The Tugarinean Fleet

Many a snake slithers through the Imperiums underbelly

Many a spider spreads its net across the flickering stars

Many a thing lies unseen beneath the cover of night and iron

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Secret cults and armies fester within our borders

Though few are as insidious as the hybrid spawn

The amalgamation of the Human and the Tyranid
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Each decade, countless regiments and fleets are uncovered

Each and every one of them twisted by the Genestealer's kiss

Yet for each one we find, a dozen might survive in the dark

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Mostly, we only see those that choose to unveil themselves

Those that stand in the presence of their heathen gods from beyond

But what of those that chose to remain hidden, even in sight of the Devourer?
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What of those shunned by the Maw from beyond the Halo?

What of those spawned by the brood of Ymgarl, the Shunned?

How far does their claw reach?

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Well, it has been a while, hasn't it? The last semester has been extremely stressful for me and has, in many ways, hampered my motivation for writing a blog, let alone invest much time into the hobby. However, thanks to friends and many, many inspiring projects across the Web, I have decided to return to the roots of my hobby-passion: Retro-Sci-Fi and Narrative. Now, I do not know about you, but few things in the dark millenium are as appealing to me as the concept of Genestealer Cults (Well, that and the Alpha Legion & the Inquisition/Mechanicum). The new plastics capture this retro-essence of the originals perfectly and I've had an itch to make some GS-Cults since their release, but didn't want to commit to such a huge army.

In the end, I've decided to do a narrative based project; a whole spread of Cultists sired by the Ymgarl Genestealers. Now, I chose Ymgarl specifically as I want to make a GS-Force centered around the idea of spreading their genetic material, but not actively sacrificing themselves to the Fleets. As we know, the Ymgarl-Genestealers are always left behind by the Hive-Fleets and never devoured, due to fear of genetic instability. I imagine that such a cult would, at least in parts, be left behind too and would slowly, and over time develop a self-image of true heralds of doom; those that would not only survive the fires of purgatory but also gain the chance of spreading their influence even further.

And so, the Tugarinean Fleet is born; a conglomerate of several GS-Sub-Cults that trace their heritage to one single Patriarch (Boy, do I have something juicy planned for that one!) and have created a whole infrastructure that serves to spread their influence. You will see, in no particular order, infiltrated Priests of the Ministorum and Mechanicus, you will see infiltrated Imperial regiments (The main one is already included in this post), a smattering of Imperial citizens and serfs, as well as something more Astartes related.

Well, that is it for today, let's hope that the updates won't come in 5 months intervals from now on!