Ipelia Campaign

"Don't bother looking to the heavens, loyalists! THIS is your end!"

- 8th Company Sire Araghast Carnifex, to his former brothers in the Silver Dominators

The Ipelia Campaign was a war fought in the Ipelia System within the Segmentum Obscurus between the combined forces of the Silver Dominators and Worthless Survivalists against the combined forces of the Ashen Exiles and Silver Dominators 8th Company as part of the larger conflict known as the Indomitus Crusade in the early 42nd Millennium. The Ipelia Sytem was a vital component of the Imperium of Man, not only providing the Imperium with its war machines thanks to Forge World of Ipelia, but also providing the Imperial nobles with their ultimately trivial amusements thanks to Pleasure World of Metathor's Haven and the Shrine World of Eaon. The system was also frequently used by the Silver Dominators Chapter for recruitment purposes, as the Hive World of Gatommon and the hellish Death World of Yalia provided the Chapter with exceptional recruits. However, due to the machinations of Chief Sorcerer Basty and Chaos Lord Ahrulash, 8th Company Sire Araghast Carnifex turned against his brothers and allowed the Ashen Exiles Warband to invade the system.

The Ipelia System's fall to Ashen Exiles control would have dealt a devastating blow to the Indomitus Crusade's war effort and resulted in the Silver Dominators losing one of their most vital recruitment locations. For these reasons, Kastor Ludenberg requested the aid of the Worthless Survivalists, who he had assisted in the past and played an important part in some of their power plays, to prevent the Ashen Exiles and the traitor Silver Dominators from laying a hand on the system. The Worthless Survivalists chose to help their allies, sending their 1st, 3rd and 5th Regiments, all of whom were led by Colonel Dana Zane, to assist the Space Marines against their most hated adversaries. In the end, despite their best efforts, the Silver Dominators and the Worthless Survivalists lost their battle against the Ashen Exiles and were forced to leave the system to lick their wounds. The battle for the Ipelia System would then continue between Araghast Carnifex, who had become a Daemon Prince of Khorne, and Chaos Lord Ahrulash, only to end when Ahrulash eventually banished the traitor Company Sire into the Warp. With the system ripe for looting, the Ashen Exiles began utilizing the population and war machines of the Ipelia System to prepare another large-scale tactical assault against the Imperium of Man.

13th Black Crusade
When 13th Black Crusade began, the galaxy burned. The hateful warbands of Chaos, led by Warmaster Abaddon, fell upon Cadia and its defenders like a tidal wave in an assault more furious than any other. This eruption of all-out war drowned the stars themselves in bloodshed and terror as Cadia was finally crushed and the Eye of Terror expanded at terrifying speeds. However, the heretical forces of the Warmaster had scattered when they thought they had already claimed victory and fell upon one another. Though they were ascendant, their ultimate conquest had yet to be clinched. Rival warlords, both mortal and daemonic, clashed over the spoils of victories not yet won. The Imperial defenders were quick to capitalise on each strategic misstep,for many were veterans of the wars upon Cadia, and they knew how to goad a fractious enemy into overextending its reach. From dissolution came destruction. Solar day by solar day the Imperial armies clawed back a semblance of control. Soon the war zone was in contention once more, the dread stranglehold of Chaos loosened by the sheer determination of the Astra Militarum and the vengeful fury of the Space Marines.

However, one Warband refused to give ground to the lapdogs of the Emperor: the Ashen Exiles. Having acted as a part of the spearhead force led by Abaddon himself, the fury within the Ashen Exiles had rekindled and they fought with skill and brutality that could only be matched by those serving directly under the watchful gaze of the Warmaster of Chaos. Not only did the Ashen Exiles continue to protect their homeworld of Kastarsuz IV, but they also claimed new domains for themselves and slaughtered any Imperial forces trying to re-take said domains. No part of the 13th Black Crusade lacked the contributions of the Ashen Exiles and, if they were left unchecked, they would soon grow to be a Warband very few could even hope to match.

Coming of the Word Bearers
The success of Ahrulash and his Ashen Exiles was so grand during the 13th Black Crusade that Heretic Astartes not knowing of their names was a rarity. But such influence is rarely a good thing when one is serving under the Chaos Gods, as there will be many waiting in line to crush you under their bootheels to prove themselves as the superior army. Especially when some of these armies have born a hatred towards you ever since you began your worship of the Dark Gods.

Dark Apostle Dugrignaych Daemonreaper of the Word Bearers, a Khornate Warlord whose skills were nigh unmatched by those in his Legion, recognized the success of the Ashen Exiles and he hated it. The hateful children of Roboute Guilliman that slew his brothers and claimed their Warband for themselves were now among the favored of the Warmaster when they barely deserved the rights to kiss Abaddon's feet. Not only that, the Ashen Exiles were also claiming the lands they conquered for themselves instead of gifting them to the Warmaster like they should have been. Enraged by the audacity of Ahrulash and his ill-begotten ilk, Dugrignaych rallied his brothers in the Word Bearers Legion under his banner in order to teach the Ashen Exiles that no one slays a Word Bearer and lives to talk about it.

War of The Executioners
When the mighty Word Bearers Warband of Dark Apostle Dugrignaych fell upon the Ashen Exiles, the unmatched rage of him and his Chaos Space Marines proved to be too much for the Ashen Exiles, who started giving ground to the sons of Lorgar in worrying speeds. Ahrulash's thinly spread forces were cut to the very marrow and forced to retreat to their homeworld of Kastarsuz IV to prepare for a final stand against their most hated adversaries.

In 046.M42, the Word Bearers fell upon the world of Kastarsuz IV. Dugrignaych's elite warriors were the first to begin their journey to the Ashen Exiles homeworld. Official Imperial records show that the official time recorded from the beginning of the War of The Executioners was at dawn, on 046.813.M42, when the Word Beaers' artillery opened up with a devastating barrage of Earthshaker round and the terrible howl of Bombard shells. The shells blew great craters in the soft earth. All morning the bombardment went on, hammering the outer defence lines, explosion after explosion, until the gun barrels of the Word Bearers began to glow red with the constant heat of firing.

The Ashen Exiles, oddly enough, did not respond in kind. There was no artillery duel, no marching or even any signs of life on the lands the Word Bearers were firing upon. Though the Word Bearers continued to fire upon the Ashen Exiles fortresses, doubt and fear grew within their hearts. Where were the Ashen Exiles? Were they not on Kastarsuz IV? If they were, were they planning something? Their questions were answered when a collective, deafening roar was heard behind them...

