Order of Our Martyred Lady (5th Commandery)

An overview of the power groups in Vermilion’s Grace would not be complete without the Order of Our Martyred Lady. Although the commandery of Battle Sisters resides on Mount Sifr—several kilometres Northeast of the city—they exert a great influence upon Vermilion’s Grace. No Adepta Sororitas order sent so many Sisters to The Caligari Sector as The Order of Our Martyred Lady. The Order of Our Martyred Lady commandery under Canoness Veridyan declared a divine calling to reach Eleusis, which was still shrouded in Warpsurges at the time. When they sent no further transmissions after disappearing into the turbulent storms, they were assumed lost. It was therefore a great surprise when Crusade forces took Eleusis almost three decades later, to find the Battle-Sisters holding an abbey upon an isolated mountain on the corrupt world.The Sisters’ military strength, as well as their knowledge of the planet, was instrumental in re-taking it from its profane masters. For this reason, many see the Order of Our Martyred Lady as the true guardians of Eleusis. The image of their mountain abbey as a beacon of light in the darkness resonates powerfully with the people.