“I Am Slaughter” is the first in a series of 12 planned books set in M32—a post-Heresy period of calm that has lulled the High Lords of Terra into thinking the Imperium has largely conquered the galaxy, driven away the Traitor Legions, and subdued what remaining xenos (including orks) exist […]
It’s over. The year 735.M41 has come and gone in the Corvus Cluster. Although 736.M41 is now seven weeks old, I’d like to reflect a moment on the first year of our narrative campaign. For the most part, I think our launch was a smashing success. Seventeen large-scale […]
“I hate those guys, Catillo and Haddaway. They’re lazy, selfish, and cowards. When the front line collapsed, and the xenos broke into the trench line, they took off–they couldn’t run fast enough to get to the ships. Me? I was part of the fighting withdrawal … and one […]
As the Corvus Cluster calendar is linked with the “real” calendar, we can say good-bye to 735.M41. The past year has seen war rage across two worlds in the Sculptor System, as well as in surrounding space. Many battles have been fought, but no one has gained any […]
Despite the overwhelming victory achieved in orbit against the be’gel, the ground invasion of Al’gel II proved problematic. The initial landing met unexpectedly fierce resistance, and while a beachhead was successfully established, our fire warriors failed to reach their first-day objectives. This was to have a devastating impact […]
When last we followed the adventures of our heroic Rogue Trader, Adeon Drake, he was licking his wounds after being ambushed by his arch rival, Count Johaan Feracci, on the planet of Morkai. (Ambush on Morkai) Although he lost several crewmen in that adventure—and spent a few uncomfortable […]
The Retreat Escaping to the shuttles proved more challenging than Drake imaged. The countryside was dotted with ancient obelisks, approximately 10 to 12 meters tall. Originally dismissed as nothing more than simple stone pillars, they proved anything but—as Drake began to run toward his shuttle, he could see […]
“The city is on fire! A wall of flame has swept through the marketplace, killing hundreds of citizens. Guardsmen are shooting women and children who are trying to force their way onto ships at the docks. And the xenos … they’re in the city and … and … they’re eating […]
“There were thousands of them! And their weapons … the firepower that was hitting our lines was beyond anything I’ve every seen before. We didn’t stand a chance.”—Transcript, interview with Troop Nadi Boramus, post-battle analysis by military intelligence officers. 06:00-08:00 – IMPERIAL TURN TWO Although the rising sun improved […]
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