+++Transmission Received+++
+++following events are based upon fragments of intercepted transmissions between agents working for internal security of Neptunus Minoras and an unknown Xenos warship in a stealth orbit and interrogations of the same agents+++
Inquisitor Pius Wood strode swiftly into the room, sweeping his bolter from left to right ensuring none of the mutants had compromised their safety.
‘Clear. Move on in.’
Martell walked backwards into the room, firing into the slowly advancing wall of mutants as they shambled slowly up the narrow corridor behind them.
‘Seal the door,’ Ordered the inquisitor, ignoring Martell as he moved to the central dais of the large circular room ‘Where are the others?’
‘Dead. Korban fell at the last junction.’ Martell bolted the heavy door before loading another round into her Kroot Rifle and firing it into the lock, sealing it shut.
‘A pity. He would have been more useful alive. For now, at least.’
‘He was a good man too’ Wood ignored the gibe, so Martell pushed on ‘As were Melca and Durmont’
‘They fell defending the Impirium, humanity and civilisation. Their souls will have some comfort from that’ Wood finally found what he was searching for, placed his bolter on the ground and pulled a heavy book emblazoned with the logo of the inquisition from his backpack. ‘Here, this is not of imperial construction, it appears to be alien.’
Martell walked over and peered down at the offending object.
‘It’s a water purifier, Tau construction. Quite harmless, no doubt traded for supplies.’
‘Ah, so we have found proof of their heresy.’
‘Heresy? The ancient imperial purifiers died centuries ago, this is the only thing keeping these people alive!’
‘They should have chosen death rather than trading with xenos. Have a care as to what you say.’ Wood marked the time and date in the ledger, and began to write his report. ‘These people must be purged. This…infection has gone too far.’
Wood looked up in time to see Martell swing her rifle down at him, the wicked blade scything through the air. He dodged to the right, but this only ensured that the blade punched through his chest rather than his throat. Martell pulled it out, shouldered the weapon and fired a round into him, putting another gaping wound in the old man’s chest.
He tried to curse her betrayal, to question her actions, but there was no air in his lungs with which to speak, the blade and bullet had seen to that. The question must have been painted on his face, however, as Martell answered it for him.
‘Why? Because the Imperium must fall. It is corrupt and decadent, it ignores its true enemies and strikes against those that would help it. Because you blindly hurt its people, whilst satisfying your own conscience by pretending its justified by an outdated ethos. Because people like the ones you have made me kill are innocent, whilst the ones you have me protect are guilty of crimes unimaginable. It’s not a crime to force people to live in deprivation, sin and agony, but it is a crime to try and make your life bearable. Because you have no respect for life, be it alien, human or even your own retinue. Because you ignore the crimes of the governor of this squalid rock but punish its people. Because you are blinded by power.’ She fired a final round into his forehead, snuffing out his life completely. ‘Because you took me away from Taura Major’
She reached down and pulled the inquisitorial signet from Wood’s corpse, slipping it onto her own finger and straightening up, reaching for her com-link as she did so.
‘Righteousness, this is Inquisitor Theya Martell. Inquisitor Lord Pius Wood has fallen in the defence of the Imperium, uncovering a plot from the Governor of this world to break from Imperial Doctrines.’
The reply came from the orbiting battleship immediately.
‘Inquisitor Martell, this is Righteousness Actual. We send our condolences. What are your orders?’
‘I need a drop ship to evacuate the Inquisitor’s body, and an orbital strike on the Governor’s palace within the next half an hour. Furthermore I need my yacht prepped, as soon as I have taken possession of her you are relieved of your obligations to me and my office and may rejoin the fleet at your leisure.’
‘Affirmative Inquisitor, Strike planning underway.’
+++Recording ends+++
+++It is believed that Theya Martell commandeered the former Inquisitor’s yacht and rendezvoused with the afore mentioned warship+++
+++The crew of the Righteous has been thoroughly interrogated, and, although found to be free of heresy, the Admiral has been punished for his lack of scrutiny of Martell’s claims+++
+++Previous contact with the Xenos known as ‘Tau’ suggest that Martell may well have joined with them+++
+++transmission ends+++
Theya Martell served with the Imperial Guard on the back water world of Taura Major, where the primary duty of her squad was to hunt down and attempt to control the Tyranid presence until a larger force could be brought in to eradicate it. Unfortunately the Tau also had a presence on Taura Major, and neither force had enough manpower to engage each other and contain the Tyranid threat. An uneasy truce emerged on the planet, with both sides doing their best to ignore the other as much as possible.
Eventually, however, the Tyranid forces focused their attention on the Imperial stronghold, and wiped out the populace. Only Martell and her squad survived, and were unexpectedly rescued by a Tau and Kroot force.
Martell spent many months living with the Tau forces, who excepted her into their culture quickly, allowing her to continue to hunt Tyranids with the Kroot scouting parties.
Eventually the Inquisitor Pius Wood came to the planet in order to resolve the situation, ‘rescuing’ Martell in the process and drafting her into his retinue, where she eventually became his acolyte.
Under his orders Taura Major was virus bombed.
Martell kept her loyalty towards the Tau empire secret from her new master, however remained in communication with Tau intelligence, using her influence to subtly steer the Inquisitor’s actions to bring more of humanity round to seeing the benefits of working for The Greater Good.
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WS BS S T I WP SG NV LD
57 76 52 58 72 81 72 68 56
Theya Martell is right handed.
Quickload, Deadeye shot, Dodge
Equipment
Armour:
2 points of armour everywhere except head
Weapons:
2 Revolvers
Shaper Agark’s modified Kroot Long Rifle
Miscellaneous:
Com-link, Motion Tracker, 10 reloads for Long Rifle, 3 man-stopper rounds, 2 flechette rounds.
Agark’s modified Kroot Long Rifle
This was a gift from the Kroot hunter Agark following Marcell’s aid in hunting down Tryranids on Taura Major after her Lasgun was destroyed defending him. Marcell has carried it ever since out of respect for the warrior.
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Type Range Mode Acc Dmg Shots Rld Wt
Basic C Single - 3D6+2 2 2 40