From the writings of the Testimonio Millenniae, as written by Adept Tahau, 1 147.062.M42
Throughout the Calixis sector and its contained regions, the Alpha Crusade continued with its procession, utilizing whatever means were available to it to develop bastions within the region. Yet even as it proceeded onwards, the spur of the crusade that now firmly wedged itself within the the region began to slow down. Perhaps it was the realization that there was much heresy to reap. Perhaps other more clandestine reasons were at fault. Yet the influx of men and women who had enmeshed themselves within the Crusade found purpose in their new position - strengthening the foothold of the Imperium in ways scarcely understood even decades after their initial incursion. So much has happened that I find myself forced to write even more volumes, my arms growing weary from their fusion to the quill. As such, I shall keep the discussion brief, with more of the travelings of the Crusade rendered in other volumes that final editions of this tract shall cite.
It was with reluctance that Imperial forces accepted the Millennial's fleet at Scintilla. Claims that an Inquisitorial vessel met the Eclipse in orbit are spurious at the least, but his independent nature was oddly quelled. Reports indicate that he met with those of the Calixian Inquisition in the Tricorn Palace, his presence taken harshly by most and intriguingly by others. All state that he made his rationale clear, that he and the forces with him were to purge the enemies of Mankind and further spread the presence of the Imperium throughout the galaxy. His requests for cooperation were neither accepted nor rejected - while the Calixis Conclave did not stand against him, neither did they as a cumulative body accept him within their fold. Nonetheless, such a concept of further growth stimulated a few Inquisitors - tales of the destruction of daemons, of the conquests against the foul Tyranids by the Adeptus Custodes at Xarran III - and of his meeting with the Master of Mankind.
With such weight behind him, those who wished to act against the young Inquisitor were to wait. Ships from the Crusading fleet soon poured into the sector, ready to acquire the dispossessed and poor who felt they had no need to live. It was here that trouble began, as one of the Lords of Hive Sibellus claimed grand theft by a Crusader of the fleet. Demanding justice(however spurious the claim may have been) in the traditional Scintillan way, he hired the foremost champion of the Bloodsquares, Varrax the Foreboding, to engage the nameless human in a duel to the loss of a limb. Yet his expectations of an easy victory came to naught, for a voice of reason spoke up - an Astartes of the Knights Inductor, who lashed the noble with his tongue on the improper treatment of his fellow man. Despite fighting unarmed, with naught but a suit of scout armor on, he rended the arms and legs of the duelist champion, the burning sensation of his power sword cauterizing the wounds and ensuring that the wriggling torso of Varrax would not be so quick to return to the Square. With but a single moment, the antagonism of the rich was assured.
The visitations of the Millennial upon the capitol of the sector were not limited to its sole hive. Upon hearing that a man who had met the Emperor now stood upon the center of his diocese, a lavish celebration was proclaimed by Cardinal Ignato. Within the nave of the Cathedral of Illumination, the Inquisitor overlooked a sudden sermon that resonated through the mammoth building. He was shown the reliquary of Saint Drusus and, tellingly, was told of several of the venerated general's most well known stories. Little was told of the Millennial's meeting with the Emperor - enough to ensure that the Cardinal viewed him with a degree of respect. At the least, he found Ignato's faith to be sincere.
The journey next took him to Ambulon. Though his travel there was brief and not noteworthy, tech-adepts followed in his wake. Those of the Mechanicus complement within his Crusade learned what information they could about the workings of the ancient crawler, and small tech-conclaves sprouted upon the world's sparse surface, teams of red-robed figures and their servitors working to examine the hulks of the decrepit carcasses nigh-identical to the platform upon which the Hive Worlders rode. Some say that they found information dating to the purpose of the vehicles. Others state that they found conflict with the mutated descendants of whatever humans once used the behemoth machines. Their presence has only grown, though their isolation in the Wilderness precludes involvement in planetary politics.
The gangs of Gunmetal City were under threat. The presence of an aggressive Inquisitor threatened their position, and attacks on members of the Guard regiments who went to the world to acquire weapons were actively suppressed. Soldiers now walk the streets, and gangers have been forced to further hide their allegiance, as Lieutenant Commander Nacht's orders are to shoot on sight any bearing the sigil of a criminal organization. The world's output of weapons has slowly increased - yet rumors abound that the gangs have united, threatening to plunge the valuable forge into all out anarchy as soon as the pressure is released from their necks.
Upon the world of Iocanthos, the balance of power soon subtly shifted. The Vervai, the warlord known as King Skull, began to lose ground to Seth's Army of the Voice. Inquisitorial interference stripped the pious militia of its finest fighters for integration into depleted Guard regiments - though it provided him with weapons deemed broken beyond repair - weapons that served as a source of salvageable parts for the desperate fighters. The landscape was nearly cleared of vehicles, long rusting hulks of former Guard equipment removed for eventual repair and reuse by the Crusaders. Though tenuous, the two warlords seemed to not yet have come to the final battle - one that has yet to be inflicted to this day.
