Blood Angels Death Company (Innsmouth Expeditionary Force)

The Blood Angels Death Company (Innsmouth Expeditionary Force) was an ad-hoc formation of Astartes that responded to the distress call of Innsmouth Sector in the face of Waaagh! Urtsmog's assault on the planet Invictus Majoris. Almost the entire of the formation was wiped out in heroic acts of close-combat brutality and the sacficial destruction of an Ork Mega Stompa.

Overview
As the assembed forces of the Waaagh! began their relentless surge towards Hive Invictus Majoris Industrius, a general distress call was issued to all nearby Imperial forces to assist in the defence of the city, urging all loyal citizens of the Imperium to do their duty.

Their call was answered by a Blood Angels fleet that was traversing Innsmouth Sector on their way to Baal. Mephiston himself was commanding the fleet as it escorted a large group of Blood Angels that had recently succumbed to the Black Rage. Upon receiving the distress signal, Mephiston made the decision to divert course and unleash the rage-inflicted Blood Angels upon the Orks. By the time the fleet landed on Invictus Majoris, those blood-crazed Astartes were adorned with the colours of the Death Company.

Actions in Battle
For detailed information, see First Battle of Invictus Majoris Despite the overall Imperial defeat, the Death Company forces of the Blood Angels acquitted themselves with nobility and honour in combat. Imperial commanders in the region praised Mephiston's quick thinking in diverting his charges to the battlefield and risking their untested abilities in combat following their fall to the Black Rage. In recognition of their sacrifices, Innsmouth Sector Command of the Departmento Munitorum presented the Blood Angels with a vassal world in the Bravos system of Innsmouth Sub-Sector. Previously known as Bravos IV, it was renamed Port Black in honour of the Death Company forces that sacrificed their lives to destroy the Mega Stompa of Waaagh! Urtsmog before it could bring its guns to bear on a major population centres. A detachment of Blood Angels along with fleet assets are now permanently stationed within the area.