Xtrovoid Cult - Bladed Cog GSC - Scott

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Prologue: Xenogenesis

It lurked on the space hulk for decades, developing mastery of the vessel. Afterwards it claimed the space hulk’s precious cargo: human colonists, bound for a life of servitude to the Mechanicus. All were in stasis for the long journey to the new world and ready to serve. Xenos DNA was introduced to the their nutrient supply. It nourished them with something irrevocably transformative and utterly alien. The workers became one with It and it became the Progenitor. With the new life awakened, a new order began to spread from the space hulk to other forges at the Progenitor’s behest. For it had not only changed their bodies but their minds as well. To call it a mere cult is to underestimate how truly alien the Xtrovoid exist and their true intent. Religions simply indoctrinate, the Xtrovoid is actually born for it.

Written in their stolen genes is the blueprint for the Call of the Void. A genetic destiny to spread atonement to every being they touch. This atonement is that all life must become one with the Nothing. That knowledge is spread through generations. A handful of the Xtrovoid can overturn a planet’s government in decades. They have been sent across the system and now rise up in an Evolutionary Jihad, called forth by the Progenitor. With bureaucratic efficiency, the Xtrovoid Cult has seized control of several factorums and threaten many more. Their powers and abilities combined with one destiny made such takeovers easy. A vile caste system is set in place with the Xtrovoids above the populous and the Progenitor above all. Every city that is converted brings it’s true purpose to bear. The psychic beacon it sends into the Void becomes stronger with each new conquest. Soon Hive Fleet Typhon, the Elder Dread will feel it. That moment will mark the end of all things...

''“Organisms must suffer to evolve. It is imperative we sow such misery and devotion, ensuring the embrace of the Great Nothing. Our communion will liberate us all from this futile existence.”''

-excerpt from the Progenitor’s daily sermons