The Personal Logs of Anvephone Traquiel

Entry 1: Discovery of the Traquiel Mausoleum
By the Emperor's grace, I have found it! The hallowed halls of the Traquiel mausoleum stand before me, a testament to our lineage's greatness. The strange devices that control the gates still open for my blood. As I walk these corridors, I can almost feel the presence of Melicdoche Traquiel herself. The very air seems charged with the echoes of her command, when she led a Company of Astartes against the foul Archenemy. My heart swells with pride and purpose. This discovery will change everything.

Entry 2: Astartes Records and the Null Field
Today's findings have left me in awe. I uncovered records from an Astartes Captain Orpheon, detailing a dire period of the war and the fortress's construction. The attached document speaks volumes of the sacrifices made. But what truly struck me was the null field permeating this place. It brought back memories I thought long buried – the feeling when Palinea was in my womb, and just after her birth, before her... Changes manifested. I must confess, I've never understood others' revulsion towards Blanks. Here, in this field, I feel a strange connection to her. Not as she is now, but how she was and may yet be again.

Entry 3: The Condemnor Device
In the first chamber of the Descent, we found it – a Condemnor device. My initial excitement was tempered with disappointment; While this discovery is great, my need for this device is much less than that of a Redressor. The Condemnor is a curious thing, a five-sided gemstone set in a 33-pointed metallic star, absorbing all light around it. Its power is undeniable, yet terrifying. I'm hesitant to install it in any of my underlings. Who among them is both loyal enough to trust with such power, yet expendable enough to potentially lose to its effects? The device creates null fields capable of destroying souls, and its users face a limited lifespan unless... Well, there are clues toward a method that the Condemnor Archivists and the Fifth Order Champions utilized to survive, but the lack of details on this technique leaves our research wanting. The implications are concerning to say the least.

Entry 4: A New Lead
Incredible news! I've found a lead on a Redressor device, of all places, beneath Hive Asterion. I'm setting out immediately. The power to heal, to cleanse corruption... it could change everything. For Palinea, for our bloodline, for the Imperium itself. The Emperor guides my path, and I will not falter.

Supplementary Notes on the Asterii Devices
During my research, I've gathered some information on these enigmatic artifacts. Some information is from my Mentor, other pieces of information I have recovered myself or traded for with Archmagos Wakes. Their true purpose and even their very workings are presently beyond my comprehension. It sometimes feels like trying to understand the mechanisms of a god’s tools.

The Communior: Can be known by its prismatic visage, reflecting its surroundings in negative. It is said to allow for a melding of minds and bodies, creating a bridge from soul to soul. I hypothesize that its intent was for communication, possibly even granting control over soldiers.

The Augmentor: Can be known by its core of shimmering liquid metal, spinning at a variable rate. The simplest of the devices, it apparently enhances the bound user's physical abilities.

The Redressor: Can be known by its clear gem with an opalescent center. It’s gemstone darkens near corruption. It heals, resurrects, and cleanses. This is what I need to regain Palanea’s status as my heir.

The Voiddelver: Can be known by its crystal clear gem with a painfully bright point of light within. Legends tell that it shields its bound user from the taint of corruption and seems to have other mysterious abilities for dire situations. According to my Mentor’s research it is the rarest of all.

The Condemnor: As mentioned, it reflects no light. Its soul-destroying capabilities are as terrifying as they are alluring. My Mentor cautioned that, once bonded, they will drink deep of the soul’s very essence.