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Badab War

Badab War

Attacker Imperium of Man

DefenderSecessionist MaelstromWarders

AttackingCommander

Lord Commander VerantOrtys, Inquisitor Jarndyce

Frane, Lord CommanderCarab Culln, CapterMaster !sterion Moloc,Commander "yberos,

#ni$t%Commander StiborLa&aere'

DefendingCommander

Luf$t (uron, Sartaq, "ulsa#ane

Date )*+%)+-M.+

Scale Sector%/ide !ssault

TheatreMaelstrom 0one,Se$mentum 1ltima

Strength(attackers)

Carcarodons, 23orcists 45companies6, Fire !n$els4entire Capter6, Fire(a/'s 4entire Capter6,

(o/lin$ 7riffons 4appro3-85* !startes6, Marines2rrant 49 companies6,Minotaurs4entire Capter6,

:o;amarines 48companies6,


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4rimaris@ tousandsof Secessionist !startes

and millions of ci;ilian dead

Status Imperial ;ictory

Outcome

!stral Cla/s all but /ipedout, appro3- 8** sur;i;ors

flee into Maelstrom andbecome te


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Origins of the Conflict

The Maelstrom Zone

Aepartmento Carto$rapicae map displayin$ te Maelstrom 0one?s location in te 1ltimaSe$mentum

Aepartmento Carto$rapicae map detailin$ te Maelstrom 0one

Situated alon$ te 2astern Frin$ein te Se$mentum 1ltima, te re$ion of te $ala3y no/'no/n as te Maelstrom 0one/as first e3plored durin$ te 7reat Crusadeof te +stMillennium- Second in si&e and e3tent only to te 2ye of "error, te Maelstrom is a ;ast

Warp


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te early campai$ns durin$ te 7reat Crusade era, and /it te rest of te $ala3y to

reconquer, te 2mperor declared te re$ion Purgatus- In te years follo/in$ te (orus(eresy, >rimarc


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2mblem of te Maelstrom Warders

In 5=D-M.+, te (i$ Lords of "errapronounced an 2dict Imperialis in response to tesedire predations, orderin$ se;eral Space Marine Capters to permanently base temsel;es

in te Maelstrom 0one in order to protect te Imperium?s interests and pacify te re$ion-In reco$nition of teir past $lorious ser;ice to te Imperium, te !stral Cla/sCapter

/as $i;en te i$ onour of te senior role in commandin$ te ne/ly formed MaelstromWarders- "is force /as to include te fleet%based Lamenters and Carnel 7uard

Capters to patrol te outer re$ions, and also incorporated te Mantis Warriors /o /ere

based in te nearby 2ndymion Cluster- Once tis force /as put in place, te !stral Cla/sCapter too' o;er an orbital battle station in te strate$ically ;ital Badab System, /icbecame teir fortress%monastery and base of operations- !fter teir establisment, adetacment of a Imperial :a;y squadron /ere permanently assi$ned to te re$ion toconduct searc and destroy and con;oy protection duties- "is na;al detacment quic'ly

stabilised te surroundin$ areas and pur$ed te inner &one of eretical and 3enoselements tat ad pla$ued tem- Soon te /ealt of te Maelstrom 0one once a$ain

be$an to flo/ into te coffers of te Imperium-

"e $reatest operation durin$ tese times occurred durin$ te Scour$e Campai$n from9.*-M.+%95+-M.+, in /ic te !stral Cla/s and teir allies conducted a series of maorcombat operations, stri'in$ deep into te eart of te Maelstrom in an attempt to ta'e

te battle to te foe- Initially te Space Marines /ere successful, until te abrupt/itdra/al of te Carnel 7uard Capter- "e !deptus "erra se;ered te Capter?s ties tote Warders, dispatcin$ tem to te "anatos Crusade into te Veiled


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'ise of a Trant ("%!#M$%)

! portrait of Luf$t (uron, Capter Masterof te !stral Cla/sand "yrant of Badab, beforeis fall to Caos, found in te manse of te >y&entos family of te /orld of 2sunna

!stral Cla/sconductin$ counter insur$ency operations % Badab >rimaris, ca- D=+-M.+

In D+=-M+, a failed coup attempt on te (i;e Worldof Badab >rimarisled to an aborti;e

ci;il /ar, and te !stral Cla/s stepped in and brutally crused te conflict- In teaftermat, te elements beind te coup /ere brou$t fort to Luf$t (uron for

ud$ement- Mindful of te lesson of Cy$na3, te Capter Master personally too' mattersinto is o/n ands, s/iftly reimposin$ order once more- "is time e employed te !stralCla/s muc more brutally as tey e3ecuted muc of te planet?s rulin$ class as /ell aspur$in$ tose tey percei;ed as morally recidi;ist- "a'in$ upon imself te mantle of

planetary ruler, Luf$t (uron stylised imself te ?"yrant of Badab?, claimin$ te inabited/orlds in pro3imity to te ospitable re$ion of te ;oid around te Badab System as is

Capter?s fiefdom- In is subsequent pronouncement, e ecoed te e3ample andprecedents of te so;erei$n realm of 1ltramarand te Warder?s carter- "e nearbysystem /as soon pur$ed /olesale of te rulin$ elites and in te decades after/ard, anumber of !stral Cla/s ?/atc bastions? /ere establised- "e "yrant?s cosen ser;ants

and political allies /ere placed in positions of po/er, turnin$ te Badab Sector into apoc'et empire, commanded by te !stral Cla/s-
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"o furter cement is po/er, in a massi;e reor$anisation of te une;en and often

isolationist nati;e planetary defence forces in te re$ion into /at /ould become 'no/nas ?"e "yrant?s Le$ion?- Follo/in$ a unified command structure tese forces no/

follo/ed a standard dictated by (uron- "e !stral Cla/s assi$ned detacments to furtertrain te "yrant?s Le$ion in order to pur$e tem of /ea' elements- Soon te "yrant?sLe$ion pro;ed teir /ort as tey repulsed numerous corsair raids, freein$ te !stralCla/s from teir defensi;e stance- "e Capter /as able to conduct a series of li$tnin$raids into outlyin$ areas to arass and destroy eretic and 3enos controlled areas- Wit

te increase of (uron?s tally of ;ictories, and te curtailin$ of corsair acti;ity and teincrease of production ne;er before reaced, te fame of te !stral Cla/s ?"yrant? $re/beyond te Maelstrom 0one-

Spurred by tis success, (uron ad is ser;ants deli;er a formal and len$ty petition to"erra, ma'in$ a detailed case for completely subduin$ te Maelstrom and te

surroundin$ area, /ic /ould $reatly benefit te Imperium in te lon$ term- In order toacie;e tis, (uron ad;ocated te deployment of se;eral more Space Marine Capters tote Warder?s ran's, su$$estin$ e;en tat a ne/ Foundin$ mi$t e;en be /arranted tomeet te needs of is plan- 1nfortunately, (uron?s petition /as dismissed /itout fullearin$ on te $rounds tat te requirements of te Imperium /ere better metelse/ere-

The Astral Clas *alter

Aurin$ te mid D**s-M.+, te !stral Cla/s submission of required 7ene%Seedtites to

te Ma$os In;i$lia of te !deptus Mecanicus became infrequent and incomplete-!ltou$ initially a cause for concern, suc matters /ere not uncommon, particularlytose Space Marine Capters deployed to border areas or on crusade, simply because teCapter itself mi$t a;e a temporary need to retain te $ene%seed itself to sustainbattlefield losses- But as te omission persisted, tis si$naled to te Mecanicus tattere /as some dar'er moti;e at /or'- "is /ould later pro;e to be true /it te !stral

Cla/s, as e;idence later indicated tat tis first $reat sin a$ainst te traditions of te!startes /ould ar$uably result in te Capter?s fall into eresy-


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clasin$ entitlement of te !dministratum?s Imperial tite and te ancient ri$ts of te

!startes commanders to defend te Imperium by any means necessary s/iftly came tobe 'no/n as te Badab Scism and /ould last for more tan a century and a alf, durin$

/ic te !stral Cla/s and te Maelstrom Warders /ould continue to carry on militaryoperations as usual, a$ainst a ;olatile bac'drop of /orsenin$ tensions /it te!dministratum and Se$mentum autorities-

"e sudden loss of te lifeblood of industry and commerce /as 'eenly felt by te

#atar$o Sector- For more tan ele;en centuries te #artan Lords and >lanetary7o;ernors ad eld te carter to distribute te industrial output of te Maelstrom 0one

and $uard its passa$e from te !dministratum%controlled supply fortress on Sa$an III,and ten to te /estern Se$mentum 1ltima and beyond- Isolated by ;ast distances, te

#artan ad lon$ $ro/n fat and decadent, protected by te blood and toil of te morestrife%torn realms-

War on the -ori.on ("!,#M$%&+,,#M$%)

Freed from teir in$lorious $arrison duty, te !stral Cla/s inter;ened in te aftermat ofte infamous Fourt Euadrant ict%capture of te LamentersCapterdurin$ te Crusade of Wrat, Cro/?s World, ca-=9)-M.+

In =9)-M.+, at te insti$ation of teir Capter Master, te Blac' "emplarsdeclared aCrusade of Wrat into te Maelstrom, assaultin$ it from te east/ard approac-Mean/ile te !stral Cla/s, Lamentersand Mantis Warriorslaunced teir o/n assaults

from te soutern and nort%eastern approaces- "an's in no small part to (uron?sbrilliant strate$ic plannin$ as /ell as te mettle of te Maelstrom Warders and te Blac'

"emplars, tey acie;ed a stunnin$ ;ictory a$ainst 8 alien or eretic stron$old /orlds-1nfortunately, /ider e;ents inter;ened, once a$ain puttin$ a premature end to te !stral

Cla/s plans, as te Blac' "emplars /ere called a/ay to aid te belea$uered realm of

1ltramar in te /a'e of te "yrannic War- (a;in$ already suffered substantial losses inte campai$n, te Warder Capters /ere forced to /itdra/ from te Maelstrom, mucto (uron?s fury-
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Aurin$ tis time Luf$t (uron /as uncaracteristically taciturn and /itdra/n on is

return from te Maelstrom, eiter loc'in$ imself a/ay in te Capter?s arci;es for dayson end and refusin$ to see anyone, or 'eepin$ lon$ silent ;i$ils alone in te Fortress%

