The Purge of the Imperial Knights

[Graf's Archive Account]

​

​

[Theme]​

​

K O T H L I S​

8 5 0 A B Y​

​

​

On Kamino, the halls of the Imperial Knight's temple are quiet and scorched, bodies line the walls covered with fire marks from blasters. After the Imperial dominion of Scarif, evidence of the Rebellion being supported by the Order of the Knights surfaced, and the most terrible order came from the lips of the Grand Moff. "Exterminate the traitors, and burn their hovels to the ground." He had commanded to the legions of Imperial Stormtroopers. The 501st had been recalled from their mission to the tropical planet and sacked the temple, killing the insurgent Knights within.

Once the mutiny had been quelled on the Imperial capital, the eyes of the military, and more importantly the Inquisitorius, turned to Kothlis, where a fortress had been established by the rogue force order after the invasion several months ago. Protected by a strong deflector shield, a ground assault led by the 501st, dubbed 'Knightsbane', and the Inquisitorius has been deemed necessary so that swift Imperial justice is delivered for treasonous actions, the Field Marshal himself will be overseeing the operation with his superior strategy and tactical thinking...

[member="Baron Morcus"] | [member="Victor Adraas"] | [member="Jaegis Volasses"] | [member="Thanom"] | [member="Bruce Aar"] | [member="RN-4655"] | [member="Lucien E. Irridius"] | [member="Jastor Husk"] | [member="Erica Yeager"] | [member="Lucien Galtier"] | [member="Wilhelm Rehm"] | [member="Sergius Maro"] | [member="Visser Chernykh"] | [member="Honos Strakh"]

 

[Alkar Morgoth]

| Theme |​

​

Location​

Kothlis​

​

One Victory IV-class Star Destroyer drops out hyperspace as close as it could get to kothlis. The ship had been ordered ahead of the main fleet to act as a scout and secure a landing zone for the coming assault. Alkar Morgoth stood with his hand behind his back on the bridge watching the crew quickly move about preparing to take scans and send them back to the main fleet. The scans taken showed no ships in the system save for them. Alkar didn't like this news where was the enemies fleet? Alkar turned to the captain "Prepare the dropships I will secure a landing zone. " the captains face soured as he was ordered about but he complied. Alkar turned sharply to leave the bridge and make his way to the hanger, a whisper of caution at the back of his mind made him tense.

Alkar arrived at the hanger flanked by other members of the Inquisitorius and a few stormtroopers. All of the Inquisitors including Alkar wore a mix of zeyd-cloth robes and plates of ultrachrome in key locations. They all made their way to a dropship that was slowly filling with others of his order and troopers, Alkar directed his men to board and when they were he stepped aboard himself. The doors slowly closed on several other dropships before his closed closing him in a tight tomb if he was unlucky. The dropships took off after clearing all checks making for the planet's surface, at first nothing no anti-air, no fighters, no anything. Then the fight to land began, fire from the surface exploded breaking the calm of silence of seconds before.

Alkar could see a dropship through the small slits in the door he was facing, one minute it was whole the next it was crashing to the surface full of dead men. "Pilot set us down there on that ridge! That anti-air won't let us get any closer! " the pilot broke off the planned lz as Alkar ordered letting the others know the new lz. As the dropship was coming in for its landing it was hit sending it crashing down. Alkar pushed off the now broken door then jumped out " Move get a beacon up this will be our forward base for now."

[member="Norwan Fleming"] [member="Baron Morcus"] [member="Victor Adraas"] [member="Jaegis Volasses"] [member="Thanom"] [member="Bruce Aar"] [member="RN-4655"] @lucien e. irrdius [member="Jastor Husk"] [member="Erica Yeager"] [member="Lucien Galtier"] [member="Wilhelm Rehm"] [member="Sergius Maro"] [member="Visser Chernykh"] [member="Honos Strakh"]

 

[Jastor Husk]

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc22qBW3yGc[/media]​

Kothlis​

​

Husk stood amongst three other officers in a compact room fit for eight. It was dark, only luminated by the blue light that emitted from the holotable. The Field Marshall was preparing his plans when he received information that a small advanced force led by the Inquistors had already been launched, a sour expression was shared by all the officers in the room as they realized their element of surprise had been blown by some glory hungry Inquisitor. Husk scornfully remarked, "What a fool was I to believe [member="Baron Morcus"] could keep his damned Inquisitors on a leash." Husk held down a button on the table, "Colonel Karse, begin your advancement on the temple, loose formation." A formal 'yes sir' was iterated and the comms link severed. Husk turned to the armored corps general in the room, "General, the armor is clear to move out, wide paradigm, keep our infantry escort close, and focus all fire on shatter points in their shields," Husk croned over the holo-display giving him a live three dimensional view of the battle around him, "It won't penetrate, but it will give the Knights something to think about." Husk nodded to the two generals, "Inform me of any complications or alterations in the attack, I will be in the cockpit from this point on." They all did a small formal bow, as Husk struggled through the door into the cockpit of the AT-AT.

