Wait, what? That's not a radium serpenta or radium gun. That's right. It's not. It's a volkite charger. I thought it was a good idea since the Skitarii Marshal now has an archeotech pistol anyway. So why not swap it out for a volkite? Not a fan of radium weapons, after all. Might be able to use him for Horus Heresy too! Yay! We will see.
Why did I acquire a second Skitarii Marshal, by the way? Well...because of this:
Warhammer Community has given us more details on the Pariah Nexus Crusade, and I can't wait to create my own narrative and Crusade regarding what's happening there! The forge world of Draconis IV will be sending their own Skitarii Legions and Tech-priests to collect blackstone and stuff from the Pariah Nexus, fighting against Necrons and doing all sorts of sneaky Mechanicus shenanigans! Needless to say, several Imperium factions, particularly the Adeptus Astartes, aren't happy about the, uh, shall we say xenarite tendencies of the Draconian priesthood, and they seek to stop them. That's probably where the Borealis Swords Chapter comes in, if my friend is willing to accept a revenge match after the last time he beat up my Skitarii. Yikes. We're ferrying blackstone from the Pariah Nexus back to our newly found forge world, and they aren't reacting well to this intelligence. Other Imperium factions might join the fray, but we'll see. For now, I would prefer to focus on the Adeptus Mechanicus versus Necrons conflict in the Crusade.
Oh, and here's the new lore for Pariah Nexus.
"Battle Group Kallides was the first sent to investigate the worrying Silent Zone, only to be immediately set upon by its Necron custodians. Unable to evacuate through the doldrums of the Nexus-stilled warp, the Imperial Fists instead sought a way to request aid from the wider Imperium.
Their gambit has paid off, and reinforcements are inbound – including Battlegroup Hephaestus, composed primarily of a large Adeptus Mechanicus fleet led by the Archmagos Belisarius Cawl. Perhaps predictably, rescue plans have taken a low priority in Cawl’s stack of tasks. His cogitators are instead dominated by schemes for acquiring and processing vast quantities of noctilith – better known as blackstone – to manufacture his new liminal abraisers. These devices, he believes, will allow his fleets to precisely modulate the energies of the warp – grinding away at the strange xenos-crafted field dominating the Pariah Nexus.
Unbeknownst to the self-proclaimed greatest mind of Mars, the Necrons have become embroiled in a civil war. Dynasties loyal to the Silent King are locked in combat with those who have aligned themselves with Imotekh the Stormlord – who has denounced the authority of the mute monarch.
Even with these undying armies distracted by a disagreement over sovereignty, Cawl and his allies have a bloody battle ahead of them. Fortunately,* the Tech-Priests drawn to his banner include some of the most radical and ambitious minds in the Machine Cult, each more than willing to smuggle esoteric, experimental, or forbidden superweapons into the Nexus. These devout followers of Cawl are now poised with their fingers on the triggers of an arsenal of apocalyptic armaments that overshadow the destructive prowess of any other Indomitus Crusade Battle Group.
Escalating chaos is unleashed when ancient kings lock horns and Tech-Priests pull reality-twisting super weapons from beneath their robes..."
As a Mechanicus player, I can't wait to join the conflict and field my Skitarii Legions (and Knights) against the Necrons! It's a reenactment of the turn based tactics game Mechanicus all over again, only this time, it's on the tabletop, with my own Skitarii, forge world and Knights carrying out their agendas! This will be fun!
Unfortunately, it seems like we'll have to wait a bit before the Crusade book comes out, because it'll only be released next year? OH NO!!!!
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