Order of the Bloodied Sky

The Order of the Bloodied Sky is a lesser Order Militant established on Yekna Prime, the homeworld of the Rhinos. Their patron saint, Carnificent the Red, is often referred to as the patron saint of executioners by the locals. They are known to be particularly zealous in their duties. However, with such amounts of zeal come high standards of practice. Many members of the Order of the Bloodied Sky have at one point during their service considered themselves to be falling short of the Emperor's grace. Consequently, many Battle Sisters of the Order of the Bloodied Sky become Sisters Repentia. Those who survive Repentance, spared by the Emperor's divine grace, often ascend to higher positions in the convent.

Founding
Whilst it is not clear when the Order of the Bloodied Sky was founded there are records of the Order's founder, Canoness Malina. According to what records do exist, the order was founded after the Order of the Bloody Rose assisted Yekna Prime, and the Rhinos in repelling an Alpha Legion warband. Given that the Order of the Bloody Rose was founded in the 39th millennium their founding can be no earlier than this. Allegedly, during the siege a particularly zealous battle sister, Carnificent, expended the last of her strength to behead the warband's Lord with an executioner's axe. Shortly after Carnificent collapsed and Malina, a witness to the event, was granted leave of the Order of the Bloody Rose so that she could remain on Yekna Prime, at the final resting place of Carnificent the Red.