Dark Heresy - Wisdom is the beginning of fear.

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Unread postby Kelne » Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:59 am

Renovations, eh? This certainly suggested they'd be able to reach the dampener, and hence the psykers, from the room, which was much of what Cryvus had hoped to learn. Unfotunately, it didn't look like they'd be getting any further without shooting the woman, which wasn't on the agenda just yet.

"Lead on then," he said, alert for signs of treachery but willing to maintain his cover for the moment. Crisis of course wouldn't need telling to be on his guard.

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Side Corridor

The woman lead Lord Bludnoch and his bodyguard up the stairs behind her, the flight turned back on itself several times during the ascent. As they neared the top of the stairs they caught sight of their destination; a single reinforced wooden door.

"Here we are, my lord." the woman announced, opening the door and revealing the chamber beyond. It certainly wasn't a meditation chamber; it looked like it didn't belonged in the Alabaster Court at all. All ornamentation had been stripped from it and the usually fine furniture was absent. In their place was what you'd expect to see in a person's private chambers; desk, chair, bed and a few other pieces, all quite robust in their construction. The reason for this was readily apparent; the white robed man seated in the chair possessed considerable bulk on account of the extensive level of bionic enhancements he'd received. Crisis went for his weapon as soon as he saw him.

"Go ahead." The man spoke in a clipped accent, one that Cryvus couldn't place. "Assault with intent to murder is a serious charge, though I doubt you'll live to face the courts if you pull that trigger." His tone was deadpan, his face without expression. The lens of the bionic eye set into the right side of his face adjusted itself to bring the two of them into focus. "All I want is to have a little talk."

Cryvus couldn't read the man. Crisis kept his weapon trained on the cyborg, the man so heavily augmented that he could have passed for a servitor. He remembered the reports the others had given about the fight in the Hustle. He remembered the wound Mikolas had received from the man. Did he intend to kill them or was he being truthful? No matter which it was the man was waiting for his response.
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Dulov did his duty- without getting patted on the back, hopefully- keeping an eye out for anything suspicious like poisons or assassins. He felt more comfortable in this role, as Dulov's job fit Mik's motivations, rather than trying to work things out vice-versa.

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Having decided that there were rather too many flights of stairs being put between him and the lower floors for this to be a conveniently located resting point, Cryvus was certainly on his guard as they ascended. He was mindful of the instructions circulating to deal with him, and wary on that account, but mindful also of his duty. Scurrying off in the face of danger would net him nothing. If it came to open conflict, he would put his fate in the hands of the Emperor, and if not, there might indeed be something to be learned.

Upon seeing the figure seated in the chair, Crisis's mind certainly seemed to leap to the conclusion of combat, and given the man's surfeit of bionics, he had cause. Still, at the man's invitation to talk, Cryvus raised a palm, checking any hail of gunfire. For the moment, at least.

"By all means," he said mildly, "You strike me as a man who would take quite some killing in any case. So, what shall we discuss?" He made no move to seat himself or approach the man. While there were no weapons visible, there were those nasty blade implants to consider at the very least, and he doubted those would be the end of it.

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Private Chambers
Crisis kept his weapon trained on the cyborg, not that it seemed to bother his target. The woman who had guided them up the stairs stood there impassively. The augmented man smiled broadly.

"What payment you're receiving, for a start. You may be able to fool the inbreds downstairs but I recognise my own when I see them. I doubt any of you have even set foot on Fenksworld."

Cryvus:
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He's fishing for details and trying to confirm his suspicions, pretending to know everything so that you'll speak more freely.

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Hall of Statues

The service ended with a few complimentary words from the preacher, the gathered nobility filing out into the main hall with a mixture of boredom and smug reassurance. Gunner and Mithras felt significantly less admonished than they usually did after attending a religious service, a strange experience to say the least, while Mikolas was surprised that nobody had singled him out for some lapse in protocol as they had often done in the past. The evening seemed to be drawing to a close, several entourages heading towards the entrance to make their way home.

(Positions updated. Former post edited since Cryvus has made his choice.)

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Gunner stood, looking around the room quickly. He tried to make out as though this were simply your average bodyguard doing his job, looking out for his retainer. In truth he was wondering where Cryvus and Crisis had gotten off to, why they hadn't returned yet. He hadn't heard any shots, but that didn't necesarily mean anything. So now what? He looking at Mithras to see where he was going and what he would do first. Hopefully his fellow Acolyte was thinking along similar lines.

