Infestation of Despair

The Infestation of Despair was the name of an encroaching Space Hulk that invaded the Illothian System, a nearby system adjacent to the home system of the Blood Serpents Space Marine Chapter. The Chapter despatched their elite 1st Company to cleanse the space hulk of its Genestealers interlopers.

History
In 001.M42, a Space Hulk designated the Infestation of Despair appeared out of the warp near Astoran in the Ilothian System. The Infestation of Despair was moving towards Ilothian V, an agri-world critical to providing food for the nearby systems. As such, the veteran 1st Company of the Blood Serpents was called in to destroy the Space Hulk before it collided with the planet. The assault lead by Captain Karoth was met by heavy resistance from Genestealers before eventually managing to destroy the hulk.