Aleph sector report 2512.018M42 1/2

++++TRANSMITTED: Bastien

++++++++RECEIVED: Hussaria

+++++DESTINATION: Hussaria

+++++++++++DATE: 2512.018M42

++TELEPATHIC DUCT: Nyan Erebia 

+++++++++++++REF: INQ/35883267493746/HE

+++++++++AUTHOR: Agent Parnevus 

+++++++++SUBJECT: Aleph Sector 

+++++++++THOUGHT: Ruthlessness is the kindness of the wise

My Lord Vorushko,

As requested here is a summary of the most pressing concerns in the Aleph Sector as we approach 019M42. 

Aleph Sector: strategic situation 

Imperial dispositions in the sector are strong, though tenuous. The Vastrid and Valitane subsectors appear to be secure, and the Imperium continues to make gains in the Hadron Expanse, bringing more worlds of the Imperium Nihilis back to the emperors light. The Perseus Deeps remains embattled, but supply lines from the imperial hub through the Foramen Majorie continue to serve as a vital lifeline. 

The Zadoc subsector is all but lost, save for the facility at Caitlen station and two systems in the Mabb Nebula. Supply lines require great use of the imperial fleet, as there is no safe fully controlled passage through the Deeps to the Expanse. The key system of Paradorn remains the lynchpin of imperial control of the wider sector. 

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Strategically the imperium appears strong, but the fleets are spread thinly and the warriors of mankind are engaged on several fronts. Worse, there are traitors in our midst. In the next sections I shall deliver an abridged summary of the key artefacts, theatres of war and the main threats to human dominion of the sector. 

Aleph Sector: Artefacts of power

There are several artefacts of great power already known within the Aleph Sector, and some that are unknown except to a select few. 

First and most importantly are the necron devices. As you already know, these devices are capable of a measure of control over the warp. There are five of these devices, all created by the Bahotek and Harakhty dynasties when the galaxy was young. Part of an experiment to reduce the necron's need for the webway, the devices are cylindrical jet black constructions on which can be seen faint veins of irridescant green. The surface of each monolith, which is approximately the size of a small shuttle, is impossibly smooth and perfectly cylindrical, manufactured to a level of precision unheard of to the imperium of man. It's surface is also harder than all known materials and attempting to destroy the device results in the necron artefact simply disappearing only to reappear somewhere else. Once activated however, the devices can be controlled to emit jets of energy into the warp, pushing it away from realspace in a corridor, causing the Foramen across the Cicatrix Maledictum.

 

One such device exists at Corticant under the constant vigilance of the astartes and adeptus mechanicus, holding open the Foramen Majoris and Foramen Minoris. These are the primary openings allowing the Imperium to continue to communicate with their worlds in the Perseus Deeps and nearby Imperium Nihilis, opened thanks to your foresight and will. 

 

A second device is active at Einmyrria, switched on by the tau after the eldar of Kel Sandros located the key and the means to activate it. Eldar, being psychic, cannot approach the device itself, as any psyker coming within twenty feet is instantly killed and their soul sucked into the device. This is the reason for the device's other name - the "soul hole".

 

The third device or original "soul hole" is partially active and under the control of Warsmith Stahl. Discovered by the chaos daemon prince "Moonface" the device was used to transport troops across the galaxy after being figured out by Moonface's patron god [REDACTED]. Stahl now controls this device and uses it to avoid always needing a fleet, although even the mechanicum under the Iron Warrior's leader have no real idea how it works.

 

The fourth device is currently in our possession  and in stasis. The fifth and final device is on Hexis in the Lysis system. The activation of the fifth device is certainly possible, although currently we are not in possession of a necron key. The Mechanicum have thus far been unable to find an alternate method of activating the xenos technology.

Once activated, the powerful artefact will create a channel of calm in the empyrean, undoing the Cicatrix and forming a stable passage across the great rift. However, the direction and form of the channel can be directed by whoever activated the device, leading to three possible outcomes, assuming the device was activated in situ.

The resulting channel will exit on the other side of the rift in three possible stable configurations. The first will link the Lysis system directly to the warp lane to Ultramar, bypassing the Tau empire altogether. The second will provide a direct link to the Hadron Expanse from the Tau empire, while the third will connect the new worlds of the Expanse to the chaos held Enceladus subsector. It does not need my commentary to explain the importance of delivering the right result on Hexis. 

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We have also learned of the “shards of chaos” thanks to your agents’ investigations. These artefacts of great power are each aligned to one of the heinous powers, and together they represent an awesome power to control - or be controlled by - the dark gods. However we are also alarmed to learn that it appears the chaos faction of the “Emerald Serpent” are seeking out these artefacts. Destruction of these shards is of paramount importance, regardless of collateral cost. 

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Aleph Sector: Key theatres of war 

The key theatres of war in the Aleph Sector remain centred around control of the limited stable passageways through the Cicatrix Maledictum. The primary area of co cern is the Foramen Interdictum, comprising of the majoris and Minoris lanes. The Minoris is currently under the control of Archmagos Cybixx, but do not rejoice. I fear his intentions are to betray you once his forces have taken Destino. 

Meanwhile the system of Tarlius remains under Stahl’s control. Chaos are in command of one end of the Foramen Majoris, although the imperium maintain command of the Paradorn end, and the initial landings at Mordecai have taken some of the pressure off the imperium. Convoys remain viable, for now, but the threat of chaos interception remains, and at some point Stahl’s domain will need dealing with. 

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The Hadron Expanse has become a viable concern since the calming of the Hadron rift. So far despite the intentions of the so called Alliance and the traitorous forces, the imperium has established a solid presence in the Expanse, not only taking the systems of Arawath and Hussaria, but defending Palantir and taking Dnatha from the alliance. 

Forces must be kept on alert in the Expanse. We have made a good start at expanding the imperium, but threats remain on all sides. I propose a call for a crusade to keep the onward momentum. In addition, intercepted messages from the heretics in the Federacy suggest another Blackstone Fortress May have been located. 

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The key battle zone in the Hadron Expanse remains the Lysis system and the planet of Hexis where the fifth device is in situ. The imperium have control of much of the planet, but the ruins remain contested by a strong chaos force and a resurgent alliance. 

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In the second part of my report, I will return to the key threats and the motivations of our enemies. 

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