King Arts
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You have taken power over the Imperial World of Calixicanus, a world that borders on Tau space. The previous Governor met his end at the hands of the Inquisition after he attempted to secede from the Imperium in a attempt to join the Tau Empire. The Civil war that ravaged the planet has left your economy in shambles, and your people starving. Your people turn to you for guidance.
The planet has a single continent "which is roughly the size of Pangaea" located in the middle of a vast, acid sea. Roughly 60% of the continent consists of the hive "which occupies most of the north-west, and middle territory on the continent" while the south is occupied by Tau survivors, and the east is occupied by a vast horde of Greenskins. The hive is surrounded by a vast ash wasteland, devoid of any natural life. The air is also poisonous to those without a filtration system. Ash storms and acid rain is what you should expect if you exit the safety of the hive.
Your personnel palace is a luxurious place, fitted with servants who will attend to your every desire, and defenses that will allow a much smaller force to defeat a much larger one. Your predecessor outlasted the Imperium for many months in this fortress, killing many times his own number in Imperial Guard. He was only defeated when a Eversor assassin was unleashed in his courtyard, killing hundreds of his guards before managing to kill the man himself. With the confusion caused by this, the Imperium managed to retake the Palace, and in doing do, retake the world.
Most of the previous Government was wiped out in the Inquisitorial purge, your left with their replacements. Most of their replacements are hedonistic members of the Nobility, more interested in sex and drugs than actually running the planet. While others plot behind your back, waiting for a chance to strike and take Governship. Any attempt at replacing these men will however be met with fierce resistance, as every single one of them has their own private fortress, and army. At the time of your crowing, the combined Nobility can easily take you out of power if they want to.
The scars of the previous war have left their mark, your cities infrastructure lies in ruin. Your people are starving, with the whole chain of supplies being disrupted due to the war. Food is on its way from surrounding Agricultural worlds, but distributing it is another matter entirely. The top level "The Spires" inhabited by the Nobility is well fed from the fresh supplies delivered from off-world. But the lower levels aren't seeing any of the shipments, and are starving because of it. However the Nobility refuses too give up the food, believing another massive war is coming to the hive, and that they need the capability to feed themselves and their families "not to mention their vast amount of servants and soldiers" once the war hits. There's also been reports of the Nobles selling the food for ridiculous prices to the denizens of the lower floors. Often times literally costing a arm and a leg for a loaf of bread.
Your Manufactorum's lie in a state of disrepair, previously they produced Flak Armor, Las Guns, and Basilisks by the millions. But now they are now nothing more than ruins occupied by starving gangs and revolutionaries. It would take the lives of hundreds of thousands of Guardsmen to reclaim the Manufactorum's.
On the Eastern side of the Continent lies a vast Greenskin horde numbering in the millions. Every day they assault the hive, and every day they are repelled. But every day there is more of them, and less of us. The defenders are battered and bloodied, and are lacking in any sort of weapon heavier than a Plasma gun, they require support our they will fall. "Estimated force 50 million infantry and 80 thousand war-trucks"
Now on the South side of the Continent, a vast stronghold of Tau and human rebels has been established. Every day more and more Imperial Citizens run off to join the Xenos. Many die, but others make it, and are soon trained in the doctrines of the Greater good. The Tau force is growing rapidly, and if it isn't stopped soon, they may try to attack the hive. "Estimated force 15 million infantry, including 2 million full on Tau and 10 thousand hover tanks"
Rumors also exist of sadistic Chaos Cults growing in the belly of the under hive. Attractive to Mutants and the poor they promise pleasure, wealth, glory, and revenge on those who have oppressed them all of their lives. They lie deep entrenched in the under hive, getting rid of them will be no easy task. "Estimated force 20 million"
The Inquisition has tasked you to set things right, your task is to establish the planet back properly into the Imperium of man. You must solve your peoples economic crisis, you must eliminate all signs of Heresy in the lower levels, while ensuring the hive doesn't fall to outside forces. And in five years you will also be expected to provide your tithe to the Imperium "2 million men, and 12,750 Basilisk Artillery pieces" and five years after that you will be expected to provide the tithe once again. The Inquisition also recognizes the gargantuan task that you have before you, and so they have generously loaned you 5 million Cadian Guardsmen, 500 Leman Russ Tanks, 4000 Basilisk Artillery pieces, and a single Baneblade. You have also been given a entire team of Tech Priest Enginseers to be used in repairing your infrastructure. If you fail any of your assigned goals, you will be killed and replaced by someone more competent.