"YOUR SINS HAVE NO ABSOLUTION!"

The Ashen Exiles, led by their fearsome Chaos Lord Ahrulash Karamazov, made their way out of their underground Fortress Monastery while the Word Bearers were firing upon fortresses that the Ashen Exiles had abandoned millenia ago. The ever-vigilant Ashen Exiles attacked their adversaries in the Word Bearers, crushing their opposition as any son of Guilliman would. By the time the Dark Apostle could react, his forces had already broken under the constant pressure the Ashen Exiles were applying on them. The Daemonreaper and his elite Word Bearers fought back, trying to cut off the forces of the Ashen Exiles in order to lessen the pressure on their forces.

But it was too late. Ahrulash's men had already gotten to the Word Bearers and many of them turned their guns on Dugrignaych and those still loyal to him. The planet the Dark Apostle came to conquer was going to become the graveyard of him and his brothers. But Dugrignaych had one advantage over the Ashen Exiles: His fleet.

Though the Ashen Exiles were winning the ground war fast, they hadn't been doing so well in the void war. Dugrignaych ordered his men to unleash everything on the Ashen Exiles fleet and make their escape: If anyone from his forces were to survive, it would be those fighting the void war. The Word Bearers, though shocked by the seemingly heroic sacrifice of their Dark Apostle, did as he asked and fired all of their weapons at the Ashen Exiles fleet, crippling it severely in the process.

As the Word Bearers fleet made their escape, the Ashen Exiles and their newly-found Word Bearers allies crushed the forces of Dark Apostle Dugrignaych Daemonreaper. Before he died, Dugrignaych spat at Ahrulash and told him that he hoped he would enjoy being stranded on his homeworld now that his fleet wasn't even able to move. Ahrulash responded to the Dark Apostle with but a few words:

"We have our ways, Word Bearer."

Treachery of The Eight
"I have brought you all back just as I swore I would! Back to your favorite battlefield! Back to your LONG WAR!"

- Company Sire Araghast Carnifex, to the Ashen Exiles.

While the Ashen Exiles lied in wait on their homeworld, the Warband's Veneficus De Magia and Dark Armorium co-operated to bring their warships back into the galaxy at large. When the two groups reached the conclusion that the technologies and powers in their hands were not enough, they sought help from the outside...no matter who it was that would answer their call. It was then that the Sorcerers of the Ashen Exiles felt the presence of the entire Silver Dominators fleet nearby, at the edge of the neighboring Ipelia System. The Sorcerers, seeing the chance, instantly tried to bait the Chapter towards their homeworld before Ahrulash intervened. Explaining that the Ashen Exiles would be no more if they had absolutely nothing in the void war, the Slayer of Kings demanded that his Sorcerers find a "weak spot" among the leadership of the Silver Dominators and bring them to Kastarsuz IV instead.

Though the Sorcerers were confused as to why their Chaos Lord was reluctant to take on the entire Silver Dominators force at once, they nevertheless followed their orders and found the weak spot they sought in the mind of the 8th Company Lord Araghast Carnifex, who had distanced himself from the Librarians of the Chapter for reasons yet unknown. Combining all of their powers, the Sorcerers concentrated all of what they had into the minds of Araghast Carnifex and his Company, mind-controlling them and forcing them to leave the bulk of the Chapter behind in favor of reaching Kastarsuz IV.

Though the Silver Dominators command had noticed the absence of Araghast and his men, they thought nothing of it at the time. After all, the Chapter was behind in the Indomitus Crusade and needed to push ever onward to show Lord Commander Guilliman their gratitude.

When Araghast and his men reached Kastarsuz IV, the Dark Armorium was pleased to know that at least ten of the Silver Dominators Techmarines were with Araghast's Company due to the fact that their Strike Cruiser needed repairs. The Sorcerers instantly put their slaves in the Silver Dominators to work, forcing them to repair the Warband's fleet alongside the corrupt and ambitious Warpsmiths of the Dark Armorium.

Though the Ashen Exiles voiced their concerns of a potential Silver Dominators attack to Ahrulash, the Chaos Lord reassured them by explaining that, if the Silver Dominators truly cared, they would have arrived by now. As the repairs continued, the Sorcerers slowly started slipping their grasp on the Silver Dominators to see if there would be any resistance once they truly stopped controlling them. Much to the shock of the sorcerous, the Silver Dominators 8th Company showed little to no resistance against their masters and even seemed to actively enjoy working for them.

When the repairs were complete and the Silver Dominators were no longer needed, Chief Sorcerer Basty ordered the Veneficus De Magia to let go of the Silver Dominators so that they could be killed and have their gene-seed harvested for future. However, much to the surprise of Ahrulash and Basty, the resistance they met was minimal and was slaughtered by Company Lord Araghast Carnifex and the Silver Dominators still loyal to him.

Under the control of the Ashen Exiles Sorcerers, the 8th Company had cracked. Though they desperately clawed for control at first, they gave in when the realization that their brothers were too busy with the Indomitus Crusade to care for their well-being hit them like a Land Raider would hit a Cadian. For this reason, the Silver Dominators 8th Company had found new masters in the Dark Gods. Though many Astartes of the Silver Dominators 8th Company had begun their worship of Chaos Undivided while their minds were under the control of the Ashen Exiles sorcerers, Araghast Carnifex had found his one, true patron god: The Blood God, Khorne. This was, of course, fitting. After all, Araghast Carnifex was the one and only Lord Executioner of the Silver Dominators...''was. ''

His true loyalties now lying in the Ashen Exiles and the Blood God, Araghast Carnifex "gifted" himself and his men to the Ashen Exiles after a long speech that, to this day, Ahrulash is very fond of. After all was said and done, the Ashen Exiles and their newly-found allies in the Silver Dominators 8th Company debated their next move until they remembered that the Silver Dominators were still busy with bureaucratic nonsense in the Ipelia system, making them the perfect target. Though some of the Ashen Exiles considered this a suicide attack initially, many of them changed their minds when it was announced that the Ipelia System not only had several recruiting grounds, but also a perfectly functional Forge World that could be looted, used and abused for as long as the Ashen Exiles desired.

A war was beginning, and the Ashen Exiles knew they had to win it.

Beginning of the Ipelia Campaign
Grand Sire Kastor Ludenberg was the first Silver Dominator to notice the timely arrival of the Ashen Exiles fleet. Not only had 8th disappeared and refused to respond to any vox messages, but now a Chaos Warband numbering one thousand and three hundred strong had arrived presumably with the sole intention of taking the Ipelia system for themselves. The moment the Grand Sire saw the Warband coming, he instantly drowned his men in orders.

