The Illuminated Masters.

The Illuminated Masters.

It was a grey night in April that the men finally came to beat me and drag me before the Illuminated Masters. "Make it look good" Carstairs had said "Otherwise they'll realised that I told you", but after an evening of drinking Claret so red it was nearly black it would have seemed odd if I had thrashed the first two as he suggested.

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You may have noticed that writing seems to have slowed on here... I'm really busy!

I am hoping to make an assault on the next section of Malechtas in a short while though.

Cogs and Wheels and the Midday Sun.

Cogs and Wheels and the Midday Sun.

The enemy definitely were not supposed to be here was the only thought occupying Lance-Corporal Penworthy's mind as the 1st Eden rapidly formed up its ranks. Way out in front a few brave souls were hammering range markers into the dry and dusty ground, even as the huge enemy mobs streamed out of the Elephant grass towards them. Impis one Oxford cad had named the mobs the natives fought in taking the word from the Zulu's of the Natal and the name had stuck. Penworthy noted that there seemed to be a lot of them, and each Impi was usually at least 200 warriors strong.

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Malechta's Treatise upon the Line of Saro.

Fifty Third Volume, Chapter Twenty Nine

In the previous chapter I described the return to the market place of the Fall of Dorn and of the discovery that the Hull Rats had been expelled from that place by Captain Jalasas. The forces of Talis Saro were determined to go to the Leader of the Hull Rats Von Hells and attempt to prevent any reprisals.

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Malechta's Treatise upon the Line of Saro.

Malechta's Treatise upon the Line of Saro.

Fifty Third Volume, Chapter Twenty Eight

In the previous chapter I described the discovery of the new vessel to which Talis Saro determined to transfer his command to. This vessel showed signs of having been sabotaged by the previous inhabitants.

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Malechta's Treatise upon the Line of Saro.

Malechta's Treatise upon the Line of Saro.

Fifty Third Volume, Chapter Twenty Eight

In the previous chapter Talis Saro spoke with the Sensanarion the leader of the Faction known as the Lighteyes. From these people they had hoped to get information that would help them to escape from the Graveswarm before the two vessels hit the Space Hulk and were drawn into the Warp. This mission had been successful, with the Sensanarion locating a vessel seemingly parked just outside of the Graveswarm.

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Malechta's Treatise upon the Line of Saro.

Malechta's Treatise upon the Line of Saro.

Fifty Third Volume, Chapter Twenty Seven

In the previous chapter I showed the truth of the Officers meeting with the great and powerful of the factions of the Fall of Dorn. Plans had been set in motion and many pieces of information had been gained. In particular Bosphorus the Grand Architect High Magos of the Tick-Tock men had told them of the Lighteyes faction, who he suggested might be able to help them locate a vessel within the Graveswarm that they could move to and repair.

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Malechta's Treatise upon the Line of Saro.

Fifty Third Volume, Chapter Twenty Six continued

The officers of the Treasurer prepared themselves to meet with Chemyst Hulang the somewhat oleaginous leader of the Fuellers faction. Already they had met with the representative of the Megiddo, a serious man with a great belief in his factions system of government. They had also met self-styled Magos Bosphorus the leader of the Tick Tock Men, who they had told of the upcoming impact with the Spacehulk and who in turn asked that his techpriesthood be taken off the vessel and he be included in the resultant priesthood, indeed he requested that he be granted the Sensorium as his domain. The last person they had met was Von Hells the lowerhold barbarian who had designs on the lighter bay market.

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Malechta's Treatise upon the Line of Saro.

Fifty Third Volume, Chapter Twenty Six

In the Last Chapter the details of the initial meeting with Captain Jalasas were given, and the importance of that meeting explained. However the second larger meeting, known to Historians as the Meeting of Five Factions was were the crew of the Seleucaemi Treasurer began to understand the interplays of power on the Fall of Dorn.

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