The God War

Alfheim remained a secret throughout the Succession Wars and the Clan Invasion. It managed to provide various cures and pharmaceuticals to the Inner Sphere without the Houses knowledge. Only a small cadre of ROM agents, know only as Eye of Providence , knew the source of the cures.

However, the site had become compromised by the influence of the Word of Blake. Years before the Schism, Demi-Precentor Voltaire Cros had become disillusioned with the leadership. Feeling that they were straying from what was Jerome Blake's true goal. Slowly, he would have scientists he knew understood this assigned to Alfheim. Eventually, he would manage to convert the Captain of the restored Star League vessel the *CVS Vespidae* (a **Dart-Class** Light Cruiser), as well.

When the Schism officially occurred, and the Word of Blake had revealed itself. Cross and his allies took the station. A brief conflict broke out, but Cros' follower quickly overpowered any resistance. Being no match for the *Vespidae*, the CVS *Agema Mettris* ( a restored Star League **Bug-Eye-class** scout) fled the system.

Voltaire Cros then began to experiment free of any ethical constraints. Those that did not join the Word of Blake willingly were subject to psychological treatments deemed barbaric and surgeries that were unnecessary. Teams were often sent to abduct inhabitants from the world below for inhumane tests. Everything from cybernetics to biological warfare. Nothing was off limits, anything that came to Cros' twisted imagination was tested, some of it being used to create the Manei Domini.

When Gray Monday occurred and 80% of the HPGs were permanently disabled, most of the Inner Sphere turned on what was left of Comstar. Not having the strength to resist or rebuild after the Jihad, the remains were either disbanded or absorbed into House organizations. A good portion were forcibly seized by the Republic of the Sphere. It was at this stage the Eye of Providence began to put Operation Vargavinter into motion. This led to ROM Agent Antom Vasily and the 44th Com Guard remnants to Station 331 with the intent of retaking it from Cros.

Pretending to be WoB militia fleeing the Inner Sphere, the 44th Com Guard led by Adept Cynthia Knight was able to take the *Vespidae* and prevent the crew from scuttling her or communicating with the station. Using the same tactics, they were then able to board Station 331. However once onboard, they were discovered and what was supposed to be a quick operation turned into a bloody fight to the death.

Cros had managed to convert all working on his station into loyal and unquestioning fanatics. Even though the WoB scientists and guards had no real training or experience, they were suicidal in their defense. Whereas Adept Knight's troops had to be extra careful as to where they were shooting, the station's defenders showed no such restraint. The fighting was deck by deck against fanatical Word of Blake personnel with most of it being hand to hand.

When it appeared that the Station was a lost cause Cros' fled to the planet surface and the fighting continued there. Cros' forces had long enslaved several tribes and used them for experimentation. Now, with Comstar forces pursuing him, they were used as human shields. It would take another week for Voltaire Cros to be captured and executed and several more months of making sure no WoB had escaped into the tribes.