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The Cult started out as a just another minor group of insurrectionists, but at some point they suddenly swelled in numbers and led an extremely coordinated uprising. The planet's [[PDF]] and local [[Imperial Guard Regiment]]s responded, but were overwhelmed and forced out of the Stratos's major [[Loft-city|loft-cities]].{{Fn|1}}

Despite having the clear upper hand in the war, the Cult pulled back and consolidated their hold on the capital loft-city, [[Cirrion]]. The [[Astra Militarum]] were able to retake the other two major loft-cities of Stratos, [[Nimbaros]] and [[Cumulon]], but couldn't break past the Cult's defences in Cirrion. Fortunately for the [[Imperial]] forces, the [[Salamanders]] [[3rd Company (Salamanders)|Third Company]] responded to [[Governor]] [[Varkoff|Varkoff's]] pleas for assistance. The Salamanders assaulted Cirrion, enduring several ambushes and eventually making their way to the Cult's headquarters in [[Aura Hieron]].{{Fn|1}}

The Salamanders assassinated the Cult's leader, a mysterious figure known as the [[Speaker]], but it transpired that the Cult was supported by the [[Chaos Sorcerer]] [[Nihilan]], who triggered a [[Chaos]] ritual and summoned a [[Daemon]] using the Speaker's body as a host. Although [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Ko'tan Kadai]] was able to banish the daemon back to the [[Warp]], one of the surviving cultists killed Kadai with a [[multi-melta]] and Nihilan escaped.{{Fn|1}}

Following this, the Cult was purged by the combined Imperial forces. Unbeknownst to the Imperials, Nihilan was using actually using the Cult as a cover for [[Dragon Warriors|his warband's]] activities on Stratos - in particular their search for a device known as the ''[[decyphrex]]''.{{Fn|1}}

Members of the Cult bore a mark of a screaming mouth somewhere on their bodies (usually hidden). They also cut out their tongues and sewed their mouths shut, fighting in complete silence as a result.{{Fn|1}}

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