The top priority was to protect the planets that had a semblance of importance to the Silver Dominators and the Imperium in general. These planets were the Death World of Yalia, which was one of the primary recruiting worlds of the Silver Dominators, Metathor's Haven, which was a Pleasure World more beautiful than any other and thus important to the Imperium's economy, Ipelia, which was a Forge World that produced top-notch equipment for the Imperium and thus had valuable and even ancient items on it, Eaon, which was a Shine World that bore statues of the greatest of Silver Dominator heroes and Gatommon, which was a Hive World the Silver Dominators used as recruiting grounds.

Silver Dominators 1st Company, led by Grand Sire Kastor Ludenberg and First Company Sire Kobold Bub, was to protect Forge World Ipelia and its Tech-priests. Due to the important resources there, no one but the highest ranking of the Silver Dominators were worthy of defending that planet.

Silver Dominators 2nd and 3rd Companies, led by Company Sires Grimmger Wachter and Argentum Fabricant, were to defend Metathor's Haven. The beautiful lands of Metathor's Haven and its people were to be defended at all costs to prevent the Imperium from losing one of its more beautiful planets.

Silver Dominators 4th and 5th Companies, led by Company Sires Vin Dulcis and Puer Incessu, were to defend the Shine World of Eaon. Due to their personal attachment to the statues of the Chapter's heroes that stood tall and proud on Eaon, these two Company Sires were the ones to defend Eaon. Their mission was to protect the statues of the Imperium's heroes at all costs, even if the cost was their lives or the lives of the civilians.

Silver Dominators 6th and 7th Companies, led by Company Sires Alacer Demens and Pier Numero, were ordered to defend the Death World of Yalia. As natives of Yalia, the two were bound to the planet by heart and would do anything in their power to keep it under the control of the Imperium. They were to work alongside the habitants of Yalia and protect it from the tide of Chaos at all costs since, if Yalia was under Ashen Exiles control, the hated Heretic Astartes would have recruits unlike any other for the foreseeable future.

And finally, Silver Dominators 9th and 10th Companies, led by Company Sires Acutus Portos and Cunaria, were ordered to defend the Hive World of Gatommon. They had defended the planet several times before, as the planet had always been the target for Dark Eldar, Orks and Chaos for reasons still unknown to the Silver Dominators. They were to defend the populace and the planet in general at all costs as, if the Ashen Exiles took over, their newer recruits would have the cunning of Gatommon's populace which, combined with the strength of Yalia's people, would turn the Ashen Exiles into a Warband whose might could only be matched by the Traitor Legions and the Red Corsairs.

The Silver Dominators 11th Company was split evenly among the five planets, with Company Sire Ultrix Dominus standing by Kastor Ludenberg's side in order to personally utilize hit and run tactics on the Ashen Exiles that would dare try to take Forge World Ipelia.

When the Silver Dominators landed on the planets they were ordered to protect, they instantly began fortifying them to make sure that the Ashen Exiles would never gain ground against them. Unfortunately for the Silver Dominators however, they would learn that fortifications would not do much...

For the Ashen Exiles had come, seeking the blood of the sinner and the skulls of the impure.

The Decimation of Metathor's Haven
Metathor's Haven is a magnificent planet of delight and enjoyment of one's self. Like Ancient Terra back when it was the only planet under the control of humanity, Metathor's Haven is a planet beautiful in nature. A planet with a clean, blue sky lit by a yellow sun, Metathor's Haven is house to massive forests one may lose themselves in and crystal blue oceans. A perfect holiday location for those who want to know how Ancient Terra was thousands of millenia ago and also one of the many targets in the Ashen Exiles' hateful attack.

The Silver Dominators 2nd and 3rd Company were quick to arrive to the battlefield, unfortunately, were forced into fortifying the planet to make sure that their most hated adversaries did not get the advantage of having fortifications. As the fortification continued, more and more of Metathor's Haven's citizens and visitors volunteered to help the Astartes with building their fortresses. Though 2nd Company Sire Grimmiger explained that the Chapter did not need the help of mortals and dismissed the volunteers, 3rd Company Sire Argentum Fabricant was less willing to do so and convinced Grimmiger to accept the help of the volunteers. This proved to be suprisingly effective as, with the help of the mortals, the Silver Dominators managed to fortify their location to nigh-unbreakable levels.

All was not as good as it seemed however as, without warning, the mortals turned on the Silver Dominators. Although this would not have been a problem initially, the mortals had been armed by an unknown source. While the Silver Dominators fought the mortals, they noticed a gigantic difference in the planet: The water had turned red. Not red with blood, but red with poison.

Long, long ago, when the Ashen Exiles had just left the Warp after their transformation, Chief Sorcerer Basty and his Sorcerers had created a poison which, upon consumption, turned anyone into mindless slaves to the Ashen Exiles' will. The poison would alter the color of the liquid it is poured into, turning it from whatever color it originally was into a blood red. This alteration would happen days, weeks and maybe even months after the poison was inside the liquid, so it would be too late for the planet by the time the poison had been noticed. As the populace of Metathor's Haven drank from the ocean, the mortals inhabiting the planet had all succumbed to the poison and became mere extensions of the Heretic Astartes' will.

When he learned of this, Grimmiger Wachter theorized that the citizens had been poisoned from the very beginning and helped the Silver Dominators with the building of their fortifications in order to not only intentionally weaken said fortifications, but also memorize the layout and infrom their lords to give them a terrifying advantage. Before Grimmiger could begin theorizing with his brothers, the attack began.

Ashen Exiles 2nd and 3rd Companies, led by the Company Lords Mergen and Kaira, rained upon them in Drop Pods and marched towards them, riding the armor of the Warband. Before the Silver Dominators knew it, they were sandwiched between the Ashen Exiles and their mindless mortal slaves. The Master of the Watch and the Master of the Arsenal stood their ground against The Megalomaniac and The Theon, raining down living hell upon their erstwhile kin. The vehicles of the Ashen Exiles made short work of the Silver Dominators' fortifications, allowing their Heretic Astartes and Dreadnoughts to pour in through the holes in the walls.

When the Ashen Exiles started pouring through, they were greeted by the superior firepower of the Silver Dominators. Fortunately for the Ashen Exiles, the corpses of the Silver Dominators that died and the pieces of the fortification that broke off made for good cover as their Dreadnoughts pushed onward and met the Silver Dominators in melee, not allowing them to have their firepower for long.