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Mithras had been rather taken away by the sermon, and hadn't noticed the prolonged absence of either Cryvus or Crisis, but when Gunner shifted his eyes to him he nodded, straightening up a bit.

"Things do seem to be coming to an end, don't you think?" he said with a slight chuckle, cloaking his worried expression, "now where did Bludnoch wander off to? Biggs, did you see?"

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"Conflicts between professionals can get ugly, can't they?" Cryvus asked, sidestepping the question, "I can't say I blame you for wanting to know where you stand. Let us just say that I am comfortable in my role here. Are you?" Any professional mercenary would be leery of giving a rival leverage over them, and Cryvus was confident the bionic man and his presumed partner would not be overly put out by his lack of direct confirmation. Whether they were mercenary enough to be tempted to sell out the Choir was an open question. It hadn't worked out well for Orday, but if nothing else, it would probably take the Choir time to run down an alternate assassin to exact retribution.

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Main Hall

"Are you speaking of your older relative?" One of the younger noblewomen turned to Strouke, evidently having overheard his question. Mithras though that he recognised her as one of the spectators from his duel. "He was strolling about here not too long ago and looked quite out of sorts. I suspect that he headed to the librarium near the entrance."

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"And why would you ask that?" the man responded, his voice laced with curiosity. "That's a question that could be taken more than one way. Especially if you have a gun in your face."

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Unread postby ChristianC » Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:22 am

Mithras gave the woman a pleasant (and possibly dashing) smile, nodded and doffed his hat to her.

"Many thanks, my lady. I will look for him there, I shall have to inform him he missed a most enchanting sermon."

And thus, he set off to find his 'missing relative'

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"Oh, that's just intrinsic paranoia at work," Cryvus said, directing a glance at Crisis, "Simpler not to argue the point, really." One of the basic rules of command was not to issue orders you knew would be disobeyed, and that gun looked rather unwavering to him. No, Crisis would holster it when he was good and ready, and Cryvus wasn't entirely certain he had grounds to dispute it as a tactical decision.

"No, I very much doubt you're being paid enough, and I'm in a position to change that. There's also the possibility of repeat business, which is never to be sneezed at." Cryvus was quite serious about the latter offer. The man had evaded three of their number, and badly hurt Mikolas into the bargain. He had skills, and while he might never be trusted so fully as others, Cryvus was sure the Inquisition had other well-paid mercenaries in its employ, and received good service from them. Unaware as they might be of their masters' true natures.

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Librarium

Lord Strouke and the bodyguards escorting him entered the Librarium and encountered what was quite possibly the largest collection of books any of them had seen in one place. House Strophes had a small private library but it was nothing compared to this. Each wall was lined with bookshelves that stretched up to the vaulted ceiling above them. Rows upon rows of lesser shelves divided what would have otherwise served as a ballroom into a maze of narrow passages. A white robed man shuffled towards them as they entered, leaving the side of an elderly nobleman dozing in one of the few recliners near the doorway, one finger extending to keep the glasses from slipping off his face.

"Can I help you, sirs?" he asked in a whispered and vaguely disdainful tone.

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The bionic assassin narrowed his one organic eye. "I didn't take you for anything more than a single team operation and that's quite an offer you're making." A smile played across his face. "Just who are you with, anyway?"

(Positions updated. Gunner, Mikolas and Mithras are obviously unaware of the exact location of Crisis and Cryvus and vice versa.)

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"Under the circumstances, you'll forgive me if I don't tell you. Leverage and so forth. But whether noble or impersonator, I clearly have backing." Cryvus's tone was one of deadly seriousness, "And if you want to know why that is, I suggest a little snooping of your own. I'll leave you to think on the matter," he said, turning towards the door, "You know where to find me when you've made a decision."

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Lord Strouke didn't much like the tone of this... servant. He'd been overwhelmed by the size of the library, he'd never seen that many books in his entire life. The silly thought struck him at once, he wondered if there were any issues of the Imperial Infantryman's uplifting primer in there.

"Y...Yes," he muttered, looking properly huffed and insulted by the man's tone. "Yes, I'm looking for Lord Bludnoch, I was told he would be here."

To spite the man, he spoke in conversational tone.

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Librarium

"Unless your friend goes by more than that one name then no, I have not. Now, can I help you with something important or is that all?" He readjusted his glasses with an extended finger, the seeing aid having slipped down his face as he spoke.

