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==Overview==
While mining the [[Feral World]] of [[Aggaros]], the Mechanicum forces battled the primitive locals in what at first seemed to be a lopsided battle. However the tide turned when the natives brought in shamans who were said to be able to breathe fire, which burned the Mechanicus soldiers from the inside. Worse still, the Shamans seemed able to crush the Mechanicus troops flat by seemingly invisible forces. The [[Techpriest]]s leading the operation were forced to retreat, but not before calling in a debt from the [[Relictors]] in order to renew the attack. Four days later, the Relictors' 3rd [[Space Marine Company|3rd Company]] arrived.{{Fn|1}}
The [[Space Marines]] fought their way through the [[psychic]] [[Pyromancy|Pyrokinetics]] of the local tribes to find a hidden city. Inside was a road lined with statues of the [[Thousand Sons]], each facing a colossal effigy of [[Ahriman]] atop an obsidian pyramid. [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Excorius]] ordered the statue of Ahriman torn down, but as it toppled every one of the Thousand Sons came to life, revealing themselves to be [[Rubric Marine]]s. Not one of the Relictors or their Mechanicus allies survived the battle.{{Fn|1}}