As the Silver Dominators 2nd and 3rd Companies began pulling back, their Dreadnoughts entered the fray to stop the Ashen Exiles' Dreadnoughts from chasing after the fleeing Silver Dominators. One of the Silver Dominator Dreadnoughts, Gurzdam the Selfless, blew himself up in close combat against an Ashen Exiles Dreadnought, taking the heretical Dreadnought and the many Ashen Exiles around the two of them with him. The right claw of Gurzdam the Selfless flew off, almost killing Company Sire Grimmiger had it not been for the heroic intervention of Company Sire Argentum.Tacking Grimmiger out of the way, Argentum fabricant managed to save himself and his equal in the 2nd Company. As Grimmiger thanked Argentum, the two watched in shock as reports of Ashen Exiles getting more and more agressive reached them. That was when the two saw the true leader of the Ashen Exiles on Metathor's Haven: Chief Dark Apostle Erlik.

Death of The Dark Apostle
Waving his Accursed Crozius in a mad trance, Dark Apostle Erlik rallied the Ashen Exiles and their slaves in one, final push against the loyalists: A push that would kill the Silver Dominators 2nd and 3rd Companies if they did not retalliate fast. In a desperate attempt to save his brothers, Grimmiger challenged Erlik to an one-on-one duel. With the Khornate blood within him boiling, Erlik accepted the young Company Sire's challenge and met him on the battlefield. Little did Erlik know that Grimmiger not only did not play fair, but also enjoyed cheating his opponents out of a dignified death.

Grimmiger fell upon Erlik at full force, swinging his Power Sword in rapid yet brutal and calculated strikes. In shock, Erlik started giving ground to the Master of the Watch. Sword clashed against Crozius, helmet clashed against helmet and loyalist clashed against traitor. Grimmiger swung at Erlik's wrist, cutting off his hand and forcing him to drop his Plasma Pistol. As Erlik recoiled in shock, Grimmiger kicked the Dark Apostle in the groin and punched him in the jaw, almost sending him flying. As Erlik tried to get up, Grimmiger grabbed the Plasma Gun from the Dark Apostle's cut off hand and placed his boot on the heretic's chest. As Erlik struggled to get up, Grimmiger overcharged the Plasma Pistol and jumped away. Erlik grabbed the Plasma Pistol to throw it at Grimmiger, but it was too late. The overcharged Plasma Pistol blew up in Erlik's hand, the explosion tearing the Dark Apostle into bits. As Erlik's helmet flew off, Argentum punched it in the air and sent it flying towards an Ashen Exiles Havoc, who was decapitated by the sheer impact of Erlik's helmet.

Aftermath
Though Grimmiger and Argentum expected this to scare off the Ashen Exiles, it did quite the opposite: The Ashen Exiles went into a blind rage when they saw their Dark Apostle die in such a way. Falling upon the loyalists like a black tide, the surviving Ashen Exiles drove the Silver Dominators off of the fortifications and, eventually, off of the planet.

As the Silver Dominators ran back to their Battle Barges in orbit, all they heard over the vox and on the planet was the maddened cackling of deluded heretics and the laughter of thirsting gods.

This was not the only defeat the Silver Dominators would suffer however...

The failures were just beginning.

The Eaon Massacre
The Shrine World of Eaon had statues spanning all across the planet and depicting the heroic deeds of the Silver Dominators since their inception. Not only that, but the planet also housed clean water and land perfect for farming, which made it useful as an agri-cultural world. Company Sires Vin Dulcis and Puer Incessu, who sired the 4th and 5th Companies, had statues of not only themselves, but the ones who aspired them to become the men they are today erected on Eaon and, because of this, the planet held sentimental value for the two.

When the Silver Dominators came, they found out that the Ashen Exiles had already began their conquering. Unlike Metathor's Haven, it would be the Silver Dominators attacking the Ashen Exiles instead of the other way around. The Ashen Exiles, led by the Company Lords Shalyk, a servant of Khorne, and Archura, a servant of Nurgle, had slaughtered the fine people of Eaon and brought their lifeless bodies back into life as Plague Zombies. Not only that, but the Ashen Exiles had taken down many of the statues dedicated to the Silver Dominators on the planet, replacing them with their own. Greatly angered by the Ashen Exiles' insolence, the Silver Dominators fought the Ashen Exiles with utmost rage, utilizing scorched earth strategies wherever they saw the enemy.

Though the slow and tanky forces of Lord Archura lived through it all, the maddened Berzerkers of Lord Shalyk were not as lucky or gifted. Man of Shalyk's men died, trying to stop the Silver Dominators from continuing with their scorched earth strategies. As Shalyk's numbers dwindled, Lord Archura was forced to become the distraction that his Khornate ally and his men desperately needed. The Ashen Exiles 5th Company, dressed in their armor of rot, engaged the Silver Dominators in head-to-head combat. Deciding to fight fire with fire, Lord Shalyk took a page out of the loyalists' book and began utilizing scorched earth strategies himself, depriving the Silver Dominators of their precious resources. While Shalyk attacked the Silver Dominators from behind and via ambushes, Archura was forced to take the heaviest of blows to ensure his comrade's success. And, with the blessings of the gods, Archura lived on...

For some time. The 2nd Devastator Squad of the 5th Company, armed with the finest Imperial Anti-Astartes weapons one could get their hands on, ambushed Archura and his Command Squad as they closed in on Company Sire Vin Dulcis with the intention of killing the Master of The Fleet. Though Archura and his men retalliated, it was too late. Shot in the head by a Lascannon, Company Lord Archura was no more. Hearing the news of his dead brother, Company Lord Shalyk rallied the 4th and 5th Companies under his Khornate banner and launched a final counter-assault against the Silver Dominators: One that would see the loyalists pay for killing Lord Archura.

As the combined forces of the Ashen Exiles 4th and 5th Companies attacked the Silver Dominators, the loyalists found themselves lacking: Not only were their fortifications annihilated in the previous counter-assaults, but many of them were injured and, therefore, not in peak battle condition. The Sorcerers attached to 5th Company sent the Plague Zombies under their command, forcing the flesh puppets of the Plague God to blow into pieces when they were near the Silver Dominators. His men dying to the Chainaxes of the Khornates and the plagues of the Nurglites, Company Sire Vin Dulcis found himself in combat against Company Lord Shalyk, whose armor was rendered unrecognizable with all the blood and battle damage covering it: The Khornate had come a long way to take his revenge...