Monastery?s >anopticon%Solar, $a&in$ unblin'in$ly for ours at olosperes tat depictedte Maelstrom 0one- Some obser;ers say tat it /as durin$ tis time tat Luf$t (uronbecame corrupted and fell from $race- Aenied is $oals e ad spend a lifetime fi$tin$for, e ad been denied is $lory as it /as snatced from is ands at te last by tosee sould call master, finally unin$ed im, or maybe e ad $i;en in to ubris and false

pride- Some of te "yrant?s detractors a;e e;en $one so far as to su$$est tat durin$te Crusade of Wrat, /ilst deep /itin te ni$tmare realm of te Maelstrom,sometin$ ;ile or /arp%tainted promises ad /ormed teir /ay into is eart-

Matters /orsened once a$ain, not only /itin te Maelstrom 0one but te /iderImperium as /ell, as te treat of (i;e Fleet Beemot left te defences of te

Se$mentum 1ltima in disarray, and /ars and rumours of /ars as far as te 2ye of "errorand te 7oul Stars treatened to erupt, as /ell as $ala3y%/ide re;olts and oterstran$e penomena- Soon crisis follo/ed crisis, and in te dyin$ years of te =**s-M.+,Luf$t (uron sa/ te Maelstrom 0one slippin$ from is $rasp and all te ;ictories teWarders ad $ained be$an to crumble, and so in an attempt to ti$ten is $rip, eremained una/are tat else/ere e;ents /ere mo;in$ a$ainst im- It /ould not be lon$

before te broodin$ "yrant of Badab /ould spar' into ;iolence, and te Imperium /ouldonce a$ain, sed te blood of its o/n-

!d;ertisement

Shados of War

The Destruction of the Tithe *leet (+,%#M$%)

"e Imperial tite fleet is fired upon by te !stral Cla/sca- )*+-M.+

Wit preliminary ud$ements into te Badab System in te Se$mentum Courts "emporal/ei$in$ in te !dministratum?s fa;our, an Imperial in;esti$ation fleet, includin$

representati;es of te !deptus Mecanicus Biolo$is In;i$lia and te !dministratum Lords
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of te #atar$o Sector, /as sent to Badab to demand te deli;ery of te Badab tite and

te Capter?s $ene%seed requirements- In circumstances tat cannot be fully confirmedor e3plained, te in;esti$ation fleet /as fired upon and destroyed in its entirety as it

attempted to force its /ay trou$ te Badab System?s so%called ?


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Space Marines in open battle- "e Fire (a/'s Capter /as te first to respond to teir

cause-

Badab War

Breaking of the Storm (+,$#M$%)

Aepartmento Carto$rapicae map detailin$ te >ale Stars

!t te direct request of te #artan Satrap, elements of te Fire (a/'sCapterof te!deptus !startes /ere sent to in;esti$ate te disappearance of #artan sippin$ in teareas to te $alactic sout of te 7ol$otan Wastes, /ic bordered te norternreaces of te Maelstrom 0one- In te past, te Fire (a/'s Capter ad used te ;astorbital doc'yards of te #artan capital /orld of Sidon 1ltra for resupply- "e ;olatile andbellicose nature of te Fire (a/'s Capter /as /idely 'no/n, and it is li'ely tat tisalso fi$ured in te #artan Satrap?s reasonin$ in ma'in$ er request- "is monumentalarro$ance and folly /ould soon pro;e disastrous-

Aepartmento Carto$rapicae map detailin$ te 2ndymion Cluster

Conductin$ searc and destroy operations in te 7ol$otan Wastes, #ni$t%CommanderStibor La&aere'acquiesced to dispatcin$ se;eral starsips into te nortern Maelstrom0one- One suc ;essel, te Red Harbinger, entered te 2ndymion Cluster in )*.-M.+-"is ancient re$ion of space /as under te ste/ardsip of te Mantis Warriors Capter,

one of te !startes Capters tat belon$ed to te alliance of te Maelstrom Warders-Wen te Red Harbinger entered te 7alen System, tey /ere intercepted and

surrounded by Mantis Warriors ;essels- 2;er fierce and proud, tey /ere $oaded by teFire (a/'s? refusal to allo/ tem to board and treats of reprisal and opened fire,

cripplin$ te lone cruiser- Wit tis sin$le act, te full%scale conflict bet/een SpaceMarine Capters tat /as to follo/ /as i$nited- "e Mantis Warriors boarded andcaptured te Red Harbinger, but te en$a$ement /as brutal to te e3treme as bot sidestoo' ea;y casualties- Less tan 8* Fire (a/'s /ere captured ali;e, and none

surrendered, but teir stru$$les brou$t time for an !stropatic messa$e to bedispatced to teir Capter /arnin$ of teir fate and /o tey ad fou$t-
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1pon learnin$ of te fate of te Red Harbinger, Capter Master La&aere' and is entire

Fire (a/'s Capter became incensed and /itdre/ teir forces from te operationsalready under /ay- "e entire Capter fleet deployed /it te utmost aste to te

Maelstrom 0one- Soon matters escalated upon te arri;al of te Fire (a/'s as tey /eremet at 7alen by a tas'force consistin$ of bot Mantis Warriors and !stral Cla/s /arsips-In a tense standoff, te capti;es /ere e;entually returned and bot sides traded treats-"e Fire (a/'s finally /itdre/ to a/ait te arri;al of teir full forces, and especiallyteir massi;e mobile star%fortress, te Raptorus Rex-

"e Fire (a/'s Capter fleet rende&;oused in te Sa$an System, and aided by teir

#artan allies, soon launced a series of probin$ attac's and reconnaissance missionsto/ards te Badab Sectorand te 2ndymion Cluster, but by doin$ so, escalated tensions

to te point tat te situation /as rapidly pro;in$ untenable- (a;in$ prepared for /ar formany standard years, te "yrant of Badab and is allies /ere battle%ardened and ad

te ad;anta$e of bein$ intimately familiar /it te territory of te Maelstrom 0one- "eMantis Warriors pro;ed to be impossible to pin do/n due to te superlati;e $uerrillatactics tat tey employed- 1sin$ te #artans to distract te !stral Cla/s forces in teBadab Sector, te Fire (a/'s struc' te !$ri%Worldof Iblis at te ed$e of te 2ndymionCluster, attac'in$ ci;ilian tar$ets and burnin$ $reat s/ates of crops and land in order toanta$onise te Mantis Warriors into fi$tin$ tem in open battle-

1nfortunately, tis type of attac' ad been anticipated and planned for by teSecessionists- !s te Mantis Warriors pinned te Fire (a/'s in place on Iblis /it teir

it%and%run tactics, te Secessionist fleet /as able to dra/ teir forces a/ay from Sa$an-! combined force of te !stral Cla/s and Lamenters Capters soon descended upon teSa$an System and decisi;ely o;er/elmed te >lanetary Aefence Forces and #artantroops- Badly mauled, te stranded Fire (a/'s and #artan troops found temsel;es cutoff from supply and beind enemy lines- "is forced te Fire (a/'s to /itdra/ from teIblis System, as tey ra'ed te surface of te planet one final time and successfullypunced trou$ te Secessionist bloc'ade tat /as attemptin$ to pin tem in- "e Fire(a/'s? Raptorus Rexclaimed te life of te Seccessionist Maelstrom Squadron?s only

Mars%class Battlecruiser, Sacred Tetrarch, in te process /en te /arsip?s mi$ty :o;a

Cannonpro;ed unable to pre;ail a$ainst te formidable star%fortress-

! lull descended upon te re$ion follo/in$ tese tumultuous e;ents as te Secessionistsconsolidated teir $ains and te #artans retreated in disarray- Soon te Fire (a/'s,ea;ily outnumbered and out$unned, /ere forced into a lon$ period of retreat to teMaelstrom 0one?s frin$es /ic lasted until late )*.-M.+, /en te Marines 2rrantCapterans/ered te call of te Fire (a/'s for reinforcement- "is Capter di;erted asi&able force of si3 companies and a fleet of support ;essels in order to aid teir broter!startes, altou$ teir precise moti;ations for doin$ so remain obscured- But soon testar%farin$ Capter quic'ly became bo$$ed do/n protectin$ Imperial sippin$ alon$ te

>ale Stars re$ion and te outlyin$ Maelstrom 0one?s colonies as te Secessionistsrene/ed teir offensi;e- "e Marines 2rrant split teir forces in an effort to $uard te

con;oys in transit from te increasin$ly frequent Secessionist raids and attac's-

Matters soon became more complicated /en te Marines 2rrant /ere cau$t bet/eente Fire (a/'s? desire to destroy Luf$t (uron?s forces at any cost, and te $ro/in$ needto protect Imperial sippin$ and te outlyin$ #atar$o Sector?s colonies from temaraudin$ Secessionist forces- "is difficulty /as furter complicated by a conflict ofinterest due to te ancient ties of loyalty and blood te Marines 2rrant ad for$ed /it

te Lamenters Capter, /ic tey ad fou$t beside as recently as te Corint Crusade,but no/ faced as enemies- "is led to incidents /ere te Marines 2rrant failed to try to

do more tan dri;e off te Lamenters? forces durin$ raids, and in /ic bot parties $a;equarter to te oter, raisin$ te mutual ire of teir respecti;e allies-

"o/ards te year?s end, matters /orsened as an e;er $reater number of star systems/ere dra/n into te rapidly escalatin$ /ar- "e Fire (a/'s and teir #artan alliescontinued to suffer ea;y losses in battle- Soon a do&en /orlds ad fallen in sort orderto Secessionist control, succumbin$ to direct Secessionist assault or by diplomatic
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submission to pre;ent a slau$ter of ci;ilians- By te end of )*.-M.+, /orse

de;elopments for te #artans and teir allies appeared in te form of te notoriously$rim and independent 23ecutionersCapter- :e/s ad reaced te Marines 2rrant tat

te 23ecutioners ad announced teir intention to support te Secessionist cause, inpayment of an ancient blood oat $i;en by teir Capter to te !stral Cla/s- "e23ecutioners sent teir mi$ty /arsip Night Hag/it a full au$mented company of!startes to aid te Secessionists-

