The Emperor class battleships serving in the Gothic Sector are amongst the oldest in Battlefleet Obscuras. The ancient hull of the Divine Right was recovered from the space hulk Inculcate Evil after its capture near the Charos system in the 36th millennium. The majority of power systems were found to be still functioning despite a sojourn in the warp estimated to be not less than ten millennia, indicating that its loss must have occurred before the Great Crusade. The salvaged vessel was recommissioned after an extensive refit at the orbital docks at Cypra Mundi and has patrolled sectors throughout Segmentum Obscuras ever since.

The Legatus Stygies was laid down at the Stygies forge world in the Vulcanis system around the 30th millennium but was left incomplete in orbit for over two millennia after heretics seized the world and destroyed the majority of Stygies' manufacturing facilities. Work is believed to have resumed some time in the 32nd millennium, but suffered further delays due to warp storms, accidents and Chaos raids, leading to its commissioning not occurring until the very end of the 32nd millennium. Despite an inauspicious start to its career, the Legatus Stygies is reckoned to be a blessed ship by those who have served on it and with good reason. The vessel survived a suicidal ramming attack in the Battle of Callavell, was one of the few ships to escape destruction at the disastrous purgation of Ulthanx and destroyed the Chaos battleship Black Pain at Arriva.

Weapon payload:
Port/Starboard Weapon batteries
Port/Starboard launch bays: 8 Squadrons
-Furies
-Starhawks
-Sharks
Dorsal/Prow Weapon batteries