Crusade upon Craven XI

The Crusade upon Craven XI was an Imperial xenocidal purgation campaign conducted by the Rebutors Space Marine Chapter against the Ork Warband of Warboss Kragg Warbringa.

History
"Once we are through with them, the sand shall be painted green with the bodies of aliens! The Emperor calls for retribution, brothers!"

- Lightbringer Johannas invigorating his Knights before the battle with the Goffs

The first major Crusade carried out by the Rebutors was on the planet Craven XI in the Uhulis Sector of the Segmentum Tempestus. The planet had recently been overrun by Orks, the mortal enemy of the Chapter. Lead by Lightbringer Johannus Redicar and Reverend Talian Gordon, a large group of Knights and the 5th Diocese stormed the desert planet. The Orks numbered in the millions, proving a formidable force against the might of the Astartes. The greenskins, lead by Warboss Kragg Warbringa of the Goffs, was determined to strip the desert planet of its rich iron and copper deposits. Yet, this was promptly interrupted when the Space Marines invaded the planet, seeking naught but to purge the xenos. Indeed, a massive war ensued between the Rebutors and Warbringa.

The 5th Diocese lent support to the crusading knights of the Chapter who stood at the front lines, cleaving the greenskins with power swords, axes and hammers. After days of fighting, Warbringa himself entered into the fray, calling Lightbringer Johannus to engage him. Eventually, Warbringa's head rolled across the battlefield, with Johannus standing victorious upon the body of his foe. Immediately after noticing the death of their boss, the Orks began to flee from the planet. However, the Battle Barge Praetorian's Shield stood waiting for the greenskin fleets in low orbit. Not a single Ork escaped the system, all were wiped from the area. Craven XI was then claimed as a Mining World of the Imperium, with the Rebutors as its governing Chapter.