Aesperate, #artan Satrap "anit #oeni$ /as forced to ta'e drastic action as er o/ntites and supplications to te >rocurator%7enerals of te !deptus "erra /ere lon$

o;erdue- :early ban'rupted by teir sector?s losses in te /ar, and /it teir fleetancora$e at Sa$an III no/ in te ands of te Secessionists, te #artan Imperial

Commanders mounted a final attempt to ar;est te resources needed to meet teir o/nImperial "ites from te nearby /orlds of Vyania and #ymara before te Secessionists

could claim tese /orlds as teir o/n-

1nfortunately te Secessionists? intelli$ence net/or' ad already ascertained e;ery detailof tis supposedly secret con;oy, and laid a carefully prepared trap, allo/in$ te #artancon;oy to ta'e on te ;ast amount of /ealt a/aitin$ tem at Vyania before tey /ereattac'ed as tey /ere preparin$ to transit into te Warp- "e Secessionist forces,

comprised mainly of elements from bot te !stral Cla/s and Lamenters Capter fleets,/ere led by Luf$t (uron imself- "e #artan con;oy /as encircled and ten ta'en one;essel at a time in a series of ferocious sip%to%sip boardin$ actions- O;er t/o do&en

;essels /ere ta'en as Secessionist pri&es for almost no losses sustained by te attac'in$forces- Only trou$ te brilliant leadersip of Lieutenant Commander !nton :ar;ae&/as te Marines 2rrant capital sip Star Jacka able to escape te "yrant of Badab?scunnin$ trap, fi$tin$ its /ay clear /ilst sustainin$ ea;y dama$e- By a t/ist of fate,te dama$e sustained in tis battle caused te Star Jackaand its brilliant commander tofall beind in te Marines 2rrant?s pursuit of te Mantis Warriors to te /orld ofBelleropon?s Fall- It /ould be tere tat many of te Capter?s commanders and seniorofficers /ere to die-

>ict%capture, Mantis Warriorsstri'e force in te Belleropon?s Fall /ar&one, ca- )*.-M.+

"e !stral Cla/s fou$t te Fire (a/'s bac' to te ed$e of te 7ol$otan Wastes,focusin$ all teir attentions on eliminatin$ te Capter alto$eter- "e !stral Cla/ssucceeded in inflictin$ furter serious casualties on te Capter, /ic could no lon$er be

considered an effecti;e fi$tin$ force- "o ma'e matters /orse for te Imperial Loyalists,te Marines 2rrant Capter /as dra/n to/ards te industrial moon of Bellerepon?s Fall

by te Mantis Warriors- "e t/o Capters en$a$ed in fierce combat, but te MantisWarriors mana$ed to isolate and entrap te Marines 2rrant +st and rd Companies in te


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former stren$t- Facin$ bitter recrimination in li$t of tis tra$edy, te alliance bet/een

te Fire (a/'s and te Marines 2rrant all but collapsed- "e Secessionist forces /ouldcontinue to ma'e maor ad;ances trou$out te rest of te year almost unopposed- "e

Maelstrom 0one no/ belon$ed almost /olly to Luf$t (uron, te "yrant of Badab-

The 0e of the -igh 1ords (+,#M$%)

"e (i$ Lords of "errapronounce ud$ment on te Badab Sector

Wit fi;e different Capters of Space Marines no/ embroiled in open /arfare, /it a si3ten route, alon$ /it ;arious na;al detacments, local defence armies and te sectarian

forces of ;arious !deptus no/ in;ol;ed in /at /as rapidly acceleratin$ to become te$reatest conflict of its 'ind since te infamous Fourt Euadrant


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Strate$ic Aisposition Map of te Badab War ca- )*5-M.+

! maor deployment of Space Marine forces /as brou$t into te /ar at te InquisitorLe$ate Jarndyce Frain?s request to enforce teir autority- "e


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*irebombing of Sacristan (+,#M$%)

$urn them a% the !od&Emperor 'i kno' His o'n( Stibor La&aere', 7rand Master of te Fire (a/'s durin$ te ?Firebombin$ ofSacristan?

Before tey submitted to te Le$ate?s /ill, te Fire (a/'s ad one last act of bloody;en$eance to carry out, /ic as since been entered into te Imperial istory of te /ar

as te infamous ?Firebombin$ of Sacristan?- In /at is /idely re$arded as a strate$ically/asteful and ;ain$lorious assault, te bitter La&aere' used is sur;i;in$ Capter fleet ledby te Raptorus Rex to conduct a retaliatory orbital assault on te frontier planet of

Sacristan, a so;erei$n /orld on te ed$e of te 2ndymion Cluster- O;er a period ofse;eral days and ni$ts te Fire (a/'s Capter fleet systematically laid /aste to te

planet?s fe/ cities, slau$terin$ teir inabitants before te tey finally /itdre/ fromte system lea;in$ te planet aflame, /ipin$ out more tan )*G of its population-

The 3aniah 'aids (+,4#M$%)

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Aespite te attac's te Secessionists maintained control of Vyania, and sortly

after/ards furter ill ne/s came to te Loyalists, informin$ tem tat se;eral militarycon;oys from te rear supply lines from te #atar$o Sector ad been attac'ed and

scattered by an un'no/n /arsip tat later pro;ed to be te Night Hag of te23ecutioners Capter- "ey also recei;ed more disturbin$ ne/s in re$ards to te fate ofte Fortress World of Surn$raad, deep /itin te Maelstrom 0one-


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treacery, /ile te Secessionists lay te blame at te feet of te Inquisition as a plot to

assassinate te "yrant by co;ert means- Le$ate Inquisitor Frain concluded tat teincident may a;e been due to te possible inter;ention of tird parties of malefic desi$n

/o /ised to benefit from te continuation of te /ar as te /ole re$ion descendedinto bloodsed and anarcy- Frain also didn?t rule out te possibility tat te plot /ascarried out by Luf$t (uron imself, in order to assassinate is erst/ile ally CapterMaster Sartaq of te Mantis Warriors- Ortys?s deat merely ser;ed to seal teassassination in a sroud of doubt for friend and foe ali'e- 2;idence from tat tie ad

been te unco;erin$ of $ro/in$ disquiet amon$ te Mantis Warriors in teir support forte Secessionist cause- Committed as tey /ere to protectin$ teir fello/ MaelstromWarders from outside a$$ression and defendin$ teir sacred independence and ri$ts of

te !startes, tey still sa/ te direct ud$ment of te (i$ Lords as sometin$ not to bedisre$arded-


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Lord (i$ Commander Carab Cullnof te oint into te first primary

Loyalist base and sta$in$ point in te Maelstrom 0one proper- Wit sips and materialsmo;ed into te system /it $reat dispatc, ?Ven$eance Station? as it became 'no/n /asfully operational in under a standard year- "e Loyalists retoo' te offensi;e initiati;ee;en before Ven$eance Station /as completed- Soon a rene/ed pase of a$$ressi;e
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operations /as ready to ta'e place, /it te


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>ict%capture, oint ensured te security of te

Loyalist?s facility /ile under construction- "e presence of te mobile star%fortress soonpro;ed ;ital /en (allo/s >oint /as raided in late )*9-M.+ by Secessionist ;essels led

by a trio of Lamenters Capter stri'e cruisers- "e attac' /as repulsed /itout maordama$e to te alf%finised base and ancora$e as te concentrated firepo/er of botte Raptorus Rexand te


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! "i$er Cla/sSpace Marine

Inquisitorial interro$ation of an !stral Cla/s !potecary captured durin$ te battle forSurn$raad?s polar fortress re;ealed to te $eneral soc' of te interro$ators tat teprisoner /as not in fact an !stral Cla/ by ori$in at all, but /as in fact a former memberof te "i$er Cla/s, a Capter lon$ tou$t lost- "e !stral Cla/s? ubris resulted in teir

Capter secretly absorbin$ te remnants of teir lon$%lost Successor Capter into teirran's and ultimately led to Luf$t (uron?s dreams of e3pandin$ is Capter into a force

/it te stren$t of one of te Space Marine Le$ions of antiquity, in order to pacify teMaelstrom permanently and crus Man'ind?s enemies- Some Imperial scolars contendtat /en te last remainin$ "i$er Cla/s sur;i;ors /ere ta'en into te !stral Cla/smidst, tese once%loyal broters $rasped a poisonous ;iper to teir earts, tus causin$tem to e;entually cause tem to fall from $race- Furter dire and e3treme interro$ati;emetods /ere ten unleased in utter secrecy as a planned series of stal'%and%captureraids /ere en$a$ed upon by co;ert !startes and Inquisition forces operatin$ /itin teMaelstrom 0one- 2;idence /as quic'ly amassed of an unforeseen and terrible eresy tat

ad been pursued by te !stral Cla/s and Luf$t (uron for more tan a century-

"e "yrant ad ordered te /itoldin$ of is Capter?s $ene%seed tites to te Ma$os

In;i$ila, not to replenis te Capter?s o/n losses, but at first in order to elp sa;e te

remnants of te decimated ran's of teir near e3tinct 'in, te "i$er Cla/s Capter, /icad sou$t sanctuary /it tem in secret- Luf$t (uron and is fello/s id tem /itinte !stral Cla/s? o/n ran's- (e ten furter compounded tis sin by see'in$ to e3pandis o/n forces far past te le;els mandated by te Codex *startes- For at least a undredyears before te outbrea' of te conflict, te !stral Cla/s secretly attempted to

transform teir Capter slo/ly into a force equal to a Space Marine Le$ionof old- In ismonumental arro$ance and pride, (uron sou$t at first not to rebel a$ainst te

Imperium, but to pro;e is case by scour$in$ te Maelstrom clean, and establisin$ ane/ realm car;ed out for Man'ind in te name of te 2mperor-

