Anaximander is formerly of the Adeptus Astartes. Turned renegade and worked as a mercenary and pirate for millennia, before finding true purpose in the Word. He eventually wound up in the 10th Host, where he served for a long time under Obel Gar, without being able to realize his potential. Castor, however, quickly recognized him as one of the deadliest warriors in the 10th - and a fine leader and tactician. 

The Battle of Karrik was fought when the 10th Host of the Word Bearers Legion and its auxiliary fleet and army units sought to block the Imperium's relentless pursuit of the defeated 34th Host for long enough to let their fellow Legionnaires escape.

Prior to the battle the 34th Host, fresh from a series of splendid victories in the Segmentum Solar under the Apostle Marduk, had advanced along the Spinward reaches of the Calixis sector, hoping to outflank the Imperial defenders. According to the plan laid down by Choryphaus Kol Badar the 34th Host intended to use Kulth (by many taken to be an auspicious name) as a forward base, recruit additional cult troops from the oppressed masses and mutant hordes of Sepheris Secundus, then press on and take Scintilla in one fell blow. The plan was eerily similar to the one the 10th Host had considered - and rejected.

There was, however, one crucial difference between the plans: The 34th Host under the Apostle Marduk was perhaps the strongest and most successful Word Bearer Host, whereas the 10th was far smaller and less well equipped. Mustering more than 5000 Astartes and innumerable auxiliaries the military prowess of the 34th greatly outstripped that of the 10th. In terms of fleet assets the difference was even more pronounced: Two battle barges; one of them the incredibly massive and powerful the Final Word made up the core of the Astartes ships. Two battleships (one of them a recently captured Imperial vessel) of the 1st Line and no less than twenty-two other capital ships of the 2nd to 4th Line, and many more lesser craft.

The 34th had reached Kulth early in the 6th Year of the 3rd Reaving of Finial. Finding it heavily fortified they invested it thoroughly and began preparations for planetary assault. The enemy resisted doggedly; the presence of Black Templars made a swift spear-head victory impossible. The 34th was forced commit to a full-scale invasion. Meanwhile a powerful squadron was sent to scout out the Golgenna Reach and secure Sepheris Secundus space. The squadron did not return. Without forewarning of any kind the Imperium struck back with the full might of Battlefleet Calixis. Forced to delay their withdrawal to extract their assault troops the 34th was forced into a massive space battle. The enemy admiral proved more capable than any commander Kol Badar had clashed with - and he had clashed with a lot.

After getting most of his men out Marduk began a fighting retreat back towards Finial sector, chased every step of the way by the powerful and quick squadrons of battlecruisers under the Imperium's control. Had it not been for the foresight of Castor of the 10th Host - and his willingness to sacrifice himself and his men to save their brothers - the 34th Host might well have been lost. Instead they found the 10th Host and it's allies present in force on Karrik and its moons. The 34th Host rallied and joined forces with their brothers - the Imperial would have to fight twice as hard as they had anticipated!

The Word Bearers dug in their ground forces on the inhospitable surface of Karrik, keeping their fleet close and safe from long-range attack by careful use of the moons of Karrik.  A phase of naval skirmishing followed, but the Imperials were unable or tease the Bearers of the Word out of their defensive position. Once the bulk of the Imperial fleet arrived their admiral wasted no time; twenty million Imperial Guardsmen were set down on the surface of Karrik, greatly outnumbering their opponents. Next he moved his squadrons of cruisers and battlecruisers into close range, triggering a massive fleet engagement. Despite having ships generally considered too light for Line work like this the Imperials proved unrelenting and audacious. Only the presence of four battle barges kept the Word Bearer fleet in the fight; such vessels are supremely suited for such brital close-combat work.

On the ground the situation grew more dire by the minute, as hordes of guardsmen and their machines of war rolled forward and engaged the Word Bearers. High above the battle barges twisted in unison and dove closer to the planet, launching barrage after barrage of every high-yield strategic weapon in their arsenals. Strange toxins and diseases, nuclear devices of every kind, plasma warheads and more rained upon the troops below. Only Astartes, armored units - and the Titans - had anything more than a slim chance of surviving. The tables were turned; but success did not come cheap - the battle barge Neverending Seremon took a fatal hit and plunged into oblivion.

