The Second Burning

The Second Burning was a lamentable event that occurred in the Chapter annals of the Dawn Stalkers, when their homeworld of Anakron was beset upon by an invading force of berserk World Eaters Khornate Berserkers, led by the infamous Black Legion Chaos Lord Fyrian Fireheart, who razed the planet's southern capital of Adelanis to the ground. This foul deed would not soon be forgotten, and the Dawn Stalkers vowed they would see the vile Chaos Lord dead at their hands.

Background
Approximately two thousand years after Anakron had first tasted the fires of war, they had returned, But the enemy to face them was not intent on control or annexation, but total annihilation. With but two companies, the 4th and 7th remaining planetside for redeployment, a sudden surge in warp activity kept the companies grounded, with openings appearing sparingly for but a few hours. After three weeks of worsening conditions, a surge broke forth above the skies of the southern capital, Adelanis, and the planet's agricultural capital. What broke forth was a force of World Eaters outnumbering the present Dawn Stalkers nearly 10-to-1. Within hours the rabid berserkers, led by a Black Legionnaire, Fyrian Fireheart, had turned the southern capital into but ash, a pale reminder of the once abundant and kindly people who lived there.