Bastion of Resurrection

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The **Bastion of Resurrection** is the Fortress-Monastery of the Spears of the Phoenix chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, on the Hive World / Space Marine Chapter Homeworld of Asfixia, in the Nuada System, of Sub-Sector Lialu, of Segmentum Ultima.

## **History of the Fortress-Monastery**

### **M35**

#### **"Cursed" 21st Founding**

In late M35 the Senatorium Imperialis passed an edict, approving the creation of the 21st Founding of the Adeptus Astartes and had countless organizations of the Adeptus Terra and the Adeptus Mechanicus mobilized to focused all their resources on creation of the new Adeptus Astartes chapters, becoming one of the largest Foundings in the Age of the Imperium. The Magos Biologis of the Adeptus Mechanicus used the 21st Founding as a testbed for their experiments on improving the 19 specialized organs, known as gene-seed, used in the creation of a space marine. The Spears of the Phoenix Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes was created during this Founding, and so their Fortress-Monastery, Bastion of Resurrection, was constructed on the Hive World of Asfixia for them by the Departmento Munitorum's Engineer Corps and Labour Corps alongside the Tech-Priest of the Adeptus Mechanicus Forge World / Desert World of **[Redacted]**.

#### **Moirae Schism**

During the Moirae Schism the Adeptus Mechanicus Hereteks of **[Redacted]** sent the *Imperator*-class Titan **[Redacted]** and the *Warhound*-class Titans, **[Redacted]**, **[Redacted]**, **[Redacted]**, and **[Redacted]** and Secutarii forces from the traitorous forces of the Legio **[Redacted]** to destroy the Bastion of Resurrection and prevent the Spears of the Phoenix from interfering with the schism. The *Warhound*-class Titans engaged the ground forces of the Spears of the Phoenix while the *Imperator*-class Titan attempted to use it's Hellstorm Cannon to destroy the Bastion of Resurrections Generatorum and disable it's Defense Lasers. The *Imperator*-class Titan was only stopped by the Master of the Forge **[Redacted]** and the Assault Marines of the 3rd Company's 5th Assault Squad. Two of the Chapter's Techmarines heroically sacrificed their lives to fly a Thunderhawk Gunship close enough for the Master of the Forge and the Assault Marines to use Jump Packs and Melta Bombs to board the *Imperator*-class Titan before being shot down.

The Assault Marines and the Master of the Forge used their Melta Bombs to blow a hole into the *Imperator*-class Titan. The Space Marines battled their way through Secutarii Hoplites and Tech-priest until they reached the Titan's Plasma Reactor. The Assault Marines held off the Secutarii Hoplites while the Master of the Forge overload the Plasma Reactor. All the Space Marines remained on the *Imperator*-class Titan until it's reactor overloaded, stopping the God-Engine from breaching the Fortress-Monastery at the cost of the Space Marines' lives. With the lose of their command, the four *Warhound*-class Titans were thrown into disarray and slowly taken down by the Assault Marines of the 11th Assault Company.

The Hellstorm Cannon of the Imperator-class Titan created a massive trench in front of the Bastion of Resurrection, known as the Moirae Trench. At the end of this trench, closest to the Fortress-Monastery there are statues of the Master of the Forge **[Redacted]**, the ten Assault Marines 3rd Company's 5th Assault Squad, and the two Techmarine pilots of the Thunderhawk Gunship. These statues are known as the Heroes of Moirae.

#### **Fortification of Sub-Sector Lialu**

After the Moirae Schism was over and Imperial Compliance was restored to Sub-Sector Lialu, the Spears of the Phoenix shifted their focus to one Chapter's three purposes, to turn Sub-Sector Lialu into a bulwark of defense along the Imperium of Man's border with the Eastern Fringe. The first stage of this was to repair all the damage done to the Bastion of Resurrection and improve upon it's defensive capabilities. The Spears of the Phoenix refused to left the Adeptus Mechanicus retrieve the Titans and bodies of the Hereteks that assault the Bastion of Resurrection, instead the chapter placed the Hereteks' bodies impaled on spears all around the Fortress-Monastery as a warning to all who would dare to attack the Spears of the Phoenix and kept the Titans.

