Wisdom of Techu

The ***Wisdom of Techu*** is the Gloriana Flagship of the Primarch Khnum, lord of the Ist Legion, the Watchers of Akhet, and regarded as one of the deadliest in her class. While this was not due to her boasting the heaviest armour, the fastest engines or the most guns, it was her adaptibility that made her a force to be reckoned with, if a batle was dictated on her terms, there were few foes she could not best.

 History

The *Wisdom of Techu* was perhaps the fastest of the Gloriana-class Battleships in terms of its construction, setting sail a mere five years after Khnum himself was found. Far from being rushed however, it was simply a carry on from Khnum’s preference for a wide array of abilities, rather than any dedicated specialisations. Whereas others of her class spent time getting extra armour plating added, more guns, more sensors or better engines, Khnum allowed his vessel to be a true multi-purpose warship, able to respond to any threat at any given time, the same mentality he drilled into his legion.

At 23 kilometers long, the ship could break empires with ease, laying waste to fleets of vessels without difficulty, always accompanied by a strong contingent of the Ist legion, and always being upgraded and enhanced as the Great Crusade wore on, Khnum never one to sit upon his laurels.

By the time of the Great Crusade, the vessel had changed significantly. Stone from the Primarch’s homeworld lined the halls, while the gun batteries had been substantially changed, replaced with advanced rotational cannons, akin to the weapons Khnum himself used. Consisting of multiple barrels, these weapons could be tailored to suit their foes, sliding forth to fire solid shot at the enemy, before sliding back and rotating away, a new gun being presented to fire an energised ball of plasma instead. This system was not without its drawbacks, the mechanisms involved requiring constant maintenance, necessitating a far larger contingent of Mechanicum adepts that was standard, but it was also undoubtedly effective, no foe able to last long before the ever change fire patterns of the *Wisdom of Techu*.

## Notable Features

### The Grand Library

Regarded as one of the largest repositories of knowledge, rivalling any the other Primarch's held within their own ships or upon their worlds, the library of the *Wisdom of Techu*, refered to simply as The Grand Library, contained thousands of data slates, cogitator units and even physical books from countless civilisations, spanning the entire length of the Imperium's present and history. Historical texts from Old Earth sat next to folk tales of a backwater death world, Khnum being said to have known each book by name, able to recite their content chapter and verse, though whether this was true or simply hyperbole, none could say.

### The Cells of the Medjund

The library of the *Wisdom of Techu* was a great one, known across the legion, and indeed the Imperium, as one of the great locations of the Imperium, filled with the promise of enlightenment, a physical representation of unity. However, there was another location on the Flagship, one of far darker portent for those few who knew of its existence, that being the numerous cells of the Medjund, the Watchers secretive and borderline psychotic solo operatives.

Housed in individual cells slightly bigger than a normal Astartes bunk room, their little prisons are sparsely decorated by design, but few remain this way for long. Grizzled trophies of successful missions, furniture crafted by the hands of the occupant, and numerous other things the Astartes within has stolen and brought to their isolated corner of the world, the Cells are a place few see fit to tread, the entire deck only frequented by members of the savage order and Khnum himself, the Primarch being responsible for unlocking individuals and briefing them, before sending them into the darkness of space, let off their leash for a brief moment before being locked away once more, out of sight but never from the Primarch's mind.

## Technical Specifications

* Length: 23 Kilometers
* Role: Multi-Purpose Warship
* Date of Construction: M30.924