Watch Station Skapula

"By your will, Fio'Ui. The relief seems to depict iconography relating to the gue'la religion. I shall remove the panel for further study. Work-brother, pass me the fusion cutter… there, that should… [sound of rapid laser fire, then static]."

- Intercepted Earth Caste communication

Watch Station Skapula is a Deathwatch space station, abandoned long ago, that orbits a barren world in T'au space. While deactivated, the station is protected by automated defences that are still operational in spite of the time the watch station has spent empty.

The T'au are interested in the station, believing it to have some religious purpose that could be significant to understanding the Gue'la 's mindset.

Human pioneers led by Earth Caste archaeologists have tried to examine and enter the watch station, but the automated defences have held them off in spite of spirited attempts to understand and deactivate them.

Skapula could prove a hugely valuable asset for the Imperium. It possesses highly advanced technology and is even capable of short Warp jumps, making it extremely useful as a jumping-off point for Deathwatch operations against the Velk'Han Sept.

A mission to capture the station from the T'au and reactivate it is surely on the Deathwatch's agenda for operations in the Jericho Reach.