##### **Establishing the Phoenician Guard**

*Main article: Phoenician Guard*
Chapter Master Xiander Naxon, knowing that the Spears of the Phoenix will not always have a large enough force of Space Marines present at the Bastion of Resurrection to repel an invasion, established the Phoenician Guard for that purpose. Through treatise made with Adeptus Ministorum Cardinal **[Redacted]** of the Cardinal World / Shrine World / Hive World of Magecina's Landfall, the *Progena* of the planet's Schola Progenium after completing their training at the Schola Tempestus or the Schola Prefectus will be returned Sub-Sector Lialu to serve in the Kill Squads of the Planetary Governors, as the Local Commissars for the Sub-Sector. The treaty also established the Phoenician Guard, a special operations unit of the Excertus Lialu that is only composed of Tempestus Scions, Commissars and Hospitallers form the Schola Progenium of Magecina's Landfall, who are the purest of humans and have completed the Phoenician Guard Trails.

The Phoenician Guard serves as the security force for all of the Spears of the Phoenix facilities and voidships, allowing the Space Marines to focus more of their forces on missions than on protecting the home front. The Techmarines of the Spears of the Phoenix repaired the four Warhound-class Titans, modified them, renamed them, and gifted them to the Phoenician Guard.

##### **Constructing the Fortresses of Redemption**

On every planet in Sub-Sector Lialu, except the Inquisitorial Fortress World / Nomad World of Coeus, is a Fortress of Redemption. This Fortresses of Redemption give the Spears of the Phoenix and the Phoenician Guard a foothold on all the planets. Each of the Fortresses of Redemption are in constant communication with the Bastion of Resurrection through advanced vox arrays and Astropathic Choirs.

#### **Eastern Compliance Crusade**

*Main article: Eastern Compliance Crusade*
As the Eastern Compliance Crusade enforces Imperial Compliance on all human worlds in the Eastern Fringe, the Spears of Phoenix establish Chapter Keeps on every planet to maintain it's defense and to make more recruits available to the Chapter.

## **Interior of the Fortress-Monastery**

### **Apothecarion**

The Apothecarion is one the most heavily guarded section of the Bastion of Resurrection, with Herakli Servitors, the Phoenician Guard, and the Helix Adepts of the Spears of the Phoenix providing security. The "Maintainer" Secondary Heart, the "Ironheart" Ossmodula, the "Forge of Strength" Biscopea, the "Blood Maker" Haemastamen, the "Healer" Larraman's Organ, the "Unsleeping" Catalepsean Node, the "Neutraliser" Preomnor, the "Remembrancer" Omophagea, the "Imbiber" Multi-lung, the "Eye of Vengance" Occulobe, the "Sentinel" Lyman's Ear, the "Hibernator" Suspended Animation Membrane, the "Skinshield" Melanochrome, the "Purifier" Oolitic Kidney, the "Devourer" Neuroglottis, the "Weaver" Mucranoid, the "Poison Bite" Betcher's Gland, the "Gene-Seed" Progenoid Glands, and the "Interface" Black Carapace gene-seed organs of the "Firtsborn" Space Marines are implanted here, as well as "The Steel Within" Sinew Coils, "The Amplifier" Magnificat, and "The Revitaliser" Belisarian Furnace gene-seed organs of the Primaris Space Marines.

The largest area of the Apothecarion is the infirmary. The infirmary is where the Phoenician Guard, Chapter Serfs, and Space Marines of the Spears of the Phoenix, are treated for any illnesses or injuries. The Apothecaries, Helix Adepts, *Medicea*, and *Medicea* Servitors of the Spears of the Phoenix alongside Hospitallers of the Order **[Redacted]**, and Mago Biologis of the Forge World / Desert World of **[Redacted]** provide medical care to all personnel and guest of the Bastion of Resurrection from the Apothecarion.

In the center of the Apothecarion hanging from the ceiling is a giant model of the Civilised World / Dead World of Luna honouring the Selenar gene-cultist who helped the Emperor of Mankind in mass producing the Legionaries of the *Legiones Astartes*. A statue of Selenar gene-witch Ta'lab Vita-37 is under the statue to honour her sacrifice in the defense of the *Sangprimus Portum*.