The world of Sepherus Secundus found itself soon split asunder - metaphorically, of course. Queen Lachryma's declaration of the equality of humankind, and her disbanding of the baron-serf system(believed to have been caused by certain discordian Inquisitors, though no reliable source has ever confirmed this), rended the population of the world into a multitude of sects. The serfs soon revolted, assailing their baronial overlords with pickaxes and other crude mining equipment. Their numbers clashed with the superior weapons of the planetary defense forces, who soon turned on the royal palace. What became of the Queen was not immediate - but her monarchy had crumbled, the palace looted by feral bandits and barons looking to further accrue their riches. The intervention of a force of Astartes, identified as the Glacial Wolves, were responsible for the purging of the barons and the world's transition to a more traditionally Imperial form of governing. While the Glacial Wolves are known to have had battle-brothers amongst the crusading forces of the Alpha Crusade, whether their actions were authorized by the Millennial are unknown.
Around the gas giant of 41 Pry, stations for gas mining were constructed in order to fuel the Crusade's need for fusion fuel. Pirate attacks raised in number - but decreased in overall effectiveness as the group of Sword-class Frigates known as Silver Squadron patrolled the area. Several Iconoclast-class Destroyers were claimed by the actions of Silver Squadron, saving many thousands of Imperial lives on board the gas mining stations, but some within the Crusade were agitated that escorts needed to be diverted to guard the void when every ship was needed to assail the Great Enemy.
The world of Cloister found a bastion reclaimed as the Black Templars made the world their base of operations. The mendicant monks who lived an ascetic lifestyle away from the trappings of cancerous society were initially shunned - but soon found homes in the outer regions of the large bastion as their leaders impressed Marshal Ehlert with the devotion they showcased. Thus, they were allowed to remain - though what conditions were placed upon them remain clandestine.
Upon the Crusade's arrival to the Drusus Shrine World known as Sentinel, the Millennial was rumored to have visited the shrine itself. What enlightenment Drusus blessed him with is unknown - all that was known of the supplication he offered to the saint was a necklace made many beetle carcasses, the shells and wings serving as the beads under a thin layer of surprisingly flexible glass fiber. Rumors that the Inquisitor crafted it himself after spending several days hunting down the many insects required to create the necklace seem to go hand in hand with Mechanicus teams scouring the wastes for lost technology.
It was upon the world of Endrite that the Mars-class Battlecruiser Marder was recovered. The wrecked vessel had lain upon the surface of the world for millennia, its arcane technology disturbing the locals and seemingly requesting their veneration. Though the salvage effort took three decades to complete, the Marder eventually lifted off from the planet, whose heretical populace was taken into custody by the Inquisition for reeducation. In their place, a new population was transferred to settle the planet, reaping its resources in the name of the Imperium.
The population of Ganf Magna was at a standstill before the Crusade came. More settlers were transferred to the world, being more heavily armed and capable of finally purging the world of the last few Feral Orks who inhabited the woods. With less focus on their planetary defense, crop outputs from the world increased tenfold. The world soon became relatively important within the sector, serving as a fresh source of fruits and vegetables.
Reports of Imperial vessels around the Dead World of Grangold raised speculation that the Millennial was visiting that world's shrine to Saint Drusus. Sororitas protection was rumored to have replaced the twin Dreadnoughts, who were intrigued by some facet of his appearance. What this may be is as yet unknown, though those who have interacted with him claim as though his arms were like the strongest ceramite. The site grew more visited, of interest in the wayward Inquisitor almost as much as piety towards the Saint.
The corpses of vehicles upon Heed were picked over, but it was the effort to colonize Klybo that drew much attention. Environmentally-sealed colonies sprung up over the decades, finally providing a bastion of humanity on the Death World. Rumors of STC technology upon the planet remained sparse - though no discoveries have been made in the decades since their establishment. The mammoth 'walking creatures' were soon discovered - ancient terraforming devices similar to those long abandoned on Scintilla, in some sort of automated mode. The work's enclave of tech-priests still seeks to access one of the constructs to reap the rewards within.
Despite his alleged kindness, the Millennial's protectiveness of his Crusaders was still blatantly showcased. When the primitive populace of Zillman's Domain burnt at the stake the initial landing party, his response was swift - a regiment of Imperial Guardsmen soon found itself raised against the medieval populace, lasguns cutting down the sword and shield-wielding warriors. Quickly cowed into submission, the king's lasgun was taken from him, degenerating the world's culture into near-anarchy. Reeducation camps were placed upon the world, ostensibly to explain the concept of technology to the populace. Yet it was claimed that other things happened there, things of terrible respite that are best not spoken of.
But it was none of these many things that truly were of note within his time in the Calixis sector. For conflict soon brewed - a clash of antagonizing wills that placed servants of the God-Emperor against one another in such a tenuous battle that threatened to undo all work that had been pushed forward in the former Calyx Expanse since its inception. While only the most well-linked of Adepts could ever write the truth, it was said to have started on the world of Malfi...
