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[[Vilamus]] was a [[fortress-monastery]] protected by the [[Marines Errant]] [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]].
== History ==In the last few years of [[M41]], [[Huron Blackheart]] of the [[Red Corsairs]] set out to steal large amounts of [[gene-seed]]. For unknown reasons, '''Vilamus''' became the target of Blackheart's next assault. The monastery itself was protected by its garrison, naturally, power shields to prevent teleportation inside the facility, and [[Las Weaponry|anti-air lasers]] to destroy invading vessels from orbit. Blackheart set in motion a plan to neutralize these defenses.<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}
Over the course or two years, the Red Corsairs performed increasingly daring raids on shipping in the sector, drawing more and more Marines Errant out on patrol and counter-piracy missions. Soon enough, this left the garrison of the fortress down to only 120 Marines and a large number of [[chapter serfs]].
Huron decided to strike a deal with several Marines of the [[Night Lords]] [[Legion]]<sup>{{Fn|1</sup> }} of [[First Claw|The Exalted]]{{Fn|2}}, they being infamous for their ambushes, sneak attacks, and drop tactics. These [[Chaos Space Marines]] formed the vanguard of the raid. They were dropped onto the world during a cosmic storm to mask their approach, and infiltrated the defences of Vilamus via poorly defended ventilation shafts.<sup>{{Fn|1</sup> }} Once inside the fortress-monastery, they disabled the [[generatorum]], shutting down power to the teleportation field and the defence lasers.
With the lasers deactivated and teleportation field removed, Huron's ships, consisting of [[cruisers]] and [[strike craft]] were able to enter low orbit. From there, Huron's [[Terminators]] were able to teleport directly into Vilamus, wreaking untold havoc. Their main target was the power relays that still pumped energy into the defence bastions. These were still a problem to the invaders, as they remained on a separate grid, seeing as the lasers were intended to defend against ground assaults.
Once the power was cut, the [[Chaos]] Terminators diverted their assault to the Chapter's [[apothecarion]], where the Marines' Errant gene-seed vault was located.<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}
With Vilamus' automated defenses deprived of power, and the small Marine garrison fighting off the enemy Terminators, Blackheart himself struck the coup-de-grace. He led an attack on the main chapel, which held many of the Chapter's most prized artifacts. The Marines Errant were torn between defended the gene-seed, which was essential to their survival, or the relics. Thus, they were divided, and subsequently slaughtered. Blackheart escaped with nearly all the Chapter's gene-seed, dooming the Marines Errant to a slow demise.<sup>{{Fn|1</sup>}}
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]], p.146*{{Endn|2}}: [[Blood Reaver (Novel)]] by [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]
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