Battle of Highgate Cathedral - St Keeler's Rest

Points: 2000.

Deployment and Mission: Tipping Point / Adapt or Die.

Primary Objective: Lynchpin.

Detachment: Gladius Task Force.

Opponents Detachment: Bringers of Flame.

The battle of Highgate Cathedral was a major engagement fought during the war for St Keeler's Rest. It began when a force of Sororitas engaged two companies of Rift Wardens who had captured the Highgate Cathedral. Although the initial Sororitas attacks were repelled, the outnumbered Sisters managed to repel the Rift Wardens flanking attempts and the space marines were later ordered to withdraw and the Sorotias reclaimed the cathedral.

Battle of the Blackstone Mines - Megaborealis

Points: 2000.

Deployment and Mission: Search and Destroy / Swift Action

Primary Objective: Burden of Trust..

Detachment: Librarius Conclave.

Opponents Detachment: Daemonic Incursion.

Chief Librarian Uther made an attempt to oust the Daemonic hordes from Megaborealis. Assisted by elements of House Avalon and Inquistorial agents, his force struck at the site of several blackstone mines near the outer city walls, which to fierce fighting between the forces gathered. The Rift Wardens made some gains, such capturing vital transport routes into the hive city proper. When the daemonic forces failed to push out the Imperial aggressors, the infamous Skulltaker took to the battlefield, lending his support to the battle. With his leadership, the forces of Chaos were able to reclaim some areas of the mine workings from the Rift Wardens and pushed them back some distance. However, Arthurus dispatched vital aid from the librarius, via drop pod and teleportation, and this assisted in braking the defence of the daemonic, and again the mines changed hands. The main Blackstone workings were retaken by the daemons after a particulaly bloody battle and was in their hands after two days.

Over the next week, the daemons under Skulltakers command fought a series of vicious battles against the space marines. In one such battle, the daemons drove back the space marines and their allied forces, leaving some with nowhere to go back out beyond the hive city walls, which spread concern among the Rift Warden leadership.

Uther subsequently redeployed his forces and further mining sites were captured, Despite being surrounded by daemons, the presence of House Avalon made a difference in their attacks. A second daemonic offensive came shortly there after but while the chapter fought here, the daemons were sacking the rest of Megaborealis unchecked.

As a result of the fighting, industrial plants and transport routes in the hive were largely destroyed or forced into abandonment. A significant portion of the hive's mechanicus population were dead or missing. The Rift Wardens had control over the vital blackstone mines but were in danger of losing the rest of the hive city.

Skirmish At Fuel Station Zigma - Vigilus Wastelands

 

Points: 1000.

Mission: Polarising Energies.

Detachment: Anvil Siege Force.

Opponents Detachment: Dredd Mob

Agendas: Calculated Devastation, Drive Them Back and Headhunters.

Opponent's Agendas: Calculated Devastation, Overwhelming Aggression and Skrag Killiest Gits!

This small skirmish was fought between elements of the Rift Wardens and rampaging Orks around the Zigma 12 fuel depot. The engagement was brief, lasting a little under two hours. Unfortunately, it saw the space marines pushed back into the wastelands while the greenskins refueled their vehicles and walkers.

Battle of Firebase 12 - Mandragora

Points: 2000.

Deployment and Mission: Dawn of War / Adapt or Die.

Primary Objective: Burden of Trust.

Detachment: Anvil Siege Force

Opponents Detachment: Black Spear Task Force.

Desperate to gain ammuniton and supplies, Deathwatch command decided to raid a Rift Wardens supply point. A companies worth of Deathwatch kill teams soon captured it but were swiftly pushed out by Rift Warden reinforcements. Air support was limited due to the anti-air capabilities of the allied House Avalon Knights. Instead, the Deathwatch were forced to rely on predator tanks for battlefield support.

The Deathwatch attacked the firebase directly over open fields. Once within range, the Rift Wardens opened fire, inflicting heavy casualties across their number. Eventually a lone Blackstar did breach the anti-air fire to deliver reinforcements. They assaulted firebase 12 in a frontal attack, which caused heavy losses.

By the evening the Deathwatch pushed into the firebase compound where heavy hand to hand combat started, which resulted in the capture of the site. As the Rift Wardens fell back, they were subjected to heavy fire. The Deathwatch captured the vital supplies, giving them a great boost in the coming conflict.

Second Battle of Apophis Hive - Talos

Points: 2000.

Deployment and Mission: Search And Destroy / Rapid Escalation.

Primary Objective: Scorched Earth.

Detachment: Anvil Siege Force.

Opponents Detachment: Vanguard Onslaught.

The second battle of Apophis Hive was the defence of the hive city by the Rift Wardens and their allies in House Avalon, against a series of attacks from Tyranid vanguard organisms.

After their recent defences, the Rift Wardens fell back to district 222, a location that was deemed easy to defend until aid could arrive. They prepared defences and withstood several Tyranid attacks over the course of several weeks. Then, with the arrival of powerful monstrous creatures, the Imperial defenders were forces to fall back further into the heart of the city. At this moment, the Tyranids stopped their advance and began to encircle the Rift Warden positions.

Battle of Paradyse City - Paradyse

Points: 2000.

Deployment and Mission: Tipping Point / Raise Banners.

Primary Objective: Terraform.

Detachment: Anvil Siege Force.

Opponents Detachment: Creations of Bile.

 

Paradyse, a world of the Sarcorixis sector, overrseen and run by the Adeptus Mechanicus. The world serves as a rejuvenation facility for wealthy and important members of the sector's inhabitants. In addition, it secretly serves as a holding facility for gene stock of the Imperial Fists and their successors. When a force of traitor astartes raiders attacked the planet led by the reviled Fabius Bile, the Mechanicus issued a priority request for aid. The Rift Wardens responded rapidly to protect their heritage from being defiled by Bile.

The initial battle for Paradyse City was a major engagement. Following the arrival of the Rift Wardens and their allies in House Avalaon, Bile led his forces in an offensive against the loyalist marines in the streets of Paradyse City. The battle ended with the Rift Wardens retreating from a superior force. The presence of the marines under Bile's command also began to fray the borders of reality and a number of smaller daemonic incursions occurred to further vex the Rift Wardens.