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'''Kalice Arkady''' is a former [[Astra Militarum]] [[Imperial Guard Captain|Captain]] of the [[Follaxian 113th Irregulars]], who defected to the [[Tau Empire]].{{Fn|1}}
When she became disllioulsed with the [[ImpeirumImperium]] and joined the [[Tau]], Arkady managed to take nearly her entire [[Imperial Guard Company|Company]] with her. This was a major blow to the morale of Arkady's homeworld and ended a storied military career that saw her earn the [[Order of the Adamant Tread]], the [[Heart of the Crown]] on [[Syndythos]] and being the bearer of the [[Crimson Skull]]. However, Arkady's military experience and personality soon led her rise through the Tau's [[Gue'vesa]]' ranks and saw her transferred to the [[Nem'yar Atoll]]. Once there, Arkady was stationed aboard the [[Suu'suamyth]] orbital shipyard and later became a '''Gue'vesa'vres''', making her the hightest ranking Gue'vesa on the shipyard. This allowed her to regularly meet with Suu'suamyth's ruling council, which she saw as a high honour. After a series of sabotage aboard the shipyard led to numerous deaths, Arkady was tasked by the Council to find the culprits. She was chosen, due to her experience and more importantly the fact that the council suspected the saboteurs were [[Human]]s. As she was also a trusted member of the Suu'suamyth's population, Arkday's involvement would prevent any tensions that could erupt between the tau and Humans aboard the shipyard. She was to be aided, however, by the [[Water Caste]] [[Kar'tyr|criminal investigator]] [[Por'ui Fi'rios Kau'kartyr]], which became a novel situation for both of them. They quickly began their investigation, by trying to track down where the culprits had gathered the parts needed for the various sabotages. Arkady sought the aid of one of her former [[Imperial Guard Sergeant|Sergeant]] [[Treshom Lan]], who owned a mechanical shop on the shipyard. Though Lan later told them he could not remember anyone asking for a specific part the two investigators asked for, they both suspected he was lying. After they left, Kau'kartyr revealed he had hidden his drone within Lan's shop and they listened as the former Sergeant met with a secretive group. When the group later spoke of the havoc they had wrought, the two investigators realized they were the saboteurs and stormed Lan's shop with a squadron of [[Fire Warriors]]. To their horror, as well as Lan's, the saboteurs were in fact members of a [[Genestealer Cult]]. The Cult members attacked and fought ferociously, which fored Arkady and the others to kill them.{{Fn|1}}
Afterwards Lan was taken into custody and admitted to aiding the saboteurs, in order to strike back at the Tau. Suu'suamyth's ruling council then met with Arkady and Kau'kartyr to congratulate them and told them the investigation was at an end. Both disagreed, however, and stated they discovered the culprits' ringleader had arrived at the shipyard well after the first act of sabotage had occurred. This meant there had to be overs involved, but the ruling council was firm in their decision that all the saboteurs were dead. While the investigation was officially ended, both Arkady and Kau'kartyr agreed to continue looking for the other saboteurs. Arkady then stated that though the Tau Empire used [[Kroot]] to detect the [[Genestealer]] taint in humans, they were not yet able to detect it in other [[Xenos]]. This led them to track down, what other non-humans had transferred in, near the time the first act of sabotage occurred. Within moments they discovered that a group of [[Vespid]] matched their criteria and they quickly went to the area, where winged Xenos resided. With them was another squadron of Fire Warriors, but this proved not to be enough, as they were quickly surrounded. It was revealed that the Vespid had been infected and managed to bring a [[Genestealer]] aboard the orbital shipyard. This [[Patriarch]] was responsible for then infecting several other members of Suu'suamyth's population. Despite being outnumbered, the investigators and Fire Warriors fought back, but were certain to meet their deaths at the Cult's hands. Suddenly, though, several [[XV25 Stealthsuit]]s opened fire on the Cult and Patriarch. With their aid the Cult was destroyed, but the investigators realized the Stealthsuits had been sent by the council to follow them. While the council had ended the investigation, they and the Cult realized Arkady's reputation would not allow her to searching for the rest of those infected by the Genestealer. While the Cult hoped to kill her to stop any further search, the Council in turn wanted to use her as a lure for the entire Cult to go after. While Council's tactic was successful both Arkady and Kau'kartyr resented having been tricked into serving as bait.{{Fn|1}}
