Adeptus Mechanicus - Toby

Forgeworld Caldus
Caldus is a new Forgeworld, established by a group of radical Tech Priests united by their passion for Xeno-Archaeology and drawn to Astheneia by rumors of strange artifacts lying beneath the surface of the system's many planets. Funded by local Planetary Governors in exchange for providing them with arms from the Forgeworld's furnaces, the Tech Priests of Caldus pursued these rumors and established a series of dig sites across the system. These excavations unearthed a series of finds, including pre-Imperium human artifacts, artifacts related to known Xenos species, and other discoveries more enigmatic in their origins. One of these last, while seemingly innocuous to its discoverer, proved to be the catalyst for a system-wide conflict that tested the martial capabilities of the fledgling Forgeworld.

As Xeno-Archaeology often walks a thin line on the edge of tech-heresy, Forgeworld Caldus has fallen under the eye of the Inquisition's Ordo Mechanicus. Inquisitor Saskia d'Ardens has dispatched her acolytes to closely monitor the progress of the Forgeworld's excavations, and report back on their findings. Should any happenings in the system cause her alarm, she may choose take matters into her own hands...

Forgeworld Hierarchy
High Magos Kappic-Schoelendt Malavont - Monitor Molevolus

Magos Exitor-Dho XVIII - Logicae Divinatum (DECEASED)

-- Sub-Magos Phi-Boraxum - Manipulus

Magos Septima Thybek - Genetorum Bio-locatii (DECEASED)

Forgeworld Doctrine
As a new and expanding Forgeworld, Caldus' combat forces lack the heavier guns of more established Foregworld and therefore focus primarily on swift-moving Dunestriders and Dunecrawlers, as well as the readily-available legions of Skitarii Rangers and Vanguard. Priority is given to forces that can fight well in close-quarters, a specialization equally useful in the twisting labyrinths of the excavation sites and the dank tunnels beneath the system's many Hives.

The few Battle Automata that the Forgeworld has been able to acquire are also primarily of the Conqueror Protocol class, their massive fists handy breaking down the gates of buried tombs as well as tearing apart whatever threats might lie within.

New forces being developed deep within the gene-labs and manufactories of Caldus align with these doctrines, including both tried and tested Ruststalker designs, as well as more recent additions to Mechanicum forces such as Serbyrus cavalry.

Lore
Battle 1: The Artifact

Battle 2: The Armory