General Order 169

General Order 169 was a command issued by Lord Commander Sebiascor Ebongrave for the quarantine and blockade of the worlds of the Arkalas Cluster in 786.M41.

The order applies to any and all forces aligned with the Achilus Crusade, and prohibits all travel to and from Argoth, Rheelas and Kaggeran under penalty of death.

The quarantine is enforced by vessels drawn from Battlegroup Atlas, which patrols the three systems and is under orders to interrogate any Imperial vessels that enter the systems, giving one opportunity to trespassers to state their identities before opening fire, while firing without hesitation against non-Imperial vessels.

In addition to this basic duty, the patrol ships also monitor the state of the worlds behind their cordon, reporting back to Lord Commander Ebongrave regularly.

Only at the express order of the Lord Commander, or by Inquisitorial mandate, can a vessel break the quarantine and venture to these Forbidden Worlds, though such permission is seldom given.