#### **The Hall of the Astartes**

The section of the Apothecarion responsible for implanting the "Firstborn" gene-seed organs, is known as the the Hall of the Astartes. The entrance to the Hall of the Astartes has the Neophyte walk under a mighty statue of the Emperor of Mankind, clad in the One True Armour, wielding the *S*word of the Emperor and his Lightning Claw, with his Bolter on his hip, looking down at the young Neophyte with a fatherly gaze. The Emperor of Mankind represents the perfect human that every Space Marine should aspire to become. After the passing the entrance the Neophyte is met with a statue of the first Chief Custodian / Captain-General of the *Legio Custodes*, Constantin Valdor, clad in his Custodian Armour and wielding the Emperor's Apollonian Spear and his *Misericordia.* Captain-General Constantin Valdor represents the perfect warrior that all Space Marines of the Spears of the Phoenix should aspire to be, for only the Primarchs and the Emperor of Mankind could possibly best him in battle. The walls of the hallways are covered in murals of the Legiones Astartess during the Great Crusade.

Down the left side of the Hall of the Astartes there are seven rooms, with each of the rooms' entrances flanked by two statues of Custodians clad in Custodian Armour and wielding a Guardian Spear and *Misericordia* each. The first room on the left is where the Secondary Heart gene-seed organ is implanted into a Neophyte, with a lifesize statue of the Emperor of Mankind, carved out of blackstone mined from the planet, at the foot of the medical bed, staring at the Neophyte undergoing implantation with the look of mercy. The second room on the left is where the Biscopea gene-seed organ is implanted into a Neophyte, with the same statue of the Emperor of Mankind inside. The third room on the left is where the Larraman's Organ gene-seed organ is implanted into a Neophyte, with this room containing a statue made of blackstone of the Imperial Palace's Biotechnical Division researcher, Larraman, looking at the Neophyte with a face of mercy. The fourth room on the left is where the Preomnor gene-seed organ is implanted in a Neophyte and contains the same statue of the Emperor of Mankind in the first to rooms. The fifth room on the left is where the Multi-lung gene-seed organ is implanted in a Neophyte and contains the same statue of the Emperor of Mankind as the room before. the sixth room on the left is where the Lyman's Ear gene-seed organ is implanted in a Neophyte and contains a statue made of blackstone, of the Imperial Palace's Biotechnical Division scientist, Lyman, looking at the Neophyte with a face of mercy. The seventh room on the left is where the Melanochrome gene-seed organ is implanted into a Neophyte, with another statue of the Emperor of Mankind. The eighth room on the left is where the Neuroglottis gene-seed organ is implanted in a Neophyte with the same statue of the Emperor of Mankind as the first room.

Down the right side of the Hall of the Astartes there are eight rooms, with each of the rooms' entrances flanked by two statues of Custodians clad in Custodian Armour and wielding a Guardian Spear and *Misericordia* each. All eight rooms on the right side of Hall of Astartes contain a statue of the Emperor of Mankind made of blackstone looking down on the Neophyte undergoing implantation with the expression of mercy. The first room on the right is where the Ossmodula gene-seed organ is implanted in a Neophyte. The second room on the right is where the Haemastamen gene-seed organ is implanted in a Neophyte. The third room on the right is where the Catalepsean Node gene-seed is implanted in a Neophyte and contains the same statue of the Emperor of Mankind as the first room. The fourth room on the right is where the Omophagea gene-seed organ is implanted into a Neophyte. The fifth room on the right is where the Occulobe gene-seed organ is implanted into a Neophyte. The sixth room on the right is where the Suspended Animation Membrans, also known as the Sus-an Membrane, is implanted in a Neophyte. The seventh room on the right is where the Oolitic Kidney is implanted in a Neophtye. The eighth room on the right is where the Mucranoid gene-seed organ is implanted in a Neophyte.

At the end of the hallway is a round room with the entrance flanked by two statues of Apothecaries of Rebirth of the Spears of the Phoenix. In the center of the room is a statue of an unknown Prototype Legionary, wielding a M676 Union Model Bolt Pistol and clad in an unadorned pale silver suit of Power Armour with the only identifying marking being a LE 2 stamp, honouring all the Space Marines of the Primordial Strain that lead to the creation of the Firstborn Space Marines. On the left side of the room is a mighty statue of the Primarch of VIIth "Imperial Fists" Legiones Astartes, Rogal Dorn, clad in *The Auric Armour* and wielding *Storm's Teeth* and *The Voice of Terra*, looking down with a fatherly gaze. The Neophyte must pass under the great statue of Rogal Dorn to enter the room where they will be implanted with the Betcher's Gland gene-seed organ, with the room containing a statue the Emperor of Mankind made of blackstone looking down at the Neophyte with the expression of mercy. The entrance of the room is also flanked on the inside by two statues of Legion Breacher Siege Squad Space Marines of the VIIth "Imperial Fists" Legiones Astartes clad in Mark III Iron Power Armour and wielding Boarding Shields and Bolters.

