Watch Fortress Sheol

Watch Master Uriel and Cyrus the First (Dreadnaught) are extremely ancient by the rest of the Fortress' standards. They were for sure around when the fortress showed up in the system, only the other dreadnaughts and maybe a few rad oldboi marines also survive from the pre-Indomnitus era.

Watch Fortress Sheol is housed in some sort of ancient space hulk. Right now they orbit the Varangian system out in the asteroid belt, but somehow they have the ability to move the Fortress with lots of energy/help/plot events. The Fortress arrived in the system during the events of the 13th Black crusade.

The Fortress' relation with the 13th Varangian Dynasty is mostly cooperative. The Dynasty does not appreciate independent military forces operating in their space, but noone can deny the help of Space Marines. Additionally, Watch Master Uriel has been critical to the 13th Dynasty's survival, and has fully earned the trust of the Twinned 13th. Through the advice and military assistance of the Deathwatch and their Inquisitorial allies, the various Xenos threats of the Varangian Dynasty have been held at bay.

Brief History:
 * Appearance During the 13th Black Crusade (ca. 999. M41)
 * While the wider Imperium Battles the forces of Abbadon the Despoiler and his Black Legion, Watch Fortress Sheol arrives in the Varangian System to battle two Xenos threats: Hive Fleet Deus and the Cult of the Starborne Apothecary. Pouring from the newly-formed Citrix Maledictum, Hive Fleet Deus presents a nightmare Varangia thought they had vanquished. At the same time, Genestealer Cultists ravage inner worlds that had not seen violence for centuries, defiling as far as Varangia's moons. With the assistance of the Deathwatch and a slew of Inquisitorial assests, the Hive Fleet Deus forces are destroyed, and the Cult eruption is reduced to a simmer.
 * The Watch Eternal (ca. 999.M41 - Present)
 * Watch Master Uriel and the warriors of Watch Fortress Sheol have taught the Varangian system how to purge latent Genestealer Cults and have driven back multiple reappearances of Hive Fleet Deus. Through their vigilance and the bravery of the Varangian people, the system stands strong.

Named Characters:


 * Watch Master Uriel:
 * That OG Daddy, only Cyrus has any real idea about his history.
 * Will write a real backstory, but basically he just hates Nids.
 * He's so sick, man.
 * Cyrus the First
 * Probably older than Uriel, for sure knows a lot about Watch Fortress Sheol's shadowy past.
 * However, would much rather talk about the exact placement of a Wraithknight's weakpoints or the correct way to crush an ork's skull than to discuss dusty history.
 * Chaplain Cassius
 * Probably not actually the named dude? For sure taking his model and rules, tho.
 * However, if we wrote in the fluff that the ultramrines and kill team cassius actuallyu swang through during the 13th Black Crusade, that would almost mnake sense? And then when I us them they're just stopping in for advice or something?
 * Kill Team Cassius
 * Probably not the actual real kill team cassius
 * For sure stealing all of their names, and rules, tho.
 * Librarian Natorian
 * same fluff problems as the rest of kill team cassius
 * Ishmael, the Insufferable
 * Ishmael is locally famous in Watch Fortress Sheol for protecting his Kill Team from the full barrage of a Tau Battlesuit's firepower. (Rolled all his invuln saves against Ty's giant stealthy dude - suck it)
 * Pushing through the storm of bullets, Ishmael disabled the battlesuit with his thunderhammer and slew the pilot. The skulls of this particularly unlucky xenos and his comrades now adorn Ishamael's armor and shield.