>>5486145Well, even if we don't get involved in his assassin program, there are still the Acuitor Mech Assassins of the Calixis Sector to invest in when we start expanding beyond the Lucius Sector and rediscovering more Forge Worlds.
That's what I love about the 2nd. One could said they are able to dip their hands into many things and are willing to adapt the methods of their brother legions.
-Durable bodies of steel to hold fast like the Death Guard and Iron Warriors, powerful servos to meet the size and strength of the Salamanders and Iron Hands.
-Advanced technologies and superior equipment, a willingness to be ruthless in extermination like the Dark Angels.
-Fast and powerful engines of Columnus make and machine spirit awoken ships, to have races with the Khans.
-Advanced architecture, defenses, logistics and organization both learned from and in tribute to the Imperial Fists, Sons of Horus, and later the Ultramarines.
-Stealth technologies and subsersive data-jinn to have some ability to play with Raven Guard and Alpha Legion.
-Our Astartes can even get angry and let loose some fury if we ever play alongside the War Hounds or Space Wolves to maul some non-compliant worlds
-Even our Lanterns of Charon if we ever need psychic insight like the Thousand Sons, theoretically anyway, or at least ask Malcador
We may not be as good or masters at their own game, but we can play along. More easily perhaps than Mortarion trying to engage in a conquest of speed with the Khan.
The wildcard will be the 11th Primarch. I'm sure QM has been cooking real hard on their nature for the past year and is dying to unleash them.