"o outside scrutiny, te "yrant placed !stral Cla/s detacments /itin te "yrant?sLe$ion?s ran's before te outbrea' of te /ar as trainers % tas'ed /it te pur$in$ and

impro;ement of te mediocre and often corrupt >AF armies of te Badab Sector- But inreality, te Le$ion?s "ribunes /ere in all cases passed off as te force?s commanders- "isperfidy succeeded in re;ealin$ te true numbers of te "yrant?s $ro/in$ Capternumbers from pryin$ eyes and enabled te !stral Cla/s to disperse tese idden forces
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all across (uron?s domain, idden /itin te "yrant?s Le$ion- "e perfidy of te "yrant

and te !stral Cla/s rapidly became apparent /en te Badab War en$ulfed teMaelstrom 0one, as did te identity of te true commanders of te "yrant?s Le$ion /o

/illin$ly follo/ed teir master /itout falter, ta'in$ up arms a$ainst any /o /ouldcallen$e te "yrant?s domains- Furter co;ert in;esti$ation unco;ered tat te !stralCla/s !potecaries ad also been conductin$ eretical e3periments in rapid &y$oteculti;ation and /ile lar$ely unsuccessful, tan's to te use of its un%tited 7ene%Seed,te !stral Cla/s Capter stood at around an estimated ,5** battle%broters stron$-

The A;e *alls at ict%capture, (o/lin$ 7riffons Capter % #ymaran ict%capture % 23ecutionersCapter in te #ymara System, ca- )*D-M.+

! disastrous defeat for te Loyalist forces in early )*D-M.+ /ould mar' te bloodiestyear of te conflict, for te bul' of te 23ecutioners Capter ad arri;ed in force in teMaelstrom 0one, and immediately conducted an immediate surprise attac' at #ymara-"ey succeeded in destroyin$ te Loyalist outposts, listenin$ stations and te ;ital

!stropatic relay comple3 on te ni$t moons of te #ymara System in one stro'e- "e(o/lin$ 7riffons Capter forces $arrisonin$ te #ymara System /ere outnumbered and

o;er/elmed, sufferin$ $reatly as teir bastions and stations fell one after te oterdespite teir tenacious defence-

"e (o/lin$ 7riffons /ere systematically destroyed by te relentless onslau$t of te23ecutioners from an unseen quarter- !s te (o/lin$ 7riffons? positions /ere bein$o;errun and decimated on te airless dust moon, it fell to Areadnou$tConfessor "itusto rally te belea$uered forces of is Capter- 1nafraid of te firestorm around im, /itimplacable &eal te ;enerable Areadnou$t Caplain led te desperate counterattac'/ic bou$t is Capter te cance to re$roup and mount an effecti;e fi$tin$ defence

at te cost of is lon$ life- !fter te 23ecutioners ad finally /itdra/n from tebattlefield, te sur;i;in$ (o/lin$ 7riffons found tat teir foe ad onoured "itus?

$lorious sacrifice by layin$ out te /rec' of is sarcopa$us /itin a rin$ of bro'en
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/eapons, placin$ one of teir o/n sattered standards in te lifeless $rasp of te fallen

/ar macine- "e deat of te re;ered Areadnou$t Confessor "itus struc' a ammer%blo/ to te (o/lin$ 7riffons? morale-

Wit te #ymara System?s defence platforms and listenin$ stations destroyed, te23ecutioners forces ad acie;ed teir primary obecti;e- "ey could a;e pressed teirad;anta$e and utterly destroyed te (o/lin$ 7riffons? outpost but instead /itdre/suddenly from te system, lea;in$ te (o/lin$ 7riffons $arrison /it more tan D*

percent casualties- "is de;elopment pro;o'ed muc consternation from Luf$t (uron, butmindful of te dan$erous temperament of te 23ecutioner?s commander, te (i$

Caplain "ulsa #ane, e /as 'no/n to a;e stopped sort of issuin$ any formalreprimand to tem, and instead /elcomed tem into te battle for te Secessionist

cause- Aespite te $rie;ous losses dealt to tem, te remainder of te (o/lin$ 7riffonstas'force continued to do$$edly fi$t on, refusin$ to sir' a/ay from teir

responsibilities to te Loyalist cause until formally relie;ed from te /ar in )*)-M.+-

0nemies 9nlooked *or (Mid&+,"#M$%)

Or' Boy& of te ?7ore%Compa? pirate clan

"a'in$ ad;anta$e of te anarcy tat rei$ned /itin te Maelstrom 0one, it /asunsurprisin$ tat attac's from unali$ned raidin$ forces and 3enos races based /itin teturbulence e3panse of te Maelstrom dramatically increased, reacin$ a ne/ ei$tdurin$ )*D-M.+- "e Secessionists suffered te /orst at te ands of tese non%ali$nedforces durin$ te Badab War- ! lar$e Or' corsair fleet spilled fort from te Cala

System, assaultin$ Secessionist supply con;oys bet/een te 2ndymion Cluster and teBadab Sector, and ultimately assaulted te Mantis Warriors at 2ndymion itself- ! lar$e

force of o;er 8*,*** Boy& proceeded to slau$ter te planet?s mea$er $arrison, forcin$

te Mantis Warriors forces to pull bac' to defend 2ndymion and meet te Or's in a rapidmo;in$ land battle on te dust plains of Oarella, less tey lose te /orld- !s serious aste Or' attac' a$ainst te cluster /as, tere /as a far /orse implications of te $ro/in$treat of te daemon%tainted corsair%cults based on te bli$ted /orld of Ma$o$- "ereincrease in po/er ad actually dri;en fort te recently defeated Or's- "is forced teSecessionists to launc a direct assault on te ellis /orld, /ic despite a priorExterminatus campai$n ad lon$ remained a torn in te Maelstrom Warders? side-Corien Sumatris, one of (uron?s most seasoned battle%captains, commanded an !stralCla/s battle bar$e and conducted te attac' on Ma$o$- ! force of t/o companies of te

Capter and a stron$ force of and%pic'ed !stral Cla/s and Lamenters "erminators,successfully cut off te treat /ile it /as still formin$- "e "yrant 'ne/ /ell tey could

ill afford te ris' of fi$tin$ a /ar on t/o fronts if tey continued to allo/ te dire treat

on Ma$o$ to continue to $ro/- "ou$ a costly di;ersion tat caused a i$ number offatalities, te Secessionists /ere able to reinforce teir flan' ust as a ne/ enemyentered te conflict-
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The Wrath of the Minotaurs (+,"#M$%)

>ict%capture % MinotaursLand ale Stars and Aene Stellar Arift border re$ions- "e;iciousness of te Capter?s reputation for lea;in$ no sur;i;ors amon$ tose tatresisted tem quic'ly $re/, and remained uncontested until te arri;al of te e;en moresa;a$e CarcarodonsCapter-

Only te /arsips and stri'e forces of te 23ecutioners seemed able to alt te

Minotaurs? pro$ress /itin te re$ion, te t/o Capters seemin$ly relisin$ te battlebet/een tem as a 'ind of bloody sport- For te remainder of te year, te Minotaurs

$ained se;eral important ;ictories for te Loyalist cause, destroyin$ te "yrant?s Le$ionforce on Cro/s Word and Larsa, and forced te !stral Cla/s to /itdra/ or ris' a;in$teir /orlds isolated and ra;a$ed one%by%one- Witin one tird of a standard year of teMinotaurs arri;al in te re$ion, te direct and collateral dama$ed caused by teir forces
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reduced te uman population of te >ale Stars alone by more tan 8* percent- "e

po/er of tis Capter quic'ly pro;ed a decisi;e /ei$t in te Loyalist?s fa;our re$ardlessof it brutal metods- By te end of )*D-M.+, te Secessionist forces ad be$un to be

pused bac' from se;eral 'ey systems and suffered se;ere losses- In te nortern%central Maelstrom 0one, te battle for 7alen bet/een te !stral Cla/s and a oint forceof Salamanders and Fire !n$els e;entually resulted in te Loyalists successfully ta'in$te system- "o furter add to te Secessionists? dreadful losses, /as te loss of Vyania,/ic finally fell after a massi;e oint assault by te Minotaurs and


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of any sin$le en$a$ement of te /ar to tis point in te conflict as /ell as te loss of

se;eral 'ey Secessionist /arsips in a ;ain counter%attac' on te system-

"e successful in;asion of te Sa$an System pro;ed to be a maor turnin$ point of te/ar- !fter te system fell under Loyalist control it became te primary Imperial base inte Maelstrom 0one, affordin$ te Loyalist offensi;e $reater access to te primary stableWarp routes into te re$ion /ile denyin$ tose routes to te enemy- Sortly after/ardte end of te campai$n, Sa$an III /as used as a supply point in order to fully relie;e

and reinforce Surn$raad and support te start of te 2ndymion Suppression Campai$n-"is Loyalist ad;ance effecti;ely forced te remainin$ Mantis Warriors forces into a purely

defensi;e posture, isolatin$ tem from te Badab Sector and teir Secessionist allies-!fter te Second Battle of Sa$an, te Maelstrom 0one /as effecti;ely split into t/o

re$ions %% te 2ndymion Clusterand te still ea;ily defended Badab Sectoritself- Fromtis point on/ards in te conflict, te Secessionists /ere only able to conduct commerce

raids and tar$etted stri'es /ic /ere carried out by te ;essels of te 23ecutioners andLamenters Capter fleets-

Beyond te difficulties posed to te Imperium by te on$oin$ Badab War, te safety ofte 1ltima Se$mentum /as also treatened at tis time by massi;e Or' incursions aftermultiple W!!!7(s erupted across te 2astern Frin$e of te $ala3y- Wit te

Secessionists a;in$ been ud$ed sufficiently contained after te ;ictory at Sa$an, teLoyalists redeployed te Capters tat ad suffered battlefield attrition to some de$ree todeal /it te 7reens'in treat- "is redeployment included te forces of te

:o;amarines, ale Stars, /ile e 'ept te bul' of te !stralCla/s in reser;e near Badab itself- "e losses incurred by te fleet%based Capter adbeen due to teir continuous deployment defendin$ te soutern Badab Sector as /ell asser;in$ escort duty to many Secessionist supply con;oys- "e Minotaurs Capter

