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The '''Speranza''' is an [[Ark Mechanicus]] vessel, that led [[Magos]] [[Lexell Kotov]]'s [[Explorator Fleet]] into the [[Halo Zone|Halo Scar]].{{Fn|11a}}
A massive vessel the size of a continent, it houses vast manufactoria that makes it more of a mobile [[Forge World]] than a mere starship. The vessel possesses an ancient [[Machine Spirit]] that is far more advanced than the rest of its kind; even linking with the spirit risks ones mind being consumed wholly.{{Fn|1a1b}}
The vessel was discovered by the [[Mechanicum]] by accident at the Forge World of [[Palomar]]. After extensive explorations, it was revealed the vessel was incomplete. Lexell Kotov led the effort to complete the vessel. When activated, the vessels machine spirit unleashed a birth scream that saw the entire world of Palomar destroyed in a radioactive hellstorm. Its Machine Spirit became a gestalt entity, absorbing the many machines that made up its new structure. Complete with a deposit of knowledge from the [[Dark Age of Technology]], the ''Speranza'' was equipped with radical weaponry which included [[Chrono-Weapon|temporal]] and [[black hole ]] manipulation.{{Fn|1a1b}}
Kotov used the ''Speranza'' as his new mobile Forge World and it was the flagship of the [[Kotov Crusade]] to discover [[Vettius Telok]]'s lost expedition and the mythical [[Breath of the Gods]]. In the final stages of the battle against the now-mad Vettius Telok, who was attempting to reach the [[Sol System]] to destroy it with the [[Breath of the Gods]], the Machine-Mind of the ''Speranza'' sided with Kotov, and rejected Telok's attempt to take control of it. The ship was one of the few Imperial assets to survive the Kotov Crusade and return to Imperial space.{{Fn|2}}
==Source==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Priests of Mars (Novel)]], :**{{Endn|1a}}: Microcontent 02, pg. 21**{{Endn|1a1b}}: Microcontent 07
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Gods of Mars (Novel)]], Microcontents 20-Epilogue
[[Category:Named Adeptus Mechanicus Vessels]]
[[Category:Dark Age of Technology]]
