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Goals
Current Goals
In response to the critical challenges of maintaining fleet assets and securing stable psyker recruitment, the chapter master strategically chose the Gothic Sector for operations. The sector's post-war state presents both opportunity and necessity.
The chapter's flagship maintains a regular presence near the forge world Lukitar, offering protection as the world rebuilds its production capacity. Meanwhile, the chapter's other vessels conduct systematic patrols through surrounding systems. This arrangement serves multiple purposes - while safeguarding vital Imperial infrastructure, it also fosters a mutually beneficial relationship with the Mechanicus. The chapter seeks to strengthen these ties through dedicated service, while carefully preserving their own traditions and beliefs.
Beyond their role as protectors, the Blood Wolves actively pursue their sworn duties throughout the sector's numerous hive worlds. These dense population centers, still recovering from the Gothic War's aftermath, have become breeding grounds for chaos marine activity, heretical cults, and xenos infiltration - providing the chapter with abundant opportunities to serve the Emperor's will.
Medium-Term Goals
Securing the chapter's future requires a careful expansion of our recruitment capabilities. While the current methods barely maintain basic strength levels, recent events have shown the need for more robust candidate acquisition. The council of captains, together with the Chapter Master, has outlined several key initiatives for the coming decades.
First and foremost, stronger ties within the Gothic Sector itself must be established. A few hive worlds have already shown interest in formal recruitment agreements, their governors understanding that our protection is worth the small tithe in potential recruits.
The Chapter's fleet must grow to meet these new opportunities. Two additional Harvest Frigates are in the process of being authorized for construction. The existing Harvest Frigates will see their medical facilities expanded, speeding up and improving the screening of candidates further.
Diplomatic efforts focus on the frontier worlds, where psyker rates run higher than in more established systems. Regular patrol routes through these regions serve multiple purposes - they demonstrate our value to the Imperium, allow for recruitment, and help identify potential threats before they grow. Several Knight Houses have shown interest in formal alliances, particularly after witnessing our effectiveness in joint operations.
Perhaps most promising is the ongoing development of standardized screening procedures that can be shared with trusted Imperial organizations to reduce dropouts during initial screening. This would allow for more efficient recruiting procedures, increasing the actual yield.
All of these efforts are being carefully controlled, so that there are no undesired reactions from the Inquisition or Mechanicus, who keep close tabs on the chapter already.
Long-Term Goals
Long term goals evolve around building alliances with local forces and organisations.
Local Knightly Houses have been contacted and first arrangements have been made to allow cooperation in warfare, leveraging the differences in available troops to maximise effectiveness in more open battles.
Governors of Hive Worlds are also among the key figures the wolves are negotiating with, in this case to secure recruitment options and secure their worlds in turn. Securing these worlds as recruiting grounds would help stabilize the chapter's strength long term.
The Mechanicus is tried to be swayed to help support the mechanical elements and the fleet itself. For that goal the chapter helps secure trade lines to them as well as their forge world Lukitar.
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