Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-1734134-20190911202955/@comment-1734134-20190918175020

(Haywire passed on a roll of a 10, no miscast)

The grenade goes off, but the Tau seem unaffected by it, their advanced sensory systems protecting the wearers from the blinding flash. The Penal Legionaries who did not heed Hen’s order are left blinded for several moments, some falling to their feet, clutching their heads, while those on the other side of the breach are subject to a blinding flash of light. Lem, Iselith and Dion are left with their senses stammered for a moment, though their senses return to normal bar a strong ringing in their ears for a moment.

Stealth fields failing fast, the Tau are left practical naked, unable to hide they are caught by the other Space Marines fire and are swiftly blown to pieces. The Space Marines swiftly cease fire afterwards, as do the shell-shocked Penal Legionaries who look upon the Astartes with a mix of fear and reverence.

Dissecting the Tau is not too difficult, despite the alien nature of its technology, though the response of Tarkhan’s ship is riddled with static,

“Requesting landing coordinates – enemy air superiority and allied anti-air makes any drop extremely difficult”.

As the fighting dies down, the Governess emerges from the smoke and fire, still hobbling but seemingly uninjured beyond some scrapes. Fresh Imperial forces begin to fill the throne chamber and take up positions around the palace, offering cheers and praise to the Astartes.

Her remaining few guards filter into position around her, alongside fresh Imperial forces. Despite all the fighting still sceptical of the xenos and magos, but the site of the Space Marines leaves them staggered. Sioux seems less bewildered, smiling at the sight of the Astartes, before looking back to the others,

“Excellent work, all of you, and to have Astartes join us is truly fortunate given the situation we’re in. It seems the Tau have similar ideas, though as to how they were able to infiltrate our defences I’m a bit at a loss. This warrants an immediate response."