The Crash Site

Skerol Prime has long been a convenient base of research for Inquisitor Luther Gaudaal. Out of the way enough to avoid the gaze of prying eyes and a Planetary Governor more than willing to look the other way for the right price. But with the change of allegiances of the local populace, a liquidation of assets was needed. The sudden uptick in Imperial interest has made her uneasy. Although holding the rank of Inquisitor allows her to pursue her own unbridled research, some within the Imperium would deem her work heretical.

Although tensions are ongoing between the T'au Empire and the Imperium, the system has been demilitarized to avoid any escalation while negotiations continue and because of this, civilian ships are still travelling to Skerol Prime. Using this, Luther chartered a merchant ship and attached a security detail to carry out the required wetwork. Unfortunately, the Ork Gunship "Avago" that had been sent on Warboss Ooska Gurgit's orders to scout the Skerol system for a potential launching point of his new Waaaaagh! Entered orbit shortly before the merchant ship's arrival. On being in warp transit on what felt like an eternity for Bravo Team Dakka, itching for a "Right gud fight!" decided to ram the significantly larger and denser merchant ship in its rear engines, causing both vessels to de-orbit and crash land in a sparsely populated region of Skerol Prime. The surviving Orks made quick work of the dazed merchant ship passengers and had begun work in turning the wreckages into its base of operations.

### Sword of Droknar

Just before the crash, the security detail sent an encrypted distress signal to Luther and on hearing no further news, Luther assumed that they were dead. With the stagnation of negotiations on Skerol Prime, Luther quickly enlisted the help of Astartes Chapter Heralds of Deliverance, having previous workings with a member of their brotherhood who was previously assigned to the Deathwatch. Strike team Sword of Droknar was assigned to the task under the leadership of Lucius Vorenus and Nihlus Deathbringer as second. Their assigned mission is threefold; to clean up the crash site of any information leading to Luther's research. To collect research data on Skerol Prime, destroy all assets related to said research, and assist in ongoing negotiations through violence.

### The Black Halcyon Band

After their recent completion of a contract with a dealer on Commorragh, The Black Halcyon Band, who had for some time been tracking the movements of Luther Gaudaal, had acquired information on the location of her central research hub. Having now recruited a substantial spy network across the sector, sources indicated that a merchant ship had recently been dispatched to Skerol Prime. So they entered The Warp in pursuit.

### Bravo Team Dakka

On killing the remaining human survivors of the crash site and looting it of all its weapons and supplies, Grukgob Bonerakka recognised that repairs on their ship needed to be carried out if they were ever to get a message to their Warboss about if Skerol Prime would be a "right guddin'" and thought it best to set up camp while repairs are carried out.

> *"Listen 'ere ya gits. We'ze gunna do wut I call me kunnin plan numba wun."*
> - Grukgob on explaining that they need to make repairs before going out on a raid.
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### Val Lar'Shi'Vre

Except for the local PDF, Skerol Prime was mostly de-militarised for the purpose of de-escalation. However, the T'au empire had covertly sent some scouting elements in case the situation heated up. A scout drone had picked up Ork activity in a relatively unpopulated sector of the planet, so pathfinder team Val Lar'Shi'Vre was dispatched to investigate.