I am needed elsewhere. That thought crossed the mind of Lady Serillian for the hundredth time as she moved stealthily through the catacombs beneath the shrine world of Celestius. Ork, Tau, Necron—so many threats to deal with. Hunting down the leader of an illicit cult is the work […]
“Imperial PDF troops were ambushed by mutant rebels during a routine patrol of the Thar Desert Basin. Through disciplined volley fire, the PDF repulsed the cowardly attack and returned safely to their forward base.”—Imperial Vox Broadcast, planet of Morkai, 3 775 740.M41 “What a disaster. We sent the […]
A Warlord Escapes As the PDF advanced through the ruins, the fighting became more intense—and intimate. The Kastelan Robots used their incendine combustors to good effect, driving the mutant defenders back, but elsewhere, the mutants rushed forward in suicidal charges, forcing Imperial troops to engage in hand-to-hand combat. […]
“The mutants of Ungolath are preparing for war. Over the centuries, they have rebuilt the forges and manufactums of their ruined hive city, and the fires of industry—and a bitter hate for Imperial rule—has burned bright. We also must prepare for war—a war for control of our doomed […]
IMPERIAL NEWS REPORT—More than 200,000 orks attacked the siege lines surrounding the capital city of Hegira last week. The xenos managed to penetrate the outer trench line—and threatened to break through the inner trenches—to the south of the city. At great cost, however, the greenskin attack was repulsed. […]
“Do not underestimate the ork. It is not just its size or bulging muscles that must be feared. If you look into the tiny red eyes beneath its exaggerated brow ridge, you’ll see malevolence—and an instinctive cunning and ferocity—that is as dangerous as the weapons it carries.“—General Tiberius […]
“The Orks plague the galaxy from end to end with their ceaseless warring and strife. They are a race rooted so deeply in war that peace is utterly incomprehensible to them. They cannot be bargained with or bought save with weapons that they will inevitable turn against those […]
The Setting: A satellite communications relay station, outside the port city of Aruna, on the moon of Dar Sai. A small hedged yard features two eight-meter-tall communication arrays and a a rundown, concrete-block office building that sits alongside a rural dirt road. Across the narrow, rut-marred road is […]
Guardsmen Deploy Now that the guardsmen have a better sense of where the Tau are, their training kicks in—and their defenses firm up. One guardsman clambers aboard the civilian transport used to carry the High Mayor. The vehicle has no weaponry, but it has an open-top hatch, and […]
Tau Resurgent Two guardsmen are dead; Sgt. Deley is wounded. A hint of panic grips at the remaining guardsmen, but they continue the fight. Summoning all his strength, Sgt. Deley pulls a grenade and tosses it at the Fire Warriors in front of him. Alas, his throwing arm […]
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