The chain that the old man dozed in had its back to them, but its occupant was portly enough to rule out the possibility that it was Cryvus.

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The assassin didn't move as Cryvus turned his back on him. The woman who'd lead them here glanced at her master before turning her attention back to the psyker. "This way, sirs." Crisis kept his weapon trained on the cyborg as he followed Cryvus down the stairs and, even once he was out of sight, frequently checked behind them in case they were being followed.

(Positions updated. Should Mithras and Co leave the Library they'll most likely bump into Cryvus in short order, so feel free to assume that's happened in your posts.)

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Mik allowed himself to be led, as Dulov, taking up defensive looking positions as needed, making intimidating glances even when not.

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He frowns, then huffs his chest, "You will help me find him, that is what you will do. And you should know to address a person of rank, civilian." he frowns, eyebrows knitting together, "I do not expect you to be so occupied that you can't fulfill that duty. Get to it."

Without further ado, he begins walking down the lanes of the library, looking for Cryvus.

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With the service apparently over and far too many people loose in the halls, Cryvus made his way towards the exit, keeping an eye out for the others as he went. He doubted they'd gotten into trouble, but walking out the door without them would be... Well, a bad thing.

Thankfully, he spotted Mikolas guarding the library door and stuck his head in to find Mithras mildly terrorising the staff, "My apologies, cousin," he said, "I was taking a rest and the time quite escaped me."

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"It seems that your quarry has found you instead, my lord." The librarian said deferentially, bowing to Strouke in a slightly exaggerated fashion. The man was careful to keep his tone polite, if slightly strained.

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Mithras turned with a smile to Cryvus, waving off the librarian as he stepped towards his friend.

"Cousin, yes, it is good that I found you. The mass is over and I believe it is time we made leave." He chuckled slightly, "It is a pity you missed it, it was quite fascinating. Not so heavy on the repentant sinner part of the belief, but that only goes to show, you know..."

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"Well, I imagine they made up for it on the joy aspect," Cryvus said, "But we should call it a day, perhaps. No sense hanging about." Making a last check to be sure they had everybody, Cryvus led the way out of the complex. He would refrain filling the others in on his findings until they were back at the Strophes Manor.

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The acolytes filtered through the front gate along with the rest of the nobility, their servants and the sedan they had been carried here in waiting for them outside. Elsergi was nowhere to be seen, the young scion of House Krin having left before them. Wedge received a few more respectful nods from his fellow bodyguards and a couple of apprehensive glances from the nobles they guarded. It was clear that he'd left an impression on the upper class this evening.

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House Strophes

The acolytes were welcomed home by their hosts' servants, provided with whatever refreshments they might leave and then left to their business. Laurent had ensured that they would have their privacy when they needed it. Brother Gear was still locked within his chamber, wrestling with the (thankfully metaphorical) daemon of addiction. Sister Masha was still awake and waiting for them, eagerly waiting for their report. She listened intently, paying particular attention to Crisis' report on his and Mikolas' eavesdropping. She was unable to conceal her shock when Cryvus mentioned his meeting with the augmented assassin. "I am surprised he was willing to parley at all. What is your measure of the man?"

The other detail that caught her attention was in Crisis' account of the conversation they overheard, the assassin confirming that the second speaker had been the cyborg that he and Cryvus had met with. "They make mention of Ambulon. A walking city, mounted on the back of a gargantuan machine that roams across the surface of Scintilla in search of mineral wealth. I have not set foot there myself but I understand that space is the most valued commodity amongst its people."

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"He struck me as decidedly capable but the mercenary type, willing to sell out his employer at the right price," Cryvus said, "Though in hindsight, that may have been an act to get what information he could out of me. I've made him an offer, but I don't intend to give him long to decide. They're aware someone is prying into their affairs, and if given too long, the ringleaders will slip away, possibly with the psykers in tow. And that we cannot afford."

Cryvus cast his gaze around the group, "The circle must be broken. I would prefer to have more information on the ringleaders, but unless our bionic friend opts to switch sides, I don't see that happening. We need to submit a report on the situation and start planning the endgame. Thoughts?"

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Mithras seemed fascinated by the mention of Ambulon, he'd heard of it before, but this was the first time in a while that he'd heard of it, and he listened and tried to think about how to... well... close the circle, so to speak.

