The planet Kroatoa-324, a lush jungle death world, was once host to an imperial mining colony who sort to prosper from the planet’s rich mineral deposits until 400 years ago, when the sector was hit by violent, unrelenting warp storms that severed all communication and space lanes to the planet and its colonists. Now the storms have calmed, Kroatoa-324 shines like a beacon of opportunity to any who are bold enough to stake their claim on this harsh, ruthless world. There is no sign of the colonists, only empty overgrown outposts and the occasional bloody stain. The attention of many waring factions have been drawn to this new opportunity and even now send advance detachments to secure a foothold
Our armies have gathered, Adeptus Mechanicus , Dark Angels, Demons, Tau, Thousand Sons, Space Wolves, Custodes and Fallen Dark Angels have arrived in the outer atmosphere and currently planning their assault on Kroatoa-324
CHAPTER 1 “The Clash of patrols”
Vanguard forces touch down via teleportarium, jet pack insertion, drop pods or other more esoteric means. As several factions start to establish staging areas within the jungle some inevitably run into one another, and the bloodshed begins.
The Space Wolves have encountered the Tau at the deserted mining compound, the Fallen Dark Angels have dropped into the outskirts on the jungle where they have met forces from the Adeptus Mechanicus, Demons have been seen by the Thousand Sons and the Custodes have encountered the Dark Angels in what is left of the cities of Kroatoa
CHAPTER 2: “The forward outpost”
Licking their wounds from first contact, the enemy’s FOB has been identified. Warriors have been dispatched under the cover of darkness to set charges, spoil food supplies, desecrate demonic rituals and any other acts of sabotage to hinder the enemy’s advance in this region
In the cover of night the Custodes are attacked by the Space Wolves in the overgrown jungle, the Demons take the oportunity to strike the Fallen Dark Angels in the old processing factory, the Tau are surprised to find what left of the Thousand Sons in the dark ruins of the city and Dark Angels having moved from the city to find refuge in the old compounds at the edge of the jungle are ambushed by the Adeptus Mechanicus
The Fallen Dark Angels stood firm against the onslaught of the demons. Bravely fighting against the horde, their terminator armour protecting them long enough to see off the attack.
The Tau did not favour so well against the Thousand Sons, the demon prince proving too much for pathfinders and kroot.
Then from the rubble of the city, the Thousand Sons still regrouping from seeing off the Tau, stop to witness the metalic warriors raise from the ground. The long sleeping enemy keen to remove the invading force from existence.
The Space Wolves stuck hard and slaughted many of the Custodes, but couldnt completely overhelm them and dispite being almost completely destroyed the Custodes held firm and gained a victory.
In the compound, the Dark Angels retaliated against the Adeptus Mechanicus force. Despite their skill on the battlefield they just couldnt fend off the night attack.
Dawn breaks on the smouldering embers of the previous night’s destruction. Enraged warlords rally their troops for a swift rebuttal. Identifying sites of either strategic or religious importance to the enemy, they stake their claim and call out challenges to the enemy leaders: face me, or your sites of precious value shall burn.
Having survived the Necrons the Thousand Sons call out the Space Wolves for one final battle in the former capital of Kroatoa-324 whilst on the other side of the city what is left of the Demon horde comes across the Adeptus Mechanicus. All four of these armies whilst unable to claim the rich mineral deposites for the planet, maybe able to secure the less important trophy of controlling the city and maybe be able to rebuild for the future.
In the outskirts of the jungle the Tau are making their way back to the evacuation point, heavily wounded from their meetings with the Thousand Sons and Space Wolves. There only objective now is survival. Their final challenge is the Dark Angels, who just want one more chance to please the Emporer and the Tau may give them the battle honours they feel they deserve or at least a glorious death in the name of the Lion
The real battle however is in the former Imperial mining complex, the place that has the most will give its controller access to the hidden wealth held in the core of the planet by the violent warp storms that still occasionally protect it from invading forces. There the Custodes will try and outwit the Fallen Dark Angels. Only one army can win, only one general can go down in the texts of history, but which one, will it be strategy of luck that wins the day?
Many forces had rushed to Kroatoa-324 when they detected the warp storms calm enough for ships to approach, many had perished in the atmosphere and eight had landed on the surface. Now the storms were returning for the victor a temporary protection form future invaders would be granted, but only if they can secure the site and retreat to the deep mines. For the forces fighting in the city they need to secure their positions in time and hope that they survive the storms hoping the fight another day. For the other forces their only hope of survival would be to escape and to get that they would need to fight for it.
The Thousand Sons used their flamers to great benefit to prevent the Space Wolves from claiming the city, The Space Wolves charged across the ruins and this time didn't quite have the speed to assault their Choas enemy and possibly more importantly out run the deadly flames that roared towards them.
The Dark Angels pursued the Tau through the Jungle, slaughtering almost all of them before both forces withdrew from the planet and headed home, the Dark Angels taking some solis in the final victory.
On the other side of the city the Adeptus Mechanicus cleared the sector of all traces of the Demon hord and started to take cover in whatever ruins they could find that still had some decent structure, the Thousand Sons that had been spotted on the otherside of the city would have to wait for another day.
At the mining compound both armies fought hard but in the end the Fallen Dark Angels proved too strong for the Custodes and forced them to retreate to their ships. Having secured the mine the Fallen Dark Angel force retreated below the gound in to the deep mines. For now they had got what they came for and victory however short was theirs. Maybe the Thousand Sons or the Adeptus Mechanicus would attack from the city or maybe the Custodes would return with a bigger force. Only time would tell, celebrations would have to wait, for now seek cover, the storm was coming...
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