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Feud of the Red Clouds

Final Report

His war steed carried him swift and true

The blaze of his anger striking out

The war mount glittering green and blue

and swiftly brought the end about

- Attributed to

War Singers of the Vendgo

The Strike of the Daggers

The Feud of the Red Clouds has come to a

bloody end. Years of internecine warfare came

to an abrupt and violent finale in a handful of

months. The introduction of outside forces

escalated the Feud beyond a petty squabble

between Station Masters, and into a brushfire

war between the great enemies of the galaxy!

Now, the desperate Magos of the Great Stations

could clearly say who would rule Rutilus.

In truth, the climax of the Feud of the Red

Clouds was not a single set piece battle. Instead,

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in was a series of operations conducted through

out the Crimson Path. Each element leading up to

the final victory.

The escalation occurred swiftly. Soon, the

Crimson Way was embroiled in combat as the

rivals factions each worked hard to best their foes.

There was much more at stake then simply control

of the Gas Giant, as each faction had madealliances or dark pacts. As the aircraft soared,

raged, and died political maneuvers whispered

through the Red Clouds.
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++Sit Rep by Region++

Warzone 1: Station Lambda

In the final weeks of the Feud, the Eldarremained relatively quiet. What wickedness and

sorcery they were up to is not entirely clear.

However, their forces seemed content to bat

away the few chaos aircraft fanatical enough to

try and invade the airspace around Station

Lambda.

Eiryuans unstable alliance between his

corsairs, craftworlders, and their dark cousins

continued to hold. However, some small

incidents such as honor duels, mysterious

disappearances, and other friction continued to

persist. Some speculate that this lack of unity

may have hampered the young pirate princes

ability to move towards his goals.

Controlled By: Eldar

Warzone 2: Station RoEnvoy Twala began to sense that her erstwhile

ally was beginning to understand the devils

bargain he had made to save his own skin. To

make sure Magos Archivald had no second

thoughts, she began to slowly marginalize the

Magos power using her new Guela followers of

the hybridized Greater Good of the Machine

God. Slowly, key figures were shuffled and her

only loyal troops started to become morerelevant aboard Station Ro.

In addition, Envoy Twala had her air caste

reinforce and litter the Airspace around Station

Ro with air mines, drone fighters, and beefed up

patrols. These precautions were sufficient to

defend her base of operations on Rutilus. No

one was able to successfully infiltrate her

perimeter with any meaningful military force.

Such preparations allowed the Tau to focus their

efforts to the other threats on Rutilus. The xenos

quickly identified the forces of Mistress

Mercievaux and Station Severus as their main

threat. They decided to strike this threat using the

beachheads they had all ready established in the

area.

Taking a desperate gamble, Envoy Twala called

her own space assets in close to the planet, and

dropped several powerful strike forces of Mantasand Manta Gunships to the few Tau controlled

aerial platforms within the airspace of Station

Severus. Strong electronic jamming accompanied

the move, and temporarily blinded the renegade

defenders as screened the true landing zone of the

space assault.

As the Chaos space forces responded to the threat,

Tau quickly withdrew. In the meantime, the Tau

also launched a series of feint attacks towards

Station Alpha. The Air Caste members had

calculated that the forces of Station Severus

would be eager to ensure their control of this

region as a symbolic victory over the Imperium.

The chaos defenders did not disappoint, and

quickly moved to repulse the feint.

The Taus strategy for winning the Feud of the

Red Clouds was set in motion.

Controlled by: Tau


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The Tau withdrew from the region, their feint

attacks had completed their purpose, and their

main attack was on its way to Severus. They were

satisfied with what they had accomplished, andleft the Great Station of Alpha for others to

occupy.

The Orks however, were no so sanguine. In their

lust for loot, their ramshackle craft also fell upon

the Great Station, eagerly bombing and shooting

up the station for sport. Chaos craft tried to

dissuade them from their attacks, but it only

seemed to encourage the Orks. Soon, Chaos

landing parties were being rerouted to hunt down

and exterminate Ork looters as each faction tired

to claim the Station as their own.

For the most part, the renegades efforts to gain

control of Alpha were successful, and the Ork

raiders were only a nuisance. Not a true threat to

their control. Magos Cy-Belle himself journeyed

to Station Alpha, and took his rightful place at the

command council of the station. He declaredhimself the new ruler of Rutilus, as he was now in

control of its figure head station.

Controlled by: Chaos

Warzone 4: Station Epsilon

Spearheaded by the Alpha Legion, the renegade

forces dove into the Ork ranks with a fury.

