Celestial series

The Celestial series was a series of OmniMechs produced by the Word of Blake. Developed in secret by Doctor Devon Cortland (aka Precentor Vapula) and unleashed without warning in 3069 during the Blakists' Jihad.

They mate OmniPod technology with some of the most advanced armor, chassis and fusion engine technology that the Inner Sphere - or, specifically, the Word of Blake - could produce in the late 3060s. Besides shared aesthetic elements, each 'Mech in the main series features the inclusion of a Small Cockpit and a fixed C3i Computer. As denoted by the use of a small cockpit, the Celestials were primarily intended to be used by the Blakists' cybernetically enhanced Manei Domini shock troops, who field the lion's share of the 'Mechs.

The Celestials are:

• The 30 ton Malak
• The 45 ton Preta
• The 60 ton Grigori
• The 70 ton Deva
• The 85 ton Seraph
• the 100 ton Archangel

In the years after the Jihad, Word of Blake remnants on the hidden world of Obeedah developed an additional design reminiscent of the original Celestials: the 15 ton Cherub.

Variant Naming Conventions

Rather than the standard utilitarian variant naming scheme used by the Inner Sphere armies and Clans, to ensure their OmniMechs stood apart the Doctor Cortland used Latinesque "High Dominus" terms to indicate Celestial variants. These terms were:

Invictus

Primary Configuration

Dominus

Alternate Configuration A

Infernus

Alternate Configuration B

Comminus

Alternate Configuration C

Luminos

Alternate Configuration D

Eminus

Alternate Configuration E

Caelestis

Alternate Configuration S - These variants often used captured Clan or experimental equipment.

Exanimus

Alternate Configuration U - These variants carried equipment appropriate for underwater or other unusual environments like space operations.

Bibliography

• Ghosts of Obeedah
• Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents
• Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged
• Technical Readout: 3075