The on right side of the rounded room at the end of the hallway is a mighty statue of the Primarch of XIIIth "War-born / Ultramarines" Legiones Astartes, Roboute Guilliman, clad in the *Armour of Reason* with *Gladius Incandor* sheathed on his hip and wielding *The Arbitrator* and the *Hand of Dominion*, looking down with a fatherly gaze. The Neophyte must pass under the great statue of Roboute Guilliman to enter the room where they will be implanted with the Progenoid Glands gene-seed organs, with the room containing a statue of the Emperor of Mankind made of blackstone looking down at the Neophyte will the expression of mercy. The entrance of the room is also flanked on the inside by two statues of Legion Tactical Squad Space Marines with one clad in Mark IV Maximus Power Armour in the livery of the Ultramarines and the other clad in Mark II Crusade Power Armour in the livery of the War-born, with both wielding Bolters.

On the opposite side of the entrance to the round room is a mighty statue of the Primarch of the XIXth "Raven Guard" Legiones Astartes, Corvus Corax, clad in *The Sable Armour* with *The Korvidine Pinions* and wielding the *Raven's Talons*, looking down with a fatherly gaze. The statue honours the Primarch for being the alleged Primarch of the first Chapter Master and Captains the Spears of the Phoenix who were from the Death Eagles Chapter. The Neophyte must pass under the great statue of Corvus Corax to enter the final room where they will be implanted with the Black Carapace gene-seed organ and complete their transformation into a Firstborn Space Marine. Statues of the Imperial Palace's Directors Amar Astarte and Ezekiel Sedayne made of blackstone with the expression of mercy are inside the room looking down on the Neophyte, while two statues of Assault Space Marines of the Death Eagles Chapter, clad in Mark VI Corvus Power Armour with Jump Packs and wielding Bolt Pistols and Chainswords.

#### **The Chamber of the Primaris**

The section of the Apothecarion responsible for implanting the Primaris gene-seed organs, is known as the Chamber of the Primaris. The entrance to the Chamber of the Primaris is a giant statue of the Lord Commander of the Imperium, Roboute Guilliman, clad in the *Armour of Fate* and wielding the improved *Hand of Dominion* and the *Sword of the Emperor*, looking down with a fatherly gaze. In the center of the room is a statue of the prototype Primaris Space Marine, Alpha Primus, while the walls of the round chamber are covered in murals depicting the actions of the Primaris Space Marines during the Indomitus Crusade. There are three doorways leading from the chamber, with each doorway being flanked by two Intercessor Primaris Space Marines clad in Mark X Tacticus Power Armour in the livery of the Ultramarine Chapter and wielding Mark II Cawl Pattern Bolt Rifles. The room on the right of the chamber is where a Space Marine is implanted with the Sinew Coils gene-seed organs, the right room is where a Space Marine is implanted with Magnificat gene-seed organ, and the center room opposite of the entrance is where a Space Marine is implanted with the Belisarian Furnace. Each of the three room contains a statue of Archmagos Dominus Belisarius Cawl made of blackstone looking down on the Space Marine with a face lacking all emotions.

#### **The Incomplete Chamber of the Raptor**

Between the Hall of the Firstborn and the newly constructed Chamber of the Primaris, is a section of the Apothecarion that has remained incomplete and empty since the Fortess-Monastery's construction. The entrance of this section has a giant statue of the Primarch Corvus Corax, clad in *The Sable Armour* with *The Korvidline Pinions* and wielding the *Raven's Talons*, looking down with a fatherly gaze at all who would enter. This section of the Apothecarion will remain incomplete until the Spears of the Phoenix have fulfilled their purpose and retrieved all the equipment and materials of the stolen Raptor Project from the traitorous XXth "Alpha Legion" Legiones Astartes.