$atered in stren$t a/aitin$ te opportunity to stri'e /ere tey /ould be mosteffecti;e, until finally te opportunity came, /en te location of te Lamenters? Capter

barque Mater Lacrimarum/as disco;ered in orbit o;er te Feral Worldof Optera ta'in$

on supplies-

"e Minotaurs immediately dispatced a rapid stri'e force to attac' te ;essel andsucceeded in catcin$ it and cripplin$ its main dri;es pre;entin$ it from fleein$ tesystem- "e Lamenters /ere forced to defend teir Capter Barque at all costs, as itcontained bot teir reco;erin$ battle casualties as /ell as teir precious resource of$ene%seed- Wit te continued attac's upon te barque, te maority of te Lamenters?fleet /as dra/n bac' to te Optera System- Once tere, te Minotaurs laid bloody sie$e

for +D standard ours of brutal sip%to%sip fi$tin$- "ou$ te Minotaurs sufferedea;y casualties, tey e;entually o;erpo/ered te Lamenters by ;irtue of teir brutality

and seer /ei$t of numbers- "eir forces sattered, te fe/ remainin$ Lamenters /ereforced to surrender rater tan ris' te anniilation of teir precious barque- "e

maority of teir fleet /as left ruined or driftin$ in te ;oid- "e Minotaurs claimedsal;a$e ri$ts to te crippled Lamenters fleet and te /ar$ear of te fallen to replaceteir o/n serious losses- "e sur;i;in$ Lamenters /ere incarcerated on a prison ul'orbitin$ te ni$tside of Sa$an II amid rumours of teir $ro/in$ insanity in confinement-
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Only ++ Lamenters Battle%Broters sur;i;ed to be interned on te prison ul' orbitin$

Sa$an for te rest of te /ar- Less tan +** 4estimated6 Lamenters /ere deployedelse/ere durin$ te fi$tin$ tat still remained- "e Capter?s se;ere losses effecti;ely

remo;ed tem from te Secessionist order of battle- "e loss of te Lamenters from teSecessionist cause /as a $reat stren$t tey could ill afford to lose-

The Angstrom 7ncident (+,!#M$%)

Aepartmento Carto$rapicae map detailin$ te so;erei$n Mecanicus domain%!n$stromSystem

"e Loyalists inter;ened in matters unfoldin$ on te /orld of !n$strom in )*=-M.+, in/at /ould become one of te most remar'able operations of te Badab War- "eso;erei$n independent !deptus Mecanicus domain of !n$strom in te eastern

Maelstrom 0one ad remained neutral trou$out te conflict, reectin$ diplomaticmissions and treats from bot sides to oin tem in teir cause- "e Ma$os felt tat

tere /as no cause for tem to interfere in /at tey percei;ed as an ?internal dispute?bet/een ri;al Imperial factions- !n$strom continued teir operations as usual, /ic

included a lon$%standin$ a$reement to render up a ?bounty? of ad;anced /eapons andrefined ores to be collected by te Imperium?s representati;es on a %yearly cycle fromte ed$e of teir planetary system- "e Ma$os pointedly didn?t care from /ic of teImperium?s ser;ants retrie;ed te bounty, only tat tey carried out teir part of te

arran$ement /itout fault- In te past tis arran$ement ad pro;ided te MaelstromWarders /it a ;ital resource and te "yrant?s ser;ants continued to be in te perfectposition to collect it- "e


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)*)-M.+, /ispers ad reaced Imperial intelli$ence operati;es of te "yrant?s increasin$

;iolence and paranoia, and of te furter ti$tenin$ of is murderous stran$leold ontose /orlds e still controlled-

"e Mantis Warriors /ere reduced to fi$tin$ a $uerrilla resistance a$ainst an on$oin$Loyalist suppression campai$n a$ainst combined elements from te Fire !n$els and Sonsof Medusa Capters- Sporadic and oft times bloody en$a$ements /ere also fou$t in te"ranquility, Iblis and Si$ard Systems- "e Loyalist forces suffered a se;ere defeat /en

te Fire !n$els Stri'e Cruiser Poaris Rising/as raided by te Mantis Warriors under teleadersip of teir propetic Master Librarian !a&ra


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intact to ser;ice te needs of te Imperium?s /ar effort- >lans to reta'e te /orld /ere

calculated accordin$ly, under te direction of te Sons of Medusa Capter?s ?Iron "ane?Vaylund Cal, te teatre commander- "e Sons of Medusa launced an orbital

bombardment of predetermined landin$ &ones on te outs'irts of te Old City- "ey tenlaunced tree company%stren$t landin$ &ones on te ed$e of 7alen VI?s Old City,encirclin$ it and destroyin$ all resistance-

O;er te course of tree days and ni$ts te industrious Sons of Medusa landed supplies

and additional !startes and be$an te tas' of fabricatin$ ne/ fortifications and bastions-On te da/nin$ of te fourt day, an unnatural fear and dread ad descended upon te

se;eral million sur;i;in$ inabitants- "is fear /as a calculated /eapon oft employed byte Sons of Medusa- Witout /arnin$ te Capter launced a lar$e armoured assault

composed of enal Le$ionsfrom te most ardened elements found on te /orld,/ile te rest of te populations /as set to toil on 7alen VI itself or deported else/ere/itin te Maelstrom 0one to aid te rebuildin$ effort- "e Sons of Medusa departed

7alen VI sortly tereafter, lea;in$ te 7alen VI as a ;eritable prison /orld /osepopulation /ould pay for teir crimes a$ainst te Imperium for $enerations-

Blood in the Dark Waters (+%,#M$%)

"yberoste


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!rri;in$ /itout /arnin$ in )+*-M.+ an unidentified, fire%blac'ened Space Marine Stri'e

Cruiser identified itself /it ancient, tou$ still ;alid, Imperial autorisation protocols- It/as te Le,itus Vex, and its comin$ eralded te arri;al of a force /ose name /as to

become synonymous /it bloodsed and te dar'est acts of te Badab War- "eunidentified Space Marine force ad come to offer its aid to te Loyalist cause a$ainst teSecessionists, claimin$ to a;e come in ans/er to a summons from "erra itself- "eyformally requested teir acceptance and permission to enter te /ar &one and dra/blood- "ey identified teir Capter as te Carcharodons *stra, usin$ te ancient (i$

7otic form of teir name, also 'no/n as te Carcarodons 4or te Space Sar's inLo/ 7otic6, and formally requested te Loyalists? permission to enter te /ar &one anddra/ blood- 1pon teir arri;al, te Carcarodons? Force Commander "yberospresented

te Inquisitor Le$ate in car$e of prosecutin$ te Badab conflict /it :otices >atentpro;ided to te Capter affirmin$ te ri$ts and titles issued to it by se;eral (i$ Lords

of "erra and Inquisitors no/ lon$ dead- "yberos e;en submitted imself for psycicprobin$ and $ene%samplin$- "e Inquisitor Le$ate ;ouced for te Carcarodons- Lord(i$ Commander Carab Culln of te


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Intercepted >ict%CaptureSi$ard VII7as Minin$ Station Vro3inia"yberoste rime itself, /ere a small Fire !n$els force already eld command of a decrepit,manufactora comple3 a$ainst Mantis Warriors%led insur$ents- "e Carcarodons launced

an orbital assault, obli;ious to te Fire !n$els? disposition into te contested battle,undreds of $rey%coloured drop pods droppin$ to te planet?s soot ca'ed planet amid a$reat slau$ter-

(onour bound to defend tis /orld, te Mantis Warriors /ere forced to respond, comin$to 2ndymion?s aid /it increasin$ numbers of teir Capter to curb te sa;a$ery of teCarcarodons? assault- "ou$ te Mantis Warriors matced te Carcarodons /it teir

o/n fierce martial s'ill, tey /ere too fe/, and could not turn te tide of te assault- Ledby teir Cief Librarian !a&ra


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"is is considered by some as a lost tale of te Badab War /ose true facts /ill ne;er

be 'no/n- "e e;ent tat became 'no/n in Imperial records as te Corcyran Massacre/as disco;ered by an Imperial :a;y patrol in )+*-M.+- "e /rec'a$e of a smu$$lers?

base /as disco;ered in te dust /astes of te forlorn /orld of Corcyra II- Witin te base/as a ni$tmaris scene of carna$e and destruction rarely /itnessed before by men- !bloody battle ad been fou$t bet/een t/o sub%company%si&ed forces of Space Marinesfrom te 23ecutioners and te Carcarodons Capters- "ese t/o Capters, botinfamous for teir sa;a$ery and unyieldin$ stances to/ards teir foes, ad fou$t eac

oter to mutual anniilation- "e base around tem /as ripped apart, its formerinabitants no/ moulderin$ into dust- Many of te bodies of bot sides so/ed si$ns ofa;in$ fou$t on despite sufferin$ orrendous /ounds, se;ered limbs and massi;e

trauma tat sould a;e felled e;en an !startes, and se;eral /ere found loc'ed indeatly, $ore%splattered embraces, stri'in$ at teir foes /it teir last ebbin$ stren$t- It

is not 'no/n /ic Capter?s last /arrior sur;i;ed to te end to claim a bitter ;ictory-:eiter Capter as ac'no/led$ed any sur;i;ors of te massacre li;in$ to tell of /atappened at Corcyra II-

A Clash of 7ron and *ire (+%,#M$%)

In mid )+*-M.+, tere /as in increase in corsair acti;ity alon$ te 2astern Maelstrom

0one- !mon$ tose in te Loyalist i$ command, tis /as belie;ed to a;e been causedby at least one !stral Cla/s tas' force tat ad someo/ slipped out of te Badab Sectoritself and /as no/ operatin$ from te ed$es of te Maelstrom- Imperial :a;y escort

searc%and%destroy squadrons /ere dispatced to te area to quell tese attac's so tatte Secessionists /ould not be able to e3ploit te opportunity to start a ne/ battle fronton te Loyalists? flan'- 1pon te Frontier Worldof ellas Mir?san/o offered a solution

to te e;ents on Lamptan- Offerin$ to lead is o/n forces in a li$tnin$ stri'e a$ainstLamptan, te Salamanders /ould rely on te element of surprise, te arcane s'ills ofOnna :ostroma to position teir attac', and te po/er of teir potent battle bar$e P-reo" !or-, dealin$ a cripplin$ blo/ to te enemy- Caplain I;anus 2n'omi, representin$te aloof and secreti;e Minotaurs Capter in te /ar council offered to ta'e is personal
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$uard and suc forces e could muster to aid te Salamanders in tis mission- So

appro;ed, te stri'e force, named te ?7ift of Fire?, /as furter au$mented by a pair ofImperial :a;y li$t cruisers and a fri$ate squadron- "is force /as dispatced

immediately on te lon$ ;oya$e to te Lamptan System, tere to meet te foe in battle-

