Fight of the Faithful

General Summary

Following the recent confirmed Ork occupation of Rolk's Landing by the  Waaagh!boss Redgob , Imperial Command HQ at Kulak sent out a number of patrols to see the expanse of the Waaagh's reach. During one such patrol of the area of space around the minor shrine world of Rolk's Legacy, Imperial Patrol 46 found evidence of Orks on the world's surface.
Facing the prospect of another Imperial world falling to Waaagh! Redgob, the patrol was sent planetside. Led by Lieutenant-Colonel Tarquin Valdez the patrol landed and was soon embroiled in a battle of faith with the greenskins around the site of one of the planet's fort-shrines. Heavy casualties were suffered on both sides, but the Imperials were ultimately successful and drove off the Orks and burning down their blasphemous idols before they were able to further desecrate the shrine's sacred contents

Rewards Granted

Imperial: Overall Crusade Force: +2 Faith points, +1RP Lt-Col Valdez: +4XP Vanguard Command: +1XP Commissar Thrawn: +1XP 1st Squadron, 5th Tin Men: +1XP Brown Squad: +1XP Magenta Squad: +1XP Shadow Squad: +4XP
All the above will also receive the Badge of Valour: Sleipner for operating in the Sleipner sector as part of the 1st Sleipner Army Group, after the Great Rift had opened (took part in a game of 9th/10th Edition 40k) Shadow Squad, for their expert marksmanship and tenacity in close combat which was crucial to securing victory, have been awarded the Ribbon Intrinsic (Marked for Greatness- squad) Lt-Col Valdez, for leading by example, both as a tactician and as a combatant, and securing victory, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (Marked for Greatness- Character)

Missions/Quests Completed

Both sides had victories in this battle. Overall the Imperial force won 35VP-20VP and cleared the board of all Orks and, as such, the 5122nd Crusade army gained 2 Faith Points and both Lt-Col Valdez and Shadow Squad were both declared as "Marked for Greatness" and the force gained a total of 13XP spread across the seven units
Waaagh! Redgob didn't leave empty handed though. Waaagh!boss Redgob completed the agenda of scrapping the entire sentinel squadron and received a good haul of XP and 1 scrap point for the Waaagh!. One of the Ork boyz mobs also gained enough experience to gain a promotion to Blooded and a battle honour. The Waaaghbearer also had surjery at a doc's klinik and had his eye repaired

Character(s) interacted with

Commissar Thrawn had a relatively quiet game but did manage to take out 2 orks in melee before being struck down himself- no doubt inspired to acts of valour by the shrine he was defending
Lt-Col Valdez acted as the exemplar of an Imperial Officer- for the majority of the game, he remained amongst his troops, relaying orders to improve the effectiveness of his units, but when the Orks were within range and the nearby units failed to take out the targets, Valdez calmly raised his bolt pistol, firing twice in the game - once to put down the Waaagh! banner bearer and one to finally end the Waaaghboss's efforts after he rose from the dirt

Created Content

Rolk's Legacy Commissar Thrawn Vanguard Command Ordo Prefectus Golovko's Gladiators

Report Date

28 Oct 2022

Primary Location

Rolk's Legacy

Related Characters

• Redgob
• Tarquin Valdez

Related Historical Events

• 12 SCM
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