<strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: verdana;">Kierkal, the Silent Bane (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=235100.msg11575361#msg11575361)</span></span></strong><br/><strong>Current location</strong>: The Armoury of<em>The Emperor's Brand</em><br/><strong>Current condition</strong>:Plotting the assault<br/><strong>Current tags</strong>: Watch Captain Andar Scarion<br/><hr/><br/>Where Leonatos had chosen to indulge in the nutrient gel, prepared as an hors d'oeuvre by some enterprising chefling who thought he was doing something worthwhile for the astartes being served by doing so, Kierkal had merely gathered a pouch of the stuff and loaded it into his war-plate.  The Wind of Adrian would feed him during the coming deployment as required, but Kierkal preferred to drop on an empty stomach- the better to take advantage of the gift of the Omophagea.  He heard Leonatos' comments about both the quality of the mess crew aboard the ship and his own background though, and filed those data points away in his mental library for future reference- not that he felt it would matter, but doing so was his long-standing habit.<br/><br/>After all, it was written in the<em>Meditations of a Raven</em>that "there is no knowledge that is not a weapon."<br/><br/>He understood the Librarian, though, though his own memories of surviving in the worse parts of the hab-domes on Deliverance were... hazy at best.  There were some who remembered what it was to be human well, but he was not one of them.<br/><br/>Also unlike Leonatos, Kierkal had already donned his helm and, having finished loading the nutrient gel, quietly performed the Ritual of Sealing.  He did everything quietly.  As Inquisitor Sol entered (and there was a blessed name, if one believed in such things) he watched her quietly, and he listened.  As the Watch Captain entered he still watched, and he listened.  As the holodisplay was activated and a quick briefing-sermon performed, he watched, and he listened- and commanded his helmet picter to take stills for later reference.<br/><br/>Had this been a Raven Guard operation, he suspected that deployment would have been via grav-chute rather than drop-pod, but it would be little matter.  The Tau were a cunning breed, by all accounts, and Kierkal had noticed that the Deathwatch maintained a standard of stealth training that the Raven scout company would have found barely acceptable.<em>Better to use us as a blunt instrument in any case, at least until the kill-team shakes down into more than a mere squad.</em><br/><br/>Putting his pessimistic thoughts aside, Kierkal finally spoke; where Leonatos had no questions, the calculating Devastator craved data. "What information do we have on the flak batteries?  Will a combat blade in the right place disable them, or will melta bombs be necessary?  Can they depress for local fire support, or are they slaved to their purpose?  What is our method of extraction?  Will we require luminators to mark a landing zone?  If we take the anti-air emplacements down, will the Navy be able to provide close air support via pict-targeting, or will luminators be required?"<br/><br/>Wordlessly, even as the Watch Captain responded, he began indicating to the armourers what wargear he would require.  Heavy armament for handling heavy targets, such as battlesuits and transports, basic stealth gear, and one of the "Raven" pattern shotguns.  To another devatstator it might seem an odd selection, but the weapons' utility, flexibility and silence all made it a valuable tool to Kierkal.<br/><hr/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Camo-Cloak 20 (Rites of Battle pg 145)<br/>Kraken Rounds 10 30 (Core)<br/>"Raven" Shotgun 10 40  (First Founding pg 98)<br/>1x Clip Slug Rounds 4 44 (Rites of Battle pg 140)<br/>Stummer 5 49 (Core)  OR<br/>Luminator Capsule Flares 5 49 (Rites of Battle pg 146) if necessary <br/><br/>Building for fieldwork with some ability to go stealthy.  Also, multiple backup weapons &lt;3<br/><br/>Also, who is squad leader?  Is this known or should I ask?</div></div>