#### **Primary Gene-Seed Vault**

The Primary Gene-Seed Vault is the most important location of the Bastion of Resurrection, for the Primary Gene-Seed Vault holds the chapter's future within it. In the Apothecarion accessed through heavy ferrocrete doors covered in adamantium plate and guarded by a platoon of the Phoenician Guard, a Scout Squad, and a Terminator Squad is an elevator that leads deep into the planets' crust. At the bottom of this elevator is a long corridor with the walls and ceiling lined with Tarantula Sentry Guns and the floor covered with gravity adjustment panels. If an intruder were to break into the corridor and trip the sensors then all Tarantula Sentry Guns will active and open fire until all intruders are turned into a bloody mist. If an intruder manages to make it half way down the corridor than the gravity adjustment panels will activate causing all in the corridor to be crushed by their own weight.

At the end of the corridor is the grand entrance to the Primary Gene-Seed Vault bearing the chapter badge of the Spears of the Phoenix and flanked on both sides by giant statues of Apothecaries of Rebirth. Carved above the entrance is the motto of the Apothecaries of Rebirth "From our ashes we will rise! Like the phoenix! For the our defense of the sacred Imperium of the God-Emperor of Mankind is never ending! And so are we!". There are three stasis fields in front of the entrance, each one containing the Sacred Guardians of the Gene-Seed. The left and the right corridor contain nineteen Skitarii Rangers and one Skirtarii Ranger Alpha each, while the middle stasis field contains a modified Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought that houses the remains of a Master of the Forge, and four Huscarls. The area of the corridor where the Sacred Guardians of the Gene-Seed are located is not affected by the gravity adjustment panels and has positions of cover built for them to use.

The inside of the Primary Gene-Seed Vault is divided into nine sections. The first section of the vault is the largest and contains the stasis pod of the vault's Apothecary of Rebirth, as well as the gene-seed of the chapters Space Marines. The second section of the vault is smaller and houses all the gene-seed of the chapters Librarians so as to not contaminate the rest of the chapters gene-seed stock. The third section of the vault is the smallest and houses all of the gene-seed of the Phariahs of the chapter. The fourth section of the vault contains all the gene-seed collected by the chapter from Loyalist Space Marines before they are returned to their parent chapter. The fifth, sixth, seventh, eight and ninth sections are behind a thrice blessed blast door, and can only be accessed by Apothecaries of Rebirth, the Lord Commander / Master of the Chapter, the High Chaplain / Master of Sanctity, the Chief Librarian / Master of the Librarius, the Chief Apothecary / Master of the Apothecarion, and the Master of the Forge.

The fifth section contains all the gene-seed organs extracted from Space Marines and Neophytes of the Spears of the Phoenix who suffered from mutations. Here the organs are held in stasis fields as the chapter conducts experiments on them to find a cure. The sixth section contains all the gene-seed organs of Space Marines and Neophytes infected with Genestealer DNA held in stasis fields as the chapter conducts experiments on them to rid them of there Genestealer taint. The seventh section contains all the gene-seed organs of Space Marines and Neophytes of the chapter who succumbed to the temptations of Chaos are held in stasis fields and experimented on to find a way to reserve the Chaotic corruption. The eighth section contains the gene-seed organs from Renegade Space Marines until they can be handed over to the Ordo Hereticus or the Ordo Astartes. The ninth section contains the gene-seed organs form Chaos Space Marines until they can be handed over to the Ordo Malleus.

#### **Terrarium**

Attached to the Apothecarion is the Terrarium where the Apothecaries of the chapter grow plants from all over the Milky Way Galaxy to produce medicine, stims, and drugs.

### **Crypts**

Located in the area of the planets crust between the Apothecarion and the Primary Gene-Seed Vault is the crypts of the Spears of the Phoenix. Fallen Space Marines of the Spears of the Phoenix are entombed here in their Stasis Sarcophagi. The names of the chapter's fallen Neophytes are covered onto the walls of the crypts as well.

## **Satellite Stations of the Fortress-Monastery**

### **Missile Silos**

Scattered across the Hive World / Space Marine Chapter Homeworld of Asfixia are Missile Silos of the Spears of the Phoenix. These Missile Silos are the Chapter's primary ground-to-orbit weaponry.

### ***Nest of the Phoenix* *Ramiles*-class Starfort**

*Main article: Nest of the Phoenix*
The *Nest of the Phoenix* is a *Ramiles*-class Starfort in geosynchronous orbit above the Bastion of Resurrection and serves as the berth of the Spears of the Phoenix Chapter Fleet.

