>>5636377Malin purges the thoughts of her young Palatine from her mind and focuses on the next challenge of purging the Styrian rats from their hole. The keep is large and thick and it would take days of bomardment from the heavy support to shatter it, long enough for Styrians to counterattack. A Penitent Engine attempts to break down the thick metal doorway into the keep, its buzzsaw eating into the plasteel before a conflagration of purple fire erupts from within, consuming the Engines' pilot. The walker stumbles back and collapses in a heap as the ethereal flame dissipates and the Sisters roar in defiance as they press their suppressive fire. "Sorcery!" Velna grunts with rage, as bright otherworldly light emanates from within the large doorway, and Canoness Malin feels her blessed Rosarius burning in response to the dark powers nearby. A figure appears at the entrance behind the half-broken door, clutching a twisted staff and clad in purple and black robes. Twisted in body and massive in stature, disturbing light surrounds him and incoming bolt shells detonate harmlessly before they can strike his body. The powerful sorcerer is guarding the entrance and pulls back out of sight before heavier firepower can be brought to bear.
What do you do?
>Overwhelming Charge: Throw Dominion Squads and Battle Sister squads at the at the entrance and drown the Sorcerer in vengeful Sisters. Virtually guaranteed success with likely high casualties.>Melee specialists: Palatine Velna leads her Sacresancts, Zephyrim, and the Sisters Repentia in first. Better suited for close quarters, if successful there would be fewer casualties but there is a chance they could fail.>Confrontation: Canoness Malin and her elite Celestians will be first into the breach. Malin is the only one with a realistic chance of taking the Sorcerer down by herself without casualties, her Celestians supporting against any other forces. 