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Upon this day in the year 815.M30 the Battle of Lucius took place. Casualties as reported by the Arch Dominus TalOS DAV1S went over one billion souls lost in the battle. Many of these were people originally from the planet of Helmnet acting as either serfs for the artillery batteries, those who were unlucky enough to be at Ork landing sites, or of newly formed Skitarii using that specific planetary stock.
Ultimately, comparing the amount of manpower lost in this battle and that gained within the previous expeditions has come up to a net positive. None of the infrastructure keeping the baseline human population was destroyed so the chances of a famine are at a minimum.
Damage to infrastructure was vast and plentiful. The secondary attack by the Orks had not only destroyed countless forges but resulted in the destruction of three STC fragments that could not be stored away before the battles commenced. The Tech Priests who failed to evacuate these artifacts were given newly discovered methods of punishment that the research of the Arch Dominus has produced by proxy.
While the STCs lost will never be recovered, the buildings can be. With federal elements Lucius will be able to rebuild within the next ten to twenty years, which will only accelerate with the arrival of both Mars and the Imperium of Mankind.
As this was the day we met both Mars and the Imperium we also learned that today was the day that Lucius held host to a Primarch of the 12th legion.
What shall be set forth is the records of the meeting, as submitted by Arch Dominus TalOS who during this event was identified as this very Primarch.
>Meet Horus as tradition dictates, within the halls of the High Court
>Invite the Commander onto the Blackstone Fortress to thank him for his assistance
>Walk upon the Vengeful Spirit
