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{{Battle
|Name = Scouring of Gnosis
|Image =EldarvsIG.jpg
|Image caption=[[Biel-Tan]] [[Eldar]] battle [[Valhallan Ice Warrior]]s
|Conflict =
|Date =786.[[M41]]
|Location =[[Gnosis System]]
|Outcome = Eldar victory on Gnosis Prime, Imperial victory on Gnosis Secundus
|Combatant1 =[[Imperium]]
|Combatant2 =[[Eldar]]<br>[[Dark Eldar]]
|Commanders1 =[[Governor]] [[Ulyx]]<br>[[Great Wolf]] [[Logan Grimnar]]
|Commanders2 =[[Autarch]] [[Eliac Zephyrblade]]
|Strength1 =[[Craftworld]] [[Biel-Tan]]<br>[[Craftworld]] [[Saim-Hann]]<br>[[Dark Eldar]] Pirates
|Strength2 =[[Imperial Guard]] [[Regiment]]s<br>[[PDF]]<br>[[Space Wolves]] contingent
|Casualties1 =few survivors from Gnosis Prime
|Casualties2 =Unknown
}}
The '''Scouring of Gnosis''' was an [[Eldar]] invasion of the [[Imperial]] World of [[Gnosis Prime]].
==Invasion==
In 786.[[M41]], Gnosis Prime was subjected to an invasion by the [[Saim-Hann]] [[Craftworld Eldar]]. Despite the fact that the Imperial population of Gnosis Prime had settled some 1,200 years previous, the Eldar [[Autarch]] [[Eliac Zephyrblade]] gave but a single day for the Imperial inhabitants to evacuate. The [[Planetary Governor]], [[Ulyx]], did not take the ultimatum seriously and was confident not only in the strong defensive network of his world (known as the Ulyxis Line) but also the small size of the Eldar fleet orbiting above.{{Cite This}}
When it came, the Eldar invasion was swift and merciless and consisted of forces not only from Saim-Hann but also [[Biel-Tan]].{{Fn|1b}} The Eldar forces converged upon every Industrial Complex, isolating and swiftly destroying each. The [[Eldar Jetbike|jetbike]]s and [[Falcon|grav-tanks]] of the Eldar made planetfall far out to sea and bypassed the much-vaunted Ulyxis Line. Trying to intercept the Eldar advance, columns of Imperial troops and tanks left their defenses only to find that the Eldar had already redeployed to assault another [[Hive]] complex. As confusion and anarchy reigned among Imperial forces additional [[Aspect Warrior]]s of Saim-Hann emerged from [[Webway]] portals and attacked the nearby Hives. The Eldar fell upon each Hive with a terrible fury and millions were slaughtered as the industrial complexes were set aflame.{{Fn|1}}
With the industrial lifeblood of the world now cut off, the world of Gnosis Prime was doomed to a slow and painful death at the hands of not only the Craftworld Eldar but also arriving waves of [[Dark Eldar]] pirates.{{Fn|1}}
===Vengeance for Gnosis===
[[Image:SWGnosis.jpg|thumb|left|220px|[[Logan Grimnar]] battles the Eldar]]
The [[Space Wolves]] under [[Logan Grimnar]] arrived after the planet had been all but destroyed. Their trip in the [[Warp]] had gone longer than expected, and more than a year had past in the [[Materium]]. Deciding that if he could not save the people of Gnosis Prime then he would at least avenge them, the Wolf Lord ordered the attack. As Logan Grimnar’s fleet sailed toward the system’s core worlds, he detected the first faint vox cries for help from [[Gnosis Secundus]]. Having crippled and starved Gnosis Prime, the Saim-Hann host had moved on to Gnosis Secundus and its small garrison. Grimnar realized that there might yet be Imperial citizens to save.{{Fn|2}}
