Well, I figure a single Alpha Marine loose on a loyalist chapter's homeworld wouldn't be keen on going down in a blaze of glory. He would have to disrupt the world's infrastructure and ability to produce Marines as best he can, but not in such a way that would make the might of an Astartes chapter crash down on his head. He would direct his cult through all manner of subversive activities, but not let on that they are all a single coordinated body - they'll be eco-terrorists for one campaign, then politically oriented in the next, then disaffected workers...
Oooooor it could just be a scare-story whipped up by some lowlife who wants some more cred. Hard to say.
Maybe, maybe not. It seems like a very Alpha Legion-y tactic.
What's the whole sub-sector that Ghastis is in like, anyway? We know it's near Tau space, and we know the local Imperial general is kind of an ass, but what other planets are there? What kind of regiments do they raise for the Imperial Guard? What are the local Mechanicus up to these days?
Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.I guess I'll pitch in with an idea I had since this hasn't been bumped in a while:
The local Mechanicus inhabit one of the Forge Worlds in the Imperium capable of producing hot-shot lasguns. Because of a deal they made with the Ghost Walkers, they produce and distribute hot-shot long-las ammunition to the Ghastis PDF, as well as a few (maybe three per Hive) vanilla Leman Russ's, just to beef the PDF up since it's very close to Tau space.
Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.No, they should be friendly and non-threatening nicknames, so as to terrify and perplex the enemy more.
edited 19th Sep '11 11:16:34 AM by montagohalcyon
Only the sun has stopped.Harrah's Wrath, to play up the Memetic Badass nature of Haddah, the Larkin of this particular endeavor.
Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.

They might have an adviser from the Alpha Legion - a crime lord living far below the spires is rumored to be a surviving Chaos Marine from the original guerrilla war. Who can say if it's true, though?