Mistress Mercievaux was content to let thecorrupted Astartes of the Legion take the war to

the Greenskin. However, rumors persisted that

the mysterious warriors of Ashkelons revenge

were after their own objectives.

For now, Mistress Mercievaux and her allied

renegades goals were aligned. She gave the

Legion a free hand in the area around Epsilon.

They took it, and pressed the attack home. Their

efficient operations cut through the Ork defenses,

slowly dismantling them. Aerial platforms fell to

the chaos attackers in handfuls.

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Warzone 3: Station Alpha

The Imperial forces on Station Alpha were

completely cut-off and hamstrung. Desperately,

they moved to evacuate the station, finally

conceding that their efforts on Rutilus would not

be enough to rest the enemies of mankind from

the planet.

By some quirk of fate, their withdrawal was

successfully screened by the feint attacks of the

Tau air and space forces. As these xeno

elements launched their raids, the Chaos aircraft

closing in on Station Alpha were distracted. This

gave the Imperials a window of opportunity to

escape.

Skillful ship handling allowed Vice-AdmiralVolsk to proceed to low orbit and collect the

fleeing Imperial elements. Careful planning by

Commander Plegabo allowed the retreat to move

with unusual haste and coordination.

Only a token rear guard of Skitarri remained to

defend the great Station. It didnt take long for

renegades and xenos to try and exploit the

Imperial withdrawal. As the last Imperialshuttles were departing, the first wave of

opportunistic chaos raiders swept in.


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Warzone 5: Station Severus

Mistress Mercievaux watched her forces

spreading across Rutilus with satisfaction. Her

pilots had engaged in an all out assault of the

planet since day one of the campaign. Slaanesh

must be pleased, as the fall of Rutilus appeared to

be imminent. The Imperials had fled and her ally

Magos Cy-Belle had taken control of Station

Alpha. The Orks had been pushed back, and their

end was imminent. The Tau attacks had been

blunted near Alpha. Things appeared to be going

well.

However, from the Tau enclaves within the outeredges of Severus airspace, Envoy Twala

launched her final gamble. Wings of powerful

Tau Mantas and Gunships took flight, bent on

reaching and destroying Station Severus itself.

Outer defenses quickly zoned in on the

approaching Tau, but they were no match for the

massed firepower of the xenos. Waves of chaos

fighter interceptors were simply swept aside.

As the Tau strike force moved around the

Cyclops Eye, the interference proved difficult to

navigate. Several Tau attack wings became lost,

and were forced to abort. The location of Station

Severus proving to be as elusive as ever. In

addition, Chaos interceptor continued to attack in

frenzied defense of their Mistresss gains.


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As Orks often do, their resistance only stiffened.

However, the Alpha Legion seemed to know

when the greenskins were going to strike before

even the greenskins knew. Gatherings of Ork

forces were disrupted by sabotage and air raids.

Needed supply dumps were found to be empty,

leaving Ork fightas grounded. Key leaders were

killed as they moved forward to take commandof a disintegrating situation. Boss Badaxe fumed

as his horde seemed to become increasingly

impotent under the assault.

Soon, the Orks had been pushed back, and they

dug themselves in to defend their very spawning

grounds on Station Epsilon. Their supplies

safely stockpiled and armaments ready within

the protective shell of the Great Station.



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Slowly, the strength of the Tau attack was being

diluted by the minute. However, after a perilous

flight, a number of Missile Destroyers and

Gunships managed to break through.

As they approached, the air defenses began to

pound away at the incoming Tau forces. The

Crimson Path was peppered with flak and shell.

In addition, a final desperate defense of

interceptors swept out to meet the incoming Tau

attack.

Grimly, the Tau air caste pilots tightened their

grip on the controls, and willed themselvesforward. Smoke began to billow from the

damaged behemoths as they closed the gap. The

seconds ticking by as the Mantas closed to firing

range.

As one, a barrage of seeker missiles and Ion

bolts arced out from the Tau aircraft. Warning

sirens and klaxons sounded across the command

deck of Station Severus, and for the first time indecades Mistress Mercievaux felt. something.

Point defense weapon systems, guided by

servitor brains automatically sprang to life, the

first time since their creation. Sluggishly, and

agonizingly slowly, they moved into action,

laying down a curtain of firepower.

Despite the defenses best efforts, hundreds of

missiles and Ion bolts smashed into the ancient

hull of Station Severus. Plasteel and ferrocrete

buckled and splintered as the huge explosions

gobbled up the oxygen within the station. Heavy

blast doors fell into place, as the hungry

atmosphere of Rutilus sucked the inhabitants

from the exposed portions of the Station.