The field marshal was blinded temporarily as he got use to the light from the sun of Kothlis shining through the transparisteel viewports. Two pilots sat in front of Husk operating the hulk of a vehicle, as stormtroopers the size of ants swarmed around the battlefield in front of them. Husk gripped a railing as the AT-AT lurched forward and backward, the stabilizers in the cockpit were not as proficient as that in the main body of the behemoth. Husk began inputing commands into a console above his head, and reported his actions, "Opening a direct channel to Imperial Moff Command." When the hologram began transmitting, Husk stood confidently with his combat helmet adorned, and his chest armor ill-fitting. Arms behind his back, Husk reported the current situation to the Grand Moff himself, "Grand Moff Graf, our attack has begun on the Knight temple. I will be sending another report once victory has been assured." As the hologram deactivated, Husk turned to the viewports in front of him, staring at the battle unfolding around him.

@ Alkar Morgoth
[member="Norwan Fleming"]
[member="Tanomas Graf"]

 

[Taa Nul]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqSuUHqvGO8​

The advance on the traitor fortress was slow, at first. The veteran stormtroopers of the 501st Legion were guided forward by a line of AT-ST walkers which unleashed suppressing upon defensive positions around the exterior of the fortress's primary defensive wall. Torrents of blaster fire were exchanged between the attacking force and the defenders of the keep. Their resolve was admirable, Morcus thought to himself as his wing of Imperial IDTs soared over the battlefield, flying low to avoid the majority of the anti-air fire being arrayed against them. Each of the twelve dropships contained an Inquisitor leading a contingent of Imperial Shocktroopers. Their assignment was simple, yet crucial. They would strike against the enemy in a lightning-fast attack, securing the outer wall and courtyard of the enemy stronghold before opening the gates to allow the rest of the 501st to swarm inside.

"Thirty seconds!", Morcus yelled as they grew closer and closer to the wall. Explosions shook his dropship as two of the others were shot down by lucky shots from the enemy anti-air cannons. Losses were to be expected in this assault, Morcus knew that perfectly well. The dropships eventually breached through the the energy shield surrounding the fortress, their side doors opening to allow the passengers within to unleash a hailstorm of blaster fire down on the renegade Clones holding the landing zones they required. When the landing areas had been cleared, the dropships quickly touched down, offloading the troops inside. Morcus departed from one of them, igniting his curved lightsaber hilt before charging into a squad of enemy clones, the four-man squad of Imperial Commandos assigned as his protection supporting his assault as he began cutting those foolish enough to stand against him down, one by one...

[member="Jastor Husk"]
@Alkar Morgoth
[member="Norwan Fleming"]

 

[Graf's Archive Account]

A hologram flickered to life in the cockpit of the Field Marshal's AT-AT after he had given his report to the Grand Moff, its form was much taller than the Imperial Head of State and adorned in head to toe in black armor. "Marshal, I am High Inquisitor Carlon; Apologies for my subordinate's...actions...nevertheless he will be dealt with accordingly." The deep, mechanical voice boomed as the Inquisitor gave a nod, the man only just learning of what happened when a lowly initiate landed on the planet way ahead of plan, alerting the Knights to their attack.

"Since the Grand Inquisitor has already decided to move in unnecessarily with commando units, I will be leading the 501st to get into the fortress. If you have any orders, relay them to me and Major Fleming." Skaara concluded before the blue hologram would dissipate. Inquisitor Carlon turned from the field projector to face the 501st Commander behind him, along with the few hundred stormtroopers.

"Major; your men are ready, correct?" He questioned, receiving a quick acknowledgement from the clone trooper. "Very well, I want six platoons on each flank, stay in front of the armor and their infantry. The major's platoon and the last one with me, we will go down the center." The man commanded, before pivoting with the swish of a long black cape, beginning his march towards the fortress while seventy-two elite stormtroopers, two platoons in total, trailed behind him.

[member="Jastor Husk"] | [member="Baron Morcus"] | [member="Alkar Morgoth"]

 

[Jastor Husk]

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df9l4qBAFvA[/media]​

Husk supervised from his elevated spot in the back of the AT-AT cockpit, he could see nearly the entire battlefield. Husk watched as the 501st entered the energy shields following the Inquisitors, as the High Inquisitor [member="Skaara Carlon"] had mentioned in his hologram. They were getting torn up by the energy turrets inside, specifically the gunships that took them inside. Immediately, he decided on a new order,

"General," he said, pressing the comms button above him, "Order all infantry to hold their position outside the energy shield, they are to hold that position until our heavy armor enters the shield."

Husk changed the dial to the AT-ST company command frequency, "Commander, advance your attack, I need your armor to take out those anti-infantry turrets." Taking his hand off the overhead comms control, he turned to the AT-AT commander, "Accelerate your advance commander, and inform your counterpart to follow suit." Husk sighed as he finished talking, his throat sore and his head sweating, he was already tiring. But he felt good about the battle, soon these knights would feel the full wrath of the Imperial army, and be annihilated for their insubordination against the Empire.

[member="Baron Morcus"]
[member="Alkar Morgoth"]
[member="Norwan Fleming"]