Battle for Mount Sybo - Vigilus Wastelands

Points: 1000.

Mission: Crossfire.

Secondary Objectives: Linebreaker, Oaths of Moment and Slay The Warlord.

Opponent's Secondary Objectives: Attrition, Engage On All Fronts and Mutate Landscape.

When Imperial Navy patrols detected activity at the abandoned geothermal mining station at the base of the active volcano Mount Sybo, they reported it to command. Further patrols confirmed the presence of Thousand Sons traitor marines at the site. As the closest Imperial strike force to the site, the Rift Wardens were dispatched the handle the traitor threat and determine their activities within.

The initial clashes were around the defensive gates at the base of the volcano on the northern side. The Thousand Son attacks were irresistible and the Rift Wardens were prevented from making progress. Chapter master Artherus attempted to split his forces into two companies but the effort was stopped by a swift counter attack by the enemy forces. What should have been a swift battle has bogged down into a stalemate with neither side granting ground to the enemy. Unwilling to retreat any further, Artherus has elected to stay and fight to the bitter end.

Alien Advance - Kaelac's Bane

Points: 1500.

Mission: Four Pillars.

Secondary Objectives: Engage On All Fronts, Oaths of Moment and Slay The Warlord.

Opponent's Secondary Objectives: Engage On All Fronts, Slay The Warlord and Thin Their Ranks.

In the frozen wastes of Kaelec's Bane on Vigilus, the Aeldari objective was to destroy the Imperial forces in a decisive victory which would allow them open up their attacks across the planet. The Autarchs assumed that the Imperial forces would be deployed defensively in the wastes around their Webway portal. Their plan was launch an overwhelming assault in three waves to overrun those defences as quickly as possible.

Even before the start of the battle, there were frequent raids by the alien forces. The first wave poured from the Webway ahead of the main force and attacked the Rift Wardens position. The space marines counter-attacked, but they were forced back into their fire base. The fighting lasted for four days when the Rift Wardens were forced to retreat under continuous waves of Aeldari attackers. Once the space marines has fallen back the entire Aeldari force roared from the Webway and meeting little serious resistance decimated many of the Astra Militarum defenders.

Return to Antares - Antares

Points: 1000.

Mission: Forward Push.

Secondary Objectives: Engage On All Fronts, Oaths of Moment and Slay The Warlord.

Opponent's Secondary Objectives: Attrition, Auric Mortalis and Engage On All Fronts.

In the aftermath of the Vigilus crusade, the war weary Rift Wardens have translated their fleet to Antares. one of the recruitment worlds used by the chapter. Upon arrival, the chapter find the planet has been occupied by forces of the Adeptus Custodes who have called quarantined it. When chapter master Arthurus requested an explanation the Custodes informed him that the planet was out of their hands now and they should move on. Arthurus, in his usual arrogance, refused. The chapter deployed to the surface and a new war began.

That morning, the Custodes began their assault on the Rift Wardens initial deployment zone. The Custodes attacked the Rift Wardens main force frontally, their advance hampered by heavy weapon fire and the maze of ruined streets. In the meantime, a detachment of jetbikes conducted a flanking manoeuvre from the west with the intention of cutting of their potential retreat. 

The Rift Wardens were outnumbered and the Custodes outflank successfully blocked the space marines off from any potential escape route. The jetbikes swooped in and easily overcame the stiff resistance presented against them. They failed to get into the heart of the Rift Wardens encampment due to increased heavy weapons fire by the chapter's dreadnoughts. As the battle wore on into the afternoon, the main bulk of the Custodes artillery was brought into the battle. The Custodes halted some 1000 meters from the Rift Wardens base of operations.

The Custodes commander demanded that the Rift Wardens stand down but Arthurus, enraged, refused and ordered his battle brothers to assault the enemy. The battle swiftly booked down in a bloody battle and against such powerful opposition, the space marines faired poorly. Many of their already limited numbers were slain before Arthurus finally called to the orbiting fleet for evacuation. 

Calling his command staff to him, Arthurus began drawing up plans to defeat the Custodes and liberate Antares.