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Percfect Fortress assualt, Notable Operations in Heresy, Space Wolves tale.
The rebellion and even the Alpha Legionnaires supporting it were a distraction, while the Raven Guard were caught off guard, Omegon and several Alpha Legion operatives managed to covertly spike the gene tech with a daemon blood poison (while managing to keep the pure technology for themselves) using the Raven Guard [[gene-seed]] to produce deformed monsters.{{Fn|12}} The battle finally began as the first Raven Guard recruits to recieve the secretly spiked gene seed were implanted, and by the time it raged into the gene labs of [[Ravendelve]], only to be met by deformed warriors created by the spiked gene seed's effects.{{Fn|12}} While deformed, these astartese still fought with otherworldly strength, overpowering even the Alpha Legion Astartese.{{Fn|12}} By the time the battle was over, Agents had been found amidst the legion, explaining how news reached the traitors about the gene tech, and thus the loss of such a boon to the crippled legion, gene screening was to be implemented to find and destroy the agents with the stolen faces of Raven Guard Legionnaires.{{Fn|12}}
Corax nevertheless led the Raven Guard in full strength (~4000 Astartes) and his allies (over 500,000 [[Therion Cohort]], 100-150 [[Imperial Fists]], ~20 Custodes against [[The Perfect Fortress]], an Emperors Children stronghold{{Fn|12e}}. Planned to be conducted with his legion rebuild to be at least 10.000 Astartes strong, the Fortress was taken by luring the Traitor forces out with an failed assualt by the Therion Cohort{{Fn|12e}}. While Raven Guard losses were small, the Traitor force was totally destroyed{{Fn|12e}}. [[The Perfect Fortress]] was on a important strategic planet for the whole sector, but Corax withdrew his legion to strike the next Traior force, leaving the garrison to the [[Therion Cohort]], and the expected Imperial Army and Titan Legion Reinforcements{{Fn|12e}}. Without the gene tech the Raven Guard Legion remained a small legion, though their continued work with small cells of warriors allowed them to remain no less of a fighting force, though fewer in number then before{{Fn|12}}. Tales of the Space Wolves report the use of Astartes more beasts than man{{Fn|122}}. The Space Wolves never reported this to any imperial authorities, most likely because they shared a sympathy with the Raven Guard because of their own similar flaw{{Fn|2}} . When Roboute Guilliman announced his "[[Codex Astartes]]" which would split the legions into organised chapters, Corax was circumstantially forced to adapt to the new rules, Abliet still retaining his legions overall structure, but in smaller [[chapter]]s of 1,000 Astartese, As is how the [[Raven Guard]] chapter is to this day.{{Fn|12}} ====Notable Operations====* Drop Assualt on Istvaan V {{Fn|12}}* Space Skirmishes in the Istvaan-System {{Fn|12a}}* Attack on Word Bearers Communication Outpost {{Fn|12d}}* Defense of Ravendelve {{Fn|12e}}* Supressing of rebbeling Guilders and Mechanicum-Traitors on Kiavahr {{Fn|12e}}* Assualt on [[The Perfect Fortress]]{{Fn|12e}}* Assualt on Word Bearer Stronghold (planned){{Fn|12e}}
===Horus Heresy Aftermath===
