Shaaa’s Psalm

Created by Khnum of the Watchers of Akhet as a gift to the Breacher Lord for saving his life during the Blood Toof WAAAGH!, the vehicle that would eventually see heavy use by the Breacher Lord and his sons was designed specifically for the Breacher Lords prestigious size, creating a transport that was great enough to allow both Shaaa and whichever of his sons guarded him at the time, be they shielded Hydradyne or bulky Saturnalians. The vehicle had a long and dull Mechanicum designation, Shaaa initially referring to it by that and little else. But in time, even the Breacher Lord came to refer to the tank by the name Khnum had gifted along with it.

To Khnum, Shaaa was nothing less than a maestro of warfare, a conductor who used the entire scope of human warfare as his orchestra, the crack of bolters his trumpets, the whine of turbo-lasers his mighty base lines, and the bark of commands his ever present vocals. And if Shaaa was a maestro, then the vehicle Khnum gave him was nothing short of *Shaaa’s Psalm* made manifest, all coming to know the tank by that name.

Created from the hulls of both a Spartan Assault Tank and a Glaive Super-heavy Special Weapons Tank, more commonly  as the Fellglaive, *Shaaa’s Psalm* was a behemoth of terrifying power on the battlefield, both for what it carried in absolute safety, and the weapons it bore, each designed for short ranged, devastating destruction. Retaining the mighty Volkite Carronade in the turret, *Shaaa’s Psalm* also mounted four laser destroyers upon its flanks, each initially planned to be piloted by a living crew member, though Shaaa quickly changed these to be slaved to an individual servitor unit. Finally, there is a single twin-linked plasma cannon mounted above the vehicles assault ramp, able to provide cover as Shaaa and his sons disembark to bring the Emperor’s wrath to the enemies of mankind.

More than merely a battle tank however, *Shaaa’s Psalm* was devised as a Command and Control vehicle, boasting an enhanced sensor web, while within there were numerous MIU interfaces, allowing Shaaa and his sons to link to a wider battlefield-wide network. This is important, as while the tank may be large, there is little room to move once within it, its occupants taking up positions within mag-restraints while within, held motionless as the tank advances. By using these MIU links, Shaaa and his commanders can hold virtual war councils, planning and dictating a battle even as they are all prepared at any moment to charge forth into battle.

The final aspect of the vehicle however, and what changed the tank from a mere weapon into a truly treasured gift from a brother, was a secret compartment within the hold of the tank, crafted personally by Khnum before being gene-locked to Shaaa’s specific genetic strands. Within were two images, one known across the Imperium, showing the twenty one primarch’s in a single place during the Great Feast, an event to sadly never be repeated, already one of their number having fallen from the annals of history. The second one however was not one that was known to the people of the Imperium. Indeed, until that time Shaaa had thought he was the only one to know of the pictures existence, the original copy having been destroyed decades earlier. Khnum however had not allowed such a thing to stand in his way however, and had painstakingly reconstructed the photos from every asset as his disposal, until finally, the picture of Shaaa and Torex, Shaaa’s one time and now deceased husband, was made whole once more. No records of Shaaa’s reaction upon seeing the picture exist, but it has been recorded since that Shaaa often spends large amounts of time alone in the hold of *Shaaa’s Psalm*, drawing strength both from brothers and those lovers no longer with him.