Adepta Sororitas

## Description

The Ecclesiarchy is the Imperium’s state religion, established contrary to the Emperor’s wishes, and the **Adepta Sororitas** are its all-female crusaders. They are fanatics, determined to rid the Imperium of all taints, through the three-fold tools: bolter, flamer, melta. Dissent, alien or man, and they shall sing orisons over your ashes.

## Background

The youngest of humanity’s armies, under 4000 years old, you Adepta Sororitas are the military arm of the Imperium’s state religion, the Ecclesiarchy. You worship the Emperor, enshrined on his Golden Throne, as a god, contrary to his wishes. And in his name, you pursue the faithless and the xenos across the entire galaxy, purging it of the heresy of their being.

However, on Gladius Prime, your Order was unusual. Here, you had a reputation for mercy and kindness, and your non-Militant Orders were even known to help the miserable populations of the Hive Cities.

Little that mattered, though, when half the Xenos in the galaxy were unleashed on this world and your Canoness vanished. Protecting the remaining humans has become secondary to survival and now your prayers have turned from simple worship to desperation—now you pray for a miracle.

## Features

* **Personality:** Daughters of the Emperor
* **Initial Challenge:** Easy
* **Shield of Faith:** Units benefit from a variety of damage reductions, including witchfire. For the Adepta Sororitas, faith is a shield stronger than any armour.
* **Requisitions:** Food and ore resources are replaced by a single soil-independent requisitions resource.
* **Acts of Faith:** If they have enough morale, infantry units can perform acts of faith to get temporary enhancements. Through the prayers of each sister, the Emperor's holy will is made manifest.
* **Holy Trinity of Weapons:** Based on the holy trinity of bolter, flamethrower, and melta, the sisters are known throughout the Imperium as the scourge of traitors, mutants, and sorcerers.
* **Sacred Rites:** Use influence to temporarily improve the combat abilities of your units and the war effort in your cities. A limited amount of sacred rites can be active at a time. Adepta Sororitas imbued with the Emperor’s Will see their faith on the battlefield rewarded.
* **Martyr Spirit:** When a unit is killed, nearby units benefit from a morale loss reduction. The blood of the martyrs killed by the enemies of the Emperor does not distress the Adepta Sororitas, but imbues them with an even stronger will.
* **Convent of Faith:** Tiles increase the loyalty output of your cities. Each convent of the Adepta Sororitas is a blessed sanctuary where everyone’s purpose is to serve the Emperor.
* **Sororitas Holy Sites:** Among the wrecked ruins of former Imperial cities lie sacred artefacts that the sisters take great care in retrieving. Explore the sites with Hospitallers to accelerate your research.
* **Oath of Faith:** Broken morale results in losing the Shield of Faith and dealing even less damage. Distraught without their faith, Adepta Sororitas are reduced to mere lost souls, unable to fight.
* **Religious Enclave:** The Adepta Sororitas have only one main city, with every additional city being limited in size to a one-tile radius. The orders of the Adepta Sororitas are based in their preceptory, but smaller detachments can found new, smaller commanderies where the need arises.

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