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+++INCOMING INDEX MALLEUS REPORT+++ ENTER PASSCODE: xxxxxx WELCOME, INQUISITOR SUBJECT: THE HARBINGERS SUBJECT REF: 546284/54-B CROSS-REFERENCE: PLAGUE OF Unbelief; 13TH BLACK CRUSADE; IMPERIAL HARBINGERS; ADEPTUS ASTARTES AUTHOR: CAPTAIN AMBROSIUS, GREY KNIGHTS +++Thought for the Day: The Plague of Unbelief is inside each of us -- Purge it!+++ Lord Inquisitor, I hope this missive finds you well. Sadly, I have grave news to report and there is no easy way to state this: the Harbingers, a chapter of the adeptus astartes derived from the geneseed of the Lion, has been corrupted by the Plague of Unbelief. This is not conjecture and I know of this news firsthand. I leave it in your hands what to do with this information. The events which I shall describe below took place on the hive world of Amistel (Agripinaa Sector, Segmentum Obscurus) in response to the invasion of the Sector by Typhus, the so-called Herald of Nurgle (may the Emperor damn him for all eternity), from his new base of operations in the Ulthor system. Reports that a new wave of the Plague of Unbelief had spread to this world, as well as Plague Marines of the Death Guard Traitor Legion, brought my team of Grey Knights there. The hive had already suffered relentless attacks by the Enemy and it was only the valiant actions of the adeptus astartes chapters of the Iron Knights and Howling Griffons, was well as the Legio Astorum Titans, which allowed the hive to stand. Our mission was the cleanse the hive of any remaining traces of the great enemy. My team was small and consisted of only one terminator squad and two tactical squads. The honorable dreadnought Kagan provided us with heavy support. The hive appeared secure enough to detach a large portion of the adeptus astartes defenders in order for them to reinforce the Cadian system. This was a fatal mistake and may ultimately lead to the fall of the planet. With seeming knowledge of our force disposition, a focused attack against the eastern hives was launched just as the adeptus astartes defenders were withdrawn and beyond the point of recall. This began as a standard attack, with wave upon wave of plague zombies assaulting the trenches dug around the hive. While the remaining defenders were busy with the zombies, movement was detected along the western hives at dusk. The Imperial Guard units along those trenches reported seeing the familiar colours and livery of the Harbingers, who we know had been sent on a mission against Typhus earlier during the Black Crusade. Assuming they were friendly, the guardsmen let them approach, ignoring the fact that they did not respond to vox signals. {Editorial Note: This was a problem throughout the 13th Black Crusade. The fragmented nature of the Imperium