### **Chapter Keeps**

As the 8th Crusade Company of the Spears of the Phoenix, attached to the Eastern Compliance Crusade, enforced Imperial Compliance on the planets in that section of Wilderness Space, it constructed miniature Fortress-Monasteries known as Chapter Keeps. The Spears of the Phoenix adopted the tactic used of Chapter Keeps from studying the tactics used by the VIIth "Imperial Fists" Legiones Astartes during the Great Crusade, and the tactics the Black Templars Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes uses in it's many Imperial Crusades. Both the VIIth "Imperial Fists" Legiones Astartes and the Black Templars Chapter would construct small fortresses, known as Chapter Keeps, to maintain the defenses of the planets they conquered, to act as staging grounds, and to be recruiting centers for the Chapter, with the Imperial Fists Chapter still maintaining a Chapter Keep, the *Spear of Dorn*, on the Hive World of Necromunda, of the Necromunda System in Segmentum Solar, from the days of the Great Crusade.

With the advent of the *Cicatrix Maledictum* in the Milky Way Galaxy and the lost of the 7th Battle Company and the 8th Crusade Company of the Spears of the Phoenix, along with the withdrawal of the Eastern Compliance Crusade Fleet, the Spears of the Phoenix have lost many of their Chapter Keeps to the forces of the traitorous XXth "Alpha Legion" Legiones Astartes warbands, Genestealer Cults, and the **[Redacted]** Necron Dynasty. The newly formed 7th Crusade Company, alongside the replenished Eastern Compliance Crusade Fleet have begun the reconquest of all that is lost, for one of the purposes of the Spears of the Phoenix, and the Rogue Traders is to expand the Imperium of Man's borders.

### **Fortresses of Redemption**

Every planet in Sub-Sector Lialu, except the Inquisitorial Fortress World / Nomad World of Coeus, has upon their surfaces' one Fortress of Redemption of the Spears of the Phoenix Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes.

## **Residents of the Fortress-Monastery**

### **Chapter Serfs**

#### **Artificers**

Chapter Serfs who are proficient with technology are trained by the Chapter's Techmarines in the ways of the Cult Mechanicus and are known as Artificers. The Artificers maintain all of the minor equipment and wargear of the chapter while the Techmarines focus on the more advanced pieces of technology. Artificers who have proven themselves to be more proficient and knowledge able in the ways of the Omnissiah are sent to the Adeptus Mechanicus Forge World / Desert World of **[Redacted]** to be fully indoctrinated into the Cult Mechanicus and become Tech-priest Enginseers and further assist the Techmarines.

#### **Crusaders**

The Reclusiarch of the Spears of the Phoenix is accompained at all times by two Crusaders from the **[Redacted]** Order of the Adeptus Ministorum Cardinal World / Shrine World / Hive World of Magecina's Landfall. These Crusaders are selected from the progena of the Schola Progenium and are trained by the Adeptus Ministorum before being seconded to the Spears of the Phoenix.

#### **Enginseers**

Artificers who have been sent to **[Redacted]** to be fully in indoctrinated Cult Mechanicus and have become Tech-priest Enginseer. The Enginseer along their Monotask Servitors and Monotask Skull perform more complex maintence work than Artificers, further allowing Techmarines to focus on more important task.

#### ***Medicae***

Chapter Serfs who assist the Apothecaries are known as *Medicae*. Must *Medicae* are trained to the same standards as Astra Militarum Field Chirurgeon and Medics, while those who excel at medical care are sent to be trained by the Officio Medicae, with female Chapter Serfs being sent to the Order **[Redacted]** of the Adepta Sororitas to further their medical training.

#### **Monitors**

Monitors are the messengers of the chapter, they have messages placed into their minds through hypno-therapy that can only be activated through specific code words.

#### **Sacratium**

Chapter Serfs who assist the Chaplains are known as Sacratium. A Chapter Serf who is selected to become a Sacratium is sent to the Adeptus Ministorum world of Magecina's Landfall, where they will be fully indoctrinated into the Imperial Cult and become a Preacher. Once they have finished their training, they will return the Fortress-Monastery and tend to the Chapter's relics.