Castigation of Sha6rias (+%,#M$%)

Wen te Loyalists entered te erratic binary star system of Lamptan, teir fears /ere

soon realised- !bo;e te feral /orld of Sapriasa ra$$ed armada of star ;essels, sco/sand /rec's ad been assembled from sca;en$ed ul's and pirated frei$ters, /ileauspe3 scans and au$ury%probes re;ealed tat on te planet belo/ ;ast camps and

trainin$ $rounds ad been raised up- (ere on Saprias a ne/ army /as bein$ for$edfrom brutal and tainted tribal /arriors ensla;ed to te "yrant?s cause, a disposable

/eapon to 'ill and be 'illed at Lu$ft (uron?s /ill- Mir?san deduced tat te bul' of teenemy /arsips /ere a/ay on some mission of plunder- "ere /ould not be a better timeto stri'e- S/iftly, te ;enerable Salamanders commander confi$ured a bold attac' plan-"e oint !startes stri'e force made planetfall and immediately attac'ed te Secessionistbastions and trainin$ camps- In te meantime, teir sips and na;al escort immediatelys/ept out a$ain and set about destroyin$ te armada of as s/iftly and torou$ly aspossible-

Wen te t/o Capters launced teir Arop >ods and "undera/' $unsips tey

di;ided teir cosen 'illin$ $rounds- "ou$ tey met /it firmer resistance tan teirSalamanders cousins, te Minotaurs /ere masters of sie$e craft, as tey attac'ed te

iron%sod bastions of te !stral Cla/s- 1sin$ teir "undera/'s to punc a $ap in teenemy?s firin$ lines, te $unsips dis$or$ed assault "erminators and Ae;astator squadsdirectly into te smo'in$ /rec'a$e- "e rest of te company%stron$ Minotaurs forcedeployed directly beind tis brea'point, sufferin$ te brunt of te enemy counterattac'-Aespite ea;y casualties te Minotaurs? Van$uard eld te ruined bastion /it disciplinedferocity, not $i;in$ an inc of $round to te oncomin$ Secessionists- "e bron&ed

armoured Minotaurs clased in brutal close combat /it te !stral Cla/s


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te Salamanders force at under a undred Space Marines /as outnumbered more tan a

tousand to one by te orde of sa;a$es and mutants, te brutal inabitants of a do&ennearby /orlds, tat rose up before tem-

"ou$ teir position /ould a;e been considered a suicidal one by any oter /arriors,tese /ere te scions Vul'an, and tey cared little for suc odds- "e $reat orde, /ic/as leaderless and sta$$ered by te sudden fury and soc' of te Salamanders assault,/ere slo/ to react, and by te time tey pressed te attac', tey /ere met by a /all of

firepo/er- "ousands of eretics fell /itin te openin$ minutes of te battle asWirl/ind launcers, Aestructor pattern >redators and te ordered ran's of te

Salamanders let loose /it a sal;o at almost point blan' ran$e- Soon te bro'en $roundof te trainin$ fields /as co;ered /it mounds of t/itcin$ bodies- "e orde only rallied

/en teir tas'masters too' to te field beind tem, te blood%stained and steel%coloured po/er armour of !stral Cla/s- "e Salamanders mar'ed teir true foe in te

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Immaterium, /ile te Salamanders? battle bar$e P-re o" !or- and te li$t cruiser

*dmira !regorius/ere turned bac' into te Maelstrom ridin$ aead of te stormfrontand forced to ford into


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Captain Mir?san rallied is sur;i;in$ Salamanders bretren and mounted a defence of te

battle bar$e?s inner sanctum, unleasin$ te po/er of te mi$ty !ncients, led byBray?art !smantle upon te apostate !stral Cla/s- First te corridors and ;aults of te

P-re o" !or-and ten te !stral Cla/s H-rcaniaran red /it blood- "is dreadful battlebecame 'no/n in te le$ends of /ar as ?"e ellas Mir?san and 'nelt in te li$t of te burnin$sanctum bra&iers- Offerin$ im no /ords, e presented a sin$le $ory obect /ic rolledat Mir?san?s feet %% te ead of te !rc%Centurion Commodus-

Witout furter comment, te 23ecutioners /itdre/, lea;in$ te stric'en Salamandersbattle bar$e and te empty !stral Cla/s stri'e cruiser doc'ed alon$side- "e

23ecutioners? maddened desire for ;en$eance ad not been satiated, and soon itsmessa$e reaced e;ery corner of te Maelstrom 0one- From tis point on/ards, te23ecutioners Capter became a ro$ue element in te conflict, not only see'in$ out anddescendin$ /it suicidal fury on te !stral Cla/s and teir a$ents /ere;er tey could befound, but also refusin$ to surrender to Loyalist forces /en encountered- "e mostnotorious incident of tis 'ind, occurred /en te 23ecutioners? destroyed te Sons of

Medusa stri'e cruiser #arspite in te 7rief system in )++-M.+- But tere /ere oterincidents as /ell- Beyond tese lamentable incidents, te 23ecutioners Capter?s attac's

on /ider Imperial sippin$ ceased almost immediately- "ese unusual de;elopments/ere only e3plained some standard monts later, /en te badly /rec'ed P-re o" !or-

finally limped into port at te Loyalist battle station at Surn$raad /it teir stran$e andbloody tale to tell-

For te "yrant?s cause tere could a;e been no more bitter blo/ tan tat struc' bytese allies turned enemies- :ot only ad te se;erin$ of te 23ecutioners from teSecessionist cause robbed (uron?s forces of muc of its remainin$ stren$t in /arsipsand raider craft, but as foes te 23ecutioners /ere bot implacable and ad te

ad;anta$e of detailed 'no/led$e of many of te Secessionists? idden bases and

deployments /ic tey put to immediate use in destroyin$ tem- Wit first teLamenters and ten te Mantis Warriors sorn from te Secessionist order of battle, andno/ most bitterly te 23ecutioners turned a$ainst im, Lu$ft (uron and /at remainedof is once%mi$ty !stral Cla/s /ere truly alone before te Imperium?s /rat, teirdreams of dominion and eternal $lory sattered-

The Trant Stands Alone

An Order for Death (+%%#M$%)

Follo/in$ /at e re$ards as te treacery of is former allies, Luf$t (uron announced ina recorded messa$e tat /as relayed trou$out te /ar&one tat te !stral Cla/s and

teir subects no lon$er /ere part of te Imperium of Man- 1p until tis point, altou$te Badab Secessionists ad been declared eretic by te Imperium, /itin te /orldstey ad controlled te pattern of establised life ad $one on muc as it ad for manycenturies, and te /orsip of te 7od 2mperor ad been maintained- "ose prelates tatad o;ertly disa$reed /it te Secession ad been remo;ed and replaced /it tosemore amenable to te "yrant?s cause and millions still follo/ed teir fait unimpeded,/ile te Sector?s nati;e defenders belie;ed naturally enou$ tat tey fou$t and diedin a battle a$ainst eresy, rater tan in its name- "e trut /as no lon$er concealed

from te pitiable masses of te Badab Sector- Witin (uron?s remainin$ domains, allsi$ns and symbols of Imperial autority, culture and creed /ere cast do/n in a firestorm

of iconoclasm, and te mass e3ecutions on Badab >rimaris of clerics and functionaries4most of /om a;e remained lar$ely i$norant of te true cause and nature of te

conflict6, are said to last for /ee's /itout pause-


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!s for te !stral Cla/s temsel;es, altou$ te practise /as by no means uni;ersal,

many of te Battle Broters be$an to deface any semblance of Imperial eraldry andinsi$nia from teir armour and /ar$ear, scourin$ it to bare metal or daubin$ it in reds

and crimsons in representation of teir blood oat of ;en$eance, until only te symbolsof te "yrant remained- Wereas before te population of te Badab Sector ad beencontrolled /it infle3ible and sa;a$e discipline but /ere still ;ie/ed as a /ar resource tobe maintained and mana$ed, no/ te !stral Cla/s? /rat $re/ e;er more arbitrary andbrutal as teir increasin$ paranoia and te murderous ra$es to /ic Lu$ft (uron /as

becomin$ prone too' teir toll on tose unfortunates cau$t /itin te "yrant?s domains-On Badab >rimaris, for non%!startes to dare to loo' directly upon te face of one of te!stral Cla/s /as no/ punisable by blindin$, and after an assassin tried to ta'e te life

of (uron /itin is o/n command camber 4te assailant bein$ slain by "yrant imself6,non%Space Marines /ere banned entirely from te precincts of te >alace of "orns on

pain of deat and tousands of ci;ilians /ere 'illed in $roundless reprisals by te !stralCla/s iraeus System on te ed$e of te Badab System into action- "e >iraeussystem ad been identified as te 'ey to te subsequent attac' on te central BadabSystem due in no small part to te relati;ely stable Warp rout bet/een te t/o re$ions- !

plan lon$ in fruition, Culln ad already set up a series of secondary fronts at lsin andAecaballus, /ere raids and it and run actions by is o/n iraeus? dominant $as $iant#ritias- "is attac' /as to be conducted by te combined forces of te 23orcists and te


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reassemble and operate at ma3imum truster burn for a number of days to reac te

inner /orlds of >ireaus, after /ic time all element of surprise ad been lost-

"e Loyalist fleet ad little coice but to press te attac'- "e bul' of te Imperial :a;alsips led by te ireaus V stood little cance of lon$ delayin$, let alone pre;entin$, te Loyalist force

assembled by Lord (i$ Commander Culln from teir ine;itable assault- "e fi$tin$abo;e >iraeus V pro;ed particularly fierce, as te defence sips flun$ temsel;es almost

suicidally a$ainst teir attac'ers- "e Imperial :a;y sips o/e;er /ere pre;ented fromacie;in$ teir secondary obecti;e of close bombardment of >ireaus V as $round firefrom massi;e emplacements of macro%cannon and defence laser batteries on te surface,unpredicted in stren$t and ferocity, forced te :a;al sips bac'-