"I doubt we can do much against the order openly, they were heavily guarded and are too well-liked and supported by the nobility for us to be able to do anything... If Caros is taking orders from this cyborg, he's more than who we think he is... or at least he represents someone who is..."

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Masha nodded to Mithras. "I agree. If we were to strike against the Choir's holdings here in Sibellus we would meet with disaster. It would require evidence both insurmountable and incontrovertible or the direct intervention of the Inquisition. Of course, if your speculation is correct then it would achieve nothing. Caros may know something, but I believe that this assassin and the mention of Ambulon are more substantial leads."

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"So if we can't resort to a big open war, with us hirin' our own guys and takin' them by storm, what are our options? I mean, I'm up for whatever gets the job done. I just wanna know what I can bring to the table, so to speak."

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"I doubt we'll get much more out of the Choir directly," Cryvus said, "Those in the know will have been warned by now, one way or another." As he thought on it, Ambulon made sense as a staging point for the perfidious xenos. Far enough removed from Sibellus to avoid fallout if the Choir was exposed, yet close enough to maintain some control.

"You're right; the Ambulon connection does bear investigation." Was he losing focus here? The desire to shut down the Choir and see an end to whatever torments the psykers were undergoing was strong. But even if they were successful, the instigators would simply slip away to conduct their activities elsewhere. "Our assassin is rather distinctive with all his bionics. I've no doubt that if he's a regular visitor, the dock workers will have taken note of him. We should be able to trace his movements."

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Masha nodded as Cryvus finished speaking and was about to respond. She was cut short as the lights went off, plunging the room into complete darkness.

Mikolas:
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Your augmetic eye kicks in a moment later, automatically responding to the lack of light. The shocked faces of your pals are tinted red, as is everything else, but other than that you can see perfectly. Judging from Crisis' motions you suspect that he's able to see as well.

"I expected better of the capitol city of the entire sector." Masha uttered with annoyance as she fumbled with something. "Especially in the spire. I wonder how long it will take the Cult Mechanicus to pin the blame for this failure on someone else."

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You hear a muffled thump from below you, at least one floor down.

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Mithras' eyes narrowed as the light disappeared, and his vision with it. It'd been far too long since he'd been outside the light, his eyes saw only inky blackness... Almost without realizing his hand went for his boltpistol and he tensed up, ready for anything.

"There is something or someone beneath us," he spoke in a whisper, touching the arm of whoever he could find.

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Mik gripped his fancy laspistol, and switched it to burst fire. The distinct whine of the machine spirit preparing itself to dispense death was pleasurable, but did not fully set him at ease. He pointed the gun at an empty sofa and held the trigger down for a few moments, hoping to get some light into the room.

"Get the stuff off the table, and get Masha covered. We might be in for a real shitstorm here."

He swung the gun around to face the door.

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Mikolas' laspistol blew holes in the exquisite sofa, the flash of laser fire briefly illuminating the massive warrior in stark strobe lighting. The material remained quickly igniting, bathing the room in its flickering light.

"What the-" Masha began, dropping the candle she had been about to light. Her reaction was checked by Mithras' own concern. Crisis drew one of his many side arms and flicked the safety off before hurriedly punching something into his data-slate and setting his sights on the main entrance to the room.

"Explosion." It read.

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Cryvus brought his own pistol into hand with commendable speed, though he held off on detroying the furnishings for the moment. They had light, now they must learn the dispositions of the enemy. Stealing towards the door while making sure not to silhouette himself in it, Cryvus called upon his powers, seeking out intruders in the manor.

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With the sudden light from the sofa, Mithras could see that, as of yet, they were untouched by intruders... how long that'd last, he wasn't sure of. Making sure his boltpistol was at his side, he looked around, trying to see if there was a lasgun stashed somewhere, the pistol was efficient, but had few rounds after all.

"We need to get out of this room, if they're targeting us, being stuck in here isn't going to help us. Keep low and move in pairs, go."

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"They're entering through the main doors, picking off staff as they go," Cryvus said, "They have numbers, but if we hurry, we can cut them off at the first floor. I don't want them reaching our hosts." Suiting actions to words, Cryvus headed out the door, intent on reaching the stairs down. With luck, they'd find a staff member along the way who could fetch them some glow-globes.

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Unread postby Besyanteo » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:52 pm

Well this was happening quickly. Cryvus was first out the door, so Gunner gave the first order that made sense to him.

