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Our efforts to explore the uncharted regions of Subsector Cathra has been forcibly suspended by a new xenos threat. Having suffered an ambush at the hands of Dark Eldar marauders, we found ourselves unable to effectively fight back. Nearly crippled by the barrage of their alien weaponry, we were forced to make an immediate translation into warpspace before they could commenced boarding actions.

Still we suffered severe casualties as a results, and a number of the crew, ravaged by grief, began to lose faith in the emperor’s grace. While these dissidents were able to gain some traction, the resulting mutiny was short lived once the matter came to my attention. I was swiftly able to eliminate the leaders of the insurrection, and reassert my authority over their followers.

The Dark Eldar will pay dearly for the blow that they have dealt to us. Already, I have been hard at work alongside my staff of engineers and explorers to devise a series of refits and stratagems that we might use against our enemy. Many of these upgrades will be costly to acquire, however, with the good standing that exists between House Jaeger and the Priesthood of Mars, we should be able to come to an arrangement for the facilities that we require. There is however, a crucial technology that I will require. It is, however, one that is old and rare, the knowledge of its making has long passed has long passed from the memories of the adeptus mechanicus. Yet, in a frontier region such as this, such technologies may be more easily discovered. While it may be difficult for the Red Brotherhood to part with such a facility under normal circumstances, I should be able to convince them that it will be a worthy investment for them.

Intrestingly, during the period that I was allowing the crew to partake in shore leave, we received a great influx of forge-worlders eager to enlist into my service. It seems the work that I have done to further the quest of knowledge, has managed to impress them, and it seems that have an interest in helping me along in my future endeavors, in hopes that it may lead them to further discoveries. While it pleases me to have their support, I regret that I do not share the same privilege of respect from the local ecclesiarchy. In their eyes, I am at best, an unwitting pawn of the mechanicus, and at worst, a heretic who sold his soul for a machine body.

With our return to imperial space, we must see to the matter of Trust. With what Winter has told me, it is imperative that the boy is delivered to the Ordo Hereticus. I will need Deacon to use whatever contacts he has to contact them, but this must be done as soon as possible.

That still leaves the issue of Himmel. It is likely that he will attempt another strike before Trust is delivered. I do not, however, expect to stop him. I intend to capture him. Here on Kalegri, we have the advantage of local support. It will be easy for us to set a trap for him. If Trust is among the priority targets, he will have no choice but to take the bait before it escapes his grasp. He will not have the protection of the inquisition in his favor.While whatever program the inquisition ran Himmel through gave him a swift increase to his strength and reflexes, they failed to attend to his mind. Himmel’s vulnerability is his cowardice. On multiple counts we have used his fear against him, forcing him to fall back and even panic. Provided he is too much of a coward to kill himself upon capture it will be easy enough to break his will and turn him against his master. If not, we return him to the Ordo Xenos in failure. I don't expect that Nox will stop sending assassins after me, but I intend to make him know just how petty this vendetta of his is.

I am intrigued by our findings within the system. While the ships themselves are not worth more than their value in scrap materials, they are evidence of a human pre-imperial culture. It is impressive that such a culture was capable of maintaining spacefaring technology for all these millennia. This culture may yet be in possession of certain archeotech relics that the mechanics may find worthy of study. In addition, this system may have been another stop on the voyage of the Dark Path. It is my intention to reclaim this system and it's people in the name of the Emperor. We will not allow this xenos infestation to remain unchallenged.