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'''Kathur''' was a [[Shrine World]] in the [[Scarus Sector]], neighboring the [[Eye of Terror]]. It was inducted into the Imperium during the [[Horus Heresy]] by the [[Raven Guard]], and was named after [[Admiral ]] [[Kathur (Saint)|Kathur]] of the [[Imperial Army]], who had defended it from the [[Death Guard]] shortly after the closing of the Heresy. During the [[13th Black Crusade]], it was later source of a massive outbreak of the [[Zombie Plague]], caused by a source independent of [[Ezekyle Abaddon|the Warmaster]] or his forces.{{Fn|1}}

A beacon of faith, Kathur was a memorial to an [[Imperial Saint]] of [[Kathur (Saint)|the same name]]. Hearing of Kathur's fate and unwilling to allow a symbolic defeat, the Imperium pulled back several [[regiment]]s from the front line of the Black Crusade, which had originally been tasked to retake [[Cadia]]. They were assisted by half a [[company]] of the [[Raven Guard]] [[Astartes]] (who were there to protect their chapter's legacy) and forces of the [[Inquisition]] (who were investigating the Zombie Plague). This action was known as the [[Kathurite Reclamation]].{{Fn|1}}

The Imperium, believing the threat to be a relatively minimal, sent a small spearhead force to gain a toehold at the capital of [[Solthane]] and await the main body of the reclamation force to occupy and reclaim the planet. The spearhead force, consisting of just a handful of regiments, the half-company of Raven Guard, and their collective support fleet, was several months ahead of the main body. They were also given the order, on behalf of the [[Ecclesiarchy]], to avoid using ordnance and heavy weapons to prevent further desecration Solthane. Without their heavy weapons and a relatively scant force, they were woefully unprepared when they encountered the [[Death Guard]] [[Traitor Legion]], led by [[Typhus|Typhus the Traveller]]. The Death Guard were trying to find the source of the outbreak, believed to be contained on a Heresy-Era Death Guard [[battle barge]], if not the ship itself.{{Fn|1}}

The Reclamation forces were able to locate the ancient battle-barge underneath the central cathedral, just before the traitors, and killing its sole resident, the [[Daemon Prince]] [[Arlus]]. Sensing his cause for the incursion fading away, [[Typhus]] gave up on the world, and returned to the [[Ezekyle Abaddon|Warmaster]]'s side.{{Fn|1}}

The only survivors of the action were a mere 50 Guardsmen from the [[Cadian 88th Mechanised Infantry]] regiment, who managed to hold out until the main Reclamation fleet arrived five weeks later.{{Fn|1}}

*{{Endn|1}}: [[Cadian Blood (Novel)]] by [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]], {{Cite This}}