The remaining barges rose once more and what Astartes remained aboard launched themselves at the enemy flagship. Furious fighting followed, but the Imperial ship had a contingent of Green Knights on board and the assault faltered. Many of the 34th Host were lost, and the Apostle of the 10th was teleported out in the nick of time. The Imperium, finding its Guard armies all but neutralized and the Word Bearers fleet too powerful to risk continuing a close melee with the three remaining battle barges, pulled back. It was a standoff of sorts.

The Word Bearers recovered what men they could from the surface post haste, reconstituted their fleet and made for the safety of the warp. Squadrons of fast light cruisers and frigates hounded the Word Bearers all the way to the jump threshold, picking off several straggling ships in the process. But it was a victory of sorts of the Word Bearers - they had gotten away and the 34th had been saved.

This concludes Chapter 2.

After the Fenksworld raid the 10th settled down into a daily routine of training, repairs and refitting. More ships and men - both mortals and posthumans, even some xenos - filtered out to join the increasingly infamous Apostle Castor and his 10th Host.The Daughters of the Word started to become a real, albeit still small, military force.

The next major target was the Icefang - the secret homeworld of the Tigers Argent, located deep inside the Finial Sector. After a hard-fought battle in space and on the ground the 10th Host was victorious. Many lesser ships were lost and other damaged, and there was quite the death toll among the Astartes. The price paid was well worth it in terms of loot and glory. The entire Icefang was stripped of everything that could be carried away and the 10th now had another battle barge to add to their fleet. Lord Asmodeus was also pleased - with the Tigers gone he released to 66th Grand Cruiser Division to serve with Castor. He also rewarded the 10th with repairs, supplies, and wargear.

When the 10th eventually returned to Diamantina after many long months it was a much stronger force, except perhaps in terms of living Astartes. The Apostle formulated his long-term plan for the survival and expansion of the 10th Host.

Captain Tam Caron is Obel Gar's old Coryphaeus. Following the ordeal at Samson IV the 10th Host was reorganized. Tam Caron was responsible for many needless Astartes death, but Castor understood only too well that he had conducted the assault as best he could. The merciful Castor let him live on in a role more suited to his nature; as Captain of the 10th specialist Assault company.

In his new capacity he continues to suffer from high attrition, but Castor takes pains to mitigate losses by making sore Caron's assaults are well supported. This combination has proven effective; the Assault Company has yet to fail to take an objective and losses have been within acceptable limits. Castor also know that, if need be, he can release Tam Caron and his men and be certain of victory - no matter the cost.

Tam Caron owns a potent suit of chaos armour (equivalent of artificer armour, plus something extra) and carries and mighty daemon-sword.

The Obliterator cult that worship under the guiding eye of the daemon Baal-Krieg. Their patron is both an aspect of the ancient daemon Baal and something dark and terrible that awoke on Krieg (they have a shrine to Baal-Krieg abourd the ship). They Obliterators number only 57.

Then there is the Raptor cult of the Crow Eaters. Numbering 66 current members. There were many more back in the day, but their numbers have dwindled after they lost faith in the old patron, who was known as the Crow Father. Back then they were called the Crow Brethren. The current leader of the cult got a vision of the Crow Father's betrayal of the Word and the true gods. He then lead the true Raptors in a short and bloody civil war - where he killed the old leader and assumed the mantle of leader.

Of late he has been bothered by doubts; after reading some of Lorgar's own words, as handed down by the Calixian cultists he is no longer sure about his interpretation of the visions. He's still convinced the purge was the right thing to do and that he's the natural leader of the cult, but he's beginning to realize there is more to this than meets the inner eye.

The coven of the Prima Filia(first Daughter) is where Arch Domina Kimery has plased what free resorses she has. She has formed a new coven numbering 1000 daugthers after the battle of Zeghyr ehen weapons and armour became abundant for a time.  The coven is stationed with 500 abourd the Dutiful Daughter as ship protection and body guard for the Arch domina her self. 250 are abord teh Verbum as a honnor guard for the apostle(They form part of the pernmant ship forces) The others are spread in the fleet in 50 Daugthers strong units, the priority goes to ships and captains that have a less than sertan loyalty. They go as a bodyguard from the Apostel(so refusing them is not a option) Where they guard the ship with the brotherhood warriors and the deacons of faith.

CL DURANTES FURY-  Defiant class light cruiser, has two squadrons of Furies. captured over Valpolicella.  The pilots abord the fury was luered by the astral harpy to change sides, they took the whole ship over and whent over in the service of the true gods. They serve with the support task force, protecting the tarnsports and Titan tender toghter with the daughters Iconclast destroyer Broken chain.

