THE GALAXY OF THE 4IST MILLENNIUM or ten thousand years the Imperium of Man has endured, under the rule and guidance of the Immortal t hideous nethereentitis, hostile aliens and rebellion from within. To to live in troubled times; wars are commonplace and millions die ea servants lay down their lives for the fut WARP SPACE“THE IMPERIAL NAVY eet ad te wasp of he perl Navy. oe eed Hh La of Tee (nbveecs sa fears = leaped at =o {ee Lege epeaonl nivel nats ee [pus i Tema Butera Arad ba WARSHIPS OF THE IMPERIUM [S475 ware vain bough noe Stee ys la pve paps inate the weer sa costo eae gh pee Wan task dressy al rac sees wl ‘po Seen mat eso fm pes sod sen sac, noperig so retagtnpel Grd sein ing el ‘ont fr ey we oa Sas segearra es bere creche er ae aera ee tnt ase gong by tot Sata npn Fo 9 ‘sind rouatocraes tal tyPe Be Gay See id gph te a Sei eo ta sc ag het de a ch See oh ily eat we ‘Rol pk el a he oe “Ep By dh el 1s Abdo ppc ew ae i ce gst ee See ‘aot po ed we ‘Sony af wa moe be Ten ty py set ln ak ok a ‘Seng ok Fog a ee We ‘te ti fo ine eter pee cena fos ke Sy eg Cea Boe times we spl eh bl ‘Sp ac tena ene ry a apeeepelar ar ming Tc beni ten coe bee sea a oa lt ef i snk a ny om {ha ai dk pai hh ed peter age aap 2 Pepin errr Sad a ea Sa a ecg mp Ain, tc 2 pa ed og oi aed ae cmc ee ge eee eRe ce eb ep Selnigy deeded le da og a Biepentnt et ein emis say ihegee rn Sym sees en eee mois ase seo eee aoe ose eecer Siw ieee cee ere eee Seer oor” Sepia Selo ogee Sen areeert SeSheae Sagara scouted se pee ees enero aaa iepeeniw ies ina Te pps al eee See Spaees ee get cae oat. Zan enseeree neieeroe eas reese sade a emacs lear ee ibd oy yd ‘Set an hg ep wal i aes aa ee Ree-__.139-142.M4l - OMENS OF DARKNESS Many Imperial scholars believe the Gothic War to have started se ‘entered the Gothic Sector. With hindsight, a number of seemingly u of the darkness and bloodshed that was to come. ‘THE ARX RAID eve garbled les or rae et at at ae ie =e A PLAGUE OF DAMNATION Jase yer ate th Ark a seve pe decay, Keb Anh, years before the first invasion Mets actually janected events can be linked together, warning, ve neo Meguaghe Hee as ei (Can Gate were pt ls et a Ray ‘pr tee al ee be Secrranin Ove! ‘se deta eed pt ind Cal hore prsaiou by ve relay Tater‘kes wi ekg f ependig dom.Ty "eked cera eseberpaoed The ped hl in feat ne pet ois rn he a of es oi ret ger igh cat ‘Mirsada See oak ay hoe rpcen om eee one a coy sali by popes rappes to ach» seta ‘Ee Becaaresy. asd rominee even ‘be Faery goverment cold co nating op st tpecpie uth seowng te eds and ‘Nia rate wen seang + message foe Si poe mtn we me ei er ‘Gas opel procamed tat Cans wold ‘Ritie ipecs ead oil pe & es, any realy deere he ae aetge THE HAND OF DARKNESS eee arse pee ee St Dates war an lncrealy scien sen Pectin Al tnt ie pop Bd ‘ees wh a tbe Hae spe fe Hand af ‘Sheugh fe tne wcening wer yy. ‘Whee Hat aed Pug he ngs depet fe had cone tae = he Band of ard to orate eoagey peat ‘THE INVASION OF ORNSWORLD sis, mu ced ne Rashgple ‘Ben song cea ‘Sanne vad wo he ‘Een opr Gad suing Ge ovo sala, Hwee. moth at Chora rwanda ‘Py eel he ew Te pat en sft 00 ita ec ee ont dere anda po ee ip me yea on ad 50 ag, Imanecfonsn tr nn mae indo Dares ste Eye of Nigh wits get i ey oe How ‘THE STORM BREAKS Tee ld goer bepae comping satery 143MAl - SURPRISE ATTACK ‘The frst outright battles of the Gothic War were fought asthe year 142.MAL came toa close. During the ist few months, of conflict, Chaos fleets launched a number of wide ranging all out attacks against Imperial Navy bates within the sector. ‘THE FIRST STRIKE "or Gute Sve, Mac hing ett ‘ighdck howl ty taped, wae Sinn severly ha taka te ue the Cyclops Chae, wish pied be se ck edb te Chas esi Gave sod 8 ic I yf Bephii: r om SI tee of ga ce Spot ‘emac lnety bales, peering ipl ships estoved or heeding mone of ‘THE DEFENCE OF ORAR vig jt ete ed ip et 2 stat ahaa pte Se apt ‘ernie Inprioe, se pepe ‘ppened nes ba ed vp by Bash sans ha owes eat cao tere rae Sone fio ‘toning ee a hae of sand es BoC Recap a pec are “Ae fre al a er ht oar Wk tea of ae ping a Svan le tsa redo Sop me ingle ony cont arnt’ fhe etn a resell rm ele sei nin el rg roe eed mt ah rs oi nine hema te yn ert pomeranian etry Oar pl nn ae a Seer merTroe conshodes ‘UNLIKELY ALLIES ‘ge he wa noe nie, taal Chat lope eer fl fa he eras bands