## **Fortress-Monastery Defense Force**

### **Spears of the Phoenix**

*Main article: Spears of the Phoenix*
The Spears of the Phoenix routinely rotate the squads of the Reserve Companies and any of the Battle Companies present at the Bastion of Resurrection on guard duties at the Bastion of Resurrection, the *Nest of the Phoenix*, and the Chapter's Fortresses of Redemption. While each Chapter Keep houses a Castellan, a Chaplain, an Apothecary, a Librarian, and a Techmarine. The Castellans are the Commanding Officer of each Chapter Keep and has the final say on all potential recruits from the planet the Chapter Keep is located on. The Chaplains judge the spirit of all potential recruits and the strength of their devotion to the Imperial Cult. The Apothecaries judge the genetic purity of all potential recruit to maintain the purity of the Chapter's gene-seed. The Librarian judges the psyche of all potential recruits and to ensure they are untainted by Chaos. The Techmarine maintains the Chapter Keep and judges the devotion of any recruit who apart of the Cult Mechanicus.

With the introduction of the Vanguard Space Marines and the 12th Vanguard Company, the 13th Scout Company are almost always located in Sub-Sector Lialu. If the any of the Chapter's facilities are attacked, the 13th Scout Company will be the first reinforcements to the defenders before the Lialu Auxilia or the rest of the Chapter could respond. All gene-seed vaults of the Spears of the Phoenix also contain an Apothecary of Rebirth as a failsafe and the last line of defense.

### **Phoenician Guard**

*Main article: Phoenician Guard*
The Bastion of Resurrection, the *Nest of the Phoenix*, the Chapter Keeps, the Fortresses of Redemption, and Voidships of the Spears of the Phoenix are primarily defended by the Phoenician Guard of the Excertus Lialu. The Phoenician Guard are all graduates of the Militarum Tempestus Programs Schola Progenium on the Cardinal World / Shrine World / Hive World of Magecina's Landfall, who have passed the genetic purity screening of the Spears of the Phoenix and passed the Phoenician Guard Trails. Those who graduated from the Tempestus Scions Program, passed the genetic purity screening, and the Phoenician Guard Trails will become the rank-in-file troops and Warrant Officers. While those who graduated from the Officio Prefectus Program, passed the genetic purity screening, have graduated from an Excertus Lialu Commissar Training Squad, and passed the Phoenician Guard Trails will become the Commissioned Officers of the Phoenician Guard.

Every Chapter Keep and Fortress of Redemption of the Spears of the Phoenix is guarded by a company of the Phoenician Guard. The *Nest of the Phoenix* *Ramiles*-class Starfort is guarded by two battalions of the Fleet Regiment, while the Bastion of Resurrection is guarded by the Honour Regiment of the Phoenician Guard. The Honour Regiment has four *Warhound*-class Titans that patrol the perimeter of the Fortress-Monastery, and Primaris-Lightning Fighters and Marauder Bombers to provide air support.

### **Chapter Serfs**

All of the Chapter Serfs of the Spears of the Phoenix are trained to the same standards as the Cadian Shock Troopers of the Astra Militarum, while being slightly better equipped than a Conscript of an Astra Militarum Conscript Platoon. Each Chapter Keep and Fortress of Redemption of the Spears of the Phoenix can muster at least one platoon of Chapter Serfs, while the Bastion of Resurrection and the *Nest of the Phoenix* can muster at least one platoon of Chapter Serfs per platoon of the Phoenician Guard forces guarding the facilities. When a Chapter Serf Platoon is mustered to defend it's home, it is led into battle by a **[Redacted]** of the Phoenician Guard.

The Crusaders and Enginseers are not muster into Chapter Serf Platoons, instead the Crusaders remain by the Reclusiarch and the Enginseers continue maintaining all the defense forces wargear.

### ***Nest of the Phoenix* *Ramiles*-class Starfort**

*Main article: Nest of the Phoenix*
The *Nest of the Phoenix* is a *Ramiles*-class Starfort that can provide orbital fire support and air support for the Bastion of Resurrection, as well as protecting the Fortress-Monastery from any orbital assaults. The Fury Interceptors, Starhawk Bombers, Defence Monitors,and the *Ramiles*-class Starfort is used to attack hostile voidships, while the Primaris-Lightning Fighters and the Marauder Bombers are used to provide air support for ground forces.