Order of the Black Sepulchre

The Order of the Black Sepulchre is believed to be one of the Orders Minoris of the Adepta Sororitas, the Chamber Militant of the Ordo Hereticus which also has close ties with the Ecclesiarchy. From the lack of tangible records and evidence, it is believed that the Order is but a minor representative of is kin, its sole known victory being the participation in the Orphean War of Faith in the closing century of M.39. This would indicate that the Order’s homeworld woud be located in the border regions of the Segmentum Tempestus and the Segmentum Pacificus, although even that is unconfirmed.

History
Virtually nothing is known of the Order of the Black Sepulchre except for their paticipation in the Orphean War of Faith.

Notable Campaigns

 * The Orphean War of Faith (903-922.M39) - After a long millenia of decline and recurring xenos incursions, the vile touch of Chaos is discovered on several worlds within the Orpheus Sector, at the very edge of Imperial dominion. The sector’s defenders and rulers, unable to organize themselves or reach common terms after decades of resentiment and infightings are on the brink of loosing control over the entire Dark Marches Region when they are saved by the unexpected arriva of an Imperial Crusade. Led by Arch-Confessor Marduk of Helvamon, which said to have been guided by visions of the Holy Emperor Himself, this ramshackle fleet bore thousands of Imperial zealots, Guardsmen and militiamen as well pilgrims into the Orpheus Sector. The fractitious planetary governors and rulers rally around the Arch-Confessor and the Imperium launches a powerful a powerful counter-attack to reclaim its domains. The Crusade’s fervor is such that even the vile Daemons of Chaos shirk back from it, while the Sector’s populace, inspired by Marduk’s fiery oratories swell the campaigns rank. As several warbands of Chaos Space Marines are encountered, most notoriously of the thrice-cursed Deathmongers, and the dreaded Alpha Legion and much feared Night Lords Traitor Legions, the Arch-Confessor called for help. The then still space-faring Angels Revenant Chapter answered his call and the Ecclesiarchy sent troops from its most elite warriors, the Adepta Sororitas, in form of detachments from the Order of the Valorous Heart and the Order of the Black Sepulchre.Lastly, upon learning that daemons had been set lose, the Ordo Malleus also despatched a strike-force of its most fearful warriors, the legendary Grey Knights. With this mighty host, the Imperial reconquer their Sector in a gruesome twenty year long campaign that would see a full fifth of the Sector’s population die.