Belem
19-06-2004, 01:15
Today is a historic day it marks the creation of Belem's first privately organized and funded crusading order. The Order of the Hammer is a subsidiary of the Knight Templar's club in Belem. The order consists of 70 thousand members mostly ex Inquisitors(all ex soldiers) and was set up as an independent for hire force to aid countries to quell anti catholic sentiment and to convert the heathens to the one true way.
The Hammers also have the great distinction of being the only force out of the Imperial military to be given the right to purchase Imperial equipment such as crusader tanks. Not even Imperial Colonies are allowed ownership of said weapons.
The Order is supported completely by donations from citizens and corporations. The Emperor himself donated 1 billion dollars from his personal coffers to aid the Hammers. There is even a possibility that the order might be contracted out to help run Belem prisons and police forces. Of course the order will always remember its true purpose which is to stop the heathen!
The Hammers also have the great distinction of being the only force out of the Imperial military to be given the right to purchase Imperial equipment such as crusader tanks. Not even Imperial Colonies are allowed ownership of said weapons.
The Order is supported completely by donations from citizens and corporations. The Emperor himself donated 1 billion dollars from his personal coffers to aid the Hammers. There is even a possibility that the order might be contracted out to help run Belem prisons and police forces. Of course the order will always remember its true purpose which is to stop the heathen!