"Crisis, go with him. Mithras with me, and Mik with Masha."

He readied his mauler, las pistols still holstered but near to hand, and headed out. He intended to choose a separate means of ascending from the second floor from Cyvus and Crisis, and make hell for anyone trying to get through. He was confident that Crisis could manage that job on his end, and that Cryvus could get him to do it in such a way that their host's home wouldn't cave in midway through the battle. How Masha and Mik would work together was anyone's guess, but everything ought to be fine, right?

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Mik nodded, and glanced at Masha hoping not to catch a look of utter disgust, especially now that he'd discarded the somewhat more palatable Dulov persona, and blown up her couch.

"Have you got a shooter on ya'? If not, I can rustle something up..."

Without waiting for an answer, he slipped into the hallway, deadset on getting to the group's quarters and snagging his gear.

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Re: Dark Heresy - Wisdom is the beginning of fear.

Unread postby Jak Snide » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:25 pm

Masha was holding a gun now, though Mikolas wasn't quite sure where she'd produced it from, and gave him a curt nod as she followed his lead. The giant headed straight for his bed, or rather what was lying next to his bed. His signiture helmet, razorwire and all, was strapped to his head a moment later and his kitbag slung over one shoulder, the immense strength of the man allowing him to perform this feat easily.

Cryvus paused in the hallway to bark at a servant who was running towards them. The man had evidently heard the commotion and come to investigate. He was quickly separated from his glow-lamp, a finely made thing to be sure but, thankfully, just as capable of providing illumination. Crisis was with him a moment later, now gripping a hastily retrieved rifle.

Gunner stepped into the corridor, pistol at the ready, and received a glow-pack from the servant Cryvus had shouted at a moment before. "What's going on, sir?" he asked, maintaining a respectful tone despite the situation. The glow-pack was far less ornate than the lamp his fellow acolyte had obtained and projected a focused beam of light rather than the omnidirectional illumination of the latter.

(He is a map of House Strophes. You're on the West Wing of the 2nd floor and there are three ways down to the 1st floor, each marked with a red X. Your hosts live in the West Wing of the 1st floor, directly below you. There is a means of accessing the 3rd floor from the 1st which is marked with an orange X; this small room is inaccessible from your floor. According to Cryvus the enemy is coming in from the main entrance of the main level.

You've split into three teams which, conveniently, allows you to each pick a descent. I'm guessing that Cryvus and Crisis will be taking the #1 stairs in an effort to get to their hosts ASAP. Please specify which stairs you intend to use.

You're also currently right next to your sleeping chambers and, as such, all your kit. Retrieving a weapon or bit of kit will only delay you slightly. Strapping on armour will take more time depending on complexity; throwing a flak vest on over your kit won't take long. Gearing up in full guard flak will. Say what you're retrieving before you head out. The more stuff you grab the later you'll get to your stairwell.)

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Re: Dark Heresy - Wisdom is the beginning of fear.

Unread postby ChristianC » Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:51 am

Mits nodded to Gunner and readied his boltpistol, bringing with him a few spare packs of ammunition.

"Gunner, are we going by our sleeping chambers? I'm not going to put on my guard-flak, it's too risky, might reveal too much... but I could use a lasgun in case..." he shrugged slightly, moving out and ready to do whatever Gunner decided to, he was picked by her after all.

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Re: Dark Heresy - Wisdom is the beginning of fear.

Unread postby Besyanteo » Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:50 pm

Gunner's only response was to nod briefly and head for their rooms. Time was vital, but they'd hardly protect the strophes by running into a fight unarmored and unprepared, dying before even denting the enemy numbers. On entering, he'd grab up and throw on a flak vest. He kept he weapons close to hand at all times like a good guardsman ought to, so there was no need to worry about grabbing up any of that now. He would wait for Mithras as long as necessary so as not to leave him behind, but not any longer than that.

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Re: Dark Heresy - Wisdom is the beginning of fear.

Unread postby Kelne » Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:44 am

Cryvus, having helped himself to some of the less conspicuous armour back when they were getting equipped, had made a point of wearing it wherever possible. It was a precaution he was feeling rather thankful for as he led the way to the nearest stairwell, intent on cutting the intruders off before they penetrated too deeply. He intended to get off at the first floor and establish a killzone around the stairs, keeping tabs on the intruders with those eerie powers.

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