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A Watch Fortress received the most votes when it came to the question how the Space Marine presence in the Eressa Sector should explain and this is the thread for the creation of it. To give my two cents of an opinion, I think it's a great way for everyone to participate, since it allows people to insert a Chapter of theirs without having to a) rewrite their history or b) come up with a whole new Chapter.

So, let's get started. A Watch Fortress is a base of operations for the Deathwatch, the Chamber MIlitant of the Ordo Xenos. Unlike a Watch Station, which are much smaller in scale and are not even necessarily manned with Space Marines, a Watch Fortress is more akin to a Fortress Monastery. It contains training grounds, an armory, space ports, vaults for artifacts, a Librarium, a Reclusiuasm, etc.

A Watch Fortress is overseen by a Watch Commander, which can be considered the Chapter Master of his Fortress. Below him are Watch Captains, each a veteran and in charge of a Watch Company. Lastly, there are Watch Masters, veterans even beyond the Captains, which can serve as advisors for other Imperial organizations.

Lastly, Space Marines will form the minority of a Watch Fortress' population. Aided by a myriad of serfs, a Fortress can also be home to Inquisitors or Tech Priests, with the former either leading an operation or studying Xeno artifacts together with the latter.

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With all that in mind, what are we going to discuss in this thread? Everything, bit by bit. I will present my basic idea for the fortress itself in just a moment and everyone participating is encouraged to share their ideas. If all you want to do is create a Kill-Team, a battle, an artifact or a Xenos race, then you may find others willing to join you in that effort here as well.

My idea was as follows: Watch Fortress Malepertus (the name is a reference to the medieval tales of Reynard the Fox, specifically his hideout, Maleperduis) was created as an attempt to stabilize the Imperium's hold on the Eressa Sector. Manned with veterans from all over the galaxy, the Fortress serves as the first bastion against the many alien threats of the sector, some of them long-known to the scholars of the Imperium, others first encountered here, in close proximity to the Halo Stars.

The Fortress itself was constructed from an ancient Space Hulk of the same name, found adrift within the Sector. After coming across the many xeno artifacts and cleansing it of Orks, the facility was cleansed of any taint, sanctioned and outfitted with void shields, defensive weapon batteries, an astropathic choir and the other facilities necessary for the operation and sustainment of a Watch Fortress 