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The '''123rd Pontifical Strikes''' are a a venerated [[Imperial Guard Company|Company]] of [[Inquisitorial Stormtroopers]].{{Fn|1a}} 

In [[M42]]{{Fn|1b}}, they were providing security for [[Inquisitor]] [[Brutus Schenker]]'s [[psyker|witch]] [[Ordo Hereticus|trials]] on [[Ergotia]], when the [[Imperial Guard Company|Company]] was suddenly pulled from their duty. Brutus' former [[Interrogator]] , [[Aurek Herrenvolk]], was about to conduct an investigation into [[Chaos Cult|Cult]] spree killings within the [[Spetzghast System]] and had requested a detachment of Stormtroopers to aid him. As Aurek's needs were deemed to be greater and that he also out-ranked Brutus, there was nothing the Inquisitor could do to stop the Pontificals from leaving. {{Fn|1a}} After the Company arrived in Spetzghast, they would join the [[Battle Sisters]] of the [[Order of the Immaculate Flame]] sweep in sweeping the System system for [[Heretics]]. During the operation, the Pontificals were housed within Aurek's personal warship, the ''[[Dread Sovereign]]'', though they would rarely see the Inquisitor. The Company soon began to speculate about the reasons why and some thought Aurek likely suffered from a horrific disfigurement or debilitation. The Pontificals believed this was likely earned, during the Inquisitor's famous service in the [[Hellicon Mitigations]].{{Fn|1a}}