What do you do?
Note that the Inquisition is spying on you at all times, and that any attempt at betraying the Imperium will be met with you being tortured and then executed in the most painful manner possible.
The planet has a single continent "which is roughly the size of Pangaea" located in the middle of a vast, acid sea. Roughly 60% of the continent consists of the hive "which occupies most of the north-west, and middle territory on the continent" while the south is occupied by Tau survivors, and the east is occupied by a vast horde of Greenskins. The hive is surrounded by a vast ash wasteland, devoid of any natural life. The air is also poisonous to those without a filtration system. Ash storms and acid rain is what you should expect if you exit the safety of the hive.
Your personnel palace is a luxurious place, fitted with servants who will attend to your every desire, and defenses that will allow a much smaller force to defeat a much larger one. Your predecessor outlasted the Imperium for many months in this fortress, killing many times his own number in Imperial Guard. He was only defeated when a Eversor assassin was unleashed in his courtyard, killing hundreds of his guards before managing to kill the man himself. With the confusion caused by this, the Imperium managed to retake the Palace, and in doing do, retake the world.
Most of the previous Government was wiped out in the Inquisitorial purge, your left with their replacements. Most of their replacements are hedonistic members of the Nobility, more interested in sex and drugs than actually running the planet. While others plot behind your back, waiting for a chance to strike and take Governship. Any attempt at replacing these men will however be met with fierce resistance, as every single one of them has their own private fortress, and army. At the time of your crowing, the combined Nobility can easily take you out of power if they want to.
The scars of the previous war have left their mark, your cities infrastructure lies in ruin. Your people are starving, with the whole chain of supplies being disrupted due to the war. Food is on its way from surrounding Agricultural worlds, but distributing it is another matter entirely. The top level "The Spires" inhabited by the Nobility is well fed from the fresh supplies delivered from off-world. But the lower levels aren't seeing any of the shipments, and are starving because of it. However the Nobility refuses too give up the food, believing another massive war is coming to the hive, and that they need the capability to feed themselves and their families "not to mention their vast amount of servants and soldiers" once the war hits. There's also been reports of the Nobles selling the food for ridiculous prices to the denizens of the lower floors. Often times literally costing a arm and a leg for a loaf of bread.
Your Manufactorum's lie in a state of disrepair, previously they produced Flak Armor, Las Guns, and Basilisks by the millions. But now they are now nothing more than ruins occupied by starving gangs and revolutionaries. It would take the lives of hundreds of thousands of Guardsmen to reclaim the Manufactorum's.
On the Eastern side of the Continent lies a vast Greenskin horde numbering in the millions. Every day they assault the hive, and every day they are repelled. But every day there is more of them, and less of us. The defenders are battered and bloodied, and are lacking in any sort of weapon heavier than a Plasma gun, they require support our they will fall. "Estimated force 50 million infantry and 80 thousand war-trucks"
Now on the South side of the Continent, a vast stronghold of Tau and human rebels has been established. Every day more and more Imperial Citizens run off to join the Xenos. Many die, but others make it, and are soon trained in the doctrines of the Greater good. The Tau force is growing rapidly, and if it isn't stopped soon, they may try to attack the hive. "Estimated force 15 million infantry, including 2 million full on Tau and 10 thousand hover tanks"
Rumors also exist of sadistic Chaos Cults growing in the belly of the under hive. Attractive to Mutants and the poor they promise pleasure, wealth, glory, and revenge on those who have oppressed them all of their lives. They lie deep entrenched in the under hive, getting rid of them will be no easy task. "Estimated force 20 million"
The Inquisition has tasked you to set things right, your task is to establish the planet back properly into the Imperium of man. You must solve your peoples economic crisis, you must eliminate all signs of Heresy in the lower levels, while ensuring the hive doesn't fall to outside forces. And in five years you will also be expected to provide your tithe to the Imperium "2 million men, and 12,750 Basilisk Artillery pieces" and five years after that you will be expected to provide the tithe once again. The Inquisition also recognizes the gargantuan task that you have before you, and so they have generously loaned you 5 million Cadian Guardsmen, 500 Leman Russ Tanks, 4000 Basilisk Artillery pieces, and a single Baneblade. You have also been given a entire team of Tech Priest Enginseers to be used in repairing your infrastructure. If you fail any of your assigned goals, you will be killed and replaced by someone more competent.
What do you do?
Note that the Inquisition is spying on you at all times, and that any attempt at betraying the Imperium will be met with you being tortured and then executed in the most painful manner possible.
