“The noble Space Marine chapter, the Knights of Altair, played a pivotal role in fighting the xeno invaders in the Sculptor System. Alas, these Astartes were spread thin, limiting their role largely to hit-and-run attacks designed to have the maximum strategic effect. For example, when the Tau invaders […]
“I believe in three tenets of battle—firepower, firepower, and more firepower. Yes, courage is important. Duty is important. Honor is important. But none of these virtues will help you defeat the towering ork warlord charging at you with bestial fury and a roaring choppa blade swinging at your […]
“It saddens me greatly that we must take arms against the peoples of the galaxy. By their deaths, they deny themselves the liberation that is only to be found in total surrender to the Greater Good.“—Aun’Va, Master of the Undying Spirit Imperial Turn Two Drat it! I have […]
“We will destroy the hated xenos to reconquer the galaxy in his name. The Emperor’s will is our will, and His will is to see the xeno taint eradicated. So, forward my Brothers. No mercy for the Tau—only death and oblivion.“—High Marshal Adrias Ioculus, speaking to the Knights […]
“This is bunker Seven-Alpha. We are surrounded. Xeno battle suits are inside the trenches and rolling up our flanks. Casualties are high, and reinforcements are desperately needed. Repeat, we need reinforcements before we are over ….“—Last vox communication with Bunker Seven-Alpha, 16:49, 3 324 740.M41 Desperate Fighting Despite […]
“You dare to claim this world? It was ours when your ancestors still lived in the trees. You are vermin, an irritating infestation that must be exterminated.“—Rohotep, Overlord of Dryllia and vassal of the Sautekh Dynasty. Strategic Background Tophet is a lightly populated, industrialized world on the eastern […]
“I’ve been battling these metal skeletons for almost three years, night and day. I fight them during the day. At night, I fight them in my nightmares. My hair has turned gray, most of my squad is dead, and I doubt I’ll live through this war. But while […]
“Advance! Advance! Keep moving forward! There aren’t that many of the xenos. Just get in close and drag them down with numbers. Arghh!“—Final worlds of an unidentified sergeant, just before he was struck by a Necron gauss flayer. Necron Turn Five On the east flank, the Tomb Blades […]
It was hard for Belladonna to keep her eyes cast down, so that the glowing, swirling purple stain in the sky didn’t draw her gaze. The warp storm known as the Heart of Darkness filled half the sky above Dargav III, but to look directly at its pulsing […]
Everything about the planet was repulsive to Count Johann Feracci. The warp storm in the sky, the smell of sewage in the streets, and even the press of human bodies as he attempted to shoulder his way through the crowds. “This is intolerable,” he said, turning to his […]
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