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Planet [[Sotha]] was discovered by exploration fleets from [[Ultramar]] during [[Great Crusade]]. After its discovery it was planned to colonize it but these plans were put on hold and instead a small agri-colony was established together with survey expedition of archeologists and xenoculturists. One company of the [[Ultramarines]] legion, the 199th, was assignet permanently to [[Sotha]] as protective detail.{{Fn|1a}}
After the start of [[Horus Heresy]], primarch [[Roboute GullimanGuilliman]] assigned loyalist [[warsmith]] [[Barabas Dantioch]] to direct and oversee exploration of the [[Pharos]] beacon machine in order to utilize its use to benefit [[Ultramar]] and [[Imperium Secundus]]. Later in the course of events, [[Imperial Fist]] captain [[Alexis Polux]] volunteered to help Dantioch.{{Fn|1b}}
Without knowledge of either Dantioch, Polux or captain Adallus, commander of the 199th company, a blind spot near local Mandeville point was designated as rendezvous point for [[Night Lords]] fleet elements during [[Thramas Crusade]]. After their fleet was scattered following their defeat by [[Dark Angels]] several vessels, including the [[Umber Prince]], [[Dominus Noctem]] and [[Shadow Blow]] used this rendezvous point to regroup and repair battle damage. At the time of [[Pharos]] activation only [[Umber Prince]] under command of claw-master [[Gendor Skraivok]] of the 45th Company remained on station but some time later a fleet translated into Sothan System. It was a [[Night Lords]] fleet commanded by [[Kyroptera]] member, [[Krukesh the Pale]] captain of 103rd Company. Witnessing activation of [[Pharos]] beacon, Krukesh decided to invade the system in order to determine function of the beacon.{{Fn|2}}
==The Battle==
