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Forge World Gomesama - Maniple Rho Pollonium Skitarii Fusiliers

The factory world of Gomesama is undergoing a great deal of growing pains. The Mechanicus has expressed a keen interest in taking over operations on the planet and the local government has done all they can to appeal to Sector Command on Yanchi to halt their takeover. In the mean-time, the Star Eagles Space Marines have done all they can to squash rebellion on the world. Several governors have been censured and a shaky compromise is in place. For the time being, the planet's four major continents have been split between the two factions with the ocean rights split right down the middle. Magos Dominus Tokud Kheberas has ramped up production on Gomesama to twice their levels before their occupation began and the world has slowly grown in importance. For this reason, it was only logical to begin establishing a militia to protect one of the sector's most vital worlds. The Skitarii Fusileers of Gomesama represent the fledgling military of the growing Mechanicus presence in the s

The Gallant Stand

A Warhammer 40,000 short story by Adam Fasoldt It was a pleasure to crush the scarlet warp spawn beneath her Imperial Knight’s massive weight. Seneschal Michelle Vaughn and her Knight Gallant, Tiamat, smashed a half dozen of them to paste with every stride. The crunch of bones, the squeals of rage, and the stink of their bursting bodies filled her senses even from the throne buried deep within Tiamat’s twilight-black edifice. She waded in a sea of red until she could no longer tell the difference between the writhing bodies of the living and their malformed remains. A lance of hell-wrought cavalry broke through the enemy ranks, trampling a score of their own number in a huge plume of dust in an effort to penetrate the Imperial line. They were devils mounted upon mechanical steeds, eyes blazing with hellfire. The disciplined Cadian command structure did not allow their lasgunners to take the bait. Instead, they maintained their fusillade against the tide of infantry. It was