The Bloodied Prince fell upon the Master of The Fleet like an armored wave, striking the loyalist with blows the likes of which could shatter the bones of Terminators. Vin Dulcis fought against the Ashen Exile with all he had, but all he had was not enough. With a punch to the head, Vin Dulcis' already weakened head flew off of his body, turning into a fine red mist when it hit a nearby pile of corpses. Filled to the brim with a killing urge once more, the Ashen Exiles chased after the Silver Dominators, who had began fleeing after they witnessed the death of Company Sire Vin Dulcis.

As the Silver Dominators left the planet, all they heard was the screams of their own brothers, the revving of Chainaxes and the coughing of plague-infested carcasses...

The Burning of Yalia
The Death World Yalia or, as it is titled by its habitants, "Living Hell" is a planet that deserves the nickname it has been granted by its populace. The planet's living conditions are harsh, only outmatched by the harsh conditions of Catachan and Krieg themselves. Though very little survive, a hilariously small amount of those survivors are worthy of becoming Astartes, making the planet an exceptional recruiting grounds for an Astartes Chapter like the Silver Dominators.

Tasked with the protection this important planet were the 6th and 7th Company Sires Alacer Demens and Pier Numero, both of whom were recruited from Yalia. The two warriors were bound to the planet by heart and would do anything in their power to keep it under the control of the Imperium.

When the Silver Dominators landed on Yalia, the first thing they did was to whip the populace of Yalia into shape. They were armed, trained and beaten until they became warriors unlike any other. As the two Company Sires oversaw the training of the Yalian people, the Worthless Survivalists 5th Regiment, led by Colonel Stella Hordz, arrived on the planet. Hearing all the fighting going on, the Adeptus Ministorum had ordered three Regiments of the Worthless Survivalists to make their way to the Ipelia System and assist the Silver Dominators in their fight against the Ashen Exiles. Helping the Company Sires whip the Yalians into fighting shape, Stella Hordz ordered his men to split up and help the Silver Dominators on as many front as possible.

This would prove to be inefficient however as, when the Ashen Exiles finally arrived, the Worthless Survivalists and the Silver Dominators would be shocked to learn that the Heretic Astartes brought with them a large portion of the Ashen Exiles Auxilia: Traitor Guardsmen picked from various Regiments from across the planet and trained to live through living hell if they had to. Led by the demented lords of the Ashen Exiles 6th and 7th Companies, Company Lord Abada and Company Lord Mhahkay, the Ashen Exiles caught the loyalist forces by surprise.

Though the Worthless Survivalists fought bravely, they were not prepared for the relentless and senseless Ashen Exiles Auxilia. Many Guardsmen who were considered the best of the 5th Regiment were killed before they could fir a single lasgun shot, the mighty vehicles the Regiment brought alongside them were shot as they marched towards the front lines and most transports were ambushed, the Guardsmen and Guardswomen within said transports being raped and killed. Leading these operations from the front was Company Lord Mhahkay, the so-called Visionary of Slaanesh. Incapable of thinking about anything besides his own pleasure, this Slaaneshi abomination took pleasure in watching and participating in the physical and sexual assaults conducted on the Hammer of The Emperor.

Seeing the faithful servants of the Emperor die in such shameful ways, 7th Company Sire Pier Numeo and Colonel Stella Hordz prepared a counter-assault against the Ashen Exiles that would see the Visionary of Slaanesh bleeding and begging for mercy until he sighed his last sigh. Led by the mighty armor of the Silver Dominators, this counter-assault was named "The Seat of Power" by its creator, Company Sire Pier Numero. Led by the Land Speeders and other light-armored vehicles of the Silver Dominators, the main objective of this counter-assault was to protect the Land Raider Exelcisor titled "Gehenna" and the Predators surrounding it as they delivered the heavy blows: To be the knights protecting their king's seat of power, as it were.

Suffice to say, Company Lord Mhahkay smiled when he saw this counter-assault force riding towards his men with utmost speed. Most of his Company, including himself, answered the counter-assault on foot: Jumping on top of the vehicles and tearing out their entrances, they attacked the Silver Dominators without a single care for their own well-being. This was where the two leaders met. Concluding that Pier Numero must have been inside the Land Raider Exelcisor if he was contributing in the assault, Mhahkay and his Command Squad tore their way into the god-machine to take down their most loved foe. And there they found their foe, lying in wait alongside his A-Class Intercessor Squad. The Silver Dominators fought like men-made-monsters against the Slaaneshi heretics, throwing everything they had at them to ensure victory.

Little is known about how this engagement went, what is known however is that it ended when Gehenna blew up, killing everyone inside it, including Company Sire Pier Numero and Company Lord Mhahkay. Knowing that their brothers' gene-seeds were gone, the Apothecaries of the Ashen Exiles and Silver Dominators did not rush to the Land Raider to recover gene-seed. They instead waited, staring deeply into the ruins of the Land Raider when they realized that two of their leaders had died not in glorious combat, but in an explosion created by a machine.

Though the Apothecaries were left shocked, their brothers were not: They instead fought harder, vengance burning bright in their hearts. Despite everything however, Company Lord Abada had a plan in mind. Preparing the finest weapons his Warband could offer and using the might of his Sorcerers, he truly set the world of Yalia ablaze, thus the name "Burning of Yalia." As the Silver Dominators and their allies in the Worthless Survivalists fled, lest they be engulfed in the sorcerous flames of heretics, Company Lord Abada and the Ashen Exiles cackled as they stood at the dead centre of the flames, immune to their sorcerous ways due to the blessings of their dark gods.

In orbit, all the Silver Dominators heard coming from the voxes on Yalia was chanting...

"Ahrulash comes, and he knows what the Silver Dominators have done."

Upon The Ruins of Gatommon
The Hive World of Gatommon, though inhabitable, is almost freezing cold. Permanently covered in snow, Gatommon stands as a reminder of how winter was in Terra during the far-gone and peaceful years of the 2nd millenium. This planet was, like Yalia, a recruiting point for the Silver Dominators. However, unlike Yalia, this planet was not favored for its strong populace: Gatommon was favored for the cunning of its populace, which had never failed the Silver Dominators and provided them with some of their greatest leaders since their founding.

Little did the Silver Dominators know that Gatommon had more than a smart populace. Deep in the underground ruins laid the Lightning Claw known to the forces of Chaos as The Blood Forged, whose claws were said to be made using the teeth of Gorefather, the Daemon Primarch Angron's lost Chainaxe that was irredeemably damaged on the world of Armatura during the Horus Heresy. This weapon was considered one of the finest relics a Heretic Astartes could wield and many believed that its wielder would be guaranteed great influence among the legions of the Dark Gods.