2lse/ere, in orbit of #ritias Secundus, despite stron$ resistance $reater success /as

found by te Loyalists, and bet/een tem te combined mi$t of te


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Out$unned, te senior Imperial :a;y !dmiral realised tat te tactical situation ad

suddenly sifted and quic'ly realised tat if te "yrant?s fleet could ta'e on te t/oLoyalist forces 4bot of /ic ad already sustained dama$e and e3pended considerable

stoc's of teir ordnance6 separately, tey mi$t yet attain a crusin$ ;ictory- But ifmatced simultaneously, te Loyalists /ould be far more e;enly matced a$ainst tem-Wit communications /it te on$oin$ $round /ar impossible, it /as /it a ea;y earttat Captain Waite


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te panic'ed defense cre/s failed to quic'ly respond- Librarian "alot of te 23orcists

/as able to loc' in on te bri$t soul of Se;rin Lot and te familiar spar' of is/ounded master !lberec, and so te Redeemermade for its intended tar$et- !t tis

une3pected arri;al, te !stral Cla/s /ere urled bac' amid a storm of dust and debris,and belo/ its s'yblottin$ bul', te battlefield /ere Culln and te "yrant fou$t /asso/ered in rubble and flame, partin$ tem before teir combat could reac a finalconclusion in eiter?s fa;our- Immediately e3traction operations $ot under /ay before teenemy could rally to te defence as te iraeus system and

te un'no/n status of te 23ecutioners Capter, te Badab War entered a ne/ anduncertain era- "e Secessionists /ere at teir lo/est ebb durin$ te conflict, and te

Loyalists adn?t fared any better after te substantial losses tey ad sustained in terecent campai$n- "ey /ere in no position to e3ploit teir enemy?s /ea'ness or press teattac'- From te aftermat of te in;asion of >iraeus to te mid%di;isions of )+8-M.+became 'no/n as te ?Silent War? as it /as composed of undreds small scaleen$a$ements, many of /ic all but unreported and un'no/n- "e Maelstrom 0one couldnot be considered pacified by any means despite te sunderin$ of te Secessionistdomains and it /as only te presence of te Loyalist detacments of te Minotaurs andSons of Medusa Capters tat 'ept te Imperial lines of supply ;iable-

Witout te tinly spread Imperial 7uard and Inquisition forces attaced to te Loyalistcommand, te reta'en /orlds in te >ale Stars re$ion /ould a;e slid into anarcy orsuccumbed to te same ci;il strife tat ad stric'en tose in te 7alen System- Soon te

Loyalist command recei;ed /ord tat te "yrant?s forces /ere fallin$ bac' to te BadabSystem, strippin$ te defences from /orlds suc as Isin and Aecabalus, abandonin$tem to teir fates- Matters became furter confused /en it appeared tat some forcesof te "yrant?s Le$ion, and e;en some small splinter $roups of !stral Cla/s ad


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abandoned teir master, turned fully rene$ade and made an attempt to flee into te

Maelstrom 0one, /ile once a$ain corsair and 3enos si$tin$s be$an to increase acrosste /estern and soutern &one- >otentially spread out o;er a ;ast area of dan$erous

/ilderness space, te Loyalists no/ seemed to face multiple foes /ose action could notbe readily predicted- If te Loyalists did not ta'e te strate$ic initiati;e te conflict couldspread slo/ly trou$out te entire re$ion, possibly ta'in$ decades if not centuries toquell-

"e inured but still acti;e Lord (i$ Commander Carab Culln con;ened a full council of/ar at te ne/ly commissioned Imperial battle station comple3 in te Vyania System to

determine a strate$y and di;ine a future course of te /ar- iraeus /ell learned, te ultimate $oal of te in;estiture and sie$e of Badab/ould no/ be delayed until o;er/elmin$ forces /ere a;ailable- In te meantime anenanced bloc'ade and /atc /ould be maintained tere /ile te Maelstrom 0one /asbrou$t better under its eel-

"e Fire (a/'s immense mobile fortress%monastery, te Raptorous Rex/as brou$t tote >iraeus System to form te lyncpin of te reinforced bloc'ade, but /en teLoyalists arri;ed in%system tey found it in a alf%abandoned sambles- #ritias Secundus/as ra;a$ed and near lifeless, and Karro/ Station ad been $utted and /as no/ famine%stric'en by its former !stral Cla/s masters and left to teir fate- "e Fire (a/'s /rat

sealed te fate of te traitors belo/ /it a protracted orbital bombardment- "eCarcarodons /ere recalled from te 2ndymion Cluster a;e completed teir /or' in

accordance /it te Mantis Warriors? surrender a$reement- "e Carcarodons lar$e fleet,alon$ /it sips from te 23orcists and Sons of Medusa Capters /ere assi$ned intosmall battle $roups alon$side Imperial :a;y scoutin$ ;essels and despatced onindependent unter%'iller missions trou$out te Maelstrom 0one-

Debts of -onour (+%@#M$%)

Wit te Badab War dra/in$ to its bloody conclusion, tere remained a fe/ maor

matters to settle- "is /as especially true in re$ards to te 23ecutioners Capter- It sooncame to pass tat te Sons of Medusa and Carcarodons Capters be$an to coordinate

teir efforts to unt do/n te elusi;e Capter- "ey ad disco;ered /at tey belie;ed/as teir centre of operations in te Aene Stellar Arift, and tey intended to prosecute a

campai$n of anniilation a$ainst tem- !s s'irmis and clases bet/een tem be$an toescalate, Salamanders? Captain >ellas Mir?san /as deeply troubled- "e 23ecutioners adacted /it onour durin$ te /ar, and moreo;er, e felt is o/n Capter o/ed tem adebt not easily repaid follo/in$ te e;ents of te ?


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te Salamanders? ;an$uard cruiser )bsidiaand a alf%company of battle%broters fresly

returned from te Se$mentum Solar, Mir?san too' it upon imself to see' out te leaderof te 23ecutioners, "ulsa #ane, and attempt a parlay and a ne$otiated end to te

23ecutioners role in te /ar-

Euestin$ alon$ te Maelstrom 0one?s soutern peripery for se;eral monts, te )bsidiarused in response to reports of battle at te frin$es of te 2ridian Cataract- "ere teyfound te 23ecutioners battle bar$e Phaeton/s #rathand te infamous Night Hag untin$

do/n t/o dama$ed Sons of Medusa stri'e cruisers in te dense asteroid fields and dustclouds of te turbulent star system- Witout second tou$t to is o/n sip?s safety,

Captain Mir?san interposed is ;essel bet/een te t/o /arrin$ sides and deacti;ated issip?s /eapons- (e ten demanded an onourable discourse bet/een broters ta'e

place- "e Loyalist forces faced a tense stand%off, comin$ to te brin' of /arrin$ amon$sttemsel;es, but Mir?san /as successful in forcin$ bot sides to stand do/n- (e ten

ne$otiated te Sons of Medusa?s departure and te 23ecutioners? ceasefire, brin$in$ teNight Hag/it #ane aboard, under te Salamanders? o/n personal fla$ of safety toformal parlay /it te Loyalist command- "ou$ sado/ed /it te Warp%ecoes ofpro/lin$ Carcarodons /arsips en route to Cro/?s World, tey /ere not attac'ed-

Many on te Loyalist side ad a mind to arrest or e;en slay te 23ecutioners on si$t,

but te ;oice of >ellas Mir?san, a respected representati;e of is +st Foundin$ Capter/as not so easily dismissed, nor /ere te li'ely consequences sould blood be seddisonourably at tis time- Seein$ te strate$ic /isdom of bein$ able to remo;e a

dan$erous and unpredictable Capter bloodlessly from te /ar, Lord (i$ CommanderCulln acquiesced to Mir?san?s proposals in re$ards to te 23ecutioners- But te Ma$isterMilitum added a fe/ ca;eats of is o/n- "e terms of onourable armistice stated tatte 23ecutioners /ould end all ostilities and quit te re$ion of te Maelstrom 0oneentirely, ne;er to return- "e bul' of teir sur;i;in$ forces /ere ten to tra;el to teirdistant ome system under oat to remain tere until full ud$ement could later bepassed on teir actions by a full Consistorial Court of inquiry- "e actin$ 23ecutionerscommander, "ulsa #ane, is cosen onour $uard and cre/, alon$ /it te Night Hag

;oluntarily $a;e temsel;es o;er to te Salamanders? custody and /ere interned at te

Salamanders? Capter ome/orld of :octurneuntil te end of te /ar- From tis point onte Salamanders Capter stood as $uarantor of te 23ecutioners? compliance andconduct, altou$ tere remained tose on te Loyalist side /o, tou$ bound toobedience in te matter, /ould ne;er for$et te bad blood bet/een tem-

Breaking the 'ing of Steel (+%/#M$%)

Though m- guards ma- seep and m- ships ma- a- at anchor+ our "oes kno' "u'e that the big guns ne,er tire(

Luf$t (uron, te "yrant of Badab, ca- )*)-M.+

Aepartmento Carto$rapicae map detailin$ te Badab System, ca- )++-M.+

"e Loyalists /ere no/ ready at last to be$in te final sie$e of Badab- "eir forces ad

been $reatly au$mented by te arri;al of te $rim Star >antoms? Capter, /ose fleetcarried a po/erful force ten companies stron$, as /ell as a maniple of battle "itans of teLe$io Crucius 4te Warmon$ers6 brou$t in by te inter;ention of te !deptus
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Mecanicus of !n$strom, and se;eral ea;y /arsips suc as te S'ord o" )rdon /ic

ad been brou$t bac' into full operation- "e initial attac' itself /ould not be easy aste Loyalists first ad to sunder te infamous ?ict%capture Sentinel%Si$ma star fort orbitin$ Si$ma 4Badab VI6, Badab System

"e $reatest ;ulnerability of te ?