The Tau pilots barely had time to survey the

damage. They turned upwards, and engaged

their rocket boosters, using their last bits of fuelto break into orbit for pick-up from the fast

moving Tau fleet.

Meanwhile, damage control parties raced to and

fro, as Station Severus bobbled and swayed in the

atmosphere. Warning klaxons shouted alarm as

the Stations position in the relative safety of the

Crimson Way began to slip. A calamity no one

living or dead had ever seen!

For the first time in decades, Mistress Mercievaux

felt alive, as the station itself fought the elements

of Rutilus for survival. Despite her advisors

pleas for flight, the Mistress held her post in the

command council and directed the efforts to

rescue the station from oblivion. For her part, the

Rogue Psyker and her sorcerous cabal spent hoursin arcane rituals, to bind the aid of demons and

other foul creations. Largely, the Mistress efforts

paid off, but the ultimate cost of her efforts was

still left to be paid.

Despite the Taus best efforts, the heart of Chaos

still beat on Rutilus. In fact, its darkness had been

spread to Station Alpha, and to the edges of

Station Epsilon.



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NotablesMagos Cyril Deanarus- Adeptus Mechanicus- Station Alpha

Magos Deanarus left the flight deck of Station Alpha defeated. His forceshad been swept from the skies. His Imperial reinforcements had failed to

deliver on their grand promises of aid. Instead, they had been unable to cope

with the rising tide of xenos and renegades.

Magos Deanarus craft never made it to Taskforce 351s flagship; theFaithful

Servitude. What exactly transpired is unclear. Many have speculated that his

Aquila Lander suffered mechanical failure during the escape, and the loss of

Magos Deanarus was the anger of the Machine-God being visited on the

Magos.

However, strange augur readings prior to the disappearance of the Magos

craft, aligned with augur spikes associated with Eldar warpcraft and techno-

trickery. The Inquisition itself has taken over the investigation of the Magos

fate.

Vice-Admiral Nils Volsk- Imperial Navy- Faithful Servitude

After the failure at Rutilus, Volsk quickly left the system, eager to regroup

with the rest of Taskforce 351. Once reunited with them, he urged a return toRutilus. However, his urginings were over rode by sector command itself,

and the Vice-Admiral himself was ordered back to Segmentum Command.

It was only Vice-Admiral Volsks political connections that kept him from

being court martialled by the Fleet Commissariat upon his return. Instead of

execution, Nils Volsk was promoted to Staff Officer, and quietly shuffle doff

to a logistical post. He would never command in the field again.

Meanwhile, Taskforce 351 continued with its mission in the Furor Imperialiscampaign. As it progressed deeper into the Old Guard Stars, resistance only

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Commander Markus Plegabo- Imperial Navy- Aeronautica Imperialis

Upon his return to theFaithful Servitude Commander Plegabo was stripped

of rank and placed into confinement in the ships brig. Vice-Admiral Volsk

tried to pin blame upon the Aeronautica Imperialis commander, and make

him the scapegoat for the debacle on Rutilus.

After Vice-Admiral Volsks removeal from command; Commander Plegabo

was vetted by the fleet Commissariat and cleared for active duty. However,

the black mark of his failure on Rutilus would continue to plague him during

the rest of the Furor Imperialis campaign. For the remainder of the

campaign, he was relegated to staff work aboard theFaithful Servitude.


Magos Konstanz Cy-Belle- Adeptus Mechanicus- Station Severus

Magos Cy-Belles insane gambit had been played out, and his great work

continued! However, his calculation did not go exactly as he had foreseen

them. Despite Mistress Mercievauxs promise to gain Rutilus as his own

fiefdom; she commanded her ne servant to accompany her aboardThe Harsh

Mistress.

Magos Cy-Belles rulership of Station Alpha and Rutilus was short lived.

Instead, the Magos was spirited off to one of Mistress Mercievauxs vassalworlds at the edge of the Old Guard Stars and close to Wilderspace. The

exact location of the Magos is unknown. Indeed, no one is sure if Magos

Konstanz Cy-Belle still lives.

However, the Magos creations at least have lived on. His insane aircraft

designs have been sighted waging war across the Old Guard Stars. The

events at Rutilus only heightened the demand for them.

Mistress Mercievaux- Chaos Renegade- The Harsh Mistress

Mistress Mercievauxs star was on the rise after her victory at Rutilus. Evennow, the Gas Giant remains in a vassal state to her. As a reward for their

service, the Great Stations were given to her loyal mercenary warbands, in

exchange for support, tithes, and oaths of fealty. TO this day, the Gas mined

from Rutilus has powered or financed many of the Mistress misdeeds.

