The Brotherhood

"All who die by the way, whether by ground or by void, or in battle against the renegade or heretic, shall have immediate remission of sins. This I grant them through the power of the God-Emperor with which I am invested."

- Cardnial Augus Ba'Vantor

The Brotherhood, formally known as De Magnificum Fratrum, is a organization dedicated to the prosperous growth of faith within the Imperium of Mankind under the God-Emperor. The Brotherhood was first established as a denominational cult on the world of Thoth, with many of its members consisting of the mining settlement that established itself nearly three Terran decades ago.

The Brotherhood slowly grew in power and prestige along the world. The most notable event that brought great sway was an event known as the Credence. Under their first Cardinal, Augus Ba'Vantor, the Brotherhood organized a defense for the world with the creation of a military arm of the Brotherhood and the Directorates that dictate every action and motive of its members.

Like the Credence, the Brotherhood holds the events during the First Cathedral Era as high in stature as the God-Emperor himself. For the Brotherhood employs fanatical faith and spiritual growth in each of its actions. The Credence was seen as success of not the Brotherhood but of the wider Imperium. the Credence drew the eyes of the Imperial Army, who, under sanctions by the God-Emperor, recruited the Brotherhood and armed them in the Great Struggle that now befalls the galaxy.

With sword, shield, and faith the Brotherhood deploys its assets in the will of the God-Emperor, with each brother, bishop, inquisitor, and cardinal representing the Imperium's most holy virtues and power.

Foundation
In the beginning there was chaos. A world conquered under fear, ruled by despair. Out of this disorder came a man named Augus Ba'Vantor, who encompassed all the meanings of the term savior. As the First Cardinal, he showed humanity the way out of this long, starless night and into the light. The true founding of the Brotherhood is shrouded by mystic faith and bureaucracy that encompasses the inner sanctum of the Brotherhood. To its members, the Foundation of the Brotherhood was birthed from a mystic prophet known as Augus Ba'Vantor.

According to the Order of the First, the established dogma, Augus Ba'Vantor was a Patriarch of one of the clans of the newly settled world of Thoth. During the planet's summer season, known as the Deluge due to vast rainfall and oceanic activity, a great flood submerged the valley of Aggabah. The flood itself destroyed the resting grounds of Ba'Vantor's clan, slaying all but him.

At this moment Augus, who had witnessed his friends and family perish before him, was visited by a divine vision. Some claim it to the Emperor, as Augus claimed before his death that he saw a two-headed eagle call to him from the sky in rays of gold and metals not found on his world. Augus fell to his knees, the blinding vision inspired Augus to rewrite his life. He was filled with purpose, the purpose to spread the world of the God-Emperor who spared him that day as a reminder of divine power and providence.

Era of the First Cathedral
An Emperors Blessing

Cardinal Augus Ba'Vantor

Cardinal Dominic Curia

The Principle of the Prefections
Inner Sanctum

Outer Sanctum

The Third Pillars