"Explosives could blast open the doors...but I would be reluctant to do so, lest we anger the Machine Spirit. "

A brisk nod, and quick instructions to the detachment...I take point, 40 meters in the lead....2 more at "slack", halfway between me and the main group....6 with main group, 2 drag (20 meters back), and 2 at tail end (10 meters behind drag). Highest alertness/listen skills are in tail posi...

On alert, as doors open...using Augur array to scan......bolt pistol in one hand, monoblade in the other...

"Seneschal, I believe leadership here devolves upon you. My suggestion, for safety reasons, is to proceed within the station rather than the exterior. A damaged suit means certain death outside, inside is much more...forgiving."

"Honored Engineseer, can you discern where the Command Crypt might be? There I would hope we might find a better idea of what transpired here. The possibility of some hostiles--human or otherwise--is my concern, knowing the nature of what happened may tell us, or at least give hints, as to what...

A frown marring my features..."I recognize those words....an act of pity by an Admiral, long ago, allowed a large number of worshippers of the Ruinous Powers to escape a world targeted for Exterminatus. He thought he was being merciful, not knowing the nature of those he was sparing. Perhaps th...

"Lord Amphael, with your permission, I would accompany the expedition tot eh base. I judge that to be a riskier undertaking, and as such my talents most likely to make a difference in any....untoward happenings."

Star a training program....non-armsmen getting some rudimentary weapons skills, ranged and melee. not so they can do armsmen patrols, but so they are a militia, essentially. Establish a bunker area in each section....so that the armsmen have more time to respond without "things" running am...

I clear my throat, and step forward. "I believe she has a point. There was nothing of tactical planning, or any manner of tactics involved there. Why were those methods employed,if not for the reasons she put forth?"

OOC--sorry i've been away so long.....

I will embark upon a course to give the armsmen more than mere brawling skills should they end up hand-to-hand. Also, when I can, talk to Salt and her Darksiders, I see potential as a sort of SWAT team for them.

I inform the Navigator of the recent happenings....the hullghasts, and the dire actions of Karis, turning upon fellow crew.

Carefully retracing and marking his steps, carrying the survivor, returning to the top, to reload, and call for more assistance....especially from Navigator Praetus.

Reloading bolt pistols....scout around the area...Musing to myself, "perhaps the reason the psyker attacked is we are too close to discovering whatever Void-spawned abomination he forswore the Emperor's light for..."

keep my eyes low....upper edge of field of vision being waist level.half-action to use Auger Array to compensate for reduced sight on target, half action to shoot.

Shoot him. A lot. Shoot him until I have a FRM (Fine Red Mist)

Follow along closely...ready to put a couple (or many) rounds into him should be prove false.

Select my 2 absolute best who are here. "A moment, please let me leave word of what we are doing." Step a bit away, and vox-bead in...use Secret Tongue (Mil.) to inform of my suspicions regarding this psyker, before fully reloading my bolt-pistols and heading off.

Over vox-beads, start accounting for all people/squads, plus inventory of evidence/trappings found. Other than that, wait on psyker.

I'll be offline probably from this afternoon until Tuesday. So, basic plan for me in-thread is...get a bunch of hullghasts to chase me, lead them into the waiting field of fire, and wipe them out..then lead a team to backtrack them(I'd imagine a psyker could follow the void-taint from them as long a...

Go back down a level at a time, trying to draw the beasts in...