Spirit of Duality

The ***Spirit of Duality***, Gloriana-class Flagship of Necalli, Primarch of the Claws of Xipac, is a truly glorious vessel, its golden colour only surpassed by the *Pythonis Mertricius* of the Consuls Exemplar, or the Emperor’s own flagship. Designed as a pure assault vessel, the mighty flagship punches through xenos fleets or renegade human blockades, deploying thousands to the surface below before turning and destroying any remaining enemies in orbit, just as the sons of Necalli destroy those who dwell on the ground.

 History

Constructed shortly after Necalli was found, the *Spirit of Duality* had but a single purpose that governed its every aspect; deploy warriors to the surface of a world. Its engines were optimised to provide continual high outputs, propelling the ship forward with ease, its thick armour and bank upon bank of void shields keeping it safe, while extended drop bays with specially modified cyclical drop-pod launchers dotted its underside, able to deploy its entire complement of warriors within the space of a mere five minutes.

Though the ship's weight class was about average for the Gloriana-class, the *Spirit of Duality* was amongst the longest of her kind, stretched out and compressed, two larger constructs connected by a comparatively thin strip of armour. The front takes the form of a standard Imperial battleship, a gargantuan plough shaped ram, its surface dotted with the tell-tale signs of torpedo launchers, while the sterm of the vessel housed the ships massive engines, reserve hangers clustered around the them, alongside the command deck and crew quarters.

It was the central connection however, known as the Great Hallway, that gave the ship its true power, stretching for most of the vessels total length, and mounting the majority of the vessels drop bays, the drop pods arranged into great revolving structures, allowing multiple to be loaded at once, rotating into position the moment the preceding vehicle had been fired, far quicker than most conventional single loaded drop bays.

Sleek and smooth, its armour cleverly worked into the overall super-structure of the vessel, the *Spirit of Duality* cut through space like a knife, its spindly appearance compared to its fellows not revealing its true power. In combat, this knife would pierce the defences of a world, deploying the legion in an instant that saw worlds die before their fleet had even been destroyed. When a board action was required however, the *Spirit of Duality* could use its unique shape in another way, positioning itself over an enemy vessel, gargantuan mag-grapples holding the vessel in place directly beneath the Great Hallway, boarding pods cycled into position and firing in a heartbeat, slamming into the unfortunate vessel, magnetically clamping themselves in place before drilling in deep, deploying their warriors into the heart of the enemy.

The *Spirit of Duality* was far more than a mere warship however. Indeed, due to the nature of the Claws of Xipac, Necalli made it plain throughout its construction that it must forever stand as a place of peace as much as it was a vessel of war. Works of art from across the Imperium dotted its halls, rarely seen by anyone outside the IIIrd Legion. In this way, the *Spirit of Duality* offered the Claws of Xipac a place of much needed respite from war, allowing the duel nature of the violent nature to find peace.

## Notable Features

### The Place of Two

Regarded as the most important place on the flagship of the IIIrd Legion, even eclipsing the bridge in this regard, the so called “Place of Two” was a large hall, grand enough for an Imperator titan to stand upright with ease, acting as a place where the legion as a whole could gather if so desired. At the centre of this room is a mighty throne, cast from golden Auramite, sanctioned by the Emperor himself, large enough for a Primarch to sit upon. From this vantage point, Necalli can sit in judgement, offer mediation and ruling on any disputes that arise amongst his sons.

Within the hall, all are free to speak their mind, Masters of Fire and Necalli himself ensuring that none feel sidelined or silenced, freeing those of lower rank to bring issues forth about their commanders if they so desire. Often, Necalli himself oversees these proceedings, no matter their scale or seemingly trivial nature, but when he is not, a council of the Masters of Fire stand in his sted, three of their numbers giving impartial ruling in the name of necalli, in such a guise empowered to speak with his voice, their words as final as if they had fallen from the Primarch’s own lips. Woe betide any who breaks the sanctity of the Place of Two and continues a feud after deliberation has been had and a decision reached.

## Technical Specifications

* Length: 24.5 Kilometers
* Role: Drop Assault Carrier
* Date of Construction: M30.917