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==Biography==
At an unspecified point in the Moebian Domain's history, a girl named Messelina gathered a significant following in her zealous pursuit of [[heretic]]s and the liberation of many worlds in the Domain. She and her followers liberated many Moebian worlds through blood and fire, and she is said to have brought on an age of peace to the domain.{{Fn|3}}{{CME}} At some point in her history, Saint Messelina battled the [[Daemon]] [[Kul'garod]], leaving much of the [[Atoma]]n deserts outside of [[Tertium]] nothing but barren, rad-blasted rock.{{Fn|6}}
Messelina was a devout follower of the [[Imperial Creed]] and would attempt to dissuade any worship or excessive praise of herself. Many hymns were written of her during her time, but she rejected all of them, for she feared she would become a subject of idolatry. Many more hymns, shrines, and grand cathedrals have been raised in her name after her death.{{Fn|2f}}
Her followers are noted as having liberated [[Arvania City]] and a [[sword|combat sword]] belonging to one of these followers would go on to become a revered relic held by the [[Shrine of Saint Messelina in Purity]].{{Fn|2c}} At some point, Messelina is said to have beheaded the corrupt rulers of one of [[Branx Magna|Branx]]'s moons. This would later be remembered and celebrated in the Moebian Domain as [[Severance Day]].{{Fn|4}}
Millennia ago, great factorums in [[Hive Tertium]] were built to supply Saint Messelina's crusade through the Moebian Domain. These facilities were known as [[Machinaria Gloriana]]. Each is rumoured to house some technological marvel that significantly aided the war effort. One of these long-forgotten wonders have been recently rediscovered in the [[M42Era Indomitus]]. Atelium Foundryplex Omega V, also known as [[Clandestium Gloriana]], is a facility that can produce [[Moebian Steel]].{{Fn|5}}
She would eventually be betrayed by members of the [[Imperial Creed]],{{Fn|3a}} likely leading to her death. A group of her followers hunted down these betrayers and went on to form the [[Cult of Sanguine Reprisal]]. The cult continues to operate in the [[Moebian Fringe]] to this day,{{Fn|2a}} millennia after Messelina's death.{{Fn|5}}
==Overview==
Saint Messelina's opinions of [[psyker]]s are a contentious subject in the present day [[M42]]Era Indomitus. While [[Historitor]]s argue about her attitude towards psykers, the keepers of her shrines insist she abhorred them.{{Fn|2e}} Some claim that she herself was a psyker.{{Fn|3b}}
It is said that Messelina witnessed the fall of [[Komaris]], the Imperial bastion of the Moebian Fringe, and shed tears when witnessing its fall. A moon near Komaris, [[Messelina Gloriana]], would become a minor [[Shrine World]] bearing her namesake. Many shrines dedicated to her would be built on the world.{{Fn|12q}}{{Fn|2b}}
There is no mention of [[Ogryn]]s in [[Caladoc]]'s ''[[Life of Saint Messelina]]''. Some think this might indicate that the vat-grown strain of Ogryn had not yet been introduced to the [[Moebian Domain]] during Messelina's lifetime.{{Fn|2g}}
==Notable Followers==
*[[Jakobia Lunt]], Priest of Messelina{{Fn|2o}}
*Sister [[Hestia Prine]]{{Fn|61}}
==Known Sects==
*[[Grand Shrine of Messelina]] on [[Crucis]]{{Fn|3c}}
*[[Templum of Saint Messelina]] on Crucis
**[[Temple of Messelina Triumphant]] - a temple with multi-coloured [[glassiac]]s of saints and angels.{{Fn|61}}
*[[Shrine to Saint Messelina in Purity]] on [[Atoma Prime]] - A tiny, run-down building in [[Hive Tertium]]'s [[Torrent]] district.{{Fn|2p}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000https://web.archive.org/web/20240420225102/https: Darktide]] //www.playdarktide.com/news/short-story-into- Character Creation the- Homeworldshadows Short Story: Messelina GlorianaInto the Shadows (posted 19 April 2024)], written by [[Dan Abnett]], ''(page archived 20 April 2024)''
*2: [[Warhammer 40,000: Darktide]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: ''Commordore's Vestures'', Zealot - "Gloriana" Headsman Hood
**{{Endn|2o}}: ''Commordore's Vestures'', Weapon Skin - Shredder Autopistol (Shrineguard Cerulean)
**{{Endn|2p}}: Game launcher, promotional page - Shrine of Saint Messelina in Purity
**{{Endn|2q}}: Character Creation - Homeworld: Messelina Gloriana
*3: [[Warhammer 40,000: Darktide]] - Player-character conversations
**{{Endn|3a}}: Psyker Savant & Psyker Loner (Topic: Saint Messelina)
*{{Endn|4}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250602002334/https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1361210/view/4169848835666966204 Steam-Store: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Events, Hestia’s Decollation Crusade (posted 23 May 2024)] ''(page archived 2 June 2025)''
*{{Endn|5}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20240622172540/https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/dev-blog-clandestium-gloriana-level-design/96005 Fatshark-Forums - Dev Blog: Clandestium Gloriana Level Design (posted 22 June 2024)] ''(page archived 22 June 2024)''
*{{Endn|6}}: [https://webyoutu.archive.orgbe/web/20240420225102/httpsQFFyn5SqqYY?si=vyHmqk5k0_yQJOoV Fatshark Youtube: Warhammer 40,000://www.playdarktide.com/news/short-story-into-theDarktide -shadows Short Story: Into Beyond the Shadows (posted 19 April 2024)Hive Update | Reveal Trailer], written by [[Dan Abnett]], ''(page archived 20 April 2024)''
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