Pursuit of Melchor

The Pursuit of Melchor was a castigation campaign conducted by the Castigators Chapter's' 5th Company which led a zealous pursuit of the notorious Chaos Warband of the Black Legion led by the vile Chaos Lord Melchor. This hunt eventually led deep into the territory of the Tau Empire, but eventually ends in failure, as the Tau military forces are roused to war and threaten to overwhelm the Castigators.

History
Anteas and the 5th Company attempt to hunt down the Black Legion warband, led by the vile Chaos Lord Melchor, that raided Vatrax. Pursuing Melchor to a desolate world within the Tau Empire, Anteas was unable to prevent Melchor descending into a subterranean crypt and retrieving a daemon-axe known as Soulrender. The 5th Company is forced to retreat in the face of overwhelming Tau forces, and leaves the traitors and the xenos to do battle.