Adepta Sororitas

From Warhammer 40k

The Adepta Sororitas, also known as the Sisters of Battle and formerly known as the Daughters of the Emperor, are female warriors belonging to the religious arm of the Imperial government known as the Adeptus Ministorum, or Ecclesiarchy. The Adepta Sororitas was formed under Sebastian Thor's reforms of the Ecclesiarchy late in the Age of Apostasy. At the same period, the Daughters of the Emperor were divided into two main orders, one on Terra and the other on Ophelia VII. They have recently become tied to a part of the Imperial Inquisition which is tasked to hunt down and destroy heretics and unsanctioned psychics (commonly known as "rogue psykers"), and has strong ties to the Ecclesiarchy.

[edit] Early History

Formed during the late Age of Apostasy, the Sisters of Battle were, and remain some of the most stalwart defenders of Mankind. The vast Order Militant Ecclesiarchy was formed by them, with the holy tasks of worshiping the Emperor and preaching the teachings of the Cult Imperialis.

[edit] Vandire's Reign of Blood

By the 36th Millennium, the Order Militant Ecclesiarchy's power was superior to any other organization in the Imperium. The Administratum fought hard against this dominance for hundreds of years, yet it continued until the time when a dark age loomed over the Imperium, when chaos reigned throughout the galaxy with alien invaders, rampant rebellion and internal corruption. As world after world succumbed, entire populations turned into self-sacrificing cults in desperate attempts to rekindle the Emperor's love.

At this very time the corrupted maniac, High Lord of the Administratum, Goge Vandire, stepped in. The Adepta Sororitas, formerly known as the Daughters of the Emperor, acted as a bodyguard for Vandire. Virtually untouchable by his enemies, he became the Ecclesiarch as well as High Lord of the Administratum, and amalgamated the organizations. So much bloodshed was unleashed during Vandire's Reign of Blood that it was compared to the Horus Heresy.

This madness came to an end when the leader of the Sororitas, Alicia Dominica, realized the truth about Vandire's corruption. Lord Vandire was killed by Alicia herself in his very own audience chamber.

[edit] Sources

Warhammer 40,000 Astronomican Codex