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.

Battle of Helghast Gate - Paragon Secundus

Points: 2000.

Deployment and Mission: Dawn of War / Swift Action.

Primary Objective: Terraform.

Detachment: Gladius Task Force.

Opponents Detachment: Gladius Task Force

The Battle of Helghast Gate took place during the early days of the war for Helghast Hive, between the Rift Wardens and the Ultramarines.

In the morning, the Ultramarines, led by Calgar and captain Ventris, took the main hive city gate with a surprise attack and pushed the Rift Wardens into the city proper. The Ultramarines attacked with the entire fourth company, two tank detachments and a host of outriders. The Rift Wardens counter-attacked the Ultramarine positions with their tanks but were unable to recapture the gate and sustained heavy losses.

The Battle for Utria's Landing - Pelucidon

Points: 2000.

Deployment and Mission: Hammer and Anvil / Inspired Leadership.

Primary Objective: Burden of Trust.

Detachment: Gladius Task Force.

Opponents Detachment: Stormlance Task Force.

The battle of Utria's Landing took place during the aftermath of the Pelucidon campaign. The Rift Wardens were winning their conflict against brother chapter, the White Scars, and this was an effort to bring the war to a close. The Rift Wardens launched a combined attack with many heavy intercessor squads supported by the majority of the chapter's armoured options.

The Rift Wardens task force was under the command of chief librarian Uther, supported by the chapter's Judiciar. The chapter committed nearly two companies worth of marines to the engagement. Meanwhile, the White Scars defending the landing site consisted of nearly twice as many marines and vehicles. 

The battle was a resounding successful, expanding territory occupied by the Rift Wardens and further driving the White Scars out into the wastelands.

The Hills of Mount Sybo - Vigilus Wastelands

Points: 2000.

Deployment and Mission: Search and Destroy / Prepared Positions.

Primary Objective: Supply Drop.

Detachment: Gladius Task Force.

Opponents Detachment: Hexwarp Thrallband.

The battle for the foothills of Mount Sybo was a military campaign during the war for Vigilus that lasted for nearly sex months, in which the Thousand Sons, under Ahriman, repulsed attacks by the Rift Wardens on the outer mine complexes after heavy fighting.

After several successful engagements where the Rift Wardens managed to seize control over the territory at the base of the volcano, the chapter attacked the central mine workings, which had been abandoned and subsequently occupied by Ahriman and his forces. His aim was control strategically located defence points, in order to keep the Imperial forces away from the legions objectives. After heavy fighting, the Rift Wardens were able to capture key locations in the area.

By the time the campaign ended, the front had encircled the entire the mountain, and Ahriman's forces held the most vital defense points against the space marine forces. Ultimately, the space marines were unable to breach these defense lines and the victory went to the Thousand Sons.

Second Battle of Hesperous Gate - Hesperous Prime

Points: 2000.

Deployment and Mission: Search and Destroy / Inspired Leadership.

Primary Objective: Scorched Earth.

Detachment: Gladius Task Force.

Opponents Detachment: Vanguard Onslaught.

With the war dragging out for weeks, the Lion gave orders for Azrael to launch an attack on the Hesperous Gate, which was being defiantly held by the Rift Wardens chapter, while he led an assault elsewhere to breach the city walls.

Azrael's forces attacked the game two days later but due to expertly designed defence works, the attack failed. Chief Librarian Uther then counter-attacked but was unable to defeat the Dark Angels forces present. The Dark Angels counter-attacked twice, but were unable to breach the gate. Azrael pulled his battle brothers back and dispatched a third of them to assault a second nearby gateway. When the Dark Angels forces withdrew in different directions, Uther was able to transform the initial success of the counter-attack into a general defeat of Azrael and his battle brothers. The disintegration of the Dark Angels lines was remarkably rapid.