The loyalist leaders that came to this planets defense were 9th Company Sire Acutus Porcos and 10th Company Sire Cunaria, both of whom were wholly dedicated to the protection of the Emperor's domains...no matter how unsavory that protection may be. As the Silver Dominators prepared their defenses, Colonel Rowling Karamazov (who has no genetical connection to the Ashen Exiles Chaos Lord, Ahrulash Karamazov) and the Worthless Survivalists 3rd Regiment joined to assist the Astartes in their defense of Gatommon. But the foe never arrived...

Or so they thought. The Ashen Exiles 8th and 9th Companies, led by their lords Yarbogha and Zilant, had landed in secret and started making their way towards where The Blood Forged was located, seeking to acquire it for their dark master. Though they were successful in not revealing themselves when they landed, their excavations beneath the surface had caused several earthquakes and notified the loyalists of their presence. Managing to find their way underground, the Silver Dominators and the Worthless Survivalists engaged the Ashen Exiles in brutal combat. Fighting in sprawling underground complexes, parts of which were beyond repair, the loyalist and traitor forces sought every advantage they could find. Covering behind ruins, destroying parts of the complexes to crush their enemies beneat them and creating even more space to gain an advantage, the two sides were forced to fight with tooth and nail, lest they would die without their mission ending. This was when the Silver Dominators and Worthless Survivalists had the despairful realization...

The Ashen Exiles were winning, but there were less and less of them with each engagement. And nobody could find their bodies.

Terrified by the implications, the Silver Dominators and the Worthless Survivalists began to retreat out of the underground complexes. Much to their dismay, the missing Ashen Exiles had not been killed. Instead, they had made their way outside and waited for the loyalists to leave the underground complexes so they could ambush them. And ambush them they did, with one of the Ashen Exiles almost decapitating 10th Company Sire Cunaria in the ambush. Though the loyalists got themselves out of the ambush, their grip on the planet weakened. As the war raged on, the forces of the Imperium were pushed slowly, but surely, out of Gatommon. Claiming victory against the loyalists, the Ashen Exiles recovered The Blood Forged and charged out to destroy the last pockets of resistance on the planet.

Witnessing the slaughter of their comrades, the Silver Dominators and Worthless Survivalists only heard chanting come from their voxes...

"Ahrulash has come, beg for mercy or suffer the consequences."

Hateful Feud At Forge World Ipelia
 Forge World Ipelia, whom the Ipelia System is named after, is one of the most profitable Forge Worlds the Imperium has access to. Not only did it produce some of the greatest equipment an Imperial could lay his hands on, it also had equipment that dated back to the days of the Horus Heresy in mint condition. The most important item the Forge World had was an ancient Contemptor Dreadnought suit that was still dressed in the colors of the Word Bearers before their fall to Chaos. This planet was important to both the Ashen Exiles and the Silver Dominators because of its rare equipment, but it was particularly important to Chaos Lord Ahrulash Karamazov himself due to an alterior motive he had when he realized what Forge World Ipelia had in store.

Unlike other conflicts on the planet, where the Imperial forces landed first, it was the Ashen Exiles who came to Ipelia before their Imperial adversaries could. However, they were not unopposed: The Skitarii Legions of Ipelia had been waiting for the arrival of the Ashen Exiles since their ships first entered the system and they were not planning on letting the Heretic Astartes take over their planet. Though Ahrulash and his Ashen Exiles were unprepared for such an assault, the timely arrival of the Warband's Titans had given the traitors time to collect themselves. The traitor Titans could not fight by themselves for long of course, so Ashen Exiles were sent out the instant they were prepared for war.

The Skitarii forces of Forge World Ipelia fought without remorse, falling upon the traitor forces like an armored wave. The Skitarii were strong, but the Ashen Exiles were beyond strength. Ahrulash and his Chosen fought with utmost brutality, assisted by the 1st Company and all of the Scum Companies in their unholy crusade against the righteous. The Ashen Exiles were winning until Kastor Ludenberg and Dana Zane, commanding the 1st Company of the Silver Dominators and the 1st Regiment of the Worthless Survivalists respectively, made planetfall, which halted the advance of the Chaos forces and drove the two sides into a bitter and tiresome stalemate. Though the two sides fought brilliantly, neither could prove themselves superior and advance deeper into the enemy lines.

The Might of The Sorcerous
A slave to his own sorcery, Chief Sorcerer Basty is, as expected, the greatest Sorcerer in the ranks of the Ashen Exiles. Originally the Sorcerer Lord of the Red Corsairs Warband known as "Huron's Own," Basty was forcibly "recruited" into his current warband when his fleet was shot down by the Ashen Exiles when it was on its way to Badab for reasons currently unknown. As the Chief Sorcerer of the Ashen Exiles, Basty reveals in his power but is careful not to overstep the mark, at least when out of battle. Through instinct and the half-remembered lessons from the Thousand Sons Sorcerers, he balances the magic he wields with enough discipline to skirt total damnation.

When Ahrulash realized that the stalemate between his forces and the loyalists would continue unless something was done, he requested Basty's help in the matter. Knowing it would be unwise to disobey the Slayer of Kings, Basty agreed to help his Chaos Lord. Gathering his Sorcerers, Basty prepared a ritual that would see Ipelia drown in the Daemonic Legions of Chaos.

Requesting time to finish the ritual, Basty requisitioned a portion of the Ashen Exiles 13th Scum Company to protect him and his Sorcerers as they went along with the ritual. Much to the dismay of the Ashen Exiles Sorcerers, the Silver Dominators Librarians had been made aware of the ritual due to the psychic backlash and notified their brothers on the Ipelia of the ritual's position.

Forced to defend the Sorcerers, the Possessed Marines of the 13th Company fell upon the Imperial forces like a whirlwind of death and destruction. Their claws tore apart the armor and bodies of their adversaries, their fiery breaths seared flesh from bone and their vile screams deafened the ears of the unfortunate souls who heard them. Though the loyalists slaughtered many, the Possessed Marines slaughtered many more and eventually forced their attackers into a desperate retreat.