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of Medusa and 23orcists Capters- Soon tey /ere met in deadly combat amid te

station?s ;aults and corridors by battle ser;itors and te suicidal fury of te ;aunted!stral Cla/s 8nd Company and teir master, te arc%s/ordsman Corien Sumatris-

>ict%capture MinotaursCapterdurin$ te assault on Badab Secundus, ca- )+-M.+

!s te boardin$ action ra$ed te battle bar$es S'ord o" )rdonand te Star >antoms?

Memento Moriled a /in$ of stri'e cruisers to assault te burned and blinded star fortnet/or' at point%blan' ran$e, ta'in$ one after te oter intact in a series of brutal

boardin$ assaults /ic left none tey found /itin ali;e- Mean/ile te Minotaurs

carried out stri'es upon te system?s oter inabited speres Badab Secundus and rimaris- Initially, te

Raptorous Rex/as to spearead te assault, but tat /as no lon$er possible due to testrain of te core fra$ment attac' /ic caused si$nificant structural dama$e /icdestabilised te en$ines of te ;ast craft ma'in$ close%orbital operations impossible-"ou$ te $uns of Badab >rimaris /ere still $reatly feared, te Star >antoms as'ed for
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and ad been $ranted te $lory of leadin$ te first assault /a;e- It /as teir ancient

battle bar$e Memento Mori /ic /ould be te spearead of te attac', bra;in$ te $unsof Badab-

>ict%capture, Sons of MedusaCaptersupported by "itansfrom te Le$io Crucius% Fall ofBadab, ca- )+-M.+

! astily re;ised plan of attac' called for a tree%pron$ed offensi;e, for furter a&ard to

te Loyalist assault /as presented in te form of te (i$ 7uard orbital station /ic adbeen initially used as te !stral Cla/s fortress%monastery before Lu$ft (uron addescended to ta'e o;er te >alace of "orns on te surface of Badab >rimaris belo/- "/ocompanies of Star >antoms Space Marines /ould form te first a3is of attac', assaultin$te (i$ 7uard orbital fortress in concert /it te smaller Fire (a/s and Sons of Medusacontin$ents- "e second /ould be led by te Carcarodons as tey /ould descend in fullforce to te surface of Badab >rimaris? i;es to crus any opposition- "e tird and most;ital attac' force /ould be formed by te bul/ar' of te Star >antoms, consistin$ ofse;en full companies and assisted by ea;y assault elements dra/n from across te

Loyalist Capters and Inquisitorial Storm "roopers companies- "is /ould enable teLoyalists to ta'e te battle to te eart of te foe and besie$e te >alace of "orns itself-

(eraldin$ te attac' /as a /a;e of orbital bombardment and urled debris from orbitsent to so/ a;oc belo/ as /eapons fire split te s'y abo;e Badab >rimaris- "e sablecoloured Memento Moriled te attac' as it breaced te upper atmospere, roc'ed bye3plosions from te planet?s surface /eapon emplacements- "e Star >antoms battlebar$e ans/ered in 'ind /it its roarin$ cannons and ;orte3 missiles, rippin$ $reat cratersin te planet?s surface- Beind te dauntless battle bar$e do&ens of oter /arsips s/eptlo/ releasin$ teir deadly payloads- "e s'ies dar'ened as /a;e after /a;e of midni$tblac' and cold $rey painted drop pods rained do/n in precisely e3ecuted assaults-

Bla&in$ bri$t lances of ener$y pierced up/ards, futilely tryin$ to sta;e off te attac'ers-"e Carcarodons? relic%fla$sip Nicorunleased a de;astatin$ blast from its ;ast >lasma

Aestructor/eapon concealed in its belly, burnin$ a $reat trenc in Badab?s surface andsunderin$ te bastion /all of Badab >rimaris? main city, (i;e Aominar- Soon after,"undera/' $unsips and Cestus !ssault


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(i;e Aominar soon became a city of deat as te assault mo;ed into its second and ten

tird our /itout any si$n of relentin$- "e "yrant?s Le$ion fou$t an insane anddesperate battle a$ainst te $rey $iants of te Carcarodons tat /al'ed amon$st tem-

"ere /ere no means of escapin$ teir $ruesome fate as transit unctions becameclo$$ed /it burnin$ ;eicles and sattered rubble, trappin$ te /retced ci;ilians /itinte doomed i;e- "ere /as notin$ but terror and deat- "e soldiers of te !u3iliabitterly fou$t on as best as tey could, faced /it te coice of surrender or sur;i;al-But te unstoppable $rey%red tide of te Carcarodons fell upon tem /it ni$tmaris

fury, sa;a$ely ac'in$ trou$ teir defence lines, lea;in$ notin$ but torn bodies andsattered /ar macines in teir /a'e- Command and control quic'ly bro'e do/n /itinte ran's of te "yrant?s Le$ion as teir ;o3%sets uttered notin$ but screams and

unans/ered pleas for mercy- Soon te carna$e only /orsened as fire be$an to spreadand ra$e out of control- "ose !u3ilia tat ad mana$ed to sur;i;e be$an sellin$

indiscriminately into te sado/s of buildin$s in a ;ain ope of stoppin$ te sa;a$eassault of Carcarodons- But teir efforts /ere for nau$t-

The ?alace of Thorns (+%/#M$%)

>ict%capture, !stral Cla/sSie$e Areadnou$tdurin$ te Fall of Badab, ca- )+-M.+

"o te nort%east of (i;e Aominar lay te >alace of "orns- Built into a mountainous

;olcanic plateau tat rose i$ abo;e te le;el of te i;e city, it comprised a ul'in$,ornate citadel surrounded by /ide statue%lined pla&as and minaret%capped $un to/ersstudded /it defence lasers and fla' batteries- "is /as te eart of te !stral Cla/s?domain and te lair of te "yrant of Badab- !bo;e te >alace comple3?s centre an actinic%bri$t li$tin$ sield rippled and clased in te air@ a ;ast car$ed po/er%field tatdisinte$rated anytin$ it touced and sru$$ed off e;en te firepo/er of te /arsipsabo;e- "e pla&as and /eapons batteries tat spread out beyond te >alace /ere not soimper;ious o/e;er, and it /as into tem te Star >antoms descended /it unmatced

precision and timin$, teir drop pods smasin$ do/n trou$ te ornate sepulcres andtopplin$ needle%tin auspe3%masts as tey descended-
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!stral Cla/sdefendin$ te >alace of "orns % Fall of Badab, ca- )+-M.+

Aespite te ail of fire tat ad $reeted te Star >antoms, o;er 5** Battle%Broters outof te D** stron$ force mana$ed to sur;i;e to ma'e planetfall, and no/ tey set aboutbesie$in$ te ea;ily protected >alace of "orns- "e combat /as fierce as te Star>antoms encountered cunnin$ deat%traps and ea;ily defended $un positions- Brutalclose ran$e en$a$ements /ere fou$t a$ainst !stral Cla/s !ssault squads /o counter%attac'ed from concealed sally%ports, ma'in$ te Loyalists pay in blood for e;ery ad;ance-

Land redators spilled fort from under$round bun'ers in defence of tecitadel?s sield /all- But tey /ere matced by te equalin$ de;astatin$ firepo/er of te

Star >antoms? Ae;astator squads and Areadnou$ts firin$ from te sattered to/erstey ad already stormed- "e /ide%open pla&as tat rin$ed te citadel became letal

'illin$ $rounds, $rindin$ te sie$e do/n into a bloody meat%$rinder of attrition, for teyoffered ;ery little co;er to bot attac'ers and defenders ali'e- "e bloody sie$e be$an to

tip in te Loyalists? fa;our as te Storm "rooper re$iments made teir /ay up te;olcanic rid$es and oined te fray allo/in$ te Star >antoms to press te attac'-Loyalist "erminator squads loc'ed on te Star >antoms? teleport omers and /ere soondespatced do/n to te surface- But despite te massi;e force brou$t to bear a$ainst itte citadel still eld- "e >alace of "orn?s li$tnin$ field remained unbreaced, andmultiple Loyalist attac's /ere urled a/ay from te citadel as te !stral Cla/s rained

do/n deadly fire from te i$ /alls in murderous counter%attac's- 2;en /it te ad;entof te alace of "orns/as at a letal impasse-

"e fi$tin$ and 'illin$ rei$ned unabated as true ni$t fell o;er (i;e Aominar and te>alace of "orns- Soon te fi$tin$ spread out to te planet?s sub%i;es and industrial&ones- "e pall of smo'e from te burnin$ cities tic'ened te ni$t to an umbral blac'tat fo$$ed te auspe3es of te sips in orbit- "itans stal'ed te ruined cityscapes,crusin$ any int of resistance tey encountered and systematically smased temanufactora and abitation bloc's, dri;in$ refu$ees and routed "yrant?s Le$ion troopers

before tem in a disordered s/arm- Aurin$ tis lon$ ni$t of destruction little can be said

for certain of Luf$t (uron?s actions- Some reports a;e te "yrant si$ted almoste;ery/ere in te defence of te >alace, urlin$ bac' te rent and sattered bodies ofis enemies, roarin$ is defiance, /ile oter tales place im alone and silent in tetrone camber, impassi;ely /atcin$ te destruction of all e ad /rou$t in teflic'erin$ li$t of is ole%spere- alace of "orns, in te i;e cities of Badab or in defence of te (i$ 7uard orbitalstation, te !stral Cla/s sold teir li;es in a bla&e of fury and spite-

!t da/n of te second day of te assault, te Carcarodons too' matters in teir o/n

ands to brin$ about te end- !ssi$ned by Lord (i$ Commander Carab Culln te tas' ofattac'in$ te planet?s infrastructure and pre;entin$ an or$anised defence from ta'in$

root, tey ad de;ised teir o/n plan for doin$ so, and set teir o/n deadly measure tote e3tremes to /ic tey /ould $o- (a;in$ already ra;a$ed te "yrant?s Le$ion forcesdefendin$ te cities and settin$ te i;es abla&e, tey continued te final state of teirplan and despatced stri'e teams deep into te i;e?s sub%surface- "e Carcarodonssabota$ed te ancient atomic and $eo%termal reactors /ic po/ered te /orl

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