes the box and carefully lays it at the bottom of his pack, surrounded by soft items, his bedroll, a blanket.*

Pyriel: +*Sighs again* I will make sure they are returned to nocturne... it cannot be today, but one day i will.+

+Lord Rhytan would be proud+

Pyriel: +His initiates fought well...+

OOC. ..rae........

+indeed+

Pyriel: *Regains the composure in his voice* +Where are we going brother?+

+Oddly enough the planet has no name. Explorators who found it went missing before it could be named. Including a contingent of your own legion+

Pyriel: +...How long ago?+

+A long time, before the start of the heresy+

+Then it is unlikely any yet survive...+

+But not impossible brother. The records state another legion had a contingent also, but no record of whom+

+then we must tread carefully, we do not know if they are traitors.+

+Not necessarily. If they are, then they may not even know of the heresy+

+how far out is this system?+

+Not too far, hence why we're starting there+

+within the range of astropathic communications then+

+indeed+

+in which case they know the heresy has happened, but perhaps not which side their primarch has taken.+

+We lost all contact with them pyriel. You'd think if they had that capability they'd have used it+

+hmmm... Well... We must endeavour to protect them from themselves, if that is the case.+

+Maybe. Maybe. Do not forget, the first people the traitors killed were their own brothers.+

+From themselves and their own brothers then...+

+Indeed+
*cut to them arriving?*

*yeh*

they arrive over the planet
the planet below is a lot of ocean and lots of small islands
in addition, they quickly discover among the asteroids in orbit around it, is wreckage of imperial ship
as for any psykers, to them the planet seems to be some kind of blank spot

*only navigators by way of psykers, Rae has some low level talent but is currently on terra I suppose.*

Pyriel: +I hate water.+

+This is....odd. Don't get too close to the planet, its possible something from below destroyed their ship. Sending dropships from here should do the job.+

Pyriel: "target the largest landmass, we can set up a beachhead there.+

+Affirmative. Deploying our vanguard+

Pyriel: +The very same, heavy support will follow after area is confirmed clear. Are we picking up any vox traffic?+

+Negative+