Able to complete the ritual, the Sorcerers opened a warp portal in the heart of Ipelia, which spat out the Daemonic Legions of Slaanesh onto the unsuspecting Skitarii Legions. Tearing the Skitarii forces apart, the Daemonettes proved great company for their allies in the Ashen Exiles: Not only did they come in great number, but they also tore apart anything that stood against them. Using this window of opportunity to push, Ahrulash and his Ashen Exiles marched against the Silver Dominators and their allies, screaming heretical chants and prayers that drowned out their thunderous footsteps.

Coming of The Traitorous 8th
Originally the Company Sire of the Silver Dominators 8th Company, since losing himself to his bloodlust after his fateful encounter with the Ashen Exiles, and the obsession with the Blood God that followed, Araghast Carnifex could no longer handle the Silver Dominators' lack of support for his convictions. Deeming all worldly organisations insufficient for the monumental tasks ahead, Araghast slowly descended into a fanatical worship of Khorne, and set out to cleanse the cowardly himself. Mutated beyond recognition thanks to Lord Khorne's gifts, Araghast Carnifex lead the Ashen Exiles "Company" known only as The Traitorous 8th. Finding himself unable to stay still in orbit, Araghast gathered his Company and joined the battle on Ipelia. Though disappointed and angered by the fact that the daemonic incursion on the Forge World was of Slaaneshi origin, Araghast contributed to the battle by slaughtering his former brethren in the Silver Dominators.

However, much like the Chaos Lord he now served, Araghast had an ulterior motive: To achieve apotheiosis and become a Daemon Prince of Khorne. He had not come to Ipelia to fight, he had come to Ipelia to ascend to Daemonhood and take Ahrulash's Warband for himself. For this purpose, Araghast fought with more vigour than ever before. Though Ahrulash insisted that he return to orbit several times, he refused to follow these orders and continued to fight where the fighting was the thickest. He killed soldier after soldier and took skull after skull, all to have ownership of a Warband way above him in power.

Though Araghast was ready to achieve Daemonhood mere days after he had come to the planet, he denied the chance: He was going to wait for when the battle was won, then he would ascend and take the Ashen Exiles from Ahrulash and leave the Chaos Lord's rotten, cowardly carcass on Ipelia. For now however, he would simply fight on...

Death of The Mistress
"My left eye is blind, my heart bleeds and my lungs are giving out. I will not last much longer. My beloved masters, I only regret not being able to see you again. I wish you all happy lives."

- Celeste Proditor's last thoughts before her death, read by Chief Librarian Boswilling Verruckt. Guided by the teachings of Roboute Guilliman, Celeste Proditor was the Mistress of The Serfs of the Silver Dominators. Guiding the serfs of the Chapter with utmost impartiality, Celeste Proditor not only deeply cared for those under her command, but also loved seeing them succeed. Originally a member of the Adeptus Arbites, Celeste had always been greatly skilled in ranged combat and even seemed to cherish the idea of watching things get gunned down before they can even react. Feeling the need to contribute in the battle on Ipelia, Celeste Proditor insisted that she was deployed despite the strict rules against Space Marine Chapters having active mortal forces among their ranks. Though she was rejected by Kastor Ludenberg himself, she still managed to make her way to the planet in secret. Meeting with the Grand Sire himself on the front lines, Celeste was about to be reprimanded for her insubordination when the Ashen Exiles, led by First Company Lord Kyazaghan, attacked.

Celeste contributed greatly in the defense, providing intel to the Imperial forces on the planet and even helping the Guardsmen man their weapons. When reports of Possessed Marines prowling behind the loyalist lines reached her ears, her heart sunk. The loyalist forces were losing so badly that even the most deranged soldiers of the Ashen Exiles were out-maneuvering them and prowling behind their lines, tearing their reinforcements asunder before they even had a chance to resist. She did not give into her fears of death however, for she would have been a failure as a Mistress if she had done so. Continuing to assist her allies, Celeste eventually had to leave the front lines when she was needed to carry a wounded Guardsman to a nearby Medic.

After reaching the Medic and letting him take care of the Guardsman, Celeste began her journey back towards the front lines when she heard loud clanking and the snarling of thirsting monsters behind her. She stopped and looked blankly at the battle raging before her when she heard the noise. Her comrades in the Worthless Survivalists and masters in the Silver Dominators were being forced to retreat, those left behind being slaughtered by the foul Heretic Astartes of the Ashen Exiles and their Daemonette allies, who had chosen to join Kyazaghan's assault when the news of it reached their ears. So much loyal blood was being shed...

It would not have mattered if her blood joined in, now would it?

Grabbing a nearby Power Sword, Celeste attacked the Possessed Marines behind her. There were three of them and, though she was alone, she was somehow managing to hold them off for the time being. The leader of the Possessed Marines, Company Lord Uylak The Deranged, fell upon the already terrified Mistress of The Serfs with a deafening roar. Try as she might, Celeste could not beat these foul abominations on her own. But she could not run either. With a swipe of his right talon, Uylak blinded Celeste's left eye. With another swipe, Uylak cut off Celeste's left arm. And, finally, with his last swipe, Uylak cut a deep wound in Celeste's heart.

This was when Grand Sire Kastor Ludenberg and his Honor Guard intervened, fending off the Possessed Marines with utmost zeal. Noticing the sorry state of Celeste, Kastor grabbed her dying body and ran towards the nearest fortress controlled by his Chapter. The loyalist leaders on the planet all gathered around Celeste as Chief Apothecary Maikan Derzin tried his damned hardest to bring her back among the living. As these efforts continued, Chief Librarian Boswilling Verruckt acted as the voice of Celeste Proditor, who could not speak due to the severity of her wounds. Much to the dismay of the loyalist forces, the brave soul that was Celeste Proditor could not be saved. According to Boswilling, Celeste wished the loyalist leaders on the planet happy lives before she died.

When Celeste died, everyone in the room was silent and still. No one, not even the usually loud and proud Reclusiarch Lanius, could speak up. After so many years, the Silver Dominators and the Worthless Survivalists felt true, unadulterated sorrow. Before leaving the room, Kastor Ludenberg and Dana Zane promised to eachother that, no matter what, Celeste's death would be avenged.

The Final Battle
"Ignorant children...you would dare fight against the undeniable truths of Chaos?! You will pay for this in blood! Do you hear me?! YOU WILL PAY IN BLOOD!"

