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The '''Diamor Campaign''' was an engagement of [[Abaddon the Despoiler]]'s [[Thirteenth Black Crusade]]
==Overview==
The horror began when a [[Chaos Space Marine]] armada arrived in the [[Diamor System]]. The Chaos fleet was led by the ''[[Red Honour]]'', flagship of the [[Crimson Slaughter]]. Leading the armada personally was [[Kranon the Relentless]], [[Chaos Lord]] of the Crimson Slaughter. The Crimson Slaughter had arrived in Diamor in search of the planet [[Amethal]], on which was rumored to be a cure for the ceaseless voices that drove the Chaos Space Marines to madness. In addition, Kranon was working at the behest of Abaddon who also desired something on Amethal. With the maddened Kranon distracted and unreliable, the general execution of the invasion ultimately fell on the shoulders of the Chaos Lord [[Xorphas]]. The first attack of the war itself came at the [[Agri-World]] [[Peridos]], where Black Legion ships under Xorphas bombarded the world from positions within an asteroid belt. The strikes had the effect of crippling Imperial food distribution in the region.{{Fn|1a}}
[[Image:DiamorWar.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The Black Legion and Blood Angels battle for Amethal]]
Xorphas was able to strike at Amethal with surprise, having used [[Black Legion]] ships to draw off the [[System Defense Fleet]] and taking the world of [[Ioline]] as a distractionary measure. Nonetheless, the population of Ioline was massacred by the traitors. Hours after arriving in system, Kranon struck at Amethal. After the Crimson Slaughter fleetmaster [[Vorlak the Sly]] pushed through the [[Adeptus Mechanicus Fleet]] that opposed them, the Chaos marines struck at Amethal with a [[Drop Pod]] assault despite heavy losses in space. Under the orders of Xorphas, the Crimson Slaughter force would for now fight alone on the surface against [[Skitarii]] from [[Metalica]] while its Black Legion allies were held in reserve. In the battle that followed, the Crimson Slaughter was able to utilize the ghosts that haunt them to their advantage, as some of the spectres struck at the oncoming Skitarii. Soon, the Crimson Slaughter overran much of the world as the [[Word Bearers]] [[Dark Apostles]] accompanying them on the orders of Xorphas noted with glee that "the gate" would soon be secured.{{Fn|1a}}
