Tag: History

Vorpal Swords establish base in Burning Frontier

The Nguyen Naval Base, Belliose System issued a plea for reinforcements in early 738.M41 and, half a year later, numerous forces heeded the call. Among the most important were two battle companies of the Vorpal Swords Chapter.852 These dreaded survivors of the Abyssal Crusade in M37 had managed […]

Necron ship sighted in Dryillian quarantine zone

The first fully documented military engagement between the Imperium and the Necrons occurred in 666.M41 in the Yuctan System, a sparsely inhabited star system close to the Eastern Fringe. The next confirmed military clash occurred seven decades later in a collection of backwater Imperial sectors collectively known as the […]

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Warp phenomenon reported at Barad Mine

“We found them at the edge of the valley where the sky was ablaze with a strange light. They were half-blind, tears of blood flowing from their eyes, noses, and ears. They kept ranting about flaming skies, mountains of skulls, and other nonsense. Most of them died before […]

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Tallarn reinforcements arrive on Hegira

IMPERIAL BROADCAST: Imperial drop ships have been landing at the Palatine Space Port on Hegira in recent days, disembarking thousands of Tallarn infantry, walkers, tanks, and fighter aircraft. The new troops comprise the 3rd Battalion of the 002nd Regiment, which until recently was involved in the Imperial campaign […]

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Has the Haruspex of Ungolath really returned?

On the desert world of Morkai, an-almost-forgotten name now is spoken—mostly in whispers but always with dread: The Haruspex. Although this legendary mutant leader was long considered dead, millions of mutants living in the wretched underhives of Morkai’s great cities—or crowded into the sprawling slums that surround them—have […]

The unrecognized role of Captain Speakeman

The first wave of missiles had struck home, destroying a Tau frigate and damaging one of the larger capital ships that was approaching the Imperial battle line. Looking away from the tactical screens that fed information to the bridge of The Emperor’s Wrath, Captain Marcus Speakeman, intelligence chief […]