After Rutilus, Mistress Mercievaux banded together with other renegades of

the Old Guard Stars. The Furor Imperialis Crusade was pushing deep into the

Old Guard Stars and threatened the very survival of the renegades. The

Harsh Mistress helped lead an asymetrical campaign against the supply lines

of the Imperial Taskforce fleets.

The capture or death of Mistress Mercievaux is an Imperial priority.


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Magos Kurness Archivald - Adeptus Mechanicus- Station Ro

As the renegade Magos began to lose control of his own station to the Tau

and their warped philosophy, Archivald began to realize that their was no

place for him with the Tau Empire. Even if the Tau had succeeded in

destroying Station Severus and gaining control of Rutilus; he realized he

would be nothing more than a high powered slave. They would not allow

him to create a new STC for humanity.

He wasnt sure what he feared most, to die; or for the Tau to take him in. He

realized that he was simply a pawn in their own schemes. In desperation, the

Magos negotiated a deal with Captain Hrax Voo instead. In return for his

loyalty, and a bountiful cargo of precious techno-relics; Captain Voo would

facilitate the Magos escape.

As the Taus final gambit played out, Captain Voo and Magos Archivald fled

into Wilderspace aboard the Rogue Traders ship; The Golden Fleece.

Captain Hrax Voo- Rogue Trader- TheGolden F leece

Captain Voo and his mercenaries played a small role in the Feud of the Red

Clouds. Once the Feud had exploded into open warfare, the Tau had little use

for the Rogue Trader. Instead, he made a modest income acting as a

logistical arm of the Tau and Guevesa forces below. However, the leash of

the Tau and Envoy Twala was starting to chafe.

Realistically, he had few options. When Magos Archivald approached him

the Captain saw his chance to escape from becoming embroiled to deeply in

the conflict beginning to encompass the Old Guard Stars. Captain Voo took

the Magos along with a priceless cargo and fled into Wilderspace to lay low.

The exact where-abouts and fate of the two are unknown.

Envoy Twala- Tau Water Caste Station Ro

The Envoys primary mission on Rutilus was foiled when Magos Archivald

and Captain Voo fled into Wilderspace. However, it was not a complete loss.

As the Tau evacuated the Station Ro, many of the former Tech-priests that

had been corrupted were eager to go with them, essentially joining the Tau

Empire. The minds of these traitors proved very useful in untangling lessons

about the Warp and other human technology.

Never openly acknowledged by her fellow Waste Caste envoys; her efforts on

Rutilus were seen as particularly daring and profitable. The overall failure of

her objectives were not seen as a hindrance, and instead EnvoyTwala was

reassigned to help undermine other Imperial worlds in the Old Guard Stars.


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Boss Badaxe da Undanob- Orks- Station Epsilon

After the initial assault on Rutilus was over, and the majority fell under the

control of Mistress Mercievaux and her allies, the Orks were still holed up

within Station Epsilon. Their strength had been broken. Boss Badaxe had

been proven to be weak, and as was the Ork way they began to squabble over

leadership. It was during these squabbles that Boss Badaxe was believed to

be killed. The exact nature of his death and by whom will never be solved.

Due to this fall into infighting, the Orks were never in a position to press

outward from Epsilon again. In the aftermath of the fighting, Chaos forces

spearheaded by traitor marines swept the station fothe orks and claimed it for

one of the many warbands that Mistress Mercievaux had allied with.

However, with all the Ork spores infesting Station Epsilon, the true questionis how long until the Ork menace resurfaces on Epsilon. For in the minds of

the new Chaos warlords, it is a matter of when and not if.

Eiryuan the Corsair- Eldar Corsair- Station Lambda

The exact nature of the Eldar and their role on Rutilus may never be known.

It is clear, that they were satisfied with their objectives being met, for just as

quickly as they arrived on Rutilus, they were gone again. In their wake, they

left a shell of Station Lambda. Chaos mercenaries quickly moved in a took

over.

It is unclear if the results of the Feud of the Red Clouds was exactly what

Eiryuan the Corsair intended or if he had fulfilled the dark prophecy of the

Faceless One. However, the Eldar on Rutilus had successfully eliminated one

Station Primus, and were suspected in the death of the second. Meanwhile,

the others had been scattered around the Old Guard Stars.

Whatever their objectives, the Eldar left Rutilus stronger than they had

arrived. For the Corsair had held together a dangerous alliance of

Craftworlders, Corsairs, and Dark Eldar. It was only a matter of time until

they would strike again.

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