War of Maethax

The War of Maethax was a defensive campaign conducted by the Castigators Space Marine Chapter against the infamous Word Bearers warband led by the vile Dark Apostle known as The Father upon the vital forge world of Maethax. The 2nd and 5th Companies engage Word Bearers on Maethax, a densely populated world in the northern reaches of the Ultima Segmentum.

History
A dark and troubled world, Maethax's numerous manufactora produced weapons and other material for local Astra Militarum forces. When the Castigators received news of an armed insurgency on Maethax, they dispatched the 2nd and 5th Companies to respond. If the production centres of Maethax were disrupted, forces for sectors around would be compromised.

When scouts uncovered evidence that the Word Bearers were involved, the campaign became even more vital to the Castigators. This marked the third time in a century that The Father had assaulted the Castigators in order to further his own inscrutable aims. After a ferocious six-month campaign, the Castigators were triumphant. The battles on Maethax had been bloody; the 5th Company participated in bloody street fighting to recapture the city of Bacchat.

Bacchat was a dismal place, blanketed by the roar of machinery and sporadic showers of acid rain; nevertheless, it was a vital strategic point, and the Castigators fought mercilessly to reclaim it - an attitude that won them the campaign. At the height of the campaign, Captain Anteas avenged the death of Cascarus by killing The Father. After the battles for Maethax, the 2nd and 5th companies returned to Losanco triumphant. Having dealt the heretic sons of Lorgar a blow that would surely be felt within the Eye of Terror itself, Captains Caphius and Anteas were lauded for their strategic acumen, and began the process of rebuilding their Companies from the reserves.