SO en ne ge eae ving some ies of wn apron’ fom ag padi ee oe mowed byte Ons toto Chas ee errr ate gay ne yo ‘THE BATTLE OF BLACKSTONE IV o Resricete cne en etch deeb Rc oy Se ye a on ort efor eta Aer enunsive seing by be Adept Foch i wae pe Bie ‘ei A Chase, bly ee by Aalon Stat we ep Set ug Reb’ bt eres od ached fee sented win tng, he Blane Paes poe aye a omy gly ‘Siar Tis wtb ei of umber ‘sos et Se i ae ‘THE DEATH OF SAVAVEN Gone Sear A Soave, ata wale xls tna dae scl Seveeay pons wc Sith ede face bs saps rimless he Pe ler steed sine vers ‘SavevenJeenit Senge kin he et Ker ce cv we old Tie em oar ame opened oe The try bet Sc eC Sg ‘Semone beta eo ed te mone oe Soa Sof iS ped nro oF gus mae Sine pok ed Ses nip sr eb ops one Ss td eae min we‘TROUBLE, WITH THE ELDAR Se rw be Sat st The Wol Packs Gather Ti'eyhedy, Admit Ketan oe Send ‘Sm lo pnt on Se mone a a cet er Ieper cs em ne Gee ‘Ge de, ven, fo wal wp we eves ed a ns ag oe etry. 144M4l - THE BLACKSTONE FORTRESSES ‘The Imperium was beset by many Chaos lets led by individual Warmasters (estimates vary from eight enemy fleets to twenty or more). Each was a rival to any battleroup Lord Admiral Ravensburg could muster at the time. One in particular, led by the hateful Abaddon himself, was to pose the most serious threat of al LUKITAR STATION = ‘er the ei poner war aes the Sipe ore tase ‘ey ei fan ae CandIMMEASURABLE POWER~ 1144-14941 - THE WAR CONTINUES ‘Across the entire Gothic Sector the Chaos and Imperial fleets clashed. For five years the battles continued, with the death and all the while the sector was ieolaed from any outside help. SLAUGHTER ‘AMONG THE STARS prin ithe Guts ccd my seemieata,pshng ek i Spent ogee cp ‘THE PIRATES’ HAVEN Wile Lard Raven's Gres eagle wih tip ens Wana eng Si ha ub ee ae these inating be Sword non, Hav, Ion both sides running into millions, Planets were invaded and recaptured, fleets ambushed, bases attacked wok he ie Pigalle (age Seva i gece oy ‘he reepaes allowed sap Wh ed een tore gt ak Iam oat tb ee ‘eat tm The Cpr Pat st ae So ys ml May fade anime eigenen ality Mager Geof Aap con, Sesto amor hence Coie el Oo te Bord ‘Soke mero pr tae pion of ne deta ‘Sree Ging heat he Chae et| 1S0-ISLM4I - THE IMPERIUM RESURGENT or the first seven years of the Gothic War, the Imperium had been fighting defensively across an extended battlefront. ‘As 150.M&1 passed into the year 151.MA1, Lord Admiral Ravensburg decided {o take the fight to the enemy and claw bback what had been taken. THE BATTLE, OF GETHSEMANE, Knowing a ane te Caos pe were mare ponds buy oto Btdecrer) ane twenty ser ee is ‘hp Co ft- al ips ed toi even s : eLow ‘anne ey ean of sr ive ifthe Chose would jutce THE TIDE TURNS: THE DESTRUCTION “OF TARANTISfect comet ea hie Fors whole mouth the Teo ste aged and 1 ce pag a fe no xk Sct ein win ‘THE TRAP IS SPRUNG ur stoned for acon wie tnt so Hid ship puing tong leg fra ‘pre pra a bin de tbeed»beakvogh =e ir ba one ‘Reto’ er i or Lowes Lp so wee ‘Sie we despised peo ie roe wa ‘he Ea ted to tench Schagein bette & at Ipc ip ane He Gaara cag by stig, thre wat lite he wares sp eps con do eet egg Fe tare se omg Dees ‘ies wah Sty i ie {fant sem Are yo eng ro Shain eso a ep ‘hoo be aw het wa leh en fo ‘a behets Ol he Fan of art at ‘acum aack, they were aan ed >y Sewell sen brane. Sting yon ae, rg Abdel acre al power eet {28 ove he Fane of Pury toe me of enoyed lost svat sete ite he ‘arinea tne However, Ge onan bad Side he Btn Fr welt ‘dio ad ao ABADDON’S DEFEAT tose le evap wid to a em Sr 2 hye de St oe sg elepeece ston i tect Pay, qo ke fm ti Dine il bonded ‘oe led Btn oa step weap Bin oo tantey al rg Pt eae ein ort ten oe Ce aby Tete ft Sen rm yr a ‘i i earn al or raf ret rh ond edt ear er at Pi ateecriator opment Posies ste oars en of ‘Sy depen cipher iva ll obaly knows ite Foes de Abas St ee ol de ie Cea152-160.M4l - THE CLOSING YEARS ‘With Abaddon’s fect gone, the attention of the Imperial Navy was turned on the other Chaos fees, The warp storms hhad deereased to almost their normal level and scores of OVERWHELMING FORCES (Grr Seta caed eter ea oy ‘THE STAIN IS CLEANSED ‘THE WOLVES SCATTER heops Chaser eee ett xe 3s poured into the Goth Sector. ‘THE REWARDS OF VICTORY ily eoseed esi sh ad Hews in the Inger ase raed ‘aroun dk te te ate Set ad Setsiedans lbs Camataea se