- Araghast Carnifex, during the final offensive against the loyalist forces. As the war on Ipelia raged on, the territories controlled by the loyalists slowly but surely fell under the control of Chaos Lord Ahrulash and his hated servants. The machinations of Forge World Ipelia could not stand against the might of the heretics and their daemonic allies, either being destroyed by the guns of their most hated adversaries or falling under their control. The Silver Dominators too had suffered significant losses, losing their most trusted soldiers to the chaotic tide. Though the Worthless Survivalists had fought the Chaos Space Marines and the Slaaneshi Daemons from afar, they too had lost a significant portion of the battle force they brought with them to Ipelia.

The leaders of the three loyalist factions, Archmagos Fransezka of Forge World Ipelia, Grand Sire Kastor Ludenberg of the Silver Dominators and Colonel Dana Zane of the Worthless Survivalists, were eventually forced to defend the main factory of the Forge World, which its Techmarines referred to as "Forgewrought's Hold" in honor of their Archmagos' title. Concentrating all of their forces on this factory and, unfortunately, leaving their remaining territories to the feral Ashen Exiles, the loyalist commanders prayed to the Emperor, asking their glorious overlord to grant them victory in this juncture. When the Ashen Exiles came, the loyalists were in high spirits: They were in the most heavily guarded position in the entire planet and the Ashen Exiles had no hope of getting in. Or so they thought for the first few hours of the conflict. Without warning the room containing the Contemptor Dreadnought burst open, hundreds of Possessed Marines and a Possessed Dreadnought in a Contemptor Chassis bursting out and attacking the nearby Imperials. While the loyalists were planning, the 11th Scum Company had made their way into the room the Contemptor Dreadnought was contained in and, via the usage of Chaos sorcery, interrred one of their Possessed Marines inside the holy machine. Turning it into a monster terrifying in both its aspect and its unearthly power, the 11th Scum Company began to make quick work of the loyalist forces.

That was not all however. Without meaning to, the Possessed Dreadnought tore out a hole in the wall of the factory which allowed the Ashen Exiles on the outside to make their way in and join their possessed brethren in the slaughter of the righteous. The loyalists fought with tooth and nail, throwing everything they had at the Ashen Exiles in hopes of seeing them dead.

This was when Ahrulash managed to meet Kastor Ludenberg on the field. Having sworn an oath to avenge Celeste's death, Kastor fell upon the Chaos Lord without a second thought. The two fought on top of a mountain of corpses, parrying and dodging one another's swings. The duel between the two went on for four days and four nights, somehow uninterrupted by the war going on around them. At the end, Ahrulash proved himself superior to Kastor Ludenberg. Tearing the man apart with his daemonic weapons, Ahrulash planned on leaving Kastor to die bleeding on the floor when the Silver Dominators 1st Company, led by Kobold Bub, came in to save their Grand Sire from the treacherous foe. Though they were successful in saving Kastor Ludenberg, the planet was lost.

The Forgewrought's Hold burned, its Techpriests and Skitarii Legions completely wiped out. The Worthless Survivalsits and the Silver Dominators, thinned out beyond reason, were forced to retreat and Kastor Ludenberg, in his desperate attempt at avenging Celeste, had almost died. The loyalist forces, rage burning in their hearts, were forced to evacuate from Ipelia. As they left, all they heard was praises being sung in the name of Ahrulash Karamazov, the Slayer of Kings and the new owner of the Ipelia System.

Araghast's Banishment
The Ashen Exiles, alongside their allies in The Traitorous 8th, had gathered on Ipelia to celebrate their victory. As they sang songs and laughed, Araghast put his plan into motion. Preparing the materials for his ascencion, Araghast hid away from the Ashen Exiles and, as he had dreamed of for so long, reached apotheosis. Appearing infront of Ahrulash himself, Araghast gave the Slayer of Kings two options: Give the Ashen Exiles to him or die fighting. Much to Araghast's dismay, not only did Ahrulash choose to die fighting, but so did his Ashen Exiles. Thus started a fight between The Traitorus 8th and the Ashen Exiles.

Though The Traitorous 8th was wiped out with ease and their fight against the Ashen Exiles is more than unimportant, what is noteworthy is Ahrulash's fight against Daemon Prince Araghast. Ahrulash fought the Khornate Daemon Prince with utmost hatred, dodging the monster's migthy blows with ease. Managing to win against the Daemon Prince in single combat, Ahrulash stabbed Araghast with his former axe and banished him back into the Warp in the process. Having slain the traitorous Silver Dominators and their ascended master, Ahrulash began working on bringing his Warband back up to its former strength.

Aftermath
After several weeks of blood-soaked combat, the bloodied Ashen Exiles won and claimed ownership over the entire Ipelia system. Fortifiying these planets, the Ashen Exiles began to use and abuse the new resources they had to their advantage: The populaces of each planet were enslaved, either forced into joining the Ashen Exiles as a Marine or a soldier of the Auxilia or forced into spending rest of their lives gathering resources for the heretical war-machine that is the Ashen Exiles Warband. What was left of the Ipelian machines, including some of the Skitarii who were intact enough, were repaired and became permanent properties of the Ashen Exile. The gene-seed recovered from the was split into two parts: One part, which primarily had Silver Dominators gene-seed, would be kept around and implanted on newer recruits and the second part, which primarily had mutated Ashen Exiles gene-seed, was sacrified in a grand ceremony to thank the Chaos Gods for granting the Ashen Exiles another glorious victory. Currently, Chaos Lord Ahrulash is preparing his forces for a Black Crusade of his own. The target for this Black Crusade is currently unknown, but hushed whispers claim that Ahrulash's target might be the Templarii Scientae and their homeworld of Iritral. Unfortunately, only time will tell who the Ashen Exiles are planning to crusade against.

The Silver Dominators, having lost a large portion of their Chapter, were forced to slow down in order to recruit from planets they visit and return to Chapter strength. Having lost several of their Company Sires and still mourning the loss of their Mistress of The Serfs, the Silver Dominators swore to avenge the deaths of their brothers. Every record relating to the 8th Company of Silver Dominators were expunged after the conclusion of the campaign, including the history it had prior to Araghast Carnifex's promotion to 8th Company Sire.

The Worthless Survivalists, who had never wholly dedicated their forces to the Ipelia Campaign, were the least bloodied of the forces that fought in the campaign. Though the Regiments who fought would need to return to Ipelia in order to return to their original numbers, they would have a significantly easier time than the Ashen Exiles and the Silver Dominators.

The Traitorous 8th was wiped out by the Ashen Exiles, with Araghast Carnifex being banished into the Warp mere hours after his ascencion to Daemonhood. Many Khornate Cultists claim that Daemon Prince Araghast will return one day, leading Khorne's Daemonic Legions against the fools who chose to not worship the Blood God.