Thavma Chronicles: The Report

by The Duke of Newcombe

An unknown Inquisitor from the Imperium's dying days retrieves an almost mythical historical document. Expect some familiar characters. Inspired by (read an inversion of) Menzies Tank's deviant art work. /gallery/48215519.

1. Chapter 1

Thavma Chronicles: The Initial Report.

After Action Report: Author's personal commentary bracketed and bolded in Italics added sometime after official archiving. Original archive date 114M42.303

To: Grandmaster (Redacted) Ordos Thavma

CC: Inquisitor Lord Wyndham Gileas, care of Sister Initiate Iubara Fidela.

From: Inquisitor (redacted)

Greetings My Lord,

I have the honour to inform you that the data repository known as the Veydon Archive has been successfully retrieved from the Space Hulk codenamed Act of Vengeance. This was achieved by an insertion team consisting of myself, Brother Gauis Bukanin of the Sons of Americ (seconded to the Deathwatch), The Rogue Trader Hrodbearth Eisenstark, the Reclamator Larissa von Dume, Magos Tatya Sable and a reinforced company strength party of Armsmen from the Rogue Trader Vessel Venit Heims.

(Get in, find what we're looking for and get out. Sounds simple doesn't it? But it never is. For starters I for one wasn't even convinced it existed).

Among other artefacts retrieved were the Relic Daemon Hammer known as the Hammer of Thunor, to be returned to Fenris at first opportunity, and the Storm Shield known as Americ's Legacy a decision on its ultimate fate pending a reply from the Sons of Americ Chapter Master.

(Meaning that because he recovered it after the Emperor alone knows how long, Brother Bukanin probably hopes to named the next Chapter Ancient and transferred from the Deathwatch)

Other articles and artefacts recovered have been disposed of according to the usual procedures.

(And since we took passage on a Rogue Trader, this means hidden away and sold off when that young rogue Eisenstark can be sure no one's looking.)

As suspected, the retrieval of this relic proved to be a challenging endeavour due to the Ork infestation around the artefact's last known location. (As 90% of Eisenstark's armsmen who accompanied us can posthumously attest, given the lengths that a Rogue Trader, particularly of his particular lineage was prepared to take to retrieve it, it seems that he at least, believes it is genuine.)

Preliminary investigation of the principal artefact itself suggests that this is indeed genuine or at the very least and authentic replication of the same. Popular conjecture regarding the method of storage and access also seem to be corroborated. (This raises some uncomfortable questions regarding the late Grandmaster himself, specifically his own methods and motives)

I will undertake more thorough tests of the archive when we have transitted into the Vakand system for repairs and an Auto Séance can be safely conducted.

Until then I remain your most Obedient Servant (Redacted) Inquisitor, Ordo Xenos, Ordos Thavma