Parlen-ur was nominally First Captain of the Sicarus replacements. He was the only officer of that batch that was found acceptable and given company command. Parlen-ur is a true believer among true believers. He could easily have become a Chaplain - in Obel Gar's day he would undoubtedly have done very well.

Ral-Haron was a sergeant from the Sicarus replacements. He had some experience fighting in smaller battles in the Eye of Terror. He counts an intermediate daemon of Khorne as his finest melee kill. He was promoted from sergeant rank by Castor's will. Not because he was actually qualified to be a full captain, but because he showed great promise. At the time it was all that mattered, as the 10th Host didn't have enough experienced commanders. Since then he's proven himself qualified.

Jovus Err has served as a chaplain for the 10th Host for millennia. He's somewhat dour and unimaginative, but there is no questioning his conviction or loyalty to whomever is apostle. It is perhaps these traits that have enabled him to survive for so long - he's never risen to become an Acolyte and has thus never been a threat to any apostle. His character traits (plus his undeniable flair for command and tactics) may also be the reason that of all of Obel Gar's chaplains, he alone remains in command of his company after Castor's reorganization.

Chaplain Sar-Krel of the 3rd Company, came to the host, years ago, before Obel Gar's rise to power. He is a BLack Legionnaire, part of one of the failed foundings Ezekiel the Just made in the Eye of Horus to build up his own legions' strength. The few that did not die outright or turned into deamon possessed spawns, joined the ranks of the Black Legion or left the accursed founding fields altogether. Sar-Krel was amongst the few that lived, and left to seek his own fortune and place in the galaxy. After years of wandering, selling his skills to the highest bidding warlord, he found a true home with the 10th host. He found brotherhood and he found the Word. He took to the Word, and found he had a talent for faith, so to speak. After that he walked the ranks as an apprentice, a supplicant, and now as Chaplain.  A veteran of the 3rd himself, he knows and understands the company. His sermons are inspiring, but the elite marines of the 3rd find his skill and zeal in battle to be their chaplain's best and most inspiring sides.

Diston is one of Castor's own veterans, from before he was Lord of the 10th, that has risen to captaincy. He was promoted on the spot to replace Cpt. Tholkis, who died from a sniper's shot to the head at the Icefang. This red-headed giant looks more like a Space Wolf than his brothers of the Word. Diston has one other trait of note; he's a likeable chap, prone to chatting with the subhumans and being generally nice. As a result he as quite the web of connections around the fleet - and good gear and supplies thend to flow his way.

Juron Gaik was a veteran sergeant under Obel Gar. He was promoted to Captain by Castor's word, on account of his proven skill during the war games. Since that time Juron has showed himself as a skilled boarder and drop specialist, skills that have filtered down through the ranks of his company. He is, however, not very concerned with appearances and his company looks a little rag-tag as a result. When confronted by his chaplain over the matter Juron will point out that they heed the Word and the Will, but that the gods care nothing for clean and neat uniforms.

Apotechary Hipoklides, has always felt some what apart from the others, he has know that the brotherhood of the legions was never enough for him.  He is not from the Black Templars but sendt out from his 11 founding chapter to aid them in the crusade in the far away Calixis sector. his father chapter where happy to be rid of him and he was more than happty to go. But the knowlige of being difrent and that he was pushed away for it was palanted deep within him. During his stay with the BT he got hold of teksts of a heretical nature, both from the famed Fabuis Bille and a local nedical heritic called Doctore. He then got the knowlige that there was a lot more out there than he had known so far. When he got the chance after Sigismunds victory, as the last surviving officer he did not blink, he tok the brought the other over. 

Hipoklides has found a home quikly with the 10th, Doctore told him that in the begining he would handle the gen-seed of the host him self abourd the Verbum. Hipoklides gets the facilitys on the Divine Majestic, where he in adition to keep the ships biological in good healt, he is given the task of training the coven of the Angelic touch in the medical arts. Doctore gave him this tankless jobb so that he could keep him under observation, and see his loyalty. Hipoklides could not be happyer , he now has a modern, clean medical facilitys abourd a BB, eagre students, and he gets to pick his own starping medical orderlys from the brotherhood warriors. Sitting in his quarters in the evenings drinking a cup of hot tea, and reading his copy of F.Bilies "On the organs of the posthuman"- he counts his blessings and thinks that life amoung the lost and the damed is good indeed.