Wicked Sisters - History: Before the Age of Shadow, both Delphos and Iatos appeared completely different to their present forms. They were arid wastelands that barely managed to sustain life, with windswept plains stretching on as far as the eye could see, broken up by hive cities dotting the horizon.The only reason the Imperium continued to cling to the surface of these inhospitable planets was a rare metal that was mined from deep under the surface.This jet black metal was fabled to be capable of repairing itself, seeming to almost spring to life in the holder's hands. All reference to this substance, however, has been completely stripped from Imperial records, even those in the halls of Watch Fortress Erioch.In their prime, the Wicked Sisters -- known by their system names at the time -- were immensely wealthy thanks to their mining operations. They had a working partnership that, paired with their proximity to the Jericho Sector's capital world, ensured their power within the region.When the Age of Shadow fell upon the Jericho Sector and plunged the worlds into anarchy, Iatos and Delphos not only stayed safe, but prospered.The working partnership between the two systems help protect them from the bands of roving marauders that prowled the Warp, and the population's constant toil in the mines kept them too distracted to fall to the seductions of Chaos.They began trading their rare metal with surrounding systems, supporting the various warlords that had risen from the ashes of the former Jericho Sector in exchange for food, supplies, and protection.Deathwatch records indicate that Iatos and Delphos continued to grow in power throughout the Age of Shadow, becoming one of the most powerful forces in the entire Reach until 655.M40 and the eruption of the Warp vortex that created the Hadex Anomaly.This marks a large gap in the records of Watch Fortress Erioch -- due to Warp disturbances from the Anomaly no reliable data was gathered for nearly a standard millennium.The next reliable data on the systems was collected by the Deathwatch frigate Eye of Retribution in 523.M41 when it had to make an emergency drop out of the Warp while en route to the rimward edge of the Reach.The Navigator insisted that they had dropped out on the edge of the Delphos System, but upon analysis of the planets they found no sign of life, or even civilisation.Upon approach to Delphos they discovered, not the desert Hive World that had been there a millennium ago, but a verdant paradise covered in lush jungle. After a full survey of the planet, the Eye could not even identify any sign of Human ruins anywhere on the planet.A stop by the Iatos System found that the same transformation had occurred there as well; where previously there had been a wasteland, there was now a garden. Although this metamorphosis concerned the Deathwatch, it was not an event that fell directly into their purview. The Eye of Retribution took note of the events and then continued on its previous mission.With the arrival of the Achilus Crusade, the advancing forces quickly added the systems to their tally, claiming the lush planets as the glorious spoils of the crusade. Some members of the Administratum spoke out in protest to settling these worlds, contesting that the strange nature of the twin systems warranted a full investigation before proceeding.However, with the crusade in desperate need of a good turn of events, the cries of opposition were ignored and the planets were immediately settled.